Judith 14
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1THen said Iudeth vnto them, Heare me also, my brethren, and *take this head, and hang it vpon the hiest place of your walles. 2And so sone as the morning shal appeare and the sonne shal come forthe vpon the earth, take you euerie one his weapons, and go forthe euerie valiant man out of the citie, and set you a captaine ouer them, as thogh you wolde go downe into the field, towarde the watche of the Assyrians, but go not downe. 3Then they shal take their armour, & shal go into their campe, and raise vp the captaines of the armie of Assur, and they shal runne to the tent of Olofernes, but shal not finde him: then feare shal fall vpon them, and they shal flee before your face. 4So you and all that inhabite the coastes of Israel, shal pursue them, & ouerthrowe them as they go. 5But before you do these things, call me Achior the Ammonite, that he may se, and knowe him that despised the house of Israel, and that sent him to vs as to death. 6Then they called Achior out of the house of Ozias, and when he was come and sawe the head of Olofernes in a certeine mans hand in the assemblie of the people, he fel downe on his face, and his spirit failed. 7But when they had taken him vp, he fel at Iudeths fete, & reuerenced her, and said, Blessed art thou in all the tabernacle of Iuda, and in all nacions, which, hearing thy name, shalbe astonished. 8Now therefore tel me all the things, that thou hast done in these dayes. Then Iudeth declared vnto him in the middes of the people all that she had done from the day that she went forthe, vntil that houre she spake vnto them. 9And when she had left of speaking, the people reioyced with a great voyce, and made a noyce of gladnes through their citie. 10And Achior, seing all things that God had done for Israel, beleued in God vnfainedly, and circumcised the foreskine of his flesh, and was ioyned vnto the house of Israel vnto this day. 11¶Assone as the morning arose, thei hanged the head of Olofernes out at the wall, & euerie man toke his weapons, and they went forthe by bandes vnto the straites of the mountaine. 12But when the Assyrians sawe them, they sent to their captaines, which went to the gouernours and chief captaines, and to all their rulers. 13So they came to Olofernes tent and said to him that had the charge of all his things, Waken our lord: for the sclaues haue bene bolde to come downe against vs to battel, that they may be destroyed for euer. 14Then went in Bagoas, & knocked at the dore of the tent: for he thoght that he had slept with Iudeth. 15But because none answered, he opened it, and went into the chamber, and founde him cast vpon the floore, and his head was taken from him. 16Therefore he cryed with a loude voyce, with weping and mourning, & a mightie crye, and rent his garments. 17After, he went into the tent of Iudeth where she vsed to remaine, and founde her not: then he leaped out to the people and cryed, 18These sclaues haue committed wickednes: one woman of the Hebrewes hathe broght shame vpon the house of King Nabuchodonosor: for beholde, Olofernes lieth vpon the grounde without an head. 19When the captaines of the Assyrians armie heard these wordes, they rent their coates, and their heart was wonderfully troubled, and there was a crye and a verie great noyce throughout the campe.