Tobías 11

1Regresaron y llegaron en once días a Harán, situada a mitad del camino que va a Nínive.

2Y dijo el ángel: “Hermano Tobías, bien sabes en qué estado has dejado a tu padre.

3Por eso, si te parece, adelantémonos y vengan siguiendo poco a poco los criados con tu mujer y los animales.”

4Le pareció bien caminar así; y Rafael dijo a Tobías: “Toma contigo de la hiel del pez, porque será necesaria.” Tomó Tobías de aquella hiel, y se marcharon.

5Entretanto Ana iba todos los días a sentarse cerca del camino, en la cima de una colina, desde donde podía mirar muy lejos.

6Atalayando una vez desde allí a ver si venía su hijo, lo vio de lejos, y reconociendo inmediatamente que el que venía era su hijo, corrió a dar la noticia a su marido, diciendo: “Mira que viene tu hijo.”

7Entonces dijo Rafael a Tobías: “Cuando entrares en tu casa, adora en seguida al Señor, Dios tuyo; y dándole gracias, acércate a tu padre y bésalo;

8y al instante unge sus ojos con esta hiel del pez, que llevas contigo; pues has de saber que luego se abrirán sus ojos, y verá tu padre la luz del cielo y se alegrará al verte.”

9En esto el perro que los había acompañado en el viaje, se adelantó corriendo; y como si viniese a traer una nueva, se alegraba haciendo halagos con su cola.

10Levantose entonces el padre ciego y empezó a correr, más tropezando con los pies, dio la mano a un criado y salió a recibir a su hijo.

11Lo abrazó y lo besó, haciendo lo mismo la madre, y ambos comenzaron a llorar de gozo.

12Después de haber adorado a Dios y dado gracias se sentaron.

13Entonces Tobías, tomando de la hiel del pez, ungió los ojos de su padre.

14Estuvo este esperando casi media hora, cuando he aquí que empezó a desprenderse de sus ojos la catarata, semejante a una membrana de huevo.

15Tobías la asió y se la sacó de los ojos; y al punto recobró la vista.

16Y daban gloria a Dios, tanto él como su mujer, y todos sus conocidos.

17Tobías decía: “Te bendigo, oh Señor Dios de Israel, porque Tú me has castigado, y Tú me has sanado; y he aquí que yo veo ya a mi hijo Tobías.”

18Al cabo de siete días llegó también Sara, mujer de su hijo, con toda la comitiva, en buena salud, y los ganados, los camellos, y el mucho dinero de la mujer, además de la suma cobrada de Gabelo.

19Y contó (Tobías) a sus padres todos los beneficios recibidos de parte de Dios por medio de aquel varón que le había guiado.

20Vinieron después Aquior y Nabat, primos hermanos de Tobías, a alegrarse y congratularse con él por todos los favores que Dios le había hecho.

21Tuvieron banquetes por espacio de siete días, y se regocijaron todos con gran alegría.

1Cumque reverterentur, pervenerunt ad Charan, quæ est in medio itinere contra Niniven, undecimo die.

2Dixitque angelus: Tobia frater, scis quemadmodum reliquisti patrem tuum.

3Si placet itaque tibi, præcedamus, et lento gradu sequantur iter nostrum familiæ, simul cum conjuge tua, et cum animalibus.

4Cumque hoc placuisset ut irent, dixit Raphaël ad Tobiam: Tolle tecum ex felle piscis: erit enim necessarium. Tulit itaque Tobias ex felle illo, et abierunt.

5Anna autem sedebat secus viam quotidie in supercilio montis, unde respicere poterat de longinquo.

6Et dum ex eodem loco specularetur adventum ejus, vidit a longe, et illico agnovit venientem filium suum: currensque nuntiavit viro suo, dicens: Ecce venit filius tuus.

7Dixitque Raphaël ad Tobiam: At ubi introieris domum tuam, statim adora Dominum Deum tuum: et gratias agens ei, accede ad patrem tuum, et osculare eum.

8Statimque lini super oculos ejus ex felle isto piscis, quod portas tecum: scias enim quoniam mox aperientur oculi ejus, et videbit pater tuus lumen cæli, et in aspectu tuo gaudebit.

9Tunc præcucurrit canis, qui simul fuerat in via: et quasi nuntius adveniens, blandimento suæ caudæ gaudebat.

10Et consurgens cæcus pater ejus, cœpit offendens pedibus currere: et data manu puero, occurrit obviam filio suo.

11Et suscipiens osculatus est eum cum uxore sua, et cœperunt ambo flere præ gaudio.

12Cumque adorassent Deum, et gratias egissent, consederunt.

13Tunc sumens Tobias de felle piscis, linivit oculos patris sui.

14Et sustinuit quasi dimidiam fere horam: et cœpit albugo ex oculis ejus, quasi membrana ovi, egredi.

15Quam apprehendens Tobias, traxit ab oculis ejus: statimque visum recepit.

16Et glorificabant Deum, ipse videlicet et uxor ejus, et omnes qui sciebant eum.

17Dicebatque Tobias: Benedico te, Domine Deus Israël, quia tu castigasti me, et tu salvasti me: et ecce ego video Tobiam filium meum.

18Ingressa est etiam post septem dies Sara uxor filii ejus et omnis familia sana, et pecora, et cameli, et pecunia multa uxoris; sed et illa pecunia, quam receperat a Gabelo.

19Et narravit parentibus suis omnia beneficia Dei, quæ fecisset circa eum per hominem qui eum duxerat.

20Veneruntque Achior et Nabath consobrini Tobiæ gaudentes ad Tobiam, et congratulantes ei de omnibus bonis quæ circa illum ostenderat Deus.

21Et per septem dies epulantes, omnes cum gaudio magno gavisi sunt.

1And as they were returning they came to Charan, which is in the midway to Ninive, the eleventh day.

2And the angel said: Brother Tobias, thou knowest how thou didst leave thy father.

3If it please thee therefore, let us go before, and let the family follow softly after us, together with thy wife, and with the beasts.

4And as this their going pleased him, Raphael said to Tobias: Take with thee of the gall of the fish, for it will be necessary. So Tobias took some of that gall and departed.

5But Anna sat beside the way daily, on the top of a hill, from whence she might see afar off.

6And while she watched his coming from that place, she saw him afar off, and presently perceived it was her son coming: and returning she told her husband, saying: Behold thy son cometh.

7And Raphael said to Tobias: As soon as thou shalt come into thy house, forthwith adore the Lord thy God: and giving thanks to him, go to thy father, and kiss him.

8And immediately anoint his eyes with this gall of the fish, which thou carriest with thee. For be assured that his eyes shall be presently opened, and thy father shall see the light of heaven, and shall rejoice in the sight of thee.

9Then the dog, which had been with them in the way, ran before, and coming as if he had brought the news, shewed his joy by his fawning and wagging his tail.

10And his father that was blind, rising up, began to run stumbling with his feet: and giving a servant his hand, went to meet his son.

11And receiving him kissed him, as did also his wife, and they began to weep for joy.

12And when they had adored God, and given him thanks, they sat down together.

13Then Tobias taking of the gall of the fish, anointed his father’s eyes.

14And he stayed about half an hour: and a white skin began to come out of his eyes, like the skin of an egg.

15And Tobias took hold of it, and drew it from his eyes, and immediately he recovered his sight.

16And they glorified God, both he and his wife and all that knew them.

17And Tobias said: I bless thee, O Lord God of Israel, because thou hast chastised me, and thou hast saved me: and behold I see Tobias my son.

18And after seven days Sara his son’s wife, and all the family arrived safe, and the cattle, and the camels, and an abundance of money of his wife’s: and that money also which he had received of Gabelus:

19And he told his parents all the benefits of God, which he had done to him by the man that conducted him.

20And Achior and Nabath the kinsmen of Tobias came, rejoicing for Tobias, and congratulating with him for all the good things that God had done for him.

21And for seven days they feasted and rejoiced all with great joy.