ΤΩΒΙΤ - Tobia - Tobit 7

LXX	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 και ηλθον εις εκβατανα και παρεγενοντο εις την οικιαν ραγουηλ σαρρα δε υπηντησεν αυτοις και εχαιρετισεν αυτους και αυτοι αυτην και εισηγαγεν αυτους εις την οικιαν	1 When they entered Ecbatana, Tobiah said, "Brother Azariah, lead me straight to our kinsman Raguel." So he brought him to the house of Raguel, whom they found seated by his courtyard gate. They greeted him first. He said to them, "Greetings to you too, brothers! Good health to you, and welcome!" When he brought them into his home,
2 και ειπεν ραγουηλ εδνα τη γυναικι αυτου ως ομοιος ο νεανισκος τωβιτ τω ανεψιω μου	2 he said to his wife Edna, "This young man looks just like my kinsman Tobit!"
3 και ηρωτησεν αυτους ραγουηλ ποθεν εστε αδελφοι και ειπαν αυτω εκ των υιων νεφθαλι των αιχμαλωτων εν νινευη	3 So Edna asked them, "Who are you, brothers?" They answered, "We are of the exiles from Naphtali at Nineveh."
4 και ειπεν αυτοις γινωσκετε τωβιτ τον αδελφον ημων οι δε ειπαν γινωσκομεν	4 She said, "Do you know our kinsman Tobit?" They answered, "Indeed we do!" She asked, "Is he well?"
5 και ειπεν αυτοις υγιαινει οι δε ειπαν και ζη και υγιαινει και ειπεν τωβιας πατηρ μου εστιν	5 They answered, "Yes, he is alive and well." Then Tobiah exclaimed, "He is my father!"
6 και ανεπηδησεν ραγουηλ και κατεφιλησεν αυτον και εκλαυσε και ευλογησεν αυτον και ειπεν αυτω ο του καλου και αγαθου ανθρωπου και ακουσας οτι τωβιτ απωλεσεν τους οφθαλμους αυτου ελυπηθη και εκλαυσεν	6 Raguel sprang up and kissed him, shedding tears of joy.
7 και εδνα η γυνη αυτου και σαρρα η θυγατηρ αυτου εκλαυσαν και υπεδεξαντο αυτους προθυμως	7 But when he heard that Tobit had lost his eyesight, he was grieved and wept aloud. He said to Tobiah: "My child, God bless you! You are the son of a noble and good father. But what a terrible misfortune that such a righteous and charitable man should be afflicted with blindness!" He continued to weep in the arms of his kinsman Tobiah.
8 και εθυσαν κριον προβατων και παρεθηκαν οψα πλειονα	8 His wife Edna also wept for Tobit; and even their daughter Sarah began to weep.
9 ειπεν δε τωβιας τω ραφαηλ αζαρια αδελφε λαλησον υπερ ων ελεγες εν τη πορεια και τελεσθητω το πραγμα	9 Afterward, Raguel slaughtered a ram from the flock and gave them a cordial reception. When they had bathed and reclined to eat, Tobiah said to Raphael, "Brother Azariah, ask Raguel to let me marry my kinswoman Sarah."
10 και μετεδωκεν τον λογον τω ραγουηλ και ειπεν ραγουηλ προς τωβιαν φαγε και πιε και ηδεως γινου σοι γαρ καθηκει το παιδιον μου λαβειν πλην υποδειξω σοι την αληθειαν	10 Raguel overheard the words; so he said to the boy: "Eat and drink and be merry tonight, for no man is more entitled to marry my daughter Sarah than you, brother. Besides, not even I have the right to give her to anyone but you, because you are my closest relative. But I will explain the situation to you very frankly.
11 εδωκα το παιδιον μου επτα ανδρασιν και οποτε εαν εισεπορευοντο προς αυτην απεθνησκοσαν υπο την νυκτα αλλα το νυν εχων ηδεως γινου	11 I have given her in marriage to seven men, all of whom were kinsmen of ours, and all died on the very night they approached her. But now, son, eat and drink. I am sure the Lord will look after you both." Tobiah answered, "I will eat or drink nothing until you set aside what belongs to me." Raguel said to him: "I will do it. She is yours according to the decree of the Book of Moses. Your marriage to her has been decided in heaven! Take your kinswoman; from now on you are her love, and she is your beloved. She is yours today and ever after. And tonight, son, may the Lord of heaven prosper you both. May he grant you mercy and peace."
12 και ειπεν τωβιας ου γευσομαι ουδεν ωδε εως αν στησητε και σταθητε προς με και ειπεν ραγουηλ κομιζου αυτην απο του νυν κατα την κρισιν συ δε αδελφος ει αυτης και αυτη σου εστιν ο δε ελεημων θεος ευοδωσει υμιν τα καλλιστα	12 Then Raguel called his daughter Sarah, and she came to him. He took her by the hand and gave her to Tobiah with the words: "Take her according to the law. According to the decree written in the Book of Moses she is your wife. Take her and bring her back safely to your father. And may the God of heaven grant both of you peace and prosperity."
13 και εκαλεσεν σαρραν την θυγατερα αυτου και λαβων της χειρος αυτης παρεδωκεν αυτην τω τωβια γυναικα και ειπεν ιδου κατα τον νομον μωυσεως κομιζου αυτην και απαγε προς τον πατερα σου και ευλογησεν αυτους	13 He then called her mother and told her to bring a scroll, so that he might draw up a marriage contract stating that he gave Sarah to Tobiah as his wife according to the decree of the Mosaic law. Her mother brought the scroll, and he drew up the contract, to which they affixed their seals.
14 και εκαλεσεν εδναν την γυναικα αυτου και λαβων βιβλιον εγραψεν συγγραφην και εσφραγισαντο και ηρξαντο εσθιειν	14 Afterward they began to eat and drink.
15 και εκαλεσεν ραγουηλ εδναν την γυναικα αυτου και ειπεν αυτη αδελφη ετοιμασον το ετερον ταμιειον και εισαγαγε αυτην	15 Later Raguel called his wife Edna and said, "My love, prepare the other bedroom and bring the girl there."
16 και εποιησεν ως ειπεν και εισηγαγεν αυτην εκει και εκλαυσεν και απεδεξατο τα δακρυα της θυγατρος αυτης και ειπεν αυτη	16 She went and made the bed in the room, as she was told, and brought the girl there. After she had cried over her, she wiped away the tears and said:
17 θαρσει τεκνον ο κυριος του ουρανου και της γης δωη σοι χαριν αντι της λυπης σου ταυτης θαρσει θυγατερ	17 "Be brave, my daughter. May the Lord of heaven grant you joy in place of your grief. Courage, my daughter." Then she left.