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Daniel 3

The golden statue and the fiery furnace

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Dn 3:1Nabuchodonosor rēx fēcit statuam auream, altitūdine cubitōrum sexāgintā, lātitūdine cubitōrum sex, et statuit eam in campō Dūra, prōvinciae Babylōnis.King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue, sixty cubits in height, six cubits in breadth, and set it up in the plain of Dura, of the province of Babylon. Dn 3:2Itaque Nabuchodonosor rēx mīsit ad congregandōs satrapās, magistrātūs, et jūdicēs, ducēs, et tyrannōs, et praefectōs, omnēsque prīncipēs regiōnum, ut convenīrent ad dēdicātiōnem statuae quam ērēxerat Nabuchodonosor rēx.And so King Nebuchadnezzar sent to gather the satraps, magistrates, and judges, generals, and princes, and prefects, and all the chiefs of the regions, so that they should come together to the dedication of the statue which King Nebuchadnezzar had raised. Dn 3:3Tunc congregātī sunt satrapae, magistrātūs, et jūdicēs, ducēs, et tyrannī, et optimātēs, quī erant in potestātibus cōnstitūtī, et ūniversī prīncipēs regiōnum, ut convenīrent ad dēdicātiōnem statuae, quam ērēxerat Nabuchodonosor rēx.Then were gathered the satraps, magistrates, and judges, generals, and princes, and nobles, who had been set in positions of power, and all the chiefs of the regions, so that they should come together to the dedication of the statue which King Nebuchadnezzar had raised.

Dn 3:3Stābant autem in cōnspectū statuae, quam posuerat Nabuchodonosor rēx: et praecō clāmābat valenter: Vōbīs dīcitur populīs, tribubus, et linguīs: in hōrā quā audieritis sonitum tubae, et fistulae, et citharae, sambūcae, et psaltēriī, et symphōniae, et ūniversī generis mūsicōrum, cadentēs adōrāte statuam auream, quam cōnstituit Nabuchodonosor rēx.And they were standing in the sight of the statue which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up: and a herald was crying out mightily: "It is said to you, peoples, tribes, and tongues: in the hour in which you hear the sound of the trumpet, and of the pipe, and of the lyre, of the sambuca, and of the psaltery, and of the symphonia, and of every kind of musical instrument, falling down, worship the golden statue which King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Dn 3:6Sī quis autem nōn prōstrātus adōrāverit, eādem hōrā mittētur in fornācem ignis ārdentis.But if anyone does not prostrate himself and worship, in the same hour he will be sent into the furnace of burning fire." Dn 3:7Post haec igitur, statim ut audiērunt omnēs populī sonitum tubae, fistulae, et citharae, sambūcae, et psaltēriī, et symphōniae, et omnis generis mūsicōrum, cadentēs omnēs populī, tribūs, et linguae adōrāvērunt statuam auream, quam cōnstituerat Nabuchodonosor rēx.After these things therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the trumpet, the pipe, and the lyre, the sambuca, and the psaltery, and the symphonia, and of every kind of musical instrument, falling down, all the peoples, tribes, and tongues worshipped the golden statue which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Dn 3:8Statimque in ipsō tempore accēdentēs virī Chaldaeī accūsāvērunt Jūdaeōs: dīxēruntque Nabuchodonosor rēgī: Rēx, in aeternum vīve!And at once, at that very time, approaching, Chaldean men accused the Jews: and they said to King Nebuchadnezzar: "King, live for ever! Dn 3:10Tū, rēx, posuistī dēcrētum, ut omnis homō, quī audierit sonitum tubae, fistulae, et citharae, sambūcae, et psaltēriī, et symphōniae, et ūniversī generis mūsicōrum, prōsternat sē, et adōret statuam auream: sī quis autem nōn prōcidēns adōrāverit, mittātur in fornācem ignis ārdentis.You, king, have laid down a decree, that every man who hears the sound of the trumpet, the pipe, and the lyre, the sambuca, and the psaltery, and the symphonia, and of every kind of musical instrument, should prostrate himself, and worship the golden statue: but if anyone does not fall down and worship, he should be sent into the furnace of burning fire. Dn 3:12Sunt ergō virī Jūdaeī, quōs cōnstituistī super opera regiōnis Babylōnis, Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago: virī istī contempsērunt, rēx, dēcrētum tuum: deōs tuōs nōn colunt, et statuam auream, quam ērēxistī, nōn adōrant.There are, then, Jewish men, whom you have appointed over the works of the region of Babylon, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago: these men have despised, king, your decree: your gods they do not worship, and the golden statue which you have raised they do not adore."

Dn 3:13Tunc Nabuchodonosor, in furōre et in īrā, praecēpit ut addūcerentur Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago: quī cōnfestim adductī sunt in cōnspectū rēgis.Then Nebuchadnezzar, in fury and in anger, ordered that Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago be brought: and they were straightaway brought into the sight of the king. Dn 3:14Prōnūntiānsque Nabuchodonosor rēx, ait eīs: Vērēnē Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago, deōs meōs nōn colitis, et statuam auream, quam cōnstituī, nōn adōrātis?And pronouncing, King Nebuchadnezzar said to them: "Is it true, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, that you do not worship my gods, and do not adore the golden statue which I have set up? Dn 3:15Nunc ergō sī estis parātī, quācumque hōrā audieritis sonitum tubae, fistulae, citharae, sambūcae, et psaltēriī, et symphōniae, omnisque generis mūsicōrum, prōsternite vōs, et adōrāte statuam, quam fēcī: quod sī nōn adōrāveritis, eādem hōrā mittēminī in fornācem ignis ārdentis: et quis est Deus, quī ēripiet vōs dē manū meā?Now therefore, if you are ready, at whatever hour you hear the sound of the trumpet, the pipe, the lyre, the sambuca, and the psaltery, and the symphonia, and of every kind of musical instrument, prostrate yourselves, and adore the statue which I have made: but if you do not adore, in the same hour you will be sent into the furnace of burning fire: and who is the God who will snatch you from my hand?"

Dn 3:16Respondentēs Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago, dīxērunt rēgī Nabuchodonosor: Nōn oportet nōs dē hāc rē respondēre tibi.Answering, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago said to King Nebuchadnezzar: "It is not needful for us to answer you about this matter. Dn 3:17Ecce enim Deus noster, quem colimus, potest ēripere nōs dē camīnō ignis ārdentis, et dē manibus tuīs, ō rēx, līberāre.For look, our God, whom we worship, is able to snatch us from the furnace of burning fire, and to free us from your hands, O king. Dn 3:18Quod sī nōluerit, notum sit tibi, rēx, quia deōs tuōs nōn colimus, et statuam auream, quam ērēxistī, nōn adōrāmus.But if he will not, let it be known to you, king, that we do not worship your gods, and the golden statue which you have raised we do not adore." Dn 3:19Tunc Nabuchodonosor replētus est furōre, et aspectus faciēī illīus immūtātus est super Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago: et praecēpit ut succenderētur fornāx septuplum quam succendī cōnsuēverat.Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, and the look of his face was changed against Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago: and he ordered that the furnace be heated sevenfold more than it had been accustomed to be heated.

Dn 3:20Et virīs fortissimīs dē exercitū suō jussit ut ligātīs pedibus Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago, mitterent eōs in fornācem ignis ārdentis.And he ordered the strongest men of his army that, the feet of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago having been bound, they should send them into the furnace of burning fire. Dn 3:21Et cōnfestim virī illī vinctī, cum braccīs suīs, et tiārīs, et calceāmentīs, et vestibus, missī sunt in medium fornācis ignis ārdentis: nam jussiō rēgis urgēbat.And straightaway those men, bound, with their trousers, and turbans, and shoes, and clothes, were sent into the middle of the furnace of burning fire: for the order of the king was pressing. Dn 3:22Fornāx autem succēnsa erat nimis: porrō virōs illōs, quī mīserant Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago, interfēcit flamma ignis.But the furnace had been heated exceedingly: and those men who had sent Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago in, the flame of the fire killed. Dn 3:23Virī autem hī trēs, id est, Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago, cecidērunt in mediō camīnō ignis ārdentis, colligātī.But these three men, that is, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, fell into the middle of the furnace of burning fire, bound together. Dn 3:24Et ambulābant in mediō flammae, laudantēs Deum, et benedīcentēs Dominō.And they were walking in the middle of the flame, praising God, and blessing the Lord.

Dn 3:25Stāns autem Azarīās ōrāvit sīc, aperiēnsque ōs suum in mediō ignis, ait: [Benedictus es, Domine Deus patrum nostrōrum, et laudābile, et glōriōsum nōmen tuum in saecula: quia jūstus es in omnibus, quae fēcistī nōbīs, et ūniversa opera tua vēra, et viae tuae rēctae, et omnia jūdicia tua vēra.And Azarias, standing, prayed thus, and opening his mouth in the middle of the fire, said: ["Blessed are you, Lord God of our fathers, and praiseworthy and glorious is your name for ever: because you are just in all things which you have done to us, and all your works true, and your ways right, and all your judgements true. Dn 3:28Jūdicia enim vēra fēcistī jūxtā omnia, quae indūxistī super nōs, et super cīvitātem sānctam patrum nostrōrum Jerūsalem: quia in vēritāte et in jūdiciō indūxistī omnia haec propter peccāta nostra.For you have made true judgements according to all things which you have brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fathers, Jerusalem: because in truth and in judgement you have brought all these things on account of our sins. Dn 3:29Peccāvimus enim, et inīquē ēgimus recēdentēs ā tē, et dēlīquimus in omnibus: et praecepta tua nōn audīvimus, nec observāvimus, nec fēcimus sīcut praecēperās nōbīs ut bene nōbīs esset.For we have sinned, and acted wickedly, departing from you, and we have offended in all things: and your commandments we have not heard, nor kept, nor done as you had commanded us, so that it might be well with us.

Dn 3:31Omnia ergō, quae indūxistī super nōs, et ūniversa quae fēcistī nōbīs, in vērō jūdiciō fēcistī;All things therefore which you have brought upon us, and everything which you have done to us, you have done in true judgement; Dn 3:32Et trādidistī nōs in manibus inimīcōrum nostrōrum inīquōrum, et pessimōrum, praevāricātōrumque, et rēgī injūstō, et pessimō ultrā omnem terram.and you have handed us over into the hands of our enemies, wicked, and most evil, and transgressors, and to a king unjust, and most evil beyond all the earth. Dn 3:33Et nunc nōn possumus aperīre ōs: cōnfūsiō, et opprobrium factī sumus servīs tuīs, et hīs quī colunt tē.And now we cannot open our mouth: we have become a confusion, and a reproach to your servants, and to those who worship you. Dn 3:34Nē, quaesumus, trādās nōs in perpetuum propter nōmen tuum, et nē dissipēs testāmentum tuum: neque auferās misericordiam tuam ā nōbīs, propter Abraham, dīlēctum tuum, et Isaac, servum tuum, et Isrāël, sānctum tuum, quibus locūtus es pollicēns quod multiplicārēs sēmen eōrum sīcut stellās caelī, et sīcut arēnam quae est in littore maris;Do not, we beseech you, hand us over for ever, for the sake of your name, and do not scatter your covenant: nor take away your mercy from us, for the sake of Abraham, your beloved, and Isaac, your servant, and Israel, your holy one, to whom you spoke, promising that you would multiply their seed like the stars of heaven, and like the sand which is on the shore of the sea; Dn 3:37Quia, Domine, imminūtī sumus plūs quam omnēs gentēs, sumusque humilēs in ūniversā terrā hodiē propter peccāta nostra.because, Lord, we have been diminished more than all the nations, and we are low in the whole earth today on account of our sins.

Dn 3:38Et nōn est in tempore hōc prīnceps, et dux, et prophēta, neque holocaustum, neque sacrificium, neque oblātiō, neque incēnsum, neque locus prīmitiārum cōram tē, ut possīmus invenīre misericordiam tuam, sed in animō contrītō, et spīritū humilitātis suscipiāmur.And there is not at this time prince, and leader, and prophet, nor holocaust, nor sacrifice, nor offering, nor incense, nor place of first-fruits before you, so that we may be able to find your mercy, but in a contrite soul, and a spirit of humility, may we be received. Dn 3:40Sīcut in holocaustō arietum, et taurōrum, et sīcut in mīllibus agnōrum pinguium, sīc fīat sacrificium nostrum in cōnspectū tuō hodiē, ut placeat tibi, quoniam nōn est cōnfūsiō cōnfīdentibus in tē.As in a holocaust of rams, and of bulls, and as in thousands of fat lambs, so may our sacrifice be in your sight today, so that it may please you, since there is no confusion for those trusting in you. Dn 3:41Et nunc sequimur tē in tōtō corde;And now we follow you with our whole heart; Dn 3:41Et timēmus tē, et quaerimus faciem tuam.and we fear you, and seek your face. Dn 3:42Nec cōnfundās nōs, sed fac nōbīscum jūxtā mānsuētūdinem tuam, et secundum multitūdinem misericordiae tuae.Do not confound us, but deal with us according to your gentleness, and according to the multitude of your mercy.

Dn 3:43Et ērue nōs in mīrābilibus tuīs, et dā glōriam nōminī tuō, Domine;And rescue us by your wonders, and give glory to your name, Lord; Dn 3:44Et cōnfundantur omnēs quī ostendunt servīs tuīs mala: cōnfundantur in omnī potentiā tuā, et rōbur eōrum conterātur: et sciant quia tū es Dominus Deus sōlus, et glōriōsus super orbem terrārum.] Et nōn cessābant quī mīserant eōs ministrī rēgis succendere fornācem, naphthā, et stuppā, et pice, et malleolīs, et effundēbātur flamma super fornācem cubitīs quadrāgintā novem: et ērūpit, et incendit quōs reperit jūxtā fornācem dē Chaldaeīs.and let all be confounded who show evils to your servants: let them be confounded in all your power, and let their strength be crushed: and let them know that you are the Lord God alone, and glorious over the circle of the lands."] And the king's servants who had sent them in did not cease to heat the furnace with naphtha, and tow, and pitch, and brushwood, and the flame was pouring out above the furnace by forty-nine cubits: and it broke out, and burnt those of the Chaldeans whom it found beside the furnace. Dn 3:49Angelus autem Dominī dēscendit cum Azarīā, et sociīs ejus in fornācem: et excussit flammam ignis dē fornāce, et fēcit medium fornācis quasi ventum rōris flantem, et nōn tetigit eōs omnīnō ignis, neque contrīstāvit, nec quidquam molestiae intulit.But the angel of the Lord came down with Azarias and his companions into the furnace: and he shook the flame of the fire out of the furnace, and made the middle of the furnace like a wind of dew blowing, and the fire did not touch them at all, nor grieve them, nor bring them any trouble.

Dn 3:51Tunc hī trēs quasi ex ūnō ōre laudābant, et glōrificābant, et benedīcēbant Deum in fornāce, dīcentēs: [Benedictus es, Domine Deus patrum nostrōrum: et laudābilis, et glōriōsus, et superexaltātus in saecula.Then these three, as if from one mouth, were praising, and glorifying, and blessing God in the furnace, saying: ["Blessed are you, Lord God of our fathers: and praiseworthy, and glorious, and exalted above all for ever. Dn 3:52Et benedictum nōmen glōriae tuae sānctum: et laudābile, et superexaltātum in omnibus saeculīs.And blessed is the holy name of your glory: and praiseworthy, and exalted above all in all ages. Dn 3:53Benedictus es in templō sānctō glōriae tuae: et superlaudābilis, et superglōriōsus in saecula.Blessed are you in the holy temple of your glory: and praiseworthy above all, and glorious above all for ever. Dn 3:54Benedictus es in thronō regnī tuī: et superlaudābilis, et superexaltātus in saecula.Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom: and praiseworthy above all, and exalted above all for ever. Dn 3:55Benedictus es, quī intuēris abyssōs, et sedēs super cherubim: et laudābilis, et superexaltātus in saecula.Blessed are you, who look into the depths, and sit upon the cherubim: and praiseworthy, and exalted above all for ever.

Dn 3:56Benedictus es in firmāmentō caelī: et laudābilis et glōriōsus in saecula.Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven: and praiseworthy and glorious for ever. Dn 3:57Benedīcite, omnia opera Dominī, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, all works of the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:58Benedīcite, angelī Dominī, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, angels of the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:59Benedīcite, caelī, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, heavens: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:60Benedīcite, aquae omnēs, quae super caelōs sunt, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, all waters which are above the heavens: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:61Benedīcite, omnēs virtūtēs Dominī, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, all powers of the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:62Benedīcite, sōl et lūna, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, sun and moon: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:63Benedīcite, stellae caelī, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, stars of heaven: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

Dn 3:64Benedīcite, omnis imber et rōs, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, every shower and dew: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:65Benedīcite, omnēs spīritūs Deī, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, all spirits of God: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:66Benedīcite, ignis et aestus, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, fire and heat: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:67Benedīcite, frīgus et aestus, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, cold and heat: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:68Benedīcite, rōrēs et pruīna, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, dews and hoar-frost: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:69Benedīcite, gelū et frīgus, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, frost and cold: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:70Benedīcite, glaciēs et nivēs, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, ice and snows: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:71Benedīcite, noctēs et diēs, Dominō laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, nights and days: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

Dn 3:72Benedīcite, lūx et tenebrae, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, light and darkness: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:73Benedīcite, fulgura et nūbēs, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, lightnings and clouds: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:74Benedīcat terra Dominum: laudet et superexaltet eum in saecula.Let the earth bless the Lord: let it praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:75Benedīcite, montēs et collēs, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, mountains and hills: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:76Benedīcite, ūniversa germinantia in terrā, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, all things that spring up on the earth: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:77Benedīcite, fontēs, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, springs: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:78Benedīcite, maria et flūmina, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, seas and rivers: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:79Benedīcite, cētē, et omnia quae moventur in aquīs, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, whales, and all things which move in the waters: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

Dn 3:80Benedīcite, omnēs volucrēs caelī, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, all birds of heaven: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:81Benedīcite, omnēs bēstiae et pecora, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, all beasts and cattle: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:82Benedīcite, fīliī hominum, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, sons of men: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:83Benedīcat Isrāël Dominum: laudet et superexaltet eum in saecula.Let Israel bless the Lord: let it praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:84Benedīcite, sacerdōtēs Dominī, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, priests of the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:85Benedīcite, servī Dominī, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, servants of the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:86Benedīcite, spīritūs et animae jūstōrum, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, spirits and souls of the just: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Dn 3:87Benedīcite, sānctī et humilēs corde, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula.Bless the Lord, holy and humble of heart: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

Dn 3:88Benedīcite, Anania, Azarīa, Misaël, Dominō: laudāte et superexaltāte eum in saecula: quia ēruit nōs dē īnfernō, et salvōs fēcit dē manū mortis: et līberāvit nōs dē mediō ārdentis flammae, et dē mediō ignis ēruit nōs.Bless the Lord, Ananias, Azarias, Misael: praise and exalt him above all for ever: because he has rescued us from the underworld, and made us safe from the hand of death: and he has freed us from the middle of the burning flame, and from the middle of the fire he has rescued us. Dn 3:89Cōnfitēminī Dominō, quoniam bonus: quoniam in saeculum misericordia ejus.Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good: because his mercy is for ever. Dn 3:90Benedīcite, omnēs religiōsī, Dominō Deō deōrum: laudāte et Cōnfitēminī eī, quia in omnia saecula misericordia ejus.] Tunc Nabuchodonosor rēx obstupuit, et surrēxit properē, et ait optimātibus suīs: Nōnne trēs virōs mīsimus in medium ignis compedītōs?Bless, all you devout, the Lord, God of gods: praise him and give thanks to him, because his mercy is for all ages."] Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astounded, and rose in haste, and said to his nobles: "Did we not send three men, fettered, into the middle of the fire?"

Dn 3:91Quī respondentēs rēgī, dīxērunt: Vērē, rēx.And they, answering the king, said: "Truly, king." Dn 3:92Respondit, et ait: Ecce ego videō quatuor virōs solūtōs, et ambulantēs in mediō ignis, et nihil corruptiōnis in eīs est, et speciēs quartī similis fīliō Deī.He answered, and said: "Look, I see four men loosed, and walking in the middle of the fire, and there is nothing of corruption in them, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of God." Dn 3:93Tunc accessit Nabuchodonosor ad ōstium fornācis ignis ārdentis, et ait: Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago, servī Deī excelsī, ēgrediminī, et venīte.Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the furnace of burning fire, and said: "Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, servants of the most high God, come out, and come here." Dn 3:93Statimque ēgressī sunt Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago dē mediō ignis.And at once Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago came out from the middle of the fire. Dn 3:94Et congregātī satrapae, et magistrātūs, et jūdicēs, et potentēs rēgis contemplābantur virōs illōs, quoniam nihil potestātis habuisset ignis in corporibus eōrum, et capillus capitis eōrum nōn esset adūstus, et sarabala eōrum nōn fuissent immūtāta, et odor ignis nōn trānsīsset per eōs.And the satraps, and magistrates, and judges, and the powerful men of the king, having gathered, were gazing at those men, because the fire had had no power over their bodies, and the hair of their head had not been scorched, and their trousers had not been changed, and the smell of fire had not passed through them.

Dn 3:95Et ērumpēns Nabuchodonosor, ait: Benedictus Deus eōrum, Sidrach vidēlicet, Misach, et Abdenago: quī mīsit angelum suum, et ēruit servōs suōs, quī crēdidērunt in eum: et verbum rēgis immūtāvērunt, et trādidērunt corpora sua nē servīrent, et nē adōrārent omnem deum, exceptō Deō suō.And bursting out, Nebuchadnezzar said: "Blessed be their God, that is, of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago: who has sent his angel, and rescued his servants, who believed in him: and they changed the word of the king, and handed over their bodies so that they might not serve, and might not worship any god, except their own God. Dn 3:96Ā mē ergō positum est hoc dēcrētum: ut omnis populus, tribus, et lingua, quaecumque locūta fuerit blasphēmiam contrā Deum Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago, dispereat, et domus ejus vāstētur: neque enim est alius deus, quī possit ita salvāre.By me therefore this decree has been laid down: that every people, tribe, and tongue, whichever shall have spoken blasphemy against the God of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, shall perish, and its house shall be laid waste: for neither is there another god who can save in this way." Dn 3:97Tunc rēx prōmōvit Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago in prōvinciā Babylōnis.Then the king promoted Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago in the province of Babylon.

Dn 3:98Nabuchodonosor rēx, omnibus populīs, gentibus, et linguīs, quī habitant in ūniversā terrā, pāx vōbīs multiplicētur.King Nebuchadnezzar, to all peoples, nations, and tongues, who dwell in the whole earth: may peace be multiplied for you. Dn 3:99Signa, et mīrābilia fēcit apud mē Deus excelsus.Signs and wonders has the most high God done with me. Dn 3:99Placuit ergō mihi praedicāre signa ejus, quia magna sunt: et mīrābilia ejus, quia fortia: et regnum ejus regnum sempiternum, et potestās ejus in generātiōnem et generātiōnem.It has pleased me therefore to proclaim his signs, because they are great: and his wonders, because they are mighty: and his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his power from generation to generation.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (402 words)
rēx, rēgis, m.king
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
statua, -ae f.statue
aureus, -a, -umof gold, golden
altitūdō, -inis f.height; depth
cubitum, -ī n.cubit, a measure of length (elbow to fingertip, about half a metre)
sexāgintā (indecl.)sixty
lātitūdō, -inis f.width, breadth
sex (indecl.)six
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
statuō, statuere, statuī, statūtuscause to stand; decide, resolve
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
campus, -ī, m.plain, field
prōvincia, -ae f.province; here, the Roman Province in southern Gaul
itaque, adv.and so, accordingly, therefore
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missussend
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
congregō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusgather together, assemble; pass. flock together
satrapa (satrapēs), -ae m.satrap, provincial governor (in Persia, Babylon)
magistrātus, -ūs m.magistrate, official
iūdex, iūdicis, m.judge
dux, ducis, m. and f.leader, commander
tyrannus, -ī m.tyrant, despot
praefectus, -ī m.commander, officer
omnis, -eall, every
que, enclitic conj.and
prīnceps, -ipisfirst, chief; as noun: leader
regiō, -ōnis, f.direction; country, region
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
conveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventuscome together, assemble
dēdicātiō, -ōnis f.dedication, consecration
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
ērigō, -rigere, -rēxī, -rēctusraise or set up, raise, lift; cheer, encourage
tunc (adv.)then, at that time
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
optimās, -ātis m.aristocrat; optimātēs: the leading men, the conservative party
potestās, -ātis f.power, authority
cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtusset together or up; appoint; determine
ūniversus, -a, -umall together, whole, entire, all
stō, stāre, stetī, statusstand
autem, conj.moreover; but, however; now
cōnspectus, -ūs, m.sight
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positusplace, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
praecō, -ōnis m.herald, crier
clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusshout, cry out; proclaim
valenter (adv.)strongly, powerfully, loudly
vōsplur. of tū
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
populus, -ī m.people, nation
tribus, -ūs f.tribe, one of the divisions of the Roman people
lingua, -ae f.tongue; language
hōra, -ae, f.hour
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītushear; listen or attend to
sonitus, -ūs, m.sound, noise
tuba, -ae f.trumpet
fistula, -ae f.pipe, tube (for water)
cithara, -ae, f.cithara, lute, lyre
sambūca, -ae f.a triangular harp
psaltērium, -ī n.psaltery, a stringed instrument
symphōnia, -ae f.band of musicians, concert; harmony
genus, generis, n.kind, nature
mūsicus, -a, -ummusical; (n. pl. as noun) music
cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsūrusfall
adōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusworship, bow down to; entreat
sī, conj.if
quis, qua, quid, indef. pron.any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something
nōn, adv.not
prōsternō, -sternere, -strāvī, -strātusstrew or spread before, throw or knock down
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
fornāx, -ācis f.furnace, kiln, oven
ignis, -is, m.fire
ārdeō, ārdēre, ārsī, ārsusbe on fire, burn
post, adv.after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
igitur, conj.therefore
statim, adv.on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
accēdō, -ere, accessī, accessumcome near, approach; be added
vir, virī, m.man
Chaldaeus, -a, -umChaldean, Babylonian; (m. as noun) a Chaldean, astrologer, wise man
accūsō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumblame, accuse
aeternus, -a, -umeverlasting, eternal
vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctuslive
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
dēcrētum, -ī n.decision, decree
homō, hominis, m.man
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
prōcidō, -ere, -cidīfall down, fall forward (before someone)
ergō (adv.)therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
Iūdaeus, -a, -umJewish; (as noun) a Jew
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
opus, operis, n.work, task
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.that of yours, that
contemnō, -ere, -tempsī, -temptusdespise, scorn, think little of
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
deus, -ī, m.god
colō, colere, coluī, cultustill, cultivate; inhabit; worship
furor, -ōris, m.rage, fury, frenzy, madness
īra, -ae, f.anger, wrath
praecipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake beforehand, anticipate; order, charge
addūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductuslead to, bring, take; induce, influence
cōnfestim (adv.)at once, immediately
prōnūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusproclaim, announce
āiō (defective)say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
vērē (adv.)truly, really
meus, -a, -ummy, mine
nunc, adv.now
parātus, -a, -umprepared, equipped, ready
quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumquewhoever, whatever
quod, conj.that, in that, because
quis, quid, interrog. pron.who? which? what?
ēripiō, -ripere, -ripuī, -reptussnatch out or away, rescue
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
manus, -ūs, f.hand
respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsusreply, answer
oportet, -ēre, oportuit (impersonal)it is right, it is necessary
nōsplur. of ego
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
ecce (interj.)look! see! here is
enim, conj.for
noster, -tra, -trumour
possum, posse, potuībe able, have power, can
camīnus, -ī m.forge, furnace
ō (interj.)O! oh!
līberō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusset free, free, liberate, release
nōlō, nōlle, nōluīnot wish, be unwilling
nōtus, -a, -umknown, well-known, famous
quia (conj.)because
repleō, -plēre, -plēvī, -plētusfill again or up, fill
aspectus, -ūs m.look, appearance; sight
faciēs, -ēī f.face; appearance
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
immūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuschange, alter
succendō, -cendere, -cendī, -cēnsuskindle beneath, set on fire
septuplum (adv.)sevenfold, seven times over
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
cōnsuēscō, -suēscere, -suēvī, -suētusbecome accustomed; in tenses of completed action, have become accustomed, be accustomed or wont
fortis, -ebrave
exercitus, -ūs, m.army
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
ligō, -āre, -āvī, -ātustie, bind
pēs, pedis, m.foot
vinciō, vincīre, vinxī, vinctusbind
cum, prep, with abl.with
brācae (braccae), -ārum f. pl.trousers, breeches
tiāra, -ae f.tiara, an eastern headdress or turban
calceāmentum, -ī n.shoe, sandal
vestis, -is, f.clothing, dress, robe
medium, -ī n.the middle; in mediō: in the midst
nam, conj.for
iussiō, -ōnis f.command, order
urgeō, -ēre, ursīpress hard
nimis (adv.)too much, too
porrō (adv.)further on; moreover
interficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectusput out of the way, kill
flamma, -ae, f.flame
trēs, tria, plur. adj.three
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
colligō (conligō), -āre, -āvī, -ātustie together, bind
ambulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumwalk
laudō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumpraise
benedīcō, -ere, -dīxī, -dictusspeak well of; bless, give thanks over (food)
dominus, -ī m.master, owner
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusspeak; beg, pray
sīc, adv.so, thus
aperiō, -īre, -uī, -tusopen
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
pater, patris, m.father
laudābilis, -epraiseworthy, commendable
glōriōsus, -a, -umglorious; boastful
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
saeculum, -ī n.generation, age; century
iūstus, -a, -umjust
vērus, -a, -umtrue; rē vērā, in truth, in fact
via, -ae, f.road, way
rēctus, -a, -umdirect, straight
iūdicium, -ī n.trial, court; judgment
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)nearby; next to
indūcō, -dūcere, dūxī, -ductuslead in or on, move, excite
cīvitās, -tātis, f.state
sānctus, -a, -umconsecrated, sacred
vēritās, -ātis f.truth
propter, prep. with acc.on account of, because of
peccātum, -ī n.fault, sin
peccō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumdo wrong
inīquē (adv.)unfairly, unjustly; wickedly
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
recēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessumgo back, withdraw, retire
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
dēlinquō, -ere, -līquī, -lictusfail, do wrong, offend
praeceptum, -ī n.instruction, order
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
observō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumwatch; keep, respect
sīcut (conj.)just as
bene, adv.well; successfully
trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditusgive across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report
inimīcus, -a, -umunfriendly, hostile
inīquus, -a, -umuneven; unfair
malus, -a, -umbad
praevāricātor, -ōris m.transgressor, lawbreaker; (law) a collusive prosecutor
iniūstus, -a, -umunjust, unfair; harsh
ultrā (prep. + acc.)beyond
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
cōnfūsiō, -ōnis f.confusion, disorder, uproar
opprobrium, -ī n.reproach, disgrace
servus, -ī, m.slave, servant
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
quaesō (defective)I beg, please
perpetuus, -a, -umcontinuous, perpetual; in perpetuum, for all time, forever
dissipō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumscatter
testāmentum, -ī n.will (testament)
auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablātusbear away, carry off
misericordia, -ae, f;pity, compassion
dīlēctus, -ūs m.levy, recruitment of soldiers; dīlēctum habēre: hold a levy
loquor, loquī, locūtusspeak
polliceor, -licērī, -licituspromise
multiplicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmultiply, increase; passive: multiply, become many
sēmen, sēminis n.seed
stēlla, -ae f.star
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
harēna, -ae, f.sand; shore
lītus, lītoris, n.shore
mare, maris, n.sea
imminuō, -ere, -uī, -ūtuslessen, diminish; passive: go down
plūs (adv.)more
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
humilis, -elow; humble, poor
hodiē (adv.)today
prophēta, -ae m.prophet
holocaustum, -ī n.burnt offering, a sacrifice burned whole
sacrificium, -ī, n.sacrifice
oblātiō, -ōnis f.offering, sacrifice; presentation
incēnsum, -ī n.incense; burnt offering
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
prīmitiae, -ārum f. pl.first fruits; first spoils, first trial
cōram (adv.)face to face, in person
inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventuscome upon, find
sed, conj.but
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
conterō, -ere, -trīvī, -trītuscrush, grind, bruise
spīritus, -ūs m.breath; (pl.) pride, arrogance
humilitās, -ātis f.lowness, low build
suscipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptusundertake
ariēs, -etis, m.ram
taurus, -ī, m.bull
mīlle, indecl. adj.a thousand; mīlia, -ium, n. plur., thousands;
agnus, -ī m.lamb
pinguis, -efat
fīō, fierī, factus sumbe done or made, become, happen
placeō, -ēre, placuī, placitum (+ dat.)please (placuit eī: he decided)
quoniam, conj.since now, since
cōnfīdō, -ere, cōnfīsus sumtrust, be confident
sequor, sequī, secūtusfollow
tōtus, -a, -umall the, the whole or entire
cor, cordis n.heart
timeō, -ēre, -uīfear
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
cōnfundō, -ere, -fūdī, -fūsuspour together, mingle; throw into disorder, confuse
mānsuētūdō, -inis f.gentleness, mercy
secundum (prep. + acc.)after, besides; along
multitūdō, -tūdinis, f.multitude
ēruō, -ere, -ruī, -rutusdig out; overthrow, destroy
mīrābilis, -ewonderful, marvellous
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
glōria, -ae, f.glory
ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentusstretch out before, show, explain
malum, -ī, n.evil, mischief
potentia, -ae f.power, influence
rōbur, rōboris, n.oak
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusknow
sōlus, -a, -umalone
orbis, -is, m.circle; orbis terrae or terrārum, circle of the earth or lands, earth, world
cessō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumstop, cease, rest; be idle
minister, -trī m.servant, attendant, helper
naphtha, -ae f.naphtha, an inflammable oil
stuppa, -ae f.tow, coarse flax fibre (used for caulking and as tinder)
pix, picis f.pitch
malleolus, -ī m.fire-dart (a bundle of burning tow on a shaft)
effundō, -fundere, -fūdī, -fūsuspour out
quadrāgintā (indecl.)forty
novem, indecl. adj.nine
ērumpō, -ere, -rūpī, -ruptumburst out, sally
incendō, -ere, -cendī, -cēnsumset on fire, burn
reperiō, reperīre, repperī, repertusfind, discover
angelus, -ī m.messenger; angel
dēscendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsusclimb down, descend
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
excutiō, -ere, -cussī, -cussusshake off, shake out
quasi, conj.as if
ventus, -ī, m.wind
rōs, rōris m.dew; sprinkled water
flō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumblow
tangō, tangere, tetigī, tāctustouch
omnīnō, adv.altogether, wholly, entirely
contrīstō, -āre, -āvī, -ātummake sad; passive: be grieved
quisquam, quicquam, indef. pron.any one, anything
molestia, -ae, f.annoyance
īnferō, īnferre, intulī, inlātusbring in or against, wage against; inflict
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
ūnus, -a, -umone; only, alone
glōrificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusglorify, give glory to
superexaltō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusexalt above all, extol supremely
templum, -ī, n.sanctuary, temple
superlaudābilis, -eworthy of highest praise
superglōriōsus, -a, -umsupremely glorious
thronus, -ī m.throne
regnum, -ī, n.royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
intueor, -tuērī, -tuituslook upon, behold
abyssus, -ī f.the deep, the bottomless waters, abyss
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessussit
cherubim (Hebrew pl., indecl.) m.cherubim, winged heavenly guardians
firmāmentum, -ī n.support, prop; in the Bible, the firmament, the vault of the sky
aqua, -ae, f.water
virtūs, -tūtis, f.manliness, courage, bravery
sōl, sōlis, m.sun
lūna, -ae f.moon
imber, imbris, m.rain, shower
aestus, -ūs m.heat; tide
frīgus, -oris n.cold
pruīna, -ae f.frost
gelū, -ūs n.frost, cold, ice
glaciēs, -ēī f.ice
nix, nivis, f.snow
nox, noctis, f.night
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
lūx, lūcis, f.light
tenebrae, -ārum f. pl.darkness
fulgur, -uris n.lightning, flash of lightning
nūbēs, -is, f.cloud
mōns, montis, m.mountain
collis, -is m.hill
germinō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumsprout, put forth shoots
fōns, fontis, m.fountain, spring
flūmen, -minis, n.river
cētus, -ī m. (pl. cētē n.)sea monster, whale, great fish
moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtusmove
volucris, -is, f.bird
bestia, -ae f.beast, wild animal
pecus, pecoris, n.herd, flock, cattle
fīlius, -ī, m.son
sacerdōs, -dōtis, m. and f.priest, priestess
anima, -ae, f.breath, soul, life
īnfernus, -a, -umbelow, of the underworld; (pl. as noun) the gods below
salvus, -a, -umsafe, unharmed
mors, mortīs, f.death
cōnfiteor, -ērī, -fessus sumadmit, confess
bonus, -a, -umgood
religiōsus, -a, -umdevout, scrupulous in religion
obstupēscō, -ere, -stupuībe struck dumb, be stunned
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctusrise, get up, stand up
properē (adv.)quickly, in haste
nōnne, adv., introducing a question to which an affirmative answer is expectednot?
compediō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusshackle, fetter
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
quattuor, indecl. adj.four
solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtusloosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea
nihil, n., indecl.nothing
corruptiō, -ōnis f.decay, corruption; perishing
speciēs, -ēī, f.sight, appearance, shape
quartus, -a, -umfourth
similis, -elike, similar (vērī similis: likely)
ōstium, -ī, n.mouth, doorway, door
excelsus, -a, -umhigh, tall
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressusgo out or forth, go ashore, disembark
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
potēns, -entispowerful
contemplor, -ārī, -ātus sumlook at closely, gaze at, contemplate
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
corpus, corporis, n.body
capillus, -ī m.hair
caput, capitis, n.head
adūrō, -ūrere, -ussī, -ūstusset fire to, burn, scorch, sear
sarabāra (sarabala), -ōrum n. pl.wide Persian trousers
odor, -ōris, m.smell, odor
trānseō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo across or over, cross
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
vidēlicet (adv.)clearly, evidently; (ironic) of course
crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditusbelieve
verbum, -ī, n.word
serviō, -ire, -īvī, -ītusbe subject to, serve
excipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake out or up, receive, welcome, entertain
blasphēmia, -ae f.blasphemy, slander
contrā, prep, with acc.against, contrary to
dispereō, -īre, -iīperish utterly, be ruined; dispeream nisi: may I die if not, I'll be damned if not
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
vāstō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslay waste
alius, -a, -udanother, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
ita, adv.in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
salvō, -āre, -āvī, -ātussave, keep safe
prōmoveō, -ēre, -mōvī, -mōtummove forward
habitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusdwell, inhabit
pāx, pācis f.peace
signum, -ī, n.sign, signal
apud, prep, with acc.among, with
praedicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumproclaim; boast of
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
sempiternus, -a, -umeverlasting, eternal
generātiō, -ōnis f.generation; the people of an age
Vulgate, Daniel. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.