Greek Daniel 14:2–12

² Daniel lived with the king, and was honored above all his friends. (WEB) ³ Now the Babylonians had an idol called Bel, and every day twelve great measures of fine flour, forty sheep, and six firkins of wine were spent on it. (WEB) ⁴ The king honored it and went daily to worship it; but Daniel worshiped his own God. The king said to him, “Why don’t you worship Bel?” (WEB) ⁵ He said, “Because I may not honor idols made with hands, but only the living God, who has created the sky and the earth, and has sovereignty over all flesh.” (WEB) ⁶ Then the king said to him, “Don’t you think that Bel is a living god? Don’t you see how much he eats and drinks every day?” (WEB) ⁷ Then Daniel laughed, and said, “O king, don’t be deceived; for this is just clay inside, and brass outside, and never ate or drank anything.” (WEB) ⁸ So the king was angry, and called for his priests, and said to them, “If you don’t tell me who this is who devours these expenses, you shall die. (WEB) ⁹ But if you can show me that Bel devours them, then Daniel shall die; for he has spoken blasphemy against Bel.” Daniel said to the king, “Let it be according to your word.” (WEB) ¹⁰ Now there were seventy priests of Bel, besides their wives and children. The king went with Daniel into Bel’s temple. (WEB) ¹¹ So Bel’s priests said, “Behold, we will leave; but you, O king, set out the food, and mix the wine and set it out, shut the door securely, and seal it with your own signet. (WEB) ¹² When you come in the morning, if you don’t find that Bel has eaten everything, we will suffer death, or else Daniel, who speaks falsely against us.” (WEB)