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