Tobia 5

BIBBIA MARTINI	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Allora Tobia rispose a suo padre, e disse: Io farò, o padre, tutto quello, che mi hai comandato.	1 Then Tobiah replied to his father Tobit: "Everything that you have commanded me, father, I will do.
2 Ma io non so come andare a prendere quel denaro: quegli non mi conosce, e io non conosco lui; qual segno gli darò io? Ma nemmeno ho mai saputa la strada per giugner colà.	2 But how shall I be able to obtain the money from him, since he does not know me nor do I know him? What can I show him to make him recognize me and trust me, so that he will give me the money? I do not even know which roads to take for the journey into Media!"
3 Ma il padre gli rispose, e disse: Io ho nelle mani mie il suo chirografo, e subito che gliel farai vedere, restituirà il denaro.	3 Tobit answered his son Tobiah: "We exchanged signatures on a document written in duplicate; I divided it into two parts, and each of us kept one; his copy I put with the money. Think of it, twenty years have already passed since I deposited that money! So now, my son, find yourself a trustworthy man who will make the journey with you. We will, of course, give him a salary when you return; but get back that money from Gabael."
4 Ma va adesso, e cercati qualche uomo fedele, il quale dandogli noi la sua mercede, venga con te, affinchè tu lo riscuota, mentre io sono ancora in vita.	4 Tobiah went to look for someone acquainted with the roads who would travel with him to Media. As soon as he went out, he found the angel Raphael standing before him, though he did not know that this was an angel of God.
5 Allora Tobia nell'uscire di casa trovò un giovane di bell'aspetto, che stava succinto, e come allestito a fare strada.	5 Tobiah said to him, "Who are you, young man?" He replied "I am an Israelite, one of your kinsmen. I have come here to work." Tobiah said, "Do you know the way to Media?"
6 E non sapendo, ch'ei fosse un Angelo di Dio, lo salutò, e disse: Donde sei tu, o buon giovine?	6 The other replied: "Yes, I have been there many times. I know the place well and I know all the routes. I have often traveled to Media; I used to stay with our kinsman Gabael, who lives at Rages in Media. It is a good two days' travel from Ecbatana to Rages, for Rages is situated at the mountains, Ecbatana out on the plateau."
7 E quegli rispose: Sono un Israelita. E Tobia gli disse: Se tu pratico della strada, che conduce nel paese de' Medi?	7 Tobiah said to him, "Wait for me, young man, till I go back and tell my father; for I need you to make the journey with me. I will, of course, pay you."
8 E quegli rispose: Ne son pratico, e ho battute sovente tutte quelle strade, e sono stato in casa di Gabelo nostro fratello, che dimora in Rages, città de' Medi situata, sul monte di Ecbatanes.	8 Raphael replied, "Very well, I will wait for you; but do not be long."
9 E Tobia a lui: Aspetta di grazia, che io vada a dir queste cose a mio padre.	9 Tobiah went back to tell his father Tobit what had happened. He said to him, "I have just found a man who is one of our own Israelite kinsmen!" Tobit said, "Call the man, so that I may find out what family and tribe he comes from, and whether he is trustworthy enough to travel with you, son." Tobiah went out to summon the man, saying, "Young man, my father would like to see you."
10 Allora Tobia entrò, e riferì ogni cosa a suo padre. E ammirato di ciò il padre lo fece pregare di entrar in casa sua.	10 When Raphael entered the house, Tobit greeted him first. Raphael said, "Hearty greetings to you!" Tobit replied: "What joy is left for me any more? Here I am, a blind man who cannot see God's sunlight, but must remain in darkness, like the dead who no longer see the light! Though alive, I am among the dead. I can hear a man's voice, but I cannot see him." Raphael said, "Take courage! God has healing in store for you; so take courage!" Tobit then said: "My son Tobiah wants to go to Media. Can you go with him to show him the way? I will of course pay you, brother." Raphael answered: "Yes, I can go with him, for I know all the routes. I have often traveled to Media and crossed all its plains and mountains; so I know every road well."
11 E quegli entrato che fu salutò Tobia, e gli disse: Sia sempre a te allegrezza.	11 Tobit asked, "Brother, tell me, please, what family and tribe are you from?"
12 E Tobia disse: Qual sorta di allegrezza faravvi per me che sto nelle tenebre, e non veggo il lume del cielo?	12 Raphael said: "Why? Do you need a tribe and a family? Or are you looking for a hired man to travel with your son?" Tobit replied, "I wish to know truthfully whose son you are, brother, and what your name is."
13 E il giovane a lui. Sta di buon cuore; non andrà molto, che Dio ti guarirà.	13 Raphael answered, "I am Azariah, son of Hananiah the elder, one of your own kinsmen."
14 Tobia allora gli disse: Potrai tu condurre il mio figliuolo a casa di Gabelo a Rages città dei Medi? e al tuo ritorno ti pagherò la tua mercede.	14 Tobit exclaimed: "Welcome! God save you, brother! Do not be provoked with me, brother, for wanting to learn the truth about your family. So it turns out that you are a kinsman, and from a noble and good line! I knew Hananiah and Nathaniah, the two sons of Shemaiah the elder; with me they used to make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where we would worship together. No, they did not stray from the right path; your kinsmen are good men. You are certainly of good lineage, and welcome!"
15 E l'Angelo gli disse: Io lo condurrò, e ricondurrò a te.	15 Then he added: "For each day you are away I will give you the normal wages, plus expenses for you and for my son. If you go with my son,
16 Tobia gli soggiunse: Dimmi, ti prego, di qual famiglia se tu, e di qual tribù?	16 I will even add a bonus to your wages!" Raphael replied: "I will go with him; have no fear. In good health we shall leave you, and in good health we shall return to you, for the way is safe."
17 E l'Angelo Raphaele a lui: Cerchi tu la stirpe del mercenario, ovvero il mercenario stesso, che vada col tuo figliuolo?	17 Tobit said, "God bless you, brother." Then he called his son and said to him: "My son, prepare whatever you need for the journey, and set out with your kinsman. May God in heaven protect you on the way and bring you back to me safe and sound; and may his angel accompany you for safety, my son." Before setting out on his journey, Tobiah kissed his father and mother. Tobit said to him, "Have a safe journey."
18 Ma per non tenerti in inquietudine, io sono Azarìa, figliuolo di Anania il grande.	18 But his mother began to weep. She said to Tobit: "Why have you decided to send my child away? Is he not the staff to which we cling, ever there with us in all that we do?
19 E Tobia rispose: Tu se' di una gran casa: ma, ti prego, non ti offendere, se io ho bramato di saper la tua stirpe.	19 I hope more money is not your chief concern! Rather let it be a ransom for our son!
20 E l'Angelo gli disse: Io condurrò sano il tuo figliuolo, e sano tel rimenerò.	20 What the Lord has given us to live on is certainly enough for us."
21 E Tobia rispose, e disse: Andate felici, e il Signore sia con voi per viaggio, e il suo Angelo vi accompagni.	21 Tobit reassured her: "Have no such thought. Our son will leave in good health and come back to us in good health. Your own eyes will see the day when he returns to you safe and sound.
22 Allora, allestite tutte le cose, che dovean servire per viaggio, Tobia disse Addio al padre, e alla madre, e i due insieme si misero in cammino.	22 So, no such thought; do not worry about them, my love. For a good angel will go with him, his journey will be successful, and he will return unharmed."
23 E quando furon partiti,la madre cominciò a piangere e a dire: Tu hai tolto, e mandato lungi da noi il bastone di nostra vecchiaia.
24 Non foss'egli mai stato al mondo quel denaro, per causa del quale tu l'hai mandato.
25 Perocchè ci contentavamo noi di nostra povertà, e tenevamo per una ricchezza il vedere il nostro figliuolo.
26 E Tobia le disse: Non piangere, il nostro figliuolo andrà salvo,e tornerà salvo a noi, e gli occhi tuoi lo vedranno.
27 Perocchè io credo, che il buon Angelo di Dio lo accompagna, e provede a tutto quel, che gli occore, affinchè a noi ritorni con gaudio.
28 A tali parole la madre finì di piangere, e si tacque.