Giuditta 4

NOVA VULGATA	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Et audierunt filii Israel, qui habitabant in Iudaea, omnia, quaecumquefecerat gentibus Holofernes princeps militiae Nabuchodonosor regis Assyriorum,et quemadmodum spoliaverat omnia sancta eorum et dederat ea in exterminium.	1 Now the children of Israel, that dwelt in Judea, heard all that Holofernes the chief captain of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians had done to the nations, and after what manner he had spoiled all their temples, and brought them to nought.
2 Ettimuerunt multum valde a facie eius et pro Ierusalem et pro templo Domini Deisui turbati sunt,	2 Therefore they were exceedingly afraid of him, and were troubled for Jerusalem, and for the temple of the Lord their God:
3 quoniam nuper ascenderant de captivitate, et nuper omnispopulus Iudaeae collectus erat, et vasa et altare et domus ex commaculationesanctificata erant.	3 For they were newly returned from the captivity, and all the people of Judea were lately gathered together: and the vessels, and the altar, and the house, were sanctified after the profanation.
4 Et miserunt in omnem finem Samariae et in vicos etBethoron et Abelmain et Iericho et Choba et Aisora et convallem Salem.	4 Therefore they sent into all the coasts of Samaria, and the villages and to Bethoron, and Belmen, and Jericho, and to Choba, and Esora, and to the valley of Salem:
5 Etpraeoccupaverunt omnes vertices montium excelsorum et muris circumdederuntvicos, qui in eis sunt, et reposuerunt epimenia in praeparationem pugnae,quoniam nuper erant campi eorum demessi.	5 And possessed themselves beforehand of all the tops of the high mountains, and fortified the villages that were in them, and laid up victuals for the provision of war: for their fields were of late reaped.
6 Et scripsit Ioachim sacerdos magnus,qui erat in diebus illis in Ierusalem, inhabitantibus Betuliam et Betomesthaim,quae est supra descensum contra Esdrelon, contra faciem campi prope Dothain,	6 Also Joacim the high priest, which was in those days in Jerusalem, wrote to them that dwelt in Bethulia, and Betomestham, which is over against Esdraelon toward the open country, near to Dothaim,
7 dicens ut obtinerent ascensus montanae, quoniam per eos erat introitus inIudaeam et erat facile prohibere ascendentes, eo quod angustus esset accessusviris plus quam duobus.	7 Charging them to keep the passages of the hill country: for by them there was an entrance into Judea, and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the passage was straight, for two men at the most.
8 Et fecerunt filii Israel, sicut constituerat illisIoachim sacerdos magnus et seniores totius plebis Israel, qui sedebant inIerusalem.	8 And the children of Israel did as Joacim the high priest had commanded them, with the ancients of all the people of Israel, which dwelt at Jerusalem.
9 Et exclamavit omnis vir Israel ad Deum in instantia magna, ethumiliaverunt animas suas in ieiunio magno;	9 Then every man of Israel cried to God with great fervency, and with great vehemency did they humble their souls:
10 ipsi et mulieres eorum etinfantes eorum et iumenta eorum et omnis advena et mercennarius et argentoemptus eorum posuerunt cilicia super lumbos suos.	10 Both they, and their wives and their children, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, put sackcloth upon their loins.
11 Et omnis vir Israel etmulier et pueri, qui habitabant in Ierusalem, prociderunt ante faciem templi etcineraverunt capita sua et extenderunt cilicia sua contra faciem templi Domini.	11 Thus every man and women, and the little children, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fell before the temple, and cast ashes upon their heads, and spread out their sackcloth before the face of the Lord: also they put sackcloth about the altar,
12 Et altare cilicio cooperuerunt et clamaverunt ad Deum Israel unanimesinstanter, ut non daret in rapinam infantes eorum et mulieres in praedam etcivitates hereditatis eorum in exterminium et sancta in maculationem et inimproperium, gaudium gentibus.	12 And cried to the God of Israel all with one consent earnestly, that he would not give their children for a prey, and their wives for a spoil, and the cities of their inheritance to destruction, and the sanctuary to profanation and reproach, and for the nations to rejoice at.
13 Et audivit Dominus vocem eorum et viditangustiam eorum; et erat populus ieiunans dies plures in tota Iudaea etIerusalem, et prociderunt contra faciem sanctorum Domini omnipotentis.	13 So God heard their prayers, and looked upon their afflictions: for the people fasted many days in all Judea and Jerusalem before the sanctuary of the Lord Almighty.
14 EtIoachim sacerdos magnus et omnes adstantes ante conspectum Domini sacerdotes etdeservientes Domino praecincti ciliciis lumbos suos offerebant holocaustuminstantiae et vota et voluntaria munera populi.	14 And Joacim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and they which ministered unto the Lord, had their loins girt with sackcloth, and offered the daily burnt offerings, with the vows and free gifts of the people,
15 Et erat cinis super cidareseorum, et clamabant ad Dominum ex omni virtute, ut in bonum visitaret omnemdomum Israel.	15 And had ashes on their mitres, and cried unto the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel graciously.