1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits, {and} its breadth six cubits; he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

2 And Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the justices, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

3 Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the justices, 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 And the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, {O} peoples, nations, and languages,

5 that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up;

6 and whosoever doth not fall down and worship shall that same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

7 Therefore at that time when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages fell down {and} worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

8 Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

9 They spoke 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, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

11 and {that} whosoever doth not fall down and worship, shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: these men, O king, regard thee not; they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image that thou hast set up.

13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then were these men brought before the king.

14 Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said unto them, Is it of purpose, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my god, nor worship the golden image that I have set up?

15 Now if ye be ready at the time that ye hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, {well}: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast that same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace: and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need 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 thy 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 that thou hast set up.

19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace 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 Abed-nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

21 Then these men were bound in their hosen, their tunics, and their cloaks, and their garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

22 Forasmuch as the king's commandment was rigorous, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that had taken up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.

23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste; he spoke and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said to 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 appearance of the fourth is like a son of God.

26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the opening of the burning fiery furnace; he spoke and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the Most High God, come forth, and come {hither}. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came forth from the midst of the fire.

27 And the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had had no power, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their hosen changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them.

28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and who 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 in every people, nation, and language, he who shall speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and his house shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that is able to deliver after this sort.

30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in the province of Babylon.

1 Kuningas Nebukadnessar teetti kultaisen kuvapatsaan, jonka korkeus oli kuusikymmentä kyynärää ja leveys kuusi kyynärää, ja pystytti sen Duuran lakeudelle Baabelin maakuntaan.

2 Ja kuningas Nebukadnessar lähetti kokoamaan satraapit, maaherrat, käskynhaltijat, neuvonantajat, aarteiden hoitajat, lainoppineet, tuomarit ja kaikki muut maakuntain virkamiehet, että he tulisivat sen kuvapatsaan vihkiäisiin, jonka kuningas Nebukadnessar oli pystyttänyt.

3 Silloin kokoontuivat satraapit, maaherrat, käskynhaltijat, neuvonantajat, aarteiden hoitajat, lainoppineet, tuomarit ja kaikki muut maakuntain virkamiehet sen kuvapatsaan vihkiäisiin, jonka kuningas Nebukadnessar oli pystyttänyt, ja he asettuivat sen kuvapatsaan eteen, jonka Nebukadnessar oli pystyttänyt.

5 heti kun te kuulette torvien, huilujen, kitarain, harppujen, psalttarien, säkkipillien ja kaikkinaisten muiden soittimien äänen, langetkaa maahan ja kumartaen rukoilkaa kultaista kuvapatsasta, jonka kuningas Nebukadnessar on pystyttänyt.

7 Sentähden, heti kun kaikki kansat kuulivat torvien, huilujen, kitarain, harppujen, psalttarien, säkkipillien ja kaikkinaisten muiden soittimien äänen, lankesivat kaikki kansat, sukukunnat ja kielet maahan ja kumartaen rukoilivat kultaista kuvapatsasta, jonka kuningas Nebukadnessar oli pystyttänyt.

8 Silloin astui heti kaldealaisia miehiä esiin syyttämään juutalaisia.

10 Sinä, kuningas, olet antanut käskyn, että jokainen, joka kuulee torvien, huilujen, kitarain, harppujen, psalttarien, säkkipillien ja kaikkinaisten muiden soittimien äänen, langetkoon maahan ja kumartaen rukoilkoon kultaista kuvapatsasta,

11 ja että joka ei lankea maahan ja kumarra, se heitetään tuliseen pätsiin.

13 Silloin Nebukadnessar vihan vimmassa käski tuoda Sadrakin, Meesakin ja Abednegon. Kun nämä miehet oli tuotu kuninkaan eteen,

17 Jos niin käy, voi meidän Jumalamme kyllä pelastaa meidät tulisesta pätsistä, ja hän pelastaa myös sinun kädestäsi, kuningas.

19 Silloin Nebukadnessar tuli kiukkua täyteen Sadrakia, Meesakia ja Abednegoa kohtaan ja hänen hahmonsa muuttui. Ja hän käski ja sanoi, että pätsi oli kuumennettava seitsemän kertaa kuumemmaksi kuin tavallisesti.

20 Ja hän käski sotajoukkonsa väkevimpien miesten sitoa Sadrakin, Meesakin ja Abednegon ja heittää heidät tuliseen pätsiin.

21 Silloin nämä sidottiin vaippoineen, takkeineen, päähineineen ja muine vaatteineen ja heitettiin tuliseen pätsiin.

22 Koska nyt kuninkaan sana oli niin ankara ja pätsi niin kovin kuumennettu, tappoi tulen liekki ne miehet, jotka veivät ylös Sadrakin, Meesakin ja Abednegon.

23 Mutta nämä kolme miestä, Sadrak, Meesak ja Abednego, suistuivat sidottuina tuliseen pätsiin.

27 Satraapit, maaherrat, käskynhaltijat ja kuninkaan hallitusmiehet kokoontuivat ja näkivät, ettei tuli ollut voinut mitään näiden miesten ruumiille, etteivät heidän päänsä hiukset olleet kärventyneet eivätkä heidän vaatteensa vioittuneet; eikä heissä tuntunut tulen käryä.

30 Sitten kuningas asetti Sadrakin, Meesakin ja Abednegon suureen valtaan Baabelin maakunnassa.