Judith 16  New American Bible (Revised Edition)

“Strike up a song to my God with tambourines,^(A)
    sing to the Lord with cymbals;
Improvise for him a new song,
    exalt and acclaim his name.
² For the Lord is a God who crushes wars;^(B)
    he sets his encampment among his people;
    he delivered me from the hands of my pursuers.

³ “The Assyrian came from the mountains of the north,
    with myriads of his forces he came;
Their numbers blocked the wadies,
    their cavalry covered the hills.
⁴ He threatened to burn my territory,
    put my youths to the sword,
Dash my infants to the ground,
    seize my children as plunder.
    And carry off my virgins as spoil.

⁵ “But the Lord Almighty thwarted them,
    by the hand of a female!
⁶ Not by youths was their champion struck down,^(C)
    nor did Titans bring him low,
    nor did tall giants attack him;^(D)
But Judith, the daughter of Merari,
    by the beauty of her face brought him down.
⁷ She took off her widow’s garb
    to raise up the afflicted in Israel.
She anointed her face with fragrant oil;
⁸     fixed her hair with a diadem,
    and put on a linen robe to beguile him.
⁹ Her sandals ravished his eyes,^(E)
    her beauty captivated his mind,
    the sword cut through his neck!^(F)

¹⁰ “The Persians trembled at her boldness,
    the Medes were daunted at her daring.
¹¹ When my lowly ones shouted,
    and my weak ones cried out,
The enemy was terrified,
    screamed and took to flight.
¹² Sons of maidservants pierced them through;
    wounded them like deserters’ children.
    They perished before the ranks of my Lord.

¹³ “I will sing a new song to my God.^(G)
    O Lord, great are you and glorious,
    marvelous in power and unsurpassable.
¹⁴ Let your every creature serve you;
    for you spoke, and they were made.
You sent forth your spirit, and it created them;^(H)
    no one can resist your voice.^(I)
15 For the mountains to their bases
    are tossed with the waters;
    the rocks, like wax, melt before your glance.^(J)

“But to those who fear you,
    you will show mercy.
¹⁶ Though the sweet fragrance of every sacrifice is a trifle,
    and the fat of all burnt offerings but little in your sight,
    one who fears the Lord is forever great.

¹⁷ “Woe to the nations that rise against my people!
    the Lord Almighty will requite them;
    in the day of judgment he will punish them:
He will send fire and worms into their flesh,^(K)
    and they will weep and suffer forever.”