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Now after that she had ceased to cry unto the God of Israel, and had made an end of all these words,

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Бы'сть же е^гда преста` въпи'ти къ г~ђ.

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she rose where she had fallen down, and called her maid, and went down into the house, in the which she abode in the sabbath days, and in her feast days,

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въста` эT мњста на не'м#же лежа` просте'р#та къ г~ђ б~ђ възва' же а%брђ свою. и^сходящи въ до'мъ свои

³

and pulled off the sackcloth which she had on, and put off the garments of her widowhood, and washed her body all over with water, and anointed herself with precious ointment, and braided the hair of her head, and put on a tire upon it, and put on her garments of gladness, wherewith she was clad during the life of Manasses her husband.

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и^ совлече с# себе вре'тище и^ ѓ^де'ждђ вдовства свое^го и^ ё^мы` тњло свое. и^ пома'зася мастьми и^ ми'ромъ бл~говоннымъ, и^ распростре вла'сы главы` свое'я. и^ наста'ви ми'трђ на главђ` свою. и^ ѓ^блечеся ѓ^дња'нїеM бл~гостыня свое'я,

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And she took sandals upon her feet, and put about her her bracelets, and her chains, and her rings, and her earrings, and all her ornaments, and decked herself bravely, to allure the eyes of all men that should see her.

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и^ на но'ѕњ свои` плесници прїа и^ нараMницђ швенђ цвњтїеM и^ ё^серязи и^ перьстени и^ всњми красотами свои'ми ё^краси'ся е'йже и^ г~ь даде красотђ. и^ ја%ко вс^я сїя сложенїя не эT похо'ти блDђства, н^о эT преподо'бїя” И$ сего ради г~ь съпоспњшествова красотњ ея`. да не то'щною красото'ю всњмъ ѓ^чесемъ ја^ви'тся.

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Then she gave her maid a bottle of wine, and a cruse of oil, and filled a bag with parched corn, and lumps of figs, and with fine bread; so she folded all these things together, and laid them upon her.

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и^ възложи на а'брђ ѓ^трокови'цђ свою, лагвицђ вина' и^ сосђдъ і^е^ле'я, и^ крђпъ, и^ смокви и^ хлъбъ и^ сы'ръ,

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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.

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і^ и^доста. е^гда же прїидо'ста къ вра'томъ гра'да, и^ ѓ^брњте ждђща і^ѓ^сїю, и^ презви'теры граDски.

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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,

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ви'дњвше ю& ё^жасошася дивя'щеся ѕњло красотњ ея`. ѓ^баче ничтоy въпроси'ша ю&,

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The God, the God of our fathers, give thee favour, and accomplish thine enterprizes to the glory of the children of Israel, and to the exaltation of Jerusalem. Then they worshipped God.

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н^о пђсти'ша ю& проити рекђщи. б~ъ эTц~ъ на'шихъ да дасть тебњ блгDть. и^ весь совњтъ срDца твое^го, свое'ю си'лою да ё^крњпиT и^ да славиTся ѓ^ тебњ і^ерsли'мъ, и^ да бђ'детъ и^мя твое в# числњ прпDбныX и^ пра'веDныхъ” И$ реко'ша вс^и сђщїи` т^ђ е^ді'ногла'сно. бђ'ди т^о бђ'ди.

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And she said unto them, Command the gates of the city to be opened unto me, that I may go forth to accomplish the things whereof ye have spoken with me. So they commanded the young men to open unto her, as she had spoken.

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And when they had done so, Judith went out, she, and her maid with her; and the men of the city looked after her, until she was gone down the mountain, and till she had passed the valley, and could see her no more.

¹⁰

і^ю^ди'џъ же моля'щися г~ђ б~ђ прои^де сквоѕњ вра'та и^ а'бра ея`”

¹¹

Thus they went straight forth in the valley: and the first watch of the Assyrians met her;

¹¹

Бы'сть же е^гда` схожда'ше съ горы`, слн~цђ въсходя'щђ и^ срњтоша ю& стра'жи а^сљ=рїистїи.

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and they took her, and asked her, Of what people art thou? and whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am a woman of the Hebrews, and am fled from them: for they shall be given you to be consumed:

¹²

и^ ја%ша ю& рекђщи, эTкђ'дђ грядеши и^ ка'мо и^де'ши. ѓ^на' же эTвњща дщ^и е^смь е^врњ'иска. сего ради и^збњгохъ эT лица` иX, ја%ко бђ'дђщая проразђмњхъ ја%ко дадђтся ваM въ плњненїе” Того ра'ди и^же ё^ничижи'ша ваs, не восхотњша б^о предатися ва'мъ. дабы ѓ^брњли млsть преD ѓ^чи'ма ва'шима,

¹³

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.

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и^ мышляX в но'щь сїю сама` въ себњ рекђщи” И$дђ` къ лицђ` кня'зя ѓ^лофе'рна да скажђ е^мђ таиная и^хъ. и^ покажђ е^мђ и%мже прих'одомъ мо'жетъ ѓ^бъја%ти и^хъ. та'ко да не поги'бнеT н^и е^ді'нъ эT во'и е^го”

¹⁴

Now when the men heard her words, and beheld her countenance, they wondered greatly at her beauty, and said unto her,

¹⁴

И$ е^гда` ё^слы'шахђ словеса` сїа смотряхђ лица` ея`, и^ б^њ ѓ^чи'ма иX ди'вно. и^ чюдя'хђся красотњ ея` ѕњло. и^ реко'ша к не'и,

¹⁵

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.

¹⁵

съхрани'ла е^си живо'тъ свои сего ради ја^ко си'цевъ ѓ^брњла е^си совњтъ, да и%деши къ господи'нђ на'шемђ”

¹⁶

And when thou standest before him, be not afraid in thine heart, but shew unto him according to thy word; and he will entreat thee well.

¹⁶

И$ сїя вњждь ја^ко е^гда` преDста'неши преD ни'мъ бл~готебњ бђ'детъ, и^ бђ'деши любезнњиши въ срDцы е^го”

¹⁷

Then they chose out of them an hundred men to accompany her and her maid; and they brought her to the tent of Holofernes.

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Ведо'ша же ея` къ станђ ѓ^лоферновђ.

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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.

¹⁸

и^ е^гда` вни'де преD лице е^го, а%бїе ё^ја^зви'ся ѓ^лофернъ видњнїем#”

¹⁹

And they wondered at her beauty, and admired the children of Israel because of her, and every one said to his neighbour, Who would despise this people, that have among them such women? surely it is not good that one man of them be left, who being let go might deceive the whole earth.

¹⁹

Реко'ша же к не'мђ ѓ%троцы е^го, кт^о ё^ничижиT лю'ди е^врњ'иски и^же та'ки кра'сны же'ны и^мњ'ютъ. да ка'ко не возмо'жемъ ѓ^полча'тися проти'вђ иX”

²⁰

And they that lay near Holofernes went out, and all his servants, and they brought her into the tent.

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Now Holofernes rested upon his bed under a canopy, which was woven with purple, and gold, and emeralds, and precious stones.

²¹

Ви'дящиy і^ю^диg ѓ^лофе'рна сњдя'щи поD завњсою и^же бы'сть эT перфи'ры и^ зла'та і^ и^змAрагда и^ ка'менїемъ драгимъ сплетена.

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So they shewed him of her; and he came out before his tent with silver lamps going before him.

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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.

²³

и възрњвше въ лице е^го и^ поклони'ся е^мђ паDши на' землю. и^ въздвиго'ша ю& раби` ѓ^лоферновы по повелњнїю господи'на свое^го”