¹Tunc Holofernes dixit ei:Then Holofernes said to her:Æquo animo esto,“Be steadfast in soul,et noli pavere in corde tuo:and do not be terrified in your heart.quoniam ego numquam nocui viro qui voluit servire Nabuchodonosor regi:For I have never harmed a man who was willing to serve king Nebuchadnezzar.

¹Tunc Holofernes dixit ei:Then Holofernes said to her:Æquo animo esto,“Be steadfast in soul,et noli pavere in corde tuo:and do not be terrified in your heart.quoniam ego numquam nocui viro qui voluit servire Nabuchodonosor regi:For I have never harmed a man who was willing to serve king Nebuchadnezzar.

²populus autem tuus, si non contempsisset me,But if your people had not despised me,non levassem lanceam meam super eum.I would not have lifted up my lance over them.

²populus autem tuus, si non contempsisset me,But if your people had not despised me,non levassem lanceam meam super eum.I would not have lifted up my lance over them.

³Nunc autem dic mihi,But now, tell me,qua ex causa recessisti ab illis,for what reason have you withdrawn from them,et placuit tibi ut venires ad nos?and why has it pleased you to come to us?”

³Nunc autem dic mihi,But now, tell me,qua ex causa recessisti ab illis,for what reason have you withdrawn from them,et placuit tibi ut venires ad nos?and why has it pleased you to come to us?”

⁴Et dixit illi Judith: Sume verba ancillæ tuæ,And Judith said to him: “Receive the words of your maidservant.quoniam si secutus fueris verba ancillæ tuæ,For, if you will follow the words of your maidservant,perfectam rem faciet Dominus tecum.the Lord will accomplish an excellent thing by you.

⁴Et dixit illi Judith: Sume verba ancillæ tuæ,And Judith said to him: “Receive the words of your maidservant.quoniam si secutus fueris verba ancillæ tuæ,For, if you will follow the words of your maidservant,perfectam rem faciet Dominus tecum.the Lord will accomplish an excellent thing by you.

⁵Vivit enim Nabuchodonosor rex terræ,For,et vivit virtus ejus,as Nebuchadnezzar the king of the earth lives,quæ est in te ad correptionem omnium animarum errantium:and as his power lives,quoniam non solum homines serviunt illi per te,which is with you for the chastising of all straying souls:sednot only men serve him through you,et bestiæ agri obtemperant illi.but also the beasts of the field are submissive to him.

⁵Vivit enim Nabuchodonosor rex terræ,For,et vivit virtus ejus,as Nebuchadnezzar the king of the earth lives,quæ est in te ad correptionem omnium animarum errantium:and as his power lives,quoniam non solum homines serviunt illi per te,which is with you for the chastising of all straying souls:sednot only men serve him through you,et bestiæ agri obtemperant illi.but also the beasts of the field are submissive to him.

⁶Nuntiatur enim animi tui industria universis gentibus,For the diligence of your mind is being reported to all nations,et indicatum est omni sæculo quoniam tu solus bonus et potens es in omni regno ejus:and it has been revealed to all of this age that you alone are good and powerful in all his kingdom,et disciplina tua omnibus provinciis prædicatur.and your discipline is being announced beforehand in all the provinces.

⁶Nuntiatur enim animi tui industria universis gentibus,For the diligence of your mind is being reported to all nations,et indicatum est omni sæculo quoniam tu solus bonus et potens es in omni regno ejus:and it has been revealed to all of this age that you alone are good and powerful in all his kingdom,et disciplina tua omnibus provinciis prædicatur.and your discipline is being announced beforehand in all the provinces.

⁷Nec hoc latet,This is not hidden,quod locutus est Achior,what Achior has said,nec illud ignoratur, quod ei jusseris evenire.nor are we ignorant of what you have ordered to befall him.

⁷Nec hoc latet,This is not hidden,quod locutus est Achior,what Achior has said,nec illud ignoratur, quod ei jusseris evenire.nor are we ignorant of what you have ordered to befall him.

⁸Constat enim Deum nostrum sic peccatis offensum,For it is agreed that our God is so offended with sins that he has commanded,ut mandaverit per prophetas suos ad populum quod tradat eum pro peccatis suis.through his prophets to the people, that he will deliver them up for their sins.

⁸Constat enim Deum nostrum sic peccatis offensum,For it is agreed that our God is so offended with sins that he has commanded,ut mandaverit per prophetas suos ad populum quod tradat eum pro peccatis suis.through his prophets to the people, that he will deliver them up for their sins.

⁹Et quoniam sciunt se offendisse Deum suum filii Israël,And since the sons of Israel know that they have offended their God,tremor tuus super ipsos est.your trembling is upon them.

⁹Et quoniam sciunt se offendisse Deum suum filii Israël,And since the sons of Israel know that they have offended their God,tremor tuus super ipsos est.your trembling is upon them.

¹⁰Insuper etiam fames invasit eos,Moreover, now also a famine has assailed them,et ab ariditate aquæ jam inter mortuos computantur.and, by drought of water, they are already counted among the dead.

¹⁰Insuper etiam fames invasit eos,Moreover, now also a famine has assailed them,et ab ariditate aquæ jam inter mortuos computantur.and, by drought of water, they are already counted among the dead.

¹¹Denique hoc ordinant,And finally,ut interficient pecora sua,they have a plan to put to death their herds,et bibant sanguinem eorum:and to drink their blood.

¹¹Denique hoc ordinant,And finally,ut interficient pecora sua,they have a plan to put to death their herds,et bibant sanguinem eorum:and to drink their blood.

¹²et sancta Domini Dei sui,And the sacred things of the Lord their God,quæ præcepit Deus non contingi,which God instructed them not to touch,in frumento,among the grain,vino, et oleo,wine, and oil,hæc cogitaverunt impendere,these they have decided to expend,et volunt consumere quæ nec manibus deberent contingere:and they are willing to consume the things that they ought not to touch with their hands.ergo quoniam hæc faciunt,Therefore, because they do these things,certum est quod in perditionem dabuntur.it is certain that they will be given over to perdition.

¹²et sancta Domini Dei sui,And the sacred things of the Lord their God,quæ præcepit Deus non contingi,which God instructed them not to touch,in frumento,among the grain,vino, et oleo,wine, and oil,hæc cogitaverunt impendere,these they have decided to expend,et volunt consumere quæ nec manibus deberent contingere:and they are willing to consume the things that they ought not to touch with their hands.ergo quoniam hæc faciunt,Therefore, because they do these things,certum est quod in perditionem dabuntur.it is certain that they will be given over to perdition.

¹³Quod ego ancilla tua cognoscens,And I, your maidservant, knowing this,fugi ab illis,have fled from them,et misit me Dominus hæc ipsa nuntiare tibi.and the Lord has sent me to report to you these same things.

¹³Quod ego ancilla tua cognoscens,And I, your maidservant, knowing this,fugi ab illis,have fled from them,et misit me Dominus hæc ipsa nuntiare tibi.and the Lord has sent me to report to you these same things.

¹⁴Ego enim ancilla tua Deum colo,For I, your maidservant,etiam nunc apud te:worship God even now that I am with you,et exiet ancilla tua,and your maidservant will go out,et orabo Deum,and I will pray to God.

¹⁴Ego enim ancilla tua Deum colo,For I, your maidservant,etiam nunc apud te:worship God even now that I am with you,et exiet ancilla tua,and your maidservant will go out,et orabo Deum,and I will pray to God.

¹⁵et dicet mihi quando eis reddat peccatum suum,And he will tell me when he will repay them for their sins,et veniens nuntiabo tibi,and I will return and announce it to you,ita ut ego adducam te per mediam Jerusalem,so that I may bring you through the midst of Jerusalem,et habebis omnem populum Israël,and you will hold all the people of Israel,sicut oves quibus non est pastor,like sheep that have no shepherd,et non latrabit vel unus canis contra te:and there will not be so much as one dog that barks against you.

¹⁵et dicet mihi quando eis reddat peccatum suum,And he will tell me when he will repay them for their sins,et veniens nuntiabo tibi,and I will return and announce it to you,ita ut ego adducam te per mediam Jerusalem,so that I may bring you through the midst of Jerusalem,et habebis omnem populum Israël,and you will hold all the people of Israel,sicut oves quibus non est pastor,like sheep that have no shepherd,et non latrabit vel unus canis contra te:and there will not be so much as one dog that barks against you.

¹⁶quoniam hæc mihi dicta sunt per providentiam Dei,For these things have been told to me through the providence of God.

¹⁶quoniam hæc mihi dicta sunt per providentiam Dei,For these things have been told to me through the providence of God.

¹⁷et quoniam iratus est illis Deus,And because God has been angry with them,hæc ipsa missa sum nuntiare tibi.I have been sent to report these same things to you.”

¹⁷et quoniam iratus est illis Deus,And because God has been angry with them,hæc ipsa missa sum nuntiare tibi.I have been sent to report these same things to you.”

¹⁸Placuerunt autem omnia verba hæc coram Holoferne,And so, all these words were pleasing before Holofernes,et coram pueris ejus,and before his servants,et mirabantur sapientiam ejus,and they wondered at her wisdom,et dicebant alter ad alterum:and they said to one another:

¹⁸Placuerunt autem omnia verba hæc coram Holoferne,And so, all these words were pleasing before Holofernes,et coram pueris ejus,and before his servants,et mirabantur sapientiam ejus,and they wondered at her wisdom,et dicebant alter ad alterum:and they said to one another:

¹⁹Non est talis mulier super terram in aspectu,“There is not another woman so great upon the earth:in pulchritudine,in appearance, in beauty,et in sensu verborum.and in charming words.”

¹⁹Non est talis mulier super terram in aspectu,“There is not another woman so great upon the earth:in pulchritudine,in appearance, in beauty,et in sensu verborum.and in charming words.”

²⁰Et dixit ad illam Holofernes:And Holofernes said to her:Benefecit Deus,“God has done well,qui misit te ante populum,who sent you ahead of the people,ut des illum tu in manibus nostris:so that you may give them into our hands.

²⁰Et dixit ad illam Holofernes:And Holofernes said to her:Benefecit Deus,“God has done well,qui misit te ante populum,who sent you ahead of the people,ut des illum tu in manibus nostris:so that you may give them into our hands.

²¹et quoniam bona est promissio tua,And if your promise is good,si fecerit mihi hoc Deus tuus,if your God will do this for me,erit et Deus meus,he will also be my God,et tu in domo Nabuchodonosor magna eris,and you will be great in the house of Nebuchadnezzar,et nomen tuum nominabitur in universa terra.and your name will be renowned through all the earth.”

²¹et quoniam bona est promissio tua,And if your promise is good,si fecerit mihi hoc Deus tuus,if your God will do this for me,erit et Deus meus,he will also be my God,et tu in domo Nabuchodonosor magna eris,and you will be great in the house of Nebuchadnezzar,et nomen tuum nominabitur in universa terra.and your name will be renowned through all the earth.”