Livro de Judite 13

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1 Anoiteceu. Os oficiais apressaram-se em voltar aos seus aposentos. Vagao fechou as portas do quarto e foi-449 se.	1 So then, when it had become late, his servants hurried to their lodgings, and Vagao closed the chamber doors, and he went away.
2 Estavam todos embriagados pelo vinho.	2 But they were all drowsy from the 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 Moreover, Holofernes, being very inebriated, was fast asleep, reclining on his bed.
5 Judite havia dito à sua serva que ficasse fora, diante do quarto, vigiando.	5 And Judith told her handmaid to stand outside 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 in front of the bed, praying with tears, and her lips moved 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: “Confirm me, O Lord God of Israel, and in this hour look kindly upon the works of my hands, so that, just as you promised, you may raise up Jerusalem, your city, and so that, believing through you that this plan is able to be accomplished, I may succeed.”
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 approached the pillar, which was at the head of the bed, and she released his blade, which was hanging tied to it.
9 desembainhou-a e, tomando os cabelos de Holofernes, disse: Senhor, dai-me força neste momento!	9 And when she had unsheathed it, she grabbed him by the hair of his head, and she said, “Confirm me, O Lord God, in 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 him twice on his neck, and she cut off his head, and she took off his canopy from the pillars, and she rolled away the trunk of his body.
11 Feito isto, saiu e deu à sua serva a cabeça de Holofernes para que a metesse no saco.	11 And after a little while, she went out, and she delivered the head of Holofernes to her handmaid, and she ordered her to put it in her bag.
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 the two went out, according to their custom, as if to prayer, and they passed through the camp, and having circled around 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 a distance, spoke to the watchmen on the walls, “Open the gates, for God is with us, and he has acted with his power in Israel.”
14 Ouvindo estas palavras, os homens chamaram os anciãos da cidade,	14 And it happened that, when the men had heard her voice, they called the elders 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 rushed toward her, from the least to the greatest. For, until then, they held no hope that she would return.
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, enflaming the lights, they gathered all around her. But she climbed up to a higher place, and she ordered them to be made silent. And when all had quieted down,
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 the Lord our God, who has not abandoned those who hope in him.
	18 And by me, his handmaid, he has fulfilled his mercy, which he promised to the house of Israel. And he has 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, taking the head of Holofernes from the bag, she displayed it to them, saying: “Behold, the head of Holofernes the leader of the military of the Assyrians, and behold his canopy, under which he reclined in his drunkenness, where the Lord our God struck 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 Lord himself lives, his angel has been my guardian both from my departure, and while staying there, and when returning from there. And the Lord has not permitted me, his handmaid, to be defiled, but he has called me back to you without the pollution of sin, rejoicing in his victory, in my escape, and in your liberation.
21 Dai-lhe glória todos vós, porque é bom, porque a sua misericórdia é eterna!	21 Confess everything to him, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation.”
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 Then everyone adored the Lord, and they said to her, “The Lord has blessed you by his power, because, through you, he has reduced our enemies to nothing.”
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 Furthermore, Uzziah, the leader of the people of Israel, said to her: “O daughter, you have been blessed by the Lord, the most high God, above all the women on 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 is the Lord, who made heaven and earth, who has guided you in harming the head of the leader 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 For he has so magnified your name this day, that your praise will not retire from the mouth of men, who will be mindful of the power of the Lord forever, because you have risked your life for the sake of the distress and tribulation of your people, and you have prevented our ruin before the sight of our God.”
26 E todo o povo respondeu: Assim seja! Assim seja!	26 And all the people said: “Amen. Amen.”
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 so, Achior was called, and he drew near, and Judith said to him: “The God of Israel, to whom you gave testimony, has avenged himself on his enemies. He has cut down the head of all unbelievers, by my hand this night.
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, so that you may determine that this is so, behold, the head of Holofernes, who, in the contempt of his pride, despised the God of Israel and threatened Israel with ruin, saying, ‘When the people of Israel have been captured, I will instruct your sides to be pierced through 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, and being distressed by fear, fell upon his face on the ground, and his soul became agitated.
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 In truth, after this, when he had recovered his breath, he fell down before her feet, and he showed reverence for her, and he said:
	31 “Blessed are you by your God, in every tabernacle of Jacob, for in every nation that will hear of your name, the God of Israel will be magnified over you.”