Judith 11

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Then Holofernes said to her: Be of good comfort, and fear not in thy heart: for I have never hurt a man that was willing to serve Nabuchodonosor the king.	1 Then Holofernes said to her: “Be steadfast in soul, and do not be terrified in your heart. For I have never harmed a man who was willing to serve king Nebuchadnezzar.
2 And if thy people had not despised me, I would never have lifted up my spear against them.	2 But if your people had not despised me, I would not have lifted up my lance over them.
3 But now tell me, for what cause hast thou left them, and why it hath pleased thee to come to us?	3 But now, tell me, for what reason have you withdrawn from them, and why has it pleased you to come to us?”
4 And Judith said to him: Receive the words of thy handmaid, for if thou wilt follow the words of thy handmaid, the Lord will do with thee a perfect thing.	4 And Judith said to him: “Receive the words of your maidservant. For, if you will follow the words of your maidservant, the Lord will accomplish an excellent thing by you.
5 For as Nabuchodonosor the king of the earth liveth, and his power liveth which is in thee for chastising of all straying souls: not only men serve him through thee, but also the beasts of the field obey him.	5 For, as Nebuchadnezzar the king of the earth lives, and as his power lives, which is with you for the chastising of all straying souls: not only men serve him through you, but also the beasts of the field are submissive to him.
6 For the industry of thy mind is spoken of among all nations, and it is told through the whole world, that thou only art excellent, and mighty in all his kingdom, and thy discipline is cried up in all provinces.	6 For the diligence of your mind is being reported to all nations, and it has been revealed to all of this age that you alone are good and powerful in all his kingdom, and your discipline is being announced beforehand in all the provinces.
7 It is known also what Achior said, nor are we ignorant of what thou hast commanded to be done to him.	7 This is not hidden, what Achior has said, nor are we ignorant of what you have ordered to befall him.
8 For it is certain that our God is so offended with sins, that he hath sent word by his prophets to the people, that he will deliver them up for their sins.	8 For it is agreed that our God is so offended with sins that he has commanded, through his prophets to the people, that he will deliver them up for their sins.
9 And because the children of Israel know they have offended their God, thy dread is upon them.	9 And since the sons of Israel know that they have offended their God, your trembling is upon them.
10 Moreover also a famine hath come upon them, and for drought of water they are already to be counted among the dead.	10 Moreover, now also a famine has assailed them, and, by drought of water, they are already counted among the dead.
11 And they have a design even to kill their cattle, and to drink the blood of them.	11 And finally, they have a plan to put to death their herds, and to drink their blood.
12 And the consecrated things of the Lord their God which God forbade them to touch, in corn, wine, and oil, these have they purposed to make use of, and they design to consume the things which they ought not to touch with their hands: therefore because they do these things, it is certain they will be given up to destruction.	12 And the sacred things of the Lord their God, which God instructed them not to touch, among the grain, wine, and oil, these they have decided to expend, and they are willing to consume the things that they ought not to touch with their hands. Therefore, because they do these things, it is certain that they will be given over to perdition.
13 And I thy handmaid knowing this, am fled from them, and the Lord hath sent me to tell thee these very things.	13 And I, your maidservant, knowing this, have fled from them, and the Lord has sent me to report to you these same things.
14 For I thy handmaid worship God even now that I am with thee, and thy handmaid will go out, and I will pray to God,	14 For I, your maidservant, worship God even now that I am with you, and your maidservant will go out, and I will pray to God.
15 And he will tell me when he will repay them for their sins, and I will come and tell thee, so that I may bring thee through the midst of Jerusalem, and thou shalt have all the people of Israel, as sheep that have no shepherd, and there shall not so much as one dog bark against thee:	15 And he will tell me when he will repay them for their sins, and I will return and announce it to you, so that I may bring you through the midst of Jerusalem, and you will hold all the people of Israel, like sheep that have no shepherd, and there will not be so much as one dog that barks against you.
16 Because these things are told me by the providence of God.	16 For these things have been told to me through the providence of God.
17 And because God is angry with them, I am sent to tell these very things to thee.	17 And because God has been angry with them, I have been sent to report these same things to you.”
18 And all these words pleased Holofernes, and his servants, and they admired her wisdom, and they said one to another:	18 And so, all these words were pleasing before Holofernes, and before his servants, and they wondered at her wisdom, and they said to one another:
19 There is not such another woman upon earth in look, in beauty, and in sense of words.	19 “There is not another woman so great upon the earth: in appearance, in beauty, and in charming words.”
20 And Holofernes said to her: God hath done well who sent thee before the people, that thou mightest give them into our hands:	20 And Holofernes said to her: “God has done well, who sent you ahead of the people, so that you may give them into our hands.
21 And because thy promise is good, if thy God shall do this for me, he shall also be my God, and thou shalt be great in the house of Nabuchodonosor, and thy name shall be renowned through all the earth.	21 And if your promise is good, if your God will do this for me, he will also be my God, and you will be great in the house of Nebuchadnezzar, and your name will be renowned through all the earth.”