Daniel 3
1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits, [and] its breadth six cubits; he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
Kralj Nebukadnezar je naredil podobo iz zlata, katere višina je bila šestdeset komolcev, njena širina pa šest komolcev. Postavil jo je na ravnini Dura v provinci Babilon.
2 And Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the justices, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Potem je kralj Nebukadnezar poslal, da zbere skupaj prince, voditelje in poveljnike, sodnike, zakladnike, svetovalce, šerife in vse vladarje provinc, da pridejo k posvetitvi podobe, ki jo je postavil kralj Nebukadnezar.
3 Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the justices, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Potem so bili princi, voditelji in poveljniki, sodniki, zakladniki, svetovalci, šerifi in vsi vladarji provinc zbrani skupaj k posvetitvi podobe, ki jo je postavil kralj Nebukadnezar in stali so pred podobo, ki jo je postavil Nebukadnezar.
4 And the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, [O] peoples, nations, and languages,
Potem je glasnik naglas zavpil: »Vam je to zapovedano, oh ljudstvo, narodi in jeziki,
5 that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up;
da kadar zaslišite zvok kornéta, flavte, harfe, pozavne, plunke, citer in vseh vrst glasbe, padite dol in obožujte zlato podobo, ki jo je postavil kralj Nebukadnezar.
6 and whosoever doth not fall down and worship shall that same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Kdorkoli ne pade dol in ne obožuje, bo isto uro vržen v sredo goreče ognjene talilne peči.«
7 Therefore at that time when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, 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.
Zatorej ob tistem času, ko je vse ljudstvo zaslišalo zvok kornéta, flavte, harfe, pozavne, plunke in vseh vrst glasbe, so vsa ljudstva, narodi in jeziki padli dol in oboževali zlato podobo, ki jo je postavil kralj Nebukadnezar.
8 Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
Zaradi česar so se ob tistem času približali neki Kaldejci in obtožili Jude.
9 They spoke and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever!
Spregovorili so in rekli kralju Nebukadnezarju: »Oh kralj, živi na veke.
10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;
Ti, oh kralj, si izdal odlok, da naj vsak človek, ki bo zaslišal glas kornéta, flavte, harfe, pozavne, plunke in citer in vseh vrst glasbe, pade dol in obožuje zlato podobo.
11 and [that] whosoever doth not fall down and worship, shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Kdorkoli pa ne pade dol in je ne obožuje, ta bo vržen v sredo goreče ognjene talilne peči.
12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: these men, O king, regard thee not; they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image that thou hast set up.
Tam so nekateri Judje, ki si jih postavil nad zadeve babilonske province: Šadráh, Mešáh in Abéd Negó. Ti možje, oh kralj, te niso upoštevali. Ne služijo tvojim bogovom niti ne obožujejo zlate podobe, ki si jo ti postavil.«
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then were these men brought before the king.
Potem je Nebukadnezar v svoji besnosti in razjarjenosti zapovedal, da privedejo Šadráha, Mešáha in Abéd Negója. Potem so te može privedli pred kralja.
14 Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said unto them, Is it of purpose, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my god, nor worship the golden image that I have set up?
Nebukadnezar je spregovoril in jim rekel: » Je to res, oh Šadráh, Mešáh in Abéd Negój, [da] ne služite mojim bogovom niti ne obožujete zlate podobe, ki sem jo postavil?
15 Now if ye be ready at the time that ye hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast that same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace: and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
Torej če ste pripravljeni, da kadar zaslišite zvok kornéta, flavte, harfe, pozavne, plunke in citer in vse vrste glasbe, padete dol in obožujete podobo, ki sem jo naredil; dobro. Toda če je ne obožujete, boste isto uro vrženi v sredo goreče ognjene talilne peči, in kdo je tisti Bog, ki vas bo osvobodil iz mojih rok?«
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter.
Šadráh, Mešáh in Abéd Negó so odgovorili in kralju rekli: »Oh Nebukadnezar, mi nismo zaskrbljeni, da ti odgovorimo v tej zadevi.
17 If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] out of thy hand, O king.
Če bo temu tako, naš Bog, ki mu služimo, nas je zmožen osvoboditi pred gorečo ognjeno talilno pečjo in on nas bo osvobodil iz tvoje roke, oh kralj.
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image that thou hast set up.
Toda če ne, bodi to znano tebi, oh kralj, da ne bomo služili tvojim bogovom niti oboževali zlate podobe, ki si jo postavil.«
19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
Potem je bil Nebukadnezar poln razjarjenosti in videz njegovega obličja je bil spremenjen napram Šadráhu, Mešáhu in Abéd Negóju. Zatorej je spregovoril in zapovedal, da naj talilno peč sedemkrat bolj segrejejo, kot je bila običajno segreta.
20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
Zapovedal je najmočnejšim možem, ki so bili v njegovi vojski, da zvežejo Šadráha, Mešáha in Abéd Negója in da jih vržejo v gorečo ognjeno talilno peč.
21 Then these men were bound in their hosen, their tunics, and their cloaks, and their garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Potem so bili ti možje zvezani v njihovih plaščih, njihovih hlačah in njihovih klobukih in drugih njihovih oblačilih in vrženi so bili v sredo goreče ognjene talilne peči.
22 Forasmuch as the king's commandment was rigorous, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that had taken up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
Torej, ker je bila kraljeva zapoved nujna in talilna peč izjemno vroča, je plamen ognja usmrtil tiste može, ki so vzdignili Šadráha, Mešáha in Abéd Negója.
23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Ti trije možje, Šadráh, Mešáh in Abéd Negó so zvezani padli dol v sredo goreče ognjene talilne peči.
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste; he spoke and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said to the king, True, O king.
Potem je bil kralj Nebukadnezar osupel, v naglici vstal in spregovoril ter svojim svetovalcem rekel: »Mar nismo v sredo ognja vrgli treh zvezanih mož?« Odgovorili so in rekli kralju: »Resnica, oh kralj.«
25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of God.
Ta je odgovoril in rekel: »Glejte, vidim štiri razvezane može, ki hodijo v sredi ognja in nimajo nobene poškodbe, oblika četrtega pa je podobna Božjemu Sinu.«
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the opening of the burning fiery furnace; he spoke and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the Most High God, come forth, and come [hither]. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came forth from the midst of the fire.
Potem se je Nebukadnezar približal odprtini goreče ognjene talilne peči in spregovoril ter rekel: »Šadráh, Mešáh in Abéd Negó, vi služabniki najvišjega Boga, pojdite ven in pridite sem.« Potem so Šadráh, Mešáh in Abéd Negó prišli naprej iz srede ognja.
27 And the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had had no power, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their hosen changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them.
Princi, voditelji, poveljniki in kraljevi svetovalci, ki so bili zbrani skupaj, so videli te može, nad čigar telesi ogenj ni imel nobene oblasti, niti las njihove glave ni bil osmojen, niti njihovi plašči niso bili spremenjeni, niti nanje ni prešel vonj ognja.
28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and who changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God!
Potem je Nebukadnezar spregovoril in rekel: »Blagoslovljen bodi Bog Šadráha, Mešáha in Abéd Negója, ki je poslal svojega angela in rešil svoje služabnike, ki so zaupali vanj in spremenili kraljevo besedo in predali svoja telesa, da ne bi služili niti oboževali kateregakoli boga, razen svojega lastnega Boga.
29 Therefore I make a decree, that in every people, nation, and language, he who shall speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and his house shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that is able to deliver after this sort.
Zato izdajam odlok: ›Da bo vsako ljudstvo, narod in jezik, ki spregovori karkoli neprimernega zoper Boga Šadráha, Mešáha in Abéd Negója, razrezano na koščke in njihove hiše bodo narejene za gnojišče, zato ker ni drugega Boga, ki lahko reši na ta način.‹«
30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in the province of Babylon.
Potem je kralj povišal Šadráha, Mešáha in Abéd Negója v provinci Babilon.
