Livre de Tobit 7

JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 A l'entrée d'Ecbatane, Tobie dit: "Frère Azarias, mène-moi tout droit chez notre frère Ragouël." Il leconduisit à la maison de Ragouël, qu'ils trouvèrent assis à la porte de la cour. Ils le saluèrent les premiers, et ilrépondit: Je vous salue bien, frères, vous êtes les bienvenus!" Et il les fit entrer dans sa maison.	1 When they entered Ecbatana, Tobiah said, "Brother Azariah, lead me straight to our kinsman Raguel." So he brought him to the house of Raguel, whom they found seated by his courtyard gate. They greeted him first. He said to them, "Greetings to you too, brothers! Good health to you, and welcome!" When he brought them into his home,
2 Il dit à sa femme Edna: "Que ce jeune homme ressemble donc à mon frère Tobit!"	2 he said to his wife Edna, "This young man looks just like my kinsman Tobit!"
3 Edna leur demanda d'où ils étaient, et ils lui dirent: "Nous sommes des fils de Nephtali déportés àNinive" --	3 So Edna asked them, "Who are you, brothers?" They answered, "We are of the exiles from Naphtali at Nineveh."
4 "Connaissez-vous notre frère Tobit" -- "Oui" -- "Comment va-t-il" --	4 She said, "Do you know our kinsman Tobit?" They answered, "Indeed we do!" She asked, "Is he well?"
5 "Il est toujours en vie, et il se porte bien." Et Tobie ajouta: "C'est mon père."	5 They answered, "Yes, he is alive and well." Then Tobiah exclaimed, "He is my father!"
6 D'un bond, Ragouël fut debout, il l'embrassa et il pleura.	6 Raguel sprang up and kissed him, shedding tears of joy.
7 Puis il parla et lui dit: "Béni sois-tu, mon enfant! Tu es le fils d'un père excellent. Quel malheur qu'unhomme si juste et si bienfaisant soit devenu aveugle!" Il tomba au cou de son frère Tobie, et il pleura.	7 But when he heard that Tobit had lost his eyesight, he was grieved and wept aloud. He said to Tobiah: "My child, God bless you! You are the son of a noble and good father. But what a terrible misfortune that such a righteous and charitable man should be afflicted with blindness!" He continued to weep in the arms of his kinsman Tobiah.
8 Et sa femme pleura sur lui, et puis leur fille Sarra aussi.	8 His wife Edna also wept for Tobit; and even their daughter Sarah began to weep.
9 Et il tua un mouton du troupeau, et on leur fit une réception chaleureuse. On se lava, on se baigna, onse mit à table. Alors Tobie dit à Raphaël: "Frère Azarias, si tu demandais à Ragouël de me donner ma soeurSarra?"	9 Afterward, Raguel slaughtered a ram from the flock and gave them a cordial reception. When they had bathed and reclined to eat, Tobiah said to Raphael, "Brother Azariah, ask Raguel to let me marry my kinswoman Sarah."
10 Ragouël surprit ces paroles, et dit au jeune homme: "Mange et bois, ne gâte pas ta soirée, parce quepersonne n'a le droit de prendre ma fille Sarra, si ce n'est toi, mon frère. Aussi bien ne suis-je pas libre, moi nonplus, de la donner à un autre, puisque tu es son plus proche parent. Maintenant, mon petit, je vais te parlerfranchement.	10 Raguel overheard the words; so he said to the boy: "Eat and drink and be merry tonight, for no man is more entitled to marry my daughter Sarah than you, brother. Besides, not even I have the right to give her to anyone but you, because you are my closest relative. But I will explain the situation to you very frankly.
11 J'ai tenté sept fois de lui trouver un mari parmi nos frères, et tous sont morts, le premier soir, quandils entraient dans sa chambre. Pour le moment, mon enfant, mange et bois, le Seigneur vous accordera sa grâce etsa paix." Et Tobie de déclarer: "Je ne veux pas entendre parler de boire et de manger, tant que tu n'as pas pris dedécision vis-à-vis de moi." Ragouël répondit: "Soit! Puisque, aux termes de la Loi de Moïse, elle t'est donnée,c'est le Ciel qui décrète qu'on te la donne. Je te confie donc ta soeur. Désormais tu es son frère, et elle est tasoeur. Elle t'est donnée à partir d'aujourd'hui pour toujours. Le Seigneur du Ciel vous sera favorable ce soir, monenfant, et vous accordera sa grâce et sa paix."	11 I have given her in marriage to seven men, all of whom were kinsmen of ours, and all died on the very night they approached her. But now, son, eat and drink. I am sure the Lord will look after you both." Tobiah answered, "I will eat or drink nothing until you set aside what belongs to me." Raguel said to him: "I will do it. She is yours according to the decree of the Book of Moses. Your marriage to her has been decided in heaven! Take your kinswoman; from now on you are her love, and she is your beloved. She is yours today and ever after. And tonight, son, may the Lord of heaven prosper you both. May he grant you mercy and peace."
12 Ragouël fit venir sa fille Sarra, il lui prit la main, et la remit à Tobie avec ces paroles: "Je te laconfie, c'est la loi et la décision écrite dans le livre de Moïse qui te l'attribuent pour femme. Prends-la, emmène-la chez ton père, en bonne conscience. Que le Dieu du Ciel vous donne de faire en paix un bon voyage!"	12 Then Raguel called his daughter Sarah, and she came to him. He took her by the hand and gave her to Tobiah with the words: "Take her according to the law. According to the decree written in the Book of Moses she is your wife. Take her and bring her back safely to your father. And may the God of heaven grant both of you peace and prosperity."
13 Puis il s'adressa à la mère, et lui dit d'aller chercher une feuille pour écrire. Il rédigea le contrat demariage, comme quoi il donnait à Tobie sa fille pour épouse, en application de l'article de la Loi de Moïse.	13 He then called her mother and told her to bring a scroll, so that he might draw up a marriage contract stating that he gave Sarah to Tobiah as his wife according to the decree of the Mosaic law. Her mother brought the scroll, and he drew up the contract, to which they affixed their seals.
14 Après quoi, on se mit à manger et à boire.	14 Afterward they began to eat and drink.
15 Ragouël appela sa femme Edna et lui dit: "Ma soeur, prépare la seconde chambre, où tu laconduiras."	15 Later Raguel called his wife Edna and said, "My love, prepare the other bedroom and bring the girl there."
16 Elle alla faire le lit de la chambre comme il lui avait dit, et elle y mena sa fille. Elle pleura sur elle,puis elle essuya ses larmes et dit:	16 She went and made the bed in the room, as she was told, and brought the girl there. After she had cried over her, she wiped away the tears and said:
17 "Aie confiance, ma fille! Que le Seigneur du Ciel change ton chagrin en joie! Aie confiance, mafille!" Et elle sortit.	17 "Be brave, my daughter. May the Lord of heaven grant you joy in place of your grief. Courage, my daughter." Then she left.