3 — Tobias

1Then Tobias sighed, and began to pray with tears,Allora Tobia sospirò, e cominciò a far orazione con lacrime,THEN Tobias lamented, and began to pray with teares,Tunc Tobias ingemuit, et cœpit orare cum lacrimis, 2Saying, Thou art just, O Lord, and all thy judgments are just, and all thy ways mercy, and truth, and judgment:E disse: Giusto se tu, o Signore, e sono giusti tutti i giudizi tuoi, e tutte le tue vie sono misericordia, e verità, e giustizia.saying: Thou art iust ô Lord, & al thy iudgementes are iust, and al thy waies, mercie, & truth, and iudgement.dicens: Justus es, Domine, et omnia judicia tua justa sunt, / et omnes viæ tuæ, misericordia, et veritas, et judicium. 3And now, O Lord, think of me, and take not revenge of my sins, neither remember my offences, nor those of my parents.Ed ora o Signore, ricordati di me, e non far vendetta de' miei peccati, e non aver in memoria i miei delitti, nè quelli de' miei genitori.And now Lord be mindful of me, and take not reuenge of my sinnes, neither remember the sinnes of me, or of my parentes.Et nunc Domine, memor esto mei, / et ne vindictam sumas de peccatis meis, / neque reminiscaris delicta mea, vel parentum meorum. 4For we have not obeyed thy commandments, therefore are we delivered to spoil and to captivity, and death, and are made a fable, and a reproach to all nations, amongst which thou hast scattered us.Perchè noi non obbedimmo a tuoi comandamenti per questo siamo stati depredati, menati schiavi, e uccisi, divenuti favola, e obbrobrio per tutte le nazioni, tralle quali tu ci hai dispersi.Because we haue not obeyed thy commandmentes, therfore we are deliuered in spoile, and captiuitie, and death, and into a fable, and into reproch to al nations, in which thou hast dispersed vs.Quoniam non obedivimus præceptis tuis, / ideo traditi sumus in direptionem, / et captivitatem, et mortem, / et in fabulam, et in improperium omnibus nationibus / in quibus dispersisti nos. 5And now, O Lord, great are thy judgments, because we have not done according to thy precepts, and have not walked sincerely before thee.E adesso, o Signore, i giudizi tuoi sono grandi, perchè noi non ponemmo in opera i tuoi precetti, e non camminammo con sincerità dinanzi a te.And now Lord great are thy iudgementes, because we haue not done according to thy preceptes, & haue not walked sincerely before thee:Et nunc Domine, magna judicia tua, / quia non egimus secundum præcepta tua, / et non ambulavimus sinceriter coram te. 6And now, O Lord, do with me according to thy will, and command my spirit to be received in peace: for it is better for me to die, than to live.Ed ora, o Signore, fa di me quel, che ti piace, e comanda, che sia ricevuto in pace il mio spirito; perocchè è meglio per me il morire, che il vivere.and now Lord according to thy wil do with me, & command my spirite to be receiued in peace: for it is expedient for me to die, rather then to liue.Et nunc Domine, secundum voluntatem tuam fac mecum, / et præcipe in pace recipi spiritum meum: / expedit enim mihi mori magis quam vivere.

7Now it happened on the same day, that Sara daughter of Raguel, in Rages a city of the Medes, received a reproach from one of her father’s servant maids,Nello stesso tempo egli avvenne, che Sara figliuola di Raguele dimorante in Rages città de' Medi si sentì oltraggiare da una delle serve del padre suo:The verie same day therfore it chanced that Sara the daughter of Raguel in Rages a citie of the Medes, she also heard reproch of one of her fathers handmaydes,Eadem itaque die, contigit ut Sara filia Raguelis in Rages civitate Medorum et ipsa audiret improperium ab una ex ancillis patris sui, 8Because she had been given to seven husbands and a devil named Asmodeus had killed them, at their first going in unto her.Perocché ella era stata sposata a sette mariti, i quali appena accostatisi a lei erano stati uccisi dal demonio chiamato Asmodeo.because she had beene deliuered to seuen husbandes, & the diuel named Asmodeus had killed them, forth with as they were entred in vnto her.quoniam tradita fuerat septem viris, et dæmonium nomine Asmodæus occiderat eos, mox ut ingressi fuissent ad eam. 9So when she reproved the maid for her fault, she answered her, saying: May we never see son, or daughter of thee upon the earth, thou murderer of thy husbands.Or avendo ella sgridata la serva per qualche suo fallo, le rispose questa, e disse: Non si vegga giammai da noi sulla terra figliuolo, o figliuola nata da te, uccisora de' tuoi mariti.Therfore when she rebuked the wench for her fault, she answered her, saying: Let vs no more see sonne of thee, or daughter vpon the earth, thou murderer of thy husbandes.Ergo cum pro culpa sua increparet puellam, respondit ei, dicens: Amplius ex te non videamus filium aut filiam super terram, interfectrix virorum tuorum. 10Wilt thou kill me also, as thou hast already killed seven husbands? At these words, she went into an upper chamber of her house: and for three days and three nights did neither eat nor drink:Vuoi tu forse far morire anche me, come uccidesti sette uomini? A queste voci se n'andò ella alla stanza più alta della sua casa, e per tre dì, e tre notti non mangio, e non bevve:What wilt thou kil me also, as thou hast now killed seuen husbandes? At this voice she went into an higher chamber of her house: and three dayes, and three nightes did not eate, nor drinke:Numquid et occidere me vis, sicut jam occidisti septem viros ? Ad hanc vocem perrexit in superius cubiculum domus suæ: et tribus diebus, et tribus noctibus non manducavit, neque bibit: 11But continuing in prayer with tears besought God, that he would deliver her from this reproach.Ma perseverando nell'orazione, con lacrime pregava Dio, che la liberasse da questo obbrobrio.but continewing in prayer with teares besought God, that he would deliuer her from this reproch.sed in oratione persistens cum lacrimis deprecabatur Deum, ut ab isto improperio liberaret eam.

12And it came to pass on the third day when she was making an end of her prayer, blessing the Lord,Or avvenne il terzo giorno, che avendo terminato la sua orazione, benedicendo il Signore,And it came to passe the third day, whiles she accomplished her prayer, blessing our Lord,Factum est autem die tertia, dum compleret orationem, benedicens Dominum 13She said: Blessed is thy name, O God of our fathers, who when thou hast been angry, wilt shew mercy, and in the time of tribulation forgivest the sins of them that call upon thee.Disse: Benedetto egli e il nome tuo, o Dio de' padri nostri, il quale dopo esserti sdegnato fai misericordia, e nel tempo della tribolazione perdoni i peccati a quei, che ti invocano.she sayd: Blessed is thy name ô God of our fathers: who when thou hast bene angrie, wilt doe mercie, & in the time of tribulation forgeuest them their sinnes, that inuocate thee.dixit: Benedictum est nomen tuum, Deus patrum nostrorum: qui cum iratus fueris, misericordiam facies, et in tempore tribulationis peccata dimittis his qui invocant te. 14To thee, O Lord, I turn my face, to thee I direct my eyes.A te, o Signore, rivolgo la mia faccia, in te fisso gli occhi miei.To thee ô Lord I turne my face, to thee I direct myne eyes.Ad te, Domine, faciem meam converto; ad te oculos meos dirigo. 15I beg, O Lord, that thou loose me from the bond of this reproach, or else take me away from the earth.Io ti prego, o Signore, che tu mi sciolga dal laccio di questa ignominia, o almeno mi levi dalla terra.I desire Lord that thou loose me from the bond of this reproch, or els take me away from the earth.Peto, Domine, ut de vinculo improperii hujus absolvas me, aut certe desuper terram eripias me. 16Thou knowest, O Lord, that I never coveted a husband, and have kept my soul clean from all lust.Tu sai, o Signore, che io giammai ho desiderato alcun uomo, e ho serbata pura l'anima mia da ogni concupiscenza.Thou knowest Lord that I neuer coueted a husband, and haue kept my soule cleane from al concupiscence.Tu scis, Domine, quia numquam concupivi virum, et mundam servavi animam meam ab omni concupiscentia. 17Never have I joined myself with them that play: neither have I made myself partaker with them that walk in lightness.Io non mi sono mai addimesticata con quelli, che aman gli scherzi; nè ho avuta amistà con quei che trattano con leggerezza,Neuer haue I companied my self with sporters: neither haue I made my selfe partaker with them that walke in lightnesse.Numquam cum ludentibus miscui me, neque cum his qui in levitate ambulant, participem me præbui. 18But a husband I consented to take, with thy fear, not with my lust.? io acconsentii a prender marito nel tuo timore, non per effetto di passione.But a husband I consented to take, with thy feare, not with my lust.Virum autem cum timore tuo, non cum libidine mea, consensi suscipere.

19And either I was unworthy of them, or they perhaps were not worthy of me: because perhaps thou hast kept me for another man,E io fui indegna di loro, o forse quelli non eran degni di me, perchè tu ad altro marito forse m'hai riserbata.And either I was vnworthie of them, or they perhaps were not worthie for me: because perhaps thou hast kept me for an other man.Et, aut ego indigna fui illis, aut illi forsitan me non fuerunt digni, quia forsitan viro alii conservasti me. 20For thy counsel is not in man’s power.Perocchè nulla può l'uomo contro de' tuoi consigli.For thy counsel is not in mans power.Non est enim in hominis potestate consilium tuum. 21But this every one is sure of that worshippeth thee, that his life, if it be under trial, shall be crowned and if it be under tribulation, it shall be delivered: and if it be under correction, it shall be allowed to come to thy mercy.Ma questo è tenuto per certo da chiunque ti onora, che se la sua vita sarà messa alla prova, ci sarà coronato; e s'ei farà in tribolazione, sarà liberato; e se sarà sotto la verga, potrà pervenire alla tua misericordia.But this hath euerie one for certayne, that worshippeth thee, that his life, if it be in probation, shal be crowned: and if it be in tribulation, it shal be deliuered: and if it be in correction, it shal be lawful to come to thy mercie.Hoc autem pro certo habet omnis qui te colit: quod vita ejus, si in probatione fuerit, coronabitur; si autem in tribulatione fuerit, liberabitur; et si in correptione fuerit, ad misericordiam tuam venire licebit. 22For thou art not delighted in our being lost, because after a storm thou makest a calm, and after tears and weeping thou pourest in joyfulness.Perocchè tu della perdizione mostra non hai diletto, e dopo la tempesta fai la bonaccia, e dopo le lacrime, e i sospiri infondi il giubilo.For thou art not delighted in our perditions: because after a tempest thou makest a calme, and after teares and weeping thou powrest in ioyfulnesse.Non enim delectaris in perditionibus nostris: quia post tempestatem tranquillum facis, et post lacrimationem et fletum, exultationem infundis. 23Be thy name, O God of Israel, blessed for ever,Sia il nome tuo, o Dio d'Israele, benedetto pe' secoli.Be thy name God of Israel blessed foreuer.Sit nomen tuum, Deus Israël, benedictum in sæcula. 24At that time the prayers of them both were heard in the sight of the glory of the most high God:Nello stesso tempo furono esaudite le orazioni dell'uno e dell'altra nel cospetto della Maestà del sommo Iddio:At that time the prayers of both were heard in the sight of the glorie of the high God:In illo tempore exauditæ sunt preces amborum in conspectu gloriæ summi Dei:

25And the holy angel of the Lord, Raphael was sent to heal them both, whose prayers at one time were rehearsed in the sight of the Lord.E fu spedito il santo Angelo del Signore Raphaele a liberare l'uno, e l'altra, essendo state le orazioni loro presentate a un tempo al cospetto del Signore.and the holie Angel of our Lord Raphael was sent, to cure them both, whose prayers at one time were recited in the sight of our Lord.et missus est angelus Domini sanctus Raphaël ut curaret eos ambos, quorum uno tempore sunt orationes in conspectu Domini recitatæ.