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 terceiro ano do reinado de Jeoiaquim, rei de Judá, Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, veio a Jerusalém e a sitiou.
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.
O Senhor entregou Jeoiaquim rei de Judá em suas mãos, com alguns dos vasos da casa de Deus; e levou-os para a terra de Sinar, para a casa de seu deus. Ele trouxe os vasos para a 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.
O rei falou com Ashpenaz, o mestre de seus eunucos, que ele deveria trazer alguns dos filhos de Israel, até mesmo da descendência real e dos nobres:
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.
jovens em quem não havia nenhum defeito, mas que eram bem-parecidos, hábeis em toda a sabedoria, dotados de conhecimento, compreensão científica, e que tinham a capacidade de permanecer no palácio do rei; e que ele deveria ensiná-los o aprendizado 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.”
O rei nomeou para eles uma porção diária das iguarias do rei e do vinho que ele bebia, e que eles deveriam ser nutridos três anos, para que no final se apresentassem 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.
Agora, entre esses filhos de Judá estavam Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael e Azariah.
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.
O príncipe dos eunucos deu nomes a eles: a Daniel ele deu o nome de Belteshazzar; a Hananiah, Shadrach; a Mishael, Meshach; e a Azariah, 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.
Mas Daniel propôs em seu coração que não se contaminaria com as iguarias do rei, nem com o vinho que ele bebia. Portanto, ele pediu ao príncipe dos eunucos que não se contaminasse.
9 God had caused Ashpenaz to greatly respect me,
Agora Deus fez Daniel encontrar bondade e compaixão aos olhos do príncipe 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!”
O príncipe dos eunucos disse a Daniel: “Temo a meu senhor, o rei, que designou sua comida e sua bebida”. Por que ele deveria ver seus rostos com pior aspecto do que os jovens de sua idade? Então você poria minha cabeça em perigo com o rei”.
11 Ashpenaz had ordered a guard to watch me, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Então Daniel disse ao mordomo que o príncipe dos eunucos havia nomeado sobre Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael e Azariah:
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.
“Teste seus servos, eu lhe imploro, dez dias; e deixe-os nos dar 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 que nossos rostos sejam examinados diante de vós, e o rosto dos jovens que comem das iguarias do rei; e, como vedes, tratem de vossos servos”.
14 The guard agreed to do what I suggested, and he tested us like that for ten days.
Então, ele os ouviu neste assunto, e os testou 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.
Ao final de dez dias, seus rostos pareciam mais justos e mais gordos em carne que todos os jovens que comiam das iguarias 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.
Então o comissário de bordo tirou-lhes as iguarias e o vinho que lhes foi dado para beber, e deu-lhes 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.
Agora, quanto a estes quatro jovens, Deus lhes deu conhecimento e habilidade em todo aprendizado e sabedoria; e Daniel tinha compreensão em todas as visões 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.
No final dos dias que o rei havia designado para trazê-los, o príncipe 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.
O rei conversou com eles; e entre todos eles não foi encontrado ninguém como Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael e Azariah. Portanto, eles se apresentaram 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.
Em cada questão de sabedoria e compreensão a respeito da qual o rei perguntou a eles, ele os encontrou dez vezes melhores que todos os mágicos e encantadores que estavam em todo seu reino.
21 I remained [there serving the king more than 60 years], until the first year that Cyrus became king.
Daniel continuou até o primeiro ano do rei Cyrus.
