Livro de Judite 7

SAGRADA BIBLIA	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 No dia seguinte, Holofernes ordenou às suas tropas que tomassem de assalto Betúlia.	1 The next day Holofernes commanded all his army, and all his people which were come to take his part, that they should remove their camp against Bethulia, to take aforehand the ascents of the hill country, and to make war against the children of Israel.
2 Havia cento e vinte mil soldados de infantaria e vinte e dois mil cavaleiros, além dos homens de armas que tinha aprisionado e dos jovens que havia levado das províncias e das cidades.	2 Then their strong men removed their camps in that day, and the army of the men of war was an hundred and seventy thousand footmen, and twelve thousand horsemen, beside the baggage, and other men that were afoot among them, a very great multitude.
3 Prepararam-se todos para combater contra os israelitas e partiram pela encosta da montanha até o cume que olha para Dotain, desde o lugar chamado Belma até Quelmon, que está fronteiro a Esdrelon.	3 And they camped in the valley near unto Bethulia, by the fountain, and they spread themselves in breadth over Dothaim even to Belmaim, and in length from Bethulia unto Cynamon, which is over against Esdraelon.
4 Quando os israelitas viram aquela multidão, prostraram-se por terra e cobriram de cinzas as suas cabeças, orando em comum ao Deus de Israel para que fizesse misericórdia ao seu povo.	4 Now the children of Israel, when they saw the multitude of them, were greatly troubled, and said every one to his neighbour, Now will these men lick up the face of the earth; for neither the high mountains, nor the valleys, nor the hills, are able to bear their weight.
5 Tomando então as suas armas de guerra, postaram-se nos lugares em que caminhos estreitos conduziam às passagens entre os montes, e ali montaram guarda noite e dia.	5 Then every man took up his weapons of war, and when they had kindled fires upon their towers, they remained and watched all that night.
6 Entretanto, ao fazer uma ronda pelos arredores, Holofernes descobriu ao sul da cidade a fonte que a abastecia por meio de um aqueduto, e mandou cortá-lo.	6 But in the second day Holofernes brought forth all his horsemen in the sight of the children of Israel which were in Bethulia,
7 Havia, entretanto, não longe dos muros, algumas fontes aonde iam furtivamente os sitiados buscar água, mais para aliviar um pouco a sede que para beber.	7 And viewed the passages up to the city, and came to the fountains of their waters, and took them, and set garrisons of men of war over them, and he himself removed toward his people.
8 Então os amonitas e os moabitas foram dizer a Holofernes: Os israelitas não confiam nem nas lanças nem nas flechas, mas são defendidos pelas montanhas e sua verdadeira força são as colinas escarpadas.	8 Then came unto him all the chief of the children of Esau, and all the governors of the people of Moab, and the captains of the sea coast, and said,
9 Para que possas vencê-los sem combate, põe guardas às fontes, para não buscarem água ali, e os matareis sem golpes de espada. Ou, pelo menos, esgotados pela sede, entregarão a cidade, a qual, por estar situada nas montanhas, julgavam inexpugnável.	9 Let our lord now hear a word, that there be not an overthrow in thine army.
10 Esta sugestão agradou a Holofernes e aos seus oficiais, e ele mandou que cada fonte fosse vigiada por um contingente de cem homens.	10 For this people of the children of Israel do not trust in their spears, but in the height of the mountains wherein they dwell, because it is not easy to come up to the tops of their mountains.
11 Passados vinte dias de guarda, secaram-se as fontes e os poços de Betúlia, e os habitantes que recebiam quotidianamente a sua medida de água não a tiveram mais nem sequer para um dia.	11 Now therefore, my lord, fight not against them in battle array, and there shall not so much as one man of thy people perish.
12 Então, reuniram-se todos os homens, mulheres, jovens e crianças ao redor de Ozias, e disseram-lhe a uma voz:	12 Remain in thy camp, and keep all the men of thine army, and let thy servants get into their hands the fountain of water, which issueth forth of the foot of the mountain:
13 Deus seja juiz entre nós e ti, pois, recusando negociar a paz com os assírios, atraíste a desgraça sobre nós; e por isso entregou-nos Deus nas suas mãos.	13 For all the inhabitants of Bethulia have their water thence; so shall thirst kill them, and they shall give up their city, and we and our people shall go up to the tops of the mountains that are near, and will camp upon them, to watch that none go out of the city.
14 Também por isso não há quem nos socorra, estando nós aos seus olhos esgotados pela sede.	14 So they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with fire, and before the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell.
15 Agora, pois, reúne todos os que estão na cidade e entreguemo-nos espontaneamente aos homens de Holofernes.	15 Thus shalt thou render them an evil reward; because they rebelled, and met not thy person peaceably.
16 É melhor que bendigamos a Deus no cativeiro, vivos, do que morrer vergonhosamente diante de todos os homens, vendo morrer sob os nossos olhos nossas mulheres e nossos filhos.	16 And these words pleased Holofernes and all his servants, and he appointed to do as they had spoken.
17 O céu e a terra nos são testemunhas, assim como o Deus de nossos pais que toma vingança de nossos pecados: entrega sem demora a cidade ao exército de Holofernes, para que o fio da espada abrevie o nosso fim, retardado pelo ardor da sede!	17 So the camp of the children of Ammon departed, and with them five thousand of the Assyrians, and they pitched in the valley, and took the waters, and the fountains of the waters of the children of Israel.
18 Tendo eles assim falado, levantou-se um grande pranto e gritos lancinantes na assembléia, e a sua voz elevou-se para Deus durante várias horas:	18 Then the children of Esau went up with the children of Ammon, and camped in the hill country over against Dothaim: and they sent some of them toward the south, and toward the east over against Ekrebel, which is near unto Chusi, that is upon the brook Mochmur; and the rest of the army of the Assyrians camped in the plain, and covered the face of the whole land; and their tents and carriages were pitched to a very great multitude.
19 Pecamos, diziam eles, nós e nossos pais, cometemos a injustiça e a iniqüidade.	19 Then the children of Israel cried unto the Lord their God, because their heart failed, for all their enemies had compassed them round about, and there was no way to escape out from among them.
20 Vós, que sois bom, tende piedade de nós, ou então que vossos castigos tomem vingança de nossas iniqüidades; mas não entregueis os que vos invocam a um povo que vos não conhece,	20 Thus all the company of Assur remained about them, both their footmen, chariots, and horsemen, four and thirty days, so that all their vessels of water failed all the inhibitants of Bethulia.
21 para que se não diga entre os pagãos: Onde está o seu Deus?	21 And the cisterns were emptied, and they had not water to drink their fill for one day; for they gave them drink by measure.
22 Fatigados enfim de gritar e de chorar, eles se calaram.	22 Therefore their young children were out of heart, and their women and young men fainted for thirst, and fell down in the streets of the city, and by the passages of the gates, and there was no longer any strength in them.
23 Ozias levantou-se então banhado em lágrimas: Coragem, meus irmãos! - disse ele.- Esperemos (ainda) cinco dias a misericórdia do Senhor.	23 Then all the people assembled to Ozias, and to the chief of the city, both young men, and women, and children, and cried with a loud voice, and said before all the elders,
24 Talvez se aplaque a sua cólera e dê glória ao seu nome.	24 God be judge between us and you: for ye have done us great injury, in that ye have not required peace of the children of Assur.
25 Entretanto, se depois de cinco dias não nos chegar socorro algum, faremos o que propusestes.	25 For now we have no helper: but God hath sold us into their hands, that we should be thrown down before them with thirst and great destruction.
	26 Now therefore call them unto you, and deliver the whole city for a spoil to the people of Holofernes, and to all his army.
	27 For it is better for us to be made a spoil unto them, than to die for thirst: for we will be his servants, that our souls may live, and not see the death of our infants before our eyes, nor our wives nor our children to die.
	28 We take to witness against you the heaven and the earth, and our God and Lord of our fathers, which punisheth us according to our sins and the sins of our fathers, that he do not according as we have said this day.
	29 Then there was great weeping with one consent in the midst of the assembly; and they cried unto the Lord God with a loud voice.
	30 Then said Ozias to them, Brethren, be of good courage, let us yet endure five days, in the which space the Lord our God may turn his mercy toward us; for he will not forsake us utterly.
	31 And if these days pass, and there come no help unto us, I will do according to your word.
	32 And he dispersed the people, every one to their own charge; and they went unto the walls and towers of their city, and sent the women and children into their houses: and they were very low brought in the city.