DAN 3:7 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So when all those people who had gathered heard the sounds made by the musical instruments, they all bowed down to worship the gold statue.

3:7 OSHB variant note: קיתרס: (x-qere) ’קַתְר֤וֹס’: lemma_7030 morph_ANcmsa id_27tkY קַתְר֤וֹס

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 Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, harp and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and worshipped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

UST So when all those people who had gathered heard the sounds made by the musical instruments, they all bowed down to worship the statue.

BSB Therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

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WEBBE Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Therefore when they all heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and language groups began bowing down and paying homage to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected.

LSV Therefore at that time, when all the peoples are hearing the voice of the horn, the flute, the harp, the lyre, the stringed instrument, and all kinds of music, falling down are all the peoples, nations and languages, worshiping the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has raised up.

FBV So when all the people heard the sound of the musical instruments[fn] they all fell down—the people of all nations and languages worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

3:7 The names of five of the six instruments mentioned in verse 5 are repeated again here.

T4T So when all those people who had gathered heard the sounds made by the musical instruments, they all bowed down to worship the statue.

LEB _⌊Therefore_⌋,[fn] _⌊at that time_⌋,[fn] _⌊as soon as_⌋[fn] all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the trigon, the harp and all kinds of music, all the peoples, _⌊the nations and people of all languages_⌋[fn] were falling down and were worshiping the statue of gold[fn] that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

3:7 Literally “All of because this”

3:7 Literally “at the time”

3:7 Literally “as that”

3:7 Literally “the nations and the languages”

3:7 Aramaic “the gold”

BBE So at that time, all the people, when the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, and all sorts of instruments, came to their ears, went down on their faces in worship before the image of gold which Nebuchadnezzar the king had put up.

Moff So, whenever the people heard the sound of the horn, the pipe, the lyre, the harp, the lute, and all the rest of the music, all races, nations, and folk of every tongue, fell down and bowed before the golden image which king Nebuchadnezzar had erected.

JPS Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, 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.

ASV Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, 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.

DRA Upon this therefore, at the time when all the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the flute, and the harp, of the sackbut, and the psaltery, of the symphony, and of all kind of music: all the nations, tribes, and languages fell down and adored the golden statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up.

YLT Therefore at that time, when all the peoples are hearing the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and all kinds of music, falling down are all the peoples, nations and languages, doing obeisance to the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath raised up.

Drby 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.

RV Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, 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.

SLT For this cause in that time that all peoples heard the voice of the horn, the pipe, the harp, the lyre, the psaltery, and all sorts of music, all peoples, nations, and tongues, fell prostrating themselves to the image of gold that Nebuchadnezzar the king set up.

Wbstr Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

KJB-1769 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
(Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. )

KJB-1611 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harpe, sackbut, psalterie, and all kindes of musicke, all the people, the nations, and the languages fell downe and worshipped the golden image, that Nebuchad-nezzar the King had set vp.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Therfore when all the folke heard the noyse of the cornet, trumpet, harpe, shawme, psaltries, and al instrumentes of musicke, then all the people, nations, and languages fell downe and worshipped the golden image that Nabuchodonozor the king had set vp.
(Therefore when all the folk/people heard the noise of the cornet, trumpet, harp, shawme, psaltries, and all instruments of music, then all the people, nations, and languages fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nabuchodonozor the king had set up.)

Gnva Therefore assoone as all the people heard the sound of the cornet, trumpet, harpe, sackebut, psalterie, and all instruments of musike, all the people, nations, and languages fell downe, and worshipped the golden image, that Nebuchad-nezzar the King had set vp.
(Therefore as soon as all the people heard the sound of the cornet, trumpet, harp, sackebut, psaltery, and all instruments of musike, all the people, nations, and languages fell down, and worshipped the golden image, that Nebuchad-nezzar the King had set up. )

Cvdl Therfore, when all the folke herde the noyse off the trompettes that were blowne, with the harpes, shawmes, Psalteries, Symphonies and all kynde of Melody: the all the people, kynreddes and nacions fell downe, and bowed them selues vnto the golden ymage, that Nabuchodonosor the kynge had set vp.
(Therefore, when all the folk/people herd/heard the noise off the trompettes that were blowne, with the harps, shawm_instruments, Psalteries, Symphonies and all kind of Melody: the all the people, kindreds and nations fell down, and bowed themselves unto the golden image, that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.)

Wycl Therfor aftir these thingis, anoon as alle puplis herden the sown of trumpe, of pipe, and of harpe, of sambuke, and of sawtre, of symphonye, and of al kynde of musikis, alle puplis, lynagis, and langagis fellen doun, and worschipiden the golden ymage, which the kyng Nabugodonosor hadde maad.
(Therefore after these things, anon/immediately as all peoples heard the sown of trumpet, of pipe, and of harp, of sambuke, and of sawtre, of symphonye, and of all kind of musikis, all peoples, lineages, and languages fell down, and worshipped the golden image, which the king Nebuchadnezzar had made.)

Luth Da sie nun höreten den Schall der Posaunen, Trommeten, Harfen, Geigen, Psalter und allerlei Saitenspiel, fielen nieder alle Völker, Leute und Zungen und beteten an das güldene Bild, das der König Nebukadnezar hatte setzen lassen.
(So they/she/them now heard the sound the/of_the trombones, trumpets(n), harps, Geigen, Psalter and all_sorts_of_things string_playing, fell low/lowly all peoples, people/folk and tongues and prayed at/to the golden image/picture, the the/of_the king Nebukadnezar had set/put/place let.)

ClVg Post hæc igitur, statim ut audierunt omnes populi sonitum tubæ, fistulæ, et citharæ, sambucæ, et psalterii, et symphoniæ, et omnis generis musicorum, cadentes omnes populi, tribus, et linguæ adoraverunt statuam auream, quam constituerat Nabuchodonosor rex.
(After these_things therefore, immediately as they_heard everyone of_the_people with_soundm trumpets, fistulæ, and citharæ, sambucæ, and psalterii, and symphoniæ, and everyone kind musicorum, they_will_falles everyone of_the_people, tribe, and tongues/languages they_adored/worshipped statuam golden, how constituerat Nabuchodonosor king. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s 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.

3:7a

Therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music,

¶ So, as soon as everyone heard the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the small harp, the large harp, and all the other musical instruments,
¶ And at the moment when the officials heard all the different musical instruments start to play ,

Therefore: The Aramaic connector that the BSB translates Therefore here introduces a result clause. The officials obeyed the king’s command. Here is another way to translate this:

And so (NJB)

as soon as all the people heard: The Aramaic expression that the BSB translates as soon as all the people heard is more literally “as soon as all the peoples heard.” You can also translate this as:

when they heard

At the moment when everyone heard

the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music: See the Notes at 3:5a for ways to translate these musical instruments. Translate them here the same way you did there.

There is a textual problem in this verse. A few Aramaic manuscripts include a sixth type of musical instrument. There are two options:

Follow the Masoretic Text and do not translate the sixth instrument. For example:
the sounds of the horns, flutes, lyres, zithers, pipes, and all the other musical instruments (NCV) (BSB, KJV, GW, REB, NCV, NIV)
Include the sixth instrument. For example:
the sound of horn, pipe, lyre, zither, harp, bagpipe and all the other instruments (NJB) (RSV/NRSV, NASB, ESV, NLT, NJB, NJPS, NET)

It is recommended that you follow the Masoretic Text and option (1).

In this verse the author repeated most of the instruments in the previous lists. This slows and increases the tension in the narrative. In some languages this type of repetition may not be natural. If that is true in your language, you may not have to translate all the instruments. For example:

And so, as soon as they heard the sound of the instruments (GNT)

As soon as the people heard the music (CEV)

Hearing the sound of the whole great orchestra playing

However, if you do not translate all the instruments in the list, you should try to communicate the tension in the narrative in another way.

and all kinds of music: See the Notes on this phrase at 3:5a.

3:7b

the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

all the people from every nation and people and language bowed down and worshiped the golden statue which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
they all bowed to the ground—men from every nation and people, men who spoke every language—and they worshiped the golden column the king had set up.

the people of every nation and language: See the Notes at 3:4. Translate in a similar way here as you did there. The author repeated this phrase to emphasize the formality and seriousness of the ceremony. If it is not natural in your language to repeat this information here, you may be able to use the third person plural pronoun. For example:

they (CEV)

However, if you do this, you should try to keep the same tone of formality.

would fall down and worship the golden statue: See the Notes at 3:5b. In your translation it should be clear that the officials chose to bow down to the ground to honor the image. Your readers should not think that they accidentally fell over. You may translate this as:

bowed down and worshiped the gold statue (GW)

bowed to the ground and worshiped the gold statue (NLT)

that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up: This clause is repeated several times in this passage (see also in 3:1c, 3:2b, 3:3b, 3:5b). This repetition emphasizes the authority of the king. In some languages it may be natural to shorten the reference to Nebuchadnezzar. For example:

that the king had set up (CEV)

General Comment on 3:7a–b

In the Aramaic text, the subject of the clause in 3:7a is “all the people.” The subject in 3:7b is “the people of every nation and language.” These two phrases both refer to the officials who were gathered in front of the statue. In some languages it may be natural to make this clear by saying:

^7aAnd all the people gathered there from every nation and language heard the sound of the different musical instruments playing ^7band bowed down and worshiped the golden statue that the king had set up.

^7bAnd all the people from every nation and language bowed to the ground to worship the king’s golden statue ^7aas soon as they heard the music—the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, and harp and other instruments all playing together

UTN uW Translation Notes:

קַרְנָ⁠א֩ מַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜⁠א קיתרס שַׂבְּכָא֙ פְּסַנְטֵרִ֔ין

of,the_horn the,flute lyre trigon harp

These are musical instruments. See how you translated these words in [Daniel 3:5](../03/05.md).

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

כָּֽל־עַֽמְמַיָּ֜⁠א אֻמַיָּ֣⁠א וְ⁠לִשָּׁנַיָּ֗⁠א

all/each/any/every all/each/any/every the,peoples the,nations and,the,languages

Here all that means all the people who were present.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עַֽמְמַיָּ֜⁠א אֻמַיָּ֣⁠א וְ⁠לִשָּׁנַיָּ֗⁠א

the,peoples the,nations and,the,languages

Here nations and languages represent people from different nations who speak different languages. See how you translated this in [Daniel 3:4](../03/04.md). Alternate translation: “people from different nations and who spoke different languages”

נָֽפְלִ֨ין

fell_down

Here fell down means “quickly lay down”

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

נָֽפְלִ֨ין & סָֽגְדִין֙

fell_down & worshipped

They did this to worship the statue. Alternate translation: “stretched themselves out on the ground face down to worship”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠צֶ֣לֶם דַּהֲבָ֔⁠א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ים נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר מַלְכָּֽ⁠א

to,the_image_of of_(the),gold that/who set_up Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar Oh/the=king

Nebuchadnezzar commanded his men to do this work, he did not do the work himself. Alternate translation: “the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar’s men had set up”

Parallel DAN 3:7

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

3:7a

3:7b

General Comment on 3:7a–b