12. For she beheld whose men they were that pursued after her father to slay him, and she deemed that her captain of fifty had sent out his fifty to devour them, yea to destroy, and to slay, and to ravage; and there was no more spirit in her.
13. And I prayed to the Lord my God out from among the branches of the palm tree, and he heard my voice.
14. For the spoilers came, and they sought, but they found us not.
15. For their eyes were blinded that they could not see. We beheld their eyes, and heard the threatenings that proceeded out of their mouths, yet could they not perceive us.
16. And their threatenings were filled with the abominations of iniquity, for the men were very wicked.
17. And I took her out of the palm tree by night; and I covered her with my sack-cloth gown, and we tried to fly and make our escape, but she could not; therefore my distress was very great.
18. And I carried her to the house of a poor widow in the suburbs of the city, and I concealed her there till her strength should recover.
19. And I went about making many inquiries; and I heard that the soldiers had taken Galli the scribe, and had given him up to be persecuted, and tormented, and slain; also that the whole army were abroad searching to recover his daughter, to execute vengeance on her.