The Greek that is translated in English as “bloody revelry” or similar is translated in the German Luther Bible 2017 as geheimes Opfermahl or “secret sacrificial meal.” (Source: Jost Zetzsche)
Verse: Wisdom 12:5
τέκνων τε φονὰς ἀνελεήμονας
καὶ σπλαγχνοφάγον ἀνθρωπίνων σαρκῶν θοῖναν καὶ αἵματος,
ἐκ μέσου μύστας θιάσου
5their merciless slaughter of children,
and their sacrificial feasting on human flesh and blood.
These initiates from the midst of a bloody revelry,
Retrieving the verse
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