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.

¹Kong Nebukadnezar lod lave en billedstøtte af guld, tresindstyve tyve Alen høj og seks Alen bred, og han opstillede den på Dalsletten Dura i Landsdelen Babel.

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.

²Så sendte Kong Nebukadnezar Bud for at sammenkalde Satraper, Landshøvdinger, Statholdere, Overdommere, Skatmestre, lovkyndige, Dommere og alle andre Embedsmænd i Landsdelen, at de skulde komme til Stede når Billedstøtten, som Kong Nebukadnezar havde ladet opstille, blev indviet.

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.

³Da samledes Satraperne, Landshøvdingerne, Statholderne, Overdommerne, Skatmestrene, de lovkyndige, Dommerne og alle andre Embedsmænd i Landsdelen til indvielsen af Billedstøtten, som Kong Nebukadnezar havde ladet opstille, og de stillede sig foran den.

⁴Then the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,

⁴Så råbte en Herold med høj Røst: "Det tilkendegives eder, I Folk, Stammer og Tungemål:

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;

⁵Når I hører Horn, Fløjter, Citre, Harper, Hakkebrætter, Sækkepiber og alle Hånde andre Instrumenter klinge, skal I falde ned og tilbede Guldbilledstøtten, som Kong Nebukadnezar har ladet opstille.

⁶and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

⁶Og den, som ikke falder ned og tilbeder, skal øjeblikkelig kastes i den gloende Ovn."

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.

⁷Så snart alt Folket nu hørte Horn, Fløjter, Citre, Harper, Hakkebræfter og alle Hånde andre Instrumenter klinge, faldt de derfor ned alle Folk, Stammer og Tungemål og tilbad Guldbilledstøtten, som Kong Nebukadnezar havde ladet opstille.

⁸Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.

⁸Men ved samme Lejlighed trådte nogle kaldæiske Mænd frem og førte Klage mod Jøderne.

⁹They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for ever.

⁹De tog til Orde og sagde til Kong Nebukadnezar: "Kongen leve evindelig!

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;

¹⁰Du, o Konge, har påbudt, at enhver, når han hører Horn, Fløjter, Citre, Harper, Hakkebrætter, Sækkepiber og alle Hånde andre Instrumenter klinge, skal falde ned og tilbede Guldbilledstøtten,

¹¹and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

¹¹og at den, som ikke gør det, skal kastes i den gloende Ovn.

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.

¹²Men nu er her nogle jødiske Mænd, som du har overdraget at styre Landsdelen Babel, Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego; disse Mænd ænser ikke dit Påbud, o Konge; de dyrker ikke din Gud og tilbeder ikke Guldbilledstøtten, som du har ladet opstille."

¹³Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.

¹³Da lod Nebukadnezar i Vrede og Harme Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed Nego hente; og da Mændene var ført frem for Kongen,

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?

¹⁴sagde Nebukadnezar til dem: "Er det oplagt Råd, Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego, at I ikke dyrker min Gud eller tilbeder Guldbilledstøtten, som jeg har ladet opstille?

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, well: 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?

¹⁵Nu vel, hvis I er rede til, når I hører Horn, Fløjter, Citre, Harper, Hakkebrætter, Sækkepiber og alle Hånde andre instrumenter klinge, at falde ned og tilbede Billedstøtten, som jeg har ladet lave, så er alt godt; men gør I det ikke, skal I på Stedet kastes i den gloende Ovn. Og hvilken Gud er der, som da kan fri eder af mine Hænder?"

¹⁶Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

¹⁶Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego svarede Kong Nebukadnezar: "Det har vi ikke nødig at svare dig på!

¹⁷If it be so, 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.

¹⁷Sker det, så kan vor Gud, som vi dyrker, fri os af den gloende Ovn, og han vil fri os af din Hånd, o Konge;

¹⁸But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.

¹⁸men hvis ikke, så må du vide, o Konge, at din Gud dyrker vi dog ikke, og Guldbilledstøtten, som du har ladet opstille, tilbeder vi ikke!"

¹⁹Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

¹⁹Da opfyldtes Nebukadnezar af Harme, og hans Ansigtsudtryk ændredes over for Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego; han tog til Orde og sagde, at Ovnen skulde gøres syv Gange hedere end ellers,

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.

²⁰og bød nogle håndfaste Mænd i sin Hær binde Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego og kaste dem i den gloende Ovn.

²¹Then these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

²¹Så blev Mændene bundet i de deres Kapper, Underklæder, Huer og andre Klædningsstykker og kastet i den gloende Ovn.

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.

²²Og eftersom Kongens Bud var skarpt og Ovnen ophedet til Overmål, brændte Luen de Mænd ihjel, som bragte Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego op på Ovnen,

²³These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

²³medens de tre Mænd, Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego, bundne faldt ned i den gloende Ovn.

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.

²⁴Da sloges Kong Nebukadnezar af Rædsel og stod hastigt op; og han tog til Orde og spurgte sine Rådsherrer: "Var det ikke tre Mænd, vi kastede bundne i Ilden?" De svarede Kongen: "Jo, det var, Konge!"

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.

²⁵Han sagde da videre: "Men jeg ser fire Mænd gå frit om i Ilden, og de har ingen Skade taget; og den fjerde ser ud som en Gudesøn."

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 forth, and come here. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came forth out of the midst of the fire.

²⁶Derpå trådte Nebukadnezar hen til den gloende Ovns Dør og råbte: "Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed Nego, I, den højeste Guds Tjenere, kom ud!" Da gik Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego ud af Ilden.

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.

²⁷Og Satraperne, Landshøvdingerne, Statholderne og Kongens Rådsherrer samlede sig og så, af Ilden ikke havde haft nogen Magt over hine Mænds Legemer, at deres Hovedhår ikke var svedet, at deres Kapper var uskadte, og at der ikke var Brandlugt ved dem.

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.

²⁸Så sagde Nebukadnezar: "Lovet være Sjadraks, Mesjaks og Abed-Negos Gud, der sendte sin Engel og rede sine Tjenere, som i Tillid til ham overtrådte Kongens Bud og hengav deres Legemer for at undgå at dyrke eller tilbede nogen anden Gud end deres egen!

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.

²⁹Hermed påbyder jeg, at den, der i noget Folk, nogen Stamme og noget Tungemål siger noget ondt om Sjadraks, Mesjaks og Abed Negos Gud, skal hugges sønder og sammen, og hans Hus skal gøres til en Skarndynge; thi der gives ingen anden Gud, som således kan frelse."

³⁰Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

³⁰Og Kongen gengav Sjadrak,Mesjak og Abed-Nego deres Stillinger i Landsdelen Babel.