Judith 7

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¹ The next day Holofernes commanded all his army, and all his people which were come to take his part, that they should remove their camp against Bethulia, to take aforehand the ascents of the hill country, and to make war against the children of Israel.	¹ Al día siguiente, Holofernes mandó a su ejército y a los aliados levantar el campamento, avanzar hacia Betulia, ocupar los pasos de la montaña e iniciar las hostilidades contra los hijos de Israel.
² Then their strong men removed their camps in that day, and the army of the men of war was an hundred and seventy thousand footmen, and twelve thousand horsemen, beside the baggage, and other men that were afoot among them, a very great multitude.	² Aquel mismo día se pusieron en marcha todas las fuerzas, que sumaban ciento setenta mil infantes y doce mil jinetes, a los que se añadían los encargados de la intendencia y la gran muchedumbre que iba a pie con ellos.
³ And they camped in the valley near unto Bethulia, by the fountain, and they spread themselves in breadth over Dothaim even to Belmaim, and in length from Bethulia unto Cynamon, which is over against Esdraelon.	³ Acamparon en el valle cercano a Betulia, junto a la fuente, desplegándose a lo ancho desde Dotán hasta Belmáin, y a lo largo desde Betulia hasta Ciamón, que está enfrente de Esdrelón.
⁴ Now the children of Israel, when they saw the multitude of them, were greatly troubled, and said every one to his neighbour, Now will these men lick up the face of the earth; for neither the high mountains, nor the valleys, nor the hills, are able to bear their weight.	⁴ Los hijos de Israel, al ver semejante multitud, quedaron pasmados y se dijeron: «Estos arrasarán la tierra. Ni los montes más altos, ni valles, ni colinas podrán frenar su empuje».
⁵ Then every man took up his weapons of war, and when they had kindled fires upon their towers, they remained and watched all that night.	⁵ Entonces cada cual tomó sus armas, encendieron hogueras en las torres y permanecieron toda la noche en guardia.
⁶ But in the second day Holofernes brought forth all his horsemen in the sight of the children of Israel which were in Bethulia,	⁶ Al día siguiente, Holofernes hizo desfilar toda su caballería ante los hijos de Israel de Betulia.
⁷ And viewed the passages up to the city, and came to the fountains of their waters, and took them, and set garrisons of men of war over them, and he himself removed toward his people.	⁷ Inspeccionó los accesos a la ciudad, localizó las fuentes y las ocupó. Tras dejar allí varios destacamentos de soldados, volvió al lado de su ejército.
⁸ Then came unto him all the chief of the children of Esau, and all the governors of the people of Moab, and the captains of the sea coast, and said,	⁸ Se acercaron entonces a él los jefes de los edomitas, de los moabitas y de toda la zona costera para decirle:
⁹ Let our lord now hear a word, that there be not an overthrow in thine army.	⁹ «Escúchanos, señor, y no tendrás bajas en tu ejército.
¹⁰ For this people of the children of Israel do not trust in their spears, but in the height of the mountains wherein they dwell, because it is not easy to come up to the tops of their mountains.	¹⁰ Esos hijos de Israel confían menos en sus armas que en la altura de las montañas en que viven, porque no es fácil llegar hasta las cumbres.
¹¹ Now therefore, my lord, fight not against them in battle array, and there shall not so much as one man of thy people perish.	¹¹ Pues bien, señor, evita enfrentarte abiertamente a ellos y no perderás ni un solo hombre.
¹² Remain in thy camp, and keep all the men of thine army, and let thy servants get into their hands the fountain of water, which issueth forth of the foot of the mountain:	¹² Quédate en el campamento, retén a tus hombres en sus emplazamientos y permítenos ocupar la fuente que mana al pie de la montaña,
¹³ For all the inhabitants of Bethulia have their water thence; so shall thirst kill them, and they shall give up their city, and we and our people shall go up to the tops of the mountains that are near, and will camp upon them, to watch that none go out of the city.	¹³ pues de ella se abastecen todos los habitantes de Betulia. Cuando estén muertos de sed, te entregarán la ciudad. Nosotros y nuestra gente subiremos a las alturas de los montes cercanos y acamparemos allí, y vigilaremos que no salga nadie de la ciudad.
¹⁴ So they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with fire, and before the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell.	¹⁴ Ellos, sus mujeres y sus hijos se consumirán de hambre y, sin necesidad de que la espada los alcance, caerán tendidos en las calles de la ciudad.
¹⁵ Thus shalt thou render them an evil reward; because they rebelled, and met not thy person peaceably.	¹⁵ Así les pagarás por haberse rebelado contra ti en vez de salir a recibirte en son de paz».
¹⁶ And these words pleased Holofernes and all his servants, and he appointed to do as they had spoken.	¹⁶ Holofernes y sus oficiales aprobaron el plan, y él dio orden de que se llevara a efecto.
¹⁷ So the camp of the children of Ammon departed, and with them five thousand of the Assyrians, and they pitched in the valley, and took the waters, and the fountains of the waters of the children of Israel.	¹⁷ Se pusieron en marcha los amonitas y con ellos cinco mil asirios; acamparon en el valle y ocuparon los manantiales y las fuentes de que se abastecían los hijos de Israel.
¹⁸ Then the children of Esau went up with the children of Ammon, and camped in the hill country over against Dothaim: and they sent some of them toward the south, and toward the east over against Ekrebel, which is near unto Chusi, that is upon the brook Mochmur; and the rest of the army of the Assyrians camped in the plain, and covered the face of the whole land; and their tents and carriages were pitched to a very great multitude.	¹⁸ Los edomitas y amonitas acamparon en la montaña frente a Dotán y enviaron destacamentos hacia el sur y el este, frente a Egrébel, cerca de Cus, junto al torrente Mojmur. El resto del ejército de los asirios, que siguió acampado en la llanura, cubría toda su superficie. Sus tiendas y bagajes formaban un campamento muy extenso. La muchedumbre era inmensa.
¹⁹ Then the children of Israel cried unto the Lord their God, because their heart failed, for all their enemies had compassed them round about, and there was no way to escape out from among them.	¹⁹ Entonces los hijos de Israel clamaron al Señor, su Dios. Al verse cercados por sus enemigos, sin posibilidad de retirada, cayeron en un profundo abatimiento.
²⁰ Thus all the company of Assur remained about them, both their footmen, chariots, and horsemen, four and thirty days, so that all their vessels of water failed all the inhibitants of Bethulia.	²⁰ El ejército asirio, infantería, caballería y carros, mantuvo el cerco durante treinta y cuatro días. Los habitantes de Betulia, una vez agotadas las reservas de agua en los hogares
²¹ And the cisterns were emptied, and they had not water to drink their fill for one day; for they gave them drink by measure.	²¹ y con las cisternas a punto de secarse, como el agua estaba racionada, no pudieron beber a satisfacción ni un solo día.
²² Therefore their young children were out of heart, and their women and young men fainted for thirst, and fell down in the streets of the city, and by the passages of the gates, and there was no longer any strength in them.	²² Los niños languidecían; las mujeres y los jóvenes desfallecían de sed y caían extenuados por las calles y junto a las puertas de la ciudad.
²³ Then all the people assembled to Ozias, and to the chief of the city, both young men, and women, and children, and cried with a loud voice, and said before all the elders,	²³ Entonces toda la población, jóvenes, mujeres y niños, acudieron a Ozías y a los jefes de la ciudad, gritando ante los ancianos:
²⁴ God be judge between us and you: for ye have done us great injury, in that ye have not required peace of the children of Assur.	²⁴ «Que Dios sea nuestro juez. Nos habéis hecho mucho daño al negaros a un acuerdo con los asirios.
²⁵ For now we have no helper: but God hath sold us into their hands, that we should be thrown down before them with thirst and great destruction.	²⁵ Ahora no contamos con nadie que nos ayude. Dios nos ha puesto en sus manos, para que, totalmente exhaustos, muramos de sed.
²⁶ Now therefore call them unto you, and deliver the whole city for a spoil to the people of Holofernes, and to all his army.	²⁶ Llamadlos: que el ejército de Holofernes y toda su gente saqueen la ciudad.
²⁷ For it is better for us to be made a spoil unto them, than to die for thirst: for we will be his servants, that our souls may live, and not see the death of our infants before our eyes, nor our wives nor our children to die.	²⁷ Más vale que nos hagan prisioneros: seremos esclavos suyos, pero salvaremos la vida y no tendremos que ver cómo se nos mueren los pequeños y fallecen nuestras mujeres y nuestros hijos.
²⁸ We take to witness against you the heaven and the earth, and our God and Lord of our fathers, which punisheth us according to our sins and the sins of our fathers, that he do not according as we have said this day.	²⁸ Os conjuramos por el cielo y la tierra, y por nuestro Dios, Señor de nuestros padres, que nos castiga por nuestros pecados y por los que ellos cometieron: haced lo que os proponemos».
²⁹ Then there was great weeping with one consent in the midst of the assembly; and they cried unto the Lord God with a loud voice.	²⁹ Todos los reunidos estallaron en lamentos y clamaron al Señor Dios.
³⁰ Then said Ozias to them, Brethren, be of good courage, let us yet endure five days, in the which space the Lord our God may turn his mercy toward us; for he will not forsake us utterly.	³⁰ Ozías les dijo: «Tened confianza, hermanos. Resistamos cinco días más. En ese plazo, el Señor, nuestro Dios, volverá a mostrarnos su misericordia. No nos abandonará por siempre.
³¹ And if these days pass, and there come no help unto us, I will do according to your word.	³¹ Pero si pasan esos días sin que recibamos ayuda, entonces haré lo que deseáis».
³² And he dispersed the people, every one to their own charge; and they went unto the walls and towers of their city, and sent the women and children into their houses: and they were very low brought in the city.	³² Mandó a los hombres que volvieran a sus puestos en las murallas y en las torres de la ciudad, y a las mujeres y los niños que se quedaran en casa. En toda la ciudad cundía el desaliento.

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