4 Now that all the servants and guests had gone home, Judith walked over and stood by the bed and whispered, “Lord God All-Powerful, help me with what I'm about to do, so that Jerusalem will be honored.
5 It is now the time for you to rescue your people Israel and carry out my plan to defeat the enemies who are attacking us.”
6 She walked to the bedpost nearest Holofernes' head and took down his sword that was hanging there.
7 She moved closer to him and grabbed him by his hair, while praying, “Lord God of Israel, give me the strength to do this!”
8 Then she struck him two times in the neck with the sword as hard as she could and cut off his head.
9 She rolled his body off the bed and ripped down the mosquito net from the bedposts. Judith then left the tent and handed the head to her servant,
10 who put it in the bag used for carrying food.Judith and her servant woman left the Assyrian camp, just as they always did when they went to pray. They walked across the valley and up the hill to the town of Bethulia.As they got closer,