Giuditta 14

BIBBIA MARTINI	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Allora Giuditta disse a tutto il popolo; Ascoltate me, o fratelli sospendete questa testa dalle nostre mura;	1 Then Judith said to them: "Listen to me, my brothers. Take this head and hang it on the parapet of your wall.
2 E' tosto che spunterà il sole prenda ognuno le sue armi, e uscite con gran fracasso non per iscendere a basso, ma come se fosse per venire alle mani.	2 At daybreak, when the sun rises on the earth, let each of you seize his weapons, and let all the able-bodied men rush out of the city under command of a captain, as if about to go down into the plain against the advance guard of the Assyrians, but without going down.
3 Allora necessariamente gli esploratori andranno a svegliare il lor comandante per la battaglia.	3 They will seize their armor and hurry to their camp to awaken the generals of the Assyrian army. When they run to the tent of Holofernes and do not find him, panic will seize them, and they will flee before you.
4 E quando i capitani accorsi al padiglione di Oloferne troveranno il tronco busto involto nel proprio sangue, saran presi dallo spavento;	4 Then you and all the other inhabitants of the whole territory of Israel will pursue them and strike them down in their tracks.
5 E quando vi acorgerete, che si danno alla fuga, andate francamente dietro ad essi, perchè il Signore farà, che li calpestiate co vostri piedi.	5 But before doing this, summon for me Achior the Ammonite, that he may see and recognize the one who despised the house of Israel and sent him here to meet his death."
6 Allora Achior veggendo il prodigio operato da Dio a favor d'Israello, abbandonati i riti gentileschi credette in Dio, e si circoncise, ed entrò nel popolo d'Israele, come vi è anche in oggi tutta la sua discendenza.	6 So they called Achior from the house of Uzziah. When he came and saw the head of Holofernes in the hand of one of the men in the assembly of the people, he fell forward in a faint.
7 Ma di lì a poco fattosi giorno sospesero dalle mura la testa di Oloferne, e ognuno prese le fue armi, e usciron fuori con fracasso, e strida grandi.	7 Then, after they lifted him up, he threw himself at the feet of Judith in homage, saying: "Blessed are you in every tent of Judah; and in every foreign nation, all who hear of you will be struck with terror.
8 Lo che avendo veduto gli esploratori corsero al padiglione di Oloferne.	8 But now, tell me all that you did during these days." So Judith told him, in the presence of the people, all that she had been doing from the day she left till the time she began speaking to them.
9 Or quelli, che erano nel padiglione accostatisi alla porta della camera facevano del rumore per isvegliarlo, procurando con arte di rompergli il sonno, affinchè senza esser chiamato si scuotesse al frastuomo Oloferme.	9 When she finished her account, the people cheered loudly, and their city resounded with shouts of joy.
10 Perocche nissuno aveva ardimento di aprire, o di battere alla porta del comandante degli Assiri.	10 Now Achior, seeing all that the God of Israel had done, believed firmly in him. He had the flesh of his foreskin circumcised, and he has been united with the house of Israel to the present day.
11 Ma essendosi là raumati i capitani, e i tribuni, e tutti i grandi dell'esercito del re Assiro, dissero ai camerieri:	11 At daybreak they hung the head of Holofernes on the wall. Then all the Israelite men took up their arms and went to the slopes of the mountain.
12 Entrate dentro, e svegliatelo, imperciocchè quei topi usciti dalle loro buche ardiscono di provocarci a battaglia.	12 When the Assyrians saw them, they notified their captains; these, in turn, went to the generals and division leaders and all their other commanders.
13 Allora Vagao entrato nella camera si fermò dinanzi al cortinaggio, e battè insieme le mani, perocchè egli si immaginava, che fosse con Giuditta.	13 They came to the tent of Holofernes and said to the one in charge of all his things, "Waken our master, for the slaves have dared come down to give us battle, to their utter destruction."
14 Ma benchè stesse con le orecchie tese, non sentendo movimento nissuno di un che dormisse, si accostò dappresso alla portiera, e alzatala vide il cadavere di Oloferne senza la testa steso per terra, bagnato del proprio sangue, esclamò ad alta voce piangendo, e straccio le sue vesti.	14 Bagoas went in, and knocked at the entry of the tent, presuming that he was sleeping with Judith.
15 Ed essendo entrato nel padiglione di Giuditta non ve la trovò e corse fuori a dire a quelli:	15 As no one answered, he parted the curtains, entered the bedroom, and found him lying on the floor, a headless corpse.
16 Una donna Ebrea ha messa a soqquadro la casa del re Nabuchodonosor: imperocchè ecco la Oloferne steso per terra e senza testa.	16 He broke into a loud clamor of weeping, groaning, and howling, and rent his garments.
17 All'udire tal cosa tutti i capi dell'esercito Assiro stracciarono le loro vesti, e timore, e tremore eccessivo gli invase, e grandissimo fu il turbamento degli animi loro,	17 Then he entered the tent where Judith had her quarters; and, not finding her, he rushed out to the troops and cried:
18 E incredibili furon le strida nel loro campo.	18 "The slaves have duped us! A single Hebrew woman has brought disgrace on the house of King Nebuchadnezzar. Here is Holofernes headless on the ground!"
	19 When the commanders of the Assyrian army heard these words, they rent their tunics and were seized with consternation. Loud screaming and howling arose in the camp.