Tobit 13

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 And he said: Blessed be God who lives for ever, for his reign endures throughout all ages!	1 And Tobias the elder opening his mouth, blessed the Lord, and said: Thou art great, O Lord, for ever, and thy kingdom is unto all ages:
2 For he both punishes and pardons; he sends people down to the depths of the underworld and drawsthem up from utter Destruction; no one can escape his hand.	2 For thou scourgest, and thou savest: thou leadest down to hell, and bringest up again: and there is none that can escape thy hand.
3 Declare his praise before the nations, you who are the children of Israel! For if he has scattered youamong them,	3 Give glory to the Lord, ye children of Israel, and praise him in the sight of the Gentiles:
4 there too he has shown you his greatness. Extol him before al the living; he is our Lord and he is ourGod; he is our Father, and he is God for ever and ever.	4 Because he hath therefore scattered you among the Gentiles, who know not him, that you may declare his wonderful works, and make them know that there is no other almighty God besides him.
5 Though he punishes you for your iniquities, he will take pity on you al ; he wil gather you from everynation wherever you have been scattered.	5 He hath chastised us for our iniquities: and he will save us for his own mercy.
6 If you return to him with al your heart and al your soul, behaving honestly towards him, then he wilreturn to you and hide his face from you no longer. Consider how wel he has treated you; loudly give himthanks. Bless the Lord of justice and extol the King of the ages. I for my part sing his praise in the country of myexile; I make his power and greatness known to a nation that has sinned. Sinners, return to him; let your conductbe upright before him; perhaps he wil be gracious to you and take pity on you.	6 See then what he hath done with us, and with fear and trembling give ye glory to him: and extol the eternal King of worlds in your works.
7 I for my part extol God and my soul rejoices in the King of heaven. Let his greatness	7 As for me, I will praise him in the land of my captivity: because he hath shewn his majesty toward a sinful nation.
8 be on every tongue, his praises be sung in Jerusalem.	8 Be converted therefore, ye sinners, and do justice before God, believing that he will shew his mercy to you.
9 Jerusalem, Holy City, God has scourged you for what you have done but wil still take pity on thechildren of the upright.	9 And I and my soul will rejoice in him.
10 Thank the Lord as he deserves and bless the King of the ages, that your Temple may be rebuilt withjoy within you; within you he may comfort every exile, and within you he may love al those who are distressed,for all generations to come.	10 Bless ye the Lord, all his elect, keep days of joy, and give glory to him.
11 A bright light wil shine over al the regions of the earth; many nations wil come from far away, fromal the ends of the earth, to dwel close to the holy name of the Lord God, with gifts in their hands for the King ofheaven. Within you, generation after generation wil proclaim their joy, and the name of her who is Elect wilendure through the generations to come.	11 Jerusalem, city of God, the Lord hath chastised thee for the works of thy hands.
12 Cursed be any who affront you, cursed be any who destroy you, who throw down your wal s, whorase your towers, who burn your houses! Eternally blessed be he who rebuilds you!	12 Give glory to the Lord for thy good things, and bless the God eternal, that he may rebuild his tabernacle in thee, and may call back all the captives to thee, and thou mayst rejoice for ever and ever.
13 Then you wil exult, and rejoice over the children of the upright, for they wil al have been gathered inand will bless the Lord of the ages.	13 Thou shalt shine with a glorious light: and all the ends of the earth shall worship thee.
14 Blessed are those who love you, blessed those who rejoice over your peace, blessed those whohave mourned over al your punishment! For they wil soon rejoice within you, witness al your blessedness indays to come.	14 Nations from afar shall come to thee: and shall bring gifts, and shall adore the Lord in thee, and shall esteem thy land as holy.
15 My soul blesses the Lord, the great King	15 For they shall call upon the great name in thee.
16 because Jerusalem wil be built anew and his house for ever and ever. What bliss, if one of my familybe left to see your glory and praise the King of heaven! The gates of Jerusalem will be built of sapphire and ofemerald, and al your walls of precious stone, the towers of Jerusalem wil be built of gold and their battlementsof pure gold.	16 They shall be cursed that shall despise thee: and they shall be condemned that shall blaspheme thee: and blessed shall they be that shall build thee up.
17 The streets of Jerusalem wil be paved with ruby and with stones from Ophir; the gates of Jerusalemwil resound with songs of exultation; and al her houses wil say, 'Al eluia! Blessed be the God of Israel.' Withinyou they will bless the holy name for ever and ever.	17 But thou shalt rejoice in thy children, because they shall all be blessed, and shall be gathered together to the Lord.
	18 Blessed are all they that love thee, and that rejoice in thy peace.
	19 My soul, bless thou the Lord, because the Lord our God hath delivered Jerusalem his city from all her troubles.
	20 Happy shall I be if there shall remain of my seed, to see the glory of Jerusalem.
	21 The gates of Jerusalem shall be built of sapphire, and of emerald, and all the walls thereof round about of precious stones.
	22 All its streets shall be paved with white and clean stones: and Alleluia shall be sung in its streets.
	23 Blessed be the Lord, who hath exalted it, and may he reign over it for ever and ever, Amen.