Tobías 7

1Entraron en casa de Ragüel, el cual los recibió con alegría.

2Y mirando Ragüel a Tobías, dijo a Ana, su mujer: “¡Cuan parecido es este joven a mi primo hermano!”

3Dicho esto, les preguntó: “¿De dónde sois, oh jóvenes, hermanos nuestros?” Respondieron: “Somos de la tribu de Neftalí, de los cautivos de Nínive.”

4Ragüel les dijo: “¿Conocéis a Tobías, mi primo hermano?” “Le conocemos”, respondieron ellos.

5Y mientras (Ragüel) hablaba mucho bueno de (Tobías), el ángel dijo a Ragüel: “Ese Tobías, por quien preguntas, es el padre de este.”

6Entonces Ragüel se echó sobre él, le besó con lágrimas; y sollozando sobre su cuello,

7dijo: “Bendito seas tú, hijo mío, porque eres hijo de un varón bueno, muy bueno.”

8Lloraron también Ana, su mujer, y Sara, hija de ambos.

9Después de hablar así, mandó Ragüel matar un carnero y preparar un convite. Y como les instase a que se sentasen a la mesa,

10dijo Tobías: “Yo no comeré ni beberé hoy aquí, si antes no me otorgas mi petición y prometes darme a Sara, tu hija.”

11Al oír estas palabras, se pasmó Ragüel, sabiendo lo que había sucedido a los siete maridos que se habían casado con ella; y comenzó a temer que también a este sucediera lo mismo. Estando perplejo y sin dar respuesta al que preguntaba,

12dijo el ángel a Ragüel: “No temas dársela; porque a este que teme a Dios debe darse tu hija por mujer; por eso ningún otro ha podido poseerla.”

13Dijo entonces Ragüel: “No dudo que Dios ha admitido mis oraciones y lágrimas en su presencia,

14y creo que por esto os ha traído a mi casa, a fin de que esta reciba esposo de su parentela, según la Ley de Moisés. No tengas, pues, duda de que te la daré.”

15Y tomando la mano derecha de su hija, la puso en la derecha de Tobías, y dijo: “El Dios de Abrahán, el Dios de Isaac y el Dios de Jacob sea con vosotros; Él os junte y cumpla en vosotros su bendición.”

16Luego, tomando papel, hicieron la escritura matrimonial.

17Después celebraron el convite, bendiciendo a Dios.

18Luego llamó Ragüel a Ana, su mujer, y le mandó que preparase otro aposento.

19Ella introdujo allí a su hija Sara, que se puso a llorar.

20Mas ella le dijo: “Ten buen ánimo, hija mía, El Señor del cielo te llene de gozo, en lugar del disgusto que has sufrido.”

1Ingressi sunt autem ad Raguelem, et suscepit eos Raguel cum gaudio.

2Intuensque Tobiam Raguel, dixit Annæ uxori suæ: Quam similis est juvenis iste consobrino meo !

3Et cum hæc dixisset, ait: Unde estis juvenes fratres nostri? At illi dixerunt: Ex tribu Nephthali sumus, ex captivitate Ninive.

4Dixitque illis Raguel: Nostis Tobiam fratrem meum? Qui dixerunt: Novimus.

5Cumque multa bona loqueretur de eo, dixit angelus ad Raguelem: Tobias, de quo interrogas, pater istius est.

6Et misit se Raguel, et cum lacrimis osculatus est eum, et plorans supra collum ejus

7dixit: Benedictio sit tibi, fili mi, quia boni et optimi viri filius es.

8Et Anna uxor ejus, et Sara ipsorum filia, lacrimatæ sunt.

9Postquam autem locuti sunt, præcepit Raguel occidi arietem, et parari convivium. Cumque hortaretur eos discumbere ad prandium,

10Tobias dixit: Hic ego hodie non manducabo neque bibam, nisi prius petitionem meam confirmes, et promittas mihi dare Saram filiam tuam.

11Quo audito verbo Raguel expavit, sciens quid evenerit illis septem viris qui ingressi sunt ad eam: et timere cœpit ne forte et hunc similiter contingeret. Et cum nutaret, et non daret petenti ullum responsum,

12dixit ei angelus: Noli timere dare eam isti, quoniam huic timenti Deum debetur conjux filia tua: propterea alius non potuit habere illam.

13Tunc dixit Raguel: Non dubito quod Deus preces et lacrimas meas in conspectu suo admiserit.

14Et credo quoniam ideo fecit vos venire ad me, ut ista conjungeretur cognationi suæ secundum legem Moysi: et nunc noli dubium gerere quod tibi eam tradam.

15Et apprehendens dexteram filiæ suæ, dexteræ Tobiæ tradidit, dicens: Deus Abraham, et Deus Isaac, et Deus Jacob vobiscum sit, et ipse conjungat vos, impleatque benedictionem suam in vobis.

16Et accepta carta, fecerunt conscriptionem conjugii.

17Et post hæc epulati sunt, benedicentes Deum.

18Vocavitque Raguel ad se Annam uxorem suam, et præcepit ei ut præpararet alterum cubiculum.

19Et introduxit illuc Saram filiam suam, et lacrimata est.

20Dixitque ei: Forti animo esto, filia mea: Dominus cæli det tibi gaudium pro tædio quod perpessa es.

1And they went in to Raguel, and Raguel received them with joy.

2And Raguel looking upon Tobias, said to Anna his wife: How like is this young man to my cousin?

3And when he had spoken these words, he said: Whence are ye young men our brethren?

4But they said: We are of the tribe of Nephtali, of the captiveof Ninive.

5And Raguel said to them: Do you know Tobias my brother? And they said: We know him.

6And when he was speaking many good things of him, the angel said to Raguel: Tobias concerning whom thou inquirest is this young man’s father.

7And Raguel went to him, and kissed him with tears, and weeping upon his neck, said: A blessing be upon thee, my son, because thou art the son of a good and most virtuous man.

8And Anna his wife, and Sara their daughter wept.

9And after they had spoken, Raguel commanded a sheep to be killed, and a feast to be prepared. And when he desired them to sit down to dinner,

10Tobias said: I will not eat nor drink here this day, unless thou first grant me my petition, and promise to give me Sara thy daughter.

11Now when Raguel heard this he was afraid, knowing what had happened to those seven husbands, that went in unto her: and he began to fear lest it might happen to him also in like manner: and as he was in suspense, and gave no answer to his petition,

12The angel said to him: Be not afraid to give her to this man, for to him who feareth God is thy daughter due to be his wife: therefore another could not have her.

13Then Raguel said: I doubt not but God hath regarded my prayers and tears in his sight.

14And I believe he hath therefore made you come to me, that this maid might be married to one of her own kindred, according to the law of Moses: and now doubt not but I will give her to thee.

15And taking the right hand of his daughter, he gave it into the right hand of Tobias, saying: The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob be with you, and may he join you together, and fulfill his blessing in you.

16And taking paper they made a writing of the marriage.

17And afterwards they made merry, blessing God.

18And Raguel called to him Anna his wife, and bade her prepare another chamber.

19And she brought Sara her daughter in thither, and she wept.

20And she said to her: Be of good cheer, my daughter: the Lord of heaven give thee joy for the trouble thou hast undergone.