Daniel 1
1 Tiga tahun setelah Raja Yoyakim memerintah Yehuda, Nebukadnezar raja Babel, menyerbu ke kota Yerusalem dan mengepungnya.
In the third year of the rule of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem, shutting it in with his forces.
2 TUHAN mengizinkan dia mengalahkan Raja Yoyakim dan merampas sebagian dari barang-barang berharga di Rumah TUHAN. Orang-orang yang ditawannya, dibawanya ke kuil dewanya di Babel, dan barang-barang berharga yang dirampasnya, disimpannya di dalam gudang-gudang kuil itu.
And the Lord gave into his hands Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he took them away into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he put the vessels into the store-house of his god.
3 Kemudian raja memerintahkan Aspenas, kepala rumah tangga istana, untuk memilih dari antara tawanan-tawanan Israel beberapa pemuda keturunan raja atau berdarah bangsawan.
And the king gave orders to Ashpenaz, the captain of his unsexed servants, to take in some of the children of Israel, certain of the king's family, and those of high birth;
4 Mereka harus pemuda-pemuda yang tak bercacat. Mereka harus tampan, berpendidikan tinggi, cerdas dan berpengetahuan luas serta patut untuk bertugas di dalam istana. Aspenas harus mengajar mereka membaca dan menulis bahasa Babel.
Young men who were strong and healthy, good-looking, and trained in all wisdom, having a good education and much knowledge, and able to take positions in the king's house; and to have them trained in the writing and language of the Chaldaeans.
5 Raja menentukan juga bahwa makanan dan minuman untuk mereka harus sama dengan yang disiapkan bagi anggota keluarga raja. Setelah dilatih selama tiga tahun, mereka harus menghadap raja untuk bertugas di istana.
And a regular amount of food and wine every day from the king's table was ordered for them by the king; and they were to be cared for for three years so that at the end of that time they might take their places before the king.
6 Di antara pemuda-pemuda itu terdapat juga Daniel, Hananya, Misael dan Azarya, semuanya dari suku Yehuda.
And among these there were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
7 Kepala rumah tangga istana mengganti nama-nama mereka menjadi: Beltsazar, Sadrakh, Mesakh dan Abednego.
And the captain of the unsexed servants gave them names; to Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar, to Hananiah the name of Shadrach, to Mishael the name of Meshach, and to Azariah the name of Abed-nego.
8 Dengan pertolongan Allah, Daniel disayang dan dikasihani oleh Aspenas. Daniel bertekad untuk tidak menajiskan dirinya dengan makanan dan minuman anggur dari istana raja, sebab itu ia minta kepada Aspenas supaya boleh mendapat makanan lain.
And Daniel had come to the decision that he would not make himself unclean with the king's food or wine; so he made a request to the captain of the unsexed servants that he might not make himself unclean.
And God put into the heart of the captain of the unsexed servants kind feelings and pity for Daniel.
10 Karena takut kepada raja, Aspenas berkata, "Raja sendiri telah menetapkan makanan dan minumanmu, jadi jika menurut pendapatnya engkau kelihatan kurang sehat daripada pemuda-pemuda yang lain, pasti aku akan dibunuhnya."
And the captain of the unsexed servants said to Daniel, I am in fear of my lord the king, who has given orders about your food and your drink; what if he sees you looking less happy than the other young men of your generation? then you would have put my head in danger from the king.
11 Kemudian Daniel merundingkan hal itu dengan pengawal yang ditugaskan oleh Aspenas untuk mengurus Daniel dan ketiga kawannya. Kata Daniel,
Then Daniel said to the keeper in whose care the captain of the unsexed servants had put Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
12 "Ujilah kami selama sepuluh hari; berilah kami hanya sayuran dan air untuk makanan dan minuman.
Put your servants to the test for ten days; let them give us grain for our food and water for our drink.
13 Setelah sepuluh hari, bandingkanlah rupa kami dengan rupa pemuda-pemuda yang makan makanan yang ditetapkan oleh raja, lalu ambillah keputusan berdasarkan pengamatanmu itu."
Then take a look at our faces and the faces of the young men who have food from the king's table; and, having seen them, do to your servants as it seems right to you.
14 Pengawal itu setuju dan mengadakan percobaan itu selama sepuluh hari.
So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.
15 Setelah waktu itu habis, mereka kelihatan lebih sehat dan kuat daripada semua pemuda yang telah mendapat makanan dari meja raja.
And at the end of ten days their faces seemed fairer and they were fatter in flesh than all the young men who had their food from the king's table.
16 Sejak itu pengawal itu tidak lagi menghidangkan kepada mereka makanan dan minuman yang ditetapkan oleh raja, melainkan hanya sayuran dan air saja.
So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain.
17 Allah memberikan kepada keempat pemuda itu hikmat dan keahlian dalam kesusasteraan dan ilmu. Selain itu kepada Daniel diberikan-Nya juga kepandaian untuk menerangkan penglihatan dan mimpi.
Now as for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and made them expert in all book-learning and wisdom: and Daniel was wise in all visions and dreams.
18 Pada akhir tiga tahun masa pendidikan yang ditentukan oleh raja itu, Aspenas membawa semua pemuda itu menghadap Raja Nebukadnezar.
Now at the end of the time fixed by the king for them to go in, the captain of the unsexed servants took them in to Nebuchadnezzar.
19 Setelah berwawancara dengan mereka semua, raja mendapati bahwa Daniel, Hananya, Misael dan Azarya melebihi yang lain-lainnya dalam segala bidang. Maka mulailah mereka bertugas dalam istana raja.
And the king had talk with them; and among them all there was no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they were given places before the king.
20 Tiap kali raja mengemukakan persoalan yang memerlukan penerangan dan pertimbangan, ia melihat bahwa nasihat dan tanggapan keempat pemuda itu sepuluh kali lebih baik daripada nasihat dan tanggapan semua peramal serta ahli jampi di seluruh kerajaannya.
And in any business needing wisdom and good sense, about which the king put questions to them, he saw that they were ten times better than all the wonder-workers and users of secret arts in all his kingdom.
21 Daniel tetap bertugas di istana sampai Raja Koresh dari Persia menaklukkan Babel.
And Daniel went on till the first year of King Cyrus.
