Daniel 3
1 Kong Nebukadnezar lod gøre et Billede af Guld, dets Højde var tresindstyve Alen og dets Bredde seks Alen; han oprejste det i Dalen Dura, i Landskabet Babel.
King Nebuchadnezzar made a statue of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up in the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
2 Og Kong Nebukadnezar sendte hen at forsamle Statholderne, Befalingsmændene og Landshøvdingerne, Overdommerne, Rentemestrene, de lovkyndige, Dommerne og alle de mægtige i Landskaberne, for at de skulde komme til Indvielsen af Billedet, som Kong Nebukadnezar havde oprejst.
Then king Nebuchadnezzar sent to gather together the governors, magistrates and judges, generals and sovereigns and commanders, and all the leaders of the regions, to come together for the dedication of the statue, which king Nebuchadnezzar had raised.
3 Da forsamledes Statholderne, Befalingsmændene og Landshøvdingerne, Overdommerne, Rentemestrene, de lovkyndige, Dommerne og alle de mægtige i Landskaberne til Indvielsen af Billedet, som Kong Nebukadnezar havde oprejst; og de stode foran Billedet, som Nebukadnezar havde oprejst.
Then the governors, magistrates and judges, generals and sovereigns and nobles, who were appointed to power, and all the leaders of the regions were brought together so as to convene for the dedication of the statue, which king Nebuchadnezzar had raised. And so they stood before the statue that king Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4 Og Herolden raabte med Vælde: Lader det være eder sagt, I Folk, Stammer og Tungemaal!
And a herald proclaimed loudly, “To you it is said, to you peoples, tribes, and languages,
5 paa den Tid, I høre Lyden af Hornet, Fløjten, Citharen, Harpen, Psalteren, Sækkepiben og alle Slags Spil, skulle I falde ned og tilbede Guldbilledet, som Kong Nebukadnezar har oprejst.
that in the hour when you will hear the sound of the trumpet and the pipe and the lute, the harp and the psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, you must fall down and adore the gold statue, which king Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
6 Og hvo som ikke falder ned og tilbeder, skal i den samme Time kastes midt i den brændende Ilds Ovn.
But if anyone will not bow down and adore, in the same hour he will be cast into a furnace of burning fire.”
7 Derfor paa den Tid, da alle Folkene hørte Lyden af Hornet, Fløjten, Citharen, Harpen, Psalteren og alle Slags Spil, faldt alle Folk, Stammer og Tungemaal ned og tilbade det Guldbillede, som Kong Nebukadnezar havde oprejst.
After this, therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the pipe and the lute, the harp and the psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, all the peoples, tribes, and languages fell down and adored the gold statue, which king Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8 Derfor gik paa samme Tid nogle kaldæiske Mænd frem og rejste Beskyldninger imod Jøderne.
And soon, about the same time, some influential Chaldeans came and accused the Jews,
9 De svarede og sagde til Kong Nebukadnezar: Kongen leve evindelig!
and they said to king Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever.
10 Du, Konge! gav en Befaling, at hvert Menneske, som hørte Lyden af Hornet, Fløjten, Citharen, Harpen, Psalteren og Sækkepiben og alle Slags Spil, skulde falde ned og tilbede Guldbilledet;
You, O king, have established a decree, so that every man who might hear the sound of the trumpet, the pipe and the lute, the harp and the psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, will prostrate himself and adore the gold statue.
11 og at hvo som ikke faldt ned og tilbad, skulde kastes midt i den brændende Ilds Ovn.
But if any man will not fall down and adore, he would be cast into a furnace of burning fire.
12 Der er nu nogle jødiske Mænd, som du har beskikket til Bestyrelsen af Landskabet Babel: Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego, disse Mænd agte ikke, o Konge! paa dig, de dyrke ikke dine Guder og tilbede ikke det Guldbillede, som du har oprejst.
Yet there are influential Jews, whom you have appointed over the works of the region of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have scorned your decree. They do not worship your gods, and they do not adore the gold statue which you have raised up.”
13 Da befalede Nebukadnezar i Vrede og Harme, at man skulde føre Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego frem; da bleve disse Mænd førte frem for Kongen.
Then Nebuchadnezzar, in fury and in wrath, commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego should be brought, and so, without delay, they were brought before the king.
14 Nebukadnezar svarede og sagde til dem: Mon det er et oplagt Raad, Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego! at I ikke ville dyrke min Gud og ej tilbede det Guldbillede, som jeg har oprejst?
And king Nebuchadnezzar addressed them and said, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not worship my gods, nor adore the gold statue, which I have set up?
15 Nu vel, dersom I paa den Tid, naar I høre Lyden af Hornet, Fløjten, Citharen, Harpen, Psalteren og Sækkepiben og alle Slags Spil, ere rede til at falde ned og tilbede det Billede, som jeg har gjort —; men dersom I ikke tilbede, skulle I i den samme Time kastes midt i den brændende Ilds Ovn; og hvo er den Gud, som skal redde eder af mine Hænder?
Therefore, if you are prepared now, whenever you hear the sound of the trumpet, pipe, lute, harp and psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, prostrate yourselves and adore the statue which I have made. But if you will not adore, in the same hour you will be cast into the furnace of burning fire. And who is the God that will rescue you from my hand?”
16 Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego svarede og sagde til Kongen: Nebukadnezar! vi have ikke fornødent at svare dig et Ord herpaa.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to king Nebuchadnezzar, “It is not right for us to obey you in this matter.
17 Dersom vor Gud, som vi dyrke, kan redde os, saa redder han os af den brændende Ilds Ovn og af din Haand, o Konge!
For behold our God, whom we worship, is able to rescue us from the oven of burning fire and to free us from your hands, O king.
18 Men hvis ikke skal det være dig vitterligt, o Konge! at vi ikke ville dyrke dine Guder og ej tilbede det Guldbillede, som du har oprejst.
But even if he will not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not worship your gods, nor adore the gold statue, which you have raised up.”
19 Da blev Nebukadnezar fuld af Harme, og hans Ansigts Udseende blev forandret imod Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego; han svarede og sagde, at man skulde gøre Ovnen syv Gange hedere, end man plejede at hede den.
Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury and the appearance of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and he commanded that the furnace should be heated to seven times its usual fire.
20 Og Mænd, vældige Mænd i hans Hær befalede han, at de skulde binde Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego for at kaste dem i den brændende Ilds Ovn.
And he ordered the strongest men of his army to bind the feet of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the furnace of burning fire.
21 Da bleve disse Mænd bundne i deres Undertøj, deres Kjoler og deres Kapper og deres øvrige Klæder og kastede midt i den brændende Ilds Ovn.
And immediately these men were bound, and along with their coats, and their hats, and their shoes, and their garments, were cast into the middle of the furnace of burning fire.
22 Derfor, eftersom Kongens Ord var strengt, og Ovnen var hedet overmaade, dræbte Ildens Lue de Mænd, som havde bragt Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego op.
But the king’s order was so urgent that the furnace was heated excessively. As a result, those men who had cast in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, were killed by the flame of the fire.
23 Men disse tre Mænd, Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego, faldt bundne midt i den brændende Ilds Ovn.
But these three men, that is, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, having been bound, fell down in the middle of the oven of burning fire.
24 Da forfærdedes Nebukadnezar og stod hastelig op; han svarede og sagde til sine Raadsherrer: Lode vi ikke kaste tre Mænd bundne midt i Ilden? De svarede og sagde til Kongen: Visselig, o Konge!
Then king Nebuchadnezzar was astonished, and he quickly got up and said to his nobles: “Did we not cast three men shackled into the midst of the fire?” Answering the king, they said, “True, O king.”
25 Han svarede og sagde: Se, jeg ser fire Mænd, som gaa løse midt i Ilden, og der er intet beskadiget paa dem; og den fjerdes Udseende er ligesom en Gudesøns.
He answered and said, “Behold, I see four men unbound and walking in the midst of the fire, and no harm is in them, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of God.”
26 Da traadte Nebukadnezar frem for Mundingen af den brændende Ilds Ovn; han svarede og sagde: Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego, I den højeste Guds Tjenere! gaar ud og kommer hid; da gik Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego ud midt af Ilden.
Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the entrance of the furnace of burning fire, and he said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the supreme God, come out and approach.” And immediately Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego went out from the midst of the fire.
27 Og Statholderne, Befalingsmændene og Landshøvdingerne og Kongens Raadsherrer samledes; de saa disse Mænd, at Ilden ingen Magt havde haft over deres Legemer, og at Haaret paa deres Hoveder ikke var svedet og deres Undertøj ikke forandret og at Lugt af Ild ikke var gaaet over dem.
And when the governors, and the magistrates, and the judges, and the powerful of the king had gathered together, they considered these men because the fire had no power against their bodies, and not a hair of their head had been scorched, and their pants had not been affected, and the smell of the fire had not passed onto them.
28 Og Nebukadnezar svarede og sagde: Lovet være Sadraks, Mesaks og Abed-Negos Gud! som sendte sin Engel og reddede sine Tjenere, som forlode sig paa ham; og de handlede imod Kongens Ord og hengave deres Legemer, fordi de ikke vilde dyrke eller tilbede nogen Gud, uden deres Gud.
Then Nebuchadnezzar, bursting out, said, “Blessed is their God, the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who sent his angel and rescued his servants who believed in him. And they altered the verdict of the king, and they delivered up their bodies, so that they would not serve or adore any god except their God.
29 Og der er givet Befaling af mig, at den af ethvert Folk, Stamme og Tungemaal, som i Tale forser sig imod Sadraks, Mesaks og Abed-Negos Gud, skal hugges i Stykker og hans Hus gøres til en Møgdynge, fordi der er ingen anden Gud, der saaledes kan frelse.
Therefore, this decree is established by me: that every people, tribe, and language, whenever they have spoken blasphemy against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, will perish and their homes will be destroyed. For there is no other God who is able to save in this way.”
30 Da lod Kongen Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego nyde Lykke i Landskabet Babel.
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
