Daniel 1
1 No anno terceiro do reinado de Joaquim, rei de Judah, veiu Nabucodonozor, rei de Babylonia, a Jerusalem, e a sitiou.
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has come to Jerusalem, and lays siege against it;
2 E o Senhor entregou nas suas mãos a Joaquim, rei de Judah, e uma parte dos vasos da casa de Deus, e os levou para a terra de Shinar, para a casa do seu deus, e poz os vasos na casa do thesouro do seu deus.
and the Lord gives into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and some of the vessels of the house of God, and he brings them in [to] the land of Shinar, [to] the house of his god, and the vessels he has brought in [to] the treasure-house of his god.
3 E disse o rei a Aspenaz, chefe dos seus eunuchos, que trouxesse alguns dos filhos de Israel, e da semente real e dos principes,
And the king says, to Ashpenaz master of his eunuchs, to bring in out of the sons of Israel (even of the royal seed, and of the chiefs),
4 Mancebos em quem não houvesse defeito algum, e formosos de parecer, e instruidos em toda a sabedoria, e sabios em sciencia, e entendidos no conhecimento, e que tivessem habilidade para assistir no palacio do rei, e que os ensinassem nas lettras e na lingua dos chaldeos.
boys in whom there is no blemish, and of good appearance, and skillful in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and teaching thought, and who have ability to stand in the palace of the king, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.
5 E o rei lhes ordenou a ração de cada dia, da porção do manjar do rei, e do vinho que elle bebia, e que assim fossem creados por tres annos, para que no fim d'elles assistissem diante do rei
And the king appoints for them a rate, day by day, of the king’s portion of food, and of the wine of his drinking, so as to nourish them three years, that at the end thereof they may stand before the king.
6 E entre elles se achavam, d'entre os filhos de Judah, Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias:
And there are among them out of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
7 E o chefe dos eunuchos lhes poz outros nomes, a saber: a Daniel poz o de Belteshazzar, e a Hananias o de Sadrach, e a Misael o de Mesach, e a Azarias o de Abed-nego.
and the chief of the eunuchs sets names on them, and he sets on Daniel, Belteshazzar; and on Hananiah, Shadrach; and on Mishael, Meshach; and on Azariah, Abed-Nego.
8 E Daniel assentou no seu coração não se contaminar com a porção do manjar do rei, nem com o vinho que elle bebia; portanto pediu ao chefe dos eunuchos para não se contaminar.
And Daniel purposes in his heart that he will not defile himself with the king’s portion of food, and with the wine of his drinking, and he seeks of the chief of the eunuchs that he may not defile himself.
9 Ora deu Deus a Daniel graça e misericordia diante do chefe dos eunuchos.
And God gives Daniel for kindness and for mercies before the chief of the eunuchs;
10 E disse o chefe dos eunuchos a Daniel: Tenho medo do meu senhor, o rei, que ordenou a vossa comida e a vossa bebida; pois porque veria elle os vossos rostos mais tristes do que os dos mancebos que são vossos eguaes? assim arriscareis a minha cabeça para com o rei.
and the chief of the eunuchs says to Daniel, “I am fearing my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink, for why does he see your faces sadder than [those of] the boys which [are] of your circle? Then you have made my head indebted to the king,”
11 Então disse Daniel ao dispenseiro a quem o chefe dos eunuchos havia constituido sobre Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias:
And Daniel says to the Meltzar, whom the chief of the eunuchs has appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 Experimenta, peço-te, os teus servos dez dias, e que se nos dêem legumes a comer, e agua a beber.
“Please try your servants [for] ten days; and they give to us from the vegetables and we eat, and water, and we drink;
13 Então se veja diante de ti o nosso parecer, e o parecer dos mancebos que comem a porção do manjar do rei, e, conforme vires, te hajas com os teus servos.
and our appearance is seen before you, and the appearance of the boys who are eating the king’s portion of food, and as you see—deal with your servants.”
14 E lhes consentiu isto, e os experimentou dez dias.
And he listens to them, to this word, and tries them ten days:
15 E, ao fim dos dez dias, appareceram os seus semblantes melhores, e elles estavam mais gordos de carne do que todos os mancebos que comiam porção do manjar do rei.
and at the end of ten days their appearance has appeared better and fatter in flesh then any of the boys who are eating the king’s portion of food.
16 Então succedeu que o dispenseiro tirava a porção do manjar d'elles, e o vinho de que deviam beber, e lhes dava legumes.
And the Meltzar is taking away their portion of food, and the wine of their drink, and is giving to them vegetables.
17 Quanto a estes quatro mancebos, Deus lhes deu o conhecimento e a intelligencia em todas as lettras, e sabedoria; mas a Daniel deu entendimento em toda a visão e sonhos.
As for these four boys, God has given to them knowledge and understanding in every [kind of] literature, and wisdom; and Daniel has given instruction about every [kind of] vision and dreams.
18 E ao fim dos dias, em que o rei tinha dito que os trouxessem, o chefe dos eunuchos os trouxe diante de Nabucodonozor.
And at the end of the days that the king had said to bring them in, the chief of the eunuchs brings them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
19 E o rei fallou com elles; porém entre todos elles não foram achados outros taes como Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias; e assistiam diante do rei.
And the king speaks with them, and there has not been found among them all like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and they stand before the king;
20 E em toda a materia de sabedoria e de intelligencia, que o rei lhes perguntou, os achou dez vezes mais doutos do que todos os magos ou astrologos que havia em todo o seu reino.
and [in] any matter of wisdom [and] understanding that the king has sought of them, he finds them ten hands above all the enchanters, the conjurers, who [are] in all his kingdom.
21 E Daniel esteve até ao primeiro anno do rei Cyro.
And Daniel is to the first year of Cyrus the king.
