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The Choice Young Men

In the third year of the reign of (A)Jehoiakim king of Judah, (B)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the (C)Lord handed Jehoiakim king of Judah over to him, along with some of the (D)vessels of the house of God; and he brought them to the land of (E)Shinar, to the house of his [a]god, and he brought the vessels into the treasury of his [b](F)god.

Then the king told Ashpenaz, the chief of his [c]officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the [d]royal (G)family and of the nobles, youths in whom there was (H)no impairment, who were good-looking, suitable for (I)instruction in every kind of expertise, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge, and who had ability to [e]serve in the king’s [f]court; and he ordered Ashpenaz to teach them the [g]literature and (J)language of the (K)Chaldeans. The king also allotted for them a daily ration from the (L)king’s choice food and from the wine which he drank, and ordered that they be educated for three years, at the end of which they were to [h](M)enter the king’s personal service. Now among them from the sons of Judah were (N)Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Then the commander of the officials assigned new names to them; and to Daniel he assigned the name (O)Belteshazzar, to Hananiah (P)Shadrach, to Mishael (Q)Meshach, and to Azariah (R)Abed-nego.

Daniel’s Resolve

But Daniel [i]made up his mind that he would not (S)defile himself with the (T)king’s choice food or with the (U)wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself. Now God granted Daniel (V)favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials. 10 The commander of the officials said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has allotted your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces looking gaunt in comparison to the youths who are your own age? Then you would [j]make me forfeit my head to the king.” 11 But Daniel said to the overseer whom the commander of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 “Please put your servants to the test for ten days, and let us be (W)given some vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance be [k]examined in your presence and the appearance of the youths who are eating the king’s choice food; and deal with your servants according to what you see.”

14 So he listened to them in this matter, and put them to the test for ten days. 15 And at the end of ten days their appearance seemed (X)better, and [l]they were fatter than all the youths who had been eating the king’s choice food. 16 So the overseer continued to [m]withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and kept (Y)giving them vegetables.

17 And as for these four youths, (Z)God gave them knowledge and intelligence in every kind of [n]literature and expertise; Daniel even understood all kinds of (AA)visions and dreams.

18 Then at the end of the days which the king had [o]specified [p]for presenting them, the commander of the officials [q]presented them before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king talked with them, and out of them all not one was found like (AB)Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they [r](AC)entered the king’s personal service. 20 As for every matter of (AD)expertise [s]and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them (AE)ten times (AF)better than all the (AG)soothsayer priests and conjurers who were in all his realm. 21 And Daniel [t]continued until the (AH)first year of Cyrus the king.

Notas al pie

  1. Daniel 1:2 Or gods
  2. Daniel 1:2 Or gods
  3. Daniel 1:3 Or eunuchs, and so throughout the ch
  4. Daniel 1:3 Lit seed of the monarchy
  5. Daniel 1:4 Lit stand
  6. Daniel 1:4 Lit palace
  7. Daniel 1:4 Or writing
  8. Daniel 1:5 Lit stand before the king
  9. Daniel 1:8 Lit set upon his heart
  10. Daniel 1:10 Lit make my head guilty
  11. Daniel 1:13 Lit seen
  12. Daniel 1:15 Lit fat of flesh
  13. Daniel 1:16 Lit take away
  14. Daniel 1:17 Or writing
  15. Daniel 1:18 Lit said
  16. Daniel 1:18 Lit to bring them in
  17. Daniel 1:18 Lit brought them in
  18. Daniel 1:19 Lit stood before the king
  19. Daniel 1:20 Lit of
  20. Daniel 1:21 Lit was until

Daniel’s Training in Babylon

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) 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)

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) 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] 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)

Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel,(O) Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.(P) The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar;(Q) to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.(R)

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. 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)

Notas al pie

  1. Daniel 1:2 Hebrew Shinar
  2. Daniel 1:4 Or Chaldeans
  3. Daniel 1:10 The Hebrew for your and you in this verse is plural.

The Choice Young Men

In the third year of the reign of [a]Jehoiakim king of Judah, [b]Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles of the house of God; and he brought them into the land of [c]Shinar, to the house of his god, and brought the articles into the treasury of his god.(A)

And the [Babylonian] king told Ashpenaz, the chief of his [d]officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some from the royal family and from the nobles,(B) young men without blemish and handsome in appearance, skillful in all wisdom, endowed with intelligence and discernment, and quick to understand, competent to stand [in the presence of the king] and able to serve in the king’s palace. He also ordered Ashpenaz to teach them the literature and language of the [e]Chaldeans. The king assigned a daily ration for them from his finest food and from the wine which he drank. They were to be educated and nourished this way for three years so that at the end of that time they were [prepared] to enter the king’s service. Among them from the sons of Judah were: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. The commander of the officials gave them [Babylonian] names: Daniel he named Belteshazzar, Hananiah he named Shadrach, Mishael he named Meshach, and Azariah he named Abed-nego.

Daniel’s Resolve

But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile (taint, dishonor) himself with the [f]king’s finest food or with the wine which the king drank; so he asked the commander of the officials that he might [be excused so that he would] not defile himself.(C) Now God granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials, 10 and the commander of the officials said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has prearranged your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces looking more haggard than the young men who are your own age? Then you would make me forfeit my head to the king.” 11 But Daniel said to the overseer whom the commander of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 “Please, test your servants for ten days, and let us be given some vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance and the appearance of the young men who eat the king’s finest food be observed and compared by you, and deal with your servants in accordance with what you see.”

14 So the man listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days. 15 At the end of ten days it seemed that they were looking better and [g]healthier than all the young men who ate the king’s finest food. 16 So the overseer continued to withhold their fine food and the wine they were to drink, and kept giving them vegetables.

17 As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all kinds of literature and wisdom; Daniel also understood all kinds of visions and dreams.(D)

18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring all the young men in [before him], the commander of the officials presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king spoke with them, and among them all not one was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they were [selected and] assigned to stand before the king and enter his personal service. 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the [learned] magicians and enchanters (Magi) in his whole realm. 21 And Daniel remained there until the [h]first year of [the reign of] King Cyrus [over Babylon; now this was at the end of the seventy-year exile of Judah (the Southern Kingdom) in Babylonia, as foretold by Jeremiah].(E)

Notas al pie

  1. Daniel 1:1 Pharaoh Neco had killed Josiah king of Judah and installed Eliakim (Josiah’s son) as a vassal ruler. Neco changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim and he ruled for eleven years (2 Chr 36:4, 5).
  2. Daniel 1:1 Nebuchadnezzar II of the Chaldean Dynasty, more commonly known as Nebuchadnezzar the Great, ruled Babylon from 605-562 b.c. He conquered Jerusalem in 597 b.c.
  3. Daniel 1:2 I.e. southern Babylonia.
  4. Daniel 1:3 Or eunuchs, and so throughout.
  5. Daniel 1:4 The Chaldeans dominated and ruled Babylonia from 625 b.c. until their empire fell in 539 b.c., but they were known as early as 1000 b.c. as an aggressive, tribal people in the southern region of Babylonia. They were highly skilled in both the science of astronomy and the pseudo-science of astrology. They kept meticulous records of celestial motion and correctly calculated the length of a year to within just a few minutes. Babylon, their capital city, was the center of trade and learning in the western part of Asia. The classical literature of the Chaldeans was written in cuneiform, but the common language, both written and spoken in Babylon, was Akkadian increasingly influenced by Aramaic.
  6. Daniel 1:8 The first portions of the food and wine would have been presented to idols before being served at the table.
  7. Daniel 1:15 Lit fat of flesh.
  8. Daniel 1:21 Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire, ruled from 559-529 b.c. He conquered the Median (549 b.c.), the Lydian (546 b.c.), and the Neo-Babylonian (539 b.c.) kingdoms and formed the greatest empire the world had ever known. He returned a remnant of the Jewish population from Babylon to Jerusalem along with an edict to rebuild the temple.

A educação de Daniel e outros jovens hebreus na corte de Nabucodonosor

No ano terceiro do reinado de Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, veio Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, a Jerusalém e a sitiou. E o Senhor entregou nas suas mãos a Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, e uma parte dos utensílios da Casa de Deus, e ele os levou para a terra de Sinar, para a casa do seu deus, e pôs os utensílios na casa do tesouro do seu deus. E disse o rei a Aspenaz, chefe dos seus eunucos, que trouxesse alguns dos filhos de Israel, e da linhagem real, e dos nobres, jovens em quem não houvesse defeito algum, formosos de aparência, e instruídos em toda a sabedoria, e sábios em ciência, e entendidos no conhecimento, e que tivessem habilidade para viver no palácio do rei, a fim de que fossem ensinados nas letras e na língua dos caldeus. E o rei lhes determinou a ração de cada dia, da porção do manjar do rei e do vinho que ele bebia, e que assim fossem criados por três anos, para que no fim deles pudessem estar diante do rei. E entre eles se achavam, dos filhos de Judá, Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias. E o chefe dos eunucos lhes pôs outros nomes, a saber: a Daniel pôs o de Beltessazar, e a Hananias, o de Sadraque, e a Misael, o de Mesaque, e a Azarias, o de Abede-Nego.

E Daniel assentou no seu coração não se contaminar com a porção do manjar do rei, nem com o vinho que ele bebia; portanto, pediu ao chefe dos eunucos que lhe concedesse não se contaminar. Ora, deu Deus a Daniel graça e misericórdia diante do chefe dos eunucos. 10 E disse o chefe dos eunucos a Daniel: Tenho medo do meu senhor, o rei, que determinou a vossa comida e a vossa bebida; por que veria ele os vossos rostos mais tristes do que os dos jovens que são vossos iguais? Assim, arriscareis a minha cabeça para com o rei. 11 Então, disse Daniel ao despenseiro a quem o chefe dos eunucos havia constituído sobre Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias: 12 Experimenta, peço-te, os teus servos dez dias, fazendo que se nos deem legumes a comer e água a beber. 13 Então, se veja diante de ti a nossa aparência e a aparência dos jovens que comem a porção do manjar do rei, e, conforme vires, te hajas com os teus servos. 14 E ele conveio nisso e os experimentou dez dias. 15 E, ao fim dos dez dias, pareceram os seus semblantes melhores; eles estavam mais gordos do que todos os jovens que comiam porção do manjar do rei. 16 Desta sorte, o despenseiro tirou a porção do manjar deles e o vinho que deviam beber e lhes dava legumes.

17 Ora, a esses quatro jovens Deus deu o conhecimento e a inteligência em todas as letras e sabedoria; mas a Daniel deu entendimento em toda visão e sonhos. 18 E, ao fim dos dias em que o rei tinha dito que os trouxessem, o chefe dos eunucos os trouxe diante de Nabucodonosor. 19 E o rei falou com eles; e entre todos eles não foram achados outros tais como Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias; por isso, permaneceram diante do rei. 20 E em toda matéria de sabedoria e de inteligência, sobre que o rei lhes fez perguntas, os achou dez vezes mais doutos do que todos os magos ou astrólogos que havia em todo o seu reino. 21 E Daniel esteve até ao primeiro ano do rei Ciro.

Daniel na Babilônia

No terceiro ano do reinado de Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, veio a Jerusalém e a sitiou. E o Senhor entregou Jeoaquim, rei de Judá, nas suas mãos, e também alguns dos utensílios do templo de Deus. Ele levou os utensílios para o templo do seu deus na terra de Sinear[a] e os colocou na casa do tesouro do seu deus.

Depois o rei ordenou a Aspenaz, o chefe dos oficiais da sua corte, que trouxesse alguns dos israelitas da família real e da nobreza: jovens sem defeito físico, de boa aparência, cultos, inteligentes, que dominassem os vários campos do conhecimento e fossem capacitados para servir no palácio do rei. Ele deveria ensinar-lhes a língua e a literatura dos babilônios[b]. De sua própria mesa, rei designou-lhes uma porção diária de comida e de vinho. Eles receberiam um treinamento durante três anos, e depois disso passariam a servir o rei.

Entre esses estavam alguns que vieram de Judá: Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias. O chefe dos oficiais deu-lhes novos nomes: a Daniel deu o nome de Beltessazar; a Hananias, Sadraque; a Misael, Mesaque; e a Azarias, Abede-Nego.

Daniel, contudo, decidiu não se tornar impuro com a comida e com o vinho do rei, e pediu ao chefe dos oficiais permissão para se abster deles. E Deus fez com que o homem fosse bondoso para com Daniel e tivesse simpatia por ele. 10 Apesar disso, ele disse a Daniel: “Tenho medo do rei, o meu senhor, que determinou a comida e a bebida de vocês. E se ele os achar menos saudáveis que os outros jovens da mesma idade? O rei poderia pedir a minha cabeça por causa de vocês”.

11 Daniel disse então ao homem que o chefe dos oficiais tinha encarregado de cuidar dele e de Hananias, Misael e Azarias: 12 “Peço-lhe que faça uma experiência com os seus servos durante dez dias: Não nos dê nada além de vegetais para comer e água para beber. 13 Depois compare a nossa aparência com a dos jovens que comem a comida do rei, e trate os seus servos de acordo com o que você concluir”. 14 Ele concordou e fez a experiência com eles durante dez dias.

15 Passados os dez dias, eles pareciam mais saudáveis e mais fortes do que todos os jovens que comiam a comida da mesa do rei. 16 Assim o encarregado tirou a comida especial e o vinho que haviam sido designados e em lugar disso lhes dava vegetais.

17 A esses quatro jovens Deus deu sabedoria e inteligência para conhecerem todos os aspectos da cultura e da ciência. E Daniel, além disso, sabia interpretar todo tipo de visões e sonhos.

18 Ao final do tempo estabelecido pelo rei para que os jovens fossem trazidos à sua presença, o chefe dos oficiais os apresentou a Nabucodonosor. 19 O rei conversou com eles, e não encontrou ninguém comparável a Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias; de modo que eles passaram a servir o rei. 20 O rei lhes fez perguntas sobre todos os assuntos que exigiam sabedoria e conhecimento, e descobriu que eram dez vezes mais sábios do que todos os magos e encantadores de todo o seu reino.

21 Daniel permaneceu ali até o primeiro ano do rei Ciro.

Notas al pie

  1. 1.2 Isto é, na região da Babilônia.
  2. 1.4 Hebraico: caldeus.