Daniel 3:14-16

Good News Translation

¹⁴ He said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you refuse to worship my god and to bow down to the gold statue I have set up? ¹⁵ Now then, as soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, oboes, lyres, zithers, harps, and all the other instruments, bow down and worship the statue. If you do not, you will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace. Do you think there is any god who can save you?”

¹⁶ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered, “Your Majesty, we will not try to defend ourselves.