Tobia 6

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Et cessavit plorare.	1 Then she stopped weeping.
2 Et profectus est puer et angelus cum illo; etcanis exiit cum illo et secutus est eos. Et abierunt ambo, et comprehendit illosprima nox; et manserunt super flumen Tigrin.	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 Et descendit puer lavare pedes influmen, et exsiliens piscis de aqua magnus volebat gluttire pedem pueri, etexclamavit.	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 Et ait illi angelus: “ Comprehende et tene! ”. Et comprehenditpuer piscem et eduxit illum in terram.	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 Et dixit angelus illi: “ Exinterahunc piscem et tolle fel et cor et iecur illius et repone ea tecum et interaneaproice. Sunt enim fel et cor et iecur eius ad medicamentum utilia ”.	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 Etexinterans puer piscem illum collegit fel, cor et iecur; et piscem assavit etmanducavit et reliquit ex illo salitum. Et abierunt ambo pariter, donecappropinquarent ad Mediam.	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 Et tunc interrogavit puer angelum et dixit ei: “Azaria frater, quod remedium est in corde et iecore piscis et in felle? ”.	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 Et dixit illi: “ Cor et iecur piscis fumiga coram viro aut muliere, quioccursum daemonii aut spiritus nequissimi habet, et fugiet ab illo omnisoccursus, et ne maneant cum illo in aeternum.	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 Et fel ad inungendos oculoshominis, in quos ascenderunt albugines, ad flandum in ipsis super albugines, etad sanitatem perveniunt ”.	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 Et postquam intravit in Mediam et iam appropinquabat ad Ecbatana,	10 When they had entered Media and were getting close to Ecbatana,
11 dixitRaphael puero: “ Thobia frater! ”. Et dixit ei: “ Ecce ego ”. Et dixitilli: “ In eis, quae sunt Raguel, hac nocte manere nos oportet. Et homo estpropinquus tuus et habet filiam nomine Saram,	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 sed neque masculum neque filiamaliam praeter Saram solam habet, et tu proximus es illius prae omnibushominibus, ut possideas eam; et iustum est, ut possideas, quae sunt patri eius.Et haec puella sapiens et fortis et bona valde, et pater ipsius diligit illam”.	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 Et dixit: “ Iustum est, ut accipias illam. Et audi me, frater, etloquar de puella hac nocte, ut accipiamus illam tibi uxorem et, cum reversifuerimus ex Rages, faciemus nuptias eius. Scio autem quoniam Raguel non potestdenegare illam tibi. Novit enim quia, si dederit illam viro alteri, morteperiet, secundum iudicium libri Moysis, quia tibi aptum est accipere hereditatemet filiam illius magis quam omni homini. Et nunc, frater, audi me, et loquemurde hac puella hac nocte et desponsabimus illam tibi et, cum reversi fuerimus exRages, accipiemus illam et ducemus eam nobiscum in domum tuam ”.	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 Tuncrespondens Thobias dixit Raphael: “ Azaria frater, audivi quoniam iam traditaest viris septem, et mortui sunt in cubiculis suis noctu; cum intrabant adillam, moriebantur. Audivi etiam quosdam dicentes quoniam daemonium illosoccidit;	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 et timeo nunc, quoniam diligit illam et ipsam quidem non vexat, sedeum, qui illi voluerit propinquare, ipsum occidit. Unicus sum patri meo; neforte moriar et deducam patris mei vitam et matris meae cum dolore super me insepulcrum eorum. Sed neque alium filium habent, qui sepeliat illos ”.	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 Etdixit illi angelus: “ Non es memor mandatorum patris tui, quoniam praecepittibi accipere uxorem ex domo patris tui? Et nunc audi me, frater: noli computaredaemonium illud, sed accipe illam, et scio quoniam dabitur tibi hac nocte uxor.	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 Et, cum intraveris in cubiculum, tolle de iecore piscis et cor et imponesuper cinerem incensi. Et odor manabit, et odorabitur illud daemonium et fugietet non apparebit circa illam omnino in perpetuo.	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 Et, cum coeperis esse cumilla, surgite primum ambo et orate et deprecamini Dominum caeli, ut detur vobismisericordia et sanitas. Noli timere; tibi enim destinata est ante saeculum, ettu illam sanabis, et ibit tecum, et credo quoniam habebis ex illa filios, eterunt tibi sicut fratres. Noli computare ”. Et cum audisset Thobias sermonesRaphael quoniam soror est illius et de semine patris illius, dilexit eam valde,et cor eius haesit illi.	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.