Daniel 1
Segond 21
Daniel et les souverains 1.1–6.29
Arrivée de Daniel à Babylone
1 La troisième année du règne de Jojakim sur Juda, Nebucadnetsar, le roi de Babylone, marcha contre Jérusalem et en fit le siège. 2 Le Seigneur livra entre ses mains Jojakim, le roi de Juda, et une partie des ustensiles de la maison de Dieu. Nebucadnetsar emporta les ustensiles dans le pays de Shinear, dans le temple de son dieu; il les mit dans la maison du trésor de son dieu.
3 Le roi donna l'ordre à Ashpenaz, le responsable de ses eunuques, de faire venir quelques Israélites de sang royal ou de famille noble. 4 Ce devaient être de jeunes garçons sans défaut physique, beaux, doués de perspicacité et de sagesse, instruits et intelligents, capables de servir dans le palais du roi. On leur enseignerait la littérature et la langue des Babyloniens. 5 Le roi leur réservait pour chaque jour une portion des plats servis à sa table et du vin de ses banquets. Il voulait les former pendant trois ans à la suite desquels ils entreraient à son service. 6 Il y avait parmi eux des Judéens: Daniel, Hanania, Mishaël et Azaria. 7 Le chef des eunuques leur donna des noms: à Daniel celui de Beltshatsar, à Hanania celui de Shadrak, à Mishaël celui de Méshak, et à Azaria celui d'Abed-Nego.
8 Daniel prit la ferme décision de ne pas se souiller en consommant les plats servis à la table du roi et le vin de ses banquets. Il demanda alors au chef des eunuques de ne pas l'obliger à se souiller. 9 Dieu gagna à Daniel la bienveillance et la compassion du chef des eunuques. 10 Ce dernier dit à Daniel: «Je redoute mon seigneur le roi. C’est lui qui a fixé ce que vous devez manger et boire. Pourquoi devrait-il vous voir arborer une moins bonne mine que les jeunes gens de votre âge? A cause de vous, je risquerais ma tête auprès du roi.» 11 Daniel dit alors à l'intendant auquel le chef des eunuques avait confié la responsabilité de lui-même, Hanania, Mishaël et Azaria: 12 «Fais donc un essai avec tes serviteurs pendant 10 jours: qu'on nous donne des légumes à manger et de l'eau à boire. 13 On examinera ensuite devant toi notre apparence et celle des jeunes gens qui mangent les plats servis à la table du roi. Puis, agis avec nous, tes serviteurs, en fonction de ce que tu auras constaté.» 14 Il leur accorda ce qu'ils demandaient et fit un essai avec eux pendant 10 jours. 15 Au bout de 10 jours, ils avaient meilleure apparence et avaient pris plus de poids que tous les jeunes gens qui mangeaient les plats servis à la table du roi. 16 L'intendant retirait donc les plats et le vin qui leur étaient destinés, et il leur donnait des légumes à la place.
17 Dieu accorda à ces quatre jeunes gens de la connaissance et de la perspicacité dans tout ce qui concernait la littérature et la sagesse. De plus, Daniel était capable d’expliquer toutes les visions et tous les rêves. 18 Au moment fixé par le roi pour qu'on les lui amène, le chef des eunuques les présenta à Nebucadnetsar. 19 Le roi discuta avec eux et, parmi tous ces jeunes gens, il n'en trouva aucun comme Daniel, Hanania, Mishaël et Azaria. Ils furent donc admis au service du roi. 20 Sur tous les sujets qui réclamaient de la sagesse et de l'intelligence et sur lesquels il les interrogeait, le roi les trouvait dix fois supérieurs à tous les magiciens et astrologues présents dans tout son royaume. 21 Telle fut la situation de Daniel jusqu'à la première année de règne de Cyrus.
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
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Mladi Judejci na babilonskom dvoru
1 U trećoj godini vladavine judejskoga kralja Jojakima,[a] vojska babilonskoga kralja Nabukodonosora opkolila je Jeruzalem. 2 Gospodar Bog je Nabukodonosoru prepustio judejskoga kralja Jojakima i vrijedne predmete iz Božjega Hrama. On je to blago odnio sa sobom u zemlju Babilon[b] i smjestio ga u riznicu hrama svojih bogova.
3 Kralj Nabukodonosor je zapovjedio Ašpenazu, svome najvišem dvorskom službeniku, da u palaču dovede nekoliko mladih Izraelaca. Trebalo ih je odabrati iz vodećih judejskih obitelji te iz kraljevske obitelji. 4 Nabukodonosor je želio da to budu mladići bez tjelesnih mana, lijepog izgleda, sposobni za učenje, obrazovani i pametni, podobni za služenje u kraljevoj palači i učenje babilonskog[c] pisma i jezika.
5 Odredio je da svaki dan dobivaju hranu i vino koje se posluživalo za kraljevskim stolom. Želio je da mladići prođu trogodišnju obuku, nakon čega su trebali stupiti u kraljevsku službu. 6 Među njima su bili i Judejci Daniel, Hananija, Mišael i Azarija. 7 Ašpenaz im je dao babilonska imena. Danielovo je novo ime bilo Beltešasar, Ananijino Šadrak, Mišaelovo Mešak, a Azarijino Abed Nego.
8 Daniel je odlučio ne uzimati kraljevu hranu ni vino kako bi ostao obredno čist. Zamolio je Ašpenaza za dopuštenje.
9 Bog je Danielu osigurao suosjećanje i naklonost visokoga kraljevskog službenika. 10 Ašpenaz je rekao Danielu: »Bojim se da kralj ne primijeti kako izgledate slabiji od svojih vršnjaka zato što ne uzimate hranu i piće koje vam je odredio. Bit će ljut na mene i dat će da mi se odrubi glava.«
11 Tada je Daniel rekao čuvaru kojeg je Ašpenaz odredio njemu, Hananiji, Mišaelu i Azariji: 12 »Molim te, pusti nas da probamo deset dana uzimati samo povrće i vodu. 13 Potom usporedi naš izgled s drugim mladićima, koji redovno uzimaju kraljevsku hranu, pa odluči kako ćeš dalje postupati s nama, svojim slugama.«
14 Čuvar se složio da pokušaju tih nekoliko dana s posebnom prehranom. 15 Nakon deset dana, Daniel i njegovi prijatelji izgledali su zdraviji i uhranjeniji od drugih mladića koji su uzimali kraljevu hranu. 16 Stoga, čuvar im više nije davao kraljevu hranu, nego im je nastavio davati povrće.
17 Bog je ovoj četvorici mladića dao razumijevanje i sposobnost učenja svakovrsnih knjiga i nauka, a Daniel je dodatno mogao razumjeti vizije i snove.
18 Nakon tri godine obuke, Ašpenaz je doveo sve mladiće pred Nabukodonosora. 19 Kralj je s njima razgovarao i uočio da se među njima po sposobnostima posebno izdvajaju Daniel, Hananija, Mišael i Azarija. Tako su oni stupili u kraljevsku službu. 20 Kad ih je kralj pitao za mišljenje, pokazivali su veliko znanje i mudrost. Kralj je shvatio da su oni deset puta bolji od svakog čarobnjaka ili vidovnjaka u njegovom kraljevstvu. 21 Daniel je ostao u kraljevoj službi sve dok vlast nije preuzeo kralj Kir.[d]
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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