Daniel 3:92

4 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

Douay-Rheims 1899

He answered, and said: Behold I see four men loose, and walking in the midst of the fire, and there is no hurt in them, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

Croatian Bible

On reče: “Ali ja vidim četiri čovjeka, odriješeni šeću po vatri i ništa im se zlo ne događa; četvrti je sličan sinu Božjemu.”

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Respondit, et ait: Ecce ego video quatuor viros solutos, et ambulantes in medio ignis, et nihil corruptionis in eis est, et species quarti similis filio Dei.

Mashi Bible

Naye ashubiza ababwîra, erhi: «Ci niono mbwînage bantu bâni barhali bashwêke bajà balambagira omu muliro barhanalumwa; n’enshusho y’oyôla wa kani eshushire mugala wa banyamuzinda».

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When was this written?

Traditions differ. Each position is shown rather than one asserted as settled.

Traditional: 605 BC–536 BC Daniel
Set in the Babylonian and Persian courts and traditionally written there.
Critical: 167 BC–164 BC Anonymous
The detailed accuracy of the book about the 2nd-century Seleucid crisis, and its vaguer treatment of earlier Babylonian history, leads most critical scholars to date it to the Maccabean revolt.

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The teaching associated with Laozi, emphasising harmony with the natural order.
599 BC–527 BC Mahavira and the rise of Jainism India
A contemporary of the Buddha whose teaching centred on non-violence toward every living thing.
587 BC–586 BC Fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile Levant
Nebuchadnezzar II destroyed the temple and deported the Judean elite to Babylon.

Daniel 3:92

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

Croatian Bible ☆

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Mashi Bible ☆

Attribution

Douay-Rheims 1899

Croatian Bible

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Mashi Bible