20
Then Holofernes' bodyguard and his personal servants came out and led Judith into the tent.
21
Holofernes was resting on his bed under a mosquito net woven of purple and gold thread and decorated with emeralds and other precious stones.
22
When the men told him that Judith had arrived, he came to the outer part of the tent. Silver lamps were carried ahead of him.
23
When Judith came near him and his servants, they were all astonished at her beauty. She bowed down to the ground before Holofernes, but his servants helped her to her feet.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.