Giuditta 11

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
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 'Courage, woman,' Holofernes said, 'do not be afraid. I have never hurt anyone who chose to serveNebuchadnezzar, king of the whole world.
2 Et nunc plebs tua, quae habitat montanam, nisi sprevissentme, non elevassem lanceam meam super ipsos, sed sibi ipsi fecerunt haec.	2 Even now, if your nation of mountain dwellers had not insulted me, I would not have raised a spearagainst them. This was their fault, not mine.
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 tell me, why have you fled from them and come to us? . . . Anyhow, this wil prove the saving of you. Courage! You wil live through this night, and many after.
4 Non enim est quitibi noceat, sed bene tibi faciam, sicut fit servis domini mei ”.	4 No one wil hurt you. On the contrary, you wil be treated as wel as any who serve my lord KingNebuchadnezzar.'
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 Judith said, 'Please listen favourably to what your slave has to say. Permit your servant to speak inyour presence, I shal speak no word of a lie to my lord tonight.
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 You have only to fol ow your servant's advice and God will bring your work to a successful conclusion;in what my lord undertakes he wil not fail.
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 Long life to Nebuchadnezzar, king of the whole world, who has sent you to set every living soul torights; may his power endure! Since, thanks to you, he is served not only by human beings, but because of yourmight the wild animals themselves, the cattle, and the birds of the air are to live in the service ofNebuchadnezzar and his whole House.
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 'We have indeed heard of your genius and adroitness of mind. It is known everywhere in the world thatthroughout the empire you have no rival for ability, wealth of experience and brilliance in waging war.
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 We have also heard what Achior said in his speech to your council. The men of Bethulia having sparedhim, he has told them everything that he said to you.
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 Now, master and lord, do not disregard what he said; keep it in your mind, since it is true; our nationwil not be punished, the sword wil indeed have no power over them, unless they sin against their God.
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 But as it is, my lord need expect no repulse or setback, since death is about to fal on their heads, forsin has gained a hold over them, provoking the anger of their God each time that they commit it.
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 As they are short of food and their water is giving out, they have resolved to fall back on their cattleand decided to make use of al the things that God has, by his laws, forbidden them to eat.
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 Not only have they made up their minds to eat the first-fruits of corn and the tithes of wine and oil,though these have been consecrated by them and set apart for the priests who serve in Jerusalem in thepresence of our God, and may not lawfully even be handled by ordinary people,
14 Et miserunt inIerusalem — quia et, qui ibi inhabitant, fecerunt omnia haec — eos, quitranstulerint eis illationem a senioribus.	14 but they have sent men to Jerusalem -- where the inhabitants are doing much the same -- to bringthem back authorisation from the Council of Elders.
15 Et erit ut, cum nuntiatum fuerit,et fecerint, dentur tibi in perditionem in illa die.	15 Now this wil be the outcome: when the permission arrives and they act on it, that very day they wil bedelivered over to you for destruction.
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 'When I, your servant, came to know al this, I fled from them. God has sent me to do things with youat which the world wil be astonished when it hears.
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 Your servant is a devout woman; she honours the God of heaven day and night. I therefore propose,my lord, to stay with you. I, your servant, shal go out every night into the val ey and pray to God to let me knowwhen they have committed their sin.
18 Et veniens indicaboillud tibi, et exies in omni virtute tua, et non erit, qui resistat tibi ex eis.	18 I shal then come and tel you, so that you can march out with your whole army; and none of them wilbe able to resist you.
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 I shal be your guide right across Judaea until you reach Jerusalem; there I shall enthrone you in thevery middle of the city. And then you can round them up like shepherd-less sheep, with never a dog daring tobark at you. Foreknowledge tel s me this; this has been foretold to me and I have been sent to reveal it to you.'
20 Et placuerunt verba eius coram Holoferne et coram omnibus famulis eius, etmirati sunt in specie et in sapientia eius et dixerunt:	20 Her words pleased Holofernes, and all his adjutants. Ful of admiration at her wisdom they exclaimed,
21 “ Non est talismulier a summo usque ad summum terrae in specie faciei et sensu verborum ”.	21 'There is no woman like her from one end of the earth to the other, so lovely of face and so wise ofspeech!'
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.	22 Holofernes said, 'God has done wel to send you ahead of the others. Strength will be ours, and ruintheirs who have insulted my lord.
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 ”.	23 As for you, you are as beautiful as you are eloquent; if you do as you have promised, your God shallbe my God, and you yourself shal make your home in the palace of King Nebuchadnezzar and be famousthroughout the world.'