Judith 2

KING JAMES BIBLE	JERUSALEM
1 And in the eighteenth year, the two and twentieth day of the first month, there was talk in the house of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians that he should, as he said, avenge himself on all the earth.	1 La dix-huitième année, le vingt-deuxième jour du premier mois, le bruit courut au palais queNabuchodonosor, roi des Assyriens, allait tirer vengeance de toute la terre, comme il l'avait dit.
2 So he called unto him all his officers, and all his nobles, and communicated with them his secret counsel, and concluded the afflicting of the whole earth out of his own mouth.	2 Tous ses aides de camp et notables convoqués, il tint avec eux un conseil secret, et décida de sapropre bouche la destruction totale de toute la contrée.
3 Then they decreed to destroy all flesh, that did not obey the commandment of his mouth.	3 Alors on décréta de faire périr quiconque n'avait pas répondu à l'appel du roi.
4 And when he had ended his counsel, Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians called Holofernes the chief captain of his army, which was next unto him, and said unto him.	4 Le conseil terminé, Nabuchodonosor, roi des Assyriens, fit appeler Holopherne, général en chef deses armées et son second. Il lui dit:
5 Thus saith the great king, the lord of the whole earth, Behold, thou shalt go forth from my presence, and take with thee men that trust in their own strength, of footmen an hundred and twenty thousand; and the number of horses with their riders twelve thousand.	5 "Ainsi parle le grand roi, maître de toute la terre: Pars, prends avec toi des gens d'une valeuréprouvée, à peu près 20.000 fantassins et un fort contingent de chevaux avec 12.000 cavaliers,
6 And thou shalt go against all the west country, because they disobeyed my commandment.	6 puis marche contre toute la région occidentale, puisque ces gens ont résisté à mon appel.
7 And thou shalt declare unto that they prepare for me earth and water: for I will go forth in my wrath against them and will cover the whole face of the earth with the feet of mine army, and I will give them for a spoil unto them:	7 Mande-leur de préparer la terre et l'eau, car, dans ma fureur, je vais marcher contre eux. Des pieds demes soldats je couvrirai toute la surface du pays et je le livrerai au pillage.
8 So that their slain shall fill their valleys and brooks and the river shall be filled with their dead, till it overflow:	8 Leurs blessés rempliront les ravins et, comblés de leurs cadavres, torrents et fleuves déborderont.
9 And I will lead them captives to the utmost parts of all the earth.	9 Je les emmènerai en captivité jusqu'au bout du monde.
10 Thou therefore shalt go forth. and take beforehand for me all their coasts: and if they will yield themselves unto thee, thou shalt reserve them for me till the day of their punishment.	10 Va donc! Commence par me conquérir toute cette région. S'ils se livrent à toi, tu me les réserveraspour le jour de leur châtiment.
11 But concerning them that rebel, let not thine eye spare them; but put them to the slaughter, and spoil them wheresoever thou goest.	11 Quant aux insoumis, que ton oeil n'en épargne aucun. Voue-les à la tuerie et au pillage dans tout leterritoire qui t'est confié.
12 For as I live, and by the power of my kingdom, whatsoever I have spoken, that will I do by mine hand.	12 Car je suis vivant, moi, et vivante est la puissance de ma royauté! J'ai dit. Tout cela, je l'accompliraide ma main!
13 And take thou heed that thou transgress none of the commandments of thy lord, but accomplish them fully, as I have commanded thee, and defer not to do them.	13 Et toi, ne néglige rien des ordres de ton maître, mais agis strictement selon ce que je t'ai prescrit,sans plus tarder!"
14 Then Holofernes went forth from the presence of his lord, and called ail the governors and captains, and the officers of the army of Assur;	14 Sorti de chez son souverain, Holopherne convoqua tous les princes, les généraux, les officiers del'armée d'Assur,
15 And he mustered the chosen men for the battle, as his lord had commanded him, unto an hundred and twenty thousand, and twelve thousand archers on horseback;	15 puis dénombra des guerriers d'élite, conformément aux ordres de son maître: environ 120.000hommes plus 12.000 archers montés.
16 And he ranged them, as a great army is ordered for the war.	16 Il les disposa en formation normale de combat.
17 And he took camels and asses for their carriages, a very great number; and sheep and oxen and goats without number for their provision:	17 Il prit ensuite des chameaux, des ânes, des mulets en immense quantité pour porter les bagages, desbrebis, des boeufs, des chèvres sans nombre pour le ravitaillement.
18 And plenty of victual for every man of the army, and very much gold and silver out of the king's house.	18 Chaque homme reçut d'amples provisions ainsi que beaucoup d'or et d'argent comptés par la maisondu roi.
19 Then he went forth and all his power to go before king Nabuchodonosor in the voyage, and to cover all the face of the earth westward with their chariots, and horsemen, and their chosen footmen.	19 Puis, avec toute son armée, il partit en expédition devant le roi Nabuchodonosor afin de submergertoute la contrée occidentale de ses chars, de ses cavaliers, de ses fantassins d'élite.
20 A great number also sundry countries came with them like locusts, and like the sand of the earth: for the multitude was without number.	20 Une foule composite marchait à sa suite, aussi nombreuse que les sauterelles, que les grains de sablede la terre. Aucun chiffre n'en pourrait évaluer la multitude.
21 And they went forth of Nineve three days' journey toward the plain of Bectileth, and pitched from Bectileth near the mountain which is at the left hand of the upper Cilicia.	21 Ils quittèrent donc Ninive et marchèrent trois jours durant dans la direction de la plaine de Bektileth.De Bektileth ils s'en vinrent camper près des montagnes situées à gauche de la Haute-Cilicie.
22 Then he took all his army, his footmen, and horsemen and chariots, and went from thence into the hill country;	22 De là, avec toute son armée, fantassins, cavaliers et chars, Holopherne s'engagea dans la régionmontagneuse.
23 And destroyed Phud and Lud, and spoiled all the children of Rasses, and the children of Israel, which were toward the wilderness at the south of the land of the Chellians.	23 Il pourfendit Put et Lud, rançonna tous les fils de Rassis et ceux d'Ismaël cantonnés à l'orée dudésert au sud de Chéléôn,
24 Then he went over Euphrates, and went through Mesopotamia, and destroyed all the high cities that were upon the river Arbonai, till ye come to the sea.	24 longea l'Euphrate, traversa la Mésopotamie, détruisit de fond en comble toutes les villes fortifiéesqui dominent le torrent d'Abrona et parvint jusqu'à la mer.
25 And he took the borders of Cilicia, and killed all that resisted him, and came to the borders of Japheth, which were toward the south, over against Arabia.	25 Puis il s'empara des territoires de la Cilicie, taillant en pièces quiconque lui résistait, arriva jusqu'auxlimites méridionales de Japhet, en face de l'Arabie,
26 He compassed also all the children of Madian, and burned up their tabernacles, and spoiled their sheepcotes.	26 encercla tous les Madianites, brûla leurs campements et pilla leurs bergeries,
27 Then he went down into the plain of Damascus in the time of wheat harvest, and burnt up all their fields, and destroyed their flocks and herds, also he spoiled their cities, and utterly wasted their countries, and smote all their young men with the edge of the sword.	27 descendit ensuite dans la plaine de Damas à l'époque de la moisson des blés, mit le feu aux champs,fit disparaître menu et gros bétail, pilla les villes, dévasta les campagnes et passa au fil de l'épée tous les jeunesgens.
28 Therefore the fear and dread of him fell upon all the inhabitants of the sea coasts, which were in Sidon and Tyrus, and them that dwelt in Sur and Ocina, and all that dwelt in Jemnaan; and they that dwelt in Azotus and Ascalon feared him greatly.	28 Crainte et tremblement s'emparèrent de tous les habitants de la côte: ceux de Sidon et de Tyr, ceuxde Sour, d'Okina et de Jamnia. La terreur régnait parmi les populations d'Azot et d'Ascalon.