Tobit 2

NEW JERUSALEM	NOVA VULGATA
1 In the reign of Esarhaddon, therefore, I returned home, and my wife Anna was restored to me with myson Tobias. At our feast of Pentecost (the feast of Weeks) there was a good dinner. I took my place for the meal;	1 Et sub Asarhaddon rege descendi in domum meam, et reddita est mihi uxormea Anna et filius meus Thobias. In Pentecoste, die festo nostro, qui estsanctus a Septimanis, factum est mihi prandium bonum, et discubui, ut pranderem.
2 the table was brought to me and various dishes were brought. I then said to my son Tobias, 'Go, mychild, and seek out some poor, loyal-hearted man among our brothers exiled in Nineveh, and bring him to sharemy meal. I wil wait until you come back, my child.'	2 Et apposita est mihi mensa, et vidi pulmentaria complura. Et dixi Thobiaefilio meo: “ Vade et, quemcumque pauperem inveneris ex fratribus nostris, quisunt captivi in Nineve, qui in mente habet Dominum in toto corde suo, huncadduc, et manducabit pariter mecum; ecce sustineo te, fili, donec venias ”.
3 So Tobias went out to look for some poor man among our brothers, but he came back again and said,'Father!' I replied, 'What is it, my child?' He went on, 'Father, one of our nation has just been murdered; he hasbeen strangled and then thrown down in the market place; he is there still.'	3 Et abiit Thobias quaerere aliquem pauperem ex fratribus nostris et reversusdixit mihi: “ Pater! ”. Et ego dixi illi: “ Ecce ego, fili ”. Etrespondens ait: “ Ecce unus ex natione nostra occisus est et proiectus est inforo et nunc ibidem laqueo suffocatus est ”.
4 I sprang up at once, left my meal untouched, took the man from the market place and laid him in one ofmy rooms, waiting until sunset to bury him.	4 Et exsiliens reliqui prandium,antequam ex illo gustarem, et sustuli eum de platea in unam domum, donec solcaderet, et illum sepelirem.
5 I came in again and washed myself and ate my bread in sorrow,	5 Et reversus lavi et manducavi panem meum cumluctu
6 remembering the words of the prophet Amos concerning Bethel: I shal turn your festivals into mourningand all your singing into lamentation.	6 et rememoratus sum sermonis prophetae Amos, quem locutus est in Betheldicens: “ Convertentur omnes dies festi vestri in luctum, et omnia cantica vestra in lamentationem ”.
7 And I wept. When the sun was down, I went and dug a grave and buried him.	7 Et lacrimatus sum. Et, postquam sol occidit, abii et fodiens sepelivi illum.
8 My neighbours laughed and said, 'See! He is not afraid any more.' (You must remember that a pricehad been set on my head earlier for this very thing.) 'Once before he had to flee, yet here he is, beginning tobury the dead again.'	8 Et proximi mei deridebant me dicentes: “ Non timet adhuc hic homo; iam eniminquisitus est huius rei causa, ut occideretur, et fugit et ecce iterum sepelitmortuos ”.
9 That night I took a bath; then I went into the courtyard and lay down by the courtyard wall. Since it washot I left my face uncovered.	9 Et lavi ea nocte, postquam illum sepelivi, et introivi in atriummeum et obdormivi circa parietem atrii, et facies mea nuda erat propter aestum.
10 I did not know that there were sparrows in the wal above my head; their hot droppings fel into myeyes. This caused white spots to form, which I went to have treated by the doctors. But the more ointments theytried me with, the more the spots blinded me, and in the end, I became completely blind. I remained without sightfour years; al my brothers were distressed on my behalf; and Ahikar provided for my upkeep for two years, untilhe left for Elymais.	10 Et ignorabam quoniam passeres in pariete super me erant, quorum stercorainsederunt in oculos meos calida et induxerunt albugines. Et ibam ad medicos, utcurarer, et, quanto inunxerunt me medicamentis, tanto magis oculi meiexcaecabantur maculis, donec perexcaecatus sum. Et eram inutilis meis oculisannis quattuor, et omnes fratres mei dolebant pro me. Achicarus autem pascebatme annis duobus, priusquam iret in Elymaida.
11 My wife Anna then undertook woman's work; she would spin wool and take cloth to weave;	11 In illo tempore Anna uxor meamercede deserviebat operibus mulierum lanam faciens.
12 she used to deliver whatever had been ordered from her and then receive payment. Now on theseventh day of the month of Dystros, she finished a piece of work and delivered it to her customers. They paidher al that was due, and into the bargain presented her with a kid for a meal.	12 Et remittebat dominiseorum, et dabant ei mercedem. Septima autem die mensis Dystri detexuit texturamet reddidit illam dominis, et dederunt ei mercedem totam et dederunt ei protextura haedum de capris.
13 When the kid came into my house, it began to bleat. I called to my wife and said, 'Where does thiscreature come from? Suppose it has been stolen! Let the owners have it back; we have no right to eat stolengoods'.	13 Et cum introisset ad me haedus, coepit clamare. Etvocavi eam et dixi: “ Unde est hic haedus? Ne forte furtivus sit, redde illumdominis suis; nobis enim non licet manducare quidquam furtivum ”.
14 She said, 'No, it was a present given me over and above my wages.' I did not believe her, and told herto give it back to the owners (I felt deeply ashamed of her). To which, she replied, 'What about your own alms?What about your own good works? Everyone knows what return you have had for them.'	14 Et illamihi dixit: “ Munere mihi datus est supra mercedem ”. Et ego non credebamei, sed dicebam, ut restitueret illum dominis, et erubescebam coram illa huiusrei causa. Et respondens dixit mihi: “ Et ubi sunt eleemosynae tuae? Ubi suntiustitiae tuae? Ecce, omnia tibi nota sunt ”.