Daniēla 1
1 Jojaķima, Jūda ķēniņa, trešā valdīšanas gadā Nebukadnecars, Bābeles ķēniņš, nāca uz Jeruzālemi un apmetās pret to.
During the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, attacked Jerusalem and surrounded it.
2 Un Tas Kungs nodeva Jojaķimu, Jūda ķēniņu, viņa rokā un vienu daļu Dieva nama trauku, un viņš tos noveda uz Sineāra zemi sava dieva namā, un tos traukus viņš nolika sava dieva mantu namā.
The Lord allowed him to defeat King Jehoiakim, and also to remove some of the objects used in the Temple of God. He took them back to Babylon, to the house of his god, placing them in the treasury of his god.
3 Un ķēniņš sacīja uz Aspenasu, savu kambarjunkuru uzraugu, lai no Israēla bērniem, no ķēniņu un lielkungu dzimuma izlasa
Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to take charge of some of the captured Israelites from the royal and noble families,
4 Jaunekļus, kas bez vainas, skaistus vaigā un samanīgus visādā gudrībā un labi mācītus un kam gudrs prāts, un kas būtu derīgi ķēniņa pilī stāvēt, ka tie taptu mācīti Kaldeju rakstā un valodā.
“They are to be young men without any physical defect who are good-looking,” he said. “They must be well-educated, quick to learn, have good insight, and be well able to serve in the king's palace and be taught the literature and language of Babylon.”
5 Un ķēniņš tiem sprieda, ko tiem ikdienas būs dot no ķēniņa ēdiena un no tā vīna, ko pats dzēra, un ka tie trīs gadus tā taptu audzināti, un ka pēc stāvētu ķēniņa priekšā.
The king also provided them with a daily allowance of the same kind of rich food and wine he was served. At the end of their three years of education they would enter the king's service.
6 Starp tiem nu bija no Jūda bērniem Daniēls, Ananija, Mišaēls un Azarija.
Among those chosen were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, from the tribe of Judah.
7 Un kambarjunkuru uzraugs tiem deva citus vārdus un nosauca Daniēli par Beltsacaru un Ananiju par Sadrahu un Mišaēli par Mesahu un Azariju par AbedNegu.
The chief eunuch gave them new names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.
8 Bet Daniēls apņēmās savā sirdī, nesagānīties ar ķēniņa ēdienu nedz ar to vīnu, ko viņš dzēra, tādēļ tas lūdza kambarjunkuru uzraugam, lai viņam atļautu nesagānīties.
However, Daniel made up his mind not to make himself impure by eating the king's rich food and wine. He asked the chief eunuch to allow him not to make himself impure.
9 Un Dievs Daniēlim deva žēlastību un apžēlošanu kambarjunkuru uzrauga priekšā.
God had helped Daniel to be viewed with kindness and sympathy by the chief eunuch.
10 Un kambarjunkuru uzraugs sacīja uz Daniēli: es bīstos savu kungu, ķēniņu, kas jūsu ēdienu un dzērienu tā nospriedis, ka viņš neierauga, ka jūsu vaigi vājāki nekā to citu jaunekļu, kas jūsu vecumā. Tad jūs pār manu galvu vestu gatavu nāvi no ķēniņa.
But the chief eunuch told Daniel, “I'm afraid of what my lord the king would do to me. He's the one who decided what you should eat and drink. What if he were to see you looking pale and sickly compared to the other young men of your age. Because of you the king would have my head!”
11 Bet Daniēls sacīja uz to barības sargu, ko kambarjunkuru uzraugs bija iecēlis pār Daniēli, Ananiju, Mišaēli un Azariju:
Daniel then spoke with the guard that the chief eunuch had put in charge of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
12 Raugi jel saviem kalpiem dot kādas desmit dienas zemes augļus ēst un ūdeni dzert.
“Please put us, your servants, to the test and just give us vegetables to eat and water to drink for ten days,” Daniel told him.
13 Un tad lai apskata, kāds mūsu ģīmis būs tavā priekšā, un kāds to jaunekļu ģīmis, kas ķēniņa ēdienu ēd, un dari tad ar saviem kalpiem, kā tu pats redzēsi.
“After that, compare us with those young men who ate the king's rich food. Then decide on the basis of what you see.”
14 Un viņš tiem paklausīja šinī lietā un raudzīja desmit dienas ar tiem tā darīt.
The guard agreed to the proposal they made and tested them for ten days.
15 Un pēc desmit dienām tas atrada viņu izskatu skaistāku un viņu miesas pilnīgākas, nekā visu citu jaunekļu, kas ēda no ķēniņa ēdiena.
When the ten days were up they looked healthier and better fed than all the young men who had eaten the king's rich food.
16 Tad tas barības sargs atņēma to viņiem nospriesto ēdienu un vīnu un tiem deva ēst zemes augļus.
After that the guard didn't give them the rich food and wine, just vegetables.
17 Un šiem četriem jaunekļiem Dievs deva zināšanu un saprašanu visādā rakstā un gudrībā, bet Daniēlim viņš deva saprast visādas parādīšanas un sapņus.
God gave these four young men the ability to learn and understand in all areas of literature and knowledge, while Daniel was also given the gift of interpreting all kinds of visions and dreams.
18 Un kad tas laiks bija pagājis, ko ķēniņš bija pavēlējis, viņus priekšā vest, tad kambarjunkuru uzraugs tos veda pie Nebukadnecara.
When their time of education ordered by the king was over, the chief eunuch brought all the young men before King Nebuchadnezzar.
19 Un ķēniņš ar tiem runāja, bet starp visiem neatradās neviena tāda, kā Daniēls, Ananija, Mišaēls un Azarija, un tie kalpoja ķēniņa priekšā.
The king talked with them and none could compare with Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king's service.
20 Un visādā gudrībā un zināšanā, ko ķēniņš tiem jautāja, viņš tos atrada desmitkārt pārākus nekā visus zīlniekus un vārdotājus pa visu savu valsti.
Whatever subject the king asked them about, everything that required wisdom of understanding, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.
21 Un Daniēls tur palika līdz ķēniņa Kirus pirmam gadam.
Daniel remained in this position until the first year of King Cyrus' reign.
