1 — Tobia

1Tobias of the tribe and city of Nephtali, (which is in the upper parts of Galilee above Naasson, beyond the way that leadeth to the west, having on the right hand the city of Sephet,)Tobia della tribù, e della città di Nephthali (la quale è nella parte superiore della Galilea di là da Naaflon, dietro alla strada, che mena a ponente, ed ha a sinistra la città di Sepbet),TOBIAS of the tribe, and cirie of Nepthali (which is in the vpper partes of Galilee aboue Naaslon, beyond the way, that leadeth to the weast, hauing on the right hand the citie Sephet)Tobias ex tribu et civitate Nephthali (quæ est in superioribus Galilææ supra Naasson, post viam quæ ducit ad occidentem, in sinistro habens civitatem Sephet) 2When he was made captive in the days of Salmanasar king of the Assyrians, even in his captivity, forsook not the way of truth,Essendo stato fatto prigioniero a tempo di Salmanasar re degli Assiri, nella stessa sua schiavitù non abbandono la via della verità,when he was captiue in the daies of Salmanasar the king of the Aslyrians, yet being in captiuitie, he forsooke not the way of truth,cum captus esset in diebus Salmanasar regis Assyriorum, in captivitate tamen positus, viam veritatis non deseruit, 3But every day gave all he could get to his brethren his fellow captives, that were of his kindred.Talmente che di tutto quel, che poteva avere, ne faceva parte ogni dì ai fratelli compagni di sua schiavitù, che eran della sua stirpe.so that he imparted al things that he could make, dayly to his brethren captiues with him, which were of his kinred.ita ut omnia quæ habere poterat, quotidie concaptivis fratribus, qui erant ex ejus genere, impertiret. 4And when he was younger than any of the tribe of Nephtali, yet did he no childish thing in his work.Ed essendo egli dei più giovani tra tutti quelli della tribù di Nephthali, nulla fece di puerile nelle sue azioni.And whereas he was yonger then al the tribe of Nephthali, yet did he no childish thing in his worke.Cumque esset junior omnibus in tribu Nephthali, nihil tamen puerile gessit in opere. 5Moreover when all went to the golden calves which Jeroboam king of Israel had made, he alone fled the company of all,E finalmente quando tutti andavano ai vitelli di oro fatti da Jeroboam re d'Israele, egli solo fuggiva la compagnia di tutti,Finally when al went to the golden calues, which Ieroboam the king of Israel had made, he alone fled the companies of al,Denique, cum irent omnes ad vitulos aureos quos Jeroboam fecerat rex Israël, hic solus fugiebat consortia omnium. 6And went to Jerusalem to the temple of the Lord, and there adored the Lord God of Israel, offering faithfully all his firstfruits, and his tithes,Ma se n'andava a Gerusalemme al tempio del Signore ad adorarvi il Signore Dio d'Israele, offerendo puntualmente tutte le sue primizie, e le sue decime,and went into Ierusalem to the temple of our Lord, and there adored our Lord God of Israel, offering faithfully al his first fruites, and his tithes,Sed pergebat in Jerusalem ad templum Domini, et ibi adorabat Dominum Deum Israël, omnia primitiva sua et decimas suas fideliter offerens, 7So that in the third year he gave all his tithes to the proselytes, and strangers.In guisa tale che il terzo anno dava ai proseliti, e ai forestieri tutta la decima.so that in the third yeare he ministred al the tithing to the proselytes, and strangers.ita ut in tertio anno proselytis et advenis ministraret omnem decimationem.

8These and such like things did he observe when but a boy according to the law of God.Queste, e simili cose a norma della legge di Dio facea da fanciullo.These thinges and the like to these did he obserue being a childe according to the law of God.Hæc et his similia secundum legem Dei puerulus observabat. 9But when he was a man, he took to wife Anna of his own tribe, and had a son by her, whom he called after his own name,Divenuto poi uomo, prese per moglie Anna di sua tribù, e di lei ebbe un figliuolo, a cui diede il suo nome,But when he was a man, he tooke to wife Anna of his owne tribe, and he begat a sonne of her, geuing him his owne name,Cum vero factus esset vir, accepit uxorem Annam de tribu sua, genuitque ex ea filium, nomen suum imponens ei: 10And from his infancy he taught him to fear God, and to abstain from all sin.Al quale ancor fanciullo insegnò a temere Dio, e guardarsi da ogni peccato.whom from his infancie he taught to feare God, and to abstayne from al sinne.quem ab infantia timere Deum docuit, et abstinere ab omni peccato. 11And when by the captivity he with his wife and his son and all his tribe was come to the city of Ninive,Quando adunque egli colla moglie, e col figliuolo fu condotto schiavo nella, città di Ninive con tutta la sua tribù,Therfore when by the captiuitie he was come with his wife and sonne into the citie of Niniue, with al his tribe, (Igitur, cum per captivitatem devenisset cum uxore sua et filio in civitatem Niniven cum omni tribu sua 12(When all ate of the meats of the Gentiles) he kept his soul and never was defiled with their meats.Tutti gli altri mangiando de' cibi de' Gentili, egli custodì l'anima sua, e giammai si contaminò colle loro vivande.when al did eate of the meates of the Gentiles) he kept his soule, and neuer was contaminated in their meates.(cum omnes ederent ex cibis gentilium), iste custodivit animam suam, et numquam contaminatus est in escis eorum. 13And because he was mindful of the Lord with all his heart, God gave him favour in the sight of Salmanasar the king.E perchè egli ebbe in cuor suo memoria del Signore, fecegli Dio trovar grazia dinanzi al re Salmanasar,And because he was mindful of our Lord in al his hart, God gaue him grace in the sight of Salmanasar the king,Et quoniam memor fuit Domini in toto corde suo, dedit illi Deus gratiam in conspectu Salmanasar regis, 14And he gave him leave to go whithersoever he would, with liberty to do whatever he had a mind.Il quale gli diè permissione di andare dovunque volesse, e di fare tutto quello, che gli piaceva.and he gaue him leaue to goe whithersoeuer he would, hauing libertie to doe what thinges soeuer he would.et dedit illi potestatem quocumque vellet ire, habens libertatem quæcumque facere voluisset.

15He therefore went to all that were in captivity, and gave them wholesome admonitions.Egli adunque andava visitando tutti quelli, che erano in cattività, e dava loro ricordi di salute.He therfore went to al that were in the captiuitie, and gaue them holesome admonitions.Pergebat ergo ad omnes qui erant in captivitate, et monita salutis dabat eis. 16And when he was come to Rages a city of the Medes, and had ten talents of silver of that with which he had been honoured by the king:or Essendo egli arrivato a Rages città dei Medi, e avendo riscosso dicci talenti di argento di quello, ond'era stato graziato dal re,And when he was come into Rages a citie of the Medes, and had ten talentes of siluer of these wherwith he had beene honoured of the king:Cum autem venisset in Rages civitatem Medorum, et ex his quibus honoratus fuerat a rege, habuisset decem talenta argenti: 17And when amongst a great multitude of his kindred, he saw Gabelus in want, who was one of his tribe, taking a note of his hand he gave him the aforesaid sum of money.E in una gran frotta di gente della sua stirpe avendo veduto in miseria Gabelo, che era della sua tribù, mediante una ricevuta di pugno gli fidò la detta somma di danaro.and when in a great multitude of his kinred, he saw Gabelus stand in nede, who was of his tribe, vnder a bil of his hand he gaue him the sayd weight of siluer.et cum in multa turba generis sui Gabelum egentem videret, qui erat ex tribu ejus, sub chirographo dedit illi memoratum pondus argenti. 18But after a long time, Salmanasar the king being dead, when Sennacherib his son, who reigned in his place, had a hatred for the children of Israel:Passato poi molto tempo, morto il re Salmanasar, a e succeduto a lui nel regno Sennacherib suo figliuolo, il quale non potea vedere i figliuoli d'Israele,But after much time, Salmanasar the king being dead, when Sennacherib his sonne reigned for him, and estemed the children of Israel odious in his sight:Post multum vero temporis, mortuo Salmanasar rege, cum regnaret Sennacherib filius ejus pro eo, et filios Israël exosos haberet in conspectu suo, 19Tobias daily went among all his kindred and comforted them, and distributed to every one as he was able, out of his goods:Tobia andava attorno visitando i suoi parenti, e li consolava, e faceva loro parte de' suoi beni secondo le sue forze:Tobias dayly went through al his kinred, and conforted them, and diuided to euerie one, as he was able, of his goods:Tobias quotidie pergebat per omnem cognationem suam, et consolabatur eos, dividebatque unicuique, prout poterat, de facultatibus suis:

20He fed the hungry, and gave clothes to the naked, and was careful to bury the dead, and they that were slain.Dava da mangiare agli affamati, vestiva gl`ignudi, e dava con sollecitudine sepoltura a morti, e agli uccisi.the hungrie he nourished, and to the naked he gaue clothes, and the dead, and them that were slayne, he buryed carefully.esurientes alebat, nudisque vestimenta præbebat, et mortuis atque occisis sepulturam sollicitus exhibebat. 21And when king Sennacherib was come back, fleeing from Judea by reason of the slaughter that God had made about him for his blasphemy, and being angry slew many of the children of Israel, Tobias buried their bodies.E finalmente essendo tornato il re Sennacherib fuggitivo dalla Giudea per ragion del flagello, onde lo avea percosso Iddio per le sue bestemmie, e molti per ira mettendo a morte de' figliuoli d'Israele, Tobia seppelliva i loro corpi.Finally when king Sennacherib was returned fleing from Iewrie the shaughter, that God had made about him for his blasphemie, and being angrie slewe manie of the children of Israel, Tobias buryed their bodies.Denique cum reversus esset rex Sennacherib, fugiens a Judæa plagam quam circa eum fecerat Deus propter blasphemiam suam, et iratus multos occideret ex filiis Israël, Tobias sepeliebat corpora eorum. 22But when it was told the king, he commanded him to be slain, and took away all his substance.La qual cosa essendo stata riferita al re, comandò che fosse ucciso, e confiscò tutto il suo:But when it was told the king, he commanded him to be slayne, and tooke al his substance.At ubi nuntiatum est regi, jussit eum occidi, et tulit omnem substantiam ejus. 23But Tobias fleeing naked away with his son and with his wife, lay concealed, for many loved him.Ma Tobia fuggitosi ignudo col suo figliuolo, e colla moglie, stette nascosto, perchè era amato da molti.But Tobias fleing with his sonne and with his wife, nakedly lay hid, because manie loued him.Tobias vero cum filio suo et cum uxore suo fugiens, nudus latuit, quia multi diligebant eum. 24But after forty-five days, the king was killed by his own sons.Ma di lì a quarantacinque giorni il re fu ucciso da suoi figliuoli.But after fourtie fiue dayes the king was slayne of his owne sonnes,Post dies vero quadraginta quinque occiderunt regem filii ipsius, 25And Tobias returned to his house, and all his substance was restored to him.E Tobia se ne tornò a casa sua, e gli furon restituiti tutti i suoi beni.and Tobias returned into his house, and al his substance was restored to him.et reversus est Tobias in domum suam, omnisque facultas ejus restituta est ei.