Thobis 4

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Igitur cum Tobias putaret orationem suam exaudiri ut mori potuisset, vocavit ad se Tobiam filium suum,	1 That same day Tobit remembered the money he had deposited with Gabael at Rages in Media, and he thought,
2 dixitque ei : Audi, fili mi, verba oris mei, et ea in corde tuo quasi fundamentum construe.	2 "Now that I have asked for death, why should I not call my son Tobiah and let him know about this money before I die?"
3 Cum acceperit Deus animam meam, corpus meum sepeli : et honorem habebis matri tuæ omnibus diebus vitæ ejus :	3 So he called his son Tobiah; and when he came, he said to him: "My son, when I die, give me a decent burial. Honor your mother, and do not abandon her as long as she lives. Do whatever pleases her, and do not grieve her spirit in any way.
4 memor enim esse debes, quæ et quanta pericula passa sit propter te in utero suo.	4 Remember, my son, that she went through many trials for your sake while you were in her womb. And when she dies, bury her in the same grave with me.
5 Cum autem et ipsa compleverit tempus vitæ suæ, sepelias eam circa me.	5 "Through all your days, my son, keep the Lord in mind, and suppress every desire to sin or to break his commandments. Perform good works all the days of your life, and do not tread the paths of wrongdoing.
6 Omnibus autem diebus vitæ tuæ in mente habeto Deum : et cave ne aliquando peccato consentias, et prætermittas præcepta Domini Dei nostri.	6 For if you are steadfast in your service, your good works will bring success, not only to you, but also to all those who live uprightly.
7 Ex substantia tua fac eleemosynam, et noli avertere faciem tuam ab ullo paupere : ita enim fiet ut nec a te avertatur facies Domini.	7 "Give alms from your possessions. Do not turn your face away from any of the poor, and God's face will not be turned away from you.
8 Quomodo potueris, ita esto misericors.	8 Son, give alms in proportion to what you own. If you have great wealth, give alms out of your abundance; if you have but little, distribute even some of that. But do not hesitate to give alms;
9 Si multum tibi fuerit, abundanter tribue : si exiguum tibi fuerit, etiam exiguum libenter impertiri stude.	9 you will be storing up a goodly treasure for yourself against the day of adversity.
10 Præmium enim bonum tibi thesaurizas in die necessitatis :	10 Almsgiving frees one from death, and keeps one from going into the dark abode.
11 quoniam eleemosyna ab omni peccato et a morte liberat, et non patietur animam ire in tenebras.	11 Alms are a worthy offering in the sight of the Most High for all who give them.
12 Fiducia magna erit coram summo Deo, eleemosyna omnibus facientibus eam.	12 "Be on your guard, son, against every form of immorality, and above all, marry a woman of the lineage of your forefathers. Do not marry a stranger who is not of your father's tribe, because we are sons of the prophets. My boy, keep in mind Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, our fathers from of old: all of them took wives from among their own kinsmen and were blessed in their children. Remember that their posterity shall inherit the land.
13 Attende tibi, fili mi, ab omni fornicatione, et præter uxorem tuam numquam patiaris crimen scire.	13 Therefore, my son, love your kinsmen. Do not be so proudhearted toward your kinsmen, the sons and daughters of your people, as to refuse to take a wife for yourself from among them. For in such arrogance there is ruin and great disorder. Likewise, in worthlessness there is decay and dire poverty, for worthlessness is the mother of famine.
14 Superbiam numquam in tuo sensu aut in tuo verbo dominari permittas : in ipsa enim initium sumpsit omnis perditio.	14 "Do not keep with you overnight the wages of any man who works for you, but pay him immediately. If you thus behave as God's servant, you will receive your reward. Keep a close watch on yourself, my son, in everything you do, and discipline yourself in all your conduct.
15 Quicumque tibi aliquid operatus fuerit, statim ei mercedem restitue, et merces mercenarii tui apud te omnino non remaneat.	15 Do to no one what you yourself dislike. Do not drink wine till you become drunk, nor let drunkenness accompany you on your way.
16 Quod ab alio oderis fieri tibi, vide ne tu aliquando alteri facias.	16 "Give to the hungry some of your bread, and to the naked some of your clothing. Whatever you have left over, give away as alms; and do not begrudge the alms you give.
17 Panem tuum cum esurientibus et egenis comede, et de vestimentis tuis nudos tege.	17 Be lavish with your bread and wine at the burial of the virtuous, but do not share them with sinners.
18 Panem tuum et vinum tuum super sepulturam justi constitue, et noli ex eo manducare et bibere cum peccatoribus.	18 "Seek counsel from every wise man, and do not think lightly of any advice that can be useful.
19 Consilium semper a sapiente perquire.	19 At all times bless the Lord God, and ask him to make all your paths straight and to grant success to all your endeavors and plans. For no pagan nation possesses good counsel, but the Lord himself gives all good things. If the Lord chooses, he raises a man up; but if he should decide otherwise, he casts him down to the deepest recesses of the nether world. So now, my son, keep in mind my commandments, and never let them be erased from your heart.
20 Omni tempore benedic Deum : et pete ab eo ut vias tuas dirigat, et omnia consilia tua in ipso permaneant.	20 "And now, son, I wish to inform you that I have deposited a great sum of money with Gabri's son Gabael at Rages in Media.
21 Indico etiam tibi, fili mi, dedisse me decem talenta argenti, dum adhuc infantulus esses, Gabelo, in Rages civitate Medorum, et chirographum ejus apud me habeo :	21 Do not be discouraged, my child, because of our poverty. You will be a rich man if you fear God, avoid all sin, and do what is right before the Lord your God."
22 et ideo perquire quomodo ad eum pervenias, et recipias ab eo supra memoratum pondus argenti, et restituas ei chirographum suum.
23 Noli timere, fili mi : pauperem quidem vitam gerimus, sed multa bona habebimus si timuerimus Deum, et recesserimus ab omni peccato, et fecerimus bene.