Judith 10
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1NOw after she had ceased to crye vnto the God of Israel, and had made an end of all these wordes, 2She rose where she had fallen downe, and called her maide, & went downe into the house, in the which she abode in the Sabbath daies and in the feast daies, 3And putting away the sackecloth wherewith she was clad, & putting of the garments of her widowhode, she washed her body with water, & anointed it with muche ointement, & dressed the heere of her head, and put attire vpon it, and put on her garments of gladnes, wherewith she was clad during the life of Manasses her housband. 4And she put slippers on her fete, & put on bracelets, & sleues, and rings, & earings, & all her ornaments, and she decked her selfe brauely to allure the eyes of all men that shulde se her. 5Then she gaue her maide a bottel of wine, and a pot of oyle, and filled a scrippe with floure, & with drye figges, & with fine bread: so she lapped vp all these things together and laid them vpon her. 6Thus they went forthe to the gate of the citie of Bethulia, and found standing there Ozias, and the ancients of the citie, Chabris and Charmis. 7And when they sawe her that her face was changed, & that her garment was changed, they marueiled greatly at her wonderful beautie, and said vnto her, 8The God, the God of our fathers giue thee fauour, and accomplish thine enterprises to the glorie of the children of Israel, and to the exaltation of Ierusalem. Then they worshipped God. 9And she said vnto them, Commande the gates of the citie to be opened vnto me, that I may go forthe to accomplish the things which you haue spoken to me. So they commanded the yong men to open vnto her, as she had spoken. 10And when they had done so, Iudeth went out, she and her maide with her, and the men of the citie loked after her, vntil she was gone downe the mountaine, and til she had passed the valley, and colde se her no more. 11Thus they went streight forthe in the valley, and the first watche of the Assyrians met her, 12And toke her, & asked her, Of what people art thou? and whence comest thou? and whether goest thou? And she said, I am a woman of the Hebrewes, and am fled from them: for they shalbe giuen you to be consumed. 13And I come before Olofernes, the chief captaine of your armie, to declare him true things, and I wil shewe before him the way whereby he shal go and winne all the mountaines, without losing the bodie or life of anie of his men. 14Now when the men heard her wordes, & behelde her countenance, they wondered greatly at her beautie, and said vnto her, 15Thou hast saued thy life, in that thou hast hasted to come downe to the presence of our lord: now therefore come to his tente, and some of vs shal conduct thee vntil thei haue deliured thee into his hands. 16And when thou standest before him, be not afraid in thine heart, but shewe vnto him according as thou hast to say, and he wil intreat thee wel. 17Then they chose out of them an hundreth men, and prepared a charet for her and her maide, and broght her to the tent of Olofernes. 18Then there was a running to and fro, throughout the campe: for her comming was bruted among the tentes: & thei came and stode rounde about her: for she stode without the tent of Olofernes vntil they had declared vnto him concerning her. 19And they marueiled at her beautie, and wondered at the children of Israel because of her, & euerie one said vnto his neighbour, Who wolde despise this people, that haue among them suche women? surely it is not good that one man of them be left: for if thei shulde remaine, they might deceiue the whole earth. 20Then Olofernes garde went out, and all his seruantes, and they broght her into the tente. 21Now Olofernes rested vpon his bed vnder a canopie, which was wouen with purple and golde and emeraudes, and precious stones. 22So they shewed him of her, and he came forthe vnto the entrie of his tent, and they caried lampes of siluer before him. 23And when Iudeth was come before him and his seruants, they all marueiled at the beautie of her countenance, and she fel downe vpon her face, & did reuerence vnto him, & his seruants toke her vp.