¹Factum est autem,And it happened that,cum cessasset clamare ad Dominum,when she had ceased to cry out to the Lord,surrexit de loco in quo jacuerat prostrata ad Dominum.she arose from the place where she lay prostrate before the Lord.

¹Factum est autem,And it happened that,cum cessasset clamare ad Dominum,when she had ceased to cry out to the Lord,surrexit de loco in quo jacuerat prostrata ad Dominum.she arose from the place where she lay prostrate before the Lord.

²Vocavitque abram suam,And she called her handmaid,et descendens in domum suam,and descending into her house,abstulit a se cilicium,she took away from herself the haircloth,et exuit se vestimentis viduitatis suæ,and she put away from herself the garments of her widowhood,

²Vocavitque abram suam,And she called her handmaid,et descendens in domum suam,and descending into her house,abstulit a se cilicium,she took away from herself the haircloth,et exuit se vestimentis viduitatis suæ,and she put away from herself the garments of her widowhood,

³et lavit corpus suum,and she washed her body,et unxit se myro optimo,and she anointed herself with the best ointment,et discriminavit crinem capitis sui,and she plaited the hair of her head,et imposuit mitram super caput suum,and she put a headdress on her head,et induit se vestimentis jucunditatis suæ,and she clothed herself with the garments of her elegance,induitque sandalia pedibus suis,and she put sandals on her feet,assumpsitque dextraliola,and she put on her little bracelets,et lilia,and lilies,et inaures,and earrings,et annulos,and rings,et omnibus ornamentis suis ornavit se.and she adorned herself with all her ornaments.

³et lavit corpus suum,and she washed her body,et unxit se myro optimo,and she anointed herself with the best ointment,et discriminavit crinem capitis sui,and she plaited the hair of her head,et imposuit mitram super caput suum,and she put a headdress on her head,et induit se vestimentis jucunditatis suæ,and she clothed herself with the garments of her elegance,induitque sandalia pedibus suis,and she put sandals on her feet,assumpsitque dextraliola,and she put on her little bracelets,et lilia,and lilies,et inaures,and earrings,et annulos,and rings,et omnibus ornamentis suis ornavit se.and she adorned herself with all her ornaments.

⁴Cui etiam Dominus contulit splendorem:And also, the Lord conferred upon her a splendor.quoniam omnis ista compositio non ex libidine, sed ex virtute pendebat:For all this dressing up did not proceed from sensuality, but from virtue.et ideo Dominus hanc in illam pulchritudinem ampliavit,And therefore, the Lord increased this, her beauty,ut incomparabili decore omnium oculis appareret.so that she appeared with incomparable honor before the eyes of all.

⁴Cui etiam Dominus contulit splendorem:And also, the Lord conferred upon her a splendor.quoniam omnis ista compositio non ex libidine, sed ex virtute pendebat:For all this dressing up did not proceed from sensuality, but from virtue.et ideo Dominus hanc in illam pulchritudinem ampliavit,And therefore, the Lord increased this, her beauty,ut incomparabili decore omnium oculis appareret.so that she appeared with incomparable honor before the eyes of all.

⁵Imposuit itaque abræ suæ ascoperam vini,And so, she appointed to her handmaid a wineskin,et vas olei,and a vessel of oil,et polentam,and parched grain,et palathas,and dried figs,et panes,and bread,et caseum,and cheese,et profecta est.and they departed.

⁵Imposuit itaque abræ suæ ascoperam vini,And so, she appointed to her handmaid a wineskin,et vas olei,and a vessel of oil,et polentam,and parched grain,et palathas,and dried figs,et panes,and bread,et caseum,and cheese,et profecta est.and they departed.

⁶Cumque venissent ad portam civitatis,And when they came to the gate of the city,invenerunt expectantem Oziam et presbyteros civitatis.they found Uzziah and the elders of the city waiting.

⁶Cumque venissent ad portam civitatis,And when they came to the gate of the city,invenerunt expectantem Oziam et presbyteros civitatis.they found Uzziah and the elders of the city waiting.

⁷Qui cum vidissent eam,And when they saw her,stupentes mirati sunt nimis pulchritudinem ejus.being astounded, they wondered at her surpassing beauty.

⁷Qui cum vidissent eam,And when they saw her,stupentes mirati sunt nimis pulchritudinem ejus.being astounded, they wondered at her surpassing beauty.

⁸Nihil tamen interrogantes eam,So,dimiserunt transire,not questioning her at all,dicentes:they dismissed her to go forth,Deus patrum nostrorum det tibi gratiam,saying:et omne consilium tui cordis sua virtute corroboret,“May the God of our fathers give you grace,ut glorietur super te Jerusalem,and may he strengthen all the advice of your heart with his virtue,et sit nomen tuum in numero sanctorumso that Jerusalem may glory over you,et justorum.and your name may be counted among the holy and the just.”

⁸Nihil tamen interrogantes eam,So,dimiserunt transire,not questioning her at all,dicentes:they dismissed her to go forth,Deus patrum nostrorum det tibi gratiam,saying:et omne consilium tui cordis sua virtute corroboret,“May the God of our fathers give you grace,ut glorietur super te Jerusalem,and may he strengthen all the advice of your heart with his virtue,et sit nomen tuum in numero sanctorumso that Jerusalem may glory over you,et justorum.and your name may be counted among the holy and the just.”

⁹Et dixerunt hi qui illic erant omnes una voce:And those who were there, all with one voice, said:Fiat,“Amen.fiat.Amen.”

⁹Et dixerunt hi qui illic erant omnes una voce:And those who were there, all with one voice, said:Fiat,“Amen.fiat.Amen.”

¹⁰Judith vero orans Dominum,In truth,transivit per portas,Judith was praying to the Lord as she crossed through the gates,ipsa et abra ejus.she and her handmaid.

¹⁰Judith vero orans Dominum,In truth,transivit per portas,Judith was praying to the Lord as she crossed through the gates,ipsa et abra ejus.she and her handmaid.

¹¹Factum est autem cum descenderet montem,But it happened that,circa ortum diei,when she descended the mountain at about the break of day,occurrerunt ei exploratores Assyriorum,the scouts of the Assyrians met her,et tenuerunt eam,and they stopped her,dicentes:saying,Unde venis?“Where are you coming from?aut quo vadis?And where are you going?”

¹¹Factum est autem cum descenderet montem,But it happened that,circa ortum diei,when she descended the mountain at about the break of day,occurrerunt ei exploratores Assyriorum,the scouts of the Assyrians met her,et tenuerunt eam,and they stopped her,dicentes:saying,Unde venis?“Where are you coming from?aut quo vadis?And where are you going?”

¹²Quæ respondit:And she answered:Filia sum Hebræorum,“I am a daughter of the Hebrews.ideo ego fugi a facie eorum,This is why I have fled from their face:quoniam futurum agnovi quod dentur vobis in deprædationem,because I realized that in the future they would be given over to you with pillaging,pro eo quod contemnentes vos,for they hold you in contempt,noluerunt ultro tradere seipsos ut invenirent misericordiam in conspectu vestro.and they would never be willing to surrender themselves, so that they might find mercy in your sight.

¹²Quæ respondit:And she answered:Filia sum Hebræorum,“I am a daughter of the Hebrews.ideo ego fugi a facie eorum,This is why I have fled from their face:quoniam futurum agnovi quod dentur vobis in deprædationem,because I realized that in the future they would be given over to you with pillaging,pro eo quod contemnentes vos,for they hold you in contempt,noluerunt ultro tradere seipsos ut invenirent misericordiam in conspectu vestro.and they would never be willing to surrender themselves, so that they might find mercy in your sight.

¹³Hac de causa cogitavi mecum,For this reason, I thought to myself,dicens:saying:Vadam ad faciem principis Holofernis,I will go to the face of the leader Holofernes,ut indicem illi secreta illorum,so that I may reveal to him their secrets,et ostendam illi quo aditu possit obtinere eos,and show him by what means he may be able to prevail over them,ita ut non cadat vir unus de exercitu ejus.without one man of his army being slain.”

¹³Hac de causa cogitavi mecum,For this reason, I thought to myself,dicens:saying:Vadam ad faciem principis Holofernis,I will go to the face of the leader Holofernes,ut indicem illi secreta illorum,so that I may reveal to him their secrets,et ostendam illi quo aditu possit obtinere eos,and show him by what means he may be able to prevail over them,ita ut non cadat vir unus de exercitu ejus.without one man of his army being slain.”

¹⁴Et cum audissent viri illi verba ejus,And when the men had heard her words,considerabant faciem ejus,they beheld her face,et erat in oculis eorum stupor,and their eyes were astounded,quoniam pulchritudinem ejus mirabantur nimis.because they wondered exceedingly at her beauty.

¹⁴Et cum audissent viri illi verba ejus,And when the men had heard her words,considerabant faciem ejus,they beheld her face,et erat in oculis eorum stupor,and their eyes were astounded,quoniam pulchritudinem ejus mirabantur nimis.because they wondered exceedingly at her beauty.

¹⁵Et dixerunt ad eam:And they said to her:Conservasti animam tuam, eo quod tale reperisti consilium,“You have preserved your life by following such an excellent plan,ut descenderes ad dominum nostrum.to descend to our lord.

¹⁵Et dixerunt ad eam:And they said to her:Conservasti animam tuam, eo quod tale reperisti consilium,“You have preserved your life by following such an excellent plan,ut descenderes ad dominum nostrum.to descend to our lord.

¹⁶Hoc autem scias,But know this,quoniam cum steteris in conspectu ejus,that when you will stand in his sight,bene tibi faciet,he will treat you well,et eris gratissima in corde ejus.and you will be very pleasing to his heart.”Duxeruntque illam ad tabernaculum Holofernis,And they led her to the tabernacle of Holofernes,annuntiantes eam.announcing her.

¹⁶Hoc autem scias,But know this,quoniam cum steteris in conspectu ejus,that when you will stand in his sight,bene tibi faciet,he will treat you well,et eris gratissima in corde ejus.and you will be very pleasing to his heart.”Duxeruntque illam ad tabernaculum Holofernis,And they led her to the tabernacle of Holofernes,annuntiantes eam.announcing her.

¹⁷Cumque intrasset ante faciem ejus,And when she had entered before his face,statim captus est in suis oculis Holofernes.immediately Holofernes was captivated by his eyes.

¹⁷Cumque intrasset ante faciem ejus,And when she had entered before his face,statim captus est in suis oculis Holofernes.immediately Holofernes was captivated by his eyes.

¹⁸Dixeruntque ad eum satellites ejus: Quis contemnat populum Hebræorum,And his attendants said to him, “Who can hold the people of the Hebrews in contempt,qui tam decoras mulieres habent,who have such beautiful women? So,ut non pro his merito pugnare contra eos debeamus?we ought to think it not worthwhile, for their sakes, to fight against them.”

¹⁸Dixeruntque ad eum satellites ejus: Quis contemnat populum Hebræorum,And his attendants said to him, “Who can hold the people of the Hebrews in contempt,qui tam decoras mulieres habent,who have such beautiful women? So,ut non pro his merito pugnare contra eos debeamus?we ought to think it not worthwhile, for their sakes, to fight against them.”

¹⁹Videns itaque Judith Holofernem sedentem in conopeo,And so,quod erat ex purpura,Judith looked upon Holofernes,et auro,sitting under a canopy,et smaragdo,which was woven from purple and gold,et lapidibus pretiosis intextum,with emeralds and precious stones.

¹⁹Videns itaque Judith Holofernem sedentem in conopeo,And so,quod erat ex purpura,Judith looked upon Holofernes,et auro,sitting under a canopy,et smaragdo,which was woven from purple and gold,et lapidibus pretiosis intextum,with emeralds and precious stones.

²⁰et cum in faciem ejus intendisset,And, after she had gazed into his face,adoravit eum, prosternens se super terram.she showed reverence for him, prostrating herself to the ground.Et elevaverunt eam servi Holofernis,And the servants of Holofernes lifted her up,jubente domino suo.at the command of their lord.

²⁰et cum in faciem ejus intendisset,And, after she had gazed into his face,adoravit eum, prosternens se super terram.she showed reverence for him, prostrating herself to the ground.Et elevaverunt eam servi Holofernis,And the servants of Holofernes lifted her up,jubente domino suo.at the command of their lord.