Daniel 1
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, come hath Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and layeth siege against it;
Mgbe afọ atọ gafere site na mgbe Jehoiakim bidoro bụrụ eze na-achị Juda, Nebukadneza eze na-achị Babilọn bịara buso Jerusalem agha.
2 and the Lord giveth into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and some of the vessels of the house of God, and he bringeth them in [to] the land of Shinar, [to] the house of his god, and the vessels he hath brought in [to] the treasure-house of his god.
Onyenwe anyị nyefere Jehoiakim, eze Juda nʼaka ya, na ihe ụfọdụ e jiri chọọ ụlọnsọ Chineke mma. O buuru ha niile gawa Shaịna nʼụlọ chi ya, dobe ha nʼime nʼụlọakụ chi ya.
3 And the king saith, to Ashpenaz master of his eunuchs, to bring in out of the sons of Israel, (even of the royal seed, and of the chiefs, )
Eze nyere Ashipenaz, onyeisi ndị ozi ya iwu ka ọ kpọbata ụmụ okorobịa sitere nʼezinaụlọ eze na nke ndị ọchịchị nʼala Izrel nʼije ozi eze.
4 lads in whom there is no blemish, and of good appearance, and skilful in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and teaching thought, and who have ability to stand in the palace of the king, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.
Ụmụ okorobịa ndị a ga-abụ ndị nʼenweghị nkwarụ ọbụla nʼahụ ha, ndị mara mma ile anya na ndị nwere nghọta banyere ihe ọmụma dị iche iche. Ha kwesikwara ịbụ ndị maara ihe, ndị na-amụta ihe ọsịịsọ na ndị tozuru oke ije ozi nʼụlọeze. Ọ ga-akụziri ha asụsụ na akwụkwọ ọgụgụ dị iche iche nke ndị Kaldịa.
5 And the king doth appoint for them a rate, day by day, of the king's portion of food, and of the wine of his drinking, so as to nourish them three years, that at the end thereof they may stand before the king.
Onye eze si nʼoche nri ya na-ewepụta nri na mmanya a ga-enye ha kwa ụbọchị. Ha ga-anọ nʼọzụzụ a afọ atọ, nke ọ ga-abụ e mechaa, ha ga-abụ ndị kwesiri ịnọ nʼije ozi nʼobi onye eze.
6 And there are among them out of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Ndị so nʼime ha bụ Daniel, na Hananaya, na Mishael, na Azaraya, ha bụ ndị Juda.
7 and the chief of the eunuchs setteth names on them, and he setteth on Daniel, Belteshazzar; and on Hananiah, Shadrach; and on Mishael, Meshach; and on Azariah, Abed-Nego.
Ma onyeisi ndị na-ejere eze ozi nyere ha aha ọhụrụ ọzọ Daniel ka ọ kpọrọ Belteshaza; Hananaya ka ọ kpọrọ Shedrak; ọ kpọrọ Mishael, Mishak; kpọkwa Azaraya, Abednego.
8 And Daniel purposeth in his heart that he will not pollute himself with the king's portion of food, and with the wine of his drinking, and he seeketh of the chief of the eunuchs that he may not pollute himself.
Ma Daniel kpebiri nʼobi ya na ọ gaghị emerụ onwe ya site nʼiri nri maọbụ ịṅụ mmanya eze. Ya mere ọ rịọrọ onyeisi ndị ozi ka ọ hapụ ya ka ọ ghara imerụ onwe ya.
9 And God giveth Daniel for kindness and for mercies before the chief of the eunuchs;
Ma Chineke mere ka Daniel nweta ihuọma na obi ebere nʼaka onyeisi ndị na-ejere eze ozi. O nwekwara ọmịiko nʼebe Daniel nọ nʼihi ọnọdụ ha.
10 and the chief of the eunuchs saith to Daniel, 'I am fearing my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink, for why doth he see your faces sadder than [those of] the lads which [are] of your circle? then ye have made my head indebted to the king,'
Ma onyeozi a gwara Daniel, “Ana m atụ egwu nʼihi onyenwe m eze, onye kwuru ihe unu ga-eri na ihe unu ga-aṅụ. Ọ bụrụ na ọ hụ na unu tara ahụ karịa ndị ọgbọ unu ndị ọzọ, ndụ m ga-anọ na nsogbu nʼaka onye eze.”
11 And Daniel saith unto the Meltzar, whom the chief of the eunuchs hath appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Daniel sịrị onyeisi ahụ e tinyere ọrụ ilekọta Daniel, na Hananaya, na Mishael, na Azaraya nʼaka,
12 'Try, I pray thee, thy servants, ten days; and they give to us of the vegetables, and we eat, and water, and we drink;
“Biko, nye anyị naanị ahịhịa nri, na mmiri ọṅụṅụ, ka ọ bụrụ ihe oriri anyị na ihe ọṅụṅụ anyị. Jiri ya lee anyị ule ụbọchị iri.
13 and our appearance is seen before thee, and the appearance of the lads who are eating the king's portion of food, and as thou seest — deal with thy servants.'
Jirizie anya gị chọpụta ma o nwere ihe dị iche nʼetiti anyị na ndị ọzọ, ndị na-eri nri ọma nke eze nyere, site nʼihe ị hụrụ, mee ụmụodibo gị otu o kwesiri.”
14 And he hearkeneth to them, to this word, and trieth them ten days:
O kwenyere ime ihe ha kwuru, ọ nwalere ha abalị iri.
15 and at the end of ten days their appearance hath appeared better and fatter in flesh then any of the lads who are eating the king's portion of food.
Mgbe ụbọchị iri ahụ zuru, a chọpụtara na ahụ dị ha mma, chọpụtakwa na ha dị mma ile anya karịa ụmụ okorobịa ndị ọzọ e ji nri ọma niile eze nyere zụọ.
16 And the Meltzar is taking away their portion of food, and the wine of their drink, and is giving to them vegetables.
Ya mere onyeisi ozi ahụ wepụrụ nri na mmanya ọma ahụ ha kwesiri iri ma nye ha naanị akwụkwọ nri.
17 As to these four lads, God hath given to them knowledge and understanding in every [kind of] literature, and wisdom; and Daniel hath given instruction about every [kind of] vision and dreams.
Chineke mere ka ụmụ okorobịa anọ ndị a nwee ọgụgụisi pụrụ iche na nghọta nʼihe ọbụla gbasara edemede na amamihe niile. Daniel nwekwara nghọta ịkọwa ụdị ọhụ niile na nrọ niile.
18 And at the end of the days that the king had said to bring them in, bring them in doth the chief of the eunuchs before Nebuchadnezzar.
Mgbe oge eze nyere a ga-eji kpọbata ha nʼije ozi ya zuru, onyeisi ndị na-eje ozi chere ha nʼihu Nebukadneza.
19 And the king speaketh with them, and there hath none been found among them all like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and they stand before the king;
Ha na eze kparịtakwara ụka. Ma nʼime ụmụ okorobịa ahụ niile a zụrụ, o nweghị nke amamihe ya juru eze afọ dịka amamihe Daniel, na Hananaya, na Mishael, na Azaraya. Nʼihi nke a, o mere ka ha soro bụrụ ndị na-adụ ya ọdụ.
20 and [in] any matter of wisdom [and] understanding that the king hath sought of them, he findeth them ten hands above all the scribes, the enchanters, who [are] in all his kingdom.
Mgbe ọ bụlakwa eze chọrọ ndụmọdụ banyere amamihe na nghọta, ọ na-achọpụta na ndụmọdụ ha na-enye ya na-adị mma okpukpu iri karịa ndụmọdụ nke ndị majiki ya na ndị maara ihe banyere kpakpando nọ nʼalaeze ya na-enye ya.
21 And Daniel is unto the first year of Cyrus the king.
Daniel nọgidere bụrụ onye na-adụ eze ọdụ tutu ruo afọ mbụ nke Sairọs bidoro ịchị dịka eze.
