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She was also of a goodly countenance, and very beautiful to behold: and her husband Manasses had left her gold, and silver, and menservants and maidservants, and cattle, and lands; and she remained upon them.
And the slaughter of our brethren, and the captivity of the
country, and the
desolation of our inheritance, will he turn upon our heads among the Gentiles,
wheresoever we shall be in
bondage; and we shall be an offence and a reproach to all them that possess us.
And when they saw her, that her
countenance was altered, and her
apparel was changed, they wondered at her beauty very greatly, and said unto her.
And I am coming before Holofernes the chief captain of your army, to declare words of truth; and I will
shew him a way, whereby he shall go, and
win all the hill
country, without losing the body or life of any one of his men.
Now when the men heard her words, and
beheld her
countenance, they wondered greatly at her beauty, and said unto her,
And when
Judith was come before him and his servants they all
marvelled at the beauty of her
countenance; and she fell down upon her face, and did reverence unto him: and his servants took her up.
And now thou art both beautiful in thy
countenance, and
witty in thy words: surely if thou do as thou hast spoken thy God shall be my God, and thou shalt dwell in the house of king Nabuchodonosor, and shalt be
renowned through the whole earth.
As the Lord liveth, who hath kept me in my way that I went, my
countenance hath
deceived him to his destruction, and yet hath he not committed sin with me, to
defile and shame me.
And fear and
trembling fell upon them, so that there was no man that
durst abide in the sight of his neighbour, but
rushing out all together, they fled into every way of the plain, and of the hill
country.
Now when the children of Israel heard it, they all fell upon them with one consent, and
slew them unto Chobai: likewise also they that came from Jerusalem, and from all the hill
country, (for men had told them what things were done in the camp of their enemies) and they that were in Galaad, and in
Galilee,
chased them with a great slaughter, until they were past Damascus and the borders thereof.
For the mighty one did not fall by the young men, neither did the sons of the
Titans smite him, nor high giants set upon him: but
Judith the daughter of Merari
weakened him with the beauty of her
countenance.
After this time every one returned to his own inheritance, and
Judith went to Bethulia, and remained in her own possession, and was in her time honourable in all the
country.
And she was
ruddy through the perfection of her beauty, and her
countenance was
cheerful and very
amiable: but her heart was in
anguish for fear.
Then lifting up his
countenance that
shone with majesty, he looked very fiercely upon her: and the queen fell down, and was pale, and
fainted, and bowed herself upon the head of the
maid that went before her.
For wonderful art thou, lord, and thy countenance is full of grace.
Therefore every city and
country whatsoever, which shall not do according to these things, shall be destroyed without mercy with fire and sword, and shall be made not only unpassable for men, but also most
hateful to wild beasts and fowls for ever.
We are esteemed of him as
counterfeits: he abstaineth from our ways as from
filthiness: he pronounceth the end of the just to be blessed, and maketh his
boast that God is his father.
Neither compared I unto her any precious stone, because all gold in respect of her is as a little sand, and silver shall be counted as clay before her.
Whom men could not honour in presence, because they dwelt far off, they took the
counterfeit of his
visage from far, and made an express image of a king whom they honoured, to the end that by this their forwardness they might
flatter him that was absent, as if he were present.
For if we sin, we are thine, knowing thy power: but we will not sin, knowing that we are counted thine.
Notwithstanding his care is, not that he shall have much labour, nor that his life is short: but striveth to
excel goldsmiths and silversmiths, and endeavoureth to do like the workers in brass, and
counteth it his glory to make
counterfeit things.
But they
counted our life a
pastime, and our time here a market for gain: for, say they, we must be getting every way, though it be by evil means.
For they counted all the idols of the heathen to be gods: which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle; and as for their feet, they are slow to go.
For neither might the corner that held them keep them from fear: but noises as of waters falling down sounded about them, and
sad visions appeared unto them with heavy
countenances.
And the expectation from within, being less,
counteth the ignorance more than the cause which bringeth the
torment.
Nevertheless thy saints had a very great light, whose voice they hearing, and not seeing their shape, because they also had not suffered the same things, they counted them happy.
Lend not unto him that is mightier than
thyself; for if thou lendest him,
count it but lost.
The Lord overthrew countries of the heathen, and destroyed them to the foundations of the earth.
He will
shake his head, and
clap his hands, and
whisper much, and change his
countenance.
The heart of a man changeth his
countenance, whether it be for good or evil: and a
merry heart maketh a
cheerful countenance.
A
cheerful countenance is a
token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a
wearisome labour of the mind.
Casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not: where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware.
A man may be known by his look, and one that hath understanding by his countenance, when thou meetest him.
The wickedness of a woman changeth her face, and darkeneth her
countenance like
sackcloth.
A wicked woman abateth the courage, maketh an heavy countenance and a wounded heart: a woman that will not comfort her husband in distress maketh weak hands and feeble knees.
Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward the Lord, he shall at all times
rejoice with a
cheerful countenance.
A shameless woman shall be
counted as a dog; but she that is
shamefaced will fear the Lord.
A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all; but she that dishonoureth him in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all.
If he prevail, he shall hardly receive the half, and he will
count as if he had found it: if not, he hath deprived him of his money, and he hath
gotten him an enemy without cause: he payeth him with cursings and railings; and for honour he will pay him disgrace.
The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance, and a man loveth nothing better.
The countenance is a sign of changing of the heart.
A wise man shall be filled with blessing; and all they that see him shall count him happy.
He shall serve among great men, and appear before princes: he will travel through strange countries; for he hath tried the good and the evil among men.
Children and the building of a city continue a man’s name: but a
blameless wife is
counted above them both.
The life of him that dependeth on another man’s table is not to be
counted for a life; for he polluteth himself with other men’s meat: but a wise man well
nurtured will
beware thereof.
At
noon it parcheth the
country, and who can
abide the burning heat thereof?
The
countries marvelled at thee for thy songs, and
proverbs, and parables, and interpretations.
How happeneth it Israel, that thou art in thine enemies’ land, that thou art
waxen old in a strange
country, that thou art
defiled with the dead,
That thou art counted with them that go down into the grave?
For God will
shew thy brightness unto every
country under heaven.
And he that cannot put to death one that offendeth him holdeth a
sceptre, as though he were a judge of the
country.
In like manner the
lightning when it breaketh forth is easy to be seen; and after the same manner the wind bloweth in every
country.
And ye shall know them to be no gods by the bright purple that rotteth upon them: and they themselves afterward shall be eaten, and shall be a reproach in the country.
And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him.
Nevertheless, when he saw that the money of his treasures failed and that the tributes in the
country were small, because of the
dissension and plague, which he had brought upon the land in taking away the laws which had been of old time;
Wherefore, being greatly
perplexed in his mind, he determined to go into Persia, there to take the tributes of the
countries, and to gather much money.
So the king took the half of the forces that remained, and departed from Antioch, his royal city, the hundred forty and seventh year; and having passed the river Euphrates, he went through the high countries.
So they went forth with all their power, and came and pitched by
Emmaus in the plain
country.
And the merchants of the
country, hearing the fame of them, took silver and gold very much, with servants, and came into the camp to
buy the children of Israel for slaves: a power also of Syria and of the land of the Philistines joined themselves unto them.
Then said
Judas unto Simon his brother, Choose thee out men, and go and deliver thy brethren that are in
Galilee, for I and
Jonathan my brother will go into the
country of Galaad.
Now unto Simon were given three thousand men to go into
Galilee, and unto
Judas eight thousand men for the
country of Galaad.
And that they were shut up in the rest of the cities of the
country of Galaad, and that against to
morrow they had appointed to bring their host against the forts, and to take them, and to destroy them all in one day.
From thence went he, and took Casphon, Maged, Bosor, and the other cities of the country of Galaad.
Then
Judas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the
country of Galaad, from the least unto the greatest, even their wives, and their children, and their stuff, a very great host, to the end they might come into the land of
Judea.
Whereupon Judas sent unto them in peaceable manner, saying, Let us pass through your land to go into our own
country, and none shall do you any
hurt; we will only pass through on foot:
howbeit they would not open unto him.
About that time king
Antiochus travelling through the high
countries heard say, that Elymais in the
country of Persia was a city greatly
renowned for riches, silver, and gold;
Then committed he the country to Alcimus, and left with him a power to aid him: so Bacchides went to the king.
He went out into all the coasts of
Judea round about, and took
vengeance of them that had revolted from him, so that they
durst no more go forth into the
country.
And what they had done in the
country of Spain, for the
winning of the mines of the silver and gold which is there;
And the
country of India, and Media and
Lydia and of the goodliest
countries, which they took of him, and gave to king
Eumenes:
And that they committed their government to one man every year, who ruled over all their
country, and that all were
obedient to that one, and that there was neither
envy nor emmulation among them.
In those days also was there a very great famine, by reason
whereof the
country revolted, and went with them.
Then Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the country.
Besides, he took the chief men’s sons in the country for hostages, and put them into the tower at Jerusalem to be kept.
Wherefore they took of the men of the
country, that were authors of that mischief, about fifty persons, and
slew them.
But
Jonathan left his brother Simon in the city, and went forth himself into the
country, and with a certain number went he forth.
Wherefore he was very
wroth at the wicked men that gave him counsel to come into the
country, inasmuch as he
slew many of them, and purposed to return into his own
country.
Insomuch as every man left his place, and went into his own
country.
And from that which appertaineth unto me to receive for the third part or the seed, and the half of the fruit of the trees, I release it from this day forth, so that they shall not be taken of the land of
Judea, nor of the three governments which are added
thereunto out of the
country of Samaria and
Galilee, from this day forth for
evermore.
And concerning the three governments that are added to
Judea from the
country of Samaria, let them be joined with
Judea, that they may be reckoned to be under one, nor bound to obey other authority than the high priest’s.
Forasmuch as I am come again to my realm, and am set in the throne of my progenitors, and have
gotten the dominion, and overthrown
Demetrius, and recovered our
country;
Then
Jonathan desired the king, that he would make
Judea free from tribute, as also the three governments, with the
country of Samaria; and he promised him three hundred talents.
Wherefore we have
ratified unto them the borders of
Judea, with the three governments of Apherema and
Lydda and Ramathem, that are added unto
Judea from the
country of Samaria, and all things
appertaining unto them, for all such as do sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them yearly
aforetime out of the fruits of the earth and of trees.
Afterward, when they of
Gaza made
supplication unto
Jonathan, he made peace with them, and took the sons of their chief men for hostages, and sent them to Jerusalem, and passed through the
country unto Damascus.
Now when
Jonathan heard that
Demetrius’ princes were come to Cades, which is in
Galilee, with a great power, purposing to remove him out of the
country,
He went to meet them, and left Simon his brother in the country.
He removed from Jerusalem, and met them in the land of Amathis: for he gave them no respite to enter his country.
And removing thence, he came to Damascus, and so passed through all the country,
Simon also went forth, and passed through the
country unto
Ascalon, and the holds there adjoining, from whence he turned aside to
Joppa, and won it.
Wherefore Tryphon made ready all his
horsemen to come that night: but there fell a very great snow, by reason
whereof he came not. So he departed, and came into the
country of Galaad.
They also of the tower in Jerusalem were kept so strait, that they could neither come forth, nor go into the
country, nor
buy, nor sell: wherefore they were in great distress for want of
victuals, and a great number of them perished through famine.
And enlarged the bounds of his nation, and recovered the country,
But as soon as they heard that his brother Simon was made high priest in his
stead, and ruled the
country, and the cities therein:
At Saramel in the great congregation of the priests, and people, and rulers of the nation, and elders of the
country, were these things
notified unto us.
Forasmuch as
oftentimes there have been wars in the
country, wherein for the maintenance of their sanctuary, and the law, Simon the son of Mattathias, of the
posterity of Jarib, together with his brethren, put themselves in
jeopardy, and resisting the enemies of their nation did their nation great honour:
Their enemies prepared to
invade their
country, that they might destroy it, and lay hands on the sanctuary:
For in his time things
prospered in his hands, so that the heathen were taken out of their
country, and they also that were in the city of David in Jerusalem, who had made themselves a tower, out of which they issued, and
polluted all about the sanctuary, and did much
hurt in the holy place: