Tobia 1

BIBBIA RICCIOTTI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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 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).
2 fu fatto prigioniero al tempo di Salmanasar re degli Assiri. Ma pure essendo in schiavitù non lasciò la via della verità,	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.
3 tanto che di tutto quel che poteva avere faceva parte ogni giorno ai fratelli compagni d'esilio della sua tribù.	3 So then, every day, all that he was able to obtain, he bestowed on his fellow captive brothers, who were from his kindred.
4 Anche quand'era de' più giovani della tribù di Neftali, in tutte le sue azioni non si comportò mai da ragazzo.	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.
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 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.
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 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.
7 tanto che ogni tre anni distribuiva ai proseliti ed ai forestieri tutta la loro decima.	7 So then, in the third year, he administered all his tithes to new converts and to new arrivals.
8 Queste e le altre simili prescrizioni egli aveva osservate sin da fanciullo, secondo la legge di Dio.	8 These and similar such things, even as a boy, he observed according to the law of God.
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 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.
10 insegnandogli fin dall'infanzia a temere Dio, ed a fuggire ogni peccato.	10 From his infancy, he taught him to fear God and to abstain from all sin.
11 Quando fu condotto in schiavitù con la moglie ed il figlio nella città di Ninive, insieme a tutta la sua tribù,	11 Therefore, when, during the captivity, he had arrived with his wife and son at the city of Nineveh, with all his tribe,
12 mentre gli altri mangiavano degli alimenti de' gentili, egli serbò pura la sua anima, e mai si contaminò co' loro cibi.	12 (even though they all ate from the foods of the Gentiles,) he guarded his soul and never was contaminated with their foods.
13 Ed essendo con tutto il suo cuore rimasto fedele a Dio, Dio gli fece trovar favore presso il re Salmanasar,	13 And because he was mindful of the Lord with his whole heart, God gave him favor in the sight of Shalmaneser the king.
14 il quale gli dette facoltà d'andare ovunque volesse, e libertà di far tutto quel che voleva.	14 And he gave him the power to go wherever he would want, having the freedom to do whatever he wished.
15 Si recava dunque da quelli ch'erano prigionieri, e dava a loro ammonimenti salutari.	15 Therefore, he continued on to all who were in captivity, and he gave them helpful advice.
16 Venuto poi in Rages, città de' Medi, avendo dieci talenti d'argento de' quali era stato regalato dal re,	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.
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 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.
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 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.
19 Tobia ogni giorno andava a visitare quei della sua parentela, li consolava, e soccorreva ciascuno, come poteva, delle proprie sostanze,	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.
20 Dava da mangiare agli affamati, vestiva gl'ignudi, seppelliva i morti, e gli uccisi.	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.
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 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.
22 Come ciò fu annunziato al re, comandò che egli fosse ucciso, e confiscò tutte le sue sostanze.	22 And when it was reported to the king, he ordered him to be slain, and he took away all his belongings.
23 Tobia però col figlio e con la moglie, spogliato di tutto, fuggi, e potè nascondersi, perchè era amato da molti.	23 In truth, Tobit, fleeing with nothing but his son and his wife, was able to remain hidden because many loved him.
24 Ma quarantacinque giorni dopo, il re fu ucciso da' suoi propri figli;	24 In truth, after forty-five days, the king was slain by his own sons,
25 e Tobia rientrò nella sua casa, e tutti i suoi averi gli furono restituiti.	25 and Tobit was able to return to his house, and all his resources were restored to him.