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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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И повелѣ́ ввести́ ю́, идѣ́же положе́ни бы́ша сосу́ди сре́бряніи єго́, и повелѣ́ угото́вити є́й от пи́щей устроєва́ємыхъ себѣ́ и от віна́ своєго́ пи́ти.

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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.

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И рече́ Іуді́ѳъ: не снѣ́мъ от ни́хъ, да не бу́детъ собла́знъ, но от принесе́нныхъ со мно́ю мнѣ́ подава́ємо да бу́детъ.

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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 рече́ къ ней Олофе́рнъ: а́ще же оскудѣ́ютъ су́щая съ тобо́ю, отку́ду принесе́мъ тебѣ́ дава́ти подо́бная си́мъ? нѣ́сть бо съ на́ми от ро́да твоєго́.

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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 рече́ Іуді́ѳъ къ нему́: жива́ є́сть душа́ твоя́, господи́не мо́й, я́ко не иждиве́тъ раба́ твоя́ су́щихъ со мно́ю, до́ндеже сотвори́тъ Госпо́дь руко́ю моє́ю, я́же уста́ви.

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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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И ведо́ша ю́ о́троцы Олофе́рновы въ шате́ръ, и спа́ да́же до полу́нощи: и воста́ о у́тренней стра́жи

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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 посла́ ко Олофе́рну, глаго́лющи: да повели́тъ у́бо господи́нъ мо́й пуща́ти рабу́ твою́ на моли́тву исходи́ти.

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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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И повелѣ́ Олофе́рнъ тѣлохрани́телемъ не возбраня́ти є́й. И пребы́сть въ полку́ дни́ три́: и исхожда́ше въ нощи́ въ де́брь ветилу́и и умыва́шеся во ополче́ніи во исто́чницѣ воды́,

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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 я́ко взы́де, моля́шеся Господу Бо́гу Ізра́илеву, да упра́витъ пу́ть єя́ ко возставле́нію сыно́въ люді́й свои́хъ:

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

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и входя́щи чиста́ пребыва́ше въ шатрѣ́, доне́лиже приноша́ше пи́щу свою́ ко ве́черу.

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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 бы́сть въ де́нь четве́ртый, сотвори́ Олофе́рнъ пи́ръ рабо́мъ свои́мъ єди́нымъ, и не призва́ въ послуже́ніє ни єди́наго от су́щихъ при слу́жбахъ,

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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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и рече́ ваго́ю євну́ху, и́же бя́ше приста́вникъ надъ всѣ́ми су́щими єго́: ше́дъ у́бо увѣща́й жену́ Євре́иню, я́же є́сть у тебе́, є́же пріити́ къ на́мъ и я́сти и пи́ти съ на́ми:

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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.

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се́ бо, сту́дно лицу́ на́шему, а́ще жену́ сицеву́ю оста́вимъ не бесѣ́довавше съ не́ю, зане́ а́ще сея́ не призове́мъ, посмѣє́тся на́мъ.

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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.

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И изы́де ваго́а от лица́ Олофе́рнова и вни́де къ не́й и рече́: да не облѣни́тся у́бо отрокови́ца до́брая сія́, прише́дши ко господи́ну моєму́, просла́витися предъ лице́мъ єго́ и пи́ти съ на́ми въ весе́ліє віно́ и бы́ти въ де́нь сей, я́ко дщи́ єди́на от сыно́въ Ассу́ровыхъ, я́же предстоя́тъ въ дому́ Навуходоно́соровѣ.

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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.

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И рече́ къ нему́ Іуді́ѳъ: и кто́ є́смь а́зъ противоглаго́лющи господи́ну моєму́? зане́ все́, є́же бу́детъ предъ очесы́ єго́ уго́дно, потща́вшися сотворю́, и бу́детъ сіє́ ми́ ра́дованіє да́же до дне́ сме́рти моєя́.

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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 воста́вши украси́ся одѣя́ніємъ и вся́кимъ украше́ніємъ же́нскимъ: и пріи́де раба́ єя́ и постла́ є́й предъ Олофе́рномъ до́лу ковры́, и́хже взя́ от ваго́и ко повседне́вному употребле́нію своєму́, во є́же я́сти возле́гшей на ни́хъ:

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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 вше́дши возлеже́ Іуді́ѳъ. И изступи́ се́рдце Олофе́рново о ней, и подви́жеся душа́ єго́: и бя́ше жела́теленъ зѣло́, є́же сни́тися съ не́ю, и усмотрева́ше вре́мене, є́же обольсти́ти ю́, от него́же дне́ ви́дѣ ю́:

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

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и рече́ къ не́й Олофе́рнъ: пі́й у́бо и бу́ди съ на́ми въ весе́ліи.

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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 рече́ Іуді́ѳъ: бу́ду у́бо пи́ти, господи́не, я́ко возвели́чися живо́тъ мо́й во мнѣ́ дне́сь па́че всѣ́хъ дні́й рожде́нія моєго́.

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

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И взе́мши яде́ и пи́ предъ ни́мъ, я́же угото́ва раба́ єя́.

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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.

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И возвесели́ся Олофе́рнъ о не́й и пи́ віна́ мно́го зѣло́, єли́ко не пи́ никогда́же въ де́нь єди́нъ, отне́лиже роди́ся.