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Daniel 3 God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
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1 El rey Nabucodonosor hizo una estatua de oro de 27 metros de altura y 2,7 metros de anchura. La levantó en la llanura de Dura en la provincia de Babilonia.
1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
2 El rey Nabucodonosor ordenó que se reunieran los sátrapas, prefectos, gobernadores, jueces, tesoreros, consejeros, magistrados y todos los altos funcionarios de las provincias para que fueran a la consagración de la estatua que el rey Nabucodonosor levantó.
2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
3 Los sátrapas, prefectos, gobernadores, jueces, tesoreros, consejeros, magistrados y todos los altos funcionarios de las provincias fueron reunidos para la consagración de la estatua que el rey Nabucodonosor hizo. Se presentaron ante la estatua que el rey Nabucodonosor levantó.
3 Then the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces were gathered together to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4 Entonces el heraldo pregonó a gran voz: Pueblos, naciones y lenguas:
4 Then the herald cried aloud, “To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,
5 ¡Se ordena que al oír el son de la corneta, el silbato, el tamboril, el arpa, el salterio, la zampoña y todo instrumento de música, se postren y adoren la estatua de oro que el rey Nabucodonosor levantó!
5 that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.
6 ¡El que no se postre en adoración será echado dentro de un horno de fuego ardiente en la misma hora!
6 Whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace the same hour.”
7 Por lo cual, al momento cuando los diversos pueblos oyeron el son de la corneta, el silbato, el tamboril, el arpa, el salterio, la zampoña y todo instrumento de música, los pueblos de toda nación y lengua se postraron y adoraron la estatua de oro que el rey Nabucodonosor levantó.
7 Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
8 Con tal motivo, algunos varones caldeos llegaron en aquel momento y acusaron maliciosamente a los judíos.
8 Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near and brought accusation against the Jews.
9 Pidieron la palabra y dijeron al rey Nabucodonosor: ¡Oh rey, vive para siempre!
9 They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!
10 Tú, oh rey, decretaste que todo hombre que oiga el son de la corneta, el silbato, el tamboril, el arpa, el salterio, la zampoña y todo instrumento de música, se postre y adore la estatua de oro,
10 You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music shall fall down and worship the golden image;
11 y el que no se postre en adoración sea echado dentro del horno de fuego ardiente.
11 and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.
12 Pero hay ciertos varones judíos a quienes encomendaste la administración de la provincia de Babilonia: Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego. Estos hombres, oh rey, no te prestan atención, ni adoran a tus ʼelahs, ni adoran la estatua de oro que tú levantaste.
12 There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, and don’t worship the golden image which you have set up.”
13 Entonces Nabucodonosor, con cólera y furor, mandó traer a Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego, los cuales fueron llevados de inmediato ante el rey.
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king.
14 Nabucodonosor tomó la palabra y les dijo: Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego: ¿Es verdad que ustedes no rinden culto a mis ʼelahs, ni adoran la estatua de oro que levanté?
14 Nebuchadnezzar answered them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t serve my gods and you don’t worship the golden image which I have set up?
15 Ahora pues, si al oír el son de la corneta, el silbato, el tamboril, el arpa, el salterio, la zampoña y todo instrumento de música, están dispuestos a postrarse en adoración ante la estatua que hice, les irá bien. Pero si no la adoran serán echados en medio del horno de fuego ardiente en la misma hora. ¿Y cuál ʼelah los podrá librar de mis manos?
15 Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, good; but if you don’t worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. Who is that god who will deliver you out of my hands?”
16 Entonces Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego respondieron al rey Nabucodonosor: No necesitamos responderte con respecto a este asunto.
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
17 ¡Si es así, nuestro ʼElah a Quien servimos, puede librarnos! Él tiene poder, oh rey, para librarnos del horno de fuego ardiente y nos librará de tu mano.
17 If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.
18 Y aunque no lo haga, oh rey, entiende que tampoco rendiremos culto a tus ʼelahs, ni nos postraremos ante la estatua de oro que levantaste.
18 But 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.”
19 Entonces Nabucodonosor, con el rostro alterado y lleno de furia contra Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego, ordenó que el horno fuera calentado siete veces más de lo acostumbrado.
19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
20 Mandó a algunos valientes guerreros de su ejército que ataran a Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego, y los echaran al horno de fuego ardiente.
20 He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21 Entonces estos hombres fueron atados con sus calzones, sus túnicas, sus turbantes y sus mantos, y fueron echados en medio del horno de fuego ardiente.
21 Then these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes, and were cast into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
22 Como la orden del rey era apremiante, y el horno estaba demasiado caliente, las llamas quemaron a los hombres que lanzaron a Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego
22 Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
23 mientras los tres varones, Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego, caían atados dentro del horno de fuego ardiente.
23 These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
24 Entonces el rey Nabucodonosor, estupefacto, se levantó de repente y preguntó a sus altos oficiales: ¿No fueron tres los varones que cayeron atados dentro del fuego? Ellos respondieron al rey: Ciertamente, oh rey.
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.”
25 Pero él respondió: ¡Miren! Veo a cuatro varones sueltos que se pasean en medio del fuego sin sufrir algún daño, y el aspecto del cuarto es semejante a un hijo de los ʼelahs.
25 He answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.”
26 Nabucodonosor se acercó a la puerta del horno de fuego ardiente y gritó: ¡Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego, esclavos del ʼElah Altísimo, salgan y vengan! Y Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego salieron de en medio del fuego.
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke 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 of the middle of the fire.
27 Los sátrapas, prefectos, gobernadores y altos oficiales del rey se reunieron alrededor y vieron que el fuego no hizo daño a aquellos varones. Ni siquiera los cabellos de sus cabezas estaban chamuscados, sus ropas estaban intactas y no tenían olor de fuego.
27 The local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counselors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power on their bodies. The hair of their head wasn’t singed. Their pants weren’t changed. The smell of fire wasn’t even on them.
28 Entonces Nabucodonosor exclamó: ¡Bendito sea el ʼElah de Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego, que envió su Ángel y libró a sus esclavos que confiaron en Él, y no cumplieron el edicto del rey! ¡Prefirieron entregar sus cuerpos que servir y adorar a otro ʼelah que no era su ʼElah!
28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God.
29 Decreto, pues, que todo pueblo, nación o lengua que pronuncie blasfemia contra el ʼElah de Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego, sea descuartizado y su casa convertida en muladar, por cuanto no hay ʼelah como Éste que pueda librar.
29 Therefore I make a decree that every people, nation, and language which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill, because there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.”
30 El rey engrandeció a Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego en la provincia de Babilonia.
30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 16:20; Habakkuk 2:19; Isaiah 46:6; Hosea 8:4; Acts 19:26
- 2 Daniel 3:27; Proverbs 29:12; Daniel 6:1–4; Exodus 32:4–6; Daniel 6:6–7
- 3 Revelation 17:17; Revelation 17:13; Revelation 13:13–16; Romans 1:21–28; Romans 3:11
- 4 Daniel 6:25; Daniel 4:1; Micah 6:16; Daniel 4:14; Hosea 5:11
- 5 Daniel 3:15; Daniel 3:10; Daniel 3:7
- 6 Matthew 13:50; Matthew 13:42; Jeremiah 29:22; Daniel 3:15; Daniel 3:11
- 7 1 John 5:19; Revelation 12:9; Revelation 13:8; Revelation 13:3; Revelation 17:8
- 8 Ezra 4:12–16; Daniel 6:12–13; Esther 3:8–9; Daniel 2:10; Acts 16:20–22
- 9 Daniel 5:10; Daniel 6:6; Daniel 6:21; Daniel 2:4; Daniel 3:4–5
- 10 Daniel 3:4–7; Esther 3:12–14; Daniel 6:12; Psalm 94:20; Exodus 1:22
- 12 Daniel 6:13; Daniel 2:49; Acts 17:7; Proverbs 27:4; 1 Samuel 18:7–11
- 13 Daniel 3:19; Daniel 2:12; Esther 3:5–6; 1 Samuel 20:30–33; Proverbs 17:12
- 14 Jeremiah 50:2; Daniel 3:1; Isaiah 46:1; Daniel 4:8; Exodus 21:13–14
- 15 Acts 5:29; 2 Chronicles 32:15–17; Daniel 3:17; Exodus 5:2; 2 Kings 18:35
- 16 Daniel 1:7; Daniel 3:12
- 17 Romans 8:31; Luke 1:37; Hebrews 7:25; Psalm 27:1–2; Isaiah 26:3–4
- 18 Acts 5:29–32; Matthew 10:39; Revelation 2:10–11; Matthew 10:32–33; Luke 12:3–9
- 19 Daniel 3:13; Leviticus 26:24; Leviticus 26:28; Proverbs 21:24; Acts 5:33
- 20 Acts 16:25; Daniel 3:15; Acts 16:23; Acts 12:4–5
- 22 Proverbs 11:8; Proverbs 21:18; Acts 12:19; Matthew 27:5; Daniel 6:24
- 23 Jeremiah 38:6; Daniel 6:16–17; Psalm 34:19; Psalm 124:1–5; Psalm 66:11–12
- 24 Daniel 6:22; Daniel 6:7; Acts 26:13; Daniel 3:17; Daniel 3:9–10
- 25 Isaiah 43:2; Acts 28:5; Mark 16:18; Psalm 91:3–9; Job 1:6
- 26 Daniel 3:17; Daniel 4:2; Revelation 19:5; Isaiah 52:12; Genesis 14:18
- 27 Isaiah 43:2; Hebrews 11:34; Isaiah 26:11; Psalm 83:18; Matthew 10:30
- 28 Romans 14:7–8; Psalm 34:7–8; Psalm 84:11–12; Exodus 20:5; Revelation 12:11
- 29 Daniel 2:5; Daniel 6:26–27; Psalm 76:10; Deuteronomy 32:31; Ezra 6:11
- 30 1 Samuel 2:30; Daniel 2:49; Daniel 3:12; Psalm 91:14; John 12:26
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… seen with those who were around Ananias, Azarias, Mishael, as present with them in the furnace of fire, in the burning, and preserving them from [the effects of] fire: "And the appearance of the fourth," it is said, "was like to the Son of God." At another time [He is represented as] "a stone cut out of the mountain without …
Let us fear that death which the three men feared when they said to the king, "God is able to deliver us even from that flame; and if not," etc. There was there the fear of that death which the Lord now threatens, when they said, But also if He be not willing openly to deliver us, He can crown …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
… willing even to permit them to be burnt; lest, if this should come to pass, they might seem to be speaking falsehoods; they add this also and say, "If this happen not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we serve not thy gods." For had they said, "Sins are the cause of His not delivering us, should He …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
and, lo, I do see four walking in the midst of the fire, and the fourth is like the Son of God." Neither the nature of any created thing, therefore, nor the weakness of the flesh, can prevail against the will of God.
And who else save the three men Ananias, Azariah, and Mishael, ever walked about unharmed in flames that blazed and did not burn?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)