但以理書 1
1 猶大王約雅敬在位第三年，巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來到耶路撒冷，將城圍困。
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylonia came to Jerusalem and surrounded the city to cut off all supplies to it.
2 主將猶大王約雅敬，並上帝殿中器皿的幾分交付他手。他就把這器皿帶到示拿地，收入他神的廟裏，放在他神的庫中。
The Lord gave Nebuchadnezzar victory over Jehoiakim king of Judah, and he gave him some of the sacred objects from the house of God. He brought them into the land of Babylonia, to the house of his god, and he placed the sacred objects in his god's treasury.
3 王吩咐太監長亞施毗拿，從以色列人的宗室和貴冑中帶進幾個人來，
The king spoke to Ashpenaz, his chief official, to bring in some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility—
4 就是年少沒有殘疾、相貌俊美、通達各樣學問、知識聰明俱備、足能侍立在王宮裏的，要教他們迦勒底的文字言語。
young men without blemish, attractive in appearance, skillful in all wisdom, filled with knowledge and understanding, and qualified to serve in the king's palace. He was to teach them the Babylonians' literature and language.
5 王派定將自己所用的膳和所飲的酒，每日賜他們一分，養他們三年。滿了三年，好叫他們在王面前侍立。
The king counted out for them a daily portion of his delicacies and some of the wine that he drank. These young men were to be trained for three years, and after that, they would serve the king.
6 他們中間有猶大族的人：但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亞撒利雅。
Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, some of the people of Judah.
7 太監長給他們起名：稱但以理為伯提沙撒，稱哈拿尼雅為沙得拉，稱米沙利為米煞，稱亞撒利雅為亞伯尼歌。
The chief official gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.
8 但以理卻立志不以王的膳和王所飲的酒玷污自己，所以求太監長容他不玷污自己。
But Daniel intended in his mind that he would not pollute himself with the king's delicacies or with the wine that he drank. So he asked permission from the chief official that he might not pollute himself.
9 上帝使但以理在太監長眼前蒙恩惠，受憐憫。
Now God gave Daniel favor and compassion through the respect that the chief official had for him.
10 太監長對但以理說：「我懼怕我主我王，他已經派定你們的飲食，倘若他見你們的面貌比你們同歲的少年人肌瘦，怎麼好呢？這樣，你們就使我的頭在王那裏難保。」
The chief official said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my master the king. He has commanded what food and drink you should have. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men of your own age? The king might have my head because of you.”
11 但以理對太監長所派管理但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亞撒利雅的委辦說：
Then Daniel spoke to the steward whom the chief official had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
12 「求你試試僕人們十天，給我們素菜吃，白水喝，
He said, “Please test us, your servants, for ten days. Give us only some vegetables to eat and water to drink.
13 然後看看我們的面貌和用王膳那少年人的面貌，就照你所看的待僕人吧！」
Then compare our appearance with the appearance of the young men who eat the king's delicacies, and treat us, your servants, based on what you see.”
14 委辦便允准他們這件事，試看他們十天。
So the steward agreed with him to do this, and he tested them for ten days.
15 過了十天，見他們的面貌比用王膳的一切少年人更加俊美肥胖。
At the end of ten days their appearance was more healthy, and they were better nourished, than all the young men who ate the king's delicacies.
16 於是委辦撤去派他們用的膳，飲的酒，給他們素菜吃。
So the steward took away their delicacies and their wine and gave them only vegetables.
17 這四個少年人，上帝在各樣文字學問上賜給他們聰明知識；但以理又明白各樣的異象和夢兆。
As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and insight in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel could understand all kinds of visions and dreams.
18 尼布甲尼撒王預定帶進少年人來的日期滿了，太監長就把他們帶到王面前。
At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
19 王與他們談論，見少年人中無一人能比但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亞撒利雅，所以留他們在王面前侍立。
The king spoke with them, and among the whole group there were none to compare with Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. They stood before the king, ready to serve him.
20 王考問他們一切事，就見他們的智慧聰明比通國的術士和用法術的勝過十倍。
In every question of wisdom and understanding that the king asked them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and those who claimed to speak with the dead, who were in his entire kingdom.
21 到塞魯士王元年，但以理還在。
Daniel was there until the first year of King Cyrus.
