Severian of Gabala, On Three Youths

On the Three Youths (formerly under the authorship of John Chrysostom)

they were strengthened and bound together. For they knew that, Straight and narrow is the way that leads to life, and few there are that find it. They

putting forward the insolence of his freedom, demands satisfaction for the audacious act, punishing the insolent one with inexorable death again, one

blunted the heat of the fire, and cut off its burning power, that hymn being proved true by the miracle: The voice of the Lord dividing the flame of f

earth, and its fruits were assigned to various demons calling the vine the gift of Dionysus, and the olive that of Athena and other fruits to others

Belshazzar, that the energy of the fire had ceased, God arranges that Daniel not be brought forth into the midst, so that the miracle of piety might b

Belshazzar, that the energy of the fire had ceased, God arranges that Daniel not be brought forth into the midst, so that the miracle of piety might be unblemished. And so much for these things; but may we, by the prayers and intercessions of those who have borne witness, having taken up the same zeal, be deemed worthy of the same praises, and attain the same kingdom, by the grace and loving-kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Βαλτασὰρ πεπαῦσθαι τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν ἐνέργειαν, οἰκονομεῖ Θεὸς μὴ προαχθῆναι τὸν ∆ανιὴλ εἰς μέσον, ἵνα ἀκέραιον ᾖ τῆς εὐσεβείας τὸ θαῦμα. Καὶ ταῦτα μὲν εἰς τοσοῦτον· εἴη δ' ἡμᾶς, εὐχαῖς καὶ πρεσβείαις τῶν μαρτυρησάντων, τὸν αὐτὸν ζῆλον ἀναλαβόντας, τῶν αὐτῶν ἐπαίνων ἀξιωθῆναι, καὶ τῆς αὐτῆς βασιλείας τυχεῖν, χάριτι καὶ φιλανθρωπίᾳ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ᾧ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.