Daniel 1 Clementine Vulgate
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1 Anno tertio regni Joakim regis Juda, venit Nabuchodonosor, rex Babylonis, in Jerusalem, et obsedit eam:
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
2 et tradidit Dominus in manu ejus Joakim, regem Juda, et partem vasorum domus Dei: et asportavit ea in terram Sennaar in domum dei sui, et vasa intulit in domum thesauri dei sui.
2 The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god. He brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
3 Et ait rex Asphenez præposito eunuchorum ut introduceret de filiis Israël, et de semine regio et tyrannorum,
3 The king spoke to Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in some of the children of Israel, even of the royal offspring and of the nobles:
4 pueros in quibus nulla esset macula, decoros forma, et eruditos omni sapientia, cautos scientia, et doctos disciplina, et qui possent stare in palatio regis, ut doceret eos litteras et linguam Chaldæorum.
4 youths in whom was no defect, but well-favored, skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding science, and who had the ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
5 Et constituit eis rex annonam per singulos dies de cibis suis, et de vino unde bibebat ipse, ut enutriti tribus annis, postea starent in conspectu regis.
5 The king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years, that at its end they should stand before the king.
6 Fuerunt ergo inter eos de filiis Juda, Daniel, Ananias, Misaël, et Azarias.
6 Now among these of the children of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
7 Et imposuit eis præpositus eunuchorum nomina: Danieli, Baltassar; Ananiæ, Sidrach; Misaëli, Misach; et Azariæ, Abdenago.
7 The prince of the eunuchs gave names to them: to Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
8 Proposuit autem Daniel in corde suo ne pollueretur de mensa regis, neque de vino potus ejus: et rogavit eunuchorum præpositum ne contaminaretur.
8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
9 Dedit autem Deus Danieli gratiam et misericordiam in conspectu principis eunuchorum.
9 Now God made Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.
10 Et ait princeps eunuchorum ad Danielem: Timeo ego dominum meum regem, qui constituit vobis cibum et potum: qui si viderit vultus vestros macilentiores præ ceteris adolescentibus coævis vestris, condemnabitis caput meum regi.
10 The prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink. For why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths who are of your own age? Then you would endanger my head with the king.”
11 Et dixit Daniel ad Malasar, quem constituerat princeps eunuchorum super Danielem, Ananiam, Misaëlem, et Azariam:
11 Then Daniel said to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
12 Tenta nos, obsecro, servos tuos, diebus decem, et dentur nobis legumina ad vescendum, et aqua ad bibendum:
12 “Test your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.
13 et contemplare vultus nostros, et vultus puerorum, qui vescuntur cibo regio: et sicut videris, facies cum servis tuis.
13 Then let our faces be examined before you, and the face of the youths who eat of the king’s delicacies; and as you see, deal with your servants.”
14 Qui, audito sermone hujuscemodi, tentavit eos diebus decem.
14 So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
15 Post dies autem decem, apparuerunt vultus eorum meliores, et corpulentiores præ omnibus pueris, qui vescebantur cibo regio.
15 At the end of ten days, their faces appeared fairer and they were fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate of the king’s delicacies.
16 Porro Malasar tollebat cibaria, et vinum potus eorum: dabatque eis legumina.
16 So the steward took away their delicacies and the wine that they were given to drink, and gave them vegetables.
17 Pueris autem his dedit Deus scientiam et disciplinam, in omni libro et sapientia: Danieli autem intelligentiam omnium visionum et somniorum.
17 Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
18 Completis itaque diebus, post quos dixerat rex ut introducerentur, introduxit eos præpositus eunuchorum in conspectu Nabuchodonosor.
18 At the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
19 Cumque eis locutus fuisset rex, non sunt inventi tales de universis, ut Daniel, Ananias, Misaël, et Azarias: et steterunt in conspectu regis.
19 The king talked with them; and among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king.
20 Et omne verbum sapientiæ et intellectus, quod sciscitatus est ab eis rex, invenit in eis decuplum super cunctos ariolos et magos qui erant in universo regno ejus.
20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm.
21 Fuit autem Daniel usque ad annum primum Cyri regis.
21 Daniel continued even to the first year of King Cyrus.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abednego
Azariah, a young man of Judah renamed Abednego, who was thrown into the fiery furnace with Shadrach and Meshach.
Cited in the guide: Daniel 1:6; Daniel 1:7; Daniel 2:49
Ashpenaz
The chief of Nebuchadnezzar's court officials ordered to bring in Israelite youths of royal and noble family to be trained.
Cited in the guide: Daniel 1:3
Daniel
A young man of Judah taken to Babylon, renamed Belteshazzar, who interpreted dreams and visions and served the kings of Babylon and Persia.
Cited in the guide: Ezekiel 14:14; Daniel 1:6; Daniel 1:7
Melzar
The steward set by the chief official over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, to whom Daniel proposed a ten-day test.
Cited in the guide: Daniel 1:11; Daniel 1:16
Meshach
Mishael, a young man of Judah renamed Meshach, who was thrown into the fiery furnace with Shadrach and Abednego.
Cited in the guide: Daniel 1:6; Daniel 1:7; Daniel 2:49
Shadrach
Hananiah, a young man of Judah renamed Shadrach, set over the affairs of Babylon with Meshach and Abednego, who was thrown into the fiery furnace.
Cited in the guide: Daniel 1:6; Daniel 1:7; Daniel 2:49
Places
Babylon
Capital of Nebuchadnezzar's empire on the Euphrates. It destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC and carried Judah into exile, where Daniel and the people kept their faith.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:1; Daniel 1:1; Psalm 137:1
Cross references (18)
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- 1 2 Chronicles 36:5–7; 2 Kings 24:1–2; 2 Kings 24:13
- 2 2 Chronicles 36:7; Zechariah 5:11; Jeremiah 27:19–20; Deuteronomy 32:30; Genesis 11:2
- 3 Isaiah 39:7; 2 Kings 20:17–18; 2 Kings 24:15; Jeremiah 41:1
- 4 Acts 7:22; Daniel 5:11; Proverbs 22:29; 2 Samuel 14:25; Daniel 1:17–20
- 5 Daniel 1:19; 1 Kings 10:8; Daniel 1:8; 2 Chronicles 9:7; Luke 11:3
- 6 Ezekiel 14:14; Matthew 24:15; Ezekiel 14:20; Daniel 2:17; Mark 13:14
- 7 Daniel 5:12; Daniel 4:8; Daniel 2:49; 2 Kings 24:17; 2 Kings 23:34
- 8 Psalm 141:4; Ezekiel 4:13–14; Leviticus 11:45–47; 1 Corinthians 10:18–21; 1 Corinthians 7:37
- 9 Genesis 39:21; Psalm 106:46; Proverbs 16:7; 1 Kings 8:50; Nehemiah 2:4
- 10 Matthew 6:16–18; John 12:42–43; Proverbs 29:25
- 12 Romans 14:2; Daniel 1:16; Deuteronomy 8:3; Genesis 1:29–30
- 15 Exodus 23:25; Proverbs 10:22; Haggai 1:6; Matthew 4:4; 2 Kings 4:42–44
- 16 Daniel 1:12
- 17 1 Kings 3:12; James 1:5; Job 32:8; Daniel 2:21; Daniel 2:23
- 18 Daniel 1:5
- 19 Daniel 1:5; Genesis 41:46; Proverbs 22:29; 1 Kings 17:1; Jeremiah 15:19
- 20 Isaiah 47:12–14; 1 Kings 4:29–34; Exodus 8:19; Genesis 41:8; 1 Kings 10:1–3
- 21 Daniel 6:28; Daniel 10:1
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