Księga Daniela 3:4

Nowa Biblia Gdańska

A herold wołał wielkim głosem: Wam się rozkazuje – ludziom, narodom i językom!

Parallel Translations

Biblia Brzeska (1563)
Wołał tedy woźny głosem wielkim: Wam-ci to mówią narodowie, pokolenia i ludzie różnych języków.

Biblia Gdańska (1632)
A woźny wołał wielkim głosem: Wam się opowiada, ludziom, narodom, i językom;

Nowe Przymierze Zaremba
Wówczas wystąpił herold. Zawołał z całą mocą: Rozkazuje się wam, ludy, narody i języki:

Biblia Tysiąclecia
A woźny wołał wielkim głosem: Wam się opowiada, ludziom, narodom, i językom;

Uwspółcześniona Biblia Gdańska
A herold zawołał donośnym głosem: Rozkazuje się wam, ludy, narody i języki;

Biblia Warszawska
A herold zawołał potężnym głosem: Rozkazuję wam narody, plemiona i języki:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

aloud: Chal, with might, Daniel 4:14, Proverbs 9:13-15, Isaiah 40:9, Isaiah 58:1

it is commanded: Chal, they command, Hosea 5:11, Micah 6:16

O people: Daniel 4:1, Daniel 6:25, Esther 8:9

Reciprocal: Psalms 94:20 - frameth Daniel 3:9 - king Daniel 3:10 - hast made Daniel 5:19 - that he Daniel 7:14 - that all

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then an herald cried aloud,.... That his voice might be heard all over the plain; or if it should be thought that one was not sufficient to be heard throughout, which probably was the case, and where; so great a number being assembled together, all could not hear one man, the singular may be put for the plural; and many being set in different places in the plain, and speaking different languages, might proclaim when the image was dedicated, as follows:

to you it is commanded; by the king's authority:

O people, nations, and languages; the several kingdoms, states, and provinces, that belonged to the Babylonian monarchy, and spoke different languages, as now represented by their several governors and officers; as the Armenians, Parthians, Medes, Persians, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then an herald cried aloud - Margin, as in Chaldee, “with might.” He made a loud proclamation. A “herald” here means a public crier.

To you it is commanded - Margin, “they commanded.” Literally, “to you commanding” (plural); that is, the king has commanded.

O people, nations, and languages - The empire of Babylon was made up of different nations, speaking quite different languages. The representatives of these nations were assembled on this occasion, and the command would extend to all. There was evidently no exception made in favor of the scruples of any, and the order would include the Hebrews as well as others. It should be observed, however, that no others but the Hebrews would have any scruples on the subject. They were all accustomed to worship idols, and the worship of one god did not prevent their doing homage also to another. It accorded with the prevailing views of idolaters that there were many gods; that there were tutelary divinities presiding over particular people; and that it was not im proper to render homage to the god of any people or country. Though, therefore, they might themselves worship other gods in their own countries, they would have no scruples about worshipping also the one that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. In this respect the Jews were an exception. They acknowledged but one God; they believed that all others were false gods, and it was a violation of the fundamental principles of their religion to render homage to any other.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Daniel 3:4. Then a herald cried aloud — כרוזא קרא בחיל caroza kara bechayil, "a crier called with might." A bedel cried mightili. - Old MS. Bible.