Tobit 2

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	BIBBIA RICCIOTTI
1 In truth, after this, when there was a feast day of the Lord, and a good dinner had been prepared in the house of Tobit,	1 - Or dopo queste cose, essendo una solennità del Signore, e fattosi in casa di Tobia un buon pranzo,
2 he said to his son: “Go, and bring some others who fear God from our tribe to feast with us.”	2 disse egli al figliuolo: « Va' e conduci qualcuno della nostra tribù, timorato di Dio, perchè faccia banchetto con noi ».
3 And after he had gone, returning, he reported to him that one of the sons of Israel, with his throat cut, was lying in the street. And immediately, he leapt from his place reclining at table, left behind his dinner, and went forth with fasting to the body.	3 Partitosi quegli, tornò raccontando che uno de' figli d'Israele giaceva assassinato su una piazza. Subito Tobia, alzatosi dal suo divano, e lasciato il pranzo, digiuno si recò a quel corpo,
4 And taking it up, he carried it in secret to his house, so that, after the sun had set, he might bury him cautiously.	4 lo prese, e lo portò nascostamente nella sua casa, per dargli sepoltura segretamente dopo il tramonto del sole.
5 And after he had hidden the body, he chewed his bread with mourning and fear,	5 Nascosto il cadavere, prese cibo piangendo e tremando,
6 remembering the word that the Lord spoke through the prophet Amos: “Your feast days shall be turned into lamentation and mourning.”	6 ripensando alle parole dette dal Signore per bocca del profeta Amos: « Le vostre feste si cambieranno in lamenti ed in lutto ».
7 Truly, when the sun had set, he went out, and he buried him.	7 Quando poi il sole fu tramontato, andò e lo seppellì.
8 Yet all his neighbors argued with him, saying: “Now, an order was given to execute you because of this matter, and you barely escaped a death sentence, and again you are burying the dead?”	8 Ora di ciò lo rimproveravano tutt' i suoi parenti, dicendogli: « Già per questa cosa fu dato ordine d'ucclderti, ed a fatica scampasti alla morte; ed ora di nuovo seppellisci i morti? ».
9 But Tobit, fearing God more than the king, stole away the bodies of the slain and concealed them in his house, and in the middle of the night, he buried them.	9 Ma Tobia, temendo più Iddio che il re, portava via i corpi degli uccisi, li nascondeva nella sua casa, e nel cuor della notte li seppelliva.
10 But it happened one day, being tired from burying the dead, he came into his house, and he threw himself down next to the wall, and he slept.	10 Accadde dunque un certo giorno che, stanco del lavoro della sepoltura, tornato a casa, si sdraiò presso il muro, e s'addormentò.
11 And, as he was sleeping, warm droppings from a swallow’s nest fell upon his eyes, and he was made blind.	11 Ora, mentre dormiva, da un nido di rondini gli cadde sugli occhi dello sterco caldo, e lo rese cieco.
12 And so the Lord permitted this trial to befall him, in order that an example might be given to posterity of his patience, which is even like that of holy Job.	12 Questa prova permise il Signore che gli sopravvenisse, acciò i posteri avessero l'esempio della pazienza di lui, come di quella del santo Giobbe.
13 For, even from his infancy, he had always feared God and kept his commandments, so he was not discouraged before God because of the scourge of blindness that had befallen him.	13 Difatti, avendo sempre sin dall'infanzia temuto Dio ed osservato i suoi comandamenti, non si lamentò con Dio per essergli avvenuta la disgrazia di perder la vista;
14 But he remained immoveable in the fear of God, giving thanks to God all the days of his life.	14 ma stette fermo nel timore di Dio, rendendo a Dio grazie in tutti i giorni della sua vita.
15 For just as kings have mocked blessed Job, so also his relatives and acquaintances ridiculed his life, saying:	15 Come al beato Giobbe facevano insulto 1 re, così questi parenti e prossimi di Tobia schernivano la sua condotta, dicendogli:
16 “Where is your hope, on behalf of which you gave alms and buried the dead?”	16 « Dov' è andata la tua speranza, per la quale davi elemosine, e seppellivi i morti?».
17 In truth, Tobit corrected them, saying: “Do not speak in this way,	17 Ma egli li sgridava, e' diceva loro: « Non dite così;
18 for we are the sons of the holy ones, and we look forward to that life which God will give to those who never change in their faith before him.”	18 perchè noi siamo figli di santi, ed aspettiamo la vita che Dio darà a quelli che non perdono mai la loro fede in lui ».
19 In truth, his wife Anna went out to weaving work daily, and she brought back the provisions that she was able to obtain by the labor of her hands.	19 Anna poi, sua moglie, lavorava ogni giorno al telaio, e col lavoro delle sue mani ricavava da vivere come poteva.
20 Whereupon it happened that, having received a young goat, she brought it home.	20 Ora accadde che avendo preso un capretto, lo portò a casa.
21 When her husband heard the sound of its bleating, he said, “Look, so that it might not be stolen, return it to its owners, for it is not lawful for us either to eat, or to touch, anything stolen.”	21 Ed il suo marito, sentendolo belare, disse: «Badate bene ch' e' non sìa rubato, e rendetelo a' suoi padroni; perchè non c' è permesso mangiare o toccare cosa alcuna rubata ».
22 At this, his wife, being angry, answered, “Clearly, your hope has become vanity, and the manner of your almsgiving has become apparent.”	22 Al che la sua moglie incollerita rispose: « Proprio si vede che la tua speranza è stata vana, e si vede il frutto delle tue elemosine ».
23 And with these and other similar such words, she reproached him.	23 Con queste ed altre simili parole lo rimproverava.