但以理書 1
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
Berean Standard Bible
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。
1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged 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。
2And 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.
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，
3Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and 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。
4young 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.
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。
5The 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.
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 。
6Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
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 。
7The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, 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。
8But 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.
9上帝使 但以理 在太監長眼前蒙恩惠，受憐憫。
9Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
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。」
10but 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!”
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：
11Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed 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，
12“Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only 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！」
13Then 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.”
14委辦便允准他們這件事，試看他們十天。
14So he consented to this and 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。
15And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.
16於是委辦撤去派他們用的膳，飲的酒，給他們素菜吃。
16So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
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。
17To 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.
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。
18Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to 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。
19And 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.
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。
20In 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.
21到 塞魯士 王元年， 但以理 還在。
21And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
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