13. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.’
14. So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.
15. At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.
16. So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
17. To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.
18. At the end of the time set by the king to bring them into his service, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.