Daniel 3:27-29
New English Translation
27 Once the satraps, prefects, governors, and ministers of the king had gathered around, they saw that those men were physically[a] unharmed by the fire.[b] The hair of their heads was not singed, nor were their trousers damaged. Not even the smell of fire was to be found on them!
28 Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed,[c] “Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent forth his angel[d] and has rescued his servants who trusted in him, ignoring[e] the edict of the king and giving up their bodies rather than[f] serve or pay homage to any god other than their God! 29 I hereby decree[g] that any people, nation, or language group that blasphemes[h] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, or Abednego will be dismembered and his home reduced to rubble! For there exists no other god who can deliver in this way.”
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- Daniel 3:27 tn Aram “in their bodies.”
- Daniel 3:27 tn Aram “the fire did not have power.”
- Daniel 3:28 tn Aram “answered and said.”
- Daniel 3:28 sn The king identifies the “son of the gods” (v. 25) as an angel. Comparable Hebrew expressions are used elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible for the members of God’s angelic assembly (see Gen 6:2, 4; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Pss 29:1; 89:6). An angel later comes to rescue Daniel from the lions (Dan 6:22).
- Daniel 3:28 tn Aram “they changed” or “violated.”
- Daniel 3:28 tn Aram “so that they might not.”
- Daniel 3:29 tn Aram “from me is placed an edict.”
- Daniel 3:29 tn Aram “speaks negligence.”
Daniel 3:27-29
New King James Version
27 And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men (A)on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.
28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His (B)Angel[a] and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God! 29 (C)Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the (D)God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be (E)cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; (F)because there is no other God who can deliver like this.”
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- Daniel 3:28 Or angel
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