Judith in haircloth and ashes prayeth for the deliverance of the people, remembering like benefits of God. 12. craveth power to overthrow Holofernes.Iudith in hearecloth & ashes prayeth for the deliuerie of the people, remembering like benefites of God. 12. craueth powre to ouerthrow Holofernes.✦
Who going away, Judith went into her oratory: and clothing herself with haircloth, put ashes upon her head: and falling prostrate to our Lord, she cried to our Lord, saying:WHo going away, Iudith went into her oratorie: and clothing her self with hearecloth, put ashes vpon her head: and falling prostrate to our Lord, she cried to our Lord, saying:✦Quibus ascendentibus, Judith ingressa est oratorium suum : et induens se cilicio, posuit cinerem super caput suum : et prosternens se Domino, clamabat ad Dominum, dicens :
2Lord God of my father Simeon, who gavest him a sword for defence against strangers, which were ravishers in their coinquinatione: defilement, pollution, and discovered the virgin unto confusion:Lord God of may father Simeon, who gauest him a sword for defence against strangers, which were ranishers in their coinquination, and discouered the virgine vnto confusion:Domine Deus patris mei Simeon, qui dedisti illi gladium in defensionem alienigenarum, qui violatores extiterunt in coinquinatione sua, et denudaverunt femur virginis in confusionem :
3and gavest their women into prædam: plunder, spoil, and their daughters into captivity: and all the prey to be divided to thy servants, which were zealous in thy zeal: help I beseech thee O Lord God me a widow.and gauest their wemen into praye, and their daughters into captiuitie: and al the praye to be diuided to thy seruantes, which were zelous in thy zele: helpe I beseech thee ó lord God me a widow.et dedisti mulieres illorum in prædam, et filias illorum in captivitatem : et omnem prædam in divisionem servis tuis, qui zelaverunt zelum tuum : subveni, quæso te, Domine Deus meus, mihi viduæ.
4For thou hast done the things heretofore, and hast purposed one thing after another: and that hath been done which thou wouldest.For thou hast done the thinges heretofore, and hast purposed one thing after another: and that hath bene done which thou wouldest.✦Tu enim fecisti priora, et illa post illa cogitasti : et hoc factum est quod ipse voluisti.
5For all thy ways are ready, and thy judgements thou hast put in thy providence.For al thy wayes are readie, and thy iudgementes thou hast put in thy prouidence.Omnes enim viæ tuæ paratæ sunt, et tua judicia in tua providentia posuisti.
6Look upon the camp of the Assyrians now, as thou didst vouchsafe to see the camp of the Egyptians, when they ran armed after thy servants, trusting in chariots, and in their horsemen, and in a multitude of men of war.Looke vpon the campe of the Assyrians now, as thou didst voutsafe to see the campe of the Ægyptians, when they ran armed after thy seruantes, trusting in chariotes, and in their horsemen, and in a multitude of men of warre.Respice castra Assyriorum nunc, sicut tunc castra Ægyptiorum videre dignatus es, quando post servos tuos armati currebant, confidentes in quadrigis, et in equitatu suo, et in multitudine bellatorum.
7But thou didst look over their camp. and darkness wearied them.But thou didst looke ouer their campe. and darkenesse wearied them.Sed aspexisti super castra eorum, et tenebræ fatigaverunt eos.
8The depth held their feet, and the waters overwhelmed them.The depth held their feete, and the waters ouerwhelmed them.Tenuit pedes eorum abyssus, et aquæ operuerunt eos.
9So let these also be made O Lord, which trust in their multitude, and in their chariots, and in pikes, and in shields, and in their arrows, and glory in their spears,So let these also be made ô Lord, which trust in their multitude, and in their chariotes, and in pikes, and in shieldes, and in their arrowes, and glorie in their speares,✦Sic fiant et isti, Domine, qui confidunt in multitudine sua, et in curribus suis, et in contis, et in scutis, et in sagittis suis, et in lanceis gloriantur,
10and know not thyself art our God, which destroyest wars from the beginning, and Lord is thy name.and know not thy self art our God, which destroyest warres from the beginning, and Lord is thy name.et nesciunt quia tu ipse es Deus noster, qui conteris bella ab initio, et Dominus nomen est tibi.
11Lift up thine arm as from the beginning, and dash their power in thy power: let their power fall in thy wrath, which promise that they will violate thy holy things, and pollute the tabernacle of thy holy name, and with their sword throw down the horn of thine altar.Lift vp thyne arme as from the beginning, and dash their power in thy power: let their power fal in thy wrath, which promise that they wil violate thy holie thinges, and pollute the tabernacle of thy holie name, & with their sword throw downe the horne of thyne altar.✦Erige brachium tuum sicut ab initio, et allide virtutem illorum in virtute tua : cadat virtus eorum in iracundia tua, qui promittunt se violare sancta tua, et polluere tabernaculum nominis tui, et dejicere gladio suo cornu altaris tui.
12Bring to pass Lord, that his pride be cut off with his own sword,Bring to passe Lord, that his pride be cut of with his owne sword,Fac, Domine, ut gladio proprio ejus superbia amputetur :
13let him be caught with the snares of his eyes in me, and thou shalt strike him from the lips of my charity.let him be caught with the snares of his eies in me, and thou shalt strike him from the lippes of my charitie.✦capiatur laqueo oculorum suorum in me, et percuties eum ex labiis caritatis meæ.
14Give me constancy in mind, that I may contemnam: despise, scorn him: and power that I may overthrow him.Geue me constancie in mind, that I may contemne him: and powre that I may ouerthrow him.✦Da mihi in animo constantiam ut contemnam illum, et virtutem, ut evertam illum.
15For this shall be a memorial of thy name, when the hand of a woman shall overthrow him.For this shal be a memorial of thy name, when the hand of a woman shal ouerthrow him.Erit enim hoc memoriale nominis tui, cum manus feminæ dejecerit eum.
16For not in multitude is thy power O Lord, neither in strength of horses is thy will, neither have the proud pleased thee from the beginning: but the prayer of the humble and meek hath always pleased thee.For not in multitude is thy power ô Lord, neither in strength of horses is thy wil, neither haue the proud pleased thee from the beginninge: but the prayer of the humble and meeke hath alwayes pleased thee.✦Non enim in multitudine est virtus tua, Domine, neque in equorum viribus voluntas tua est, nec superbi ab initio placuerunt tibi : sed humilium et mansuetorum semper tibi placuit deprecatio.
17God of the heavens, creator of the waters, and Lord of every creature, hear me wretch, praying and præsumentem: relying with confidence, trusting of thy mercy.God of the heauens, creatour of the waters, and Lord of euerie creature, heare me wretch, praying and presuming of thy mercie.Deus cælorum, creator aquarum, et Dominus totius creaturæ, exaudi me miseram deprecantem, et de tua misericordia præsumentem.
18Remember Lord thy testament, and give a word in my mouth, and strengthen counsel in my heart, that thy house may continue in thy sanctification:Remember Lord thy testament, and geue a word in my mouth, and strengthen counsel in my hart, that thy house may continew in thy sanctification:✦Memento, Domine, testamenti tui, et da verbum in ore meo, et in corde meo consilium corrobora, ut domus tua in sanctificatione tua permaneat :
19and all Nations may acknowledge, that thou art God, and there is no other besides thee.and al Nations may acknowledge, that thou art God, and there is no other besides thee.et omnes gentes agnoscant quia tu es Deus, et non est alius præter te.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.