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

¹[Ny amin'i Daniela sy ny namany telo lahy] Tamin'ny taona fahatelo nanjakan'i Joiakima, mpanjakan'ny Joda, no nankanesan'i Nebokadnezara, mpanjakan'i Babylona, tany Jerosalema sy nanaovany fahirano azy.

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.

²Ary ny Tompo nanolotra an'i Joiakima, mpanjakan'ny Joda, mbamin'ny fanaka sasany tao an-tranon'Andriamanitra ho eo an-tànany, ka nentiny ho any amin'ny tany Sinara ireny, ho ao an-tranon'andriamaniny; koa ny fanaka dia nampidiriny tao amin'ny trano firaketan'andriamaniny.

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;

³Ary ny mpanjaka nandidy an'i Aspenaza, lehiben'ny tandapany, hitondra ny sasany amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely, dia amin'ny zanak'andriana na amin'ny ambony firazanana,

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.

⁴dia zatovo izay tsy nisy kilema, fa tsara tarehy sady kanto amin'ny fahendrena rehetra sy manam-pahalalana ary mazava saina ka miendrika hitoetra ao an-dapan'ny mpanjaka sady nasainy nampianarina ny taratasy sy ny tenin'ny Kaldeana.

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.

⁵Ary ny mpanjaka nampanokana hanina ho an'ireo isan'andro avy tamin'ny haniny sy avy tamin'ny divay izay fisotrony mba hamelomana azy telo taona, ary rehefa afaka izany, dia hitoetra eo anatrehan'ny mpanjaka izy.

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

⁶Ary tamin'ireo dia nisy avy amin'ny taranak'i Joda, dia Daniela sy Hanania sy Misaela ary Azaria.

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.

⁷Ary izy ireo nomen'ny lehiben'ny tandapa anarana, ka Daniela nataony hoe Beltesazara, ary Hanania nataony hoe Sadraka, ary Misaela nataony hoe Mesaka, ary Azaria nataony hoe Abednego.

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.

⁸Ary Daniela ninia tao am-pony tsy handoto ny tenany tamin'ny anjara-hanina avy tamin'ny hanin'ny mpanjaka, na tamin'ny divay izay fisotrony; ka dia nangataka tamin'ny lehiben'ny tandapa izy mba havelany tsy handoto ny tenany.

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

⁹Dia nataon'Andriamanitra nahita fitia sy famindram-po tamin'ilay lehiben'ny tandapa Daniela.

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.

¹⁰Ary hoy ilay lehiben'ny tandapa tamin'i Daniela: Matahotra ny mpanjaka tompoko izay nampanokana ny hohaninareo sy ny hosotroinareo aho; fa hanao ahoana raha mahita ny tarehinareo mahia noho ny an'ny zatovo namanareo izy, moa tsy hahameloka ahy amin'ny mpanjaka va ianareo, ka hotapahiny ny lohako?

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

¹¹Dia hoy Daniela tamin'ny mpiadidy, izay notendren'ny lehiben'ny tandapa ho mpiadidy an'i Daniela sy Hanania sy Misaela ary Azaria:

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

¹²Masìna ianao, izahao toetra hafoloana izahay mpanomponao, ary aoka homena hanin-kotrana hohaninay sy rano hosotroinay.

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.

¹³Dia aoka hizahana eo anatrehanao ny tarehinay sy ny tarehin'ny zatovo izay mihinana ny anjara avy amin'ny hanin'ny mpanjaka, ary araka izay hitanao no ataovy amin'ny mpanomponao.

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

¹⁴Ary nanaiky izany teny izany izy ka nizaha toetra azy hafoloana.

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.

¹⁵Ary nony tapitra ny hafoloana, dia hita fa mandimandina sy matavy aza ny tarehiny noho ny an'ny zatovo rehetra izay nihinana anjara avy tamin'ny hanin'ny mpanjaka.

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

¹⁶Dia najanon'ilay mpiadidy ny anjara-haniny sy ny divay hosotroiny, ka hanin-kotrana no nomeny azy.

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.

¹⁷Ary ireo zatovo efa-dahy ireo dia nomen'Andriamanitra fahalalana sy saina ny amin'ny taratasy sy ny fahendrena rehetra; ary Daniela nahafantatra ny amin'ny fahitana sy ny nofy rehetra.

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.

¹⁸Ary nony tonga ny andro nasain'ny mpanjaka hampidirana azy, dia nentin'ilay lehiben'ny tandapa niditra teo anatrehan'i Nebokadnezara izy.

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.

¹⁹Ary ny mpanjaka niresaka taminy, ka tsy nisy hita izay tahaka an'i Daniela sy Hanania sy Misaela ary Azaria tamin'izy rehetra, ka dia nitoetra teo anatrehan'ny mpanjaka izy ireo.

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.

²⁰Ary ny amin'ny fahendrena sy ny fahalalana rehetra izay nanontanian'ny mpanjaka azy, dia hitany fa nanan-tombo im-polo heny noho ny ombiasy rehetra sy ny mpisikidy izay teo amin'ny fanjakany rehetra aza izy.Ary Daniela nahatratra ny taona voalohany nanjakan'i Kyrosy mpanjaka.

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

²¹Ary Daniela nahatratra ny taona voalohany nanjakan'i Kyrosy mpanjaka.