7. But the almighty Lord has harmed him, and he has delivered him into the hands of a woman, and he has pierced him through.
8. For their powerful one did not fall by young men, nor did the sons of Titan strike him, nor did lofty giants set themselves against him, but Judith, the daughter of Merari, dissolved him with the splendor of her face.
9. For she put away from herself the garments of widowhood, and she clothed herself with the garments of rejoicing, for the sake of the exultation of the sons of Israel.
10. She anointed her face with ointment, and she gathered the locks of her hair with a headdress; she accepted a new dress in order to deceive him.
11. Her sandals ravished his eyes; her beauty made his soul her captive; with a blade, she cut off his head.
12. The Persians were horrified at her constancy, and the Medes at her boldness.
13. Then the camp of the Assyrians howled, when my humble ones appeared, parched with thirst.
14. The sons of the servant girls have pierced them through, and, like fleeing servants, they have killed them. They perished in battle before the face of the Lord, my God.
15. Let us sing a canticle to the Lord; let us sing a new hymn to our God.
16. O Adonai, O Lord, you are great, and splendor is in your virtue, and no one is able to overcome you.
17. Let all your creatures serve you. For you spoke, and they became. You sent forth your Spirit, and they were created. And there is no one who can withstand your voice.
18. The mountains will be moved from the foundations by the waters. The rocks, like wax, will liquefy before your face.
19. But those who fear you will be great with you, throughout all things.
20. Woe to the people that rises up against my people. For the Lord almighty will be vindicated against them; in the day of judgment, he will visit them.
21. For he will bestow fire and worms on their flesh, so that they may burn and have sensations without ceasing."
22. And it happened that, after these things, all the people came to Jerusalem after the victory, to adore the Lord. And as soon as they were purified, they all offered holocausts, and vows, and their promises.
23. Moreover, Judith offered all the implements of war from Holofernes, which the people gave to her, and the canopy that she had taken away from his chamber, as an anathema unto oblivion.
24. But the people were cheerful before the face of the sanctuary, and for three months the gladness of this victory was celebrated with Judith.
25. And after those days, each one returned to his own house, and Judith became great in Bethulia, and she had great splendor in all the land of Israel.