Livro de Judite 2

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1 No décimo terceiro ano do rei Nabucodonosor, no vigésimo segundo dia do primeiro mês, foi tomada na casa de Nabucodonosor, rei dos assírios, a decisão de que ele se vingaria.	1 In the eighteenth year, on the twenty-second day of the first month, there was a discussion in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyrians, about taking revenge on the whole world, as he had threatened.
2 Convocou todos os anciãos, todos os seus chefes e guerreiros, e teve com eles um conselho secreto, no qual 3. revelou-lhes o seu desígnio de submeter toda a terra ao seu império.	2 He summoned all his ministers and nobles, laid before them his secret plan, and urged the total destruction of those countries.
	3 They decided to do away with all those who had refused to comply with the order he had issued.
4 Tendo a sua proposta agradado à assembléia, o rei Nabucodonosor ordenou a Holofernes, marechal do seu exército,	4 When he had completed his plan, Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyrians, summoned Holofernes, general in chief of his forces, second to himself in command, and said to him:
5 dizendo: Vai contra todos os reinos do ocidente, principalmente contra aqueles que desprezaram a minha ordem.	5 "Thus says the great king, the lord of all the earth: Go forth from my presence, take with you men of proven valor, a hundred and twenty thousand infantry and twelve thousand cavalry,
6 Ferirás a todos sem consideração alguma e me sujeitarás todas as fortalezas.	6 and proceed against all the land of the West, because they did not comply with the order I issued.
7 Holofernes convocou os generais e oficiais do exército assírio e contou os efetivos da expedição, conforme a ordem do rei: havia cento e vinte mil soldados de infantaria e doze mil frecheiros a cavalo.	7 Tell them to have earth and water ready, for I will come against them in my wrath; I will cover all the land with the feet of my soldiers, to whom I will deliver them as spoils.
8 Mandou adiante do seu exército uma multidão de camelos com provisões abundantes para as tropas, e inumeráveis rebanhos de bois e de cordeiros.	8 Their slain shall fill their ravines and wadies, the swelling torrent shall be choked with their dead; 9 and I will deport them as exiles to the very ends of the earth.
9 Ordenou que em toda a Síria se preparasse trigo para quando ele passasse.
10 Levou também grande quantidade de ouro e de prata do tesouro real.	10 "You go before me and take possession of all their territories for me. If they surrender to you, guard them for me till the day of their punishment.
11 Pôs-se a caminho com todo o exército, com os carros, os cavaleiros e os frecheiros, que se espalharam pela terra como gafanhotos.	11 As for those who resist, show them no quarter, but deliver them up to slaughter and plunder in each country you occupy.
12 Atravessou as fronteiras da Assíria e chegou às grandes montanhas de Ange, que ficam ao norte da Cilícia. Penetrou em todos os seus fortes e apoderou-se de todos os seus bens.	12 For as I live, and by the strength of my kingdom, what I have spoken I will accomplish by my power.
13 Tomou de assalto a célebre cidade de Melitene, e saqueou todos os filhos de Társis e os filhos de Ismael, que habitavam defronte do deserto, ao sul da terra de Celon.	13 Do not disobey a single one of the orders of your lord; fulfill them exactly as I have commanded you, and do it without delay."
14 Passando o Eufrates pela segunda vez, penetrou na Mesopotâmia e arrasou todas as fortalezas do país, desde a torrente de Caboras até o mar.	14 So Holofernes left the presence of his lord, and summoned all the princes, and the generals and officers of the Assyrian army.
15 Em seguida, apossou-se de todas as regiões (que marginam o Eufrates), desde a Cilícia até a terra de Jafet, que se estende para o sul.	15 He mustered a hundred and twenty thousand picked troops, as his lord had commanded, and twelve thousand mounted archers,
16 Levou consigo todos os madianitas, saqueou todas as suas riquezas e passou ao fio da espada todos os que lhe opunham resistência.	16 and grouped them into a complete combat force.
17 Depois desceu às planícies de Damasco no tempo da colheita, queimou todas as colheitas e cortou todas as árvores e as vinhas.	17 He took along a very large number of camels, asses, and mules for their baggage; innumerable sheep, cattle, and goats for their food supply;
18 Tornou-se, assim, objeto de terror para todos os habitantes da terra.	18 abundant provisions for each man, and much gold and silver from the royal palace.
	19 Then he and his whole army proceeded on their expedition in advance of King Nebuchadnezzar, to cover all the western region with their chariots and cavalry and regular infantry.
	20 A huge, irregular force, too many to count, like locusts or the dust of the earth, went along with them.
	21 After a three-day march from Nineveh, they reached the plain of Bectileth, and from Bectileth they next encamped near the mountains to the north of Upper Cilicia.
	22 From there Holofernes took his whole force, the infantry, cavalry, and chariots, and marched into the mountain region.
	23 He devastated Put and Lud, and plundered all the Rassisites and the Ishmaelites on the border of the desert toward the south of Chaldea.
	24 Then, following the Euphrates, he went through Mesopotamia, and battered down every fortified city along the Wadi Abron, until he reached the sea.
	25 He seized the territory of Cilicia, and cut down everyone who resisted him. Then he proceeded to the southern borders of Japheth, toward Arabia.
	26 He surrounded all the Midianites, burned their tents, and plundered their sheepfolds.
	27 Descending to the plain of Damascus at the time of the wheat harvest, he set fire to all their fields, destroyed their flocks and herds, despoiled their cities, devastated their plains, and put all their youths to the sword.