1. Holofernes said to her, "Take courage, woman, and don’t let your heart be afraid. I’ve never harmed anyone who chose to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of all the earth.
2. Even now, if your people who live in the highlands hadn’t insulted me, I wouldn’t have raised my spear against them. But they have brought this on themselves.
3. Now tell me why you escaped from them and came to us. You’re safe now, so take courage. You will live tonight and from now on.
4. No one will harm you. They will treat you well, just like all the slaves of my master King Nebuchadnezzar."