1 In the third year of the rule of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem, shutting it in with his forces.

2 And the Lord gave into his hands Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he took them away into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he put the vessels into the store-house of his god.

3 And the king gave orders to Ashpenaz, the captain of his unsexed servants, to take in some of the children of Israel, certain of the king's family, and those of high birth;

4 Young men who were strong and healthy, good-looking, and trained in all wisdom, having a good education and much knowledge, and able to take positions in the king's house; and to have them trained in the writing and language of the Chaldaeans.

5 And a regular amount of food and wine every day from the king's table was ordered for them by the king; and they were to be cared for for three years so that at the end of that time they might take their places before the king.

6 And among these there were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

1 犹大王约雅敬在位第三年， 巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒来到耶路撒冷， 把城围困。

2 主把犹大王约雅敬和 神殿中的一部分器物交在尼布甲尼撒手里， 他就把这些器物带到示拿地的神庙那里， 存放在庙中的宝库里。

3 王吩咐他的太监长亚施毗拿说： "你要从以色列人中， 把一些王室的后裔和贵族带进来；

4 这些年轻人必须没有残疾、英俊、足智多才、有高度学习能力、明察事理， 而且他们必须有能力可以在王宫里工作。你要教他们学习迦勒底的文学和语言。"

5 王指定每日给他们一份御用的佳肴美酒； 又教养他们三年。期满以后， 他们就侍立在王面前。

6 他们中间有犹大人但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亚撒利雅。