| 1 και τωβιτ εγραψεν προσευχην εις αγαλλιασιν και ειπεν | 1 Then Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoicing, and said: "Blessed is God who lives for ever, and blessed is his kingdom. |
| 2 ευλογητος ο θεος ο ζων εις τους αιωνας και η βασιλεια αυτου οτι αυτος μαστιγοι και ελεα καταγει εις αδην και αναγει και ουκ εστιν ος εκφευξεται την χειρα αυτου | 2 For he afflicts, and he shows mercy; he leads down to Hades, and brings up again, and there is no one who can escape his hand. |
| 3 εξομολογεισθε αυτω οι υιοι ισραηλ ενωπιον των εθνων οτι αυτος διεσπειρεν ημας εν αυτοις | 3 Acknowledge him before the nations, O sons of Israel; for he has scattered us among them. |
| 4 εκει υποδειξατε την μεγαλωσυνην αυτου υψουτε αυτον ενωπιον παντος ζωντος καθοτι αυτος κυριος ημων και θεος αυτος πατηρ ημων εις παντας τους αιωνας | 4 Make his greatness known there, and exalt him in the presence of all the living; because he is our Lord and God, he is our Father for ever. |
| 5 και μαστιγωσει ημας εν ταις αδικιαις ημων και παλιν ελεησει και συναξει ημας εκ παντων των εθνων ου εαν σκορπισθητε εν αυτοις | 5 He will afflict us for our iniquities; and again he will show mercy, and will gather us from all the nations among whom you have been scattered. |
| 6 εαν επιστρεψητε προς αυτον εν ολη καρδια υμων και εν ολη τη ψυχη ποιησαι ενωπιον αυτου αληθειαν τοτε επιστρεψει προς υμας και ου μη κρυψη το προσωπον αυτου αφ' υμων | 6 If you turn to him with all your heart and with all your soul, to do what is true before him, then he will turn to you and will not hide his face from you. But see what he will do with you; give thanks to him with your full voice. Praise the Lord of righteousness, and exalt the King of the ages. I give him thanks in the land of my captivity, and I show his power and majesty to a nation of sinners. Turn back, you sinners, and do right before him; who knows if he will accept you and have mercy on you? |
| 7 και θεασασθε α ποιησει μεθ' υμων και εξομολογησασθε αυτω εν ολω τω στοματι υμων και ευλογησατε τον κυριον της δικαιοσυνης και υψωσατε τον βασιλεα των αιωνων | 7 I exalt my God; my soul exalts the King of heaven, and will rejoice in his majesty. |
| 8 εγω εν τη γη της αιχμαλωσιας μου εξομολογουμαι αυτω και δεικνυω την ισχυν και την μεγαλωσυνην αυτου εθνει αμαρτωλων επιστρεψατε αμαρτωλοι και ποιησατε δικαιοσυνην ενωπιον αυτου τις γινωσκει ει θελησει υμας και ποιησει ελεημοσυνην υμιν | 8 Let all men speak, and give him thanks in Jerusalem. |
| 9 τον θεον μου υψω και η ψυχη μου τον βασιλεα του ουρανου και αγαλλιασεται την μεγαλωσυνην αυτου | 9 O Jerusalem, the holy city, he will afflict you for the deeds of your sons, but again he will show mercy to the sons of the righteous. |
| 10 λεγετωσαν παντες και εξομολογεισθωσαν αυτω εν ιεροσολυμοις ιεροσολυμα πολις αγια μαστιγωσει επι τα εργα των υιων σου και παλιν ελεησει τους υιους των δικαιων | 10 Give thanks worthily to the Lord, and praise the King of the ages, that his tent may be raised for you again with joy. May he cheer those within you who are captives, and love those within you who are distressed, to all generations for ever. |
| 11 εξομολογου τω κυριω αγαθως και ευλογει τον βασιλεα των αιωνων ινα παλιν η σκηνη αυτου οικοδομηθη σοι μετα χαρας | 11 Many nations will come from afar to the name of the Lord God, bearing gifts in their hands, gifts for the King of heaven. Generations of generations will give you joyful praise. |
| 12 και ευφραναι εν σοι τους αιχμαλωτους και αγαπησαι εν σοι τους ταλαιπωρους εις πασας τας γενεας του αιωνος | 12 Cursed are all who hate you; blessed for ever will be all who love you. |
| 13 εθνη πολλα μακροθεν ηξει προς το ονομα κυριου του θεου δωρα εν χερσιν εχοντες και δωρα τω βασιλει του ουρανου γενεαι γενεων δωσουσιν σοι αγαλλιαμα | 13 Rejoice and be glad for the sons of the righteous; for they will be gathered together, and will praise the Lord of the righteous. |
| 14 επικαταρατοι παντες οι μισουντες σε ευλογημενοι εσονται παντες οι αγαπωντες σε εις τον αιωνα | 14 How blessed are those who love you! They will rejoice in your peace. Blessed are those who grieved over all your afflictions; for they will rejoice for you upon seeing all your glory, and they will be made glad for ever. |
| 15 χαρηθι και αγαλλιασαι επι τοις υιοις των δικαιων οτι συναχθησονται και ευλογησουσιν τον κυριον των δικαιων ω μακαριοι οι αγαπωντες σε χαρησονται επι τη ειρηνη σου | 15 Let my soul praise God the great King. |
| 16 μακαριοι οσοι ελυπηθησαν επι πασαις ταις μαστιξιν σου οτι επι σοι χαρησονται θεασαμενοι πασαν την δοξαν σου και ευφρανθησονται εις τον αιωνα η ψυχη μου ευλογειτω τον θεον τον βασιλεα τον μεγαν | 16 For Jerusalem will be built with sapphires and emeralds, her walls with precious stones, and her towers and battlements with pure gold. |
| 17 οτι οικοδομηθησεται ιερουσαλημ σαπφειρω και σμαραγδω και λιθω εντιμω τα τειχη σου και οι πυργοι και οι προμαχωνες εν χρυσιω καθαρω και αι πλατειαι ιερουσαλημ βηρυλλω και ανθρακι και λιθω εκ σουφιρ ψηφολογηθησονται | 17 The streets of Jerusalem will be paved with beryl and ruby and stones of Ophir; |
| 18 και ερουσιν πασαι αι ρυμαι αυτης αλληλουια και αινεσουσιν λεγοντες ευλογητος ο θεος ος υψωσεν παντας τους αιωνας | 18 all her lanes will cry 'Hallelujah!' and will give praise, saying, 'Blessed is God, who has exalted you for ever.'" |
