Daniel 3
1 In [his] eighteenth year Nabuchodonosor the king made a golden image, its height was sixty cubits, its breadth six cubits: and he set it up in the plain of Deira, in the province of Babylon.
I hanga e Kingi Nepukaneha he whakapakoko koura, ko tona roa e ono tekau whatianga, a ko tona whanui e ono whatianga: a whakaturia ana e ia ki te mania o Rura i te kawanatanga o Papurona.
2 And he sent forth to gather the governors, and the captains, and the heads of provinces, chiefs, and princes, and those who were in authority, and all the rulers of districts, to come to the dedication of the image.
Katahi a Kingi Nepukaneha ka tono tangata ki te huihui i nga ariki, i nga kawana, i nga rangatira, i nga kaiwhakawa, i nga kaitiaki taonga, i nga kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro, i era atu rangatira, i nga kawana katoa o nga kawanatanga, kia haere mai ki te tainga o te kawa o te whakapakoko i whakaturia e Kingi Nepukaneha.
3 So the heads of provinces, the governors, the captains, the chiefs, the great princes, those who were in authority, and all the rulers of districts, were gathered to the dedication of the image which king Nabuchodonosor had set up; and they stood before the image.
Katahi nga ariki, nga kawana, nga rangatira, nga kaiwhakawa, nga kaitiaki taonga, nga kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro, era atu rangatira, me nga kawana katoa o nga kawanatanga ka huihui ki te tainga o te kawa o te whakapakoko kua whakaturia nei e Kingi N epukaneha; na tu ana ratou ki te aronga o te whakapakoko kua whakaturia nei e Nepukaneha.
4 Then a herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, ye peoples, tribes, [and] languages,
Katahi ka nui atu te karanga a te kaikaranga, He whakahau tenei ki a koutou, e nga tangata, e nga iwi, e nga reo:
5 at what hour ye shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, and sackbut, and psaltery, and every kind of music, ye shall fall down and worship the golden image which king Nabuchodonosor has set up.
A te wa e rongo ai koutou i te tangi o te koronete, o te putorino, o te hapa, o te hakaputa, o te hatere, o te taratimere, o nga mea tangi katoa, me takoto koutou, me koropiko ki te whakapakoko koura kua whakaturia nei e Kingi Nepukaneha.
6 And whosoever shall not fall down and worship, in the same hour he shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace.
Na ki te kahore tetahi e takoto, e koropiko, ka maka ia i taua haora ano ki waenganui o te oumu he mura rawa nei te ngiha.
7 And it came to pass when the nations heard the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, and sackbut, and psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the nations, tribes, [and] languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image which king Nabuchodonosor had set up.
Na reira, i taua wa, i te rongonga o te iwi katoa i te tangi o te koronete, o te putorino, o te hapa, o te hakaputa, o te hatere, o nga mea tangi katoa, takoto tonu iho nga tangata katoa, nga iwi, nga reo, koropiko ana ki te whakapakoko koura kua tu nei i a Kingi Nepukaneha.
8 Then came near [certain] Chaldeans, and accused the Jews to the king, [saying],
Heoi i taua wa ka haere mai etahi Karari, ka whakahe ki nga Hurai.
9 O king, live for ever.
I korero ratou, i mea ki a Kingi Nepukaneha, E te kingi, kia ora tonu koe.
10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man who shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, sackbut, and psaltery, and all kinds of music,
I whakatakotoria e koe he ture, e te kingi, na, ko nga tangata katoa e rongo ana i te tangi o te koronete, o te putorino, o te hapa, o te hakaputa, o te hatere o te taratimere, o nga mea tangi katoa, kia takoto, kia koropiko ki te whakapakoko ko ura:
11 and shall not fall down and worship the golden image, shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace.
A, ki te kahore tetahi e takoto, e koropiko, kia maka ia ki te oumu he mura rawa te ngiha.
12 There are [certain] Jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Sedrach, Misach, [and] Abdenago, who have not obeyed thy decree, O king: they serve not thy gods, and worship not the golden image which thou hast set up.
Tenei etahi Hurai, he hunga i whakaritea e koe hei kaitirotiro mo nga mea o te kawanatanga o Papurona, ko Hataraka, ko Mehaka, ko Apereneko; kihai enei tangata i whakaaro ki a koe, e te kingi; kahore ratou e mahi ki ou atua, kahore e koropiko ki te whakapakoko koura ka oti nei te whakatu e koe.
13 Then Nabuchodonosor in wrath and anger commanded to bring Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago: and they were brought before the king.
Katahi a Nepukaneha i runga i tona riri me te weriweri ka whakahau kia mauria mai a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko. Katahi ka kawea mai e ratou aua tangata ki te aroaro o te kingi.
14 And Nabuchodonosor answered and said to them, Is it true, Sedrach, Misach, [and] Abdenago, that ye serve not my gods, and worship not the golden image which I have set up?
I korero a Nepukaneha, i mea ki a ratou, He mea ata whakaaro ranei, e Hataraka, e Mehaka, e Apereneko, e kore nei koutou e mahi ki oku atua, e kore nei e koropiko ki te whakapakoko koura kua tu nei i ahau?
15 Now then if ye be ready, whensoever ye shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, and sackbut, and psaltery, and harmony, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the golden image which I have made; [well]: but if ye worship not, in the same hour ye shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace; and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hand?
Na ki te hihiko koutou i te wa e rongo ai koutou i te tangi o te koronete, o te putorino, o te hapa, o te hakaputa, o te hatere, o te taratimere, o nga mea tangi katoa, a ka takoto, ka koropiko, ki te whakapakoko i hanga e ahau, he pai; tena ki te kahore koutou e koropiko, ka maka koutou i taua haora ki te oumu he mura rawa tona ngiha; a ko wai te atua hei whakaora i a koutou i roto i oku ringa?
16 Then answered Sedrach, Misach, [and] Abdenago, and said to king Nabuchodonosor, We have no need to answer thee concerning this matter.
I whakahoki a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko, i mea ki te kingi, E Nepukaneha, kahore a matou maharahara ki te whakahoki kupu ki a koe mo tenei mea.
17 For our God whom we serve is in the heavens, able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will rescue us from thy hands, O king.
Ki te penatia, e taea ano e to matou Atua, e karakiatia nei e matou, te whakaora i a matou i roto i te oumu he mura rawa nei te ngiha, ina, ka whakaorangia ano matou e ia i tou ringa, e te kingi.
18 But if not, be it known to thee, O king, that we [will] not serve thy gods, nor worship the image which thou hast set up.
Otiia ka kore, kia mohio koe, e te kingi, e kore matou e mahi ki ou atua, e kore ano e koropiko ki te whakapakoko koura kua tu na i a koe.
19 Then Nabuchodonosor was filled with wrath, and the form of his countenance was changed toward Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago: and he gave orders to heat the furnace seven times [more than usual], until it should burn to the uttermost.
Ki tonu i reira a Nepukaneha i te riri, rere ke ana te ahua o tona mata ki a Hataraka, ki a Mehaka, ki a Apereneko: korero ana ia, whakahau ana kia whitu nga whakanekehanga ake o te hana o te oumu i to mua hana.
20 And he commanded mighty men to bind Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and to cast [them] into the burning fiery furnace.
I whakahau ano ia i nga tangata kaha rawa o tana ope kia herea a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko, kia maka ki roto ki te oumu he mura rawa nei te ngiha.
21 Then those men were bound with their coats, and caps, and hose, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace,
Katahi ka herea nga tangata nei i roto tonu i o ratou tarau, i o ratou koti, i o ratou koroka me era atu o o ratou kakahu, a ka maka ki roto ki te oumu he mura rawa nei tona ngiha.
22 forasmuch as the king’s word prevailed; and the furnace was made exceeding hot.
Na reira, i te akiaki rawa o te whakahau a te kingi, i te nui rawa hoki o te hana o te ahi, mate iho i te mura o te ahi nga tangata nana i kawe a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko.
23 Then these three men, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, fell bound into the midst of the burning furnace, and walked in the midst of the flame, singing praise to God, and blessing the Lord.
Na ka taka nga tangata tokotoru nei, a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko, he mea here, ki waenganui o te oumu he mura rawa nei tona ngiha.
24 And Nabuchodonosor heard them singing praises; and he wondered, and rose up in haste, and said to his nobles, Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? and they said to the king, Yes, O king.
Ko te tino miharotanga o Nepukaneha, hohoro tonu tona whakatika, kei te korero, kei te mea ki ana kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro, He teka ianei tokotoru nga tangata i maka e tatou, he mea here, ki waenganui o te ahi? Ka whakahoki ratou, ka mea ki te ki ngi, He tika ano, e te kingi.
25 And the king said, But I see four men loose, and walking in the midst of the fire, and there has no harm happened to them; and the appearance of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Ka whakahoki ia, ka mea, Nana, tokowha nga tangata e kitea nei e ahau, kahore he here, e haereere ana i waenganui o te ahi, kahore hoki e ahatia; na, ko te ahua o te tuawha kei to te Tama a te Atua.
26 Then Nabuchodonosor drew near to the door of the burning fiery furnace, and said, Sedrach, Misach, [and] Abdenago, ye servants of the most high God, proceed forth, and come hither. So Sedrach, Misach, [and] Abdenago, came forth out of the midst of the fire.
Katahi ka whakatata a Nepukaneha ki te waha o te oumu he mura rawa nei te ngiha, kei te korero, kei te mea, E Hataraka, e Mehaka, e Apereneko, e nga pononga a te Atua, a te Runga Rawa, puta mai, haere mai hoki. Katahi a Hataraka ratou ko Mehaka, ko Apereneko ka puta mai i waenganui o te ahi.
27 Then were assembled the satraps, and captains, and heads of provinces, and the royal princes; and they saw the men, [and perceived] that the fire had not had power against their bodies, and the hair of their head was not burnt, and their coats were not scorched, nor was the smell of fire upon them.
Na, ko te huihuinga o nga ariki, o nga kawana, o nga rangatira, o nga kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro a te kingi, ka kite ratou i enei tangata, kihai nei te ahi i whai kaha ki o ratou tinana, kihai ano nga makawe o o ratou mahunga i hunua, kihai ano o r atou koti i puta ke, kihai ano te haunga ahi i rere i runga i a ratou.
28 And king Nabuchodonosor answered and said, Blessed be the God of Sedrach, Misach, [and] Abdenago, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants, because they trusted in him; and they have changed the king’s word, and delivered their bodies to be burnt, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Ka korero a Nepukaneha, ka mea, Kia whakapaingia te Atua o Hataraka, o Mehaka, o Apereneko, nana nei i unga mai tana anahera, a whakaorangia ana e ia ana pononga i whakawhirinaki nei ki a ia, i whakaputa ke nei i te kupu a te kingi, a tukua ana e ratou o ratou tinana, he mea kei mahi ratou, kei koropiko ki tetahi atu atua, engari ki to ratou Atua anake.
29 Wherefore I publish a decree: Every people, tribe, [or] language, that shall speak reproachfully against the God of Sedrach, Misach, [and] Abdenago, shall be destroyed, and their houses shall be plundered: because there is no other God who shall be able to deliver thus.
Na ko taku ture tenei e whakatakoto nei, na, ko nga tangata, ko te iwi, ko te reo, he kupu kino nei tana mo te Atua o Hataraka, o Mehaka, o Apereneko, ka haehaea ratou, a ka meinga o ratou whare hei puranga paru: no te mea kahore atu he atua he rite tana whakaora ki ta tenei.
30 Then the king promoted Sedrach, Misach, [and] Abdenago, in the province of Babylon, and advanced them, and gave them authority to rule over all the Jews who were in his kingdom.
Katahi ka whakanekehia ake ano a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko e te kingi i te kawanatanga o Papurona.
