# Daniel 3

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/daniel/3

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. King Nebuchadnezzar fashioned a golden image sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, then erected it on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
2. King Nebuchadnezzar summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, judges, treasurers, counselors, magistrates, and all the provincial rulers to the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
3. Then the satraps, prefects, governors, judges, treasurers, counselors, magistrates, and all the provincial rulers assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected, and they stood before it.
4. Then a herald shouted loudly, "Peoples, nations, and languages, you are commanded,"
5. Whenever you hear the sound of horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and every kind of music, prostrate yourselves and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has erected.
6. Whoever does not bow down and worship will immediately be thrown into the middle of a blazing fiery furnace.
7. Therefore, at that time, when all peoples heard the sound of horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and every kind of music, everyone from every nation and language bowed low and worshiped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8. At that time, some Chaldeans approached and brought charges against the Jews.
9. They replied to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, live forever."
10. You, O king, have issued a decree that whoever hears the sound of horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, or any kind of music must bow down and worship the golden image.
11. and whoever does not bow down and worship will be thrown into the heart of a blazing fiery furnace.
12. Certain Jews whom you set over Babylon province's administration—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—O king, these men disregard you: they neither serve your gods nor honor the golden image you have erected.
13. Nebuchadnezzar, filled with rage and fury, ordered Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego brought before him. So they presented these men to the king.
14. Nebuchadnezzar replied to them, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do you deliberately refuse to serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have erected?"
15. Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and every kind of music, to bow down and worship the image I have made—fine. But if you refuse to worship it, you will be thrown right then into the heart of a blazing furnace. Who is the god who can rescue you from my power?
16. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, "Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to answer you concerning this matter."
17. If that is the case, our God whom we serve can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king.
18. But if not, know this, O king: we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have erected.
19. Nebuchadnezzar grew furious, and his face twisted in anger toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He therefore ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual.
20. He ordered elite warriors from his forces to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, then hurl them into the blazing furnace.
21. Then these men were bound in their mantles, leggings, headdresses, and other garments, and thrown into the middle of the blazing fiery furnace.
22. Because the king's command was urgent and the furnace burned fiercely hot, the flames killed those men who carried Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
23. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fell bound into the center of the blazing furnace.
24. King Nebuchadnezzar was stunned and stood up abruptly. He said to his officials, "Did we not throw three bound men into the heart of the fire?" They replied to the king, "Yes, O king."
25. He replied, "Look, I see four men unbound, walking in the fire unharmed, and the fourth has the appearance of a son of the gods."
26. Nebuchadnezzar approached the entrance of the blazing furnace and called, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of God Most High, come out and come here." Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego emerged from the midst of the fire.
27. The satraps, prefects, governors, and royal officials assembled and saw that the fire held no power over these men's bodies, no hair on their heads was singed, their garments remained unchanged, and no smell of fire clung to them.
28. Nebuchadnezzar declared, "Blessed is the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who sent his angel and rescued his servants, those who trusted in him; they defied the king's command and risked their lives so as not to serve or worship any god except their own."
29. Therefore I issue this decree: everyone among any people, nation, or language who says anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be torn apart, their houses turned to refuse heaps, because no other god can rescue like this.
30. The king advanced Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego within the province of Babylon.

## Nearby chapters

[Daniel 2](https://www.lumin.faith/read/daniel/2.md)
[Daniel 4](https://www.lumin.faith/read/daniel/4.md)

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