12 — Giuditta

1Then he ordered that she should go in where his treasures were laid up, and bade her tarry there, and he appointed what should be given her from his own table.Allora egli ordinò, che fosse condotta dove stavano i suoi tesori, e ordinò, che ivi ella stesse, e stabilì quello, che doveva esserle portato dalla sua mensa.THEN he bad her goe in where his treasures were layd vp, and bad her tarie there, and he appoynted what should be geuen her of his owne banket.Tunc jussit eam introire ubi repositi erant thesauri ejus, et jussit illic manere eam, et constituit quid daretur illi de convivio suo. 2And Judith answered him and said: Now I cannot eat of these things which thou commandest to be given me, lest sin come upon me: but I will eat of the things which I have brought.Ma Giuditta rispose a lui, e disse: Io non posso adesso mangiare di quello, che tu ordini, che mi sia dato, affinchè non venga l'ira sopra di me; mangerò di quelle cose, che meco ho portate.To whom Iudith answered, and said: Now I can not eate of these thinges, which thou commandest to be geuen me, lest there come displeasure vpon me: but I wil eate of these thinges, which I haue brought.Cui respondit Judith, et dixit: Nunc non potero manducare ex his quæ mihi præcipis tribui, ne veniat super me offensio: ex his autem quæ mihi detuli, manducabo. 3And Holofernes said to her: If these things which thou hast brought with thee fail thee, what shall we do for thee?E Oloferne disse a lei. E quando non avrai più di quelle cose, che hai portate, cosa faremo?To whom Holofernes said: If these thinges which thou hast brought with thee shal fayle thee, what shal we doe to thee.Cui Holofernes ait: Si defecerint tibi ista, quæ tecum detulisti, quid faciemus tibi ? 4And Judith said: As thy soul liveth, my lord, thy handmaid shall not spend all these things till God do by my hand that which I have purposed. And his servants brought her into the tent which he had commanded.E Giuditta disse: Giuro per la tua vita signore mio, che non consumerà la tua serva tutto quello, che ha portato, prima che Dio eseguisca per mezzo mio quello, che ho in mente. E i servi di lui la menarono al padiglione assegnatole.And Iudith said: Thy soule liueth my lord, that thy handmayde shal not spend al these thinges, til God doe by my hand these thinges, which I haue purposed. And his seruantes brought her into the tabernacle, which he had commanded.Et dixit Judith: Vivit anima tua, domine meus, quoniam non expendet omnia hæc ancilla tua, donec faciat Deus in manu mea hæc quæ cogitavi. Et induxerunt illam servi ejus in tabernaculum quod præceperat.

5And when she was going in, she desired that she might have liberty to go out at night and before day to prayer, and to beseech the Lord.E in entrando ella chiese la permissione di uscir fuora la notte, e avanti giorno adorare, e invocare il Signore.And whiles she went in, she desired that she might haue licence to goe forth, in the night and before day to prayer, and to besech our Lord.Et petiit dum introiret, ut daretur ei copia nocte et ante lucem egrediendi foras ad orationem, et deprecandi Dominum. 6And he commanded his chamberlains, that she might go out and in, to adore her God as she pleased, for three days.E quegli comandò agli uscieri, che la lasciassero andare, e venire come le era in grado ad adorare il suo Dio per tre giorni.And he commanded his chamberlaynes, that as it pleased her, she should goe out & come in to adore her God for three dayes.Et præcepit cubiculariis suis ut sicut placeret illi, exiret et introiret ad adorandum Deum suum per triduum: 7And she went out in the nights into the valley of Bethulia, and washed herself in a fountain of water.Ed ella andava la notte nella valle di Betulia, e si lavava a una fontana.And she went forth in the nightes into the vale of Bethulia, and washed her self in a fountaine of water.et exibat noctibus in vallem Bethuliæ, et baptizabat se in fonte aquæ. 8And as she came up, she prayed to the Lord the God of Israel, that he would direct her way to the deliverance of his people.E nel ritorno pregava il Signore Dio d'Israele, che dirigesse i suoi passi alla liberazione del popolo suo.And as she came vp, she prayed our Lord the God of Israel, that he would direct her way to the deliuerie of his people.Et ut ascendebat, orabat Dominum Deum Israël ut dirigeret viam ejus ad liberationem populi sui. 9And going in, she remained pure in the tent, until she took her own meat in the evening.E rientrata nel padiglione purificata, ivi si stava sino a tanto che si ristorava sulla sera.And going in, she remayned pure in the tabernacle, vntil she tooke her owne meate in the euening.Et introiens, munda manebat in tabernaculo usque dum acciperet escam suam in vespere. 10And it came to pass on the fourth day, that Holofernes made a supper for his servants, and said to Vagao his eunuch: Go, and persuade that Hebrew woman, to consent of her own accord to dwell with me.Ed avvenne, che il quarto di Oloferne diede una cena a suoi servi, e disse a Vagao, suo eunuco: Va, ed esorta quell'Ebrea, che spontaneamente si risolva a coabitare con me.And it came to passe in the fourth day, Holofernes made a supper to his seruantes, and sayd to Vagao his eunuch: Goe, and perswade that Hebrew woman, that she consent of her owne accord to dwel with me.Et factum est, in quarto die Holofernes fecit cœnam servis suis, et dixit ad Vagao eunuchum suum: Vade, et suade Hebræam illam ut sponte consentiat habitare mecum.

11For it is looked upon as shameful among the Assyrians, if a woman mock a man, by doing so as to pass free from him.Perocchè è cosa vergognosa tra gli Assiri, che una donna si burli di un uomo, facendo in guisa che da lui se ne parta senza fare suo piacere.For it is a foule thing with the Assyrians, if a woman mocke a man in doing, that she passe free from him.Fœdum est enim apud Assyrios, si femina irrideat virum agendo ut immunis ab eo transeat. 12Then Vagao went in to Judith, and said: Let not my good maid be afraid to go in to my lord, that she may be honoured before his face, that she may eat with him and drink wine and be merry.Allora Vagao entrò da Giuditta, e disse: Non abbi ritrosìa, o buona fanciulla divenire al signore mio per essere onorata da lui, e per mangiare con lui, e bere in allegria.Then Vagao went in to Iudith, & said: Let not the good yong maide feare to goe in to my Lord, that she may be honoured before his face, that she may eate with him and drinke wine in ioyfulnes.Tunc introivit Vagao ad Judith, et dixit: Non vereatur bona puella introire ad dominum meum, ut honorificetur ante faciem ejus, ut manducet cum eo, et bibat vinum in jucunditate. 13And Judith answered him: Who am I, that I should gainsay my lord?E Giuditta a lui. Chi son io, che ardisca di contraddire al mio signore?To whom Iudith answered: Who am I, that I should gaynesay my lord?Cui Judith respondit: Quæ ego sum, ut contradicam domino meo ? 14All that shall be good and best before his eyes, I will do. And whatsoever shall please him, that shall be best to me all the days of my life.Io farò tutto quello, che buono, e meglio parrà a lui: e tutto quello, che piacerà a lui sarà il meglio per me per tutti i giorni della mia vita.Al that shal be good and best before his eies, wil I doe. And whatsoeuer shal please him, that shal be best to me al the dayes of my life.omne quod erit ante oculos ejus bonum et optimum, faciam. Quidquid autem illi placuerit, hoc mihi erit optimum omnibus diebus vitæ meæ. 15And she arose and dressed herself out with her garments, and going in she stood before his face.E si alzò, e si adornò delle sue vesti, e andò a presentarsi dinanzi a lui.And she arose, and decked herself with her garmentes, and going in she stood before his face.Et surrexit, et ornavit se vestimento suo, et ingressa stetit ante faciem ejus. 16And the heart of Holofernes was smitten, for he was burning with the desire of her.E il cuore di Oloferne si scosse: perocché egli ardeva di desiderio di possederla.And the hart of Holofernes was strooken: for he burnt in the concupiscence of her.Cor autem Holofernes concussum est: erat enim ardens in concupiscentia ejus.

17And Holofernes said to her: Drink now, and sit down and be merry; for thou hast found favour before me.E disse a lei Oloferne: Bevi ora, e mangia allegramente; perocchè hai trovata grazia dinanzi a me.And Holofernes said to her: Drinke now, and sit downe in ioyfulnes, because thou hast found grace before me.Et dixit ad eam Holofernes: Bibe nunc, et accumbe in jucunditate, quoniam invenisti gratiam coram me. 18And Judith said: I will drink my lord, because my life is magnified this day above all my days.E Giuditta disse: Io berò o signore, perocchè in questo giorno io mi trovo glorificata più che in tutto il resto della mia vita.And Iudith said: I wil drinke my lord, because my soule is magnified this day aboue al my dayes.Et dixit Judith: Bibam, domine, quoniam magnificata est anima mea hodie præ omnibus diebus meis. 19And she took and ate and drank before him what her maid had prepared for her.E prese ella, e mangio, e bevve dinanzi a lui quello, che le era stato preparato dalla sua serva,And she tooke, and did eate, and dranke before him those thinges, which her handmayde had prepared her.Et accepit, et manducavit et bibit coram ipso ea quæ paraverat illi ancilla ejus. 20And Holofernes was made merry on her occasion, and drank exceeding much wine, so much as he had never drunk in his life.E Oloferne le fece gran festa, e bevve del vino for misura, quanto non avea mai bevuto a suoi giorni.And Holofernes was made pleasant toward her, and dranke wine exceeding much, so much as he had neuer drunke in his life?Et jucundus factus est Holofernes ad eam, bibitque vinum multum nimis, quantum numquam biberat in vita sua.