Dan 3:15-18 | KJV | STEP | Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , and dulcimer , and all kinds of musick , ye fall down and worship the image which I have made ; well : but if ye worship not , ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace ; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands ?

(KJV)

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? ^{▼▼ dulcimer: or, singing: Chaldee, symphony}

(NASB2020)

Now if you are ready, ^bat the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, ^{▼▼See notes 1, 2, 3 v 5}lyre, trigon, psaltery and bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, to fall down and worship the statue that I have made, very well. But if you do not worship, you will ^{▼▼Or in the same hour}immediately be ^ethrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and ^fwhat god is there who can rescue you from my hands?”

(NET2full)

Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don’t pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?” ^{▼▼tn Aram “hand,” as also in v. 17.}

Dan 3: 16

(KJV)

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

(NASB2020)

^hShadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego replied to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we are not in need of an answer to give you concerning this matter.

(NET2full)

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to King Nebuchadnezzar, ^{▼▼tc In the MT this word is understood to begin the following address (“answered and said to the king, ‘O Nebuchadnezzar’”). However, it seems unlikely that Nebuchadnezzar’s subordinates would address the king in such a familiar way, particularly in light of the danger that they now found themselves in. The present translation implies moving the verse-dividing atnakh from “king” to “Nebuchadnezzar.”} “We do not need to give you a reply ^{▼▼tn Aram “to return a word to you.”} concerning this.

Dan 3: 17

(KJV)

If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

(NASB2020)

If it be so, our ^kGod whom we serve is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire; ^{▼▼Or then}and ^mHe will rescue us from your hand, O king.

(NET2full)

If ^{▼▼tc The ancient versions typically avoid the conditional element of v. 17.} our God whom we are serving exists, ^{▼▼tn The Aramaic expression used here is very difficult to interpret. The question concerns the meaning and syntax of אִיתַי (ʾitay, “is” or “exist”). There are several possibilities. (1) Some interpreters take this word closely with the participle later in the verse יָכִל (yakhil, “able”), understanding the two words to form a periphrastic construction (“if our God is…able”; cf. H. Bauer and P. Leander, Grammatik des Biblisch-Aramäischen, 365, §111b). But the separation of the two elements from one another is not an argument in favor of this understanding. (2) Other interpreters take the first part of v. 17 to mean “If it is so, then our God will deliver us” (cf. KJV, ASV, RSV, NASB). However, the normal sense of ʾitay is existence; on this point see F. Rosenthal, Grammar, 41, §95. The present translation maintains the sense of existence for the verb (“If our God…exists”), even though the statement is admittedly difficult to understand in this light. The statement may be an implicit reference back to Nebuchadnezzar’s comment in v. 15, which denies the existence of a god capable of delivering from the king’s power, thus their statement is rhetorically adapted to the perspective of the person they are addressing.} he is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and he will rescue us, O king, from your power as well.

Dan 3: 18

(KJV)

But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

(NASB2020)

^pBut even if He does not, ^qlet it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods nor worship the golden statue that you have set up.”

(NET2full)

But if he does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we don’t serve your gods, and we will not pay homage to the golden statue that you have erected.”

Dan 3: 15

Dan 3: 16

Dan 3: 17

Dan 3: 18