“The herald
Proclaimed aloud.
‘You are commanded!
O peoples!
O nations!
O languages!
When you hear
The sound of the horn,
The pipe,
The lyre,
The trigon,
The harp,
The drum,
The entire musical ensemble,
You are to fall down!
You are to worship
The golden statue
That King Nebuchadnezzar
Has set up!
Whoever does not
Fall down,
Whoever does not
Worship,
Shall immediately
Be thrown
Into a furnace
Of a blazing fire.’”
The king’s herald announced to all standing there around this statue. All the people, countries, and various language groups were to fall down and worship this statue, when a musical sound would be made. They were to listen for the sound of a horn, a pipe, a lyre, a trigon, a harp, or a drum. Then, they were to worship this golden statue. Anyone who failed to worship this statue would immediately be thrown into a fiery furnace.
