< Daniel 3 >

1 O rei Nabucodonozor fez uma estatua de oiro, a altura da qual era de sessenta covados, e a sua largura de seis covados: levantou-a no campo de Dura, na provincia de Babylonia.
King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits, and the breadth of which was six cubits: he set it up in the valley of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
2 E o rei Nabucodonozor mandou ajuntar os sátrapas, os prefeitos e presidentes, os juizes, os thesoureiros, os conselheiros, os officiaes, e todos os governadores das provincias, para que viessem á consagração da estatua que o rei Nabucodonozor tinha levantado.
And king Nebuchadnezzar sent to assemble [his] lieutenants, the superintendents, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, those learned in the law, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which king Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
3 Então se ajuntaram os sátrapas, os prefeitos e presidentes, os juizes, os thesoureiros, os conselheiros, os officiaes, e todos os governadores das provincias, á consagração da estatua que o rei Nabucodonozor tinha levantado, e estavam em pé diante da estatua que Nabucodonozor tinha levantado.
Thereupon were assembled the lieutenants, the superintendents, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, those learned in the law, and all the rulers of the provinces unto the dedication of the image that king Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they stood opposite to the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4 E o pregoeiro apregoava em alta voz: Ordena-se a vós, ó povos, nações e linguagens:
Then a herald called out with a loud voice, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
5 Quando ouvirdes o som da buzina, do pifaro, da harpa, da sambuca, do psalterio, da symphonia, e de toda a sorte de musica, vos prostrareis, e adorareis a estatua de oiro que o rei Nabucodonozor tem levantado.
That at the time when ye do hear the sound of the cornet, flute, guitar, harp, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, ye shall fall down and bow yourselves to the golden image which king Nebuchadnezzar hath set up:
6 E qualquer que se não prostrar e a não adorar, será na mesma hora lançado dentro do forno de fogo ardente.
And whoso doth not fall down and bow himself shall in the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
7 Portanto, no mesmo instante em que todos os povos ouviram o som da buzina, do pifaro, da harpa, da sambuca, do psalterio, e de toda a sorte de musica, se prostraram todos os povos, nações e linguas, e adoraram a estatua de oiro que o rei Nabucodonozor tinha levantado.
Therefore at the same time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, guitar, harp, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages fell down bowing themselves to the golden image which king Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8 Por isso, no mesmo instante se chegaram alguns homens chaldeos, e accusaram os judeos.
Therefore at the same time certain Chaldean men came near, and accused the Jews treacherously.
9 E fallaram, e disseram ao rei Nabucodonozor: Ó rei, vive eternamente!
They commenced and said to king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
10 Tu, ó rei, fizeste um decreto, que todo o homem que ouvisse o som da buzina, do pifaro, da harpa, da sambuca, do psalterio, e da symphonia, e de toda a sorte de musica, se prostrasse e adorasse a estatua de oiro;
Thou, O king, hadst made a decree, that every man that should hear the sound of the cornet, flute, guitar, harp, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, should fall down and bow himself to the golden image;
11 E, qualquer que se não prostrasse e adorasse, fosse lançado dentro do forno de fogo ardente.
And that whoso should not fall down and bow himself should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
12 Ha uns homens judeos, os quaes constituiste sobre os negocios da provincia de Babylonia: Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego: estes homens, ó rei, não fizeram caso de ti; a teus deuses não servem, nem a estatua de oiro, que levantaste, adoraram.
There are certain Jewish men whom thou hast appointed over the public service of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego: these men, O king, have not paid any regard to thee; thy god they do not worship, and to the golden image which thou hast set up they do not bow themselves.
13 Então Nabucodonozor, com ira e furor, mandou trazer a Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego. E trouxeram a estes homens perante o rei.
Then ordered Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego. Then were these men brought before the king.
14 Fallou Nabucodonozor, e lhes disse: Porventura de proposito, ó Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego, vós não servis a meus deuses nem adoraes a estatua de oiro que levantei?
Nebuchadnezzar commenced and said unto them, Is it out of disrespect, O Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego? My god ye do not worship, and to the golden image which I have set up ye do not bow yourselves?
15 Agora pois, se estaes promptos, quando ouvirdes o som da buzina, do pifaro, da guitarra, da harpa, do psalterio, da symphonia, e de toda a sorte de musica, para vos prostrardes e adorardes a estatua que fiz, bom é; mas, se a não adorardes, sereis lançados, na mesma hora, dentro do forno de fogo ardente: e quem é o Deus que vos poderá livrar das minhas mãos
Now then if ye be ready at the time when ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, guitar, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, to fall down and bow yourselves to the image which I have made, [well]; but if ye bow yourselves not, ye shall be cast in the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace: and who is the God that can deliver you out of my hand?
16 Responderam Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego, e disseram ao rei Nabucodonozor: Não necessitamos de te responder sobre este negocio.
Then answered Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego, and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee a word in this matter.
17 Eis que é nosso Deus, a quem nós servimos, que nos pode livrar; elle nos livrará do forno de fogo ardente, e da tua mão, ó rei.
Behold, there is our God whom we worship, he is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace: and out of thy hand, O king, will he deliver us.
18 E, se não, sabe tu, ó rei, que não serviremos a teus deuses nem adoraremos a estatua de oiro que levantaste.
But if not, then be it known unto thee, O king, that thy god will we not worship, and to the golden image which; thou hast set up will we not bow ourselves.
19 Então Nabucodonozor se encheu de furor, e se mudou o aspecto do seu semblante contra Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego: respondeu, e ordenou que o forno se accendesse sete vezes mais do que se costumava accender.
Then was Nebuchadnezzar filled with fury, and the form of his countenance was changed because of Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego; [and] he commenced and ordered that they should heat the furnace thoroughly seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
20 E ordenou aos homens mais valentes de força, que estavam no seu exercito, que atassem a Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego, para os lançar no forno de fogo ardente.
And he ordered the mightiest men in strength that were in his army, to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego, [and] to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21 Então estes homens foram atados com as suas capas, seus calções, e seus chapeus, e seus vestidos, e foram lançados dentro do forno de fogo ardente.
Then were these men bound in their mantles, their under-garments, and their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
22 E, porque a palavra do rei apertava, e o forno estava sobre-maneira acceso, a chamma do fogo matou aquelles homens que levantaram a Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego.
Now, because the king's command was so urgent, and the furnace exceedingly heated, the flame of the fire slew those men that carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego.
23 E estes tres homens, Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego, cairam atados dentro do forno de fogo ardente.
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
24 Então o rei Nabucodonozor se espantou, e se levantou depressa: fallou, e disse aos seus capitães: Porventura não lançámos tres homens atados dentro do fogo? Responderam e disseram ao rei: Verdade é, ó rei
Then was king Nebuchadnezzar astonished, and he rose up in haste, [and] commenced, and said unto his counsellors, Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, Certainly, O king.
25 Respondeu, e disse: Eis aqui vejo quatro homens soltos, que andam passeando dentro do fogo, e nada ha de lesão n'elles; e o aspecto do quarto é similhante ao filho dos deuses.
He answered and said, Lo, I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and there is no injury on them; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.
26 Então se chegou Nabucodonozor á porta do forno de fogo ardente; fallou, e disse: Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego, servos do Deus Altissimo, sahi e vinde! Então Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego sairam do meio do fogo.
Then came Nebuchadnezzar near to the door of the burning fiery furnace, commenced, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, step forth, and come hither. Then stepped Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego forth out of the midst of the fire.
27 E ajuntaram-se os sátrapas, os prefeitos, e os presidentes, e os capitães do rei, contemplando estes homens, como o fogo não tinha tido poder algum sobre os seus corpos: nem um só cabello da sua cabeça se tinha queimado, nem as suas capas se mudaram, nem cheiro de fogo tinha passado sobre elles.
And the lieutenants, superintendents, and governors, and the king's counsellors, being assembled together, saw these men, over whose bodies the fire had had no power, and the hair of whose head was not singed, whose mantles were not changed, and on whom there was not come the smell of fire.
28 Fallou Nabucodonozor, e disse: Bemdito seja o Deus de Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego, que enviou o seu anjo, e livrou os seus servos, que confiaram n'elle, pois violaram a palavra do rei, e entregaram os seus corpos, para que não servissem nem adorassem algum outro deus, senão o seu Deus.
Then commenced Nebuchadnezzar, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that had trusted in him, and had transgressed the king's word, and yielded up their bodies, that they might not worship no bow themselves to any god, except their own God.
29 Por mim pois se faz um decreto, que todo o povo, nação e lingua que disser blasphemia contra o Deus de Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego, seja despedaçado, e a sua casa seja feita um monturo; porquanto não ha outro Deus que possa livrar como este.
Therefore do I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, that may speak any thing disrespectful against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be changed into a dunghill; because there is no other God that can deliver like this one.
30 Então o rei fez prosperar a Sadrach, Mesach e Abed-nego, na provincia de Babylonia.
Then did the king promote Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.

< Daniel 3 >