16. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Daniel 3:16:1 ⧉עֲנ֗וֹanoanswered Daniel 3:16:2 ⧉שַׁדְרַ֤ךְshadrakhShadrach Daniel 3:16:3 ⧉מֵישַׁךְ֙meeshakhMeshach Daniel 3:16:4 ⧉וַעֲבֵ֣דvaavedand Abed Daniel 3:16:5 ⧉נְג֔וֹnegoNego Daniel 3:16:6 ⧉וְאָמְרִ֖יןveamreensaid Daniel 3:16:7 ⧉לְמַלְכָּ֑אlemalkato the king Daniel 3:16:8 ⧉נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzar Daniel 3:16:9 ⧉לָֽא־חַשְׁחִ֨יןlakhashkheenno need Daniel 3:16:10 ⧉אֲנַ֧חְנָהahnakhnahwe Daniel 3:16:11 ⧉עַל־דְּנָ֛הaldenaconcerning this Daniel 3:16:12 ⧉פִּתְגָ֖םpitgammatter Daniel 3:16:13 ⧉לַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃lahatavutakhto answer you |
16. Formal Translation Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to respond to you regarding this matter.” |
16. Dynamic Translation Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego replied to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves to you about this.” |