Daniel 3
1 King Nabuchodonosor made a statue of gold, of sixty cubits high, and six cubits broad, and he set it up in the plain of Dura of the province of Babylon.
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.
2 Then Nabuchodonosor the king sent to call together the nobles, the magistrates, and the judges, the captains, the rulers, and governors, and all the chief men of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up.
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.
3 Then the nobles, the magistrates, and the judges, the captains, and rulers, and the great men that were placed in authority, and all the princes of the provinces, were gathered together to come to the dedication of the statue, which king Nabuchodonosor had set up. And they stood before the statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up.
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.
4 Then a herald cried with a strong voice: To you it is commanded, O nations, tribes, and languages:
Og Herolden raabte med Vælde: Lader det være eder sagt, I Folk, Stammer og Tungemaal!
5 That in the hour that you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and of the flute, and of the harp, of the sackbut, and of the psaltery, and of the symphony, and of all kind of music; ye fall down and adore the golden statue which king Nabuchodonosor hath set up.
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.
6 But if any man shall not fall down and adore, he shall the same hour be cast into a furnace of burning fire.
Og hvo som ikke falder ned og tilbeder, skal i den samme Time kastes midt i den brændende Ilds Ovn.
7 Upon this therefore, at the time when all the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the flute, and the harp, of the sackbut, and the psaltery, of the symphony, and of all kind of music: all the nations, tribes, and languages fell down and adored the golden statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up.
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.
8 And presently at that very time some Chaldeans came and accused the Jews,
Derfor gik paa samme Tid nogle kaldæiske Mænd frem og rejste Beskyldninger imod Jøderne.
9 And said to king Nabuchodonosor: O king, live for ever:
De svarede og sagde til Kong Nebukadnezar: Kongen leve evindelig!
10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree that every man that shall bear the sound of the trumpet, the flute, and the harp, of the sackbut, and the psaltery, of the symphony, and of all kind of music, shall prostrate himself, and adore the golden statue:
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;
11 And that if any man shall not fall down and adore, he should be cast into a furnace of burning fire.
og at hvo som ikke faldt ned og tilbad, skulde kastes midt i den brændende Ilds Ovn.
12 Now there are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the works of the province of Babylon, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago: these men, O king, have slighted thy decree: they worship not thy gods, nor do they adore the golden statue which thou hast set up.
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.
13 Then Nabuchodonosor in fury, and in wrath, commanded that Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago should be brought: who immediately were brought before the king.
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.
14 And Nabuchodonosor the king spoke to them, and said: Is it true, O Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, that you do not worship my gods, nor adore the golden statue that I have set up?
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?
15 Now therefore if you be ready at what hour soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, flute, harp, sackbut, and psaltery, and symphony, and of all kind of music, prostrate yourselves, and adore the statue which I have made: but if you do not adore, you shall be cast the same hour into the furnace of burning fire: and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hand?
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?
16 Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago answered and said to king Nabuchodonosor: We have no occasion to answer thee concerning this matter.
Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego svarede og sagde til Kongen: Nebukadnezar! vi have ikke fornødent at svare dig et Ord herpaa.
17 For behold our God, whom we worship, is able to save us from the furnace of burning fire, and to deliver us out of thy hands, O king.
Dersom vor Gud, som vi dyrke, kan redde os, saa redder han os af den brændende Ilds Ovn og af din Haand, o Konge!
18 But if he will not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not worship thy gods, nor adore the golden statue which thou hast set up.
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.
19 Then was Nabuchodonosor filled with fury: and the countenance of his face was changed against Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and he commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times more than it had been accustomed to be heated.
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.
20 And he commanded the strongest men that were in his army, to bind the feet of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and to cast them into the furnace of burning fire.
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.
21 And immediately these men were bound and were cast into the furnace of burning fire, with their coats, and their caps, and their shoes, and their garments.
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.
22 For the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace was heated exceedingly. And the flame of the fire slew those men that had cast in Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago.
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.
23 But these three men, that is, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, fell down bound in the midst of the furnace of burning fire.
Men disse tre Mænd, Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego, faldt bundne midt i den brændende Ilds Ovn.
24 Then Nabuchodonosor the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and said to his nobles: Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered the king, and said: True, O king.
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!
25 He answered, and said: Behold I see four men loose, and walking in the midst of the fire, and there is no hurt in them, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
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.
26 Then Nabuchodonosor came to the door of the burning fiery furnace, and said: Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, ye servants of the most high God, go ye forth, and come. And immediately Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago went out from the midst of the fire.
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.
27 And the nobles, and the magistrates, and the judges, and the great men of the king being gathered together, considered these men, that the fire had no power on their bodies, and that not a hair of their head had been singed, nor their garments altered, nor the smell of the fire had passed on them.
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.
28 Then Nabuchodonosor breaking forth, said: Blessed be the God of them, to wit, of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that believed in him: and they changed the king’s word, and delivered up their bodies that they might not serve, nor adore any god, except their own God.
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.
29 By me therefore this decree is made, that every people, tribe, and tongue, which shall speak blasphemy against the God of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, shall be destroyed, and their houses laid waste: for there is no other God that can save in this manner.
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.
30 Then the king promoted Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, in the province of Babylon.
Da lod Kongen Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego nyde Lykke i Landskabet Babel.
