1 — Giuditta

1Now Arphaxad king of the Medes had brought many nations under his dominions, and he built a very strong city, which he called Ecbatana,Adunque Arphaxad re de' Medi avea soggettate al suo impero molte nazioni, ed egli edificò una città fortissima, cui diede il nome di Ecbatana.ARPHAXAD therfore king of the Medes had subdued manie nations to his empire, & he built a most mightie citie, which he called Ecbatanis,Arphaxad itaque, rex Medorum, subjugaverat multas gentes imperio suo, et ipse ædificavit civitatem potentissimam, quam appellavit Ecbatanis, 2Of stones squared and hewed: he made the walls thereof seventy cubits broad, and thirty cubits high, and the towers thereof he made a hundred cubits high. But on the square of them, each side was extended the space of twenty feet.E fece le sue mura di pietre tagliate a squadra, le quali mura aveano settanta cubiti di larghezza, e trenta di altezza; e alle sue torri diede cento cubiti di altezza.Of stone squared and hewed: he made walles therof in height seuentie cubites, and in breadth thirtie cubites, and the towers therof he made in height an hundred cubites.ex lapidibus quadratis et sectis: fecit muros ejus in altitudinem cubitorum septuaginta, et in latitudinem cubitorum triginta: turres vero ejus posuit in altitudinem cubitorum centum. 3And he made the gates thereof according to the height of the towers:E queste eran quadrate, e ognuno de' lati teneva lo spazio di venti piedi; e fece le sue porte eguali in altezza alle torri:But each side of them was in foure square twentie foote long, and he made the gates therof according to the height of the towers:Per quadrum vero earum latus utrumque vicenorum pedum spatio tendebatur, posuitque portas ejus in altitudinem turrium: 4And he gloried as a mighty one in the force of his army and in the glory of his chariots.E si gloriava come possente pel valore de' suoi eserciti, e pe' famosi suoi cocchi.and he gloried as mightie in the force of his armie, and in the glorie of his chariotes.et gloriabatur quasi potens in potentia exercitus sui, et in gloria quadrigarum suarum. 5Now in the twelfth year of his reign, Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, who reigned in Ninive the great city, fought against Arphaxad and overcame him,Adunque Nabucodonosor re degli Assiri, il quale regnava nella gran città di Ninive, l'anno duodecimo del suo regno venne a battaglia con Arphaxad, e lo vinse.In the twelfth yeare of his reigne: Nabuchodonosor the king of the Assyrians, who reigned in Niniue the greate citie, fought against Arphaxad, and ouer came himAnno igitur duodecimo regni sui, Nabuchodonosor rex Assyriorum, qui regnabat in Ninive civitate magna, pugnavit contra Arphaxad, et obtinuit eum 6In the great plain which is called Ragua, about the Euphrates, and the Tigris, and the Jadason, in the plain of Erioch the king of the Elicians.Nella gran pianura detta Ragau presso all'Eufrate, e al Tigri, e a Jadason nella campagna di Erioch re degli Elici.in the great field, which is called Ragan, about Euphrates, and Tigris, and Iadason in the field of Erioch the king of the Elicians.in campo magno qui appellatur Ragau, circa Euphraten, et Tigrin, et Jadason, in campo Erioch regis Elicorum.

7Then was the kingdom of Nabuchodonosor exalted, and his heart was elevated: and he sent to all that dwelt in Cilicia and Damascus, and Libanus,Allora divenne famoso il regno di Nabucodonosor, e il suo cuore si gonfiò, ed ei mandò ambasciatori a tutti gli abitatori della Cilicia, di Damasco, e del Libano,Then was the kingdom of Nabuchodonosor exalted, and his hart was eleuated: and he sent to al, that dwelt in Cilicia and Damascus, and Libanus,Tunc exaltatum est regnum Nabuchodonosor, et cor ejus elevatum est: et misit ad omnes qui habitabant in Cilicia, et Damasco, et Libano, 8And to the nations that are in Carmelus, and Cedar, and to the inhabitants of Galilee in the great plain of Asdrelon,E a popoli, che dimorano sul Carmelo, e in Cedar, e agli abitanti della Galilea, e della vasta campagna di Esdrelon,and to the nations, that are in Carmelus, and Cedar, and the inhabitantes of Galilee in the great field of Esdrelon,et ad gentes quæ sunt in Carmelo et Cedar, et inhabitantes Galilæam in campo magno Esdrelon, 9And to all that were in Samaria, and beyond the river Jordan even to Jerusalem, and all the land of Jesse till you come to the borders of Ethiopia.E a tutti quelli della Samaria, e di là dal Giordano fino a Gerusalemme, e in tutta la terra di Jesse sino ai confini di Etiopia.and to al that were in Samaria, and beyond the riuer Iordan euen to Ierusalem, and al the land of lesse til you come to the borders of Aethiophia.et ad omnes qui erant in Samaria, et trans flumen Jordanem usque ad Jerusalem, et omnem terram Jesse quousque perveniatur ad terminos Æthiopiæ. 10To all these Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, sent messengers:A tutti questi spedì ambasciatori Nabucodonosor re degli Assiri:To al these Nabuchodosor king of the Assyrians sent messengers:Ad hos omnes misit nuntios Nabuchodonosor rex Assyriorum: 11But they all with one mind refused, and sent them back empty, and rejected them without honour.E questi, tutti d'accordo non si piegarono a suoi voleri, rimandarono coloro colle mani vuote, e gli cacciarono con ignominia.Who al with one minde said nay, & sent them backe emptie, and reiected them without honour.qui omnes uno animo contradixerunt, et remiserunt eos vacuos, et sine honore abjecerunt. 12Then king Nabuchodonosor being angry against all that land, swore by his throne and kingdom that he would revenge himself of all those countries.Allora Nabuchodonosor irato contro tutti que' paesi, giurò pel suo trono, e pel suo regno, che avrebbe presa vendetta di tutte quelle genti.Then Nabuchodonosor the king taking indignation against al that land, swore by his throne and kingdom that he would reuenge him selfe of al those countries.Tunc indignatus Nabuchodonosor rex adversus omnem terram illam, juravit per thronum et regnum suum quod defenderet se de omnibus regionibus his.