If integrated into the book of Daniel: 13.22.

Sighed deeply: Translators must ask themselves here, what kind of sound would a woman make when caught in a situation like this? It must be a quiet sound, not loud enough to be heard by the servants, but should express despair. A person sighs at a matter of little consequence. In English versions “moaned” (Good News Translation, Contemporary English Version) and “groaned” are used. The same Greek word here is used in Mark 8.12.

I am hemmed in on every side is literally “It is narrow for me everywhere.” An idiomatic expression of some kind is appropriate here. Good News Translation translates “There is no way out.” New Jerusalem Bible has “I am trapped … whatever I do” (similarly Contemporary English Version). Susanna is saying that she sees no way out of the situation the men have put her in; either she must commit adultery with them, or be falsely accused of adultery by them, and die.

If I do this thing may be rendered “If I commit adultery with you.”

It is death for me: There may be a flaw in the narrative here. At any rate, the translator has a problem. Susanna seems to be saying that if she gives in to the men, she “could be put to death for adultery” (Good News Translation). Death is the penalty prescribed for adultery according to Lev 20.10 and Deut 22.22. The problem is that if Susanna were caught in the act of adultery with the two men, they too would be put to death, and it cannot be assumed that they would be caught. The men are certainly assuming they will not be caught. Perhaps she means that God will punish her, or that she will die of shame. Translators have three choices here. They can have Susanna say that:

1. she will die (which is as far as the Greek goes),
2. she will be put to death for adultery, or
3. she will die of shame.

The third choice seems to be the best option, fitting in best with the narrative. So we may say “I will die of shame,” or even “I will lose so much face that I will die.”

I shall not escape your hands: “I cannot escape your hands” (New Revised Standard Version) would be better. New English Bible has “you will have me at your mercy.” New Jerusalem Bible translates “I cannot get away from you.” If Susanna refuses to have sex with the men, that will mean almost certain death for her. There is no way she can defend herself against the accusation of two believable witnesses. Translators can be content with an expression that is similar to the rendering in New Revised Standard Version, New English Bible, or New Jerusalem Bible for this clause. Or, at the expense of some wordiness, they can spell out just what Susanna is saying: “I will be put to death for adultery when you accuse me.” This last option works best when option 3 has been chosen for the problem noted above.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on The Shorter Books of the Deuterocanon. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2006. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.