6 — Tobias

1And Tobias went forward, and the dog followed him, and he lodged the first night by the river of Tigris.Or Tobia partì, e seguitollo il cane, e alla prima posata si fermò presso il fiume Tigri.AND Tobias went forward, & a dogge folowed him, and he made his first abode by the riuer of Tigris.Profectus est autem Tobias, et canis secutus est eum, et mansit prima mansione juxta fluvium Tigris. 2And he went out to wash his feet, and behold a monstrous fish came up to devour him.E andò per lavarsi i piedi, quand'ecco un pesce smisurato uscì fuora per divorarlo.And he went out to wash his feete, and behold an huge fish came forth to deuoure him.Et exivit ut lavaret pedes suos, et ecce piscis immanis exivit ad devorandum eum. 3And Tobias being afraid of him, cried out with a loud voice, saying: Sir, he cometh upon me.E Tobia impaurito grido ad alta voce: Signore, egli mi viene addosso.Of whom Tobias being afrayd, cryed out with a loud voice, saying: Sir, he inuadeth me.Quem expavescens Tobias clamavit voce magna, dicens: Domine, invadit me. 4And the angel said to him: Take him by the gill, and draw him to thee. And when he had done so, he drew him out upon the land, and he began to pant before his feet.E l'Angelo gli disse: Prendilo per una branca, e tiralo a te. E quegli avendo così fatto, lo tirò a secco, e cominciò a palpitare a suoi piedi.And the Angel said to him: Take him by the gille, & draw him to thee. Which when he had done, he drew him on the drie land, and he began to strugle before his feete.Et dixit ei angelus: Apprehende branchiam ejus, et trahe eum ad te. Quod cum fecisset, attraxit eum in siccum, et palpitare cœpit ante pedes ejus. 5Then the angel said to him: Take out the entrails of this fish, and lay up his heart, and his gall, and his liver for thee: for these are necessary for useful medicines.Allora l'Angelo gli disse: Sventra questo pesce, e serbati il suo cuore, il fiele, e il fegato perocchè queste cose son necessarie per utili medicazioni.Then sayd the Angel to him: Take out the entralles of this fishe, and his hart, and gal, and liuer, keepe to thee: for these are necessarie and profitable for medecines.Tunc dixit ei angelus: Exentera hunc piscem, et cor ejus, et fel, et jecur repone tibi: sunt enim hæc necessaria ad medicamenta utiliter. 6And when he had done so, he roasted the flesh thereof, and they took it with them in the way: the rest they salted as much as might serve them, till they came to Rages the city of the Medes.E fatto ciò, arrostì delle sue carni, e ne portaron per istrada, il resto lo salarono, perchè servisse loro fino al loro arrivo a Rages città de' Medi.Which when he had done, he rosted the flesh therof, and they tooke it with them in the way: the rest they salted which might suffise them, til they came to Rages the citie of Medes.Quod cum fecisset, assavit carnes ejus, et secum tulerunt in via: cetera salierunt, quæ sufficerent eis, quousque pervenirent in Rages civitatem Medorum.

7Then Tobias asked the angel, and said to him: I beseech thee, brother Azarias, tell me what remedies are these things good for, which thou hast bid me keep of the fish?Allora Tobia domandò all'Angelo, e disse: Di grazia, o fratello Azaria, dimmi a che sieno buone queste parti del pesce, le quali mi hai ordinato di conservare?Then Tobias asked the Angel, and sayd to him: I besech thee brother Azarias, tel me what remedies shal these things haue, which thou hast bid me keepe of the fish?Tunc interrogavit Tobias angelum, et dixit ei: Obsecro te, Azaria frater, ut dicas mihi quod remedium habebunt ista, quæ de pisce servare jussisti ? 8And the angel, answering, said to him: If thou put a little piece of its heart upon coals, the smoke thereof driveth away all kind of devils, either from man or from woman, so that they come no more to them.E l'Angelo gli rispose, e disse: Se tu metterai un pezzetto di quel cuore sopra i carboni, il fumo scaccia qualunque specie di demoni dall'uomo, o dalla donna, talmente che più non si accostino a essi.And the Angel answering, sayd to him: If thou put a litle peece of his hart vpon coales, the smoke therof driueth out al kinde of diuels, either from man or from woman, so that it cometh no more vnto them.Et respondens angelus, dixit ei: Cordis ejus particulam si super carbones ponas, fumus ejus extricat omne genus dæmoniorum sive a viro, sive a muliere, ita ut ultra non accedat ad eos. 9And the gall is good for anointing the eyes, in which there is a white speck, and they shall be cured.E il fiele è buono a medicare gli occhi, che abbiano qualche macchia, e resteranno sani.And the gall is auailable to annoynt the eies, in which there shal be white blemish, and they shal be healed.Et fel valet ad ungendos oculos in quibus fuerit albugo, et sanabuntur. 10And Tobias said to him: Where wilt thou that we lodge?E Tobia gli disse: Dove vuoi tu, che noi alloggiamo?And Tobias sayd to him: Where wilt thou that we tarie?Et dixit ei Tobias: Ubi vis ut maneamus ? 11And the angel answering, said: Here is one whose name is Raguel, a near kinsman of thy tribe, and he hath a daughter named Sara, but he hath no son nor any other daughter beside her.E l'Angelo gli disse: E qui un uomo nomato Raguele, tuo parente, della tua tribù, il quale ha una figliuola per nome Sara: ma non ha nè maschio nè femmina fuori di lei.And the Angel answering, sayd: Here is one named Raguel, a nerekinsman of thy tribe, and he hath a daughter named Sara, and he hath neither man child, nor anie woman child beside her.Respondensque angelus, ait: Est hic Raguel nomine, vir propinquus de tribu tua, et hic habet filiam nomine Saram, sed neque masculum neque feminam ullam habet aliam præter eam.

12All his substance is due to thee, and thou must take her to wife.A te son dovuti tutti i beni di lui, e tu dei prenderla per moglie.Al his substance is dewe to thee, and thou mayst take her to wife.Tibi debetur omnis substantia ejus, et oportet eam te accipere conjugem. 13Ask her therefore of her father, and he will give her thee to wife.Chiedila adunque a suo padre, ed egli te la darà per moglie.Aske her therfore of her father, and he wil giue her thee to wife.Pete ergo eam a patre ejus, et dabit tibi eam in uxorem. 14Then Tobias answered, and said: I hear that she hath been given to seven husbands, and they all died: moreover I have heard, that a devil killed them.Allora Tobia rispose, e disse: Ho sentito dire, che ella ha sposati sette mariti, e sono morti e ho sentito dire di più, che il Demonio gli ha uccisi.Then Tobias answered, and sayd: I heare that she hath beene deliuered to seuen husbandes, and they are dead: yea and I haue heard, that a diuel killed them.Tunc respondit Tobias, et dixit: Audio quia tradita est septem viris, et mortui sunt: sed et hoc audivi, quia dæmonium occidit illos. 15Now I am afraid, lest the same thing should happen to me also: and whereas I am the only child of my parents, I should bring down their old age with sorrow to hell.Io perciò ho paura, che lo stesso non avvenga anche a me, ed essendo io unico figliuolo de' miei genitori, io venga a precipitare nel sepolcro la lor vecchiezza per l'afflizione.I am afrayd therfore, lest these things may happen to me also: & whereas I am the onlie childe of my parentes, I may bring downe their old age with sorow vnto hel.Timeo ergo, ne forte et mihi hæc eveniant: et cum sim unicus parentibus meis, deponam senectutem illorum cum tristitia ad inferos. 16Then the angel Raphael said to him: Hear me, and I will shew thee who they are, over whom the devil can prevail.Allora l'Angelo Raphaele gli disse: Ascoltami, e io ti insegnerò chi sien quelli, sopra de' quali ha potestà il Demonio.Then the Angel Raphael sayd to him: Heare me, and I wil shewe thee who they are, on whom the diuel can preuaile.Tunc angelus Raphaël dixit ei: Audi me, et ostendam tibi qui sunt, quibus prævalere potest dæmonium. 17For they who in such manner receive matrimony, as to shut out God from themselves, and from their mind, and to give themselves to their lust, as the horse and mule, which have not understanding, over them the devil hath power.Perocchè quelli, che in tal guisa abbracciano il matrimonio, che Dio scacciano da se, e dalla lor mente, e soddisfanno la loro libidine come il cavallo, e il mulo, che non hanno intelletto, sopra questi ha potestà il Demonio;For they that so receiue matrimonie, that they exclude God from them selues, and from their mind, and so geue them selues to their lust, as horse and mule, which haue not vnderstanding, ouer them the diuel hath power.Hi namque qui conjugium ita suscipiunt, ut Deum a se et a sua mente excludant, et suæ libidini ita vacent sicut equus et mulus quibus non est intellectus: habet potestatem dæmonium super eos.

18But thou when thou shalt take her, go into the chamber, and for three days keep thyself continent from her, and give thyself to nothing else but to prayers with her.Ma tu quando l'avrai sposata, entrando nella camera per tre dì ti asterrai da lei, e non altro farai, se non di star con essa in orazione.But thou when thou shalt take her, entring into the chamber, for three daies be continent from her, and thou shalt geue thy self to nothing els but to prayers with her.Tu autem cum acceperis eam, ingressus cubiculum, per tres dies continens esto ab ea, et nihil aliud nisi orationibus vacabis cum ea. 19And on that night lay the liver of the fish on the fire, and the devil shall be driven away.E quella stessa notte, bruciato quel fegato del pesce sarà messo in fuga il Demonio.And the same night, the liuer of the fish sette on the fyre, the diuel shal be driuen away.Ipsa autem nocte, incenso jecore piscis, fugabitur dæmonium. 20But the second night thou shalt be admitted into the society of the holy Patriarchs.E la seconda notte sarai ammesso all'unione co' Patriarchi santi.But the second night thou shalt be admitted in the copulation of the holie Patriarches.Secunda vero nocte in copulatione sanctorum patriarcharum admitteris. 21And the third night thou shalt obtain a blessing that sound children may be born of you.E la terza notte otterrai la benedizione, affinchè nascano da voi de' figliuoli di buona sanità.And the third night thou shalt obteyne a blessing that sound children may be procreated of you.Tertia autem nocte, benedictionem consequeris, ut filii ex vobis procreentur incolumes. 22And when the third night is past, thou shalt take the virgin with the fear of the Lord, moved rather for love of children than for lust, that in the seed of Abraham thou mayst obtain a blessing in children.Passata poi la terza notte, prenderai la vergine nel timor del Signore, mosso più da desiderio di prole, che da libidine, a fine di ottenere la benedizione riserbata alla stirpe di Abramo.And when the third night is past, thou shalt take the virgin with the feare of our Lord, moued rather for loue of childeren then for lust, that in the feede of Abraham thou mayst obteyne blessing in children.Transacta autem tertia nocte, accipies virginem cum timore Domini, amore filiorum magis quam libidine ductus, ut in semine Abrahæ benedictionem in filiis consequaris.