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Sus 1:56
So he put him aside, and commanded to bring the other, and
said unto him, O thou seed of Chanaan, and not of Juda, beauty
hath deceived thee, and lust hath perverted thine heart.

Sus 1:57
Thus have ye dealt with the daughters of Israel, and they for
fear companied with you: but the daughter of Juda would not
abide your wickedness.

Sus 1:58
Now therefore tell me, Under what tree didst thou take them
companying together? Who answered, Under an holm tree.

Sus 1:59
Then said Daniel unto him, Well; thou hast also lied against
thine own head: for the angel of God waiteth with the sword to
cut thee in two, that he may destroy you.

Sus 1:60
With that all the assembly cried out with a loud voice, and
praised God, who saveth them that trust in him.

Sus 1:61
And they arose against the two elders, for Daniel had
convicted them of false witness by their own mouth:

Sus 1:62
And according to the law of Moses they did unto them in such
sort as they maliciously intended to do to their neighbour: and
they put them to death. Thus the innocent blood was saved the
same day.

Sus 1:63
Therefore Chelcias and his wife praised God for their
daughter Susanna, with Joacim her husband, and all the kindred,
because there was no dishonesty found in her.

Sus 1:64
From that day forth was Daniel had in great reputation in the
sight of the people.




The Prayer of Azariah



PrAzar 1
And they walked in the midst of the fire, praising God, and
blessing the Lord.

PrAzar 2
Then Azarias stood up, and prayed on this manner; and opening
his mouth in the midst of the fire said,

PrAzar 3
Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: thy name is
worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore:

PrAzar 4
For thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done
to us: yea, true are all thy works, thy ways are right, and all
thy judgments truth.

PrAzar 5
In all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon
the holy city of our fathers, even Jerusalem, thou hast executed
true judgment: for according to truth and judgment didst thou
bring all these things upon us because of our sins.

PrAzar 6
For we have sinned and committed iniquity, departing from
thee.

PrAzar 7
In all things have we trespassed, and not obeyed thy
commandments, nor kept them, neither done as thou hast commanded
us, that it might go well with us.

PrAzar 8
Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing
that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment.

PrAzar 9
And thou didst deliver us into the hands of lawless enemies,
most hateful forsakers of God, and to an unjust king, and the
most wicked in all the world.

PrAzar 10
And now we cannot open our mouths, we are become a shame and
reproach to thy servants; and to them that worship thee.

PrAzar 11
Yet deliver us not up wholly, for thy name's sake, neither
disannul thou thy covenant:

PrAzar 12
And cause not thy mercy to depart from us, for thy beloved
Abraham's sake, for thy servant Issac's sake, and for thy holy
Israel's sake;

PrAzar 13
To whom thou hast spoken and promised, that thou wouldest
multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that
lieth upon the seashore.

PrAzar 14
For we, O Lord, are become less than any nation, and be kept
under this day in all the world because of our sins.

PrAzar 15
Neither is there at this time prince, or prophet, or leader,
or burnt offering, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or
place to sacrifice before thee, and to find mercy.

PrAzar 16
Nevertheless in a contrite heart and an humble spirit let us
be accepted.

PrAzar 17
Like as in the burnt offerings of rams and bullocks, and like
as in ten thousands of fat lambs: so let our sacrifice be in thy
sight this day, and grant that we may wholly go after thee: for
they shall not be confounded that put their trust in thee.

PrAzar 18
And now we follow thee with all our heart, we fear thee, and
seek thy face.

PrAzar 19
Put us not to shame: but deal with us after thy
lovingkindness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies.

PrAzar 20
Deliver us also according to thy marvellous works, and give
glory to thy name, O Lord: and let all them that do thy servants
hurt be ashamed;

PrAzar 21
And let them be confounded in all their power and might, and
let their strength be broken;

PrAzar 22
And let them know that thou art God, the only God, and
glorious over the whole world.

PrAzar 23
And the king's servants, that put them in, ceased not to make
the oven hot with rosin, pitch, tow, and small wood;

PrAzar 24
So that the flame streamed forth above the furnace forty and
nine cubits.

PrAzar 25
And it passed through, and burned those Chaldeans it found
about the furnace.

PrAzar 26
But the angel of the Lord came down into the oven together
with Azarias and his fellows, and smote the flame of the fire
out of the oven;

PrAzar 27
And made the midst of the furnace as it had been a moist
whistling wind, so that the fire touched them not at all,
neither hurt nor troubled them.

PrAzar 28
Then the three, as out of one mouth, praised, glorified, and
blessed, God in the furnace, saying,

PrAzar 29
Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: and to be
praised and exalted above all for ever.

PrAzar 30
And blessed is thy glorious and holy name: and to be praised
and exalted above all for ever.

PrAzar 31
Blessed art thou in the temple of thine holy glory: and to be
praised and glorified above all for ever.

PrAzar 32
Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon
the cherubims: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.

PrAzar 33
Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom: and
to be praised and glorified above all for ever.

PrAzar 34
Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: and above ail to
be praised and glorified for ever.

PrAzar 35
O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and
exalt him above all for ever,

PrAzar 36
O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above
all for ever.

PrAzar 37
O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt
him above all for ever.

PrAzar 38
O all ye waters that be above the heaven, bless ye the Lord:
praise and exalt him above all for ever.

PrAzar 39
O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever.

PrAzar 40
O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

PrAzar 41
O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

PrAzar 42
O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt
him above all for ever.

PrAzar 43
O all ye winds, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above
all for ever,

PrAzar 44
O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

PrAzar 45
O ye winter and summer, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt
him above all for ever.

PrAzar 46
0 ye dews and storms of snow, bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever.

PrAzar 47
O ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord: bless and exalt him
above all for ever.

PrAzar 48
O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt
him above all for ever.

PrAzar 49
O ye ice and cold, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

PrAzar 50
O ye frost and snow, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

PrAzar 51
O ye lightnings and clouds, bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever.

PrAzar 52
O let the earth bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above
all for ever.

PrAzar 53
O ye mountains and little hills, bless ye the Lord: praise
and exalt him above all for ever.

PrAzar 54
O all ye things that grow in the earth, bless ye the Lord:
praise and exalt him above all for ever.

PrAzar 55
O ye mountains, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above
all for ever.

PrAzar 56
O ye seas and rivers, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

PrAzar 57
O ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the
Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

PrAzar 58
O all ye fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever.

PrAzar 59
O all ye beasts and cattle, bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever.

PrAzar 60
O ye children of men, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

PrAzar 61
O Israel, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all
for ever.

PrAzar 62
O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt
him above all for ever.

PrAzar 63
O ye servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever.

PrAzar 64
O ye spirits and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord:
praise and exalt him above all for ever.

PrAzar 65
O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord: praise
and exalt him above all for ever.

PrAzar 66
O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever: far he hath delivered us from
hell, and saved us from the hand of death, and delivered us out
of the midst of the furnace and burning flame: even out of the
midst of the fire hath he delivered us.

PrAzar 67
O give thanks unto the Lord, because he is gracious: for his
mercy endureth for ever.

PrAzar 68
O all ye that worship the Lord, bless the God of gods, praise
him, and give him thanks: for his mercy endureth for ever.




The Prayer of Manasseh
[The Prayer of Manasses King of Judah]



PrMan 1
O Lord, Almighty God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob, and of their righteous seed; who hast made heaven and
earth, with all the ornament thereof; who hast bound the sea by
the word of thy commandment; who hast shut up the deep, and
sealed it by thy terrible and glorious name; whom all men fear,
and tremble before thy power; for the majesty of thy glory
cannot be borne, and thine angry threatening toward sinners is
importable: but thy merciful promise is unmeasurable and
unsearchable; for thou art the most high Lord, of great
compassion, longsuffering, very merciful, and repentest of the
evils of men. Thou, O Lord, according to thy great goodness hast
promised repentance and forgiveness to them that have sinned
against thee: and of thine infinite mercies hast appointed
repentance unto sinners, that they may be saved. Thou therefore,
O Lord, that art the God of the just, hast not appointed
repentance to the just, as to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob,
which have not sinned against thee; but thou hast appointed
repentance unto me that am a sinner: for I have sinned above the
number of the sands of the sea. My transgressions, O Lord, are
multiplied: my transgressions are multiplied, and I am not
worthy to behold and see the height of heaven for the multitude
of mine iniquities. I am bowed down with many iron bands, that I
cannot life up mine head, neither have any release: for I have
provoked thy wrath, and done evil before thee: I did not thy
will, neither kept I thy commandments: I have set up
abominations, and have multiplied offences. Now therefore I bow
the knee of mine heart, beseeching thee of grace. I have sinned,
O Lord, I have sinned, and I acknowledge mine iniquities:
wherefore, I humbly beseech thee, forgive me, O Lord, forgive
me, and destroy me not with mine iniquites. Be not angry with me
for ever, by reserving evil for me; neither condemn me to the
lower parts of the earth. For thou art the God, even the God of
them that repent; and in me thou wilt shew all thy goodness: for
thou wilt save me, that am unworthy, according to thy great
mercy. Therefore I will praise thee for ever all the days of my
life: for all the powers of the heavens do praise thee, and
thine is the glory for ever and ever. Amen.



The Book of Bel and the Dragon [in Daniel]
[The History of the Destruction of Bel and the Dragon]

The History of the Destruction of Bel and the Dragon,
Cut off from the end of Daniel.


Bel 1:1
And king Astyages was gathered to his fathers, and Cyrus of
Persia received his kingdom.

Bel 1:2
And Daniel conversed with the king, and was honoured above
all his friends.

Bel 1:3
Now the Babylons had an idol, called Bel, and there were
spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour,
and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine.

Bel 1:4
And the king worshipped it and went daily to adore it: but
Daniel worshipped his own God. And the king said unto him, Why
dost not thou worship Bel?

Bel 1:5
Who answered and said, Because I may not worship idols made
with hands, but the living God, who hath created the heaven and
the earth, and hath sovereignty over all flesh.

Bel 1:6
Then said the king unto him, Thinkest thou not that Bel is a
living God? seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every
day?

Bel 1:7
Then Daniel smiled, and said, O king, be not deceived: for
this is but clay within, and brass without, and did never eat or
drink any thing.

Bel 1:8
So the king was wroth, and called for his priests, and said
unto them, If ye tell me not who this is that devoureth these
expences, ye shall die.

Bel 1:9
But if ye can certify me that Bel devoureth them, then
Daniel shall die: for he hath spoken blasphemy against Bel. And
Daniel said unto the king, Let it be according to thy word.

Bel 1:10
Now the priests of Bel were threescore and ten, beside
their wives and children. And the king went with Daniel into the
temple of Bel.

Bel 1:11
So Bel's priests said, Lo, we go out: but thou, O king, set
on the meat, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast and
seal it with thine own signet;

Bel 1:12
And to morrow when thou comest in, if thou findest not that

Bel hath eaten up all, we will suffer death: or else Daniel,
that speaketh falsely against us.

Bel 1:13
And they little regarded it: for under the table they had
made a privy entrance, whereby they entered in continually, and
consumed those things.

Bel 1:14
So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before
Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, and
those they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of
the king alone: then went they out, and shut the door, and
sealed it with the king's signet, and so departed.

Bel 1:15
Now in the night came the priests with their wives and
children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drinck up
all.

Bel 1:16
In the morning betime the king arose, and Daniel with him.

Bel 1:17
And the king said, Daniel, are the seals whole? And he
said, Yea, O king, they be whole.

Bel 1:18
And as soon as he had opened the dour, the king looked upon
the table, and cried with a loud voice, Great art thou, O Bel,
and with thee is no deceit at all.

Bel 1:19
Then laughed Daniel, and held the king that he should not
go in, and said, Behold now the pavement, and mark well whose
footsteps are these.

Bel 1:20
And the king said, I see the footsteps of men, women, and
children. And then the king was angry,

Bel 1:21
And took the priests with their wives and children, who
shewed him the privy doors, where they came in, and consumed
such things as were upon the table.

Bel 1:22
Therefore the king slew them, and delivered Bel into
Daniel's power, who destroyed him and his temple.

Bel 1:23
And in that same place there was a great dragon, which they
of Babylon worshipped.

Bel 1:24
And the king said unto Daniel, Wilt thou also say that this
is of brass? lo, he liveth, he eateth and drinketh; thou canst
not say that he is no living god: therefore worship him.

Bel 1:25
Then said Daniel unto the king, I will worship the Lord my
God: for he is the living God.

Bel 1:26
But give me leave, O king, and I shall slay this dragon
without sword or staff. The king said, I give thee leave.

Bel 1:27
Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and did seethe
them together, and made lumps thereof: this he put in the
dragon's mouth, and so the dragon burst in sunder : and Daniel
said, Lo, these are the gods ye worship.

Bel 1:28
When they of Babylon heard that, they took great
indignation, and conspired against the king, saying, The king is
become a Jew, and he hath destroyed Bel, he hath slain the
dragon, and put the priests to death.

Bel 1:29
So they came to the king, and said, Deliver us Daniel, or
else we will destroy thee and thine house.

Bel 1:30
Now when the king saw that they pressed him sore, being
constrained, he delivered Daniel unto them:

Bel 1:31
Who cast him into the lions' den: where he was six days.

Bel 1:32
And in the den there were seven lions, and they had given
them every day two carcases, and two sheep: which then were not
given to them, to the intent they might devour Daniel.

Bel 1:33
Now there was in Jewry a prophet, called Habbacuc, who had
made pottage, and had broken bread in a bowl, and was going into
the field, for to bring it to the reapers.

Bel 1:34
But the angel of the Lord said unto Habbacuc, Go, carry the
dinner that thou hast into Babylon unto Daniel, who is in the
lions' den.

Bel 1:35
And Habbacuc said, Lord, I never saw Babylon; neither do I
know where the den is.

Bel 1:36
Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown, and bare
him by the hair of his head, and through the vehemency of his
spirit set him in Babylon over the den.

Bel 1:37
And Habbacuc cried, saying, O Daniel, Daniel, take the
dinner which God hath sent thee.

Bel 1:38
And Daniel said, Thou hast remembered me, O God: neither
hast thou forsaken them that seek thee and love thee.

Bel 1:39
So Daniel arose, and did eat: and the angel of the Lord set
Habbacuc in his own place again immediately.

Bel 1:40
Upon the seventh day the king went to bewail Daniel:
and when he came to the den, he looked in, and behold,
Daniel was sitting.

Bel 1:41
Then cried the king with a loud voice, saying, Great art
Lord God of Daniel, and there is none other beside thee.

Bel 1:42
And he drew him out, and cast those that were the cause of
his destruction into the den: and they were devoured
in a moment before his face.

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