Judith 4

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	BIBBIA MARTINI
1 Then, upon hearing these things, the sons of Israel, who dwelt in the land of Judah, were very afraid before his face.	1 Allora i figliuoli d'Israele, che abitavano la terra di Giuda, udite tali cose, ebbero gran paura di sua venuta.
2 Trembling and horror invaded their senses, lest he should do the same thing to Jerusalem and to the temple of the Lord that he had done to other cities and their temples.	2 Il tremore, e lo spavento invase i loro spiriti, temendo, ch’ei non facesse a Gerusalemme, e al tempio del Signore quello, che avea fatto alle altre città, e ai loro templi.
3 And they sent into all of Samaria, and by an indirect route even to Jericho, and they seized in advance all the tops of the mountains.	3 E mandaron gente per tutta la Samaria, e nelle vicinanze sino a Jericho, e occuparono tutte le cime dei monti:
4 And they surrounded their villages with walls, and they gathered together grain in preparation for the fight.	4 E cinsero di mura i loro villaggi, e misero insieme del grano preparandosi alla guerra.
5 And then Eliachim the priest wrote to all who were opposite Esdrelon, which is opposite the face of the great plain near Dothain, and to all whom he would be able to reach through a passable way:	5 E il sommo sacerdote Eliachim scrisse a tutti quelli, che abitavano verso Esdrelon, la quale sta dirimpetto alla gran pianura vicina a Dothaim, e a tutti quelli de' luoghi, per dove quegli potea passare.
6 that they should hold the ascents of the mountains, through which there might be any passage able to reach Jerusalem, and that they should keep watch where the passage was narrow, wherever possible, between the mountains.	6 Che occupassero le alture dei monti per le quali si potea giungere a Gerusalemme, e mettesser presidi ai passi stretti, che potean esservi tralle montagne.
7 And the sons of Israel did just as Eliachim, the priest of the Lord, had appointed them.	7 E i figliuoli d'Israele eseguirono i comandi del sacerdote del Signore Eliachim.
8 And all the people cried out to the Lord with great urgency, and they humbled their souls with fastings, and prayers, both they and their wives.	8 E tutto il popolo alzò le sue voci al Signore con gran fervore, e umiliarono le anime loro co' digiuni, e colle orazioni eglino, e le loro donne.
9 And the priests clothed themselves with haircloths, and they prostrated the little children opposite the face of the temple of the Lord, and they covered the altar of the Lord with haircloth.	9 E i sacerdoti si vestirono di cilizi, e prostraron per terra i fanciulli davanti al tempio del Signore, e copersero con cicilio l'altare del Signore.
10 And they cried out to the Lord God of Israel with one accord, lest their children should be given over as prey, and their wives into distribution, and their cities into extermination, and their holy things into defilement, and so that they might not become the disgrace of the Gentiles.	10 E alzaron tutti insieme le grida al Signore Dio d'Israele, affinchè non fossero rapiti i loro fanciulli, e menate via le loro mogli, e sterminate le loro città, e contaminato il loro santuario, ed essi ridotti ad essere lo scherno delle nazioni.
11 Then Eliachim, the high priest of the Lord, traveled all around Israel, and he was talking to them,	11 Allora Eliachim sommo Sacerdote del Signore girò attorno per tutto Israele parlando loro,
12 saying: “Know that the Lord will heed your prayers, if you continue to persevere in fastings and prayers in the sight of the Lord.	12 Dicendo: Sappiate, che il Signore esaudirà le vostre preghiere, se sarete perseveranti ne’ digiuni, e nelle orazioni dinanzi, al Signore,
13 Recall that Moses, the servant of the Lord, overcame Amalek, who trusted in his own strength, and in his power, and in his army, and in his bronze shields, and in his swift chariots, and in his horsemen. He overcame him, not by fighting with iron, but by pleading with holy prayers.	13 Ricordatevi di Mosè servo del Signore, il quale non col ferro combattendo, ma colle orazioni sante pregando abbattè Amalec, che confidava nel suo valore, nella sua possanza, e nelle sue schiere, e ne suoi scudi, e ne suoi cocchi, e nella sua cavalleria:
14 So will it be with all the enemies of Israel, if you persevere in this work that you have begun.”	14 Lo stesso sarà di tutti i nemici d'Israele, se voi sarete perseveranti a fare quel che avete cominciato.
15 Therefore, by this exhortation and his prayer to the Lord, they continued in the sight of the Lord,	15 A queste esortazioni adunque quelli raccomandandosi al Signore, non si partirono dal cospetto del Signore.
16 so that even those who offered holocausts to the Lord, offered the sacrifices to the Lord girded with haircloths, and there were ashes upon their heads.	16 Talmente che quelli ancora, che offerivano olocausti al Signore, presentavano a lui le vittime vestiti di cilizio, e colla testa coperta di cenere.
17 And they all begged God with their whole heart, that he would visit his people Israel.	17 E tutti di tutto cuore pregavano Dio, che visitasse il suo popolo d'Israele.