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

¹Yô rox chihab roquic laj Joacim chokß xreyeb laj Judá nak quicuulac Jerusalén laj Nabucodonosor lix reyeb laj Babilonia chi pletic riqßuineb.

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.

²Ut li Dios quixcanab laj Joacim lix reyeb laj Judá saß rukßeb laj Babilonia. Ut cuan li secß li quicßanjelac saß rochoch li Dios li quicßameß saß li naßajej Sinar. Ut laj Nabucodonosor quixcßam saß rochoch lix dios ut quixqßue saß li naßajej bar naxocman cuiß li cßaßak re ru terto xtzßak re lix dioseb.

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;

³Laj Aspenaz aßan li nataklan saß xbêneb li cuînk li eunuco, li nequeßtrabajic saß li palacio. Li rey quixye re laj Aspenaz nak tixsicß ruheb cuib oxib xcomoneb li ralal xcßajol li queßcuan chokß xreyeb laj Israel ut tixcßameb saß li palacio.

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.

⁴Eb li chßajom aßan tento nak cßajoßak xchakßaleb ru ut cuânkeb xnaßleb, tzolbilakeb ut sêbak xchßôleb, ut tzßakalak re ruheb re nak târûk teßcßanjelak saß li palacio. Ut laj Aspenaz tixcßut chiruheb li âtinac ut li tzßîbac saß li râtinobâleb laj Babilonia.

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.

⁵Li rey quixye nak rajlal cutan teßqßuehekß xtzacaêmk joß naxtzaca aßan. Teßqßuehekß xvino joß narucß aßan. Teßchßolanîk oxib chihab ut chirix aßan teßcßamekß chiru li rey.

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

⁶Saß xyânkeb li sicßbileb ru cuanqueb laj Daniel, laj Ananías, laj Misael ut laj Azarías. Aßaneb ralal xcßajol laj Judá.

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.

⁷Ut li nataklan saß xbêneb li eunucos quixqßue xcßabaßeb. Laj Daniel quiqßueheß chokß aj Beltsasar. Laj Ananías quiqßueheß chokß aj Sadrac. Laj Misael quiqßueheß chokß aj Mesac ut laj Azarías quiqßueheß chokß aj Abed-nego.

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.

⁸Ut laj Daniel quixye saß xchßôl nak incßaß tixmux ru lix pâbâl riqßuin xcuaßbal li tzacaêmk li quiqßueheß re xban li rey chi moco riqßuin rucßbal li vino xban nak eb laj Judá incßaß queßxbânu li tzacaêmk aßan. Quixtzßâma ban chiru laj Aspenaz nak incßaß tâminekß ru xbânunquil.

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

⁹Ut li Dios quixtenkßa laj Daniel. Lix naßleb laj Daniel quicuulac chiru laj Aspenaz li nataklan saß xbêneb li eunuco.

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.

¹⁰Ut laj Aspenaz li nataklan reheb quixye re laj Daniel: —Lâin ninxucuac xban nak li rey quixye cue cßaßru têtzaca. Cui sakquirin lê rilobâl ut cui bakex chiruheb li jun chßol chic, li rey naru naxtakla incamsinquil lâin, chan.

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

¹¹Tojoßnak laj Daniel quiâtinac riqßuin laj Melsar, li quiqßueheß xban laj Aspenaz chi iloc reheb laj Daniel, laj Ananías, laj Misael ut laj Azarías.

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

¹²Quixye re: —Bânu usilal, kayalak lajêbak cutan li yôquin chixtzßâmanquil châcuu. Junes quißil kßên tâqßue chikatzaca ut junes haß tâqßue chikucß.

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.

¹³Riqßuin aßin tâcuil bar cuan li kßaxal cau, ma lâo malaj li nequeßtzacan re li tzacaêmk joß naxtzaca li rey. Ut chirix aßan naru nacabânu li cßaßru nacacuaj kiqßuin. Cui tâcuil nak incßaß cauho, tâqßue chikatzaca li cßaßru tâcuaj, chan.

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

¹⁴Ut laj Melsar quixcßul xchßôl li quixye laj Daniel. Ut lajêb cutan queßxbânu chi joßcan.

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.

¹⁵Ut nak ac xnumeß li lajêb cutan, laj Daniel ut eb li rochben kßaxal cau nequeßiloc ut cau ribeb chiruheb li jun chßol chic li nequeßtzacan joß quixye li rey.

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

¹⁶Ut chirix chic aßan laj Melsar incßaß quixqßue reheb li tzacaêmk ut li vino li quixye li rey. Quixqßue ban junes quißil kßên chixtzacaheb ut junes haß quixqßue chiruqßueb.

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.

¹⁷Ut li Dios quixqßue xnaßlebeb li câhib chi sâj cuînk aßin ut kßaxal sêbeb xchßôl chixtaubal ru chixjunil li cßaßru quicuteß chiruheb. Ut kßaxal cuißchic li naßleb li quiqßueheß re laj Daniel xban li Dios re xtaubal ru li naxye li matcß ut li visión.

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.

¹⁸Nak ac xnumeß li oxib chihab li quixye li rey, laj Aspenaz li nataklan saß xbêneb li eunuco quixcßameb riqßuin li rey Nabucodonosor.

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.

¹⁹Ut li rey quiâtinac riqßuineb. Ut quisahoß xchßôl riqßuineb laj Daniel, laj Ananías, laj Misael ut laj Azarías ut mâ jun chic quixtau joß eb li câhib aßan. Joßcan nak queßcana saß li palacio chi cßanjelac chiru.

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.

²⁰Chixjunil li cßaßru queßpatzßeß reheb xban li rey, li câhib chi cuînk aßin kßaxal châbil queßxsume. Kßaxal cuißchic châbil queßxsume chiruheb chixjunileb li cuanqueb rubel xcuanquil li rey joß laj kße ut eb li nequeßtzoloc chirix li chahim.Ut laj Daniel quicana chi cßanjelac saß li palacio toj saß li xbên chihab nak cuan chokß rey laj Ciro.

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

²¹Ut laj Daniel quicana chi cßanjelac saß li palacio toj saß li xbên chihab nak cuan chokß rey laj Ciro.