Tobit 10

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	BIBBIA RICCIOTTI
1 Meanwhile, day by day, Tobit was keeping track of the time Tobiah would need to go and to return. When the number of days was reached and his son did not appear,	1 - Ora, indugiando Tobia a tornare a causa delle nozze, il padre suo Tobia stava in pena, e diceva: «Come mai il figliuolo mio ritarda, e qual motivo lo trattiene laggiù?
2 he said, "I wonder what has happened. Perhaps he has been detained there; or perhaps Gabael is dead, and there is no one to give him the money."	2 Forse Gabelo è morto, e nessuno gli può rendere il denaro? ».
3 And he began to worry.	3 Cominciò dunque ad esser grandemente contristato, egli e la moglie sua Anna con lui; ed insieme ambedue dettero in pianto, perchè al giorno stabilito il loro figliuolo non era punto tornato.
4 His wife Anna said, "My son has perished and is no longer among the living!" And she began to weep aloud and to wail over her son:	4 Piangeva dunque la madre di lui con lacrime inconsolabili, e diceva: «Ahimè, ahimè, figlio mio! Perchè ti abbiamo mandato così lontano, lume degli occhi nostri, bastone della nostra vecchiaia, consolazione della nostra vita, speranza della nostra posterità?
5 "Alas, my child, light of my eyes, that I let you make this journey!"	5 Poiché in te solo possedevamo ogni cosa, non dovevamo mandarti lontano da noi ».
6 But Tobit kept telling her: "Hush, do not think about it, my love; he is safe! Probably they have to take care of some unexpected business there. The man who is traveling with him is trustworthy, and is one of our own kinsmen. So do not worry over him, my love. He will be here soon."	6 E Tobia le diceva: «Taci, e non ti turbare; il nostro figliuolo sta bene; troppo è fidato quell'uomo col quale l'abbiamo mandato ».
7 But she retorted, "Stop it, and do not lie to me! My child has perished!" She would go out and keep watch all day at the road her son had taken, and she ate nothing. At sunset she would go back home to wail and cry the whole night through, getting no sleep at all.Now at the end of the fourteen-day wedding celebration which Raguel had sworn to hold for his daughter, Tobiah went to him and said: "Please let me go, for I know that my father and mother do not believe they will ever see me again. So I beg you, father, let me go back to my father. I have already told you how I left him."	7 Essa però in nessun modo si poteva consolare, ma ogni giorno usciva a guardare attorno ed a percorrere tutte le strade per le quali v'era speranza ch'ei potesse tornare, per vederlo, se era possibile, da lontano, quando tornasse.
8 Raguel said to Tobiah: "Stay, my child, stay with me. I am sending messengers to your father Tobit, and they will give him news of you."	8 Frattanto Raguele diceva al suo genero: «Rimani qui, ed io manderò avviso di tua buona salute a Tobia tuo padre ».
9 But Tobiah insisted, "No, I beg you to let me go back to my father."	9 Ma Tobia rispose: « Io so bene che il padre e la madre mia già contano i giorni, e stanno dentro di sè in angustie ».
10 Raguel then promptly handed over to Tobiah Sarah his wife, together with half of all his property: male and female slaves, oxen and sheep, asses and camels, clothing, money, and household goods.	10 Raguele pertanto, dopo che con molte parole ebbe pregato Tobia, e che questi in nessun modo si lasciò persuadere, gli dette Sara, e metà di tutt' i suoi averi, di servi, serve, armenti, cammelli, vacche, e danaro molto; e salvo e lieto lo rimandò,
11 Bidding them farewell, he let them go. He embraced Tobiah and said to him: "Good-bye, my son. Have a safe journey. May the Lord of heaven grant prosperity to you and to your wife Sarah. And may I see children of yours before I die!"	11 dicendogli: «L'angelo santo del Signore vi accompagni nel vostro viaggio, e vi faccia giungere incolumi; possiate voi trovar tutto in buono stato attorno ai vostri genitori, e possano gli occhi miei veder i vostri figliuoli prima che io muoia ».
12 Then he kissed his daughter Sarah and said to her: "My daughter, honor your father-in-law and your mother-in-law, because from now on they are as much your parents as the ones who brought you into the world. Go in peace, my daughter; let me hear good reports about you as long as I live." Finally he said good-bye to them and sent them away.	12 Ed abbracciata la loro figlia Sara, i genitori la baciarono e la fecero partire,
13 Then Edna said to Tobiah: "My child and beloved kinsman, may the Lord bring you back safely, and may I live long enough to see children of you and of my daughter Sarah before I die. Before the Lord, I entrust my daughter to your care. Never cause her grief at any time in your life. Go in peace, my child. From now on I am your mother, and Sarah is your beloved. May all of us be prosperous all the days of our lives." She kissed them both and sent them away in peace.	13 ammonendola d'onorare i suoceri, d'amare il marito, di tener a dovere la servitù, di governar la casa, e di mantenersi irreprensibile.
14 When Tobiah left Raguel, he was full of happiness and joy, and he blessed the Lord of heaven and earth, the King of all, for making his journey so successful. Finally he said good-bye to Raguel and his wife Edna, and added, "May I honor you all the days of my life!"