Tobit 7

NEW JERUSALEM	NOVA VULGATA
1 As they entered Ecbatana, Tobias said, 'Brother Azarias, take me at once to our brother Raguel's.' Andhe showed him the way to the house of Raguel, whom they found sitting beside his courtyard door. They greetedhim first, and he replied, 'Welcome and greetings, brothers.' And he took them into his house.	1 Et cum venisset in Ecbatana, dixit illi: “ Azaria frater, duc me adRaguel, fratrem nostrum, viam rectam ”. Et duxit eum ad domum Raguel, etinvenerunt illum sedentem circa ostium atrii sui et salutaverunt illum priores.Et ille dixit eis: “ Bene valeatis, fratres, intrate salvi et sani ”. Etinduxit eos in domum suam.
2 He said to his wife Edna, 'How like my brother Tobit this young man is!'	2 Et dixit Ednae uxori suae: “ Quam similis est hiciuvenis Thobi fratri meo! ”.
3 Edna asked them where they came from; they said, 'We are sons of Naphtali exiled in Nineveh.'	3 Et interrogavit illos Edna et dixit eis: “Undeestis, fratres? ”. Et dixerunt illi: “ Ex filiis Nephthali nos sumuscaptivis in Nineve ”.
4 'Do you know our brother Tobit?' 'Yes.' 'How is he?'	4 Et dixit eis: “ Nostis Thobin fratrem nostrum? ”.Et dixerunt ei: “ Novimus illum ”. Et dixit eis: “ Fortis est? ”.
5 'He is alive and wel .' And Tobias added, 'He is my father.'	5 Etdixerunt illi: “ Fortis est et vivit ”. Et Thobias dixit: “ Pater meus est”.
6 Raguel leapt to his feet and kissed him and wept.	6 Et exsilivit Raguel et osculatus est illum lacrimans
7 Then, finding words, he said, 'Blessings on you, child! You are the son of a noble father. How sad it isthat someone so bright and ful of good deeds should have gone blind!' He fel on the neck of his kinsman Tobiasand wept.	7 et dixit: “Benedictio tibi sit, fili, boni et optimi patris fili. O infelicitas malorum,quia excaecatus est vir iustus et faciens eleemosynas! ”. Et incubuitlacrimans super collum Thobiae filii fratris sui.
8 And his wife Edna wept for him, and so did his daughter Sarah.	8 Et Edna uxor eius lacrimataest super eum, et Sara filia eorum lacrimata est et ipsa.
9 Raguel kil ed a ram from the flock, and they gave them a warm welcome. They washed and bathed andsat down to table. Then Tobias said to Raphael, 'Brother Azarias, wil you ask Raguel to give me my sisterSarah?'	9 Et occidit arietemex ovibus et suscepit illos libenter. Et, postquam laverunt et se purificaveruntet discubuerunt ad cenandum, dixit Thobias ad Raphael: “ Azaria frater, dicRaguel, ut det mihi Saram sororem meam ”.
10 Raguel overheard the words, and said to the young man, 'Eat and drink, and make the most of yourevening; no one else has the right to take my daughter Sarah -- no one but you, my brother. In any case even Iam not at liberty to give her to anyone else, since you are her next of kin. However, my boy, I must be frank with you:	10 Et audivit Raguel hunc sermonemet dixit puero: “ Manduca et bibe et suaviter tibi sit hac nocte. Non est enimhomo, quem oporteat accipere Saram filiam meam nisi tu, frater. Similiter etmihi non licet eam dare alii viro nisi tibi, quia tu proximus mihi es. Verumautem tibi dicam, fili.
11 I have tried to find a husband for her seven times among our kinsmen, and al of them have died thefirst evening, on going to her room. But for the present, my boy, eat and drink; the Lord wil grant you his graceand peace.' Tobias spoke out, 'I wil not hear of eating and drinking til you have come to a decision about me.'Raguel answered, 'Very wel . Since, by the prescription of the Book of Moses she is given to you, Heaven itselfdecrees she shal be yours. I therefore entrust your sister to you. From now on you are her brother and she isyour sister. She is given to you from today for ever. The Lord of heaven favour you tonight, my child, and grantyou his grace and peace.'	11 Tradidi illam viris septem fratribus nostris, etomnes mortui sunt nocte, cum intrabant ad eam. Et nunc, fili, manduca et bibe,et Dominus faciet in vobis ”. Et dixit Thobias: “ Hinc non edam neque bibam,donec, quae sunt ad me, confirmes ”. Et Raguel dixit ei: “ Facio; et ipsadatur tibi secundum iudicium libri Moysis, et de caelo iudicatum est tibi illamdari. Duc sororem tuam; amodo tu illius frater es, et haec tua soror est. Daturtibi ex hodierno et in aeternum. Et Dominus caeli bene disponat vobis, fili, hacnocte et faciat misericordiam et pacem ”.
12 Raguel called for his daughter Sarah, took her by the hand and gave her to Tobias with these words, 'Ientrust her to you; the law and the ruling recorded in the Book of Moses assign her to you as your wife. Takeher; bring her home safe and sound to your father's house. The God of heaven grant you a good journey inpeace.'	12 Et accersivit Raguel Saram filiamsuam, et accessit ad illum. Et, apprehensa manu illius, tradidit eam illi etdixit: “ Duc secundum legem et iudicium, quod scriptum est in libro Moysisdari tibi uxorem. Habe et duc ad patrem tuum sanus. Et Deus caeli det vobisbonum iter et pacem ”.
13 Then he turned to her mother and asked her to fetch him writing paper. He drew up the marriagecontract, and so he gave his daughter as bride to Tobias according to the ordinance of the Law of Moses.	13 Et vocavit matrem eius et praecepit afferri chartam,ut faceret conscriptionem coniugii et quemadmodum tradidit illam uxorem eisecundum iudicium legis Moysis. Et attulit mater illius chartam, et illescripsit et signavit.
14 After this they began to eat and drink.	14 Et ex illa hora coeperunt manducare et bibere.
15 Raguel called his wife Edna and said, 'My sister, prepare the second room and take her there.'	15 Etvocavit Raguel Ednam uxorem suam et dixit illi: “ Soror, praepara cubiculumaliud et introduc eam illuc ”.
16 She went and made the bed in this room as he had ordered, and took her daughter to it. She weptover her, then wiped away her tears and said, 'Courage, daughter! May the Lord of heaven turn your grief to joy!Courage, daughter!' And she went out.	16 Et abiens stravit, sicut illi dixit, etintroduxit eam illuc et lacrimata est causa illius et extersit lacrimas et dixitilli:
	17 “ Forti animo esto, filia. Dominus caeli det tibi gaudium pro taediotuo. Forti animo esto! ”. Et exiit.