1 Meqabyan 3:1-38

¹Like unto you, these were the Most High JAH's slaves, Abya, Seela, and Fentos, who died and arose.

²And they went with those men and received martyrdom there.

³At that time, they begged, praised, and bowed to JAH. Death did not frighten them.

⁴They went towards those youths and were as meek as sheep that have no evil.

⁵The king answered them, saying, How can you stubborn ones not sacrifice and bow to my idols?

⁶The brothers who were cleansed from sin, honoured, chosen, and blessed.

⁷They told the king, who was a plague, As for us, we will not bow nor sacrifice.

⁸They again told him, We will not bow to idols that were silver and gold.

⁹The king asked them, Why do you do this? And as you know who insulted you.

¹⁰They answered him, saying, As they are like a trifle compared to us.

¹¹The king said to them, I will punish you like your evil works.

¹²Now tell me whether you will give or not give sacrifices to my idols.

¹³They answered him, saying, As for us, we will not sacrifice nor bow.

¹⁴After this, they were bound and held in a jailhouse until the king's council decided.

¹⁵They were taken without kindness, bound, and held in a firm imprisonment.

¹⁶And after the third day, the king commanded that a proclamation speaker should announce.

¹⁷And at that time, King Tseerutsaydan sat in a square.

¹⁸And the king told them, During these three days that you have sat.

¹⁹And the honored Jah soldiers answered him, saying, We have not worshiped.

²⁰And the king, being angry, commanded that they be taken to a high place.

²¹And he commanded that they be burned with a torch lamp.

²²And he commanded that bears, tigers, and lions, evil beasts, be sent upon them.

²³And he commanded those who kept the beasts to release them upon the men.

²⁴And the beasts were flung upon them while they roared.

²⁵They returned towards their keepers while they roared.

²⁶And seventy-five men from the criminal's army were killed there.

²⁷Many persons panicked, some in anguish and others in fear.

²⁸Seela, Abya, and Fentos, two brothers, came and released the prisoners.

²⁹And those martyrs answered their brethren, saying, It is not fitting.

³⁰And those little brethren said, We will stand with you before the king.

³¹And after this, the king was on his lordship balcony.

³²And until the king was counseled by money to punish all the five brethren.

³³And the king Tseerutsaydan said, These youths who erred wearied me.

³⁴And I will bring hardship on them like their evil measure.

³⁵And after he spoke this, he waited three days.

³⁶And at the time the fire flamed in the pit, the messengers went to the king.

³⁷And he commanded that they might receive and cast them into the fire pit.

³⁸And when the persons who cast them saw, angels received and took their souls.