Douay Bible - Judith Chapter 13

Judith 13:1
And when it was grown late, his servants made haste to their lodgings, and Vagao shut the chamber doors, and went his way.

Judith 13:2
And they were all overcharged with wine.

Judith 13:3
And Judith was alone in the chamber.

Judith 13:4
But Holofernes lay on his bed, fast asleep, being exceedingly drunk.

Judith 13:5
And Judith spoke to her maid to stand without before the chamber, and to watch:

Judith 13:6
And Judith stood before the bed praying with tears, and the motion of her lips in silence,

Judith 13:7
Saying: Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, and in this hour look on the works of my hands, that as thou hast promised, thou mayst raise up Jerusalem thy city: and that I may bring to pass that which I have purposed, having a belief that it might be done by thee.

Judith 13:8
And when she had said this, she went to the pillar that was at his bed’s head, and loosed his sword that hung tied upon it.

Judith 13:9
And when she had drawn it out, she took him by the hair of his head, and said: strengthen me, O Lord God, at this hour.

Judith 13:10
And she struck twice upon his neck, and out off his head, and took off his canopy from the pillars, and rolled away his headless body.

Judith 13:11
And after a while she went out, and delivered the head of Holofernes to her maid, and bade her put it into her wallet.

Judith 13:12
And they two went out according to their custom, as it were to prayer, and they passed the camp, and having compassed the valley, they came to the gate of the city.

Judith 13:13
And Judith from afar off cried to the watchmen upon the walls: Open the gates for God is with us, who hath shewn his power in Israel.

Judith 13:14
And it came to pass, when the men had heard her voice, that they called the ancients of the city.

Judith 13:15
And all ran to meet her from the least to the greatest: for they now had no hopes that she would come.

Judith 13:16
And lighting up lights they all gathered round about her: and she went up to a higher place, and commanded silence to be made. And when all had held their peace,

Judith 13:17
Judith said: praise ye the Lord our God, who hath not forsaken them that hope in him.

Judith 13:18
And by me his handmaid he hath fulfilled his mercy, which he promised to the house of Israel: and he hath killed the enemy of his people by my hand this night.

Judith 13:19
Then she brought forth the head of Holofernes out of the wallet, and shewed it them, saying: Behold the head of Holofernes the general of the army of the Assyrians, and behold his canopy, wherein he lay in his drunkenness, where the Lord our God slew him by the hand of a woman.

Judith 13:20
But as the same Lord liveth, his angel hath been my keeper both going hence, and abiding there, and returning from thence hither: and the Lord hath not suffered me his handmaid to be defiled, but hath brought me back to you without pollution of sin, rejoicing for his victory, for my escape, and for your deliverance.

Judith 13:21
Give all of you glory to him, because he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever.

Judith 13:22
And they all adored the Lord, and said to her: The Lord hath blessed thee by his power, because by thee he hath brought our enemies to nought.

Judith 13:23
And Ozias the prince of the people of Israel, said to her: Blessed art thou, O daughter, by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth.

Judith 13:24
Blessed be the Lord who made heaven and earth, who hath directed thee to the cutting off the head of the prince of our enemies.

Judith 13:25
Because he hath so magnified thy name this day, that thy praise shall not depart out of the mouth of men who shall be mindful of the power of the Lord for ever, for that thou hast not spared thy life, by reason of the distress and tribulation of thy people, but hast prevented our ruin in the presence of our God.

Judith 13:26
And all the people said: So be it, so be it.

Judith 13:27
And Achior being called for came, and Judith said to him: The God of Israel, to whom thou gavest testimony, that he revengeth himself of his enemies, he hath cut off the head of all the unbelievers this night by my hand.

Judith 13:28
And that thou mayst find that it is so, behold the head of Holofernes, who in the contempt of his pride despised the God of Israel: and threatened thee with death, saying: When the people of Israel shall be taken, I will command thy sides to be pierced with a sword.

Judith 13:29
Then Achior seeing the head of Holofernes, being seized with a great fear he fell on his face upon the earth, and his soul swooned away.

Judith 13:30
But after he had recovered his spirits he fell down at her feet, and reverenced her and said:

Judith 13:31
Blessed art thou by thy God in every tabernacle of Jacob, for in every nation which shall hear thy name, the God of Israel shall be magnified on occasion of thee.

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