And when Achior had said thus, all the great men about Holofernes were angry and had thought for to have slain him, saying each to other:  Who is this that may make the children of Israel resist the king Nebuchadnezzar and his army and host?  Men cowards and without might and without any wisdom of war.  Therefore that Achior may know that he saith not true, let us ascend the mountains, and when the mighty men of them be taken let him be slain with them, that all men may know that Nebuchadnezzar is god of the earth, and that there is none other but he.  Then when they ceased to speak, Holofernes having indignation said to Achior:  Because thou hast prophesied to us of the children of Israel saying, that their God defend them, I shall show to thee that there is no god but Nebuchadnezzar, for whom we have overcome them all and slain them as one man, then shalt thou die with them by the sword of the Assyrians, and all Israel shall be put into ruin and perdition, and then shall be known that Nebuchadnezzar is lord of all the earth, and the sword of my knighthood shall pass through thy sides.  And thou shalt depart hence and go to them, and shalt not die unto the time that I have them and thee.  And when I have slain them with my sword thou shalt in like wise be slain with like vengeance.  After this Holofernes commanded his servants to take Achior, and lead him to Bethulia and to put him in the hands of them of Israel.  And so they took Achior and ascended the mountains, against whom came out men of war.  Then the servants of Holofernes turned aside and bound Achior to a tree hands and feet with cords, and left him and so returned to their lord.  Then the sons of Israel coming down from Bethulia loosed and unbound him, and brought him to Bethulia, and he being set amid the people was demanded what he was, and why he was so sore there bounden.  And he told to them all the matter like as it is aforesaid, and how Holofernes had commanded him to be delivered unto them of Israel.  Then all the people fell down on to their faces worshipping God, and with great lamentation and weeping, with one will made their prayers unto our Lord God of heaven, and that he would behold the pride of them, and to the meekness of them of Israel, and to take heed to the faces of his hallows and show to them his grace and not forsake them, and prayed God to have mercy on them and defend them from their enemies.  And on that other side, Holofernes commanded his hosts to go up and assail Bethulia, and so went up, of footmen one hundred and twenty thousand, and twelve thousand horsemen, and besieged the town, and took their water from them, insomuch that they that were in the town were in great penury of water, for in all the town was not water enough for one day, and such as they had was given to the people by measure.  Then all the people young and old came to Ozias which was their prince, with Charmis and Gothoniel, all with one voice crying:  God the Lord deem between us and thee, for thou hast done to us evil what thou spakest