< Daniel 1 >

1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has come to Jerusalem, and lays siege against it;
यहूदाका राजा यहोयाकीमका शासनकालको तेस्रो वर्षमा, बेबिलोनका राजा नबूकदनेसर यरूशलेममा आए र यसका सबै आपूर्तिहरू बन्द गर्न सहरलाई घेरा हाले ।
2 and the Lord gives into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and some of the vessels of the house of God, and he brings them in [to] the land of Shinar, [to] the house of his god, and the vessels he has brought in [to] the treasure-house of his god.
परमप्रभुले यहूदाका राजा यहोयाकीममाथि नबूकदनेसरलाई विजय दिनुभयो, र उहाँले परमेश्‍वरको मन्‍दिरबाट केही पवित्र थोकहरू तिनलाई दिनुभयो । ती तिनले बेबिलोनियाको देशको आफ्नो देवताको भवनमा ल्याए, र ती पवित्र थोकहरूलाई तिनले आफ्नो देवताको भण्डारमा राखे ।
3 And the king says, to Ashpenaz master of his eunuchs, to bring in out of the sons of Israel (even of the royal seed, and of the chiefs),
राजाले आफ्ना प्रमुख अधिकारी अशपेनजलाई इस्राएलका राजकीय परिवार र कुलिनहरूबाट केही मानिसहरू ल्याउने हुकुम गरे—
4 boys in whom there is no blemish, and of good appearance, and skillful in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and teaching thought, and who have ability to stand in the palace of the king, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.
खोटबिनाका जवान मानिसहरू, आकर्षक देखिनेहरू, सबै बुद्धिका सीप भएकाहरू, ज्ञान र समझले भरिएकाहरू, र राजाको दरवारमा सेवा पुर्‍याउनलाई योग्यहरू हुनुपर्थ्‍यो । तिनले उनीहरूलाई बेबिलोनका साहित्य र भाषा सिकाउनुपर्थ्‍यो ।
5 And the king appoints for them a rate, day by day, of the king’s portion of food, and of the wine of his drinking, so as to nourish them three years, that at the end thereof they may stand before the king.
राजाले आफ्ना मीठा भोजन र आफूले पिउने दाखमद्यबाट तिनीहरूका निम्ति दैनिक भाग अलग गर्थे । ती जवान मानिसहरूलाई तिन वर्षसम्‍म तालिम दनुपर्थ्‍यो, र त्यसपछि, तिनीहरूले राजाको सेवा गर्नुपर्थ्‍यो ।
6 And there are among them out of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
यहूदाका ती मानिसमध्‍ये कोही दानिएल, हनन्याह, मीशाएल र अजर्याह थिए ।
7 and the chief of the eunuchs sets names on them, and he sets on Daniel, Belteshazzar; and on Hananiah, Shadrach; and on Mishael, Meshach; and on Azariah, Abed-Nego.
प्रमुख अधिकारीले तिनीहरूलाई यी नाउँहरू दिए: दानिएललाई तिनले बेलतसजर भने, हनन्याहलाई तिनले शद्रक भने, मीशाएललाई तिनले मेशक भने र अजर्याहलाई तिनले अबेद्‍नगो भने ।
8 And Daniel purposes in his heart that he will not defile himself with the king’s portion of food, and with the wine of his drinking, and he seeks of the chief of the eunuchs that he may not defile himself.
तर दानिएलले राजाका मीठा भोजन र तिनले पिउने दाखमद्यले आफैंलाई अशुद्ध नपार्नलाई आफ्नो मनमा इच्‍छा गरे । यसैले तिनले आफैंलाई अशुद्ध पार्नु नपरोस् भनेर प्रमुख अधिकारीसँग तिनले अनुमति मागे ।
9 And God gives Daniel for kindness and for mercies before the chief of the eunuchs;
अब प्रमुख अधिकारीले दानिएललाई गरेको आदरद्वारा परमेश्‍वरले तिनलाई कृपा र सहानुभूति देखाउनुभयो ।
10 and the chief of the eunuchs says to Daniel, “I am fearing my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink, for why does he see your faces sadder than [those of] the boys which [are] of your circle? Then you have made my head indebted to the king,”
प्रमुख अधिकारीले दानिएललाई यसो भने, “म आफ्‍ना मालिक, महाराजादेखि डराउँछु । तिमीले के खाने र पिउने भन्‍ने बारेमा उहाँले आज्ञा गर्नुभएको छ । तिमीहरूकै उमेरका अरू जवान मानिसहरूभन्दा तिमीहरू उहाँको सामु किन कमजोर देखिने?”
11 And Daniel says to the Meltzar, whom the chief of the eunuchs has appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
तब दानिएल, हनन्याह, मीशाएल र अजर्याहमाथि प्रमुख अधिकारीले खटाएका भण्‍डारेसँग दानिएलले कुरा गरे ।
12 “Please try your servants [for] ten days; and they give to us from the vegetables and we eat, and water, and we drink;
तिनले भने, “कृपया, हामी तपाईंका सेवकहरूलाई दस दिनसम्म जाँच्नुहोस् । हामीलाई खानलाई सागपात र पिउनलाई पानी मात्र दिनुहोस् ।
13 and our appearance is seen before you, and the appearance of the boys who are eating the king’s portion of food, and as you see—deal with your servants.”
त्‍यसपछि राजाका मिठा भोजन खाने जवान मानिसहरूका सामु हाम्रो अनुहार कस्‍तो देखिन्‍छ तुलना गरेर हेर्नुहोस्, र हामी तपाईंका सेवकहरूलाई तपाईंले जे देख्‍नुहुन्छ, त्यसअनुसार व्यवहार गर्नुहोस् ।”
14 And he listens to them, to this word, and tries them ten days:
यसैले भण्‍डारे तिनका कुरामा सहमत भए, र तिनले दस दिनसम्म तिनीहरूको जाँच गरे ।
15 and at the end of ten days their appearance has appeared better and fatter in flesh then any of the boys who are eating the king’s portion of food.
दस दिनको अन्त्यमा, राजाका मीठा भोजन खाने सबै जवान मानिसहरूभन्दा तिनीहरूका अनुहार बढी स्वस्थ देखिए, र तिनीहरूले बढी पोषण पाएका देखा परे ।
16 And the Meltzar is taking away their portion of food, and the wine of their drink, and is giving to them vegetables.
यसैले ती भण्‍डारेले तिनीहरूका सबै राजकीय मीठा भोजन र दाखमद्य हटाइदिए, अनि तिनीहरूलाई सागपात मात्र दिए ।
17 As for these four boys, God has given to them knowledge and understanding in every [kind of] literature, and wisdom; and Daniel has given instruction about every [kind of] vision and dreams.
यी चार जना जवान मानिसहरूका विषयमा परमेश्‍वरले तिनीहरूलाई सबै साहित्य र बुद्धिमा ज्ञान र अन्तर्दृष्‍टि दिनुभयो, अनि दानिएलले सबै किसिमका दर्शनहरू र सपनाहरू बुझ्‍न सक्‍थे ।
18 And at the end of the days that the king had said to bring them in, the chief of the eunuchs brings them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
तिनीहरूलाई हाजिर गराउनलाई राजाले दिएका समयको अन्‍तमा, प्रमुख अधिकारीले तिनीहरूलाई भित्र नबूकदनेसरको सामु लगे ।
19 And the king speaks with them, and there has not been found among them all like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and they stand before the king;
राजाले तिनीहरूसँग कुरा गरे, र दानिएल, हनन्याह, मीशाएल र अजर्याहसँग तुलना गर्नलाई सम्‍पूर्ण समूहमा अरू कोही भेटिएन । तिनीहरू राजाको सामु तिनको सेवा गर्न खडा भए ।
20 and [in] any matter of wisdom [and] understanding that the king has sought of them, he finds them ten hands above all the enchanters, the conjurers, who [are] in all his kingdom.
राजाले तिनीहरूलाई सोधेका ज्ञान र समझका सबै प्रश्नहरूमा, तिनको सारा राज्यमा भएका जादुगरहरू र मृतहरूसँग बातचित गर्न सक्छौं भनेर दावी सबै जनाभन्दा तिनीहरू दस गुणा असल थिए ।
21 And Daniel is to the first year of Cyrus the king.
राजा कोरेसको शासनकालको पहिलो वर्षसम्म दानिएल त्यहाँ थिए ।

< Daniel 1 >