1Nebukadnetsar the King, made one image of gold, its height sixty cubits, and its width six cubits, and he stood it in the plain of Dura in the land of Babel 2And Nebukadnetsar the King sent to gather the Generals of the armies, and the Lords, and the Governors, and the Chief Justices, and the Treasurers, and the Counselors, and the Magistrates and every authority of the city to come to the festival of the new image which Nebukadnetsar the King had raised 3Then were gathered all the Generals of armies, and Lords, and the Governors, and the Chief Justices, and the Treasurers, and the Counselors, and the Magistrates and every authority of the city, and they came to the festival of the new image which Nebukadnetsar King had raised, and they were standing before the image which King Nebukadnetsar had raised up 4And a Herald called with power and said: “You are commanded, nations and peoples and languages 5In the moment that you hear the sound of the trumpet, and the piping, and lyre, and harp and all kinds of music, you shall fall and you shall worship the image of gold which King Nebukadnetsar has raised up 6And whoever will not fall and worship, at that moment he will be thrown into a burning furnace of fire!” 7And at that moment the nations were hearing the sound of the trumpet, and the piping, and lyre, and harp, and bag pipes and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples and languages were falling down, and they were worshiping the image of gold which Nebukadnetsar the King had raised

8And at that moment Chaldean men approached and they accused the Jews 9And they were saying to Nebukadnetsar the King: “Oh, King, live to eternity! 10You, oh, King, you have commanded that every person who hears the sound of the trumpet, and the piping, and lyre, and harp, and bagpipe and all kinds of music shall fall down and shall worship the image of gold that you have set up! 11And whoever will not fall down and worship in that moment will be thrown into a burning furnace of fire 12There are here men, Judeans, whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babel: Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego. Those men have not esteemed you, oh King, and they do not serve your god, and they do not worship the image of gold that you have set up!”

13Then Nebukadnetsar the King, in anger and in rage, said to bring Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego, and they brought them before the King 14Nebukadnetsar the King answered and said to them: “In truth, Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego, do you not serve my god, and do you not bow down to the image of gold that I have set up? 15Now surely at the time when you will hear the sound of the trumpet and the piping and lyre and harp and bagpipes and all kinds of music, you are going to fall down and you shall worship the image that I have made, and if you will not worship, at that moment you shall be thrown inside a burning furnace of fire, and who is your God that will save you from my hands?”

16Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego answered and they were saying to Nebukadnetsar: “Oh King, we do not need an answer to give you on this matter 17Because our God whom we serve is able in power to save us from the burning furnace of fire, and he shall deliver us from your hands, oh King! 18But you shall know, oh King, that we do not serve your god, and we are not bowing down the image of gold that you have set up!”

19Then Nebukadnetsar King was filled with rage and the brightness of his countenance was changed toward Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego, and he said to heat the furnace seven times whatever it was heated 20And he told mighty men that were in the army to bind Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego and to cast them into the burning furnace of fire 21Then those men bound them in their wide trousers and in their leggings and in their robes and in their hoods, and they cast them inside the burning furnace of fire 22Because the word of the King was urgent and the furnace was fired up all the more, the flames of the burning fire also killed those men who had accused Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego 23And those three men, Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego, fell into the middle of the burning furnace of fire, being tied up [24 to 92 are found in Peshitta Codex Ambrosianus (6th century) and not in Lee’s edition of the Peshitta.] 24 And they were standing and they were walking in their ropes in the middle of the flames of fire, and they were glorifying God, and they were blessing LORD JEHOVAH 25 The prayer of KhananYah and of his companions: and Azarayah stood and opened his mouth to bless in the midst of the fire, and he opened his mouth and he prayed and said thus: 26 “Blessed are you, LORD JEHOVAH, God of our fathers, and praiseworthy and exalted and glorious is your Name to eternity! 27 Because you are righteous in all things, whatever you have done for us, and all of your works are in truth, and your ways are right, and all your judgments are trustworthy! 28 Because it is in the justice of truth that you have done for us everything that you brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fathers, on Jerusalem, because in righteousness you brought upon us all these things, because of our debts and our sins! 29 Because we have sinned, and we have done wickedness before you, and we have gone far away from you, and we passed by your Word, and we have sinned against you in all things 30 And we have not listened to nor kept your commandments, and we are not doing according to whatever you have commanded us, so that it would be good for us! 31 And everything that you brought upon us and everything that you have done for us in judgment, it is good you have done for us! 32 And you have handed us over into the hands of our evil enemies who are far off from you, and to the Lords of the wicked Kingdom that is more evil than all the kingdoms of Earth! 33 And now, LORD JEHOVAH, there is no opening of the mouth for us before you, because your servants and those who worship you have had shame and reproach! 34 Do not hand us over to the end, because of your name, and do not destroy your covenant! 35 And do not remove your love far away and your favors, or the mercy of your grace from us, because of Abraham your friend, and because of Isaaq your Servant, and because of Israel your holy one 36 For you promised them that you would increase their seed as the stars that are in the heavens, and like the sand upon the shore of the sea! 37 Because, now, LORD JEHOVAH, we are laid lower than all the nations, and we are scattered today in all the Earth because of our debts and our sins! 38 And there is in this time no Head or Ruler or Prophet or Leader, and no altar and no sacrifice and no offering and no place where incense or a sacrifice goes up and we would find pity and mercy! 39 But in a broken heart and in a lowly spirit, behold, we have been brought near to the burning of fire! 40 When we beg that more than bulls and rams and many fat lambs, so the offering of our souls shall be today, and your Servants shall not be ashamed, because those who trust upon you are not ashamed! 41 Also now we are coming after you in a heart of peace and we are in awe of you and we seek your face! 42 LORD JEHOVAH, do not shame us, but do with us according to the abundance of your grace and of your many mercies! 43 And save us according to the abundance of your wonders and give glory to your Name, LORD JEHOVAH, because your Name is great! 44 And all those who speak evil against your Servants will be ashamed, and they will be ashamed of all their mighty deeds, and their power shall be abandoned by them! 45 And they shall know you are one God, you alone, and you are glorious in all your works! 46 And those who had fired up the furnace of fire had not stopped, and they had cast into it naphtha and pitch and brimstone and reeds and twigs 47 And the flames of fire gave a sound and they came up forty and nine cubits above the furnace of fire! 48 And fire was burning and destroying everyone whoever was present around that furnace of the Chaldeans, and the accusers 49 But The Angel of LORD JEHOVAH went down with KhananYah and Azraya and Mishail within the furnace of fire, and he took away the flames of fire from the furnace 50 And he made as a wind of dew in the middle of the furnace, and the fire did not touch them, not even a little, and it did not displease them and did not afflict them 51 Then the three of them who with one mouth were glorifying and were blessing God from within the furnace of fire, they also were saying this song: 52 “Blessed are you, LORD JEHOVAH, God of our fathers! You are glorious and you are exalted to eternity! Blessed is The Name of your holy glory! You are glorious and you are exalted for eternity! 53 Blessed are you in the temple of your holiness! You are glorious and you are exalted for eternity! 54 Blessed are you, because you see the depths and you sit above the Cherubim! You are glorious and you are exalted for eternity! 55 Blessed are you on the throne of your glorious kingdom. You are glorious and you are exalted for eternity! 56 Blessed are you in the expanse of Heaven. You are glorious and you are exalted for eternity! 57 All Servants of LORD JEHOVAH, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 58 Heavens of LORD JEHOVAH, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 59 All of the angels of LORD JEHOVAH, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 60 All of the mighty works of LORD JEHOVAH, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 61 The waters that are above the heavens, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! All worshipers of LORD JEHOVAH, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 62 Sun and moon, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 63 All stars that are in the heavens, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 64 Rain and dew, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 65 Waters and wind, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 66 Fire and heat, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! All the souls of the righteous ones are blessing LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 67 Night and day, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 68 Light and darkness, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 69 Intense cold and heat, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 70 Summer and winter, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 71 Snow and ice, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 72 Lightnings and clouds, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 73 Earth of LORD JEHOVAH, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 74 Mountains and hills, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 75 All green plants of the Earth, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 76 Everything that grows on Earth, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 77 Seas and rivers, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 78 Wells and all fountains, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 79 Fish and everything that swims in water, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 80 Every bird of heaven, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 81 Every animal and domestic beast of cattle, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 82 Everything that creeps on the Earth, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 83 All children of men, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 84 All of the house of Israel, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 85 All Priests of LORD JEHOVAH, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 86 All Servants of LORD JEHOVAH, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 87 All souls and spirits of the righteous ones, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 88 Perfect ones and lowly of heart, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 89 All witnesses of LORD JEHOVAH, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 90 KhananYah and Azraya and Mishail, bless LORD JEHOVAH! Praise him and exalt him for eternity, because he has delivered us from death, and from the hands of Sheol he gave us life, and he saved us from the flames of burning, and from the midst of fire he redeemed us! 91 Give thanks to LORD JEHOVAH, for he is sweet, and his grace is to eternity! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! 92 All worshipers of God, bless The God of Gods! Praise him and exalt him for eternity! Give thanks to LORD JEHOVAH, for he is good, and his grace is to eternity!

24Then Nebukadnetsar the King was sorry and stood in great fear, and answered and said to his Nobles: “Was it not three men we cast tied up in the burning furnace of fire?” They answered and they were saying to the King: “Yes, in truth, oh King!” 25The King answered and said: “Behold, I see four men loose and walking within the fire, and they have no pain, and the appearance of the fourth is like to a son of the gods!” 26Then King Nebukadnetsar came to the door of the burning furnace of fire and answered and said” “Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego, Servants of The Most High God, get out! Come!” Then Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego went out from within the furnace of fire 27And all the people and the Generals of the armies and the Rulers and the Lords and the Princes of the King were assembled, and they were beholding those men over whose bodies fire had no power, and the hair of their heads was not singed, and their wide trousers were not burned, and the odor of fire had not come upon them

28Nebukadnetsar the King answered and said: “Blessed is the God of Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego, who sent his Angel and delivered his Servants who trusted upon him, and they rejected the word of the King and they gave their bodies that they would not fall down and they would not worship any god, but only their God! 29And thus I command that all the nations and peoples and languages that will blaspheme against the God of Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego shall be cut apart, limb from limb, and their households shall be plundered, because there is not another god who can deliver in this way!” 30Then the King exalted Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego over the province of Babel