If these days pass by, and no help comes for us may be rendered “If God doesn’t help us in five days” or “If five days pass by, and God doesn’t help us.”

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Judith. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2001. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.