¹In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

¹في السنة الثالثة من ملك يهوياقيم ملك يهوذا ذهب نبوخذناصّر ملك بابل الى اورشليم وحاصرها.

²And 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.

²وسلم الرب بيده يهوياقيم ملك يهوذا مع بعض آنية بيت الله فجاء بها الى ارض شنعار الى بيت الهه وادخل الآنية الى خزانة بيت الهه.

³And 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;

³وأمر الملك أشفنز رئيس خصيانه بان يحضر من بني اسرائيل ومن نسل الملك ومن الشرفاء

⁴Children 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.

⁴فتيانا لا عيب فيهم حسان المنظر حاذقين في كل حكمة وعارفين معرفة وذوي فهم بالعلم والذين فيهم قوة على الوقوف في قصر الملك فيعلموهم كتابة الكلدانيين ولسانهم.

⁵And 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.

⁵وعيّن لهم الملك وظيفة كل يوم بيومه من اطايب الملك ومن خمر مشروبه لتربيتهم ثلاث سنين وعند نهايتها يقفون امام الملك.

⁶Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

⁶وكان بينهم من بني يهوذا دانيال وحننيا وميشائيل وعزريا.

⁷Unto 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.

⁷فجعل لهم رئيس الخصيان اسماء فسمى دانيال بلطشاصر وحننيا شدرخ وميشائيل ميشخ وعزريا عبد نغو

⁸But 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.

⁸اما دانيال فجعل في قلبه انه لا يتنجس باطايب الملك ولا بخمر مشروبه فطلب من رئيس الخصيان ان لا يتنجس.

⁹Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.

⁹واعطى الله دانيال نعمة ورحمة عند رئيس الخصيان.

¹⁰And 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.

¹⁰فقال رئيس الخصيان لدانيال اني اخاف سيدي الملك الذي عيّن طعامكم وشرابكم. فلماذا يرى وجوهكم اهزل من الفتيان الذين من جيلكم فتديّنون راسي للملك.

¹¹Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

¹¹فقال دانيال لرئيس السقاة الذي ولاه رئيس الخصيان على دانيال وحننيا وميشائيل وعزريا

¹²Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

¹²جرب عبيدك عشرة ايام فليعطونا القطاني لناكل وماء لنشرب.

¹³Then 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.

¹³ولينظروا الى مناظرنا امامك والى مناظر الفتيان الذين ياكلون من اطايب الملك ثم اصنع بعبيدك كما ترى.

¹⁴So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

¹⁴فسمع لهم هذا الكلام وجربهم عشرة ايام.

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁵وعند نهاية العشرة الايام ظهرت مناظرهم احسن واسمن لحما من كل الفتيان الآكلين من اطايب الملك.

¹⁶Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

¹⁶فكان رئيس السقاة يرفع اطايبهم وخمر مشروبهم ويعطيهم قطاني

¹⁷As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

¹⁷اما هؤلاء الفتيان الاربعة فاعطاهم الله معرفة وعقلا في كل كتابة وحكمة وكان دانيال فهيما بكل الرؤى والاحلام.

¹⁸Now 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.

¹⁸وعند نهاية الايام التي قال الملك ان يدخلوهم بعدها اتى بهم رئيس الخصيان الى امام نبوخذناصّر

¹⁹And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

¹⁹وكلمهم الملك فلم يوجد بينهم كلهم مثل دانيال وحننيا وميشائيل وعزريا. فوقفوا امام الملك.

²⁰And 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.

²⁰وفي كل أمر حكمة فهم الذي سألهم عنه الملك وجدهم عشرة اضعاف فوق كل المجوس والسحرة الذين في كل مملكته.

²¹And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.

²¹وكان دانيال الى السنة الاولى لكورش الملك