Livro de Tobias 13

SAGRADA BIBLIA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Tobit tomou, então, a palavra e, num transporte de alegria, escreveu esta prece: Sois grande, Senhor, na eternidade, vosso reino estende-se a todos os séculos.	1 Then Tobit composed this joyful prayer: Blessed be God who lives forever, because his kingdom lasts for all ages.
2 Porque vós provais e, em seguida, salvais. Conduzis a profundos abismos e deles tirais; e não há quem possa escapar à vossa mão.	2 For he scourges and then has mercy; he casts down to the depths of the nether world, and he brings up from the great abyss. No one can escape his hand.
3 Celebrai o Senhor, filhos de Israel. Louvai-o em presença das nações.	3 Praise him, you Israelites, before the Gentiles, for though he has scattered you among them,
4 Porque, se ele vos dispersou entre povos que o não conhecem, foi para que publiqueis as suas maravilhas e lhes façais reconhecer que não há outro Deus onipotente senão ele.	4 he has shown you his greatness even there. Exalt him before every living being, because he is the Lord our God, our Father and God forever.
5 Castigou-nos por causa das nossas iniqüidades, mas nos salvará por sua misericórdia.	5 He scourged you for your iniquities, but will again have mercy on you all. He will gather you from all the Gentiles among whom you have been scattered.
6 Considerai, agora, o que fez por nós, e bendizei-o com temor e tremor; por vosso comportamento, glorificai o rei dos séculos.	6 When you turn back to him with all your heart, to do what is right before him, Then he will turn back to you, and no longer hide his face from you. So now consider what he has done for you, and praise him with full voice. Bless the Lord of righteousness, and exalt the King of the ages. In the land of my exile I praise him, and show his power and majesty to a sinful nation. "Turn back, you sinners! do the right before him: perhaps he may look with favor upon you and show you mercy.
7 Quanto a mim, louvá-lo-ei na terra do meu cativeiro, porque manifestou sua majestade sobre um povo criminoso.	7 "As for me, I exalt my God, and my spirit rejoices in the King of heaven.
8 Convertei-vos, pecadores, e praticai a justiça diante de Deus, na confiança que vos fará misericórdia.	8 Let all men speak of his majesty, and sing his praises in Jerusalem."
9 Nele me alegrarei de todo o coração.	9 O Jerusalem, holy city, he scourged you for the works of your hands, but will again pity the children of the righteous.
10 Dai graças ao Senhor, vós todos, seus eleitos; celebrai dias de alegria e rendei-lhe louvores.	10 Praise the Lord for his goodness, and bless the King of the ages, so that his tent may be rebuilt in you with joy. May he gladden within you all who were captives; all who were ravaged may he cherish within you for all generations to come.
11 Jerusalém, cidade santa! Deus te castigou por teu mau procedimento.	11 A bright light will shine to all parts of the earth; many nations shall come to you from afar, And the inhabitants of all the limits of the earth, drawn to you by the name of the Lord God, Bearing in their hands their gifts for the King of heaven. Every generation shall give joyful praise in you, and shall call you the chosen one, through all ages forever.
12 Confessa a Deus como convém e louva o rei dos séculos, para que ele reedifique o teu santuário. Reúna em ti os que foram deportados, e possas alegrar-te sem fim!	12 Accursed are all who speak a harsh word against you; accursed are all who destroy you and pull down your walls, And all who overthrow your towers and set fire to your homes; but forever blessed are all those who build you up.
13 Hás de refulgir qual esplêndida luz, e todos os povos da terra te venerarão.	13 Go, then, rejoice over the children of the righteous, who shall all be gathered together and shall bless the Lord of the ages.
14 Nações de longe virão a ti, com presentes, adorar o Senhor em teus muros, e considerarão o teu solo como um santuário.	14 Happy are those who love you, and happy those who rejoice in your prosperity. Happy are all the men who shall grieve over you, over all your chastisements, For they shall rejoice in you as they behold all your joy forever.
15 Porque em teu recinto invocarão o grande nome.	15 My spirit blesses the Lord, the great King;
16 Maldito seja quem te desprezar; desonrado, quem te caluniar; bendito seja quem te reconstruir!	16 Jerusalem shall be rebuilt as his home forever. Happy for me if a remnant of my offspring survive to see your glory and to praise the King of heaven! The gates of Jerusalem shall be built with sapphire and emerald, and all your walls with precious stones. The towers of Jerusalem shall be built with gold, and their battlements with pure gold.
17 Alegrar-te-ás nos teus filhos, porque serão todos abençoados, e se reunirão junto do Senhor.	17 The streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with rubies and stones of Ophir;
18 Ditosos todos os que te amam: na tua paz encontrarão sua alegria.	18 The gates of Jerusalem shall sing hymns of gladness, and all her houses shall cry out, "Alleluia! "Blessed be God who has raised you up! may he be blessed for all ages!" For in you they shall praise his holy name forever. The end of Tobit's hymn of praise.
19 Ó minha alma, bendize ao Senhor, porque o Senhor, nosso Deus, livrou Jerusalém de todas as suas tribulações.
20 Feliz serei, se ficar um homem de minha raça para ver o esplendor de Jerusalém:
21 suas portas serão reconstruídas com safiras e esmeraldas, seus muros serão inteiramente de pedras preciosas,
22 Suas praças serão pavimentadas de mosaicos e rubis, e em suas ruas cantarão: Aleluia!
23 Bendito seja Deus que te restituiu tal esplendor! Que ele reine sobre ti eternamente!