Daniel detecteth the fraud of Bel's priests: who pretend that Bel eateth much meat: 21. for which they are slain, and the idol destroyed. 22. Likewise he destroyeth a dragon, which the Babylonians held for a god. 27. He is cast into the lake of seven lions. 32. whither Habacuc miraculously bringeth him meat: 39. the lions hurt him not: & his accusers are devoured.Daniel detecteth the fraud of Bels priestes: who pretend that Bel eateth much meate: 21. for which they are slaine, and the idol destroyed. 22. Likewise he destroyeth a dragon, which the Babylonians held for a god. 27. He is cast into the lake of seuen lions. 32. whither Habacuc miraculously bringeth him meate: 39. the lions hurt him not: & his accusers are deuoured.✦
And Daniel was the king's guest, and honoured above all his friends.AND Daniel was a the kings ghest, and honoured aboue al his freindes.✦Erat autem Daniel conviva regis, et honoratus super omnes amicos ejus.
2There was also an idol among the Babylonians named Bel: and there were bestowed on him every day of flour twelve artabæ: a large dry measure of grain (the artaba), and forty sheep, and of wine six great pots.There was also an idol among the Babylonians named Bel: and there were bestowed on him euerie day of floure twelue * arctabaes, and fourtie sheepe, and of wine six great pottes.✦Erat quoque idolum apud Babylonios nomine Bel : et impendebantur in eo per dies singulos similæ artabæ duodecim, et oves quadraginta, vinique amphoræ sex.
3The king also did worship him, and went every day to adore him: but Daniel adored his God. And the king said to him: Why dost thou not adore Bel?The king also did worshipe him, and went euery day to adore him: But b Daniel adored his God. & the king sayd to him: Why dost thou not adore Bel.Rex quoque colebat eum, et ibat per singulos dies adorare eum : porro Daniel adorabat Deum suum. Dixitque ei rex : Quare non adoras Bel ?
4Who answering, said to him: Because I worship not idols made with hand, but the living God, that created heaven, and earth, and hath power over all flesh.Who answering, sayd to him: Because I worshipe, not idols made with hand, but the liuing God, that created heauen, and earth, and hath powre ouer al flesh.Qui respondens ait ei : Quia non colo idola manufacta, sed viventem Deum, qui creavit cælum, et terram, et habet potestatem omnis carnis.
5And the king said to him: Doth not Bel seem unto thee to be a living God? Seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day?And the king sayd to him: Doeth not Bel seme vnto thee to be a liuing God? Seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh euerie day?Et dixit rex ad eum : Non videtur tibi esse Bel vivens deus ? an non vides quanta comedat et bibat quotidie ?
6And Daniel smiling said: Be not deceived O king: For this same is within of clay, and without of brass, neither hath he eaten at any time.And Daniel smiling sayd: Be not deceiued ô king: For this same is within of clay, and without of brasse, neither hath he eaten at any time.Et ait Daniel arridens : Ne erres, rex : iste enim intrinsecus luteus est, et forinsecus æreus, neque comedit aliquando.
7And the king being iratus: wrathful, angry (used adjectivally) called his priests, & said to them: Unless you tell me, who it is that eateth these impensas: the provisions laid out, the food spent (not monetary costs), you shall die.And the king being wrath called his priests, & sayd to them: Vnlesse you tel me, who it is that eateth these expenses, you shal dye.Et iratus rex vocavit sacerdotes ejus, et ait eis : Nisi dixeritis mihi quis est qui comedat impensas has, moriemini.
8But if you shew, that Bel eateth these things Daniel shall die, because he hath blasphemed against Bel. And Daniel said to the king: Be it done according to thy word.But if you shew, that Bel eateth these things Daniel shal dye, because he hath blasphemed against Bel. And Daniel sayd to the king: Be it done according to thy woord.Si autem ostenderitis quoniam Bel comedat hæc, morietur Daniel, quia blasphemavit in Bel. Et dixit Daniel regi : Fiat juxta verbum tuum.
9And the priests of Bel were seventy, beside their wives, and little ones, & children. And the king came with Daniel into the temple of Bel.And the priests of Bel were seuentie, beside their wiues, and litle ones, & children. And the king came with Daniel into the temple of Bel.Erant autem sacerdotes Bel septuaginta, exceptis uxoribus, et parvulis, et filiis. Et venit rex cum Daniele in templum Bel.
10And the priests of Bel said: Behold we go forth: & thou O king set the meats, & mingle the wine, & shut the door, & seal it with thy ring:And the priestes of Bel sayd: Behold we goe forth: & thou ô king set the meates, & mingle the wine, & shut the doore, & seale it with thy ring:Et dixerunt sacerdotes Bel : Ecce nos egredimur foras : et tu, rex, pone escas, et vinum misce, et claude ostium, et signa annulo tuo :
11and when thou shalt come in the morning, unless thou find all eaten of Bel, dying we will die, or Daniel that hath lied against us.and when thou shalt come in the morning, vnles thou finde al eaten of Bel, dying we wil dye, or Daniel that hath lyed against vs.et cum ingressus fueris mane, nisi inveneris omnia comesta a Bel, morte moriemur, vel Daniel qui mentitus est adversum nos.
12And they contemnebant: despised, scorned, set at nought (not condemned), because they had made under the table a secret entrance, & by it they came in always, and devoured those things.And they contemned, because they had made vnder the table a secrete entrance, & by it they came in alwayes, and deuoured those thinges.✦Contemnebant autem, quia fecerant sub mensa absconditum introitum, et per illum ingrediebantur semper, et devorabant ea.
13It came to pass therefore after they were gone out, the king set the meats before Bel: & Daniel commanded his servants, and they brought ashes, and he sifted them over all the temple before the king: and going forth they shut the door, and sealing it with the king's ring, they departed.It came to passe therfore after they were gone out, the king set the meates before Bel: & Daniel commanded his seruants, and they brought ashes, and he sifted them ouer al the temple before the king: and going forth they shut the doore, and sealing it with the kings ring, they departed.✦Factum est igitur postquam egressi sunt illi, rex posuit cibos ante Bel : præcepit Daniel pueris suis, et attulerunt cinerem, et cribravit per totum templum coram rege : et egressi clauserunt ostium, et signantes annulo regis abierunt.
14But the priests went in by night, according to their custom, and their wives, and their children: and they did eat, and drink all.But the priestes went in by night, according to their custome, and their wiues, and their children: and they did eate, and drinke al.Sacerdotes autem ingressi sunt nocte juxta consuetudinem suam, et uxores et filii eorum, et comederunt omnia, et biberunt.
15And the king arose in the first break of day, and Daniel with him.And the king arose in the first breake of day, and Daniel with him.Surrexit autem rex primo diluculo, et Daniel cum eo.
16And the king said: Are the seals safe, Daniel? Who answered: Safe O king.And the king sayd: Are the seales safe, Daniel? Who answered: Safe ô king.Et ait rex : Salvane sunt signacula, Daniel ? Qui respondit : Salva, rex.
17And forthwith when he had opened the door, the king looking on the table, cried out with a loud voice: Great art thou O Bel, and there is not any deceit with thee.And forthwith when he had opened the doore, the king looking on the table, cried out with a lowd voice: Great art thou ô Bel, and there is not any deceite with thee.Statimque cum aperuisset ostium, intuitus rex mensam, exclamavit voce magna : Magnus es, Bel, et non est apud te dolus quisquam.
18And Daniel laughed: and he held the king that he should not go in: and he said: Behold the pavement, mark whose steps these are.And Daniel laughed: and he held the king that he should not goe in: and he sayd: Behold the pauement, marke whose steppes these are.Et risit Daniel, et tenuit regem ne ingrederetur intro : et dixit : Ecce pavimentum : animadverte cujus vestigia sint hæc.
19And the king said: I see the steps of men, & women, and of infants. And the king was angry.And the king sayd: I see the steppes of men, & wemen, and of infantes. And the king was angrie.Et dixit rex : Video vestigia virorum, et mulierum, et infantium. Et iratus est rex.
20Then apprehended he the priests, & their wives, & their children: and they shewed him secret little doors by which they came in, & consumed the things that were on the table.Then apprehended he the priests, & their wiues, & their children: and they shewed him secrete litle doores by which they came in, & consumed the thinges that were on the table.Tunc apprehendit sacerdotes, et uxores, et filios eorum : et ostenderunt ei abscondita ostiola, per quæ ingrediebantur, et consumebant quæ erant super mensam.
21The king therefore slew them, & he delivered Bel into the power of Daniel: who overthrew him, & his temple.The king therfore slewe them, & he deliuered Bel into the powre of Daniel: who ouerthrewe him, & his temple.Occidit ergo illos rex, et tradidit Bel in potestatem Danielis : qui subvertit eum, et templum ejus.
22And there was a great dragon in that place, & the Babylonians worshipped him.And c there was a great dragon in that place, & the Babylonians worshipped him.✦Et erat draco magnus in loco illo, et colebant eum Babylonii.
23And the king said to Daniel: Lo now thou canst not say, that this same is not a living god: adore him therefore.And the king sayd to Daniel: Loe now thou canst not say, that this same is not a liuing god: adore him therfore.✦Et dixit rex Danieli : Ecce nunc non potes dicere quia iste non sit deus vivens : adora ergo eum.
24And Daniel said: The Lord my God I do adore: because he is the living God:And Daniel sayd: The Lord my God I doe adore: because he is the liuing God:Dixitque Daniel : Dominum Deum meum adoro, quia ipse est Deus vivens : iste autem non est deus vivens.
25but thou O king give me licence, and I will kill the Dragon without sword and club. And the king said: I give thee licence.but thou ô king geue me licence, and I wil kil the Dragon without sword and clubbe. And the king sayd: I geue thee licence.Tu autem, rex, da mihi potestatem, et interficiam draconem absque gladio et fuste. Et ait rex : Do tibi.
26Daniel therefore took pitch, & fat, and hairs, and coxit: boiled, seethed (past tense of "seethe") them together: & he made lumps, and gave into the Dragon's mouth, & the Dragon burst in diruptus: asunder, apart, in two. And he said: Lo whom you worshipped.Daniel therfore tooke pitch, & fatte, and heares, and sod them together: & he made lumpes, and gaue into the Dragons mouth, & the Dragon burst in sunder. And he sayd: Loe whom you worshipped.✦Tulit ergo Daniel picem, et adipem, et pilos, et coxit pariter : fecitque massas, et dedit in os draconis, et diruptus est draco. Et dixit : Ecce quem colebatis.
27Which when the Babylonians had heard, they were wrath exceedingly: and being gathered together against the king, they said: The king is become a Jew. Bel he hath destroyed, the Dragon he hath killed, & he hath slain the priests.Which when the Babylonians had heard, they were wrath excedingly: and being gathered together against the king, they said: The king is become a Iewe. Bel he hath destroyed, the Dragon he hath killed, & he hath slaine the priests.Quod cum audissent Babylonii, indignati sunt vehementer : et congregati adversum regem, dixerunt : Judæus factus est rex : Bel destruxit, draconem interfecit, et sacerdotes occidit.
28And they said when they were come to the king: Deliver us Daniel, otherwise we will kill thee, & thy house.And they sayd when they were come to the king: Deliuer vs Daniel, otherwise we wil kil thee, & thy house.Et dixerunt cum venissent ad regem : Trade nobis Danielem, alioquin interficiemus te, et domum tuam.
29The king therefore saw that they pressed upon him vehemently: and compelled by necessity he delivered Daniel to them.The king therfore saw that they pressed vpon him vehemently: and compelled by necessity he deliuered Daniel to them.Vidit ergo rex quod irruerent in eum vehementer : et necessitate compulsus, tradidit eis Danielem.
30Who cast him into the lake of lions, and he was there six days.Who cast him into the lake of lions, and he was there six dayes.✦Qui miserunt eum in lacum leonum, et erat ibi diebus sex.
31Moreover in the lake were seven lions, & there were given to them two bodies every day, & two sheep: and they were not given unto them, that they might devour Daniel.Moreouer in the lake were seuen lions, & there were geuen to them two bodies euerie day, & two sheepe: and they were not geuen vnto them, that they might deuoure Daniel.✦Porro in lacu erant leones septem, et dabantur eis duo corpora quotidie, et duæ oves : et tunc non data sunt eis, ut devorarent Danielem.
32And there was Habacuc a prophet in Judæa: Judea, the land of the Jews, & he had boiled broth, & had broken bread in a bowl: and he went into the field, to carry it to the reapers.And there was d Habacuc a prophete in Iewrie, & he had boyled broth, & had broken bread in a bowle: and he went into the field, to carie it to the reapers.✦Erat autem Habacuc propheta in Judæa, et ipse coxerat pulmentum, et intriverat panes in alveolo : et ibat in campum ut ferret messoribus.
33And the Angel of our Lord said to Habacuc: Carry the dinner which thou hast, into Babylon to Daniel, who is in the lake of lions.And the Angel of our Lord sayd to Habacuc: Carie the dinner which thou hast, into Babylon to Daniel, who is in the lake of lions.✦Dixitque angelus Domini ad Habacuc : Fer prandium quod habes in Babylonem Danieli, qui est in lacu leonum.
34And Habacuc said: Lord, Babylon I have not seen, and the lake I know not.And Habacuc sayd: Lord, Babylon I haue not sene, and the lake I know not.Et dixit Habacuc : Domine, Babylonem non vidi, et lacum nescio.
35And the Angel of our Lord took him by the top of his head, and carried him by the hair of his head, & put him into Babylon over the lake in the force of his spirit.And the Angel of our Lord tooke him by the toppe of his head, and caried him by the heare of his head, & put him into Babylon ouer the lake in the force of his spirit.✦Et apprehendit eum angelus Domini in vertice ejus, et portavit eum capillo capitis sui, posuitque eum in Babylone supra lacum in impetu spiritus sui.
36And Habacuc cried, saying: Daniel, take the dinner that God hath sent to thee.And Habacuc cried, saying: Daniel, take the dinner that God hath sent to thee.✦Et clamavit Habacuc, dicens : Daniel serve Dei, tolle prandium quod misit tibi Deus.
37And Daniel said: Thou hast remembered me O God, and hast not forsaken them that love thee.And Daniel sayd: Thou hast remembred me ô God, and hast not forsaken them that loue thee.✦Et ait Daniel : Recordatus es mei, Deus, et non dereliquisti diligentes te.
38And Daniel rising up did eat. Moreover the Angel of our Lord restored Habacuc forthwith in his place.And Daniel rysing vp did eate. Moreouer the Angel of our Lord restored Habacuc forthwith in his place.Surgensque Daniel comedit. Porro angelus Domini restituit Habacuc confestim in loco suo.
39The king therefore came the seventh day to lament Daniel: and he came to the lake, and looked in, and behold Daniel sitting in the midst of the lions.The king therfore came the seuenth day to lament Daniel: and he came to the lake, and looked in, and behold Daniel sitting in the middes of the lions.Venit ergo rex die septimo ut lugeret Danielem : et venit ad lacum, et introspexit, et ecce Daniel sedens in medio leonum.
40And the king cried out with a loud voice, saying: Great art thou O Lord the God of Daniel. And he drew him out of the lake of lions.And the king cried out with a lowd voice, saying: Great art thou ô Lord the God of Daniel. And he drew him out of the lake of lions.✦Et exclamavit voce magna rex, dicens : Magnus es, Domine Deus Danielis. Et extraxit eum de lacu leonum.
41But those that had been the cause of his perdition, he cast into the lake, and they were devoured in a moment before him.But those that had bene the cause of his perdition, he cast into the leke, and they were deuoured in a moment before him.✦Porro illos, qui perditionis ejus causa fuerant, intromisit in lacum, et devorati sunt in momento coram eo.
42Then the king said: Let all inhabitants in the whole earth fear the God of Daniel: because he is the Saviour, doing signs, & marvels in the earth: who hath delivered Daniel out of the lions' den.Then the king sayd: Let al inhabitants in the whole earth feare the God of Daniel: because he is the Sauiour, doing signes, & meruels in the earth: who hath deliuered Daniel out of the lions denne.Tunc rex ait : Paveant omnes habitantes in universa terra Deum Danielis : quia ipse est salvator, faciens signa et mirabilia in terra : qui liberavit Danielem de lacu leonum.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.