Judita 9

Biblija Hrvatski	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Tada Judita pade ničice, posu glavu pepelom i razotkri kostrijet koju je nosila na sebi. I upravo kad su u Jeruzalemu, u domu Božjem, prinosili večernji tamjan, ona glasno zavapi Gospodu i reče:	1 Judith threw herself down prostrate, with ashes strewn upon her head, and wearing nothing over her sackcloth. While the incense was being offered in the temple of God in Jerusalem that evening, Judith prayed to the Lord with a loud voice:
2 »O Gospode, Bože oca moga Šimuna, komu si ruku naoružao mačem da se osveti tuđincima koji bijahu radi sramote odriješili pâs jedne djevice, obnažili njezin bok da je okaljaju i obeščastili njezinu utrobu za sramotu. Iako si kazao: ‘Ne smije tako biti’, oni su svejedno učinili.	2 "Lord, God of my forefather Simeon! You put a sword into his hand to take revenge upon the foreigners who had immodestly loosened the maiden's girdle, shamefully exposed her thighs, and disgracefully violated her body. This they did, though you forbade it.
3 I zato si predao pokolju vođe njihove i krvi postelju njihovu, prevarenu i postiđenu njihovom prijevarom. Udario si po robovima i gospodarima; po vladarima na prijestoljima njihovim.	3 Therefore you had their rulers slaughtered; and you covered with their blood the bed in which they lay deceived, the same bed that had felt the shame of their own deceiving. You smote the slaves together with their princes, and the princes together with their servants.
4 Predao si žene njihove plijenu, a kćeri njihove, svu imovinu njihovu odredio da bude razdijeljena među tvoje ljubljene sinove koji su gorjeli od revnosti prema tebi, užasavali se nad obeščašćenjem svoje krvi i zvali te u pomoć. O Bože, moj Bože, poslušaj i mene udovicu.	4 Their wives you handed over to plunder, and their daughters to captivity; and all the spoils you divided among your favored sons, who burned with zeal for you, and in their abhorrence of the defilement of their kinswoman, called on you for help.
5 Ti si sazdao i ono što je bilo prije i što će biti poslije. Ti si zamislio i sadašnjost i budućnost i sve se dogodilo što si umom zasnovao.	5 "O God, my God, hear me also, a widow. It is you who were the author of those events and of what preceded and followed them. The present, also, and the future you have planned. Whatever you devise comes into being;
6 Što si nakanio, došlo je preda te i reklo: ‘Evo me!’ Jer svi su tvoji putovi pripremljeni, a tvoje odluke predviđene.	6 the things you decide on come forward and say, 'Here we are!' All your ways are in readiness, and your judgment is made with foreknowledge.
7 Eto, Asirci se uznose svojom vojskom, ponositi su na konje i konjanike svoje, oholi su zbog vrsnoće pješaka svojih, uzdaju se u štit, koplje, lûk, praćku i neće da u tebi spoznaju Gospoda koji mrvi ratove.	7 "Here are the Assyrians, a vast force, priding themselves on horse and rider, boasting of the power of their infantry, trusting in shield and spear, bow and sling. They do not know that
8 Gospod je tvoje ime. Ti im skrši snagu moći svojom, savij silu gnjevom svojim. Jer su naumili da obeščaste tvoje svetište, da okaljaju Šator gdje boravi preslavno ime tvoje, da željezom raznesu uglove žrtvenika tvoga.	8 " 'You, the Lord, crush warfare; Lord is your name. Shatter their strength in your might, and crush their force in your wrath; for they have resolved to profane your sanctuary, to defile the tent where your glorious name resides, and to overthrow with iron the horns of your altar.
9 Vidi njihovu nadutost i upravi gnjev svoj na glave njihove, a moju udovičku ruku ojačaj za naumljeno djelo.	9 See their pride, and send forth your wrath upon their heads. Give me, a widow, the strong hand to execute my plan.
10 Pogodi zamamnošću mojih usana roba s vođom, a vođu s njegovim slugom. Razori drzovitost njihovu rukom jedne žene.	10 With the guile of my lips, smite the slave together with the ruler, the ruler together with his servant; crush their pride by the hand of a woman.
11 Tvoja snaga nije u mnoštvu niti moć tvoja u silnicima, nego si ti Bog poniznih, pomoćnik si malenih, potporanj slabih, utočište napuštenih, spasitelj očajnih.	11 "Your strength is not in numbers, nor does your power depend upon stalwart men; but you are the God of the lowly, the helper of the oppressed, the supporter of the weak, the protector of the forsaken, the savior of those without hope.
12 Doista, Bože oca moga, Bože baštine Izraelove, gospodaru neba i zemlje, tvorče vodâ, kralju svega stvorenja, uslišaj molitvu moju!	12 "Please, please, God of my forefather, God of the heritage of Israel, Lord of heaven and earth, Creator of the waters, King of all you have created, hear my prayer!
13 Daj mi zamamnu riječ koja ranjava i obara u krvi one koji su strahote smislili protiv tvoga Saveza, svetog Doma, brda Siona i kuće sinova tvojih.	13 Let my guileful speech bring wound and wale on those who have planned dire things against your covenant, your holy temple, Mount Zion, and the homes your children have inherited.
14 Učini da spozna sav narod tvoj i svako pleme da si ti Bog, Bog svake moći i snage, i da osim tebe nema drugoga zaštitnika rodu Izraelovu!«	14 Let your whole nation and all the tribes know clearly that you are the god of all power and might, and that there is no other who protects the people of Israel but you alone."