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.
No ano terceiro do reinado de Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, veio a Jerusalém, e a cercou.
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.
E o Senhor entregou em suas mãos a Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, e uma parte dos vasos da casa de Deus, e os trouxe à terra de Sinar, para a casa de seu deus; e pôs os vasos na casa do tesouro de seu deus.
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.
E o rei disse a Aspenaz, chefe de seus eunucos, que trouxesse [alguns] dos filhos de Israel, da família real, e dos príncipes,
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.
Rapazes em quem não houvesse defeito físico algum, de boa aparência, entendidos em toda sabedoria, sábios em conhecimento, de boa inteligência, e que tivessem habilidade em prestar assistência no palácio do rei; e que os ensinassem as letras e a língua dos caldeus.
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.”
E o rei lhes determinou uma porção diária de alimento, da comida do rei, e do vinho que bebia; e que [assim] fossem tratados por três anos, para que ao fim eles estivessem diante do rei.
6 Among the young Israeli men [who were chosen] were [me], Daniel, and Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, who all came from Judah.
E foram entre eles, dos filhos de Judá, Daniel, Ananias, Misael e Azarias,
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.
Aos quais o chefe dos eunucos pôs [outros] nomes: a Daniel, Beltessazar; a Ananias, Sadraque; a Misael, Mesaque; e a Azarias, Abednego.
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.
E Daniel propôs em seu coração de não se contaminar com a porção diária de alimento da comida do rei, nem no vinho que ele bebia; então pediu ao chefe dos eunucos para não se contaminar.
9 God had caused Ashpenaz to greatly respect me,
(Pois Deus concedeu a Daniel o agrado e o favor do chefe dos eunucos.)
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!”
E disse o chefe dos eunucos a Daniel: Tenho medo de meu senhor o rei, que determinou vossa comida e vossa bebida; pois, e se ele perceber que vossos rostos estão com pior aparência que os dos rapazes que são semelhantes a vós? Assim poríeis minha cabeça em risco diante do rei.
11 Ashpenaz had ordered a guard to watch me, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Então disse Daniel a Melsar, a quem o chefe dos eunucos havia ordenado sobre Daniel, Ananias, Misael, e Azarias:
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.
Faze um teste, eu te peço, com teus servos por dez dias, e dê-nos legumes para comer, e água para beber.
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].”
Então se vejam diante de ti nossos rostos, e os rostos dos rapazes que comem da porção de alimento da comida do rei; e faze com teus servos conforme o que vires.
14 The guard agreed to do what I suggested, and he tested us like that for ten days.
E ele consentiu-lhes nisto, e fez teste com eles por dez dias.
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.
E ao fim dos dez dias foi visto que eles estavam com rostos de melhor aparência e mais bem nutridos que os outros rapazes que comiam da porção de alimento do rei.
16 So after that, the guard gave us [only] vegetables to eat; he did not give us the king’s special food and wine.
Foi assim que Melsar lhes tirou a porção de alimento deles, e o vinho que deviam beber, e continuou a lhes dar legumes.
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.
Quanto a estes quatro rapazes, Deus lhes deu conhecimento e inteligência em todas as letras e sabedoria; Daniel, porém, teve entendimento em toda visão e sonhos.
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.
E quando terminaram os dias dos quais o rei tinha dito que os trouxessem, o chefe dos eunucos os trouxe diante de Nabucodonosor.
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.
E o rei falou com eles, e entre todos eles não foi achado [alguém] como Daniel, Ananias, Misael, e Azarias; e assim se tornaram assistentes diante do rei.
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.
E em todo negócio de sabedoria [e] inteligência que o rei lhes demandou, achou-os dez vezes melhores que todos os magos e astrólogos que havia em todo o seu reino.
21 I remained [there serving the king more than 60 years], until the first year that Cyrus became king.
E Daniel esteve até o primeiro ano do rei Ciro.
