¹Tunc jussit eam introire ubi repositi erant thesauri ejus,Then he ordered her to enter where his valuables were stored,et jussit illic manere eam,and he ordered her to wait there,et constituit quid daretur illi de convivio suo.and he appointed what should be given to her from his own feast.

¹Tunc jussit eam introire ubi repositi erant thesauri ejus,Then he ordered her to enter where his valuables were stored,et jussit illic manere eam,and he ordered her to wait there,et constituit quid daretur illi de convivio suo.and he appointed what should be given to her from his own feast.

²Cui respondit Judith,And Judith responded to him,et dixit:and she said:Nunc non potero manducare ex his quæ mihi præcipis tribui,“Now,ne veniat super me offensio:I am not able to eat from these things which you instructed to be allotted to me,ex his autem quæ mihi detuli,lest an offense come upon me.manducabo.But I will eat from that which I have brought.”

²Cui respondit Judith,And Judith responded to him,et dixit:and she said:Nunc non potero manducare ex his quæ mihi præcipis tribui,“Now,ne veniat super me offensio:I am not able to eat from these things which you instructed to be allotted to me,ex his autem quæ mihi detuli,lest an offense come upon me.manducabo.But I will eat from that which I have brought.”

³Cui Holofernes ait:And Holofernes said to her,Si defecerint tibi ista, quæ tecum detulisti,“If these things that you have brought with you should fail you,quid faciemus tibi?what shall we do for you?”

³Cui Holofernes ait:And Holofernes said to her,Si defecerint tibi ista, quæ tecum detulisti,“If these things that you have brought with you should fail you,quid faciemus tibi?what shall we do for you?”

⁴Et dixit Judith:And Judith said,Vivit anima tua, domine meus,“As your soul lives, my lord,quoniam non expendet omnia hæc ancilla tua,your maidservant will not expend all these things,donec faciat Deus in manu mea hæc quæ cogitavi.until God accomplishes by my hand what I have in mind.”Et induxerunt illam servi ejus in tabernaculum quod præceperat.And his servants led her into the tabernacle, as he instructed.

⁴Et dixit Judith:And Judith said,Vivit anima tua, domine meus,“As your soul lives, my lord,quoniam non expendet omnia hæc ancilla tua,your maidservant will not expend all these things,donec faciat Deus in manu mea hæc quæ cogitavi.until God accomplishes by my hand what I have in mind.”Et induxerunt illam servi ejus in tabernaculum quod præceperat.And his servants led her into the tabernacle, as he instructed.

⁵Et petiit dum introiret,And, as she was entering,ut daretur ei copia nocte et ante lucem egrediendi foras ad orationem,she requested that it be permitted to her to go outside at night, before daylight,et deprecandi Dominum.in order to pray and to petition the Lord.

⁵Et petiit dum introiret,And, as she was entering,ut daretur ei copia nocte et ante lucem egrediendi foras ad orationem,she requested that it be permitted to her to go outside at night, before daylight,et deprecandi Dominum.in order to pray and to petition the Lord.

⁶Et præcepit cubiculariis suis ut sicut placeret illi,And he instructed his chamberlains that she may exit and enter,exiret et introiret ad adorandum Deum suum per triduum:just as it may please her, to adore her God, for three days.

⁶Et præcepit cubiculariis suis ut sicut placeret illi,And he instructed his chamberlains that she may exit and enter,exiret et introiret ad adorandum Deum suum per triduum:just as it may please her, to adore her God, for three days.

⁷et exibat noctibus in vallem Bethuliæ,And she went out in the nights into the valley of Bethulia,et baptizabat se in fonte aquæ.and she washed herself in a fountain of water.

⁷et exibat noctibus in vallem Bethuliæ,And she went out in the nights into the valley of Bethulia,et baptizabat se in fonte aquæ.and she washed herself in a fountain of water.

⁸Et ut ascendebat,And, as she climbed up,orabat Dominum Deum Israël ut dirigeret viam ejus ad liberationem populi sui.she prayed to the Lord God of Israel that he would direct her way, to the liberation of his people.

⁸Et ut ascendebat,And, as she climbed up,orabat Dominum Deum Israël ut dirigeret viam ejus ad liberationem populi sui.she prayed to the Lord God of Israel that he would direct her way, to the liberation of his people.

⁹Et introiens,And entering,munda manebat in tabernaculo usque dum acciperet escam suam in vespere.she remained pure in the tabernacle, until she received her own food in the evening.

⁹Et introiens,And entering,munda manebat in tabernaculo usque dum acciperet escam suam in vespere.she remained pure in the tabernacle, until she received her own food in the evening.

¹⁰Et factum est, in quarto die Holofernes fecit cœnam servis suis,And it happened on the fourth day that Holofernes made a supper for his servants,et dixit ad Vagao eunuchum suum:and he said to Vagao his eunuch: “Go,Vade, et suade Hebræam illam ut sponte consentiat habitare mecum.and persuade that Hebrew woman to willingly consent to live with me.

¹⁰Et factum est, in quarto die Holofernes fecit cœnam servis suis,And it happened on the fourth day that Holofernes made a supper for his servants,et dixit ad Vagao eunuchum suum:and he said to Vagao his eunuch: “Go,Vade, et suade Hebræam illam ut sponte consentiat habitare mecum.and persuade that Hebrew woman to willingly consent to live with me.

¹¹Fœdum est enim apud Assyrios,For it is disgraceful among the Assyrians,si femina irrideat virum agendo ut immunis ab eo transeat.if a woman mocks a man, acting so as to pass through with immunity from him.”

¹¹Fœdum est enim apud Assyrios,For it is disgraceful among the Assyrians,si femina irrideat virum agendo ut immunis ab eo transeat.if a woman mocks a man, acting so as to pass through with immunity from him.”

¹²Tunc introivit Vagao ad Judith,Then Vagao entered toward Judith,et dixit:and he said,Non vereatur bona puella introire ad dominum meum,“May she not dread, my good young woman, to enter to my lord,ut honorificetur ante faciem ejus,so that she may be honored before his face,ut manducet cum eo, et bibat vinum in jucunditate.so that she may eat with him and drink wine with cheerfulness.”

¹²Tunc introivit Vagao ad Judith,Then Vagao entered toward Judith,et dixit:and he said,Non vereatur bona puella introire ad dominum meum,“May she not dread, my good young woman, to enter to my lord,ut honorificetur ante faciem ejus,so that she may be honored before his face,ut manducet cum eo, et bibat vinum in jucunditate.so that she may eat with him and drink wine with cheerfulness.”

¹³Cui Judith respondit:Judith answered him:Quæ ego sum,“Who am I,ut contradicam domino meo?that I should contradict my lord?

¹³Cui Judith respondit:Judith answered him:Quæ ego sum,“Who am I,ut contradicam domino meo?that I should contradict my lord?

¹⁴omne quod erit ante oculos ejus bonum et optimum,All that will be good and best before his eyes, I will do.faciam.Moreover,Quidquid autem illi placuerit,whatever will please him, to me,hoc mihi erit optimum omnibus diebus vitæ meæ.that will be what is best, all the days of my life.”

¹⁴omne quod erit ante oculos ejus bonum et optimum,All that will be good and best before his eyes, I will do.faciam.Moreover,Quidquid autem illi placuerit,whatever will please him, to me,hoc mihi erit optimum omnibus diebus vitæ meæ.that will be what is best, all the days of my life.”

¹⁵Et surrexit,And she arose and dressed herself with her garments,et ornavit se vestimento suo,and entering,et ingressa stetit ante faciem ejus.she stood before his face.

¹⁵Et surrexit,And she arose and dressed herself with her garments,et ornavit se vestimento suo,and entering,et ingressa stetit ante faciem ejus.she stood before his face.

¹⁶Cor autem Holofernes concussum est:But the heart of Holofernes was struck.erat enim ardens in concupiscentia ejus.For he was burning with desire for her.

¹⁶Cor autem Holofernes concussum est:But the heart of Holofernes was struck.erat enim ardens in concupiscentia ejus.For he was burning with desire for her.

¹⁷Et dixit ad eam Holofernes:And Holofernes said to her,Bibe nunc,“Drink now,et accumbe in jucunditate,and recline with cheerfulness,quoniam invenisti gratiam coram me.for you have found favor before me.”

¹⁷Et dixit ad eam Holofernes:And Holofernes said to her,Bibe nunc,“Drink now,et accumbe in jucunditate,and recline with cheerfulness,quoniam invenisti gratiam coram me.for you have found favor before me.”

¹⁸Et dixit Judith:And Judith said,Bibam, domine,“I will drink,quoniam magnificata est anima mea hodie præ omnibus diebus meis.my lord, because my soul has been magnified this day, beyond all my days.”

¹⁸Et dixit Judith:And Judith said,Bibam, domine,“I will drink,quoniam magnificata est anima mea hodie præ omnibus diebus meis.my lord, because my soul has been magnified this day, beyond all my days.”

¹⁹Et accepit, et manducavit et bibit coram ipso ea quæ paraverat illi ancilla ejus.And she accepted and ate and drank in his sight what her handmaid had prepared for her.

¹⁹Et accepit, et manducavit et bibit coram ipso ea quæ paraverat illi ancilla ejus.And she accepted and ate and drank in his sight what her handmaid had prepared for her.

²⁰Et jucundus factus est Holofernes ad eam,And Holofernes became pleased with her,bibitque vinum multum nimis,and he drank very much wine,quantum numquam biberat in vita sua.more than he had ever drunk in his life.

²⁰Et jucundus factus est Holofernes ad eam,And Holofernes became pleased with her,bibitque vinum multum nimis,and he drank very much wine,quantum numquam biberat in vita sua.more than he had ever drunk in his life.