Tobit 14

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	GREEK BIBLE
1 Tobit died peacefully at the age of a hundred and twelve, and received an honorable burial in Nineveh.	1 και επαυσατο εξομολογουμενος τωβιτ
2 He was sixty-two years old when he lost his eyesight, and after he recovered it he lived in prosperity, giving alms and continually blessing God and praising the divine Majesty.	2 και ην ετων πεντηκοντα οκτω οτε απωλεσεν τας οψεις και μετα ετη οκτω ανεβλεψεν και εποιει ελεημοσυνας και προσεθετο φοβεισθαι κυριον τον θεον και εξομολογεισθαι αυτω
3 Just before he died, he called his son Tobiah and Tobiah's seven sons, and gave him this command: "Son, take your children	3 μεγαλως δε εγηρασεν και εκαλεσεν τον υιον αυτου και τους υιους αυτου και ειπεν αυτω τεκνον λαβε τους υιους σου ιδου γεγηρακα και προς το αποτρεχειν εκ του ζην ειμι
4 and flee into Media, for I believe God's word which was spoken by Nahum against Nineveh. It shall all happen, and shall overtake Assyria and Nineveh; indeed, whatever was said by Israel's prophets, whom God commissioned, shall occur. Not one of all the oracles shall remain unfulfilled, but everything shall take place in the time appointed for it. So it will be safer in Media than in Assyria or Babylon. For I know and believe that whatever God has spoken will be accomplished. It shall happen, and not a single word of the prophecies shall prove false. "As for our kinsmen who dwell in Israel, they shall all be scattered and led away into exile from the Good Land. The entire country of Israel shall become desolate; even Samaria and Jerusalem shall become desolate! God's temple there shall be burnt to the ground and shall be desolate for a while.	4 απελθε εις την μηδιαν τεκνον οτι πεπεισμαι οσα ελαλησεν ιωνας ο προφητης περι νινευη οτι καταστραφησεται εν δε τη μηδια εσται ειρηνη μαλλον εως καιρου και οτι οι αδελφοι ημων εν τη γη σκορπισθησονται απο της αγαθης γης και ιεροσολυμα εσται ερημος και ο οικος του θεου εν αυτη κατακαησεται και ερημος εσται μεχρι χρονου
5 But God will again have mercy on them and bring them back to the land of Israel. They shall rebuild the temple, but it will not be like the first one, until the era when the appointed times shall be completed. Afterward all of them shall return from their exile, and they shall rebuild Jerusalem with splendor. In her the temple of God shall also be rebuilt; yes, it will be rebuilt for all generations to come, just as the prophets of Israel said of her.	5 και παλιν ελεησει αυτους ο θεος και επιστρεψει αυτους εις την γην και οικοδομησουσιν τον οικον ουχ οιος ο προτερος εως πληρωθωσιν καιροι του αιωνος και μετα ταυτα επιστρεψουσιν εκ των αιχμαλωσιων και οικοδομησουσιν ιερουσαλημ εντιμως και ο οικος του θεου εν αυτη οικοδομηθησεται εις πασας τας γενεας του αιωνος οικοδομη ενδοξω καθως ελαλησαν περι αυτης οι προφηται
6 All the nations of the world shall be converted and shall offer God true worship; all shall abandon their idols which have deceitfully led them into error,	6 και παντα τα εθνη επιστρεψουσιν αληθινως φοβεισθαι κυριον τον θεον και κατορυξουσιν τα ειδωλα αυτων και ευλογησουσιν παντα τα εθνη τον κυριον
7 and shall bless the God of the ages in righteousness. Because all the Israelites who are to be saved in those days will truly be mindful of God, they shall be gathered together and go to Jerusalem; in security shall they dwell forever in the land of Abraham, which will be given over to them. Those who sincerely love God shall rejoice, but those who become guilty of sin shall completely disappear from the land.	7 και ο λαος αυτου εξομολογησεται τω θεω και υψωσει κυριος τον λαον αυτου και χαρησονται παντες οι αγαπωντες κυριον τον θεον εν αληθεια και δικαιοσυνη ποιουντες ελεος τοις αδελφοις ημων
8 "Now, as for you, my son, depart from Nineveh; do not remain here.	8 και νυν τεκνον απελθε απο νινευη οτι παντως εσται α ελαλησεν ο προφητης ιωνας
9 "Now, children, I give you this command: serve God faithfully and do what is right before him; you must tell your children to do what is upright and to give alms, to be mindful of God and at all times to bless his name sincerely and with all their strength.	9 συ δε τηρησον τον νομον και τα προσταγματα και γινου φιλελεημων και δικαιος ινα σοι καλως η και θαψον με καλως και την μητερα σου μετ' εμου και μηκετι αυλισθητε εις νινευη
10 The day you bury your mother next to me, do not even stay overnight within the confines of the city. For I see that people here shamelessly commit all sorts of wickedness and treachery. Think, my son, of all that Nadab did to Ahiqar, the very one who brought him up: Ahiqar went down alive into the earth! Yet God made Nadab's disgraceful crime rebound against him. Ahiqar came out again into the light, but Nadab went into the everlasting darkness, for he had tried to kill Ahiqar. Because Ahiqar had given alms to me, he escaped from the deadly trap Nadab had set for him. But Nadab himself fell into the deadly trap, and it destroyed him.	10 τεκνον ιδε τι εποιησεν αμαν αχιαχαρω τω θρεψαντι αυτον ως εκ του φωτος ηγαγεν αυτον εις το σκοτος και οσα ανταπεδωκεν αυτω και αχιαχαρος μεν εσωθη εκεινω δε το ανταποδομα απεδοθη και αυτος κατεβη εις το σκοτος μανασσης εποιησεν ελεημοσυνην και εσωθη εκ παγιδος θανατου ης επηξεν αυτω αμαν δε ενεπεσεν εις την παγιδα και απωλετο
11 So, my children, note well what almsgiving does, and also what wickedness does--it kills! But now my spirit is about to leave me."	11 και νυν παιδια ιδετε τι ελεημοσυνη ποιει και τι δικαιοσυνη ρυεται και ταυτα αυτου λεγοντος εξελιπεν αυτου η ψυχη επι της κλινης ην δε ετων εκατον πεντηκοντα οκτω και εθαψεν αυτον ενδοξως
12 They placed him on his bed and he died; and he received an honorable burial. When Tobiah's mother died, he buried her next to his father. He then departed with his wife and children for Media, where he settled in Ecbatana with his father-in-law Raguel.	12 και οτε απεθανεν αννα εθαψεν αυτην μετα του πατρος αυτου απηλθεν δε τωβιας μετα της γυναικος αυτου και των υιων αυτου εις εκβατανα προς ραγουηλ τον πενθερον αυτου
13 He took respectful care of his aging father-in-law and mother-in-law; and he buried them at Ecbatana in Media. Then he inherited Raguel's estate as well as that of his father Tobit.	13 και εγηρασεν εντιμως και εθαψεν τους πενθερους αυτου ενδοξως και εκληρονομησεν την ουσιαν αυτων και τωβιτ του πατρος αυτου
14 He died at the venerable age of a hundred and seventeen.	14 και απεθανεν ετων εκατον εικοσι επτα εν εκβατανοις της μηδιας
15 But before he died, he heard of the destruction of Nineveh and saw its effects. He witnessed the exile of the city's inhabitants when Cyaxares, king of Media, led them captive into Media. Tobiah praised God for all that he had done against the citizens of Nineveh and Assyria. Before dying he rejoiced over Nineveh's destruction, and he blessed the Lord God forever and ever. Amen.	15 και ηκουσεν πριν η αποθανειν αυτον την απωλειαν νινευη ην ηχμαλωτισεν ναβουχοδονοσορ και ασυηρος εχαρη προ του αποθανειν επι νινευη .