1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
1V tretjem letu kraljevanja Jojakima, kralja Judovega, je prišel Nebukadnezar, kralj v Babilonu, pred Jeruzalem in ga je oblegal.
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.
2In Gospod mu je dal v roko Jojakima, kralja na Judovem, in nekatere izmed posod hiše Božje. In prepeljal jih je v deželo Sinear, v svojega boga hišo: posode tiste je dejal v zakladnico boga svojega.
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;
3In kralj je ukazal Aspenazu, načelniku svojih dvornikov, naj pripelje mladeničev iz sinov Izraelovih od kraljevega zaroda in od plemenitnikov,
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.
4brez kakršnega koli madeža, lepe postave in dovzetnih za pouk v vsej modrosti, bistre pameti in obdarovanih z razumnostjo in sposobnih, da stoje v palači kraljevi ter da bi jih učili pismenstva in jezika Kaldejcev.
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.
5In kralj jim je določil vsakdanji obrok kraljevih jedil in vina, ki ga je sam pil, in da jih tako vzgajajo tri leta, in potem naj bi stali pred kraljem.
6Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
6Bili so pa med njimi, iz sinov Judovih: Daniel, Hananija, Misael in Azarija.
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.
7In knez dvornikov jim je dal imena, in je imenoval Daniela Beltsazarja in Hananija Sadraha in Misaela Mesaha in Azarija Abednega.
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.
8Ali Daniel se je namenil v srcu, da se ne bo omadeževal s kraljevo jedjo in z vinom, ki ga je kralj pil; zato poprosi kneza dvornikov, da mu ne bodi treba se omadeževati.
9Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
9Bog pa je dal Danielu doseči milost in usmiljenje pri knezu dvornikov.
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.
10In reče knez dvornikov Danielu: Bojim se gospoda svojega, kralja, ki vam je določil jed in pijačo; kajti čemu naj vidi, da so vaši obrazi medlejši nego drugih mladeničev vaše starosti? Tako bi bili krivi, če bi mi kralj vzel glavo.
11Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
11Tedaj reče Daniel oskrbniku, ki ga je bil postavil knez dvornikov nad Danielom, Hananijem, Misaelom in Azarijem:
12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
12Prosim, izkusi nas, hlapce svoje, deset dni, in naj nam dajo jesti sočivja in piti vode.
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.
13Potem naj ogledajo obraze naše vpričo tebe in obraze mladeničev, ki jedo kraljevo jed, in kakor boš videl, tako stóri s hlapci svojimi.
14So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
14Poslušal jih je torej v tej reči in naredil poskušnjo ž njimi deset dni.
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.
15In po desetih dneh so se kazali njih obrazi boljši in mesnatejši nego vseh mladeničev, ki so jedli jed kraljevo.
16Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
16Tedaj jim oskrbnik odvzame jed in vino, ki jim ga je bilo piti, in jim je dajal sočivja.
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.
17Tem štirim mladeničem pa je Bog dal znanje in razumnost v vsem slovstvu in modrosti, in Daniel je znal razbirati vse prikazni in sanje.
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.
18In ko so minili dnevi, po katerih je bil kralj določil, da jih pripeljejo k njemu, jih je privedel knez dvornikov pred Nebukadnezarja.
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.
19In kralj je govoril ž njimi; a med njimi vsemi ni bilo nobenega kakor Daniel, Hananija, Misael in Azarija; zato so stali v službi pred kraljem.
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.
20In v vsaki stvari modrosti in razumnosti, za katero jih je vprašal kralj, jih je našel desekrat boljše nego vse pismouke in rotilce, ki so bili po vsej državi njegovi.In Daniel je ostal do prvega leta kralja Cira.
21And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
21In Daniel je ostal do prvega leta kralja Cira.