Judith — Chapter 15

The meuntaynes with the waters flhai-be moued withthe foun- dations : the rockes {hal melt as waxe before thy face,

Begin ye to our Lord intimbrels , fing ye to our Lord in cymbais,tune to him anew Pfalme sreloyce , and inuocate his name,

Our Lord confoundeth battels,Lordis his name, (4) S. Ephrem 4..Who hath fet hiscampe in the middes of his people, that he might ana eh deliuer vs from the hand of al our enemies. _ . this place as

purtuing in one companic, .difcomfited al that they could find. 5. Ozias chertore fent meflengers through althe cities and countries of Ifrael, 6. Euerie countrie ther- fore, and euerie citie fent chofen youth armed after them , and they purfued them in the edge of the (word , vntil they cameto the extre- initie of their borders, 7. Andthe reft chat were in Bethulia, entred into the campe.of the Affyrians , and tooke away the prey , which the Aflyrians flying had leatt , and were loden. exceedingly. 8. But they that.were resurned conqueres to Bethulia , tooke away with ? them Iv DIT H. 979 ; them althings that weretheirs , fo that there was no number in cattcl, and bealts, and al their moucables, that from the Jeait vnto the orcatett ‘al were made rich of their preyes.g, Aid Loachim the high Priett came ' The fourt parr, trom lerufalem into Bethulta with al his anciencs to fee Tudith.ro. Who ‘The praytes of when fhe was come out to him piney al bleficd her with one voyce, Tdith,whe faying: (4) Thou art the glorie of ferufalem,thou the toy ot Hfrael,thou vee me the honour of our people : 11. becaufe thou inait done ma itully , and thy God. hart was ftrengthied , tor chat thou had loucd chiattitie , and after thy (a) Iudith was - husband not Knowne any. other: therfore alfo the hand of our Lord ' a fpecial feure hath ttrengthned thee, and therfore fiial thou be bleffed for eucr. of the B.Vir-

Affur came out of the mountames from the North inthe mul- ‘holy feripture, titude of his ftrengch: whofe multitude flopped vp the torrents., and fo teftifying their horfes couered the valleyes, jthis Book to

Burout Lord omnipotent hath hurthim , and hath deliuered kim . ito the hands of a woman, and hath pearfed i aim, 5) Such giants

For, noc by yong men is their mightie one fallen,neither haue the N vedo ae fo:.nes ot (£) Titan firucken him neither did che high (+) Glasts fee. Gens, ee themfclues vpon him , but fudich the Gaugnter of Merari i in ctie beautie i(c, Nor fuch as of lir fuce diifolued him, were after, Barts. Pam, s. Diddddd 3 9. For! ! --- PAGE 948 --- (4) Euerlafting rorments of fire & worates. perteyne to the damned bodies. 5..4ag, Miirtc.4 Ore. tiwit, and gtea- ter paines to the damned Sfoules , efpecs- ally the loffe of Gods vifion. e)¥nthe Greek w.tr. Afane de- fF ed her toma- +7 F AE, 1 tockes with acrowne, fherooke a new ftole to deceine him, the face of the Lord my God. 929 IvDIT H.

For the put from her che garments of widowhood, and put on her ; the garments of ioy, in the reioycing of the children of Ifrael,

She annoynted her face with oyntment , and ctyed together her '

Herfandals rauiihed his eies , her beautie made his foule captiue, _the witha {word cut off his head. 1z, The Perfians did quake at her conftancie,, and the Medes at her boldneffe.

fpoyles of the Aflycians gathered of the people. of Hiracl. lor -sfes per.

Then did the campe of the Affycians howle., when my humble ones appeared, withering in thirft, 14, The foanes of yong women haue pearled them , and they haue kiiled them as boyes flying away.: they haue perithed.i: bactel before 4 4

ludich, in gold yand {iuer, and variments ,and eminent forte, pretious tones and al ftuite , and al the things were d liucred her a then to anie ! r?) the people. :5. ‘And al thc people rcioyied w ith women sandvirgins, 21ST creature. vd ' a of ulbertus.t ar- and yougmen, on initruments and harps. _nocengis, { { { ‘ i CHAP XVI. Tudith finge:h a canttleof thank s-gining 10 our Lord.22. The people goe to Icru. falem and offer facrifices.2 5, She in great bonour lineth a wider wi her death 1 good old age, 30. The people haue lung peace , aid 4 fealtinalday injti- tied in pezpetual memorie of ber jad. HE N fang !udith this fong to our Lord, faying:

Let vs fing an hymne.to our Lord, let vs fing anew hymneto our God. 16.Adonai o Lord, great artthou,and noble in thy power,and whom no man can ouercome,

Let euerie creature of thyne ferue thee : becaufe thou faydit, and they were made: thou didft fend thy {piric , and they were created , and there is none that can re(uft thy -voyce.

But they that feare thee, thal be great with thee in al things.

Woe be to the.nation,that ryfeth vp vpon my kinred:for our Lord omnipotent wil.be ceuenged on them , in the day of iudgement he wil vifite them,

fyre , and wormes into their flefh , thatthey may be burnt,and may feele for euer.

And it came to paffe atter thefe things , al the people after the vi- Ctorie-came into Icrufalem to adore our Lord : and forthwith as they were purified , they al offered holocau({tes, and vowes , and their pro- f) Luuing inal 30+ .yeares,she “widow about fixtie nine-for when fhe flew }H olofernes fhe was about fourtie yeares old.c. 10,0.18. .& her husband was then dead thiee yeares & a halfe before. ch. ve. 4 fpace of her lite there was.not thar troubled Ifrael, and after her death mifes. 23. Moreouer Iudith offered for an anathema of oblivion ai the inftruments of warre of Holofernes, which the peop!e gaue her,and the canopie that her felf had taken away out of his.chamber. 24, And the people was pleafant according to the face of faints avd-tor three months the ioy of this victorie was celcbrated with ludith. 25, And atter thofe daies eueric man returned into his houfc, and Iudith was made great in Bethulia, and the was more glorious to al the land of Iftaei.26. There was alfo chaftitic ioyned to her vertue, (e) fo that fhe knew not man al the daies of her life, atter that Manaffes her hufband was dead, 27. And on teftiual daies the came torth with great glorie, 28. And ine abode in her hufbands houfe {j ) an hundred fiue yeares , and difmift her Abra free,& fhe died and was buried with her huihand in Bethulia.

And al the people mourned for her feuen dayes, 30. And in al the manic --- PAGE 949 --- v.§. wih, IVDIT H. 922 manie yeares. 31, But the day ot the tef{tiuitic ofthis vitoriets recei- of the Hebrewes in the number of holie daies , and is worinipped } ued of the Lewes from chat time vntil this prefent day, ANNOTATIONS.