Thobis 7

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Ingressi sunt autem ad Raguelem, et suscepit eos Raguel cum gaudio.	1 When they entered Ecbatana, Tobiah said, "Brother Azariah, lead me straight to our kinsman Raguel." So he brought him to the house of Raguel, whom they found seated by his courtyard gate. They greeted him first. He said to them, "Greetings to you too, brothers! Good health to you, and welcome!" When he brought them into his home,
2 Intuensque Tobiam Raguel, dixit Annæ uxori suæ : Quam similis est juvenis iste consobrino meo !	2 he said to his wife Edna, "This young man looks just like my kinsman Tobit!"
3 Et cum hæc dixisset, ait : Unde estis juvenes fratres nostri ? At illi dixerunt : Ex tribu Nephthali sumus, ex captivitate Ninive.	3 So Edna asked them, "Who are you, brothers?" They answered, "We are of the exiles from Naphtali at Nineveh."
4 Dixitque illis Raguel : Nostis Tobiam fratrem meum ? Qui dixerunt : Novimus.	4 She said, "Do you know our kinsman Tobit?" They answered, "Indeed we do!" She asked, "Is he well?"
5 Cumque multa bona loqueretur de eo, dixit angelus ad Raguelem : Tobias, de quo interrogas, pater istius est.	5 They answered, "Yes, he is alive and well." Then Tobiah exclaimed, "He is my father!"
6 Et misit se Raguel, et cum lacrimis osculatus est eum, et plorans supra collum ejus	6 Raguel sprang up and kissed him, shedding tears of joy.
7 dixit : Benedictio sit tibi, fili mi, quia boni et optimi viri filius es.	7 But when he heard that Tobit had lost his eyesight, he was grieved and wept aloud. He said to Tobiah: "My child, God bless you! You are the son of a noble and good father. But what a terrible misfortune that such a righteous and charitable man should be afflicted with blindness!" He continued to weep in the arms of his kinsman Tobiah.
8 Et Anna uxor ejus, et Sara ipsorum filia, lacrimatæ sunt.	8 His wife Edna also wept for Tobit; and even their daughter Sarah began to weep.
9 Postquam autem locuti sunt, præcepit Raguel occidi arietem, et parari convivium. Cumque hortaretur eos discumbere ad prandium,	9 Afterward, Raguel slaughtered a ram from the flock and gave them a cordial reception. When they had bathed and reclined to eat, Tobiah said to Raphael, "Brother Azariah, ask Raguel to let me marry my kinswoman Sarah."
10 Tobias dixit : Hic ego hodie non manducabo neque bibam, nisi prius petitionem meam confirmes, et promittas mihi dare Saram filiam tuam.	10 Raguel overheard the words; so he said to the boy: "Eat and drink and be merry tonight, for no man is more entitled to marry my daughter Sarah than you, brother. Besides, not even I have the right to give her to anyone but you, because you are my closest relative. But I will explain the situation to you very frankly.
11 Quo audito verbo Raguel expavit, sciens quid evenerit illis septem viris qui ingressi sunt ad eam : et timere cœpit ne forte et hunc similiter contingeret. Et cum nutaret, et non daret petenti ullum responsum,	11 I have given her in marriage to seven men, all of whom were kinsmen of ours, and all died on the very night they approached her. But now, son, eat and drink. I am sure the Lord will look after you both." Tobiah answered, "I will eat or drink nothing until you set aside what belongs to me." Raguel said to him: "I will do it. She is yours according to the decree of the Book of Moses. Your marriage to her has been decided in heaven! Take your kinswoman; from now on you are her love, and she is your beloved. She is yours today and ever after. And tonight, son, may the Lord of heaven prosper you both. May he grant you mercy and peace."
12 dixit ei angelus : Noli timere dare eam isti, quoniam huic timenti Deum debetur conjux filia tua : propterea alius non potuit habere illam.	12 Then Raguel called his daughter Sarah, and she came to him. He took her by the hand and gave her to Tobiah with the words: "Take her according to the law. According to the decree written in the Book of Moses she is your wife. Take her and bring her back safely to your father. And may the God of heaven grant both of you peace and prosperity."
13 Tunc dixit Raguel : Non dubito quod Deus preces et lacrimas meas in conspectu suo admiserit.	13 He then called her mother and told her to bring a scroll, so that he might draw up a marriage contract stating that he gave Sarah to Tobiah as his wife according to the decree of the Mosaic law. Her mother brought the scroll, and he drew up the contract, to which they affixed their seals.
14 Et credo quoniam ideo fecit vos venire ad me, ut ista conjungeretur cognationi suæ secundum legem Moysi : et nunc noli dubium gerere quod tibi eam tradam.	14 Afterward they began to eat and drink.
15 Et apprehendens dexteram filiæ suæ, dexteræ Tobiæ tradidit, dicens : Deus Abraham, et Deus Isaac, et Deus Jacob vobiscum sit, et ipse conjungat vos, impleatque benedictionem suam in vobis.	15 Later Raguel called his wife Edna and said, "My love, prepare the other bedroom and bring the girl there."
16 Et accepta carta, fecerunt conscriptionem conjugii.	16 She went and made the bed in the room, as she was told, and brought the girl there. After she had cried over her, she wiped away the tears and said:
17 Et post hæc epulati sunt, benedicentes Deum.	17 "Be brave, my daughter. May the Lord of heaven grant you joy in place of your grief. Courage, my daughter." Then she left.
18 Vocavitque Raguel ad se Annam uxorem suam, et præcepit ei ut præpararet alterum cubiculum.
19 Et introduxit illuc Saram filiam suam, et lacrimata est.
20 Dixitque ei : Forti animo esto, filia mea : Dominus cæli det tibi gaudium pro tædio quod perpessa es.