Bel and the Dragon 8-10

Wycliffe Bible

⁸ And the king was wroth, and called the priests thereof, and said to them, If ye say not to me, who it is that eateth these costs, either expenses, ye shall die. [And the king wroth called the priests of him, and said to them, No but ye shall say to me, who eateth these gifts, ye shall die.]

⁹ Forsooth if ye show that Bel eateth these things, Daniel shall die, for he blasphemed Bel. And Daniel said to the king, Be it done by thy word. [Forsooth if ye shall show for Bel eateth these, Daniel shall die, for he blasphemed Bel. And Daniel said to the king, Be it done after thy word.]

¹⁰ Forsooth the priests of Bel were seventy, besides (their) wives, and little children, either servants, and sons. And the king came with Daniel into the temple of Bel. [Forsooth there were of Bel seventy priests, besides wives, and little children, and sons. And the king with Daniel came into the temple of Bel.]