Daniel 1
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and laid siege against it;
No anno terceiro do reinado de Joaquim, rei de Judah, veiu Nabucodonozor, rei de Babylonia, a Jerusalem, e a sitiou.
2 and the Lord gave into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and a part of the vessels of the house of God, and he brought them into the land of Shinar, into the house of his gods, —and, the vessels, brought he into the treasure-house of his gods.
E o Senhor entregou nas suas mãos a Joaquim, rei de Judah, e uma parte dos vasos da casa de Deus, e os levou para a terra de Shinar, para a casa do seu deus, e poz os vasos na casa do thesouro do seu deus.
3 Then did the king give word to Ashpenaz, the chief of his eunuchs, —that he should bring in, of the sons of Israel, even of the seed royal, and of the nobles,
E disse o rei a Aspenaz, chefe dos seus eunuchos, que trouxesse alguns dos filhos de Israel, e da semente real e dos principes,
4 youths in whom was no blemish, but comely of countenance, and skilful in all wisdom, and possessed of knowledge, and able to impart instruction, and who had vigour in them, to stand in the palace of the king, —and that they should be taught the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
Mancebos em quem não houvesse defeito algum, e formosos de parecer, e instruidos em toda a sabedoria, e sabios em sciencia, e entendidos no conhecimento, e que tivessem habilidade para assistir no palacio do rei, e que os ensinassem nas lettras e na lingua dos chaldeos.
5 And the king appointed them the provision of each day upon its day, out of the delicacies of the king and out of the wine which he drank, and so to let them grow three years, —and, at the end thereof, that they should stand before the king.
E o rei lhes ordenou a ração de cada dia, da porção do manjar do rei, e do vinho que elle bebia, e que assim fossem creados por tres annos, para que no fim d'elles assistissem diante do rei
6 Now there were, among them, out of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah;
E entre elles se achavam, d'entre os filhos de Judah, Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias:
7 and the ruler of the eunuchs gave them names, —yea he gave to Daniel the name of Belteshazzar, and to Hananiah of Shadrach, and to Mishael of Meshach, and to Azariah of Abed-nego.
E o chefe dos eunuchos lhes poz outros nomes, a saber: a Daniel poz o de Belteshazzar, e a Hananias o de Sadrach, e a Misael o de Mesach, e a Azarias o de Abed-nego.
8 But Daniel laid it upon his heart, that he would not defile himself with the delicacies of the king, nor with the wine which he drank, —therefore sought he of the ruler of the eunuchs, that he might not defile himself.
E Daniel assentou no seu coração não se contaminar com a porção do manjar do rei, nem com o vinho que elle bebia; portanto pediu ao chefe dos eunuchos para não se contaminar.
9 But, although God had brought Daniel into lovingkindness and tender compassion, before the ruler of the eunuchs,
Ora deu Deus a Daniel graça e misericordia diante do chefe dos eunuchos.
10 yet said the ruler of the eunuchs unto Daniel, I do fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink, —for why should he see your faces more sad than those of the youths of your own age? so should ye bring me under the penalty of mine own head unto the king.
E disse o chefe dos eunuchos a Daniel: Tenho medo do meu senhor, o rei, que ordenou a vossa comida e a vossa bebida; pois porque veria elle os vossos rostos mais tristes do que os dos mancebos que são vossos eguaes? assim arriscareis a minha cabeça para com o rei.
11 Then said Daniel, unto the overseer whom the ruler of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
Então disse Daniel ao dispenseiro a quem o chefe dos eunuchos havia constituido sobre Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias:
12 I pray thee—prove thy servants, ten days, —and let them give us vegetable food, that we may eat, and water that we may drink:
Experimenta, peço-te, os teus servos dez dias, e que se nos dêem legumes a comer, e agua a beber.
13 then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenances of the youths who have been eating the delicacies of the king, —and, as thou shalt see, deal thou with thy servants.
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 So then he hearkened unto them, according to this word, —and proved them ten days;
E lhes consentiu isto, e os experimentou dez dias.
15 and, at the end of ten days, their countenances appeared more comely, and fatter in flesh, —than any of the youths who had been eating the delicacies of the king.
E, ao fim dos dez dias, appareceram os seus semblantes melhores, e elles estavam mais gordos de carne do que todos os mancebos que comiam porção do manjar do rei.
16 Thus it came about that the overseer continued taking away their delicacies, and the wine appointed them to drink, —and kept on giving them vegetable food.
Então succedeu que o dispenseiro tirava a porção do manjar d'elles, e o vinho de que deviam beber, e lhes dava legumes.
17 And, as for these four youths, God, gave them, knowledge and skill, in all learning and wisdom, —and, Daniel, had discernment, in all visions and dreams.
Quanto a estes quatro mancebos, Deus lhes deu o conhecimento e a intelligencia em todas as lettras, e sabedoria; mas a Daniel deu entendimento em toda a visão e sonhos.
18 Now, at the end of the days after which the king had given word to bring them in, then did the ruler of the eunuchs bring them in, before Nebuchadnezzar.
E ao fim dos dias, em que o rei tinha dito que os trouxessem, o chefe dos eunuchos os trouxe diante de Nabucodonozor.
19 So then the king, spake with them, and there was not found, from among them all, one like unto Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, —therefore stood they before the king;
E o rei fallou com elles; porém entre todos elles não foram achados outros taes como Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias; e assistiam diante do rei.
20 and, in any matter of wisdom and discernment as to which the king, enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the sacred scribes—the magicians, who were in all his realm.
E em toda a materia de sabedoria e de intelligencia, que o rei lhes perguntou, os achou dez vezes mais doutos do que todos os magos ou astrologos que havia em todo o seu reino.
21 Now Daniel continued, until the first year of Cyrus the king.
E Daniel esteve até ao primeiro anno do rei Cyro.
