¹Negore rechitatu rokubata ushe kwaJehoyakimu mambo waJudha, Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi, akasvika Jerusaremu, akarikomba.

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

²Ishe akaisa Jehoyakimu mambo waJudha muruoko rwake, pamwechete nedzimwe nhumbi dzeimba yaMwari, iye akaenda nadzo kunyika yeShinari, kuimba yamwari wake, akaisa nhumbi muimba yokuchengeta fuma yamwari wake.

²The Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” ; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god: and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

³Mambo akaudza Ashipenazi, mutariri wavaranda vake, kuti auye navamwe vana vaIsiraeri, vorudzi rwamambo norwamachinda;

³The king spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in certain of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles;

⁴majaya akanga asina mhosva, asi akanga akanaka pameso, akachenjera panjere dzose, akangwara pakuziva, nokunzwisisa uchenjeri hwose, akanga akakwana kumira mumba mamambo; uye kuti avadzidzise magwaro norurimi rwavaKaradhea.

⁴youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and endowed with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.

⁵Mambo akarayira kuti vapiwe mumwe mugove wezvokudya zvamambo zuva rimwe nerimwe, nowewaini yaaimwa, uye kuti vachengetwe makore matatu, kuti kana apera vagomira pamberi pamambo.

⁵The king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at its end they should stand before the king.

⁶Zvino pakati pavo pakanga pana Dhanyeri naHanania naMishaeri naAzaria, vari vana vaJudha.

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

⁷Muchinda wavaranda akavatumidza mazita, Dhanyeri akamutumidza zita rinonzi Bheteshazari, naHanania rinonzi Shadhireki, naMishaeri rinonzi Misheki, naAzaria rinonzi Abhedhinego.

⁷The prince of the eunuchs gave names to them: to Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.

⁸Asi Dhanyeri akatsunga mumwoyo make kuti haangazvinorese nezvokudya zvamambo kana newaini yaaimwa; saka akakumbira kune muchinda wavaranda kuti arege kuzvinoresa.

⁸But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

⁹Zvino Mwari akanzwisa Dhanyeri unyoro netsitsi pamberi pomuchinda wavaranda.

⁹Now God made Daniel to find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.

¹⁰Muchinda wavaranda akati kuna Dhanyeri, Ndinotya ishe wangu mambo, akarayira zvamunofanira kudya nokumwa; nekuti achaonereiko zviso zvenyu zvakasuruvara kupfuura zvamajaya ezero renyu? Kana zvakadaro muchapinza musoro wangu munjodzi kuna mambo.

¹⁰The prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths who are of your own age? so would you endanger my head with the king.

¹¹Ipapo Dhanyeri akati kumutariri akanga arairwa nomuchinda wavaranda kuchengeta Dhanyeri naHanania naMishaeri naAzari,

¹¹Then Daniel said to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

¹²Doedzai henyu varanda venyu mazuva ane gumi; ngavatipe miriwo yeminyemba tidye, nemvura timwe.

¹²Test your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink.

¹³Ipapo mungacherekedza zviso zvedu nezviso zvamajaya anodya zvokudya zvamambo, mugoita navaranda venyu sezvamunoona.

¹³Then let our faces be looked on before you, and the face of the youths who eat of the king’s dainties; and as you see, deal with your servants.

¹⁴Naizvozvo akatenda shoko ravo pamusoro pechinhu ichi, akavaedza mazuva ane gumi.

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

¹⁵Mazuva ane gumi akati apera zviso zvavo zvikaonekwa zvakanaka, nemiviri yavo yakakura, vachipfuura majaya ose aidya zvokudya zvamambo.

¹⁵At the end of ten days their faces appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths who ate of the king’s dainties.

¹⁶Naizvozvo mutariri wakabvisa zvokudya zvavo zvamambo, newaini yavakanzi vamwe, akavapa mirivo.

¹⁶So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.

¹⁷Zvino kana ari majaya awa mana, Mwari wakavapa zivo nokungwara pamagwaro ose nouchenjeri hwose; asi Dhanyeri wakange achigona kunzwisisa zvose zvairatidzwa naMwari nezvairotwa.

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

¹⁸Zvino mazuva akati apera akanga atarwa namambo okuti vauyiswe nawo, muchinda wavaranda akapinda navo pamberi paNebhukadhinezari.

¹⁸At the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

¹⁹Mambo akataurirana navo, pakati pavose kukasawanikwa vakanga vakafanana naDhanyeri naHanania naMishaeri naAzaria; saka ivo vakamira pamberi pamambo.

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

²⁰Pamashoko ose ouchenjeri nookunzwisisa, avaibvunzwa namambo, wakawana kuti ivo vaipfuura kagumi vachenjeri vose nen'anga dzose dzaiva paushe hwake.

²⁰In every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm.

²¹Dhanyeri akaramba aripo kusvikira pagore rokutanga ramambo Koreshi.

²¹Daniel continued even to the first year of king Cyrus.