< Raniera 3 >
1 I hanga e Kingi Nepukaneha he whakapakoko koura, ko tona roa e ono tekau whatianga, a ko tona whanui e ono whatianga: a whakaturia ana e ia ki te mania o Rura i te kawanatanga o Papurona.
King Nebuchadnezzar made a statue of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up in the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
2 Katahi a Kingi Nepukaneha ka tono tangata ki te huihui i nga ariki, i nga kawana, i nga rangatira, i nga kaiwhakawa, i nga kaitiaki taonga, i nga kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro, i era atu rangatira, i nga kawana katoa o nga kawanatanga, kia haere mai ki te tainga o te kawa o te whakapakoko i whakaturia e Kingi Nepukaneha.
Then king Nebuchadnezzar sent to gather together the governors, magistrates and judges, generals and sovereigns and commanders, and all the leaders of the regions, to come together for the dedication of the statue, which king Nebuchadnezzar had raised.
3 Katahi nga ariki, nga kawana, nga rangatira, nga kaiwhakawa, nga kaitiaki taonga, nga kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro, era atu rangatira, me nga kawana katoa o nga kawanatanga ka huihui ki te tainga o te kawa o te whakapakoko kua whakaturia nei e Kingi N epukaneha; na tu ana ratou ki te aronga o te whakapakoko kua whakaturia nei e Nepukaneha.
Then the governors, magistrates and judges, generals and sovereigns and nobles, who were appointed to power, and all the leaders of the regions were brought together so as to convene for the dedication of the statue, which king Nebuchadnezzar had raised. And so they stood before the statue that king Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4 Katahi ka nui atu te karanga a te kaikaranga, He whakahau tenei ki a koutou, e nga tangata, e nga iwi, e nga reo:
And a herald proclaimed loudly, “To you it is said, to you peoples, tribes, and languages,
5 A te wa e rongo ai koutou i te tangi o te koronete, o te putorino, o te hapa, o te hakaputa, o te hatere, o te taratimere, o nga mea tangi katoa, me takoto koutou, me koropiko ki te whakapakoko koura kua whakaturia nei e Kingi Nepukaneha.
that in the hour when you will hear the sound of the trumpet and the pipe and the lute, the harp and the psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, you must fall down and adore the gold statue, which king Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
6 Na ki te kahore tetahi e takoto, e koropiko, ka maka ia i taua haora ano ki waenganui o te oumu he mura rawa nei te ngiha.
But if anyone will not bow down and adore, in the same hour he will be cast into a furnace of burning fire.”
7 Na reira, i taua wa, i te rongonga o te iwi katoa i te tangi o te koronete, o te putorino, o te hapa, o te hakaputa, o te hatere, o nga mea tangi katoa, takoto tonu iho nga tangata katoa, nga iwi, nga reo, koropiko ana ki te whakapakoko koura kua tu nei i a Kingi Nepukaneha.
After this, therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the pipe and the lute, the harp and the psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, all the peoples, tribes, and languages fell down and adored the gold statue, which king Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8 Heoi i taua wa ka haere mai etahi Karari, ka whakahe ki nga Hurai.
And soon, about the same time, some influential Chaldeans came and accused the Jews,
9 I korero ratou, i mea ki a Kingi Nepukaneha, E te kingi, kia ora tonu koe.
and they said to king Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever.
10 I whakatakotoria e koe he ture, e te kingi, na, ko nga tangata katoa e rongo ana i te tangi o te koronete, o te putorino, o te hapa, o te hakaputa, o te hatere o te taratimere, o nga mea tangi katoa, kia takoto, kia koropiko ki te whakapakoko ko ura:
You, O king, have established a decree, so that every man who might hear the sound of the trumpet, the pipe and the lute, the harp and the psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, will prostrate himself and adore the gold statue.
11 A, ki te kahore tetahi e takoto, e koropiko, kia maka ia ki te oumu he mura rawa te ngiha.
But if any man will not fall down and adore, he would be cast into a furnace of burning fire.
12 Tenei etahi Hurai, he hunga i whakaritea e koe hei kaitirotiro mo nga mea o te kawanatanga o Papurona, ko Hataraka, ko Mehaka, ko Apereneko; kihai enei tangata i whakaaro ki a koe, e te kingi; kahore ratou e mahi ki ou atua, kahore e koropiko ki te whakapakoko koura ka oti nei te whakatu e koe.
Yet there are influential Jews, whom you have appointed over the works of the region of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have scorned your decree. They do not worship your gods, and they do not adore the gold statue which you have raised up.”
13 Katahi a Nepukaneha i runga i tona riri me te weriweri ka whakahau kia mauria mai a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko. Katahi ka kawea mai e ratou aua tangata ki te aroaro o te kingi.
Then Nebuchadnezzar, in fury and in wrath, commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego should be brought, and so, without delay, they were brought before the king.
14 I korero a Nepukaneha, i mea ki a ratou, He mea ata whakaaro ranei, e Hataraka, e Mehaka, e Apereneko, e kore nei koutou e mahi ki oku atua, e kore nei e koropiko ki te whakapakoko koura kua tu nei i ahau?
And king Nebuchadnezzar addressed them and said, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not worship my gods, nor adore the gold statue, which I have set up?
15 Na ki te hihiko koutou i te wa e rongo ai koutou i te tangi o te koronete, o te putorino, o te hapa, o te hakaputa, o te hatere, o te taratimere, o nga mea tangi katoa, a ka takoto, ka koropiko, ki te whakapakoko i hanga e ahau, he pai; tena ki te kahore koutou e koropiko, ka maka koutou i taua haora ki te oumu he mura rawa tona ngiha; a ko wai te atua hei whakaora i a koutou i roto i oku ringa?
Therefore, if you are prepared now, whenever you hear the sound of the trumpet, pipe, lute, harp and psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, prostrate yourselves and adore the statue which I have made. But if you will not adore, in the same hour you will be cast into the furnace of burning fire. And who is the God that will rescue you from my hand?”
16 I whakahoki a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko, i mea ki te kingi, E Nepukaneha, kahore a matou maharahara ki te whakahoki kupu ki a koe mo tenei mea.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to king Nebuchadnezzar, “It is not right for us to obey you in this matter.
17 Ki te penatia, e taea ano e to matou Atua, e karakiatia nei e matou, te whakaora i a matou i roto i te oumu he mura rawa nei te ngiha, ina, ka whakaorangia ano matou e ia i tou ringa, e te kingi.
For behold our God, whom we worship, is able to rescue us from the oven of burning fire and to free us from your hands, O king.
18 Otiia ka kore, kia mohio koe, e te kingi, e kore matou e mahi ki ou atua, e kore ano e koropiko ki te whakapakoko koura kua tu na i a koe.
But even if he will not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not worship your gods, nor adore the gold statue, which you have raised up.”
19 Ki tonu i reira a Nepukaneha i te riri, rere ke ana te ahua o tona mata ki a Hataraka, ki a Mehaka, ki a Apereneko: korero ana ia, whakahau ana kia whitu nga whakanekehanga ake o te hana o te oumu i to mua hana.
Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury and the appearance of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and he commanded that the furnace should be heated to seven times its usual fire.
20 I whakahau ano ia i nga tangata kaha rawa o tana ope kia herea a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko, kia maka ki roto ki te oumu he mura rawa nei te ngiha.
And he ordered the strongest men of his army to bind the feet of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the furnace of burning fire.
21 Katahi ka herea nga tangata nei i roto tonu i o ratou tarau, i o ratou koti, i o ratou koroka me era atu o o ratou kakahu, a ka maka ki roto ki te oumu he mura rawa nei tona ngiha.
And immediately these men were bound, and along with their coats, and their hats, and their shoes, and their garments, were cast into the middle of the furnace of burning fire.
22 Na reira, i te akiaki rawa o te whakahau a te kingi, i te nui rawa hoki o te hana o te ahi, mate iho i te mura o te ahi nga tangata nana i kawe a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko.
But the king’s order was so urgent that the furnace was heated excessively. As a result, those men who had cast in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, were killed by the flame of the fire.
23 Na ka taka nga tangata tokotoru nei, a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko, he mea here, ki waenganui o te oumu he mura rawa nei tona ngiha.
But these three men, that is, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, having been bound, fell down in the middle of the oven of burning fire.
24 Ko te tino miharotanga o Nepukaneha, hohoro tonu tona whakatika, kei te korero, kei te mea ki ana kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro, He teka ianei tokotoru nga tangata i maka e tatou, he mea here, ki waenganui o te ahi? Ka whakahoki ratou, ka mea ki te ki ngi, He tika ano, e te kingi.
Then king Nebuchadnezzar was astonished, and he quickly got up and said to his nobles: “Did we not cast three men shackled into the midst of the fire?” Answering the king, they said, “True, O king.”
25 Ka whakahoki ia, ka mea, Nana, tokowha nga tangata e kitea nei e ahau, kahore he here, e haereere ana i waenganui o te ahi, kahore hoki e ahatia; na, ko te ahua o te tuawha kei to te Tama a te Atua.
He answered and said, “Behold, I see four men unbound and walking in the midst of the fire, and no harm is in them, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of God.”
26 Katahi ka whakatata a Nepukaneha ki te waha o te oumu he mura rawa nei te ngiha, kei te korero, kei te mea, E Hataraka, e Mehaka, e Apereneko, e nga pononga a te Atua, a te Runga Rawa, puta mai, haere mai hoki. Katahi a Hataraka ratou ko Mehaka, ko Apereneko ka puta mai i waenganui o te ahi.
Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the entrance of the furnace of burning fire, and he said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the supreme God, come out and approach.” And immediately Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego went out from the midst of the fire.
27 Na, ko te huihuinga o nga ariki, o nga kawana, o nga rangatira, o nga kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro a te kingi, ka kite ratou i enei tangata, kihai nei te ahi i whai kaha ki o ratou tinana, kihai ano nga makawe o o ratou mahunga i hunua, kihai ano o r atou koti i puta ke, kihai ano te haunga ahi i rere i runga i a ratou.
And when the governors, and the magistrates, and the judges, and the powerful of the king had gathered together, they considered these men because the fire had no power against their bodies, and not a hair of their head had been scorched, and their pants had not been affected, and the smell of the fire had not passed onto them.
28 Ka korero a Nepukaneha, ka mea, Kia whakapaingia te Atua o Hataraka, o Mehaka, o Apereneko, nana nei i unga mai tana anahera, a whakaorangia ana e ia ana pononga i whakawhirinaki nei ki a ia, i whakaputa ke nei i te kupu a te kingi, a tukua ana e ratou o ratou tinana, he mea kei mahi ratou, kei koropiko ki tetahi atu atua, engari ki to ratou Atua anake.
Then Nebuchadnezzar, bursting out, said, “Blessed is their God, the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who sent his angel and rescued his servants who believed in him. And they altered the verdict of the king, and they delivered up their bodies, so that they would not serve or adore any god except their God.
29 Na ko taku ture tenei e whakatakoto nei, na, ko nga tangata, ko te iwi, ko te reo, he kupu kino nei tana mo te Atua o Hataraka, o Mehaka, o Apereneko, ka haehaea ratou, a ka meinga o ratou whare hei puranga paru: no te mea kahore atu he atua he rite tana whakaora ki ta tenei.
Therefore, this decree is established by me: that every people, tribe, and language, whenever they have spoken blasphemy against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, will perish and their homes will be destroyed. For there is no other God who is able to save in this way.”
30 Katahi ka whakanekehia ake ano a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko e te kingi i te kawanatanga o Papurona.
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.