6. Then they went out to the gate of the city of Bethulia and found Uzziah and the elders of the city, Chabris and Charmis, standing there.
7. When they saw Judith transformed in looks and differently dressed, they were very much astounded at her beauty and said to her,
8. “May the God of our ancestors grant you favor and make your design successful, for the glory of the Israelites and the exaltation of Jerusalem.”
9. Judith bowed down to God. Then she said to them, “Order the gate of the city opened for me, that I may go to accomplish the matters we discussed.” So they ordered the young men to open the gate for her, as she had requested,
10. and they did so. Then Judith and her maidservant went out. The men of the city kept her in view as she went down the mountain and crossed the valley; then they lost sight of her.
11. As Judith and her maid walked directly across the valley, they encountered the Assyrian patrol.