3:1 尼布甲尼撒王造了一个金像，高六十肘，宽六肘，立在巴比伦省的杜拉平原。
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, its height sixty cubits and its width six cubits; he set it up in the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
3:2 尼布甲尼撒王差人将总督、司令、省长、审判长、财政官员、司法官员、审判官、和各省的官员，都招聚来，为尼布甲尼撒王所立的像，行开光之礼。
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent word to assemble the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the chief judges, the treasury officials, the law officials, the judges, and all the rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
3:3 于是总督、司令、省长、审判长、财政官员、司法官员、审判官、和各省的官员，都聚集了来，要为尼布甲尼撒王所立的像，行开光之礼，就站在尼布甲尼撒所立的像前。
Then the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the chief judges, the treasury officials, the law officials, the judges, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled themselves for the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
3:4 那时传令的，大声呼叫说，各族、各国、各方言的人哪，有令传与你们。
Then a herald proclaimed loudly, To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,
3:5 你们一听见角、笛、七弦琴、三角琴、瑟、风笛、和各样乐器的声音，就当俯伏敬拜尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像；
At the time that you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up;
3:6 凡不俯伏敬拜的，必立时扔在烈火的窑中。
And whoever does not fall down and worship shall be thrown into the midst of a blazing furnace of fire in that very hour.
3:7 因此各族、各国、各方言的人，一听见角、笛、七弦琴、三角琴、瑟、风笛、和各样乐器的声音，就都俯伏敬拜尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像。
Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
3:8 那时有几个迦勒底人，为此进前来控告犹大人。
Because of this at that time certain Chaldeans drew near and accused the Jews.
3:9 他们对尼布甲尼撒王说，愿王万岁！
They responded and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live forever!
3:10 王阿，你曾降旨说，凡听见角、笛、七弦琴、三角琴、瑟、风笛、和各样乐器声音的人，都当俯伏敬拜金像；
You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music shall fall down and worship the golden image;
3:11 凡不俯伏敬拜的，必扔在烈火的窑中。
And whoever does not fall down and worship shall be thrown into the midst of a blazing furnace of fire.
3:12 现在有几个犹大人，就是王所派管理巴比伦省事务的沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌，王阿，这些人不尊重你，不事奉你的神，也不敬拜你所立的金像。
There are certain Jews, whom you have appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon-Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego-these men have not respected you, O king; they do not serve your gods nor worship the golden image that you have set up.
3:13 当时尼布甲尼撒大发烈怒，吩咐人把沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌带过来；他们就把那些人带到王面前。
Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded men to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; then they brought these men before the king.
3:14 尼布甲尼撒问他们说，沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌，你们不事奉我的神，也不敬拜我所立的金像，是故意的么？
Nebuchadnezzar responded and said to them, Do you, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, purposely not serve my gods nor worship the golden image that I have set up?
3:15 如今你们一听见角、笛、七弦琴、三角琴、瑟、风笛、和各样乐器的声音，若立既俯伏敬拜我所造的像，却还可以；若不敬拜，必立时扔在烈火的窑中，谁是那能救你们脱离我手的神呢？
Now then, if, at the time when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you are ready to fall down and worship the image that I have made, very well; but if you do not worship, you will be thrown into the midst of a blazing furnace of fire in that very hour; and who is that god who will deliver you out of my hands?
3:16 沙得拉、米煞、亚伯尼歌回答王说，尼布甲尼撒阿，这件事我们不必回答你。
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, there is no need for us to give you an answer in this matter.
3:17 既便如此，我们所事奉的神，也能将我们从烈火的窑中救出来；王阿，祂必救我们脱离你的手。
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the blazing furnace of fire, and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king.
3:18 既或不然，王阿，你当知道，我们决不事奉你的神，也不敬拜你所立的金像。
But if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods nor worship the golden image that you have set up.
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