10 王啊,你曾下令,角、笛、弦琴、豎琴、瑟、笙等各種樂器一奏響,每個人都要叩拜金像。 11 不叩拜的人必被扔進烈焰熊熊的火窯。 12 然而,王啊,有幾個猶大人,就是王委派負責巴比倫省事務的沙得拉、米煞、亞伯尼歌,卻不理會你的命令,不事奉你的神明,也不祭拜你立的金像。」

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10 Your Majesty has issued a decree(A) that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold,(B) 11 and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. 12 But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego(C)—who pay no attention(D) to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”(E)

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