ΙΟΥΔΙΘ - Giuditta - Judith 10

LXX	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 και εγενετο ως επαυσατο βοωσα προς τον θεον ισραηλ και συνετελεσεν παντα τα ρηματα ταυτα	1 As soon as Judith had thus concluded, and ceased her invocation to the God of Israel,
2 και ανεστη απο της πτωσεως και εκαλεσεν την αβραν αυτης και κατεβη εις τον οικον εν ω διετριβεν εν αυτω εν ταις ημεραις των σαββατων και εν ταις εορταις αυτης	2 she rose from the ground. She called her maid and they went down into the house, which she used only on sabbaths and feast days.
3 και περιειλατο τον σακκον ον ενεδεδυκει και εξεδυσατο τα ιματια της χηρευσεως αυτης και περιεκλυσατο το σωμα υδατι και εχρισατο μυρω παχει και διεξανε τας τριχας της κεφαλης αυτης και επεθετο μιτραν επ' αυτης και ενεδυσατο τα ιματια της ευφροσυνης αυτης εν οις εστολιζετο εν ταις ημεραις της ζωης του ανδρος αυτης μανασση	3 She took off the sackcloth she had on, laid aside the garments of her widowhood, washed her body with water, and anointed it with rich ointment. She arranged her hair and bound it with a fillet, and put on the festive attire she had worn while her husband, Manasseh, was living.
4 και ελαβεν σανδαλια εις τους ποδας αυτης και περιεθετο τους χλιδωνας και τα ψελια και τους δακτυλιους και τα ενωτια και παντα τον κοσμον αυτης και εκαλλωπισατο σφοδρα εις απατησιν οφθαλμων ανδρων οσοι αν ιδωσιν αυτην	4 She chose sandals for her feet, and put on her anklets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and all her other jewelry. Thus she made herself very beautiful, to captivate the eyes of all the men who should see her.
5 και εδωκεν τη αβρα αυτης ασκοπυτινην οινου και καψακην ελαιου και πηραν επληρωσεν αλφιτων και παλαθης και αρτων καθαρων και περιεδιπλωσε παντα τα αγγεια αυτης και επεθηκεν αυτη	5 She gave her maid a leather flask of wine and a cruse of oil. She filled a bag with roasted grain, fig cakes, bread and cheese; all these provisions she wrapped up and gave to the maid to carry.
6 και εξηλθοσαν επι την πυλην της πολεως βαιτυλουα και ευροσαν εφεστωτα επ' αυτη οζιαν και τους πρεσβυτερους της πολεως χαβριν και χαρμιν	6 Then they went out to the gate of the city of Bethulia and found Uzziah and the elders of the city, Chabri and Charmis, standing there.
7 ως δε ειδον αυτην και ην ηλλοιωμενον το προσωπον αυτης και την στολην μεταβεβληκυιαν αυτης και εθαυμασαν επι τω καλλει αυτης επι πολυ σφοδρα και ειπαν αυτη	7 When these men saw Judith transformed in looks and differently dressed, they were very much astounded at her beauty and said to her,
8 ο θεος των πατερων ημων δωη σε εις χαριν και τελειωσαι τα επιτηδευματα σου εις γαυριαμα υιων ισραηλ και υψωμα ιερουσαλημ	8 "May the God of our fathers bring you to favor, and make your undertaking a success, for the glory of the Israelites and the exaltation of Jerusalem." Judith bowed down to God. Then she said to them,
9 και προσεκυνησεν τω θεω και ειπεν προς αυτους επιταξατε ανοιξαι μοι την πυλην της πολεως και εξελευσομαι εις τελειωσιν των λογων ων ελαλησατε μετ' εμου και συνεταξαν τοις νεανισκοις ανοιξαι αυτη καθοτι ελαλησεν	9 "Order the gate of the city opened for me, that I may go to carry out the business we discussed." So they ordered the youths to open the gate for her as she requested.
10 και εποιησαν ουτως και εξηλθεν ιουδιθ αυτη και η παιδισκη αυτης μετ' αυτης απεσκοπευον δε αυτην οι ανδρες της πολεως εως ου κατεβη το ορος εως διηλθεν τον αυλωνα και ουκετι εθεωρουν αυτην	10 When they did so, Judith and her maid went out. The men of the city kept her in view as she went down the mountain and crossed the valley; then they lost sight of her.
11 και επορευοντο εν τω αυλωνι εις ευθειαν και συνηντησεν αυτη προφυλακη των ασσυριων	11 As Judith and her maid walked directly across the valley, they encountered the Assyrian outpost.
12 και συνελαβον αυτην και επηρωτησαν τινων ει και ποθεν ερχη και που πορευη και ειπεν θυγατηρ ειμι των εβραιων και αποδιδρασκω απο προσωπου αυτων οτι μελλουσιν διδοσθαι υμιν εις καταβρωμα	12 The men took her in custody and asked her, "To what people do you belong? Where do you come from, and where are you going?" She replied: "I am a daughter of the Hebrews, and I am fleeing from them, because they are about to be delivered up to you as prey.
13 καγω ερχομαι εις το προσωπον ολοφερνου αρχιστρατηγου δυναμεως υμων του απαγγειλαι ρηματα αληθειας και δειξω προ προσωπου αυτου οδον καθ' ην πορευσεται και κυριευσει πασης της ορεινης και ου διαφωνησει των ανδρων αυτου σαρξ μια ουδε πνευμα ζωης	13 I have come to see Holofernes, the general in chief of your forces, to give him a trustworthy report; I will show him the route by which he can ascend and take possession of the whole mountain district without a single one of his men suffering injury or loss of life."
14 ως δε ηκουσαν οι ανδρες τα ρηματα αυτης και κατενοησαν το προσωπον αυτης και ην εναντιον αυτων θαυμασιον τω καλλει σφοδρα και ειπαν προς αυτην	14 When the men heard her words and gazed upon her face, which appeared wondrously beautiful to them, they said to her,
15 σεσωκας την ψυχην σου σπευσασα καταβηναι εις προσωπον του κυριου ημων και νυν προσελθε επι την σκηνην αυτου και αφ' ημων προπεμψουσιν σε εως παραδωσουσιν σε εις χειρας αυτου	15 "By coming down thus promptly to see our master, you have saved your life. Now go to his tent; some of our men will accompany you to present you to him.
16 εαν δε στης εναντιον αυτου μη φοβηθης τη καρδια σου αλλα αναγγειλον κατα τα ρηματα σου και ευ σε ποιησει	16 When you stand before him, have no fear in your heart; give him the report you speak of, and he will treat you well."
17 και επελεξαν εξ αυτων ανδρας εκατον και παρεζευξαν αυτη και τη αβρα αυτης και ηγαγον αυτας επι την σκηνην ολοφερνου	17 So they detailed a hundred of their men as an escort for her and her maid, and these conducted them to the tent of Holofernes.
18 και εγενετο συνδρομη εν παση τη παρεμβολη διεβοηθη γαρ εις τα σκηνωματα η παρουσια αυτης και ελθοντες εκυκλουν αυτην ως ειστηκει εξω της σκηνης ολοφερνου εως προσηγγειλαν αυτω περι αυτης	18 When the news of her arrival spread among the tents, a crowd gathered in the camp. They came and stood around her as she waited outside the tent of Holofernes, while he was being informed about her.
19 και εθαυμαζον επι τω καλλει αυτης και εθαυμαζον τους υιους ισραηλ απ' αυτης και ειπεν εκαστος προς τον πλησιον αυτου τις καταφρονησει του λαου τουτου ος εχει εν εαυτω γυναικας τοιαυτας οτι ου καλον εστιν υπολειπεσθαι εξ αυτων ανδρα ενα οι αφεθεντες δυνησονται κατασοφισασθαι πασαν την γην	19 They marveled at her beauty, regarding the Israelites with wonder because of her, and they said to one another, "Who can despise this people that has such women among them? It is not wise to leave one man of them alive, for if any were to be spared they could beguile the whole world."
20 και εξηλθον οι παρακαθευδοντες ολοφερνη και παντες οι θεραποντες αυτου και εισηγαγον αυτην εις την σκηνην	20 The guard of Holofernes and all his servants came out and ushered her into the tent.
21 και ην ολοφερνης αναπαυομενος επι της κλινης αυτου εν τω κωνωπιω ο ην εκ πορφυρας και χρυσιου και σμαραγδου και λιθων πολυτελων καθυφασμενων	21 Now Holofernes was reclining on his bed under a canopy with a netting of crimson and gold, emeralds and other precious stones.
22 και ανηγγειλαν αυτω περι αυτης και εξηλθεν εις το προσκηνιον και λαμπαδες αργυραι προαγουσαι αυτου	22 When they announced her to him, he came out to the antechamber, preceded by silver lamps;
23 ως δε ηλθεν κατα προσωπον αυτου ιουδιθ και των θεραποντων αυτου εθαυμασαν παντες επι τω καλλει του προσωπου αυτης και πεσουσα επι προσωπον προσεκυνησεν αυτω και ηγειραν αυτην οι δουλοι αυτου	23 and when Holofernes and his servants beheld Judith, they all marveled at the beauty of her face. She threw herself down prostrate before him, but his servants raised her up.