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out: and do thou, O king, set on the meats, and 21 The king, therefore, put them ot death,
make ready the wine, and shut the door fast, and and delivered Bel into the power of Daniel: who
seal it with thy own ring: destroyed him and his temple.
11 And when thou comest in the morning, if 22 And there was a great dragon in that place,
thou findest not that Bel hath eaten up all, we and the Babylonians worshipped him.
will suffer death, or else Daniel, that hath lied 23 And the king said to Daniel: Behold, thou
against us. canst not say now, that this is not a living god:
12 And they little regarded it, because they adore him, therefore.
had made under the table a secret entrance, and 24 And Daniel said: I adore the Lord, my
they always came in by it, and consumed those God: for he is the living God: but that is no
things. living god.
13 So it came to pass after they were gone out, 25 But give me leave, O king, and I will kill
the king set the meats before Bel: and Daniel this dreagon without sword or club. And the
commanded his servants, and they brought king said, I give thee leave.
ashes, and he sifted them all over the temple 26 Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair,
before the king: and going forth, they shut the and boiled them together: and he made lumps,
door, and having sealed it with the king’s ring, and put them into the dragon’s mouth, and the
they departed. dragon burst asunder. And he said: Behold him
14 But the priests went in by night, accord- whom you worship.
ing to their custom, with their wives, and their 27 And when the Babylonians had heard this,
children: and they eat and drank up all. they took great indignation: and being gathered
15 And the king arose early in the morning, together against the king, they said: The king is
and Daniel with him. become a Jew. He hath destroyed Bel, he hath
16 And the king said: Are the seals whole, killed the dragon, and he hath put the priests to
Daniel? And he answered: They lare whole, O death.
king. 28 And they came to the king, and said: De-
17 And as soon as he had opened the door, liver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and
the king looked upon the table, and cried out thy house.
with a loud voice: Great art thou, O Bel, and 29 And the king saw that they pressed upon
there is not any deceit with thee. him violently: and being constrained by neces-
18 And Daniel laughed: and he held the king, sity: he delivered Daniel to them.
that he should not go in: and he said: Behold 30 And they cast him into the den of lions,
the pavement, mark whose footsteps these are. and he was there six days.
19 And the king said: I see the footsteps of 31 And in the den there were seven lions, and
men, and women, and children. And the king they had given to them two carcasses every day,
was angry. and two sheep: but then they were not given
20 Then he took the priests, and their wives, unto them, that they might devour Daniel.
and their children: and they shewed him the pri- 32 Now there was in Judea a prophet called
vate doors by which they came in, and consumed Habacuc, and he had boiled pottage, and had
the things that were on the table. broken bread in a bowl: and was going into the