ΙΟΥΔΙΘ 6
Septuagint (Brenton Greek text, with Apocrypha)Original language
Septuagint (Brenton Greek text, with Apocrypha)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Καὶ ὡς κατέπαυσεν ὁ θόρυβος τῶν ἀνδρῶν τῶν κύκλῳ τῆς συνεδρείας, καὶ εἶπεν Ὀλοφέρνης ὁ ἀρχιστράτηγος δυνάμεως Ἀσσοὺρ πρὸς Ἀχιὼρ ἐναντίον παντὸς τοῦ δήμου ἀλλοφύλων, καὶ πρὸς πάντας υἱοὺς Μωὰβ,
1And it came to pass when they had left off speaking, that Holofernes being in a violent passion, said to Achior:
2καὶ τίς εἶ σὺ, Ἀχιὼρ, καὶ οἱ μισθωτοὶ τοῦ Ἐφραὶμ, ὅτι προεφήτευσας ἐν ἡμῖν καθὼς σήμερον, καὶ εἶπας τὸ γένος Ἰσραὴλ μὴ πολεμῆσαι, ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς αὐτῶν ὑπερασπιεῖ αὐτῶν; καὶ τίς ὁ Θεὸς εἰ μὴ Ναβουχοδονόσορ;
2Because thou hast prophesied unto us, saying: That the nation of Israel is defended by their God, to shew thee that there is no God, but Nabuchodonosor:
3Οὗτος ἀποστελεῖ τὸ κράτος αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξολοθρεύσει αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς γῆς, καὶ οὐ ῥύσεται αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεὸς αὐτῶν· ἀλλʼ ἡμεῖς οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ πατάξομεν αὐτοὺς ὡς ἄνθρωπον ἕνα, καὶ οὐχ ὑποστήσονται τὸ κράτος τῶν ἵππων ἡμῶν.
3When we shall slay them all as one man, then thou also shalt die with them by the sword of the Assyrians, and all Israel shall perish with thee:
4Κατακαύσομεν γὰρ αὐτοὺς ἐν αὐτοῖς, καὶ τὰ ὄρη αὐτῶν μεθυσθήσεται ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰ πεδία αὐτῶν πληρωθήσεται νεκρῶν αὐτῶν· καὶ οὐκ ἀντιστήσεται τὸ ἴχνος τῶν ποδῶν αὐτῶν κατὰ πρόσωπον ἡμῶν, ἀλλὰ ἀπωλείᾳ ἀπολοῦνται, λάλει ὁ βασιλεὺς Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ κύριος πάσης τῆς γῆς· εἶπε γὰρ, οὐ ματαιωθήσεται τὰ ῥήματα τῶν λόγων αὐτοῦ.
4And thou shalt find that Nabuchodonosor is lord of the whole earth: and then the sword of my soldiers shall pass through thy sides, and thou shalt be stabbed and fall among the wounded of Israel, and thou shalt breathe no more till thou be destroyed with them.
5Σὺ δὲ Ἀχιὼρ μισθωτὲ τοῦ Ἀμμὼν, ὃς ἐλάλησας τοὺς λόγους τούτους ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἀδικίας σου, οὐκ ὄψει ἔτι τὸ πρόσωπόν μου ἀπὸ τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης, ἕως οὗ ἐκδικήσω τὸ γένος τῶν ἐκ Αἰγύπτου.
5But if thou think thy prophecy true, let not thy countenance sink, and let the paleness that is in thy face, depart from thee, if thou imaginest these my words cannot be accomplished.
6Καὶ τότε διελεύσεται ὁ σίδηρος τῆς στρατιᾶς μου, καὶ ὁ λαὸς τῶν θεραπόντων μου τὰς πλευράς σου, καὶ πεσῇ ἐν τοῖς τραυματίαις αὐτῶν, ὅταν ἐπιστρέψω.
6And that thou mayst know that thou shalt experience these things together with them, behold from this hour thou shalt be associated to their people, that when they shall receive the punishment they deserve from my sword, thou mayst fall under the same vengeance.
7Καὶ ἀποκαταστήσουσί σε οἱ δοῦλοί μου εἰς τὴν ὀρεινὴν, καὶ θήσουσί σε ἐν μιᾷ τῶν πόλεων τῶν ἀναβάσεων,
7Then Holofernes commanded his servants to take Achior, and to lead him to Bethulia, and to deliver him into the hands of the children of Israel.
8καὶ οὐκ ἀπολῇ ἕως οὗ ἐξολοθρευθῇς μετʼ αὐτῶν.
8And the servants of Holofernes taking him, went through the plains: but when they came near the mountains, the slingers came out against them.
9Καὶ εἴπερ ἐλπίζεις τῇ καρδίᾳ σον ὅτι οὐ λημφθήσονται, μὴ συμπεσέτω σου τὸ πρόσωπον· ἐλάλησα, καὶ οὐδὲν διαπεσεῖται τῶν ῥημάτων μου.
9Then turning out of the way by the side of the mountain, they tied Achior to a tree hand and foot, and so left him bound with ropes, and returned to their master.
10Καὶ προσέταξεν Ὀλοφέρνης τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ, οἳ ἦσαν παρεστηκότες ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ αὐτοῦ, συλλαβεῖν τὸν Ἀχιὼρ, καὶ ἀποκαταστῆσαι αὐτὸν εἰς Βετυλούα, καὶ πάραδοῦναὶ εἰς χεῖρας υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ.
10And the children of Israel coming down from Bethulia, came to him, and loosing him they brought him to Bethulia, and setting him in the midst of the people, asked him what was the matter, that the Assyrians had left him bound.
11Καὶ συνέλαβον αὐτὸν οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἤγαγον αὐτὸν ἔξω τῆς παρεμβολῆς εἰς τὸ πεδίον, καὶ ἀπῇραν ἐκ μέσου τῆς πεδινῆς εἰς τὴν ὀρεινὴν, καὶ παρεγένοντο ἐπὶ τὰς πηγὰς αἳ ἦσαν ὑποκάτω Βετυλούα.
11In those days the rulers there, were Ozias the son of Micha of the tribe of Simeon, and Charmi, called also Gothoniel.
12Καὶ ὡς εἶδαν αὐτοὺς οἱ ἄνδρες τῆς πόλεως ἐπὶ τὴν κορυφὴν τοῦ ὄρους, ἀνέλαβον τὰ ὅπλα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀπῆλθον ἔξω τῆς πόλεως ἐπὶ τὴν κορυφὴν τοῦ ὄρους· καὶ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σφενδονητὴς διεκράτησαν τὴν ἀνάβασιν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔβαλον ἐν λίθοις ἐπʼ αὐτούς.
12And Achior related in the midst of the ancients, and in the presence of all the people, all that he had said being asked by Holofernes: and how the people of Holofernes would have killed him for this word,
13Καὶ ὑποδύσαντες ὑποκάτω τοῦ ὄρους, ἔδησαν τὸν Ἀχιὼρ, καὶ ἀφῆκαν ἐῤῥιμμένον ὑπὸ τὴν ῥίζαν τοῦ ὄρους, καὶ ἀπῴχοντο πρὸς τὸν κύριον αὐτῶν.
13And how Holofernes himself being angry had commanded him to be delivered for this cause to the Israelites: that when he should overcome the children of Israel, then he might command Achior also himself to be put to death by diverse torments, for having said: The God of heaven is their defender.
14Καταβάντες δὲ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ τῆς πόλεως αὐτῶν ἐπέστησαν αὐτῷ, καὶ λύσαντες αὐτὸν ἀπήγαγον εἰς τὴν Βετυλούα, καὶ κατέστησαν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντας τῆς πόλεως αὐτῶν,
14And when Achior had declared all these things, all the people fell upon their faces, adoring the Lord, and all of them together mourning and weeping poured out their prayers with one accord to the Lord,
15οἳ ἦσαν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, Ὀζίας ὁ τοῦ Μιχὰ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Συμεὼν, καὶ Ἀβρὶς ὁ τοῦ Γοθονιὴλ, καὶ Χαρμὶς υἱὸς Μελχιήλ.
15Saying: O Lord God of heaven and earth, behold their pride, and look on our low condition, and have regard to the face of thy saints, and shew that thou forsakes not them that trust on thee, and that thou humblest them that presume of themselves, and glory in their own strength.
16Καὶ συνεκάλεσαν πάντας τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς πόλεως· καὶ συνέδραμον πᾶς νεανίσκος αὐτῶν καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν· καὶ ἔστησαν τὸν Ἀχιὼρ ἐν μέσῳ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν Ὀζίας τὸ συμβεβηκός.
16So when their weeping was ended, and the peoples prayer, in which they continued all the day, was concluded, they comforted Achior,
17Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ῥήματα τῆς συνεδρίας Ὀλοφέρνου, καὶ πάντα τὰ ῥήματα ὅσα ἐλάλησεν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀρχόντων υἱῶν Ἀσσούρ, καὶ ὅσα ἐμεγαλοῤῥημόνησεν Ὀλοφέρνης εἰς τὸν οἶκον Ἰσραήλ.
17Saying: the God of our fathers, whose power thou hast set forth, will make this return to thee, that thou rather shalt see their destruction.
18Καὶ πεσόντες ὁ λαὸς προσεκύνησαν τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ ἐβόησαν λέγοντες,
18And when the Lord our God shall give this liberty to his servants, let God be with thee also in the midst of us: that as it shall please thee, so thou with all thine mayst converse with us.
19κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, κάτιδε ἐπὶ τὰς ὑπερηφανείας αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐλέησον τὴν ταπείνωσιν τοῦ γένους ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐπίβλεψον ἐπὶ τὸ πρόσωπον τῶν ἡγιασμένων σοι ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ.
19Then Ozias, after the assembly was broken up, received him into his house, and made him a great supper.
20Καὶ παρεκάλεσαν τὸν Ἀχιὼρ, καὶ ἐπῄνεσαν αὐτὸν σφόδρα.
20And all the ancients were invited, and they refreshed themselves together after their fast was over.
21Καὶ παρέλαβεν αὐτὸν Ὀζίας ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας εἰς οἶκον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐποίησε πότον τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις· καὶ ἐπεκαλέσαντο τὸν Θεὸν Ἰσραὴλ εἰς βοήθειαν ὅλην τὴν νύκτα ἐκείνην.
21And afterwards all the people were called together, and they prayed all the night long within the church, desiring help of the God of Israel.
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