1 Who going away, Judith went into her oratory: and clothing herself with hair-cloth, put ashes upon her head: and falling prostrate to our Lord, she cried to our Lord, saying:
1 And 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:
2 Lord God of my father Simeon, who gavest him a sword for defence against strangers, which were ravishers in their coinquination, & discovered the virgin unto confusion:
2 O Lord God of my father Simeon, ¹who gavest him a sword to execute vengeance against strangers, who had defiled by their uncleanness, and uncovered the virgin unto confusion:
3 and gavest their women into prey, and their daughters into captivity: and all the prey to be divided to thy servants, which were zealous in thy zeal: help I beseech thee, o Lord God, me a widow.
3 And 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.
4 For thou hast done the things heretofore, and hast purposed one thing after another: and that hath been done which thou wouldest.
4 For thou hast done the things of old, and hast devised one thing after another: and what thou hast designed hath been done.
5 For all thy ways are ready, and thy judgments thou hast put in thy providence.
5 For all thy ways are prepared, and in thy providence thou hast placed thy judgments.
6 Look upon the camp of the Assyrians now, as thou didst vouchsafe to see the camp of the Ægyptians, when they ran armed after thy servants, trusting in chariots, and in their horsemen, and in a multitude of men of war.
6 ²Look 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.
7 But thou didst look over their camp, and darkness wearied them.
7 But thou lookedst over their camp, and darkness wearied them.
8 The depth held their feet, and the waters overwhelmed them.
8 The deep held their feet, and the waters overwhelmed them.
9 So let these also be made o Lord, which trust in their multitude, and in their chariots, and in pikes, and in shields, and in their arrows, and glory in their spears,
9 So 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,
10 and know not thyself art our God, which destroyest wars from the beginning, and Lord is thy name.
10 And know not that thou art our God, who destroyest wars from the beginning, and the Lord is thy name.
11 Lift up thine arm as from the beginning, & dash their power in thy power: let their power fall in thy wrath, which promise that they will violate thy holy things, and pollute the tabernacle of thy holy name, & with their sword throw down the horn of thine altar.
11 Lift 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.
12 Bring to pass Lord, that his pride be cut off with his own sword,
12 Bring to pass, O Lord, that his pride may be cut off with his own sword.
13 let him be caught with the snares of his eyes in me, & thou shalt strike him from the lips of my charity.
13 Let 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.
14 Give me constancy in mind, that I may contemn him: and power that I may overthrow him.
14 Give me constancy in my mind, that I may despise him: and fortitude that I may overthrow him.
15 For this shall be a memorial of thy name, when the hand of a woman shall overthrow him.
15 ³For this will be a glorious monument for thy name, when he shall fall by the hand of a woman.
16 For not in multitude is thy power o Lord, neither in strength of horses is thy will, neither have the proud pleased thee from the beginning: but the prayer of the humble and meek hath always pleased thee.
16 For 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.
17 God of the heavens, creator of the waters, & Lord of every creature, hear me wretch, praying and presuming of thy mercy.
17 O 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.
18 Remember Lord thy testament, and give a word in my mouth, and strengthen counsel in my heart, that thy house may continue in thy sanctification:
18 Remember, 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:
19 and all Nations may acknowledge that thou art God, and there is no other besides thee.
19 And all nations may acknowledge that thou art God, and there is no other besides thee.