| 13:33 |
所以, her own and all who knew her wept. |
| 13:34 |
Yet the two appointed elders, rising up in the midst of the people, set their hands upon her head. |
| 13:35 |
And weeping, she gazed up to heaven, for her heart had faith in the Lord. |
| 13:36 |
And the appointed elders said, “While we were talking a walk in the orchard alone, this one came in with two maids, and she shut the doors of the orchard, and she sent the maids away from her. |
| 13:37 |
And a young man came to her, who was in hiding, and he lay down with her. |
| 13:38 |
Furthermore, since we were in a corner of the orchard, seeing this wickedness, we ran up to them, and we saw them consorting together. |
| 13:39 |
和, 的確, we were unable to catch him, because he was stronger than us, and opening the doors, he leaped out. |
| 13:40 |
但, since we had apprehended this one, we demanded to know who the young man was, but she was unwilling to tell us. On this matter, we are witnesses.” |
| 13:41 |
The multitude believed them, just as if they were elders and the judges of the people, and they condemned her to death. |
| 13:42 |
But Susanna cried out with a loud voice and said, “Eternal God, who knows what is hidden, who knows all things before they happen, |
| 13:43 |
you know that they have borne false witness against me, and behold, I must die, though I have done none of these things, which these men have maliciously invented against me.” |
| 13:44 |
But the Lord heeded her voice. |
| 13:45 |
And when she was led away to death, the Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young boy, whose name was Daniel. |
| 13:46 |
And he cried out with a loud voice, “I am clean of the blood of this one.” |
| 13:47 |
And all the people, turning back towards him, 說, “What is this word that you are saying?” |
| 13:48 |
But he, while standing in the midst of them, 說, “Are you so foolish, sons of Israel, that without judging and without knowing what the truth is, you have condemned a daughter of Israel? |
| 13:49 |
Return to judgment, because they have spoken false witness against her.” |
| 13:50 |
所以, the people returned with haste, and the old men said to him, “Come and sit down in our midst and show us, since God has given you the honor of old age.” |
| 13:51 |
And Daniel said to them, “Separate these at a distance from one another, and I will judge between them.” |
| 13:52 |
所以, when they were divided, one from the other, he called one of them, and he said to him, “You deep-rooted ancient evil, now your sins have come out, which you have committed before, |
| 13:53 |
judging unjust judgments, oppressing the innocent, and setting free the guilty, though the Lord declares, ‘The innocent and the just you must not put to death.’ |
| 13:54 |
Now then, if you saw her, declare under which tree you saw them conversing together.” He said, “Under an evergreen mastic tree.” |
| 13:55 |
But Daniel said, “Truly, you have lied against your own head. For behold, the angel of God, having received the sentence from him, will split you down the middle. |
| 13:56 |
和, having put him aside, he commanded the other to approach, and he said to him, “You offspring of Canaan, and not of Judah, beauty has deceived you, and desire has perverted your heart. |
| 13:57 |
Thus did you do to the daughters of Israel, and they, out of fear, consorted with you, but a daughter of Judah would not tolerate your iniquity. |
| 13:58 |
Now then, declare to me, under which tree you caught them conversing together.” He said, “Under an evergreen oak tree.” |
| 13:59 |
And Daniel said to him, “Truly, you also have lied against your own head. For the angel of the Lord waits, holding a sword, to cut you down the middle and put you to death.” |
| 13:60 |
And then the entire assembly cried out in a loud voice, and they blessed God, who saves those who hope in him. |
| 13:61 |
And they rose up against the two appointed elders, (for Daniel had convicted them, by their own mouth, of bearing false witness,) and they did to them just as they had wickedly done against their neighbor, |
| 13:62 |
so as to act according to the law of Moses. And they put them to death, and innocent blood was saved on that day. |
