Judith 10:12-14

Good News Translation

What is your nationality? Where did you come from, and where are you going?

I am a Hebrew, she answered,
but I am running away from the Israelites because God is going to let you destroy them. ¹³ I am on my way to see Holofernes, the general in command of your army, to give him some reliable information. I can show him how to advance into the mountains and take control of the entire region without a single casualty.

¹⁴ The men stared at her because she was so beautiful. They listened to her story and said,