Giuditta 11

NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Dixitque ad eam Holofernes: “ Aequo animo esto, mulier, et noli paverecorde tuo, quoniam ego non nocui viro cuicumque placuit servire Nabuchodonosorregi totius terrae.	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.
2 Et nunc plebs tua, quae habitat montanam, nisi sprevissentme, non elevassem lanceam meam super ipsos, sed sibi ipsi fecerunt haec.	2 And if thy people had not despised me, I would never have lifted up my spear against them.
3 Etnunc dic mihi: Qua ex causa recessisti ab eis et venisti ad nos? Venisti enim adsalutem. Aequo animo esto, in hac nocte vives et deinceps.	3 But now tell me, for what cause hast thou left them, and why it hath pleased thee to come to us?
4 Non enim est quitibi noceat, sed bene tibi faciam, sicut fit servis domini mei ”.	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.
5 Et dixit ad eum Iudith: “ Sume verba ancillae tuae, et loquatur ancilla tuaante faciem tuam et non nuntiabo mendacium domino meo in hac nocte.	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.
6 Et, sisecutus fueris verba ancillae tuae, consummabis omnia in manibus tuis, quaefaciet Deus tecum, et non excidet dominus meus de adinventionibus suisquoadusque vivit.	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.
7 Vivit enim Nabuchodonosor rex totius terrae, et vivit virtuseius, qui misit te in correctionem omnium animarum, quoniam non solum hominesper te servient ei, sed et bestiae agri et iumenta et volatilia caeli et pervirtutem tuam vivent in Nabuchodonosor et omni domo eius.	7 It is known also what Achior said, nor are we ignorant of what thou hast commanded to be done to him.
8 Audivimus enim sapientiam tuam et adinventiones animi tui, et nuntiatum estuniversae terrae quoniam tu solus bonus in universo regno et potens in prudentiaet admirabilis in militia belli.	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.
9 Et nunc, domine meus, verbum, quod locutusest Achior in consilio tuo, audivimus verba eius quoniam susceperunt viri inBetulia, et nuntiavit eis omnia, quae locutus est apud te.	9 And because the children of Israel know they have offended their God, thy dread is upon them.
10 Propter quod,dominator domine, non transeas verbum eius, sed conde illud in corde tuo, quiaest verum. Non enim ultio cadit in genus nostrum, neque dominatur gladius supereos, nisi peccent in Deum suum.	10 Moreover also a famine hath come upon them, and for drought of water they are already to be counted among the dead.
11 Et nunc, ne fiat dominus meus frustratus etsine actu, cadet mors super faciem eorum, et comprehendet eos peccatum magnum,in quo exacerbaverint Dominum suum; mox ut fecerint illud, erunt tibi inconsummationem.	11 And they have a design even to kill their cattle, and to drink the blood of them.
12 Postquam enim defecerunt eis escae, et vacuefactae sunt abeis aquae, voluerunt inicere manus iumentis suis et omnia, quae praecepit eisDeus legibus suis, ne manducarent, cogitaverunt consummare.	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.
13 Et primitiasfrumenti et decimas vini et olei, quae conservaverunt sanctificantessacerdotibus, qui praesunt in Ierusalem ante faciem Dei nostri, iudicaveruntconsumere, quae nec manibus licet tangere neminem ex populo.	13 And I thy handmaid knowing this, am fled from them, and the Lord hath sent me to tell thee these very things.
14 Et miserunt inIerusalem — quia et, qui ibi inhabitant, fecerunt omnia haec — eos, quitranstulerint eis illationem a senioribus.	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,
15 Et erit ut, cum nuntiatum fuerit,et fecerint, dentur tibi in perditionem in illa die.	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:
16 Unde ego ancilla tua, cum cognovissem haec omnia, refugi a facie eorum, etmisit me Deus facere tecum rem, in qua mirabitur tota terra, quicumque audierintea.	16 Because these things are told me by the providence of God.
17 Quoniam ancilla tua Deum colit et servit nocte ac die Deo caeli. Et nuncmanebo penes te, domine meus, et exiet ancilla tua per noctem ad vallem et oraboad Deum, et indicabit mihi quando fecerint peccata eorum.	17 And because God is angry with them, I am sent to tell these very things to thee.
18 Et veniens indicaboillud tibi, et exies in omni virtute tua, et non erit, qui resistat tibi ex eis.	18 And all these words pleased Holofernes, and his servants, and they admired her wisdom, and they said one to another:
19 Et adducam te per mediam Iudaeam, usque veniam contra Ierusalem et ponamsedem tuam in medio eius, et adduces eos sicut oves, quibus non est pastor. Etnon muttiet canis lingua sua contra te, quoniam haec dicta sunt mihi secundumpraescientiam meam et renuntiata sunt mihi, et missa sum nuntiare tibi ”.	19 There is not such another woman upon earth in look, in beauty, and in sense of words.
20 Et placuerunt verba eius coram Holoferne et coram omnibus famulis eius, etmirati sunt in specie et in sapientia eius et dixerunt:	20 And Holofernes said to her: God hath done well who sent thee before the people, that thou mightest give them into our hands:
21 “ Non est talismulier a summo usque ad summum terrae in specie faciei et sensu verborum ”.	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.
22 Et dixit Holofernes ad eam: “ Bene fecit Deus, qui misit te ante filios plebistuae, ut fiat in manibus nostris virtus, in eis autem, qui spreverunt dominummeum perditio.
23 Et nunc tu es speciosa in aspectu et bona in verbis tuis.Quoniam, si feceris secundum quod locuta es, Deus tuus erit Deus meus, et tu indomo Nabuchodonosor regis sedebis et eris nominata per omnem terram ”.