Daniel 3

nevukhadnetsar malka avad tselem di-dehav rumeh ammin shittin petayeh ammin shit aqimeh beviqat dura bimdinat bavel

King Nebuchadnezzar made a statue of gold sixty cubits high and six cubits broad. He set it up in the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

unevukhadnetsar malka shelakh lemikhnash la'akhashdarpenayya signayya ufakhavata adargazerayya gedaverayya detaverayya tiftaye vekhol shiltone medinata lemete lakhanukkat tsalma di haqem nevukhadnetsar malka

King Nebuchadnezzar then sent word to gather the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, officers, and all the provincial officials to attend the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

bedayin mitkanneshin akhashdarpenayya signayya ufakhavata adargazerayya gedaverayya detaverayya tiftaye vekhol shiltone medinata lakhanukkat tsalma di haqem nevukhadnetsar malka (vqmyn) [veqayemin] loqovel tsalma di haqem nevukhadnetsar

So the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, officers, and all the provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and stood before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

vekharoza qare vekhayil lekhon amerin ammayya ummayya velishanayya

The herald proclaimed in a loud voice, “You are commanded, O peoples and nations of every language,

be'iddana di-tishme'un qal qarna mashroqita (qytrs) [qatros] sabbekha fesanterin sumeponeya vekhol zene zemara tippelun vetisgedun letselem dahava di haqem nevukhadnetsar malka

when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, zither, lyre, psaltery, bagpipe, and all other types of instruments, to fall down and worship the statue of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

uman-di-la yippel veyisgud bah-sha'ata yitreme lego-attun nura yaqidta

Whoever will not fall down and worship shall at once be thrown into a burning fiery furnace.”

kol-qovel denah beh-zimna kedi shame'in kol-ammayya qal qarna mashroqita (qytrs) [qatros] sabbekha pesanterin vekhol zene zemara nafelin kol-ammayya ummayya velishanayya sagedin letselem dahava di haqem nevukhadnetsar malka

And so, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, zither, lyre, psaltery, and all other types of instruments, all peoples and nations of every language fell down and worshiped the statue of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

kol-qovel denah beh-zimna qerivu guvrin kasda'in va'akhalu qartsehon di yehudaye

Seizing the occasion, certain Chaldeans came forward to slander the Jews.

ano ve'amerin linvukhadnetsar malka malka le'alemin kheyi

They spoke up and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!

(nth) [ant] malka sameta te'em di khol-enash di-yishma qal qarna mashroqita (qytrs) [qatros] sabbekha fesanterin (vsyfnyh) [vesupponeyah] vekhol zene zemara yippel veyisgud letselem dahava

You, O king, gave an order that everyone who hears the horn, pipe, zither, lyre, psaltery, bagpipe, and all types of instruments must fall down and worship the golden statue,

uman-di-la yippel veyisgud yitreme lego-attun nura yaqidta

and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be thrown into a burning fiery furnace.

itay guvrin yehudayin di-mannita yatehon al-avidat medinat bavel shadrakh meshakh va'aved nego guvrayya illekh la-samu (lykh) [alakh] malka te'em (llhykh) [lelahakh] la falekhin uletselem dahava di haqemeta la sagedin

There are certain Jews whom you appointed to administer the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; those men pay no heed to you, O king; they do not serve your god or worship the statue of gold that you have set up.”

bedayin nevukhadnetsar birgaz vakhama amar lehayetayah leshadrakh meshakh va'aved nego bedayin guvrayya illekh hetayu qodam malka

Then Nebuchadnezzar, in raging fury, ordered Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego to be brought; so those men were brought before the king.

aneh nevukhadnetsar ve'amar lehon hatsda shadrakh meshakh va'aved nego lelahay la itekhon palekhin uletselem dahava di haqemet la sagedin

Nebuchadnezzar spoke to them and said, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that you do not serve my god or worship the statue of gold that I have set up?

ke'an hen itekhon atidin di ve'iddana di-tishme'un qal qarna mashroqita (qytrs) [qatros] sabbekha pesanterin vesumeponeyah vekhol zene zemara tippelun vetisgedun letsalma di-avdet vehen la tisgedun bah-sha'ata titremon lego-attun nura yaqidta uman-hu elah di yeshezevinkhon min-yeday

Now if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue that I have made when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, zither, lyre, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all other types of instruments, [well and good]; but if you will not worship, you shall at once be thrown into a burning fiery furnace, and what god is there that can save you from my power?”

ano shadrakh meshakh va'aved nego ve'amerin lemalka nevukhadnetsar la-khashkhin anakhna al-denah pitgam lahatavutakh

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego said in reply to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter,

hen itay elahana di-anakhna falekhin yakhil leshezavutana min-attun nura yaqidta umin-yedakh malka yesheziv

for if so it must be, our God whom we serve is able to save us from the burning fiery furnace—and will save us from your power, O king.

vehen la yedia leheve-lakh malka di (llhykh) [lelahakh] la-[itana] (ytyn) falekhin uletselem dahava di haqemeta la nisgud

But even if [our God] does not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your god or worship the statue of gold that you have set up.”

bedayin nevukhadnetsar hitmeli khema utselem anpohi (shtnv) [eshtanni] al-shadrakh meshakh va'aved nego aneh ve'amar lemeze le'attuna khad-shivah al di khazeh lemezeyeh

Nebuchadnezzar was so filled with rage at Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego that his visage was distorted, and he gave an order to heat up the furnace to seven times its usual heat.

uleguvrin gibbare-khayil di vekhayleh amar lekhappatah leshadrakh meshakh va'aved nego lemirme le'attun nura yaqidta

He commanded some of the strongest men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to throw them into the burning fiery furnace.

bedayin guvrayya illekh kefitu besarbalehon (ftyshyhvn) [patteshehon] vekharbelatehon ulevushehon uremiv lego-attun nura yaqidta

So these men, in their shirts, trousers, hats, and other garments, were bound and thrown into the burning fiery furnace.

kol-qovel denah min-di millat malka makhtsefah ve'attuna ezeh yattirah guvrayya illekh di hassiqu leshadrakh meshakh va'aved nego qattil himmon sheviva di nura

Because the king’s order was urgent, and the furnace was heated to excess, a tongue of flame killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.

veguvrayya illekh telattehon shadrakh meshakh va'aved nego nefalu lego-attun-nura yaqidta mekhappetin

But those three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, dropped, bound, into the burning fiery furnace.

edayin nevukhadnetsar malka tevah veqam behitbehalah aneh ve'amar lehaddaverohi hala guvrin telatah remena lego-nura mekhappetin anayin ve'amerin lemalka yatsiva malka

Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and, rising in haste, addressed his companions, saying, “Did we not throw three men, bound, into the fire?” They spoke in reply, “Surely, O king.”

aneh ve'amar ha-anah khazeh guvrin arbe'ah sherayin mahlekhin bego-nura vakhaval la-itay behon vereveh di (rvyy) [revi'a'ah] dameh levar-elahin

He answered, “But I see four figures walking about unbound and unharmed in the fire and the fourth looks like a divine being.”

bedayin qerev nevukhadnetsar litra attun nura yaqidta aneh ve'amar shadrakh meshakh va'aved-nego avdohi di-elaha (ly) [illa'ah] puqu ve'eto bedayin nafeqin shadrakh meshakh va'aved nego min-go nura

Nebuchadnezzar then approached the hatch of the burning fiery furnace and called, “Shadrach, Meshach, Abed-nego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came out of the fire.

umitkanneshin akhashdarpenayya signayya ufakhavata vehaddavere malka khazayin leguvrayya illekh di la-shelet nura begeshmehon use'ar reshehon la hitkharakh vesarbalehon la sheno vereakh nur la adat behon

The satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the royal companions gathered around to look at those men, on whose bodies the fire had had no effect, the hair of whose heads had not been singed, whose shirts looked no different, to whom not even the odor of fire clung.

aneh nevukhadnetsar ve'amar berikh elahahon di-shadrakh meshakh va'aved nego di-shelakh malakheh vesheziv le'avdohi di hitrekhitsu alohi umillat malka shanniv vihavu (gshmyhvn) [geshmehon] di la-yiflekhun vela-yisgedun lekhol-elah lahen lelahahon

Nebuchadnezzar spoke up and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego—in whom they placed their trust—and who sent an angel to save these servants, who flouted the king’s decree at the risk of their lives rather than serve or worship any god but their own God.

uminni sim te'em di khol-am ummah velishan di-yemar (shlh) [shalu] al elahahon di-shadrakh meshakh va'aved nego haddamin yitaved uvayteh nevali yishtavveh kol-qovel di la itay elah okhoran di-yikkul lehatsalah kidnah

I hereby give an order that [anyone of] any people or nation of whatever language who blasphemes the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego shall be torn limb from limb, and their house confiscated, for there is no other God who is able to save in this way.”

bedayin malka hatslakh leshadrakh meshakh va'aved nego bimdinat bavel

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

nevukhadnetsar malka lekhol-ammayya ummayya velishanayya di-[dayerin] (dryn) bekhol-ara shelamekhon yisge

“King Nebuchadnezzar to all people and nations of every language that inhabit the whole earth: May your well-being abound!

atayya vetimhayya di avad immi elaha (ly) [illa'ah] shefar qodamay lehakhavayah

The signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me I am pleased to relate.

atohi kemah ravrevin vetimhohi kemah taqqifin malkhuteh malkhut alam vesholtaneh im-dar vedar

How great are God’s signs; how mighty God’s wonders! God’s kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and God’s dominion endures throughout the generations.”