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- ユダ の 王 ヨヤキム が 卽位して 三年目のことであった. バビロン の 王 ネブカドネツァル が 攻めて 來て, エルサレム を 包圍した.
- 主は, ユダ の 王 ヨヤキム と, エルサレム 神殿の 祭具の 一部を 彼の 手中に 落とされた. ネブカドネツァル はそれらを シンアル に 引いて 行き, 祭具類は 自分の 神¿の 寶物倉に 納めた.
- さて, ネブカドネツァル 王は 侍從長 アシュペナズ に 命じて, イスラエル 人の 王族と 貴族の 中から,
- 體に 難点がなく, 容姿が 美しく, 何事にも 才能と 知惠があり, 知識と 理解力に 富み, 宮廷に 仕える 能力のある 少年を 何人か 連れて 來させ, カルデア 人の 言葉と 文書を 學ばせた.
- 王は, 宮廷の 肉類と 酒を 每日彼らに 與えるように 定め, 三年間養成してから 自分に 仕えさせることにした.
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- In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
- The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and he brought the vessels into the treasury of his god.
- Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the royal family and of the nobles,
- youths in whom was no defect, who were good-looking, showing intelligence in every branch of wisdom, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge, and who had ability for serving in the king's court; and he ordered him to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.
- The king appointed for them a daily ration from the king's choice food and from the wine which he drank, and appointed that they should be educated three years, at the end of which they were to enter the king's personal service.
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- この 少年たちの 中に, ユダ 族出身の ダニエル , ハナンヤ , ミシャエル , アザルヤ の 四人がいた.
- 侍從長は 彼らの 名前を 變えて, ダニエル を ベルテシャツァル , ハナンヤ を シャドラク , ミシャエル を メシャク , アザルヤ を アベド · ネゴ と 呼んだ.
- ダニエル は 宮廷の 肉類と 酒で 自分を 汚すまいと 決心し, 自分を 汚すようなことはさせないでほしいと 侍從長に 願い 出た.
- 神の 御計らいによって, 侍從長は ダニエル に 好意を 示し, 親切にした.
- 侍從長は ダニエル に 言った. 「わたしは 王樣が 恐ろしい. 王樣御自身がお 前たちの 食べ 物と 飮み 物をお 定めになったのだから. 同じ 年ごろの 少年に 比べてお 前たちの 顔色が 惡くなったら, お 前たちのためにわたしの 首が 危うくなるではないか. 」
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- Now among them from the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
- Then the commander of the officials assigned new names to them; and to Daniel he assigned the name Belteshazzar, to Hananiah Shadrach, to Mishael Meshach and to Azariah Abed-nego.
- But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king's choice food or with the wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself.
- Now God granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials,
- and the commander of the officials said to Daniel, "I am afraid of my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces looking more haggard than the youths who are your own age? Then you would make me forfeit my head to the king."
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- ダニエル は, 侍從長が 自分たち 四人の 世話係に 定めた 人に 言った.
- 「どうかわたしたちを 十日間試してください. その 間, 食べる 物は 野菜だけ, 飮む 物は 水だけにさせてください.
- その 後, わたしたちの 顔色と, 宮廷の 肉類をいただいた 少年の 顔色をよくお 比べになり, その 上でお 考えどおりにしてください. 」
- 世話係はこの 願いを 聞き 入れ, 十日間彼らを 試した.
- 十日たってみると, 彼らの 顔色と 健康は 宮廷の 食べ 物を 受けているどの 少年よりも 良かった.
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- But Daniel said to the overseer whom the commander of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,
- "Please test your servants for ten days, and let us be given some vegetables to eat and water to drink.
- "Then let our appearance be observed in your presence and the appearance of the youths who are eating the king's choice food; and deal with your servants according to what you see."
- So he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
- At the end of ten days their appearance seemed better and they were fatter than all the youths who had been eating the king's choice food.
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- それ 以來, 世話係は 彼らに 支給される 肉類と 酒を 除いて, 野菜だけ 與えることにした.
- この 四人の 少年は, 知識と 才能を 神から 惠まれ, 文書や 知惠についてもすべて 優れていて, 特に ダニエル はどのような 幻も 夢も 解くことができた.
- ネブカドネツァル 王の 定めた 年數がたつと, 侍從長は 少年たちを 王の 前に 連れて 行った.
- 王は 彼らと 語り 合ったが, この ダニエル , ハナンヤ , ミシャエル , アザルヤ と ¿ぶ 者はほかにだれもいなかったので, この 四人は 王のそばに 仕えることになった.
- 王は 知惠と 理解力を 要する 事柄があれば 彼らに 意見を 求めたが, 彼らは 常に 國中のどの 占い 師, 祈¿師よりも 十倍も 優れていた.
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- So the overseer continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and kept giving them vegetables.
- As for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and intelligence in every branch of literature and wisdom; Daniel even understood all kinds of visions and dreams.
- Then at the end of the days which the king had specified for presenting them, the commander of the officials presented them before Nebuchadnezzar.
- The king talked with them, and out of them all not one was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king's personal service.
- As for every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and conjurers who were in all his realm.
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- ダニエル は キュロス 王の 元年まで 仕えた.
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- And Daniel continued until the first year of Cyrus the king.
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