Judith 13:1-3

New Catholic Bible

Chapter 13

The Critical Moment. ¹ When the hour grew late, his attendants quickly withdrew. Bagoas closed the tent from the outside and excluded the attendants from the master’s presence. They withdrew to their beds, for the banquet had lasted so long that they were all exhausted.^{[a] 2} Judith was left alone in the tent with Holofernes, who was sprawled on his bed, completely intoxicated. ³ Judith had instructed her maid to stand outside the bedchamber and to wait for her to come out, as was the case on the previous days. She had said that she would be going out to pray, and she explained this also to Bagoas.