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.
4 Her husband Joakim was very wealthy. Lovely gardens surrounded his house, and the other Jews often gathered there for meetings, because they all thought so highly of him.