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,
11 Judith called out to the guards on duty, “Open the gate! Open the gate! Our powerful God of Israel has shown his strength today by defeating our enemies.”
12 Some of the men of Bethulia recognized Judith's voice, and they ran to the gate and called the town leaders.
13 Then all the people of Bethulia, both young and old, hurried to the gate—no one could believe that Judith had returned safely. They opened the gate and greeted Judith and her servant woman. Someone started a bonfire, and everyone gathered around the two women.
14 Judith said, “Shout praises to God for showing mercy to the people of Israel! He helped me destroy our enemies this very night.”