Daniel 1
1 No ano terceiro do reinado de Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, veio a Jerusalém, e a cercou.
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 E o Senhor entregou em suas mãos a Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, e uma parte dos vasos da casa de Deus, e os trouxe à terra de Sinar, para a casa de seu deus; e pôs os vasos na casa do tesouro de seu deus.
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 E o rei disse a Aspenaz, chefe de seus eunucos, que trouxesse [alguns] dos filhos de Israel, da família real, e dos príncipes,
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 Rapazes em quem não houvesse defeito físico algum, de boa aparência, entendidos em toda sabedoria, sábios em conhecimento, de boa inteligência, e que tivessem habilidade em prestar assistência no palácio do rei; e que os ensinassem as letras e a língua dos caldeus.
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 E o rei lhes determinou uma porção diária de alimento, da comida do rei, e do vinho que bebia; e que [assim] fossem tratados por três anos, para que ao fim eles estivessem diante do rei.
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 E foram entre eles, dos filhos de Judá, Daniel, Ananias, Misael e Azarias,
And among these there were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
7 Aos quais o chefe dos eunucos pôs [outros] nomes: a Daniel, Beltessazar; a Ananias, Sadraque; a Misael, Mesaque; e a Azarias, 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 E Daniel propôs em seu coração de não se contaminar com a porção diária de alimento da comida do rei, nem no vinho que ele bebia; então pediu ao chefe dos eunucos para não se contaminar.
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.
9 (Pois Deus concedeu a Daniel o agrado e o favor do chefe dos eunucos.)
And God put into the heart of the captain of the unsexed servants kind feelings and pity for Daniel.
10 E disse o chefe dos eunucos a Daniel: Tenho medo de meu senhor o rei, que determinou vossa comida e vossa bebida; pois, e se ele perceber que vossos rostos estão com pior aparência que os dos rapazes que são semelhantes a vós? Assim poríeis minha cabeça em risco diante do rei.
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 Então disse Daniel a Melsar, a quem o chefe dos eunucos havia ordenado sobre Daniel, Ananias, Misael, e Azarias:
Then Daniel said to the keeper in whose care the captain of the unsexed servants had put Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
12 Faze um teste, eu te peço, com teus servos por dez dias, e dê-nos legumes para comer, e água para beber.
Put your servants to the test for ten days; let them give us grain for our food and water for our drink.
13 Então se vejam diante de ti nossos rostos, e os rostos dos rapazes que comem da porção de alimento da comida do rei; e faze com teus servos conforme o que vires.
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 E ele consentiu-lhes nisto, e fez teste com eles por dez dias.
So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.
15 E ao fim dos dez dias foi visto que eles estavam com rostos de melhor aparência e mais bem nutridos que os outros rapazes que comiam da porção de alimento do rei.
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 Foi assim que Melsar lhes tirou a porção de alimento deles, e o vinho que deviam beber, e continuou a lhes dar legumes.
So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain.
17 Quanto a estes quatro rapazes, Deus lhes deu conhecimento e inteligência em todas as letras e sabedoria; Daniel, porém, teve entendimento em toda visão e sonhos.
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 E quando terminaram os dias dos quais o rei tinha dito que os trouxessem, o chefe dos eunucos os trouxe diante de Nabucodonosor.
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 E o rei falou com eles, e entre todos eles não foi achado [alguém] como Daniel, Ananias, Misael, e Azarias; e assim se tornaram assistentes diante do rei.
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 E em todo negócio de sabedoria [e] inteligência que o rei lhes demandou, achou-os dez vezes melhores que todos os magos e astrólogos que havia em todo o seu reino.
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 E Daniel esteve até o primeiro ano do rei Ciro.
And Daniel went on till the first year of King Cyrus.
