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Тогда` повелњ` ѓ^лофе'рнъ ѓ%трокомъ свои^мъ, да въведђтъ і^ю^ди'џъ, въ сокро'вищная храни'лища” И$ повелњ` т^ђ пребы'ти е'и, и ё^ста'ви чт^о и^мњша да'ти ја%сти эT стола` е^го,

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Then he commanded to bring her in where his plate was set; and bade that they should prepare for her of his own meats, and that she should drink of his own wine.

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е^мђже эTвњща` і^ю^ди'џъ и^ рече, нн~њ не възмогђ` ја%сти эT сих# е^же мн^њ повелишъ дая'ти, да не прїидетъ на' мя со'блазнъ, эT сиX и^же принесо'хъ съ собо'ю да ја%мъ.

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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.

³

и^ реq е'и ѓ^лофе'рнъ а^ще ѓ^скђдњюT тебњ сїа ја%же принесе'на сђть с тобою, чт^о сътво'риM тебњ.

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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.

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и^ рече і^ю^ди'џъ жива` еs дш~а твоя господи'не мои, ја%ко не снњмъ вся` сїя раба` твоя`, до'ндеy сътвори'тъ г~ь б~ъ рђкою мое^ю сїя ја%же помы'слихъ”

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Then said Judith unto him, As thy soul liveth, my lord, thine handmaid shall not spend those things that I have, before the Lord work by mine hand the things that he hath determined.

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И$ въведоша ея` ѓ%троцы е^го в# жили'ще и^же заповњ'да

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Then the servants of Holofernes brought her into the tent, and she slept till midnight, and she arose when it was toward the morning watch,

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і^ и^спроси'ла е^гда вни'де, да дае'тся е'и свобода` в# нощи прежде свњтлости и^сходи'ти во'нъ на мл~твђ и^ помоли'тися г~ђ б~ђ”

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and sent to Holofernes, saying, Let my lord now command that thine handmaid may go forth unto prayer.

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И$ заповњ'да ѓ^лофе'рнъ стра'жемъ свои^мъ, да ја%ко ё^го'дно бђдетъ е'и и^зы'идеT и^ вни'деT, помоли'тися г~ђ б~ђ свое^мђ потри дн~и” І$ и^схожDаше в но'щи въ ё^до'л# къ веџђлїи, и^ ё^мыва'шеся въ и^сто'чницњ

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Then Holofernes commanded his guard that they should not stay her: thus she abode in the camp three days, and went out in the night into the valley of Bethulia, and washed herself in a fountain of water by the camp.

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жи'вемъ” И$ ја%ко въсхожDаше моля'ше г~а б~а і^и^л~ева, да и^спра'виT пђть е^я` на и^збавле'нїе лю'демъ своиM.

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And when she came out, she besought the Lord God of Israel to direct her way to the raising up of the children of her people.

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и^ входя'щи чи'ста пребыва'ше в# жили'щи, до'ндеже прїиметъ пи'щђ свою въ ве'черъ”

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So she came in clean, and remained in the tent, until she did eat her meat at evening.

¹⁰

И$ бы'сть въ четве'ртыи дн~ь, сътвори` ѓ^лофе'рнъ вече'рю рабо'мъ свои^мъ,

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And in the fourth day Holofernes made a feast to his own servants only, and called none of the officers to the banquet.

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и^ рече къ вага'вђ е^внђ'хђ свое^мђ, и^ди` и^ моли` е^вре'яныню, да во'лею и^зво'литъ ѓ^бита'ти со мно'ю”

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Then said he to Bagoas the eunuch, who had charge over all that he had, Go now, and persuade this Hebrew woman which is with thee, that she come unto us, and eat and drink with us.

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Поно'сно б^о е^сть преD а^сљ=рїаны, а^ще жена посмњ'етъ мђжа недњ'юща, и^ неѓ^сяза'на эT него и^зыидет#”

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For, lo, it will be a shame for our person, if we shall let such a woman go, not having had her company; for if we draw her not unto us, she will laugh us to scorn.

¹³

Тогда вни'де вага'въ къ і^ю^ди'џњ и^ рече, не ё^сра'мися блага'я ѓ^трокови'це вни'ти къ господи'нђ мое^мђ, да прїимеши честь преD лице'мъ е^го, и^ яси` с ни'мъ и^ пїеши вино` въ весе'лїи”

¹³

Then went Bagoas from the presence of Holofernes, and came to her, and he said, Let not this fair damsel fear to come to my lord, and to be honoured in his presence, and drink wine, and be merry with us, and be made this day as one of the daughters of the Assyrians, which serve in the house of Nabuchodonosor.

¹⁴

Є$мђже і^ю^ди'џъ эTвњща`, ка'я е^смь да проти'влюся господи'нђ мое^мђ, все е^же бђдетъ преD ѓ^чи'ма е^го бл~го и^ ё^го'дно сътворю`. а^ е'же чт^о люби'мо е^мђ т^о и^ мн^њ бђдетъ прїятно вс^я дн~и живота` мое^го.

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Then said Judith unto him, Who am I now, that I should gainsay my lord? surely whatsoever pleaseth him I will do speedily, and it shall be my joy unto the day of my death.

¹⁵

и^ въста` ё^краси'ся ѓ^дњја%нїемъ свои^м#,

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So she arose, and decked herself with her apparel and all her woman's attire, and her maid went and laid soft skins on the ground for her over against Holofernes, which she had received of Bagoas for her daily use, that she might sit and eat upon them.

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и^ вшеDши ста` преD лицемъ е^го. срDце же ѓ^лофе'рново смђщено б^њ, зане възгорњся по'хоть е^го.

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Now when Judith came in and sat down, Holofernes his heart was ravished with her, and his mind was moved, and he desired greatly her company: for he waited a time to deceive her, from the day that he had seen her.

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и^ рече к не'и ѓ^лофе'рнъ, пїи нн~њ и^ я'жъ въ блгsти, ја%ко ѓ^брњ'ла е^си ми'лость предо мною.

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Then said Holofernes unto her, Drink now, and be merry with us.

¹⁸

и^ реq і^ю^ди'џъ пи'ти и%мамъ господи'не, ја^ко възвели'чена е^сть дш~а моя днsь паче всњхъ дн~їи мои^хъ.

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So Judith said, I will drink now, my lord, because my life is magnified in me this day more than all the days since I was born.

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и^ взя` и^ ја%сть и^ пи'тъ пред ни'мъ, ё^гото'ван#ная е'и эT рабы'ня ея`”

¹⁹

Then she took and ate and drank before him what her maid had prepared.

²⁰

И$ въжделњ'нъ бы'сть ѓ^лофе'рнъ к не'и, пиT же вина` мно'го ѕњло, ја%кота'ко никогда` пи'тъ въ животњ` свое^мъ”

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And Holofernes took great delight in her, and drank much more wine than he had drunk at any time in one day since he was born.