Thobis 4

VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Igitur cum Tobias putaret orationem suam exaudiri ut mori potuisset, vocavit ad se Tobiam filium suum,	1 The same day Tobit remembered the silver that he had left with Gabael at Rhages in Media
2 dixitque ei : Audi, fili mi, verba oris mei, et ea in corde tuo quasi fundamentum construe.	2 and thought, 'I have come to the point of praying for death; I should do wel to cal my son Tobias andtel him about the money before I die.'
3 Cum acceperit Deus animam meam, corpus meum sepeli : et honorem habebis matri tuæ omnibus diebus vitæ ejus :	3 He summoned his son Tobias and told him, 'When I die, give me an honourable burial. Honour yourmother, and never abandon her al the days of your life. Do al that she wants, and give her no reason for sorrow.
4 memor enim esse debes, quæ et quanta pericula passa sit propter te in utero suo.	4 Remember, my child, al the risks she ran for your sake when you were in her womb. And when shedies, bury her at my side in the same grave.
5 Cum autem et ipsa compleverit tempus vitæ suæ, sepelias eam circa me.	5 'My child, be faithful to the Lord all your days. Never entertain the wil to sin or to transgress his laws.Do good works all the days of your life, never fol ow ways that are not upright;
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 act in truthfulness, you wil be successful in al your actions, as everyone is who practises whatis upright.
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 'Set aside part of your goods for almsgiving. Never turn your face from the poor and God will never turnhis from you.
8 Quomodo potueris, ita esto misericors.	8 Measure your alms by what you have; if you have much, give more; if you have little, do not be afraid togive less in alms.
9 Si multum tibi fuerit, abundanter tribue : si exiguum tibi fuerit, etiam exiguum libenter impertiri stude.	9 So doing, you wil lay up for yourself a great treasure for the day of necessity.
10 Præmium enim bonum tibi thesaurizas in die necessitatis :	10 For almsgiving delivers from death and saves people from passing down to darkness.
11 quoniam eleemosyna ab omni peccato et a morte liberat, et non patietur animam ire in tenebras.	11 Almsgiving is a most effective offering for all those who do it in the presence of the Most High.
12 Fiducia magna erit coram summo Deo, eleemosyna omnibus facientibus eam.	12 'My child, avoid al loose conduct. Choose a wife of your father's stock. Do not take a foreign wifeoutside your father's tribe, because we are the children of the prophets. Remember Noah, Abraham, Isaac andJacob, our ancestors from the beginning. Al of them took wives from their own kindred, and they were blessed intheir children, and their race wil inherit the earth.
13 Attende tibi, fili mi, ab omni fornicatione, et præter uxorem tuam numquam patiaris crimen scire.	13 You, too, my child, must love your own brothers; never presume to despise your brothers, the sonsand daughters of your people; choose your wife from among them. For pride brings ruin and much worry;idleness causes need and poverty, for the mother of famine is idleness.
14 Superbiam numquam in tuo sensu aut in tuo verbo dominari permittas : in ipsa enim initium sumpsit omnis perditio.	14 'Do not keep back until next day the wages of those who work for you; pay them at once. If you serveGod you will be rewarded. Be careful, my child, in al you do, wel -disciplined in al your behaviour.
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 would not want done to you. Do not drink wine to the point of drunkenness; donot let excess be your travel ing companion.
16 Quod ab alio oderis fieri tibi, vide ne tu aliquando alteri facias.	16 'Give your bread to those who are hungry, and your clothes to those who lack clothing. Of whateveryou own in plenty, devote a proportion to almsgiving; and when you give alms, do it ungrudgingly.
17 Panem tuum cum esurientibus et egenis comede, et de vestimentis tuis nudos tege.	17 Be generous with bread and wine on the graves of upright people, but not for the sinner.
18 Panem tuum et vinum tuum super sepulturam justi constitue, et noli ex eo manducare et bibere cum peccatoribus.	18 'Ask advice of every wise person; never scorn any profitable advice.
19 Consilium semper a sapiente perquire.	19 Bless the Lord God in everything; beg him to guide your ways and bring your paths and purposes totheir end. For wisdom is not the property of every nation; their desire for what is good is conferred by the Lord. Athis will he lifts up or he casts down to the depths of the dwelling of the dead. So now, my child, remember theseprecepts and never let them fade from your heart.
20 Omni tempore benedic Deum : et pete ab eo ut vias tuas dirigat, et omnia consilia tua in ipso permaneant.	20 'Now, my child, I must tell you I have left ten talents of silver with Gabael son of Gabrias, at Rhages inMedia.
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 afraid, my child, if we have grown poor. You have great wealth if you fear God, if you shun every kind of sin and if you do what is pleasing to 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.