22 And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.

23 And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.

24 And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

25 And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

26 And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.

27 And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,

28 And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

22 la figliuola della stessa Erodiada, essendo entrata, ballò e piacque ad Erode ed ai commensali. E il re disse alla fanciulla: Chiedimi quello che vuoi e te lo darò.

23 E le giurò: Ti darò quel che mi chiederai; fin la metà del mio regno.

24 Costei, uscita, domandò a sua madre: Che chiederò? E quella le disse: La testa di Giovanni Battista.

25 E rientrata subito frettolosamente dal re, gli fece così la domanda: Voglio che sul momento tu mi dia in un piatto la testa di Giovanni Battista.

26 Il re ne fu grandemente attristato; ma a motivo de giuramenti fatti e dei commensali, non volle dirle di no;

27 e mandò subito una guardia con lordine di portargli la testa di lui.

28 E quegli andò, lo decapitò nella prigione, e ne portò la testa in un piatto, e la dette alla fanciulla, e la fanciulla la dette a sua madre.