< Daniel 1 >

1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoyakim the king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّالِثَةِ مِنْ مُلْكِ يَهُويَاقِيمَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، ذَهَبَ نَبُوخَذْنَاصَّرُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَحَاصَرَهَا.١
2 And the Lord gave up into his hand Yehoyakim the king of Judah, with part of the vessels of the house of God: and he brought them into the land of Shin'ar into the house of his god, namely, he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god.
وَسَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ بِيَدِهِ يَهُويَاقِيمَ مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا مَعَ بَعْضِ آنِيَةِ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ، فَجَاءَ بِهَا إِلَى أَرْضِ شِنْعَارَ إِلَى بَيْتِ إِلَهِهِ، وَأَدْخَلَ ٱلْآنِيَةَ إِلَى خِزَانَةِ بَيْتِ إِلَهِهِ.٢
3 And the king said unto Ashpenas, the chief of his eunuchs, that he should bring out of the children of Israel, and of the royal seed, and of the nobles,
وَأَمَرَ ٱلْمَلِكُ أَشْفَنَزَ رَئِيسَ خِصْيَانِهِ بِأَنْ يُحْضِرَ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَمِنْ نَسْلِ ٱلْمُلْكِ وَمِنَ ٱلشُّرَفَاءِ،٣
4 [Certain] lads in whom there should be no kind of blemish, but who should be handsome in appearance, and intelligent in all wisdom, and acquainted with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as should have the ability to serve in the king's palace, and that these should be taught the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
فِتْيَانًا لَا عَيْبَ فِيهِمْ، حِسَانَ ٱلْمَنْظَرِ، حَاذِقِينَ فِي كُلِّ حِكْمَةٍ وَعَارِفِينَ مَعْرِفَةً وَذَوِي فَهْمٍ بِٱلْعِلْمِ، وَٱلَّذِينَ فِيهِمْ قُوَّةٌ عَلَى ٱلْوُقُوفِ فِي قَصْرِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَيُعَلِّمُوهُمْ كِتَابَةَ ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ وَلِسَانَهُمْ.٤
5 And the king ordered for them a daily provision for its day of the king's food, and of the wine which he drank, and to educate them three years, so that at the end thereof they should serve before the king.
وَعَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَظِيفَةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ بِيَوْمِهِ مِنْ أَطَايِبِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَمِنْ خَمْرِ مَشْرُوبِهِ لِتَرْبِيَتِهِمْ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ، وَعِنْدَ نِهَايَتِهَا يَقِفُونَ أَمَامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ.٥
6 Now there were among these of the children of Judah, Daniel, Chananyah, Mishael, and 'Azaryah.
وَكَانَ بَيْنَهُمْ مِنْ بَنِي يَهُوذَا: دَانِيآلُ وَحَنَنْيَا وَمِيشَائِيلُ وَعَزَرْيَا.٦
7 And the chief of the eunuchs assigned them names; and he assigned to Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Chananyah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to 'Azaryah, of 'Abed-nego.
فَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ رَئِيسُ ٱلْخِصْيَانِ أَسْمَاءً، فَسَمَّى دَانِيآلَ «بَلْطَشَاصَّرَ»، وَحَنَنْيَا «شَدْرَخَ»، وَمِيشَائِيلَ «مِيشَخَ»، وَعَزَرْيَا «عَبْدَنَغُوَ».٧
8 But Daniel resolved in his heart that he would not defile himself with the food of the king, nor with the wine which he drank: and therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not need to defile himself.
أَمَّا دَانِيآلُ فَجَعَلَ فِي قَلْبِهِ أَنَّهُ لَا يَتَنَجَّسُ بِأَطَايِبِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَلَا بِخَمْرِ مَشْرُوبِهِ، فَطَلَبَ مِنْ رَئِيسِ ٱلْخِصْيَانِ أَنْ لَا يَتَنَجَّسَ.٨
9 And God gave Daniel kindness and mercy before the chief of the eunuchs.
وَأَعْطَى ٱللهُ دَانِيآلَ نِعْمَةً وَرَحْمَةً عِنْدَ رَئِيسِ ٱلْخِصْيَانِ.٩
10 And the chief of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath ordered your food and your drink; for why should he see your face sadder looking than that of the lads who are of your age? and ye would thus endanger my head with the king.
فَقَالَ رَئِيسُ ٱلْخِصْيَانِ لِدَانِيآلَ: «إِنِّي أَخَافُ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ ٱلَّذِي عَيَّنَ طَعَامَكُمْ وَشَرَابَكُمْ. فَلِمَاذَا يَرَى وُجُوهَكُمْ أَهْزَلَ مِنَ ٱلْفِتْيَانِ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ جِيلِكُمْ، فَتُدَيِّنُونَ رَأْسِي لِلْمَلِكِ؟».١٠
11 Then said Daniel to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had given charge over Daniel, Chananyah, Mishael, and 'Azaryah,
فَقَالَ دَانِيآلُ لِرَئِيسِ ٱلسُّقَاةِ ٱلَّذِي وَلَّاهُ رَئِيسُ ٱلْخِصْيَانِ عَلَى دَانِيآلَ وَحَنَنْيَا وَمِيشَائِيلَ وَعَزَرْيَا:١١
12 Prove, I beseech thee, thy servants, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink;
«جَرِّبْ عَبِيدَكَ عَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ. فَلْيُعْطُونَا ٱلْقَطَانِيَّ لِنَأْكُلَ وَمَاءً لِنَشْرَبَ.١٢
13 And then let our countenances be looked at before thee, and the countenance of the lads that eat the food of the king: and as thou mayest see [fitting], so deal with thy servants.
وَلْيَنْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنَاظِرِنَا أَمَامَكَ وَإِلَى مَنَاظِرِ ٱلْفِتْيَانِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ أَطَايِبِ ٱلْمَلِكِ. ثُمَّ ٱصْنَعْ بِعَبِيدِكَ كَمَا تَرَى».١٣
14 And he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
فَسَمِعَ لَهُمْ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ وَجَرَّبَهُمْ عَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ.١٤
15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared better and fuller in flesh than [that of] all the lads who ate the food of the king.
وَعِنْدَ نِهَايَةِ ٱلْعَشَرَةِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ ظَهَرَتْ مَنَاظِرُهُمْ أَحْسَنَ وَأَسْمَنَ لَحْمًا مِنْ كُلِّ ٱلْفِتْيَانِ ٱلْآكِلِينَ مِنْ أَطَايِبِ ٱلْمَلِكِ.١٥
16 And the steward took away their [apportioned] food, and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.
فَكَانَ رَئِيسُ ٱلسُّقَاةِ يَرْفَعُ أَطَايِبَهُمْ وَخَمْرَ مَشْرُوبِهِمْ وَيُعْطِيهِمْ قَطَانِيَّ.١٦
17 But as regardeth all these four lads, God gave them knowledge and intelligence in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
أَمَّا هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْفِتْيَانُ ٱلْأَرْبَعَةُ فَأَعْطَاهُمُ ٱللهُ مَعْرِفَةً وَعَقْلًا فِي كُلِّ كِتَابَةٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ، وَكَانَ دَانِيآلُ فَهِيمًا بِكُلِّ ٱلرُّؤَى وَٱلْأَحْلَامِ.١٧
18 And at the end of the days [after] which the king had said that they should be presented, the chief of the eunuchs presented them before Nebuchadnezzar.
وَعِنْدَ نِهَايَةِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلَّتِي قَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ أَنْ يُدْخِلُوهُمْ بَعْدَهَا، أَتَى بِهِمْ رَئِيسُ ٱلْخِصْيَانِ إِلَى أَمَامِ نَبُوخَذْنَاصَّرَ،١٨
19 And the king spoke with them; and there was not found among them all any one like Daniel, Chananyah, Mishael, and 'Azaryah: and so they served before the king.
وَكَلَّمَهُمُ ٱلْمَلِكُ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ بَيْنَهُمْ كُلِّهِمْ مِثْلُ دَانِيآلَ وَحَنَنْيَا وَمِيشَائِيلَ وَعَزَرْيَا. فَوَقَفُوا أَمَامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ.١٩
20 And in every matter of wise understanding, which the king required of them, he found them ten times superior above all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his kingdom.
وَفِي كُلِّ أَمْرِ حِكْمَةِ فَهْمٍ ٱلَّذِي سَأَلَهُمْ عَنْهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَجَدَهُمْ عَشَرَةَ أَضْعَافٍ فَوْقَ كُلِّ ٱلْمَجُوسِ وَٱلسَّحَرَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي كُلِّ مَمْلَكَتِهِ.٢٠
21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
وَكَانَ دَانِيآلُ إِلَى ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْأُولَى لِكُورَشَ ٱلْمَلِكِ.٢١

< Daniel 1 >