¹Nuntiatumque est Holoferni principi militiæ Assyriorum,And it was reported to Holofernes, the leader of the military of the Assyrians,quod filii Israël præpararent se ad resistendum,that the sons of Israel were preparing themselves to resist,ac montium itinera conclusissent:and also that they had closed the mountain passes.

¹Nuntiatumque est Holoferni principi militiæ Assyriorum,And it was reported to Holofernes, the leader of the military of the Assyrians,quod filii Israël præpararent se ad resistendum,that the sons of Israel were preparing themselves to resist,ac montium itinera conclusissent:and also that they had closed the mountain passes.

²et furore nimio exarsit in iracundia magna,And he was enraged with extreme fury and great indignation,vocavitque omnes principes Moab et duces Ammon,and he called together all the leaders of Moab and the leaders of Ammon.

²et furore nimio exarsit in iracundia magna,And he was enraged with extreme fury and great indignation,vocavitque omnes principes Moab et duces Ammon,and he called together all the leaders of Moab and the leaders of Ammon.

³et dixit eis: Dicite mihi quis sit populus iste,And he said to them: “Tell me who this people may be,qui montana obsidet:who obstruct the mountains.aut quæ, et quales,And which are their cities,et quantæ sint civitates eorum:and of what kind, and how many?quæ etiam sit virtus eorum,And then, what may be their power,aut quæ sit multitudo eorum,and what may be their number,vel quis rex militiæ illorum:and who is king over their military?

³et dixit eis: Dicite mihi quis sit populus iste,And he said to them: “Tell me who this people may be,qui montana obsidet:who obstruct the mountains.aut quæ, et quales,And which are their cities,et quantæ sint civitates eorum:and of what kind, and how many?quæ etiam sit virtus eorum,And then, what may be their power,aut quæ sit multitudo eorum,and what may be their number,vel quis rex militiæ illorum:and who is king over their military?

⁴et quare præ omnibus qui habitant in oriente,And why have these, more than all who dwell in the east,isti contempserunt nos,shown contempt for us,et non exierunt obviam nobis ut susciperent nos cum pace?and have not gone out to meet us, so that they might receive us with peace?”

⁴et quare præ omnibus qui habitant in oriente,And why have these, more than all who dwell in the east,isti contempserunt nos,shown contempt for us,et non exierunt obviam nobis ut susciperent nos cum pace?and have not gone out to meet us, so that they might receive us with peace?”

⁵Tunc Achior dux omnium filiorum Ammon respondens,Then Achior, commander of all the sons of Ammon, responding,ait:said:Si digneris audire, domine mi,“If you would deign to listen, my lord,dicam veritatem in conspectu tuo de populo isto qui in montanis habitat,I will tell the truth in your sight about this people, who dwell in the mountains,et non egredietur verbum falsum ex ore meo.and not a false word will go forth from my mouth.

⁵Tunc Achior dux omnium filiorum Ammon respondens,Then Achior, commander of all the sons of Ammon, responding,ait:said:Si digneris audire, domine mi,“If you would deign to listen, my lord,dicam veritatem in conspectu tuo de populo isto qui in montanis habitat,I will tell the truth in your sight about this people, who dwell in the mountains,et non egredietur verbum falsum ex ore meo.and not a false word will go forth from my mouth.

⁶Populus iste ex progenie Chaldæorum est.This people is from the progeny of the Chaldeans.

⁶Populus iste ex progenie Chaldæorum est.This people is from the progeny of the Chaldeans.

⁷Hic primum in Mesopotamia habitavit,These dwelt at first in Mesopotamia,quoniam noluerunt sequi deos patrum suorum,because they were not willing to follow the gods of their fathers,qui erant in terra Chaldæorum.who were in the land of the Chaldeans.

⁷Hic primum in Mesopotamia habitavit,These dwelt at first in Mesopotamia,quoniam noluerunt sequi deos patrum suorum,because they were not willing to follow the gods of their fathers,qui erant in terra Chaldæorum.who were in the land of the Chaldeans.

⁸Deserentes itaque cæremonias patrum suorum,And so, forsaking the ceremonies of their fathers,quæ in multitudine deorum erant,which were with a multitude of gods,

⁸Deserentes itaque cæremonias patrum suorum,And so, forsaking the ceremonies of their fathers,quæ in multitudine deorum erant,which were with a multitude of gods,

⁹unum Deum cæli coluerunt,they worshipped one God of heaven,quiwho also instructed them to go forth from that place and to dwell in Canaan.et præcepit eis ut exirent indeAnd when a famine covered the whole land,et habitarent in Charan.they went down into Egypt,Cumque operuisset omnem terram fames,and there,descenderunt in Ægyptum,through four hundred years,illicque per quadringentos annos sic multiplicati sunt,they were so multiplied,ut dinumerari eorum non posset exercitus.that the army of them could not be numbered.

⁹unum Deum cæli coluerunt,they worshipped one God of heaven,quiwho also instructed them to go forth from that place and to dwell in Canaan.et præcepit eis ut exirent indeAnd when a famine covered the whole land,et habitarent in Charan.they went down into Egypt,Cumque operuisset omnem terram fames,and there,descenderunt in Ægyptum,through four hundred years,illicque per quadringentos annos sic multiplicati sunt,they were so multiplied,ut dinumerari eorum non posset exercitus.that the army of them could not be numbered.

¹⁰Cumque gravaret eos rex Ægypti,And when the king of Egypt oppressed them,atque in ædificationibus urbium suarum in luto et latere subjugasset eos,and also subjugated them to labor with clay and brick in the building of his cities,clamaverunt ad Dominum suum,they cried out to their Lord,et percussit totam terram Ægypti plagis variis.and he struck the entire land of Egypt with various plagues.

¹⁰Cumque gravaret eos rex Ægypti,And when the king of Egypt oppressed them,atque in ædificationibus urbium suarum in luto et latere subjugasset eos,and also subjugated them to labor with clay and brick in the building of his cities,clamaverunt ad Dominum suum,they cried out to their Lord,et percussit totam terram Ægypti plagis variis.and he struck the entire land of Egypt with various plagues.

¹¹Cumque ejecissent eos Ægyptii a se,And when the Egyptians had cast them away from them,et cessasset plaga ab eis,and the plague had ceased from them,et iterum eos vellent capere,and they were willing to seize them againet ad suum servitium revocare,and recall them to their servitude:

¹¹Cumque ejecissent eos Ægyptii a se,And when the Egyptians had cast them away from them,et cessasset plaga ab eis,and the plague had ceased from them,et iterum eos vellent capere,and they were willing to seize them againet ad suum servitium revocare,and recall them to their servitude:

¹²fugientibus his,the God of heaven opened the sea to these as they fled,Deus cæli mare aperuit,so that the waters were made to stand firm like a wall on either side,ita ut hinc inde aquæ quasi murus solidarentur,and these walked across the bottom of the seaet isti pede sicco fundum maris perambulando transirent.and passed through with dry feet.

¹²fugientibus his,the God of heaven opened the sea to these as they fled,Deus cæli mare aperuit,so that the waters were made to stand firm like a wall on either side,ita ut hinc inde aquæ quasi murus solidarentur,and these walked across the bottom of the seaet isti pede sicco fundum maris perambulando transirent.and passed through with dry feet.

¹³In quo loco dum innumerabilis exercitus Ægyptiorum eos persequeretur,In that place,ita aquis coopertus est,when an innumerable army of the Egyptians pursued after them,ut non remaneret vel unus,they were so overwhelmed with the waters,qui factum posteris nuntiaret.that not even one remained to report to posterity what had happened.

¹³In quo loco dum innumerabilis exercitus Ægyptiorum eos persequeretur,In that place,ita aquis coopertus est,when an innumerable army of the Egyptians pursued after them,ut non remaneret vel unus,they were so overwhelmed with the waters,qui factum posteris nuntiaret.that not even one remained to report to posterity what had happened.

¹⁴Egressi vero mare Rubrum,In truth, going forth from the Red Sea,deserta Sina montis occupaverunt, in quibus numquam homo habitare potuit,they occupied the deserts of mount Sinai, in which man could never dwell,vel filius hominis requievit.nor a son of man take rest.

¹⁴Egressi vero mare Rubrum,In truth, going forth from the Red Sea,deserta Sina montis occupaverunt, in quibus numquam homo habitare potuit,they occupied the deserts of mount Sinai, in which man could never dwell,vel filius hominis requievit.nor a son of man take rest.

¹⁵Illic fontes amari obdulcati sunt eis ad bibendum,In that place, bitter fountains became sweet for them to drink,et per annos quadraginta annonam de cælo consecuti sunt.and, through forty years, they continued to receive provisions from heaven.

¹⁵Illic fontes amari obdulcati sunt eis ad bibendum,In that place, bitter fountains became sweet for them to drink,et per annos quadraginta annonam de cælo consecuti sunt.and, through forty years, they continued to receive provisions from heaven.

¹⁶Ubicumque ingressi sunt sine arcu et sagitta,And,et absque scuto et gladio,although they had entered without bow and arrow,Deus eorum pugnavit pro eis,and without shield and sword,et vicit.their God fought on their behalf and was victorious.

¹⁶Ubicumque ingressi sunt sine arcu et sagitta,And,et absque scuto et gladio,although they had entered without bow and arrow,Deus eorum pugnavit pro eis,and without shield and sword,et vicit.their God fought on their behalf and was victorious.

¹⁷Et non fuit qui insultaret populo isti,And there was no one who could attack this people,nisi quando recessit a cultu Domini Dei sui.except when they withdrew from the worship of the Lord their God.

¹⁷Et non fuit qui insultaret populo isti,And there was no one who could attack this people,nisi quando recessit a cultu Domini Dei sui.except when they withdrew from the worship of the Lord their God.

¹⁸Quotiescumque autem præter ipsum Deum suum,But as often as they worshipped any other,alterum coluerunt,except their own God,dati sunt in prædam,they were delivered to plunder,et in gladium,and to the sword,et in opprobrium.and into reproach.

¹⁸Quotiescumque autem præter ipsum Deum suum,But as often as they worshipped any other,alterum coluerunt,except their own God,dati sunt in prædam,they were delivered to plunder,et in gladium,and to the sword,et in opprobrium.and into reproach.

¹⁹Quotiescumque autem pœnituerunt se recessisse a cultura Dei sui,But as often as they were repentant for having withdrawn from the worship of their God,dedit eis Deus cæli virtutem resistendi.the God of heaven gave them the power to resist.

¹⁹Quotiescumque autem pœnituerunt se recessisse a cultura Dei sui,But as often as they were repentant for having withdrawn from the worship of their God,dedit eis Deus cæli virtutem resistendi.the God of heaven gave them the power to resist.

²⁰Denique Chananæum regem,And, indeed, they overthrew the king of the Canaanites,et Jebusæum,and of the Jebusites,et Pherezæum,and of the Perizzites,et Hethæum, et Hevæum,and of the Hethites,et Amorrhæum,and of the Hevites,et omnes potentes in Hesebon prostraverunt,and of the Amorrhites, and all the powerful ones in Hesebon,et terras eorum et civitates eorum ipsi possederunt:and these same possessed their lands and their cities.

²⁰Denique Chananæum regem,And, indeed, they overthrew the king of the Canaanites,et Jebusæum,and of the Jebusites,et Pherezæum,and of the Perizzites,et Hethæum, et Hevæum,and of the Hethites,et Amorrhæum,and of the Hevites,et omnes potentes in Hesebon prostraverunt,and of the Amorrhites, and all the powerful ones in Hesebon,et terras eorum et civitates eorum ipsi possederunt:and these same possessed their lands and their cities.

²¹et usque dum non peccarent in conspectu Dei sui,And, as long as they did not sin in the sight of their God,erant cum illis bona:it was well with them.Deus enim illorum odit iniquitatem.For their God hates iniquity.

²¹et usque dum non peccarent in conspectu Dei sui,And, as long as they did not sin in the sight of their God,erant cum illis bona:it was well with them.Deus enim illorum odit iniquitatem.For their God hates iniquity.

²²Nam et ante hos annos cum recessissent a via quam dederat illis Deus ut ambularent in ea,And even some years ago,exterminati sunt præliis a multis nationibus,when they had withdrawn from the way that their God had given them to walk,et plurimi eorum captivi abducti sunt in terram non suam.they were destroyed in battles by many nations and very many of them were led away captive into a land not their own.

²²Nam et ante hos annos cum recessissent a via quam dederat illis Deus ut ambularent in ea,And even some years ago,exterminati sunt præliis a multis nationibus,when they had withdrawn from the way that their God had given them to walk,et plurimi eorum captivi abducti sunt in terram non suam.they were destroyed in battles by many nations and very many of them were led away captive into a land not their own.

²³Nuper autem reversi ad Dominum Deum suum,But, more recently, returning to the Lord their God,ex dispersione qua dispersi fuerant,from the dispersion in which they had been scattered,adunati sunt, et ascenderunt montana hæc omnia,they have united and have ascended into all these mountains,et iterum possident Jerusalem,and they again possess Jerusalem,ubi sunt sancta eorum.where their holy things are.

²³Nuper autem reversi ad Dominum Deum suum,But, more recently, returning to the Lord their God,ex dispersione qua dispersi fuerant,from the dispersion in which they had been scattered,adunati sunt, et ascenderunt montana hæc omnia,they have united and have ascended into all these mountains,et iterum possident Jerusalem,and they again possess Jerusalem,ubi sunt sancta eorum.where their holy things are.

²⁴Nunc ergo mi domine,Therefore, now my lord,perquire si est aliqua iniquitas eorum in conspectu Dei eorum:inquire if there may be any iniquity of theirs in the sight of their God. If so,ascendamus ad illos,let us ascend to them,quoniam tradens tradet illos Deus eorum tibi,because their God will surely deliver them to you,et subjugati erunt sub jugo potentiæ tuæ.and they will be subjugated under the yoke of your power.

²⁴Nunc ergo mi domine,Therefore, now my lord,perquire si est aliqua iniquitas eorum in conspectu Dei eorum:inquire if there may be any iniquity of theirs in the sight of their God. If so,ascendamus ad illos,let us ascend to them,quoniam tradens tradet illos Deus eorum tibi,because their God will surely deliver them to you,et subjugati erunt sub jugo potentiæ tuæ.and they will be subjugated under the yoke of your power.

²⁵Si vero non est offensio populi hujus coram Deo suo,But if, in truth, there may be no offense of this people before their God,non poterimus resistere illis,we will not be able to resist them,quoniam Deus eorum defendet illos:because their God will defend them,et erimus in opprobrium universæ terræ.and we will become a disgrace to the whole earth.”

²⁵Si vero non est offensio populi hujus coram Deo suo,But if, in truth, there may be no offense of this people before their God,non poterimus resistere illis,we will not be able to resist them,quoniam Deus eorum defendet illos:because their God will defend them,et erimus in opprobrium universæ terræ.and we will become a disgrace to the whole earth.”

²⁶Et factum est,And it happened,cum cessasset loqui Achior verba hæc,when Achior had ceased to speak these words,irati sunt omnes magnates Holofernis,all the great men of Holofernes were angry,et cogitabant interficere eum,and they intended to execute him,dicentes ad alterutrum:saying to each other:

²⁶Et factum est,And it happened,cum cessasset loqui Achior verba hæc,when Achior had ceased to speak these words,irati sunt omnes magnates Holofernis,all the great men of Holofernes were angry,et cogitabant interficere eum,and they intended to execute him,dicentes ad alterutrum:saying to each other:

²⁷Quis est iste,“Who is this,qui filios Israël posse dicat resistere regi Nabuchodonosor et exercitibus ejus,that says the sons of Israel are able to resist king Nebuchadnezzar and his armies:homines inermes,unarmed men,et sine virtute,and without strength,et sine peritia artis pugnæ?and without skill in the art of fighting?

²⁷Quis est iste,“Who is this,qui filios Israël posse dicat resistere regi Nabuchodonosor et exercitibus ejus,that says the sons of Israel are able to resist king Nebuchadnezzar and his armies:homines inermes,unarmed men,et sine virtute,and without strength,et sine peritia artis pugnæ?and without skill in the art of fighting?

²⁸Ut ergo agnoscat Achior quoniam fallit nos,Therefore, so that Achior may know that he has failed us,ascendamus in montana:let us ascend to the mountains.et cum capti fuerint potentes eorum,And, when the most powerful among them have been taken,tunc cum eisdem gladio transverberabitur:then, with them, he will be impaled with the sword.

²⁸Ut ergo agnoscat Achior quoniam fallit nos,Therefore, so that Achior may know that he has failed us,ascendamus in montana:let us ascend to the mountains.et cum capti fuerint potentes eorum,And, when the most powerful among them have been taken,tunc cum eisdem gladio transverberabitur:then, with them, he will be impaled with the sword.

²⁹ut sciat omnis gens quoniam Nabuchodonosor deus terræ est,So may every people know that Nebuchadnezzar is god of the earth,et præter ipsum alius non est.and there is no other, except him.”

²⁹ut sciat omnis gens quoniam Nabuchodonosor deus terræ est,So may every people know that Nebuchadnezzar is god of the earth,et præter ipsum alius non est.and there is no other, except him.”