Daniel 5:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The queen, hearing the words of the king and his nobles, entered the banquet hall. She said, 'May the king live forever! Don’t let your thoughts terrify you, and don’t let your face be pale.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Now the queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet hall. The queen spoke and said, "O king, live forever! Let not your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    [ Now] the queen{H4433} by reason{H6903} of the words{H4406} of the king{H4430} and his lords{H7261} came{H5954} into the banquet{H4961} house:{H1005} the queen{H4433} spake{H6032} and said,{H560} O king,{H4430} live{H2418} for ever;{H5957} let not{H409} thy thoughts{H7476} trouble{H927} thee, nor let thy countenance{H2122} be changed.{H8133}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now the queen{H4433}, by reason{H6903} of the words{H4406} of the king{H4430} and his lords{H7261}, came{H5954}{(H8754)} into the banquet{H4961} house{H1005}: and the queen{H4433} spake{H6032}{(H8754)} and said{H560}{(H8754)}, O king{H4430}, live{H2418}{(H8747)} for ever{H5957}: let not{H409} thy thoughts{H7476} trouble{H927}{(H8792)} thee, nor let thy countenance{H2122} be changed{H8133}{(H8721)}:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    So by reason off this matter, yt had happened to the kynge & his lordes, the quene went vp herself in to the bancket house, and spake vnto the kynge, sayenge: O kynge God saue thy life for euer: Let not yi thoughtes trouble the, and let not thy countenaunce be chaunged.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Now the Queene by reason of the talke of the King, and his princes came into the banket house, and the Queene spake, and sayd, O King, liue for euer: let not thy thoughtes trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Now the queene by reason of the talke of the king & his princes, came into the banket house: and the queene spake, and sayde, O king, lyue for euer: let not thy thoughtes trouble thee, and let not thy countenaunce be chaunged.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ [Now] the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: [and] the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    [Now] the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: the queen spoke and said, O king, live forever; don't let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    The queen, on account of the words of the king and his great men, to the banquet-house hath come up. Answered hath the queen, and said, `O king, to the ages live; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor thy countenance be changed:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    `Now' the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: the queen spake and said, O king, live forever; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    [ Now] the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the house of the feast: the queen made answer and said, O King, have life for ever; do not be troubled by your thoughts or let the colour go from your face:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    [Now] the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: the queen spoke and said, O king, live forever; don't let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Due to the noise caused by the king and his nobles, the queen mother then entered the banquet room. She said,“O king, live forever! Don’t be alarmed! Don’t be shaken!

Referenced Verses

  • Dan 3:9 : 9 They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, 'May the king live forever!
  • Dan 6:6 : 6 Then these men said, 'We will not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless it is connected with the law of his God.'
  • Dan 2:4 : 4 Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, "O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will reveal its interpretation."
  • Dan 6:21 : 21 When he approached the den, he called out to Daniel with a distressed voice. The king said to Daniel, 'Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you continually serve, been able to rescue you from the lions?'
  • Gen 35:17-18 : 17 During her hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Don’t be afraid, for you have another son!" 18 As her life was slipping away, because she was dying, she named him Ben-Oni, but his father called him Benjamin.
  • 1 Sam 4:20-22 : 20 As she was dying, the women attending her said, 'Don’t despair, you have given birth to a son.' But she did not answer or pay attention. 21 She named the boy Ichabod, saying, 'The glory has departed from Israel,' because the Ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. 22 She said, 'The glory has departed from Israel, because the Ark of God has been captured.'
  • 1 Kgs 1:31 : 31 Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground to pay homage to the king and said, "May my lord King David live forever!"
  • Job 13:4 : 4 Yet you, however, are smearers of falsehood; all of you are worthless physicians.
  • Job 21:34 : 34 So how can you comfort me with empty words, since your answers remain falsehoods?

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