Catholic Public Domain Version

Daniel 14:14-18 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

14. But the priests entered by night, according to their custom, with their wives, and their sons, and they ate and drank everything.

15. But the king arose at first light, and Daniel with him.

16. And the king said, "Are the seals unbroken, Daniel?" And he answered, "They are unbroken, O king."

17. And as soon as he had opened the door, the king stared at the table, and cried out with a loud voice, "Great are you, O Bel, and there is not any deceit with you."

18. And Daniel laughed, and he held back the king, so that he would not enter, and he said, "Look at the pavement, notice whose footsteps these are."