1:32 And these wicked men commanded to uncover her face, (for she was
covered) that they might be filled with her beauty.
1:33 Therefore her friends and all that saw her wept.
1:34 Then the two elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid
their hands upon her head.
1:35 And she weeping looked up toward heaven: for her heart trusted in
the Lord.
1:36 And the elders said, As we walked in the garden alone, this woman
came in with two maids, and shut the garden doors, and sent the maids
away.
1:37 Then a young man, who there was hid, came unto her, and lay with
her.
1:38 Then we that stood in a corner of the garden, seeing this
wickedness, ran unto them.
1:39 And when we saw them together, the man we could not hold: for he
was stronger than we, and opened the door, and leaped out.
1:40 But having taken this woman, we asked who the young man was, but
she would not tell us: these things do we testify.
1:41 Then the assembly believed them as those that were the elders and
judges of the people: so they condemned her to death.
1:42 Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice, and said, O everlasting
God, that knowest the secrets, and knowest all things before they be:
1:43 Thou knowest that they have borne false witness against me, and,
behold, I must die; whereas I never did such things as these men have
maliciously invented against me.
1:44 And the Lord heard her voice.
1:45 Therefore when she was led to be put to death, the Lord raised up
the holy spirit of a young youth whose name was Daniel:
1:46 Who cried with a loud voice, I am clear from the blood of this
woman.
1:47 Then all the people turned them toward him, and said, What mean
these words that thou hast spoken?
1:48 So he standing in the midst of them said, Are ye such fools, ye
sons of Israel, that without examination or knowledge of the truth ye
have condemned a daughter of Israel?
1:49 Return again to the place of judgment: for they have borne false
witness against her.
1:50 Wherefore all the people turned again in haste, and the elders
said unto him, Come, sit down among us, and shew it us, seeing God hath
given thee the honour of an elder.
1:51 Then said Daniel unto them, Put these two aside one far from
another, and I will examine them.
1:52 So when they were put asunder one from another, he called one of
them, and said unto him, O thou that art waxen old in wickedness, now
thy sins which thou hast committed aforetime are come to light.
1:53 For thou hast pronounced false judgment and hast condemned the
innocent and hast let the guilty go free; albeit the Lord saith, The
innocent and righteous shalt thou not slay.
1:54 Now then, if thou hast seen her, tell me, Under what tree sawest
thou them companying together? Who answered, Under a mastick tree.
1:55 And Daniel said, Very well; thou hast lied against thine own head;
for even now the angel of God hath received the sentence of God to cut
thee in two.
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