Tobia 6

BIBBIA MARTINI	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Or Tobia partì, e seguitollo il cane, e alla prima posata si fermò presso il fiume Tigri.	1 Then she stopped weeping.
2 E andò per lavarsi i piedi, quand'ecco un pesce smisurato uscì fuora per divorarlo.	2 When the boy left home, accompanied by the angel, the dog followed Tobiah out of the house and went with them. The travelers walked till nightfall, and made camp beside the Tigris River.
3 E Tobia impaurito grido ad alta voce: Signore, egli mi viene addosso.	3 Now when the boy went down to wash his feet in the river, a large fish suddenly leaped out of the water and tried to swallow his foot. He shouted in alarm.
4 E l'Angelo gli disse: Prendilo per una branca,e tiralo a te. E quegli avendo così fatto, lo tirò a secco, e cominciò a palpitare a suoi piedi.	4 But the angel said to him, "Take hold of the fish and don't let it get away!" The boy seized the fish and hauled it up on the shore.
5 Allora l'Angelo gli disse: Sventra questo pesce, e serbati il suo cuore, il fiele, e il fegato perocchè queste cose son necessarie per utili medicazioni.	5 The angel then told him: "Cut the fish open and take out its gall, heart, and liver, and keep them with you; but throw away the entrails. Its gall, heart, and liver make useful medicines."
6 E fatto ciò, arrostì delle sue carni, e ne portaron per istrada, il resto lo salarono, perchè servisse loro fino al loro arrivo a Rages città de' Medi.	6 After the lad had cut the fish open, he put aside the gall, heart, and liver. Then he broiled and ate part of the fish; the rest he salted and kept for the journey.
7 Allora Tobia domandò all'Angelo, e disse: Di grazia, o fratello Azarìa, dimmi a che sieno buone queste parti del pesce, le quali mi hai ordinato di conservare?	7 Afterward they traveled on together till they were near Media. The boy asked the angel this question: "Brother Azariah, what medicinal value is there in the fish's heart, liver, and gall?"
8 E l'Angelo gli rispose,e disse: Se tu metterai un pezzetto di quel cuore sopra i carboni, il fumo scaccia qualunque specie di demoni dall'uomo, o dalla donna, talmente che più non si accostino a essi.	8 He answered: "As regards the fish's heart and liver, if you burn them so that the smoke surrounds a man or a woman who is afflicted by a demon or evil spirit, the affliction will leave him completely, and no demons will ever return to him again.
9 E il fiele è buono a medicare gli occhi, che abbiano qualche macchia, e resteranno sani.	9 And as for the gall, if you rub it on the eyes of a man who has cataracts, blowing into his eyes right on the cataracts, his sight will be restored."
10 E Tobia gli disse: Dove vuoi tu, che noi alloggiamo?	10 When they had entered Media and were getting close to Ecbatana,
11 E l'Angelo gli disse: E qui un uomo nomato Raguele, tuo parente, della tua tribù, il quale ha una figliuola per nome Sara: ma non ha nè maschio nè femmina fuori di lei.	11 Raphael said to the boy, "Brother Tobiah!" He answered, "Yes, what is it?" Raphael continued: "Tonight we must stay with Raguel, who is a relative of yours. He has a daughter named Sarah,
12 A te son dovuti tutti i beni di lui, e tu dei prenderla per moglie.	12 but no other child. Since you are Sarah's closest relative, you before all other men have the right to marry her. Also, her father's estate is rightfully yours to inherit. Now the girl is sensible, courageous, and very beautiful; and her father loves her dearly."
13 Chiedila adunque a suo padre, ed egli te la darà per moglie.	13 He continued: "Since you have the right to marry her, listen to me, brother. Tonight I will ask the girl's father to let us have her as your bride. When we return from Rages, we will hold the wedding feast for her. I know that Raguel cannot keep her from you or let her become engaged to another man; that would be a capital crime according to the decree in the Book of Moses, and he knows that it is your right, before all other men, to marry his daughter. So heed my words, brother; tonight we must speak for the girl, so that we may have her engaged to you. And when we return from Rages, we will take her and bring her back with us to your house."
14 Allora Tobia rispose, e disse: Ho sentito dire, che ella ha sposati sette mariti, e sono morti e ho sentito dire di più, che il Demonio gli ha uccisi.	14 Tobiah objected, however: "Brother Azariah, I have heard that this woman has already been married seven times, and that her husbands died in their bridal chambers. On the very night they approached her, they dropped dead. And I have heard it said that it was a demon who killed them.
15 Io perciò ho paura, che lo stesso non avvenga anche a me, ed essendo io unico figliuolo de' miei genitori, io venga a precipitare nel sepolcro la lor vecchiezza per l’afflizione.	15 So now I too am afraid of this demon. Because he loves her, he does not harm her; but he does slay any man who wishes to come close to her. I am my father's only child. If I should die, I would bring my father and mother down to their grave in sorrow over me. And they have no other son to bury them!"
16 Allora l'Angelo Raphaele gli disse: Ascoltami, e io ti insegnerò chi sien quelli, sopra de quali ha potestà il Demonio.	16 Raphael said to him: "Do you not remember your father's orders? He commanded you to marry a woman from your own family. So now listen to me, brother; do not give another thought to this demon, but marry Sarah. I know that tonight you shall have her for your wife!
17 Perocchè quelli, che in tal guisa abbracciano il matrimonio, che Dio scacciano da se, e dalla lor mente, e soddisfanno la loro libidine come il cavallo, e il mulo, che non hanno intelletto, sopra questi ha potestà il Demonio;	17 When you go into the bridal chamber, take the fish's liver and heart, and place them on the embers for the incense.
18 Ma tu quando l'avrai sposata, entrando nella camera per tre dì ti asterrai da lei, e non altro farai, se non di star con essa in orazione.	18 As soon as the demon smells the odor they give off, he will flee and never again show himself near her. Then when you are about to have intercourse with her, both of you first rise up to pray. Beg the Lord of heaven to show you mercy and grant you deliverance. But do not be afraid, for she was set apart for you before the world existed. You will save her, and she will go with you. And I suppose that you will have children by her, who will take the place of brothers for you. So do not worry." When Tobiah heard Raphael say that she was his kinswoman, of his own family's lineage, he fell deeply in love with her, and his heart became set on her.
19 E quella stessa notte, bruciato quel fegato del pesce sarà messo in fuga il Demonio.
20 E la seconda notte sarai ammesso all'unione co' Patriarchi santi.
21 E la terza notte otterrai la benedizione, affinchè nascano da voi de' figliuoli di buona sanità.
22 Passata poi la terza notte, prenderai la vergine nel timor del Signore, mosso più da desiderio di prole, che da libidine, a fine di ottenere la benedizione riserbata alla stirpe di Abramo.