1.犹滴的性格 当时犹滴听说了这些事，她是米拉利的女儿，米拉利是奥克斯的儿子，奥克斯是约瑟的儿子，约瑟是俄زی尔的儿子，俄زی尔是以利亚的儿子，以利亚是亚拿尼亚的儿子，亚拿尼亚是基甸的儿子，基甸是拉法音的儿子，拉法音是亚希突的儿子，亚希突是以利亚的儿子，以利亚是希勒家的儿子，希勒家是以利押的儿子，以利押是拿撒尼的儿子，拿撒尼是撒拉米的儿子，撒拉米是撒拉撒代的儿子，撒拉撒代是以色列的儿子。The Character of Judith At that time Judith heard about these things: she was the daughter of Merar′i the son of Ox, son of Joseph, son of O′ziel, son of Elki′ah, son of Anani′as, son of Gid′eon, son of Raph′a-im, son of Ahi′tub, son of Eli′jah, son of Hilki′ah, son of El′iab, son of Nathan′ael, son of Salam′iel, son of Sarasad′ai, son of Israel.
2.她的丈夫玛拿西与她同属一个支派和家族，在大麦收获的时候死了。Her husband Manas′seh, who belonged to her tribe and family, had died during the barley harvest.
3.因为他站在田间监督那些捆束的人，受不了烈日的炎热，就上床病倒，在自己的城市伯图利亚死了。他们就把他葬在多坦和巴拉门中间的田野里，与他的祖先一起。For as he stood overseeing the men who were binding sheaves in the field, he was overcome by the burning heat, and took to his bed and died in Bethu′lia his city. So they buried him with his fathers in the field between Dothan and Bala′mon.
4.犹滴在家里守寡三年零四个月。Judith had lived at home as a widow for three years and four months.
5.她在自己家房顶上搭了一座帐篷，为自己裹上麻布，在腰间束上麻布，穿上寡妇的衣服。She set up a tent for herself on the roof of her house, and girded sackcloth about her loins and wore the garments of her widowhood.
6.她在寡妇期间所有的日子都禁食，只除掉安息日的前一天和安息日本身，新月的前一天和新月的日子，以及以色列家所有的节期和欢乐的日子。She fasted all the days of her widowhood, except the day before the sabbath and the sabbath itself, the day before the new moon and the day of the new moon, and the feasts and days of rejoicing of the house of Israel.
7.她容貌美丽，面容极其可爱；她的丈夫玛拿西为她留下了金银，并有男女奴仆、牛和田地；她管理着这份产业。She was beautiful in appearance, and had a very lovely face; and her husband Manas′seh had left her gold and silver, and men and women slaves, and cattle, and fields; and she maintained this estate.
8.没有人说她的坏话，因为她非常虔诚地敬畏神。No one spoke ill of her, for she feared God with great devotion.
9.犹滴和长老 当犹滴听见百姓对官长说出恶言，因为他们因缺水而虚弱，她也听见了乌西亚对他们说的一切话，和他如何向他们保证，在五天后将城池交给亚述人，Judith and the Elders When Judith heard the wicked words spoken by the people against the ruler, because they were faint for lack of water, and when she heard all that Uzzi′ah said to them, and how he promised them under oath to surrender the city to the Assyrians after five days,
10.她派她的婢女，这婢女管理她所有的财产，去召请她城里的长老夏布利和夏米斯。she sent her maid, who was in charge of all she possessed, to summon Chabris and Charmis, the elders of her city.
11.他们来到她面前，她对他们说，听我说，伯特利的首领们，你们今天对百姓所说的话不对，你们甚至发誓，并在神与你们之间立下誓言，若主不在几天内帮助我们，就要将这城交给我们的敌人。They came to her, and she said to them, “Listen to me, rulers of the people of Bethu′lia! What you have said to the people today is not right; you have even sworn and pronounced this oath between God and you, promising to surrender the city to our enemies unless the Lord turns and helps us within so many days.
12.你们是谁，竟敢当天试探神，自立为神在人子中间？Who are you, that have put God to the test this day, and are setting yourselves up in the place of God among the sons of men?
13.你们竟然试探万军之耶和华，却永远不知道任何事情！You are putting the Lord Almighty to the test—but you will never know anything!
14.你不能测透人心，也不能知道人在想什么；你怎么能探究造天地万物的神，并且知道他的心意或理解他的思念呢？不，我的兄弟们，不要激怒主我们的神。You cannot plumb the depths of the human heart, nor find out what a man is thinking; how do you expect to search out God, who made all these things, and find out his mind or comprehend his thought? No, my brethren, do not provoke the Lord our God to anger.
15.因为如果他不愿意在这五天内帮助我们，他随时都有能力保护我们，或者在我们的敌人面前毁灭我们。For if he does not choose to help us within these five days, he has power to protect us within any time he pleases, or even to destroy us in the presence of our enemies.
16.不要试图约束我们主的旨意，因为神不是像人，可以被威胁，也不是像人，可以被哀求所说动。Do not try to bind the purposes of the Lord our God; for God is not like man, to be threatened, nor like a human being, to be won over by pleading.
17.因此，在我们等待他拯救的时候，让我们呼求他帮助我们，他必听我们的声音，如果他愿意。Therefore, while we wait for his deliverance, let us call upon him to help us, and he will hear our voice, if it pleases him.
18.我们这代人和现在这些日子中，没有一个支派、家族、人民或城市曾经像从前一样敬拜人手所造的神——“For never in our generation, nor in these present days, has there been any tribe or family or people or city of ours which worshiped gods made with hands, as was done in days gone by—
19.就是这样，我们的列祖才落在刀下，遭到掠夺，他们在敌人面前遭受了极大的灾祸。and that was why our fathers were handed over to the sword, and to be plundered, and so they suffered a great catastrophe before our enemies.
20.但我们除了他以外，不认识别的神，所以我们希望他不会轻视我们或我们的国家。But we know no other god but him, and therefore we hope that he will not disdain us or any of our nation.
21.因为如果我们被抓住了，整个犹大都会被抓住，我们的圣所也会被掠夺；并且他会让我们为圣所的亵渎付出代价。For if we are captured all Judea will be captured and our sanctuary will be plundered; and he will exact of us the penalty for its desecration.
22.我们的兄弟遭杀戮、我们的土地被掳掠、我们的产业变为荒凉，他都要把这些加在我们头上，在外邦人中，无论我们在哪里作奴隶，我们也必成为可憎和羞辱，在我们主人的眼中。And the slaughter of our brethren and the captivity of the land and the desolation of our inheritance—all this he will bring upon our heads among the Gentiles, wherever we serve as slaves; and we shall be an offense and a reproach in the eyes of those who acquire us.
23.我们的奴役不会使我们得到喜爱，然而我们的上帝耶和华要使它变为羞辱。For our slavery will not bring us into favor, but the Lord our God will turn it to dishonor.
24.现在弟兄们，我们应当为弟兄们立个好榜样，因为他们的生命仰赖我们，圣所、圣殿和祭坛都靠我们支撑。“Now therefore, brethren, let us set an example to our brethren, for their lives depend upon us, and the sanctuary and the temple and the altar rest upon us.
25.尽管如此，我们仍要感谢主我们的神，他正在考验我们，就像他考验我们的祖先一样。In spite of everything let us give thanks to the Lord our God, who is putting us to the test as he did our forefathers.
26.记得他怎样待亚伯拉罕，他怎样试验以撒，又他在叙利亚的美索不达米亚，牧养拉班他母亲的兄弟的羊的时候，对雅各做了什么。Remember what he did with Abraham, and how he tested Isaac, and what happened to Jacob in Mesopota′mia in Syria, while he was keeping the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother.
27.因为他没有用火试验我们像试验他们一样来察验他们的心，也没有向我们报复，但主管教亲近他的人是为了警戒他们。For he has not tried us with fire, as he did them, to search their hearts, nor has he taken revenge upon us; but the Lord scourges those who draw near to him, in order to admonish them.”
28.乌西雅对她说，你所说的一切都是出于真诚的心，没有人能够反对你的话。Then Uzzi′ah said to her, “All that you have said has been spoken out of a true heart, and there is no one who can deny your words.
29.今天并不是你智慧首次显现的时刻，而是从你一生开始，所有人都认识到你的理解，因为你的心意是正确的。Today is not the first time your wisdom has been shown, but from the beginning of your life all the people have recognized your understanding, for your heart’s disposition is right.
30.但百姓非常渴望，我们被迫为他们做我们所承诺的事，并且他们让我们发誓，我们不能违背。But the people were very thirsty, and they compelled us to do for them what we have promised, and made us take an oath which we cannot break.
31.求你为我们祷告，因为你是敬畏上帝的女人，主就会给我们降雨，充满我们的水池，我们也就不至于虚弱了。So pray for us, since you are a devout woman, and the Lord will send us rain to fill our cisterns and we will no longer be faint.”
32.犹滴对他们说：“你们听我说，我要做一件事情，这件事情将会传给我们后代的所有世代。Judith said to them, “Listen to me. I am about to do a thing which will go down through all generations of our descendants.
33.今晚站在城门口，我和我的婢女会出去，在你答应投降给我们敌人之前的几天内，耶和华必借我手拯救以色列。Stand at the city gate tonight, and I will go out with my maid; and within the days after which you have promised to surrender the city to our enemies, the Lord will deliver Israel by my hand.
34.只是，不要试图探究我的计划，因为在我完成我要做的事之前，我不会告诉你。Only, do not try to find out what I plan; for I will not tell you until I have finished what I am about to do.”
35.乌西雅和众领袖对她说，愿你平平安安地去，愿耶和华神在你前面，向我们的敌人报仇。Uzzi′ah and the rulers said to her, “Go in peace, and may the Lord God go before you, to take revenge upon our enemies.”
36.于是，他们从帐幕那里回来，回到各自的岗位上。So they returned from the tent and went to their posts.