Judith 7

KING JAMES BIBLE	BIBBIA MARTINI
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 E Il dì seguente Oloferne comando alle sue schiere di incamminarsi verso Betulia.
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 Or egli avea cento ventimila fanti agguerriti, e ventidue mila cavalli, oltre quelli, che avea levati per forza, e oltre tutta la gioventù condotta dalle provincie, e dalle città.
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 Tutti si posero egualmente in ordine per combattere contro i figliuoli d'Israele, e si avanzarono per la parte inferiore del monte fino all'altura, che domina (sopra) Dothain dal luogo detto Belma fino a Chelmon, che è dirimpetto ad Esdrelon.
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 Ma i figliuoli d'Israele quando ebber veduta quella moltitudine si prostraron boccone per terra, coprendosi la testa di cenere pregando tutti insieme il Dio d'Israele a di mostrare la sua misericordia verso il suo popolo.
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 E prendendo le loro armi si piantarono nei luoghi, i quali davan l'accesso ad angusti sentieri per mezzo ai monti; e li custodivano di giorno, e di notte.
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 Ma Oloferne mentre andava attorno girando osservò, che la fontana, la quale sboccava in città, vi era condotta per mezzo di un acquidotto, che era fuori dalla parte di mezzodì, e ordinò, che quell'acquidotto fosse tagliato.
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 Eranvi nondimeno in poca distanza dalle mura delle sorgenti, dalle quali vedeansi attignere furtivamente dell'acqua più per ristorarsi, che per bere.
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 Mai figliuoli di Jommon, e di Moab andarono, e dissero ad Oloferne: I figliuoli d'Israele ripongono la loro speranza non nelle loro lance, nè nelle loro frecce, ma loro difesa son le montagne, e i ripidi colli li rendono sicuri.
9 Let our lord now hear a word, that there be not an overthrow in thine army.	9 Perchè adunque tu possa superarli senza venir alle mani, metti della gente a custodir le sorgenti, affinchè non ne attingano acqua, e gli ucciderai senza spada, o almeno non potendone più ti daran nelle mani la loro città creduta da essi inespugnabile per esser posta sui monti.
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 E Oloferme, e i suoi uffiziali approvarono queste parole, ed egli pose cento uomini di guardia intorno a ciascheduna sorgente.
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 Or dopo che per venti giorni vi furono state in tal guisa le guardie, vennero a mancare le cisterne e i serbatoi di acque a tutti gli abitanti di Betulia talmente che non vi era nella città abbastanza da dissetarsi per un sol giorno; imperocchè davasi di per dì alla gente l'acqua a misura.
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 Allora si affollarono intorno ad Ozia tutti gli uomini, e le donne, e i giovani, e i ragazzi, e dissero ad una voce:
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 Sia giudice Dio tra noi, e te; perocchè tu ci hai fatti questi mali, non volendo trattare la pace cogli Assiri, e per questo Dio ci ha abbandonati nelle loro mani.
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 E per questo siamo privi di soccorso nel tempo, che sotto gli occhi loro siam prostrati a terra per la sete, e per la miseria grande.
15 Thus shalt thou render them an evil reward; because they rebelled, and met not thy person peaceably.	15 Su via convocate tutti quei, che si trovano nella città, e arrendiamoci volontariamente all'esercito di Oloferne.
16 And these words pleased Holofernes and all his servants, and he appointed to do as they had spoken.	16 Perocchè è meglio,che prigionieri benediciamo il Signore, che perire, ed esser l'obbrobrio di tutti gli uomini, quando vedremo le nostre mogli, e i nostri bambini morire sotto gli occhi nostri.
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 Noi prendiamo oggi per testimoni il cielo, e la terra, e il Dio de' padri nostri, il quale ci punisce secondo i nostri peccati: rendete omai la città alle schiere di Oloferne, e il nostro penare sia breve sotto la spada, il quale ora è lungo oltre modo nell'arsura della sete.
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 E quando ebbero dette tali cose si levarono gran gemiti, e urli in tutta l'adunanza, e per molte ore ad una voce gridavano, e dicevano al Signore:
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 Abbiam peccato noi, e i padri nostri, siamo stati ingiusti, abbiam commesso iniquità.
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 Tu, perchè se' pio, abbi misericordia di noi, o punisci co' tuoi flagelli le nostre iniquità, ma non abbandonare in potere di un popolo, che non ti conosce, coloro che ti onorano.
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 Affinchè tralle nazioni non abbia a dirsi: Dov'è il loro Dio?
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 Or quando,stanchi di gridare, e di gemere, ebber fatto silenzio.
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 Si letò Ozìa tutto bagnato di lacrime, e disse: Fratelli fatevi cuore, e aspettiamo ancora per cinque giorni la misericordia del Signore:
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 Perocchè forse egli taglierà il corso all'ira sua, e glorificherà il suo nome:
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 Che se passati i cinque giorni niun soccorso verrà, faremo come voi avete detto.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
31 And if these days pass, and there come no help unto us, I will do according to your word.
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.