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.
El tercer año del reinado de Joacim, rey de Judá, llegó a Jerusalén Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, y la sitió.
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.
ʼAdonay entregó a Joacim, rey de Judá, en su mano, y parte de los utensilios de la Casa de ʼElohim. Los llevó al templo de su ʼelohim en tierra de Sinar. Puso los utensilios en el tesoro del templo.
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.
El rey dijo a Aspenaz, jefe de sus servidores del palacio, que trajera algunos israelitas del linaje real y de los nobles,
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.
jóvenes de buen parecer en quienes no hubiera defecto, que mostraran inteligencia en toda sabiduría, dotados de entendimiento y discernimiento, y aptos para enseñarles la literatura y la lengua de los caldeos.
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.”
El rey les asignó su ración diaria de la mesa real y del vino que él bebía, para alimentarlos durante tres años a fin de que ellos fueran esclavos personales del rey.
6 Among the young Israeli men [who were chosen] were [me], Daniel, and Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, who all came from Judah.
Entre ellos estaban Daniel, Ananías, Misael y Azarías, de los hijos de Judá.
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.
El jefe de los servidores del palacio les cambió los nombres a éstos: A Daniel llamó Beltsasar; a Ananías, Sadrac; a Misael, Mesac, y a Azarías, 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.
Daniel propuso en su corazón no contaminarse con la ración de la comida del rey, ni con el vino que bebía. Por tanto pidió permiso al jefe de los servidores del palacio para no contaminarse.
9 God had caused Ashpenaz to greatly respect me,
[ʼElah] concedió a Daniel gracia y compasión de parte del jefe de los servidores del palacio.
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!”
El jefe de los servidores del palacio dijo a Daniel: Tengo temor a mi ʼadón el rey, quien asignó su comida y su bebida. Si él ve sus rostros demacrados en comparación con los jóvenes de su edad, entonces ustedes pondrían mi cabeza en peligro ante el rey.
11 Ashpenaz had ordered a guard to watch me, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Entonces Daniel dijo al inspector, a quien el jefe de los servidores del palacio designó para cuidarlo a él, a Ananías, a Misael y a Azarías:
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.
Te ruego que hagas la prueba con tus esclavos durante diez días: que nos den legumbres para comer y agua 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].”
que luego nuestros semblantes sean comparados con los rostros de los jóvenes que comen de la comida del rey, y que hagas después con tus esclavos según lo que veas.
14 The guard agreed to do what I suggested, and he tested us like that for ten days.
Él convino con ellos e hizo la prueba durante diez días.
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.
Al final de los diez días, los semblantes de ellos se veían mejor y más nutridos que los de los otros jóvenes que comían la ración de los manjares del rey.
16 So after that, the guard gave us [only] vegetables to eat; he did not give us the king’s special food and wine.
Por lo cual el inspector cambiaba la porción de la comida de ellos y el vino que debían beber, y les daba legumbres.
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.
ʼElohim concedió conocimiento e inteligencia en toda literatura y sabiduría a estos cuatro jóvenes, y Daniel tenía entendimiento en visiones y sueños.
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.
Al terminar el tiempo que el rey fijó para prepararlos, el jefe de los servidores del palacio los presentó ante 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.
Cuando el rey habló con ellos, no halló entre todos ellos a uno como Daniel, Ananías, Misael y Azarías, por lo cual permanecieron delante del rey.
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.
Sobre todo asunto de sabiduría e inteligencia que el rey les consultaba, los halló diez veces mejores que todos los magos y astrólogos que había en todo su reino.
21 I remained [there serving the king more than 60 years], until the first year that Cyrus became king.
Daniel continuó hasta el primer año del rey Ciro.
