Tobit 1

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	BIBBIA MARTINI
1 Tobit was from the tribe and city of Naphtali (which is in the upper parts of Galilee above Asher, after the way, which leads to the west, that has on its left the city of Sephet).	1 Tobia della tribù, e della città di Nepbthali (la quale è nella parte superiore della Galilea di là da Naaflon, dietro alla strada, che mena a ponente, ed ha a finistra la città di Sepbet),
2 Although he had been taken captive in the days of Shalmaneser, the king of the Assyrians, even in such a situation as captivity, he did not desert the way of truth.	2 Essendo stato fatto prigioniero a tempo di Salmanasar re degli Assiri, nella stessa sua schiavitù non abbandono la via della verità,
3 So then, every day, all that he was able to obtain, he bestowed on his fellow captive brothers, who were from his kindred.	3 Talmente che di tutto quel, che poteva avere, ne faceva parte ogni dì ai fratelli compagni di sua schiavitù, che eran della sua stirpe.
4 And, when he was among the youngest of any in the tribe of Naphtali, he showed not so much as any childish behavior in his work.	4 Ed essendo egli dei più giovani tra tutti quelli della tribù di Nephthali, nulla fece di puerile nelle sue azioni.
5 And then, when all went to the golden calves which Jeroboam, king of Israel, had made, he alone fled from the company of them all.	5 E finalmente quando tutti andavano ai vitelli di oro fatti da Jeroboam re d'Israele, egli solo fuggiva la compagnia di tutti,
6 Yet he continued on to Jerusalem, to the temple of the Lord, and there he adored the Lord God of Israel, offering faithfully all his first-fruits and his tithes.	6 Ma se n'andava a Gerusalemme al tempio del Signore ad adorarvi il Signore Dio d'Israele, offerendo puntualmente tutte le sue primizie, e le sue decime,
7 So then, in the third year, he administered all his tithes to new converts and to new arrivals.	7 In guisa tale che il terzo anno dava ai proseliti, e ai forestieri tutta la decima.
8 These and similar such things, even as a boy, he observed according to the law of God.	8 Queste, e simili cose a norma della legge di Dio facea da fanciullo.
9 Truly, when he had become a man, he received as wife Anna of his own tribe, and he conceived a son by her, to whom he assigned his own name.	9 Divenuto poi uomo,prese per moglie Anna di sua tribù, e di lei ebbe un figliuolo, a cui diede il suo nome,
10 From his infancy, he taught him to fear God and to abstain from all sin.	10 Al quale ancor fanciullo insegnò a temere Dio, e guardarsi da ogni peccato.
11 Therefore, when, during the captivity, he had arrived with his wife and son at the city of Nineveh, with all his tribe,	11 Quando adunque egli colla moglie, e col figliuolo fu condotto schiavo nella, città di Ninive con tutta la sua tribù,
12 (even though they all ate from the foods of the Gentiles,) he guarded his soul and never was contaminated with their foods.	12 Tutti gli altri mangiando de cibi de Gentili, egli custodì l'anima sua, e giammai si contaminò colle loro vivande.
13 And because he was mindful of the Lord with his whole heart, God gave him favor in the sight of Shalmaneser the king.	13 E perchè egli ebbe in cuor suo memoria del Signore, fecegli Dio trovar grazia dinanzi al re Salmanasar,
14 And he gave him the power to go wherever he would want, having the freedom to do whatever he wished.	14 Il quale gli die permissione di andare dovunque volesse, e di fare tutto quello, che gli piaceva.
15 Therefore, he continued on to all who were in captivity, and he gave them helpful advice.	15 Egli adunque andava visitando tutti quelli, che erano in cattività, e dava loro ricordi di salute.
16 But when he had arrived at Rages, a city of the Medes, he had ten talents of silver, from that which he had been given in honor by the king.	16 or Essendo egli arrivato a Rages città dei Medi, e avendo riscosso dicci talenti di argento di quello, ond'era stato graziato dal re,
17 And when, in the midst of the great tumult of his kindred, he saw the destitution of Gabael, who was from his tribe, he loaned him, under a written agreement, the aforementioned weight of silver.	17 E in una gran frotta di gente della sua stirpe avendo veduto in miseria Gabelo, che era della sua tribù, mediante una ricevuta di pugno gli fidò la detta somma di danaro.
18 In truth, after a long time, Shalmaneser the king died, while Sennacherib his son reigned in his place, and he held a hatred for the sons of Israel.	18 Passato poi molto tempo, morto il re Salmanasar, a e succeduto a lui nel regno Sennacherib suo figliuolo, il quale non potea vedere i filiuoli d'Israele,
19 Every day, Tobit traveled though all his own people, and he consoled them, and he distributed to each one as much as he could from his resources.	19 Tobia andava attorno visitando i suoi parenti, e li consolava, e faceva loro parte de suoi beni secondo le sue forze:
20 He nourished the hungry, and he supplied clothes to the naked, and he showed concern for the burial of the dead and of the slain.	20 Dava da mangiare agli affamati, vestiva gl`ignudi, e dava con sollecitudine sepoltura a morti, e agli uccisi.
21 And then, when king Sennacherib had returned from Judea, fleeing the scourge which God had caused all around him because of his blasphemy, and, being angry, he was slaughtering many from the sons of Israel, Tobit buried their bodies.	21 E finalmente essendo tornato il re Sennacherib fuggitivo dalla Giudea per ragion del flagello, onde lo avea percosso Iddio per le sue bestemmie, e molti per ira mettendo a morte de' figliuoli d'Israele, Tobia seppelliva i loro corpi.
22 And when it was reported to the king, he ordered him to be slain, and he took away all his belongings.	22 La qual cosa essendo stata riferita al re, comandò chei fosse ucciso, e confiscò tutto il suo:
23 In truth, Tobit, fleeing with nothing but his son and his wife, was able to remain hidden because many loved him.	23 Ma Tobia fuggitosi ignudo col suo figliuolo, e colla moglie, stette nascosto, perchè era amato da molti.
24 In truth, after forty-five days, the king was slain by his own sons,	24 Ma di lì a quarantacinque giorni il re fu ucciso da suoi figliuoli.
25 and Tobit was able to return to his house, and all his resources were restored to him.	25 E Tobia se ne tornò a casa sua, e gli furon restituiti tutti i suoi beni.