31 You faithfully worship the Lord God, so pray for us all and ask him to send enough rain to fill our wells. Once we have drinking water, our strength will return.
32 Judith said to the three town leaders:I'm going to do something—something that will never be forgotten.
33 The Lord will use me to rescue the people of Israel before the day you agreed to surrender to the Assyrians.I want the three of you to stand guard at the town gate tonight, so that my servant woman and I can leave safely.
34 Don't try to figure out what I'm doing. I will tell you everything after I have finished.
35 Uzziah and the others replied, “This sounds good to us! We pray that the Lord God will help you take revenge on our enemies.”
36 The three men left Judith's rooftop shelter and took their positions at the gate.