Judith 10

NEW JERUSALEM	LXX
1 Thus Judith called on the God of Israel. When she had finished praying,	1 και εγενετο ως επαυσατο βοωσα προς τον θεον ισραηλ και συνετελεσεν παντα τα ρηματα ταυτα
2 she got up from the floor, summoned her maid and went down into the rooms which she used onSabbath days and festivals.	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
3 There she removed the sackcloth she was wearing and taking off her widow's dress, she washed alover, anointed herself plentiful y with perfumes, dressed her hair, wrapped a turban round it and put on the robeof joy she used to wear when her husband Manasseh was alive.	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
4 She put sandals on her feet, put on her necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings and al her jewel ery, andmade herself beautiful enough to beguile the eye of any man who saw her.	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
5 Then she handed her maid a skin of wine and a flask of oil, fil ed a bag with barley girdle-cakes, cakesof dried fruit and pure loaves, and wrapping all these provisions up gave them to her as wel .	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
6 They then went out, making for the town gate of Bethulia. There they found Uzziah waiting with the twoelders of the town, Chabris and Charmis.	6 και εξηλθοσαν επι την πυλην της πολεως βαιτυλουα και ευροσαν εφεστωτα επ' αυτη οζιαν και τους πρεσβυτερους της πολεως χαβριν και χαρμιν
7 When they saw Judith, her face so changed and her clothes so different, they were lost in admiration ofher beauty. They said to her:	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
8 May the God of our ancestors keep you in his favour! May he crown your designs with success to theglory of the children of Israel, to the greater glory of Jerusalem!	8 ο θεος των πατερων ημων δωη σε εις χαριν και τελειωσαι τα επιτηδευματα σου εις γαυριαμα υιων ισραηλ και υψωμα ιερουσαλημ
9 Judith worshipped God, and then she said, 'Have the town gate opened for me so that I can go out andfulfil all the wishes you expressed to me.' They did as she asked and gave orders to the young men to open thegate for her.	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
10 This done, Judith went out accompanied by her maid, while the men of the town watched her al theway down the mountain and across the valley, until they lost sight of her.	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
11 As the women were making straight through the valley, an advance unit of Assyrians interceptedthem,	11 και επορευοντο εν τω αυλωνι εις ευθειαν και συνηντησεν αυτη προφυλακη των ασσυριων
12 and, seizing Judith, began to question her. 'Which side are you on? Where do you come from? Whereare you going?' 'I am a daughter of the Hebrews,' she replied, 'and I am fleeing from them since they wil soon beyour prey.	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
13 I am on my way to see Holofernes, the general of your army, to give him trustworthy information. Ishall show him the road to take if he wants to capture all the hil -country without losing one man or one life.'	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
14 As the men listened to what she was saying, they stared in astonishment at the sight of such abeautiful woman.	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
15 'It wil prove the saving of you,' they said to her, 'coming down to see our master of your own accord.You had better go to his tent; some of our men wil escort you and hand you over to him.	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
16 Once you are in his presence do not be afraid. Tel him what you have just told us and you wil be weltreated.'	16 εαν δε στης εναντιον αυτου μη φοβηθης τη καρδια σου αλλα αναγγειλον κατα τα ρηματα σου και ευ σε ποιησει
17 They then detailed a hundred of their men as escort for herself and her attendant, and these led themto the tent of Holofernes.	17 και επελεξαν εξ αυτων ανδρας εκατον και παρεζευξαν αυτη και τη αβρα αυτης και ηγαγον αυτας επι την σκηνην ολοφερνου
18 News of her coming had already spread through the tents, and there was a general stir in the camp.She was still outside the tent of Holofernes waiting to be announced, when a crowd began forming round her.	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
19 They were immediately impressed by her beauty and impressed with the Israelites because of her.'Who could despise a people who have women like this?' they kept saying. 'Better not leave one of them alive;let any go and they could twist the whole world round their fingers!'	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
20 The bodyguard and adjutants of Holofernes then came out and led Judith into the tent.	20 και εξηλθον οι παρακαθευδοντες ολοφερνη και παντες οι θεραποντες αυτου και εισηγαγον αυτην εις την σκηνην
21 Holofernes was resting on his bed under a canopy of purple and gold studded with emeralds andprecious stones.	21 και ην ολοφερνης αναπαυομενος επι της κλινης αυτου εν τω κωνωπιω ο ην εκ πορφυρας και χρυσιου και σμαραγδου και λιθων πολυτελων καθυφασμενων
22 The men announced her and he came out to the entrance to the tent, with silver torches carriedbefore him.	22 και ανηγγειλαν αυτω περι αυτης και εξηλθεν εις το προσκηνιον και λαμπαδες αργυραι προαγουσαι αυτου
23 When Judith confronted the general and his adjutant, the beauty of her face astonished them al . Shefel on her face and did homage to him, but his servants raised her from the ground.	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