¹巴比伦王攻陷耶路撒冷

¹In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, come hath Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and layeth siege against it;

²主把犹大王约雅敬和　神殿中的一部分器物交在尼布甲尼撒手里，他就把这些器物带到示拿地的神庙那里，存放在庙中的宝库里。

²and the Lord giveth into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and some of the vessels of the house of God, and he bringeth them in [to] the land of Shinar, [to] the house of his god, and the vessels he hath brought in [to] the treasure-house of his god.

³但以理与三友被选入宫王吩咐他的太监长亚施毗拿说：“你要从以色列人中，把一些王室的后裔和贵族带进来；

³And the king saith, to Ashpenaz master of his eunuchs, to bring in out of the sons of Israel, (even of the royal seed, and of the chiefs,)

⁴这些年轻人必须没有残疾、英俊、足智多才、有高度学习能力、明察事理，而且他们必须有能力可以在王宫里工作。你要教他们学习迦勒底的文学和语言。”

⁴lads in whom there is no blemish, and of good appearance, and skilful in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and teaching thought, and who have ability to stand in the palace of the king, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.

⁵王指定每日给他们一份御用的佳肴美酒；又教养他们三年。期满以后，他们就侍立在王面前。

⁵And the king doth appoint for them a rate, day by day, of the king`s portion of food, and of the wine of his drinking, so as to nourish them three years, that at the end thereof they may stand before the king.

⁶他们中间有犹大人但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅。

⁶And there are among them out of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

⁷太监长给他们起了新的名字，称但以理为伯提沙撒，哈拿尼雅为沙得拉，米沙利为米煞，亚撒利雅为亚伯尼歌。

⁷and the chief of the eunuchs setteth names on them, and he setteth on Daniel, Belteshazzar; and on Hananiah, Shadrach; and on Mishael, Meshach; and on Azariah, Abed-Nego.

⁸但以理决心不用王膳但以理决心不让御用的佳肴美酒玷污自己，所以求太监长帮助他，使他不用玷污自己。

⁸And Daniel purposeth in his heart that he will not pollute himself with the king`s portion of food, and with the wine of his drinking, and he seeketh of the chief of the eunuchs that he may not pollute himself.

⁹于是　神使但以理在太监长面前得着恩惠和同情。

⁹And God giveth Daniel for kindness and for mercies before the chief of the eunuchs;

¹⁰只是太监长对但以理说：“我惧怕我主我王，他已指定了你们应用的饮食；如果他见到你们的面色比你们同岁的年轻人憔悴难看，你们就使我的头在王面前保不住了。”

¹⁰and the chief of the eunuchs saith to Daniel, `I am fearing my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink, for why doth he see your faces sadder than [those of] the lads which [are] of your circle? then ye have made my head indebted to the king,`

¹¹后来但以理对太监长分派看管但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅的人说：

¹¹And Daniel saith unto the Meltzar, whom the chief of the eunuchs hath appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

¹²“请你试试仆人十天，容我们只吃素菜、喝清水。

¹²`Try, I pray thee, thy servants, ten days; and they give to us of the vegetables, and we eat, and water, and we drink;

¹³然后，请你观察我们的容貌，和那些享用王的佳肴的年轻人的容貌，就照着你观察的结果，待你的仆人吧！”

¹³and our appearance is seen before thee, and the appearance of the lads who are eating the king`s portion of food, and as thou seest — deal with thy servants.`

¹⁴吃素喝水健康更佳看管他们的人就允准他们的这个要求，试试他们十天。

¹⁴And he hearkeneth to them, to this word, and trieth them ten days:

¹⁵过了十天，见他们的容貌比所有享用王的佳肴的年轻人，更加俊美健壮。

¹⁵and at the end of ten days their appearance hath appeared better and fatter in flesh then any of the lads who are eating the king`s portion of food.

¹⁶看管他们的人就撤去指定给他们享用的佳肴美酒，让他们吃素菜。

¹⁶And the Meltzar is taking away their portion of food, and the wine of their drink, and is giving to them vegetables.

¹⁷主赐知识聪明出众超群这四个年轻人在各种文字和学问上，　神都赐他们知识和聪明；但以理并且能明白一切异象和异梦。

¹⁷As to these four lads, God hath given to them knowledge and understanding in every [kind of] literature, and wisdom; and Daniel hath given instruction about every [kind of] vision and dreams.

¹⁸到了王吩咐带所有年轻人进宫的日子，太监长就领他们到尼布甲尼撒王面前。

¹⁸And at the end of the days that the king had said to bring them in, bring them in doth the chief of the eunuchs before Nebuchadnezzar.

¹⁹王和他们谈话，发现他们所有的人中，没有一个比得上但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅的；他们四人就侍立在王面前。

¹⁹And the king speaketh with them, and there hath none been found among them all like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and they stand before the king;

²⁰王考问他们一切智慧和聪明的事，就发现他们比全国所有的术士和用法术的更胜十倍。

²⁰and [in] any matter of wisdom [and] understanding that the king hath sought of them, he findeth them ten hands above all the scribes, the enchanters, who [are] in all his kingdom.

²¹直到古列王元年，但以理还在。

²¹And Daniel is unto the first year of Cyrus the king.