ΤΩΒΙΤ - Tobia - Tobit 7

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 και ηλθον εις εκβατανα και παρεγενοντο εις την οικιαν ραγουηλ σαρρα δε υπηντησεν αυτοις και εχαιρετισεν αυτους και αυτοι αυτην και εισηγαγεν αυτους εις την οικιαν	1 And so they went to Raguel, and Raguel received them with gladness.
2 και ειπεν ραγουηλ εδνα τη γυναικι αυτου ως ομοιος ο νεανισκος τωβιτ τω ανεψιω μου	2 And Raguel, gazing upon Tobias, said to Anna his wife, “How much like my cousin is this young man!”
3 και ηρωτησεν αυτους ραγουηλ ποθεν εστε αδελφοι και ειπαν αυτω εκ των υιων νεφθαλι των αιχμαλωτων εν νινευη	3 And when he had spoken this, he said, “Which of our brethren are you from, young men?”
4 και ειπεν αυτοις γινωσκετε τωβιτ τον αδελφον ημων οι δε ειπαν γινωσκομεν	4 But they said, “We are from the tribe of Naphtali, from the captivity of Nineveh.”
5 και ειπεν αυτοις υγιαινει οι δε ειπαν και ζη και υγιαινει και ειπεν τωβιας πατηρ μου εστιν	5 And Raguel said to them, “Do you know my brother Tobit?” They said to him, “We know him.”
6 και ανεπηδησεν ραγουηλ και κατεφιλησεν αυτον και εκλαυσε και ευλογησεν αυτον και ειπεν αυτω ο του καλου και αγαθου ανθρωπου και ακουσας οτι τωβιτ απωλεσεν τους οφθαλμους αυτου ελυπηθη και εκλαυσεν	6 And since he was saying many good things about him, the Angel said to Raguel, “The Tobit about whom you inquire is the father of this young man.”
7 και εδνα η γυνη αυτου και σαρρα η θυγατηρ αυτου εκλαυσαν και υπεδεξαντο αυτους προθυμως	7 And Raguel threw himself towards him and kissed him with tears and weeping upon his neck, saying, “May a blessing be upon you, my son, because you are the son of a good and most noble man.”
8 και εθυσαν κριον προβατων και παρεθηκαν οψα πλειονα	8 And his wife Anna, and their daughter Sarah, were weeping.
9 ειπεν δε τωβιας τω ραφαηλ αζαρια αδελφε λαλησον υπερ ων ελεγες εν τη πορεια και τελεσθητω το πραγμα	9 And so, after they had spoken, Raguel instructed a sheep to be killed, and a feast to be prepared. And when he exhorted them to recline for dinner,
10 και μετεδωκεν τον λογον τω ραγουηλ και ειπεν ραγουηλ προς τωβιαν φαγε και πιε και ηδεως γινου σοι γαρ καθηκει το παιδιον μου λαβειν πλην υποδειξω σοι την αληθειαν	10 Tobias said, “Here, today, I will not eat or drink, unless you first confirm my petition, and promise to give Sarah your daughter to me.”
11 εδωκα το παιδιον μου επτα ανδρασιν και οποτε εαν εισεπορευοντο προς αυτην απεθνησκοσαν υπο την νυκτα αλλα το νυν εχων ηδεως γινου	11 When Raguel heard this word, he became afraid, knowing what had befallen those seven men, who had approached her. And he began to fear, lest it might happen to him also in the same way. And, since he wavered and gave no further response to the petition,
12 και ειπεν τωβιας ου γευσομαι ουδεν ωδε εως αν στησητε και σταθητε προς με και ειπεν ραγουηλ κομιζου αυτην απο του νυν κατα την κρισιν συ δε αδελφος ει αυτης και αυτη σου εστιν ο δε ελεημων θεος ευοδωσει υμιν τα καλλιστα	12 the Angel said to him: “Do not be afraid to give her to this one, because this one fears God. He is obliged to be joined to your daughter. Because of this, no other one could have her.”
13 και εκαλεσεν σαρραν την θυγατερα αυτου και λαβων της χειρος αυτης παρεδωκεν αυτην τω τωβια γυναικα και ειπεν ιδου κατα τον νομον μωυσεως κομιζου αυτην και απαγε προς τον πατερα σου και ευλογησεν αυτους	13 Then Raguel said: “I do not doubt that God has admitted my prayers and tears before his sight.
14 και εκαλεσεν εδναν την γυναικα αυτου και λαβων βιβλιον εγραψεν συγγραφην και εσφραγισαντο και ηρξαντο εσθιειν	14 And I believe, therefore, that he has caused you to come to me, so that this one might be joined in marriage to one of her own kindred, according to the law of Moses. And now, do not continue to doubt that I will give her to you.”
15 και εκαλεσεν ραγουηλ εδναν την γυναικα αυτου και ειπεν αυτη αδελφη ετοιμασον το ετερον ταμιειον και εισαγαγε αυτην	15 And taking the right hand of his daughter, he gave it into the right hand of Tobias, saying, “May the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob be with you. And may he join you together in marriage and fulfill his blessing in you.”
16 και εποιησεν ως ειπεν και εισηγαγεν αυτην εκει και εκλαυσεν και απεδεξατο τα δακρυα της θυγατρος αυτης και ειπεν αυτη	16 And taking paper, they made a written record of the marriage.
17 θαρσει τεκνον ο κυριος του ουρανου και της γης δωη σοι χαριν αντι της λυπης σου ταυτης θαρσει θυγατερ	17 And after this, they feasted, blessing God.
	18 And Raguel called his wife Anna to him, and he instructed her to prepare another bedroom.
	19 And she brought her daughter Sarah into it, and she was weeping.
	20 And she said to her, “Be steadfast in spirit, my daughter. May the Lord of heaven give you gladness in place of the grief that you have had to endure.”