< UDanyeli 1 >

1 Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kukaJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda, kwafika uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni eJerusalema, wayivimbezela.
犹大王约雅敬在位第三年,巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒来到耶路撒冷,将城围困。
2 INkosi yasinikela uJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda esandleni sakhe, lengxenye yezitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu; wasezisa elizweni leShinari, endlini kankulunkulu wakhe; waletha izitsha endlini yenotho kankulunkulu wakhe.
主将犹大王约雅敬,并 神殿中器皿的几分交付他手。他就把这器皿带到示拿地,收入他神的庙里,放在他神的库中。
3 Inkosi yasikhuluma kuAshipenazi induna yabathenwa bayo, ukuthi alethe abanye kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, lakunzalo yesikhosini, lakuziphathamandla;
王吩咐太监长亚施毗拿,从以色列人的宗室和贵胄中带进几个人来,
4 amajaha okungelalasici kuwo, amahle ngesimo, azingcwethi kuyo yonke inhlakanipho, alolwazi ngolwazi, alokuqedisisa ekwazini, lokwakulamandla kuwo okuma esigodlweni senkosi, lokuthi bawafundise izincwadi lolimi lwamaKhaladiya.
就是年少没有残疾、相貌俊美、通达各样学问、知识聪明俱备、足能侍立在王宫里的,要教他们迦勒底的文字言语。
5 Inkosi yasiwamisela into yosuku ngosuku lwayo esabelweni sokudla kwenkosi, lewayinini lokunatha kwayo, lokuthi bawakhulise iminyaka emithathu, ukuze ekupheleni kwayo azekuma phambi kwenkosi.
王派定将自己所用的膳和所饮的酒,每日赐他们一分,养他们三年。满了三年,好叫他们在王面前侍立。
6 Njalo kwakukhona phakathi kwabo kubantwana bakoJuda: ODaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli, loAzariya.
他们中间有犹大族的人:但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅。
7 Njalo induna yabathenwa yabatha amabizo; ngoba yamutha uDaniyeli ngokuthi nguBeliteshazari; loHananiya ngokuthi nguShadraki; loMishayeli ngokuthi nguMeshaki; loAzariya ngokuthi nguAbedinego.
太监长给他们起名:称但以理为伯提沙撒,称哈拿尼雅为沙得拉,称米沙利为米煞,称亚撒利雅为亚伯尼歌。
8 Kodwa uDaniyeli wazimisela enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi angazingcolisi ngesabelo sokudla kwenkosi, langewayini yokunatha kwayo; ngakho wacela enduneni yabathenwa ukuthi angazingcolisi.
但以理却立志不以王的膳和王所饮的酒玷污自己,所以求太监长容他不玷污自己。
9 UNkulunkulu wasemnika uDaniyeli umusa lesihawu phambi kwenduna yabathenwa.
神使但以理在太监长眼前蒙恩惠,受怜悯。
10 Induna yabathenwa yasisithi kuDaniyeli: Ngiyayesaba inkosi yami, inkosi, emise ukudla kwenu lokunathwayo kwenu; ngoba kungani izabona ubuso benu budanile kulamajaha ayintanga yenu? Ngokunjalo lizafaka ikhanda lami engozini enkosini.
太监长对但以理说:“我惧怕我主我王,他已经派定你们的饮食,倘若他见你们的面貌比你们同岁的少年人肌瘦,怎么好呢?这样,你们就使我的头在王那里难保。”
11 UDaniyeli wasesithi kumphathi, induna yabathenwa eyayimmise waba phezu kwaboDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli, loAzariya:
但以理对太监长所派管理但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅的委办说:
12 Ake ulinge inceku zakho insuku ezilitshumi; njalo basinike okwemibhida eyimidumba ukuthi sidle, lamanzi ukuthi sinathe.
“求你试试仆人们十天,给我们素菜吃,白水喝,
13 Kakuthi-ke izimo zethu zibonakale phambi kwakho, lezimo zamajaha adla isabelo sokudla kwenkosi; wenze-ke ezincekwini zakho njengokubona kwakho.
然后看看我们的面貌和用王膳那少年人的面貌,就照你所看的待仆人吧!”
14 Wasebalalela kuloludaba, wabalinga insuku ezilitshumi.
委办便允准他们这件事,试看他们十天。
15 Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinsuku ezilitshumi izimo zabo zabonakala zizinhle njalo zizimukile enyameni kulawo wonke amajaha ayesidla isabelo sokudla kwenkosi.
过了十天,见他们的面貌比用王膳的一切少年人更加俊美肥胖。
16 Ngakho-ke umphathi wasusa isabelo sokudla kwabo, lewayini lokunatha kwabo, wabanika imibhida.
于是委办撤去派他们用的膳,饮的酒,给他们素菜吃。
17 Mayelana lala amajaha amane, uNkulunkulu wawanika ulwazi lokuqedisisa kuzo zonke izincwadi, lenhlakanipho. Njalo uDaniyeli waqedisisa ngayo yonke imibono lamaphupho.
这四个少年人, 神在各样文字学问上赐给他们聪明知识;但以理又明白各样的异象和梦兆。
18 Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinsuku inkosi eyayitshilo ukuthi bazawangenisa ngazo, induna yabathenwa yawangenisa phambi kukaNebhukadinezari.
尼布甲尼撒王预定带进少年人来的日期满了,太监长就把他们带到王面前。
19 Inkosi yasikhuluma lawo; njalo phakathi kwawo wonke kakutholwanga onjengoDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli, loAzariya; ngakho ema phambi kwenkosi.
王与他们谈论,见少年人中无一人能比但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅,所以留他们在王面前侍立。
20 Mayelana lazo zonke izindaba zenhlakanipho lokuqedisisa, inkosi eyayiwabuza ngazo, yawathola esedlula ngokuphindwe katshumi bonke abalumbi lezangoma abasembusweni wayo wonke.
王考问他们一切事,就见他们的智慧聪明比通国的术士和用法术的胜过十倍。
21 Njalo uDaniyeli waba khona kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wokuqala wenkosi uKoresi.
到塞鲁士王元年,但以理还在。

< UDanyeli 1 >