Tobia 1

BIBBIA RICCIOTTI	NEW JERUSALEM
1 - Tobia, della tribù e della città di Neftali (che è nell'alta Galilea sopra Naasson, dopo la via che conduce ad occidente, ed ha a sinistra la città di Sefet),	1 The tale of Tobit son of Tobiel, son of Ananiel, son of Aduel, son of Gabael, of the lineage of Asiel andtribe of Naphtali.
2 fu fatto prigioniero al tempo di Salmanasar re degli Assiri. Ma pure essendo in schiavitù non lasciò la via della verità,	2 In the days of Shalmaneser king of Assyria, he was exiled from Thisbe, which is south of Kedesh-Naphtali in Upper Galilee, above Hazor, some distance to the west, north of Shephat.
3 tanto che di tutto quel che poteva avere faceva parte ogni giorno ai fratelli compagni d'esilio della sua tribù.	3 I, Tobit, have walked in paths of truth and in good works al the days of my life. I have given much inalms to my brothers and fel ow country-folk, exiled like me to Nineveh in the country of Assyria.
4 Anche quand'era de' più giovani della tribù di Neftali, in tutte le sue azioni non si comportò mai da ragazzo.	4 In my young days, when I was still at home in the land of Israel, the whole tribe of Naphtali my ancestorbroke away from the House of David and from Jerusalem, though this was the city chosen out of al the tribes ofIsrael for their sacrifices; here, the Temple -- God's dwelling-place -- had been built and hallowed for algenerations to come.
5 Quando tutti andavano [a prestar culto] ai vitelli d'oro fatti fare da Geroboamo re d'Israele, egli solo fuggiva il consorzio degli altri;	5 All my brothers and the House of Naphtali sacrificed on every hil -top in Galilee to the calf thatJeroboam king of Israel had made at Dan.
6 se n'andava in Gerusalemme al tempio del Signore, ed ivi adorava il Signore Dio d'Israele, offrendo fedelmente tutte le sue primizie e decime,	6 Often I was quite alone in making the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, fulfil ing the Law that binds al Israelperpetual y. I would hurry to Jerusalem with the first yield of fruits and beasts, the tithe of cattle and the sheep'sfirst shearings.
7 tanto che ogni tre anni distribuiva ai proseliti ed ai forestieri tutta la loro decima.	7 I would give these to the priests, the sons of Aaron, for the altar. To the Levites ministering atJerusalem I would give my tithe of wine and corn, olives, pomegranates and other fruits. Six years in successionI took the second tithe in money and went and paid it annual y at Jerusalem.
8 Queste e le altre simili prescrizioni egli aveva osservate sin da fanciullo, secondo la legge di Dio.	8 I gave the third to orphans and widows and to the strangers who live among the Israelites; I brought itthem as a gift every three years. When we ate, we obeyed both the ordinances of the law of Moses and theexhortations of Deborah the mother of our ancestor Ananiel; for my father had died and left me an orphan.
9 Fatto poi uomo, aveva preso per moglie Anna, della sua tribù, e generato da lei un figlio, al quale aveva messo il suo stesso nome,	9 When I came to man's estate, I married a woman from our kinsfolk whose name was Anna; she boreme a son whom I cal ed Tobias.
10 insegnandogli fin dall'infanzia a temere Dio, ed a fuggire ogni peccato.	10 When the banishment into Assyria came, I was taken away and went to Nineveh. Al my brothers andthe people of my race ate the food of the heathen,
11 Quando fu condotto in schiavitù con la moglie ed il figlio nella città di Ninive, insieme a tutta la sua tribù,	11 but for my part I was careful not to eat the food of the heathen.
12 mentre gli altri mangiavano degli alimenti de' gentili, egli serbò pura la sua anima, e mai si contaminò co' loro cibi.	12 And because I had kept faith with my God with my whole heart,
13 Ed essendo con tutto il suo cuore rimasto fedele a Dio, Dio gli fece trovar favore presso il re Salmanasar,	13 the Most High granted me the favour of Shalmaneser, and I became the king's purveyor.
14 il quale gli dette facoltà d'andare ovunque volesse, e libertà di far tutto quel che voleva.	14 Until his death I used to travel to Media, where I transacted business on his behalf, and I depositedsacks of silver worth ten talents with Gabael the brother of Gabrias at Rhages in Media.
15 Si recava dunque da quelli ch'erano prigionieri, e dava a loro ammonimenti salutari.	15 On the death of Shalmaneser his son Sennacherib succeeded; the roads into Media were barred, andI could no longer go there.
16 Venuto poi in Rages, città de' Medi, avendo dieci talenti d'argento de' quali era stato regalato dal re,	16 In the days of Shalmaneser I had often given alms to the people of my race;
17 visto tra i molti suoi connazionali Gabelo, della sua tribù, in bisogno, dette a lui quella somma d'argento, dietro ricevuta in scritto.	17 I gave my bread to the hungry and clothes to those who lacked them; and I buried, when I saw them,the bodies of my country-folk thrown over the wal s of Nineveh.
18 Dopo poi molto tempo, morto il re Salmanasar, regnando in sua vece Sennacherib suo figlio il quale aveva in odio i figli d'Israele,	18 I also buried those who were kil ed by Sennacherib. When Sennacherib was beating a disorderlyretreat from Judaea after the King of heaven had punished his blasphemies, he kil ed a great number ofIsraelites in his rage. So I stole their bodies to bury them; Sennacherib looked for them and could not find them.
19 Tobia ogni giorno andava a visitare quei della sua parentela, li consolava, e soccorreva ciascuno, come poteva, delle proprie sostanze,	19 A Ninevite went and told the king it was I who had buried them secretly. When I knew that the king hadbeen told about me and saw myself being hunted by men who would put me to death, I was afraid and fled.
20 Dava da mangiare agli affamati, vestiva gl'ignudi, seppelliva i morti, e gli uccisi.	20 Al my goods were seized; they were al confiscated by the treasury; nothing was left me but my wifeAnna and my son Tobias.
21 Quando li re Sennacherib fu tornato dalla Giudea fuggendo il flagello che su di lui per la sua bestemmia aveva inviato il Signore, uccidendo egli per ira molti de' figli d'Israele, Tobia ne seppelliva i cadaveri.	21 Less than forty days after this, the king was murdered by his two sons, who then fled to the mountainsof Ararat. His son Esarhaddon succeeded. Ahikar the son of my brother Anael, was appointed chancellor of theexchequer for the kingdom and given the main ordering of affairs.
22 Come ciò fu annunziato al re, comandò che egli fosse ucciso, e confiscò tutte le sue sostanze.	22 Ahikar then interceded for me and I was al owed to return to Nineveh, since Ahikar had been chiefcupbearer, keeper of the signet, administrator and treasurer under Sennacherib king of Assyria, and Esarhaddon had kept him in office. He was a relation of mine; he was my nephew.
23 Tobia però col figlio e con la moglie, spogliato di tutto, fuggi, e potè nascondersi, perchè era amato da molti.
24 Ma quarantacinque giorni dopo, il re fu ucciso da' suoi propri figli;
25 e Tobia rientrò nella sua casa, e tutti i suoi averi gli furono restituiti.