तोबीत 13

1And Tobias the elder opening his mouth, blessed the Lord, and said: Thou art great, O Lord, for ever, and thy kingdom is unto all ages:

2For thou scourgest, and thou savest: thou leadest down to hell, and bringest up again: and there is none that can escape thy hand.

3Give glory to the Lord, ye children of Israel, and praise him in the sight of the Gentiles:

4Because he hath therefore scattered you among the Gentiles, who know not him, that you may declare his wonderful works, and make them know that there is no other almighty God besides him.

5He hath chastised us for our iniquities: and he will save us for his own mercy.

6See then what he hath done with us, and with fear and trembling give ye glory to him: and extol the eternal King of worlds in your works.

7As for me, I will praise him in the land of my captivity: because he hath shewn his majesty toward a sinful nation.

8Be converted therefore, ye sinners, and do justice before God, believing that he will shew his mercy to you.

9And I and my soul will rejoice in him.

10Bless ye the Lord, all his elect, keep days of joy, and give glory to him.

11Jerusalem, city of God, the Lord hath chastised thee for the works of thy hands.

12Give glory to the Lord for thy good things, and bless the God eternal, that he may rebuild his tabernacle in thee, and may call back all the captives to thee, and thou mayst rejoice for ever and ever.

13Thou shalt shine with a glorious light: and all the ends of the earth shall worship thee.

14Nations from afar shall come to thee: and shall bring gifts, and shall adore the Lord in thee, and shall esteem thy land as holy.

15For they shall call upon the great name in thee.

16They shall be cursed that shall despise thee: and they shall be condemned that shall blaspheme thee: and blessed shall they be that shall build thee up.

17But thou shalt rejoice in thy children, because they shall all be blessed, and shall be gathered together to the Lord.

18Blessed are all they that love thee, and that rejoice in thy peace.

19My soul, bless thou the Lord, because the Lord our God hath delivered Jerusalem his city from all her troubles.

20Happy shall I be if there shall remain of my seed, to see the glory of Jerusalem.

21The gates of Jerusalem shall be built of sapphire, and of emerald, and all the walls thereof round about of precious stones.

22All its streets shall be paved with white and clean stones: and Alleluia shall be sung in its streets.

23Blessed be the Lord, who hath exalted it, and may he reign over it for ever and ever, Amen.

1Aperiens autem Tobias senior os suum, benedixit Dominum, et dixit: [Magnus es, Domine, in æternum, et in omnia sæcula regnum tuum:

2quoniam tu flagellas, et salvas; deducis ad inferos, et reducis: et non est qui effugiat manum tuam.

3Confitemini Domino, filii Israël, et in conspectu gentium laudate eum:

4quoniam ideo dispersit vos inter gentes quæ ignorant eum, ut vos enarretis mirabilia ejus, et faciatis scire eos quia non est alius deus omnipotens præter eum.

5Ipse castigavit nos propter iniquitates nostras, et ipse salvabit nos propter misericordiam suam.

6Aspicite ergo quæ fecit nobiscum, et cum timore et tremore confitemini illi: regemque sæculorum exaltate in operibus vestris.

7Ego autem in terra captivitatis meæ confitebor illi: quoniam ostendit majestatem suam in gentem peccatricem.

8Convertimini itaque peccatores, et facite justitiam coram Deo, credentes quod faciat vobiscum misericordiam suam.

9Ego autem et anima mea in eo lætabimur.

10Benedicite Dominum omnes electi ejus: agite dies lætitiæ, et confitemini illi.

11Jerusalem civitas Dei, castigavit te Dominus in operibus manuum tuarum.

12Confitere Domino in bonis tuis, et benedic Deum sæculorum: ut reædificet in te tabernaculum suum, et revocet ad te omnes captivos, et gaudeas in omnia sæcula sæculorum.

13Luce splendida fulgebis, et omnes fines terræ adorabunt te.

14Nationes ex longinquo ad te venient, et munera deferentes adorabunt in te Dominum, et terram tuam in sanctificationem habebunt:

15nomen enim magnum invocabunt in te.

16Maledicti erunt qui contempserint te, et condemnati erunt omnes qui blasphemaverint te: benedictique erunt qui ædificaverint te.

17Tu autem lætaberis in filiis tuis, quoniam omnes benedicentur, et congregabuntur ad Dominum.

18Beati omnes qui diligunt te, et qui gaudent super pace tua.

19Anima mea, benedic Dominum, quoniam liberavit Jerusalem civitatem suam a cunctis tribulationibus ejus Dominus Deus noster.

20Beatus ero si fuerint reliquiæ seminis mei ad videndam claritatem Jerusalem.

21Portæ Jerusalem ex sapphiro et smaragdo ædificabuntur, et ex lapide pretioso omnis circuitus murorum ejus.

22Ex lapide candido et mundo omnes plateæ ejus sternentur, et per vicos ejus alleluja cantabitur.

23Benedictus Dominus, qui exaltavit eam, et sit regnum ejus in sæcula sæculorum super eam. Amen.]

1And so, the elder Tobit, opening his mouth, blessed the Lord, and he said: “O Lord, you are great in eternity and your kingdom is with all ages.

2For you scourge, and you save. You lead down to the grave, and you bring up again. And there is no one who can escape from your hand.

3Confess to the Lord, O sons of Israel, and praise him in the sight of the nations.

4For, indeed, he has dispersed you among the Gentiles, who are ignorant of him, that you may proclaim his wonders, and that you may cause them to know that there is no other almighty God, except him.

5He has chastised us because of our iniquities, and he will save us because of his mercy.

6Therefore, look upon what he has done for us, and, with fear and trembling, confess to him. And extol the King of all ages with your works.

7But as for me, I will confess him in the land of my captivity. For he has revealed his majesty within a sinful nation.

8And so, be converted, you sinners, and do justice in the presence of God, believing that he will act in his mercy toward you.

9But I and my soul will rejoice in him.

10Bless the Lord, all you his elect. Keep days of rejoicing, and confess to him.

11O Jerusalem, the city of God, the Lord has chastised you for the works of your hands.

12Confess to the Lord with your good things, and bless the God of all ages, so that he may rebuild his tabernacle in you, and he may recall all the captives to you, and you may be glad in all ages and forever.

13You will shine with a splendid light, and all the ends of the earth will adore by you.

14Nations from far away will come to you, bringing gifts. And in you, they shall adore the Lord, and they will hold your land in sanctification.

15For they will invoke the Great Name in you.

16Those who despise you will be cursed, and all those who blaspheme by you will be condemned, and those who build you up will be blessed.

17But you will rejoice in your sons, because they will all be blessed, and they will be gathered together for the Lord.

18Blessed are all those who love you and who rejoice in your peace.

19Bless the Lord, O my soul, for the Lord our God has freed Jerusalem, his city, from every one of her tribulations.

20Happy will I be, if any of my offspring will be left to see the brightness of Jerusalem.

21The gates of Jerusalem will be built from sapphire and emerald, and all its walls will be surrounded with precious stones.

22All its streets will be paved with stones, white and clean. And ‘Alleluia’ will be sung throughout its neighborhoods.

23Blessed be the Lord, who has exalted it, and may he reign over it, forever and ever. Amen.”