| 1 Então Tobias respondeu a seu pai: Meu pai, farei tudo o que me mandaste. | 1 Then Tobiah replied to his father Tobit: "Everything that you have commanded me, father, I will do. |
| 2 Todavia não sei de que modo poderei cobrar este dinheiro, porque nem ele lhe conhece a mim, nem eu o conheço a ele; que sinal lhe hei-de dar? Nem mesmo sei o caminho, por onde se vai a tal terra. | 2 But how shall I be able to obtain the money from him, since he does not know me nor do I know him? What can I show him to make him recognize me and trust me, so that he will give me the money? I do not even know which roads to take for the journey into Media!" |
| 3 Então seu pai disse-lhe: Eu tenho em meu poder o recibo do seu próprio punho; quando tu lho mostrares, ele te pagará logo. | 3 Tobit answered his son Tobiah: "We exchanged signatures on a document written in duplicate; I divided it into two parts, and each of us kept one; his copy I put with the money. Think of it, twenty years have already passed since I deposited that money! So now, my son, find yourself a trustworthy man who will make the journey with you. We will, of course, give him a salary when you return; but get back that money from Gabael." |
| 4 Portanto agora vai e busca algum homem fiel, que te acompanhe, mediante uma retribuição, para que cobres o dinheiro enquanto eu estou vivo. | 4 Tobiah went to look for someone acquainted with the roads who would travel with him to Media. As soon as he went out, he found the angel Raphael standing before him, though he did not know that this was an angel of God. |
| 5 Mal havia Tobias saído (de casa), logo encontrou um jovem de belo aspecto, que estava cingido e como prestes a caminhar. | 5 Tobiah said to him, "Who are you, young man?" He replied "I am an Israelite, one of your kinsmen. I have come here to work." Tobiah said, "Do you know the way to Media?" |
| 6 Não sabendo que era um anjo de Deus, saudou-o e disse: Donde és tu ó bom jovem? | 6 The other replied: "Yes, I have been there many times. I know the place well and I know all the routes. I have often traveled to Media; I used to stay with our kinsman Gabael, who lives at Rages in Media. It is a good two days' travel from Ecbatana to Rages, for Rages is situated at the mountains, Ecbatana out on the plateau." |
| 7 Ele respondeu: Eu sou dos filhos de Israel. Tobias perguntou-lhe: Conheces o caminho que conduz à terra dos Medos? | 7 Tobiah said to him, "Wait for me, young man, till I go back and tell my father; for I need you to make the journey with me. I will, of course, pay you." |
| 8 O anjo respondeu-lhe: Conheço: tenho percorrido muitas vezes estes caminhos e tenho estado em casa de Gabelo, nosso irmão, que mora em Ragés, cidade dos Medos, que está situada sobre o monte de Ecbatana. | 8 Raphael replied, "Very well, I will wait for you; but do not be long." |
| 9 Tobias disse-lhe: Suplico-te que esperes por mim, até que eu avise meu pai disto mesmo. | 9 Tobiah went back to tell his father Tobit what had happened. He said to him, "I have just found a man who is one of our own Israelite kinsmen!" Tobit said, "Call the man, so that I may find out what family and tribe he comes from, and whether he is trustworthy enough to travel with you, son." Tobiah went out to summon the man, saying, "Young man, my father would like to see you." |
| 10 Então Tobias, tendo entrado, referiu a seu pai o sucedido. O pai, admirado com isto, rogou-lhe que entrasse em sua casa. | 10 When Raphael entered the house, Tobit greeted him first. Raphael said, "Hearty greetings to you!" Tobit replied: "What joy is left for me any more? Here I am, a blind man who cannot see God's sunlight, but must remain in darkness, like the dead who no longer see the light! Though alive, I am among the dead. I can hear a man's voice, but I cannot see him." Raphael said, "Take courage! God has healing in store for you; so take courage!" Tobit then said: "My son Tobiah wants to go to Media. Can you go with him to show him the way? I will of course pay you, brother." Raphael answered: "Yes, I can go with him, for I know all the routes. I have often traveled to Media and crossed all its plains and mountains; so I know every road well." |
| 11 Tendo, pois, entrado, saudou a Tobias, e disse: A alegria seja sempre contigo. | 11 Tobit asked, "Brother, tell me, please, what family and tribe are you from?" |
| 12 Tobias respondeu: Que alegria poderei eu ter, eu que sempre estou em trevas, que não vejo a luz do céu? | 12 Raphael said: "Why? Do you need a tribe and a family? Or are you looking for a hired man to travel with your son?" Tobit replied, "I wish to know truthfully whose son you are, brother, and what your name is." |
| 13 O jovem disse-lhe: Tem ânimo! É fácil a Deus curar-te. | 13 Raphael answered, "I am Azariah, son of Hananiah the elder, one of your own kinsmen." |
| 14 Disse-lhe, pois, Tobias: Porventura poderás tu conduzir meu filho a casa de Gabelo, em Ragés, cidade dos Medos? Quando voltares, eu te pagarei o teu trabalho. | 14 Tobit exclaimed: "Welcome! God save you, brother! Do not be provoked with me, brother, for wanting to learn the truth about your family. So it turns out that you are a kinsman, and from a noble and good line! I knew Hananiah and Nathaniah, the two sons of Shemaiah the elder; with me they used to make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where we would worship together. No, they did not stray from the right path; your kinsmen are good men. You are certainly of good lineage, and welcome!" |
| 15 O anjo respondeu: Eu lá o conduzirei, e to reconduzirei. | 15 Then he added: "For each day you are away I will give you the normal wages, plus expenses for you and for my son. If you go with my son, |
| 16 Tobias, então, perguntou-lhe: Peço-Te que me digas: de que família e de que tribo és tu? | 16 I will even add a bonus to your wages!" Raphael replied: "I will go with him; have no fear. In good health we shall leave you, and in good health we shall return to you, for the way is safe." |
| 17 O anjo Rafael respondeu: Procuras conhecer a família do mercenário, ou o próprio mercenário, que vá com teu filho? | 17 Tobit said, "God bless you, brother." Then he called his son and said to him: "My son, prepare whatever you need for the journey, and set out with your kinsman. May God in heaven protect you on the way and bring you back to me safe and sound; and may his angel accompany you for safety, my son." Before setting out on his journey, Tobiah kissed his father and mother. Tobit said to him, "Have a safe journey." |
| 18 Mas, para que te não ponha em cuidados, eu sou Azarias, filho do grande Ananias. | 18 But his mother began to weep. She said to Tobit: "Why have you decided to send my child away? Is he not the staff to which we cling, ever there with us in all that we do? |
| 19 Tobias respondeu-lhe: Tu és de uma ilustre família. Peço-te que te não ofendas por eu ter desejado conhecer a tua família. | 19 I hope more money is not your chief concern! Rather let it be a ransom for our son! |
| 20 O anjo disse-lhe: Eu conduzirei são o teu filho, e são to reconduzirei. | 20 What the Lord has given us to live on is certainly enough for us." |
| 21 Tobias respondeu: Fazei boa jornada! Deus seja convosco no vosso caminho, e o seu anjo vos acompanhe. | 21 Tobit reassured her: "Have no such thought. Our son will leave in good health and come back to us in good health. Your own eyes will see the day when he returns to you safe and sound. |
| 22 Então, preparando tudo o que deviam levar na jornada, Tobias despediu-se de seu pai e de sua mãe e pôs-se a caminho com o anjo. | 22 So, no such thought; do not worry about them, my love. For a good angel will go with him, his journey will be successful, and he will return unharmed." |
| 23 Logo que partiram, começou sua mãe a chorar e a dizer: Tu tiraste-nos o bordão da nossa velhice, tu o apartaste de nós. | |
| 24 Osalá que nunca tivesse havido este dinheiro, por causa do qual tu o mandaste. | |
| 25 A nossa pobreza bastava-nos, e era para nós uma riqueza o vermos nosso filho. | |
| 26 Tobias disse-lhe: Não chores; nosso filho chegará salvo, voltará salvo para a nossa companhia, e tu o verás com os teus olhos. | |
| 27 Eu creio que um bom anjo de Deus o acompanha e dispõe tudo o que lhe diz respeito, de modo que voltará para nós cheio de alegria. | |
| 28 A estas palavras a mãe cessou de chorar e calou-se. | |
