Daniel 1
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and besieged it.
V tretjem letu kraljevanja Judovega kralja Jojakíma je prišel babilonski kralj Nebukadnezar iz Babilona do Jeruzalema in ga oblegal.
2 And the LORD gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god.
Gospod je Judovega kralja Jojakíma izročil v njegovo roko, z delom posod iz Božje hiše, ki jih je odnesel v deželo Šinár, k hiši svojega Boga in posode je prinesel v zakladno hišo svojega boga.
3 And the king spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
Kralj je spregovoril Ašpenázu, gospodarju svojih evnuhov, da naj privede nekatere izmed Izraelovih otrok, izmed kraljevega potomstva in izmed princev,
4 Children in whom [was] no blemish, but of good appearance, and skillful in all wisdom, and intelligent in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as [had] ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
otroke, na katerih ni bilo madeža, temveč lepega videza in spretne v vsej modrosti in bistroumne v spoznanju in razumevanju znanosti in takšne, ki imajo v sebi zmožnost stati v kraljevi palači in ki bi jih lahko učili znanja in jezika Kaldejcev.
5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's food, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end of them they might stand before the king.
Kralj jim je določil dnevno preskrbo kraljeve hrane in od vina, ki ga je pil. Tako jih je hranil tri leta, da bi ob njihovem izteku lahko stali pred kraljem.
6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
Torej med temi so bili od Judovih otrok Daniel, Hananjá, Mišaél in Azarjá,
7 To whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave to Daniel [the name] of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.
ki jim je princ evnuhov dal imena, kajti Danielu je dal ime Beltšacár, Hananjáju Šadráh, Mišaélu Mešáh in Azarjáju Abéd Negó.
8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's food, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Toda Daniel se je v svojem srcu namenil, da se ne bi omadeževal z deležem kraljeve hrane niti z vinom, ki ga je ta pil, zatorej je od princa evnuhov prosil, da se mu ne bi bilo treba omadeževati.
9 Now God had brought Daniel into favor and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
Torej Bog je Daniela privedel v naklonjenost in nežno prijaznost s princem evnuhov.
10 And the prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your provision and your drink: for why should he see your faces more meager than the children who [are] of your sort? then will ye make [me] endanger my head to the king.
Princ evnuhov je Danielu rekel: »Bojim se svojega gospoda kralja, ki vam je določil vašo hrano in vašo pijačo, kajti zakaj bi videl vaša obličja videti slabša kakor od otrok, ki so iz vaše vrste? Potem bi mene prisilili ogrožati mojo glavo kralju.«
11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Potem je Daniel rekel Melzarju, ki ga je princ evnuhov postavil nad Daniela, Hananjája, Mišaéla in Azarjája:
12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
»Potrdi svojim služabnikom, rotim te, deset dni, in naj nam dajo za jesti rastlinsko hrano in vodo za pitje.
13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenances of the children that eat of the portion of the king's provision: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
Potem naj bodo naša obličja ogledana pred teboj in obličje otrok, ki jedo od deleža kraljeve hrane, in kakor vidiš [tako] postopaj s svojimi služabniki.«
14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
Tako se je ta strinjal z njimi v tej zadevi in jim potrdil deset dni.
15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children who ate the portion of the king's provision.
Ob koncu desetih dni so bila njihova obličja videti svetlejša in obilnejša v mesu kakor od vseh otrok, ki so jedli od deleža kraljeve hrane.
16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their food, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.
Potem je Melzar odvzel delež njihove hrane in vino, ki naj bi ga pili in jim dajal rastlinsko hrano.
17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Glede teh štirih otrok, jim je Bog dal znanje in spretnost v vsem učenju in modrosti. Daniel je imel razumevanje o vseh videnjih in sanjah.
18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
Torej ob koncu dni, o katerih je kralj rekel, da naj jih privede, jih je potem princ evnuhov privedel pred Nebukadnezarja.
19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore they stood before the king.
Kralj se je z njimi pogovarjal in med njimi vsemi ni našel nikogar podobnega Danielu, Hananjáju, Mišaélu in Azarjáju. Zato so stali pred kraljem.
20 And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times superior to all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm.
V vseh vrstah modrosti in razumevanja, ki jih je kralj poizvedel od njih, jih je našel desetkrat boljše od vseh čarovnikov in astrologov, ki so bili v vsem njegovem območju.
21 And Daniel continued [even] to the first year of king Cyrus.
Daniel je ostal celó do prvega leta kralja Kira.
