Translations
They stood there waiting for him to swell up or fall down dead at any moment. But as they kept watching and nothing happened to him, they changed their minds entirely and said he must be a god.
They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after watching for a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and declared he was a god.
Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

