| 1 Alors Judith dit à tout le peuple : Ecoutez-moi, mes frères; suspendez cette tête en haut de nos murailles; | 1 Then said Judith unto them, Hear me now, my brethren, and take this head, and hang it upon the highest place of your walls. |
| 2 et quand le soleil sera levé, que chacun prenne les armes, et sortez avec impétuosité, sans descendre, mais comme si vous faisiez une sortie. | 2 And so soon as the morning shall appear, and the sun shall come forth upon the earth, take ye every one his weapons, and go forth every valiant man out of the city, and set ye a captain over them, as though ye would go down into the field toward the watch of the Assyrians; but go not down. |
| 3 Alors il faudra nécessairement que les gardes avancées fuient vers leur général, afin de le réveiller pour le combat. | 3 Then they shall take their armour, and shall go into their camp, and raise up the captains of the army of Assur, and shall run to the tent of Holofernes, but shall not find him: then fear shall fall upon them, and they shall flee before your face. |
| 4 Et lorsque leurs chefs auront couru à la tente d'Holoferne, et qu'ils l'auront trouvé décapité, nageant dans son sang, la frayeur les saisira. | 4 So ye, and all that inhabit the coast of Israel, shall pursue them, and overthrow them as they go. |
| 5 Et lorsque vous les verrez fuir, allez hardiment après eux, car le Seigneur les écrasera sous vos pieds. | 5 But before ye do these things, call me Achior the Ammonite, that he may see and know him that despised the house of Israel, and that sent him to us as it were to his death. |
| 6 Alors Achior, voyant la puissance qu'avait manifestée le Dieu d'Israël, abandonna les superstitions païennes, crut en Dieu, circoncit sa chair, et fut associé au peuple d'Israël, ainsi que toute sa race jusqu'à ce jour. | 6 Then they called Achior out of the house of Ozias; and when he was come, and saw the head of Holofernes in a man's hand in the assembly of the people, he fell down on his face, and his spirit failed. |
| 7 Aussitôt donc que le jour parut, ils suspendirent sur les murs la tête d'Holoferne, et chacun ayant pris ses armes, ils sortirent tous avec grand bruit et de grands cris. | 7 But when they had recovered him, he fell at Judith's feet, and reverenced her, and said, Blessed art thou in all the tabernacles of Juda, and in all nations, which hearing thy name shall be astonished. |
| 8 Les sentinelles, voyant cela, coururent à la tente d'Holoferne. | 8 Now therefore tell me all the things that thou hast done in these days. Then Judith declared unto him in the midst of the people all that she had done, from the day that she went forth until that hour she spake unto them. |
| 9 Or ceux qui étaient dans la tente vinrent à la porte de sa chambre, en y faisant du bruit pour l'éveiller, et ils tâchaient qu'Holoferne fût plutôt éveillé par ce bruit confus que directement par les siens. | 9 And when she had left off speaking, the people shouted with a loud voice, and made a joyful noise in their city. |
| 10 Car nul n'osait ni frapper à la porte, ni entrer dans la chambre du général des Assyriens. | 10 And when Achior had seen all that the God of Israel had done, he believed in God greatly, and circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, and was joined unto the house of Israel unto this day. |
| 11 Mais lorsque les chefs, les commandants et tous les principaux officiers de l'armée d'Assyrie furent venus, ils dirent aux serviteurs: | 11 And as soon as the morning arose, they hanged the head of Holofernes upon the wall, and every man took his weapons, and they went forth by bands unto the straits of the mountain. |
| 12 Entrez et éveillez-le, parce que ces rats sont sortis de leurs trous, et ont osé nous provoquer au combat. | 12 But when the Assyrians saw them, they sent to their leaders, which came to their captains and tribunes, and to every one of their rulers. |
| 13 Alors Vagao, étant entré dans la chambre, s'arrêta devant le rideau, et il frappa des mains, s'imaginant qu'il dormait avec Judith. | 13 So they came to Holofernes' tent, and said to him that had the charge of all his things, Waken now our lord: for the slaves have been bold to come down against us to battle, that they may be utterly destroyed. |
| 14 Mais prêtant l'oreille, et n'entendant aucun bruit, tel qu'en fait un homme qui dort, il s'approcha plus près du rideau, et, le soulevant, il vit le cadavre d'Holoferne étendu à terre, sans tête, et tout souillé de son sang; aussitôt il poussa un grand cri en pleurant, et il déchira ses vêtements. | 14 Then went in Bagoas, and knocked at the door of the tent; for he thought that he had slept with Judith. |
| 15 Puis étant entré dans la tente de Judith, et ne l'ayant point trouvée, il s'élança devant le peuple, | 15 But because none answered, he opened it, and went into the bedchamber, and found him cast upon the floor dead, and his head was taken from him. |
| 16 et il dit : Une seule femme juive a mis la confusion dans la maison du roi Nabuchodonosor; car voici qu'Holoferne est étendu à terre, et sa tête n'est plus avec son corps. | 16 Therefore he cried with a loud voice, with weeping, and sighing, and a mighty cry, and rent his garments. |
| 17 Lorsque les chefs de l'armée des Assyriens eurent entendu ces paroles, ils déchirèrent tous leurs vêtements, et ils furent surpris d'une crainte et d'une frayeur extrêmes, et le trouble saisit vivement leurs esprits, | 17 After he went into the tent where Judith lodged: and when he found her not, he leaped out to the people, and cried, |
| 18 et des cris effroyables retentirent dans tout le camp. | 18 These slaves have dealt treacherously; one woman of the Hebrews hath brought shame upon the house of king Nabuchodonosor: for, behold, Holofernes lieth upon the ground without a head. |
| 19 When the captains of the Assyrians' army heard these words, they rent their coats and their minds were wonderfully troubled, and there was a cry and a very great noise throughout the camp. |
