Књига пророка Данила 1
1 Године треће царовања Јоакима, цара Јудиног дође Навуходоносор, цар вавилонски на Јерусалим, и опколи га.
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 И Господ му даде у руку Јоакима, цара Јудиног и део судова дома Божијег, и однесе их у земљу Сенар у дом бога свог, и метну судове у ризницу бога свог.
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 И рече цар Асфеназу старешини својих дворана да доведе између синова Израиљевих, и од царског семена и од кнезова,
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 Младиће на којима нема мане, и који су лепог лица и научени свакој мудрости и вешти знању и разумни и који могу стајати у царском двору, па да их учи књигу и језик халдејски.
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 И одреди им цар оброк на дан од јела царског и од вина које он пијаше, да се хране три године, а после да стоје пред царем.
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 А међу њима беху од синова Јудиних Данило, Ананија, Мисаило и Азарија.
And among these there were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
7 А старешина над дворанима даде им имена, и Данилу наде име Валтасар, а Ананији Седрах, а Мисаилу Мисах, а Азарији Авденаго.
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 Али Данило науми да се не скврни оброком јела царевог и вином које он пијаше, и замоли се старешини над дворанима да се не скврни.
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 И даде Бог Данилу те нађе милост и љубав у старешине над дворанима.
And God put into the heart of the captain of the unsexed servants kind feelings and pity for Daniel.
10 И рече старешина над дворанима Данилу: Бојим се господара свог цара, који вам је одредио јело и пиће; јер кад цар види лица ваша лошија него у осталих младића, ваших врсника, зашто да ми учините да будем главом крив цару?
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 А Данило рече Амелсару, ког старешина над дворанима постави над Данилом, Ананијом, Мисаилом и Азаријом:
Then Daniel said to the keeper in whose care the captain of the unsexed servants had put Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
12 Огледај слуге своје за десет дана, нека нам се даје вариво да једемо и вода да пијемо.
Put your servants to the test for ten days; let them give us grain for our food and water for our drink.
13 Па онда нека нам се виде лица пред тобом и лица младића који једу царско јело, па како видиш, онако чини са слугама својим.
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 И послуша их у том, и огледа их за десет дана.
So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.
15 А после десет дана лица им дођоше лепша и меснатија него у свих младића који јеђаху царско јело.
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 И Амелсар узимаше јело њихово и вино које њима требаше пити, и даваше им варива.
So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain.
17 И даде Бог свој четворици младића знање и разум у свакој књизи и мудрости; а Данилу даде да разуме сваку утвару и сне.
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 И кад прође време по коме цар беше рекао да их изведу, изведе их старешина над дворанима пред Навуходоносора.
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 И говори цар с њима, и не нађе се међу свима њима ни један као Данило, Ананија, Мисаило и Азарија; и стајаху пред царем.
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 И у свему чему треба мудрост и разум, за шта их цар запита, нађе да су десет пута бољи од свих врача и звездара што их беше у свему царству његовом.
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 И оста Данило до прве године цара Кира.
And Daniel went on till the first year of King Cyrus.
