1. In Babylon there lived a man named Joakim,
2. who was married to Susanna, daughter of Hilkiah. Susanna was a beautiful woman and deeply religious.
3. Her parents were devout Jews who had brought up their daughter to live according to the Law of Moses.
15-17. So they kept waiting for the right opportunity.One day Susanna went into the garden as usual with her two servant women. No one else was there, except the two judges, who had hidden and were watching Susanna. It was very hot and she decided to take a bath. So she said to her servants, “Bring me some bath oil and some perfume, and lock the gates, so that I won't be disturbed.”