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Judith 16

World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible

16:1

And Judith began to sing this song of thanksgiving in all Israel, and all the people sang with loud voices this song of praise.

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16:2

Judith said,

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16:3

For the Lord is the God that crushes battles.

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16:4

Asshur came out of the mountains from the north.

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16:5

He said that he would burn up my borders,

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16:6

“The Almighty Lord brought them to nothing by the hand of a woman.

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16:7

For their mighty one didn’t fall by young men,

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16:8

“For she put off the apparel of her widowhood

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16:9

Her sandal ravished his eye.

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16:10

“The Persians quaked at her daring.

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16:11

“Then my lowly ones shouted aloud.

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16:12

The children of slave-girls pierced them through,

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16:13

“I will sing to my God a new song:

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16:14

Let all your creation serve you;

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16:15

For the mountains will be moved from their foundations with the waters,

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16:16

For all sacrifice is little for a sweet savour,

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16:17

“Woe to the nations who rise up against my race!

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16:18

Now when they came to Jerusalem, they worshipped God. When the people were purified, they offered their whole burnt offerings, their free will offerings, and their gifts.

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16:19

Judith dedicated all Holofernes’ stuff, which the people had given her, and gave the canopy, which she had taken for herself out of his bedchamber, for a gift to the Lord.

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16:20

And the people continued feasting in Jerusalem before the sanctuary for three months, and Judith remained with them.

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16:21

After these days, everyone departed to his own inheritance. Judith went away to Bethulia, and remained in her own possession, and was honourable in her time in all the land.

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16:22

Many desired her, but no man knew her all the days of her life from the day that Manasses her husband died and was gathered to his people.

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16:23

She increased in greatness exceedingly; and she grew old in her husband’s house, to one hundred and five years. She let her maid go free. Then she died in Bethulia. They buried her in the cave of her husband Manasses.

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16:24

The house of Israel mourned for her seven days. She distributed her goods before she died to all those who were nearest of kin to Manasses her husband, and to those who were nearest of her own kindred.

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16:25

There was no one who made the children of Israel afraid any more in the days of Judith, nor for a long time after her death.

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