Daniel 1
1 In the third year of the rule of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem, shutting it in with his forces.
犹大王约雅敬在位第三年，巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒来到耶路撒冷，将城围困。
2 And the Lord gave into his hands Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he took them away into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he put the vessels into the store-house of his god.
主将犹大王约雅敬，并 神殿中器皿的几分交付他手。他就把这器皿带到示拿地，收入他神的庙里，放在他神的库中。
3 And the king gave orders to Ashpenaz, the captain of his unsexed servants, to take in some of the children of Israel, certain of the king's family, and those of high birth;
王吩咐太监长亚施毗拿，从以色列人的宗室和贵胄中带进几个人来，
4 Young men who were strong and healthy, good-looking, and trained in all wisdom, having a good education and much knowledge, and able to take positions in the king's house; and to have them trained in the writing and language of the Chaldaeans.
就是年少没有残疾、相貌俊美、通达各样学问、知识聪明俱备、足能侍立在王宫里的，要教他们迦勒底的文字言语。
5 And a regular amount of food and wine every day from the king's table was ordered for them by the king; and they were to be cared for for three years so that at the end of that time they might take their places before the king.
王派定将自己所用的膳和所饮的酒，每日赐他们一分，养他们三年。满了三年，好叫他们在王面前侍立。
6 And among these there were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
他们中间有犹大族的人：但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅。
7 And the captain of the unsexed servants gave them names; to Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar, to Hananiah the name of Shadrach, to Mishael the name of Meshach, and to Azariah the name of Abed-nego.
太监长给他们起名：称但以理为伯提沙撒，称哈拿尼雅为沙得拉，称米沙利为米煞，称亚撒利雅为亚伯尼歌。
8 And Daniel had come to the decision that he would not make himself unclean with the king's food or wine; so he made a request to the captain of the unsexed servants that he might not make himself unclean.
但以理却立志不以王的膳和王所饮的酒玷污自己，所以求太监长容他不玷污自己。
9 And God put into the heart of the captain of the unsexed servants kind feelings and pity for Daniel.
神使但以理在太监长眼前蒙恩惠，受怜悯。
10 And the captain of the unsexed servants said to Daniel, I am in fear of my lord the king, who has given orders about your food and your drink; what if he sees you looking less happy than the other young men of your generation? then you would have put my head in danger from the king.
太监长对但以理说：“我惧怕我主我王，他已经派定你们的饮食，倘若他见你们的面貌比你们同岁的少年人肌瘦，怎么好呢？这样，你们就使我的头在王那里难保。”
11 Then Daniel said to the keeper in whose care the captain of the unsexed servants had put Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
但以理对太监长所派管理但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅的委办说：
12 Put your servants to the test for ten days; let them give us grain for our food and water for our drink.
“求你试试仆人们十天，给我们素菜吃，白水喝，
13 Then take a look at our faces and the faces of the young men who have food from the king's table; and, having seen them, do to your servants as it seems right to you.
然后看看我们的面貌和用王膳那少年人的面貌，就照你所看的待仆人吧！”
14 So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.
委办便允准他们这件事，试看他们十天。
15 And at the end of ten days their faces seemed fairer and they were fatter in flesh than all the young men who had their food from the king's table.
过了十天，见他们的面貌比用王膳的一切少年人更加俊美肥胖。
16 So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain.
于是委办撤去派他们用的膳，饮的酒，给他们素菜吃。
17 Now as for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and made them expert in all book-learning and wisdom: and Daniel was wise in all visions and dreams.
这四个少年人， 神在各样文字学问上赐给他们聪明知识；但以理又明白各样的异象和梦兆。
18 Now at the end of the time fixed by the king for them to go in, the captain of the unsexed servants took them in to Nebuchadnezzar.
尼布甲尼撒王预定带进少年人来的日期满了，太监长就把他们带到王面前。
19 And the king had talk with them; and among them all there was no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they were given places before the king.
王与他们谈论，见少年人中无一人能比但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅，所以留他们在王面前侍立。
20 And in any business needing wisdom and good sense, about which the king put questions to them, he saw that they were ten times better than all the wonder-workers and users of secret arts in all his kingdom.
王考问他们一切事，就见他们的智慧聪明比通国的术士和用法术的胜过十倍。
21 And Daniel went on till the first year of King Cyrus.
到塞鲁士王元年，但以理还在。
