Judith, 15

1. And when the entire army had heard that Holofernes was beheaded, reason and resolution fled from them, and, being moved by trembling and fear alone, they thought only to flee to safety.

1. I oni koji su se još nalazili u šatorima, kad su èuli što se dogodilo, skameniše se.

2. So then, no one spoke with his neighbor, but hanging their heads and leaving everything behind, they hurried to escape from the Hebrews, who, as they had heard, were advancing against them well-armed. And they fled through the ways of the fields and the paths of the hills.

2. Uhvati ih strava i strah te ne bijaše èovjeka koji bi ostao uza svoga bližnjega, nego se svi bezglavo razbježaše po svim brdima i ravnicama.

3. And so, the sons of Israel, seeing them fleeing, pursued them. And they went down after them, sounding the trumpets and howling.

3. I oni koji se bijahu utaborili u brdovitom kraju oko Betulije nagoše u bijeg. Tada se Izraelci sa svim svojim ratnicima baciše na njih.

4. And, since the Assyrians were not united, they rushed headlong in their flight. But the sons of Israel, pursuing like one unit, struck down all they were able to find.

4. Ozija posla u Betomastaim, Bebe, Kobe, Kolu i na sve podruèje Izraela skoroteèe s porukom o onome što se dogodilo: neka svi nasrnu na neprijatelje te ih unište.

5. And so, Uzziah sent messengers through all the cities and regions of Israel.

5. Èim to doznaše, svi sinovi Izraelovi jednodušno udariše na njih te su ih tukli sve do Hobe. Tako uèiniše i oni koji su pristigli iz Jeruzalema i sa svih brda, jer je i njima javljeno što se dogodilo u neprijateljskom taboru. Žitelji Gileada i Galileje udariše zatim s boka te su ih žestoko tukli sve dok ne umakoše u Damask i njegove krajeve.

6. And then, every region and every city sent their chosen young men with weapons after them, and they pursued them with the edge of the sword, until they passed through to the extremities of their borders.

6. Ostali stanovnici Betulije nasrnuše na tabor Asiraca, oboriše ga te nagrabiše bogat plijen.

7. But the remainder, who were in Bethulia, entered the camp of the Assyrians and took away the plunder that the Assyrians, in their flight, had left behind, and they were exceedingly burdened.

7. Vrativši se s pokolja, sinovi Izraelovi zagospodariše preostalim. I sela i gradiæi po brdima i ravnicama domogoše se silna plijena; bijaše ga doista mnogo.

8. In truth, those who returned victorious to Bethulia brought with them everything that was theirs. So there was no numbering their cattle, and beasts, and everything they could carry, so much so that, from the least to the greatest, all were made rich by their spoils.

8. Veliki sveæenik Joakim i starješine sinova Izraelovih koji su živjeli u Jeruzalemu doðoše da se dive dobroèinstvu što ga Gospod uèini Izraelu, da vide Juditu i da je pozdrave.

9. But Joachim, the high priest, came from Jerusalem to Bethulia with all his elders to see Judith.

9. Kad uðoše u kuæu njezinu, svi je jednodušno blagosloviše govoreæi: "Ti si slava Jeruzalema! Ti si najviši ponos Izraela! Ti si uzvišena dika roda našega!

10. And when she had gone out to him, they all blessed her with one voice, saying: “You are the glory of Jerusalem, you are the joy of Israel, you are the honor of our people.

10. Rukom svojom sve si to uèinila, Izraelu dobra pribavila, Bogu samom time omiljela! Blagoslovljena da si na vjeèna vremena od Gospoda Svevladara." A sav narod reèe: "Amen!"

11. For you have acted manfully, and your heart has been strengthened. For you loved chastity, and, after your husband, you have not known any other. Therefore, also the hand of the Lord has strengthened you, and, therefore, you will be blessed for all eternity.”

11. Trideset je dana narod pljaèkao tabor. Juditi dadoše šator Holofernov, svu srebrninu, naslonjaèe, posuðe i sav njegov namještaj. Ona uze sve to, natovari svoju mazgu, zatim dade upregnuti svoja kola te ih napuni.

12. And all the people said: “Amen. Amen.”

12. Sve su žene Izraelove trèale da je vide, hvalile je i plesove izvodile u èast njezinu. Onda ona uze bršljane u ruke i pokloni ih ženama koje su je pratile.

13. But all of thirty days were scarcely enough for the people of Israel to collect the spoils of the Assyrians.

13. Zatim se ona i njezine pratilice ovjenèaše maslinovim granèicama. Ona je stupala na èelu naroda i predvodila žene u plesu; slijedili su je Izraelci naoružani, okiæeni vijencima i s hvalospjevom na usnama.

14. But moreover, all of those things that were clearly the particular possessions of Holofernes they gave to Judith: with gold, and silver, and garments, and gems, and furniture. And these were all delivered to her by the people.

14. Usred sveg Izraela Judita zapjeva ovu zahvalnicu, a sav je narod glasno prihvatio taj hvalospjev.

15. And all the people rejoiced, with the women, and the virgins, and the young men, playing on wind instruments and stringed instruments.

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