Susanna (translatio Graeca)

Susanna (Septuagint)

There was a man living in Babylon, and his name was Ioakeim. He took a wife whose name was Susanna, daughter of Chelkias, very beautiful and fearing the Lord; and her parents were righteous, and they taught their daughter according to the law of Moses. And Ioakeim was very wealthy, and he had a garden adjoining his house; and the Jews resorted to him because he was more honored than all. And two elders from the people were appointed judges in that year, concerning whom the Lord said that lawlessness came out of Babylon from elder judges who thought they were governing the people. And judgments from other cities came to them. These men, seeing a woman of comely appearance, the wife of their brother from the sons of Israel, named Susanna, daughter of Chelkias, wife of Ioakeim, walking in her husband’s garden in the evening, and desiring her, they perverted their mind and turned their eyes away so as not to look to heaven nor remember righteous judgments. And both were stricken with passion for her, and neither pretended to the other the evil that possessed them concerning her, nor did the woman know of this matter. And when morning came, coming they stole away from each other, hastening to see who would appear to her first and speak to her. And behold, she was walking as usual, and one of them...

year. In that year, under the asterisks, everything in 87 and (with Symmachus and Theodotion) Syr 4. And to him, note: these men were constantly in the house of Ioakeim, and all the Jews came to them. 87mg. The Jews: begins in 87* (the Jews 87¹), some erasure before "to be" 87? 5. And he was appointed: prefix ÷ 87. The Lord Syrᵐᵍ. 7. Beautiful Syrᵐᵍ. Name written twice 87* (first one deleted 87?). 8. 9. Having desired her, they perverted: they desired her, perverting Syr. 10. They pretended Syr.

of the elders had come, and behold the other arrived, and one questioned the other, saying, “Why did you go out so early in the morning without taking me?” And they confessed to one another each his own distress. And one said to the other, “Let us go to her.” And having agreed, they approached her and began to force her. And the Jewish woman said to them, “I know that if I do this, death is mine, and if I do not do it, I will not escape your hands. It is better for me, not doing it, to fall into your hands than to sin before the Lord.

The lawless men turned away, threatening among themselves and lying in wait to put her to death. And they came to the synagogue of the city where they dwelt, and all the sons of Israel who were there assembled. And the two elders and judges rose up and said, “Send for Susanna, daughter of Chelkias, who is the wife of Joakeim.” And they immediately summoned her. When the woman arrived with her father and mother, and her servants and maidservants, who were five hundred in number, also came, and Susanna’s four children. The woman was very delicate. And the lawless men ordered her to be unveiled, so that they might be filled with the desire of her beauty. And all those with her wept, and all who knew her wept. Then the elders and judges rose up and laid their hands upon her head. But her heart trusted in the Lord her God, and looking up she wept within herself, saying, “Lord, eternal God, who knows all things before their generation, you know that I have not done what these lawless men are plotting against me.” And the Lord heard her prayer. Then the two elders said, “We were walking in the garden of her husband, and as we were going around the stadium, we saw this woman resting with a man, and standing there we watched them conversing with each other, and they did not know that we were standing there. Then we agreed with each other, saying, ‘Let us learn who these are.’ And approaching, we recognized her. The young man fled, covered up.

And they seized her and asked her, "Who is the man?" And she did not tell us who he was. This we testify. And the whole synagogue believed them, since they were elders and judges of the people. —45 And behold, an angel of the Lord, as she was being led out to be destroyed. And the angel gave, as was commanded, a spirit of understanding to the young.

to the great Daniel. And Daniel, having parted the crowd and stood in their midst, said, "So foolish, sons of Israel? Without examining nor ascertaining the truth, you have killed a daughter of Israel? And now separate them far from one another for me, so that I may examine them." And when they were separated, Daniel said to the synagogue, "Now do not look that these are elders, saying, 'They will not lie'; but I will examine them according to what occurs to me." And he called one of them, and they brought the elder to the younger; and Daniel said to him, "Hear, hear, you who are aged in evil days; now your sins which you formerly committed have caught up with you, trusted to hear and judge cases involving the death penalty, and you condemned the innocent, while you released the guilty, the Lord saying, 'You shall not kill the innocent and righteous.' Now then, under what tree and in what place of the garden did you see them being together?" And the impious one said, "Under a mastic tree." And the younger said, "You lie rightly against your own soul; for the angel of the Lord will split your soul today." And having moved this one aside, he said to bring the other to him; and to this one he said, "Why is your seed perverted, like that of Sidon and not like that of Judah? Beauty deceived you, the small desire. And so you did to the daughters of Israel, and they, being afraid, conversed with you; but a daughter of Judah did not endure your sickness to bear it in lawlessness. Now then, tell me, under what tree and in what place of the garden did you find them conversing with each other?" And he said, "Under a holm oak.

And Daniel said, "Sinner, now the angel of the Lord has his sword drawn, until the people destroy you, that he may saw you in two." And the whole assembly cried out against the younger man, as from his own mouth he made both confess themselves false.

witnesses. And as the law prescribes, they did to them according to their wickedness against their sister. And they gagged them and, leading them out, cast them into a ravine. Then the angel of the Lord cast fire through the midst of them. And innocent blood was saved on that day. Therefore the younger ones are beloved of Jacob in their simplicity. And let us beware for the sake of strong younger sons; for the younger will be pious, and there will be in them a spirit of knowledge and understanding forever and ever. 87 And there was a man dwelling in Babylon, and his name was Joakim. And he took a wife whose name was Susanna, daughter of Chelkias, very beautiful and fearing the Lord; and her parents were righteous, and they taught their daughter according to the law of Moses. And Joakim was very wealthy, and he had a garden adjoining his house; and the Jews resorted to him because he was more honored than all. And two elders from the people were appointed judges in that year, concerning whom the Lord said that lawlessness came out of Babylon from elder judges who seemed to govern the people. And judgments from other cities came to them.

these men, seeing a comely woman in appearance, the wife of their brother from the sons of Israel, named Susanna, daughter of Chelkias, wife of Joakim, walking in her husband's garden in the evening, and having desired her, they perverted their mind and averted their eyes so as not to look toward heaven nor to remember righteous judgments. And both were stricken concerning her, and neither pretended to the other the evil that possessed them concerning her, nor did the woman know this matter. And when morning came, coming they stole from one another, hastening, who would appear to her first and speak to her. And behold, she was walking as usual, and the one

One of the elders had come, and behold the other arrived, and one questioned the other, saying, “Why have you gone out so early in the morning without taking me?” And they confessed to one another each his own distress. And one said to the other, “Let us go to her.” And having agreed, they approached her and began to force her. And the Jewish woman said to them, “I know that if I do this, death is mine, and if I do not do it, I will not escape your hands; but it is better for me, not doing it, to fall into your hands than to sin before the Lord.

The lawless men turned away, threatening among themselves and plotting to put her to death. And they came to the synagogue of the city where they dwelt, and all the sons of Israel who were there assembled. And the two elders, who were also judges, rose up and said, “Send for Susanna, daughter of Chelkias, who is the wife of Joakim.” And they immediately summoned her. When the woman arrived with her father and mother, and her servants and maidservants, who were five hundred in number, also came, and Susanna’s four children. The woman was very delicate. And the lawless men ordered her to be unveiled, so that they might be filled with the desire of her beauty. And all her people wept, and all who knew her wept. Then the elders and judges rose up and laid their hands upon her head. But her heart trusted in the Lord her God, and looking up she wept within herself, saying, “Lord, eternal God, who knows all things before their generation, you know that I have not done what these lawless men are plotting against me.” And the Lord heard her prayer. The two elders said, “We were walking in her husband’s garden, and as we went around the stadium, we saw this woman resting with a man. And we stood and watched them conversing with each other, and they did not know that we were standing there. Then we agreed with each other, saying, ‘Let us learn who these are.’ And approaching, we recognized her. The young man fled, covering his face.

And they seized her and asked her, “Who is the man?” But she did not tell us who it was. This we testify. And the whole synagogue believed them, since they were elders and judges of the people. –45 And behold, an angel of the Lord, as she was being led out to be put to death. And the angel gave, as was commanded, a spirit of understanding to the young man.

to the wonder that was Daniel. And Daniel, having separated the crowd and standing in their midst, said, “Are you so foolish, sons of Israel? Without examining or even knowing the truth, you have killed a daughter of Israel? And now separate them far from one another for me, so that I may examine them.” And when they were separated, Daniel said to the synagogue, “Now do not look at the fact that these are elders, saying, ‘They will not lie’; but I will examine them according to what comes to me.” And he called one of them, and they brought the elder to the younger; and Daniel said to him, “Listen, listen, you who are aged in evil days; now your sins have caught up with you, which you committed formerly, when you were trusted to hear and judge cases that brought death, and you condemned the innocent and let the guilty go, while the Lord says, ‘You shall not kill the innocent and just.’ Now then, under what tree and in what place of the garden did you see them being together?” And the impious one said, “Under a mastic tree.” And the younger said, “You lie rightly to your own soul; for the angel of the Lord will split your soul today.” And having moved him aside, he said to bring the other to him; and to this one he said, “Why is your seed perverted, like that of Sidon and not like that of Judah? Beauty deceived you, the small desire. And so you did to the daughters of Israel, and they, being afraid, spoke with you; but a daughter of Judah did not endure your disease to bear it in lawlessness. Now then, tell me, under what tree and in what place of the garden did you find them speaking to each other?” And he said, “Under a holm oak.

And Daniel said, “Sinner, now the angel of the Lord stands holding the sword, until the people destroy you, so that he may cut you in two.” And the whole assembly cried out at the younger man, because from his own mouth he had made both of them confess as false witnesses.

witnesses. And as the law prescribes, they did to them just as they had done wickedly against their sister. And they silenced them, and leading them out, they cast them into a ravine. Then the angel of the Lord cast fire through the midst of them. And innocent blood was saved on that day. Therefore the younger ones are beloved of Jacob in their simplicity. And let us be on guard for the sake of strong younger sons; for the younger will be pious, and in them there will be a spirit of knowledge and understanding forever and ever. Now there was a man dwelling in Babylon, and his name was Joakim. And he took a wife whose name was Susanna, daughter of Chelcias, very beautiful and fearing the Lord. And her parents were righteous, and they taught their daughter according to the law of Moses. And Joakim was very wealthy, and he had a garden adjoining his house. And the Jews resorted to him because he was more honored than all. And two elders from the people were appointed judges in that year, concerning whom the Lord said that lawlessness came out of Babylon from elder judges who seemed to govern the people. And judgments from other cities came to them. These men, seeing a woman of comely appearance, the wife of their brother from the sons of Israel, named Susanna, daughter of Chelcias, wife of Joakim, walking in her husband’s garden in the evening, and desiring her, they perverted their mind and averted their eyes so as not to look to heaven nor to remember righteous judgments.

And both of them were deeply troubled about her, and neither one revealed to the other the evil that possessed them concerning her, nor did the woman know of this matter. And when dawn came, they came stealing from one another, hastening to see who would appear before her first and speak to her. And behold, she was walking as usual, and one of them...

of the elders had come, and behold, the other arrived, and one questioned the other, saying, "Why have you come out so early in the morning without taking me?" And they confessed to each other each one's own pain. And one said to the other, "Let us go to her." And having agreed, they approached her and forced themselves upon her. And the Jewish woman said to them, "I know that if I do this, death is mine, and if I do not do it, I will not escape your hands. It is better for me, not having done it, to fall into your hands than to sin before the Lord." But the lawless men turned away, threatening among themselves and plotting to put her to death. And they came to the synagogue of the city where they were dwelling, and all the sons of Israel who were there assembled. And the two elders and judges rose up and said, "Send for Susanna, daughter of Chelkias, who is the wife of Joakeim." And they immediately called her. When the woman arrived with her father and mother, and her male and female servants, who numbered five hundred, also arrived, and Susanna's four children. The woman was very delicate. And the lawless men ordered her to be uncovered, so that they might be filled with the beauty of their desire for her. And all those with her wept, and all who knew her wept. And the elders and judges rose up and placed their hands upon her head.

But her heart trusted in the Lord her God, and lifting herself up she wept within herself, saying, "Lord God eternal, who knows all things before their generation, you know that I have not done what these lawless men are plotting against me." And the Lord heard her prayer. And the two elders said, "We were walking in the garden of her husband, and going around the stadium we saw this woman resting with a man, and standing we watched them conversing with each other, and they did not know that we were standing there. Then we agreed with each other, saying, 'Let us learn who these are.' And approaching we recognized her; but the young man fled, covering himself. And seizing her we asked her, 'Who is the man?' And she did not tell us who he was. This we testify." And the whole assembly believed them, since they were elders and judges of the people. And behold, an angel of the Lord, as she was being led out to be destroyed; and the angel gave, as was commanded, a spirit of understanding to the young...

accusing me of." And Daniel, having dismissed the crowd and standing in their midst, said, "Are you so foolish, sons of Israel? Without examining or even ascertaining the truth, you have put to death a daughter of Israel? And now separate them far from each other for me, so that I may examine them." When they were separated, Daniel said to the assembly, "Now do not look at the fact that these are elders, saying, 'They will surely not lie'; but I will examine them according to what occurs to me." And he called one of them, and they brought the elder near the younger; and Daniel said to him, "Listen, listen, you who are aged in evil days; now your sins have caught up with you, which you formerly committed when you were entrusted to hear and judge cases involving the death penalty, and you condemned the innocent while acquitting the guilty, the Lord saying, 'You shall not put to death one who is innocent and just.' Now then, under what tree and in what place of the garden did you see them together with each other?" And the impious one said, "Under a mastic tree." But the younger said, "You lie rightly to your own soul; for the angel of the Lord will split your soul today." And having moved him aside, he said to bring the other to him; and to this one he said, "Why is your seed perverted, like that of Sidon and not like that of Judah? Beauty deceived you, petty desire. And so you acted toward the daughters of Israel, and they, being afraid, conversed with you; but a daughter of Judah did not endure to bear your disease in lawlessness. Now then, tell me under what tree and in what place of the garden did you catch them conversing with each other?" And he said, "Under a holm oak.

And Daniel said, "Sinner, now the angel of the Lord stands holding the sword, until the people destroy you, so that he may saw you in two." And the whole assembly cried out against the younger man, because from his own mouth he had made both of them confess as false witnesses.

witnesses. And they did to them as the law prescribes, according to the evil they had done against the sister. And they silenced them, and leading them out, they cast them into a ravine. Then the angel of the Lord cast fire through the midst of them. And innocent blood was saved on that day. Therefore the younger ones are beloved of Jacob in their simplicity. And let us beware for the sake of strong younger sons; for the younger will be pious, and in them there will be a spirit of knowledge and understanding for ever and ever.