Daniel 1
1 I Kong Jojakim af Judas tredje Regeringsaar drog Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel til Jerusalem og belejrede det.
In the thirde yeere of the reigne of Iehoiakim king of Iudah, came Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel vnto Ierusalem and besieged it.
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 ye Lord gaue Iehoiakim king of Iudah into his hand; with parte of the vessels of the house of God, which he caryed into the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and he brought the vessels into his gods treasurie.
3 Kongen bød derpaa sin Overhofmester Asjpenaz at tage nogle Israeliter, dels af kongelig Slægt, dels af adelig Byrd,
And the King spake vnto Ashpenaz the master of his Eunuches, that he shoulde bring certeine of the children of Israel, of the Kings seede, and of the princes:
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
Children in whome was no blemish, but well fauoured, and instruct in all wisedome, and well seene in knowledge, and able to vtter knowledge, and such as were able to stande in the kings palace, and whome they might teach the learning, and the tongue of the Caldeans.
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 the King appointed them prouision euery day of a portion of the Kings meate, and and of the wine, which he dranke, so nourishing them three yeere, that at the ende thereof, they might stande before the King.
6 Iblandt dem var Judæerne Daniel, Hananja, Misjael og Azarja;
Nowe among these were certeine of the children of Iudah, 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.
Vnto whome the chiefe of the Eunuches gaue other names: for hee called Daniel, Belteshazzar, and Hananiah, Shadrach, and Mishael, Meshach, and Azariah, Abednego.
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.
But Daniel had determined in his heart, that hee woulde not defile him selfe with the portion of the Kings meate, nor with the wine which he dranke: therefore he required the chiefe of the Eunuches that he might not defile himselfe.
9 Og Gud lod Daniel finde Yndest og Velvilje hos Overhofmesteren;
(Nowe God had brought Daniel into fauour, and tender loue with the chiefe of the Eunuches)
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 chiefe of the Eunuches sayd vnto Daniel, I feare my lord the King, who hath appointed your meate and your drinke: therefore if he see your faces worse liking then the other children, which are of your sort, then shall you make me lose mine head vnto the King.
11 Saa sagde Daniel til den Opsynsmand, som Overhofmesteren havde sat over Daniel, Hananja, Misjael og Azarja:
Then sayd Daniel to Melzar, whome the chiefe of the Eunuches had set ouer Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 »Prøv engang dine Trælle i ti Dage og lad os faa Grøntsager at spise og Vand at drikke!
Proue thy seruants, I beseeche thee, ten dayes, and let them giue vs pulse to eate, and water to drinke.
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 let our countenances bee looked vpon before thee, and the countenances of the children that eate of the portion of the Kings meate: and as thou seest, deale with thy seruantes.
14 Han føjede dem da heri og prøvede det med dem i ti Dage.
So hee consented to them in this matter, an proued them ten dayes.
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 dayes, their countenances appeared fayrer, and in better liking then all the childrens, which did eate the portion of the Kings meate.
16 Saa lod Opsynsmanden deres Mad og Vinen, de skulde drikke, bringe bort og gav dem Grøntsager i Stedet.
Thus Melzar tooke away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drinke, and gaue them pulse.
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.
As for these foure children, God gaue them knowledge, and vnderstanding in al learning and wisedome: also he gaue Daniel vnderstanding of all visions and dreames.
18 Og da den Tid, Kongen havde fastsat for deres Fremstilling, kom, førte Overhofmesteren dem frem for Nebukadnezar.
Nowe when the time was expired, that the King had appoynted to bring them in, the chiefe of the Eunuches brought them before Nebuchad-nezzar.
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 communed with them: and among them al was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stoode they 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 all matters of wisedome, and vnderstanding that the King enquired of them, hee founde them tenne times better then all the inchanters and astrologians, that were in all his realme.
21 Og Daniel blev ... til Kong Kyros's første Aar.
And Daniel was vnto the first yeere of king Cyrus.
