Daniel 1
1 I Kong Jojakim af Judas tredje Regeringsaar drog Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel til Jerusalem og belejrede det.
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 Og Herren gav Kong Jojakim af Juda og en Del af Guds Hus's Kar i hans Haand, og han førte dem til Sinears Land; men Karrene bragte han til sin Guds Skatkammer.
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 Kongen bød derpaa sin Overhofmester Asjpenaz at tage nogle Israeliter, dels af kongelig Slægt, dels af adelig Byrd,
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 unge Mænd uden mindste Lyde og med et smukt Ydre, vel bevandrede i al Visdom, kundskabsrige og lærenemme, egnede til at gøre Tjeneste i Kongens Palads, og lære dem Kaldæernes Skrift og Tungemaal
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 og opdrage dem i tre Aar, for at de saa kunde træde i Kongens Tjeneste; og Kongen tildelte dem deres daglige Kost af sin egen Mad og af den Vin, han selv drak.
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 Iblandt dem var Judæerne Daniel, Hananja, Misjael og Azarja;
And among these there were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
7 og Overhofmesteren gav dem andre Navne, idet han kaldte Daniel Beltsazzar, Hananja Sjadrak, Misjael Mesjak og 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 Men Daniel satte sig for, at han ikke vilde gøre sig uren med Kongens Mad eller den Vin, Kongen drak; derfor bad han Overhofmesteren om at blive fri for at gøre sig uren dermed.
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 Og Gud lod Daniel finde Yndest og Velvilje hos Overhofmesteren;
And God put into the heart of the captain of the unsexed servants kind feelings and pity for Daniel.
10 men Overhofmesteren sagde til ham: »Jeg frygter for, at min Herre Kongen, som har tildelt eder Mad og Drikke, skal finde, at I ser ringere ud end de andre unge Mænd paa eders Alder, og at I saaledes skal bringe Skyld over mit Hoved hos Kongen.«
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 Saa sagde Daniel til den Opsynsmand, som Overhofmesteren havde sat over Daniel, Hananja, Misjael og Azarja:
Then Daniel said to the keeper in whose care the captain of the unsexed servants had put Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
12 »Prøv engang dine Trælle i ti Dage og lad os faa Grøntsager at spise og Vand at drikke!
Put your servants to the test for ten days; let them give us grain for our food and water for our drink.
13 Sammenlign saa vort Udseende med de unge Mænds, som spiser Kongens Mad; saa kan du gøre med dine Trælle, efter hvad du ser.«
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 Han føjede dem da heri og prøvede det med dem i ti Dage.
So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.
15 Og da de ti Dage var omme, saa de bedre ud og var ved bedre Huld end alle de unge Mænd, som spiste Kongens Mad.
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 Saa lod Opsynsmanden deres Mad og Vinen, de skulde drikke, bringe bort og gav dem Grøntsager i Stedet.
So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain.
17 Disse fire unge Mænd gav Gud Kundskab og Indsigt i al Skrift og Visdom; Daniel forstod sig ogsaa paa alle Haande Syner og Drømme.
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 Og da den Tid, Kongen havde fastsat for deres Fremstilling, kom, førte Overhofmesteren dem frem for Nebukadnezar.
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 Da saa Kongen talte med dem, fandtes der iblandt dem alle ingen, som kunde maale sig med Daniel, Hananja, Misjael og Azarja, og de traadte derfor i Kongens Tjeneste.
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 Og naar som helst Kongen spurgte dem om noget, der krævede Visdom og Indsigt, fandt han dem ti Gange dygtigere end alle Drømmetydere og Manere i hele sit Rige.
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 Og Daniel blev ... til Kong Kyros's første Aar.
And Daniel went on till the first year of King Cyrus.
