²⁸ Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the ^(A)God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has ^(B)sent His angel and delivered His servants who put their ^(C)trust in Him, ^[a]violating the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies so as ^(D)not to serve or worship any god except their own God.

²² My God ^(A)sent His angel and ^(B)shut the lions’ mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as ^[a]I was found innocent before Him; and also ^[b]toward you, O king, I have committed no crime.”