Daniel 3
1 Kralj Nebukadnezar je naredil podobo iz zlata, katere višina je bila šestdeset komolcev, njena širina pa šest komolcev. Postavil jo je na ravnini Dura v provinci Babilon.
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 Potem je kralj Nebukadnezar poslal, da zbere skupaj prince, voditelje in poveljnike, sodnike, zakladnike, svetovalce, šerife in vse vladarje provinc, da pridejo k posvetitvi podobe, ki jo je postavil kralj Nebukadnezar.
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, 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 Potem so bili princi, voditelji in poveljniki, sodniki, zakladniki, svetovalci, šerifi in vsi vladarji provinc zbrani skupaj k posvetitvi podobe, ki jo je postavil kralj Nebukadnezar in stali so pred podobo, ki jo je postavil Nebukadnezar.
Then the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, 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 Potem je glasnik naglas zavpil: »Vam je to zapovedano, oh ljudstvo, narodi in jeziki,
Then the herald cried aloud, “To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,
5 da kadar zaslišite zvok kornéta, flavte, harfe, pozavne, plunke, citer in vseh vrst glasbe, padite dol in obožujte zlato podobo, ki jo je postavil kralj Nebukadnezar.
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 Kdorkoli ne pade dol in ne obožuje, bo isto uro vržen v sredo goreče ognjene talilne peči.«
Whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace the same hour.”
7 Zatorej ob tistem času, ko je vse ljudstvo zaslišalo zvok kornéta, flavte, harfe, pozavne, plunke in vseh vrst glasbe, so vsa ljudstva, narodi in jeziki padli dol in oboževali zlato podobo, ki jo je postavil kralj Nebukadnezar.
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 worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
8 Zaradi česar so se ob tistem času približali neki Kaldejci in obtožili Jude.
Therefore at that time certain Kasdim came near and brought accusation against the Jews.
9 Spregovorili so in rekli kralju Nebukadnezarju: »Oh kralj, živi na veke.
They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!
10 Ti, oh kralj, si izdal odlok, da naj vsak človek, ki bo zaslišal glas kornéta, flavte, harfe, pozavne, plunke in citer in vseh vrst glasbe, pade dol in obožuje zlato podobo.
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 Kdorkoli pa ne pade dol in je ne obožuje, ta bo vržen v sredo goreče ognjene talilne peči.
and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.
12 Tam so nekateri Judje, ki si jih postavil nad zadeve babilonske province: Šadráh, Mešáh in Abéd Negó. Ti možje, oh kralj, te niso upoštevali. Ne služijo tvojim bogovom niti ne obožujejo zlate podobe, ki si jo ti postavil.«
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 Potem je Nebukadnezar v svoji besnosti in razjarjenosti zapovedal, da privedejo Šadráha, Mešáha in Abéd Negója. Potem so te može privedli pred kralja.
Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king.
14 Nebukadnezar je spregovoril in jim rekel: » Je to res, oh Šadráh, Mešáh in Abéd Negój, [da] ne služite mojim bogovom niti ne obožujete zlate podobe, ki sem jo postavil?
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 Torej če ste pripravljeni, da kadar zaslišite zvok kornéta, flavte, harfe, pozavne, plunke in citer in vse vrste glasbe, padete dol in obožujete podobo, ki sem jo naredil; dobro. Toda če je ne obožujete, boste isto uro vrženi v sredo goreče ognjene talilne peči, in kdo je tisti Bog, ki vas bo osvobodil iz mojih rok?«
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 Šadráh, Mešáh in Abéd Negó so odgovorili in kralju rekli: »Oh Nebukadnezar, mi nismo zaskrbljeni, da ti odgovorimo v tej zadevi.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
17 Če bo temu tako, naš Bog, ki mu služimo, nas je zmožen osvoboditi pred gorečo ognjeno talilno pečjo in on nas bo osvobodil iz tvoje roke, oh kralj.
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 Toda če ne, bodi to znano tebi, oh kralj, da ne bomo služili tvojim bogovom niti oboževali zlate podobe, ki si jo postavil.«
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 Potem je bil Nebukadnezar poln razjarjenosti in videz njegovega obličja je bil spremenjen napram Šadráhu, Mešáhu in Abéd Negóju. Zatorej je spregovoril in zapovedal, da naj talilno peč sedemkrat bolj segrejejo, kot je bila običajno segreta.
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 Zapovedal je najmočnejšim možem, ki so bili v njegovi vojski, da zvežejo Šadráha, Mešáha in Abéd Negója in da jih vržejo v gorečo ognjeno talilno peč.
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 Potem so bili ti možje zvezani v njihovih plaščih, njihovih hlačah in njihovih klobukih in drugih njihovih oblačilih in vrženi so bili v sredo goreče ognjene talilne peči.
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 Torej, ker je bila kraljeva zapoved nujna in talilna peč izjemno vroča, je plamen ognja usmrtil tiste može, ki so vzdignili Šadráha, Mešáha in Abéd Negója.
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 Ti trije možje, Šadráh, Mešáh in Abéd Negó so zvezani padli dol v sredo goreče ognjene talilne peči.
These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
24 Potem je bil kralj Nebukadnezar osupel, v naglici vstal in spregovoril ter svojim svetovalcem rekel: »Mar nismo v sredo ognja vrgli treh zvezanih mož?« Odgovorili so in rekli kralju: »Resnica, oh kralj.«
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.”
25 Ta je odgovoril in rekel: »Glejte, vidim štiri razvezane može, ki hodijo v sredi ognja in nimajo nobene poškodbe, oblika četrtega pa je podobna Božjemu Sinu.«
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 Potem se je Nebukadnezar približal odprtini goreče ognjene talilne peči in spregovoril ter rekel: »Šadráh, Mešáh in Abéd Negó, vi služabniki najvišjega Boga, pojdite ven in pridite sem.« Potem so Šadráh, Mešáh in Abéd Negó prišli naprej iz srede ognja.
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 Princi, voditelji, poveljniki in kraljevi svetovalci, ki so bili zbrani skupaj, so videli te može, nad čigar telesi ogenj ni imel nobene oblasti, niti las njihove glave ni bil osmojen, niti njihovi plašči niso bili spremenjeni, niti nanje ni prešel vonj ognja.
The local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counselors, 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 Potem je Nebukadnezar spregovoril in rekel: »Blagoslovljen bodi Bog Šadráha, Mešáha in Abéd Negója, ki je poslal svojega angela in rešil svoje služabnike, ki so zaupali vanj in spremenili kraljevo besedo in predali svoja telesa, da ne bi služili niti oboževali kateregakoli boga, razen svojega lastnega Boga.
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 Zato izdajam odlok: ›Da bo vsako ljudstvo, narod in jezik, ki spregovori karkoli neprimernega zoper Boga Šadráha, Mešáha in Abéd Negója, razrezano na koščke in njihove hiše bodo narejene za gnojišče, zato ker ni drugega Boga, ki lahko reši na ta način.‹«
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 Potem je kralj povišal Šadráha, Mešáha in Abéd Negója v provinci Babilon.
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
