Liber Iudith

Iudith, chapter 11 in the Vulgate version.

There is no KJV of Judith, but it does appear in the Apocrypha, as shown below.

Chapter 11 Vulgate

   1 Dixitque ad eam Holofernes: "Aequo animo esto, mulier, et noli pavere corde tuo, quoniam ego non nocui viro cuicumque placuit servire Nabuchodonosor regi totius terrae.
   2 Et nunc plebs tua, quae habitat montanam, nisi sprevissent me, non elevassem lanceam meam super ipsos, sed sibi ipsi fecerunt haec.
   3 Et nunc dic mihi: Qua ex causa recessisti ab eis et venisti ad nos? Venisti enim ad salutem. Aequo animo esto, in hac nocte vives et deinceps.
   4 Non enim est qui tibi noceat, sed bene tibi faciam, sicut fit servis domini mei".
   5 Et dixit ad eum Iudith: "Sume verba ancillae tuae, et loquatur ancilla tua ante faciem tuam et non nuntiabo mendacium domino meo in hac nocte.
   6 Et, si secutus fueris verba ancillae tuae, consummabis omnia in manibus tuis, quae faciet Deus tecum, et non excidet dominus meus de adinventionibus suis quoadusque vivit.
   7 Vivit enim Nabuchodonosor rex totius terrae, et vivit virtus eius, qui misit te in correctionem omnium animarum, quoniam non solum homines per te servient ei, sed et bestiae agri et iumenta et volatilia caeli et per virtutem tuam vivent in Nabuchodonosor et omni domo eius.
   8 Audivimus enim sapientiam tuam et adinventiones animi tui, et nuntiatum est universae terrae quoniam tu solus bonus in universo regno et potens in prudentia et admirabilis in militia belli.
   9 Et nunc, domine meus, verbum, quod locutus est Achior in consilio tuo, audivimus verba eius quoniam susceperunt viri in Betulia, et nuntiavit eis omnia, quae locutus est apud te.
   10 Propter quod, dominator domine, non transeas verbum eius, sed conde illud in corde tuo, quia est verum. Non enim ultio cadit in genus nostrum, neque dominatur gladius super eos, nisi peccent in Deum suum.
   11 Et nunc, ne fiat dominus meus frustratus et sine actu, cadet mors super faciem eorum, et comprehendet eos peccatum magnum, in quo exacerbaverint Dominum suum; mox ut fecerint illud, erunt tibi in consummationem.
   12 Postquam enim defecerunt eis escae, et vacuefactae sunt ab eis aquae, voluerunt inicere manus iumentis suis et omnia, quae praecepit eis Deus legibus suis, ne manducarent, cogitaverunt consummare.
   13 Et primitias frumenti et decimas vini et olei, quae conservaverunt sanctificantes sacerdotibus, qui praesunt in Ierusalem ante faciem Dei nostri, iudicaverunt consumere, quae nec manibus licet tangere neminem ex populo.
   14 Et miserunt in Ierusalem - quia et, qui ibi inhabitant, fecerunt omnia haec - eos, qui transtulerint eis illationem a senioribus.
   15 Et erit ut, cum nuntiatum fuerit, et fecerint, dentur tibi in perditionem in illa die.
   16 Unde ego ancilla tua, cum cognovissem haec omnia, refugi a facie eorum, et misit me Deus facere tecum rem, in qua mirabitur tota terra, quicumque audierint ea.
   17 Quoniam ancilla tua Deum colit et servit nocte ac die Deo caeli. Et nunc manebo penes te, domine meus, et exiet ancilla tua per noctem ad vallem et orabo ad Deum, et indicabit mihi quando fecerint peccata eorum.
   18 Et veniens indicabo illud tibi, et exies in omni virtute tua, et non erit, qui resistat tibi ex eis.
   19 Et adducam te per mediam Iudaeam, usque veniam contra Ierusalem et ponam sedem tuam in medio eius, et adduces eos sicut oves, quibus non est pastor. Et non muttiet canis lingua sua contra te, quoniam haec dicta sunt mihi secundum praescientiam meam et renuntiata sunt mihi, et missa sum nuntiare tibi".
   20 Et placuerunt verba eius coram Holoferne et coram omnibus famulis eius, et mirati sunt in specie et in sapientia eius et dixerunt:
   21" Non est talis mulier a summo usque ad summum terrae in specie faciei et sensu verborum".
   22 Et dixit Holofernes ad eam: "Bene fecit Deus, qui misit te ante filios plebis tuae, ut fiat in manibus nostris virtus, in eis autem, qui spreverunt dominum meum perditio.
   23 Et nunc tu es speciosa in aspectu et bona in verbis tuis. Quoniam, si feceris secundum quod locuta es, Deus tuus erit Deus meus, et tu in domo Nabuchodonosor regis sedebis et eris nominata per omnem terram".

Source: Bibliorum Sacrorum Editio, Sacrosanti Oecumenici Concilii Vaticani II, Ratione Habita, Iussu Pauli PP. VI Recognita, Auctoritate Ioannis Pauli PP. II Promulgata, Editio Typica Altera

Apocrypha

   1 Then said Holofernes unto her, Woman, be of good comfort, fear not in thine heart: for I never hurt any that was willing to serve Nabuchodonosor, the king of all the earth.
   2 Now therefore, if thy people that dwelleth in the mountains had not set light by me, I would not have lifted up my spear against them: but they have done these things to themselves.
   3 But now tell me wherefore thou art fled from them, and art come unto us: for thou art come for safeguard; be of good comfort, thou shalt live this night, and hereafter:
   4 For none shall hurt thee, but entreat thee well, as they do the servants of king Nabuchodonosor my lord.
   5 Then Judith said unto him, Receive the words of thy servant, and suffer thine handmaid to speak in thy presence, and I will declare no lie to my lord this night.
   6 And if thou wilt follow the words of thine handmaid, God will bring the thing perfectly to pass by thee; and my lord shall not fail of his purposes.
   7 As Nabuchodonosor king of all the earth liveth, and as his power liveth, who hath sent thee for the upholding of every living thing: for not only men shall serve him by thee, but also the beasts of the field, and the cattle, and the fowls of the air, shall live by thy power under Nabuchodonosor and all his house.
   8 For we have heard of thy wisdom and thy policies, and it is reported in all the earth, that thou only art excellent in all the kingdom, and mighty in knowledge, and wonderful in feats of war.
   9 Now as concerning the matter, which Achior did speak in thy council, we have heard his words; for the men of Bethulia saved him, and he declared unto them all that he had spoken unto thee.
   10 Therefore, O lord and governor, respect not his word; but lay it up in thine heart, for it is true: for our nation shall not be punished, neither can sword prevail against them, except they sin against their God.
   11 And now, that my lord be not defeated and frustrate of his purpose, even death is now fallen upon them, and their sin hath overtaken them, wherewith they will provoke their God to anger whensoever they shall do that which is not fit to be done:
   12 For their victuals fail them, and all their water is scant, and they have determined to lay hands upon their cattle, and purposed to consume all those things, that God hath forbidden them to eat by his laws:
   13 And are resolved to spend the firstfruits of the corn, and the tenths of wine and oil, which they had sanctified, and reserved for the priests that serve in Jerusalem before the face of our God; the which things it is not lawful for any of the people so much as to touch with their hands.
   14 For they have sent some to Jerusalem, because they also that dwell there have done the like, to bring them a licence from the senate.
   15 Now when they shall bring them word, they will forthwith do it, and they shall be given to thee to be destroyed the same day.
   16 Wherefore I thine handmaid, knowing all this, am fled from their presence; and God hath sent me to work things with thee, whereat all the earth shall be astonished, and whosoever shall hear it.
   17 For thy servant is religious, and serveth the God of heaven day and night: now therefore, my lord, I will remain with thee, and thy servant will go out by night into the valley, and I will pray unto God, and he will tell me when they have committed their sins:
   18 And I will come and shew it unto thee: then thou shalt go forth with all thine army, and there shall be none of them that shall resist thee.
   19 And I will lead thee through the midst of Judea, until thou come before Jerusalem; and I will set thy throne in the midst thereof; and thou shalt drive them as sheep that have no shepherd, and a dog shall not so much as open his mouth at thee: for these things were told me according to my foreknowledge, and they were declared unto me, and I am sent to tell thee.
   20 Then her words pleased Holofernes and all his servants; and they marvelled at her wisdom, and said,
   21 There is not such a woman from one end of the earth to the other, both for beauty of face, and wisdom of words.
   22 Likewise Holofernes said unto her. God hath done well to send thee before the people, that strength might be in our hands and destruction upon them that lightly regard my lord.
   23 And now thou art both beautiful in thy countenance, and witty in thy words: surely if thou do as thou hast spoken thy God shall be my God, and thou shalt dwell in the house of king Nabuchodonosor, and shalt be renowned through the whole earth.