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Daniel 3

1Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430madeanimageצְלֵ֣םtze.LemH6755ofgoldדְהַ֔בde.HavH1722,whoseheightרוּמֵהּ֙ru.MehH7314wasthreescorecubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521,andthebreadth thereofsixשִׁ֑תShitH8353cubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521:hesetאֲקִימֵהּ֙'a.ki.MehH6966it upintheplainofDura,intheprovinceבִּמְדִינַ֖תbim.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH895.

2ThenNebuchadnezzarוּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רu.ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּ֡אmal.Ka'H4430senttogather togetherthesatrapsלַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡אla.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324,thedeputies,andthegovernorsוּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡אu.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347,thejudges,thetreasurers,thecounsellors,thesheriffs,andalltherulersoftheprovincesH4083,tocomeלְמֵתֵא֙le.me.Te'H858tothededicationלַחֲנֻכַּ֣תla.cha.nu.KatH2597oftheimageצַלְמָ֔אtzal.Ma'H6755whichNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430hadsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up.

3Thenבֵּאדַ֡יִןbe.Da.yinH116thesatrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324,thedeputies,andthegovernorsוּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡אu.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347,thejudges,thetreasurers,thecounsellors,thesheriffs,andalltherulersoftheprovincesH4083,weregatheredמִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁ֡יןmit.ka.ne.ShinH3673together untothededicationלַחֲנֻכַּ֣תla.cha.nu.KatH2597oftheimageצַלְמָ֔אtzal.Ma'H6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430hadsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up;andtheystoodוְקָֽיְמִין֙ve.ka.'a.minH6966beforetheimageצַלְמָ֔אtzal.Ma'H6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020hadsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up.

4Thentheheraldcriedaloud,Toyou itiscommanded, OpeoplesH5972,nationsH524,andlanguages,

5thatatwhattimeבְּעִדָּנָ֡אbe.'i.da.Na'H5732yehearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086thesoundofthecornet,fluteמַ֠שְׁרוֹקִיתָאMash.ro.ki.ta'H4953,harpפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֙pe.san.te.RinH6460, sackbut,psaltery, dulcimer,andallkindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178ofmusic, yefallתִּפְּל֤וּןti.pe.LunH5308downH5308andworshipthegoldenimageלְצֶ֣לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430hathsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up;

6andwhoso fallethnotdownיִפֵּ֖לyi.PelH5308andworshippethshallthesame hourbecastintothemidstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459ofa burning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.

7Thereforeatthattimeזִמְנָ֡אzim.Na'H2166,whenallthepeoplesH5972heardשָֽׁמְעִ֣יןsha.me.'InH8086thesoundofthecornet,fluteמַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜אmash.Ro.ki.Ta'H4953,harpפְּסַנְטֵרִ֔יןpe.san.te.RinH6460, sackbut,psaltery,andallkindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178ofmusic,allthepeoplesH5972,thenationsאֻמַיָּ֣א'u.mai.Ya'H524,andthelanguages,fellH5308downנָֽפְלִ֨יןna.fe.LinH5308andworshippedthegoldenimageלְצֶ֣לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755thatNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430hadsetהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966up.

8Wherefore atthattimeזִמְנָ֔אzim.Na'H2166certainChaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאִ֑יןkas.da.'InH3779camenear,andbroughtaccusationagainsttheJewsיְהוּדָיֵֽא׃ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062.

9Theyansweredandsaidוְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןve.'A.me.RinH560toNebuchadnezzarלִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רlin.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430, Okingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957.

10Thou, Okingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430, hastmadeH7761adecreeטְּעֵם֒te.'EmH2942,thateverymanH606thatshallhearיִשְׁמַ֡עyish.Ma'H8086thesoundofthecornet,fluteמַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָאMash.ro.ki.ta'H4953,harpפְסַנְתֵּרִין֙fe.san.te.RinH6460, sackbut,psaltery,anddulcimer,andallkindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178ofmusic,shallfallיִפֵּ֥לyi.PelH5308downH5308andworshipthegoldenimageלְצֶ֥לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755;

11andwhoso fallethnotdownיִפֵּ֖לyi.PelH5308andworshippeth,shallbecastintothemidstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459ofa burning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.

12TherearecertainJewsH3062whomthou hastappointedמַנִּ֤יתָma.Ni.taH4483overtheaffairsoftheprovinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895:Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665;thesemenH1400, Okingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,havenotregarded thee:theyservenotthygodsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yikhH426,norworshipthegoldenimageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755whichthou hastsetהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966up.

13Thenבֵּאדַ֤יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020inhisrageandfurycommandedtobringH858Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665.Thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116theybroughtH858thesemenH1400beforethekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

14Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020answeredandsaidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560untothem,Isitofpurpose, OShadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665,thatyeservenotmygodלֵֽאלָהַ֗יle.la.HaiH426,norworshipthegoldenimageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755whichIhavesetהֲקֵ֖ימֶתha.Kei.metH6966up?

15Nowכְּעַ֞ןke.'AnH3705ifyebereadythatatwhattimeבְעִדָּנָ֡אve.'i.da.Na'H5732yehearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086thesoundofthecornet,fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣אmash.ro.ki.Ta'H4953,harpפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩pe.san.te.RinH6460, sackbut,psaltery,anddulcimer,andallkindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178ofmusic, yefallתִּפְּל֣וּןti.pe.LunH5308downH5308andworshiptheimageלְצַלְמָ֣אle.tzal.Ma'H6755whichIhavemade, well:butifyeworshipnot, yeshallbecastthesame hourintothemidstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459ofaburning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861;andwhoisthatgodאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426thatshalldeliverיְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹןye.shei.ze.vin.KhonH7804yououtofmyhandsיְדָֽי׃ye.DaiH3028?

16Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665answeredandsaidוְאָמְרִ֖יןve.'a.me.RinH560tothekingלְמַלְכָּ֑אle.mal.Ka'H4430, ONebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,wehavenoneedtoanswertheeinthismatter.

17Ifitbeso, ourGodאֱלָהַ֙נָא֙'e.la.Ha.na'H426whomweserveisableיָכִ֖לya.KhilH3202todeliverלְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָאle.shei.za.vu.Ta.na'H7804usfromtheburning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֨וּן'a.TunH861;andhewilldeliverיְשֵׁיזִֽב׃ye.shei.ZivH7804us outofthyhandיְדָ֥ךְye.DakhH3028, Okingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430.

18Butifnot,beitknownH3046unto thee, Okingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,thatwewillnotservethygodsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yiKhH426,norworshipthegoldenimageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755whichthou hastsetהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966up.

19Thenבֵּאדַ֨יִןbe.Da.yinH116wasNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020fulloffury,andtheformofhisvisagewaschangedH8133againstShadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665:thereforehespake,andcommandedthattheyshouldheatלְמֵזֵ֣אle.me.Ze'H228thefurnaceלְאַתּוּנָ֔אle.'a.tu.Na'H861sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7655timesmorethanitwaswonttobeheatedלְמֵזְיֵֽהּ׃le.me.ze.YehH228.

20AndhecommandedcertainmightymenH1400thatwereinhisarmyH2429tobindShadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665,andtocastthemintotheburning fieryfurnaceלְאַתּ֥וּןle.'a.TunH861.

21Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116thesemenH1400wereboundin their hosen, their tunics,andtheir mantles,andtheir other garments,andwerecastintothemidstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459oftheburning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.

22Thereforebecausetheking’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430commandmentwasurgent,andthefurnaceוְאַתּוּנָ֖אve.'a.tu.Na'H861exceedinghot,theflameofthefireנוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'H5135slewthosemenH1400thattookupShadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665.

23Andthesethreeתְּלָ֣תֵּה֔וֹןte.La.te.HonH8532menH1400,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665,fellH5308downH5308boundintothemidstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459ofthe burning fieryfurnaceאַתּוּן־'a.tun-H861.

24Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430wasastonished,androseupinhasteבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֑הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927:hespakeandsaidוְאָמַ֜רve.'a.MarH560untohiscounsellors, Didnotwecastthreeתְּלָתָ֜אte.la.Ta'H8532menH1400boundintothemidstלְגוֹא־le.goy'-H1459ofthefireנוּרָא֙nu.Ra'H5135?Theyansweredandsaidוְאָמְרִין֙ve.'a.me.RinH560untothekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430, True, Okingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

25Heansweredandsaidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560, Lo,Iseeחָזֵ֜הcha.ZehH2370fourאַרְבְּעָ֗ה'ar.be.'AhH703menH1400loose,walkingמַהְלְכִ֣יןmah.le.KhinH1981inthemidstבְּגֽוֹא־be.goy'-H1459ofthefireנוּרָ֔אnu.Ra'H5135,andtheyhavenohurt;andtheaspectofthefourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.ya'H7244islikeasonלְבַר־le.var-H1247ofthegodsאֱלָהִֽין׃ ס'e.la.HinH426.

26Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020cameוֶאֱת֑וֹve.'e.ToH858neartothemouthoftheburning fieryfurnaceאַתּ֣וּן'a.TunH861:hespakeandsaidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֨ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֧ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665, yeservantsעַבְד֛וֹהִיav.Do.hiH5649oftheMostעִלָּאָ֖הi.la.ya'H5943HighH5943GodH426,comeH858forth,andcomeH858hither.Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֛ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665cameH858forthoutofthemidstגּ֥וֹאGo'H1459ofthefireH5135.

27Andthesatrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞א'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324,thedeputies,andthegovernorsוּפַחֲוָתָא֮u.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347,andtheking’sמַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'H4430counsellors, beinggatheredוּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁיןU.mit.ka.ne.shinH3673together,sawחָזַ֣יִןcha.Za.yinH2370thesemenH1400,thatthefireנוּרָ֜אnu.Ra'H5135hadnopower upon theirbodiesבְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןbe.gesh.me.HonH1655,norwasthehairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177oftheirheadרֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙re.she.hOnH7217singed,neitherweretheir hosenchangedH8133,norhadthesmelloffireנ֔וּרNurH5135passedonthem.

28Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020spakeandsaidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,BlessedbetheGodאֱלָהֲהוֹן֙'e.la.ha.hOnH426ofShadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665,whohathsenthisangelמַלְאֲכֵהּ֙mal.'a.KhehH4398,anddeliveredוְשֵׁיזִ֣בve.shei.ZivH7804hisservantsלְעַבְד֔וֹהִיle.'av.Do.hiH5649thattrustedinhim,andhavechangedH8133theking’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430wordוּמִלַּ֤תu.mi.LatH4406,andhaveyieldedtheirbodiesגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןgesh.mei.honH1655,thattheymightnotservenorworshipanygodאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426,excepttheirownGodלֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן׃le.La.ha.HonH426.

29ThereforeImakeadecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942,thateverypeopleעַ֨ם'amH5972,nationH524,andlanguage,whichspeakanythingamissagainsttheGodאֱלָהֲה֗וֹן'e.la.ha.HonH426ofShadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665, shallbecutinpieces,andtheirhousesוּבַיְתֵ֖הּu.vay.TehH1005shallbemadeadunghill;becausethereisnoothergodאֱלָ֣ה'e.LahH426thatisableיִכֻּ֥לyi.KulH3202todeliverafterthissort.

30Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430promotedShadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֛ךְmei.ShakhH4336,andAbed-negoH5665intheprovinceבִּמְדִינַ֥תbim.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ פba.VelH895.

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