< Daniel 3 >
1 Nebuchadnezzar the king has made an image of gold, its height sixty cubits, its breadth six cubits; he has raised it up in the Valley of Dura, in the province of Babylon;
尼布甲尼撒王造了一个金像,高六十肘,宽六肘,立在巴比伦省杜拉平原。
2 and Nebuchadnezzar the king has sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the rulers of the province, to come to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has raised up.
尼布甲尼撒王差人将总督、钦差、巡抚、臬司、藩司、谋士、法官,和各省的官员都召了来,为尼布甲尼撒王所立的像行开光之礼。
3 Then are gathered the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the rulers of the province, to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has raised up: and they are standing before the image that Nebuchadnezzar has raised up.
于是总督、钦差、巡抚、臬司、藩司、谋士、法官,和各省的官员都聚集了来,要为尼布甲尼撒王所立的像行开光之礼,就站在尼布甲尼撒所立的像前。
4 And a crier is calling mightily: “They are saying to you: O peoples, nations, and languages!
那时传令的大声呼叫说:“各方、各国、各族的人哪,有令传与你们:
5 At the time that you hear the voice of the horn, the flute, the harp, the lyre, the stringed instrument, the symphony, and all kinds of music, you fall down and pay respect to the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has raised up:
你们一听见角、笛、琵琶、琴、瑟、笙,和各样乐器的声音,就当俯伏敬拜尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像。
6 and whoever does not fall down and pay respect, in that hour he is cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.”
凡不俯伏敬拜的,必立时扔在烈火的窑中。”
7 Therefore at that time, when all the peoples are hearing the voice of the horn, the flute, the harp, the lyre, the stringed instrument, and all kinds of music, falling down are all the peoples, nations and languages, worshiping the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has raised up.
因此各方、各国、各族的人民一听见角、笛、琵琶、琴、瑟,和各样乐器的声音,就都俯伏敬拜尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像。
8 Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans have drawn near, and accused the Jews;
那时,有几个迦勒底人进前来控告犹大人。
9 they have answered, indeed, they are saying to Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for all ages!
他们对尼布甲尼撒王说:“愿王万岁!
10 You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the voice of the horn, the flute, the harp, the lyre, the stringed instrument, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, falls down and pays respect to the golden image;
王啊,你曾降旨说,凡听见角、笛、琵琶、琴、瑟、笙,和各样乐器声音的都当俯伏敬拜金像。
11 and whoever does not fall down and pay respect, is cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
凡不俯伏敬拜的,必扔在烈火的窑中。
12 There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the work of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, these men have not made of you, O king, [any] regard; your gods they are not serving, and to the golden image you have raised up—are not making worship.”
现在有几个犹大人,就是王所派管理巴比伦省事务的沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌;王啊,这些人不理你,不事奉你的神,也不敬拜你所立的金像。”
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar, in anger and fury, has said to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. Then these men have been brought in before the king.
当时,尼布甲尼撒冲冲大怒,吩咐人把沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌带过来,他们就把那些人带到王面前。
14 Nebuchadnezzar has answered and said to them, “Is [it] a laid plan, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego—my gods you are not serving, and to the golden image that I have raised up you are not worshiping?
尼布甲尼撒问他们说:“沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌,你们不事奉我的神,也不敬拜我所立的金像,是故意的吗?
15 Now behold, you are ready, so that at the time that you hear the voice of the horn, the flute, the harp, the lyre, the stringed instrument, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, you fall down and pay respect to the image that I have made! But if you do not worship—in that hour you are cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; who is that God who delivers you out of my hands?”
你们再听见角、笛、琵琶、琴、瑟、笙,和各样乐器的声音,若俯伏敬拜我所造的像,却还可以;若不敬拜,必立时扔在烈火的窑中,有何神能救你们脱离我手呢?”
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego have answered, indeed, they are saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “We have no need concerning this matter to answer you.
沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌对王说:“尼布甲尼撒啊,这件事我们不必回答你,
17 Behold, it is; our God whom we are serving, is able to deliver us from a burning fiery furnace; and from your hand, O king, He delivers.
即便如此,我们所事奉的 神能将我们从烈火的窑中救出来。王啊,他也必救我们脱离你的手;
18 And behold—not! Be it known to you, O king, that we are not serving your gods, and we do not worship the golden image you have raised up.”
即或不然,王啊,你当知道我们决不事奉你的神,也不敬拜你所立的金像。”
19 Then Nebuchadnezzar has been full of fury, and the expression of his face has been changed concerning Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; he answered and said to heat the furnace seven times above that which it is seen to be heated;
当时,尼布甲尼撒怒气填胸,向沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌变了脸色,吩咐人把窑烧热,比寻常更加七倍;
20 and to certain mighty men who [are] in his force he has said to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, to cast into the burning fiery furnace.
又吩咐他军中的几个壮士,将沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌捆起来,扔在烈火的窑中。
21 Then these men have been bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their clothing, and have been cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
这三人穿着裤子、内袍、外衣,和别的衣服,被捆起来扔在烈火的窑中。
22 Therefore, because that the word of the king is urgent, and the furnace heated exceedingly, those men who have taken up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego—the spark of the fire has killed them.
因为王命紧急,窑又甚热,那抬沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌的人都被火焰烧死。
23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, have fallen down in the midst of the burning fiery furnace—bound.
沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌这三个人都被捆着落在烈火的窑中。
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king has been astonished, and has risen in haste; he has answered and said to his counselors, “Have we not cast three men into the midst of the fire—bound?” They have answered and are saying to the king, “Certainly, O king.”
那时,尼布甲尼撒王惊奇,急忙起来,对谋士说:“我们捆起来扔在火里的不是三个人吗?”他们回答王说:“王啊,是。”
25 He answered and has said, “Behold, I am seeing four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth [is] like to a son of the gods.”
王说:“看哪,我见有四个人,并没有捆绑,在火中游行,也没有受伤;那第四个的相貌好像神子。”
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar has drawn near to the gate of the burning fiery furnace; he has answered and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of God Most High come forth, indeed, come”; then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego come forth, from the midst of the fire;
于是,尼布甲尼撒就近烈火窑门,说:“至高 神的仆人沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌出来,上这里来吧!”沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌就从火中出来了。
27 and gathered together, the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the counselors of the king, are seeing these men, that the fire has no power over their bodies, and the hair of their head has not been singed, and their coats have not changed, and the smell of fire has not passed on them.
那些总督、钦差、巡抚,和王的谋士一同聚集看这三个人,见火无力伤他们的身体,头发也没有烧焦,衣裳也没有变色,并没有火燎的气味。
28 Nebuchadnezzar has answered and has said, “Blessed [is] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who has sent His messenger, and has delivered His servants who trusted on Him.” And the word of the king changed, and gave up their bodies that they might not serve nor pay respect to any god except to their own God.
尼布甲尼撒说:“沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌的 神是应当称颂的!他差遣使者救护倚靠他的仆人,他们不遵王命,舍去己身,在他们 神以外不肯事奉敬拜别神。
29 “And by me a decree is made, that any people, nation, and language, that speaks erroneously concerning the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, he is made pieces, and its house is made a dunghill, because that there is no other god who is able thus to deliver.”
现在我降旨,无论何方、何国、何族的人,谤 沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌之 神的,必被凌迟,他的房屋必成粪堆,因为没有别神能这样施行拯救。”
30 Then the king has caused Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, to prosper in the province of Babylon.
那时王在巴比伦省,高升了沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌。