Verse 15

Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, well; but if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God who shall deliver you out of my hands?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvis dere nå er villige til å falle ned og tilbe statuen jeg har laget når dere hører lyden av hornet, fløyten, citaren, harpen, lutten, sekkepipen og all slags musikk, er det bra. Men hvis dere ikke tilber, skal dere straks kastes i den brennende ildovnen. Og hvem er den Gud som kan redde dere fra min hånd?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Nå, hvis dere er klare, når dere hører lyden av horn, fløyte, sitar, lyre, harpe, sekkepipe og alle slags musikk, til å falle ned og tilbe bildet som jeg har laget, så er det bra. Men hvis dere ikke tilber, skal dere straks kastes i en brennende ildovn. Og hvem er den gud som kan redde dere fra mine hender?

• Norsk King James

  Nå, hvis dere er klare til å høre lyden av horn, fløyte, harpespill, lut, psalter og dulcimer, og falle ned og tilbe bildet som jeg har laget, så er det greit; men hvis dere ikke tilber, skal dere samme time kastes i midten av en brennende ildovn; og hvem er den guden som kan redde dere ut av mine hender?"

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Nå, hvis dere er klare, så snart dere hører lyden av trompeter, fløyter, harper, lutt, lyre og all slags musikk, fall ned og tilbe statuen jeg har laget. Men hvis dere ikke tilber, skal dere straks kastes i den brennende ildovnen. Og hvilken gud vil da kunne redde dere fra mine hender?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvis dere nå er klare til å falle ned og tilbe statuen jeg har laget, når dere hører lyden av hornet, fløyten, lyren, harpen, lutten, sekkepipen og alle slags musikkinstrumenter, så godt. Men hvis ikke, skal dere straks kastes i den brennende ildovnen, og hvilken gud kan redde dere fra min hånd?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Nå, om dere er rede til å falle ned og tilbe statuen jeg har laget, når dere hører lyden av horn, fløyte, harpe, sækkepipe, psalter og dulcimer, så er det bra. Men hvis dere ikke tilber, vil dere straks bli kastet i en brennende ildovn, og hvilken gud kan da redde dere fra min hånd?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hvis dere er villige til å falle ned og tilbe bildet så snart dere hører lyden av trompet, fløyte, harpe, basun, psalter, cimbalom og all slags musikk, så er det bra; men hvis dere ikke tilber, skal dere straks kastes midt i en brennende ildovn. Hvem er den gud som kan redde dere ut av min hånd?

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Nå, om dere er rede til å falle ned og tilbe statuen jeg har laget, når dere hører lyden av horn, fløyte, harpe, sækkepipe, psalter og dulcimer, så er det bra. Men hvis dere ikke tilber, vil dere straks bli kastet i en brennende ildovn, og hvilken gud kan da redde dere fra min hånd?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Nå, hvis dere er villige til å falle ned og tilbe billedstøtten jeg har laget når dere hører lyden av hornet, fløyten, harpen, lyren, triangelen og alle slags musikkinstrumenter, da er alt godt. Men hvis dere ikke tilber, skal dere straks kastes i den brennende ildovnen. Og hvilken gud kan da redde dere fra min hånd?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now, if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the statue I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace. And who is the god who can rescue you from my hands?'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Daniel.3.15", "source": "כְּעַ֞ן הֵ֧ן אִֽיתֵיכ֣וֹן עֲתִידִ֗ין דִּ֣י בְעִדָּנָ֡א דִּֽי־תִשְׁמְע֡וּן קָ֣ל קַרְנָ֣א מַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣א קַתְר֣וֹס שַׂבְּכָ֡א פְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩ וְסוּמְפֹּ֨נְיָ֜ה וְכֹ֣ל ׀ זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֗א תִּפְּל֣וּן וְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ לְצַלְמָ֣א דִֽי־עַבְדֵת֒ וְהֵן֙ לָ֣א תִסְגְּד֔וּן בַּהּ־שַׁעֲתָ֣ה תִתְרְמ֔וֹן לְגֽוֹא־אַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א יָקִֽדְתָּ֑א וּמַן־ה֣וּא אֱלָ֔הּ דֵּ֥י יְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹן מִן־יְדָֽי׃", "text": "Now *kəʿan* if *hên* you are *ʾîthêykôn* *ʿăthîdîn* that at the *ʿiddānāʾ* when you *thishmʿûn* the *qāl* of the *qarnāʾ*, *mashrôqîthāʾ*, *qathrôs*, *sabəkāʾ*, *pəsantêrîn*, and *sûmpōnəyāh*, and all *zənê* of *zəmārāʾ*, you will fall down *tippəlûn* and worship *wəthisgədûn* to the *tsalmāʾ* which I have *ʿabdêth*; but if *wəhên* you do not *thisgədûn*, in that same *bah-shaʿăthāh* you will be *thithrəmôn* into the midst of the *ʾattûn* of *nûrāʾ* *yāqîdətāʾ*. And who is the *ʾĕlāh* who will *yəshêzibinkôn* from my *yədāy*?", "grammar": { "*kəʿan*": "adverb - now", "*hên*": "conditional particle - if", "*ʾîthêykôn*": "existential particle + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you are", "*ʿăthîdîn*": "adjective masculine plural - ready/prepared", "*ʿiddānāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the time", "*thishmʿûn*": "imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you will hear", "*qāl*": "noun - sound/voice", "*qarnāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the horn", "*mashrôqîthāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the pipe/flute", "*qathrôs*": "noun - zither/lyre (Greek loanword)", "*sabəkāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the trigon (stringed instrument)", "*pəsantêrîn*": "noun - psaltery (Greek loanword)", "*sûmpōnəyāh*": "noun + definite article - the bagpipe (Greek loanword)", "*zənê*": "construct state plural - kinds of", "*zəmārāʾ*": "noun - music", "*tippəlûn*": "imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you will fall down", "*wəthisgədûn*": "conjunction + imperfect 2nd masculine plural - and you will worship", "*tsalmāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the image", "*ʿabdêth*": "perfect 1st singular - I made", "*wəhên*": "conjunction + conditional particle - but if", "*thisgədûn*": "imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you will worship", "*bah-shaʿăthāh*": "preposition + noun + definite article - in that hour/moment", "*thithrəmôn*": "imperfect 2nd masculine plural passive - you will be thrown", "*ʾattûn*": "noun - furnace", "*nûrāʾ*": "noun - fire", "*yāqîdətāʾ*": "adjective feminine singular + definite article - burning", "*ʾĕlāh*": "noun - god", "*yəshêzibinkôn*": "imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine plural suffix - will deliver you", "*yədāy*": "noun dual + 1st singular suffix - my hands" }, "variants": { "*kəʿan*": "now/at this time", "*hên*": "if/whether", "*ʾîthêykôn*": "you are/you exist", "*ʿăthîdîn*": "ready/prepared/willing", "*ʿiddānāʾ*": "time/moment", "*thishmʿûn*": "you hear/you will hear", "*qāl*": "sound/voice/noise", "*qarnāʾ*": "horn/trumpet", "*mashrôqîthāʾ*": "flute/pipe/whistle", "*qathrôs*": "zither/lyre/harp", "*sabəkāʾ*": "trigon/triangular stringed instrument", "*pəsantêrîn*": "psaltery/harp", "*sûmpōnəyāh*": "bagpipe/symphony/harmony", "*zənê*": "kinds/types/varieties", "*zəmārāʾ*": "music/musical instruments", "*tippəlûn*": "you will fall down/prostrate yourselves", "*wəthisgədûn*": "and you will worship/and you will bow down", "*tsalmāʾ*": "image/statue/likeness", "*ʿabdêth*": "I made/I created", "*thisgədûn*": "you will worship/you will bow down", "*bah-shaʿăthāh*": "in that hour/at that moment/immediately", "*thithrəmôn*": "you will be thrown/you will be cast", "*ʾattûn*": "furnace/oven", "*nûrāʾ*": "fire/flame", "*yāqîdətāʾ*": "burning/blazing", "*yəshêzibinkôn*": "will deliver you/will rescue you/will save you", "*yədāy*": "my hands/my power" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Nå, hvis dere er rede, og når dere hører lyden av horn, fløyte, harpe, zither, lyre, sekkepipe og alle slags instrumenter, faller dere ned og tilber bildet jeg har laget. Men hvis dere ikke tilber det, skal dere straks kastes i den brennende ildovnen. Og hvilken gud er det som kan redde dere fra mine hender?»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Nu, dersom I ere rede paa den Tid, I høre Basunernes, Pibernes, Harpernes, Gigernes, Psalternes og sammenstemmende Musiks Lyd og alle Slags Sange, at falde ned og tilbede det Billede, som jeg lod gjøre, (er det godt;) men dersom I ikke tilbede, skulle I i den samme Time kastes midt i den gloende brændende Ovn; og hvo er den Gud, som skal redde eder af mine Hænder?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvis dere er villige til å tilbe statuen jeg har laget når dere hører lyden av horn, fløyte, harpe, lut, saltere og alle slags musikk, så er alt i orden. Men hvis dere ikke tilber, skal dere straks bli kastet inn i en brennende ildovn. Og hvem er den gud som da kan redde dere ut av mine hender?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Er dere nå klare, så snart dere hører lyden av horn, fløyte, sitar, lyre, harpe, sekkepipe og alle slags musikk, til å falle ned og tilbe statuen jeg har gjort? Men hvis dere ikke tilber, skal dere straks bli kastet midt i den brennende ildovnen. Og hvem er den guden som kan frelse dere fra mine hender?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Nå, om dere er villige til å falle ned og tilbe statuen jeg har laget, så snart dere hører lyden av hornet, fløyten, harpen, sittaren, luten, symfonien og alle slags musikk, er det bra. Men hvis dere ikke tilber, skal dere straks kastes inn i en brennende ovn. Og hvilken gud kan redde dere ut av mine hender?'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Nå, hvis dere er klare, så på det tidspunkt dere hører lyden av horn, fløyte, sitar, harpe, lutt og alle slags musikkinstrumenter, skal dere falle ned og tilbe statuen jeg har laget. Men hvis dere ikke tilber, skal dere samme time bli kastet inn i en brennende ildovn; og hvilken gud kan redde dere fra mine hender?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvis dere nå er klare til å falle ned og tilbe statuen jeg har laget når dere hører lyden av horn, fløyte, harpe, lyre, sitar, sekkepipe og alle slags musikkinstrumenter, så er det bra. Men hvis dere ikke tilber, skal dere straks kastes i den brennende ovnen; og hvilken gud vil da kunne redde dere ut av mine hender?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  wel, be redy herafter, when ye heare the noyse of the tropettes, blowne with the harpes, shawmes, psalteries, symphonies and all ye other melodies: that ye fall downe, and worshipe the ymage which I haue made. But yff ye worshipe it not, ye shal be cast immediatly in to an hote burnynge ouen. Let se, what god is there, yt maye delyuer you out of my hondes?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now therefore are ye ready when ye heare the sound of the cornet, trumpet, harpe, sackebut, psalterie, and dulcimer, and all instruments of musike, to fall downe, and worship the image, which I haue made? For if ye worship it not, ye shall be cast immediately into the middes of an hote fierie fornace: for who is that God, that can deliuer you out of mine handes?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe therfore be redy when ye heare the sound of the cornet, trumpet, harpe, shawme, psaltries, dulcimers, and al instrumentes of musicke, to fal downe and worship the image whiche I haue made: for if ye worship it not, ye shalbe cast immediatly into the mids of a hot firie fornace: for who is that God that can deliuer you out of my handes?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who [is] that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to you fall down and worship the image which I have made, [well]: but if you don't worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Now, lo, ye are ready, so that at the time that ye hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and do obeisance to the image that I have made! -- and lo, ye do no obeisance -- in that hour ye are cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; who is that God who doth deliver you out of my hands?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, [well] : but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now if you are ready, on hearing the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all sorts of instruments, to go down on your faces in worship before the image which I have made, it is well: but if you will not give worship, that same hour you will be put into a burning and flaming fire; and what god is there who will be able to take you out of my hands?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, [well]: but if you don't worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don’t pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 5:2 : 2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go.
• 2 Kgs 18:35 : 35 Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?
• Luke 21:14-15 : 14 Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand what you shall answer: 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor resist.
• Mark 13:11 : 11 But when they lead you and deliver you up, do not think beforehand what you shall speak, nor premeditate: but whatever shall be given you in that hour, speak that: for it is not you that speak, but the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 5:29 : 29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
• Acts 4:8-9 : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel, 9 If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, 10 Let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 11 This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone. 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
• Acts 4:19 : 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.
• 2 Chr 32:15-17 : 15 Now therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you in this manner, nor believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand and from the hand of my fathers, how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand? 16 And his servants spoke yet more against the LORD God and against his servant Hezekiah. 17 He also wrote letters to insult the LORD God of Israel and to speak against Him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver His people out of my hand.
• Isa 36:18-20 : 18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand? 20 Who among all the gods of these lands have delivered their land from my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?
• Isa 37:23 : 23 Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? and against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
• Dan 3:5-6 : 5 That at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. 6 And whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
• Dan 3:17 : 17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.
• Dan 3:28-29 : 28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God. 29 Therefore I make a decree, that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap, because there is no other God who can deliver in this way.
• Dan 6:16 : 16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said to Daniel, Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.
• Dan 6:20 : 20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel: and the king spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?
• Matt 10:19 : 19 But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given to you in that same hour what you shall speak.
• Matt 27:43 : 43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
• Exod 32:32 : 32 Yet now, if You will forgive their sin—but if not, please blot me out of Your book which You have written."
• Luke 4:7-8 : 7 If you therefore will worship me, all shall be yours. 8 And Jesus answered and said to him, Get behind me, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.
• Luke 12:11 : 11 And when they bring you to the synagogues, and to rulers and authorities, do not be anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say.
• Luke 13:9 : 9 And if it bears fruit, well: and if not, then after that you shall cut it down.
• Acts 6:15 : 15 All who sat in the council, looking intently at him, saw his face as the face of an angel.
• Acts 24:10-13 : 10 Then Paul, after the governor had motioned to him to speak, answered, Since I know that you have been for many years a judge to this nation, I do cheerfully respond for myself: 11 Because you may understand that there are only twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. 12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, nor stirring up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: 13 Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.