Judith 1

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	BIBBIA RICCIOTTI
1 It was the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyriansin the great city of Nineveh. At that time Arphaxad ruled over the Medes in Ecbatana.	1 - Arfaxad re de' Medi aveva soggiogato al suo impero molti popoli, e costruita una città fortissima, che chiamò Ecbatane,
2 Around this city he built a wall of blocks of stone, each three cubits inheight and six in length. He made the wall seventy cubits high and fifty thick.	2 di pietre tagliate e squadrate. Ne fece le mura alte settanta cubiti, e larghe trenta; le sue torri poi fece alte cubiti cento,
3 At the gates he raised towers of a hundred cubits, with a thickness of sixty cubits at the base.	3 quadrate, di venti piedi per ogni lato, con le porte della medesima altezza delle torri.
4 The gateway he built to a height of seventy cubits, with an opening forty cubits wide for the passage of his chariot forces and the marshaling of his infantry.	4 E si gloriava come un potente per la forza del suo esercito, e per la ricchezza delle sue quadrighe.
5 Then King Nebuchadnezzar waged war against King Arphaxad in the vast plain, in the district of Ragae.	5 Ma nell'anno dodicesimo del suo regno, Nabucodonosor re degli Assiri, che regnava nella gran città di Ninive, venne a battaglia con Arfaxad, e lo sconfisse
6 To him there rallied all the inhabitants of the mountain region, all who dwelt along the Euphrates, the Tigris, and the Hydaspes, and King Arioch of the Elamites, in the plain. Thus many nations came together to resist the people of Cheleoud.	6 nella gran pianura chiamata Ragau, presso l'Eufrate il Tigri e il Jadason, nella pianura d'Erioc re degli Elici.
7 Now Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyrians, sent messengers to all the inhabitants of Persia, and to all those who dwelt in the West: to the inhabitants of Cilicia and Damascus, Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon, to all who dwelt along the seacoast,	7 Allora il regno di Nabucodonosor crebbe in fama, ed il suo cuore montò in superbia. E mandò messaggi a tutti gli abitanti della Cilicia, di Damasco e del Libano,
8 to the peoples of Carmel, Gilead, Upper Galilee, and the vast plain of Esdraelon,	8 a' popoli che sono sul Carmelo ed in Cedar, agli abitatori della Galilea e della gran pianura di Esdrelon,
9 to all those in Samaria and its cities, and west of the Jordan as far as Jerusalem, Bethany, Chelous, Kadesh, and the River of Egypt; to Tahpanhes, Raamses, all the land of Goshen,	9 a tutti quelli che erano nella Samaria, ed al di là del fiume Giordano sino a Gerusalemme, ed a tutta la terra di Jesse sino al confini dell'Etiopia.
10 Tanis, Memphis and beyond, and to all the inhabitants of Egypt as far as the borders of Ethiopia.	10 A tutti questi mandò messaggi Nabucodonosor re degli Assiri.
11 But the inhabitants of all that land disregarded the summons of Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyrians, and would not go with him to the war. They were not afraid of him but regarded him as a lone individual opposed to them, and turned away his envoys empty-handed, in disgrace.	11 Ma tutti d'accordo gli resisterono, rimandando a mani vuote que' messaggeri, e scacciandoli disonorati.
12 Then Nebuchadnezzar fell into a violent rage against all that land, and swore by his throne and his kingdom that he would avenge himself on all the territories of Cilicia and Damascus and Syria, and also destroy with his sword all the inhabitants of Moab, Ammon, the whole of Judea, and those living anywhere in Egypt as far as the borders of the two seas.	12 Allora, indignato il re Nabucodonosor contro tutti quei paesi, giurò per il trono e per il regno suo che farebbe vendetta di tutte quelle regioni.
13 In the seventeenth year he proceeded with his army against King Arphaxad, and was victorious in his campaign. He routed the whole force of Arphaxad, his entire cavalry and all his chariots,
14 and took possession of his cities. He pressed on to Ecbatana and took its towers, sacked its marketplaces, and turned its glory into shame.
15 Arphaxad himself he overtook in the mountains of Ragae, ran him through with spears, and utterly destroyed him.
16 Then he returned home with all his numerous, motley horde of warriors; and there he and his army relaxed and feasted for a hundred and twenty days.