Daniel 3
New Living Translation
Nebuchadnezzar’s Gold Statue
3 King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall and nine feet wide[a] and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2 Then he sent messages to the high officers, officials, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the provincial officials to come to the dedication of the statue he had set up. 3 So all these officials[b] came and stood before the statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4 Then a herald shouted out, “People of all races and nations and languages, listen to the king’s command! 5 When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments,[c] bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue. 6 Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”
7 So at the sound of the musical instruments,[d] all the people, whatever their race or nation or language, bowed to the ground and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8 But some of the astrologers[e] went to the king and informed on the Jews. 9 They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “Long live the king! 10 You issued a decree requiring all the people to bow down and worship the gold statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments. 11 That decree also states that those who refuse to obey must be thrown into a blazing furnace. 12 But there are some Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have put in charge of the province of Babylon. They pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They refuse to serve your gods and do not worship the gold statue you have set up.”
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and ordered that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought before him. When they were brought in, 14 Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you refuse to serve my gods or to worship the gold statue I have set up? 15 I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments.[f] But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace. And then what god will be able to rescue you from my power?”
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. 18 But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”
The Blazing Furnace
19 Nebuchadnezzar was so furious with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face became distorted with rage. He commanded that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual. 20 Then he ordered some of the strongest men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. 21 So they tied them up and threw them into the furnace, fully dressed in their pants, turbans, robes, and other garments. 22 And because the king, in his anger, had demanded such a hot fire in the furnace, the flames killed the soldiers as they threw the three men in. 23 So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, securely tied, fell into the roaring flames.
24 But suddenly, Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and exclaimed to his advisers, “Didn’t we tie up three men and throw them into the furnace?”
“Yes, Your Majesty, we certainly did,” they replied.
25 “Look!” Nebuchadnezzar shouted. “I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed! And the fourth looks like a god[g]!”
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came as close as he could to the door of the flaming furnace and shouted: “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!”
So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stepped out of the fire. 27 Then the high officers, officials, governors, and advisers crowded around them and saw that the fire had not touched them. Not a hair on their heads was singed, and their clothing was not scorched. They didn’t even smell of smoke!
28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. 29 Therefore, I make this decree: If any people, whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn limb from limb, and their houses will be turned into heaps of rubble. There is no other god who can rescue like this!”
30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to even higher positions in the province of Babylon.
Footnotes
- 3:1 Aramaic 60 cubits [27 meters] tall and 6 cubits [2.7 meters] wide.
- 3:3 Aramaic the high officers, officials, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the provincial officials.
- 3:5 The identification of some of these musical instruments is uncertain.
- 3:7 Aramaic the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and other musical instruments.
- 3:8 Aramaic Chaldeans.
- 3:15 Aramaic the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments.
- 3:25 Aramaic like a son of the gods.
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.
Daniel 3
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Statuia de aur şi cuptorul aprins
3 Împăratul Nebucadneţar a făcut o statuie de aur, înaltă de şaizeci de coţi şi lată de şase coţi[a], pe care a ridicat-o în valea Dura, în provincia Babilonului. 2 Împăratul Nebucadneţar a poruncit să se adune satrapii, demnitarii, guvernatorii, sfetnicii, vistiernicii, judecătorii, magistraţii şi toţi ceilalţi conducători ai provinciei[b], ca să vină la dedicarea statuii ridicate de împăratul Nebucadneţar. 3 Satrapii, demnitarii, guvernatorii, sfetnicii, vistiernicii, judecătorii, magistraţii şi toţi ceilalţi conducători ai provinciei au început să se adune, venind pentru dedicarea statuii ridicate de împăratul Nebucadneţar; ei s-au strâns înaintea statuii ridicate de împăratul Nebucadneţar. 4 Un crainic a proclamat cu glas tare, zicând astfel:
„Popoare, neamuri şi oameni de orice limbă! 5 În clipa când veţi auzi sunetul trâmbiţei, al flautului, al ţiterei, al lirei, al psalterionului,[c] al fluierului şi a tot felul de alte instrumente muzicale, să vă prosternaţi şi să vă închinaţi înaintea statuii de aur pe care a ridicat-o împăratul Nebucadneţar. 6 Cine nu se va prosterna şi nu se va închina, va fi aruncat chiar în clipa aceea în mijlocul unui cuptor aprins.“
7 Astfel, când au auzit sunetul trâmbiţei, al flautului, al ţiterei, al lirei, al psalterionului şi a tot felul de alte instrumente muzicale, toate popoarele, neamurile şi oamenii de toate limbile s-au prosternat şi s-au închinat statuii de aur, ridicate de împăratul Nebucadneţar.
8 Cu prilejul acesta, chiar în aceeaşi perioadă, câţiva dintre astrologi[d] au ieşit în faţă şi i-au pârât pe iudei. 9 Ei i-au zis împăratului Nebucadneţar: „Să trăieşti veşnic, împărate! 10 Tu, împărate, ai dat poruncă ca orice om care aude sunetul trâmbiţei, al flautului, al ţiterei, al lirei, al psalterionului, al fluierului şi a tot felul de alte instrumente muzicale să se prosterneze şi să se închine statuii de aur, 11 iar cine nu se prosternează şi nu se închină, să fie aruncat în cuptorul aprins. 12 Dar sunt nişte iudei, pe care i-ai numit în slujba de administratori ai provinciei Babilonului, şi anume Şadrak, Meşak şi Abed-Nego, oameni care nu ţin seama deloc de tine, împărate! Ei nu slujesc zeilor tăi şi nu se închină statuii de aur pe care ai ridicat-o.“
13 Atunci Nebucadneţar, aprins de mânie, a poruncit să fie aduşi Şadrak, Meşak şi Abed-Nego. Bărbaţii aceştia au fost aduşi înaintea împăratului, 14 iar Nebucadneţar le-a zis:
– Şadrak, Meşak şi Abed-Nego, voi nu slujiţi zeilor mei şi nu vă închinaţi statuii de aur pe care am ridicat-o?! 15 Acum fiţi gata ca, în clipa în care veţi auzi sunetul trâmbiţei, al flautului, al ţiterei, al lirei, al psalterionului, al fluierului şi a tot felul de alte instrumente muzicale, să vă prosternaţi şi să vă închinaţi statuii pe care am făcut-o. Dacă nu vă veţi închina, veţi fi aruncaţi de îndată în mijlocul unui cuptor aprins. Şi care este zeul acela care vă va izbăvi din mâna mea?
16 Şadrak, Meşak şi Abed-Nego i-au răspuns împăratului:
– Nebucadneţare, noi n-avem nevoie să ne apărăm înaintea ta în această privinţă! 17 Iată, Dumnezeul nostru, Căruia Îi slujim, poate să ne scape din cuptorul aprins şi ne va izbăvi şi din mâna ta, împărate! 18 Şi, chiar dacă nu va fi aşa, să ştii, împărate, că nu vom sluji zeilor tăi şi nici nu ne vom închina statuii de aur pe care ai ridicat-o.
19 Atunci Nebucadneţar s-a umplut de mânie şi i s-a schimbat înfăţişarea feţei din pricina lui Şadrak, a lui Meşak şi a lui Abed-Nego. A poruncit să se încălzească cuptorul de şapte ori mai mult[e] decât trebuia încălzit. 20 Apoi a poruncit unora dintre cei mai puternici bărbaţi din oştirea lui să-i lege pe Şadrak, pe Meşak şi pe Abed-Nego şi să-i arunce în cuptorul aprins. 21 Astfel, oamenii aceştia au fost legaţi, aşa cum erau îmbrăcaţi, în mantalele, tunicile, turbanele şi celelalte haine ale lor, şi au fost aruncaţi în mijlocul cuptorului aprins. 22 Fiindcă porunca împăratului a fost grabnică, iar cuptorul fusese încălzit peste măsură, acei oameni care s-au urcat cu Şadrak, Meşak şi Abed-Nego au fost ucişi de flacăra focului, 23 iar cei trei bărbaţi – Şadrak, Meşak şi Abed-Nego – legaţi fiind, au căzut în mijlocul cuptorului aprins.
24 Atunci împăratul Nebucadneţar s-a înspăimântat şi s-a ridicat în grabă. El le-a zis sfetnicilor săi:
– Nu am aruncat noi în mijlocul focului trei bărbaţi legaţi?
Ei i-au răspuns împăratului:
– Adevărat, împărate!
25 El a mai zis:
– Ei bine, eu văd patru bărbaţi umblând liberi şi nevătămaţi în mijlocul focului, iar înfăţişarea celui de-al patrulea seamănă cu a unui fiu de zei.
26 Apoi Nebucadneţar s-a apropiat de uşa cuptorului aprins şi a strigat: „Şadrak, Meşak şi Abed-Nego, slujitori ai Dumnezeului Preaînalt, ieşiţi afară şi veniţi încoace!“
Şadrak, Meşak şi Abed-Nego au ieşit din mijlocul focului. 27 Satrapii, demnitarii, guvernatorii şi sfetnicii împăratului s-au strâns cu toţii şi au văzut că focul nu avusese nici o putere asupra trupurilor acestor bărbaţi, că părul capului lor nu se pârlise, că mantiile lor rămăseseră neschimbate şi că nici măcar miros de fum nu se prinsese de ei.
28 Nebucadneţar a zis:
„Binecuvântat să fie Dumnezeul lui Şadrak, al lui Meşak şi al lui Abed-Nego, Care l-a trimis pe îngerul Său şi i-a izbăvit pe slujitorii Săi. Ei s-au încrezut în El, au nesocotit porunca împăratului şi şi-au dat mai degrabă trupurile lor, decât să slujească şi să se închine oricărui alt dumnezeu decât Dumnezeului lor. 29 De aceea dau poruncă ca orice om din orice popor, din orice neam sau de orice limbă ar fi, care va vorbi de rău despre Dumnezeul lui Şadrak, al lui Meşak şi al lui Abed-Nego, să fie făcut bucăţi, iar casa lui să fie prefăcută într-un morman de gunoi, pentru că nu există un alt dumnezeu care să poată izbăvi în felul acesta.“
30 După aceea, împăratul i-a înălţat la mare cinste pe Şadrak, Meşak şi Abed-Nego în provincia Babilonului.
Footnotes
- Daniel 3:1 Aproximativ 30 m înălţime şi 3 m lăţime; probabil un fel de coloană la capătul căreia se afla chipul zeului protector al împăratului, Nebo (Nabu)
- Daniel 3:2 Sau: provinciilor; şi în v. 3
- Daniel 3:5 Cuvintele traduse cu ţiteră, liră şi psalterion sunt singurele cuvinte de origine grecească din cartea Daniel; muzicienii greci şi instrumentele lor sunt atestate de inscripţiile asiriene încă înainte de Nebucadneţar
- Daniel 3:8 Vezi nota de la 2:2
- Daniel 3:19 Sau: cât se putea de tare, cifra şapte simbolizând adesea completitudinea
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