Tobit 5

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1 Then Tobiah replied to his father Tobit: "Everything that you have commanded me, father, I will do.	1 Allora rispose [Tobia] al suo padre, e disse: o padre mio, io farò ciò che tu m' hai comandato.
2 But how shall I be able to obtain the money from him, since he does not know me nor do I know him? What can I show him to make him recognize me and trust me, so that he will give me the money? I do not even know which roads to take for the journey into Media!"	2 Ma come racquisterò io questa pecunia? Io non soe colui, ed egli non mi conosce (nè io lui); che segnale gli darò io? poi ch' io non so pure la via, onde io vada a lui.
3 Tobit answered his son Tobiah: "We exchanged signatures on a document written in duplicate; I divided it into two parts, and each of us kept one; his copy I put with the money. Think of it, twenty years have already passed since I deposited that money! So now, my son, find yourself a trustworthy man who will make the journey with you. We will, of course, give him a salary when you return; but get back that money from Gabael."	3 Allora il padre suo sì li rispose, e disse: io hoe appo me la scritta di sua mano; la quale poi che gliela avrai mostrata, incontanente la ti renderà.
4 Tobiah went to look for someone acquainted with the roads who would travel with him to Media. As soon as he went out, he found the angel Raphael standing before him, though he did not know that this was an angel of God.	4 Ma va ora, e cerca per uno uomo fedele che venga teco, pagandolo tu della sua fatica; acciò che insino ch' io vivo, tu l' acquisti.
5 Tobiah said to him, "Who are you, young man?" He replied "I am an Israelite, one of your kinsmen. I have come here to work." Tobiah said, "Do you know the way to Media?"	5 Allora essendo uscito fuori Tobia, trovò uno giovane chiaro, il quale era alzato, e quasi apparecchiato a camminare.
6 The other replied: "Yes, I have been there many times. I know the place well and I know all the routes. I have often traveled to Media; I used to stay with our kinsman Gabael, who lives at Rages in Media. It is a good two days' travel from Ecbatana to Rages, for Rages is situated at the mountains, Ecbatana out on the plateau."	6 E non sapendo (Tobia) ch' egli fosse l'angiolo di Dio, sì il salutò, e disse: onde se' tu, o buono uomo?
7 Tobiah said to him, "Wait for me, young man, till I go back and tell my father; for I need you to make the journey with me. I will, of course, pay you."	7 Ed egli rispose: de' figliuoli d' Israel. E Tobia gli disse: sai tu la via la quale va nella regione de' Medi?
8 Raphael replied, "Very well, I will wait for you; but do not be long."	8 Ed egli rispose, e disse di sì; e tutti quelli viaggi ispesso hoe camminato, e sì sono stato con Gabelo nostro fratello che dimora in Rages, cittade de' Medi, la quale è posta nel monte di Ecbatanis.
9 Tobiah went back to tell his father Tobit what had happened. He said to him, "I have just found a man who is one of our own Israelite kinsmen!" Tobit said, "Call the man, so that I may find out what family and tribe he comes from, and whether he is trustworthy enough to travel with you, son." Tobiah went out to summon the man, saying, "Young man, my father would like to see you."	9 Al quale disse Tobia: deh io ti prego che tu m'aspetti uno poco, insino ch' io lo dica al mio padre.
10 When Raphael entered the house, Tobit greeted him first. Raphael said, "Hearty greetings to you!" Tobit replied: "What joy is left for me any more? Here I am, a blind man who cannot see God's sunlight, but must remain in darkness, like the dead who no longer see the light! Though alive, I am among the dead. I can hear a man's voice, but I cannot see him." Raphael said, "Take courage! God has healing in store for you; so take courage!" Tobit then said: "My son Tobiah wants to go to Media. Can you go with him to show him the way? I will of course pay you, brother." Raphael answered: "Yes, I can go with him, for I know all the routes. I have often traveled to Media and crossed all its plains and mountains; so I know every road well."	10 E allora entrò Tobia al suo padre, e narrolli tutte queste cose. Sopra le quali cose maravigliandosi il padre, il pregoe che il menasse a lui.
11 Tobit asked, "Brother, tell me, please, what family and tribe are you from?"	11 Ed entrato, lo salutoe e dissegli: sempre abbi tu allegrezza.
12 Raphael said: "Why? Do you need a tribe and a family? Or are you looking for a hired man to travel with your son?" Tobit replied, "I wish to know truthfully whose son you are, brother, and what your name is."	12 E Tobia disse: quale allegrezza posso io avere, ch' io seggio in tenebre, e non veggio il lume del cielo?
13 Raphael answered, "I am Azariah, son of Hananiah the elder, one of your own kinsmen."	13 Al quale disse il giovane: sia d'animo forte, chè tostamente sarai liberato da Dio.
14 Tobit exclaimed: "Welcome! God save you, brother! Do not be provoked with me, brother, for wanting to learn the truth about your family. So it turns out that you are a kinsman, and from a noble and good line! I knew Hananiah and Nathaniah, the two sons of Shemaiah the elder; with me they used to make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where we would worship together. No, they did not stray from the right path; your kinsmen are good men. You are certainly of good lineage, and welcome!"	14 E Tobia disse: or potrai tu menare il mio figliuolo a Gabelo in Rages cittade de' Medi? E quando tu sarai tornato, io te ne renderò la tua mercede.
15 Then he added: "For each day you are away I will give you the normal wages, plus expenses for you and for my son. If you go with my son,	15 E l'angelo disse: io il menerò e rimenerò (sano e salvo).
16 I will even add a bonus to your wages!" Raphael replied: "I will go with him; have no fear. In good health we shall leave you, and in good health we shall return to you, for the way is safe."	16 Al quale disse Tobia: io ti prego che tu mi dica, di quale casa tu se', e di quale schiatta.
17 Tobit said, "God bless you, brother." Then he called his son and said to him: "My son, prepare whatever you need for the journey, and set out with your kinsman. May God in heaven protect you on the way and bring you back to me safe and sound; and may his angel accompany you for safety, my son." Before setting out on his journey, Tobiah kissed his father and mother. Tobit said to him, "Have a safe journey."	17 Al quale disse l'angelo Rafaele: di', addimandi tu la generazione del mercenario, ovver il mercenario che vada con lo tuo figliuolo?
18 But his mother began to weep. She said to Tobit: "Why have you decided to send my child away? Is he not the staff to which we cling, ever there with us in all that we do?	18 Ma per non farti pensoso, sappi ch' io sono Azaria, figliuolo del grande Anania.
19 I hope more money is not your chief concern! Rather let it be a ransom for our son!	19 E Tobia gli rispose: tu sei di grande schiatta; ma io ti prego che non t' adiri, perchè io abbia voluto (sapere e) conoscere la tua nazione.
20 What the Lord has given us to live on is certainly enough for us."	20 E l'angiolo disse: io menerò sano il tuo figliuolo, e sano lo rimeneroe.
21 Tobit reassured her: "Have no such thought. Our son will leave in good health and come back to us in good health. Your own eyes will see the day when he returns to you safe and sound.	21 E Tobia disse: bene andate voi, e sia Iddio nel vostro viaggio, e l'angiolo suo v' accompagni.
22 So, no such thought; do not worry about them, my love. For a good angel will go with him, his journey will be successful, and he will return unharmed."	22 Allora poi che tutte le cose furono apparecchiate, ch' erano da portare per la via, Tobia prese commiato dal suo padre e dalla sua madre; e andarono amendue insieme.
	23 E quando loro furono andati, la madre incominciò a piagnere, e a dire: ha' ci tu tolto il bastone (e il sostegno) della nostra vecchiezza, e partendolo da noi ha' lo mandato altrove!
	24 Iddio volesse che questa pecunia non fosse mai istata, per la quale tu l' hai mandato!
	25 Assai ci bastava la nostra povertà; sì che noi lo potevamo bene tenere per nostra ricchezza, pur potendo vedere il nostro figliuolo!
	26 E Tobia gli disse: non piagnere, chè il figliuolo nostro tornerà sano e salvo a noi, e i tuoi occhi il vederanno.
	27 Imperciò ch' io credo che l'angiolo di Dio buono l'accompagnerà, e disporrà bene ciò che si farà intorno a lui, sì che con allegrezza si tornerà a noi.
	28 Per questo conforto si rimase la madre sua di piagnere, e istette cheta.