Danyèl 1
1 Nan twazyèm lanne rèy Jojakim, wa peyi Jida a, Nèbikadneza, wa lavil Babilòn, vin atake lavil Jerizalèm. Li sènen l' toupatou.
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
2 Seyè a kite l' mete men sou wa Jojakim ak bonkou nan bagay yo te mete apa pou fè sèvis Bondye nan Tanp lan. Nèbikadneza mennen kèk prizonye avè l' nan tanp bondye pa l' yo lavil Babilòn. Lèfini li mete bagay li te pran yo nan depo tanp bondye pa l' yo.
And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.
3 Wa a te bay Achpenaz, kòmandan nèg konfyans li yo, lòd pou l' te chwazi nan moun pèp Izrayèl yo te depòte yo kèk jenn gason ki soti nan fanmi wa a, osinon nan fanmi grannèg yo.
Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—
4 Se pou jenn mesye sa yo bèl gason san okenn enfimite. Se pou yo gen bon konprann, bon levasyon ak anpil konesans pou yo ka sèvi nan palè wa a. Achpenaz te gen pou l' te moutre yo jan pou yo li, jan pou yo ekri lang moun Babilòn yo.
young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
5 Wa a te bay lòd pou chak jou yo te pran nan manje ak nan diven yo sèvi sou tab wa a pou ba yo. Se pou yo pase twazan konsa. Apre sa, y'a parèt devan wa a pou sèvis li.
The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.
6 Nan jenn gason yo te chwazi yo te gen kat ki te soti nan branch fanmi Jida: se te Danyèl, Ananya, Michayèl ak Azarya.
Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
7 Kòmandan nèg konfyans wa yo te chanje non ti mesye yo. Li te rele Danyèl Beltechaza, Ananya Chadrak, Michayèl Mechak, Azarya Abèdnego.
The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
8 Danyèl te pran desizyon nan kè l' pou l' pa t' manyen ni manje ni diven yo sèvi nan palè wa a pou l' te ka toujou nan kondisyon pou l' sèvi Bondye l'. Se konsa, li al jwenn kòmandan nèg konfyans wa a, li mande l' pèmisyon pou l' pa blije manje manje sa yo.
But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
9 Bondye fè Achpenaz, kòmandan nèg konfyans wa a, te renmen Danyèl, san l' te ale avè l'.
Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
10 Men, Achpenaz di Danyèl konsa: -Mwen pè wa a, mèt mwen an. Se wa a menm ki deside sa pou n' manje ak sa pou n' bwè. Si nou pa anfòm tankou lòt jenn gason menm laj avè nou yo, nou ka lakòz wa a touye m'.
but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”
11 Lè sa a, Danyèl al jwenn gad kòmandan an te mete reskonsab li ansanm ak Ananya, Michayèl ak Azarya. Li di l':
Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 -Pandan dis jou ban nou legim ase pou n' manje ak dlo pou nou bwè.
“Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink.
13 Apre sa, w'a wè ki jan nou ye devan lòt jenn gason yo k'ap manje manje wa a. Lè sa a, w'a fè sa ou vle avè nou, dapre sa w'a wè.
Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.”
14 Gad la dakò pou l' ba yo yon chans pandan dis jou.
So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.
15 Apre dis jou yo, figi ti mesye yo te pi fre, yo te pi anfòm pase jenn gason ki te manje manje wa a.
And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.
16 Depi lè sa a, gad la pa t' ba yo manje ak diven wa a te bay pou yo a, li ba yo legim pito.
So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
17 Bondye bay kat jenn gason sa yo konesans, lespri ak bon konprann pou yo te ka li tout kalite liv. Lèfini, li bay Danyèl don pou l' te konprann sans tout kalite vizyon ak tout kalite rèv.
To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
18 Apre tan wa a te fikse a fin pase, Achpenaz mennen tout jenn gason yo bay wa Nèbikadneza.
Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.
19 Wa a pale ak yo tout. Nan mitan tout jenn gason yo li pa t' jwenn tankou Danyèl, Ananya, Michayèl ak Azarya. Se konsa yo rete nan palè a pou sèvi wa a.
And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.
20 Lè wa a mande yo konsèy pou nenpòt pwoblèm ki mande konesans ak lespri, li wè jenn gason sa yo te konnen dis fwa plis pase tout lòt divinò ak moun ki li zetwal nan tout peyi a.
In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
21 Se konsa, Danyèl rete nan palè a jouk lè wa Siris antre lavil Babilòn.
And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
