< Daniel 3 >
1 Nebuchadnezzar king [the] to make image that gold height his cubit sixty breadth his cubit six to stand: establish him in/on/with plain Dura in/on/with province Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
2 and Nebuchadnezzar king [the] to send to/for to gather to/for satrap [the] prefect [the] and governor [the] judge [the] treasurer [the] judge [the] magistrate [the] and all governor province [the] to/for to come to/for dedication image [the] that to stand: establish Nebuchadnezzar king [the]
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
3 in/on/with then to gather satrap [the] prefect [the] and governor [the] judge [the] treasurer [the] judge [the] magistrate [the] and all governor province [the] to/for dedication image [the] that to stand: establish Nebuchadnezzar king [the] (and to stand: establish *Q(k)*) to/for before image [the] that to stand: establish Nebuchadnezzar
Then the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces were gathered together to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4 and proclaimer [the] to read in/on/with strength to/for you to say people [the] people [the] and tongue [the]
Then the herald cried aloud, “To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,
5 in/on/with time [the] that to hear voice: sound horn [the] flute [the] (lyre *Q(k)*) trigon psaltery bagpipe and all kind music [the] to fall and to do homage to/for image gold [the] that to stand: establish Nebuchadnezzar king [the]
that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.
6 and who? that not to fall and to do homage in/on/with her moment [the] to cast to/for midst furnace fire [the] to burn [the]
Whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace the same hour.”
7 like/as to/for before: because this in/on/with him time [the] like/as that to hear all people [the] voice: sound horn [the] flute [the] (lyre *Q(k)*) trigon psaltery (and bagpipe *X*) and all kind music [the] to fall all people [the] people [the] and tongue [the] to do homage to/for image gold [the] that to stand: establish Nebuchadnezzar king [the]
Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, 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.
8 like/as to/for before: because this in/on/with him time [the] to approach man Chaldean and to devour charges their that Jew [the]
Therefore at that time certain Kasdim came near and brought accusation against the Jews.
9 to answer and to say to/for Nebuchadnezzar king [the] king [the] to/for perpetuity to live
They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!
10 (you *Q(k)*) king [the] to set: make command that all man that to hear voice: sound horn [the] flute [the] (lyre *Q(k)*) trigon psaltery (and bagpipe *Q(k)*) and all kind music [the] to fall and to do homage to/for image gold [the]
You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music shall fall down and worship the golden image;
11 and who? that not to fall and to do homage to cast to/for midst furnace fire [the] to burn [the]
and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.
12 there is man Jew that to reckon/appoint whom them since service province Babylon Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego man [the] these not to set: put/give (since you *Q(k)*) king [the] command (to/for god your *Q(K)*) not to serve and to/for image gold [the] that to stand: establish not to do homage
There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, and don’t worship the golden image which you have set up.”
13 in/on/with then Nebuchadnezzar in/on/with rage and rage to say to/for to come to/for Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego in/on/with then man [the] these to come before king [the]
Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king.
14 to answer Nebuchadnezzar and to say to/for them intended Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego to/for god my not there is you to serve and to/for image gold [the] that to stand: establish not to do homage
Nebuchadnezzar answered them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t serve my gods and you don’t worship the golden image which I have set up?
15 now if there is you ready that in/on/with time [the] that to hear voice: sound horn [the] flute [the] (lyre *Q(k)*) trigon psaltery and bagpipe and all kind music [the] to fall and to do homage to/for image [the] that to make and if not to do homage in/on/with her moment [the] to cast to/for midst furnace fire [the] to burn [the] and who? he/she/it god that to rescue you from hand my
Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, good; but if you don’t worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. Who is that god who will deliver you out of my hands?”
16 to answer Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego and to say to/for king [the] Nebuchadnezzar not to need we since this edict to/for to return: reply you
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
17 if there is god our that we to serve be able to/for to rescue us from furnace fire [the] to burn [the] and from hand your king [the] to rescue
If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.
18 and if not to know to be to/for you king [the] that (to/for god your *Q(K)*) not (there is we *Q(k)*) to serve and to/for image gold [the] that to stand: establish not to do homage
But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”
19 in/on/with then Nebuchadnezzar to fill rage and image face his (to change *Q(K)*) since Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego to answer and to say to/for to heat to/for furnace [the] one seven since that to see to/for to heat him
Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
20 and to/for man mighty strength that in/on/with strength his to say to/for to bind to/for Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego to/for to cast to/for furnace fire [the] to burn [the]
He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21 in/on/with then man [the] these to bind in/on/with mantle their (legging their *Q(k)*) and helmet their and garment their and to cast to/for midst furnace fire [the] to burn [the]
Then these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes, and were cast into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
22 like/as to/for before: because this from that word king [the] be hasty and furnace [the] to heat preeminent man [the] these that to take up to/for Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego to slay they flame [the] that fire [the]
Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
23 and man [the] these three their Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego to fall to/for midst furnace fire [the] to burn [the] to bind
These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
24 then Nebuchadnezzar king [the] be startled and to stand: rise in/on/with to dismay to answer and to say to/for counselor his not man three to cast to/for midst fire [the] to bind to answer and to say to/for king [the] certain king [the]
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counsellors, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.”
25 to answer and to say behold me to see man four to loose to go in/on/with midst fire [the] and harm not there is in/on/with them and appearance his that (fourth [the] *Q(k)*) be like to/for son god
He answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.”
26 in/on/with then to approach Nebuchadnezzar to/for door furnace fire [the] to burn [the] to answer and to say Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego servant/slave his that god [the] (Most High [the] *Q(k)*) to go out and to come in/on/with then to go out Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego from midst fire [the]
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the middle of the fire.
27 and to gather satrap [the] prefect [the] and governor [the] and counselor king [the] to see to/for man [the] these that not to rule fire [the] in/on/with body their and hair head their not to singe and mantle their not to change and smell fire not to pass on/over/away in/on/with them
The local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power on their bodies. The hair of their head wasn’t singed. Their pants weren’t changed. The smell of fire wasn’t even on them.
28 to answer Nebuchadnezzar and to say to bless god their that Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego that to send angel his and to rescue to/for servant/slave his that to trust since him and word king [the] to change and to give (body their *Q(K)*) that not to serve and not to do homage to/for all god except to/for god their
Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God.
29 and from me to set: make command that all people people and tongue that to say (neglect *Q(K)*) since god their that Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego piece to make and house his dunghill be set like/as to/for before: because that not there is god another that be able to/for to rescue like/as this
Therefore I make a decree that every people, nation, and language which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill, because there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.”
30 in/on/with then king [the] to prosper to/for Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Abednego in/on/with province Babylon
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.