Livro de Tobias 6

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1 Tobias partiu, pois, seguido de seu cão, e deteve-se na primeira parada à beira do rio Tigre.	1 Then she stopped weeping.
2 Descendo ao rio para lavar os pés, eis que um enorme peixe se lançou sobre ele para devorá-lo.	2 When the boy left home, accompanied by the angel, the dog followed Tobiah out of the house and went with them. The travelers walked till nightfall, and made camp beside the Tigris River.
3 Aterrorizado, Tobias gritou, dizendo: Senhor, ele lança-se sobre mim.	3 Now when the boy went down to wash his feet in the river, a large fish suddenly leaped out of the water and tried to swallow his foot. He shouted in alarm.
4 O anjo disse-lhe: Pega-o pelas guelras e puxa-o para ti. Tobias assim o fez. Arrastou o peixe para a terra, o qual se pôs a saltar aos seus pés.	4 But the angel said to him, "Take hold of the fish and don't let it get away!" The boy seized the fish and hauled it up on the shore.
5 O anjo então disse-lhe: Abre-o, e guarda o coração, o fel e o fígado, que servirão para remédios muito eficazes. Ele assim o fez.	5 The angel then told him: "Cut the fish open and take out its gall, heart, and liver, and keep them with you; but throw away the entrails. Its gall, heart, and liver make useful medicines."
6 A seguir ele assou uma parte da carne do peixe, que levaram consigo pelo caminho. Salgaram o resto, para que lhes bastasse até chegarem a Ragés, na Média.	6 After the lad had cut the fish open, he put aside the gall, heart, and liver. Then he broiled and ate part of the fish; the rest he salted and kept for the journey.
7 Entretanto, Tobias interrogou o anjo: Azarias, meu irmão, peço-te que me digas qual é a virtude curativa dessas partes do peixe que me mandaste guardar.	7 Afterward they traveled on together till they were near Media. The boy asked the angel this question: "Brother Azariah, what medicinal value is there in the fish's heart, liver, and gall?"
8 O anjo respondeu-lhe: Se puseres um pedaço do coração sobre brasas, a sua fumaça expulsará toda espécie de mau espírito, tanto do homem como da mulher, e impedirá que ele volte de novo a eles.	8 He answered: "As regards the fish's heart and liver, if you burn them so that the smoke surrounds a man or a woman who is afflicted by a demon or evil spirit, the affliction will leave him completely, and no demons will ever return to him again.
9 Quanto ao fel, pode-se fazer com ele um ungüento para os olhos que têm uma belida, porque ele tem a propriedade de curar.	9 And as for the gall, if you rub it on the eyes of a man who has cataracts, blowing into his eyes right on the cataracts, his sight will be restored."
10 Em seguida Tobias disse-lhe: Onde queres que pousemos?	10 When they had entered Media and were getting close to Ecbatana,
11 Há aqui, respondeu o anjo, um homem de tua tribo e de tua família, chamado Raguel, que tem uma filha chamada Sara; além dela não tem mais filha.	11 Raphael said to the boy, "Brother Tobiah!" He answered, "Yes, what is it?" Raphael continued: "Tonight we must stay with Raguel, who is a relative of yours. He has a daughter named Sarah,
12 Todos os seus bens te devem pertencer: mas é preciso que a recebas por mulher.	12 but no other child. Since you are Sarah's closest relative, you before all other men have the right to marry her. Also, her father's estate is rightfully yours to inherit. Now the girl is sensible, courageous, and very beautiful; and her father loves her dearly."
13 Pede-a, pois, ao seu pai, e ele ta dará por mulher.	13 He continued: "Since you have the right to marry her, listen to me, brother. Tonight I will ask the girl's father to let us have her as your bride. When we return from Rages, we will hold the wedding feast for her. I know that Raguel cannot keep her from you or let her become engaged to another man; that would be a capital crime according to the decree in the Book of Moses, and he knows that it is your right, before all other men, to marry his daughter. So heed my words, brother; tonight we must speak for the girl, so that we may have her engaged to you. And when we return from Rages, we will take her and bring her back with us to your house."
14 Tobias replicou: Ouvi dizer que ela já teve sete maridos, e que todos morreram. Diz-se mesmo que foi um demônio que os matou,	14 Tobiah objected, however: "Brother Azariah, I have heard that this woman has already been married seven times, and that her husbands died in their bridal chambers. On the very night they approached her, they dropped dead. And I have heard it said that it was a demon who killed them.
15 por isso eu temo que o mesmo venha a me acontecer, a mim que sou filho único, e desse modo faça descer lamentavelmente a velhice de meus pais à habitação dos mortos.	15 So now I too am afraid of this demon. Because he loves her, he does not harm her; but he does slay any man who wishes to come close to her. I am my father's only child. If I should die, I would bring my father and mother down to their grave in sorrow over me. And they have no other son to bury them!"
16 O anjo respondeu-lhe: Ouve-me, e eu te mostrarei sobre quem o demônio tem poder:	16 Raphael said to him: "Do you not remember your father's orders? He commanded you to marry a woman from your own family. So now listen to me, brother; do not give another thought to this demon, but marry Sarah. I know that tonight you shall have her for your wife!
17 são os que se casam, banindo Deus de seu coração e de seu pensamento, e se entregam à sua paixão como o cavalo e o burro, que não têm entendimento: sobre estes o demônio tem poder.	17 When you go into the bridal chamber, take the fish's liver and heart, and place them on the embers for the incense.
18 Tu, porém, quando te casares e entrares na câmara nupcial, viverás com ela em castidade durante três dias, e não vos ocupareis de outra coisa senão de orar juntos.	18 As soon as the demon smells the odor they give off, he will flee and never again show himself near her. Then when you are about to have intercourse with her, both of you first rise up to pray. Beg the Lord of heaven to show you mercy and grant you deliverance. But do not be afraid, for she was set apart for you before the world existed. You will save her, and she will go with you. And I suppose that you will have children by her, who will take the place of brothers for you. So do not worry." When Tobiah heard Raphael say that she was his kinswoman, of his own family's lineage, he fell deeply in love with her, and his heart became set on her.
19 Na primeira noite, queimarás o fígado do peixe, e será posto em fuga o demônio.
20 Na segunda noite, serás admitido na sociedade dos santos patriarcas.
21 Na terceira noite, receberás a bênção que vos dará filhos cheios de saúde.
22 Passada esta terceira noite, aproximar-te-ás da jovem no temor ao Senhor, mais com o desejo de ter filhos que o ímpeto da paixão. Obterás assim para os teus filhos a bênção prometida à raça de Abraão.