Judith excellently adorned, and very beautiful goeth with her handmaid towards the camp, 11. is taken by the watch, 16. and brought to Holofernes.Iudith excellently adorned, and very beautiful goeth with her handmaide towards the campe, 11. is taken by the watch, 16. and brought to Holofernes.✦
And it came to pass, when she had ceased to cry to our Lord, she rose from the place, wherein she lay prostrate to our Lord.AND it came to passe, when she had ceased to crie to our Lord, she rose from the place, wherein she lay prostrate to our Lord.Factum est autem, cum cessasset clamare ad Dominum, surrexit de loco in quo jacuerat prostrata ad Dominum.
2And she called her abra, and going down into her house she took from her the haircloth, and put off the garments of her widowhood,And she called her abra, and going downe into her house she tooke from her the hearecloth, and put of the garmentes of her widowhood,✦Vocavitque abram suam, et descendens in domum suam, abstulit a se cilicium, et exuit se vestimentis viduitatis suæ,
3and washed her body, and anointed herself with ointment, and plaited the hair of her head, and put sandalia: slippers, here sandals on her feet, and took bracelets, and lilies, and inaures: earrings, and rings, and with all her ornaments she adorned herself.and washed her bodie, and anoynted her self with ointement, and plaited the heare of her head, and put * pantofles on her feete, and tooke braceletes, and Lilies, and earletes, and ringes, and with al her ornamentes she adorned her self.✦et lavit corpus suum, et unxit se myro optimo, et discriminavit crinem capitis sui, et imposuit mitram super caput suum, et induit se vestimentis jucunditatis suæ, induitque sandalia pedibus suis, assumpsitque dextraliola, et lilia, et inaures, et annulos, et omnibus ornamentis suis ornavit se.
4To whom also our Lord gave beauty: because all this trimming did not depend of sensuality, but of virtue: and therefore our Lord amplified this beauty on her, that she might appear to all men's eyes of incomparable comeliness.To whom also our Lord gaue beautie: because al this trimming did not depend of sensualitie, but of vertue: & therfore our Lord amplified this beautie on her, that she might appeare to al mens eies of incomparable comlines.✦Cui etiam Dominus contulit splendorem : quoniam omnis ista compositio non ex libidine, sed ex virtute pendebat : et ideo Dominus hanc in illam pulchritudinem ampliavit, ut incomparabili decore omnium oculis appareret.
5She therefore laid upon her abra a bottle of wine, and a vessel of oil, and polentam: parched barley meal, and dry figs, and bread, and cheese, and went forward.She therfore layd vpon her abra a bottel of wyne, and a vessel of oyle, and *polent, and drie figges, and bread, and cheese, and went foreward.✦Imposuit itaque abræ suæ ascoperam vini, et vas olei, et polentam, et palathas, et panes, et caseum, et profecta est.
6And when they were come to the gate of the city, they found Ozias expectantem: awaiting, not anticipating, and the ancients of the city.And when they were come to the gate of the citie, they found Ozias expecting, and the ancientes of the citie.Cumque venissent ad portam civitatis, invenerunt expectantem Oziam et presbyteros civitatis.
7Who when they saw her, being astonished marvelled at her beauty exceedingly,Who when they saw her, being astonished marueiled at her beautie exceedingly,Qui cum vidissent eam, stupentes mirati sunt nimis pulchritudinem ejus.
8Yet asking her no question, they let her pass, saying: The God of our fathers give thee grace, and strengthen all the counsel of thy heart, with his power, that Jerusalem may glory upon thee, and thy name may be in the number of the holy and just.Yet asking her no question, they let her passe, saying: The God of our fathers geue thee grace, and strengthen al the counsel of thy hart, with his powre, that Ierusalem may glorie vpon thee, and thy name may be in the number of the holie and iust.Nihil tamen interrogantes eam, dimiserunt transire, dicentes : Deus patrum nostrorum det tibi gratiam, et omne consilium tui cordis sua virtute corroboret, ut glorietur super te Jerusalem, et sit nomen tuum in numero sanctorum et justorum.
9And they that were there said, all with one voice: So be it, so be it.And they that were there said, al with one voyce: So be it, so be it.Et dixerunt hi qui illic erant omnes una voce : Fiat, fiat.
10But Judith praying our Lord, passed through the gates she and her Abra.But Iudith praying our Lord, passed through the gates she and her Abra.Judith vero orans Dominum, transivit per portas, ipsa et abra ejus.
11And it came to pass, when she went down the hill, about break of day the watchmen of the Assyrians met her, and held her, saying: whence comest thou? or whither goest thou?And it came to passe, when she went downe the hil, about breake of day the watchmen of the Assyrians mette her, and held her, saying: whence comest thou? or whither goest thou?Factum est autem cum descenderet montem, circa ortum diei, occurrerunt ei exploratores Assyriorum, et tenuerunt eam, dicentes : Unde venis ? aut quo vadis ?
12Who answered, I am a daughter of the Hebrews, therefore am I fled from their face, because I knew it should come to pass, that they should be given you unto deprædationem: plunder taken in war, not ruin, because that contemnentes: despising, not condemning you, they would not of their own accord yield themselves, that they might find mercy in your sight.Who answered, I am a daughter of the Hebrews, therfore am I fled from their face, because I knew it should come to passe, that they should be geuen you vnto spoyle, because that contemning you, they would not of their owne accord yeld themselues, that they might find mercie in your sight.✦Quæ respondit : Filia sum Hebræorum, ideo ego fugi a facie eorum, quoniam futurum agnovi quod dentur vobis in deprædationem, pro eo quod contemnentes vos, noluerunt ultro tradere seipsos ut invenirent misericordiam in conspectu vestro.
13For this cause I thought with myself, saying: I will go to the presence of the prince Holofernes, that I may tell him their secrets, and show him by what entrance he may win them, so that there shall not fall one man of his army.For this cause I thought with my self, saying: I wil goe to the presence of the prince Holofernes, that I may tel him their secretes, and shew him by what entrance he may winne them, so that there shal not fal one man of his armie.Hac de causa cogitavi mecum, dicens : Vadam ad faciem principis Holofernis, ut indicem illi secreta illorum, et ostendam illi quo aditu possit obtinere eos, ita ut non cadat vir unus de exercitu ejus.
14And when those men had heard her words, they considered her face, and she was a wonder in their eyes, for they marvelled at her beauty exceedingly.And when those men had heard her wordes, they considered her face, and she was a wonder in their eies, for they marueiled at her beautie excedingly.✦Et cum audissent viri illi verba ejus, considerabant faciem ejus, et erat in oculis eorum stupor, quoniam pulchritudinem ejus mirabantur nimis.
15And they said to her: Thou hast saved thy life, in that thou hast found such counsel, that thou wouldest come down to our lord.And they said to her: Thou hast saued thy life, in that thou hast found such counsel, that thou wouldest come downe to our lord.Et dixerunt ad eam : Conservasti animam tuam, eo quod tale reperisti consilium, ut descenderes ad dominum nostrum.
16And this know thou, that when thou shalt stand in his sight, he will deal well with thee, and thou shalt be most gracious in his heart. And they brought her to the tabernacle of Holofernes, telling him of her.And this know thou, that when thou shalt stand in his sight, he wil deale wel with thee, and thou shalt be most gratious in his hart. And they brought her to the tabernacle of Holofernes, telling him of her.✦Hoc autem scias, quoniam cum steteris in conspectu ejus, bene tibi faciet, et eris gratissima in corde ejus. Duxeruntque illam ad tabernaculum Holofernis, annuntiantes eam.
17And when she was entered before his face, forthwith Holofernes was caught in his eyes.And when she was entered before his face, forthwith Holofernes was caught in his eies.✦Cumque intrasset ante faciem ejus, statim captus est in suis oculis Holofernes.
18And his guard said to him: Who can contemn the people of the Hebrews, which have so beautiful women, that we should not worthily fight against them for these?And his guard said to him: Who can contemne the people of the Hebrewes, which haue so beautiful wemen, that we should not worthely fight against them for these?✦Dixeruntque ad eum satellites ejus : Quis contemnat populum Hebræorum, qui tam decoras mulieres habent, ut non pro his merito pugnare contra eos debeamus ?
19Judith therefore seeing Holofernes sitting in a canopy, which was woven of purple, and gold, and emerald, and precious stones:Iudith therfore seeing Holofernes sitting in a canopie, which was wouen of purple, and gold, and emerauld, and pretious stones:✦Videns itaque Judith Holofernem sedentem in conopeo, quod erat ex purpura, et auro, et smaragdo, et lapidibus pretiosis intextum,
20and when she had looked in his face, she adored him, falling prostrate upon the ground. And the servants of Holofernes lifted her up, their lord commanding it.and when she had looked in his face, she adored him, falling prostrate vpon the ground. And the seruantes of Holofernes lifted her vp, their lord commanding it.et cum in faciem ejus intendisset, adoravit eum, prosternens se super terram. Et elevaverunt eam servi Holofernis, jubente domino suo.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.