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Daniel 1
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Daniel 1
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Daniel’s Captivity in Babylon
1 In the third year of the reign of King Jehoiakim(A) of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar[a](B) of Babylon came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it. 2 The Lord handed King Jehoiakim of Judah over to him, along with some of the vessels from the house of God.(C) Nebuchadnezzar carried them to the land of Babylon,[b](D) to the house of his god,[c] and put the vessels in the treasury of his god.
3 The king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the Israelites from the royal family(E) and from the nobility – 4 young men without any physical defect, good-looking, suitable for instruction in all wisdom,(F) knowledgeable, perceptive, and capable of serving in the king’s palace.(G) He was to teach them the Chaldean language(H) and literature. 5 The king assigned them daily provisions from the royal food and from the wine that he drank.(I) They were to be trained for three years, and at the end of that time they were to attend the king.[d](J) 6 Among them, from the Judahites, were Daniel,(K) Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 7 The chief eunuch gave them names; he gave the name Belteshazzar to Daniel, Shadrach to Hananiah, Meshach to Mishael, and Abednego to Azariah.(L)
Faithfulness in Babylon
8 Daniel determined that he would not defile himself with the king’s food(M) or with the wine he drank. So he asked permission from the chief eunuch not to defile himself.(N) 9 God had granted Daniel kindness and compassion from the chief eunuch,(O) 10 yet he said to Daniel, ‘I fear my lord the king, who assigned your food and drink. What if he sees your faces looking thinner than the other young men your age? You would endanger my life[e] with the king.’
11 So Daniel said to the guard whom the chief eunuch had assigned to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 ‘Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then examine our appearance and the appearance of the young men who are eating the king’s food, and deal with your servants based on what you see.’ 14 He agreed with them about this and tested them for ten days. 15 At the end of ten days they looked better and healthier[f] than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.(P) 16 So the guard continued to remove their food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables.
Faithfulness Rewarded
17 God gave these four young men knowledge and understanding(Q) in every kind of literature and wisdom. Daniel also understood visions and dreams(R) of every kind. 18 At the end of the time that the king had said to present them, the chief eunuch presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king interviewed them, and among all of them, no one was found equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.(S) So they began to attend the king. 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king consulted them about, he found them ten times[g](T) better than all the magicians and mediums(U) in his entire kingdom. 21 Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.(V)
Daniel 1
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Daniel 1
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Ved kong Nebukadnezars hof
1 I kong Jojakim af Judas tredje regeringsår kom Babylons konge, Nebukadnezar, med sin hær og belejrede Jerusalem, 2-4 og Herren hjalp ham, så Jojakim måtte overgive sig. Derefter tog Nebukadnezar de hellige kar fra Herrens hus med hjem til Babylon, hvor han anbragte dem i sin guds skatkammer. Han tog også en del unge mænd fra kongehuset og de fornemste familier i Israel med sig til Babylon.
Da han var kommet hjem, befalede han sin hofmarskal, Ashpenaz, at udvælge nogle af de unge mænd og undervise dem i tre år i kaldæisk sprog og kultur. De skulle være velskabte, se godt ud, være veluddannede, lærenemme og egnede til at gøre tjeneste i kongens palads.
5 I de tre år deres uddannelse varede, fik de unge mænd samme slags mad og vin som kongen selv. Hans plan var at gøre dem til sine personlige rådgivere.
6 Blandt de udvalgte var der fire unge mænd fra Judas stamme, som hed Daniel, Hananja, Mishael og Azarja. 7 Hofmarskalen gav dem babyloniske navne.[a] Daniel kom til at hedde Belteshazzar, Hananja blev kaldt Shadrak, Mishael blev kaldt Meshak, og Azarja blev kaldt Abed-Nego.
8 Daniel besluttede af religiøse grunde,[b] at han ikke ville spise den mad og drikke den vin, som blev serveret, så han bad hofmarskalen om, at de måtte få noget andet at spise. 9 Gud gjorde det sådan, at hofmarskalen blev venligt stemt over for Daniel, 10 men han var alligevel meget betænkelig ved sagen. „Hvis I ikke spiser den kongelige mad,” indvendte han, „er jeg bange for, at I bliver blege og tynde i sammenligning med de andre unge mænd, og i sidste ende bliver det mig, det går ud over. Kongen vil hugge hovedet af mig, fordi jeg har forsømt mine pligter.”
11 Daniel henvendte sig nu til den opsynsmand, som Ashpenaz havde udpeget til at tage sig af de fire unge mænd. 12 „Prøv i ti dage at give os grønsager og vand,” foreslog han. 13 „Derefter kan du sammenligne os med de unge mænd, som spiser kongens mad, og så afgøre, om du vil tillade, at vi fortsætter med at spise grønsager.”
14 Opsynsmanden gik med på det, 15 og da prøvetiden var overstået, så Daniel og hans tre venner både bedre og sundere ud end de andre, der havde spist kongens mad. 16 Derfor lod han dem fortsætte med at spise grønsager, og gav dem ikke mad og vin fra kongens køkken.
17 Gud gjorde disse fire unge mænd usædvanligt lærenemme, så de snart var godt kendt med datidens videnskab, og Gud gav Daniel en særlig evne til at tyde drømme og syner.
18-19 Da den treårige uddannelse var afsluttet, førte hofmarskalen alle de unge mænd frem for kongen, som stillede dem en række spørgsmål. Ingen kunne måle sig med Daniel, Hananja, Mishael og Azarja i visdom, så kongen tog dem straks i sin tjeneste. 20 Hver gang der kom et problem, som krævede særlig visdom og dømmekraft, var det kongens erfaring, at disse fire unge mænd var ti gange dygtigere end alle hans øvrige rådgivere, astrologer og drømmetydere. 21 På den måde blev Daniel kongelig rådgiver i Babylon, indtil perserrigets kong Kyros erobrede byen.
Footnotes
- 1,7 Deres hebraiske navne henviser til den Gud, de troede på. Daniel betyder „Gud er min dommer”, Hananja betyder „Jahve viser nåde”, Mishael betyder „Hvem er som Gud” og Azarja betyder „Jahve hjælper”. De nye babyloniske navne henviser til nogle babyloniske afguder, Bel, Ak og Nego.
- 1,8 Kongens mad var enten ikke kosher dvs. tilberedt efter kravene i Toraen, og derfor „uren”, eller også havde den først været ofret til afguderne.
Daniel 1
New International Version
Daniel 1
New International Version
Daniel’s Training in Babylon
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim(A) king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar(B) king of Babylon(C) came to Jerusalem and besieged it.(D) 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried(E) off to the temple of his god in Babylonia[a] and put in the treasure house of his god.(F)
3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility(G)— 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome,(H) showing aptitude for every kind of learning,(I) well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language(J) and literature of the Babylonians.[b] 5 The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine(K) from the king’s table.(L) They were to be trained for three years,(M) and after that they were to enter the king’s service.(N)
6 Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel,(O) Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.(P) 7 The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar;(Q) to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.(R)
8 But Daniel resolved not to defile(S) himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor(T) and compassion(U) to Daniel, 10 but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your[c] food and drink.(V) Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.”
11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 “Please test(W) your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.”(X) 14 So he agreed to this and tested(Y) them for ten days.
15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.(Z) 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.(AA)
17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding(AB) of all kinds of literature and learning.(AC) And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.(AD)
18 At the end of the time(AE) set by the king to bring them into his service, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service.(AF) 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians(AG) and enchanters in his whole kingdom.(AH)
21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.(AI)
Footnotes
- Daniel 1:2 Hebrew Shinar
- Daniel 1:4 Or Chaldeans
- Daniel 1:10 The Hebrew for your and you in this verse is plural.
Daniel 1
New King James Version
Daniel 1
New King James Version
Daniel and His Friends Obey God(A)
1 In the third year of the reign of (B)Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with (C)some of the articles of [a]the house of God, which he carried (D)into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; (E)and he brought the articles into the treasure house of his god.
3 Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring (F)some of the children of Israel and some of the king’s descendants and some of the nobles, 4 young men (G)in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king’s palace, and (H)whom they might teach the language and [b]literature of the Chaldeans. 5 And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might (I)serve before the king. 6 Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 7 (J)To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: (K)he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abed-Nego.
8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself (L)with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 9 Now (M)God had brought Daniel into the favor and [c]goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs. 10 And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking worse than the young men who are your age? Then you would endanger my head before the king.”
11 So Daniel said to [d]the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 “Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the appearance of the young men who eat the portion of the king’s delicacies; and as you see fit, so deal with your servants.” 14 So he consented with them in this matter, and tested them ten days.
15 And at the end of ten days their features appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king’s delicacies. 16 Thus [e]the steward took away their portion of delicacies and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.
17 As for these four young men, (N)God gave them (O)knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had (P)understanding in all visions and dreams.
18 Now at the end of the days, when the king had said that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 Then the king [f]interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore (Q)they served before the king. 20 (R)And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm. 21 (S)Thus Daniel continued until the first year of King Cyrus.
Footnotes
- Daniel 1:2 The temple
- Daniel 1:4 Lit. writing or book
- Daniel 1:9 kindness
- Daniel 1:11 Or Melzar
- Daniel 1:16 Or Melzar
- Daniel 1:19 Lit. talked with them
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