Great was the glory then gained in the fight

By Judith at war, through the will of God,

The mighty Master, who permitted her victory.

125 Then the wise-minded maiden immediately threw

The heathen warrior’s head so bloody,

Concealed it in the sack that her servant had brought—

The pale-faced woman, polished in manners—

Which before she had filled with food for them both.

130 Then the gory head gave she to her goodly maid-servant

To bear to their home, to her helper she gave it,