ΙΟΥΔΙΘ - Giuditta - Judith 4

LXX	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 και ηκουσαν οι υιοι ισραηλ οι κατοικουντες εν τη ιουδαια παντα οσα εποιησεν ολοφερνης τοις εθνεσιν ο αρχιστρατηγος ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεως ασσυριων και ον τροπον εσκυλευσεν παντα τα ιερα αυτων και εδωκεν αυτα εις αφανισμον	1 Then the children of Israel, who dwelt in the land of Juda, hearing these things, were exceedingly afraid of him.
2 και εφοβηθησαν σφοδρα σφοδρα απο προσωπου αυτου και περι ιερουσαλημ και του ναου κυριου θεου αυτων εταραχθησαν	2 Dread and horror seized upon their minds, lest he should do the same to Jerusalem and to the temple of the Lord, that he had done to other cities and their temples.
3 οτι προσφατως ησαν αναβεβηκοτες εκ της αιχμαλωσιας και νεωστι πας ο λαος συνελελεκτο της ιουδαιας και τα σκευη και το θυσιαστηριον και ο οικος εκ της βεβηλωσεως ηγιασμενα ην	3 And they sent into all Samaria round about, as far as Jericho, and seized upon all the tops of the mountains:
4 και απεστειλαν εις παν οριον σαμαρειας και κωνα και βαιθωρων και βελμαιν και ιεριχω και εις χωβα και αισωρα και τον αυλωνα σαλημ	4 And they compassed their towns with walls, and gathered together corn for provision for war.
5 και προκατελαβοντο πασας τας κορυφας των ορεων των υψηλων και ετειχισαν τας εν αυτοις κωμας και παρεθεντο εις επισιτισμον εις παρασκευην πολεμου οτι προσφατως ην τα πεδια αυτων τεθερισμενα	5 And Eliachim the priest wrote to all that were over against Esdrelon, which faceth the great plain near Dothain, and to all by whom there might be a passage of way, that they should take possession of the ascents of the mountains, by which there might be any way to Jerusalem, and should keep watch where the way was narrow between the mountains.
6 και εγραψεν ιωακιμ ο ιερευς ο μεγας ος ην εν ταις ημεραις εν ιερουσαλημ τοις κατοικουσι βαιτυλουα και βαιτομεσθαιμ η εστιν απεναντι εσδρηλων κατα προσωπον του πεδιου του πλησιον δωθαιμ	6 And the children of Israel did as the priest of the Lord Eliachim had appointed them,
7 λεγων διακατασχειν τας αναβασεις της ορεινης οτι δι' αυτων ην η εισοδος εις την ιουδαιαν και ην ευχερως διακωλυσαι αυτους προσβαινοντας στενης της προσβασεως ουσης επ' ανδρας τους παντας δυο	7 And all the people cried to the Lord with great earnestness, and they humbled their souls in fastings, and prayers, both they and their wives.
8 και εποιησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ καθα συνεταξεν αυτοις ιωακιμ ο ιερευς ο μεγας και η γερουσια παντος δημου ισραηλ οι εκαθηντο εν ιερουσαλημ	8 And the priests put on haircloths, and they caused the little children to lie prostrate before the temple of the Lord, and the altar of the Lord they covered with haircloth.
9 και ανεβοησαν πας ανηρ ισραηλ προς τον θεον εν εκτενεια μεγαλη και εταπεινωσαν τας ψυχας αυτων εν εκτενεια μεγαλη	9 And they cried to the Lord the God of Israel with one accord, that their children might not be made a prey, and their wives carried off, and their cities destroyed, and their holy things profaned, and that they might not be made a reproach to the Gentiles.
10 αυτοι και αι γυναικες αυτων και τα νηπια αυτων και τα κτηνη αυτων και πας παροικος και μισθωτος και αργυρωνητος αυτων επεθεντο σακκους επι τας οσφυας αυτων	10 Then Eliachim the high priest of the Lord went about all Israel and spoke to them,
11 και πας ανηρ ισραηλ και γυνη και τα παιδια οι κατοικουντες εν ιερουσαλημ επεσον κατα προσωπον του ναου και εσποδωσαντο τας κεφαλας αυτων και εξετειναν τους σακκους αυτων κατα προσωπον κυριου	11 Saying: Know ye that the Lord will hear your prayers, if you continue with perseverance in fastings and prayers in the sight of the Lord.
12 και το θυσιαστηριον σακκω περιεβαλον και εβοησαν προς τον θεον ισραηλ ομοθυμαδον εκτενως του μη δουναι εις διαρπαγην τα νηπια αυτων και τας γυναικας εις προνομην και τας πολεις της κληρονομιας αυτων εις αφανισμον και τα αγια εις βεβηλωσιν και ονειδισμον επιχαρμα τοις εθνεσιν	12 Remember Moses the servant of the Lord, who overcame Amalec that trusted in his own strength, and in his power, and in his army, and in his shields, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen, not by fighting with the sword, but by holy prayers:
13 και εισηκουσεν κυριος της φωνης αυτων και εισειδεν την θλιψιν αυτων και ην ο λαος νηστευων ημερας πλειους εν παση τη ιουδαια και ιερουσαλημ κατα προσωπον των αγιων κυριου παντοκρατορος	13 So shall all the enemies of Israel be, if you persevere in this work which you have begun.
14 και ιωακιμ ο ιερευς ο μεγας και παντες οι παρεστηκοτες ενωπιον κυριου ιερεις και οι λειτουργουντες κυριω σακκους περιεζωσμενοι τας οσφυας αυτων προσεφερον την ολοκαυτωσιν του ενδελεχισμου και τας ευχας και τα εκουσια δοματα του λαου	14 So they being moved by this exhortation of his, prayed to the Lord, and continued in the sight of the Lord.
15 και ην σποδος επι τας κιδαρεις αυτων και εβοων προς κυριον εκ πασης δυναμεως εις αγαθον επισκεψασθαι παν οικον ισραηλ	15 So that even they who offered the holocausts to the Lord, offered the sacrifices to the Lord girded with haircloths, and with ashes upon their head.
	16 And they all begged of God with all their heart, that he would visit his people Israel.