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Then said Ozias unto her, O daughter, blessed art thou of the most high God above all the women upon the earth; and blessed be the Lord God, which hath created the heavens and the earth, which hath directed thee to the cutting off of the head of the chief of our enemies.
Then said
Judith unto them, Hear me now, my brethren, and take this head, and
hang it upon the highest place of your walls.
Then they shall take their armour, and shall go into their camp, and raise up the captains of the army of Assur, and shall run to the tent of Holofernes, but shall not find him:
then fear shall fall upon them, and they shall
flee before your face.
Then they called Achior out of the house of Ozias; and when he was come, and saw the head of Holofernes in a man’s hand in the assembly of the people, he fell down on his face, and his spirit failed.
Now therefore tell me all the things that thou hast done in these days.
Then Judith declared unto him in the midst of the people all that she had done, from the day that she went forth until that hour she spake unto them.
Then went in Bagoas, and
knocked at the door of the tent; for he thought that he had
slept with
Judith.
They also that had camped in the mountains round about Bethulia fled away.
Then the children of Israel, every one that was a
warrior among them,
rushed out upon them.
Then sent Ozias to Betomasthem, and to Bebai, and Chobai, and Cola and to all the coasts of Israel, such as should tell the things that were done, and that all should
rush forth upon their enemies to destroy them.
Then Joacim the high priest, and the ancients of the children of Israel that dwelt in Jerusalem, came to behold the good things that God had shewed to Israel, and to see
Judith, and to
salute her.
Then all the women of Israel ran together to see her, and blessed her, and made a dance among them for her: and she took branches in her hand, and gave also to the women that were with her.
Then Judith began to sing this
thanksgiving in all Israel, and all the people
sang after her this song of praise.
Then Mardocheus said, God hath done these things.
Then they
cried unto God, and upon their cry, as it were from a little fountain, was made a great flood, even much water.
Then the king examined the two eunuchs, and after that they had
confessed it, they were
strangled.
Seeing then we understand that this people alone is continually in opposition unto all men, differing in the strange manner of their laws, and evil affected to our state, working all the mischief they can that our kingdom may not be firmly established:
Then Mardocheus thought upon all the works of the Lord, and made his prayer unto him,
Then having passed through all the doors, she stood before the king, who sat upon his royal throne, and was clothed with all his robes of majesty, all
glittering with gold and precious stones; and he was very
dreadful.
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.
Then God changed the spirit of the king into mildness, who in a fear
leaped from his throne, and took her in his arms, till she came to herself again, and comforted her with loving words and said unto her,
Then said she unto him, I saw thee, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy majesty.
Then the king was troubled, and all his servants comforted her.
Then shall the righteous man stand in great boldness before the face of such as have
afflicted him, and made no account of his labours.
Then shall the right aiming thunderbolts go abroad; and from the clouds, as from a well drawn bow, shall they fly to the mark.
If your delight be
then in thrones and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, honour wisdom, that ye may reign for
evermore.
So shall my works be acceptable, and then shall I judge thy people righteously, and be worthy to sit in my father’s seat.
Forsomuch
then as thou art righteous
thyself, thou orderest all things righteously: thinking it not agreeable with thy power to
condemn him that hath not deserved to be punished.
Then maketh he prayer for his goods, for his wife and children, and is not
ashamed to speak to that which hath no life.
For a father
afflicted with untimely
mourning, when he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, now honoured him as a god, which was
then a dead man, and delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices.
Therefore even
then was it altered into all fashions, and was
obedient to thy grace, that nourisheth all things, according to the desire of them that had need:
So
then whosoever there fell down was straitly kept, shut up in a prison without iron bars,
Then suddenly visions of
horrible dreams troubled them
sore, and terrors came upon them unlooked for.
For
then the
blameless man made
haste, and stood forth to defend them; and bringing the shield of his proper ministry, even prayer, and the
propitiation of incense, set himself against the wrath, and so brought the
calamity to an end, declaring that he was thy servant.
Then will she return the straight way unto him, and comfort him, and
shew him her secrets.
Then shall her
fetters be a strong defence for thee, and her chains a
robe of glory.
Offend not against the multitude of a city, and
then thou shalt not cast
thyself down among the people.
Blame not before thou hast examined the truth: understand first, and
then rebuke.
When a man hath done, then he beginneth; and when he leaveth off, then he shall be doubtful.
Who hath been tried thereby, and found perfect?
then let him glory. Who might
offend, and hath not
offended? or done evil, and hath not done it?
Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be
drunk moderately: what life is
then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men
glad.
Prepare what to say, and so thou shalt be heard: and bind up instruction, and then make answer.
When one buildeth, and another pulleth down, what profit have they then but labour?
If there be kindness,
meekness, and comfort, in her tongue,
then is not her husband like other men.
Then give place to the physician, for the Lord hath created him: let him not go from thee, for thou hast need of him.
My son, let tears fall down over the dead, and begin to
lament, as if thou hadst suffered great
harm thyself; and
then cover his body according to the custom, and neglect not his burial.
Then stood up Elias the prophet as fire, and his word burned like a lamp.
Then trembled their hearts and hands, and they were in pain, as women in
travail.
Then shouted the sons of Aaron, and sounded the silver
trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard, for a
remembrance before the most High.
Then all the people together hasted, and fell down to the earth upon their faces to worship their Lord God
Almighty, the most High.
Then he went down, and lifted up his hands over the whole congregation of the children of Israel, to give the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to
rejoice in his name.
Then thought I upon thy mercy, O Lord, and upon thy acts of old, how thou deliverest such as wait for thee, and savest them out of the hands of the enemies.
Then lifted I up my supplications from the earth, and prayed for
deliverance from death.
So when ye be come unto Babylon, ye shall remain there many years, and for a long season, namely, seven generations: and after that I will bring you away
peaceably from
thence.
How should a man then think and say that they are gods, when even the Chaldeans themselves dishonour them?
Whatsoever is done among them is false: how may it
then be thought or said that they are gods?
And they themselves that made them can never continue long; how should then the things that are made of them be gods?
How then cannot men perceive that they be no gods, which can neither save themselves from war, nor from plague?
Who then may not know that they are no gods?
Moreover they cannot
withstand any king or enemies: how can it
then be thought or said that they be gods?
It is then by no means manifest unto us that they are gods: therefore fear them not.
Then Azarias stood up, and prayed on this manner; and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire said,
Then the three, as out of one mouth, praised,
glorified, and blessed, God in the furnace, saying,
So when they were gone out, they parted the one from the other, and turning back again they came to the same place; and after that they had asked one another the cause, they acknowledged their
lust:
then appointed they a time both together, when they might find her alone.
Then she said to her maids, Bring me oil and washing balls, and shut the garden doors, that I may wash me.
Then Susanna sighed, and said, I am
straitened on every side: for if I do this thing, it is death unto me: and if I do it not I cannot escape your hands.
Then ran the one, and opened the garden door.
Then the two elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid their hands upon her head.
Then a young man, who there was
hid, came unto her, and lay with her.
Then we that stood in a corner of the garden, seeing this wickedness, ran unto them.
Then the assembly believed them as those that were the elders and judges of the people: so they condemned her to death.
Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice, and said, O
everlasting God, that knowest the secrets, and knowest all things before they be:
Then all the people turned them toward him, and said, What mean these words that thou hast spoken?
Then said Daniel unto them, Put these two aside one far from another, and I will examine them.
Now then, if thou hast seen her, tell me, Under what tree sawest thou them companying together? Who answered, Under a mastick tree.
Then said Daniel unto him, Well; thou hast also
lied against thine own head: for the angel of God waiteth with the sword to cut thee in two, that he may destroy you.
Then said the king unto him, Thinkest thou not that
Bel is a living God? seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day?
Then Daniel
smiled, and said, O king, be not
deceived: for this is but clay within, and brass without, and did never eat or drink any thing.
But if ye can
certify me that
Bel devoureth them,
then Daniel shall die: for he hath spoken
blasphemy against
Bel. And Daniel said unto the king, Let it be according to thy word.
So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before
Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, and those they
strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of the king alone:
then went they out, and shut the door, and sealed it with the king’s
signet, and so departed.
Then laughed Daniel, and held the king that he should not go in, and said, Behold now the
pavement, and mark well whose footsteps are these.
And the king said, I see the footsteps of men, women, and children. And
then the king was
angry,
Then said Daniel unto the king, I will worship the Lord my God: for he is the living God.
Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and did
seethe them together, and made lumps thereof: this he put in the
dragon’s mouth, and so the
dragon burst in
sunder: and Daniel said, Lo, these are the gods ye worship.
And in the den there were seven lions, and they had given them every day two carcases, and two sheep: which
then were not given to them, to the intent they might
devour Daniel.
Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown, and bare him by the hair of his head, and through the
vehemency of his spirit set him in Babylon over the den.
Then cried the king with a loud voice, saying, Great art Lord God of Daniel, and there is none other beside thee.
So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died.
Then certain of the people were so forward
herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen:
Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them.
Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that
forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land;
Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be
defiled with meats, and that they might not
profane the holy covenant: so
then they died.
Then answered the king’s officers, and said to Mattathias on this wise, Thou art a ruler, and an honourable and great man in this city, and strengthened with sons and brethren:
Then Mattathias answered and spake with a loud voice, Though all the nations that are under the king’s dominion obey him, and fall away every one from the religion of their fathers, and give consent to his commandments:
Then many that sought after justice and judgment went down into the wilderness, to dwell there:
So then they gave them the battle with all speed.
Then came there unto him a company of
Assideans who were mighty men of Israel, even all such as were
voluntarily devoted unto the law.
Then Mattathias and his friends went round about, and pulled down the altars: