ΤΩΒΙΤ - Tobia - Tobit 4

GREEK BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 εν τη ημερα εκεινη εμνησθη τωβιτ περι του αργυριου ου παρεθετο γαβαηλ εν ραγοις της μηδιας	1 That same day Tobit remembered the money he had deposited with Gabael at Rages in Media, and he thought,
2 και ειπεν εν εαυτω εγω ητησαμην θανατον τι ου καλω τωβιαν τον υιον μου ινα αυτω υποδειξω πριν αποθανειν με	2 "Now that I have asked for death, why should I not call my son Tobiah and let him know about this money before I die?"
3 και καλεσας αυτον ειπεν παιδιον εαν αποθανω θαψον με και μη υπεριδης την μητερα σου τιμα αυτην πασας τας ημερας της ζωης σου και ποιει το αρεστον αυτη και μη λυπησης αυτην	3 So he called his son Tobiah; and when he came, he said to him: "My son, when I die, give me a decent burial. Honor your mother, and do not abandon her as long as she lives. Do whatever pleases her, and do not grieve her spirit in any way.
4 μνησθητι παιδιον οτι πολλους κινδυνους εορακεν επι σοι εν τη κοιλια οταν αποθανη θαψον αυτην παρ' εμοι εν ενι ταφω	4 Remember, my son, that she went through many trials for your sake while you were in her womb. And when she dies, bury her in the same grave with me.
5 πασας τας ημερας παιδιον κυριου του θεου ημων μνημονευε και μη θελησης αμαρτανειν και παραβηναι τας εντολας αυτου δικαιοσυνην ποιει πασας τας ημερας της ζωης σου και μη πορευθης ταις οδοις της αδικιας	5 "Through all your days, my son, keep the Lord in mind, and suppress every desire to sin or to break his commandments. Perform good works all the days of your life, and do not tread the paths of wrongdoing.
6 διοτι ποιουντος σου την αληθειαν ευοδιαι εσονται εν τοις εργοις σου	6 For if you are steadfast in your service, your good works will bring success, not only to you, but also to all those who live uprightly.
7 και πασι τοις ποιουσι την δικαιοσυνην εκ των υπαρχοντων σοι ποιει ελεημοσυνην και μη φθονεσατω σου ο οφθαλμος εν τω ποιειν σε ελεημοσυνην μη αποστρεψης το προσωπον σου απο παντος πτωχου και απο σου ου μη αποστραφη το προσωπον του θεου	7 "Give alms from your possessions. Do not turn your face away from any of the poor, and God's face will not be turned away from you.
8 ως σοι υπαρχει κατα το πληθος ποιησον εξ αυτων ελεημοσυνην εαν ολιγον σοι υπαρχη κατα το ολιγον μη φοβου ποιειν ελεημοσυνην	8 Son, give alms in proportion to what you own. If you have great wealth, give alms out of your abundance; if you have but little, distribute even some of that. But do not hesitate to give alms;
9 θεμα γαρ αγαθον θησαυριζεις σεαυτω εις ημεραν αναγκης	9 you will be storing up a goodly treasure for yourself against the day of adversity.
10 διοτι ελεημοσυνη εκ θανατου ρυεται και ουκ εα εισελθειν εις το σκοτος	10 Almsgiving frees one from death, and keeps one from going into the dark abode.
11 δωρον γαρ αγαθον εστιν ελεημοσυνη πασι τοις ποιουσιν αυτην ενωπιον του υψιστου	11 Alms are a worthy offering in the sight of the Most High for all who give them.
12 προσεχε σεαυτω παιδιον απο πασης πορνειας και γυναικα πρωτον λαβε απο του σπερματος των πατερων σου μη λαβης γυναικα αλλοτριαν η ουκ εστιν εκ της φυλης του πατρος σου διοτι υιοι προφητων εσμεν νωε αβρααμ ισαακ ιακωβ οι πατερες ημων απο του αιωνος μνησθητι παιδιον οτι ουτοι παντες ελαβον γυναικας εκ των αδελφων αυτων και ευλογηθησαν εν τοις τεκνοις αυτων και το σπερμα αυτων κληρονομησει γην	12 "Be on your guard, son, against every form of immorality, and above all, marry a woman of the lineage of your forefathers. Do not marry a stranger who is not of your father's tribe, because we are sons of the prophets. My boy, keep in mind Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, our fathers from of old: all of them took wives from among their own kinsmen and were blessed in their children. Remember that their posterity shall inherit the land.
13 και νυν παιδιον αγαπα τους αδελφους σου και μη υπερηφανευου τη καρδια σου απο των αδελφων σου και των υιων και θυγατερων του λαου σου λαβειν σεαυτω εξ αυτων γυναικα διοτι εν τη υπερηφανια απωλεια και ακαταστασια πολλη και εν τη αχρειοτητι ελαττωσις και ενδεια μεγαλη η γαρ αχρειοτης μητηρ εστιν του λιμου	13 Therefore, my son, love your kinsmen. Do not be so proudhearted toward your kinsmen, the sons and daughters of your people, as to refuse to take a wife for yourself from among them. For in such arrogance there is ruin and great disorder. Likewise, in worthlessness there is decay and dire poverty, for worthlessness is the mother of famine.
14 μισθος παντος ανθρωπου ος εαν εργασηται παρα σοι μη αυλισθητω αλλα αποδος αυτω παραυτικα και εαν δουλευσης τω θεω αποδοθησεται σοι προσεχε σεαυτω παιδιον εν πασι τοις εργοις σου και ισθι πεπαιδευμενος εν παση αναστροφη σου	14 "Do not keep with you overnight the wages of any man who works for you, but pay him immediately. If you thus behave as God's servant, you will receive your reward. Keep a close watch on yourself, my son, in everything you do, and discipline yourself in all your conduct.
15 και ο μισεις μηδενι ποιησης οινον εις μεθην μη πιης και μη πορευθητω μετα σου μεθη εν τη οδω σου	15 Do to no one what you yourself dislike. Do not drink wine till you become drunk, nor let drunkenness accompany you on your way.
16 εκ του αρτου σου διδου πεινωντι και εκ των ιματιων σου τοις γυμνοις παν ο εαν περισσευση σοι ποιει ελεημοσυνην και μη φθονεσατω σου ο οφθαλμος εν τω ποιειν σε ελεημοσυνην	16 "Give to the hungry some of your bread, and to the naked some of your clothing. Whatever you have left over, give away as alms; and do not begrudge the alms you give.
17 εκχεον τους αρτους σου επι τον ταφον των δικαιων και μη δως τοις αμαρτωλοις	17 Be lavish with your bread and wine at the burial of the virtuous, but do not share them with sinners.
18 συμβουλιαν παρα παντος φρονιμου ζητησον και μη καταφρονησης επι πασης συμβουλιας χρησιμης	18 "Seek counsel from every wise man, and do not think lightly of any advice that can be useful.
19 και εν παντι καιρω ευλογει κυριον τον θεον και παρ' αυτου αιτησον οπως αι οδοι σου ευθειαι γενωνται και πασαι αι τριβοι και βουλαι ευοδωθωσιν διοτι παν εθνος ουκ εχει βουλην αλλα αυτος ο κυριος διδωσιν παντα τα αγαθα και ον εαν θελη ταπεινοι καθως βουλεται και νυν παιδιον μνημονευε των εντολων μου και μη εξαλειφθητωσαν εκ της καρδιας σου	19 At all times bless the Lord God, and ask him to make all your paths straight and to grant success to all your endeavors and plans. For no pagan nation possesses good counsel, but the Lord himself gives all good things. If the Lord chooses, he raises a man up; but if he should decide otherwise, he casts him down to the deepest recesses of the nether world. So now, my son, keep in mind my commandments, and never let them be erased from your heart.
20 και νυν υποδεικνυω σοι τα δεκα ταλαντα του αργυριου α παρεθεμην γαβαηλω τω του γαβρια εν ραγοις της μηδιας	20 "And now, son, I wish to inform you that I have deposited a great sum of money with Gabri's son Gabael at Rages in Media.
21 και μη φοβου παιδιον οτι επτωχευσαμεν υπαρχει σοι πολλα εαν φοβηθης τον θεον και αποστης απο πασης αμαρτιας και ποιησης το αρεστον ενωπιον αυτου	21 Do not be discouraged, my child, because of our poverty. You will be a rich man if you fear God, avoid all sin, and do what is right before the Lord your God."