9 — Giuditta

1And when they were gone, Judith went into her oratory: and putting on haircloth, laid ashes on her head: and falling down prostrate before the Lord, she cried to the Lord, saying:Partiti quelli, entrò Giuditta nel suo oratorio, e vestita di cilicio sparse di cenere la sua testa, e prostratasi dinanzi al Signore, a lui alzava sue voci dicendo:VVHO going away, Iudith went into her oratorie: and clothing her self with hearecloth, put ashes vpon her head: and falling prostrate to our Lord, she cried to our Lord, saying:Quibus ascendentibus, Judith ingressa est oratorium suum: et induens se cilicio, posuit cinerem super caput suum: et prosternens se Domino, clamabat ad Dominum, dicens: 2Lord God of my father Simeon, who gavest him a sword to execute vengeance against strangers, who had defiled by their uncleanness, and uncovered the virgin unto confusion:Signore Dio del padre mio Simeon, il quale gli mettesti in mano la spada per punire quegli stranieri, i quali per infame passione violarono, e maltrattano una vergine facendole vergogna:Lord God of may father Simeon, who gauest him a sword for defenee against strangers, which were rauishers in their coinquination, and discouered the virgine vnto confusion:Domine Deus patris mei Simeon, qui dedisti illi gladium in defensionem alienigenarum, qui violatores extiterunt in coinquinatione sua, et denudaverunt femur virginis in confusionem: 3And who gavest their wives to be made a prey, and their daughters into captivity: and all their spoils to be divided to the servants, who were zealous with thy zeal: assist, I beseech thee, O Lord God, me a widow.Onde le loro donne divenner preda, e le figliuole loro divennero ancelle, e tutte le loro sostanze furono acquisto de' servi tuoi, che arsero di zelo dell'onor tuo; dà (ti prego) aiuto a me vedova, o Signore Dio mio.and gauest their wemen into praye, and their daughters into captiuitie: and al the praye to be diuided to thy seruantes, which were zelous in thy zele: helpe I bebesech thee ō lord God me a widow.et dedisti mulieres illorum in prædam, et filias illorum in captivitatem: et omnem prædam in divisionem servis tuis, qui zelaverunt zelum tuum: subveni, quæso te, Domine Deus meus, mihi viduæ. 4For thou hast done the things of old, and hast devised one thing after another: and what thou hast designed hath been done.Perchè da te quelle cose furon fatte in antico, e altre ne ideasti dopo di quelle; e quello fu che tu volesti.For thou hast done the thinges heretofore, and hast purposed one thing after an other: and that hath bene done which thou wouldest.Tu enim fecisti priora, et illa post illa cogitasti: et hoc factum est quod ipse voluisti.

5For all thy ways are prepared, and in thy providence thou hast placed thy judgments.Imperocchè tutte a te sono aperte le vie, e i tuoi giudizj gli hai fondati nella tua providenza.For al thy wayes are readie, and thy iudgementes thou hast put in thy prouidence.Omnes enim viæ tuæ paratæ sunt, et tua judicia in tua providentia posuisti. 6Look upon the camp of the Assyrians now, as thou wast pleased to look upon the camp of the Egyptians, when they pursued armed after thy servants, trusting in their chariots, and in their horsemen, and in a multitude of warriors.Volgi adesso lo sguardo sopra gli alloggiamenti degli Assiri, come una volta ti degnasti di volgerlo sopra gli alloggiamenti degli Egiziani, allorchè armati correvano dietro a tuoi servi confidati nei loro cocchi, e ne lor cavalieri, e nella moltitudine de' combattenti.Looke vpon the campe of the Assyrians now, as thou didst voutsafe to see the campe of the Aegyptians, when they ran armed after thy seruantes, trusting in chariotes, and in their horsemen, and in a multitude of men of warre.Respice castra Assyriorum nunc, sicut tunc castra Ægyptiorum videre dignatus es, quando post servos tuos armati currebant, confidentes in quadrigis, et in equitatu suo, et in multitudine bellatorum. 7But thou lookedst over their camp, and darkness wearied them.Ma tu gettasti lo sguardo sopra i loro alloggiamenti, e furono involti nelle tenebre.But thou didst looke ouer their campe. and darke. nesse wearied them.Sed aspexisti super castra eorum, et tenebræ fatigaverunt eos. 8The deep held their feet, and the waters overwhelmed them.L'abisso arrestò i loro passi, e le acque li ricopersero.The depth held their feete, and the waters ouerwhelmed them.Tenuit pedes eorum abyssus, et aquæ operuerunt eos. 9So may it be with these also, O Lord, who trust in their multitude, and in their chariots, and in their pikes, and in their shields, and in their arrows, and glory in their spears,Lo stesso sia di costoro, o Signore, i quali confidano nella lor moltitudine, e de' loro cocchi, e delle lance, e degli scudi, e delle frecce, e delle aste si gloriano.So let these also be made ô Lord, which trust in their multitude, and in their chariotes, and in pikes, and in shieldes, and in their arrowes, and glorie in their speares,Sic fiant et isti, Domine, qui confidunt in multitudine sua, et in curribus suis, et in contis, et in scutis, et in sagittis suis, et in lanceis gloriantur, 10And know not that thou art our God, who destroyest wars from the beginning, and the Lord is thy name.Ed essi non hanno, come Dio nostro se tu, il quale fin ab antico struggi gli eserciti, e ti nomi il Signore.and know not thy self art our God, which destroyest warres from the beginning, and Lord is thy name.et nesciunt quia tu ipse es Deus noster, qui conteris bella ab initio, et Dominus nomen est tibi.

11Lift up thy arm as from the beginning, and crush their power with thy power: let their power fall in their wrath, who promise themselves to violate thy sanctuary, and defile the dwelling place of thy name, and to beat down with their sword the horn of thy altar.Alza il tuo braccio, come già altre volte, e colla tua virtù conquidi la loro possanza vada a terra ai colpi dell'ira tua il poter di costoro; i quali si promettono di violare il tuo Santuario, di contaminare il tabernacolo, che porta il tuo nome, e di recidere colla spada il corno del tuo altare.Lift vp thyne arme as from the beginning, and dash their power in thy power: let their power fal in thy wrath, which promise that they wil violate thy holie thinges, and pollute the tabernacle of thy holie name, & with their sword throw downe the horne of thyne altar.Erige brachium tuum sicut ab initio, et allide virtutem illorum in virtute tua: cadat virtus eorum in iracundia tua, qui promittunt se violare sancta tua, et polluere tabernaculum nominis tui, et dejicere gladio suo cornu altaris tui. 12Bring to pass, O Lord, that his pride may be cut off with his own sword.Fa, Signore, che la sua propria spada serva a troncare la sua superbia:Bring to passe Lord, that his pride be cut of with his owne sword,Fac, Domine, ut gladio proprio ejus superbia amputetur: 13Let him be caught in the net of his own eyes in my regard, and do thou strike him by the graces of the words of my lips.I suoi occhi sieno il laccio, al quale egli sia preso da me, e tu lo percuoterai colle affettuose parole della mia bocca.let him be caught with the snares of his eies in me, and thou shalt strike him from the lippes of my charitie.capiatur laqueo oculorum suorum in me, et percuties eum ex labiis caritatis meæ. 14Give me constancy in my mind, that I may despise him: and fortitude that I may overthrow him.Dà al mio spirito fermezza per disprezzarlo, e virtù per abbatterlo.Geue me constancie in mind, that I may contemne him: and powre that I may ouerthrow him.Da mihi in animo constantiam ut contemnam illum, et virtutem, ut evertam illum. 15For this will be a glorious monument for thy name, when he shall fall by the hand of a woman.Imperocchè monumento al tuo nome sarà, che lo abbia steso al suolo la mano di una donna.For this shal be a memorial of thy name, when the hand of a woman shal ouerthrow him.Erit enim hoc memoriale nominis tui, cum manus feminæ dejecerit eum. 16For thy power, O Lord, is not in a multitude, nor is thy pleasure in the strength of horses, nor from the beginning have the proud been acceptable to thee: but the prayer of the humble and the meek hath always pleased thee.Imperocchè non sta il tuo potere nelle molte schiere, nè ti ti compiaci nelle forze dei cavalieri: e ab antico dispiacquero a te i superbi, ma gradisti mai sempre l'orazione degli umili, e de' mansueti.For not in multitude is thy power ô Lord, neither in strength of horses is thy wil, neither haue the proud pleased thee from the beginninge: but the prayer of the humble and meeke hath alwayes pleased thee.Non enim in multitudine est virtus tua, Domine, neque in equorum viribus voluntas tua est, nec superbi ab initio placuerunt tibi: sed humilium et mansuetorum semper tibi placuit deprecatio.

17O God of the heavens, creator of the waters, and Lord of the whole creation, hear me a poor wretch, making supplication to thee, and presuming of thy mercy.Dio de'cieli, creatore delle acque, e Signore di tutte le creature, esaudisci me miserabile, che a te ricorro, e tutto spero dalla tua misericordia.God of the heauens, creatour of the waters, and Lord of euerie creature, heare me wretch, praying and presuming of thy mercie.Deus cælorum, creator aquarum, et Dominus totius creaturæ, exaudi me miseram deprecantem, et de tua misericordia præsumentem. 18Remember, O Lord, thy covenant, and put thou words in my mouth, and strengthen the resolution in my heart, that thy house may continue in thy holiness:Ricordati, Signore, della tua alleanza, metti in bocca a me le parole, e fortifica il mio cuore in questa impresa, affinchè la tua casa resti sempre santificata al tuo culto.Remember Lord thy testament, and geue a word in my mouth, and strengthen counsel in my hart, that thy house may continew in thy sanctification:Memento, Domine, testamenti tui, et da verbum in ore meo, et in corde meo consilium corrobora, ut domus tua in sanctificatione tua permaneat: 19And all nations may acknowledge that thou art God, and there is no other besides thee.E le genti tutte conoscano, come Dio se tu, e altro non havvenne fuori di te.and al Nations may acknowledge, that thou art God, and there is no other besides thee.et omnes gentes agnoscant quia tu es Deus, et non est alius præter te.