3:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἀγγέλους λόγοις εἰρηνικοῖς λέγοντες
Tunc miserunt legatos suos universarum urbium ac provinciarum reges ac principes , Syriæ scilicet Mesopotamiæ , et Syriæ Sobal , et Libyæ , atque Ciliciæ : qui venientes ad Holofernem , dixerunt :
ወፈነዉ ፡ መልእክተ ፡ በቃለ ፡ ሰላም ።
And they sent to him messengers with words of peace, saying,
3:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἰδοὺ ἡμεῖς οἱ παῖδες Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλέως μεγάλου παρακείμεθα ἐνώπιόν σου χρῆσαι ἡμῖν καθὼς ἀρεστόν ἐστιν τῷ προσώπῳ σου
Desinat indignatio tua circa nos : melius est enim ut viventes serviamus Nabuchodonosor regi magno , et subditi simus tibi , quam morientes cum interitu nostro ipsi servitutis nostræ damna patiamur .
እንዘ ፡ ይብሉ ፡ ናሁአ ፡ ንሕነ ፡ አግብርቲሁ ፡ ለናቡከደነፆር ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ዓቢይ ፡ ሀለውነ ፡ ቅድሜከ ፡ ወረስየነ ፡ በከመ ፡ ፈቀድከ ፡ በቅድመ ፡ ገጽከ ።
“Behold, we the servants of Nebuchadnezzar the great king lie before you. Use us as it is pleasing in your sight.
3:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἰδοὺ αἱ ἐπαύλεις ἡμῶν καὶ πᾶς τόπος ἡμῶν καὶ πᾶν πεδίον πυρῶν καὶ τὰ ποίμνια καὶ τὰ βουκόλια καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ μάνδραι τῶν σκηνῶν ἡμῶν παράκεινται πρὸ προσώπου σου χρῆσαι καθὸ ἂν ἀρέσκῃ σοι
Omnis civitas nostra , omnisque possessio , omnes montes , et colles , et campi , et armenta boum , gregesque ovium , et caprarum , equorumque et camelorum , et universæ facultates nostræ atque familiæ , in conspectu tuo sunt :
ወናሁ ፡ አህጉሪነ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ በሐውርቲነ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ገራውሂነ ፡ ወመራዕይነ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ አዕፃዳተ ፡ ወፍርነ ፡ ወአባግዒነ ፡ ለከ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ ገጽከ ፡ ወግበር ፡ ዘፈቀድከ ።
Behold, our dwellings, and all our country, and all our fields of wheat, and our flocks and herds, and all the sheepfolds of our tents, lie before your face. Use them as it may please you.
3:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἰδοὺ καὶ αἱ πόλεις ἡμῶν καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν αὐταῖς δοῦλοι σοί εἰσιν ἐλθὼν ἀπάντησον αὐταῖς ὡς ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου
sint omnia nostra sub lege tua .
ወናሁ ፡ አህጉሪነ ፡ ዓበይተ ፡ ወእለ ፡ ይነብሩ ፡ ውስቴቶን ፡ አግብርቲከ ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ ወነዓ ፡ ረሲ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ፈቃድከ ።
Behold, even our cities and those who dwell in them are your servants. Come and deal with them as it is good in your eyes.”
3:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ παρεγένοντο οἱ ἄνδρες πρὸς Ολοφέρνην καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν αὐτῷ κατὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα
Nos , et filii nostri , servi tui sumus .
ወበጽሑ ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ ዕደው ፡ ኀበ ፡ ሆሎፎርኒስ ፡ ወዜነውዎ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ነገረ ።
So the men came to Holofernes, and declared to him according to these words.
3:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ κατέβη ἐπὶ τὴν παραλίαν αὐτὸς καὶ ἡ δύναμις αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐφρούρωσε τὰς πόλεις τὰς ὑψηλὰς καὶ ἔλαβεν ἐξ αὐτῶν εἰς συμμαχίαν ἄνδρας ἐπιλέκτους
Veni nobis pacificus dominus , et utere servitio nostro , sicut placuerit tibi .
ወወረደ ፡ ውስተ ፡ በሐውርቲሆሙ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወኃይሉ ፡ ወአዕቀበ ፡ አህጉሪሆሙ ፡ ዓበይተ ፡ ወነሥአ ፡ እምኔሆሙ ፡ ዕደወ ፡ ኅሩያነ ፡ እለ ፡ ያስተታልዎሙ ።
He came down toward the sea coast, he and his army, and set garrisons in the high cities, and took out of them chosen men for allies.
3:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἐδέξαντο αὐτὸν αὐτοὶ καὶ πᾶσα ἡ περίχωρος αὐτῶν μετὰ στεφάνων καὶ χορῶν καὶ τυμπάνων
Tunc descendit de montibus cum equitibus in virtute magna , et obtinuit omnem civitatem , et omnem inhabitantem terram .
ወተቀበልዎ ፡ እሙንቱኒ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ በሐውርቲሆሙ ፡ በአክሊላት ፡ ወበማኅሌት ፡ ወበመዝሙር ፡ ወበከበሮ ።
They received him, they and all the country round about them, with garlands and dances and timbrels.
3:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ κατέσκαψεν πάντα τὰ ὅρια αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ ἄλση αὐτῶν ἐξέκοψεν καὶ ἦν δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἐξολεθρεῦσαι πάντας τοὺς θεοὺς τῆς γῆς ὅπως αὐτῷ μόνῳ τῷ Ναβουχοδονοσορ λατρεύσωσι πάντα τὰ ἔθνη καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ γλῶσσαι καὶ αἱ φυλαὶ αὐτῶν ἐπικαλέσωνται αὐτὸν εἰς θεόν
De universis autem urbibus assumpsit sibi auxiliarios viros fortes , et electos ad bellum .
ወዖደ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ደወሎሙ ፡ ወሠበረ ፡ ምስላቲሆሙ ፡ ወእዙዝ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ከመ ፡ ያጥፍእ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ አማልክተ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ወያምልክዎ ፡ ለናቡከደነፆር ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ለባሕቲቱ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ አሕዛብ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ በሐውርት ፡ ከመ ፡ ይበልዎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
He cast down all their borders, and cut down their sacred groves. It had been given to him to destroy all the gods of the land, that all the nations would worship Nebuchadnezzar only, and that all their tongues and their tribes would call upon him as god.
3:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἦλθεν κατὰ πρόσωπον Εσδρηλων πλησίον τῆς Δωταιας ἥ ἐστιν ἀπέναντι τοῦ πρίονος τοῦ μεγάλου τῆς Ιουδαίας
Tantusque metus provinciis illis incubuit , ut universarum urbium habitatores principes et honorati simul cum populis exirent obviam venienti ,
ወመጽአ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ገጸ ፡ ኤስድሬሎም ፡ ዘገባይያ ፡ ዘቅድመ ፡ ጰርያኖስ ፡ ዓቢይ ፡ ዘይሁዳ ።
Then he came towards Esdraelon near to Dotaea, which is opposite the great ridge of Judea.
3:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ κατεστρατοπέδευσαν ἀνὰ μέσον Γαιβαι καὶ Σκυθῶν πόλεως καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ μῆνα ἡμερῶν εἰς τὸ συλλέξαι πᾶσαν τὴν ἀπαρτίαν τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ
excipientes eum cum coronis et lampadibus , ducentes choros in tympanis et tibiis .
ወሖረ ፡ ማዕከለ ፡ ገዳመ ፡ ጤቦን ፡ ወአሕጉረ ፡ ሴቅቶን ፡ ወነበረ ፡ ህየ ፡ አሐደ ፡ ወርኃ ፡ ያስተጋብእ ፡ ስንቀ ፡ ለአሕዛቢሁ ።
He encamped between Geba and Scythopolis. He was there a whole month, that he might gather together all the baggage of his army.