Daniel 3
1 King Nebuchadnezzar ordered his men to make a gold statue. It was (90 feet/27 meters) high and (9 feet/2.7 meters) wide. They set it up in the Dura plain in Babylon province.
Kong Nebukadnezar lod lave en Billedstøtte af Guld, tresindstyve Alen høj og seks Alen bred, og han opstillede den paa Dalsletten Dura i Landsdelen Babel.
2 Then he sent messages to all the provincial governors, the district governors, the chief advisors, the counselors, the various judges, and all the other officials in the province. He told them to come to the dedication of the statue that he had set up.
Saa sendte Kong Nebukadnezar Bud for at sammenkalde Satraper, Landshøvdinger, Statholdere, Overdommere, Skatmestre, lovkyndige, Dommere og alle andre Embedsmænd i Landsdelen, at de skulde komme til Stede, naar Billedstøtten, som Kong Nebukadnezar havde ladet opstille, blev indviet.
3 When they all arrived, they all stood in front of that statue.
Da samledes Satraperne, Landshøvdingerne, Statholderne, Overdommerne, Skatmestrene, de lovkyndige, Dommerne og alle andre Embedsmænd i Landsdelen til Indvielsen af Billedstøtten, som Kong Nebukadnezar havde ladet opstille, og de stillede sig foran den.
4 Then an announcer shouted, “You people who come from many countries and many people-groups and [who speak many] languages, listen to what the king has commanded!
Saa raabte en Herold med høj Røst: »Det tilkendegives eder, I Folk, Stammer og Tungemaal:
5 When you hear the sounds made by the trumpets, the flutes, the guitars, the harps, the wind instruments, and all the other musical instruments, bow down to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue.
Naar I hører Horn, Fløjter, Citre, Harper, Hakkebrætter, Sækkepiber og alle Haande andre Instrumenter klinge, skal I falde ned og tilbede Guldbilledstøtten, som Kong Nebukadnezar har ladet opstille.
6 Anyone who refuses to do that will be thrown into a blazing furnace!”
Og den, som ikke falder ned og tilbeder, skal øjeblikkelig kastes i den gloende Ovn.«
7 So when all those people who had gathered heard the sounds made by the musical instruments, they all bowed down to worship the statue.
Saa snart alt Folket nu hørte Horn, Fløjter, Citre, Harper, Hakkebrætter og alle Haande andre Instrumenter klinge, faldt de derfor ned — alle Folk, Stammer og Tungemaal — og tilbad Guldbilledstøtten, som Kong Nebukadnezar havde ladet opstille.
8 But some of the men who studied the stars went to the king.
Men ved samme Lejlighed traadte nogle kaldæiske Mænd frem og førte Klage mod Jøderne.
9 They reported to him, “We hope that you, O king, will live a long time!
De tog til Orde og sagde til Kong Nebukadnezar: »Kongen leve evindelig!
10 You decreed that all the officials [whom you had gathered] should bow down and worship the gold statue when they heard the sounds made by the musical instruments.
Du, o Konge, har paabudt, at enhver, naar han hører Horn, Fløjter, Citre, Harper, Hakkebrætter, Sækkepiber og alle Haande andre Instrumenter klinge, skal falde ned og tilbede Guldbilledstøtten,
11 You also decreed that those who refused to do that would be thrown into a blazing furnace.
og at den, som ikke gør det, skal kastes i den gloende Ovn.
12 Sir, there are some men from Judah whom you have appointed to be officials in Babylon province who have not obeyed your decree. Their names are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. They have refused to worship your god and the gold statue that you have set up.”
Men nu er her nogle jødiske Mænd, som du har overdraget at styre Landsdelen Babel, Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego; disse Mænd ænser ikke dit Paabud, o Konge; de dyrker ikke din Gud og tilbeder ikke Guldbilledstøtten, som du har ladet opstille.«
13 Nebuchadnezzar became very angry. He commanded [his soldiers] to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. When they were brought to him,
Da lod Nebukadnezar i Vrede og Harme Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego hente; og da Mændene var ført frem for Kongen,
14 Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true that you three men have refused to worship my gods or the gold statue that I have set up?
sagde Nebukadnezar til dem: »Er det oplagt Raad, Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego, at I ikke dyrker min Gud eller tilbeder Guldbilledstøtten, som jeg har ladet opstille?
15 [If that is true, ] I will give you one more chance. If you bow down to worship the statue that I have set up when you hear the sounds of the musical instruments, fine. But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace. Then (what god will be able to rescue you from my power?/no god will be able to rescue you from my power!)” [RHQ]
Nu vel, hvis I er rede til, naar I hører Horn, Fløjter, Citre, Harper, Hakkebrætter, Sækkepiber og alle Haande andre Instrumenter klinge, at falde ned og tilbede Billedstøtten, som jeg har ladet lave, saa er alt godt; men gør I det ikke, skal I paa Stedet kastes i den gloende Ovn. Og hvilken Gud er der, som da kan fri eder af mine Hænder?«
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend our [actions] to you in this matter.
Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego svarede Kong Nebukadnezar: »Det har vi ikke nødig at svare dig paa!
17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we worship is able to rescue us. Sir, he will rescue us from your power.
Sker det, saa kan vor Gud, som vi dyrker, fri os af den gloende Ovn, og han vil fri os af din Haand, o Konge;
18 But [even] if he does not [rescue us], you need to know that we will never worship your gods or the gold statue that you have set up.”
men hvis ikke, saa maa du vide, o Konge, at din Gud dyrker vi dog ikke, og Guldbilledstøtten, som du har ladet opstille, tilbeder vi ikke!«
19 Nebuchadnezzar was extremely angry. [His being very angry even] showed on his face. He commanded that the furnace should be made seven times as hot as usual.
Da opfyldtes Nebukadnezar af Harme, og hans Ansigtsudtryk ændredes over for Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego; han tog til Orde og sagde, at Ovnen skulde gøres syv Gange hedere end ellers,
20 [After that was done, ] he commanded some of the [very] strong men of his army to tie Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and [then] to throw them into the blazing furnace.
og bød nogle haandfaste Mænd i sin Hær binde Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego og kaste dem i den gloende Ovn.
21 So [the soldiers] tied them up and threw them into the furnace, while they were wearing their clothes.
Saa blev Mændene bundet i deres Kapper, Underklæder, Huer og andre Klædningsstykker og kastet i den gloende Ovn.
22 Because the fire had been made very hot because the king had very strongly ordered them to do that, the flames [leaped out and] killed the soldiers as they were throwing the men into the fire!
Og eftersom Kongens Bud var skarpt og Ovnen ophedet til Overmaal, brændte Luen de Mænd ihjel, som bragte Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego op paa Ovnen,
23 So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fell into the roaring flames.
medens de tre Mænd, Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego, bundne faldt ned i den gloende Ovn.
24 But as Nebuchadnezzar was watching, he was amazed. He suddenly jumped up and shouted to his advisors, “Did we tie up three men and throw them into the flames, or not?” They replied, “Yes, O king, [we did].”
Da sloges Kong Nebukadnezar af Rædsel og stod hastigt op; og han tog til Orde og spurgte sine Raadsherrer: »Var det ikke tre Mænd, vi kastede bundne i Ilden?« De svarede Kongen: »Jo, det var, Konge!«
25 Nebuchadnezzar shouted, “[Look]! I see four men in the fire! They have no ropes on them, they are walking around, and [the flames] are not hurting them! And the fourth man looks like a divine being!”
Han sagde da videre: »Men jeg ser fire Mænd gaa frit om i Ilden, og de har ingen Skade taget; og den fjerde ser ud som en Gudesøn.«
26 Nebuchadnezzar came closer to the opening of the flaming furnace, and he shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you who worship the Supreme God, come out of there! Come here!” So they stepped out of the fire.
Derpaa traadte Nebukadnezar hen til den gloende Ovns Dør og raabte: »Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego, I, den højeste Guds Tjenere, kom ud!« Da gik Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego ud af Ilden.
27 Then all the king’s officials crowded around them. They saw that the flames had not harmed them. The flames had not [even] singed any of the hair on their heads or scorched any of their clothes! There was not [even] any smell of smoke on them!
Og Satraperne, Landshøvdingerne, Statholderne og Kongens Raadsherrer samlede sig og saa, at Ilden ikke havde haft nogen Magt over hine Mænds Legemer, at deres Hovedhaar ikke var svedet, at deres Kapper var uskadte, og at der ikke var Brandlugt ved dem.
28 [Then] Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise the God whom Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego [worship]! He sent one of his angels to rescue these [three] men who worship him and trust in him. They ignored my command; they insisted that they would worship only their God, and were willing to die instead of worshiping any other god.
Saa sagde Nebukadnezar: »Lovet være Sjadraks, Mesjaks og Abed-Negos Gud, der sendte sin Engel og friede sine Tjenere, som i Tillid til ham overtraadte Kongens Bud og hengav deres Legemer for at undgaa at dyrke eller tilbede nogen anden Gud end deres egen!
29 Therefore, I am [now] making this decree: ‘If any people, from any country or people-group or any language group, criticize the God whom Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego worship, they will be cut in pieces and their houses [will be torn down and] made into a pile of rubble. There is no other god who can rescue people like this!’”
Hermed paabyder jeg, at den, der i noget Folk, nogen Stamme og noget Tungemaal siger noget ondt om Sjadraks, Mesjaks og Abed-Negos Gud, skal hugges sønder og sammen, og hans Hus skal gøres til en Skarndynge; thi der gives ingen anden Gud, som saaledes kan frelse.«
30 Then the king gave Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego more important positions in Babylon province than they had before.
Og Kongen gengav Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego deres Stillinger i Landsdelen Babel.
