12 As soon as the Assyrian guards saw what was happening, they reported it to their commanders, who made sure every Assyrian officer was alerted.
13 The highest-ranking officers went to Holofernes' tent and said to Bagoas, “You need to wake General Holofernes and tell him those Israelites had the nerve to march out of Bethulia to attack us. They may think we can be defeated, but we will wipe out every one of them.”
14 So Bagoas went inside and shook the curtain that separated Holofernes' bedroom from the rest of the tent. Bagoas waited, because he thought Judith was still with Holofernes.
15 No one answered, and so Bagoas opened the curtain and walked in. He saw the headless body of Holofernes lying on the floor,
16 and he began moaning and crying and tearing his clothes in sorrow.
17 Bagoas ran quickly to Judith's tent and saw that it was empty. Then he ran back out and shouted to the officers,
18 “We've been tricked. King Nebuchadnezzar's entire kingdom has been disgraced by one woman. Look! There's Holofernes lying dead on the ground—and his head is gone!”