Thobis 8

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Postquam vero cœnaverunt, introduxerunt juvenem ad eam.	1 When they had finished eating and drinking, the girl's parents wanted to retire. They brought the young man out of the dining room and led him into the bedroom.
2 Recordatus itaque Tobias sermonum angeli, protulit de cassidili suo partem jecoris, posuitque eam super carbones vivos.	2 At this point Tobiah, mindful of Raphael's instructions, took the fish's liver and heart from the bag which he had with him, and placed them on the embers for the incense.
3 Tunc Raphaël angelus apprehendit dæmonium, et religavit illud in deserto superioris Ægypti.	3 The demon, repelled by the odor of the fish, fled into Upper Egypt; Raphael pursued him there and bound him hand and foot. Then Raphael returned immediately.
4 Tunc hortatus est virginem Tobias, dixitque ei : Sara, exsurge, et deprecemur Deum hodie, et cras, et secundum cras : quia his tribus noctibus Deo jungimur ; tertia autem transacta nocte, in nostro erimus conjugio.	4 When the girl's parents left the bedroom and closed the door behind them, Tobiah arose from bed and said to his wife, "My love, get up. Let us pray and beg our Lord to have mercy on us and to grant us deliverance."
5 Filii quippe sanctorum sumus, et non possumus ita conjungi sicut gentes quæ ignorant Deum.	5 She got up, and they started to pray and beg that deliverance might be theirs. He began with these words: "Blessed are you, O God of our fathers; praised be your name forever and ever. Let the heavens and all your creation praise you forever.
6 Surgentes autem pariter, instanter orabant ambo simul, ut sanitas daretur eis.	6 You made Adam and you gave him his wife Eve to be his help and support; and from these two the human race descended. You said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone; let us make him a partner like himself.'
7 Dixitque Tobias : Domine Deus patrum nostrorum, benedicant te cæli et terræ, mareque et fontes, et flumina, et omnes creaturæ tuæ quæ in eis sunt.	7 Now, Lord, you know that I take this wife of mine not because of lust, but for a noble purpose. Call down your mercy on me and on her, and allow us to live together to a happy old age."
8 Tu fecisti Adam de limo terræ, dedistique ei adjutorium Hevam.	8 They said together, "Amen, amen,"
9 Et nunc Domine, tu scis quia non luxuriæ causa accipio sororem meam conjugem, sed sola posteritatis dilectione, in qua benedicatur nomen tuum in sæcula sæculorum.	9 and went to bed for the night. But Raguel got up and summoned his servants. With him they went out to dig a grave,
10 Dixit quoque Sara : Miserere nobis Domine, miserere nobis, et consenescamus ambo pariter sani.	10 for he said, "I must do this, because if Tobiah should die, we would be subjected to ridicule and insult."
11 Et factum est circa pullorum cantum, accersiri jussit Raguel servos suos, et abierunt cum eo pariter ut foderent sepulchrum.	11 When they had finished digging the grave, Raguel went back into the house and called his wife,
12 Dicebat enim : Ne forte simili modo evenerit ei, quo et ceteris illis septem viris qui sunt ingressi ad eam.	12 saying, "Send one of the maids in to see whether Tobiah is alive or dead, so that if necessary we may bury him without anyone's knowing about it."
13 Cumque parassent fossam, reversus Raguel ad uxorem suam, dixit ei :	13 She sent the maid, who lit a lamp, opened the bedroom door, went in, and found them sound asleep together.
14 Mitte unam de ancillis tuis, et videat si mortuus est, ut sepeliam eum antequam illucescat dies.	14 The maid went out and told the girl's parents that Tobiah was alive, and that there was nothing wrong.
15 At illa misit unam ex ancillis suis. Quæ ingressa cubiculum, reperit eos salvos et incolumes, secum pariter dormientes.	15 Then Raguel praised the God of heaven in these words: "Blessed are you, O God, with every holy and pure blessing! Let all your chosen ones praise you; let them bless you forever!
16 Et reversa nuntiavit bonum nuntium : et benedixerunt Dominum, Raguel videlicet et Anna uxor ejus,	16 Blessed are you, who have made me glad; what I feared did not happen. Rather you have dealt with us according to your great mercy.
17 et dixerunt : Benedicimus te, Domine Deus Israël, quia non contigit quemadmodum putabamus.	17 Blessed are you, for you were merciful toward two only children. Grant them, Master, mercy and deliverance, and bring their lives to fulfillment with happiness and mercy."
18 Fecisti enim nobiscum misericordiam tuam, et exclusisti a nobis inimicum persequentem nos.	18 Then he told his servants to fill in the grave before dawn.
19 Misertus es autem duobus unicis. Fac eos, Domine, plenius benedicere te, et sacrificium tibi laudis tuæ et suæ sanitatis offerre, ut cognoscat universitas gentium quia tu es Deus solus in universa terra.	19 He asked his wife to bake many loaves of bread; he himself went out to the herd and picked out two steers and four rams which he ordered to be slaughtered. So the servants began to prepare the feast.
20 Statimque præcepit servis suis Raguel ut replerent fossam quam fecerant priusquam elucesceret.	20 He summoned Tobiah and made an oath in his presence, saying: "For fourteen days you shall not stir from here, but shall remain here eating and drinking with me; and you shall bring joy to my daughter's sorrowing spirit.
21 Uxori autem suæ dixit ut instrueret convivium, et præpararet omnia quæ in cibos erant iter agentibus necessaria.	21 Take, to begin with, half of whatever I own when you go back in good health to your father; the other half will be yours when I and my wife die. Be of good cheer, my son! I am your father, and Edna is your mother; and we belong to you and to your beloved now and forever. So be happy, son!"
22 Duas quoque pingues vaccas, et quatuor arietes, occidi fecit, et parari epulas omnibus vicinis suis, cunctisque amicis.
23 Et adjuravit Raguel Tobiam ut duas hebdomadas moraretur apud se.
24 De omnibus autem quæ possidebat Raguel, dimidiam partem dedit Tobiæ, et fecit scripturam, ut pars dimidia quæ supererat, post obitum eorum Tobiæ dominio deveniret.