Daniel 1
1 After King Jehoiakim had been ruling in Judah for almost three years, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem [with his army] and surrounded the city.
Nan twazyèm ane a règn Jojakim, wa Juda a; Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan, te rive Jérusalem e te fè syèj sou li.
2 [After two years, ] Yahweh allowed Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] to capture Jehoiakim, [who was the] King of Judah. They also took some of the things that were in the temple of God, and took them to Babylonia. There Nebuchadnezzar put them in the temple of his god.
Senyè a te livre Jojakim, wa Juda a, nan men li, ansanm ak kèk nan veso lakay Bondye yo. Epi Nebucadnetsar te pote yo nan peyi Schinear, kote lakay dye pa li a, e li te mennen veso yo antre nan trezò a dye li a.
3 Then Nebuchadnezzar commanded Ashpenaz, the chief official in his palace, to bring [to him] some of the Israeli men [whom they had brought to Babylon. He wanted men] who belonged to important families, including the family of the King of Judah.
Alò, wa a te pase lòd a Aschpenaz, chèf sou ofisye pa l yo, pou mennen kèk nan fis Israël yo, ansanm ak kèk nan fanmi wayal la ak kèk nan prens yo:
4 [King Nebuchadnezzar wanted only] men who were very healthy, handsome/good-looking, wise, well-educated, capable of learning many things, and suitable for working in the palace. He also wanted to teach them the Babylonian language and have them read things that had been written in the Babylonian language.
jennonm ki te san defo, ki te bo gason, ki te montre yo entèlijan nan tout kalite sajès, beni avèk bon konprann e ak kapasite pou disène, e ki te gen kapasite pou fè sèvis nan palè a wa a; pou l ta ka enstwi yo nan lèt ak langaj Kaldeyen yo.
5 The king commanded [his servants], “Give them the same kind of food and wine that is given to me. Train them for three years. Then they will become my servants.”
Wa a te chwazi pou yo yon pòsyon manje ki te sòti nan meyè manje a wa a ak nan diven ke li te konn bwè. Anplis, li te fè lòd pou yo ta kapab fè enstriksyon lekòl pandan twazan, epi nan fen a twazan yo, yo te dwe antre nan sèvis pèsonèl a wa a.
6 Among the young Israeli men [who were chosen] were [me], Daniel, and Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, who all came from Judah.
Alò, pami yo, soti nan fis a Juda yo, se te Daniel, Hanania, Mischaël, ak Azaria.
7 But Ashpenaz gave us [Babylonian] names. The name he gave to me was Belteshazzar, the name he gave to Hananiah was Shadrach, the name he gave to Mishael was Meshach, and the name he gave to Azariah was Abednego.
Answit, chèf nan linik yo te bay nouvo non a yo menm. Pou Daniel, li te bay non Beltschatsar, Hanania non a Schadrac, Mischaël non a Méschac e Azaria, non a Abed-Nego.
8 But I decided that I would not eat the kind of food that the king ate, or drink the wine that he drank, because that would make me (ritually defiled/unacceptable to God). So I asked Ashpenaz to allow me to eat and drink other things.
Men Daniel te pran desizyon nan panse li pou li pa t souye tèt li ak meyè manje a wa a, ni ak diven li te konn bwè a. Konsa, li te chache pèmisyon a chèf nan linik yo pou li pa ta souye tèt li.
9 God had caused Ashpenaz to greatly respect me,
Alò, Bondye te bay Daniel favè ak gras devan zye a chèf ofisye yo.
10 but he was worried about what I suggested. He said, “My master, the king, has commanded that you eat the kinds of food and drink that he does. If [you eat other things and as a result] you become more thin and pale than the other young men who are your age, he will [order his soldiers to] cut off my head because of what you have done!”
Epi chèf nan linik yo te di a Daniel: “Mwen gen krent mèt mwen, Wa a, ki te bay lòd konsènan manje nou ak bwason nou. Paske poukisa li ta dwe wè figi nou nan yon eta pi mal ke lòt jennonm ki gen menm laj avèk nou yo? Alò, nou ta fè mwen peye pri tèt mwen bay wa a.”
11 Ashpenaz had ordered a guard to watch me, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Men Daniel te di a sipèvizè ke chèf nan linik yo te chwazi sou Daniel, Hanania, Mischaël, ak Azaria a,
12 So I said to this guard: “[Please] test us for ten days. [During that time] give us [only] vegetables to eat and water to drink.
“Souple, teste sèvitè ou yo pandan di jou. Kite nou resevwa sèlman kèk legim pou manje ak dlo pou bwè.
13 After ten days, see how we look, and see how the other young men look, the ones who are eating the kind of food that the king eats. Then you can decide about [what food you will let us eat].”
Epi konsa, kite aparans nou vin konpare ak aparans a jennonm k ap manje meyè manje a wa a; epi aji ak sèvitè ou yo selon sa ou wè a.”
14 The guard agreed to do what I suggested, and he tested us like that for ten days.
Konsa, li te koute yo nan bagay sa a, e te teste yo pandan di jou.
15 After ten days, [he saw that] my three friends and I looked healthier [DOU] than the young men who had been eating the food that the king wanted them to eat.
Nan fen di jou yo, aparans yo te parèt pi bon, e yo te angrese plis ke tout jennonm ki t ap manje meyè manje a wa a.
16 So after that, the guard gave us [only] vegetables to eat; he did not give us the king’s special food and wine.
Akoz sa, sipèvizè a te kontinye retire meyè manje sa yo, ak diven yo te dwe pou bwè, e te kontinye bay yo legim yo.
17 And God gave to us four young men wisdom and the ability to study many things that Babylonians had written and studied. And [he also gave to] me the ability to understand the meaning of visions and dreams.
Konsènan kat jennonm sila yo Bondye te bay yo konesans ak entèlijans nan tout pati etid ak sajès yo. Epi Daniel te gen konprann nan tout kalite vizyon ak rèv.
18 When those three years that the king had set for training us young men from Judah were ended, Ashpenaz brought all of us to King Nebuchadnezzar.
Konsa, nan fen jou wa a te etabli pou prezante yo a, linik a wa a te fè yo parèt devan Nebucadnetsar.
19 The king talked with [each of] us, and realized that none of the other young men were as capable as Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah and I were. So we four became the king’s special advisors/servants.
Wa a te pale ak yo e pami yo tout, pa t gen youn ki te konpare ak Daniel, Hanania, Mischaël, ak Azaria. Akoz sa, yo te antre nan sèvis pèsonèl a wa a.
20 In all important matters, the king found that what we [four men] advised was ten times as good as what all the magicians and sorcerers/fortune-tellers in his kingdom advised.
Pou chak sikonstans ke wa a te konsilte yo pou sajès ak bon konprann, li te twouve yo dis fwa pi bon ke tout majisyen ak mèt zetwal ki te nan tout wayòm li a.
21 I remained [there serving the king more than 60 years], until the first year that Cyrus became king.
Epi Daniel te kontinye jis rive nan premye ane Cyrus, wa a.
