Daniel 3
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Iniutos ni Nebucadnezar na Sambahin ang Rebulto
3 Nagpagawa si Haring Nebucadnezar ng rebultong ginto.[a] May 90 talampakan ang taas at 9 na talampakan ang lapad. Ipinatayo niya ito sa kapatagan ng Dura sa lalawigan ng Babilonia. 2-3 Pagkatapos, ipinatawag ni Haring Nebucadnezar ang mga gobernador, mga mayor, mga komisyoner, mga tagapayo, mga ingat-yaman, mga hukom, at iba pang mga opisyal ng lalawigan para dumalo sa pagtatalaga ng nasabing rebulto. Nang naroon na sila nakatayo sa harap ng rebulto, 4 sumigaw ang tagapagbalita, “Kayong mga nanggaling sa ibaʼt ibang bansa, lahi, at wika, 5 kapag narinig ninyo ang tunog ng tambuli, plauta, kudyapi, alpa, at iba pang mga instrumento, lumuhod kayo agad at sumamba sa rebultong itinayo ni Haring Nebucadnezar. 6 Ang sinumang hindi sasamba ay agad na itatapon sa naglalagablab na hurno.” 7 Kaya nang marinig nila ang tunog ng mga instrumento, agad silang lumuhod at sumamba sa rebulto.
8 Nang panahong iyon, may ilang taga-Babilonia[b] na lumapit sa hari at pinaratangan nila ang mga Judio. 9 Sinabi nila kay Haring Nebucadnezar, “Nawaʼy humaba pa ang inyong buhay, Mahal na Hari! 10 Hindi baʼt nag-utos po kayo na ang sinumang makarinig ng tunog ng mga instrumento ay dapat lumuhod at sumamba sa gintong rebulto, 11 at ang hindi sasamba ay itatapon sa naglalagablab na hurno? 12 Ngunit may ilang mga Judiong hindi sumusunod sa inyong utos. Sila po ay sina Shadrac, Meshac, at Abednego. Sila ang mga taong pinamamahala ninyo sa lalawigan ng Babilonia. Hindi nila iginagalang ang inyong mga dios, at hindi sila sumasamba sa gintong rebulto na ipinatayo ninyo.”
13 Nang marinig iyon ng hari, nagalit siya nang husto. Kaya ipinatawag niya sina Shadrac, Meshac, at Abednego. 14 Nang dumating sila, tinanong sila ng hari, “Totoo bang hindi ninyo iginagalang ang aking mga dios at hindi kayo sumasamba sa rebultong ginto na ipinatayo ko? 15 Ngayon, inuutusan ko kayong sumamba sa rebulto kapag narinig ninyo ang tunog ng mga instrumento. Dahil kung hindi, ipapatapon ko kayo sa naglalagablab na hurno. Tingnan natin kung may dios na makakapagligtas sa inyo.”
16 Sumagot silang tatlo, “Mahal na Hari, wala po kaming masasabi tungkol diyan. 17 Kung talaga pong ganyan ang mangyayari, ililigtas kami ng Dios na aming pinaglilingkuran mula sa naglalagablab na hurno. Ililigtas niya kami mula sa inyong mga kamay. 18 Pero kung hindi man niya kami iligtas, gusto naming malaman mo na hindi pa rin kami maglilingkod sa iyong mga dios o sasamba sa rebultong ginto na ipinatayo ninyo.”
19 Dahil sa sagot nilang iyon, lalo pang nagalit ang hari sa kanila, at kitang-kita ito sa kanyang mukha. Kaya iniutos niyang painitin pa ang hurno ng pitong ulit. 20 Pagkatapos ay inutusan niya ang kanyang pinakamalalakas na sundalo na gapusin sina Shadrac, Meshac at Abednego, at itapon sa naglalagablab na hurno. 21 Kaya iginapos sila ng mga sundalo at itinapon sa hurno na hindi na inalis ang kanilang mga damit. 22 Dahil sa pinainit pang lalo ng hari ang hurno, namatay ang mga sundalong nagtapon sa kanila dahil sa lagablab ng apoy. 23 At silang tatlo na nakagapos ay bumagsak sa naglalagablab na hurno.
24 Habang nakatingin si Haring Nebucadnezar bigla siyang tumayo sa laki ng kanyang pagkamangha. Tinanong niya ang kanyang mga opisyal, “Hindi baʼt tatlo lang ang itinapon sa apoy?” Sumagot sila, “Opo, Mahal na Hari.”
25 Sinabi ng hari, “Tingnan ninyo! Apat na ang nakikita kong palakad-lakad sa gitna ng apoy. Hindi na sila nakagapos at hindi sila nasusunog. At ang isa sa kanila ay parang dios.”[c]
26 Kaya lumapit si Nebucadnezar sa pintuan ng naglalagablab na hurno at tinawag sila, “Shadrac, Meshac, at Abednego, mga lingkod ng Kataas-taasang Dios, lumabas kayo riyan. Halikayo rito.” At lumabas silang tatlo mula sa hurno.
27 Pagkatapos, nagtipon sa kanila ang mga gobernador, mayor, komisyoner, at ang iba pang mga opisyal ng hari. At nakita nilang hindi man lang sila napinsala ng apoy, ni hindi nag-amoy usok ang kanilang buhok o damit.
28 Dahil dito, sinabi ng hari, “Purihin ang Dios nina Shadrac, Meshac, at Abednego. Nagsugo siya ng kanyang anghel para iligtas ang kanyang mga lingkod na nagtitiwala sa kanya. Hindi nila sinunod ang aking utos; minabuti pa nilang mapatapon sa apoy kaysa sumamba sa alinmang dios maliban sa kanilang Dios. 29 Kaya iniuutos ko na ang sinumang tao sa alinmang bansa, lahi, o wika na magsasalita ng masama laban sa Dios nina Shadrac, Meshac, at Abednego ay pagpuputol-putulin ang katawan at wawasakin ang kanilang mga bahay. Sapagkat walang dios na makapagliligtas katulad ng kanilang Dios.”
30 At binigyan ng hari sina Shadrac, Meshac at Abednego ng mas mataas pang tungkulin sa lalawigan ng Babilonia.
Daniel 3
King James Version
3 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, 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 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss 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 that can deliver after this sort.
30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
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