1 Then sang Judith this song to our Lord, saying:
1 Then Judith sung this canticle to the Lord, saying:
2 Begin ye to our Lord in timbrels, sing ye to our Lord in cymbals, tune to him a new Psalm, rejoice, and invocate his name.
2 Begin ye to the Lord with timbrels, sing ye to the Lord with cymbals, tune unto him a new psalm, extol and call upon his name.
3 Our Lord confoundeth battles, Lord is his name.
3 The Lord putteth an end to wars, the Lord is his name.
4 Who hath set his camp in the midst of his people, that he might deliver us from the hand of all our enemies.
4 He hath set his camp in the midst of his people, to deliver us from the hand of all our enemies.
5 Assur came out of the mountains from the North in the multitude of his strength: whose multitude stopped up the torrents, and their horses covered the valleys.
5 The Assyrians came out of the mountains from the north in the multitude of his strength: his multitude stopped up the torrents, and their horses covered the valleys.
6 He said that he would set my borders on fire, and kill my young men with the sword, to give my infants into prey, and virgins into captivity.
6 He bragged that he would set my borders on fire, and kill my young men with the sword, to make my infants a prey, and my virgins captives.
7 But our Lord omnipotent hath hurt him, and hath delivered him into the hands of a woman, and hath pierced him.
7 But the almighty Lord hath struck him, and hath delivered him into the hands of a woman, and hath slain him.
8 For, not by young men is their mighty one fallen, neither have the sons of Titan strucken him, neither did the high giants set themselves upon him, but Judith the daughter of Merari in the beauty of her face dissolved him.
8 For their mighty one did not fall by young men, neither did the sons of Titan strike him, nor tall giants oppose themselves to him, but Judith the daughter of Merari weakened him with the beauty of her face.
9 For she put from her the garments of widowhood, and put on her the garments of joy, in the rejoicing of the children of Israel.
9 For she put off her the garments of widowhood, and put on her the garments of joy, to give joy to the children of Israel.
10 She anointed her face with ointment, and tied together her locks with a crown, she took a new stole to deceive him.
10 She anointed her face with ointment, and bound up her locks with a crown, she took a new robe to deceive him.
11 Her sandals ravished his eyes, her beauty made his soul captive, she with a sword cut off his head.
11 Her sandals ravished his eyes, her beauty made his soul her captive, with a sword she cut off his head.
12 The Persians did quake at her constancy, and the Medes at her boldness.
12 The Persians quaked at her constancy, and the Medes at her boldness.
13 Then did the camp of the Assyrians howl, when my humble ones appeared, withering in thirst.
13 Then the camp of the Assyrians howled, when my lowly ones appeared, parched with thirst.
14 The sons of young women have pierced them, and they have killed them as boys flying away: they have perished in battle before the face of the Lord my God.
14 The sons of the damsels have pierced them through, and they have killed them like children fleeing away: they perished in battle before the face of the Lord my God.
15 Let us sing an hymn to our Lord, let us sing a new hymn to our God.
15 Let us sing a hymn to the Lord, let us sing a new hymn to our God.
16 Adonai o Lord, great art thou, and noble in thy power, and whom no man can overcome.
16 O Adonai, Lord, great art thou, and glorious in thy power, and no one can overcome thee.
17 Let every creature of thine serve thee: because thou saidst, and they were made: thou didst send thy spirit, and they were created, and there is none that can resist thy voice.
17 ¹Let all thy creatures serve thee: because thou hast spoken, and they were made: thou didst send forth thy spirit, and they were created, and there is no one that can resist thy voice.
18 The mountains with the waters shall be moved with the foundations: the rocks shall melt as wax before thy face.
18 The mountains shall be moved from the foundations with the waters: the rocks shall melt as wax before thy face.
19 But they that fear thee, shall be great with thee in all things.
19 But they that fear thee, shall be great with thee in all things.
20 Woe be to the nation, that riseth up upon my kindred: for our Lord omnipotent will be revenged on them, in the day of judgment he will visit them.
20 Woe be to the nation that riseth up against my people: for the Lord almighty will take revenge on them, in the day of judgment he will visit them.
21 For he will give fire, and worms into their flesh, that they may be burnt, and may feel for ever.
21 For he will give fire, and worms into their flesh, that they may burn, and may feel forever.
22 And it came to pass after these things, all the people after the victory came into Jerusalem to adore our Lord: and forthwith as they were purified, they all offered holocausts, and vows, and their promises.
22 And it came to pass after these things, that all the people, after the victory, came to Jerusalem to adore the Lord: and as soon as they were purified, they all offered holocausts, and vows, and their promises.
23 Moreover Judith offered for an anathema of oblivion all the instruments of war of Holofernes, which the people gave her, and the canopy that herself had taken away out of his chamber.
23 And Judith offered for an anathema of oblivion all the arms of Holofernes, which the people gave her, and the canopy that she had taken away out of his chamber.
24 And the people was pleasant according to the face of saints, and for three months the joy of this victory was celebrated with Judith.
24 And the people were joyful in the sight of the sanctuary, and for three months the joy of this victory was celebrated with Judith.
25 And after those days every man returned into his house, and Judith was made great in Bethulia, and she was more glorious to all the land of Israel.
25 And after those days every man returned to his house, and Judith was made great in Bethulia, and she was most renowned in all the land of Israel.
26 There was also chastity joined to her virtue, so that she knew not man all the days of her life, after that Manasses her husband was dead.
26 And chastity was joined to her virtue, so that she knew no man all the days of her life, after the death of Manasses her husband.
27 And on festival days she came forth with great glory.
27 And on festival days she came forth with great glory.
28 And she abode in her husband's house an hundred five years, and dismist her Abra free, & she died and was buried with her husband in Bethulia.
28 And she abode in her husband’s house a hundred and five years, and made her handmaid free, and she died, and was buried with her husband in Bethulia.
29 And all the people mourned for her seven days.
29 And all the people mourned for seven days.
30 And in all the space of her life there was not that troubled Israel, and after her death many years.
30 And all the time of her life there was none that troubled Israel, nor many years after her death.
31 But the day of the festivity of this victory is received of the Hebrews in the number of holy days, and is worshipped of the Jews from that time until this present day.
31 But the day of the festivity of this victory is received by the Hebrews in the number of holy days, and is religiously observed by the Jews from that time until this day.