Livro de Judite 10

SAGRADA BIBLIA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Quando acabou de orar ao Senhor, levantou-se do lugar onde estava prostrada diante do Senhor.	1 Thus Judith called on the God of Israel. When she had finished praying,
2 Chamou a sua criada, desceu à sua casa, tirou o cilício e despiu suas vestes de viúva.	2 she got up from the floor, summoned her maid and went down into the rooms which she used onSabbath days and festivals.
3 Lavou-se, ungiu-se de mirra preciosa, arranjou o cabelo e pôs um diadema. Vestiu-se como para uma festa, 447 calçou as sandálias, pôs os braceletes, o colar, os brincos, os anéis e todos os seus enfeites.	3 There she removed the sackcloth she was wearing and taking off her widow's dress, she washed alover, anointed herself plentiful y with perfumes, dressed her hair, wrapped a turban round it and put on the robeof joy she used to wear when her husband Manasseh was alive.
4 O Senhor aumentou-lhe a beleza, porque tudo aquilo procedia, não de uma paixão má, mas de sua virtude; por isso o Senhor deu-lhe uma tal formosura, que apareceu aos olhos de todos com um encanto incomparável.	4 She put sandals on her feet, put on her necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings and al her jewel ery, andmade herself beautiful enough to beguile the eye of any man who saw her.
5 Fez que sua criada levasse um odre de vinho, uma garrafa de óleo, grãos torrados, figos secos, pão e queijo, e partiu.	5 Then she handed her maid a skin of wine and a flask of oil, fil ed a bag with barley girdle-cakes, cakesof dried fruit and pure loaves, and wrapping all these provisions up gave them to her as wel .
6 Chegando à porta da cidade, encontraram Ozias e os anciãos que as esperavam.	6 They then went out, making for the town gate of Bethulia. There they found Uzziah waiting with the twoelders of the town, Chabris and Charmis.
7 Vendo-a, ficaram cheios de admiração diante de sua beleza.	7 When they saw Judith, her face so changed and her clothes so different, they were lost in admiration ofher beauty. They said to her:
8 Sem lhe perguntar coisa alguma deixaram-na passar e disseram-lhe: Que o Deus de nossos pais te dê a sua graça e fortifique a resolução de teu coração, para que sejas a glória de Jerusalém e o teu nome figure no número dos santos e dos justos.	8 May the God of our ancestors keep you in his favour! May he crown your designs with success to theglory of the children of Israel, to the greater glory of Jerusalem!
9 Os que ali estavam disseram a uma só voz: Assim seja! Assim seja!	9 Judith worshipped God, and then she said, 'Have the town gate opened for me so that I can go out andfulfil all the wishes you expressed to me.' They did as she asked and gave orders to the young men to open thegate for her.
10 E Judite passou a porta com sua criada, orando ao Senhor.	10 This done, Judith went out accompanied by her maid, while the men of the town watched her al theway down the mountain and across the valley, until they lost sight of her.
11 Ao raiar do dia, quando ela descia pela montanha, eis que a encontrou uma patrulha dos assírios e a deteve: De onde vens?, perguntaram-lhe, e aonde vais?	11 As the women were making straight through the valley, an advance unit of Assyrians interceptedthem,
12 Ela respondeu: Sou uma israelita; fugi do meio deles porque vi que eles vos hão de ser entregues como presa, e porque vos desprezaram não querendo render-se espontaneamente a vós para encontrar graça diante de vossos olhos.	12 and, seizing Judith, began to question her. 'Which side are you on? Where do you come from? Whereare you going?' 'I am a daughter of the Hebrews,' she replied, 'and I am fleeing from them since they wil soon beyour prey.
13 Por isso pensei comigo mesma: Irei apresentar-me ao príncipe Holofernes para revelar-lhe seus segredos e indicar-lhe um caminho por onde poderá tomar, sem perder um homem sequer do seu exército.	13 I am on my way to see Holofernes, the general of your army, to give him trustworthy information. Ishall show him the road to take if he wants to capture all the hil -country without losing one man or one life.'
14 Ouvindo estas palavras, os homens olhavam-na de frente com os olhos deslumbrados de admiração pela sua grande beleza.	14 As the men listened to what she was saying, they stared in astonishment at the sight of such abeautiful woman.
15 E disseram-lhe: Salvaste a tua vida, porque resolveste descer para o nosso senhor. Podes estar certa de seres bem tratada quando lhe fores apresentada, e tu lhe hás de ganhar o coração.	15 'It wil prove the saving of you,' they said to her, 'coming down to see our master of your own accord.You had better go to his tent; some of our men wil escort you and hand you over to him.
16 Levaram-na à tenda de Holofernes, declarando quem era.	16 Once you are in his presence do not be afraid. Tel him what you have just told us and you wil be weltreated.'
17 Mal havia ela entrado, Holofernes ficou cativo de seus olhos.	17 They then detailed a hundred of their men as escort for herself and her attendant, and these led themto the tent of Holofernes.
18 Seus oficiais disseram-lhe: Quem poderia desprezar os hebreus que têm tão belas mulheres? Não são elas uma razão suficiente de lhes fazermos guerra?	18 News of her coming had already spread through the tents, and there was a general stir in the camp.She was still outside the tent of Holofernes waiting to be announced, when a crowd began forming round her.
19 Judite viu Holofernes sentado sob um baldaquino de púrpura, bordado de ouro, com esmeraldas e pedras preciosas:	19 They were immediately impressed by her beauty and impressed with the Israelites because of her.'Who could despise a people who have women like this?' they kept saying. 'Better not leave one of them alive;let any go and they could twist the whole world round their fingers!'
20 Ela levantou os olhos para o seu rosto e inclinou-se profundamente diante dele até o solo. Os servos de Holofernes levantaram-na por ordem do seu senhor.	20 The bodyguard and adjutants of Holofernes then came out and led Judith into the tent.
	21 Holofernes was resting on his bed under a canopy of purple and gold studded with emeralds andprecious stones.
	22 The men announced her and he came out to the entrance to the tent, with silver torches carriedbefore him.
	23 When Judith confronted the general and his adjutant, the beauty of her face astonished them al . Shefel on her face and did homage to him, but his servants raised her from the ground.