15
"You have saved your life by coming down here to see our general. Some of us will take you to his headquarters and present you to him.
16
Do not be afraid of him. Just tell him what you have told us, and he will treat you well."
17
They assigned a hundred men to escort Judith and her slave to the headquarters of Holofernes.
18
There was great commotion in the Assyrian camp as news of Judith's arrival spread from tent to tent. While she stood outside the tent of Holofernes waiting to be presented to him, many Assyrian soldiers came and stood around her.
19
They were greatly impressed by her beauty and wondered what kind of people the Israelites were. "Who can have contempt for people whose women are so beautiful?" they asked one another. "We had better kill all the men, or else these Jews will be able to charm the whole world."
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.