Book of Daniel - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 902

DANIEL.

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4-8 18 20 21 22 But if not, let it be known to yourself, King, that we wiil not reverence your God, nor worship the Golden Column you have set up ! Ely: @z¤pui’¤ 3m·g. Then Nebukaduezzar was filled

with fury, and the shape of his face was changed, at Shadrak, Meshak, and Abed-nego, so in reply he ordered them to heat the furnace seven times more than usuai, and commanded the strongest men in his army to bind Shadrak, Meshak, and Abed- nego, and to fling them into the fiery furnace! Consequently these men were

bound in their trousers, waistscoats, mantles, and turbans, and Hung into the middle of the burning fiery fur- nace. However, because the furnace was made excessively hot, owing to the urgent command of the King, the men who took up Shadrak, Meshak, and Abed-nego were killed by the name of the tire; but those three men, Shadrak, Meshak, and Abed·· nego fell bound into the centre of the burning Eery furnace! 24 Then Nebukadnezzar was terrified, and rose up hastily, and addressed Did we 26 28 not throw three men bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace? ' Cer· tainly, King! How then

do I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and imimpaired? And the appearance of the fourth is like a Son of a Gon! Then Nebukadnezzar approached

the entrance of the burning fiery furnace, and called, and said, ‘Shadrak, Meshak, and Abed-nego, servants of the Hronnsr Gon, come out, and come here l Then Shadrak, Meshak, and Abed··

nego came out of the midst of the fire, and the Viceroys,the Presidents, and the Counsellors of the King, saw the men, and that the fire had not had power over their bodies, and that the hair of their heads was not singed, and their clothing not injured, and the smell of iire was not upon them. Nebukadnezzar consequently ex-

Thank the Gon of Shadrak, Meshak, and Abed-nego, Who sent His Messenger, to deliver His servants who trusted upon Him, who dis- regarded the Royal Decree, and gave up their bodies, and would not serve, and would not worship any God, but their own GOD! Therefore I now Ordain a Decree to every People, Nation, and Language, that whoever shall speak insultingly of the GOD of Shadrak, Meshak, and Abed-nego, shall be cut to pieces, and their houses made a dung—hill, because there is not another Gon who is able to deliver like Him l The King afterwards promoted

Shadralr, Meshak, and Abecl—nego, in the Province of Babel. (Ch. 4. A.v.) £zlinlmhxzzggar*¤ §rnrla· maiimt nf Graiituuz in the ®¤h nf Israel. ‘Nebukadnezzar the King, to all 3: Peoples, Nations, and Languages, who reside on all the earth,·-·Perfect Peace I-- ‘ It is a pleasure to me to declare 32 the signs and wonders which the Hxcnnst Gon has shown towards me. How great are His Signs! And how mighty His wonders! He reigns king for ever! And His Government is for ages of ages! (Ch. 4. Heb.) *1, Nebukadnezzar, was at peace

in my home, and Hourishing in my Palace. I dreamed a vision, and was depressed, and the thoughts upon my bed, and the visions, terrified my head. Therefore I issued an order to bring before me all the Scientists of Babel to explain the purport of amy dream. Consequently the Engineers, the Enchanters, the Astronomers, and Mathematicians came, and I related my Dream to them ;-··but they could not explain its meaning. At. last, however, Daniel came before me ;—whom I have appointed Prince of Bel,——after the name of my God.-and in whom there is the spirit of the Holy Gods, to whom I related my Dream; £¢l:1tkah¤2g5ar’¤ Szrmth @r2nin. ‘ Bel-Tishazar, Chief of the Engi-

neers, because I know that the spirit of the Holy Gods is with you, and no secret is hidden from you, look at the vision I dreamed, and tell me its explanation, for the visions of my head on my bed were these.—I looked, and saw a tree in the middle of the land, and it was very high. The tree grew, and strengthened, QO2