Giuditta 4

BIBBIA RICCIOTTI	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Udendo queste cose i figli d'Israele, che abitavano nella terra di Giuda, ebbero di lui una gran paura.	1 Now the children of Israel, that dwelt in Judea, heard all that Holofernes the chief captain of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians had done to the nations, and after what manner he had spoiled all their temples, and brought them to nought.
2 Li invase il timore e il terrore non forse Oloferne facesse di Gerusalemme e del tempio del Signore quel che aveva fatto dell'altre città e dei loro templi.	2 Therefore they were exceedingly afraid of him, and were troubled for Jerusalem, and for the temple of the Lord their God:
3 Mandarono dunque [uomini] in tutta la Samaria all'intorno, sino a Gerico, ed occuparono tutte le cime de' monti,	3 For they were newly returned from the captivity, and all the people of Judea were lately gathered together: and the vessels, and the altar, and the house, were sanctified after the profanation.
4 e circondaron di mura i castelli, e fecero provvista di grano per prepararsi alla guerra.	4 Therefore they sent into all the coasts of Samaria, and the villages and to Bethoron, and Belmen, and Jericho, and to Choba, and Esora, and to the valley of Salem:
5 Il [sommo] sacerdote Eliachim scrisse poi a tutti quelli che stavano di contro ad Esdrelon, di faccia al Pian Grande presso Dotaim, ed a tutti quelli per la cui terra era possibile aprirsi un passaggio,	5 And possessed themselves beforehand of all the tops of the high mountains, and fortified the villages that were in them, and laid up victuals for the provision of war: for their fields were of late reaped.
6 acciò occupassero le alture de' monti attraverso ai quali si poteva trovare la via per Gerusalemme, e guardassero i luoghi ove il passo tra' monti si restringeva.	6 Also Joacim the high priest, which was in those days in Jerusalem, wrote to them that dwelt in Bethulia, and Betomestham, which is over against Esdraelon toward the open country, near to Dothaim,
7 Ed i figli d'Israele fecero secondo quel che aveva loro ordinato Eliachim sacerdote del Signore.	7 Charging them to keep the passages of the hill country: for by them there was an entrance into Judea, and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the passage was straight, for two men at the most.
8 E tutto il popolo gridò al Signore con gran fervore, e s'umiliarono in digiuni ed orazioni, gli uomini e le donne.	8 And the children of Israel did as Joacim the high priest had commanded them, with the ancients of all the people of Israel, which dwelt at Jerusalem.
9 I sacerdoti si vestirono di cilizio, fecero prostrare i fanciulli dinanzi al tempio del Signore, e copriron di cilizio l'altare del Signore.	9 Then every man of Israel cried to God with great fervency, and with great vehemency did they humble their souls:
10 E tutti insieme gridarono al Signore Dio d'Israele, perchè non venissero presi i loro fanciulli, le loro mogli rapite, sterminate le loro città, profanate le cose sante, ed essi non diventassero l'obbrobrio delle nazioni.	10 Both they, and their wives and their children, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, put sackcloth upon their loins.
11 Allora il gran sacerdote del Signore, Eliachim, andò attorno per tutto Israele, e parlò loro,	11 Thus every man and women, and the little children, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fell before the temple, and cast ashes upon their heads, and spread out their sackcloth before the face of the Lord: also they put sackcloth about the altar,
12 dicendo: « Sappiate che il Signore esaudirà le vostre preghiere, se starete perseveranti nel digiuno e nella preghiera al cospetto di lui.	12 And cried to the God of Israel all with one consent earnestly, that he would not give their children for a prey, and their wives for a spoil, and the cities of their inheritance to destruction, and the sanctuary to profanation and reproach, and for the nations to rejoice at.
13 Ricordatevi di Mosè servo del Signore, il quale, non combattendo con le armi ma pregando in santa orazione, sconfisse Amalec che confidava nella sua forza, nella sua potenza, nel suo esercito, ne' suoi scudi, ne' suoi carri e ne' suoi cavalieri.	13 So God heard their prayers, and looked upon their afflictions: for the people fasted many days in all Judea and Jerusalem before the sanctuary of the Lord Almighty.
14 Cosi sarà di tutt'i nemici d'Israele, se persevererete a fare come avete cominciato»,	14 And Joacim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and they which ministered unto the Lord, had their loins girt with sackcloth, and offered the daily burnt offerings, with the vows and free gifts of the people,
15 Pertanto, dietro questa sua esortazione, continuarono a pregare il Signore nel suo santo cospetto.	15 And had ashes on their mitres, and cried unto the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel graciously.
16 talché anche quelli i quali offrivano olocausti al Signore li offrivano vestiti di cilizio, e con la cenere sul capo.
17 E tutti con tutto il cuore pregavano Dio che visitasse Israele suo popolo.