Daniel 1

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

1 犹大王约雅敬执政第三年，巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒前来围攻耶路撒冷。

2 And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.

2 主将犹大王约雅敬及上帝殿中的部分器具交在他手中。他把器具掳到巴比伦 的神庙，放在他神明的库房里。

3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—

3 王吩咐太监长亚施毗拿从以色列的王室和贵族中选一些人，

4 young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.

4 即毫无残疾、相貌英俊、学问渊博、聪慧善学、能在王宫服侍的青年，教他们迦勒底的语言和文字。

5 The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.

5 王安排他们每日享用御用的膳食和酒。他们要受教养三年，期满后好在王身边供职。

6 Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

6 被选的人中有犹大人但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利和亚撒利雅。

7 The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

7 太监长给他们起了新名字：称但以理为伯提沙撒，哈拿尼雅为沙得拉，米沙利为米煞，亚撒利雅为亚伯尼歌。

8 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.

8 然而，但以理决心不用王的膳食和酒，以免玷污自己。他请求太监长准许他不玷污自己。

9 Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,

9 上帝使但以理得到太监长的恩待和同情。

10 but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”

10 不过，太监长对但以理说：“我惧怕我主我王，因为这是他指派给你们的饮食。如果他看见你们面容比同龄的青年憔悴，如何是好？你们会使我在王面前人头难保。”

11 Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

11 但以理便对太监长派来监管他、哈拿尼雅、米沙利和亚撒利雅的人说：

12 “Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink.

12 “求你试试在十天内只让仆人们吃素菜、喝清水，

13 Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.”

13 然后比较一下我们的面容和那些用御膳的青年的面容，看了之后再作决定。”

14 So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.

14 监管同意试他们十天。

15 And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.

15 十天后，但以理和他三个朋友看起来比那些用御膳的青年更俊美健康。

16 So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.

16 于是，监管撤去了指派给他们的膳食和酒，只给他们素菜。

17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

17 上帝使这四个青年精通各种学问和知识。但以理能明白各种异象和梦兆。

18 Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.

18 到了尼布甲尼撒王规定青年们进宫的日子，太监长便带他们去见王。

19 And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.

19 王与他们谈话，发现无人比得上但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利和亚撒利雅，便把他们留在身边供职。

20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

20 王询问他们各种各样的事，发现他们的智慧和聪明比全国的术士和巫师高十倍。

21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.

21 直到塞鲁士王元年，但以理仍在宫中供职。