¹Tobias ex tribuTobit was from the tribe and city of Naphtali (which is in the upper parts of Galilee above Asher,et civitate Nephthali (quæ est in superioribus Galilææ supra Naasson,after the way,post viam quæ ducit ad occidentem,which leads to the west,in sinistro habens civitatem Sephet)that has on its left the city of Sephet).

¹Tobias ex tribuTobit was from the tribe and city of Naphtali (which is in the upper parts of Galilee above Asher,et civitate Nephthali (quæ est in superioribus Galilææ supra Naasson,after the way,post viam quæ ducit ad occidentem,which leads to the west,in sinistro habens civitatem Sephet)that has on its left the city of Sephet).

²cum captus esset in diebus Salmanasar regis Assyriorum,Although he had been taken captive in the days of Shalmaneser, the king of the Assyrians,in captivitate tamen positus,even in such a situation as captivity,viam veritatis non deseruit,he did not desert the way of truth.

²cum captus esset in diebus Salmanasar regis Assyriorum,Although he had been taken captive in the days of Shalmaneser, the king of the Assyrians,in captivitate tamen positus,even in such a situation as captivity,viam veritatis non deseruit,he did not desert the way of truth.

³ita ut omnia quæ habere poterat,So then, every day, all that he was able to obtain,quotidie concaptivis fratribus,he bestowed on his fellow captive brothers,qui erant ex ejus genere, impertiret.who were from his kindred.

³ita ut omnia quæ habere poterat,So then, every day, all that he was able to obtain,quotidie concaptivis fratribus,he bestowed on his fellow captive brothers,qui erant ex ejus genere, impertiret.who were from his kindred.

⁴Cumque esset junior omnibus in tribu Nephthali,And, when he was among the youngest of any in the tribe of Naphtali,nihil tamen puerile gessit in opere.he showed not so much as any childish behavior in his work.

⁴Cumque esset junior omnibus in tribu Nephthali,And, when he was among the youngest of any in the tribe of Naphtali,nihil tamen puerile gessit in opere.he showed not so much as any childish behavior in his work.

⁵Denique,And then,cum irent omnes ad vitulos aureos quos Jeroboam fecerat rex Israël,when all went to the golden calves which Jeroboam, king of Israel, had made,hic solus fugiebat consortia omnium.he alone fled from the company of them all.

⁵Denique,And then,cum irent omnes ad vitulos aureos quos Jeroboam fecerat rex Israël,when all went to the golden calves which Jeroboam, king of Israel, had made,hic solus fugiebat consortia omnium.he alone fled from the company of them all.

⁶Sed pergebat in Jerusalem ad templum Domini,Yet he continued on to Jerusalem,et ibi adorabat Dominum Deum Israël,to the temple of the Lord,omnia primitiva suaand there he adored the Lord God of Israel,et decimas suas fideliter offerens,offering faithfully all his first-fruits and his tithes.

⁶Sed pergebat in Jerusalem ad templum Domini,Yet he continued on to Jerusalem,et ibi adorabat Dominum Deum Israël,to the temple of the Lord,omnia primitiva suaand there he adored the Lord God of Israel,et decimas suas fideliter offerens,offering faithfully all his first-fruits and his tithes.

⁷ita ut in tertio anno proselytis et advenis ministraret omnem decimationem.So then, in the third year, he administered all his tithes to new converts and to new arrivals.

⁷ita ut in tertio anno proselytis et advenis ministraret omnem decimationem.So then, in the third year, he administered all his tithes to new converts and to new arrivals.

⁸Hæc et his similia secundum legem Dei puerulus observabat.These and similar such things, even as a boy, he observed according to the law of God.

⁸Hæc et his similia secundum legem Dei puerulus observabat.These and similar such things, even as a boy, he observed according to the law of God.

⁹Cum vero factus esset vir,Truly, when he had become a man,accepit uxorem Annam de tribu sua,he received as wife Anna of his own tribe,genuitque ex ea filium,and he conceived a son by her,nomen suum imponens ei:to whom he assigned his own name.

⁹Cum vero factus esset vir,Truly, when he had become a man,accepit uxorem Annam de tribu sua,he received as wife Anna of his own tribe,genuitque ex ea filium,and he conceived a son by her,nomen suum imponens ei:to whom he assigned his own name.

¹⁰quem ab infantia timere Deum docuit,From his infancy,et abstinere ab omni peccato.he taught him to fear God and to abstain from all sin.

¹⁰quem ab infantia timere Deum docuit,From his infancy,et abstinere ab omni peccato.he taught him to fear God and to abstain from all sin.

¹¹Igitur, cum per captivitatem devenisset cum uxore sua et filio in civitatem Niniven cum omni tribu suaTherefore, when, during the captivity, he had arrived with his wife and son at the city of Nineveh, with all his tribe,

¹¹Igitur, cum per captivitatem devenisset cum uxore sua et filio in civitatem Niniven cum omni tribu suaTherefore, when, during the captivity, he had arrived with his wife and son at the city of Nineveh, with all his tribe,

¹²(cum omnes ederent ex cibis gentilium),(even though they all ate from the foods of the Gentiles,)iste custodivit animam suam,he guarded his soulet numquam contaminatus est in escis eorum.and never was contaminated with their foods.

¹²(cum omnes ederent ex cibis gentilium),(even though they all ate from the foods of the Gentiles,)iste custodivit animam suam,he guarded his soulet numquam contaminatus est in escis eorum.and never was contaminated with their foods.

¹³Et quoniam memor fuit Domini in toto corde suo,And because he was mindful of the Lord with his whole heart,dedit illi Deus gratiam in conspectu Salmanasar regis,God gave him favor in the sight of Shalmaneser the king.

¹³Et quoniam memor fuit Domini in toto corde suo,And because he was mindful of the Lord with his whole heart,dedit illi Deus gratiam in conspectu Salmanasar regis,God gave him favor in the sight of Shalmaneser the king.

¹⁴et dedit illi potestatem quocumque vellet ire,And he gave him the power to go wherever he would want,habens libertatem quæcumque facere voluisset.having the freedom to do whatever he wished.

¹⁴et dedit illi potestatem quocumque vellet ire,And he gave him the power to go wherever he would want,habens libertatem quæcumque facere voluisset.having the freedom to do whatever he wished.

¹⁵Pergebat ergo ad omnes qui erant in captivitate,Therefore, he continued on to all who were in captivity,et monita salutis dabat eis.and he gave them helpful advice.

¹⁵Pergebat ergo ad omnes qui erant in captivitate,Therefore, he continued on to all who were in captivity,et monita salutis dabat eis.and he gave them helpful advice.

¹⁶Cum autem venisset in Rages civitatem Medorum,But when he had arrived at Rages, a city of the Medes,et ex his quibus honoratus fuerat a rege, habuisset decem talenta argenti:he had ten talents of silver, from that which he had been given in honor by the king.

¹⁶Cum autem venisset in Rages civitatem Medorum,But when he had arrived at Rages, a city of the Medes,et ex his quibus honoratus fuerat a rege, habuisset decem talenta argenti:he had ten talents of silver, from that which he had been given in honor by the king.

¹⁷et cum in multa turba generis sui Gabelum egentem videret,And when, in the midst of the great tumult of his kindred, he saw the destitution of Gabael,qui erat ex tribu ejus,who was from his tribe, he loaned him,sub chirographo dedit illi memoratum pondus argenti.under a written agreement, the aforementioned weight of silver.

¹⁷et cum in multa turba generis sui Gabelum egentem videret,And when, in the midst of the great tumult of his kindred, he saw the destitution of Gabael,qui erat ex tribu ejus,who was from his tribe, he loaned him,sub chirographo dedit illi memoratum pondus argenti.under a written agreement, the aforementioned weight of silver.

¹⁸Post multum vero temporis,In truth, after a long time,mortuo Salmanasar rege,Shalmaneser the king died,cum regnaret Sennacherib filius ejus pro eo,while Sennacherib his son reigned in his place,et filios Israël exosos haberet in conspectu suo,and he held a hatred for the sons of Israel.

¹⁸Post multum vero temporis,In truth, after a long time,mortuo Salmanasar rege,Shalmaneser the king died,cum regnaret Sennacherib filius ejus pro eo,while Sennacherib his son reigned in his place,et filios Israël exosos haberet in conspectu suo,and he held a hatred for the sons of Israel.

¹⁹Tobias quotidie pergebat per omnem cognationem suam,Every day, Tobit traveled through all his own people,et consolabatur eos,and he consoled them,dividebatque unicuique, prout poterat, de facultatibus suis:and he distributed to each one as much as he could from his resources.

¹⁹Tobias quotidie pergebat per omnem cognationem suam,Every day, Tobit traveled through all his own people,et consolabatur eos,and he consoled them,dividebatque unicuique, prout poterat, de facultatibus suis:and he distributed to each one as much as he could from his resources.

²⁰esurientes alebat,He nourished the hungry,nudisque vestimenta præbebat,and he supplied clothes to the naked,et mortuis atque occisis sepulturam sollicitus exhibebat.and he showed concern for the burial of the dead and of the slain.

²⁰esurientes alebat,He nourished the hungry,nudisque vestimenta præbebat,and he supplied clothes to the naked,et mortuis atque occisis sepulturam sollicitus exhibebat.and he showed concern for the burial of the dead and of the slain.

²¹Denique cum reversus esset rex Sennacherib,And then, when king Sennacherib had returned from Judea,fugiens a Judæa plagam quam circa eum fecerat Deus propter blasphemiam suam,fleeing the scourge which God had caused all around him because of his blasphemy, and, being angry,et iratus multos occideret ex filiis Israël,he was slaughtering many from the sons of Israel,Tobias sepeliebat corpora eorum.Tobit buried their bodies.

²¹Denique cum reversus esset rex Sennacherib,And then, when king Sennacherib had returned from Judea,fugiens a Judæa plagam quam circa eum fecerat Deus propter blasphemiam suam,fleeing the scourge which God had caused all around him because of his blasphemy, and, being angry,et iratus multos occideret ex filiis Israël,he was slaughtering many from the sons of Israel,Tobias sepeliebat corpora eorum.Tobit buried their bodies.

²²At ubi nuntiatum est regi,And when it was reported to the king,jussit eum occidi,he ordered him to be slain,et tulit omnem substantiam ejus.and he took away all his belongings.

²²At ubi nuntiatum est regi,And when it was reported to the king,jussit eum occidi,he ordered him to be slain,et tulit omnem substantiam ejus.and he took away all his belongings.

²³Tobias vero cum filio suoIn truth,et cum uxore suo fugiens,Tobit,nudus latuit,fleeing with nothing but his son and his wife,quia multi diligebant eum.was able to remain hidden because many loved him.

²³Tobias vero cum filio suoIn truth,et cum uxore suo fugiens,Tobit,nudus latuit,fleeing with nothing but his son and his wife,quia multi diligebant eum.was able to remain hidden because many loved him.

²⁴Post dies vero quadraginta quinque occiderunt regem filii ipsius,In truth, after forty-five days, the king was slain by his own sons,

²⁴Post dies vero quadraginta quinque occiderunt regem filii ipsius,In truth, after forty-five days, the king was slain by his own sons,

²⁵et reversus est Tobias in domum suam,and Tobit was able to return to his house,omnisque facultas ejus restituta est ei.and all his resources were restored to him.

²⁵et reversus est Tobias in domum suam,and Tobit was able to return to his house,omnisque facultas ejus restituta est ei.and all his resources were restored to him.