Daniel 1
1 No ano terceiro do reinado de Joaquim, rei de Judá, veio Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, a Jerusalém, e a sitiou.
In the third year of the reign of Joakim king of Juda, came Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and besieged it.
2 E o Senhor entregou nas suas mãos a Joaquim, rei de Judá, e uma parte dos vasos da casa de Deus, e os levou para a terra de Shinar, para a casa do seu deus, e pôs os vasos na casa do tesouro do seu deus.
And the Lord gave into his hand Joakim king of Juda, and part of the vessels of the house of God: and he brought them into the land of Sennaar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god.
3 E disse o rei a Aspenaz, chefe dos seus eunucos, que trouxesse alguns dos filhos de Israel, e da semente real e dos príncipes,
And the king told Asphanez his chief eunuch, to bring in [some] of the captive children of Israel, and of the seed of the kingdom, and of the princes;
4 Mancebos em quem não houvesse defeito algum, e formosos de parecer, e instruídos em toda a sabedoria, e sábios em ciência, e entendidos no conhecimento, e que tivessem habilidade para assistir no palácio do rei, e que os ensinassem nas letras e na língua dos caldeus.
young men in whom was no blemish, and beautiful in appearance, and skilled in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and acquainted with prudence, and who had ability to stand in the house before the king, and [the king gave commandment] to teach them the learning 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 ele bebia, e que assim fossem criados por três anos, para que no fim deles assistissem diante do rei
And the king appointed them a daily portion from the king’s table, and from the wine which he drank; and [gave orders] to nourish them three years, and [that] afterwards they should stand before the king.
6 E entre eles se achavam, dentre os filhos de Judá, Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias:
Now these were among them of the children of Juda, Daniel, and Ananias, and Azarias, and Misael.
7 E o chefe dos eunucos lhes pôs outros nomes, a saber: a Daniel pôs 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 gave them names: to Daniel, Baltasar; and to Ananias, Sedrach; and to Misael, Misach; and to Azarias, Abdenago.
8 E Daniel assentou no seu coração não se contaminar com a porção do manjar do rei, nem com o vinho que ele bebia; portanto pediu ao chefe dos eunucos para não se contaminar.
And Daniel purposed in his heart, that he would not defile himself with the king’s table, nor with the wine of his drink: and he intreated the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
9 Ora deu Deus a Daniel graça e misericórdia diante do chefe dos eunucos.
Now God [had] brought Daniel into favour and compassion with the chief of the eunuchs.
10 E disse o chefe dos eunucos a Daniel: Tenho medo do meu senhor, o rei, que ordenou a vossa comida e a vossa bebida; pois porque veria ele os vossos rostos mais tristes do que os dos mancebos que são vossos iguaes? assim arriscareis a minha cabeça para com o rei.
And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your meat and your drink, lest he see your countenances gloomy in comparison of the young men your equals; so shall ye endanger my head to the king.
11 Então disse Daniel ao dispenseiro a quem o chefe dos eunucos havia constituido sobre Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias:
And Daniel said to Amelsad, whom the chief of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Ananias, Misael, [and] Azarias,
12 Experimenta, peço-te, os teus servos dez dias, e que se nos dêem legumes a comer, e água a beber.
Prove now thy servants ten days; and let them give us pulse, and let us eat, and let us drink water:
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 let our countenances be seen by thee, and the countenances of the children that eat [at] the king’s table; and deal with thy servants according as thou shalt see.
14 E lhes consentiu isto, e os experimentou dez dias.
And he hearkened to them, and proved them ten days.
15 E, ao fim dos dez dias, apareceram os seus semblantes melhores, e eles estavam mais gordos de carne do que todos os mancebos que comiam porção do manjar do rei.
And at the end of the ten days their countenances appeared fairer and stouter in flesh than the children that fed at the king’s table.
16 Então sucedeu que o dispenseiro tirava a porção do manjar deles, e o vinho de que deviam beber, e lhes dava legumes.
So Amelsad took away their supper and the wine of their drink, and gave them pulse.
17 Quanto a estes quatro mancebos, Deus lhes deu o conhecimento e a inteligência em todas as letras, e sabedoria; mas a Daniel deu entendimento em toda a visão e sonhos.
And [as for] these four children, God gave them understanding and prudence in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
18 E ao fim dos dias, em que o rei tinha dito que os trouxessem, o chefe dos eunucos os trouxe diante de Nabucodonozor.
And at the end of the days, [after] which the king had given orders to bring them in, then the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nabuchodonosor.
19 E o rei falou com eles; porém entre todos eles não foram achados outros tais como Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias; e assistiam diante do rei.
And the king spoke with them; and there were not found out of them all any like Daniel, and Ananias, and Misael, and Azarias: and they stood before the king.
20 E em toda a matéria de sabedoria e de inteligência, que o rei lhes perguntou, os achou dez vezes mais doutos do que todos os magos ou astrólogos que havia em todo o seu reino.
And in every matter of wisdom and knowledge wherein the king questioned them, he found them ten times wiser than all the enchanters and sorcerers that were in all his kingdom.
21 E Daniel esteve até ao primeiro ano do rei Cyro.
And Daniel continued till the first year of king Cyrus.
