Daniel 1
1 During the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, attacked Jerusalem and surrounded it.
No ano terceiro do reinado de Joaquim, rei de Judá, veio Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, a Jerusalém, e a sitiou.
2 The Lord allowed him to defeat King Jehoiakim, and also to remove some of the objects used in the Temple of God. He took them back to Babylon, to the house of his god, placing them in the treasury of his god.
E o Senhor entregou nas suas mãos a Joaquim, rei de Judá, e uma parte dos vasos da casa de Deus, e os levou para a terra de Shinar, para a casa do seu deus, e pôs os vasos na casa do tesouro do seu deus.
3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to take charge of some of the captured Israelites from the royal and noble families,
E disse o rei a Aspenaz, chefe dos seus eunucos, que trouxesse alguns dos filhos de Israel, e da semente real e dos príncipes,
4 “They are to be young men without any physical defect who are good-looking,” he said. “They must be well-educated, quick to learn, have good insight, and be well able to serve in the king's palace and be taught the literature and language of Babylon.”
Mancebos em quem não houvesse defeito algum, e formosos de parecer, e instruídos em toda a sabedoria, e sábios em ciência, e entendidos no conhecimento, e que tivessem habilidade para assistir no palácio do rei, e que os ensinassem nas letras e na língua dos caldeus.
5 The king also provided them with a daily allowance of the same kind of rich food and wine he was served. At the end of their three years of education they would enter the king's service.
E o rei lhes ordenou a ração de cada dia, da porção do manjar do rei, e do vinho que ele bebia, e que assim fossem criados por três anos, para que no fim deles assistissem diante do rei
6 Among those chosen were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, from the tribe of Judah.
E entre eles se achavam, dentre os filhos de Judá, Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias:
7 The chief eunuch gave them new names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.
E o chefe dos eunucos lhes pôs outros nomes, a saber: a Daniel pôs o de Belteshazzar, e a Hananias o de Sadrach, e a Misael o de Mesach, e a Azarias o de Abed-nego.
8 However, Daniel made up his mind not to make himself impure by eating the king's rich food and wine. He asked the chief eunuch to allow him not to make himself impure.
E Daniel assentou no seu coração não se contaminar com a porção do manjar do rei, nem com o vinho que ele bebia; portanto pediu ao chefe dos eunucos para não se contaminar.
9 God had helped Daniel to be viewed with kindness and sympathy by the chief eunuch.
Ora deu Deus a Daniel graça e misericórdia diante do chefe dos eunucos.
10 But the chief eunuch told Daniel, “I'm afraid of what my lord the king would do to me. He's the one who decided what you should eat and drink. What if he were to see you looking pale and sickly compared to the other young men of your age. Because of you the king would have my head!”
E disse o chefe dos eunucos a Daniel: Tenho medo do meu senhor, o rei, que ordenou a vossa comida e a vossa bebida; pois porque veria ele os vossos rostos mais tristes do que os dos mancebos que são vossos iguaes? assim arriscareis a minha cabeça para com o rei.
11 Daniel then spoke with the guard that the chief eunuch had put in charge of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Então disse Daniel ao dispenseiro a quem o chefe dos eunucos havia constituido sobre Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias:
12 “Please put us, your servants, to the test and just give us vegetables to eat and water to drink for ten days,” Daniel told him.
Experimenta, peço-te, os teus servos dez dias, e que se nos dêem legumes a comer, e água a beber.
13 “After that, compare us with those young men who ate the king's rich food. Then decide on the basis of what you see.”
Então se veja diante de ti o nosso parecer, e o parecer dos mancebos que comem a porção do manjar do rei, e, conforme vires, te hajas com os teus servos.
14 The guard agreed to the proposal they made and tested them for ten days.
E lhes consentiu isto, e os experimentou dez dias.
15 When the ten days were up they looked healthier and better fed than all the young men who had eaten the king's rich food.
E, ao fim dos dez dias, apareceram os seus semblantes melhores, e eles estavam mais gordos de carne do que todos os mancebos que comiam porção do manjar do rei.
16 After that the guard didn't give them the rich food and wine, just vegetables.
Então sucedeu que o dispenseiro tirava a porção do manjar deles, e o vinho de que deviam beber, e lhes dava legumes.
17 God gave these four young men the ability to learn and understand in all areas of literature and knowledge, while Daniel was also given the gift of interpreting all kinds of visions and dreams.
Quanto a estes quatro mancebos, Deus lhes deu o conhecimento e a inteligência em todas as letras, e sabedoria; mas a Daniel deu entendimento em toda a visão e sonhos.
18 When their time of education ordered by the king was over, the chief eunuch brought all the young men before King Nebuchadnezzar.
E ao fim dos dias, em que o rei tinha dito que os trouxessem, o chefe dos eunucos os trouxe diante de Nabucodonozor.
19 The king talked with them and none could compare with Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king's service.
E o rei falou com eles; porém entre todos eles não foram achados outros tais como Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias; e assistiam diante do rei.
20 Whatever subject the king asked them about, everything that required wisdom of understanding, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.
E em toda a matéria de sabedoria e de inteligência, que o rei lhes perguntou, os achou dez vezes mais doutos do que todos os magos ou astrólogos que havia em todo o seu reino.
21 Daniel remained in this position until the first year of King Cyrus' reign.
E Daniel esteve até ao primeiro ano do rei Cyro.
