Tobit 14

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1 Tobit died peacefully at the age of a hundred and twelve, and received an honorable burial in Nineveh.	1 Tal foi o cântico de Tobit. Depois que recobrou a vista, viveu (ainda) Tobit quarenta e dois anos, e viu os filhos de seus netos.
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 (Morreu) com a idade de cento e dois anos, e foi sepultado com muita honra em Nínive.
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 Aos cinqüenta e seis anos tornou-se cego, e recobrou a vista aos sessenta.
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 Todo o resto de sua vida se passou na alegria; e a paz de que gozou foi em proporção aos seus progressos no temor a Deus.
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 Quando veio a hora de sua morte, chamou à sua presença o seu filho Tobias, com os sete filhos deste e disse-lhes:
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 Está próxima a ruína de Nínive, porque a palavra de Deus não falha; os nossos irmãos, que foram dispersos para longe da pátria de Israel, voltarão para ela.
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 Todo o seu país deserto será repovoado, e a casa de Deus, que ali foi queimada, será reconstruída. Todos os homens que temem a Deus voltarão novamente para ela
8 "Now, as for you, my son, depart from Nineveh; do not remain here.	8 e as nações pagãs abandonarão os seus ídolos e virão habitar em Jerusalém,
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 e todos os reis da terra se alegrarão de apresentar suas homenagens ao rei de Israel.
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 Ouvi, pois, o vosso pai, meus filhos. Servi fielmente o Senhor e procurai fazer o que lhe é agradável.
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 Recomendai aos vossos filhos que pratiquem a justiça, sejam caridosos e esmoleres, que se lembrem de Deus e o bendigam em todo o tempo, fielmente, e com todas as suas forças.
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 E agora, meus filhos, ouvi-me: não fiqueis aqui; mas, no dia em que tiverdes enterrado vossa mãe junto de mim no mesmo túmulo, ponde-vos logo a caminho para deixar estes lugares;
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 porque eu vejo que a iniqüidade desta cidade será a causa de sua queda.
14 He died at the venerable age of a hundred and seventeen.	14 Depois da morte de sua mãe, Tobias partiu de Nínive com sua mulher, seus filhos e seus netos, e voltou para a casa de seus sogros.
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 Encontrou-os em perfeita saúde, numa ditosa velhice. Teve para com eles todas as atenções, e fechou-lhes os olhos. Tomou posse de toda a herança da casa de Raguel, e viu os filhos de seus filhos até a quinta geração.
	16 Morreu com alegria, tendo vivido noventa e nove anos no temor ao Senhor, e seus filhos sepultaram-no.
	17 Toda a sua parentela e toda a sua descendência perseveraram numa vida íntegra e santo procedimento, de modo que foram amados tanto por Deus como pelos homens e por todos os seus compatriotas.