Livro de Judite 2

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 No décimo terceiro ano do rei Nabucodonosor, no vigésimo segundo dia do primeiro mês, foi tomada na casa de Nabucodonosor, rei dos assírios, a decisão de que ele se vingaria.	1 In the thirteenth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, the two and twentieth day of the first month, the word was given out in the house of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, that he would revenge himself.
2 Convocou todos os anciãos, todos os seus chefes e guerreiros, e teve com eles um conselho secreto, no qual 3. revelou-lhes o seu desígnio de submeter toda a terra ao seu império.	2 And he called all the ancients, and all the governors, and his officers of war, and communicated to them the secret of his counsel:
	3 And he said that his thoughts were to bring all the earth under his empire.
4 Tendo a sua proposta agradado à assembléia, o rei Nabucodonosor ordenou a Holofernes, marechal do seu exército,	4 And when this saying pleased them all, Nabuchodonosor, the king, called Holofernes the general of his armies,
5 dizendo: Vai contra todos os reinos do ocidente, principalmente contra aqueles que desprezaram a minha ordem.	5 And said to him: Go out against all the kingdoms of the west, and against them especially that despised my commandment.
6 Ferirás a todos sem consideração alguma e me sujeitarás todas as fortalezas.	6 Thy eye shall not spare any kingdom, and all the strong cities thou shalt bring under my yoke.
7 Holofernes convocou os generais e oficiais do exército assírio e contou os efetivos da expedição, conforme a ordem do rei: havia cento e vinte mil soldados de infantaria e doze mil frecheiros a cavalo.	7 Then Holofernes called the captains and officers of the power of the Assyrians: and he mustered men for the expedition, as the king commanded him, a hundred and twenty thousand fighting men on foot, and twelve thousand archers, horsemen.
8 Mandou adiante do seu exército uma multidão de camelos com provisões abundantes para as tropas, e inumeráveis rebanhos de bois e de cordeiros.	8 And he made all his warlike preparations to go before with a multitude of innumerable camels, with all provisions sufficient for the armies in abundance, and herds of oxen, and flocks of sheep, without number.
9 Ordenou que em toda a Síria se preparasse trigo para quando ele passasse.	9 He appointed corn to be prepared out of all Syria in his passage.
10 Levou também grande quantidade de ouro e de prata do tesouro real.	10 But gold and silver he took out of the king's house in great abundance.
11 Pôs-se a caminho com todo o exército, com os carros, os cavaleiros e os frecheiros, que se espalharam pela terra como gafanhotos.	11 And he went forth he and all the army, with the chariots, and horsemen, and archers, who covered the face of the earth, like locusts.
12 Atravessou as fronteiras da Assíria e chegou às grandes montanhas de Ange, que ficam ao norte da Cilícia. Penetrou em todos os seus fortes e apoderou-se de todos os seus bens.	12 And when he had passed through the borders of the Assyrians, he came to the great mountains of Ange, which are on the left of Cilicia: and he went up to all their castles, and took all the strong places.
13 Tomou de assalto a célebre cidade de Melitene, e saqueou todos os filhos de Társis e os filhos de Ismael, que habitavam defronte do deserto, ao sul da terra de Celon.	13 And he took by assault the renowned city of Melothus, and pillaged all the children of Tharsis, and the children of Ismahel, who were over against the face of the desert, and on the south of the land of Cellon.
14 Passando o Eufrates pela segunda vez, penetrou na Mesopotâmia e arrasou todas as fortalezas do país, desde a torrente de Caboras até o mar.	14 And he passed over the Euphrates and came into Mesopotamia: and he forced all the stately cities that were there, from the torrent of Mambre, till one comes to the sea:
15 Em seguida, apossou-se de todas as regiões (que marginam o Eufrates), desde a Cilícia até a terra de Jafet, que se estende para o sul.	15 And he took the borders thereof from Cilicia to the coasts of Japheth, which are towards the south.
16 Levou consigo todos os madianitas, saqueou todas as suas riquezas e passou ao fio da espada todos os que lhe opunham resistência.	16 And he carried away all the children of Madian, and stripped them of all their riches, and all that resisted him he slew with the edge of the sword.
17 Depois desceu às planícies de Damasco no tempo da colheita, queimou todas as colheitas e cortou todas as árvores e as vinhas.	17 And after these things he went down into the plains of Damascus in the days of the harvest, and he set all the corn on fire, and he caused all the trees and vineyards to be cut down
18 Tornou-se, assim, objeto de terror para todos os habitantes da terra.	18 And the fear of them fell upon alit the inhabitants of the land.