Then Holofernes said to her: Be of good comfort, and fear not in thy heart: for I have never hurt a man that was willing to serve Nabuchodonosor the king.
say
Olophernēs
Ολοφέρνης
olophernēs
Nabouchodonosor
Ναβουχοδονοσορ
nabouchodonosor
And if thy people had not despised me, I would never have lifted up my spear against them.
trivialize
ἐφαύλισάν
ephaulisan
stem
δόρυ
dory
But now tell me, for what cause hast thou left them, and why it hath pleased thee to come to us?
run away
ἀπέδρας
apedras
And Judith said to him: Receive the words of thy handmaid, for if thou wilt follow the words of thy handmaid, the Lord will do with thee a perfect thing.
For as Nabuchodonosor the king of the earth liveth, and his power liveth which is in thee for chastising of all straying souls: not only men serve him through thee, but also the beasts of the field obey him.
say
Ioudith
Ιουδιθ
ioudith
For the industry of thy mind is spoken of among all nations, and it is told through the whole world, that thou only art excellent, and mighty in all his kingdom, and thy discipline is cried up in all provinces.
pursuit
ἐπιτηδευμάτων
epitēdeumatōn
It is known also what Achior said, nor are we ignorant of what thou hast commanded to be done to him.
Nabouchodonosor
Ναβουχοδονοσορ
nabouchodonosor
setting straight: successful accomplishment
κατόρθωσιν
katorthōsin
Nabouchodonosor
Ναβουχοδονοσορ
nabouchodonosor
For it is certain that our God is so offended with sins, that he hath sent word by his prophets to the people, that he will deliver them up for their sins.
great deeds
πανουργεύματα
panourgeumata
acquaintance with
ἐπιστήμῃ
epistēmē
And because the children of Israel know they have offended their God, thy dread is upon them.
Achiōr
Αχιωρ
achiōr
sitting together
συνεδρίᾳ
synedria
Baityloua
Βαιτυλουα
baityloua
Moreover also a famine hath come upon them, and for drought of water they are already to be counted among the dead.
And they have a design even to kill their cattle, and to drink the blood of them.
cast out of
ἔκβολος
ekbolos
doing nothing
ἄπρακτος
apraktos
at what point of time
ὁπηνίκα
hopēnika
being out of the way
ἀτοπίαν
atopian
And the consecrated things of the Lord their God which God forbade them to touch, in corn, wine, and oil, these have they purposed to make use of, and they design to consume the things which they ought not to touch with their hands: therefore because they do these things, it is certain they will be given up to destruction.
fail
παρεξέλιπεν
parexelipen
rare
ἐσπανίσθη
espanisthē
And I thy handmaid knowing this, am fled from them, and the Lord hath sent me to tell thee these very things.
spend entirely
ἐξαναλῶσαι
exanalōsai
For I thy handmaid worship God even now that I am with thee, and thy handmaid will go out, and I will pray to God,
transport
μετακομίσοντας
metakomisontas
And he will tell me when he will repay them for their sins, and I will come and tell thee, so that I may bring thee through the midst of Jerusalem, and thou shalt have all the people of Israel, as sheep that have no shepherd, and there shall not so much as one dog bark against thee:
Because these things are told me by the providence of God.
run away
ἀπέδρων
apedrōn
And because God is angry with them, I am sent to tell these very things to thee.
And all these words pleased Holofernes, and his servants, and they admired her wisdom, and they said one to another:
There is not such another woman upon earth in look, in beauty, and in sense of words.
chariot-board
δίφρον
diphron
say
γρύξει
gryxei
And Holofernes said to her: God hath done well who sent thee before the people, that thou mightest give them into our hands:
And because thy promise is good, if thy God shall do this for me, he shall also be my God, and thou shalt be great in the house of Nabuchodonosor, and thy name shall be renowned through all the earth.
