Daniel 1
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Daniel la Babilon
1 În al treilea an al domniei lui Ioiachim, împăratul lui Iuda, Nebucadneţar, împăratul Babilonului, a venit(A) împotriva Ierusalimului şi l-a împresurat. 2 Domnul a dat în mâinile lui pe Ioiachim, împăratul lui Iuda, şi o parte(B) din vasele Casei lui Dumnezeu. Nebucadneţar a dus vasele în ţara Şinear(C), în casa dumnezeului său, le-a pus(D) în casa vistieriei dumnezeului său. 3 Împăratul a dat poruncă lui Aşpenaz, căpetenia famenilor săi dregători, să-i aducă vreo câţiva din copiii lui Israel de neam împărătesc şi de viţă boierească, 4 nişte tineri fără(E) vreun cusur trupesc, frumoşi la chip, înzestraţi cu înţelepciune(F) în orice ramură a ştiinţei, cu minte ageră şi pricepere, în stare să slujească în casa împăratului şi pe care să-i înveţe scrierea şi limba haldeenilor. 5 Împăratul le-a rânduit pe fiecare zi o parte din bucatele de la masa lui şi din vinul de care bea el, vrând să-i crească timp de trei ani, după care aveau să fie în slujba(G) împăratului. 6 Printre ei erau dintre copiii lui Iuda: Daniel, Hanania, Mişael şi Azaria. 7 Căpetenia(H) famenilor dregători le-a pus însă alte nume, şi anume: lui Daniel(I) i-a pus numele Beltşaţar; lui Hanania, Şadrac; lui Mişael, Meşac şi lui Azaria, Abed-Nego. 8 Daniel s-a hotărât să nu se spurce cu bucatele(J) alese ale împăratului şi cu vinul pe care-l bea împăratul şi a rugat pe căpetenia famenilor dregători să nu-l silească să se spurce. 9 Dumnezeu a făcut(K) ca Daniel să capete bunăvoinţă şi trecere înaintea căpeteniei famenilor dregători. 10 Căpetenia famenilor a zis lui Daniel: „Mă tem numai de domnul meu împăratul, care a hotărât ce trebuie să mâncaţi şi să beţi, ca nu cumva să vadă feţele voastre mai triste decât ale celorlalţi tineri de vârsta voastră şi să-mi puneţi astfel capul în primejdie înaintea împăratului”. 11 Atunci, Daniel a zis îngrijitorului căruia îi încredinţase căpetenia famenilor privegherea asupra lui Daniel, Hanania, Mişael şi Azaria: 12 „Încearcă pe robii tăi zece zile şi să ni se dea de mâncat zarzavaturi şi apă de băut; 13 să te uiţi apoi la faţa noastră şi la a celorlalţi tineri care mănâncă din bucatele împăratului şi să faci cu robii tăi după cele ce vei vedea!” 14 El i-a ascultat în privinţa aceasta şi i-a încercat zece zile. 15 După cele zece zile, ei erau mai bine la faţă şi mai graşi decât toţi tinerii care mâncau din bucatele împăratului. 16 Îngrijitorul lua bucatele şi vinul care le erau rânduite şi le dădea zarzavaturi. 17 Dumnezeu a dat(L) acestor patru tineri ştiinţă şi pricepere(M) pentru tot felul de scrieri şi înţelepciune; mai ales însă a făcut pe Daniel priceput(N) în toate vedeniile şi în toate visele. 18 La vremea sorocită de împărat ca să-i aducă la el, căpetenia famenilor i-a adus înaintea lui Nebucadneţar. 19 Împăratul a stat de vorbă cu ei, dar, între toţi tinerii aceia, nu s-a găsit niciunul ca Daniel, Hanania, Mişael şi Azaria. De aceea ei au fost primiţi în slujba(O) împăratului. 20 În toate(P) lucrurile care cereau înţelepciune şi pricepere şi despre care îi întreba împăratul, îi găsea de zece ori mai destoinici decât toţi vrăjitorii şi cititorii în stele care erau în toată împărăţia lui. 21 Aşa a dus-o(Q) Daniel până în anul întâi al împăratului Cirus.
Daniel 1
Contemporary English Version
Daniel and His Friends
1 (A) In the third year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah,[a] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia attacked Jerusalem. 2 (B) The Lord let Nebuchadnezzar capture Jehoiakim and take away some of the things used in God's temple. And when the king returned to Babylonia,[b] he put these things in the temple of his own god.
3 One day the king ordered Ashpenaz, his highest palace official, to choose some young men from the royal family of Judah and from other leading Jewish families. 4 The king said, “They must be healthy, handsome, smart, wise, educated, and fit to serve in the royal palace. Teach them how to speak and write our language 5 and give them the same food and wine that I am served. Train them for three years, and then they can become court officials.”
6 Four of the young Jews chosen were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, all from the tribe of Judah. 7 But the king's chief official gave them Babylonian names: Daniel became Belteshazzar, Hananiah became Shadrach, Mishael became Meshach, and Azariah became Abednego.
8 Daniel made up his mind to eat and drink only what God had approved for his people to eat. And he asked the king's chief official for permission not to eat the food and wine served in the royal palace. 9 God had made the official friendly and kind to Daniel. 10 But the man still told him, “The king has decided what you must eat and drink. And I am afraid he will kill me, if you eat something else and end up looking worse than the other young men.”
11 The king's official had put a guard in charge of Daniel and his three friends. So Daniel said to the guard, 12 “For the next ten days, let us have only vegetables and water at mealtime. 13 When the ten days are up, compare how we look with the other young men, and decide what to do with us.” 14 The guard agreed to do what Daniel had asked.
15 Ten days later, Daniel and his friends looked healthier and better than the young men who had been served food from the royal palace. 16 After this, the guard let them eat vegetables instead of the rich food and wine.
17 God made the four young men smart and wise. They read a lot of books and became well educated. Daniel could also tell the meaning of dreams and visions.
18 At the end of the three-year period set by King Nebuchadnezzar, his chief palace official brought all the young men to him. 19 The king interviewed them and discovered that none of the others were as outstanding as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they were given positions in the royal court. 20 From then on, whenever the king asked for advice, he found their wisdom was ten times better than that of any of his other advisors and magicians. 21 Daniel served there until the first year of King Cyrus.[c]
Daniel 1
King James Version
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.
8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.
16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
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