Daniel 3
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
1King Nabuchodonosor made a statue of gold, of sixty cubits high, and six cubits broad, and he set it up in the plain of Dura of the province of Babylon.
2Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
2Then Nabuchodonosor the king sent to call together the nobles, the magistrates, and the judges, the captains, the rulers, and governors, and all the chief men of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up.
3Then the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces were gathered together to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
3Then the nobles, the magistrates, and the judges, the captains, and rulers, and the great men that were placed in authority, and all the princes of the provinces, were gathered together to come to the dedication of the statue, which king Nabuchodonosor had set up. And they stood before the statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up.
4Then the herald cried aloud, “To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,
4Then a herald cried with a strong voice: To you it is commanded, O nations, tribes, and languages:
5that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.
5That in the hour that you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and of the flute, and of the harp, of the sackbut, and of the psaltery, and of the symphony, and of all kind of music; ye fall down and adore the golden statue which king Nabuchodonosor hath set up.
6Whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace the same hour.”
6But if any man shall not fall down and adore, he shall the same hour be cast into a furnace of burning fire.
7Therefore 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 worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
7Upon 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.
8Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near and brought accusation against the Jews.
8And presently at that very time some Chaldeans came and accused the Jews,
9They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!
9And said to king Nabuchodonosor: O king, live for ever:
10You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music shall fall down and worship the golden image;
10Thou, O king, hast made a decree that every man that shall bear 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, shall prostrate himself, and adore the golden statue:
11and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.
11And that if any man shall not fall down and adore, he should be cast into a furnace of burning fire.
12There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, and don’t worship the golden image which you have set up.”
12Now there are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the works of the province of Babylon, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago: these men, O king, have slighted thy decree: they worship not thy gods, nor do they adore the golden statue which thou hast set up.
13Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king.
13Then Nabuchodonosor in fury, and in wrath, commanded that Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago should be brought: who immediately were brought before the king.
14Nebuchadnezzar answered them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t serve my gods and you don’t worship the golden image which I have set up?
14And Nabuchodonosor the king spoke to them, and said: Is it true, O Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, that you do not worship my gods, nor adore the golden statue that I have set up?
15Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, good; but if you don’t worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. Who is that god who will deliver you out of my hands?”
15Now therefore if you be ready at what hour soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, flute, harp, sackbut, and psaltery, and symphony, and of all kind of music, prostrate yourselves, and adore the statue which I have made: but if you do not adore, you shall be cast the same hour into the furnace of burning fire: and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hand?
16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
16Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago answered and said to king Nabuchodonosor: We have no occasion to answer thee concerning this matter.
17If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.
17For behold our God, whom we worship, is able to save us from the furnace of burning fire, and to deliver us out of thy hands, O king.
18But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”
18But if he will not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not worship thy gods, nor adore the golden statue which thou hast set up.
19Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
19Then was Nabuchodonosor filled with fury: and the countenance of his face was changed against Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and he commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times more than it had been accustomed to be heated.
20He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
20And he commanded the strongest men that were in his army, to bind the feet of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and to cast them into the furnace of burning fire.
21Then these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes, and were cast into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
21And immediately these men were bound and were cast into the furnace of burning fire, with their coats, and their caps, and their shoes, and their garments.
22Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
22For the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace was heated exceedingly. And the flame of the fire slew those men that had cast in Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago.
23These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
23But these three men, that is, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, fell down bound in the midst of the furnace of burning fire.
24Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.”
24And they walked in the midst of the flame, praising God and blessing the Lord.
25He answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.”
25Then Azarias standing up prayed in this manner, and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire, he said:
26Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the middle of the fire.
26Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and thy name is worthy of praise, and glorious for ever:
27The local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counselors, 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.
27For 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.
28Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God.
28For thou hast executed true judgments in all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon Jerusalem the holy city of our fathers: for according to truth and judgment, thou hast brought all these things upon us for our sins.
29Therefore I make a decree that every people, nation, and language which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill, because there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.”
29For we have sinned, and committed iniquity, departing from thee: and we have trespassed in all things:
30Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
30And we have not hearkened to thy commandments, nor have we observed nor done as thou hadst commanded us, that it might go well with us.
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31Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment:
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32And thou hast delivered us into the hands of our enemies that are unjust, and most wicked, and prevaricators, and to a king unjust, and most wicked beyond all that axe upon the earth.
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33And now we cannot open our mouths: we are become a shame and reproach to thy servants, and to them that worship thee.
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34Deliver us not up for ever, we beseech thee, for thy name’s sake, and abolish not thy covenant.
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35And take not away thy mercy from us for the sake of Abraham thy beloved, and Isaac thy servant, and Israel thy holy one:
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36To whom thou hast spoken, promising that thou wouldst multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the sea shore.
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37For we, O Lord, are diminished more than any nation, and are brought low in all the earth this day for our sins.
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38Neither is there at this time prince, or leader, or prophet, or holocaust, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or place of firstfruits before thee,
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39That we may find thy mercy: nevertheless in a contrite heart and humble spirit let us be accepted.
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40As in holocausts of rams, and bullocks, and as in thousands of fat lambs: so let our sacrifice be made in thy sight this day, that it may please thee: for there is no confusion to them that trust in thee.
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41And now we follow thee with all our heart, and we fear thee, and seek thy face.
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42Put us not to confusion, but deal. with us according to thy meekness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies.
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43And deliver us according to thy wonderful works, and give glory to thy name, O Lord:
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44And let all them be confounded that shew evils to thy servants, let them be confounded in all thy might, and let their strength be broken.
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45And let them know that thou art the Lord, the only God, and glorious over all the world.
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46Now the king’s servants that had cast them in, ceased not to heat the furnace with brimstone, and tow, and pitch, and dry sticks,
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47And the flame mounted up above the furnace nine and forty cubits:
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48And it broke forth, and burnt such of the Chaldeans as it found near the furnace.
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49But the angel of the Lord went down with Azarias and his companions into the furnace: and he drove the flame of the fire out of the furnace,
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50And made the midst of the furnace like the blowing of a wind bringing dew, and the fire touched them not at all, nor troubled them, nor did them any harm.
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51Then these three as with one mouth praised, and glorified, and blessed God in the furnace, saying:
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52Blessed art thou, O Lord the God of our fathers: and worthy to be praised, and glorified, and exalted above all for ever: and blessed is the holy name of thy glory: and worthy to be praised, and exalted above all in all ages.
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53Blessed art thou in the holy temple of thy glory: and exceedingly to be praised, and exceeding glorious for ever.
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54Blessed art thou on the throne of thy kingdom, and exceedingly to be praised, and exalted above all for ever.
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55Blessed art thou, that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the cherubims: and worthy to be praised and exalted above all for ever.
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56Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: and worthy of praise, and glorious for ever.
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57All ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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58O ye angels of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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59O ye heavens, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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60O all ye waters that are above the heavens, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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61O all ye powers of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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62O ye sun and moon, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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63O ye stars of heaven, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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64O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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65O all ye spirits of God, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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66O ye fire and heat, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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67O ye cold and heat, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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68O ye dews and hoar frosts, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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69O ye frost and cold, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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70O ye ice and snow, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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71O ye nights and days, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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72O ye light and darkness, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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73O ye lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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74O let the earth bless the Lord: let it praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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75O ye mountains and hills, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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76O all ye things that spring up in the earth, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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77O ye fountains, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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78O ye seas and rivers, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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79O ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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80O all ye fowls of the air, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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81O all ye beasts and cattle, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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82O ye sons of men, bless the Lord, praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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83O let Israel bless the Lord: let them praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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84O ye priests of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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85O ye servants of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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86O ye spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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87O ye holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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88O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. For he hath delivered us from hell, and saved us out of the hand of death, and delivered us out of the midst of the burning flame, and saved us out of the midst of the fire.
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89O give thanks to the Lord, because he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever and ever.
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90O all ye religious, bless the Lord the God of gods: praise him and give him thanks, because his mercy endureth for ever and ever.
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91Then Nabuchodonosor the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and said to his nobles: Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered the king, and said: True, O king.
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92He answered, and said: Behold I see four men loose, and walking in the midst of the fire, and there is no hurt in them, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
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93Then Nabuchodonosor came to the door of the burning fiery furnace, and said: Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, ye servants of the most high God, go ye forth, and come. And immediately Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago went out from the midst of the fire.
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94And the nobles, and the magistrates, and the judges, and the great men of the king being gathered together, considered these men, that the fire had no power on their bodies, and that not a hair of their head had been singed, nor their garments altered, nor the smell of the fire had passed on them.
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95Then Nabuchodonosor breaking forth, said: Blessed be the God of them, to wit, of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that believed in him: and they changed the king’s word, and delivered up their bodies that they might not serve, nor adore any god, except their own God.
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96By me therefore this decree is made, that every people, tribe, and tongue, which shall speak blasphemy against the God of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, shall be destroyed, and their houses laid waste: for there is no other God that can save in this manner.
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97Then the king promoted Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, in the province of Babylon.
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98Nabuchodonosor the king, to all peoples, nations, and tongues, that dwell in all the earth, peace be multiplied unto you.
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99The most high God hath wrought signs and wonders toward me. It hath seemed good to me therefore to publish
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100His signs, because they are great: and his wonders, because they are mighty: and his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, I and his power to all generations.
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