12 He commanded that she should be brought in where his silver vessels were set, and asked that his servants should prepare some of his own delicacies for her, and that she should drink from his own wine.

2 And Yehudit (Judith) said, “I can’t eat it, because that could cause me to sin. I’ll eat from the supplies I brought with me.”

3 And Holofernes said to her, “But if the things that are with you should run out, from where will we be able to give you more like it? Because there’s none of your race with us.”

4 And Yehudit said to him, “As your soul lives, my lord, your servant won’t use up those things that are with me until the master works by my hand the things that he’s determined.” 5 Then Holofernes’ servants brought her into the tent, and she slept until midnight. Then she rose up towards the morning watch, 6 and sent to Holofernes, saying, “Let my lord now command that they allow your servant to go out to pray.”

7 Holofernes commanded his guards that they shouldn’t stop her. She stayed in the camp three days, and went out every night into the valley of Betulia and washed herself at the fountain of water in the camp. 8 And when she came up, she implored the master God of Yisrael (Israel) to direct her way to the triumph of the children of his people. 9 She came in clean and remained in the tent until she ate her food towards evening.