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Tobit 13

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1 καὶ Τωβιτ ἔγραψεν προσευχὴν εἰς ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εἶπεν 2 εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς ὁ ζῶν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας καὶ ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ ὅτι αὐτὸς μαστιγοῖ καὶ ἐλεᾷ κατάγει εἰς ᾅδην καὶ ἀνάγει καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὃς ἐκφεύξεται τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ 3 ἐξομολογεῖσθε αὐτῷ οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ ἐνώπιον τῶν ἐθνῶν ὅτι αὐτὸς διέσπειρεν ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτοῖς 4 ἐκεῖ ὑποδείξατε τὴν μεγαλωσύνην αὐτοῦ ὑψοῦτε αὐτὸν ἐνώπιον παντὸς ζῶντος καθότι αὐτὸς κύριος ἡμῶν καὶ θεός αὐτὸς πατὴρ ἡμῶν εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας 5 καὶ μαστιγώσει ἡμᾶς ἐν ταῖς ἀδικίαις ἡμῶν καὶ πάλιν ἐλεήσει καὶ συνάξει ἡμᾶς ἐκ πάντων τῶν ἐθνῶν οὗ ἐὰν σκορπισθῆτε ἐν αὐτοῖς 6 ἐὰν ἐπιστρέψητε πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ψυχῇ ποιῆσαι ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἀλήθειαν τότε ἐπιστρέψει πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ οὐ μὴ κρύψῃ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἀ{F'} ὑμῶν 7 καὶ θεάσασθε ἃ ποιήσει με{Q'} ὑμῶν καὶ ἐξομολογήσασθε αὐτῷ ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ στόματι ὑμῶν καὶ εὐλογήσατε τὸν κύριον τῆς δικαιοσύνης καὶ ὑψώσατε τὸν βασιλέα τῶν αἰώνων 8 ἐγὼ ἐν τῇ γῇ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας μου ἐξομολογοῦμαι αὐτῷ καὶ δεικνύω τὴν ἰσχὺν καὶ τὴν μεγαλωσύνην αὐτοῦ ἔθνει ἁμαρτωλῶν ἐπιστρέψατε ἁμαρτωλοί καὶ ποιήσατε δικαιοσύνην ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ τίς γινώσκει εἰ θελήσει ὑμᾶς καὶ ποιήσει ἐλεημοσύνην ὑμῖν 9 τὸν θεόν μου ὑψῶ καὶ ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν βασιλέα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἀγαλλιάσεται τὴν μεγαλωσύνην αὐτοῦ 10 λεγέτωσαν πάντες καὶ ἐξομολογείσθωσαν αὐτῷ ἐν Ιεροσολύμοις Ιεροσόλυμα πόλις ἁγία μαστιγώσει ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν υἱῶν σου καὶ πάλιν ἐλεήσει τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν δικαίων

1 It was thus, when he found utterance, that the elder Tobias sang praise to the Lord: Great is thy name, Lord, for ever; thy kingdom cannot fail. 2 Thine to scourge, thine to pity; thou dost bring men to the grave and back from the grave; from thy power there is no deliverance. 3 Sons of Israel, make his name known, publish it for all the Gentiles to hear; 4 if he has dispersed you among heathen folk who know nothing of him, it was so that you might tell them the story of his great deeds, convince them that he, and no other, is God all-powerful. 5 He it is that has scourged us for our sins; he it is that will deliver us in his mercy. 6 Look and see how he has dealt with us, and then give thanks to him, but with trembling awe in your hearts; let your own deeds acclaim him, king of all the ages. 7 I, at least, in this land of exile, will be the spokesman of his praise, tell the story of his dread dealings with a sinful race. 8 Come back, sinners, and do his will; doubt not that he will shew you mercy. 9 Here at least, while I live, is a soul that finds content in him. 10 Bless the Lord, souls whom the Lord has chosen; keep high festival in his honour.

1 Aperiens autem Tobias senior os suum, benedixit Dominum, et dixit:

Magnus es, Domine, in æternum,
et in omnia sæcula regnum tuum: 2
quoniam tu flagellas, et salvas;
deducis ad inferos, et reducis:
et non est qui effugiat manum tuam. 3
Confitemini Domino, filii Israël,
et in conspectu gentium laudate eum: 4
quoniam 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. 5
Ipse castigavit nos propter iniquitates nostras,
et ipse salvabit nos propter misericordiam suam. 6
Aspicite ergo quæ fecit nobiscum,
et cum timore et tremore confitemini illi:
regemque sæculorum exaltate in operibus vestris. 7
Ego autem in terra captivitatis meæ confitebor illi:
quoniam ostendit majestatem suam in gentem peccatricem. 8
Convertimini itaque peccatores,
et facite justitiam coram Deo,
credentes quod faciat vobiscum misericordiam suam. 9
Ego autem et anima mea in eo lætabimur. 10
Benedicite Dominum omnes electi ejus:
agite dies lætitiæ, et confitemini illi.

11 ἐξομολογοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ ἀγαθῶς καὶ εὐλόγει τὸν βασιλέα τῶν αἰώνων ἵνα πάλιν ἡ σκηνὴ αὐτοῦ οἰκοδομηθῇ σοι μετὰ χαρᾶς 12 καὶ εὐφράναι ἐν σοὶ τοὺς αἰχμαλώτους καὶ ἀγαπήσαι ἐν σοὶ τοὺς ταλαιπώρους εἰς πάσας τὰς γενεὰς τοῦ αἰῶνος 13 ἔθνη πολλὰ μακρόθεν ἥξει πρὸς τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ δῶρα ἐν χερσὶν ἔχοντες καὶ δῶρα τῷ βασιλεῖ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ γενεαὶ γενεῶν δώσουσίν σοι ἀγαλλίαμα 14 ἐπικατάρατοι πάντες οἱ μισοῦντές σε εὐλογημένοι ἔσονται πάντες οἱ ἀγαπῶντές σε εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα 15 χάρηθι καὶ ἀγαλλίασαι ἐπὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν δικαίων ὅτι συναχθήσονται καὶ εὐλογήσουσιν τὸν κύριον τῶν δικαίων ὦ μακάριοι οἱ ἀγαπῶντές σε χαρήσονται ἐπὶ τῇ εἰρήνῃ σου 16 μακάριοι ὅσοι ἐλυπήθησαν ἐπὶ πάσαις ταῖς μάστιξίν σου ὅτι ἐπὶ σοὶ χαρήσονται θεασάμενοι πᾶσαν τὴν δόξαν σου καὶ εὐφρανθήσονται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἡ ψυχή μου εὐλογείτω τὸν θεὸν τὸν βασιλέα τὸν μέγαν 17 ὅτι οἰκοδομηθήσεται Ιερουσαλημ σαπφείρῳ καὶ σμαράγδῳ καὶ λίθῳ ἐντίμῳ τὰ τείχη σου καὶ οἱ πύργοι καὶ οἱ προμαχῶνες ἐν χρυσίῳ καθαρῷ καὶ αἱ πλατεῖαι Ιερουσαλημ βηρύλλῳ καὶ ἄνθρακι καὶ λίθῳ ἐκ Σουφιρ ψηφολογηθήσονται 18 καὶ ἐροῦσιν πᾶσαι αἱ ῥῦμαι αὐτῆς αλληλουια καὶ αἰνέσουσιν λέγοντες εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεός ὃς ὕψωσεν πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας 19 20 21 22 23

11 Jerusalem, city of God, what divine punishments thy own ill deeds have brought on thee! 12 Yet thank the Lord for the blessings that are thine, praise him, the eternal God. So may he rebuild thy dwelling-place, recall thy exiles, give thee joy that shall last for ever. 13 Thou shalt yet shine with dazzling brightness, for all the ends of the world to worship thee. 14 From far away, nations shall come bringing their gifts, to worship the Lord within those walls of thine; shall reckon thy soil holy ground, 15 so great the name they shall invoke within thee. 16 Cursed shall they be that despise thee, condemned shall they be that blaspheme thee, blessed shall they be that build thee again. 17 What joy wilt thou have of thy children, a blessed race, gathered in the Lord’s fold anew! 18 A blessing on all that love thee, on all that welcome thy good news! 19 Give thanks, my soul, to the Lord, the Lord our God who has delivered Jerusalem, his own city, from all the afflictions she endured; 20 happy I count myself, if any posterity of mine is left to see Jerusalem in her splendour. 21 Sapphire and emerald Jerusalem’s gates shall be, of precious stones the wall that rings her round; 22 shining white and clean the pavement of her streets; no quarter of her but shall echo the Alleluia-chant of praise. 23 Blessed be the Lord, that has set her on the heights; may he reign there for ever, reign for ever as her king. Amen.[1]

11
Jerusalem civitas Dei,
castigavit te Dominus in operibus manuum tuarum. 12
Confitere 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. 13
Luce splendida fulgebis,
et omnes fines terræ adorabunt te. 14
Nationes ex longinquo ad te venient,
et munera deferentes adorabunt in te Dominum,
et terram tuam in sanctificationem habebunt: 15
nomen enim magnum invocabunt in te. 16
Maledicti erunt qui contempserint te,
et condemnati erunt omnes qui blasphemaverint te:
benedictique erunt qui ædificaverint te. 17
Tu autem lætaberis in filiis tuis,
quoniam omnes benedicentur,
et congregabuntur ad Dominum. 18
Beati omnes qui diligunt te,
et qui gaudent super pace tua. 19
Anima mea, benedic Dominum,
quoniam liberavit Jerusalem civitatem suam
a cunctis tribulationibus ejus
Dominus Deus noster. 20
Beatus ero si fuerint reliquiæ seminis mei
ad videndam claritatem Jerusalem. 21
Portæ Jerusalem ex sapphiro et smaragdo ædificabuntur,
et ex lapide pretioso omnis circuitus murorum ejus. 22
Ex lapide candido et mundo omnes plateæ ejus sternentur,
et per vicos ejus alleluja cantabitur. 23
Benedictus Dominus, qui exaltavit eam,
et sit regnum ejus in sæcula sæculorum super eam. Amen.

[1] The Aramaic text has nothing corresponding to this chapter. Some think that verses 11-23 are a separate psalm, which has been attached accidentally to the canticle of Tobias. If we understand these sentiments as having been expressed by Tobias, it must have been by way of prophecy; the dates given in the next chapter shew that he cannot have been alive at the time when Jerusalem was sacked by the king of Babylon.

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Nihil Obstat. Father Anton Cowan, Censor.
Imprimatur. +Most Rev. Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster. 8th January 2012.
Re-typeset and published in 2012 by Baronius Press Ltd