Tobit 13

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 And so, the elder Tobit, opening his mouth, blessed the Lord, and he said: “O Lord, you are great in eternity and your kingdom is with all ages.	1 Then Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoicing, and said: "Blessed is God who lives for ever, and blessed is his kingdom.
2 For you scourge, and you save. You lead down to the grave, and you bring up again. And there is no one who can escape from your hand.	2 For he afflicts, and he shows mercy; he leads down to Hades, and brings up again, and there is no one who can escape his hand.
3 Confess to the Lord, O sons of Israel, and praise him in the sight of the nations.	3 Acknowledge him before the nations, O sons of Israel; for he has scattered us among them.
4 For, indeed, he has dispersed you among the Gentiles, who are ignorant of him, that you may proclaim his wonders, and that you may cause them to know that there is no other almighty God, except him.	4 Make his greatness known there, and exalt him in the presence of all the living; because he is our Lord and God, he is our Father for ever.
5 He has chastised us because of our iniquities, and he will save us because of his mercy.	5 He will afflict us for our iniquities; and again he will show mercy, and will gather us from all the nations among whom you have been scattered.
6 Therefore, look upon what he has done for us, and, with fear and trembling, confess to him. And extol the King of all ages with your works.	6 If you turn to him with all your heart and with all your soul, to do what is true before him, then he will turn to you and will not hide his face from you. But see what he will do with you; give thanks to him with your full voice. Praise the Lord of righteousness, and exalt the King of the ages. I give him thanks in the land of my captivity, and I show his power and majesty to a nation of sinners. Turn back, you sinners, and do right before him; who knows if he will accept you and have mercy on you?
7 But as for me, I will confess him in the land of my captivity. For he has revealed his majesty within a sinful nation.	7 I exalt my God; my soul exalts the King of heaven, and will rejoice in his majesty.
8 And so, be converted, you sinners, and do justice in the presence of God, believing that he will act in his mercy toward you.	8 Let all men speak, and give him thanks in Jerusalem.
9 But I and my soul will rejoice in him.	9 O Jerusalem, the holy city, he will afflict you for the deeds of your sons, but again he will show mercy to the sons of the righteous.
10 Bless the Lord, all you his elect. Keep days of rejoicing, and confess to him.	10 Give thanks worthily to the Lord, and praise the King of the ages, that his tent may be raised for you again with joy. May he cheer those within you who are captives, and love those within you who are distressed, to all generations for ever.
11 O Jerusalem, the city of God, the Lord has chastised you for the works of your hands.	11 Many nations will come from afar to the name of the Lord God, bearing gifts in their hands, gifts for the King of heaven. Generations of generations will give you joyful praise.
12 Confess to the Lord with your good things, and bless the God of all ages, so that he may rebuild his tabernacle in you, and he may recall all the captives to you, and you may be glad in all ages and forever.	12 Cursed are all who hate you; blessed for ever will be all who love you.
13 You will shine with a splendid light, and all the ends of the earth will adore by you.	13 Rejoice and be glad for the sons of the righteous; for they will be gathered together, and will praise the Lord of the righteous.
14 Nations from far away will come to you, bringing gifts. And in you, they shall adore the Lord, and they will hold your land in sanctification.	14 How blessed are those who love you! They will rejoice in your peace. Blessed are those who grieved over all your afflictions; for they will rejoice for you upon seeing all your glory, and they will be made glad for ever.
15 For they will invoke the Great Name in you.	15 Let my soul praise God the great King.
16 Those who despise you will be cursed, and all those who blaspheme by you will be condemned, and those who build you up will be blessed.	16 For Jerusalem will be built with sapphires and emeralds, her walls with precious stones, and her towers and battlements with pure gold.
17 But you will rejoice in your sons, because they will all be blessed, and they will be gathered together for the Lord.	17 The streets of Jerusalem will be paved with beryl and ruby and stones of Ophir;
18 Blessed are all those who love you and who rejoice in your peace.	18 all her lanes will cry 'Hallelujah!' and will give praise, saying, 'Blessed is God, who has exalted you for ever.'"
19 Bless the Lord, O my soul, for the Lord our God has freed Jerusalem, his city, from every one of her tribulations.
20 Happy will I be, if any of my offspring will be left to see the brightness of Jerusalem.
21 The gates of Jerusalem will be built from sapphire and emerald, and all its walls will be surrounded with precious stones.
22 All its streets will be paved with stones, white and clean. And ‘Alleluia’ will be sung throughout its neighborhoods.
23 Blessed be the Lord, who has exalted it, and may he reign over it, forever and ever. Amen.”