14. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Daniel 3:14:1 ⧉עָנֵ֤הahnehanswered Daniel 3:14:2 ⧉נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙nehvukhadnehtsarNebuchadnezzar Daniel 3:14:3 ⧉וְאָמַ֣רvehahmarsaid Daniel 3:14:4 ⧉לְה֔וֹןlehhonto them Daniel 3:14:5 ⧉הַצְדָּ֕אhatsdaais it true Daniel 3:14:6 ⧉שַׁדְרַ֥ךְshadrakhShadrach Daniel 3:14:7 ⧉מֵישַׁ֖ךְmeeshakhMeshach Daniel 3:14:8 ⧉וַעֲבֵ֣דvahahvedand Abed Daniel 3:14:9 ⧉נְג֑וֹnehgoNego Daniel 3:14:10 ⧉לֵֽאלָהַ֗יlehehlahaito my gods Daniel 3:14:11 ⧉לָ֤אlanot Daniel 3:14:12 ⧉אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙eeteekhohnyou are Daniel 3:14:13 ⧉פָּֽלְחִ֔יןpahlkhinserving Daniel 3:14:14 ⧉וּלְצֶ֧לֶםoolehtselemand to an image of Daniel 3:14:15 ⧉דַּהֲבָ֛אdahhavaagold Daniel 3:14:16 ⧉דִּ֥יdiwhich Daniel 3:14:17 ⧉הֲקֵ֖ימֶתhahkeemetI set up Daniel 3:14:18 ⧉לָ֥אlanot Daniel 3:14:19 ⧉סָֽגְדִֽין׃פsahgdeenbowing down |
14. Formal Translation Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods nor worship the golden image which I have set up?” |
14. Dynamic Translation Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, is it really true that you do not serve my gods or bow down to the statue I have set up?” |