Judith — Chapter 1

hisreigne: Nabuchodo- nofor the King of the Aflyrians, who reigned ip Niniue the grcat Citie, fought avainft Arphaxad, and ouercame him 6. in the great held which is called Ragau,about Euphrates,and Tigris, and ladaion in the field of Ericch the King of the Elicians.7. Then was the Kingdom of Nabucho- donofor exalred,and his hare was cleuated: and he fentto al that dwelt : in Cilicia and Damafcus,and Libanus, 8, and ro thie nations, that are in of Efdrelon, g.andcoalthat wereim Samaria, and beyond the river Jordan euentolerufalem, and altheiand of Jeffe tii youcometo tre borders _—_— cow eee oe oe -_—-—. * defen. deret fe. a YVDITH. gor: borders of Athiopia. ro. To al thefe Nabuchodonofer--King of the Affyrians fent meflengers --t7. Who al with one mind {aid nay , and. fentthem backe emptie, and reiected them without honour, 12. Then Nabuchodonofor the King taking indignation againft al that land , {wore by his throne and Kingdome that he would * reuenge himfelre ofal thofe countries,

Thyne eie (hal fpare noKingdome , and eueric tenfed citie thou fhalt fubdue to.me, 7, Then Holoternes called the captaynes and ma- giftrates of the power of the Affvrians : and he muftred men for the-ex- pedition , as the King commanded him , anhundred twentie thoufand fighting men on foot,and twelue thoufand archers horfemen. 8. And he made al his expeditiontogoe before ina multitude of innumerable ca- mels, with thofethings tharmight fuffice the armies aboundantly, heards of oxen alfo, & flocks of ineep, which had no number, 9. He appointed corneto be prepared out of al Syriaimhis paflage. 10, But golu & filuer he took out of the Kings noufe execeding much. 11: And he went-forth and al the armie, withthe chariots , & horfemen& thearchers, which coucred-the face of the earth as -locufts..12.And whem he.bad paffed through the coafts of the Afvrians he came tothe great mountaines of Anze, which are onthedefohand of Cisieia : and fre went ypinto althetr caftcls, and-wonne euerie fortrefic. 13. And he brake downe taere- nowmed citie of Melothus , and {peyicd al thechildren of Tharfis, and the children of Ifmacl, which were againit the face of tae defert , and Bbbbbb on the (a) This cruel! commandinen Was as crucliy put in execue tion by Holo-: fernes, ch,3, ¥. AL; --- PAGE 930 --- 902 IVDIT H. onthe fouch of theland of Cellon. 14, And he pafled ouer Euphrates ,& came into Meféparamia: & he brake al che high cities chat were-there, from the torrent.of Membre, til ye come to the fea : 35. and he rooke the borders. therof, from Cilicia vnto the coafts of lapheth, which are toward the fouth. 16. And he caried away al the children of Madian, & ipoyled al their riches , and alzhae refifted him he flew in the edge of the word, 17. And after thefe things he went downe into the fields of Dama(cus in.thedaies of harueft , and he fer alrhe corneon fire ,& he made al che trees and vineyards to be cut'downe; 18, and the feare of him fel vpon al the inhabitants of the land.

Tity furdue manic pla- 605 ,and others are flracken with great feare, N rhe thirteenth yeare of King WNabuchod -. Lae, nofor, the two and twentith day octhe fiat Ne FR month , the word was giuen out in the house (j yy) dy) of ‘Nabuchodonofor the King of the Afiy-. S94 rians , that he would reuenge himfelt. 2. And Qf v, he calied al the ancients , & al the captavnes, 16 . and his men of warre r and communicated rs 4 with them the fecret of hiscounfel: 3.°& he WEAK SA HE ™ faid that his cogitation was vpon that , to fubdue al the earth tohis empire. 4, Which faying when it had pleafed them al , Nabuchodonofor the King called Holoternes the General of his warres, 5, and faidto him: Goe-forth againit euerie Kingdome of the weit, and againft them efpeeially that contemned my cOmandment,