§1.1ΚΑΙ ἦν ἀνήρ οἰκῶν ἐν Βαβυλῶνι, καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ἰωακείμ.
There was a man living in Babylon, and his name was Joakim.
§1.2καὶ ἔλαβεν γυναῖκα ᾖ ὄνομα Σουσάννα, θυγάτηρ Χελκείου, καλὴ σφόδρα καὶ φοβουμένη τὸν κύριον.
And he took a wife named Susanna, daughter of Hilkiah, who was exceedingly beautiful and feared the Lord.
§1.3καὶ οἱ γονεῖς αὐτῆς δίκαιοι, καὶ ἐδίδαξαν τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτῶν κατὰ τὸν νόμον Μωυσῆ.
Her parents also were righteous, and trained their daughter according to the law of Moses.
§1.4καὶ ἦν Ἰωακεὶμ πλούσιος σφόδρα, καὶ ἦν αὐτῷ παράδεισος γειτνιῶν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ· καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν προσήγοντο οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐνδοξότερον πάντων.
Joakim was very rich, and he had a garden adjoining his house; and the Jews used to gather to him, because he was more honorable than all others.
§1.5Καὶ ἀπεδείχθησαν δύο πρεσβύτεροι ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ κριταὶ ἐν τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ ἐκείνῳ, περὶ ὧν ἐλάλησεν ὁ δεσπότης ὅτι ἐξῆλθεν ἀνομία ἐκ Βαβυλῶνος ἐκ πρεσβυτέρων κριτῶν οἳ ἐδόκουν κυβερνῶν τὸν λαόν. §1.6οὗτοι προσεκαρτέρουν ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ Ἰωακείμ, καὶ ἤρχοντο πρὸς αὐτοὺς πάντες οἱ κρινόμενοι.
And two elders from the people were appointed judges that year, concerning whom the Sovereign Lord had said, "Iniquity came forth from Babylon from the elder judges who seemed to govern the people." These men frequented the house of Joakim, and all who had suits at law came to them.
§1.7καὶ ἐγένετο ἡνίκα ἀπέτρεχεν ὁ λαὸς μέσον ἡμέρας, εἰσεπορεύετο Σουσάννα καὶ περιεπάτει ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς.
And it came to pass, when the people departed at noon, Susanna would go in and walk in her husband's garden.
§1.8καὶ ἐθεώρουν αὐτὴν οἱ δύο πρεσβύτεροι καθʼ ἡμέραν εἰσπορευομένην καὶ περιπατοῦσαν, καὶ ἐγένοντο ἐν ἐπιθυμίᾳ αὐτῆς.
And the two elders saw her going in and walking every day, and they became inflamed with lust for her.
§1.9καὶ διέ. στρεψαν τὸν ἑαυτῶν νοῦν, καὶ ἐξέκλιναν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν τοῦ μὴ βλέπειν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν μηδὲ μνημονεύειν κριμάτων δικαίων.
And they perverted their own mind, and turned away their eyes, so that they might not look to heaven or remember righteous judgments.
§1.10καὶ ἦσαν ἀμφότεροι κατανενυγμένοι περὶ αὐτῆς, καὶ οὐκ ἀνήγγειλαν ἀλλήλοις τὴν ὀδύνην ἑαυτῶν· §1.11ὅτι ήσχύνοντο ἀναγγεῖλαι τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν αὐτῶν ὅτι ἤθελον συγγενέσθαι αὐτῇ.
And both of them were deeply pained on account of her, yet they did not declare their pain to each other; for they were ashamed to declare their lust, because they desired to have connection with her.
§1.12καὶ παρετηροῦσαν φιλοτίμως καθʼ ἡμέραν ὁρᾷν αὐτήν.
And they watched eagerly day by day to see her.
§1.13καὶ εἶπαν ἕτερος τῷ ἑτέρῳ Πορευθῶμεν δὴ εἰς οἶκον, ὅτι ἀρίστου ὥρα ἐστίν· καὶ ἐξελθόντες διεχωρίσθησαν ἀπ᾿ ἀλλήλων.
And they said to one another, "Let us go home now, for it is time for lunch." And having gone out, they parted from each other.
§1.14καὶ ἀνακάμψαντες ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό, καὶ ἀνετάζοντες ἀλλήλους τὴν αἰτίαν ὡμολόγησαν τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν αὐτῶν· καὶ τότε κοινῇ συνετάξαντο καιρὸν ὅτε αὐτὴν δυνήσονται εὑρεῖν μόνην.
But turning back they came to the same place, and when they questioned each other about the reason, they confessed their lust; and then they jointly agreed on a time when they might be able to find her alone.
§1.15καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ παρατηρεῖν αὐτοὺς ἡμέραν εὔθετον εἰσῆλθέν ποτε καθὼς ἐχθές καὶ τρίτης ἡμέρας μετὰ δύο μόνων κορασίων, καὶ ἐπεθύμησε λούσασθαι ἐν τῷ παραδείσω, ὅτι καῦμα ἣν.
And it came to pass, while they were watching for an opportune day, she entered once as yesterday and the day before, with only two young maids, and she desired to bathe in the garden, for it was hot.
§1.16καὶ οὐκ ἣν ἐκεῖ οὐδεὶς πλὴν οἱ δύο πρεσβύτεροι κεκρυμμένοι καὶ παρατηροῦντες αὐτήν.
And there was no one there except the two elders, who had hidden themselves and were watching her.
§1.17καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς κορασίοις Ἐνέγκατε δὴ μοι ἔλαιον καὶ σμήγματα, καὶ τὰς θύρας τοῦ παραδείσου κλείσατε, ὅπως λούσωμαι. §1.18καὶ ἐποίησαν καθὼς εἶπεν, καὶ ἀπέκλεισαν τὰς θύρας τοῦ παραδείσου, καὶ ἐξῆλθαν κατὰ τὰς πλαγίας θύρας ἐνέγκαι τὰ προστεταγμένα αὐταῖς, καὶ οὐκ εἴδοσαν τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους, ὅτι ἦσαν κεκρυμμένοι.
And she said to the maids, "Bring me oil and ointments, and shut the garden doors, so that I may bathe." And they did as she said, and shut the doors of the garden, and went out by the side doors to bring what had been commanded them; and they did not see the elders, because they were hidden.
§1.19καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἐξήλθοσαν τὰ κοράσια, καὶ ἀνέστησαν οἱ δύο πρεσβῦται καὶ ἐπέδραμον αὐτῇ, §1.20καὶ εἶπον Ἰδοὺ αἱ θύραι τοῦ παραδείσου κέκλεινται, καὶ οὐδεὶς θεωρεῖ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἐν ἐπιθυμίᾳ σού ἐσμεν· διὸ συνκατάθου ἡμίν, καὶ γενοῦ μεθʼ ἡμῶν.
And it came to pass, when the maids had gone out, the two elders rose up and ran to her, and said, "Look, the garden doors are shut, and no one sees us, and we are in lust for you; therefore consent to us, and be with us.
§1.21εἰ δὲ μή, καταμαρτυρήσομέν σου ὅτι ἦν μετὰ σοῦ νεανίσκος, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ἐξαπέστειλας τὰ κοράσια ἀπὸ σου. §1.22καὶ ἀνεστέναξεν Σουσάννα καὶ εἶπεν Στενά μοι πάντοθεν· ἐάν τε γὰρ τοῦτο πράξω, θάνατός μοί ἐστιν· ἐάν τε μὴ πράξω, οὐκ ἐκφεύξομαι τὰς χεῖρας ὑμῶν.
Otherwise we will bear witness against you, that a young man was with you, and that for this reason you sent the maids away from you." And Susanna groaned, and said, "I am hemmed in on every side; for if I do this, it is death to me; and if I do not, I shall not escape your hands.
§1.23αἱρετόν μοί ἐστιν μὴ πράξασαν ἐνπεσεῖν εἰς τὰς χεῖρας ὑμῶν ἤ ἁμαρτεῖν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου. §1.24καὶ ἀνεβόησεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ Σουσάννα· ἐβόησαν δέ καὶ οἱ δύο πρεσβῦται κατέναντι αὐτῆς.
It is better for me to fall into your hands without doing it, than to sin in the sight of the Lord." And Susanna cried out with a loud voice; and the two elders also cried out against her.
§1.25καὶ δραμὼν ὁ εἶς ἤνοιξεν τὰς θύρας τοῦ παραδείσου.
And one of them ran and opened the garden doors.
§1.26ὡς δὲ ἤκουσαν τὴν κραυγὴν ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ οἱ ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας, εἰσεπήδησαν διὰ τῆς πλαγίας θύρας ἰδεῖν τὸ συμβεβηκὸς αὐτῇ.
And when those of the household heard the cry in the garden, they rushed in through the side door to see what had happened to her.
§1.27ἡνίκα δὲ εἶπαν οἱ πρεσβῦται τοὺς λόγους αὐτῶν, κατῃσχύνθησαν οἱ δοῦλοι σφόδρα, ὅτι πώποτε οὐκ ἐρρέθη λόγος τοιοῦτος περὶ Σουσάννης.
But when the elders told their story, the servants were greatly ashamed, for such a thing had never been said about Susanna.
§1.28καὶ ἐγένετο τῇ ἐπαύριον ὡς συνῆλθεν ὁ λαὸς πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς Ἰωακείμ, ἦλθον οἱ δύο πρεσβῦται πλήρεις τῆς ἀνόμου ἐννοίας κατὰ Σουσάννης τοῦ θανατῶσαι αὐτήν, καὶ εἶπαν ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ λαοῦ §1.29Ἀποστείλατε ἐπὶ Σουσάνναν θυγατέρα Χελκίου ἥ ἐστιν γυνὴ Ἰωακείμ. οἱ δὲ ἀπέστειλαν.
And it came to pass on the next day, when the people gathered to her husband Joakim, the two elders came, full of their wicked intent against Susanna, to have her put to death; and they said before the people, "Send for Susanna, the daughter of Hilkiah, who is the wife of Joakim." And they sent for her.
§1.30καὶ ἦλθεν αὐτὴ καὶ οἱ γονεῖς αὐτῆς καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς καὶ πάντες οἱ συγγενεῖς αὐτῆς.
And she came, with her parents and her children and all her relatives.
§1.31ἡ δὲ Σουσάννα ἦν τρυφερὰ σφόδρα καὶ καλὴ τῷ εἴδει
Now Susanna was exceedingly delicate and beautiful to behold.
§1.32οἱ δὲ παράνομοι ἐκέλευσαν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι αὐτήν, ἦν γὰρ κατακεκαλυμμένη, ὅπως ἐμπλησθῶσιν τοῦ κάλλους αὐτῆς.
And those lawless men commanded her to be unveiled (for she was veiled), that they might be sated with her beauty.
§1.33ἔκλαιον δὲ οἱ παρʼ αὐτῆς καὶ πάντες οἱ ἰδόντες αὐτήν.
Therefore her people and all who saw her wept.