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Daniel 3:1-18

1Kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020madeעֲבַד֙'a.VadH5648a goldenדְהַ֔בde.HavH1722statueצְלֵ֣ם דִּֽי־tze.Lem di-H6755 H1768sixtyשִׁתִּ֔יןshi.TinH8361cubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521highרוּמֵהּ֙ru.MehH7314and sixשִׁ֑תShitH8353cubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521wideפְּתָיֵ֖הּpe.ta.YehH6613,and he set it upאֲקִימֵהּ֙'a.ki.MehH6966on the plainבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1236of Duraדּוּרָ֔אdu.Ra'H1757in the provinceבִּמְדִינַ֖תbim.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH895.

2Then Kingמַלְכָּ֡אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarוּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רu.ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020sentשְׁלַ֡חshe.LachH7972word to assembleלְמִכְנַ֣שׁ׀le.mikh.NashH3673the satrapsלַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡אla.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324,prefectsסִגְנַיָּ֣אsig.nai.Ya'H5460,governorsוּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡אu.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347,advisersאֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּא֩'a.dar.ga.ze.rai.Ya'H148,treasurersגְדָ֨בְרַיָּ֤אge.Da.ve.rai.Ya'H1411,judgesדְּתָבְרַיָּא֙de.ta.ve.rai.Ya'H1884,magistratesתִּפְתָּיֵ֔אtif.ta.Ye'H8614,and all the otherוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606officialsשִׁלְטֹנֵ֣יshil.to.NeiH7984of the provincesמְדִֽינָתָ֑אme.di.na.Ta'H4083to attendלְמֵתֵא֙le.me.Te'H858the dedicationלַחֲנֻכַּ֣תla.cha.nu.KatH2597of the statueצַלְמָ֔א דִּ֥יtzal.Ma' diH6755 H1768heנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר מַלְכָּֽא׃ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar mal.Ka'H4430 H5020had set upהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966.

3Soבֵּאדַ֡יִןbe.Da.yinH116the satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324,prefectsסִגְנַיָּ֣אsig.nai.Ya'H5460,governorsוּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡אu.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347,advisersאֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּ֣א'a.dar.ga.ze.rai.Ya'H148,treasurersגְדָבְרַיָּא֩ge.da.ve.rai.Ya'H1411,judgesדְּתָ֨בְרַיָּ֜אde.Ta.ve.rai.Ya'H1884,magistratesתִּפְתָּיֵ֗אtif.ta.Ye'H8614,and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3606the rulersשִׁלְטֹנֵ֣יshil.to.NeiH7984of the provincesמְדִֽינָתָ֔אme.di.na.Ta'H4083assembledמִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁ֡יןmit.ka.ne.ShinH3673for the dedicationלַחֲנֻכַּ֣תla.cha.nu.KatH2597of the statueצַלְמָ֔אtzal.Ma'H6755thatדִּ֥יdiH1768Kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020had set upהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966,and they stoodוְקָֽיְמִין֙ve.ka.'a.minH6966beforeלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903itצַלְמָ֔א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ים נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃tzal.Ma' di ha.Keim ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH6755 H1768 H5020 H6966.

4Then the heraldוְכָרוֹזָ֖אve.kha.ro.Za'H3744loudlyבְחָ֑יִלve.Cha.yilH2429proclaimedקָרֵ֣אka.Re'H7123, “O peopleעַֽמְמַיָּ֔א'a.mai.Ya'H5972of every nationאֻמַּיָּ֖א'u.mai.Ya'H524and languageוְלִשָּׁנַיָּֽא׃ve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961, this is whatyou are commandedאָֽמְרִין֙'a.me.RinH560:

5As soon asבְּעִדָּנָ֡א דִּֽי־be.'i.da.Na' di-H5732 H1768you hearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the hornקַרְנָ֣אkar.Na'H7162,fluteמַ֠שְׁרוֹקִיתָאMash.ro.ki.ta'H4953,zitherקַתְר֨וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,lyreסַבְּכָ֤אsa.be.Kha'H5443,harpפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֙pe.san.te.RinH6460,pipesסוּמְפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הsu.me.Po.ne.YahH5481,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170,you must fall downתִּפְּל֤וּןti.pe.LunH5308and worshipוְתִסְגְּדוּן֙ve.tis.ge.DunH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֔א דִּ֥יda.ha.Va' diH1722 H1768statue thatלְצֶ֣לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020has set upהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966.

6And whoeverוּמַן־ דִּי־u.man- di-H4479 H1768does notלָ֥אla'H3809fall downיִפֵּ֖לyi.PelH5308and worshipוְיִסְגֻּ֑דve.yis.GudH5457will immediatelyשַׁעֲתָ֣אsha.'a.Ta'H8160be thrownיִתְרְמֵ֔אyit.re.Me'H7412intoלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.”

7Thereforeקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֡הko.Vel de.NahH3606 H6903 H1836,as soon asזִמְנָ֡א כְּדִ֣יzim.Na' ke.DiH2166 H1768allH3606the peopleעַמְמַיָּ֡א'a.mai.Ya'H5972heardשָֽׁמְעִ֣יןsha.me.'InH8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the hornקַרְנָא֩kar.Na'H7162,fluteמַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜אmash.Ro.ki.Ta'H4953,zitherקַתְר֤וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,lyreשַׂבְּכָא֙sa.be.Kha'H5443,harpפְּסַנְטֵרִ֔יןpe.san.te.RinH6460,and allH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170,the peopleעַֽמְמַיָּ֜א'a.mai.Ya'H5972of everyH3606nationאֻמַיָּ֣א'u.mai.Ya'H524and languageוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֗אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961would fall downנָֽפְלִ֨יןna.fe.LinH5308and worshipסָֽגְדִין֙sa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֔אda.ha.Va'H1722statueלְצֶ֣לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755thatדִּ֥יdiH1768Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020had set upהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966.

8H3606קֳבֵ֤לko.VelH6903At this timeדְּנָה֙ זִמְנָ֔אde.Nah zim.Na'H1836 H2166some astrologersכַּשְׂדָּאִ֑יןkas.da.'InH3779came forwardקְרִ֖בוּ גֻּבְרִ֣יןke.Ri.vu guv.RinH7127 H1400and maliciouslyוַאֲכַ֥לוּva.'a.Kha.luH399accusedקַרְצֵיה֖וֹן דִּ֥יkar.tzei.Hon diH7170 H1768the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵֽא׃ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062,

9sayingעֲנוֹ֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןa.No ve.'A.me.RinH6032 H560to Kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רlin.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020, “O kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,may you liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957!

10Youאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607,O kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430,have issuedשָׂ֣מְתָּSa.me.taH7761a decreeטְּעֵם֒te.'EmH2942thatדִּ֣יdiH1768everyoneכָל־ אֱנָ֡שׁkhol- 'e.NashH3606 H606whoדִּֽי־di-H1768hearsיִשְׁמַ֡עyish.Ma'H8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the hornקַרְנָ֣אkar.Na'H7162,fluteמַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָאMash.ro.ki.ta'H4953,zitherקַתְר֨וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,lyreשַׂבְּכָ֤אsa.be.Kha'H5443,harpפְסַנְתֵּרִין֙fe.san.te.RinH6460,pipesוְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הve.si.po.ne.yahH5481,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170must fall downיִפֵּ֥לyi.PelH5308and worshipוְיִסְגֻּ֖דve.yis.GudH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722statueלְצֶ֥לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755,

11and that whoeverוּמַן־ דִּי־u.man- di-H4479 H1768does notלָ֥אla'H3809fall downיִפֵּ֖לyi.PelH5308and worshipוְיִסְגֻּ֑דve.yis.GudH5457will be thrownיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412intoלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.

12But there areאִיתַ֞י'i.TaiH383someגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400Jewsיְהוּדָאיִ֗ן דִּֽי־ye.hu.da.Yin di-H3062 H1768you have appointedמַנִּ֤יתָ יָתְהוֹן֙ma.Ni.ta ya.te.hOnH4483 H3487to manageעַל־ עֲבִידַת֙'al- 'a.vi.DatH5922 H5673the provinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895—Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abednegoגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H5665 H1400—whoאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479have ignoredלָא־ שָׂ֨מֽוּ עֲלָ֤ךְla'- Sa.mu a.la.yikhH3809 H7761 H5922youטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942,O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,and have refused toלָ֣אla'H3809serveפָלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399your godsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yikhH426or worshipסָגְדִֽין׃ סsa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722statueוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755דִּ֥יdiH1768you have set upהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966לָ֥אla'H3809.”

13Thenבֵּאדַ֤יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,furiousוַחֲמָ֔הva.cha.MahH2528with rageבִּרְגַ֣זbir.GazH7266,summonedאֲמַר֙ לְהַיְתָיָ֔ה'a.Mar le.hay.ta.YahH560 H858Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and AbednegoH5665.Soבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400were broughtהֵיתָ֖יוּhei.Ta.yuH858beforeקֳדָ֥םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430,

14עָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to them, “Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and AbednegoH5665,is it trueהַצְדָּ֕אhatz.Da'H6656that you do notלָ֤א אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙la' 'i.tei.khOnH3809 H383serveפָּֽלְחִ֔יןpa.le.ChinH6399my godsלֵֽאלָהַ֗יle.la.HaiH426or worshipסָֽגְדִֽין׃Sa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛א דִּ֥יda.ha.Va' diH1722 H1768statueוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755I have set upהֲקֵ֖ימֶת לָ֥אha.Kei.met la'H6966 H3809?

15Nowכְּעַ֞ןke.'AnH3705whenבְעִדָּנָ֡אve.'i.da.Na'H1768 H5732you hearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the hornקַרְנָ֣אkar.Na'H7162,fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣אmash.ro.ki.Ta'H4953,zitherקַתְר֣וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,lyreשַׂבְּכָ֡אsa.be.Kha'H5443,harpפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩pe.san.te.RinH6460,pipesוְסוּמְפֹּ֨נְיָ֜הve.su.me.Po.ne.YahH5481,and allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicזְמָרָ֗אze.ma.Ra'H2170,ifהֵ֧ןhenH2006you areאִֽיתֵיכ֣וֹן'i.tei.KhonH383readyעֲתִידִ֗ין'a.ti.DinH6263to fall downתִּפְּל֣וּןti.pe.LunH5308and worshipוְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ve.tis.ge.DunH5457the statueלְצַלְמָ֣אle.tzal.Ma'H6755 H1768I have madeעַבְדֵת֒'av.DetH5648, very good.But ifוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2006you refuseלָ֣אla'H3809to worshipתִסְגְּד֔וּןtis.ge.DunH5457,you will be thrownתִתְרְמ֔וֹןtit.re.MonH7412at onceשַׁעֲתָ֣הsha.'a.Tah'H8160intoלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּ֑אya.kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.Then whatוּמַן־u.man-H4479godאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426will be ableה֣וּאhu'H1932H1768to deliver youיְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹןye.shei.ze.vin.KhonH7804fromמִן־min-H4481my handsיְדָֽי׃ye.DaiH3028?”

16Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abednegoוְאָמְרִ֖יןve.'a.me.RinH5665 H560repliedעֲנ֗וֹa.NoH6032to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֑אle.mal.Ka'H4430, “O Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,weאֲנַ֧חְנָה'a.Nach.nahH586haveלָֽא־la'-H3809no needחַשְׁחִ֨יןchash.ChinH2818to answer youלַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃la.ha.ta.vu.TakhH8421inעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָ֛הde.NahH1836matterפִּתְגָ֖םpit.GamH6600.

17Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006the Godאֱלָהַ֙נָא֙'e.la.Ha.na'H426whomדִּֽי־di-H1768weאֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'H586serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399existsאִיתַ֗י'i.TaiH383,then He is ableיָכִ֖לya.KhilH3202to deliver usלְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָאle.shei.za.vu.Ta.na'H7804fromמִן־min-H4481the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּ֛אya.kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֧אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֨וּן'a.TunH861and fromוּמִן־u.min-H4481your handיְדָ֥ךְye.DakhH3028,O kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430יְשֵׁיזִֽב׃ye.shei.ZivH7804.

18But even ifוְהֵ֣ןve.HenH2006He does notלָ֔אLa'H3809,let itלֶהֱוֵא־le.he.ve'-H1934be knownיְדִ֥יעַye.Di.a'H3046to you,O kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,thatדִּ֤יdiH1768we will notלָא־ אִיתַ֣נָאla'- 'i.tay.na'H3809 H383serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399your godsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yiKhH426or worshipנִסְגֻּֽד׃ סnis.GudH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722statueוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755דִּ֥יdiH1768you have set upהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966לָ֥אla'H3809.”

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