Giuditta 15

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ut autem audierunt hi, qui in tabernaculis erant, obstu puerunt superquod factum erat.	1 And when the entire army had heard that Holofernes was beheaded, reason and resolution fled from them, and, being moved by trembling and fear alone, they thought only to flee to safety.
2 Et incidit in illos timor et tremor, et non erat homo, quimaneret contra faciem proximi sui adhuc, sed effusi simul fugiebant in omnemviam campi et montanae.	2 So then, no one spoke with his neighbor, but hanging their heads and leaving everything behind, they hurried to escape from the Hebrews, who, as they had heard, were advancing against them well-armed. And they fled through the ways of the fields and the paths of the hills.
3 Et, qui castra collocaverant in montana circaBetuliam, in fugam conversi sunt. Et tunc filii Israel, omnis vir bellatoreorum, diffusi sunt in illos.	3 And so, the sons of Israel, seeing them fleeing, pursued them. And they went down after them, sounding the trumpets and howling.
4 Et misit Ozias Betomesthaim et Bemen et Chobamet Cholam in omnem finem Israel, qui renuntiarent de his rebus, quae consummataerant, et ut omnes in hostes effunderentur in interfectionem eorum.	4 And, since the Assyrians were not united, they rushed headlong in their flight. But the sons of Israel, pursuing like one unit, struck down all they were able to find.
5 Ut autemaudierunt filii Israel, omnes simul irruerunt in illos et concidebant illosusque Chobam. Similiter autem et, qui in Ierusalem erant, advenerunt ex omnimontana; renuntiata enim sunt illis, quae facta sunt in castris inimicorumillorum. Et qui in Galaad et qui in Galilaea erant, persecuti sunt illos etpercusserunt eos plaga magna, donec transirent Damascum et terminos eorum.	5 And so, Uzziah sent messengers through all the cities and regions of Israel.
6 Reliqui autem, qui inhabitabant Betuliam, irruerunt in castra Assyriae etexspoliaverunt eos et locupletati sunt valde.	6 And then, every region and every city sent their chosen young men with weapons after them, and they pursued them with the edge of the sword, until they passed through to the extremities of their borders.
7 Filii autem Israel regressi acaede dominati sunt reliquiis; et vici et villae in montana et in campestrimulta spolia possederunt; multitudo enim magna erat.	7 But the remainder, who were in Bethulia, entered the camp of the Assyrians and took away the plunder that the Assyrians, in their flight, had left behind, and they were exceedingly burdened.
8 Et venit Ioachim sacerdos magnus et seniores filiorum Israel, qui inhabitabantIerusalem, ut viderent bona, quae fecit Dominus Israel, et ut viderent Iudith etloquerentur cum illa in pace.	8 In truth, those who returned victorious to Bethulia brought with them everything that was theirs. So there was no numbering their cattle, and beasts, and everything they could carry, so much so that, from the least to the greatest, all were made rich by their spoils.
9 Et, ut exiit ad illos Iudith, benedixerunt simuleam omnes et dixerunt ad illam: “ Tu exaltatio Ierusalem, tu gloria magnaIsrael, tu laus magna generis nostri.	9 But Joachim, the high priest, came from Jerusalem to Bethulia with all his elders to see Judith.
10 Fecisti omnia haec in manu tua, fecistibona cum Israel, et complacuit in illis Deus. Benedicta esto tu, mulier, apudDeum omnipotentem in aeternum tempus ”. Et dixit omnis populus: “ Fiat,fiat! ”.	10 And when she had gone out to him, they all blessed her with one voice, saying: “You are the glory of Jerusalem, you are the joy of Israel, you are the honor of our people.
11 Et exspoliavit populus castra per dies triginta, et dederunt Iudithtabernaculum Holofernis et omne argentum et lectus et vasa et omnem apparatumillius. Et accipiens illa imposuit in mulas et iunxit currus suos et congessitilla in ipsis.	11 For you have acted manfully, and your heart has been strengthened. For you loved chastity, and, after your husband, you have not known any other. Therefore, also the hand of the Lord has strengthened you, and, therefore, you will be blessed for all eternity.”
12 Et concurrit omnis mulier Israel, ut videret eam, etbenedixerunt eam et fecerunt ei chorum de se. Et accepit thyrsos in manibus suiset dedit mulieribus, quae secum erant.	12 And all the people said: “Amen. Amen.”
13 Et coronatae sunt oliva, ipsa et quaecum illa erant. Et antecessit omni populo in chorea dux omnium mulierum, etsequebatur omnis vir Israel armatus, cum coronis et hymnis in ore ipsorum.	13 But all of thirty days were scarcely enough for the people of Israel to collect the spoils of the Assyrians.
14 Etexordiebatur Iudith confessionem hanc in omni Israel, et acclamabat omnispopulus laudationem hanc Domini.	14 But moreover, all of those things that were clearly the particular possessions of Holofernes they gave to Judith: with gold, and silver, and garments, and gems, and furniture. And these were all delivered to her by the people.
	15 And all the people rejoiced, with the women, and the virgins, and the young men, playing on wind instruments and stringed instruments.