Daniel 3
1 Kralj Nabukodonozor odredi da se načini zlatni kip, visok šezdeset lakata i širok šest, i da ga postave u ravnici Duri, u pokrajini babilonskoj.
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
2 Kralj Nabukodonozor pozva satrape, namjesnike, upravitelje, savjetnike, rizničare, suce i zakonoznance i sve namjesnike pokrajina da dođu na posvetu kipa što ga podiže kralj Nabukodonozor.
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
3 Tada se sakupiše satrapi, namjesnici, upravitelji, savjetnici, rizničari, suci i zakonoznanci i svi namjesnici pokrajinske vlasti na posvetu kipa što ga podiže kralj Nabukodonozor. I stadoše pred kip što podiže Nabukodonozor.
Then the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces were gathered together to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4 Glasnik proglasi: “O narodi, plemena i jezici, evo što vam se naređuje:
Then the herald cried aloud, “To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,
5 u času kad začujete zvuke roga, frule, citre, sambuke, psaltira, gajda i svakovrsnih drugih glazbala, bacite se na tlo i poklonite se zlatnome kipu što ga podiže kralj Nabukodonozor!
that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.
6 Tko se ne baci na tlo i ne pokloni, bit će smjesta bačen u peć užarenu.”
Whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace the same hour.”
7 Zato, čim začuše zvuk roga, frule, citre, sambuke, psaltira, gajda i svakovrsnih drugih glazbala, baciše se na tlo svi narodi, plemena i jezici klanjajući se zlatnome kipu što ga podiže kralj Nabukodonozor.
Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
8 Uto dođoše neki Kaldejci i optužiše Judejce.
Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near and brought accusation against the Jews.
9 Rekoše kralju Nabukodonozoru: “O kralju, živ bio dovijeka!
They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!
10 Ti si, kralju, naredio svakom čovjeku koji začuje zvuke roga, frule, citre, sambuke, psaltira, gajda i svakovrsnih drugih glazbala da se baci na tlo i da se pokloni zlatnome kipu;
You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music shall fall down and worship the golden image;
11 a tko se ne baci na tlo i ne pokloni, da bude bačen u peć užarenu.
and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.
12 A evo, ovdje su Judejci koje si postavio za upravitelje pokrajine babilonske: Šadrak, Mešak i Abed Nego. Ti ljudi ne mare za te, o kralju; oni ne štuju tvojih bogova i nisu se poklonili zlatnome kipu što si ga podigao.”
There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, and don’t worship the golden image which you have set up.”
13 Nabukodonozor, bijesan i gnjevan, pozva Šadraka, Mešaka i Abed Nega. Odmah ih dovedoše pred kralja.
Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king.
14 A Nabukodonozor im reče: “Je li istina, Šadrače, Mešače i Abed Nego, da vi ne štujete mojih bogova i da se ne klanjate zlatnome kipu što ga podigoh?
Nebuchadnezzar answered them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t serve my gods and you don’t worship the golden image which I have set up?
15 Jeste li voljni, čim začujete zvuk roga, frule, citre, sambuke, psaltira, gajda i svakovrsnih drugih glazbala, baciti se na tlo i pokloniti se kipu što ga načinih? Ako li mu se ne poklonite, bit ćete smjesta bačeni u peć užarenu; i koji je taj bog koji bi vas izbavio iz ruke moje?”
Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, good; but if you don’t worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. Who is that god who will deliver you out of my hands?”
16 Šadrak, Mešak i Abed Nego odgovoriše kralju Nabukodonozoru: “Ne treba da ti odgovorimo na to.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
17 Bog naš, kome služimo, može nas izbaviti iz užarene peći i od ruke tvoje, kralju; on će nas i izbaviti.
If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.
18 No ako toga i ne učini, znaj, o kralju: mi nećemo služiti tvojemu bogu niti ćemo se pokloniti kipu što si ga podigao.”
But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”
19 Na te riječi kralj Nabukodonozor uskipje bijesom, a lice mu se iznakazi na Šadraka, Mešaka i Abed Nega.
Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
20 On naredi da se peć ugrije sedam puta jače no inače i jakim ljudima iz svoje vojske zapovjedi da svežu Šadraka, Mešaka i Abed Nega i bace u peć punu žarkoga ognja.
He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21 Svezaše ih, dakle, i u plaštevima, obući i kapama baciše u zažarenu peć.
Then these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes, and were cast into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
22 Kako kraljeva zapovijed bijaše žurna a peć preko mjere užarena, plamen ubi ljude koji su bacali Šadraka, Mešaka i Abed Nega.
Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
23 A tri čovjeka - Šadrak, Mešak i Abed Nego - padoše svezani u zažarenu peć.
These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
24 Tada se kralj Nabukodonozor zaprepasti i brzo ustade. Zapita svoje savjetnike: “Nismo li bacili ova tri čovjeka svezana u oganj?” Oni odgovoriše: “Jesmo, kralju!”
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counsellors, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.”
25 On reče: “Ali ja vidim četiri čovjeka, odriješeni šeću po vatri i ništa im se zlo ne događa; četvrti je sličan sinu Božjemu.”
He answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.”
26 Nabukodonozor priđe vratima užarene peći i viknu: “Šadrače, Mešače i Abed Nego, sluge Boga Višnjega, iziđite i dođite ovamo!” Tada iziđoše iz ognja Šadrak, Mešak i Abed Nego.
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the middle of the fire.
27 Sakupiše se satrapi, starješine, upravitelji i kraljevi savjetnici da vide te ljude: oganj ne bijaše naudio njihovu tijelu, kosa im na glavi neopaljena, plaštevi im neoštećeni, nikakav se zadah ognja ne bijaše uhvatio njih.
The local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power on their bodies. The hair of their head wasn’t singed. Their pants weren’t changed. The smell of fire wasn’t even on them.
28 Nabukodonozor viknu: “Blagoslovljen bio Bog Šadrakov, Mešakov i Abed Negov, koji je poslao svog anđela i izbavio svoje sluge, one koji se uzdahu u njega te se ne pokoriše kraljevoj naredbi, već radije predadoše svoje tijelo ognju negoli da štuju ili se klanjaju drugome osim svome Bogu!
Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God.
29 Naređujem dakle: O narodi, plemena i jezici, svatko između vas tko bi pogrdio Boga Šadrakova, Mešakova i Abed Negova neka bude raskomadan, a njegova kuća pretvorena u smetlište, jer nema boga koji bi mogao izbaviti kao ovaj.”
Therefore I make a decree that every people, nation, and language which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill, because there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.”
30 Tada kralj uzvisi Šadraka, Mešaka i Abed Nega na visoke položaje u pokrajini babilonskoj.
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
