VII.<\/p>\n
Annars dags bau\u00f0 Holofernes s\u00ednu herli\u00f0i a\u00f0 b\u00faast til \u00ed m\u00f3ti Betulia. Og hann haf\u00f0i hundra\u00f0 og tuttugu \u00fe\u00fasundir f\u00f3tg\u00f6nguli\u00f0s, t\u00f3lf \u00fe\u00fasundir riddarali\u00f0s, auk \u00feess fj\u00f6lda er hann haf\u00f0i \u00fatvali\u00f0 \u00ed \u00f6llum st\u00f6\u00f0um hvar hann haf\u00f0i unni\u00f0 nokku\u00f0 land. \u00deessi allur her bj\u00f3 sig \u00ed m\u00f3t \u00cdsraelssonum og \u00feeir settu s\u00ednar herb\u00fa\u00f0ir \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed fjalli sem liggur gagnvart D\u00f3ta\u00edm fr\u00e1 Belma allt a\u00f0 Kelmon hver e\u00f0 liggur gegnt Esdrelom.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e1 \u00cdsraelssynir s\u00e1u n\u00fa \u00feennan mikla mannfj\u00f6lda \u00feeirra Assyriis f\u00e9llu \u00feeir til jar\u00f0ar, l\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00f6sku yfir h\u00f6fu\u00f0 s\u00e9r og b\u00e1\u00f0ust fyrir allir undir eins a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 \u00cdsraels vildi veita miskunn s\u00ednu f\u00f3lki. Og \u00feeir herkl\u00e6ddust og innt\u00f3ku alla einstigu fjallanna og g\u00e6ttu \u00feeirra n\u00e6tur og daga. <\/p>\n
En \u00fe\u00e1 Holofernes reisti um kring merkti hann a\u00f0 \u00fear var einn brunnur utan sta\u00f0ar til su\u00f0urs fr\u00e1 borginni. \u00dea\u00f0an var vatni veitt inn \u00ed sta\u00f0inn me\u00f0 stokkum. \u00deessa stokka skipa\u00f0i hann upp a\u00f0 h\u00f6ggva. Og \u00fe\u00f3 \u00feeir hef\u00f0u nokkra sm\u00e1brunna ei langt fr\u00e1 m\u00farveggjum borgarinnar hvert \u00feeir s\u00f3ttu vatn heimuglega \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 naumlega svo miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feeir g\u00e6ti endurn\u00e6rt sig \u00fear me\u00f0.<\/p>\n
\u00dear fyrir komu Amm\u00f3n\u00edtar og M\u00f3ab\u00edtar til Holofernes og s\u00f6g\u00f0u: „\u00cdsraelssynir \u00feora ekki a\u00f0 berjast vi\u00f0 oss heldur halda \u00feeir s\u00e9r upp \u00e1 fj\u00f6llum og h\u00e1lsum hvar undir \u00feeir eru \u00f3hr\u00e6ddir. L\u00e1ttu \u00fear fyrir geyma brunnana so a\u00f0 eigi kunni \u00feeir vatn a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja. \u00de\u00e1 munu \u00feeir deyja fyrir utan sver\u00f0 elligar \u00feeir skulu ney\u00f0ast til a\u00f0 gefa upp borgina hverja \u00feeir halda \u00f3vinnandi af \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan stendur \u00e1 fjalli.“ \u00deetta virtist Holofernes og hans li\u00f0sm\u00f6nnum gott r\u00e1\u00f0 og hanns etti hundra\u00f0 a\u00f0 var\u00f0veita hvern brunn.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e1 brunnarnir h\u00f6f\u00f0u n\u00fa \u00ed tuttugu daga veri\u00f0 var\u00f0veittir \u00fe\u00e1 h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feeir \u00ed Betulia ekkert meira vatn, hverki \u00ed sm\u00e1brunnunum n\u00e9 annars sta\u00f0ar so a\u00f0 \u00feeim m\u00e6tti duga einum degi lengur og f\u00f3lkinu var gefi\u00f0 daglega vatn a\u00f0 skammti. \u00de\u00e1 komu menn og kvinnur, ungir og gamlir, til Osia og til \u00f6ldunganna, kl\u00f6gu\u00f0u og s\u00f6g\u00f0u: „D\u00e6mi Gu\u00f0 \u00ed millum y\u00f0ar og vor a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r komi\u00f0 oss \u00ed sl\u00edka ney\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r vildu\u00f0 ekki l\u00e1ta oss gj\u00f6ra fri\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 Assyrios \u00fear sem Gu\u00f0 hefur \u00fe\u00f3 gefi\u00f0 oss \u00ed \u00feeirra hendur og v\u00e9r h\u00f6fum \u00f6ngva hj\u00e1lp heldur megum v\u00e9r fyrir \u00feeirra augum af \u00feorsta vanmegnast og herfilega deyja.<\/p>\n
\u00dear fyrir kalli\u00f0 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 til samans so a\u00f0 v\u00e9r gefum oss viljuglega undir Holofernem. [<\/span> \u00dev\u00ed a\u00f0 betra er a\u00f0 v\u00e9r gefum oss upp og h\u00f6ldum l\u00edfi og lofum Gu\u00f0 heldur en a\u00f0 v\u00e9r skulum fyrirfarast og ver\u00f0a til skammar fyrir allri ver\u00f6ldu og sj\u00e1 upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 vorar kvinnur og b\u00f6rn hlj\u00f3ta fyrir vorum augum so hryggilega a\u00f0 deyja. V\u00e9r vitnum \u00ed dag fyrir himni og j\u00f6r\u00f0u og fyrir Gu\u00f0i vorra forfe\u00f0ra, s\u00e1 sem n\u00fa straffar oss vegna vorra synda a\u00f0 v\u00e9r h\u00f6fum be\u00f0i\u00f0 y\u00f0ur a\u00f0 gefa sta\u00f0inn upp fyrir Holofernes svo a\u00f0 v\u00e9r m\u00e6ttum f\u00e1 flj\u00f3tan dau\u00f0a fyrir sver\u00f0i en vanmegnast ekki so lengi af \u00feorsta.“<\/p>\n \u00de\u00e1 var ein st\u00f3r veinan og gr\u00e1tur \u00e1 me\u00f0al alls f\u00f3lksins. [<\/span> Sumir st\u00f3\u00f0u lengi, k\u00f6llu\u00f0u til Gu\u00f0s og s\u00f6g\u00f0u: „V\u00e9r h\u00f6fum syndgast me\u00f0 vorum forfe\u00f0rum, v\u00e9r h\u00f6fum misgj\u00f6rt og h\u00f6fum veri\u00f0 \u00f3gu\u00f0legir, en \u00fe\u00fa ert miskunnsamur. \u00dear fyrir vertu oss l\u00edknsamur og straffa oss sj\u00e1lfur. Og me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 v\u00e9r me\u00f0kennum \u00feig \u00fe\u00e1 yfirgef oss ekki hei\u00f0ingjum, \u00feeir sem ekki \u00feekkja \u00feig, so a\u00f0 \u00feeir h\u00e6list ekki um: Hvar er \u00feeirra Gu\u00f0?“<\/p>\n Og er \u00feeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u n\u00fa lengi kalla\u00f0 og gr\u00e1ti\u00f0 og nokku\u00f0 var hlj\u00f3tt or\u00f0i\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0 J\u00f3s\u00edas upp, gr\u00e9t og sag\u00f0i: „G\u00f3\u00f0ir br\u00e6\u00f0ur, hafi\u00f0 \u00feolinm\u00e6\u00f0i og b\u00ed\u00f0um enn n\u00fa \u00ed fimm daga eftir hj\u00e1lp af Gu\u00f0i ef hann vildi vera oss n\u00e1\u00f0ugur og gj\u00f6ra sitt nafn d\u00fdr\u00f0arsamlegt. F\u00e1um v\u00e9r ekki hj\u00e1lp \u00ed \u00feessa fimm daga \u00fe\u00e1 viljum v\u00e9r gj\u00f6ra so sem \u00fe\u00e9r hafi\u00f0 be\u00f0i\u00f0.“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" VII. Annars dags bau\u00f0 Holofernes s\u00ednu herli\u00f0i a\u00f0 b\u00faast til \u00ed m\u00f3ti Betulia. Og hann haf\u00f0i hundra\u00f0 og tuttugu \u00fe\u00fasundir f\u00f3tg\u00f6nguli\u00f0s, t\u00f3lf \u00fe\u00fasundir riddarali\u00f0s, auk \u00feess fj\u00f6lda er hann haf\u00f0i \u00fatvali\u00f0 \u00ed \u00f6llum st\u00f6\u00f0um hvar hann haf\u00f0i unni\u00f0 nokku\u00f0 land. \u00deessi allur her bj\u00f3 sig \u00ed m\u00f3t \u00cdsraelssonum og \u00feeir settu s\u00ednar herb\u00fa\u00f0ir \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed fjalli sem liggur gagnvart D\u00f3ta\u00edm fr\u00e1 Belma allt a\u00f0 Kelmon hver e\u00f0 liggur gegnt Esdrelom. \u00de\u00e1 \u00cdsraelssynir s\u00e1u n\u00fa \u00feennan mikla mannfj\u00f6lda \u00feeirra Assyriis f\u00e9llu \u00feeir til jar\u00f0ar, l\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00f6sku yfir h\u00f6fu\u00f0 s\u00e9r og b\u00e1\u00f0ust fyrir allir undir eins a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 \u00cdsraels vildi veita miskunn […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"bibliukaflar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3649","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3649\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}