ULT DAN Chapter 3

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3 King Nebuchadnezzar made a statue of gold. Its height, was sixty cubits. Its width, was six cubits. He set it up on the Plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2 And King Nebuchadnezzar sent to assemble the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all of the rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 3 Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all of the rulers of the provinces were assembling themselves for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. And they were standing before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 4 And a herald called out in strength, “One is commanding you, peoples, nations, and languages, 5 at the time when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the statue of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. 6 But who that does not fall down and worship, in that moment he will be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.” 7 All before this, at that time in which all of the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp and all kinds of music, all of the peoples, nations, and languages, falling down, were worshiping the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

8 All before this, at that time men, Chaldeans, approached and ate the pieces of the Jews. 9 They answered and were saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live to eternities! 10 You, O king, have set a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, and bagpipe and all kinds of music shall fall down and worship the golden statue 11 and who that does not fall down and worship will be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire. 12 There are men, Jews, whom you have appointed them over the work of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men do not set regard on you, O king. They are not serving your gods, and they are not worshiping the golden statue that you have set up.”

13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and heat said to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king. 14 Nebuchadnezzar answered and was saying to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you are not serving my gods and not worshiping the golden statue that I have set up? 15 Now if you are ready, that at the moment when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, and bagpipe and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the statue that I have made; but if you do not worship, in that moment you will be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hand?” 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and were saying to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we are not needing to answer you about this matter. 17 If it is, our God whom we are serving is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire, and he will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But if not, may it be known to you, O king, that we will not be serving your gods, and we will not worship the golden image that you have set up.”

19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled, with heat, and the image of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He answered and was saying to heat the furnace one seven more than had been seen to heat it. 20 And he told men, men of valor who, were in his army, to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to throw, them into the furnace of blazing fire. 21 Then they bound these men in their cloaks, their tunics, their turbans, and their garments, and they threw, them into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. 22 All before this, from that the word of the king was being urgent and the furnace was extremely heated, those men who brought up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, the flame of the fire killed them. 23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire bound.

24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar marveled, and he stood up in hastening himself. He answered and was saying to his counselors, “Did we not throw three men into the midst of the fire bound?” They answered and were saying to the king, “True, O king.” 25 He answered and was saying, “Behold, I am seeing four men loosened walking about in the midst of the fire, and harm is not upon them. And the appearance of the fourth resembles a son of the gods.” 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar approached to the door of the furnace of blazing fire. He answered and was saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, his servants, of the Most High God, come out and come, here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were coming out from the midst of the fire. 27 And assembling themselves, the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the counselors of the king were seeing these men, that the fire had not ruled over their bodies. For the hair of their heads was not singed and their cloaks had not changed and the smell of fire had not passed onto them.

28 Nebuchadnezzar answered and was saying, “Blessed, be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who sent his angel and delivered his servants who entrusted themselves to him and changed the word of the king and gave up their bodies that they might not serve and not worship any god except their God. 29 And from me a decree is set that any people, nation, or language that says anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be made, into limbs and its house be made a rubbish heap, all before that there is not another god that is able to rescue like this.” 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

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