Thobis 11

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Cumque reverterentur, pervenerunt ad Charan, quæ est in medio itinere contra Niniven, undecimo die.	1 Then they left and began their return journey. When they were near Kaserin, just before Nineveh,
2 Dixitque angelus : Tobia frater, scis quemadmodum reliquisti patrem tuum.	2 Raphael said: "You know how we left your father.
3 Si placet itaque tibi, præcedamus, et lento gradu sequantur iter nostrum familiæ, simul cum conjuge tua, et cum animalibus.	3 Let us hurry on ahead of your wife to prepare the house while the rest of the party are still on the way."
4 Cumque hoc placuisset ut irent, dixit Raphaël ad Tobiam : Tolle tecum ex felle piscis : erit enim necessarium. Tulit itaque Tobias ex felle illo, et abierunt.	4 So they both went on ahead and Raphael said to Tobiah, "Have the gall in your hand!" And the dog ran along behind them.
5 Anna autem sedebat secus viam quotidie in supercilio montis, unde respicere poterat de longinquo.	5 Meanwhile, Anna sat watching the road by which her son was to come.
6 Et dum ex eodem loco specularetur adventum ejus, vidit a longe, et illico agnovit venientem filium suum : currensque nuntiavit viro suo, dicens : Ecce venit filius tuus.	6 When she saw him coming, she exclaimed to his father, "Tobit, your son is coming, and the man who traveled with him!"
7 Dixitque Raphaël ad Tobiam : At ubi introieris domum tuam, statim adora Dominum Deum tuum : et gratias agens ei, accede ad patrem tuum, et osculare eum.	7 Raphael said to Tobiah before he reached his father: "I am certain that his eyes will be opened.
8 Statimque lini super oculos ejus ex felle isto piscis, quod portas tecum : scias enim quoniam mox aperientur oculi ejus, et videbit pater tuus lumen cæli, et in aspectu tuo gaudebit.	8 Smear the fish gall on them. This medicine will make the cataracts shrink and peel off from his eyes; then your father will again be able to see the light of day."
9 Tunc præcucurrit canis, qui simul fuerat in via : et quasi nuntius adveniens, blandimento suæ caudæ gaudebat.	9 Then Anna ran up to her son, threw her arms around him, and said to him, "Now that I have seen you again, son, I am ready to die!" And she sobbed aloud.
10 Et consurgens cæcus pater ejus, cœpit offendens pedibus currere : et data manu puero, occurrit obviam filio suo.	10 Tobit got up and stumbled out through the courtyard gate. Tobiah went up to him
11 Et suscipiens osculatus est eum cum uxore sua, et cœperunt ambo flere præ gaudio.	11 with the fish gall in his hand, and holding him firmly, blew into his eyes. "Courage, father," he said.
12 Cumque adorassent Deum, et gratias egissent, consederunt.	12 Next he smeared the medicine on his eyes,
13 Tunc sumens Tobias de felle piscis, linivit oculos patris sui.	13 and it made them smart. Then, beginning at the corners of Tobit's eyes, Tobiah used both hands to peel off the cataracts. When Tobit saw his son, he threw his arms around him
14 Et sustinuit quasi dimidiam fere horam : et cœpit albugo ex oculis ejus, quasi membrana ovi, egredi.	14 and wept. He exclaimed, "I can see you, son, the light of my eyes!" Then he said: "Blessed be God, and praised be his great name, and blessed be all his holy angels. May his holy name be praised throughout all the ages,
15 Quam apprehendens Tobias, traxit ab oculis ejus : statimque visum recepit.	15 Because it was he who scourged me, and it is he who has had mercy on me. Behold, I now see my son Tobiah!" Then Tobit went back in, rejoicing and praising God with full voice. Tobiah told his father that his journey had been a success; that he had brought back the money; and that he had married Raguel's daughter Sarah, who would arrive shortly, for she was approaching the gate of Nineveh. '
16 Et glorificabant Deum, ipse videlicet et uxor ejus, et omnes qui sciebant eum.	16 Rejoicing and praising God, Tobit went out to the gate of Nineveh to meet his daughter-in-law. When the people of Nineveh saw him walking along briskly, with no one leading him by the hand, they were amazed.
17 Dicebatque Tobias : Benedico te, Domine Deus Israël, quia tu castigasti me, et tu salvasti me : et ecce ego video Tobiam filium meum.	17 Before them all Tobit proclaimed how God had mercifully restored sight to his eyes. When Tobit reached Sarah, the wife of his son Tobiah, he greeted her: "Welcome, my daughter! Blessed be your God for bringing you to us, daughter! Blessed are your father and your mother. Blessed is my son Tobiah, and blessed are you, daughter! Welcome to your home with blessing and joy. Come in, daughter!" That day there was joy for all the Jews who lived in Nineveh.
18 Ingressa est etiam post septem dies Sara uxor filii ejus et omnis familia sana, et pecora, et cameli, et pecunia multa uxoris ; sed et illa pecunia, quam receperat a Gabelo.	18 Ahiqar and his nephew Nadab also came to rejoice with Tobit. They celebrated Tobiah's wedding feast for seven happy days, and he received many gifts.
19 Et narravit parentibus suis omnia beneficia Dei, quæ fecisset circa eum per hominem qui eum duxerat.
20 Veneruntque Achior et Nabath consobrini Tobiæ gaudentes ad Tobiam, et congratulantes ei de omnibus bonis quæ circa illum ostenderat Deus.
21 Et per septem dies epulantes, omnes cum gaudio magno gavisi sunt.