Tobia 10

BIBBIA TINTORI	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Or mentre Tobia, a causa delle nozze, tardava, il suo padre Tobia era inquieto e diceva: « Chi sa per qual motivo mio figlio ritardi, e perchè sia trattenuto?	1 Every day, meanwhile, Tobit kept reckoning the days required for the journey there and the journeyback. The full number went by, and stil his son had not come.
2 Chi sa che non sia morto Gabelo, e che nessuno gli restituisca quel danaro? »	2 Then he thought, 'I hope he has not been delayed there! I hope Gabael is not dead, so that no one wilgive him the silver.'
3 E tanto lui che Anna sua moglie, divenuti molto tristi, cominciaron tutti e due a piangere, perchè il loro figlio non tornava nel tempo stabilito.	3 And he began to worry.
4 E la sua madre, versando lacrime inconsolabili, diceva: « Ahi, ahi! figlio mio, perchè ti abbiamo mandato così lontano, o luce degli occhi nostri, bastone della nostra vecchiaia, consolazione della nostra vita, speranza della nostra posterità?	4 His wife Anna kept saying, 'My son is dead! He is no longer among the living!' And she began to weepand mourn over her son. She kept saying,
5 Avendo in te solo ogni cosa, non ti dovevamo mandare lungi da noi ».	5 'Alas! I should never have let you leave me, my child, you, the light of my eyes.'
6 Tobia le diceva: « Taci, non ti inquietare, che nostro figlio sta bene, ed è molto fedele quell'uomo col quale l'abbiamo mandato ».	6 And Tobit would reply, 'Hush, my sister! Do not worry. Al is wel with him. Something has happenedthere to delay them. His companion is someone we can trust, one of our kinsmen at that. Do not lose heart, mysister.
7 Ma essa non poteva darsi pace in nessuna maniera, e ogni giorno andava fuori di casa a guardare da tutte le parti, a girare per tutte le strade per le quali sperava ch'egli ritornasse, per vederlo, se fosse possibile, da lontano.	7 He will soon be here.' But al she would say was, 'Leave me alone; do not try to deceive me. My childis dead.' And every day she would go abruptly out to watch the road by which her son had left. She trusted noeyes but her own. Once the sun had set she would come home again, only to weep and moan al night, unableto sleep. After the fourteen days of feasting that Raguel had sworn to keep for his daughter's marriage, Tobiascame to him and said, 'Let me go now; my father and mother must have lost al hope of seeing me again. So Ibeg you, father, to let me return to my father's house; I have told you the plight he was in when I left him.'
8 Ma Raguele diceva al suo genero: « Resta qui, ed io manderò a dar notizie della tua salute a tuo padre Tobia ».	8 Raguel said to Tobias, 'Stay, my son, stay with me. I shal send messengers to your father Tobit togive him news of you.'
9 Tobia gli rispose: « Io so bene che ora mio padre e mia madre contano i giorni, con l'anima straziata ».	9 But Tobias pressed him, 'No, I beg you to let me go back to my father's house.'
10 Raguele, dopo aver fatte molte istanze a Tobia senza poterlo in nessun modo piegare, gli consegnò Sara e la metà di quanto aveva in servi, serve, armenti, cammelli, vacche e gran quantità di danaro, e lo lasciò partire pieno di salute e di contentezza,	10 Without more ado, Raguel committed Sarah his bride into his keeping. He gave Tobias half hiswealth, slaves, men and women, oxen and sheep, donkeys and camels, clothes and money and householdthings.
11 dicendo: « L'angelo santo del Signore sia con voi nel viaggio e vi conduca sani e salvi; possiate trovar tutto bene dai vostri genitori, e possano i miei occhi vedere i vostri figli prima di morire ».	11 And so he let them leave happily. To Tobias he said these parting words, 'Good health, my son, anda happy journey! May the Lord of heaven be gracious to you and to your wife Sarah! I hope to see your childrenbefore I die.'
12 Poi i genitori, abbracciata la loro figlia, la baciarono e la lasciarono partire,	12 To his daughter Sarah he said, 'Go now to your father-in-law's house, since henceforward they areas much your parents as those who gave you life. Go in peace, my daughter, I hope to hear nothing but good ofyou, as long as I live.' He said goodbye to them and let them go. Edna in her turn said to Tobias, 'Dear son andbrother, may it please the Lord to bring you back again! I hope to live long enough to see the children of you andmy daughter Sarah before I die. In the sight of the Lord I give my daughter into your keeping. Never make herunhappy as long as you live. Go in peace, my son. Henceforward I am your mother and Sarah is your sister.May we al live happily for the rest of our lives!' And she kissed them both and saw them set out happily.
13 raccomandandole di onorare i suoceri, d'amare il marito, di ben guidare la famiglia, di governare la casa, di comportarsi in modo da essere irreprensibile.	13 Tobias left Raguel's house with his mind at ease. In his gladness he blessed the Lord of heaven andearth, the King of al that is, for the happy issue of his travels. He gave this blessing to Raguel and his wife Edna,'May it be my happiness to honour you for the rest of my life!'