Judith 9:2-4

Good News Translation

O Lord, the God of my ancestor Simeon, remember how you armed Simeon with a sword to take revenge on those foreigners who seized Dinah, who was a virgin, tore off her clothes,^[a] and defiled her; they stripped her naked and shamed her; they raped her and disgraced her, even though you had forbidden this. ³ That is why you let their leaders be killed—put to death on the same bed where they had raped the woman.^[b] You destroyed them all, slaves, princes, and rulers on their thrones. ⁴ You let their wives be carried off, their daughters taken captive, and their possessions plundered by the Israelites, your chosen people, who were eager to do your will. Dinah's brothers were furious because of this disgrace to their family, so they called on you for help.