Daniel 1
1 In the third year of the reign of Joakim king of Juda, came Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and besieged it.
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。
2 And the Lord gave into his hand Joakim king of Juda, and part of the vessels of the house of God: and he brought them into the land of Sennaar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god.
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。
3 And the king told Asphanez his chief eunuch, to bring in some of the captive children of Israel, and of the seed of the kingdom, and of the princes;
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，
4 young men in whom was no blemish, and beautiful in appearance, and skilled in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and acquainted with prudence, and who had ability to stand in the house before the king, and the king gave commandment to teach them the learning and language of the Chaldeans.
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。
5 And the king appointed them a daily portion from the king's table, and from the wine which he drank; and [gave orders] to nourish them three years, and [that] afterwards they should stand before the king.
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。
6 Now these were among them of the children of Juda, Daniel, and Ananias, and Azarias, and Misael.
他們中間有猶大族的人：但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亞撒利雅。
7 And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: to Daniel, Baltasar; and to Ananias, Sedrach; and to Misael, Misach; and to Azarias, Abdenago.
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。
8 And Daniel purposed in his heart, that he would not defile himself with the king's table, nor with the wine of his drink: and he entreated the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
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。
9 Now God [had] brought Daniel into favor and compassion with the chief of the eunuchs.
上帝使但以理在太監長眼前蒙恩惠，受憐憫。
10 And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your meat and your drink, lest he see your countenances gloomy in comparison of the young men your equals; also shall you endanger my head to the king.
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。」
11 And Daniel said to Amelsad, whom the chief of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Ananias, Misael, [and] Azarias.
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：
12 Prove now your servants ten days; and let them give us pulse, and let us eat, and let us drink water:
「求你試試僕人們十天，給我們素菜吃，白水喝，
13 And let our countenances be seen by you, and the countenances of the children that eat [at] the king's table; and deal with your servants according as you shall see.
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！」
14 And he listened to them, and proved them ten days.
委辦便允准他們這件事，試看他們十天。
15 And at the end of the ten days their countenances appeared fairer and stouter in flesh, than the children that fed at the king's table.
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。
16 So Amelsad took away their supper and the wine of their drink, and gave them pulse.
於是委辦撤去派他們用的膳，飲的酒，給他們素菜吃。
17 And [as for] these four children, God gave them understanding and prudence in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
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。
18 And at the end of the days, [after] which the king had given orders to bring them in, then the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nabuchodonosor.
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。
19 And the king spoke with them; and there were not found out of them all any like Daniel, and Ananias and Misael, and Azarias: and they stood before the king.
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。
20 And in every matter of wisdom and knowledge wherein the king questioned them, he found them ten times wiser than all the enchanters and sorcerers that were in all his kingdom.
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。
21 And Daniel continued till the first year of king Cyrus.
到塞魯士王元年，但以理還在。
