5. that as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the lyre, the harp, the pipes, and all kinds of instruments, you shall fall down and do obeisance to the gold image that Sovereign Neḇuḵaḏnetstsar has set up.
6. “And whoever does not fall down and do obeisance is immediately thrown into the midst of a burning furnace of fire.”
7. So as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the lyre, the harp, all kinds of instruments, all the people, nations, and languages fell down and did obeisance to the gold image that Sovereign Neḇuḵaḏnetstsar had set up.
8. Thereupon, at that time, certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Yehuḏim.
9. They spoke and said to Sovereign Neḇuḵaḏnetstsar, “O sovereign, live forever!
10. “You, O sovereign, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the lyre, the harp, the pipes, and all kinds of instruments, shall fall down and do obeisance to the gold image,
11. and whoever does not fall down and do obeisance is thrown into the midst of a burning furnace of fire.