Thobis 5

VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Tunc respondit Tobias patri suo, et dixit : Omnia quæcumque præcepisti mihi faciam, pater.	1 Then Tobias responded to his father, and he said: “I will do everything just as you have instructed me, father.
2 Quomodo autem pecuniam hanc requiram, ignoro : ille me nescit, et ego eum ignoro : quod signum dabo ei ? sed neque viam per quam pergatur illuc aliquando cognovi.	2 But I do not know how to obtain this money. He does not know me, and I do not know him. What proof shall I give to him? And I do not know any part of the way, which leads to that place.”
3 Tunc pater suus respondit illi, et dixit : Chirographum quidem illius penes me habeo : quod dum illi ostenderis, statim restituet.	3 Then his father answered him, and he said: “Indeed, I have a written agreement about that in my possession, which, when you show it to him, he will immediately repay it.
4 Sed perge nunc, et inquire tibi aliquem fidelem virum, qui eat tecum salva mercede sua, ut dum adhuc vivo, recipias eam.	4 But go out now, and inquire after some faithful man, who would go with you to keep you safe in return for his wages, so that you may receive it while I am still alive.”
5 Tunc egressus Tobias, invenit juvenem splendidum stantem præcinctum, et quasi paratum ad ambulandum.	5 Then Tobias, departing, found a splendid young man, standing girded and seemingly ready for travel.
6 Et ignorans quod angelus Dei esset, salutavit eum, et dixit : Unde te habemus, bone juvenis ?	6 And not knowing that he was an Angel of God, he greeted him, and he said, “Where are you from, good young man?”
7 At ille respondit : Ex filiis Israël. Et Tobias dixit ei : Nosti viam quæ ducit in regionem Medorum ?	7 And so he answered, “From the sons of Israel.” And Tobias said to him, “Do you know the way that leads to the region of the Medes?”
8 Cui respondit : Novi : et omnia itinera ejus frequenter ambulavi, et mansi apud Gabelum fratrem nostrum, qui moratur in Rages civitate Medorum, quæ posita est in monte Ecbatanis.	8 And he answered: “I know it. And I have frequently walked through all its paths, and I stayed with Gabael, our brother, who lives in Rages, a city of the Medes, which is situated at the mount of Ecbatana.”
9 Cui Tobias ait : Sustine me obsecro, donec hæc ipsa nuntiem patri meo.	9 Tobias said to him, “I implore you, wait here for me, until I tell these same things to my father.”
10 Tunc ingressus Tobias, indicavit universa hæc patri suo. Super quæ admiratus pater, rogavit ut introiret ad eum.	10 Then Tobias, entering, revealed all these things to his father. Upon which, his father, in admiration, asked that he would enter to him.
11 Ingressus itaque salutavit eum, et dixit : Gaudium tibi sit semper.	11 And so, entering, he greeted him, and he said, “May gladness be always with you.”
12 Et ait Tobias : Quale gaudium mihi erit, qui in tenebris sedeo, et lumen cæli non video ?	12 And Tobit said, “What kind of gladness will be for me, since I sit in darkness and do not see the light of heaven?”
13 Cui ait juvenis : Forti animo esto : in proximo est ut a Deo cureris.	13 And the young man said to him, “Be steadfast in soul. Your cure from God is near.”
14 Dixit itaque illi Tobias : Numquid poteris perducere filium meum ad Gabelum in Rages civitatem Medorum ? et cum redieris, restituam tibi mercedem tuam.	14 And so Tobit said to him, “Are you able to lead my son to Gabael in Rages, a city of the Medes? And when you return, I will pay you your wages.”
15 Et dixit ei angelus : Ego ducam, et reducam eum ad te.	15 And the Angel said to him, “I will lead him, and I will bring him back to you.”
16 Cui Tobias respondit : Rogo te, indica mihi de qua domo aut de qua tribu es tu.	16 And Tobit responded to him, “I ask you to tell me: which family or which tribe are you from?”
17 Cui Raphaël angelus dixit : Genus quæris mercenarii, an ipsum mercenarium qui cum filio tuo eat ?	17 And Raphael the Angel said, “Do you seek the family of the one you hire, or else the hired hand himself, to go with your son?
18 sed ne forte sollicitum te reddam, ego sum Azarias Ananiæ magni filius.	18 But, lest perhaps I cause you to worry: I am Azariah, the son of Hananiah the great.”
19 Et Tobias respondit : Ex magno genere es tu. Sed peto ne irascaris quod voluerim cognoscere genus tuum.	19 And Tobit responded, “You are from a great family. But I ask you, do not be angry that I wanted to know your family.”
20 Dixit autem illi angelus : Ego sanum ducam, et sanum tibi reducam filium tuum.	20 But the Angel said to him, “I will lead your son safely, and I will bring him back safely to you.”
21 Respondens autem Tobias, ait : Bene ambuletis, et sit Deus in itinere vestro, et angelus ejus comitetur vobiscum.	21 And so Tobit, answering, said, “May you walk well, and may God be with you on your journey, and may his Angel accompany you.”
22 Tunc paratis omnibus quæ erant in via portanda, fecit Tobias vale patri suo et matri suæ, et ambulaverunt ambo simul.	22 Then, when all things were ready which were to be carried on their journey, Tobias said farewell to his father, and to his mother, and the two of them walked together.
23 Cumque profecti essent, cœpit mater ejus flere, et dicere : Baculum senectutis nostræ tulisti, et transmisisti a nobis.	23 And when they had set out, his mother began to weep, and to say: “You have taken the staff of our old age, and you have sent him away from us.
24 Numquam fuisset ipsa pecunia, pro qua misisti eum :	24 I wish that the money, for which you sent him, had never been.
25 sufficiebat enim nobis paupertas nostra, ut divitias computaremus hoc, quod videbamus filium nostrum.	25 For our poverty has been sufficient for us, so that we might count it as riches that we saw our son.”
26 Dixitque ei Tobias : Noli flere : salvus perveniet filius noster, et salvus revertetur ad nos, et oculi tui videbunt illum.	26 And Tobit said to her: “Do not weep. Our son will arrive safely, and he will return safely to us, and your eyes shall see him.
27 Credo enim quod angelus Dei bonus comitetur ei, et bene disponat omnia quæ circa eum geruntur, ita ut cum gaudio revertatur ad nos.	27 For I believe that the good Angel of God accompanies him and that he orders all things well which occur around him, such that he will be returned to us with gladness.”
28 Ad hanc vocem cessavit mater ejus flere, et tacuit.	28 At these words, his mother ceased weeping, and she was silent.