5. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Daniel 3:5:1 ⧉בְּעִדָּנָ֡אbehihddanahat the time Daniel 3:5:2 ⧉דִּֽי־תִשְׁמְע֡וּןdeetishmeunwhen you hear Daniel 3:5:3 ⧉קָ֣לkalthe sound Daniel 3:5:4 ⧉קַרְנָ֣אkarnaof the horn Daniel 3:5:5 ⧉מַ֠שְׁרוֹקִיתָאmashrokitathe pipe or flute Daniel 3:5:6 ⧉קיתרוסkihtehrosthe lyre Daniel 3:5:7 ⧉קַתְר֨וֹסkahtrohsthe trigon or zither Daniel 3:5:8 ⧉סַבְּכָ֤אsabbekhathe harp Daniel 3:5:9 ⧉פְּסַנְתֵּרִין֙pehsahntehreenthe psaltery Daniel 3:5:10 ⧉סוּמְפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הsoomponyathe bagpipe Daniel 3:5:11 ⧉וְכֹ֖לvehkholand every Daniel 3:5:12 ⧉זְנֵ֣יzehneekind of Daniel 3:5:13 ⧉זְמָרָ֑אzemaramusic Daniel 3:5:14 ⧉תִּפְּל֤וּןtipleunyou shall fall down Daniel 3:5:15 ⧉וְתִסְגְּדוּן֙vehtisgedoonand worship Daniel 3:5:16 ⧉לְצֶ֣לֶםlehtselemto the image Daniel 3:5:17 ⧉דַּהֲבָ֔אdahhavagolden Daniel 3:5:18 ⧉דִּ֥יdiwhich Daniel 3:5:19 ⧉הֲקֵ֖יםhakimhas set up Daniel 3:5:20 ⧉נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רnehvookhadnehtsarNebuchadnezzar Daniel 3:5:21 ⧉מַלְכָּֽא׃malkathe king |
5. Formal Translation At the time that you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, harp, trigon, psalteries, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up. |
5. Dynamic Translation When you hear the music – the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, harp, triangle, stringed instruments, bagpipe, and every kind of melody – you must bow down and worship the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. |