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Then
Tobit said, Are they
detained? or is Gabael dead, and
there is no man to give him the money?
Therefore he was very
sorry.
But she said, Hold thy peace, and
deceive me not; my son is dead. And she went out every day into the way which they went, and did eat no meat on the
daytime, and ceased not whole nights to
bewail her son Tobias, until the fourteen days of the
wedding were
expired, which Raguel had
sworn that he should
spend there. Then Tobias said to Raguel, Let me go, for my father and my mother look no more to see me.
Therefore anoint thou his eyes with the gall, and being
pricked therewith, he shall
rub, and the whiteness shall fall away, and he shall see thee.
But Tobias gave
thanks before them, because God had mercy on him. And when he came near to Sara his daughter in law, he blessed her, saying, Thou art
welcome, daughter: God be blessed, which hath brought thee unto us, and blessed be thy father and thy mother. And
there was joy among all his brethren which were at Nineve.
Then he took them both apart, and said unto them,
Bless God, praise him, and
magnify him, and praise him for the things which he hath done unto you in the sight of all that live. It is good to praise God, and
exalt his name, and honourably to
shew forth the works of God;
therefore be not
slack to praise him.
Now
therefore, when thou
didst pray, and Sara thy daughter in law, I did bring the
remembrance of your prayers before the Holy One: and when thou
didst bury the dead, I was with thee likewise.
But he said unto them, Fear not, for it shall go well with you; praise God therefore.
Now
therefore give God
thanks: for I go up to him that sent me; but write all things which are done in a book.
For he
doth scourge, and hath mercy: he leadeth down to
hell, and bringeth up again: neither is
there any that can avoid his hand.
There declare his greatness, and
extol him before all the living: for he is our Lord, and he is the God our Father for ever.
If ye turn to him with your whole heart, and with your whole mind, and deal uprightly before him, then will he turn unto you, and will not hide his face from you.
Therefore see what he will do with you, and
confess him with your whole mouth, and praise the Lord of might, and
extol the
everlasting King. In the land of my captivity do I praise him, and declare his might and majesty to a sinful nation. O ye sinners, turn and do justice before him: who can tell if he will accept you, and have mercy on you?
Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: and praise the
everlasting King, that his tabernacle may be builded in thee again with joy, and let him make joyful
there in thee those that are
captives, and love in thee for ever those that are
miserable.
And that again God will have mercy on them, and bring them again into the land, where they shall build a temple, but not like to the first, until the time of that age be fulfilled; and afterward they shall return from all places of their captivity, and build up Jerusalem gloriously, and the house of God shall be built in it for ever with a glorious building, as the prophets have spoken thereof.
And built in Ecbatane walls round about of stones
hewn three cubits broad and six cubits long, and made the height of the wall seventy cubits, and the breadth
thereof fifty cubits:
And set the towers
thereof upon the gates of it an hundred cubits high, and the breadth
thereof in the foundation
threescore cubits:
And he made the gates
thereof, even gates that were raised to the height of seventy cubits, and the breadth of them was forty cubits, for the going forth of his mighty armies, and for the setting in
array of his
footmen:
And
there came unto him all they that dwelt in the hill country, and all that dwelt by Euphrates, and
Tigris and Hydaspes, and the plain of Arioch the king of the Elymeans, and very many nations of the sons of Chelod, assembled themselves to the battle.
And to all that were in Samaria and the cities thereof, and beyond Jordan unto Jerusalem, and Betane, and Chelus, and Kades, and the river of Egypt, and Taphnes, and Ramesse, and all the land of Gesem,
Therefore Nabuchodonosor was very
angry with all this country, and
sware by his throne and kingdom, that he would surely be
avenged upon all those coasts of
Cilicia, and Damascus, and Syria, and that he would
slay with the sword all the inhabitants of the land of Moab, and the children of
Ammon, and all
Judea, and all that were in Egypt, till ye come to the borders of the two seas.
And became lord of his cities, and came unto Ecbatane, and took the towers, and
spoiled the streets
thereof, and turned the beauty
thereof into shame.
So he returned afterward to Nineve, both he and all his company of
sundry nations being a very great multitude of men of war, and
there he took his ease, and
banqueted, both he and his army, an hundred and twenty days.
And in the
eighteenth year, the two and
twentieth day of the first month,
there was talk in the house of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians that he should, as he said,
avenge himself on all the earth.
Thou
therefore shalt go forth. and take
beforehand for me all their coasts: and if they will yield themselves unto thee, thou shalt reserve them for me till the day of their punishment.
Therefore the fear and
dread of him fell upon all the inhabitants of the sea coasts, which were in
Sidon and Tyrus, and them that dwelt in Sur and Ocina, and all that dwelt in Jemnaan; and they that dwelt in
Azotus and
Ascalon feared him greatly.
Behold, even our cities and the inhabitants thereof are thy servants; come and deal with them as seemeth good unto thee.
And he pitched between Geba and Scythopolis, and
there he
tarried a whole month, that he might gather together all the carriages of his army.
Therefore they were exceedingly afraid of him, and were troubled for Jerusalem, and for the temple of the Lord their God:
Therefore they sent into all the coasts of Samaria, and the villages and to Bethoron, and Belmen, and
Jericho, and to Choba, and Esora, and to the valley of
Salem:
Charging them to keep the passages of the hill country: for by them
there was an entrance into
Judea, and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the passage was straight, for two men at the most.
Then said Achior, the captain of all the sons of
Ammon, Let my lord now hear a word from the mouth of thy servant, and I will declare unto thee the truth concerning this people, which dwelleth near thee, and inhabiteth the hill countries: and
there shall no lie come out of the mouth of thy servant.
For they left the way of their ancestors, and worshipped the God of heaven, the God whom they knew: so they cast them out from the face of their gods, and they fled into
Mesopotamia, and
sojourned there many days.
But when a famine covered all the land of Chanaan, they went down into Egypt, and
sojourned there, while they were
nourished, and became
there a great multitude, so that one could not number their nation.
Therefore the king of Egypt rose up against them, and dealt
subtilly with them, and brought them low with labouring in brick, and made them slaves.
Now therefore, my lord and governor, if there be any error against this people, and they sin against their God, let us consider that this shall be their ruin, and let us go up, and we shall overcome them.
But if there be no iniquity in their nation, let my lord now pass by, lest their Lord defend them, and their God be for them, and we become a reproach before all the world.
Now
therefore, lord Holofernes, we will go up, and they shall be a prey to be
devoured of all thine army.
Now therefore my servants shall bring thee back into the hill country, and shall set thee in one of the cities of the passages:
Let our lord now hear a word, that there be not an overthrow in thine army.
Now
therefore, my lord, fight not against them in battle
array, and
there shall not so much as one man of thy people perish.
Then 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.
Therefore 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.
Now
therefore call them unto you, and deliver the whole city for a
spoil to the people of Holofernes, and to all his army.
Then
there was great
weeping with one consent in the midst of the assembly; and they
cried unto the Lord God with a loud voice.
And if these days pass, and there come no help unto us, I will do according to your word.
Now at that time
Judith heard
thereof, which was the daughter of Merari, the son of Ox, the son of Joseph, the son of Ozel, the son of Elcia, the son of
Ananias, the son of Gedeon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Acitho, the son of Eliu, the son of Eliab, the son of
Nathanael, the son of Samael, the son of Salasadal, the son of Israel.
And there was none that gave her an ill word; as she feared God greatly.
Therefore let us wait for salvation of him, and call upon him to help us, and he will hear our voice, if it please him.
For
there arose none in our age, neither is
there any now in these days neither tribe, nor family, nor people, nor city among us, which worship gods made with hands, as hath been
aforetime.
But we know none other god,
therefore we trust that he will not
despise us, nor any of our nation.
For if we be taken so, all
Judea shall lie waste, and our sanctuary shall be
spoiled; and he will require the
profanation thereof at our mouth.
Now
therefore, O brethren, let us
shew an example to our brethren, because their hearts depend upon us, and the sanctuary, and the house, and the altar, rest upon us.
Then said Ozias to her, All that thou hast spoken hast thou spoken with a good heart, and
there is none that may
gainsay thy words.
Therefore now pray thou for us, because thou art a godly woman, and the Lord will send us rain to fill our cisterns, and we shall
faint no more.
And make every nation and tribe to acknowledge that thou art the God of all power and might, and that there is none other that protecteth the people of Israel but thou.
Thus they went forth to the gate of the city of Bethulia, and found standing there Ozias and the ancients of the city, Chabris and Charmis.
Thou hast saved thy life, in that thou hast hasted to come down to the presence of our lord: now therefore come to his tent, and some of us shall conduct thee, until they have delivered thee to his hands.
Then was
there a
concourse throughout all the camp: for her coming was noised among the tents, and they came about her, as she stood without the tent of Holofernes, till they told him of her.
Now
therefore, if thy people that dwelleth in the mountains had not set light by me, I would not have lifted up my
spear against them: but they have done these things to themselves.
Therefore, O lord and governor, respect not his word; but lay it up in thine heart, for it is true: for our nation shall not be punished, neither can sword prevail against them, except they sin against their God.
For they have sent some to Jerusalem, because they also that dwell there have done the like, to bring them a licence from the senate.
For thy servant is religious, and serveth the God of heaven day and night: now therefore, my lord, I will remain with thee, and thy servant will go out by night into the valley, and I will pray unto God, and he will tell me when they have committed their sins:
And I will come and
shew it unto thee: then thou shalt go forth with all thine army, and
there shall be none of them that shall resist thee.
And I will lead thee through the midst of
Judea, until thou come before Jerusalem; and I will set thy throne in the midst
thereof; and thou shalt drive them as sheep that have no
shepherd, and a dog shall not so much as open his mouth at thee: for these things were told me according to my
foreknowledge, and they were declared unto me, and I am sent to tell thee.
There is not such a woman from one end of the earth to the other, both for beauty of face, and wisdom of words.
And
Judith said, I will not eat
thereof, lest
there be an offence: but provision shall be made for me of the things that I have brought.
Then Holofernes said unto her, If thy provision should fail, how should we give thee the like? for there be none with us of thy nation.
And she put it in her
bag of meat: so they
twain went together according to their custom unto prayer: and when they passed the camp, they compassed the valley, and went up the mountain of Bethulia, and came to the gates
thereof.
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.
Therefore he
cried with a loud voice, with
weeping, and
sighing, and a mighty cry, and rent his garments.
When the captains of the Assyrians’ army heard these words, they rent their coats and their minds were wonderfully troubled, and there was a cry and a very great noise throughout the camp.
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.
Thou hast done all these things by thine hand: thou hast done much good to Israel, and God is pleased
therewith: blessed be thou of the
Almighty Lord for
evermore. And all the people said, So be it.
And the people
spoiled the camp the space of thirty days: and they gave unto
Judith Holofernes his tent, and all his plate, and beds, and vessels, and all his stuff: and she took it and laid it on her
mule; and made ready her carts, and laid them
thereon.
Let all creatures serve thee: for thou spakest, and they were made, thou
didst send forth thy spirit, and it created them, and
there is none that can resist thy voice.
And
there was none that made the children of Israel any more afraid in the days of
Judith, nor a long time after her death.
For I remember a dream which I saw concerning these matters, and nothing thereof hath failed.
A little fountain became a river, and
there was light, and the sun, and much water: this river is
Esther, whom the king married, and made queen:
Therefore hath he made two lots, one for the people of God, and another for all the Gentiles.
Therefore those days shall be unto them in the month
Adar, the
fourteenth and
fifteenth day of the same month, with an assembly, and joy, and with
gladness before God, according to the generations for ever among his people.
And the king made a record of these things, and Mardocheus also wrote thereof.
Declared unto us, that in all nations throughout the world
there was scattered a certain
malicious people, that had laws contrary to all nations, and continually
despised the commandments of kings, so as the uniting of our kingdoms, honourably intended by us cannot go forward.
Therefore have we commanded, that all they that are
signified in writing unto you by Aman, who is ordained over the affairs, and is next unto us, shall all, with their wives and children, be utterly destroyed by the sword of their enemies, without all mercy and
pity, the
fourteenth day of the
twelfth month
Adar of this present year:
Saying, O Lord, Lord, the King
Almighty: for the whole world is in thy power, and if thou hast appointed to save Israel,
there is no man that can
gainsay thee:
Thou art Lord of all things, and and there is no man that can resist thee, which art the Lord.
And now we have
sinned before thee:
therefore hast thou given us into the hands of our enemies,
Give me
eloquent speech in my mouth before the lion: turn his heart to
hate him that fighteth against us, that
there may be an end of him, and of all that are likeminded to him:
Therefore ye shall
publish the copy of this letter in all places, that the Jews may freely live after their own laws.
Ye shall therefore among your solemn feasts keep it an high day with all feasting:
That both now and
hereafter there may be safety to us and the well affected Persians; but to those which do
conspire against us a
memorial of destruction.
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.
Therefore he that speaketh unrighteous things cannot be
hid: neither shall
vengeance, when it punisheth, pass by him.
Therefore beware of
murmuring, which is unprofitable; and
refrain your tongue from
backbiting: for
there is no word so secret, that shall go for
nought: and the mouth that belieth slayeth the soul.
For he created all things, that they might have their being: and the generations of the world were healthful; and there is no poison of destruction in them, nor the kingdom of death upon the earth:
For the ungodly said, reasoning with themselves, but not
aright, Our life is short and
tedious, and in the death of a man
there is no remedy: neither was
there any man known to have returned from the grave.
And our name shall be forgotten in time, and no man shall have our works in
remembrance, and our life shall pass away as the trace of a cloud, and shall be
dispersed as a
mist, that is driven away with the beams of the sun, and overcome with the heat
thereof.
For our time is a very shadow that passeth away; and after our end there is no returning: for it is fast sealed, so that no man cometh again.
Come on therefore, let us enjoy the good things that are present: and let us speedily use the creatures like as in youth.
Therefore let us lie in wait for the righteous; because he is not for our turn, and he is clean contrary to our doings: he upbraideth us with our
offending the law, and objecteth to our
infamy the transgressings of our education.