Danieli 1
Albanian Bible
1 Në vitin e tretë të mbretërimit të Jehojakimit; mbretit të Judës, Nebukadnetsari, mbreti i Babilonisë, u nis kundër Jeruzalemit dhe e rethoi.
2 Zoti atëherë dha në duart e tij Jehojakimin, mbretin e Judës, bashkë me një pjesë të orendive të shtëpisë së Perëndisë, që ai i transportoi në vendin e Shinarit, në shtëpinë e perëndisë së tij dhe i vendosi orenditë në shtëpinë e thesarit të perëndisë së tij.
3 Pastaj mbreti i tha Ashpenazit, kreut të eunukëve të tij, t’i sjellë disa nga djemtë e Izraelit, qofshin prej fisi mbretëror apo prej familjesh fisnike,
4 të rinj që të mos kishin asnjë të metë, por të hijshëm, të pajisur me urti, që të kishin njohuri dhe të mësonin shpejt, që të ishin të aftë të shërbenin në pallatin e mbretit dhe të cilëve të mund t’u mësohej letërsia dhe gjuha e Kaldeasve.
5 Mbreti u caktoi atyre një racion të përditshëm ushqimesh të shijshme nga ato të mbretit dhe verë nga ajo që ai vetë pinte; ata duhet të edukoheshin në tre vjet, në mbarim të të cilëve do të kalonin në shërbim të mbretit.
6 Midis tyre ishin bijtë e Judës: Danieli, Hananiahu, Mishaeli dhe Azaria.
7 Kreu i eunukëve u vuri atyre emra të tjerë: Danielit i vuri emrin Beltshatsar, Hananiahut Shadrak, Mishaelit Meshak dhe Azarias Abed-nego.
8 Por Danieli vendosi në zemër të tij të mos e ndotë veten me ushqimet e shijshme të mbretit dhe me verën që pinte ai vetë; dhe i kërkoi kreut të eunukëve ta lejonte që të mos ndotej.
9 Perëndia bëri që Danieli të gjejë hir dhe dhemshuri te kreu i eunukëve.
10 Kreu i eunukëve i tha pastaj Danielit: "Unë kam frikë nga mbreti, zoti im, që ka caktuar ushqimin tuaj dhe pijen tuaj. Pse ai duhet të shikojë fytyrat tuaja më të trishtuara nga ato të të rinjve të moshës suaj? Kështu do të vinit në rrezik kokën time te mbreti".
11 Atëherë Danieli i tha Meltsarit, që kreu i eunukëve kishte caktuar si të parë mbi Danielin, Hananiahun, Mishaelin dhe Azarian;
12 "Të lutem, vëri në provë shërbëtorët e tu për dhjetë ditë, dhe të na jepen perime për të ngrënë dhe ujë për të pirë.
13 Pastaj të ekzaminohet në praninë tënde pamja jonë dhe pamja e të rinjve që hanë ushqimet e shijshme të mbretit; do të veprosh pastaj me shërbëtorët e tu në bazë të asaj që do të shikosh".
14 Ai e pranoi këtë propozim të tyre dhe i vuri në provë dhjetë ditë.
15 Në mbarim të dhjetë ditëve pamja e tyre dukej më e bukur dhe e kishin mishin më të plotë se të gjithë djemtë që kishin ngrënë gjellët e shijshme të mbretit.
16 Kështu Meltsari u hoqi atyre gjellët e shijshme dhe verën që duhet të pinin dhe u dha perime.
17 Katër të rinjve Perëndia u dha njohuri dhe mend në gjithë letërsinë dhe diturinë; dhe Danieli fitoi njohuri për çdo lloj vegimi dhe ëndrre.
18 Në mbarim të kohës së caktuar nga mbreti që t’ia çonin këta të rinj, kreu i eunukëve i shpuri përpara Nebukadnetsarit.
19 Mbreti foli me ta, por midis tyre nuk u gjet asnjë si Danieli, Hananiahu, Mishaeli dhe Azaria, prandaj këta u pranuan në shërbim të mbretit.
20 Dhe mbi çdo çështje që kërkonte dituri dhe gjykim dhe për të cilat mund t’i pyeste mbreti, i gjeti dhjetë herë më lart se tërë magjistarët dhe astrologët që ishin në tërë mbretërinë e tij.
21 Kështu Danieli vazhdoi deri në vitin e parë të mbretit Kir.
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
Daniel 1
English Standard Version
Daniel Taken to Babylon
1 In the third year of (A)the reign of 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 some of (B)the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to (C)the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, (D)and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god. 3 Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, (E)his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family[a] and of (F)the nobility, 4 youths without (G)blemish, of good appearance and (H)skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king's palace, and to (I)teach them the literature and language of the (J)Chaldeans. 5 The king assigned them a daily portion of (K)the food that the king ate, and of (L)the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for (M)three years, and at the end of that time they were to (N)stand before the king. 6 Among these were (O)Daniel, (P)Hananiah, (Q)Mishael, and (R)Azariah of the tribe of Judah. 7 And (S)the chief of the eunuchs (T)gave them names: (U)Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.
Daniel's Faithfulness
8 But Daniel (V)resolved that he would not (W)defile himself with (X)the king's food, or with (Y)the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to (Z)defile himself. 9 (AA)And God gave Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs, 10 and the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who assigned your food and your drink; for why should he see that you were in worse condition than the youths who are of your own age? So you would endanger my head with the king.” 11 Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 “Test your servants for (AB)ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat (AC)the king's food be observed by you, and deal with your servants according to what you see.” 14 So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days. 15 At the end of ten days it was seen that they were better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate (AD)the king's food. 16 (AE)So the steward took away their food and the wine they were to drink, and gave them (AF)vegetables.
17 As for these four youths, (AG)God gave them learning and (AH)skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had (AI)understanding in all visions and dreams. 18 At the end of (AJ)the time, when the king had commanded that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king spoke with them, and among all of them none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore (AK)they stood before the king. 20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all (AL)the magicians and (AM)enchanters that were in all his kingdom. 21 And Daniel (AN)was there until the first year of (AO)King Cyrus.
Footnotes
- Daniel 1:3 Hebrew of the seed of the kingdom
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