다니엘 3

1느부갓네살 왕이 금으로 신상을 만들었으니 고는 육십 규빗이요 광은 여섯 규빗이라 그것을 바벨론 도의 두라 평지에 세웠더라 2느부갓네살 왕이 보내어 방백과 수령과 도백과 재판관과 재무관과 모사와 법률사와 각 도 모든 관원을 자기 느부갓네살 왕의 세운 신상의 낙성 예식에 참집하게 하매 3이에 방백과 수령과 도백과 재판관과 재무관과 모사와 법률사와 각 도 모든 관원이 느부갓네살 왕의 세운 신상의 낙성 예식에 참집하여 느부갓네살의 세운 신상 앞에 서니라 4반포하는 자가 크게 외쳐 가로되 백성들과 나라들과 각 방언하는 자들아 왕이 너희 무리에게 명하시나니 5너희는 나팔과 피리와 수금과 삼현금과 양금과 생황과 및 모든 악기 소리를 들을 때에 엎드리어 느부갓네살 왕의 세운 금신상에게 절하라 6누구든지 엎드리어 절하지 아니하는 자는 즉시 극렬히 타는 풀무에 던져 넣으리라 하매 7모든 백성과 나라들과 각 방언하는 자들이 나팔과 피리와 수금과 삼현금과 양금과 및 모든 악기 소리를 듣자 곧 느부갓네살 왕의 세운 금신상에게 엎드리어 절하니라 8그 때에 어떤 갈대아 사람들이 나아와 유다 사람들을 참소하니라 9그들이 느부갓네살 왕에게 고하여 가로되 왕이여 만세수를 하옵소서 10왕이여 왕이 명령을 내리사 무릇 사람마다 나팔과 피리와 수금과 삼현금과 양금과 생황과 및 모든 악기 소리를 듣거든 엎드리어 금 신상에게 절할 것이라 11누구든지 엎드리어 절하지 아니하는 자는 극렬히 타는 풀무 가운데 던져 넣음을 당하리라 하지 아니하셨나이까 12이제 몇 유다 사람 사드락과 메삭과 아벳느고는 왕이 세워 바벨론 도를 다스리게 하신 자이어늘 왕이여 이 사람들이 왕을 높이지 아니하며 왕의 신들을 섬기지 아니하며 왕이 세우신 금 신상에게 절하지 아니하나이다 13느부갓네살 왕이 노하고 분하여 사드락과 메삭과 아벳느고를 끌어 오라 명하매 드디어 그 사람들을 왕의 앞으로 끌어온지라 14느부갓네살이 그들에게 물어 가로되 사드락, 메삭, 아벳느고야 너희가 내 신을 섬기지 아니하며 내가 세운 그 신상에게 절하지 아니하니 짐짓 그리하였느냐 15이제라도 너희가 예비하였다가 언제든지 나팔과 피리와 수금과 삼현금과 양금과 생황과 및 모든 악기 소리를 듣거든 내가 만든 신상 앞에 엎드리어 절하면 좋거니와 너희가 만일 절하지 아니하면 즉시 너희를 극렬히 타는 풀무 가운데 던져 넣을 것이니 능히 너희를 내 손에서 건져낼 신이 어떤 신이겠느냐 16사드락과 메삭과 아벳느고가 왕에게 대답하여 가로되 느부갓네살이여 우리가 이 일에 대하여 왕에게 대답할 필요가 없나이다 17만일 그럴 것이면 왕이여 우리가 섬기는 우리 하나님이 우리를 극렬히 타는 풀무 가운데서 능히 건져 내시겠고 왕의 손에서도 건져내시리이다 18그리 아니하실지라도 왕이여 우리가 왕의 신들을 섬기지도 아니하고 왕의 세우신 금 신상에게 절하지도 아니할 줄을 아옵소서 19느부갓네살이 분이 가득하여 사드락과 메삭과 아벳느고를 향하여 낯빛을 변하고 명하여 이르되 그 풀무를 뜨겁게 하기를 평일보다 칠 배나 뜨겁게 하라 하고 20군대 중 용사 몇 사람을 명하여 사드락과 메삭과 아벳느고를 결박하여 극렬히 타는 풀무 가운데 던지라 하니 21이 사람들을 고의와 속옷과 겉옷과 별다른 옷을 입은 채 결박하여 극렬히 타는 풀무 가운데 던질 때에 22왕의 명령이 엄하고 풀무가 심히 뜨거우므로 불꽃이 사드락과 메삭과 아벳느고를 붙든 사람을 태워 죽였고 23이 세 사람 사드락과 메삭과 아벳느고는 결박된 채 극렬히 타는 풀무 가운데 떨어졌더라 24때에 느부갓네살 왕이 놀라 급히 일어나서 모사들에게 물어 가로되 우리가 결박하여 불가운데 던진 자는 세 사람이 아니었느냐 그들이 왕에게 대답하여 가로되 왕이여 옳소이다 25왕이 또 말하여 가로되 내가 보니 결박되지 아니한 네 사람이 불 가운데로 다니는데 상하지도 아니하였고 그 넷째의 모양은 신들의 아들과 같도다 하고 26느부갓네살이 극렬히 타는 풀무 아구 가까이 가서 불러 가로되 지극히 높으신 하나님의 종 사드락, 메삭, 아벳느고야 나와서 이리로 오라 하매 사드락과 메삭과 아벳느고가 불 가운데서 나온지라 27방백과 수령과 도백과 왕의 모사들이 모여 이 사람들을 본즉 불이 능히 그 몸을 해하지 못하였고 머리털도 그슬리지 아니하였고 고의 빛도 변하지 아니하였고 불 탄 냄새도 없었더라 28느부갓네살이 말하여 가로되 사드락과 메삭과 아벳느고의 하나님을 찬송할지로다 그가 그 사자를 보내사 자기를 의뢰하고 그 몸을 버려서 왕의 명을 거역하고 그 하나님 밖에는 다른 신을 섬기지 아니하며 그에게 절하지 아니한 종들을 구원하셨도다 29그러므로 내가 이제 조서를 내리노니 각 백성과 각 나라와 각 방언하는 자가 무릇 사드락과 메삭과 아벳느고의 하나님께 설만히 말하거든 그 몸을 쪼개고 그 집으로 거름터를 삼을지니 이는 이같이 사람을 구원할 다른 신이 없음이니라 하고 30왕이 드디어 사드락과 메삭과 아벳느고를 바벨론 도에서 더욱 높이니라

1Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits, and its breadth six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 2Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps, 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. 3Then the satraps, 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. 4Then the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, 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; 6and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 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. 8Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews. 9They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for ever. 10You, O king, have made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image; 11and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 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, nor worship the golden image which you have set up. 13Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king. 14Nebuchadnezzar answered them, Is it on purpose, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t serve my god, nor worship the golden image which 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 midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands? 16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in 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. 18But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up. 19Then was Nebuchadnezzar 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. 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. 21Then these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 23These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 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 midst of the fire? They answered the king, True, O king. 25He answered, Look, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are unharmed; and the aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods. 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 midst of the fire. 27The satraps, 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, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their pants changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them. 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. 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 after this sort. 30Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

1De koning Nebukadnezar maakte een beeld van goud, welks hoogte was zestig ellen, zijn breedte zes ellen; hij richtte het op in het dal Dura, in het landschap van Babel. 2En de koning Nebukadnezar zond henen, om te verzamelen, de stadhouders, de overheden, en de landvoogden, de wethouders, de schatmeesters, de raadsheren, de ambtlieden, en al de heerschappers der landschappen, dat zij komen zouden tot de inwijding van het beeld, hetwelk de koning Nebukadnezar had opgericht. 3Toen verzamelden zich de stadhouders, de overheden, de landvoogden, de wethouders, de schatmeesters, de raadsheren, de ambtlieden, en al de heerschappers der landschappen, tot inwijding van het beeld, hetwelk de koning Nebukadnezar had opgericht; en zij stonden voor het beeld, dat Nebukadnezar had opgericht. 4En een heraut riep met kracht: Men zegt u aan, gij volken, gij natien, en tongen! 5Ten tijde als gij horen zult het geluid des hoorns, der pijp, der citer, der vedel, der psalteren, des akkoordgezangs, en allerlei soorten van muziek, zo zult gijlieden nedervallen, en aanbidden het gouden beeld, hetwelk de koning Nebukadnezar heeft opgericht; 6En wie niet nedervalt en aanbidt, die zal te dierzelfder ure in het midden van den oven des brandenden vuurs geworpen worden. 7Daarom te dier tijd, als al die volken hoorden het geluid des hoorns, der pijp, der citer, der vedel, der psalteren, en allerlei soorten der muziek, alle volken, natien, en tongen nedervallende, aanbaden het gouden beeld, hetwelk de koning Nebukadnezar had opgericht. 8Daarom naderden even ter zelfder tijd Chaldeeuwse mannen, die de Joden openlijk beschuldigden; 9Zij antwoordden en zeiden tot den koning Nebukadnezar: O koning! leef in der eeuwigheid! 10Gij, o koning! hebt een bevel gegeven, dat alle mensen, die horen zouden het geluid des hoorns, der pijp, der citer, der vedel, der psalteren, en des akkoordgezangs, en allerlei soorten van muziek, nedervallen, en het gouden beeld aanbidden zouden; 11En wie niet nederviel, en aanbad, die zou in het midden van den oven des brandenden vuurs geworpen worden. 12Er zijn Joodse mannen, die gij over de bediening van het landschap van Babel gesteld hebt, Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego; deze mannen hebben, o koning! op u geen acht gesteld; uw goden eren zij niet, en zij bidden het gouden beeld niet aan, hetwelk gij opgericht hebt. 13Toen zeide Nebukadnezar in toorn en grimmigheid, dat men Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego voorbrengen zou; toen werden die mannen voor den koning gebracht. 14Nebukadnezar antwoordde en zeide tot hen: Is het met opzet, Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego, dat gijlieden mijn goden niet eert, en het gouden beeld, dat ik opgericht heb, niet aanbidt? 15Nu dan, zo gijlieden gereed zijt, dat gij ten tijde, als gij horen zult het geluid des hoorns, der pijp, der citer, der vedel, der psalteren, en des akkoordgezangs, en allerlei soort der muziek, nedervalt, en aanbidt het beeld, dat ik gemaakt heb, zo is het wel; maar zo gijlieden het niet aanbidt; ter zelfder ure zult gijlieden geworpen worden in het midden van den oven des brandenden vuurs; en wie is de God, Die ulieden uit mijn handen verlossen zou? 16Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego antwoordden en zeiden tot den koning Nebukadnezar: Wij hebben niet nodig u op deze zaak te antwoorden. 17Zal het zo zijn, onze God, Dien wij eren, is machtig ons te verlossen uit den oven des brandenden vuurs, en Hij zal ons uit uw hand, o koning! verlossen. 18Maar zo niet, u zij bekend, o koning! dat wij uw goden niet zullen eren, noch het gouden beeld, dat gij hebt opgericht, zullen aanbidden. 19Toen werd Nebukadnezar vol grimmigheid, en de gedaante zijns aangezichts veranderde tegen Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego; hij antwoordde en zeide, dat men den oven zevenmaal meer heet zou maken dan men dien pleegt heet te maken. 20En tot de sterkste mannen van kracht, die in zijn heir waren, zeide hij, dat zij Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego binden zouden, om te werpen in den oven des brandenden vuurs. 21Toen werden die mannen gebonden in hun mantels, hun broeken, en hun hoeden, en hun andere klederen, en zij wierpen hen in het midden van den oven des brandenden vuurs. 22Daarom dan, dewijl het woord des konings aandreef, en de oven zeer heet was, zo hebben de vonken des vuurs die mannen, die Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego opgeheven hadden, gedood. 23Maar als die drie mannen, Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego, in het midden van den oven des brandenden vuurs, gebonden zijnde, gevallen waren, 24Toen ontzette zich de koning Nebukadnezar, en hij stond op in der haast, antwoordde en zeide tot zijn raadsheren: Hebben wij niet drie mannen in het midden des vuurs, gebonden zijnde, geworpen? Zij antwoordden en zeiden tot den koning: Het is gewis, o koning! 25Hij antwoordde en zeide: Ziet, ik zie vier mannen, los wandelende in het midden des vuurs, en er is geen verderf aan hen; en de gedaante des vierden is gelijk eens zoons der goden. 26Toen naderde Nebukadnezar tot de deur van den oven des brandenden vuurs, antwoordde en sprak: Gij Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego, gij knechten des allerhoogsten Gods! gaat uit en komt hier! Toen gingen Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego uit het midden des vuurs. 27Toen vergaderden de stadhouders, de overheden, en de landvoogden, en de raadsheren des konings, deze mannen beziende, omdat het vuur over hun lichamen niet geheerst had, en dat het haar huns hoofds niet verbrand was, en hun mantels niet veranderd waren, ja, dat de reuk des vuurs daardoor niet gegaan was. 28Nebukadnezar antwoordde en zeide: Geloofd zij de God van Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego, Die Zijn engel gezonden, en Zijn knechten verlost heeft, die op Hem vertrouwd hebben, en des konings woord veranderd, en hun lichamen overgegeven hebben, opdat zij geen god eerden noch aanbaden, dan hun God. 29Daarom wordt van mij een bevel gegeven, dat alle volk, natie en tong, die lastering spreekt tegen den God van Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego, in stukken gehouwen worde, en zijn huis tot een drekhoop gesteld worde; want er is geen ander God, Die alzo verlossen kan. 30Toen maakte de koning Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego voorspoedig in het landschap van Babel.