1 Holofernes said to Judith:Don't be afraid! You have nothing to worry about. I have never harmed anyone who chooses to serve Nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of the whole earth.
2 I wouldn't even be attacking your people in the hill country if they had surrendered to me. They insulted me by resisting, and so all this violence is their own fault.
3 Now that you're safe, tell me why you left them and came to our side. It doesn't really matter, though—we will protect you for as long as you want to stay. So don't be afraid! Your life won't be in danger tonight or at any other time.
4 No one will ever try to harm you, and you will be treated very well, just as if you were one of King Nebuchadnezzar's own personal servants.