New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 3:24-30

24Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430was astoundedתְּוַ֖הּte.VahH8429and stoodH6966upH6966quicklyבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֑הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927;he saidH560to his counselorsלְהַדָּֽבְר֗וֹהִיle.ha.da.ve.Ro.hiH1907, “Was it not threeתְּלָתָ֜אte.la.Ta'H8532menגֻבְרִ֨יןguv.RinH1400thatwe threwרְמֵ֤ינָאre.Mei.na'H7412boundמְכַפְּתִ֔יןme.kha.pe.TinH3729into the middleלְגוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of the fireנוּרָא֙nu.Ra'H5135?”They repliedH6032to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430, “Absolutelyיַצִּיבָ֖אya.tzi.Va'H3330,O kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.”

25He respondedעָנֵ֣ה וְאָמַ֗ר'a.Neh ve.'a.MarH6032 H560, “Lookהָֽא־ha'-H1888!I seeחָזֵ֜הcha.ZehH2370fourאַרְבְּעָ֗ה'ar.be.'AhH703menגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400untiedשְׁרַ֙יִן֙she.Ra.yinH8271andwalkingמַהְלְכִ֣יןmah.le.KhinH1981aboutH1981in the middleבְּגֽוֹא־be.goy'-H1459of the fireנוּרָ֔אnu.Ra'H5135unharmedוַחֲבָ֖ל לָא־va.cha.Val la'-H3809 H2257,and the appearanceוְרֵוֵהּ֙ve.re.VehH7299of the fourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.ya'H7244is likeדָּמֵ֖הda.MehH1821a sonלְבַר־le.var-H1247of thegodsאֱלָהִֽין׃ ס'e.la.HinH426!”

26Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020cameH7127nearH7127to the doorלִתְרַע֮lit.Ra'H8651of the furnaceאַתּ֣וּן'a.TunH861of blazingיָקִֽדְתָּא֒ya.kid.Ta'H3345fireנוּרָ֣אnu.Ra'H5135;he saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560, “Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֨ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֧ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665,comeH5312outH5312,you servantsעַבְד֛וֹהִיav.Do.hiH5649of theMostעִלָּאָ֖הi.la.ya'H5943HighH5943Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426,and comeוֶאֱת֑וֹve.'e.ToH858hereH5312!”Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֛ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665cameH5312outH5312of the middleגּ֥וֹאGo'H1459of the fireנוּרָֽא׃nu.Ra'H5135.

27Thesatrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞א'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'H324,the prefectsסִגְנַיָּ֣אsig.nai.Ya'H5460,the governorsוּפַחֲוָתָא֮u.fa.cha.va.Ta'H6347,and the king’sמַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'H4430counselorsוְהַדָּבְרֵ֣יve.ha.da.ve.ReiH1907gatheredוּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁיןU.mit.ka.ne.shinH3673togetherH3673andsawחָזַ֣יִןcha.Za.yinH2370that thefireנוּרָ֜אnu.Ra'H5135hadH7981noלָֽא־la'-H3809effectH7981onthe bodiesבְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןbe.gesh.me.HonH1655of theseאִלֵּ֡ךְ'i.LekhH479menלְגֻבְרַיָּ֣אle.guv.rai.Ya'H1400,norלָ֣אla'H3809was the hairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177of their headsרֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙re.she.hOnH7217singedהִתְחָרַ֔ךְhit.cha.RakhH2761,norלָ֣אla'H3809were theirtrousersוְסָרְבָּלֵיה֖וֹןve.sa.re.ba.lei.HonH5622damagedשְׁנ֑וֹshe.NoH8133,norלָ֥אla'H3809had eventhe smellוְרֵ֣יחַve.Rei.achH7382of fireנ֔וּרNurH5135touchedעֲדָ֖ת'a.DatH5709them.

28Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020respondedעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560, “Blessedבְּרִ֤יךְbe.RikhH1289be theGodאֱלָהֲהוֹן֙'e.la.ha.hOnH426of Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665,whoH1768hassentשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7972His angelמַלְאֲכֵהּ֙mal.'a.KhehH4398and rescuedוְשֵׁיזִ֣בve.shei.ZivH7804His servantsלְעַבְד֔וֹהִיle.'av.Do.hiH5649whoH1768putH7365theirtrustH7365in Him,violatingשַׁנִּ֔יוsha.NivH8133the king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430commandוּמִלַּ֤תu.mi.LatH4406,and surrenderedוִיהַ֣בוּvi.Ha.vuH3052their bodiesגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹןgesh.mei.honH1655ratherלָֽא־la'-H1768 H3809thanוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809serveיִפְלְח֤וּןyif.le.ChunH6399or worshipיִסְגְּדוּן֙yis.ge.DunH5457anyלְכָל־le.kholH3606godאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426exceptלָהֵ֖ןla.HenH3861their own Godלֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן׃le.La.ha.HonH426.

29Therefore Imakeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942that anyכָל־khol-H3606peopleעַ֨ם'amH5972,nationאֻמָּ֜ה'u.MahH524, or population of anylanguageוְלִשָּׁ֗ןve.li.ShanH3961that speaksיֵאמַ֤רye.MarH560anything offensiveשָׁלוּ֙she.lahH7960againstעַ֣ל'alH5922the Godאֱלָהֲה֗וֹן'e.la.ha.HonH426ofShadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665shall be tornיִתְעֲבֵ֔דyit.'a.VedH5648limbH1917from limbH1917and theirhousesוּבַיְתֵ֖הּu.vay.TehH1005madeיִשְׁתַּוֵּ֑הyish.ta.VehH7739a rubbishH5122heapH5122,becauseקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903 H1768thereH383isH383noלָ֤אla'H3809otherאָחֳרָ֔ן'o.cho.RanH321godאֱלָ֣ה'e.LahH426whoH1768is ableיִכֻּ֥לyi.KulH3202to saveלְהַצָּלָ֖הle.ha.tza.LahH5338in thisכִּדְנָֽה׃kid.NahH1836way.”

30Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116the kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430made Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֛ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665prosperousהַצְלַ֛חhatz.LachH6744in the provinceבִּמְדִינַ֥תbim.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ פba.VelH895.

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