1. And there was a man living in Babylon, and his name was Joakim.
2. And he received a wife named Susanna, the daughter of Hilkiah, who was very beautiful and God-fearing.
3. For her parents, because they were righteous, had educated their daughter according to the law of Moses.
4. But Joakim was very wealthy, and he had an orchard near his house, and the Jews flocked to him, because he was the most honorable of them all.
5. And two elder judges had been appointed among the people that year, about whom the Lord has said, "Iniquity has come out of Babylon, from the elder judges, who seemed to govern the people."
6. These frequented the house of Joakim, and all came to them, who had need of judgment.
7. But when the people departed at noontime, Susanna went in and walked around in her husband's orchard.