And she wentout and saidto her mother,"Whatshall I askfor?" And she said,"The headof Johnthe Baptist."
Jonadabthen saidto him, "Liedownon your bedand pretendto be ill;when your fathercomesto seeyou, sayto him, 'Pleaselet my sisterTamarcomeand give me [some] foodto eat,and let her preparethe foodin my sight,that I may see[it] and eatfrom her hand.'"
"Have the menof my tentnot said,'Whocan findone who has not been satisfiedwith his meat'?
When evildoerscameupon me to devourmy flesh,My adversariesand my enemies,they stumbledand fell.
The wickedplotsagainst the righteousAnd gnashesat him with his teeth.
The wickedhave drawnthe swordand benttheir bowTo castdownthe afflictedand the needy,To slaythose whoare uprightin conduct.
Having been promptedby her mother,she said,"Giveme hereon a platterthe headof Johnthe Baptist."
Nowin thosedaysJohnthe Baptistcame,preachingin the wildernessof Judea,saying,
And he sworeto her, "Whateveryou askof me, I will giveit to you; up to halfof my kingdom."
Immediatelyshe camein a hurryto the kingand asked,saying,"I wantyou to giveme at oncethe headof Johnthe Baptiston a platter."
