Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Daniel 3:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 3:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “So these young men were bound while wearing all their clothes and hats and thrown into that fire.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then they bound up the three of them and threw them into the roaring fire kiln with the long robes, pants, turbans, and the other clothes that they were wearing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So they were-tied/bound and thrown into the furnace with their clothes still on.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So the soldiers tied them up and threw them into the furnace, while they were wearing their clothes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 3:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 3:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “But because of the king’s harsh order, the fire was made very hot. The flames of that fire burned/destroyed the soldiers who brought Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Because the king had commanded that the fire of the kiln be made to burn hotter and hotter, the soldiers who threw Shadrach, Meshech and Abednego into the kiln were reduced to ashes by the flaring fire.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Because the furnace was-heated more according to the command of the king, the soldiers who had-thrown- them -in were-killed because of the flame of the fire.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Because the fire had been made very hot because the king had very strongly ordered them to do that, the flames leaped out and killed the soldiers as they were throwing the men into the fire!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 3:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 3:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then the fire covered/enveloped them while tied up.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “In this way the three men who had been tied up fell into the kiln which was blazing with fire.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And they three who were-tied-up fell/landed in the blazing furnace.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fell into the roaring flames.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 3:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 3:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “Soon after, Nebuchadnezzar jumped/stood up in fear/wonder and said, ‘Hey, were those people who were tied up and thrown into the fire not three?’ His people replied to the king, ‘Certainly, that is how it was, your majesty!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “King Nebuchadnezzar, being amazed, suddenly stood up and asked his counsellors, "What! It was only three men that we bound and threw into the fire, wasn’t it?"
    They answered, "Yes, Great King."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “While watching King Nebuchadnezzar immediately stood-up in much amazement. He asked his officials, ‘Were not just three men that we (incl.) tied-up and thrown into the fire?’ They answered, ‘Yes, Beloved King.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But as Nebuchadnezzar was watching, he was amazed. He suddenly jumped up and shouted to his advisors, ‘Did we tie up three men and throw them into the flames, or not?’
    They replied, ‘Yes, O king, we did.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 3:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 3:25:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then he asked, ‘But I see four people walking around in the fire and are not tied up? There is even (a) fourth person who looks like an angel.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He said, "Look, I see four men in that fire walking hither and thither. They are neither bound, nor has anything happened to them. The 4th man, however, looks like the son of a god."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the king said, ‘You (plur.) look! I see four [men] walking in the midst of the fire. They are not bound and not hurt/harmed. One of them looks like a god.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Nebuchadnezzar shouted, ‘Look! I see four men in the fire! They have no ropes on them, they are walking around, and the flames are not hurting them! And the fourth man looks like a divine being!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 3:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 3:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then the king moved close to the opening/entrance of the fire and shouted aloud, ‘Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the God of authority, come out!’ They came out.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Nebuchadnezzar went close to the door of the kiln with the roaring fire and said loudly, "O Shadrach, Meshech and Abednego, servants who serve the most great God, Come out!"
    So Shadrach, Meshech and Abednego came out of the fire.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So, Nebuchadnezzar drew-close to the door of the blazing furnace and called-out, ‘Shadrac, Meshac, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, you (plur.) come-out-of there! You (plur.) come here!’ And they three came-out.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Nebuchadnezzar came closer to the opening of the flaming furnace, and he shouted, ‘Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you who worship the Supreme God, come out of there! Come here!’ So they stepped out of the fire.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 3:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 3:27:

  • Kupsabiny: “All the leaders of that nation/country gathered there together with the councilors/advisers of the king. When they looked, the fire had not burned the three men, neither their hair nor their clothes had been burnt and they were not even smelling of smoke.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the district officers, administrators, governors, and people who advised the king gathered around to look at the four bodies. They discovered that the fire had not done any harm to their bodies, and their hair was not even singed [lit.: eaten by fire]. Their clothing had not been burned, and they did not even smell of fire.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the governors, mayors, commissioners, and other officials of the king gathered around them. And they saw that they (were) not harmed by the fire. Even their hair or clothes (were) not burned at-all, and not even the bad-smell of smoke.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then all the king’s officials crowded around them. They saw that the flames had not harmed them. The flames had not even singed any of the hair on their heads or scorched any of their clothes! There was not even any smell of smoke on them!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 3:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 3:28:

  • Kupsabiny: “King Nebuchadnezzar said, ‘Exalted/Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego! He has sent his angel to rescue his servants who trust in him. These people defied my commands and accepted to be burnt rather than to worship/kneel to anything else than their God alone.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The king said, "Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshech and Abednego. He sent his angel here to deliver these three men who trusted him and served him. They disobeyed my command, they were ready to die rather than to worship any gods other than their own God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Because of that the king said, ‘Praise be to the God of Shadrac, Meshach, and Abednego. He sent his angel in-order to save his servants who trust in him. These men/[lit they] did- not -follow my order/decree to worship the statue, instead they chose/[lit. good] to-be-thrown into the fire rather than worship any god aside from their God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Nebuchadnezzar said, ‘Praise the God whom Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego worship! He sent one of his angels to rescue these three men who worship him and trust in him. They ignored my command; they insisted that they would worship only their God, and were willing to die instead of worshiping any other god.” (Source: Translation for Translators)