Daniel 3

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Daniel 3

1In his eighteenth year Nabuchodonosor the king made a golden image, its height was sixty cubits, its breadth six cubits: and he set it up in the plain of Deira, in the province of Babylon.Ἔτους ὀκτωκαιδεκάτου Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐποίησεν εἰκόνα χρυσῆν, ὕψος αὐτῆς πήχεων ἑξήκοντα, εὖρος αὐτῆς πήχεων ἕξ· καὶ ἔστησεν αὐτὴν ἐν πεδίῳ Δεειρᾷ, ἐν χώρᾳ Βαβυλῶνος.

2And he sent forth to gather the governors, and the captains, and the heads of provinces, chiefs, and princes, and those who were in authority, and all the rulers of districts, to come to the dedication of the image.Καὶ ἀπέστειλε συναγαγεῖν τοὺς ὑπάτους, καὶ τοὺς στρατηγοὺς, καὶ τοὺς τοπάρχας, ἡγουμένους, καὶ τυράννους, καὶ τοὺς ἐπʼ ἐξουσιῶν, καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἄρχοντας τῶν χωρῶν, ἐλθεῖν εἰς τὰ ἐγκαίνια τῆς εἰκόνος·

3So the heads of provinces, the governors, the captains, the chiefs, the great princes, those who were in authority, and all the rulers of districts, were gathered to the dedication of the image which king Nabuchodonosor had set up; and they stood before the image.Καὶ συνήχθησαν οἱ τοπάρχαι, ὕπατοι, στρατηγοὶ, ἡγούμενοι, τύραννοι μεγάλοι, οἱ ἐπʼ ἐξουσιῶν, καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν χωρῶν, εἰς τὸν ἐγκαινισμὸν τῆς εἰκόνος, ἧς ἔστησε Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ βασιλεύς· καὶ εἱστήκεισαν ἐνώπιον τῆς εἰκόνος.

4Then a herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, you peoples, tribes, and languages,Καὶ ὁ κήρυξ ἐβόα ἐν ἰσχύϊ, ὑμῖν λέγεται λαοῖς, φυλαὶ, γλῶσσαι,

5at what hour you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, and sackbut, and lute, and every kind of music, you shall fall down and worship the golden image which king Nabuchodonosor has set up.ᾗ ἂν ὥρᾳ ἀκούσητε φωνῆς σάλπιγγος, σύριγγός τε, καὶ κιθάρας, σαμβύκης τε, καὶ ψαλτηρίου, καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν, πίπτοντες προσκυνεῖτε τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ ᾗ ἔστησε Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ βασιλεύς.

6And whoever shall not fall down and worship, in the same hour he shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace.Καὶ ὃς ἂν μὴ πεσὼν προσκυνήσῃ, αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐμβληθήσεται εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν καιομένην.

7And it came to pass when the nations heard the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, and sackbut, and lute, and all kinds of music, all the nations, tribes, and languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image which king Nabuchodonosor had set up.Καὶ ἐγένετο ὅταν ἤκουον οἱ λαοὶ τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος, σύριγγός τε, καὶ κιθάρας, σαμβύκης τε, καὶ ψαλτηρίου, καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν, πίπτοντες πάντες οἱ λαοὶ, φυλαὶ, γλῶσσαι, προσεκύνουν τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ ἣν ἔστησε Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ βασιλεύς.

8Then came near certain Chaldeans, and accused the Jews to the king, saying,Τότε προσήλθοσαν ἄνδρες Χαλδαῖοι, καὶ διέβαλον τοὺς Ἰουδαίους τῷ βασιλεῖ·

9O king, live for ever.βασιλεῦ, εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ζῆθι.

10You, O king, have made a decree that every man who shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, sackbut, and lute, and all kinds of music,Σὺ βασιλεῦ ἔθηκας δόγμα, πάντα ἄνθρωπον ὃς ἂν ἀκούσῃ τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος, σύριγγός τε, καὶ κιθάρας, σαμβύκης, καὶ ψαλτηρίου, καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν,

11and shall not fall down and worship the golden image, shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace.καὶ μὴ πεσὼν προσκυνήσῃ τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ, ἐμβληθήσηται εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν καιομένην.

12There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, who have not obeyed your decree, O king: they serve not your gods, and worship not the golden image which you have set up.Εἰσὶν ἄνδρες Ἰουδαῖοι, οὓς κατέστησας ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῆς χώρας Βαβυλῶνος, Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, οἳ οὐχ ὑπήκουσαν βασιλεῦ τῷ δόγματί σου, τοῖς θεοῖς σου οὐ λατρεύουσι, καὶ τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ τᾗ ἔστησας οὐ προσκυνοῦσι.

13Then Nabuchodonosor in wrath and anger commanded to bring Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago: and they were brought before the king.Τότε Ναβουχοδονόσορ ἐν θυμῷ καὶ ὀργῇ εἶπεν ἀγαγεῖν τὸν Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, καὶ Ἀβδεναγώ· καὶ ἤχθησαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως.

14And Nabuchodonosor answered and said to them, Is it true, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, that you serve not my gods, and worship not the golden image which I have set up?Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ναβουχοδονόσορ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, εἶ ἀληθῶς Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, τοῖς θεοῖς μου οὐ λατρεύετε, καὶ τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ ᾗ ἔστησα οὐ προσκυνεῖτε;

15Now then if you be ready, whenever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, and sackbut, and lute, and harmony, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the golden image which I have made; well: but if you worship not, in the same hour you shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace; and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hand?Νῦν οὖν εἰ ἔχετε ἑτοίμως, ἵνα ὡς ἂν ἀκούσητε τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος, σύριγγός τε, καὶ κιθάρας, σαμβύκης τε, καὶ ψαλτηρίου, καὶ συμφωνίας, καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν, πεσόντες προσκυνήσητε τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ ᾗ ἐποίησα· ἐὰν δὲ μὴ προσκυνήσητε, αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐμβληθήσεσθε εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν καιομένην· καὶ τίς ἐστι Θεὸς ὃς ἐξελεῖται ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρός μου;

16Then answered Sedrach, Misach and Abdenago and said to king Nabuchodonosor, We have no need to answer you concerning this matter.Καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, λέγοντες τῷ βασιλεῖ Ναβουχοδονόσορ, οὐ χρείαν ἔχομεν ἡμεῖς περὶ τοῦ ῥήματος τούτου ἀποκριθῆναί σοι.

17For our God whom we serve is in the heavens, able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will rescue us from your hands, O king.Ἔστι γὰρ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐν οὐρανοῖς, ᾧ ἡμεῖς λατρεύομεν, δυνατὸς ἐξελέσθαι ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς καμίνου τοῦ πυρὸς τῆς καιομένης, καὶ ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν σου βασιλεῦ ῥύσεται ἡμᾶς.

18But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the image which you have set up.Καὶ ἐὰν μὴ, γνωστὸν ἔστω σοι, βασιλεῦ, ὅτι τοῖς θεοῖς σου οὐ λατρεύομεν, καὶ τῇ εἰκόνι ᾗ ἔστησας οὐ προσκυνοῦμεν.

19Then Nabuchodonosor was filled with wrath, and the form of his countenance was changed toward Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago: and he gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than usual, until it should burn to the uttermost.Τότε Ναβουχοδονόσορ ἐπλήσθη θυμοῦ, καὶ ἡ ὄψις τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἠλλοιώθη ἐπὶ Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, καὶ Ἀβδεναγὼ, καὶ εἶπεν ἐκκαῦσαι τὴν κάμινον ἐπταπλασίως, ἕως οὗ εἰς τέλος ἐκκαῇ.

20And he commanded mighty men to bind Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.Καὶ ἄνδρας ἰσχυροὺς ἰσχύϊ εἶπε, πεδήσαντας τὸν Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, καὶ Ἀβδεναγὼ, ἐμβαλεῖν εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν καιομένην.

21Then those men were bound with their coats, and caps, and hose, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace,Τότε οἱ ἄνδρες ἐκεῖνοι ἐπεδήθησαν σὺν τοῖς σαραβάροις αὐτῶν, καὶ τιάραις, καὶ περικνημίσι, καὶ ἐβλήθησαν εἰς τὸ μέσον τῆς καμίνου τοῦ πυρὸς τῆς καιομένης,

22forasmuch as the king's word prevailed; and the furnace was made exceeding hot.ἐπεὶ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦ βασιλέως ὑπερίσχυε· καὶ ἡ κάμινος ἐξεκαύθη ἐκ περισσοῦ.

23Then these three men, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, fell bound into the midst of the burning furnace, and walked in the midst of the flame, singing praise to God, and blessing the Lord.Καὶ οἱ τρεῖς οὗτοι Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, καὶ Ἀβδεναγὼ, ἔπεσον εἰς μέσον τῆς καμίνου τῆς καιομένης πεπεδημένοι,

24And Nabuchodonosor heard them singing praises; and he wondered, and rose up in haste, and said to his nobles, Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? and they said to the king, Yes, O king.καὶ περιεπάτουν ἐν μέσῳ τῆς φλογὸς, ὑμνοῦντες τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Κύριον.

25And the king said, But I see four men loose, and walking in the midst of the fire, and there has no harm happened to them; and the appearance of the fourth is like the Son of God.Καὶ συστὰς Ἀζαρίας προσηύξατο οὕτως· καὶ ἀνοίξας τὸ στομά αὐτοῦ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ πυρὸς, εἶπεν,

26Then Nabuchodonosor drew near to the door of the burning fiery furnace, and said, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, you servants of the most high God, proceed forth, and come here. So Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, came forth out of the midst of the fire.Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸς, καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

27Then were assembled the satraps, and captains, and heads of provinces, and the royal princes; and they saw the men, and perceived that the fire had not had power against their bodies, and the hair of their head was not burnt, and their coats were not scorched, nor was the smell of fire upon them.Οτι δίκαιος εἶ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἶς ἐποίησας, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἔργα σου ἀληθινὰ, καὶ εὐθεῖαι αἱ ὁδοί σου, καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ κρίσεις σου ἀλήθεια.

28And king Nabuchodonosor answered and said, Blessed be the God of Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants, because they trusted in him; and they have changed the king's word, and delivered their bodies to be burnt, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.Καὶ κρίματα ἀληθείας ἐποίησας κατὰ πάντα ἃ ἐπήγαγες ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν τὴν τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν Ἱερουσαλήμ· ὅτι ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ κρίσει ἐπήγαγες ταῦτα πάντα διὰ τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν.

29Therefore I publish a decree: Every people, tribe, or language, that shall speak reproachfully against the God of Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago shall be destroyed, and their houses shall be plundered: because there is no other God who shall be able to deliver thus.Ὅτι ἡμάρτομεν καὶ ἠνομήσαμεν ἀποστῆναι ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ ἐξημάρτομεν ἐν πᾶσι, καὶ τῶν ἐντολῶν σου οὐκ ἠκούσαμεν,

30Then the king promoted Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, in the province of Babylon, and advanced them, and gave them authority to rule over all the Jews who were in his kingdom.οὐδὲ συνετηρήσαμεν, οὐδὲ ἐποιήσαμεν καθὼς ἐνετείλω ἡμῖν, ἵνα εὖ ἡμῖν γένηται.

31King Nabuchodonosor to all nations, tribes, and tongues, who dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied to you.Καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἐπήγαγες ἡμῖν, καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησας ἡμῖν, ἐν ἀληθινῇ κρίσει ἐποίησας.

32It seemed good to me to declare to you the signs and wonders which the most high God has wrought with me,Καὶ παρέδωκας ἡμᾶς εἰς χεῖρας ἐχθρῶν ἀνόμων, καὶ ἐχθίστων ἀποστατῶν, καὶ βασιλεῖ ἀδίκῳ καὶ πονηροτάτῳ παρὰ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν.

33how great and mighty they are: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his power to all generations.Καὶ νῦν οὐκ ἔστιν ἡμῖν ἀνοῖξαι τὸ στόμα ἡμῶν· αἰσχύνη καὶ ὄνειδος ἐγενήθημεν τοῖς δούλοις σου, καὶ τοῖς σεβομένοις σε.

34Μὴ δὴ παραδῴης ἡμᾶς εἰς τέλος διὰ τὸ ὄνομά σου, καὶ μὴ διασκεδάσῃς τὴν διαθήκην σου,

35καὶ μὴ ἀποστήσῃς τὸ ἔλεός σου ἀφʼ ἡμῶν, διὰ Ἁβραὰμ τὸν ἠγαπημένον ὑπὸ σοῦ, καὶ διὰ Ἰσαὰκ τὸν δοῦλόν σου, καὶ Ἰσραὴλ τὸν ἅγιόν σου,

36οἷς ἐλάλησας πληθῦναι τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν, ὡς τὰ ἄστρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ὡς τὴν ἄμμον τὴν παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τῆς θαλάσσης.

37Ὅτι, δέσποτα, ἐσμικρύνθημεν παρὰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καί ἐσμὲν ταπεενοὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ σήμερον, διὰ τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν.

38Καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τούτῳ ἄρχων καὶ προφήτης καὶ ἡγούμενος, οὐδὲ ὁλοκαύτωσις, οὐδὲ θυσία, οὐδὲ προσφορὰ, οὐδὲ θυμίαμα, οὐδὲ τόπος τοῦ καρπῶσαι ἐναντίον σου, καὶ εὑρεῖν ἕλεος.

39Ἀλλʼ ἐν ψυχῇ συντετριμμένῃ, καὶ πνεύματι ταπεινώσεως προσδεχθείημεν, ὡς ἐν ὁλοκαυτώσει κριῶν καὶ ταύρων, καὶ ἐν μυριάσιν ἀρνῶν πιόνων,

40οὕτως γενέσθω ἡ θυσία ἡμῶν ἐνώπιόν σου σήμερον, καὶ ἐκτελέσαι ὄπισθέν σου· ὅτι οὐκ ἔσται αἰσχύνη τοῖς πεποιθόσιν ἐπὶ σοί.

41Καὶ νῦν ἐξακολουθοῦμεν ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ, καὶ φοβούμεθά σε, καὶ ζητοῦμεν τὸ πρόσωπόν σου. Μὴ καταισχύνῃς ἡμᾶς,

42ἀλλὰ ποίησον μεθʼ ἡμῶν κατὰ τὴν ἐπιείκειάν σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ ἐλέους σου.

43Καὶ ἐξελοῦ ἡμᾶς κατὰ τὰ θαυμάσιά σου, καὶ δὸς δόξαν τῷ ὀνόματί σου, Κύριε·

44καὶ ἐντραπείησαν πάντες οἱ ἐνδεικνύμενοι τοῖς δούλοις σου κακὰ, καὶ καταισχυνθείησαν ἀπὸ πάσης τῆς δυναστείας, καὶ ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτῶν συντριβείη,

45καὶ γνώτωσαν ὅτι σὺ εἶ Κύριος, Θεὸς μόνος, καὶ ἔνδοξος ἐφʼ ὅλην τὴν οἰκουμένην.

46Καὶ οὐ διέλιπον οἱ ἐμβάλλοντες αὐτοὺς ὑπηρέται τοῦ βασιλέως, καίοντες τὴν κάμινον νάφθαν καὶ πίσσαν καὶ στιππύον καὶ κληματίδα.

47Καὶ διεχεῖτο ἡ φλὸξ ἐπάνω τῆς καμίνου ἐπὶ πήχεις τεσσαρακονταεννέα.

48Καὶ διώδευσε, καὶ ἐνεπύρισεν οὓς εὗρε περὶ τὴν κάμινον τῶν Χαλδαίων.

49Ὁ δὲ ἄγγελος Κυρίου συγκατέβη ἅμα τοῖς περὶ τὸν Αζαρίαν εἰς τὴν κάμινον, καὶ ἐξετίναξε τὴν φλόγα τοῦ πυρὸς ἐκ τῆς καμίνου,

50καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ μέσον τῆς καμίνου, ὡς πνεῦμα δρόσου διασυρίζον· καὶ οὐχ ἥψατο αὐτῶν τὸ καθόλου τὸ πῦρ; καὶ οὐκ ἐλύπησεν, οὐδὲ παρηνώχλησεν αὐτοῖς.

51Τότε οἱ τρεῖς ὡς ἐξ ἑνὸς στόματος ὕμνουν, καὶ ἐδόξαζον, καὶ ηὐλόγουν τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τῇ καμίνῳ, λέγοντες,

52Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸς, καὶ ὑπερυψούμενος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Καὶ εὐλογημένον τὸ ὄνομα τῆς δόξης σου τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ ὑπεραινετὸν καὶ ὑπερυψούμενον εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

53Εὐλογημένος εἶ ἐν τῷ ναῷ τῆς ἁγίας δόξης σου, καὶ ὑπερυμνητὸς καὶ ὑπερένδοξος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

54Εὐλογημένος εἶ ὁ ἐπιβλέπων ἀβύσσους, καθήμενος ἐπὶ χερουβὶμ, καὶ αἰνετὸς καὶ ὑπερυψούμενος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

55Εὐλογημένος εἶ ἐπὶ θρόνου τῆς βασιλείας σου, καὶ ὑπερυμνητὸς καὶ ὑπερυμνούμενος εἰς τοῦς αἰῶνας.

56Εὐλογητὸς εἶ ἐν τῷ στερεώματι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ὑμνητὸς καὶ δεδοξασμένος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

57Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

58Εὐλογεῖτε οὐρανοὶ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

59Εὐλογεῖτε ἄγγελοι Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

60Εὐλογεῖτε ὕδατα καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπεράνω τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

61Εὐλογείτω πᾶσα ἡ δύναμις Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

62Εὐλογεῖτε ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

63Εὐλογεῖτε ἄστρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

64Εὐλογείτω πᾶς ὄμβρος καὶ δρόσος τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

65Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ πνεύματα τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

66Εὐλογεῖτε πῦρ καὶ καῦμα τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

71Εὐλογεῖτε νύκτες καὶ ἡμέραι τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

72Εὐλογεῖτε φῶς καὶ σκότος τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

72aΕὐλογεῖτε ψύχος καὶ καῦμα τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

72bΕὐλογεῖτε πάχναι καὶ χιόνες τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

73Εὐλογεῖτε ἀστραπαὶ καὶ νεφέλαι τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

74Εὐλογείτω ἡ γῆ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνείτω καὶ ὑπερυψούτω αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

75Εὐλογεῖτε ὄρη καὶ βουνοὶ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

76Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ φυόμενα ἐν τῇ γῇ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

77Εὐλογεῖτε θάλασσα καὶ ποταμοὶ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

78Εὐλογεῖτε αἱ πηγαὶ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑμερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

79Εὐλογεῖτε κήτη καὶ πάντα τὰ κινούμενα ἐν τοῖς ὕδασι τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

80Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

81Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ θηρία καὶ τὰ κτήνη τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

82Εὐλογεῖτε υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

83Εὐλογεῖτε Ἰσραὴλ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

84Εὐλογεῖτε ἱερεῖς τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

85Εὐλογεῖτε δοῦλοι τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

86Εὐλογεῖτε πνεύματα καὶ ψυχαὶ δικαίων τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

87Εὐλογεῖτε ὅσιοι καὶ ταπεινοὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

88Εὐλογεῖτε Ἀνανία, Ἀζαρία, Μισαὴλ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ὅτι ἐξείλετο ἡμᾶς ἐξ ᾅδου, καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς θανάτου ἔσωσεν ἡμᾶς· καὶ ἐῤῥύσατο ἡμᾶς ἐκ μέσου καμίνου καιομένης φλογὸς, καὶ ἐκ μέσου πυρὸς ἐῤῥύσατο ἡμᾶς.

89Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ ὅτι χρηστὸς, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.

90Εὐλογεῖτε πάντες οἱ σεβόμενοι τὸν Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν τῶν θεῶν, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ἐξομολογεῖσθε, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.

91Καὶ Ναβουχοδονόσορ ἤκουσεν ὑμνούντων αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐθαύμασε, καὶ ἐξανέστη ἐν σπουδῇ, καὶ εἶπε τοῖς μεγιστᾶσιν αὐτοῦ, οὐχὶ ἄνδρας τρεῖς ἐβάλομεν εἰς τὸ μέσον τοῦ πυρὸς πεπεδημένους; καὶ εἶπον τῷ βασιλεῖ, ἀληθῶς βασιλεῦ.

92Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς, ὁ δὲ ἐγὼ ὁρῶ ἄνδρας τέσσαρας λελυμένους, καὶ περιπατοῦντας ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ πυρὸς, καὶ διαφθορὰ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἡ ὅρασις τοῦ τετάρτου ὁμοία υἱῷ Θεοῦ.

93Τότε προσῆλθε Ναβουχοδονόσορ πρὸς τὴν θύραν τῆς καμίνου τοῦ πυρὸς τῆς καιομένης, καὶ εἶπε, Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, οἱ δοῦλοι τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου, ἐξέλθετε καὶ δεῦτε· καὶ ἐξῆλθον Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, ἐκ μέσου τοῦ πυρός.

94Καὶ συνάγονται οἱ σατράπαι, καὶ οἱ στρατηγοὶ, καὶ οἱ τοπάρχαι, καὶ οἱ δυνάσται τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ἐθεώρουν τοὺς ἄνδρας, ὅτι οὐκ ἐκυρίευσε τὸ πῦρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡ θρὶξ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῶν οὐκ ἐφλογίσθη, καὶ τὰ σαράβαρα αὐτῶν οὐκ ἠλλοιώθη, καὶ ὀσμὴ πυρὸς οὐκ ἦν ἐν αὐτοῖς.

95Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ εἶπεν, εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεσαγὼ, ὃς ἀπέστειλε τὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξείλατο τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐπεποίθεισαν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ· καὶ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦ βασιλέως ἠλλοίωσαν, καὶ παρέδωκαν τὰ σὼματα αὐτῶν εἰς πῦρ, ὅπως μὴ λατρεύσωσι μηδὲ προσκυνήσωσι παντὶ θεῷ, ἀλλʼ ἢ τῷ Θεῷ αὐτῶν.

96Καὶ ἐγὼ ἐκτίθεμαι τὸ δόγμα· πᾶς λαὸς, φυλὴ, γλῶσσα, ἣ ἐὰν εἴπῃ βλασφημίαν κατὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, εἰς ἀπώλειαν ἔσονται, καὶ οἱ οἶκοι αὐτῶν εἰς διαρπαγὴν, καθότι οὐκ ἔστι Θεὸς ἕτερος ὅστις δυνήσεται ῥύσασθαι οὕτως.

97Τότε ὁ βασιλεὺς κατεύθυνε τὸν Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ Βαβυλῶνος, καὶ ηὔξησεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἠξίωσεν αὐτοὺς ἡγεῖσθαι πάντων τῶν Ἰουδαίων, τῶν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ.