Iudith 16

VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Tunc cantavit canticum hoc Domino Judith, dicens :	1 Break into song for my God, to the tambourine, sing in honour of the Lord, to the cymbal, let psalm andcanticle mingle for him, extol his name, invoke it!
2 Incipite Domino in tympanis ; cantate Domino in cymbalis ; modulamini illi psalmum novum : exaltate, et invocate nomen ejus.	2 For the Lord is a God who breaks battle-lines; he has pitched his camp in the middle of his people todeliver me from the hands of my oppressors.
3 Dominus conterens bella, Dominus nomen est illi.	3 Assyria came down from the mountains of the north, came with tens of thousands of his army. Theirmultitude blocked the ravines, their horses covered the hil s.
4 Qui posuit castra sua in medio populi sui, ut eriperet nos de manu omnium inimicorum nostrorum.	4 He threatened to burn up my country, destroy my young men with the sword, dash my sucklings to theground, make prey of my little ones, carry off my maidens;
5 Venit Assur ex montibus ab aquilone in multitudine fortitudinis suæ : cujus multitudo obturavit torrentes, et equi eorum cooperuerunt valles.	5 but the Lord Almighty has thwarted them by a woman's hand.
6 Dixit se incensurum fines meos, et juvenes meos occisurum gladio ; infantes meos dare in prædam, et virgines in captivitatem.	6 For their hero did not fall at the young men's hands, it was not the sons of Titans struck him down, noproud giants made that attack, but Judith, the daughter of Merari, who disarmed him with the beauty of her face.
7 Dominus autem omnipotens nocuit eum, et tradidit eum in manus feminæ, et confodit eum.	7 She laid aside her widow's dress to raise up those who were oppressed in Israel; she anointed her facewith perfume,
8 Non enim cecidit potens eorum a juvenibus, nec filii Titan percusserunt eum, nec excelsi gigantes opposuerunt se illi : sed Judith filia Merari in specie faciei suæ dissolvit eum.	8 bound her hair under a turban, put on a linen gown to seduce him.
9 Exuit enim se vestimento viduitatis, et induit se vestimento lætitiæ in exultatione filiorum Israël.	9 Her sandal ravished his eye, her beauty took his soul prisoner and the scimitar cut through his neck!
10 Unxit faciem suam unguento, et colligavit cincinnos suos mitra ; accepit stolam novam ad decipiendum illum.	10 The Persians trembled at her boldness, the Medes were daunted by her daring.
11 Sandalia ejus rapuerunt oculos ejus ; pulchritudo ejus captivam fecit animam ejus : amputavit pugione cervicem ejus.	11 These were struck with fear when my lowly ones raised the war cry, these were seized with terrorwhen my weak ones shouted, and when they raised their voices these gave ground.
12 Horruerunt Persæ constantiam ejus, et Medi audaciam ejus.	12 The children of mere girls ran them through, pierced them like the offspring of deserters. Theyperished in the battle of my Lord!
13 Tunc ululaverunt castra Assyriorum, quando apparuerunt humiles mei, arescentes in siti.	13 I shal sing a new song to my God. Lord, you are great, you are glorious, wonderful y strong,unconquerable.
14 Filii puellarum compunxerunt eos, et sicut pueros fugientes occiderunt eos : perierunt in prælio a facie Domini Dei mei.	14 May your whole creation serve you! For you spoke and things came into being, you sent your breathand they were put together, and no one can resist your voice.
15 Hymnum cantemus Domino ; hymnum novum cantemus Deo nostro.	15 Should mountains be tossed from their foundations to mingle with the waves, should rocks melt likewax before your face, to those who fear you, you would stil be merciful.
16 Adonai Domine, magnus es tu, et præclarus in virtute tua : et quem superare nemo potest.	16 A little thing indeed is a sweetly smel ing sacrifice, stil less the fat burned for you in burnt offering; butwhoever fears the Lord is great for ever.
17 Tibi serviat omnis creatura tua, quia dixisti, et facta sunt ; misisti spiritum tuum, et creata sunt : et non est qui resistat voci tuæ.	17 Woe to the nations who rise against my race! The Lord Almighty wil punish them on judgement day.He will send fire and worms in their flesh and they wil weep with pain for evermore.
18 Montes a fundamentis movebuntur cum aquis ; petræ, sicut cera, liquescent ante faciem tuam.	18 When they reached Jerusalem they fel on their faces before God and, once the people had beenpurified, they presented their burnt offerings, voluntary offerings and gifts.
19 Qui autem timent te, magni erunt apud te per omnia.	19 Al Holofernes' property given her by the people, and the canopy she herself had stripped from hisbed, Judith vowed to God as a dedicated offering.
20 Væ genti insurgenti super genus meum : Dominus enim omnipotens vindicabit in eis ; in die judicii visitabit illos.	20 For three months the people gave themselves up to rejoicings in front of the Temple in Jerusalem,where Judith stayed with them.
21 Dabit enim ignem et vermes in carnes eorum, ut urantur et sentiant usque in sempiternum.	21 When this was over, everyone returned home. Judith went back to Bethulia and lived on her property;as long as she lived, she enjoyed a great reputation throughout the country.
22 Et factum est post hæc, omnis populus post victoriam venit in Jerusalem adorare Dominum : et mox ut purificati sunt, obtulerunt omnes holocausta, et vota, et repromissiones suas.	22 She had many suitors, but al her days, from the time her husband Manasseh died and was gatheredto his people, she never gave herself to another man.
23 Porro Judith universa vasa bellica Holofernis, quæ dedit illi populus, et conopeum quod ipsa sustulerat de cubili ipsius, obtulit in anathema oblivionis.	23 Her fame spread more and more, the older she grew in her husband's house; she lived to the age ofone hundred and five. She emancipated her maid, then died in Bethulia and was buried in the cave whereManasseh her husband lay.
24 Erat autem populus jucundus secundum faciem sanctorum : et per tres menses gaudium hujus victoriæ celebratum est cum Judith.	24 The House of Israel mourned her for seven days. Before her death she had distributed her propertyamong her own relations and those of her husband Manasseh.
25 Post dies autem illos, unusquisque rediit in domum suam : et Judith magna facta est in Bethulia, et præclarior erat universæ terræ Israël.	25 Never again during the lifetime of Judith, nor indeed for a long time after her death, did anyone troublethe Israelites.
26 Erat enim virtuti castitas adjuncta, ita ut non cognosceret virum omnibus diebus vitæ suæ, ex quo defunctus est Manasses vir ejus.
27 Erat autem, diebus festis, procedens cum magna gloria.
28 Mansit autem in domo viri sui annos centum quinque, et dimisit abram suam liberam : et defuncta est ac sepulta cum viro suo in Bethulia.
29 Luxitque illam omnis populus diebus septem.
30 In omni autem spatio vitæ ejus non fuit qui perturbaret Israël, et post mortem ejus annis multis.
31 Dies autem victoriæ hujus festivitatis ab Hebræis in numero sanctorum dierum accipitur, et colitur a Judæis ex illo tempore usque in præsentem diem.