DAN 3:27 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) All the king’s officials gathered around them and saw that the fire hadn’t harmed them—their hair wasn’t even singed, their cloaks weren’t damaged, and they didn’t even smell like smoke.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT The satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the counselors of the king gathered together and saw that the fire had no power over the bodies of these men; the hair of their heads was not singed; their cloaks were not harmed; and the smell of fire had not come on them.

UST Then all the king’s officials crowded around them. They saw that the flames had not harmed them. The flames had not even singed any of the hair on their heads or scorched any of their clothes! There was not even any smell of smoke on them!

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WEBBE The local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power on their bodies. The hair of their head wasn’t singed. Their pants weren’t changed. The smell of fire wasn’t even on them.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Once the satraps, prefects, governors, and ministers of the king had gathered around, they saw that those men were physically unharmed by the fire. The hair of their heads was not singed, nor were their trousers damaged. Not even the smell of fire was to be found on them!

LSV and gathered together, the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the counselors of the king, are seeing these men, that the fire has no power over their bodies, and the hair of their head has not been singed, and their coats have not changed, and the smell of fire has not passed on them.

FBV The provincial governors, prefects, local governors, and the king's advisors gathered around them and saw that the fire had not harmed them. Their hair wasn't singed, their clothes weren't scorched—there wasn't even the smell of smoke!

T4T Then all the king’s officials crowded around them. They saw that the flames had not harmed them. The flames had not even singed any of the hair on their heads or scorched any of their clothes! There was not even any smell of smoke on them!

LEB And the satraps, the prefects, the governors and the advisors of the king were assembling, and they saw these men, that the fire had no power over their bodies, and the hair of their heads was[fn] not singed, and their garments were not harmed, and the smell of fire did not come from them.

3:27 Aramaic plural

BBE And the captains, the chiefs, and the rulers, and the king's wise men who had come together, saw these men, over whose bodies the fire had no power, and not a hair of their heads was burned, and their coats were not changed, and there was no smell of fire about them.

Moff So Shadrak, Meshak, and Abednego came out of the fire; and when the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king’s ministers of state gathered round, they saw that the fire had had no effect upon their bodies, their hair had not been singed, their mantles had not been damaged, and there was no smell of burning about them.

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

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

DRA For thou art just in all that thou hast done to us, and all thy works are true, and thy ways right, and all thy judgments true.

YLT and gathered together, the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the counsellors of the king, are seeing these men, that the fire hath no power over their bodies, and the hair of their head hath not been singed, and their coats have not changed, and the smell of fire hath not passed on them.

Drby 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.

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

SLT And there being gathered together the satraps, the prefects, and governors, and the king’s counselors, looking upon these men that upon their bodies the fire had no power, and a hair of their head was not singed, and their wide trowsers were not changed, and the smell of fire passed not upon them.

Wbstr And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counselors, being assembled, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was a hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor had the smell of fire passed upon them.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 And the princes, gouernours, and captaines, and the kings counsellers, being gathered together, saw these men, vpon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an haire of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Then the dukes, lordes, and nobles, and the kinges counsel, came together to see these men, vpon whom the fire had no maner of power in their bodies: in so much that the very heere of their head was not burnt, and their clothes vnchaunged, yea there was no smell of fire felt vpon them.
(Then the dukes, lords, and nobles, and the kings council/counsel, came together to see these men, upon whom the fire had no manner of power in their bodies: in so much that the very hear of their head was not burnt, and their clothes unchanged, yea there was no smell of fire felt upon them.)

Gnva Then the nobles, princes and dukes, and the Kings counsellers came together to see these men, because the fire had no power ouer their bodies: for not an heare of their head was burnt, neither was their coates changed, nor any smelll of fire came vpon them.
(Then the nobles, princes and dukes, and the Kings counsellors came together to see these men, because the fire had no power over their bodies: for not a hair of their head was burnt, neither was their coats changed, nor any smell of fire came upon them. )

Cvdl Then the dukes, lordes and nobles, and the kynges councell came together to se these men, vpon whom the fyre had no maner of power in their bodies: In so moch that the very hayre of their heade was not burnt, and their clothes vnchaunged: Yee there was no smell of fyre felt vpon them.
(Then the dukes, lords and nobles, and the kings council/counsel came together to see these men, upon whom the fire had no manner of power in their bodies: In so much that the very hair of their head was not burnt, and their clothes unchanged: Ye/You_all there was no smell of fire felt upon them.)

Wycl for thou art riytful in alle thingis whiche thou didist to vs, and alle thi werkis ben trewe; and thi weies ben riytful, and alle thi domes ben trewe.
(for thou/you art rightful in all things which thou/you didst/did to us, and all thy/your works been true; and thy/your ways been rightful, and all thy/your judgements been true.)

Luth Und die Fürsten, Herren, Vögte und Räte des Königs kamen zusammen und sahen, daß das Feuer keine Macht am Leibe dieser Männer beweiset hatte, und ihr Haupthaar nicht versenget und ihre Mäntel nicht versehrt waren; ja, man konnte keinen Brand an ihnen riechen.
(And the prince(s)/ruler(s), gentlemen, Vögte and councils the kings came together and saw, that the fire(n) no power(n) in/at/on_the body this men proves had, and you(pl)/their/her head_hair not versenget and their/her Mäntel not versehrt were; ya, man could none Brand at/to to_them smell(v)n.)

ClVg quia justus es in omnibus, quæ fecisti nobis, et universa opera tua vera, et viæ tuæ rectæ, et omnia judicia tua vera.
(because just you_are in/into/on to_all, which you_did us, and universe works your true, and ways/roads yours rectæ, and everything judgements your true. )

SOTN SIL Open Translation Notes:

Section 3:1–30: God delivered Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from the fiery furnace

This is the only chapter in the book of Daniel where the author does not refer to Daniel himself. Scholars have debated why this might be. Possibly he was traveling somewhere else in the empire on the king’s business at this time.

The author wrote Daniel 3 in the Aramaic language. These Notes usually follow the Aramaic found in the Masoretic Text (MT). The early Greek translation of Daniel 3 is somewhat different from the Aramaic. The Greek translation includes two stories that are not in the MT. The first is called “The Prayer of Azariah” (3:24–45). The second is called “The Song of the Three Young Men” (3:50–90). These two stories are connected by a short paragraph (3:46–50). Most English versions do not include these two stories. The NJB, however, does include them. As a result the verse numbers in the NJB are different from those of most other English versions.

In some other places the Greek text of Daniel 3 differs from the Aramaic of the Masoretic Text. For example, the Greek text includes a date in 3:1 that is not in the MT. Scholars have different views on why the two texts differ. It is possible that the Greek versions may have translated from a different Aramaic original. The Notes will discuss the differences between the two texts for certain important passages.

Outline: This chapter can be divided into four parts:

1. Setting: Nebuchadnezzar commanded all his officials of Babylon to come and worship the golden image that he had set up. (3:1–7)

2. Problem: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow down and worship the image. The king threatened to kill them, but they still refused. (3:8–18)

3. Action: The king ordered his soldiers to throw the three young men into the furnace. (3:19–23)

4. Result/Outcome: God delivered the three young men from the furnace, and Nebuchadnezzar gave honor to God. (3:24–30)

The author gave prominence to Daniel 3:16–18, when the three young men proclaimed that they trusted in God to rescue them. If you have a way in your language to mark this section as important, you should use do that here

Headings:

The Notes interpret Daniel 3:1–30 as a one unit with one heading. However, in some languages it may be helpful to divide this chapter into more than one unit and to give each unit a separate heading. The following are some examples of how English versions divide the chapter into units and the headings they give for each unit:

Some versions have one heading. For example:
1. “The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace” (NIV)
2. “The Fiery Furnace” (REB)
3. “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Refuse to Worship an Idol” (GW)

2. Some have two headings:

“The Golden Image” (NRSV, 3:1–18)
- “Nebuchadnezzar’s Gold Statue” (NLT, 3:1–18)
“The Fiery Furnace” (NRSV, 3:19–30)
- “The Blazing Furnace” (NLT, 3:19–30)

3. The GNT has four headings:

“Nebuchadnezzar Commands Everyone to Worship a Gold Statue” (3:1–7)
“Daniel’s Three Friends Are Accused of Disobedience” (3:8–18)
“Daniel’s Three Friends Are Sentenced to Death” (3:19–25)
“The Three Men Are Released and Promoted” (3:26–30)

Special Translation Problems:

Lists: The author liked to use lists. He repeated these lists throughout the chapter. For example:
1. the list of the names of officials (3:2, 3, 27)
2. the list of musical instruments (3:5, 7, 10, 15)
3. the phrase: “peoples, nations, and languages” (3:4, 29)
Repetition: The author also liked to repeat phrases throughout the narrative. Some of these phrases are:
1. “the image that King Nebuchadnezzar set up” (3:1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 18)
2. “hear the sound of the horn” (3:5, 7, 10, 15)
3. “fall down and worship” (3:5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15)
4. “burning fiery furnace” (3:6, 11, 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 26)
5. “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego” (3:12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22, 26, 28, 29, 30)

Each language uses repetition in its own way. These notes will discuss the significance of the repetitions in Daniel. In some languages, the repetition may not be natural. If that is true in your language, you will have to consider how best to communicate the same meaning.

Paragraph 3:26–27

The king went closer to the furnace and spoke directly to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. The three men left the furnace, unharmed.

3:27a

and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around,

The provincial governors, magistrates, assistant governors, and the king’s advisers gathered around them,
The provincial governors, magistrates, and other royal officials crowded around to look at the three men.

and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around: See the Notes on satraps, prefects, and governors at 3:2a The Aramaic word that the BSB translates as advisers is the same as the word in 3:24b. Translate it here as you did there. Notice that here a word meaning “of the king,” that is, royal, describes these officials.

had gathered around: The same verb is used in 3:3a, where the BSB translates it as “assembled.” It means “came together, met as a group.” Here the men gathered together informally in order to look at the men who had come out of the furnace. For example:

gathered together (ESV)

crowded around (NLT)

3:27b

they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men.

and they saw/realized that the fire had not damaged/burnt their bodies.
They could not see any marks from the fire on them!

they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men: The officials observed that the fire had not burned the men. In some languages it may be unnatural to say that the officials saw that something had not happened. Other possible ways to translate this include:

They could not see any burnt marks on them.

It was clear/obvious to them that the men were safe/whole. The fire had not harmed them at all.

No signs of harm/burns were on them. The fire had not affected them.

the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men: The Aramaic verb that the BSB translates had no effect is more literally “had not ruled over.” The author used this verb in a figurative way. He meant that the fire had not burned the three men. Other ways to translate this expression include:

the fire had not harmed their bodies (NIV)

the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men (NRSV)

3:27c-e

These three clauses give examples of how the fire did not harm the three Jewish men. In some languages it may be natural to begin a new sentence here. It may also be natural to use two or three sentences. For example:

Their hair was not singed, their clothes were not burned, and there was no smell of smoke on them. (GNT)

Not a hair on their heads was singed, and their clothing was not scorched. They didn’t even smell of smoke! (NLT)

3:27c

Not a hair of their heads was singed,

Their hair was not burned.
The fire had not burned their hair

Not a hair of their heads was singed: This is a passive clause. If it is more natural to use an active clause, you can say:

The fire had not singed/burnt the hair on their heads

The hair on their heads was untouched by the fire

a hair of their heads: In some languages it may be unnatural to mention that the hair involved was of or on the men’s heads. It may be more natural to leave this information implied and follow the GNT by saying:

Their hair (GNT)

3:27d

their robes were unaffected,

The clothes that they were wearing were not damaged.
or their clothes.

their robes were unaffected: The Aramaic phrase that the BSB translates as were unaffected is literally “were not changed.” In many languages it may be natural to indicate in what way the robes were not changed. For example:

their robes were not scorched (NIV)

In some languages it may be more natural to use an active verb. For example:

The fire had not burned their clothes

robes: See the Notes on robes at 3:21a. The exact meaning of this Aramaic word is uncertain. The author probably just chose this item of clothing as an example of something that was true of all the clothes the men were wearing. So it is good to translate it with a general word for clothing. For example:

their clothing (NLT)

3:27e

and there was no smell of fire on them.

The advisers could not even smell fire/smoke on them.
Nor was there any odor of smoke on them.

and there was no smell of fire on them: The Aramaic clause that the BSB translates as there was no smell of fire on them probably means that no odor of smoke came from the three men. They did not smell of smoke, as one might expect. Ways to translate this include:

and not even the smell of fire came from them (NRSV)

They did not even smell of smoke (NLT)

The officials could not even smell smoke on the three men.

Languages have different ways to describe smells. Use a natural way in your language to express the officials’ inability to smell smoke/fire on these men.

Parallel DAN 3:27