1 N ebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits or ninety feet and its breadth six cubits or nine feet. He set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

وَصَنَعَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ تِمثالاً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ طُولُهُ سِتُّونَ ذِراعاً، وَعَرضُهُ سِتُّ أذرُعٍ. وَنَصَبَهُ فِي وادِي دُورا فِي مُقاطَعَةِ بابِلَ.

2 T hen Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps, the deputies, the governors, the judges and chief stargazers, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs and lawyers, and all the chief officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

وَأصدَرَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ أمراً بِأنْ يَأتِيَ جَميعُ الوُلاةِ وَكِبارِ المَسؤُولِينَ وَالحُكّامِ وَالمُستَشارِينَ وَأُمَناءِ الخَزنَةِ وَالقُضاةِ وَضُبّاطِ الشُرطَةِ وَجَمِيعُ مُوَظَفِي المُقاطَعَةِ لِتَدشِينِ تِمثالِ الذَّهَبِ الَّذِي كانَ المَلِكُ قَد أمَرَ بِإقامَتِهِ.

3 T hen the satraps, the deputies, the governors, the judges and chief stargazers, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs and lawyers, and all the chief officials of the provinces were gathered together for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

فَاجتَمَعَ كُلُّ الوُلاةِ وَكِبارِ المَسؤُولِينَ وَالحُكّامِ وَالمُستَشارِينَ وَأُمَناءِ الخَزنَةِ وَالقُضاةِ وَضُبّاطِ الشُرطَةِ وَكُلُّ مُوَظَفِيِّ المُقاطَعَةِ الآخَرِينَ لأجلِ تَدشِينِ التِّمثالِ الَّذِي أمَرَ المَلِكُ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ بِإقامَتِهِ، وَوَقَفُوا أمامَ التِّمثالِ.

4 T hen the herald cried aloud, You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,

ثُمَّ أعلَنَ مُنادٍ بِصَوتٍ مُرتَفِعٍ وَقالَ: «أيَّتُها الشُّعُوبُ وَالأُمَمُ مِنْ جَميعِ اللُّغاتِ،

5 T hat when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer or bagpipe, and every kind of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

حِينَ تَسمَعُونَ أصْواتَ البُوقِ وَالنّايِ وَالقِيثارَةِ وَالرَّبابَةِ وَالقانُونِ وَالقِرْبَةِ وَغَيرِها مِنَ الآلاتِ، تَسجُدُونَ لِتِمثالِ الذَّهَبِ الَّذِي نَصَبَهُ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ.

6 A nd whoever does not fall down and worship shall that very hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

وَمَن لا يَسجُدُ لَهُ، سَيُقبَضُ عَلَيهِ فَوراً وَيُطرَحُ فِي فُرنٍ مُشتَعِلٍ.»

7 T herefore, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, dulcimer or bagpipe, and every kind of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

وَكانَ هُناكَ أُناسٌ مِنْ كُلِّ الشُّعُوبِ وَالأُمَمِ وَاللُّغاتِ، فَلَمّا سَمِعُوا صَوتَ البُوقِ وَالنّايِ وَالقانُونِ وَالقِيثاراتِ الكَبِيرَةِ وَالصَّغِيرَةِ وَالمِزمارِ وَأصواتِ الآلاتِ المُوسِيقِيَّةِ الأُخرَى، سَجَدُوا أمامَ تِمثالِ الذَّهَبِ الَّذِي نَصَبَهُ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ.

8 T herefore at that time certain men of Chaldean descent came near and brought accusations against the Jews.

فَذَهَبَ رِجالٌ كَلْدانِيُّونَ إلَى المَلِكِ وَاشتَكُوا عَلَى اليَهُودِ.

9 T hey said to King Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live forever!

وَقالُوا لِنَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ المَلِكِ: «أيُّها المَلِكُ، فَلتَعِشْ إلَى الأبَدِ!

10 Y ou, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer or bagpipe, and every kind of music shall fall down and worship the golden image,

أيُّها المَلِكُ، أنتَ أصدَرتَ أمراً بِأنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَسمَعُ صَوتَ البُوقِ وَالنّايِ وَالقانُونِ وَالقِيثاراتِ الكَبِيرَةِ وَالصَّغِيرَةِ وَالمِزمارِ وَالآلاتِ المُوسِيقِيَّةِ الأُخرَى، يَنبَغِي أنْ يَسجُدَ أمامَ تِمثالِ الذَّهَبِ.

11 A nd that whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

وَأنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ لا يَسجُدُ سَيُلقَى بِهِ إلَى فُرنٍ مُشتَعِلٍ.

12 T here are certain Jews whom you have appointed and set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, pay no attention to you; they do not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.

لَكِنْ هُناكَ رِجالٌ يَهُودٌ عَيَّنْتَهُمْ فِي مَراكِزَ عُلْيا فِي مُقاطَعَةِ بابِلَ، هُمْ شَدْرَخُ وَمِيشَخُ وَعَبْدُنَغُو، وَهُمْ يَتَجاهَلُونَ أمرَكَ وَلا يَعبُدُونَ إلَهَكَ، إذْ لَمْ يَسجُدُوا لِتِمثالِ الذَّهَبِ الَّذِي أمَرْتُ بِإقامَتِهِ.»

13 T hen Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; and these men were brought before the king.

فَاغتاظَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ عِندَما سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ وَقالَ غاضِباً: «أحضِرُوا شَدْرَخَ وَمِيشَخَ وَعَبْدَنَغُوَ إلَيَّ.» فَأحضَرُوا هَؤلاءِ الرِّجالَ أمامَ المَلِكِ.

14 N ebuchadnezzar said to them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden image which I have set up?

فَقالَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ: «يا شَدْرَخُ وَمِيشَخُ وَعَبْدَنَغُو، هَلْ صَحِيحٌ أنَّكُمْ لَمْ تُشارِكُوا فِي العِبادَةِ وَالسُّجُودِ لِتِمثالِ الذَّهَبِ الَّذِي نَصَبتُهُ؟

15 N ow if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer or bagpipe, and every kind of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, very good. But if you do not worship, you shall be cast at once into the midst of a burning fiery furnace, and who is that god who can deliver you out of my hands?

اسْتَعِدُّوا للِسُّجُودِ لِذَلِكَ التِّمثالِ فَورَ سَماعِ أصْواتِ البُوقِ وَالنّايِ وَالقِيثارَةِ وَالرَّبابَةِ وَالقانُونِ وَالقِرْبَةِ وَغَيرِها مِنَ الآلاتِ. فَإنْ لَمْ تَسجُدُوا، سَتُلقَوْنَ إلَى الفُرنِ المُشتَعِلِ! وَمَن هُوَ الإلَهُ الَّذِي يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يُنقِذَكُمْ مِنْ يَدَيَّ؟»

16 S hadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, it is not necessary for us to answer you on this point.

فَأجابَ شَدْرَخُ وَمِيشَخُ وَعَبْدَنَغُو المَلِكَ وَقالُوا: «يا نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ، لا نَحتاجُ أنْ نُجِيبَكَ عَنْ هَذا الأمرِ،

17 I f our God Whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, He will deliver us out of your hand, O king.

لأنَّ الإلَهَ الَّذِي نَعْبُدُهُ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يُنقِذَنا مِنكَ أيُّها المَلِكُ وَمِنَ الفُرنِ المُشتَعِلِ.

18 B ut if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up!

لَكِنْ حَتَّى إنْ لَمْ يُنقِذْنا، فَليَكُنْ مَعلُوماً لَدَيكَ أيُّها المَلِكُ بِأنَّنا لَنْ نَعْبُدَ آلِهَتَكَ ساجِدِينَ لِتِمثالِ الذَّهَبَ الَّذِي نَصَبتَهُ.»

19 T hen Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury and his facial expression was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Therefore he commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times hotter than it was usually heated.

فَغَضِبَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ غَضَباً شَدِيداً، وَعَبَسَ وَجهُهُ أمامَ شَدْرَخَ وَمِيشَخَ وَعَبْدَنَغُوَ، وَأمَرَ بِأنْ يُحَمَّى الفُرْنُ سَبعَةَ أضعافٍ.

20 A nd he commanded the strongest men in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

وَأمَرَ بَعضَ الجُنُودِ فِي جَيشِهِ بِأنْ يَربِطُوا شَدْرَخَ وَمِيشَخَ وَعَبْدَنَغُوَ وَيُلقُوهُمْ إلَى الفُرنِ المُشتَعِلِ.

21 T hen these men were bound in their cloaks, their tunics or undergarments, their turbans, and their other clothing, and they were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

فَرَبَطُوهُمْ وَهُمْ مُرتَدُونَ قُمصانَهُمْ وَسَراوِيلَهُمْ وَعَمائِمَهُمْ وَثِيابَهُمْ كامِلَةً، وَألقَوْا بِهِمْ إلَى الفُرنِ المُشتَعِلِ.

22 T herefore because the king’s commandment was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame and sparks from the fire killed those men who handled Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

وَلِضَرورَةِ الإسراعِ بِتَنفِيذِ أمرِ المَلِكِ وَلأنَّ الفُرنَ حُمِّيَ سَبعَةَ أضعافٍ عَنِ المُعتادِ، فَإنَّ الجُنُودَ الَّذيِنَ ألقَوْا شَدْرَخَ وَمِيشَخَ وَعَبْدَنَغُوَ إلَى الفُرنِ احتَرَقُوا حَتَّى المَوتِ مِنْ لَهَبِ النّارِ.

23 A nd these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the burning fiery furnace.

وَسَقَطَ الرِّجالُ الثَّلاثَةُ – شَدرَخُ وَمِيشَخُ وَعَبْدَنَغُو – مُوثَقِينَ فِي الفُرنِ.

24 T hen Nebuchadnezzar the king was astounded, and he jumped up and said to his counselors, Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered, True, O king.

حِينَئِذٍ، اندَهَشَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ وَقَفَزَ مُسرِعاً وَقالَ لِمُرافِقِيهِ: «ألَمْ نُلقِ ثَلاثَةَ رِجالٍ مُوثَقِينَ إلَى الفُرنِ؟» فَأجابُوا: «نَعَمْ، هُوَ كَذَلِكَ أيُّها المَلِكُ.»

25 H e answered, Behold, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt! And the form of the fourth is like a son of the gods!

فَقالَ المَلِكُ: «فَلِماذا أرَى أربَعَةَ رِجالٍ مَحلُولِينَ يَتَمَشُّونَ فِي النّارِ دُونَ أنْ يُصِيبَهُمْ أذَىً؟ وَكَذَلِكَ يَظهَرُ الرّابِعُ شَبِيهاً بِابنِ الآلِهَةِ.»

26 T hen Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace 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 from the midst of the fire.

ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ إلَى بَوّابَةِ الفُرنِ المُشتَعِلِ وَقالَ: «يا شَدْرَخُ وَمِيشَخُ وَعَبْدَنَغُو، يا عَبِيدَ اللهِ العَلِيِّ، اخرُجُوا.» فَخَرَجَ شَدْرَخُ وَمِيشَخُ وَعَبْدَنَغُو مِنَ النّارِ.

27 A nd the satraps, the deputies, the governors, and the king’s counselors gathered around together and saw these men—that the fire had no power upon their bodies, nor was the hair of their head singed; neither were their garments scorched or changed in color or condition, nor had even the smell of smoke clung to them.

حِينَئِذٍ، اجتَمَعَ كُلُّ الوُلاةِ وَكِبارِ المَسؤُولِينَ وَالحُكّامِ وَمُرافِقِي المَلِكِ حَولَهُمْ، وَرَأَوْا أنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ للِنّارِ أثَرٌ عَلَى أجسادِهِمْ، حَتَّى إنَّ شَعرَ رُؤوسِهِمْ لَمْ يَحتَرِقْ، وَثِيابَهُمْ لَمْ تَتَأثَّرْ، بَلْ إنَّ رائِحَةَ النّارِ لَمْ تَعلَقْ بِثِيابِهِمْ.

28 T hen Nebuchadnezzar said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, Who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who believed in, trusted in, and relied on Him! And they set aside the king’s command and yielded their bodies rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

حِينَئِذٍ، قالَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ: «مُبارَكٌ إلَهُ شَدْرَخَ وَمِيشَخَ وَعَبْدَنَغُوَ الَّذِي أرسَلَ مَلاكَهُ لِيُنقِذَ خُدّامَهُ الَّذِينَ يَثِقُونَ بِهِ، وَالَّذِينَ هَزِئُوا بِمَرسُومِ المَلِكِ مُخاطِرِينَ بِحَياتِهِمْ لِئَلّا يَعبُدُوا أوْ يَسجُدُوا لِأيِّ إلَهٍ آخَرَ غَيرِ إلَهِهِمْ.

29 T herefore I make a decree that any people, nation, and language that speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces and their houses be made a dunghill, for there is no other God who can deliver in this way!

وَالآنَ أنا آمُرُ بِأنَّ أيَّ إنْسانٍ مِنْ أيِّ شَعْبٍ أوْ أُمَّةٍ أوْ لُغَةٍ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِسُوءٍ عَنْ إلَهِ شَدْرَخَ وَمِيشَخَ وَعَبْدَنَغُوَ، سَيُمَزَّقُ تَمزِيقاً، وَسَيُصادَرُ بَيتُهُ وَيُحَوَّلُ إلَى مَزبَلَةٍ، لأنَّهُ لا يُوجَدُ إلَهٌ آخَرُ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يُنقِذَ شَعبَهُ هَكَذا.»

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

وَهَكَذا رَفَعَ المَلِكُ مِنْ مَقامِ شَدْرَخَ وَمِيشَخَ وَعَبْدَنَغُوَ فِي مُقاطَعَةِ بابِلَ.