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GRK
Καὶ βασιλεὺς Δαρεῖος ἐποίησε δοχὴν μεγάλην πᾶσι τοῖς ὑπʼ αὐτὸν, καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς οἰκογενέσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς μεγιστᾶσι τῆς Μηδίας καὶ τῆς Περσίδος,
KJV
Now when Darius reigned, he made a great feast unto all his subjects, and unto all his household, and unto all the princes of Media and Persia,
GRK
καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς σατράπαις καὶ στρατηγοῖς καὶ τοπάρχαις τοῖς ὑπʼ αὐτὸν, ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς μέχρις Αἰθιοπίας, ἐν ταῖς ἑκατὸν εἰκοσιεπτὰ σατραπείαις.
KJV
And to all the governors and captains and lieutenants that were under him, from India unto Ethiopia, of an hundred twenty and seven provinces.
GRK
Καὶ ἐφάγοσαν καὶ ἐπίοσαν, καὶ ἐμπλησθέντες ἀνέλυσαν· ὁ δὲ Δαρεῖος ὁ βασιλεὺς ἀνέλυσεν εἰς τὸν κοιτῶνα ἑαυτοῦ, καὶ ἐκοιμήθη, καὶ ἔξυπνος ἐγένετο.
KJV
And when they had eaten and drunken, and being satisfied were gone home, then Darius the king went into his bedchamber, and slept, and soon after awaked.
GRK
Τότε οἱ τρεῖς νεανίσκοι οἱ σωματοφύλακες οἱ φυλάσσοντες τὸ σῶμα τοῦ βασιλέως,
KJV
Then three young men, that were of the guard that kept the king’s body, spake one to another;
GRK
εἶπαν ἕτερος πρὸς τὸν ἕτερον, εἴπωμεν ἕκαστος ἡμῶν ἕνα λόγον, ὃς ὑπερισχύσει· καὶ οὗ ἐὰν φανῇ τὸ ῥῆμα αὐτοῦ σοφώτερον τοῦ ἑτέρου, δώσει αὐτῷ Δαρεῖος ὁ βασιλεὺς δωρεὰς μεγάλας, καὶ ἐπινίκια μεγάλα,
KJV
Let every one of us speak a sentence: he that shall overcome, and whose sentence shall seem wiser than the others, unto him shall the king Darius give great gifts, and great things in token of victory:
GRK
καὶ πορφύραν περιβαλέσθαι, καὶ ἐν χρυσώμασι πίνειν, καὶ ἐπὶ χρυσῷ καθεύδειν, καὶ ἅρμα χρυσοχάλινον, καὶ κίδαριν βυσσίνην, καὶ μανιάκην περὶ τὸν τράχηλον,
KJV
As, to be clothed in purple, to drink in gold, and to sleep upon gold, and a chariot with bridles of gold, and an headtire of fine linen, and a chain about his neck:
GRK
καὶ δεύτερος καθιεῖται Δαρείου διὰ τὴν σοφίαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ συγγενὴς Δαρείου κληθήσεται.
KJV
And he shall sit next to Darius because of his wisdom, and shall be called Darius his cousin.
GRK
Καὶ τότε γράψαντες ἕκαστος τὸν ἑαυτοῦ λόγον, ἐσφαγίσαντο καὶ ἔθηκαν ὑπὸ τὸ προσκεφάλαιον Δαρείου τοῦ βασιλέως,
KJV
And then every one wrote his sentence, sealed it, and laid it under king Darius his pillow;
GRK
καὶ εἶπαν, ὅταν ἐγερθῇ ὁ βασιλεὺς, δώσουσιν αὐτῷ τὸ γράμμα, καὶ ὃν ἂν κρίνῃ ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ οἱ τρεῖς μεγιστᾶνες τῆς Περσίδος, ὅτι οὗ ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ σοφώτερος, αὐτῷ δοθήσεται τὸ νῖκος καθὼς γέγραπται.
KJV
And said that, when the king is risen, some will give him the writings; and of whose side the king and the three princes of Persia shall judge that his sentence is the wisest, to him shall the victory be given, as was appointed.
GRK
Ὁ εἷς ἔγραψεν, ὑπερισχύει ὁ οἶνος.
KJV
The first wrote, Wine is the strongest.
GRK
Ὁ ἕτερος ἔγραψεν, ὑπερισχύει ὁ βασιλεύς.
KJV
The second wrote, The king is strongest.
GRK
Ὁ τρίτος ἔγραψεν, ὑπερισχύουσιν αἱ γυναῖκες, ὑπὲρ δὲ πάντα νικᾷ ἡ ἀλήθεια.
KJV
The third wrote, Women are strongest: but above all things Truth beareth away the victory.
GRK
Καὶ ὅτε ἐξηγέρθη ὁ βασιλεὺς, λαβόντες τὸ γράμμα ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀνέγνω.
KJV
Now when the king was risen up, they took their writings, and delivered them unto him, and so he read them:
GRK
Καὶ ἐξαποστείλας ἐκάλεσε πάντας τοὺς μεγιστᾶνας τῆς Περσίδος καὶ τῆς Μηδείας, καὶ τοὺς σατράπας καὶ στρατηγοὺς, καὶ τοπάρχας καὶ ὑπάτους,
KJV
And sending forth he called all the princes of Persia and Media, and the governors, and the captains, and the lieutenants, and the chief officers;
GRK
καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν τῷ χρηματιστηρίῳ, καὶ ἀνεγνώσθη τὸ γράμμα ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν.
KJV
And sat him down in the royal seat of judgment; and the writings were read before them.
GRK
Καὶ εἶπε, καλέσατε τοὺς νεανίσκους, καὶ αὐτοὶ δηλώσουσι τοὺς λόγους ἑαυτῶν· καὶ ἐκλήθησαν, καὶ εἰσήλθοσαν.
KJV
And he said, Call the young men, and they shall declare their own sentences. So they were called, and came in.
GRK
Καὶ εἶπαν αὐτοῖς, ἀπαγγείλατε ἡμῖν περὶ τῶν γεγραμμένων.
KJV
And he said unto them, Declare unto us your mind concerning the writings. Then began the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine;
GRK
Καὶ ἤρξατο ὁ πρῶτος ὁ εἴπας περὶ τῆς ἰσχύος τοῦ οἴνου, καὶ ἔφη οὕτως, ἄνδρες,
KJV
And he said thus, O ye men, how exceeding strong is wine! it causeth all men to err that drink it:
GRK
πῶς ὑπερισχύει ὁ οἶνος; πάντας τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς πιόντας αὐτὸν πλανᾷ, τὴν διάνοιαν τοῦ τε βασιλέως καὶ τοῦ ὀρφανοῦ ποιεῖ τὴν διάνοιαν μίαν, τήν τε τοῦ οἰκέτου καὶ τὴν τοῦ ἐλευθέρου, τήν τε τοῦ πένητος καὶ τὴν τοῦ πλουσίου·
KJV
It maketh the mind of the king and of the fatherless child to be all one; of the bondman and of the freeman, of the poor man and of the rich:
GRK
καὶ πᾶσαν διάνοιαν μεταστρέφει εἰς εὐωχίαν καὶ εὐφροσύνην, καὶ οὐ μέμνηται πᾶσαν λύπην καὶ πᾶν ὀφείλημα·
KJV
It turneth also every thought into jollity and mirth, so that a man remembereth neither sorrow nor debt:
GRK
καὶ πάσας καρδίας ποιεῖ πλουσιας, καὶ οὐ μέμνηται βασιλέα οὐδὲ σατράπην· καὶ πάντα διὰ ταλάντων ποιεῖ λαλεῖν.
KJV
And it maketh every heart rich, so that a man remembereth neither king nor governor; and it maketh to speak all things by talents:
GRK
Καὶ οὐ μέμνηνται, ὅταν πίνωσι, φιλιάζειν φίλοις καὶ ἀδελφοῖς, καὶ μετʼ οὐ πολὺ σπῶνται τὰς μαχαίρας.
KJV
And when they are in their cups, they forget their love both to friends and brethren, and a little after draw out swords:
GRK
Καὶ ὅταν ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴνου ἐγερθῶσιν, οὐ μέμνηνται ἃ ἔπραξαν.
KJV
But when they are from the wine, they remember not what they have done.
GRK
Ὦ ἄνδρες, οὐχ ὑπερισχύει ὁ οἶνος, ὅτι οὕτως ἀναγκάζει ποιεῖν; καὶ ἐσίγησεν οὕτως εἴπας.
KJV
O ye men, is not wine the strongest, that enforceth to do thus? And when he had so spoken, he held his peace.