Giuditta 2

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Et in anno octavo decimo, secundo et vicesimo die mensis primi factum estverbum Nabuchodonosor regis Assyriorum, ut vindicaret omnem terram, sicutlocutus est.	1 In the thirteenth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, on the twenty-second day of the first month, the word went forth from the house of Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyrians, that he would defend himself.
2 Et convocavit omnes famulos suos et omnes magnates suos et posuitcum eis secretum consilii sui et consummavit omne malum terrae ex ore suo;	2 And he called all the native leaders, and all the commanders, and his officers of war, and he met with them in his secret council.
3 etipsi iudicaverunt exterminare omnem carnem eorum, qui non sunt obsecuti verbooris eius.	3 And he said to them that his thoughts were to subjugate all the earth to his authority.
4 Et factum est, cum consummasset consilium suum, vocavitNabuchodonosor rex Assyriorum Holofernen principem militiae virtutis suae, quierat secundus post se,	4 And when this saying pleased them all, king Nebuchadnezzar called Holofernes, the leader of his military.
5 et dixit ad eum: “ Haec dicit rex magnus, universaeterrae dominus. Ecce tu exies a facie mea et accipies tecum viros fidentes invirtute sua: in centum viginti milia peditum et multitudinem equorum cumascensoribus duodecim milia;	5 And he said to him: “Go out against all the kingdoms of the west, and against those in particular who showed contempt for my authority.
6 et exies in obviam universae terrae ad occasum,quia non crediderunt verbo oris mei.	6 Your eye must not spare any kingdom, and all the fortified cities you will subjugate to me.”
7 Et denuntiabis eis, ut praeparent mihiterram et aquam, quoniam ego exeam in ira mea ad eos et cooperiam omnem faciemterrae in pedibus virtutis meae et dabo eos in rapinam,	7 Then Holofernes called the commanders and the magistrates of the army of the Assyrians. And he numbered men for the expedition, just as the king had instructed him: one hundred and twenty thousand foot-soldiers, and twelve thousand archers on horseback.
8 et vulnerati illorumreplebunt valles eorum, et omnis torrens et flumen inundans mortuis eorumreplebuntur.	8 And he caused his entire expeditionary force to go ahead with an innumerable multitude of camels, with whatever was needed in abundance for the armies, and with herds of cattle, and flocks of sheep, which could not be numbered.
9 Et adducam captivitatem eorum ad extrema universae terrae.	9 He appointed grain to be prepared from all of Syria, as he passed through it.
10 Tuautem exiens praeoccupabis mihi omnem finem eorum, et tradent se tibi, etreservabis mihi in diem redargutionis eorum.	10 In fact, he took up gold and silver from the house of the king in great abundance.
11 Super eos autem, qui nonoboediunt, non parcet oculus tuus, ut des eos in occisionem et rapinam in totaterra tua,	11 And he set out, he and all the army, with the four-horse chariots, and horsemen, and archers. And they covered the face of the earth like locusts.
12 quoniam vivo ego et potestas regni mei; locutus sum et faciamomnia haec in manu mea.	12 And when he had crossed over the borders of the Assyrians, he came to the great mountains of Ange, which are on the left of Cilicia. And he ascended to all their castles, and he prevailed over all the fortifications.
13 Et tu non praeteries unum verbum domini tui, sedconsummans consummabis, sicut praecepi tibi, et non prolongabis, ut facias ea”.	13 Moreover, he broke open the renowned city of Melothus, and he pillaged all the sons of Tarshish, and the sons of Ishmael, who were opposite the face of the desert and to the south of the land of Cellon.
14 Et exiit Holofernes a facie domini sui et vocavit omnes praefectos etduces et magistratus virtutis Assyriae	14 And he crossed over the Euphrates and came into Mesopotamia. And he crushed all the lofty cities that were there, from the torrent of Mambre, even until one passes through to the sea.
15 et numeravit electos viros inexpeditionem, quemadmodum praeceperat ei dominus suus, in centum viginti miliaet equitum sagittariorum duodecim milia.	15 And he occupied its furthest regions, from Cilicia all the way to the coastlines of Japheth, which are towards the south.
16 Et disposuit eos, quemadmodum belli multitudo constituitur.	16 And he carried away all the sons of Midian, and he plundered them in all their wealthy regions. And all who resisted him, he slew with the edge of the sword.
17 Et accepitcamelos et asinos et mulos ad utensilia eorum, multitudinem magnam valde, etoves et boves et capras in praeparationem eorum, quorum non erat numerus,	17 And after these things, he descended to the plains of Damascus, in the days of the harvest, and he set fire to all the crops, and he caused all the trees and the vineyards to be cut down.
18 etepimenia omni viro in multitudinem; et aurum et argentum de domo regis multumvalde.	18 And the fear of them fell upon all the inhabitants of the land.
19 Et exiit a Nineve ipse et omnis virtus eius in profectionem, utpraecederet regem Nabuchodonosor et cooperiret omnem faciem terrae, quae est adoccasum, in quadrigis et equitibus et peditibus electis suis.
20 Et multamixtura sicut locusta convenerunt cum eis et sicut arena terrae; non enim eratnumerus prae multitudine eorum.
21 Et exierunt ex Nineve viam dierum trium superfaciem campi Bectileth et posuerunt tabernacula sua a Bectileth iuxta montem,qui est in sinistra superioris Ciliciae.
22 Et accepit omnem virtutem suam,pedites et equites et quadrigas suas et abiit inde in montanam
23 et conciditPhut et Lud et praedaverunt omnes filios Rassis et filios Ismael, qui erantcontra faciem deserti ad austrum Chelaeorum.
24 Et transgressus est Euphraten ettransiit Mesopotamiam et diruit omnes civitates excelsas, quae erant adtorrentem Abronam, usquequo veniatur ad mare.
25 Et occupavit terminos Ciliciaeet concidit omnes adversantes sibi et venit usque ad terminos Iapheth, qui suntad austrum contra faciem Arabiae.
26 Et circuivit omnes filios Madian etsuccendit tabernacula eorum et praedavit stabula eorum.
27 Et descendit incampum Damasci in diebus messis frumenti et succendit omnes agros eorum; gregeset armenta dedit in exterminium et civitates eorum spoliavit et campos eorumventilavit et percussit omnes iuvenes eorum in ore gladii.
28 Et incidit timoret tremor eius super inhabitantes maritimam, qui erant in Sidone et Tyro, etinhabitantes Sur et Ochina et omnes, qui incolebant Iamniam; et habitantes inAzoto et Ascalone et Gaza timuerunt eum valde.