Tobia 7

NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Et cum venisset in Ecbatana, dixit illi: “ Azaria frater, duc me adRaguel, fratrem nostrum, viam rectam ”. Et duxit eum ad domum Raguel, etinvenerunt illum sedentem circa ostium atrii sui et salutaverunt illum priores.Et ille dixit eis: “ Bene valeatis, fratres, intrate salvi et sani ”. Etinduxit eos in domum suam.	1 And they went in to Raguel, and Raguel received them with joy.
2 Et dixit Ednae uxori suae: “ Quam similis est hiciuvenis Thobi fratri meo! ”.	2 And Raguel looking upon Tobias, said to Anna his wife: How like is this young man to my cousin?
3 Et interrogavit illos Edna et dixit eis: “Undeestis, fratres? ”. Et dixerunt illi: “ Ex filiis Nephthali nos sumuscaptivis in Nineve ”.	3 And when he had spoken these words, he said: Whence are ye young men our brethren?
4 Et dixit eis: “ Nostis Thobin fratrem nostrum? ”.Et dixerunt ei: “ Novimus illum ”. Et dixit eis: “ Fortis est? ”.	4 But they said: We are of the tribe of Nephtali, of the captiveof Ninive.
5 Etdixerunt illi: “ Fortis est et vivit ”. Et Thobias dixit: “ Pater meus est”.	5 And Raguel said to them: Do you know Tobias my brother? And they said: We know him.
6 Et exsilivit Raguel et osculatus est illum lacrimans	6 And when he was speaking many good things of him, the angel said to Raguel: Tobias concerning whom thou inquirest is this young man's father.
7 et dixit: “Benedictio tibi sit, fili, boni et optimi patris fili. O infelicitas malorum,quia excaecatus est vir iustus et faciens eleemosynas! ”. Et incubuitlacrimans super collum Thobiae filii fratris sui.	7 And Raguel went to him, and kissed him with tears, and weeping upon his neck, said: A blessing be upon thee, my son, because thou art the son of a good and most virtuous man.
8 Et Edna uxor eius lacrimataest super eum, et Sara filia eorum lacrimata est et ipsa.	8 And Anna his wife, and Sara their daughter wept.
9 Et occidit arietemex ovibus et suscepit illos libenter. Et, postquam laverunt et se purificaveruntet discubuerunt ad cenandum, dixit Thobias ad Raphael: “ Azaria frater, dicRaguel, ut det mihi Saram sororem meam ”.	9 And after they had spoken, Raguel commanded a sheep to be killed, and a feast to be prepared. And when he desired them to sit down to dinner,
10 Et audivit Raguel hunc sermonemet dixit puero: “ Manduca et bibe et suaviter tibi sit hac nocte. Non est enimhomo, quem oporteat accipere Saram filiam meam nisi tu, frater. Similiter etmihi non licet eam dare alii viro nisi tibi, quia tu proximus mihi es. Verumautem tibi dicam, fili.	10 Tobias said: I will not eat nor drink here this day, unless thou first grant me my petition, and promise to give me Sara thy daughter.
11 Tradidi illam viris septem fratribus nostris, etomnes mortui sunt nocte, cum intrabant ad eam. Et nunc, fili, manduca et bibe,et Dominus faciet in vobis ”. Et dixit Thobias: “ Hinc non edam neque bibam,donec, quae sunt ad me, confirmes ”. Et Raguel dixit ei: “ Facio; et ipsadatur tibi secundum iudicium libri Moysis, et de caelo iudicatum est tibi illamdari. Duc sororem tuam; amodo tu illius frater es, et haec tua soror est. Daturtibi ex hodierno et in aeternum. Et Dominus caeli bene disponat vobis, fili, hacnocte et faciat misericordiam et pacem ”.	11 Now when Raguel heard this he was afraid, knowing what had happened to those seven husbands, that went in unto her: and he began to fear lest it might happen to him also in like manner: and as he was in suspense, and gave no answer to his petition,
12 Et accersivit Raguel Saram filiamsuam, et accessit ad illum. Et, apprehensa manu illius, tradidit eam illi etdixit: “ Duc secundum legem et iudicium, quod scriptum est in libro Moysisdari tibi uxorem. Habe et duc ad patrem tuum sanus. Et Deus caeli det vobisbonum iter et pacem ”.	12 The angel said to him: Be not afraid to give her to this man, for to him who feareth God is thy daughter due to be his wife: therefore another could not have her.
13 Et vocavit matrem eius et praecepit afferri chartam,ut faceret conscriptionem coniugii et quemadmodum tradidit illam uxorem eisecundum iudicium legis Moysis. Et attulit mater illius chartam, et illescripsit et signavit.	13 Then Raguel said: I doubt not but God hath regarded my prayers and tears in his sight.
14 Et ex illa hora coeperunt manducare et bibere.	14 And I believe he hath therefore made you come to me, that this maid might be married to one of her own kindred, according to the law of Moses: and now doubt not but I will give her to thee.
15 Etvocavit Raguel Ednam uxorem suam et dixit illi: “ Soror, praepara cubiculumaliud et introduc eam illuc ”.	15 And taking the right hand of his daughter, he gave it into the right hand of Tobias, saying: The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob be with you, and may he join you together, and fulfil his blessing in you.
16 Et abiens stravit, sicut illi dixit, etintroduxit eam illuc et lacrimata est causa illius et extersit lacrimas et dixitilli:	16 And taking paper they made a writing of the marriage.
17 “ Forti animo esto, filia. Dominus caeli det tibi gaudium pro taediotuo. Forti animo esto! ”. Et exiit.	17 And afterwards they made merry, blessing God.
	18 And Raguel called to him Anna his wife, and bade her prepare another chamber.
	19 And she brought Sara her daughter in thither, and she wept.
	20 And she said to her: Be of good cheer, my daughter: the Lord of heaven give thee joy for the trouble thou hast undergone.