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

¹तेस्रो वर्षमा यहूदाका राजा यहोयाकीमको शासनकालमा बाबेलका राजा नबूकदनेस्सरले यरूशलेममा आफ्ना सेनाद्वारा चारै तिर घेरेर त्यस माथि आक्रमण गरे।

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.

²परमप्रभुले उसलाई यहूदाको राजा यहोयाकीमलाई पराजित गर्ने शक्ति दिनुभयो अनि परमेश्वरको मन्दिरबाट सबै भाँडा-कुँडाहरू लाने अनुमति दिनुभयो। नबूकदनेस्सरले ती चीजहरू शिनारको भूमि बाबेलमा ल्याए अनि उनका देवताहरूका मन्दिरमा राखे।

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;

³त्यसपछि राजा नबूकदनेस्सरले अशपनजलाई आदेश दिए। अशपनज राजाका सेवकहरूको अगुवा थियो। राजाले अशपनजलाई राजकीय परिवारका केही यहूदीहरू अनि उच्च श्रेणीका इस्राएलीहरूलाई ल्याउनु भने।

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.

⁴ती मानिसहरू हट्टा-कट्टा, सुन्दर, शरीरमा कुनै चोट नभएका, सारा बुद्धिमा निपुण, साहित्य र विज्ञानको ज्ञानले परिपूर्ण, समझदार राजदरवारको सेवा गर्न सक्ने योग्य कल्दीहरूका भाषा र साहित्य सिकाउन भनी नपुंसकहरूका प्रधान अशपनजलाई हुकूम गरे।

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.

⁵राजा नबूदकनेसरले आफ्नो भोजन र मदको एक भाग तिनीहरूलाई दिए। राजाले तिनीहरूलाई तीन वर्षसम्म तालिम दिन र त्यसपछि उनको सामु प्रस्तुत गर्ने निर्देशन दिए।

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

⁶यहूदाका ती नानीहरूमा दानियल, हनन्याह, मीशाएल अनि अजर्याह सामेल थिए।

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.

⁷अशपनजले (नपुंसक) नाउँ राखिदिए। तिनीहरूले दानियलको नाउँ बेलतसजर राखिदिए। तिनीहरूले हनन्याहको नाउँ शद्रक राखिदिए। अनि मीशाएललाई मेशेक अनि अजर्याहलाई अबेद्नगो नाउँ राखिदिए।

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.

⁸तर राजाले उनीहरूलाई दिनु भनी पठाएको भोजन र दाखरस खाएर आफूलाई अशुद्ध नपार्ने दानियलले निश्चय गरे। यसैले आफूलाई अशुद्ध हुन नदिनुहोस् भनी नपुंसकहरूका प्रधानलाई बिन्ति गरे।

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

⁹परमेश्वरले नपुंसकहरूका प्रमुखको मनमा दानियल प्रति करूणा र दया भरिदिनु भयो।

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.

¹⁰नपुंसकहरूका प्रमुखले दानियललाई भने, “मलाई डर लाग्छ, किनभने मेरा परमप्रभु राजाले मलाई तिमीले यो भोजन खाएको अनि यो दाखरस पिएको हेर्नु भनी आदेश दिनु भएको छ। यदि तिमीले यो भोजन खाएनौ भने तिमी बिमार अनि दुर्बल हुनेछौ। राजाले यो देख्नु हुनेछ र मसित रिसाउनु हुनेछ। हुन सक्छ, मेरो टाउको काटिइनेछ अनि यो दोष तिम्रो हुनेछ।”

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

¹¹यसपछि दानियलले आफूलाई हेरचाह गर्ने कारिन्दालाई भने। अशपनजको त्यो कारिन्दालाई दानियल, हनन्याह, मीशाएल अनि अजर्याहमाथि ध्यान देऊ।

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

¹²दानियलले त्यो कारिन्दासँग भने, “दया गरेर दश दिन सम्म हाम्रो परीक्षा लेऊ, हामीलाई खान साग-सब्जी अनि पिउने पानी बाहेक केही नदेऊ।

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.

¹³त्यसपछि तिमीले हाम्रो तुलना अरू जवान मानिसहरूसँग गर, जसले राजाको खाना खान्छन्। त्यस पछि तिमीले देख्छौ कि को धेरै स्वस्थ छ, अनि आफै निर्णय गर, हामीसँग कस्तो व्यवहार गर्नु पर्छ, हामी तिम्रो सेवक हौं।”

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

¹⁴उनी राजी भए अनि दश दिन सम्म जाँच गरे।

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.

¹⁵दश दिनको अन्तमा तिनीहरू राम्रा र हट्टा-कट्टा देखिन थाले उनीहरू भन्दा, जसले राजाको खाना खान्थे।

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

¹⁶त्यसपछि त्यो रखवालाले उनीहरूलाई राजाको खाना र दाखरस दिन बन्द गरे। अनि तिनीहरूलाई साग-सब्जी नै दिनलागे।

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.

¹⁷परमेश्वरले ती चारजनालाई, ज्ञान, बुद्धि प्रदान गर्नुभयो, अनि हेरक प्रकारको लिपि, विज्ञानहरू जान्ने योग्यता दिनुभयो। दानियलले हरेक प्रकारको दिब्य दर्शन अनि सपनाहरू बुझ्न थाले।

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.

¹⁸त्यस अवधिको अन्तमा राजाको आदेश अनुसार नपुंसकहरूका अगुवाले तिनीहरूलाई राजा नबूकदनेस्सर अघि उपस्थित गराए।

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

¹⁹राजाले सबै मानिसहरूको अन्तवार्ता लिए तर उनले ती मध्ये कसैलाई पनि दानियल, हनन्याह, मीशाएल अनि अजर्याह जस्तो सर्वोत्तम पाएनन्। यसकारण उनले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो कार्यमा लिए।

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.

²⁰राजाले यी चारजनासित सबै महत्वपूर्ण विषयमा सरसल्लाह लिए अनि तिनीहरूले आफ्नो ज्ञान र सुझबुझको प्रमाण दिए। राजाले देखे कि यी चारजना उनको राज्यका सबै ज्ञानी अनि जादुगरहरू भन्दा दश गुणा राम्रा छन्।

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

²¹दानियलले कोरेसको शासन कालको पहिलो वर्ष सम्म राजाको सेवा गरिबसे।