Daniel 1
1 Treće godine kraljevanja Jojakima, kralja Judeje, dođe Nabukodonozor, kralj Babilona, na Jeruzalem te ga opsjede.
In the third year of the rule of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem, shutting it in with his forces.
2 Gospodin mu dade u ruke Jojakima, kralja judejskog, i dio predmeta iz Doma Božjega; on ih dopremi u zemlju Šinear i pohrani predmete u riznici svojih bogova.
And the Lord gave into his hands Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he took them away into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he put the vessels into the store-house of his god.
3 Kralj naredi Ašfenazu, starješini svojih dvorjanika, da dovede od Izraelaca nekoliko dječaka kraljevskoga ili velikaškog roda:
And the king gave orders to Ashpenaz, the captain of his unsexed servants, to take in some of the children of Israel, certain of the king's family, and those of high birth;
4 neka budu bez nedostatka, lijepi, vrsni u svakoj mudrosti, dobro poučeni i bistri, prikladni da stoje na kraljevu dvoru; Ašfenaz neka ih nauči pismu i jeziku Kaldejaca.
Young men who were strong and healthy, good-looking, and trained in all wisdom, having a good education and much knowledge, and able to take positions in the king's house; and to have them trained in the writing and language of the Chaldaeans.
5 Kralj im odredi dnevni obrok od kraljevskih jela i od vina sa svoga stola. Neka se odgajaju tri godine, a poslije toga imali bi stajati pred kraljem.
And a regular amount of food and wine every day from the king's table was ordered for them by the king; and they were to be cared for for three years so that at the end of that time they might take their places before the king.
6 Među njima bijahu Judejci: Daniel, Hananija, Mišael i Azarja.
And among these there were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
7 Dvorjanički starješina nadjene im imena: Daniel će se zvati Baltazar, Hananija Šadrak, Mišael Mešak, Azarja Abed Nego.
And the captain of the unsexed servants gave them names; to Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar, to Hananiah the name of Shadrach, to Mishael the name of Meshach, and to Azariah the name of Abed-nego.
8 Daniel je u srcu odlučio da se neće okaljati kraljevim jelima i vinom s njegova stola, pa zamoli dvorjaničkog starješinu da ga poštedi te se ne okalja.
And Daniel had come to the decision that he would not make himself unclean with the king's food or wine; so he made a request to the captain of the unsexed servants that he might not make himself unclean.
9 Bog dade Danielu te nađe dobrohotnost i smilovanje u dvorjaničkog starješine.
And God put into the heart of the captain of the unsexed servants kind feelings and pity for Daniel.
10 Starješina reče Danielu: “Bojim se svoga gospodara kralja; on vam je odredio jelo i pilo, pa ako vidi da su vam lica mršavija nego u drugih dječaka vaše dobi, ja ću zbog vas biti kriv pred kraljem.”
And the captain of the unsexed servants said to Daniel, I am in fear of my lord the king, who has given orders about your food and your drink; what if he sees you looking less happy than the other young men of your generation? then you would have put my head in danger from the king.
11 Tada reče Daniel čuvaru koga bijaše dvorjanički starješina odredio Danielu, Hananiji, Mišaelu i Azarji:
Then Daniel said to the keeper in whose care the captain of the unsexed servants had put Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
12 “Molim te, pokušaj sa svojim slugama deset dana: neka nam se daje povrće za jelo i voda za pilo.
Put your servants to the test for ten days; let them give us grain for our food and water for our drink.
13 Vidjet ćeš onda kakvi ćemo biti mi a kakvi dječaci koji jedu od kraljevih jela, pa učini sa svojim slugama po onome što budeš vidio.”
Then take a look at our faces and the faces of the young men who have food from the king's table; and, having seen them, do to your servants as it seems right to you.
14 On pristade i stavi ih na kušnju deset dana.
So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.
15 A nakon deset dana oni bijahu ljepši i ugojeniji nego svi dječaci koji jeđahu od kraljevih jela.
And at the end of ten days their faces seemed fairer and they were fatter in flesh than all the young men who had their food from the king's table.
16 Od tada čuvar dokinu njihova jela i obrok vina što su imali piti te im davaše povrća.
So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain.
17 Ovoj četvorici dječaka dade Bog znanje i razumijevanje svih knjiga i mudrosti. Daniel razumijevaše viđenja i sne.
Now as for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and made them expert in all book-learning and wisdom: and Daniel was wise in all visions and dreams.
18 Pošto se navršilo vrijeme određeno od kralja da mu ih dovedu, dvorjanički starješina uvede ih pred Nabukodonozora.
Now at the end of the time fixed by the king for them to go in, the captain of the unsexed servants took them in to Nebuchadnezzar.
19 Kralj razgovaraše s njima i među svima ne nađe se nijedan kao Daniel, Hananija, Mišael i Azarja. I tako oni ostadoše pred kraljem.
And the king had talk with them; and among them all there was no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they were given places before the king.
20 I u svemu mudrom i umnom o čemu ih ispitivaše kralj nađe da su deset puta vrsniji od svih čarobnika i gatalaca što ih bijaše u svem njegovu kraljevstvu.
And in any business needing wisdom and good sense, about which the king put questions to them, he saw that they were ten times better than all the wonder-workers and users of secret arts in all his kingdom.
21 Daniel ostade ondje do prve godine kralja Kira.
And Daniel went on till the first year of King Cyrus.
