ダニエル書 1
1 ユダの王エホヤキムの治世の第三年にバビロンの王ネブカデネザル、ヱルサレムにきたりて之を攻圍みしに
In the thirde yeere of the reigne of Iehoiakim king of Iudah, came Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel vnto Ierusalem and besieged it.
2 主ユダの王ヱホヤキムと神の家の器具幾何とをかれの手にわたしたまひければ則ちこれをシナルの地に携へゆきて己の神の家にいたりその器具を己の神の庫に蔵めたり
And ye Lord gaue Iehoiakim king of Iudah into his hand; with parte of the vessels of the house of God, which he caryed into the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and he brought the vessels into his gods treasurie.
3 茲に王寺人の長アシベナズに命じてイスラエルの子孫の中より王の血統の者と貴族たる者幾何を召寄しむ
And the King spake vnto Ashpenaz the master of his Eunuches, that he shoulde bring certeine of the children of Israel, of the Kings seede, and of the princes:
4 即ち身に疵なく容貌美しくして一切の智慧の道に頴く知識ありて思慮深く王の宮に侍るに足る能幹ある少き者を召寄しめこれにカルデヤ人の文學と言語とを學ばせんとす
Children in whome was no blemish, but well fauoured, and instruct in all wisedome, and well seene in knowledge, and able to vtter knowledge, and such as were able to stande in the kings palace, and whome they might teach the learning, and the tongue of the Caldeans.
5 是をもて王は命を下して日々に王の用ゐる饌と王の飮む酒とを彼らに與へしめ三年の間かく彼らを養ひ育てしめんとす是その後に彼らをして王の前に立ことを得せしめんとてなり
And the King appointed them prouision euery day of a portion of the Kings meate, and and of the wine, which he dranke, so nourishing them three yeere, that at the ende thereof, they might stande before the King.
6 是等の中にユダの人ダニエル、ハナニヤ、ミシヤエル、アザリヤありしが
Nowe among these were certeine of the children of Iudah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
7 寺人の長かれらに名をあたへてダニエルをベルテシヤザルと名けハナニヤをシヤデラクと名けミシヤエルをメシヤクと名けアザリヤをアベデネゴと名く
Vnto whome the chiefe of the Eunuches gaue other names: for hee called Daniel, Belteshazzar, and Hananiah, Shadrach, and Mishael, Meshach, and Azariah, Abednego.
8 然るにダニエルは王の用ゐる饌と王の飮む酒とをもて己の身を汚すまじと心に思ひさだめたれば己の身を汚さざらしめんことを寺人の長に求む
But Daniel had determined in his heart, that hee woulde not defile him selfe with the portion of the Kings meate, nor with the wine which he dranke: therefore he required the chiefe of the Eunuches that he might not defile himselfe.
9 以前よりヱホバ、ダニエルをして寺人の長の慈悲と寵愛とを蒙らしめたまふ
(Nowe God had brought Daniel into fauour, and tender loue with the chiefe of the Eunuches)
10 是において寺人の長ダニエルに言けるは吾主なる王すでに命をくだして汝らの食物と汝らの飮物とを頒たしめたまへば我かれを畏る恐くは彼なんぢらの面の其同輩の少者等と異にして憂色あるを見ん然る時は汝らのために我首王の前に危からん
And the chiefe of the Eunuches sayd vnto Daniel, I feare my lord the King, who hath appointed your meate and your drinke: therefore if he see your faces worse liking then the other children, which are of your sort, then shall you make me lose mine head vnto the King.
11 寺人の長はメルザル官をしてダニエル、ハナニヤ、ミシヤエル及びアザリヤを監督らせ置たればダニエル之に言けるは
Then sayd Daniel to Melzar, whome the chiefe of the Eunuches had set ouer Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 請ふ十日の間僕等を驗したまへ即ち我らには菜蔬を與へて食せ水を與へて飮せよ
Proue thy seruants, I beseeche thee, ten dayes, and let them giue vs pulse to eate, and water to drinke.
13 而して我らの面と王の饌を食ふ少者どもの面とを較べ見汝の視るところにしたがひて僕等を待ひたまへと
Then let our countenances bee looked vpon before thee, and the countenances of the children that eate of the portion of the Kings meate: and as thou seest, deale with thy seruantes.
14 是において彼この事を聽いれ十日のあひだ彼らを驗しけるが
So hee consented to them in this matter, an proued them ten dayes.
15 十日の後にいたりて見るに王の饌を食へる諸の少者よりも彼らの面は美しくまた肥え膩つきてありければ
And at the end of ten dayes, their countenances appeared fayrer, and in better liking then all the childrens, which did eate the portion of the Kings meate.
16 メルザル官すなはち彼らの分なる饌と彼らの飮べき酒とを撤きさりて菜蔬をこれに與へたり
Thus Melzar tooke away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drinke, and gaue them pulse.
17 この四人の少者には神知識を得させ諸の文學と智慧に頴からしめたまへりダニエはまた能く各諸の異象と夢兆を暁る
As for these foure children, God gaue them knowledge, and vnderstanding in al learning and wisedome: also he gaue Daniel vnderstanding of all visions and dreames.
18 王かねて命をくだし少者どもを召いるる迄に經べき日を定めおきしがその日數も過たるに因て寺人の長かれらを引てネブカデザルの前にいたりければ
Nowe when the time was expired, that the King had appoynted to bring them in, the chiefe of the Eunuches brought them before Nebuchad-nezzar.
19 王かれらと言談へり彼ら一切の中にはダニエル、ハナニヤ、ミシヤエル、アザリヤに比ぶ者あらざりければこの四人は王の前に侍れり
And the King communed with them: and among them al was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stoode they before the king.
20 王かれらに諸の事を詢たづね見に彼らは智慧の學においてその全國の博士と法術士に愈ること十倍なり
And in all matters of wisedome, and vnderstanding that the King enquired of them, hee founde them tenne times better then all the inchanters and astrologians, that were in all his realme.
21 ダニエルはクロス王の元年までありき
And Daniel was vnto the first yeere of king Cyrus.
