Tobit 4

NEW JERUSALEM	NOVA VULGATA
1 The same day Tobit remembered the silver that he had left with Gabael at Rhages in Media	1 In illa die rememoratus est Thobi pecuniae, quam com mendaverat Gabael inRages Mediae.
2 and thought, 'I have come to the point of praying for death; I should do wel to cal my son Tobias andtel him about the money before I die.'	2 Et dixit in corde suo: “ Ecce ego postulavi mortem. Quid nonvoco Thobiam filium meum et indicabo illi de hac pecunia, quam commendavi,antequam moriar? ”.
3 He summoned his son Tobias and told him, 'When I die, give me an honourable burial. Honour yourmother, and never abandon her al the days of your life. Do al that she wants, and give her no reason for sorrow.	3 Et vocavit Thobiam filium suum, et venit ad illum; etdixit illi: “ Fili, cum mortuus fuero, sepeli me diligenter et honorem habematri tuae et noli derelinquere illam omnibus diebus vitae suae et fac, quodbonum est in conspectu eius, et noli contristare spiritum eius in ullo.
4 Remember, my child, al the risks she ran for your sake when you were in her womb. And when shedies, bury her at my side in the same grave.	4 Memoresto eius, fili, quoniam multa pericula vidit propter te in utero. Cum mortuafuerit, sepeli illam iuxta me in uno sepulcro.
5 'My child, be faithful to the Lord all your days. Never entertain the wil to sin or to transgress his laws.Do good works all the days of your life, never fol ow ways that are not upright;	5 Et omnibus diebus tuis, fili,Dominum in mente habe et noli velle peccare et praeterire praecepta illius.Iustitiam fac omnibus diebus vitae tuae et noli ire in vias iniquitatis,
6 for if you act in truthfulness, you wil be successful in al your actions, as everyone is who practises whatis upright.	6 quoniam, agente te veritatem, prospera erunt itinera in operibus tuis et inomnibus, qui faciunt iustitiam.
7 'Set aside part of your goods for almsgiving. Never turn your face from the poor and God will never turnhis from you.	7 Ex substantia tua, fili, fac eleemosynam etnoli avertere faciem tuam ab ullo paupere, ne a te avertatur facies Dei.
8 Measure your alms by what you have; if you have much, give more; if you have little, do not be afraid togive less in alms.	8 Quomodo habueris, fili, secundum multitudinem fac ex ipsis eleemosynam. Si tibifuerit largior substantia, plus ex illa fac eleemosynam. Si exiguum habueris,secundum exiguum ne timueris facere eleemosynam:
9 So doing, you wil lay up for yourself a great treasure for the day of necessity.	9 praemium enim bonum reponistibi in diem necessitatis,
10 For almsgiving delivers from death and saves people from passing down to darkness.	10 quoniam eleemosyna a morte liberat et non sinitire in tenebras.
11 Almsgiving is a most effective offering for all those who do it in the presence of the Most High.	11 Munus enim bonum est eleemosyna omnibus, qui faciunt illamcoram Excelso.
12 'My child, avoid al loose conduct. Choose a wife of your father's stock. Do not take a foreign wifeoutside your father's tribe, because we are the children of the prophets. Remember Noah, Abraham, Isaac andJacob, our ancestors from the beginning. Al of them took wives from their own kindred, and they were blessed intheir children, and their race wil inherit the earth.	12 Attende tibi, fili, ab omni fornicatione. Uxorem primum accipeex semine parentum tuorum et noli sumere uxorem alienam, quae non est ex tribupatris tui, quoniam filii prophetarum sumus: Noe et Abraham et Isaac et Iacobpatres nostri a saeculo. Rememorare, fili, quoniam hi omnes acceperunt uxores exsemine patrum suorum et benedicti sunt in filiis suis, et semen illorumpossidebit hereditatem terrae.
13 You, too, my child, must love your own brothers; never presume to despise your brothers, the sonsand daughters of your people; choose your wife from among them. For pride brings ruin and much worry;idleness causes need and poverty, for the mother of famine is idleness.	13 Et tu, fili, dilige fratres tuos et noli fastidire in corde tuo a fratribustuis et a filiis et filiabus populi tui, ut accipias uxorem ex illis, quoniam infastidio perditio et inconstantia magna est, et in nugacitate diminutio etexiguitas magna est. Nugacitas enim mater est famis.
14 'Do not keep back until next day the wages of those who work for you; pay them at once. If you serveGod you will be rewarded. Be careful, my child, in al you do, wel -disciplined in al your behaviour.	14 Merces omnis hominis,quicumque penes te operatus fuerit, non maneat penes te, sed redde ei statim, etmerces tua non minorabitur; si servieris Deo in veritate, reddetur tibi. Attendetibi, fili, in omnibus operibus tuis et esto sapiens in omnibus sermonibus tuis
15 Do to no one what you would not want done to you. Do not drink wine to the point of drunkenness; donot let excess be your travel ing companion.	15 et, quod oderis, nemini feceris. Noli bibere vinum in ebrietatem, et noncomitetur te ebrietas in via tua.
16 'Give your bread to those who are hungry, and your clothes to those who lack clothing. Of whateveryou own in plenty, devote a proportion to almsgiving; and when you give alms, do it ungrudgingly.	16 De pane tuo communica esurienti et devestimentis tuis nudis; ex omnibus, quaecumque tibi abundaverint, faceleemosynam, et non invideat oculus tuus, cum facis eleemosynam.
17 Be generous with bread and wine on the graves of upright people, but not for the sinner.	17 Frange panemtuum et effunde vinum tuum super sepulcra iustorum et noli dare peccatoribus.
18 'Ask advice of every wise person; never scorn any profitable advice.	18 Consilium ab omni sapiente inquire et noli contemnere omne consilium utile.
19 Bless the Lord God in everything; beg him to guide your ways and bring your paths and purposes totheir end. For wisdom is not the property of every nation; their desire for what is good is conferred by the Lord. Athis will he lifts up or he casts down to the depths of the dwelling of the dead. So now, my child, remember theseprecepts and never let them fade from your heart.	19 Omni tempore benedic Dominum et postula ab illo, ut dirigantur viae tuae, etomnes semitae tuae et consilia bene disponantur, quoniam omnes gentes non habentconsilium bonum, sed ipse Dominus dabit ipsis bonum consilium. Quem enimvoluerit, allevat et, quem voluerit, Dominus demergit usque ad inferos deorsum.Et nunc, fili, memor esto praeceptorum meorum, et non deleantur de corde tuo.
20 'Now, my child, I must tell you I have left ten talents of silver with Gabael son of Gabrias, at Rhages inMedia.	20 Et nunc, fili, indico tibi commendasse me decem talenta argenti Gabael filioGabriae in Rages Mediae.
21 Do not be afraid, my child, if we have grown poor. You have great wealth if you fear God, if you shun every kind of sin and if you do what is pleasing to the Lord your God.'	21 Noli vereri, fili, quia pauperem vitam gessimus.Habes multa bona, si timueris Deum et recesseris ab omni peccato et bene egerisin conspectu Domini Dei tui ”.