1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Daniel 3

1 Nebuchadnezzar dedicateth a golden image in Dura. 8 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego are accused for not worshipping the image. 13 They, being threatened, make a good confession. 19 God delivereth them out of the furnace. 26 Nebuchadnezzar seeing the miracle blesseth God.

 3:1 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 made 5648 an image 6755 of gold 1722, the height 7314 of which [was] sixty 8361 cubits 521 [and] its width 6613 six 8353 cubits 521; he set 6966 it up on the plain 1236 of Dura 1757 in the province 4083 of Babylon 895.

 3:2 Then Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 sent 7972 [word] to assemble 3673 the satraps 324, the prefects 5460 and the governors 6347, the counselors 148, the treasurers 1411, the judges 1884, the magistrates 8614 and all 3606 the rulers 7984 of the provinces 4083 to come 858 to the dedication 2597 of the image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 had set 6966 up.

 3:3 Then 116 the satraps 324, the prefects 5460 and the governors 6347, the counselors 148, the treasurers 1411, the judges 1884, the magistrates 8614 and all 3606 the rulers 7984 of the provinces 4083 were assembled 3673 for the dedication 2597 of the image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 had set 6966 up; and they stood 6966 before 6903 the image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 had set 6966 up.

 3:4 Then the herald 3744 loudly 2429 proclaimed 7123: “To you the command 560 is given 560, O peoples 5972, nations 524 and [men of every] language 3961,

 3:5 that at the moment 5732 you hear 8086 the sound 7032a of the horn 7162, flute 4953, lyre 7030, trigon 5443, psaltery 6460, bagpipe 5481 and all 3606 kinds 2178 of music 2170, you are to fall 5308 down 5308 and worship 5457 the golden 1722 image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 has set 6966 up.

 3:6 “But whoever 4479 does not fall 5308 down 5308 and worship 5457 shall immediately 8160 be cast 7412 into the midst 1459 of a furnace 861 of blazing 3345 fire 5135.”

 3:7 Therefore 3606 6903 1836 at that time 2166, when 1768 all 3606 the peoples 5972 heard 8086 the sound 7032a of the horn 7162, flute 4953, lyre 7030, trigon 5443, psaltery 6460, bagpipe 5481 and all 3606 kinds 2178 of music 2170, all 3606 the peoples 5972, nations 524 and [men of every] language 3961 fell 5308 down 5308 [and] worshiped 5457 the golden 1722 image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 had set 6966 up.

 3:8 ¶ For this 1836 reason 3606 6903 at that time 2166 certain 1400 Chaldeans 3779 came 7127 forward 7127 and brought 399 charges 7170 against 1768 the Jews 3062.

 3:9 They responded 6032 and said 560 to Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430: “O king 4430, live 2418 forever 5957!

 3:10 “You, O king 4430, have made 7761 a decree 2942 that every 3606 man 606 who 1768 hears 8086 the sound 7032a of the horn 7162, flute 4953, lyre 7030, trigon 5443, psaltery 6460, and bagpipe 5481 and all 3606 kinds 2178 of music 2170, is to fall 5308 down 5308 and worship 5457 the golden 1722 image 6755.

 3:11 “But whoever 4479 does not fall 5308 down 5308 and worship 5457 shall be cast 7412 into the midst 1459 of a furnace 861 of blazing 3345 fire 5135.

 3:12 “There 383 are certain 1400 Jews 3062 whom 1768 you have appointed 4483 over 5922 the administration 5673 of the province 4083 of Babylon 895, [namely] Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665. These 479 men 1400, O king 4430, have disregarded 3809 7761 5922 2942 you; they do not serve 6399 your gods 426 or worship 5457 the golden 1722 image 6755 which 1768 you have set 6966 up.”

 3:13 ¶ Then 116 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 in rage 7266 and anger 2528 gave 560 orders 560 to bring 858 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665; then 116 these 479 men 1400 were brought 858 before 6925 the king 4430.

 3:14 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 responded 6032 and said 560 to them, “Is it true 6656, Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665, that you do 383 not serve 6399 my gods 426 or worship 5457 the golden 1722 image 6755 that I have set 6966 up?

 3:15 “Now 3705 if 2006 you are ready 6263, at the moment 5732 you hear 8086 the sound 7032a of the horn 7162, flute 4953, lyre 7030, trigon 5443, psaltery 6460 and bagpipe 5481 and all 3606 kinds 2178 of music 2170, to fall 5308 down 5308 and worship 5457 the image 6755 that I have made 5648, [very well]. But if 2006 you do not worship 5457, you will immediately 8160 be cast 7412 into the midst 1459 of a furnace 861 of blazing 3345 fire 5135; and what 4479 god 426 is there who 1768 can deliver 7804 you out of my hands 3028?”

 3:16 ¶ Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665 replied 6032 to the king 4430, “O Nebuchadnezzar 5020, we do not need 2818 to give 8421 you an answer 6600 concerning 5922 this 1836 matter 6600.

 3:17 “If 2006 it be [so], our God 426 whom 1768 we serve 6399 is able 3202 to deliver 7804 us from the furnace 861 of blazing 3345 fire 5135; and He will deliver 7804 us out of your hand 3028, O king 4430.

 3:18 “But [even] if 2006 [He does] not, let it be known 3046 to you, O king 4430, that we are not going to serve 6399 your gods 426 or worship 5457 the golden 1722 image 6755 that you have set 6966 up.”

 3:19 ¶ Then 116 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 was filled 4391 with wrath 2528, and his facial 600 expression 6755 was altered 8133 toward 5922 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665. He answered 6032 by giving 560 orders 560 to heat 228 the furnace 861 seven 7655 times 2298 more 5922 than 5922 1768 it was usually 2370 heated 228.

 3:20 He commanded 560 certain 1400 valiant 2429 warriors 1401 who 1768 [were] in his army 2429 to tie 3729 up Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665 in order to cast 7412 [them] into the furnace 861 of blazing 3345 fire 5135.

 3:21 Then 116 these 479 men 1400 were tied 3729 up in their trousers 5622, their coats 6361, their caps 3737 and their [other] clothes 3831, and were cast 7412 into the midst 1459 of the furnace 861 of blazing 3345 fire 5135.

 3:22 For this 1836 reason 3606 6903, because 4481 1768 the king’s 4430 command 4406 [was] urgent 2685 and the furnace 861 had been made 228 extremely 3493 hot 228, the flame 7631 of the fire 5135 slew 6992 those 479 men 1400 who 1768 carried 5559 up Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665.

 3:23 But these 479 three 8532 men 1400, Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665, fell 5308 into the midst 1459 of the furnace 861 of blazing 3345 fire 5135 [still] tied 3729 up.

 3:24 ¶ Then 116 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 was astounded 8429 and stood 6966 up in haste 927; he said 560 to his high 1907 officials 1907, “Was it not three 8532 men 1400 we cast 7412 bound 3729 into the midst 1459 of the fire 5135?” They replied 6032 to the king 4430, “Certainly 3330a, O king 4430.”

 3:25 He said 560, “Look 1888! I see 2370 four 703 men 1400 loosed 8271 [and] walking 1981 [about] in the midst 1459 of the fire 5135 without 3809 harm 2257, and the appearance 7299 of the fourth 7244 is like 1821 a son 1247 of [the] gods 426!”

 3:26 Then 116 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 came 7127 near 7127 to the door 8651 of the furnace 861 of blazing 3345 fire 5135; he responded 6032 and said 560, “Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665, come 5312 out, you servants 5649 of the Most 5943 High 5943 God 426, and come 858 here 5312!” Then 116 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665 came 5312 out of the midst 1459 of the fire 5135.

 3:27 The satraps 324, the prefects 5460, the governors 6347 and the king’s 4430 high 1907 officials 1907 gathered 3673 around 3673 [and] saw 2370 in regard to these 479 men 1400 that the fire 5135 had 7981 no 3809 effect 7981 on the bodies 1655 of these men nor 3809 was the hair 8177 of their head 7217 singed 2761, nor 3809 were their trousers 5622 damaged 8133, nor 3809 had the smell 7382 of fire 5135 [even] come 5907 upon them.

 3:28 ¶ Nebuchadnezzar 5020 responded 6032 and said 560, “Blessed 1289 be the God 426 of Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665, who 1768 has sent 7972 His angel 4398 and delivered 7804 His servants 5649 who 1768 put 7365 their trust 7365 in Him, violating 8133 the king’s 4430 command 4406, and yielded 3052 up their bodies 1655 so 1768 as not to serve 6399 or worship 5457 any 3606 god 426 except 3861b their own God 426.

 3:29 “Therefore I make 7761 a decree 2942 that any 3606 people 5972, nation 524 or tongue 3961 that speaks 560 anything offensive 7960 against 5922 the God 426 of Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665 shall be torn 5648 limb 1917 from limb and their houses 1005 reduced 7739b to a rubbish 5122 heap 5122, inasmuch 3606 6903 1768 as there 383 is no 3809 other 321 god 426 who 1768 is able 3202 to deliver 5338 in this 1836 way.”

 3:30 Then 116 the king 4430 caused Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336 and Abed-nego 5665 to prosper 6744 in the province 4083 of Babylon 895.