Livro de Judite 14

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1 Então Judite disse a todo o povo: Ouvi-me, irmãos, pendurai esta cabeça no alto de nossas muralhas.	1 Then Judith said to them: "Listen to me, my brothers. Take this head and hang it on the parapet of your wall.
2 Quando o sol se levantar, tome cada um as suas armas e saí com ímpeto, não para descerdes simplesmente (até o vale), mas como para atacá-los.	2 At daybreak, when the sun rises on the earth, let each of you seize his weapons, and let all the able-bodied men rush out of the city under command of a captain, as if about to go down into the plain against the advance guard of the Assyrians, but without going down.
3 Será necessário que as sentinelas corram a acordar o seu general para o combate.	3 They will seize their armor and hurry to their camp to awaken the generals of the Assyrian army. When they run to the tent of Holofernes and do not find him, panic will seize them, and they will flee before you.
4 Quando os seus chefes tiverem corrido à tenda de Holofernes e o encontrarem decapitado, jazendo no seu próprio sangue, serão tomados de pavor.	4 Then you and all the other inhabitants of the whole territory of Israel will pursue them and strike them down in their tracks.
5 E quando os virdes fugir, persegui-os destemidamente, porque o Senhor os esmagará sob os vossos pés.	5 But before doing this, summon for me Achior the Ammonite, that he may see and recognize the one who despised the house of Israel and sent him here to meet his death."
6 Então Aquior, vendo o poder que manifestara o Deus de Israel, abandonou o culto pagão, creu em Deus, circuncidou-se e foi incorporado ao povo de Israel, assim como toda a sua descendência até o dia de hoje.	6 So they called Achior from the house of Uzziah. When he came and saw the head of Holofernes in the hand of one of the men in the assembly of the people, he fell forward in a faint.
7 Logo que raiou o dia, penduraram nas muralhas a cabeça de Holofernes, cada um tomou as suas armas e saíram fazendo um grande alarido e soltando gritos agudos.	7 Then, after they lifted him up, he threw himself at the feet of Judith in homage, saying: "Blessed are you in every tent of Judah; and in every foreign nation, all who hear of you will be struck with terror.
8 Vendo isto, correram as sentinelas à tenda de Holofernes.	8 But now, tell me all that you did during these days." So Judith told him, in the presence of the people, all that she had been doing from the day she left till the time she began speaking to them.
9 Os que estavam na tenda vieram (ver) e fizeram grande barulho à porta do quarto para o despertar, e aumentavam cada vez mais o tumulto para que Holofernes acordasse com o ruído, sem que houvesse necessidade (de entrar) para o acordar.	9 When she finished her account, the people cheered loudly, and their city resounded with shouts of joy.
10 Porque ninguém ousava bater na porta nem entrar no quarto do marechal dos assírios.	10 Now Achior, seeing all that the God of Israel had done, believed firmly in him. He had the flesh of his foreskin circumcised, and he has been united with the house of Israel to the present day.
11 Mas chegando os generais com os tribunos e com todos os oficiais do exército do rei dos assírios, ordenaram aos camareiros:	11 At daybreak they hung the head of Holofernes on the wall. Then all the Israelite men took up their arms and went to the slopes of the mountain.
12 Entrai e despertai-o, porque os ratos saíram de seus buracos e se atrevem a nos provocar ao combate.	12 When the Assyrians saw them, they notified their captains; these, in turn, went to the generals and division leaders and all their other commanders.
13 Então Vagao, entrando no quarto, parou diante da cortina e bateu com as mãos, porque supunha que ele dormia com Judite.	13 They came to the tent of Holofernes and said to the one in charge of all his things, "Waken our master, for the slaves have dared come down to give us battle, to their utter destruction."
14 Aplicando, porém, os ouvidos e não percebendo movimento algum de um homem que dorme, aproximou- se da cortina e a levantou. À vista do cadáver de Holofernes decapitado, que jazia por terra num charco de sangue, soltou um forte grito, rompeu em lágrimas e rasgou as suas vestes.	14 Bagoas went in, and knocked at the entry of the tent, presuming that he was sleeping with Judith.
15 Entrou então na tenda de Judite e não a encontrou. Correu para fora e disse ao povo:	15 As no one answered, he parted the curtains, entered the bedroom, and found him lying on the floor, a headless corpse.
16 Uma judia pôs a confusão na casa do rei Nabucodonosor: Holofernes jaz ali caído por terra, e a sua cabeça não está com o corpo!	16 He broke into a loud clamor of weeping, groaning, and howling, and rent his garments.
17 Ouvindo estas palavras, todos os oficiais do exército assírio rasgaram suas vestes, um terror e um espanto extremos os invadiram, e os seus espíritos ficaram completamente desorientados, e um clamor indescritível levantou-se do acampamento.	17 Then he entered the tent where Judith had her quarters; and, not finding her, he rushed out to the troops and cried:
	18 "The slaves have duped us! A single Hebrew woman has brought disgrace on the house of King Nebuchadnezzar. Here is Holofernes headless on the ground!"
	19 When the commanders of the Assyrian army heard these words, they rent their tunics and were seized with consternation. Loud screaming and howling arose in the camp.