Judit 7
Petrus Canisius Bible, 1939 (De Heilige Schrift)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1De volgende dag liet Holoférnes zijn troepen tegen Betoel oprukken.
1The next day Holofernes commanded all his army, and all his people which were come to take his part, that they should remove their camp against Bethulia, to take aforehand the ascents of the hill country, and to make war against the children of Israel.
2Het waren honderd twintigduizend man voetvolk en twee en twintigduizend ruiters, behalve de hulptroepen van alle jongemannen, die hij in de provincies en de steden had gevangen genomen en meegevoerd.
2Then their strong men removed their camps in that day, and the army of the men of war was an hundred and seventy thousand footmen, and twelve thousand horsemen, beside the baggage, and other men that were afoot among them, a very great multitude.
3Allen maakten zich tegelijkertijd op voor de strijd tegen de Israëlieten. Langs de berghelling trokken zij naar de top, die Dotan beheerst, en verspreidden zich van het punt, dat Belmáin heet, tot Chelmon tegenover Esdrelon.
3And they camped in the valley near unto Bethulia, by the fountain, and they spread themselves in breadth over Dothaim even to Belmaim, and in length from Bethulia unto Cynamon, which is over against Esdraelon.
4Toen nu de Israëlieten hun grote overmacht zagen, wierpen zij zich op de grond, strooiden as op hun hoofd en smeekten gezamenlijk, dat de God van Israël Zich over zijn volk zou ontfermen.
4Now the children of Israel, when they saw the multitude of them, were greatly troubled, and said every one to his neighbour, Now will these men lick up the face of the earth; for neither the high mountains, nor the valleys, nor the hills, are able to bear their weight.
5Daarna namen zij hun wapens op, bezetten de punten, waar zich een smal bergpad bevond, en bleven daar dag en nacht op wacht.
5Then every man took up his weapons of war, and when they had kindled fires upon their towers, they remained and watched all that night.
6Nu ontdekte Holoférnes, die intussen de omgeving in ogenschouw nam, aan de zuidzijde buiten de stad een bron, waarop hun waterleiding aansloot, en liet de watertoevoer afsnijden.
6But in the second day Holofernes brought forth all his horsemen in the sight of the children of Israel which were in Bethulia,
7Daar er echter niet ver buiten de muren nog andere bronnen waren, waaruit men de Joden heimelijk water zag putten, niet zozeer om te drinken dan wel om zich te verfrissen,
7And viewed the passages up to the city, and came to the fountains of their waters, and took them, and set garrisons of men of war over them, and he himself removed toward his people.
8gingen de Ammonieten en Moabieten naar Holoférnes en zeiden: De Israëlieten vertrouwen niet op hun lansen en pijlen, maar op de bergen, die hen beschermen, en op de steil aflopende heuvels, die hen beschutten.
8Then came unto him all the chief of the children of Esau, and all the governors of the people of Moab, and the captains of the sea coast, and said,
9Wilt gij hen dus zonder slag of stoot in uw macht krijgen, dan moet gij de bronnen laten bewaken en hen verhinderen, water te putten. Zo kunt ge hen zonder wapengeweld om het leven brengen, of zullen zij van uitputting hun stad overgeven, die volgens hen onneembaar is, omdat zij in de bergen ligt.
9Let our lord now hear a word, that there be not an overthrow in thine army.
10Holoférnes en zijn lijfwacht vonden dit een uitstekend voorstel; hij gaf dus bevel, bij elke bron een wachtpost te plaatsen van honderd man.
10For this people of the children of Israel do not trust in their spears, but in the height of the mountains wherein they dwell, because it is not easy to come up to the tops of their mountains.
11Toen deze bewaking twintig dagen geduurd had, was de watervoorraad in de putten van alle inwoners van Betoel opgeraakt, en was er in de stad geen voldoende drinkwater meer, zelfs niet voor één enkele dag, ook als men het volk slechts een geringe hoeveelheid water zou geven.
11Now therefore, my lord, fight not against them in battle array, and there shall not so much as one man of thy people perish.
12Daarom gingen alle mannen en vrouwen, de jongemannen en de kinderen naar Oezzija, en riepen allen tezamen:
12Remain in thy camp, and keep all the men of thine army, and let thy servants get into their hands the fountain of water, which issueth forth of the foot of the mountain:
13God moge oordelen tussen u en ons; want gij hebt ons in het ongeluk gestort. Omdat ge geen vrede hebt willen sluiten met de Assyriërs, heeft God ons aan hen verkocht.
13For all the inhabitants of Bethulia have their water thence; so shall thirst kill them, and they shall give up their city, and we and our people shall go up to the tops of the mountains that are near, and will camp upon them, to watch that none go out of the city.
14Dit is ook de reden, waarom ons niemand te hulp komt, en dat wij voor hun ogen van dorst en volkomen uitputting bezwijken.
14So they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with fire, and before the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell.
15Roep nu alle burgers bijeen, om ons allen vrijwillig aan de soldaten van Holofèrnes over te geven.
15Thus shalt thou render them an evil reward; because they rebelled, and met not thy person peaceably.
16Want het is beter voor ons, met behoud van ons leven, God in gevangenschap te dienen, dan te sterven en door de hele wereld bespot te worden, als wij onze vrouwen en kinderen voor onze ogen zien sterven.
16And these words pleased Holofernes and all his servants, and he appointed to do as they had spoken.
17Wij bezweren u heden bij hemel en aarde en bij den God onzer vaderen, die ons straft volgens onze zonden: Geef de stad nu over aan het leger van Holoférnes, en laat het zwaard spoedig een einde aan ons maken; want anders wordt het maar nodeloos uitgesteld, terwijl wij versmachten van dorst.
17So the camp of the children of Ammon departed, and with them five thousand of the Assyrians, and they pitched in the valley, and took the waters, and the fountains of the waters of the children of Israel.
18Hierop begonnen alle aanwezigen luid te jammeren en te wenen, en urenlang riepen zij eenparig tot den Heer en zeiden:
18Then the children of Esau went up with the children of Ammon, and camped in the hill country over against Dothaim: and they sent some of them toward the south, and toward the east over against Ekrebel, which is near unto Chusi, that is upon the brook Mochmur; and the rest of the army of the Assyrians camped in the plain, and covered the face of the whole land; and their tents and carriages were pitched to a very great multitude.
19Ook wij hebben gezondigd, evenals onze vaderen; wij hebben verkeerd gedaan en zonden bedreven.
19Then the children of Israel cried unto the Lord their God, because their heart failed, for all their enemies had compassed them round about, and there was no way to escape out from among them.
20Ontferm U over ons in uw barmhartigheid, of straf onze misdaden met uw eigen gesels, maar lever ons, die U belijden, niet over aan een volk, dat U niet kent.
20Thus all the company of Assur remained about them, both their footmen, chariots, and horsemen, four and thirty days, so that all their vessels of water failed all the inhibitants of Bethulia.
21Duld niet, dat men onder de heidenen zegt: “Waar is hun God?”
21And the cisterns were emptied, and they had not water to drink their fill for one day; for they gave them drink by measure.
22En toen zij, vermoeid van dit roepen en afgemat van het schreien, zwegen,
22Therefore their young children were out of heart, and their women and young men fainted for thirst, and fell down in the streets of the city, and by the passages of the gates, and there was no longer any strength in them.
23stond Oezzi-ja op, en sprak met tranen in de ogen: Broeders, houdt moed; laat ons nog vijf dagen wachten op Gods barmhartigheid.
23Then all the people assembled to Ozias, and to the chief of the city, both young men, and women, and children, and cried with a loud voice, and said before all the elders,
24Misschien zal Hij een einde maken aan zijn verbolgenheid, en zijn Naam verheerlijken.
24God be judge between us and you: for ye have done us great injury, in that ye have not required peace of the children of Assur.
25Maar als er na verloop van vijf dagen geen hulp is gekomen, zullen wij doen, wat gij zegt.
25For now we have no helper: but God hath sold us into their hands, that we should be thrown down before them with thirst and great destruction.
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26Now therefore call them unto you, and deliver the whole city for a spoil to the people of Holofernes, and to all his army.
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27For it is better for us to be made a spoil unto them, than to die for thirst: for we will be his servants, that our souls may live, and not see the death of our infants before our eyes, nor our wives nor our children to die.
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28We take to witness against you the heaven and the earth, and our God and Lord of our fathers, which punisheth us according to our sins and the sins of our fathers, that he do not according as we have said this day.
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29Then there was great weeping with one consent in the midst of the assembly; and they cried unto the Lord God with a loud voice.
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30Then said Ozias to them, Brethren, be of good courage, let us yet endure five days, in the which space the Lord our God may turn his mercy toward us; for he will not forsake us utterly.
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31And if these days pass, and there come no help unto us, I will do according to your word.
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32And he dispersed the people, every one to their own charge; and they went unto the walls and towers of their city, and sent the women and children into their houses: and they were very low brought in the city.
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