Talált 9784 Eredmények: út
And demonstrate to every nation, every tribe, that you are the Lord, God of all power, all might, and that the race of Israel has no protector but you. (Judith 9, 14)
There she removed the sackcloth she was wearing and taking off her widow's dress, she washed all over, anointed herself plentifully with perfumes, dressed her hair, wrapped a turban round it and put on the robe of joy she used to wear when her husband Manasseh was alive. (Judith 10, 3)
She put sandals on her feet, put on her necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings and all her jewellery, and made herself beautiful enough to beguile the eye of any man who saw her. (Judith 10, 4)
They then went out, making for the town gate of Bethulia. There they found Uzziah waiting with the two elders of the town, Chabris and Charmis. (Judith 10, 6)
When they saw Judith, her face so changed and her clothes so different, they were lost in admiration of her beauty. They said to her: (Judith 10, 7)
Judith worshipped God, and then she said, 'Have the town gate opened for me so that I can go out and fulfil all the wishes you expressed to me.' They did as she asked and gave orders to the young men to open the gate for her. (Judith 10, 9)
This done, Judith went out accompanied by her maid, while the men of the town watched her all the way down the mountain and across the valley, until they lost sight of her. (Judith 10, 10)
I am on my way to see Holofernes, the general of your army, to give him trustworthy information. I shall show him the road to take if he wants to capture all the hill-country without losing one man or one life.' (Judith 10, 13)
As the men listened to what she was saying, they stared in astonishment at the sight of such a beautiful woman. (Judith 10, 14)
News of her coming had already spread through the tents, and there was a general stir in the camp. She was still outside the tent of Holofernes waiting to be announced, when a crowd began forming round her. (Judith 10, 18)
They were immediately impressed by her beauty and impressed with the Israelites because of her. 'Who could despise a people who have women like this?' they kept saying. 'Better not leave one of them alive; let any go and they could twist the whole world round their fingers!' (Judith 10, 19)
The bodyguard and adjutants of Holofernes then came out and led Judith into the tent. (Judith 10, 20)
