56. Then the first judge was led away and the second one was brought before Daniel. “You are more like a Canaanite than a Jew,” Daniel said to him. “This woman's beauty has warped your judgement, and lust has corrupted your thinking.
57. You are used to having your way with the women of Israel because they have been afraid of you, but here is a Jewish woman, and she would not give in.
58. Now, tell me what tree you saw them under.”“Under a large oak tree,” he answered.
59. Daniel said, “Right! That lie will cost you your life; God's angel is waiting with his sword in his hand, ready to cut you in two. Then we shall be rid of you both.”
60. Then all the people shouted and praised God, who saves those who put their trust in him.
61. They turned against the two judges because Daniel had proved that they had lied under oath.
62. The Law of Moses states that people who give false testimony shall receive the same punishment that the accused person would have received. And so the two judges were put to death, and the life of an innocent woman was saved.
63. Susanna's parents, her husband, and all her relatives praised God because she had been proved innocent of the charges.
64. From that day on, Daniel was held in high regard.