Daniel 1
1 In year three of [the] reign of Jehoiakim [the] king of Judah he came Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon Jerusalem and he laid siege on it.
Tiga tahun setelah Raja Yoyakim memerintah Yehuda, Nebukadnezar raja Babel, menyerbu ke kota Yerusalem dan mengepungnya.
2 And he gave [the] Lord in hand his Jehoiakim [the] king of Judah and some of [the] end of [the] vessels of [the] house of God and he brought them [the] land of Shinar [the] house of god his and the vessels he brought [the] house of [the] treasury of god his.
TUHAN mengizinkan dia mengalahkan Raja Yoyakim dan merampas sebagian dari barang-barang berharga di Rumah TUHAN. Orang-orang yang ditawannya, dibawanya ke kuil dewanya di Babel, dan barang-barang berharga yang dirampasnya, disimpannya di dalam gudang-gudang kuil itu.
3 And he said the king to Ashpenaz [the] chief of officials his to bring some of [the] people of Israel and some of [the] offspring of royalty and some of the nobles.
Kemudian raja memerintahkan Aspenas, kepala rumah tangga istana, untuk memilih dari antara tawanan-tawanan Israel beberapa pemuda keturunan raja atau berdarah bangsawan.
4 Youths whom not [was] in them any (blemish *Q(K)*) and good of appearance and having insight in all wisdom and knowing knowledge and understanding knowledge and whom ability [was] in them to stand in [the] palace of the king and to teach them [the] writing and [the] tongue of [the] Chaldeans.
Mereka harus pemuda-pemuda yang tak bercacat. Mereka harus tampan, berpendidikan tinggi, cerdas dan berpengetahuan luas serta patut untuk bertugas di dalam istana. Aspenas harus mengajar mereka membaca dan menulis bahasa Babel.
5 And he assigned to them the king [the] matter of a day in day its some of [the] deli-caci[es] of the king and some of [the] wine of drink his and to bring up them years three and from [the] end their they will stand before the king.
Raja menentukan juga bahwa makanan dan minuman untuk mereka harus sama dengan yang disiapkan bagi anggota keluarga raja. Setelah dilatih selama tiga tahun, mereka harus menghadap raja untuk bertugas di istana.
6 And he was among them from [the] people of Judah Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah.
Di antara pemuda-pemuda itu terdapat juga Daniel, Hananya, Misael dan Azarya, semuanya dari suku Yehuda.
7 And he assigned to them [the] chief of the officials names and he assigned to Daniel Belteshazzar and to Hananiah Shadrach and to Mishael Meshach and to Azariah Abed-nego.
Kepala rumah tangga istana mengganti nama-nama mereka menjadi: Beltsazar, Sadrakh, Mesakh dan Abednego.
8 And he set Daniel on heart his that not he defiled himself with [the] delicaci[es] of the king and with [the] wine of drink his and he requested from [the] chief of the officials that not he will defile himself.
Dengan pertolongan Allah, Daniel disayang dan dikasihani oleh Aspenas. Daniel bertekad untuk tidak menajiskan dirinya dengan makanan dan minuman anggur dari istana raja, sebab itu ia minta kepada Aspenas supaya boleh mendapat makanan lain.
9 And he gave God Daniel favor and compassion before [the] chief of the officials.
10 And he said [the] chief of the officials to Daniel [am] fearing I master my the king who he has assigned food your and drink your that why? will he see faces your looking thin more than the youths who [are] about age your and you will endanger head my to the king.
Karena takut kepada raja, Aspenas berkata, "Raja sendiri telah menetapkan makanan dan minumanmu, jadi jika menurut pendapatnya engkau kelihatan kurang sehat daripada pemuda-pemuda yang lain, pasti aku akan dibunuhnya."
11 And he said Daniel to the guardian whom he had assigned [the] chief of the officials over Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah.
Kemudian Daniel merundingkan hal itu dengan pengawal yang ditugaskan oleh Aspenas untuk mengurus Daniel dan ketiga kawannya. Kata Daniel,
12 Put to [the] test please servants your days ten so let people give to us some of the vegetables so we may eat and water so we may drink.
"Ujilah kami selama sepuluh hari; berilah kami hanya sayuran dan air untuk makanan dan minuman.
13 And they may appear before you appearance our and [the] appearance of the youths who are eating [the] delicaci[es] of the king and just as you will see deal with servants your.
Setelah sepuluh hari, bandingkanlah rupa kami dengan rupa pemuda-pemuda yang makan makanan yang ditetapkan oleh raja, lalu ambillah keputusan berdasarkan pengamatanmu itu."
14 And he listened to them to the thing this and he put to [the] test them days ten.
Pengawal itu setuju dan mengadakan percobaan itu selama sepuluh hari.
15 And from [the] end of days ten it appeared appearance their good and fat of flesh more than all the youths who were eating [the] delicaci[es] of the king.
Setelah waktu itu habis, mereka kelihatan lebih sehat dan kuat daripada semua pemuda yang telah mendapat makanan dari meja raja.
16 And he was the guardian taking away delicaci[es] their and [the] wine of drink their and giving to them vegetables.
Sejak itu pengawal itu tidak lagi menghidangkan kepada mereka makanan dan minuman yang ditetapkan oleh raja, melainkan hanya sayuran dan air saja.
17 And the youths these [the] four of them he gave to them God knowledge and insight in all writing and wisdom and Daniel he understood every vision and dreams.
Allah memberikan kepada keempat pemuda itu hikmat dan keahlian dalam kesusasteraan dan ilmu. Selain itu kepada Daniel diberikan-Nya juga kepandaian untuk menerangkan penglihatan dan mimpi.
18 And from [the] end of the days which he had said the king to bring them and he brought them [the] chief of the officials before Nebuchadnezzar.
Pada akhir tiga tahun masa pendidikan yang ditentukan oleh raja itu, Aspenas membawa semua pemuda itu menghadap Raja Nebukadnezar.
19 And he spoke with them the king and not he was found any of all of them like Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah and they stood before the king.
Setelah berwawancara dengan mereka semua, raja mendapati bahwa Daniel, Hananya, Misael dan Azarya melebihi yang lain-lainnya dalam segala bidang. Maka mulailah mereka bertugas dalam istana raja.
20 And every matter of wisdom of understanding which he sought from them the king and he found them ten hands above all the soothsayer-priests the conjurers who [were] in all kingdom his.
Tiap kali raja mengemukakan persoalan yang memerlukan penerangan dan pertimbangan, ia melihat bahwa nasihat dan tanggapan keempat pemuda itu sepuluh kali lebih baik daripada nasihat dan tanggapan semua peramal serta ahli jampi di seluruh kerajaannya.
21 And he was Daniel until year one of Cyrus the king.
Daniel tetap bertugas di istana sampai Raja Koresh dari Persia menaklukkan Babel.
