Judith 12
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1THen he commanded to bring her in where his treasures were layed, and bade that they shulde prepare for her of his owne meates, and that she shulde drinke of his owne wine. 2But Iudeth said, *I may not eat of them, lest there shulde be an offence, but I can suffice my selfe with the things that I haue broght. 3Then Olofernes said vnto her, If the things that thou hast, shulde faile, how shulde we giue thee the like? for there is none with vs of thy nation. 4Then said Iudeth vnto him, As thy soule liueth, my lord, thine handmaide shal not spend those things that I haue, before the Lord worke by mine hand the things that he hathe determined. 5Then the seruants of Olofernes broght her into the tent, and she slept vntil midnight, and rose at the morning watche, 6And sent to Olofernes, saying, Let my lord commande that thine handmaide may go forthe vnto prayer. 7Then Olofernes commanded his garde that thei shuld not stay her: thus she abode in the campe thre dayes, and went out in the night into the valley of Bethulia, and washed her self in a fountaine, euen in the water by the campe. 8And when she came out, she prayed vnto the Lord God of Israel, that he wolde direct her way to the exaltation of the children of her people. 9So she returned, & remained pure in the tent, vntil she ate her meat at euening. 10¶And in the fourthe day, Olofernes made a feast to his owne seruants onely, and called none of them to the banket, that had the affaires in hand. 11Then said he to Bagoas the eunuche who had charge ouer all that he had, Go and persuade this Hebrewe woman, which is with thee, that she come vnto vs and eat, & drinke with vs. 12For it were a shame for vs, if we shulde let suche a woman alone, & not talke with her, & if we do not allure her, she wil mocke vs 13Then went Bagoas from the presence of Olofernes, & came to her, & said, Let not this faire maide make difficultie to go into my lord, & to be honored in his presence, and to drinke wine with vs ioyfully, & to be intreated as one of the daughters of the children of Assur, which remaine in the house of Nabuchodonosor. 14Then said Iudeth vnto him, Who am I now, that I shulde gainesay my lord? Surely whatsoeuer pleaseth him, I wil do spedely, and it shalbe my ioye vnto the day of my death. 15So she arose & trimmed her with garments, and with all the ornaments of women, & her maide went, & spred for her skinnes on the grounde ouer against Olofernes, which she had receiued of Bagoas for her daily vse, that she might sit and eat vpon them. 16Now when Iudeth came & sate downe, Olofernes heart was rauished with her, and his spirit was moued, and he desired greatly her companie: for he had waited for the time to deceiue her from the day that he had sene her. 17Then said Olofernes vnto her, Drinke now, and be mery with vs. 18So Iudeth said, I drinke now, my lord, because my state is exalted this day more then euer it was since I was borne. 19Then she toke, & ate & dranke before him the things, that her maide had prepared. 20And Olofernes reioyced because of her & dranke muche more wine then he had drunken at anie time in one day since he was borne.