Four Boys Who Had Lissen To Jehovah

Wen Nebukadnezzar wen take da Judah princes to Babylon, he go put Ashpenaz, one palace worka guy, in charge of dem. Nebukadnezzar tell Ashpenaz fo find da smartes boys dat stay in good shape. Fo three years, dey wuz goin train dese young boys an make dem ready fo come importan govamen worka guys in Babylon. Da boys had fo learn fo read, write, an talk da Babylon language, Akkadian. Dey had fo eat da same kine food az da king an da palace guys. Four of dese boyz wuz Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, an Azariah. But den Ashpenaz wen give dem Babylon names: Belteshazzar, Shadrak, Meshak, an Abednego. All dis training goin make dem foget Jehovah, or wat?

Notting wuz goin make dese four boys stop lissening to Jehovah. Dey wen kno dey no could eat da king’s food, cuz Jehovah’s Rules tell no can eat some of dat kine. So dey tell Ashpenaz: ‘Please no make us eat da king’s food.’ Ashpenaz tell: ‘If you no eat da food, an da king see you no look top shape, he goin kill me!’

So Daniel had one plan. He tell one of da worka guys in charge of dem: ‘Try give us ony vegetables an watta fo ten days. Den match us up wit da odda boys dat eat da king’s food.’ Da guy say: ‘Kay den.’

Afta dey tes um fo ten days, Daniel an his three frenz look way betta den all da odda boys. Jehovah wuz happy dey wen lissen to him. He even wen give Daniel da smarts fo undastan dreams.

Wen da training wuz pau, Ashpenaz bring all da boys to Nebukadnezzar. Wen da king talk wit dem, he see dat Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, an Azariah wuz way moa smart an sharp den all da odda boys. He wen pick dese four boys fo work fo him. Importan kine stuff he would ask dem wat dey tink about um. Jehovah wen make dem moa smart den all da king’s smart guys an da guys dat do magic.

Even tho dey wuz far from home, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, an Azariah neva foget dat dey wen belong to Jehovah. Wat about you? You always goin rememba Jehovah, even wen yoa parents not wit you?