ΙΟΥΔΙΘ - Giuditta - Judith 14

LXX	NEW JERUSALEM
1 και ειπεν προς αυτους ιουδιθ ακουσατε δη μου αδελφοι και λαβοντες την κεφαλην ταυτην κρεμασατε αυτην επι της επαλξεως του τειχους υμων	1 Judith said, 'Listen to me, brothers. Take this head and hang it on your battlements.
2 και εσται ηνικα εαν διαφαυση ο ορθρος και εξελθη ο ηλιος επι την γην αναλημψεσθε εκαστος τα σκευη τα πολεμικα υμων και εξελευσεσθε πας ανηρ ισχυων εξω της πολεως και δωσετε αρχηγον εις αυτους ως καταβαινοντες επι το πεδιον εις την προφυλακην υιων ασσουρ και ου καταβησεσθε	2 When morning comes and the sun is up, let every man take his arms and every able-bodied man leavethe town. Appoint a leader for them, as if you meant to march down to the plain against the Assyrian advancedpost. But you must not do this.
3 και αναλαβοντες ουτοι τας πανοπλιας αυτων πορευσονται εις την παρεμβολην αυτων και εγερουσι τους στρατηγους της δυναμεως ασσουρ και συνδραμουνται επι την σκηνην ολοφερνου και ουχ ευρησουσιν αυτον και επιπεσειται επ' αυτους φοβος και φευξονται απο προσωπου υμων	3 The Assyrians wil gather up their equipment, make for their camp and wake up their commanders; theyin turn will rush to the tent of Holofernes and not be able to find him. They will then be seized with panic and fleeat your advance.
4 και επακολουθησαντες υμεις και παντες οι κατοικουντες παν οριον ισραηλ καταστρωσατε αυτους εν ταις οδοις αυτων	4 Al you and the others who live in the territory of Israel wil have to do is to give chase and slaughterthem as they retreat.
5 προ δε του ποιησαι ταυτα καλεσατε μοι αχιωρ τον αμμανιτην ινα ιδων επιγνοι τον εκφαυλισαντα τον οικον του ισραηλ και αυτον ως εις θανατον αποστειλαντα εις ημας	5 'But before you do this, cal me Achior the Ammonite, for him to see and identify the man who held theHouse of Israel in contempt, the man who sent him to us as someone already doomed to die.'
6 και εκαλεσαν τον αχιωρ εκ του οικου οζια ως δε ηλθεν και ειδεν την κεφαλην ολοφερνου εν χειρι ανδρος ενος εν τη εκκλησια του λαου επεσεν επι προσωπον και εξελυθη το πνευμα αυτου	6 So they had Achior brought from Uzziah's house. No sooner had he arrived and seen the head ofHolofernes held by a member of the people's assembly than he fel on his face in a faint.
7 ως δε ανελαβον αυτον προσεπεσεν τοις ποσιν ιουδιθ και προσεκυνησεν τω προσωπω αυτης και ειπεν ευλογημενη συ εν παντι σκηνωματι ιουδα και εν παντι εθνει οιτινες ακουσαντες το ονομα σου ταραχθησονται	7 They lifted him up. He then threw himself at Judith's feet and, prostrate before her, exclaimed: May yoube blessed in al the tents of Judah and in every nation; those who hear your name wil be seized with dread!
8 και νυν αναγγειλον μοι οσα εποιησας εν ταις ημεραις ταυταις και απηγγειλεν αυτω ιουδιθ εν μεσω του λαου παντα οσα ην πεποιηκυια αφ' ης ημερας εξηλθεν εως ου ελαλει αυτοις	8 'Now tel me everything that you have done in these past few days.' And surrounded by the people,Judith told him everything she had done from the day she left Bethulia to the moment when she was speaking.
9 ως δε επαυσατο λαλουσα ηλαλαξεν ο λαος φωνη μεγαλη και εδωκεν φωνην ευφροσυνον εν τη πολει αυτων	9 When she came to the end, the people cheered at the top of their voices until the town echoed.
10 ιδων δε αχιωρ παντα οσα εποιησεν ο θεος του ισραηλ επιστευσεν τω θεω σφοδρα και περιετεμετο την σαρκα της ακροβυστιας αυτου και προσετεθη εις τον οικον ισραηλ εως της ημερας ταυτης	10 Achior, recognising al that the God of Israel had done, believed ardently in him and, acceptingcircumcision, was permanently incorporated into the House of Israel.
11 ηνικα δε ο ορθρος ανεβη και εκρεμασαν την κεφαλην ολοφερνου εκ του τειχους και ανελαβεν πας ανηρ τα οπλα αυτου και εξηλθοσαν κατα σπειρας επι τας αναβασεις του ορους	11 At daybreak they hung the head of Holofernes on the ramparts. Every man took his arms and they alwent out in groups to the slopes of the mountain.
12 οι δε υιοι ασσουρ ως ειδον αυτους διεπεμψαν επι τους ηγουμενους αυτων οι δε ηλθον επι τους στρατηγους και χιλιαρχους και επι παντα αρχοντα αυτων	12 Seeing this, the Assyrians sent word to their leaders, who in turn reported to the generals, thecaptains of thousands and al the other officers;
13 και παρεγενοντο επι την σκηνην ολοφερνου και ειπαν τω οντι επι παντων των αυτου εγειρον δη τον κυριον ημων οτι ετολμησαν οι δουλοι καταβαινειν εφ' ημας εις πολεμον ινα εξολεθρευθωσιν εις τελος	13 and these in their turn reported to the tent of Holofernes. 'Rouse our master,' they said to his major-domo, 'these slaves have dared to march down on us to attack -- and to be wiped out to a man!'
14 και εισηλθεν βαγωας και εκρουσε την αυλαιαν της σκηνης υπενοει γαρ καθευδειν αυτον μετα ιουδιθ	14 Bagoas went inside and struck the curtain dividing the tent, thinking that Holofernes was sleeping withJudith.
15 ως δ' ουθεις επηκουσεν διαστειλας εισηλθεν εις τον κοιτωνα και ευρεν αυτον επι της χελωνιδος ερριμμενον νεκρον και η κεφαλη αυτου αφηρητο απ' αυτου	15 But as no one seemed to hear, he drew the curtain and went into the bedroom, to find him throwndown dead on the threshold, with his head cut off.
16 και εβοησεν φωνη μεγαλη μετα κλαυθμου και στεναγμου και βοης ισχυρας και διερρηξεν τα ιματια αυτου	16 He gave a great shout, wept, sobbed, shrieked and rent his clothes.
17 και εισηλθεν εις την σκηνην ου ην ιουδιθ καταλυουσα και ουχ ευρεν αυτην και εξεπηδησεν εις τον λαον και εβοησεν	17 He then went into the tent which Judith had occupied and could not find her either. Then, rushing outto the men, he shouted,
18 ηθετησαν οι δουλοι εποιησεν αισχυνην μια γυνη των εβραιων εις τον οικον του βασιλεως ναβουχοδονοσορ οτι ιδου ολοφερνης χαμαι και η κεφαλη ουκ εστιν επ' αυτω	18 'The slaves have rebel ed! A single Hebrew woman has brought shame on the House ofNebuchadnezzar. Holofernes is lying dead on the ground, without his head!'
19 ως δε ηκουσαν ταυτα τα ρηματα οι αρχοντες της δυναμεως ασσουρ τους χιτωνας αυτων διερρηξαν και εταραχθη αυτων η ψυχη σφοδρα και εγενετο αυτων κραυγη και βοη μεγαλη σφοδρα εν μεσω της παρεμβολης	19 When they heard this, the leaders of the Assyrian army tore their tunics in consternation, and thecamp rang with their wild cries and their shouting.