Judith 3

NEW JERUSALEM	LXX
1 They therefore sent envoys to him to sue for peace, to say,	1 και απεστειλαν προς αυτον αγγελους λογοις ειρηνικοις λεγοντες
2 'We are servants of the great King Nebuchadnezzar; we lie prostrate before you. Treat us as you thinkfit.	2 ιδου ημεις οι παιδες ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεως μεγαλου παρακειμεθα ενωπιον σου χρησαι ημιν καθως αρεστον εστιν τω προσωπω σου
3 Our cattle-farms, al our land, al our wheat fields, our flocks and herds, all the sheep-folds in ourencampments are at your disposal. Do with them as you please.	3 ιδου αι επαυλεις ημων και πας τοπος ημων και παν πεδιον πυρων και τα ποιμνια και τα βουκολια και πασαι αι μανδραι των σκηνων ημων παρακεινται προ προσωπου σου χρησαι καθο αν αρεσκη σοι
4 Our towns and their inhabitants too are at your service; go and treat them as you think fit.'	4 ιδου και αι πολεις ημων και οι κατοικουντες εν αυταις δουλοι σοι εισιν ελθων απαντησον αυταις ως εστιν αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις σου
5 These men came to Holofernes and delivered the message as above.	5 και παρεγενοντο οι ανδρες προς ολοφερνην και απηγγειλαν αυτω κατα τα ρηματα ταυτα
6 He then made his way down to the coast with his army and stationed garrisons in al the fortified towns,levying outstanding men there as auxiliaries.	6 και κατεβη επι την παραλιαν αυτος και η δυναμις αυτου και εφρουρωσε τας πολεις τας υψηλας και ελαβεν εξ αυτων εις συμμαχιαν ανδρας επιλεκτους
7 The people of these cities and of al the other towns in the neighbourhood welcomed him, wearinggarlands and dancing to the sound of tambourines.	7 και εδεξαντο αυτον αυτοι και πασα η περιχωρος αυτων μετα στεφανων και χορων και τυμπανων
8 But he demolished their shrines and cut down their sacred trees, carrying out his commission to destroyal local gods so that the nations should worship Nebuchadnezzar alone and people of every language andnationality should hail him as a god.	8 και κατεσκαψεν παντα τα ορια αυτων και τα αλση αυτων εξεκοψεν και ην δεδομενον αυτω εξολεθρευσαι παντας τους θεους της γης οπως αυτω μονω τω ναβουχοδονοσορ λατρευσωσι παντα τα εθνη και πασαι αι γλωσσαι και αι φυλαι αυτων επικαλεσωνται αυτον εις θεον
9 Thus he reached the edge of Esdraelon, in the neighbourhood of Dothan, a vil age facing the great ridgeof Judaea.	9 και ηλθεν κατα προσωπον εσδρηλων πλησιον της δωταιας η εστιν απεναντι του πριονος του μεγαλου της ιουδαιας
10 He pitched camp between Geba and Scythopolis and stayed there a ful month to re-provision hisforces.	10 και κατεστρατοπεδευσαν ανα μεσον γαιβαι και σκυθων πολεως και ην εκει μηνα ημερων εις το συλλεξαι πασαν την απαρτιαν της δυναμεως αυτου