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 lare 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.