Judith 4 καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ υἱοὶ ισραηλ οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν τῇ ιουδαίᾳ πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησεν ολοφέρνης τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ὁ ἀρχιστράτηγος ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλέως ἀσσυρίων καὶ ὃν τρόπον ἐσκύλευσεν πάντα τὰ ἱερὰ αὐτῶν καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὰ εἰς ἀφανισμόν

LXX_WH⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ υἱοὶ ισραηλ οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν τῇ ιουδαίᾳ πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησεν ολοφέρνης τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ὁ ἀρχιστράτηγος ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλέως ἀσσυρίων καὶ ὃν τρόπον ἐσκύλευσεν πάντα τὰ ἱερὰ αὐτῶν καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὰ εἰς ἀφανισμόν ² καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν σφόδρα σφόδρα ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ καὶ περὶ ιερουσαλημ καὶ τοῦ ναοῦ κυρίου θεοῦ αὐτῶν ἐταράχθησαν ³ ὅτι προσφάτως ἦσαν ἀναβεβηκότες ἐκ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας καὶ νεωστὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς συνελέλεκτο τῆς ιουδαίας καὶ τὰ σκεύη καὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον καὶ ὁ οἶκος ἐκ τῆς βεβηλώσεως ἡγιασμένα ἦν ⁴ καὶ ἀπέστειλαν εἰς πᾶν ὅριον σαμαρείας καὶ κωνα καὶ βαιθωρων καὶ βελμαιν καὶ ιεριχω καὶ εἰς χωβα καὶ αισωρα καὶ τὸν αὐλῶνα σαλημ ⁵ καὶ προκατελάβοντο πάσας τὰς κορυφὰς τῶν ὀρέων τῶν ὑψηλῶν καὶ ἐτείχισαν τὰς ἐν αὐτοῖς κώμας καὶ παρέθεντο εἰς ἐπισιτισμὸν εἰς παρασκευὴν πολέμου ὅτι προσφάτως ἦν τὰ πεδία αὐτῶν τεθερισμένα ⁶ καὶ ἔγραψεν ιωακιμ ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ μέγας ὃς ἦν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐν ιερουσαλημ τοῖς κατοικοῦσι βαιτυλουα καὶ βαιτομεσθαιμ ἥ ἐστιν ἀπέναντι εσδρηλων κατὰ πρόσωπον τοῦ πεδίου τοῦ πλησίον δωθαϊμ ⁷ λέγων διακατασχεῖν τὰς ἀναβάσεις τῆς ὀρεινῆς ὅτι δι' αὐτῶν ἦν ἡ εἴσοδος εἰς τὴν ιουδαίαν καὶ ἦν εὐχερῶς διακωλῦσαι αὐτοὺς προσβαίνοντας στενῆς τῆς προσβάσεως οὔσης ἐπ' ἄνδρας τοὺς πάντας δύο ⁸ καὶ ἐποίησαν οἱ υἱοὶ ισραηλ καθὰ συνέταξεν αὐτοῖς ιωακιμ ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ μέγας καὶ ἡ γερουσία παντὸς δήμου ισραηλ οἳ ἐκάθηντο ἐν ιερουσαλημ ⁹ καὶ ἀνεβόησαν πᾶς ἀνὴρ ισραηλ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ἐν ἐκτενείᾳ μεγάλῃ καὶ ἐταπείνωσαν τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν ἐν ἐκτενείᾳ μεγάλῃ ¹⁰ αὐτοὶ καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ νήπια αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ κτήνη αὐτῶν καὶ πᾶς πάροικος καὶ μισθωτὸς καὶ ἀργυρώνητος αὐτῶν ἐπέθεντο σάκκους ἐπὶ τὰς ὀσφύας αὐτῶν ¹¹ καὶ πᾶς ἀνὴρ ισραηλ καὶ γυνὴ καὶ τὰ παιδία οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν ιερουσαλημ ἔπεσον κατὰ πρόσωπον τοῦ ναοῦ καὶ ἐσποδώσαντο τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν καὶ ἐξέτειναν τοὺς σάκκους αὐτῶν κατὰ πρόσωπον κυρίου ¹² καὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον σάκκῳ περιέβαλον καὶ ἐβόησαν πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ισραηλ ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐκτενῶς τοῦ μὴ δοῦναι εἰς διαρπαγὴν τὰ νήπια αὐτῶν καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας εἰς προνομὴν καὶ τὰς πόλεις τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτῶν εἰς ἀφανισμὸν καὶ τὰ ἅγια εἰς βεβήλωσιν καὶ ὀνειδισμὸν ἐπίχαρμα τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ¹³ καὶ εἰσήκουσεν κύριος τῆς φωνῆς αὐτῶν καὶ εἰσεῖδεν τὴν θλῖψιν αὐτῶν καὶ ἦν ὁ λαὸς νηστεύων ἡμέρας πλείους ἐν πάσῃ τῇ ιουδαίᾳ καὶ ιερουσαλημ κατὰ πρόσωπον τῶν ἁγίων κυρίου παντοκράτορος ¹⁴ καὶ ιωακιμ ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ μέγας καὶ πάντες οἱ παρεστηκότες ἐνώπιον κυρίου ἱερεῖς καὶ οἱ λειτουργοῦντες κυρίῳ σάκκους περιεζωσμένοι τὰς ὀσφύας αὐτῶν προσέφερον τὴν ὁλοκαύτωσιν τοῦ ἐνδελεχισμοῦ καὶ τὰς εὐχὰς καὶ τὰ ἑκούσια δόματα τοῦ λαοῦ ¹⁵ καὶ ἦν σποδὸς ἐπὶ τὰς κιδάρεις αὐτῶν καὶ ἐβόων πρὸς κύριον ἐκ πάσης δυνάμεως εἰς ἀγαθὸν ἐπισκέψασθαι πᾶν οἶκον ισραηλ

Clementine_Vulgate⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Tunc audientes hæc filii Israël qui habitabant in terra Juda, timuerunt valde a facie ejus. ² Tremor et horror invasit sensus eorum, ne hoc faceret Jerusalem et templo Domini, quod fecerat ceteris civitatibus et templis earum. ³ Et miserunt in omnem Samariam per circuitum usque Jericho, et præoccupaverunt omnes vertices montium: ⁴ et muris circumdederunt vicos suos, et congregaverunt frumenta in præparationem pugnæ. ⁵ Sacerdos etiam Eliachim scripsit ad universos qui erant contra Esdrelon, quæ est contra faciem campi magni juxta Dothain, et universos per quos viæ transitus esse poterat, ⁶ ut obtinerent ascensus montium, per quos via esse poterat ad Jerusalem, et illic custodirent ubi angustum iter esse poterat inter montes. ⁷ Et fecerunt filii Israël secundum quod constituerat eis sacerdos Domini Eliachim. ⁸ Et clamavit omnis populus ad Dominum instantia magna, et humiliaverunt animas suas in jejuniis et orationibus, ipsi et mulieres eorum. ⁹ Et induerunt se sacerdotes ciliciis, et infantes prostraverunt contra faciem templi Domini, et altare Domini operuerunt cilicio: ¹⁰ et clamaverunt ad Dominum Deum Israël unanimiter ne darentur in prædam infantes eorum, et uxores eorum in divisionem, et civitates eorum in exterminium, et sancta eorum in pollutionem, et fierent opprobrium gentibus. ¹¹ Tunc Eliachim sacerdos Domini magnus circuivit omnem Israël, allocutusque est eos, ¹² dicens: Scitote quoniam exaudiet Dominus preces vestras, si manentes permanseritis in jejuniis et orationibus in conspectu Domini. ¹³ Memores estote Moysi servi Domini, qui Amalec confidentem in virtute sua, et in potentia sua, et in exercitu suo, et in clypeis suis, et in curribus suis, et in equitibus suis, non ferro pugnando, sed precibus sanctis orando dejecit: ¹⁴ sic erunt universi hostes Israël, si perseveraveritis in hoc opere quod cœpistis. ¹⁵ Ad hanc igitur exhortationem ejus deprecantes Dominum, permanebant in conspectu Domini, ¹⁶ ita ut etiam hi qui offerebant Domino holocausta, præcincti ciliciis offerrent sacrificia Domino, et erat cinis super capita eorum.

Wycliffe⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Thanne the sones of Israel, that dwelliden in the lond of Juda, herden these thingis, and dredden greetli of `his face. ² Also tremblyng and hidousnesse asailide the wittis of hem, lest he schulde do this thing to Jerusalem and to the temple of the Lord, which thing he hadde do to othere citees and templis of tho. ³ And thei senten in to al Samarie, bi cumpas `til to Jerico, and bifore ocupieden alle the coppis of hillis; ⁴ and thei cumpassiden her townes with wallis, and gaderiden togidere wheete in to making redi of batel. ⁵ Also the prest Eliachym wroot to alle men, `that weren ayenus Esdrelon, which is ayenus the face of the grete feeld bisidis Dotaym, and to alle men bi whiche passage myyte be, ⁶ that thei schulden holde the stiyngis of hillis, bi whiche weie myyte be to Jerusalem, and that thei schulden kepe there, where streyt weie miyte be among hillis. ⁷ And the sones of Israel diden aftir this, that Eliachym, prest of the Lord, hadde ordeyned to hem. ⁸ And al the puple criede to the Lord with greet instaunce, and thei and the wymmen of hem mekiden her soulis in fastyngis. ⁹ And the prestis clothiden hem silf with heyris, and yonge children boweden hem silf ayens the face of the temple of the Lord, and thei hiliden the auter of the Lord with an heire. ¹⁰ And thei crieden togidere to the Lord God of Israel, lest the children of hem schulden be youun in to prey, and the wyues of hem in to departyng, and her citees in to distriyng, and her hooli thingis in to defoulyng. ¹¹ Thanne Eliachym, the grete prest of the Lord, cumpasside al Israel, ¹² and spak to hem, and seide, Wite ye, that the Lord schal here youre preieris, if ye dwellinge dwellen perfitli in fastyngis and preieris in the siyt of the Lord. ¹³ Be ye myndful of Moises, the seruaunt of the Lord, which not in fiytynge with irun, but in preiynge with hooli preieris, castide doun Amalech tristinge in his vertu, and in his power, and in his oost, and in hise scheldis, and in hise charis, and in hise knyytis; ¹⁴ so alle the enemyes of Israel schulen be cast doun, if ye continuen in this werk, which ye han bigunne. ¹⁵ Therfor at this excityng of hym thei preieden hertli the Lord, `and dwelliden in the siyt of the Lord, so that also thei, ¹⁶ that offriden brent sacrifices to the Lord, weren gird with heiris, and thei offriden sacrifices to the Lord, and `aische was on her heedis. ¹⁷ And alle men of al her herte preieden God, that he wolde visite his puple Israel.

Geneva⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Nowe the children of Israel that dwelt in Iudea, heard all that Olofernes ye chiefe captaine of Nabuchodonosor King of the Assyrians had done to the nations, and howe hee had spoyled all their temples, and brought them to nought. ² Therefore they feared greatly his presence, and were troubled for Ierusalem, and for the Temple of the Lord their God. ³ For they were newly returned from the captiuitie, and of late all the people was assembled in Iudea, and the vessels and the altar of the house had bene sanctified because of the pollution. ⁴ Therefore they sent into all the coastes of Samaria, and the villages, and to Bethoro, and Belmen, and Iericho, and to Choba, and Esora, and to the valley of Salem, ⁵ And tooke all the toppes of the hie mountaines, and walled the villages that were in the, and put in vitailes for the prouision of warre: for their fieldes were of late reaped. ⁶ Also Ioacim the hie Priest which was in those dayes in Ierusale, wrote to them that dwelt in Bethulia & Betomastham, which is ouer against Esdraelon toward the open countrey nere to Dothaim, ⁷ Exhorting them to keepe the passages of the mountaines: for by them there was an entrie into Iudea, and it was easie to let them that woulde come vp, because ye passage was streit for two men at the most. ⁸ And the children of Israel did as Ioacim ye hie Priest had commanded them with the Ancients of all the people of Israel, which dwelt at Ierusalem. ⁹ Then cried euery man of Israel to God with great feruencie, and their soules with great affectio. ¹⁰ Both they, and their wiues, and their children, and their cattell, and euery stranger, and hireling, and their bought seruantes put sackcloth vpon their loynes. ¹¹ Thus euery man and woman, and the children, and the inhabitantes of Ierusalem fell before the Temple, and sprinkled ashes vpon their heads, and spred out their sackcloth before the face of the Lord: also they put sackcloth about the altar, ¹² And cried to the God of Israel, all with one consent most earnestly, that hee woulde not giue their children for a pray, and their wiues for a spoile, and the cities of their inheritance to destructio, and the Sanctuarie to pollution and reproch, and vnto derision to the heathen. ¹³ So God heard their prayers, and looked vpon their affliction: for the people fasted many dayes in al Iudea and Ierusalem before the Sanctuary of the Lord almightie. ¹⁴ And Ioacim the high Priest, and all the Priests that stoode before the Lorde, and ministred vnto the Lord, had their loines girt with sackcloth, and offred the continuall burnt offring, with prayers and the free gifts of the people, ¹⁵ And had ashes on their mytres, & cried vnto the Lord with all their power for grace, and that he would looke vpon all the house of Israel.

Bishops⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ When the children of Israel that dwelt in Iurie heard this, they were sore afrayde of him. ² There came such trembling also & feare vpon them, lest he shoulde do vnto the citie of Hierusalem and the temple of the Lord, as he had done to other cities and their temples. ³ So they sent into all Samaria rounde about vnto Iericho, [toke in] and occupied all the toppes of the mountaynes: ⁴ And made fast the townes with walles, and prepared corne for them against the battayle. ⁵ Eliacim also the priest wrote vnto all them that dwelt towarde Esdrelon, which lieth ouer against the great fielde by Dothain, & vnto all those by whom men might haue passage vnto them, ⁶ That they shoulde take in the wayes of the mountaynes, whereby there might be any way and passage to Hierusalem, and that they shoulde holde diligent watch where any strayte was betwixte the mountaynes. ⁷ And the children of Israel dyd as Eliacim the priest of the Lorde had commaunded them. ⁸ And all the people cryed vnto the Lord earnestly, and humbled their soules with fasting and prayers, they & their wiues: ⁹ The priestes put on heery clothes, and layed the young babes before the temple of the Lord, and couered the aulter of the Lorde with an heery cloth: ¹⁰ And with one accorde they cryed vnto the Lorde God of Israel, that their children should not be geuen into a pray, and their wiues into a spoyle, that their cities should not be layed waste, and that their sanctuarie shoulde not be vnhalowed, and so they to be a shame and rebuke vnto the heathen. ¹¹ Then Eliacim the hye priest of the Lord, went rounde about al Israel, and spake vnto them, ¹² Saying: Be ye sure that the Lord will heare your petitions, if ye continue stedfast in fastinges and prayers in the sight of the Lorde. ¹³ Remember Moyses the seruaunt of the Lorde, which ouerthrewe the Amalechites that trusted in their might and power, in their hoast, in their shieldes, in their charets and horsemen, not with weapons, but with holy prayers. ¹⁴ Euen so shall all the enemies of Israel be, if ye continue in this worke that ye haue begun. ¹⁵ So vpon this exhortation they continued in prayer before the Lorde. ¹⁶ In so much that they whiche offered burnt sacrifices vnto the Lord, offred the offringes vnto the Lorde, beyng arayed in heery clothes, and had asshes vpon their heades. ¹⁷ And they all besought God from their whole heart, that he woulde visite his people of Israel.

DouayRheims⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Then the children of Israel, who dwelt in the land of Juda, hearing these things, were exceedingly afraid of him. ² Dread and horror seized upon their minds, lest he should do the same to Jerusalem and to the temple of the Lord, that he had done to other cities and their temples. ³ And they sent into all Samaria round about, as far as Jericho, and seized upon all the tops of the mountains: ⁴ And they compassed their towns with walls, and gathered together corn for provision for war. ⁵ And Eliachim the priest wrote to all that were over against Esdrelon, which faceth the great plain near Dothain, and to all by whom there might be a passage of way, that they should take possession of the ascents of the mountains, by which there might be any way to Jerusalem, and should keep watch where the way was narrow between the mountains. ⁶ And the children of Israel did as the priest of the Lord Eliachim had appointed them, ⁷ And all the people cried to the Lord with great earnestness, and they humbled their souls in fastings, and prayers, both they and their wives. ⁸ And the priests put on haircloths, and they caused the little children to lie prostrate before the temple of the Lord, and the altar of the Lord they covered with haircloth. ⁹ And they cried to the Lord the God of Israel with one accord, that their children might not be made a prey, and their wives carried off, and their cities destroyed, and their holy things profaned, and that they might not be made a reproach to the Gentiles. ¹⁰ Then Eliachim the high priest of the Lord went about all Israel and spoke to them, ¹¹ Saying: Know ye that the Lord will hear your prayers, if you continue with perseverance in fastings and prayers in the sight of the Lord. ¹² Remember Moses the servant of the Lord, who overcame Amalec that trusted in his own strength, and in his power, and in his army, and in his shields, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen, not by fighting with the sword, but by holy prayers: ¹³ So shall all the enemies of Israel be, if you persevere in this work which you have begun. ¹⁴ So they being moved by this exhortation of his, prayed to the Lord, and continued in the sight of the Lord. ¹⁵ So that even they who offered the holocausts to the Lord, offered the sacrifices to the Lord girded with haircloths, and with ashes upon their head. ¹⁶ And they all begged of God with all their heart, that he would visit his people Israel.

KJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Now the children of Israel, that dwelt in Judea, heard all that Holofernes the chief captain of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians had done to the nations, and after what manner he had spoiled all their temples, and brought them to nought. ² Therefore they were exceedingly afraid of him, and were troubled for Jerusalem, and for the temple of the Lord their God: ³ For they were newly returned from the captivity, and all the people of Judea were lately gathered together: and the vessels, and the altar, and the house, were sanctified after the profanation. ⁴ Therefore they sent into all the coasts of Samaria, and the villages and to Bethoron, and Belmen, and Jericho, and to Choba, and Esora, and to the valley of Salem: ⁵ And possessed themselves beforehand of all the tops of the high mountains, and fortified the villages that were in them, and laid up victuals for the provision of war: for their fields were of late reaped. ⁶ Also Joacim the high priest, which was in those days in Jerusalem, wrote to them that dwelt in Bethulia, and Betomestham, which is over against Esdraelon toward the open country, near to Dothaim, ⁷ Charging them to keep the passages of the hill country: for by them there was an entrance into Judea, and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the passage was straight, for two men at the most. ⁸ And the children of Israel did as Joacim the high priest had commanded them, with the ancients of all the people of Israel, which dwelt at Jerusalem. ⁹ Then every man of Israel cried to God with great fervency, and with great vehemency did they humble their souls: ¹⁰ Both they, and their wives and their children, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, put sackcloth upon their loins. ¹¹ Thus every man and women, and the little children, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fell before the temple, and cast ashes upon their heads, and spread out their sackcloth before the face of the Lord: also they put sackcloth about the altar, ¹² And cried to the God of Israel all with one consent earnestly, that he would not give their children for a prey, and their wives for a spoil, and the cities of their inheritance to destruction, and the sanctuary to profanation and reproach, and for the nations to rejoice at. ¹³ So God heard their prayers, and looked upon their afflictions: for the people fasted many days in all Judea and Jerusalem before the sanctuary of the Lord Almighty. ¹⁴ And Joacim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and they which ministered unto the Lord, had their loins girt with sackcloth, and offered the daily burnt offerings, with the vows and free gifts of the people, ¹⁵ And had ashes on their mitres, and cried unto the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel graciously.

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7 G3004λέγωνcharging¹ διακατασχεῖνto keep² τὰς G306.1ἀναβάσειςpassages³ τῆς G3714ὀρεινῆςof the hill country⁴ G3754ὅτιfor⁵ G1223διʼby⁶ G846αὐτῶνthem⁷ G1510.2.1ἦνthere was⁸ ἡ G1529εἴσοδοςan entrance⁹ G1527εἰςinto¹⁰ τὴν G2449ἸουδαίανJudea¹¹ G2532καὶand¹² G1510.2.1ἦνit was¹³ G2170.2εὐχερῶςeasy¹⁴ G1254διακωλύσαιto stop¹⁵ G846αὐτοὺςthem¹⁶ προσβαίνονταςthat would come up¹⁷ G4728στενῆςthe passage was strait¹⁹ τῆς προσβάσεωςpassage²⁰ G1510.2.1οὔσηςwas²¹ G1909ἐπʼfor²² ἄνδραςmen²³ τοὺς G3956πάνταςat the most²⁴ G1417.1δύοtwo²⁵

8 G2532ΚαὶAnd¹ G4160ἐποίησανdid² οἱthe³ G5207υἱοὶchildren⁴ G2474Ἰσραὴλof Israel⁵ G2505καθὰas⁶ G4929συνέταξενhad commanded⁷ G846αὐτοῖςthem⁸ ἸωακὶμJoacim⁹ ὁthe¹⁰ G2409ἱερεὺςpriest¹² ὁ G3173μέγαςhigh¹¹ G2532καὶwith¹³ ἡthe¹⁴ G1087γερουσίαancients¹⁵ G3956παντὸςof all¹⁶ G1218δήμουthe people¹⁷ G2474Ἰσραὴλof Israel¹⁸ G3739οἳwhich¹⁹ G2521ἐκάθηντοdwelt²⁰ G1722ἐνat²¹ G2419ἹερουσαλήμJerusalem²²

9 G2532ΚαὶThen¹ G310ἀνεβόησανcried³ G3956πᾶςevery² G435ἀνὴρman⁴ G2474Ἰσραὴλof Israel⁵ G4314πρὸςto⁶ τὸν G2316ΘεὸνGod⁷ G1722ἐνwith⁸ G1616ἐκτενίᾳfervency¹⁰ G3173μεγάλῃgreat⁹ G2532καὶand¹¹ G5013ἐταπεινοῦσανdid they humble¹³ τὰς G5590ψυχὰςsouls¹⁵ G846αὐτῶνtheir¹⁴ G1722ἐνwith¹² G1616ἐκτενίᾳvehemency¹⁶ G3173μεγάλῃgreat¹⁷

10 G846αὐτοὶboth¹ G2532καὶthey² αἱ G1135γυναῖκεςwives³ G846αὐτῶνtheir⁴ G2532καὶand⁵ τὰ νήπιαchildren⁶ G846αὐτῶνtheir⁷ G2532καὶand⁸ τὰ G2934κτήνηcattle⁹ G846αὐτῶνtheir¹⁰ G2532καὶand¹¹ G3956πᾶςevery¹² G3941πάροικοςstranger¹³ ἢand¹⁴ G3411μισθωτὸςhireling¹⁵ G2532καὶ G696.1ἀργυρώνητοςservants¹⁶ G846αὐτῶνbought¹⁷ G2007ἐπέθεντοput¹⁸ G4526σάκκουςsackcloth¹⁹ G1909ἐπὶupon²⁰ τὰς G3751ὀσφύαςloins²¹ G846αὐτῶνtheir²²

11 G2532ΚαὶThus¹ G3956πᾶςevery² G435ἀνὴρman³ G2474Ἰσραὴλ G2532καὶand⁴ G1135γυνὴwoman⁵ τὰ G3813παιδίαlittle children⁶ G2532καὶand⁷ οἱ G2730κατοικοῦντεςinhabitants⁸ G1722ἐνof⁹ G2419ἹερουσαλὴμJerusalem¹⁰ G4098ἔπεσονfell¹¹ G2596κατὰbefore¹² G4383πρόσωπονthe temple¹³ τοῦ G3485ναοῦtemple¹³ G2532καὶand¹⁴ ἐσποδώσαντοcast ashes¹⁵ τὰς G2776κεφαλὰςupon their heads¹⁶ G846αὐτῶνtheir¹⁶ G2532καὶand¹⁷ G1614ἐξέτεινανspread out¹⁸ τοὺς G4526σάκκουςtheir sackcloth¹⁹ G846αὐτῶνtheir¹⁹ G2596κατὰbefore²⁰ G4383πρόσωπονthe face²¹ G2962Κυρίουof the Lord²² G2532καὶalso²³ τὸ G2379θυσιαστήριονthey²⁴ G4526σάκκῳsackcloth²⁵ G4016περιέβαλονput about the altar²⁶

12 G2532καὶand¹ G994ἐβόησανcried² G4314πρὸςto³ τὸν G2316ΘεὸνGod⁴ G2474Ἰσραὴλof Israel⁵ G3661ὁμοθυμαδὸνall with one consent⁶ G1619ἐκτενῶςearnestly⁷ τοῦ G3379μὴnot⁸ G1325δοῦναιgive⁹ G1527εἰςfor¹⁰ G1282.2διαρπαγὴνa prey¹¹ τὰtheir¹² νήπιαchildren¹³ G846αὐτῶν G2532καὶand¹⁴ τὰς G1135γυναῖκαςwives¹⁵ G1527εἰςfor¹⁶ G4307.2προνομὴνa spoil¹⁷ G2532καὶand¹⁸ τὰς G4172πόλειςthe cities¹⁹ τῆςof²⁰ G2817κληρονομίαςtheir inheritance²¹ G846αὐτῶν G1527εἰςto²² G854ἀφανισμὸνdestruction²³ G2532καὶand²⁴ τὰ G39ἅγιαthe sanctuary²⁵ G1527εἰςto²⁶ G953.1βεβήλωσινprofanation²⁷ G2532καὶand²⁸ G3680ὀνειδισμὸνreproach²⁹ G2020.3ἐπίχαρμαand for the nations to rejoice at³⁰ τοῖς G1484ἔθνεσι

13 G2532ΚαὶSo¹ G1522εἰσήκουσεheard³ G2962ΚύριοςGod² τῆς G5456φωνῆςprayers⁴ G846αὐτῶνtheir⁵ G2532καὶand⁶ εἰσεῖδεlooked⁷ τὴν G2347θλίψινafflictions⁹ G846αὐτῶνtheir⁸ G2532καὶfor¹⁰ G1510.2.1ἦνwas¹¹ ὁ G2992λαὸςpeople¹² G3522νηστεύωνfasted¹³ G2250ἡμέραςdays¹⁵ G4183πλείουςmany¹⁴ G1722ἐνin¹⁶ G3956πάσῃall¹⁷ τῇ G2449ἸουδαίᾳJudea¹⁸ G2532καὶand¹⁹ G2419ἹερουσαλὴμJerusalem²⁰ G2596κατὰbefore²¹ G4383πρόσωπονsanctuary²³ τῶν G39ἁγίωνof the²² G2962ΚυρίουLord²⁴ G3841παντοκράτοροςAlmighty²⁵

14 G2532ΚαὶAnd¹ ἸωακὶμJoacim² ὁ G2409ἱερεὺςpriest³ ὁ G3173μέγαςhigh⁴ G2532καὶand⁵ G3956πάντεςall⁶ οἱ G3936παρεστηκότεςstood⁸ ἐνώπιονbefore⁹ G2962Κυρίουthe Lord¹⁰ G2409ἱερεῖςpriests⁷ G2532καὶand¹¹ οἱ G3008λειτουργοῦντεςminister¹² G2962Κυρίῳunto the Lord¹³ G4526σάκκουςsackcloth¹⁷ G4024περιεζωσμένοιgirt¹⁶ τὰς G3751ὀσφύαςloins¹⁵ G846αὐτῶνtheir¹⁴ G4374προσέφερονoffered¹⁸ τὴν G3646.1ὁλοκαύτωσινthe daily burnt offerings¹⁹ τοῦ G1734.1ἐνδελεχισμοῦdaily²⁰ G2532καὶwith²¹ τὰς G2171εὐχὰςthe vows²² G2532καὶand²³ τὰ G1595ἑκουσίαfree²⁵ G1430δόματαgifts²⁴ τοῦ G2992λαοῦof the people²⁶

15 G2532καὶand¹ G1510.2.1ἦνhad² G4700σποδὸςashes³ G1909ἐπὶon⁴ τὰς G2787.1κιδάρειςmitres⁵ G846αὐτῶνtheir⁶ G2532καὶand⁷ G994ἐβόωνcried⁸ G4314πρὸςunto⁹ G2962Κύριονthe Lord¹⁰ G1537ἐκwith¹¹ G3956πάσηςall¹² G1411δυνάμεωςtheir power¹³ G1527εἰςthat¹⁴ G18ἀγαθὸνgraciously¹⁷ G1980ἐπισκέψασθαιhe would look upon¹⁵ G3956πάνταall¹⁶ G3624οἶκονthe house¹⁸ G2474Ἰσραήλof Israel¹⁹

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And the children of Israel that dwelt in Judaea heard all that Holofernes the chief captain of Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians had done to the nations, and after what manner he had spoiled all their temples, and destroyed them utterly. ² And they were exceedingly afraid before him, and were troubled for Jerusalem, and for the temple of the Lord their God: ³ because they were newly come up from the captivity, and all the people of Judaea were lately gathered together; and the vessels, and the altar, and the house, were sanctified after the profanation. ⁴ And they sent into every coast of Samaria, and to Konae, and to Beth-horon, and Belmaim, and Jericho, and to Choba, and Aesora, and to the valley of Salem; ⁵ and they possessed themselves beforehand of all the tops of the high mountains, and fortified the villages that were in them, and laid up victual for the provision of war: for their fields were newly reaped. ⁶ And Joakim the high priest, which was in those days at Jerusalem, wrote to them that dwelt in Bethulia, and Betomesthaim, which is over against Esdraelon toward the plain that is nigh unto Dothaim, ⁷ charging them to seize upon the ascents of the hill country; because by them was the entrance into Judaea, and it was easy to stop them from approaching, inasmuch as the approach was narrow, [with space] for two men at the most. ⁸ And the children of Israel did as Joakim the high priest had commanded them, and the senate of all the people of Israel, which dwelt at Jerusalem. ⁹ And every man of Israel cried to God with great earnestness, and with great earnestness did they humble their souls. ¹⁰ They, and their wives, and their babes, and their cattle, and every sojourner and hireling and servant bought with their money, put sackcloth upon their loins. ¹¹ And every man and woman of Israel, and the little children, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fell before the temple, and cast ashes upon their heads, and spread out their sackcloth before the Lord; and they put sackcloth about the altar: ¹² and they cried to the God of Israel earnestly with one consent, that he would not give their babes for a prey, and their wives for a spoil, and the cities of their inheritance to destruction, and the sanctuary to profanation and reproach, for the nations to rejoice at. ¹³ And the Lord heard their voice, and looked upon their affliction: and the people continued fasting many days in all Judaea and Jerusalem before the sanctuary of the Lord Almighty. ¹⁴ And Joakim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and they that ministered unto the Lord, had their loins girt about with sackcloth, and offered the continual burnt offering, and the vows and the free gifts of the people; ¹⁵ and they had ashes on their mitres: and they cried unto the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel for good.

WEB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ The children of Israel that lived in Judea heard all that Holofernes the chief captain of Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians had done to the nations, and how he had plundered all their temples and destroyed them utterly. ² They were exceedingly afraid before him, and were troubled for Jerusalem, and for the temple of the Lord their God; ³ because they had newly come up from the captivity, and all the people of Judea were recently gathered together; and the vessels, the altar, and the house were sanctified after being profaned. ⁴ And they sent into every coast of Samaria, to Konae, to Beth-horon, Belmaim, Jericho, to Choba, Aesora, and to the valley of Salem; ⁵ and they occupied beforehand all the tops of the high mountains, fortified the villages that were in them, stored supplies for the provision of war; for their fields were newly reaped. ⁶ Joakim the high priest, who was in those days at Jerusalem, wrote to those who lived in Bethulia, and Betomesthaim, which is opposite Esdraelon toward the plain that is near to Dothaim, ⁷ charging them to seize upon the ascents of the hill country; because by them was the entrance into Judea, and it was easy to stop them from approaching, inasmuch as the approach was narrow, with space for two men at the most. ⁸ And the children of Israel did as Joakim the high priest had commanded them, as did the senate of all the people of Israel, which lived at Jerusalem. ⁹ And every man of Israel cried to God with great earnestness, and with great earnestness they humbled their souls. ¹⁰ They, their wives, their children, their cattle, and every sojourner, hireling, and servant bought with their money put sackcloth on their loins. ¹¹ Every man and woman of Israel, and the little children, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fell before the temple, and cast ashes upon their heads, and spread out their sackcloth before the Lord. They put sackcloth around the altar. ¹² They cried to the God of Israel earnestly with one consent, that he would not give their children as prey, their wives as plunder, the cities of their inheritance to destruction, and the sanctuary to being profaned and being made a reproach, for the nations to rejoice at. ¹³ The Lord heard their voice, and looked at their affliction. The people continued fasting many days in all Judea and Jerusalem before the sanctuary of the Lord Almighty. ¹⁴ And Joakim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and those who ministered to the Lord, had their loins dressed in sackcloth, and offered the continual burnt offering, the vows, and the free gifts of the people. ¹⁵ They had ashes on their hats. They cried to the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel for good.

LXX2012⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Now the children of Israel, that lived in Judea, heard all that Holofernes the chief captain of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians had done to the nations, and after what manner he had spoiled all their temples, and brought them to nothing. ² Therefore they were exceedingly afraid of him, and were troubled for Jerusalem, and for the temple of the Lord their God: ³ For they were newly returned from the captivity, and all the people of Judea were lately gathered together: and the vessels, and the altar, and the house, were sanctified after the profanation. ⁴ Therefore they sent into all the coasts of Samaria, and the villages and to Bethoron, and Belmen, and Jericho, and to Choba, and Esora, and to the valley of Salem: ⁵ And possessed themselves beforehand of all the tops of the high mountains, and fortified the villages that were in them, and laid up food for the provision of war: for their fields were of late reaped. ⁶ Also Joacim the high priest, which was in those days in Jerusalem, wrote to them that lived in Bethulia, and Betomestham, which is over against Esdraelon toward the open country, near to Dothaim, ⁷ Charging them to keep the passages of the hill country: for by them there was an entrance into Judea, and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the passage was straight, for two men at the most. ⁸ And the children of Israel did as Joacim the high priest had commanded them, with the ancients of all the people of Israel, which lived at Jerusalem. ⁹ Then every man of Israel cried to God with great fervency, and with great vehemency did they humble their souls: ¹⁰ Both they, and their wives and their children, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, put sackcloth upon their loins. ¹¹ Thus every man and women, and the little children, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fell before the temple, and cast ashes upon their heads, and spread out their sackcloth before the face of the Lord: also they put sackcloth about the altar, ¹² And cried to the God of Israel all with one consent earnestly, that he would not give their children for a prey, and their wives for a spoil, and the cities of their inheritance to destruction, and the sanctuary to profanation and reproach, and for the nations to rejoice at. ¹³ So God heard their prayers, and looked upon their afflictions: for the people fasted many days in all Judea and Jerusalem before the sanctuary of the Lord Almighty. ¹⁴ And Joacim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and they which ministered to the Lord, had their loins girded with sackcloth, and offered the daily burnt offerings, with the vows and free gifts of the people, ¹⁵ And had ashes on their mitres, and cried to the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel graciously.