Liber Judith

Dixit autem Judith ad omnem populum: Audite me, fratres: suspendite caput hoc super muros nostros:

And Judith said to all the people: Hear me, my brethren, hang ye up this head upon our walls.

Iudith autem dic ad omni populo: audi me, fratres: suspende capite hoc super muros nostro:

et erit, cum exierit sol, accipiat unusquisque arma sua, et exite cum impetu, non ut descendatis deorsum, sed quasi impetum facientes.

And as soon as the sun shall rise, let every man take his arms, and rush ye out, not as going down beneath, but as making an assault.

Et es, cum sole exi, accipe et unusquis armas suo, et exi cum impetu, non ut descende deorsum, sed quasi impetu fac.

Tunc exploratores necesse erit ut fugiant ad principem suum excitandum ad pugnam.

Then the watchmen must needs run to awake their prince for the battle.

Tunc exploratores necesse es ut fuge ad principe suo excita ad pugna.

Cumque duces eorum cucurrerint ad tabernaculum Holofernis, et invenerint eum truncum in suo sanguine volutatum, decidet super eos timor.

And when the captains of them shall run to the tent of Holofernes, and shall find him without his head wallowing in his blood, fear shall fall upon them.

Cumque duces de illos curre ad tabernaculo de Holoferni, et inveni illo trunco in suo sanguine voluta, timore super illos decide.

Cumque cognoveritis fugere eos, ite post illos securi, quoniam Dominus conteret eos sub pedibus vestris.

And when you shall know that they are fleeing, go after them securely, for the Lord will destroy them under your feet.

Cumque cognosce fuge illos, i post illos securo, quia Domino contere illos sub pedes vestro.

Tunc Achior, videns virtutem quam fecit Deus Israël, relicto gentilitatis ritu, credidit Deo, et circumcidit carnem præputii sui, et appositus est ad populum Israël, et omnis successio generis ejus usque in hodiernum diem.

Then Achior seeing the power that the God of Israel had wrought, leaving the religion of the Gentiles, he believed God, and circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, and was joined to the people of Israel, with all the succession of his kindred until this present day.

Tunc Achiore, vidente virtute Deo fac quam Israële, relinque gentilitate ritu, crede ad Deo, et de praeputio suo circumcide carne, et appone es ad populo Israële, et omni successione de genere de illo usque in hodierna die.

Mox autem ut ortus est dies, suspenderunt super muros caput Holofernis, accepitque unusquisque vir arma sua, et egressi sunt cum grandi strepitu et ululatu.

And immediately at break of day, they hung up the head of Holofernes upon the walls, and every man took his arms, and they went out with a great noise and shouting.

Mox autem ut orto es dies, suspende super muros capite de Holoferno, et viro et unusquis accipe armas suo, et egredior es cum grandi strepitu et ululatu.

Quod videntes exploratores, ad tabernaculum Holofernis cucurrerunt.

And the watchmen seeing this, ran to the tent of Holofernes.

Quod vide exploratores, ad tabernaculo de Holoferno curre.

Porro hi qui in tabernaculo erant, venientes, et ante ingressum cubiculi perstrepentes, excitandi gratia, inquietudinem arte moliebantur, ut non ab excitantibus, sed a sonantibus Holofernes evigilaret.

And they that were in the tent came, and made a noise, before the door of the chamber to awake him, endeavouring by art to break his rest, that Holofernes might awake, not by their calling him, but by their noise.

Porro hoc qui in tabernaculo es, veni, et ante ingredior de cubiculo perstrepa, excita gratia, inquietudine arte molior, ut non ab excita, sed ab sona Holoferne evigila.

Nullus enim audebat cubiculum virtutis Assyriorum pulsando aut intrando aperire.

For no man durst knock, or open and go into the chamber of the general of the Assyrians.

Nullo nam aude cubiculo de virtute de Assyriis pulsa aut intra aperi.

Sed cum venissent ejus duces ac tribuni, et universi majores exercitus regis Assyriorum, dixerunt cubiculariis:

But when his captains and tribunes were come, and all the chiefs of the army of the king of the Assyrians, they said to the chamberlains:

Sed cum veni de illo duces et tribunos, et universa magna exercitus de rege de Assyriis, dic ad cubiculario:

Intrate, et excitate illum, quoniam egressi mures de cavernis suis, ausi sunt provocare nos ad prælium.

Go in, and awake him, for the mice, coming out of their holes, have presumed to challenge us to fight.

Intra, et excita illo, quia egredior mures de cavernas suo, audi es provoca nos ad praelio.

Tunc ingressus Vagao cubiculum ejus, stetit ante cortinam, et plausum fecit manibus suis: suspicabatur enim illum cum Judith dormire.

Then Vagao going into his chamber, stood before the curtain, and made a clapping with his hands: for he thought that he was sleeping with Judith.

Tunc ingredior Vagau cubiculo de illo, sta ante cortina, et plausus fac ad manus suo: suspicor nam illo cum Iudith dormi.

Sed cum nullum motum jacentis sensu aurium caperet, accessit proximans ad cortinam, et elevans eam, vidensque cadaver absque capite Holofernis in suo sanguine tabefactum jacere super terram, exclamavit voce magna cum fletu, et scidit vestimenta sua.

But when with hearkening, he perceived no motion of one lying, he came near to the curtain, and lifting it up, and seeing the body of Holofernes, lying upon the ground, without the head, weltering in his blood, he cried out with a loud voice, with weeping, and rent his garments.

Sed cum nullo motu iace sensu de aures cape, accede proxima ad cortina, et eleva illa, et vidente cadavere absque capite de Holoferno in suo sanguine tabefacie iace super terra, exclama voce magna cum fletu, et scinde vestimentos suo.

Et ingressus tabernaculum Judith, non invenit eam, et exiliit foras ad populum,

And he went into the tent of Judith, and not finding her, he ran out to the people,

Et ingredior tabernaculo de Iudith, non inveni illa, et ex(s)ili foras ad populo,

et dixit: Una mulier hebræa fecit confusionem in domo regis Nabuchodonosor: ecce enim Holofernes jacet in terra, et caput ejus non est in illo.

And said: One Hebrew woman hath made confusion in the house of king Nabuchodonosor: for behold Holofernes lieth upon the ground, and his head is not upon him.

Et uno: muliere hebraea fac confusione in domo de rege Nabuchodonosor dic: ecce nam Holoferne iace in terra, et capite de illo non es in illo.

Quod cum audissent principes virtutis Assyriorum, sciderunt omnes vestimenta sua, et intolerabilis timor et tremor cecidit super eos, et turbati sunt animi eorum valde.

Now when the chiefs of the army of the Assyrians had heard this, they all rent their garments, and an intolerable fear and dread fell upon them, and their minds were troubled exceedingly.

Principes cum de virtute de Assyriis audi quod, scinde omni vestimentos suo, et intolerabile timore et tremore cade super illos, et turba es de animo de illos valde.

Et factus est clamor incomparabilis in medio castrorum eorum.

And there was a very great cry in the midst of their camp.

Et facto es clamore incomparabili in medio de castros de illos.