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Destroy all of the festive decorations, let the people of Judah clothe themselves in mourning!
The King of Assyria, the minister of the angered God, has already fallen upon us!
The atrocious howling of the barbarian legions has already thundered in the shrine of our God.
Young women, rend your white veils, and raise your supplicating arms.
The fervent prayer from your innocent lips is a pleasing perfume that ascends to the Lord!
Pray, young maidens! May the fury of the fierce legions of the enemy be reduced to nothing!
Great God, who flies on the wings of the winds, who lightning frees from the quivering clouds…
Disperse, destroy the legions of Assyria; let the daughter of David rejoice once again!
We sinned! But may our prayers obtain forgiveness for our sin!
Let the wicked not shout with boastful blasphemy: “Does the God of Israel hide out of fear?”
Do not let Thy children fall prey to a madman who scorns Thy everlasting might!
Do not let the Assyrian sit amid foolish idols on the throne of David!
Have hope, children! God has given a sign of His power: He has delivered a precious token into my power.
- She is the enemy king's daughter, and can secure peace for us! - Perhaps the sun of a happier day has dawned for us!
Curb your fear! Trust in the eternal help of God.
He gave life to Moses, on the shores of Egypt.
Once He rendered the hundred men of Gideon invincible. Who, if trusting in Him, ever perished in his final hour?
- Curb your fear! Trust in the eternal help of God! - Perhaps the sun of a happier day has dawned for us!
Who, if trusting in Him, ever perished in his final hour?
- What is that noise? - The Assyrian king is advancing!
- It seems he defies the entire world with his audacious boldness! - We'd sooner die!
Maybe heaven will put an end to his wicked boldness: The stranger will not rest on the ruins of Zion.
- I entrust this highest among the Assyrian women, to you. - Mercy, oh God!
As the night before the shining sun, as dust before the wind, you, false god of Baal, will disappear in the hour of trial.
Come down and fight with us, mighty God of Abraham, kindle in Thy servants a breath that may bring death to the enemy!
As the night before the shining sun, as dust before the wind, you, false god of Baal, will disappear in the hour of trial.
Come down and fight with us, mighty God of Abraham, kindle in Thy servants a breath that may bring death to the enemy!
- Fenena, my beloved! - Who has ever spoken of love on the day of vengeance?
Unhappy girl! How more lovely now you shine to my eyes, than when I came as an ambassador of Judah to Babylon!
You rescued me from my prison at great risk, and were not disturbed by the cruel, envious watch of your sister, and her raging love for me!
- Oh, what you remember! I am now a slave here! - But I want to open a path of freedom for you!
- Wretch! You're now betraying a sacred duty! - Come! You also betrayed yours for me.
Come! I will bravely open a path through thousands of men for you.
- Warriors, the Temple has been taken! - Abigaille!