DB1 | Judith's song of praise. Jdth.16.1-17 | KNSB Contents | notes| 16 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Old Testament in Greek (Septuagint) |
| 16 1 | Then Judith began this thanksgiving before all Israel, and all the people loudly sang this song of praise. | Judith's song of praise. Jdth.16.1-17 | καὶ ἐξῆρχεν Ιουδιθ τὴν ἐξομολόγησιν ταύτην ἐν παντὶ Ισραηλ, καὶ ὑπερεφώνει πᾶς ὁ λαὸς τὴν αἴνεσιν ταύτην |
| 2 | And Judith said, Begin a song to my God with tambourines, | καὶ εἶπεν Ιουδιθ Ἑξάρχετε τῷ θεῷ μου ἐν τυμπάνοις, | |
| 3 | For God is the Lord who crushes wars; for he has delivered me out of the hands of my pursuers, and brought me to his camp, in the midst of the people. | ὅτι θεὸς συντρίβων πολέμους Κύριος, ὅτι εἰς παρεμβολὰς αὐτοῦ ἐν μέσῳ λαοῦ ἐξείλατό με ἐκ χειρὸς καταδιωκόντων με. | |
| 4 | The Assyrian came down from the mountains of the north; he came with myriads of his warriors; their multitude blocked up the valleys, their cavalry covered the hills. | ||
| 5 | He boasted that he would burn up my territory, and kill my young men with the sword, and dash my infants to the ground and seize my children as prey, and take my virgins as booty. | ἦλθεν Ασσουρ ἐξ ὀρέων ἀπὸ βορρᾶ, ἦλθεν ἐν μυριάσι δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ, ὧν τὸ πλῆθος αὐτῶν ἐνέφραξεν χειμάρρους, καὶ ἡ ἵππος αὐτῶν ἐκάλυψεν βουνούς· | |
| 6 | But the Lord Almighty has foiled them by the hand of a woman. | εἶπεν ἐμπρήσειν τὰ ὅριά μου, καὶ τοὺς νεανίσκους μου ἀνελεῖν ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ, καὶ τὰ θηλάζοντά μου θήσειν εἰς ἔδαφος, καὶ τὰ νήπιά μου δώσειν εἰς προνομὴν, καὶ τὰς παρθένους μου σκυλεῦσαι. | |
| 7 | For their mighty one did not fall by the hands of the young men, nor did the sons of the Titans smite him, nor did tall giants set upon him; but Judith the daughter of Merari undid him with the beauty of her countenance. | Κύριος παντοκράτωρ ἠθέτησεν αὐτοὺς ἐν χειρὶ θηλείας. | |
| 8 | For she took off her widow's mourning to exalt the oppressed in Israel. She anointed her face with ointment and fastened her hair with a tiara and put on a linen gown to deceive him. | οὐ γὰρ ὑπέπεσεν ὁ δυνατὸς αὐτῶν ὑπὸ νεανίσκων, οὐδὲ υἱοὶ τιτάνων ἐπάταξαν αὐτόν, οὐδὲ ὑψηλοὶ γίγαντες ἐπέθεντο αὐτῷ, ἀλλὰ Ιουδιθ θυγάτηρ Μεραρι· ἐν κάλλει προσώπου αὐτῆς παρέλυσεν αὐτόν. | |
| 9 | Her sandal ravished his eyes, her beauty captivated his mind, and the sword severed his neck. | ἐξεδύσατο γὰρ στολὴν χηρεύσεως αὐτῆς εἰς ὕψος τῶν πονούντων ἐν Ισραηλ, ἠλείψατο τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῆς ἐν μυρισμῷ, | |
| 10 | The Persians trembled at her boldness, the Medes were daunted at her daring. | καὶ ἐδήσατο τὰς τρίχας αὐτῆς ἐν μίτρᾳ, καὶ ἔλαβεν στολὴν λινῆν εἰς ἀπάτην αὐτοῦ· | |
| 11 | Then my oppressed people shouted for joy; my weak people shouted and the enemy trembled; they lifted up their voices, and the enemy were turned back. | τὸ σανδάλιον αὐτῆς ἥρπασεν ὀφθαλμὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ κάλλος αὐτῆς ᾐχμαλώτισεν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ, διῆλθεν ὁ ἀκινάκης τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ. | |
| 12 | The sons of maidservants have pierced them through; they were wounded like the children of fugitives, they perished before the army of my Lord. | ἔφριξαν Πέρσαι τὴν τόλμαν αὐτῆς, καὶ Μῆδοι τὸ θράσος αὐτῆς ἐταράχθησαν· | |
| 13 | I will sing to my God a new song: O Lord, you are great and glorious, wonderful in strength, invincible. | τότε ἠλάλαξαν οἱ ταπεινοί μου, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν οἱ ἀσθενοῦντές μου καὶ ἐπτοήθησαν, ὕψωσαν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν καὶ ἀνετράπησαν· | |
| 14 | Let all your creatures serve you, for you spoke, and they were made. You sent forth your Spirit, and it formed them; there is none that can resist your voice. | υἱοὶ κορασίων κατεκέντησαν αὐτοὺς, καὶ ὡς παῖδας αὐτομολούντων ἐτίτρωσκον αὐτούς, ἀπώλοντο ἐκ παρατάξεως κυρίου μου. | |
| 15 | For the mountains shall be shaken to their foundations with the waters; at your presence the rocks shall melt like wax, but to those who fear you you will continue to show mercy. | ὑμνήσω τῷ θεῷ μου ὕμνον καινόν Κύριε, μέγας εἶ καὶ ἔνδοξος, θαυμαστὸς ἐν ἰσχύι, ἀνυπέρβλητος. | |
| 16 | For every sacrifice as a fragrant offering is a small thing, and all fat for burnt offerings to you is a very little thing, put he who fears the Lord shall be great for ever. | ||
| 17 | Woe to the nations that rise up against my people! The Lord Almighty will take vengeance on them in the day of judgment; fire and worms he will give to their flesh; they shall weep in pain for ever. | σοὶ δουλευσάτω πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις σου· ὅτι εἶπας, καὶ ἐγενήθησαν· ἀπέστειλας τὸ πνεῦμά σου, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν· καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὃς ἀντιστήσεται τῇ φωνῇ σου. | |