Danyèl 1
1 Nan twazyèm ane a règn Jojakim, wa Juda a; Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan, te rive Jérusalem e te fè syèj sou li.
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
2 Senyè a te livre Jojakim, wa Juda a, nan men li, ansanm ak kèk nan veso lakay Bondye yo. Epi Nebucadnetsar te pote yo nan peyi Schinear, kote lakay dye pa li a, e li te mennen veso yo antre nan trezò a dye li a.
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 Alò, wa a te pase lòd a Aschpenaz, chèf sou ofisye pa l yo, pou mennen kèk nan fis Israël yo, ansanm ak kèk nan fanmi wayal la ak kèk nan prens 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 jennonm ki te san defo, ki te bo gason, ki te montre yo entèlijan nan tout kalite sajès, beni avèk bon konprann e ak kapasite pou disène, e ki te gen kapasite pou fè sèvis nan palè a wa a; pou l ta ka enstwi yo nan lèt ak langaj Kaldeyen 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 chwazi pou yo yon pòsyon manje ki te sòti nan meyè manje a wa a ak nan diven ke li te konn bwè. Anplis, li te fè lòd pou yo ta kapab fè enstriksyon lekòl pandan twazan, epi nan fen a twazan yo, yo te dwe antre nan sèvis pèsonèl a wa a.
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 Alò, pami yo, soti nan fis a Juda yo, se te Daniel, Hanania, Mischaël, ak Azaria.
Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
7 Answit, chèf nan linik yo te bay nouvo non a yo menm. Pou Daniel, li te bay non Beltschatsar, Hanania non a Schadrac, Mischaël non a Méschac e Azaria, non a Abed-Nego.
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 Men Daniel te pran desizyon nan panse li pou li pa t souye tèt li ak meyè manje a wa a, ni ak diven li te konn bwè a. Konsa, li te chache pèmisyon a chèf nan linik yo pou li pa ta souye tèt li.
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 Alò, Bondye te bay Daniel favè ak gras devan zye a chèf ofisye yo.
Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
10 Epi chèf nan linik yo te di a Daniel: “Mwen gen krent mèt mwen, Wa a, ki te bay lòd konsènan manje nou ak bwason nou. Paske poukisa li ta dwe wè figi nou nan yon eta pi mal ke lòt jennonm ki gen menm laj avèk nou yo? Alò, nou ta fè mwen peye pri tèt mwen bay wa a.”
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 Men Daniel te di a sipèvizè ke chèf nan linik yo te chwazi sou Daniel, Hanania, Mischaël, ak Azaria a,
Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 “Souple, teste sèvitè ou yo pandan di jou. Kite nou resevwa sèlman kèk legim pou manje ak dlo pou bwè.
“Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink.
13 Epi konsa, kite aparans nou vin konpare ak aparans a jennonm k ap manje meyè manje a wa a; epi aji ak sèvitè ou yo selon sa ou wè a.”
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 Konsa, li te koute yo nan bagay sa a, e te teste yo pandan di jou.
So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.
15 Nan fen di jou yo, aparans yo te parèt pi bon, e yo te angrese plis ke tout jennonm ki t ap manje meyè manje a 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 Akoz sa, sipèvizè a te kontinye retire meyè manje sa yo, ak diven yo te dwe pou bwè, e te kontinye bay yo legim yo.
So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
17 Konsènan kat jennonm sila yo Bondye te bay yo konesans ak entèlijans nan tout pati etid ak sajès yo. Epi Daniel te gen konprann nan tout kalite vizyon ak 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 Konsa, nan fen jou wa a te etabli pou prezante yo a, linik a wa a te fè yo parèt devan Nebucadnetsar.
Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.
19 Wa a te pale ak yo e pami yo tout, pa t gen youn ki te konpare ak Daniel, Hanania, Mischaël, ak Azaria. Akoz sa, yo te antre nan sèvis pèsonèl a 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 Pou chak sikonstans ke wa a te konsilte yo pou sajès ak bon konprann, li te twouve yo dis fwa pi bon ke tout majisyen ak mèt zetwal ki te nan tout wayòm li 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 Epi Daniel te kontinye jis rive nan premye ane Cyrus, wa a.
And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
