Livro de Judite 13

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Anoiteceu. Os oficiais apressaram-se em voltar aos seus aposentos. Vagao fechou as portas do quarto e foi-449 se.	1 And when it was grown late, his servants made haste to their lodgings, and Vagao shut the chamber doors, and went his way.
2 Estavam todos embriagados pelo vinho.	2 And they were all overcharged with wine.
3 Judite ficou só no seu quarto,	3 And Judith was alone in the chamber.
4 enquanto Holofernes repousava em seu leito, bêbedo a cair.	4 But Holofernes lay on his bed, fast asleep, being exceedingly drunk.
5 Judite havia dito à sua serva que ficasse fora, diante do quarto, vigiando.	5 And Judith spoke to her maid to stand without before the chamber, and to watch:
6 De pé ao lado do leito, movendo em silêncio os lábios, ela orou com lágrimas a Deus, dizendo:	6 And Judith stood before the bed praying with tears, and the motion of her lips in silence,
7 Senhor, Deus de Israel, dai-me força. Olhai agora o que vão fazer minhas mãos, a fim de que, segundo a vossa promessa, levanteis a vossa cidade de Jerusalém, e eu realize o que acreditei ser possível graças a vós.	7 Saying: Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, and in this hour look on the works of my hands, that as thou hast promised, thou mayst raise up Jerusalem thy city: and that I may bring to pass that which I have purposed, having a belief that it might be done by thee.
8 Dizendo isto, aproximou-se da coluna que estava à cabeceira do leito e tomou a espada que ali estava pendurada;	8 And when she had said this, she went to the pillar that was at his bed's head, and loosed his sword that hung tied upon it.
9 desembainhou-a e, tomando os cabelos de Holofernes, disse: Senhor, dai-me força neste momento!	9 And when she had drawn it out, she took him by the hair of his head, and said: Strengthen me, O Lord God, at this hour.
10 Feriu-o duas vezes na nuca e decepou-lhe a cabeça. Desprendeu em seguida o cortinado das colunas, e rolou por terra o corpo mutilado.	10 And she struck twice upon his neck, and out off his head, and took off his canopy from the pillars, and rolled away his headless body.
11 Feito isto, saiu e deu à sua serva a cabeça de Holofernes para que a metesse no saco.	11 And after a while she went out, and delivered the head of Holofernes to her maid, and bade her put it into her wallet.
12 Depois saíram ambas, como de costume, como se fossem para a oração. Atravessaram o acampamento, contornaram o vale e chegaram às portas da cidade.	12 And they two went out according to their custom, as it were to prayer, and they passed the camp, and having compassed the valley, they came to the gate of the city.
13 De longe, Judite gritou aos guardas dos muros: Abri as portas, porque Deus está conosco; ele manifestou o seu poder em favor de Israel.	13 And Judith from afar off cried to the watchmen upon the walls: Open the gates for God is with us, who hath shewn his power in Israel.
14 Ouvindo estas palavras, os homens chamaram os anciãos da cidade,	14 And it came to pass, when the men had heard her voice, that they called the ancients of the city.
15 e toda a população correu para ela, desde o menor até o maior, porque não esperavam mais que ela voltasse.	15 And all ran to meet her from the least to the greatest: for they now had no hopes that she would come.
16 Juntaram-se todos ao redor dela com tochas acesas. Judite, subindo a um lugar mais alto, pediu que se fizesse silêncio. Todos se calaram.	16 And lighting up lights they all gathered round about her: and she went up to a higher place, and commanded silence to be made. And when all had held their peace,
17 Louvai ao Senhor nosso Deus, disse-lhes ela, que não abandonou os que puseram nele a sua esperança, 18. e que cumpriu pelas mãos de sua serva a sua promessa de misericórdia à casa de Israel; esta noite ele matou por minha mão o inimigo de seu povo.	17 Judith said: Praise ye the Lord our God, who hath not forsaken them that hope in him.
	18 And by me his handmaid he hath fulfilled his mercy, which he promised to the house of Israel: and he hath killed the enemy of his people by my hand this night.
19 Retirando então do saco a cabeça de Holofernes, mostrou-lha dizendo: Eis a cabeça de Holofernes, marechal do exército assírio, e eis o cortinado do baldaquino onde se achava deitado, ébrio a cair, quando o Senhor, nosso Deus, o feriu pela mão de uma mulher.	19 Then she brought forth the head of Holofernes out of the wallet, and shewed it them, saying: Behold the head of Holofernes the general of the army of the Assyrians, and behold his canopy, wherein he lay in his drunkenness, where the Lord our God slew him by the hand of a woman.
20 Mas juro-vos, pelo mesmo Senhor, que o seu anjo me protegeu, tanto ao partir, como ao demorar-me lá, e como ao voltar, e o Senhor não permitiu que sua serva fosse manchada: ele reconduziu-me a vós livre de toda	20 But as the same Lord liveth, his angel hath been my keeper both going hence, and abiding there, and returning from thence hither: and the Lord hath not suffered me his handmaid to be defiled, but hath brought me back to you without pollution of sin, rejoicing for his victory, for my escape, and for your deliverance.
21 Dai-lhe glória todos vós, porque é bom, porque a sua misericórdia é eterna!	21 Give all of you glory to him, because he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever.
22 Então todos, adorando o Senhor, disseram a Judite: O Senhor te abençoou com o seu poder, porque ele por ti aniquilou os nossos inimigos.	22 And they all adored the Lord, and said to her: The Lord hath blessed thee by his power, because by thee he hath brought our enemies to nought.
23 Ozias, príncipe do povo de Israel, acrescentou: Minha filha, tu és bendita do Senhor Deus altíssimo, mais que todas as mulheres da terra.	23 And Ozias the prince of the people of Israel, said to her: Blessed art thou, O daughter, by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth.
24 Bendito seja o Senhor, criador do céu e da terra, que te guiou para cortar a cabeça de nosso maior inimigo!	24 Blessed be the Lord who made heaven and earth, who hath directed thee to the cutting off the head of the prince of our enemies.
25 Ele deu neste dia tanta glória ao teu nome, que nunca o teu louvor cessará de ser celebrado pelos homens, que se lembrarão eternamente do poder do Senhor. Ante os sofrimentos e a angústia de teu povo, não poupaste a tua vida, mas salvaste-nos da ruína, em presença de nosso Deus.	25 Because he hath so magnified thy name this day, that thy praise shall not depart out of the mouth of men who shall be mindful of the power of the Lord for ever, for that thou hast not spared thy life, by reason of the distress and tribulation of thy people, but hast prevented our ruin in the presence of our God.
26 E todo o povo respondeu: Assim seja! Assim seja!	26 And all the people said: So be it, so be it.
27 Mandaram então vir Aquior, e Judite disse-lhe: O Deus de Israel, de quem testemunhaste que toma vingança dos seus inimigos, cortou esta noite por minha mão a cabeça de todos os infiéis.	27 And Achior being called for came, and Judith said to him: The God of Israel, to whom thou gavest testimony, that he revengeth himself of his enemies, he hath cut off the head of all the unbelievers this night by my hand.
28 Para provar-te que assim é, eis aqui a cabeça de Holofernes que, na insolência de seu orgulho, desprezava o Deus de Israel e te ameaçava de morte, dizendo: Quando o povo de Israel for vencido, mandarei passar-te ao fio da espada.	28 And that thou mayst find that it is so, behold the head of Holofernes, who in the contempt of his pride despised the God of Israel: and threatened thee with death, saying: When the people of Israel shall be taken, I will command thy sides to be pierced with a sword.
29 Vendo a cabeça de Holofernes, Aquior foi tomado de pavor e caiu com o rosto por terra, sem sentidos.	29 Then Achior seeing the head of Holofernes, being seized with a great fear he fell on his face upon the earth, and his soul swooned away.
30 Quando recobrou os sentidos e voltou a si, jogou-se aos pés de Judite em sinal de reverência e disse: Sê bendita de teu Deus em todas as tendas de Jacó, porque o Deus de Israel será glorificado por causa de ti entre todas as nações que ouvirem o teu nome.	30 But after he had recovered his spirits he fell down at her feet, and reverenced her and said:
	31 Blessed art thou by thy God in every tabernacle of Jacob, for in every nation which shall hear thy name, the God of Israel shall be magnified on occasion of thee.