4 — Giuditta

1Then the children of Israel, who dwelt in the land of Juda, hearing these things, were exceedingly afraid of him.Allora i figliuoli d'Israele, che abitavano la terra di Giuda, udite tali cose, ebbero gran paura di sua venuta.THEN the children of Israel, which dwelt in the Land of Iuda, hearing these thinges, were sore asrayd of his presence.Tunc audientes hæc filii Israël qui habitabant in terra Juda, timuerunt valde a facie ejus. 2Dread and horror seized upon their minds, lest he should do the same to Jerusalem and to the temple of the Lord, that he had done to other cities and their temples.Il tremore, e lo spavento invase i loro spiriti, temendo, ch'ei non facesse a Gerusalemme, e al tempio del Signore quello, che avea fatto alle altre città, e ai loro templi.Trembling also, and horrour inuaded their senses, lest he would doe that to Ierusalem and to the temple of our Lord, which he had done to other cities, and their temples.Tremor et horror invasit sensus eorum, ne hoc faceret Jerusalem et templo Domini, quod fecerat ceteris civitatibus et templis earum. 3And they sent into all Samaria round about, as far as Jericho, and seized upon all the tops of the mountains:E mandaron gente per tutta la Samaria, e nelle vicinanze sino a Jericho, e occuparono tutte le cime dei monti:And they sent into al Samaria round about, as for as Iericho, and preoccupated al the toppes of mountaynes:Et miserunt in omnem Samariam per circuitum usque Jericho, et præoccupaverunt omnes vertices montium: 4And they compassed their towns with walls and gathered together corn for provision for war.E cinsero di mura i loro villaggi, e misero insieme del grano preparandosi alla guerra.and they compassed their townes with walles, and gathered together corne for prouision of battel.et muris circumdederunt vicos suos, et congregaverunt frumenta in præparationem pugnæ. 5And Eliachim the priest wrote to all that were over against Esdrelon, which faceth the great plain near Dothain, and to all by whom there might be a passage of way, that they should take possession of the ascents of the mountains, by which there might be any way to Jerusalem, and should keep watch where the way was narrow between the mountains.E il sommo sacerdote Eliachim scrisse a tutti quelli, che abitavano verso Esdrelon, la quale sta dirimpetto alla gran pianura vicina a Dothaim, e a tutti quelli de' luoghi, per dove quegli potea passare.Eliachim the priest wrote to al, that were against Esdrelon, which is against the face of the great fielde beside Dothain, and to al, by whom there might be passage of way, that they should take the ascentes of the mountaynes, by which there might be way to Ierusalem, and should keepe watch, where the way was narrow betwen the mountaynes.Sacerdos etiam Eliachim scripsit ad universos qui erant contra Esdrelon, quæ est contra faciem campi magni juxta Dothain, et universos per quos viæ transitus esse poterat,

6And the children of Israel did as the priest of the Lord Eliachim had appointed them.Che occupassero le alture dei monti per le quali si potea giungere a Gerusalemme, e mettesser presidi ai passi stretti, che potean esservi tralle montagne.And the children of Israel did according as the Priest of our Lord, Eliachim had appointed them.ut obtinerent ascensus montium, per quos via esse poterat ad Jerusalem, et illic custodirent ubi angustum iter esse poterat inter montes. 7And all the people cried to the Lord with great earnestness, and they humbled their souls in fastings, and prayers, both they and their wives.E i figliuoli d'Israele eseguirono i comandi del sacerdote del Signore Eliachim.And al the people cried to our Lord with great instance, and they humbled their soules in fastings, and prayers they & their wiues.Et fecerunt filii Israël secundum quod constituerat eis sacerdos Domini Eliachim. 8And the priests put on haircloths, and they caused the little children to lie prostrate before the temple of the Lord, and the altar of the Lord they covered with haircloth.E tutto il popolo alzò le sue voci al Signore con gran fervore, e umiliarono le anime loro co' digiuni, e colle orazioni eglino, e le loro donne.And the Priestes put on heareclothes, and they laide the infantes prostrate against the face of the temple of our Lord, and the altar of our Lord they couered with hearecloth:Et clamavit omnis populus ad Dominum instantia magna, et humiliaverunt animas suas in jejuniis et orationibus, ipsi et mulieres eorum. 9And they cried to the Lord the God of Israel with one accord, that their children might not be made a prey, and their wives carried off, and their cities destroyed, and their holy things profaned, and that they might not be made a reproach to the Gentiles.E i sacerdoti si vestirono di cilizi, e prostraron per terra i fanciulli davanti al tempio del Signore, e copersero con cilizio l'altare del Signore.and they cried to our Lord the God of Israel With one accord, that their infantes might not be geuē into praye, & their wiues into spoile, and their cities into destruction, and their holie thinges into pollution, and they be made a reproch to the Gentiles.Et induerunt se sacerdotes ciliciis, et infantes prostraverunt contra faciem templi Domini, et altare Domini operuerunt cilicio:

10Then Eliachim the high priest of the Lord went about all Israel and spoke to them,E alzaron tutti insieme le grida al Signore Dio d'Israele, affinchè non fossero rapiti i loro fanciulli, e menate via le loro mogli, e sterminate le loro città, e contaminato il loro santuario, ed essi ridotti ad essere lo scherno delle nazioni.Then Eliachim the high Priest of our Lord went about al Israel and spake to them,et clamaverunt ad Dominum Deum Israël unanimiter ne darentur in prædam infantes eorum, et uxores eorum in divisionem, et civitates eorum in exterminium, et sancta eorum in pollutionem, et fierent opprobrium gentibus. 11Saying: Know ye that the Lord will hear your prayers, if you continue with perseverance in fastings and prayers in the sight of the Lord.Allora Eliachim sommo Sacerdote del Signore girò attorno per tutto Israele parlando loro,saying: Know ye, that our Lord wil heare your prayers, if continewing you continew in fastinges and prayers in the sight of our Lord.Tunc Eliachim sacerdos Domini magnus circuivit omnem Israël, allocutusque est eos, 12Remember Moses the servant of the Lord overcame Amalec that trusted in his own strength, and in his power, and in his army, and in his shields, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen, not by fighting with the sword, but by holy prayers:Dicendo: Sappiate, che il Signore esaudirà le vostre preghiere, se sarete perseveranti ne' digiuni, e nelle orazioni dinanzi, al Signore,Be mindful of Moyses the seruant of our Lord, who ouerthrew Amalec trusting in his power, and in his might, and in his armie, & in his shieldes, & in his chariotes, & in his horsemen, not by fighting, but with holie prayers:dicens: Scitote quoniam exaudiet Dominus preces vestras, si manentes permanseritis in jejuniis et orationibus in conspectu Domini. 13So all the enemies of Israel be, if you persevere in this work which you have begun.Ricordatevi di Mosè servo del Signore, il quale non col ferro combattendo, ma colle orazioni sante pregando abbattè Amalec, che confidava nel suo valore, nella sua possanza, e nelle sue schiere, e ne suoi scudi, e ne suoi cocchi, e nella sua cavalleria:so shal al the enemies of Israel be; if you perseuere in this worke, which you haue begunne.Memores estote Moysi servi Domini, qui Amalec confidentem in virtute sua, et in potentia sua, et in exercitu suo, et in clypeis suis, et in curribus suis, et in equitibus suis, non ferro pugnando, sed precibus sanctis orando dejecit: 14So they being moved by this exhortation of his, prayed to the Lord, and continued in the sight of the Lord.Lo stesso sarà di tutti i nemici d'Israele, se voi sarete perseveranti a fare quel che avete cominciato.They therfore at this exhortation of his, beseching our Lord, continewed in the sight of our Lord,sic erunt universi hostes Israël, si perseveraveritis in hoc opere quod cœpistis. 15So that even they who offered the holocausts to the Lord, offered the sacrifices to the Lord girded with haircloths, and with ashes upon their head.A queste esortazioni adunque quelli raccomandandosi al Signore, non si partirono dal cospetto del Signore.so that they also, which offered the holocaustes to our Lod, did offer the sacrifices to our Lord girded with heareclothes, and there were ashes vpon their head.Ad hanc igitur exhortationem ejus deprecantes Dominum, permanebant in conspectu Domini,

16And they all begged of God with all their heart, that he would visit his people Israel.Talmente che quelli ancora, che offerivano olocausti al Signore, presentavano a lui le vittime vestiti di cilizio, e colla testa coperta di cenere.And they al prayed God with al their hart, that he would visite his people Israel.ita ut etiam hi qui offerebant Domino holocausta, præcincti ciliciis offerrent sacrificia Domino, et erat cinis super capita eorum. 17E tutti di tutto cuore pregavano Dio, che visitasse il suo popolo d'Israele.Et ex toto corde suo omnes orabant Deum, ut visitaret populum suum Israël.