¹Tunc Tobias ingemuit,Then Tobit sighed,et cœpit orare cum lacrimis,and he began to pray with tears,

¹Tunc Tobias ingemuit,Then Tobit sighed,et cœpit orare cum lacrimis,and he began to pray with tears,

²dicens:saying,Justus es,“O Lord,Domine, et omnia judicia tua justa sunt,you are just and all your judgments are just,et omnes viæ tuæ, misericordia,and all your ways are mercy,et veritas,and truth,et judicium.and judgment.

²dicens:saying,Justus es,“O Lord,Domine, et omnia judicia tua justa sunt,you are just and all your judgments are just,et omnes viæ tuæ, misericordia,and all your ways are mercy,et veritas,and truth,et judicium.and judgment.

³Et nunc Domine,And now, O Lord,memor esto mei,remember me,et ne vindictam sumas de peccatis meis,and do not take vengeance for my sins,neque reminiscaris delicta mea,and do not call to mind my offenses,vel parentum meorum.nor those of my parents.

³Et nunc Domine,And now, O Lord,memor esto mei,remember me,et ne vindictam sumas de peccatis meis,and do not take vengeance for my sins,neque reminiscaris delicta mea,and do not call to mind my offenses,vel parentum meorum.nor those of my parents.

⁴Quoniam non obedivimus præceptis tuis,For we have not obeyed your precepts,ideo traditi sumus in direptionem,and so we have been handed over to plundering and to captivity,et captivitatem,and to death,et mortem,and to mockery,et in fabulam,and as a disgrace before all the nations,et in improperium omnibus nationibus in quibus dispersisti nos.among which you have dispersed us.

⁴Quoniam non obedivimus præceptis tuis,For we have not obeyed your precepts,ideo traditi sumus in direptionem,and so we have been handed over to plundering and to captivity,et captivitatem,and to death,et mortem,and to mockery,et in fabulam,and as a disgrace before all the nations,et in improperium omnibus nationibus in quibus dispersisti nos.among which you have dispersed us.

⁵Et nunc Domine,And now, O Lord,magna judicia tua,great are your judgments.quia non egimus secundum præcepta tua,For we have not acted according to your precepts,et non ambulavimus sinceriter coram te.and we have not walked sincerely before you.

⁵Et nunc Domine,And now, O Lord,magna judicia tua,great are your judgments.quia non egimus secundum præcepta tua,For we have not acted according to your precepts,et non ambulavimus sinceriter coram te.and we have not walked sincerely before you.

⁶Et nunc Domine,And now, O Lord,secundum voluntatem tuam fac mecum,do with me according to your will,et præcipe in pace recipi spiritum meum:and order my spirit to be received in peace.expedit enim mihi mori magis quam vivere.For it is more expedient for me to die, than to live.”

⁶Et nunc Domine,And now, O Lord,secundum voluntatem tuam fac mecum,do with me according to your will,et præcipe in pace recipi spiritum meum:and order my spirit to be received in peace.expedit enim mihi mori magis quam vivere.For it is more expedient for me to die, than to live.”

⁷Eadem itaque die, contigit ut Sara filia Raguelis in Rages civitate Medorum et ipsa audiret improperium ab una ex ancillis patris sui,And so, on the same day, it happened that Sarah, the daughter of Raguel, in Rages, a city of the Medes, also heard a reproach from one of her father’s servant maids.

⁷Eadem itaque die, contigit ut Sara filia Raguelis in Rages civitate Medorum et ipsa audiret improperium ab una ex ancillis patris sui,And so, on the same day, it happened that Sarah, the daughter of Raguel, in Rages, a city of the Medes, also heard a reproach from one of her father’s servant maids.

⁸quoniam tradita fuerat septem viris,For she had been given to seven husbands,et dæmonium nomine Asmodæus occiderat eos,and a demon named Asmodeus had killed them,mox ut ingressi fuissent ad eam.as soon as they had approached her.

⁸quoniam tradita fuerat septem viris,For she had been given to seven husbands,et dæmonium nomine Asmodæus occiderat eos,and a demon named Asmodeus had killed them,mox ut ingressi fuissent ad eam.as soon as they had approached her.

⁹Ergo cum pro culpa sua increparet puellam,Therefore,respondit ei,when she corrected the maid for her fault,dicens:she answered her,Amplius ex te non videamus filiumsaying,aut filiam super terram,“May we never see son or daughter from you upon the earth,interfectrix virorum tuorum.you murderess of your husbands.

⁹Ergo cum pro culpa sua increparet puellam,Therefore,respondit ei,when she corrected the maid for her fault,dicens:she answered her,Amplius ex te non videamus filiumsaying,aut filiam super terram,“May we never see son or daughter from you upon the earth,interfectrix virorum tuorum.you murderess of your husbands.

¹⁰Numquid et occidere me vis,Would you also kill me,sicut jam occidisti septem viros?just as you have already killed seven husbands?”Ad hanc vocem perrexit in superius cubiculum domus suæ:At these words,et tribus diebus,she proceeded to an upper room of her house.et tribus noctibus non manducavit,And for three days and three nights,neque bibit:she did not eat or drink.

¹⁰Numquid et occidere me vis,Would you also kill me,sicut jam occidisti septem viros?just as you have already killed seven husbands?”Ad hanc vocem perrexit in superius cubiculum domus suæ:At these words,et tribus diebus,she proceeded to an upper room of her house.et tribus noctibus non manducavit,And for three days and three nights,neque bibit:she did not eat or drink.

¹¹sed in oratione persistens cum lacrimis deprecabatur Deum,But, continuing in prayer with tears, she beseeched God,ut ab isto improperio liberaret eam.so that he would liberate her from this reproach.

¹¹sed in oratione persistens cum lacrimis deprecabatur Deum,But, continuing in prayer with tears, she beseeched God,ut ab isto improperio liberaret eam.so that he would liberate her from this reproach.

¹²Factum est autem die tertia,And it happened on the third day,dum compleret orationem,while she was completing her prayer,benedicens Dominumblessing the Lord,

¹²Factum est autem die tertia,And it happened on the third day,dum compleret orationem,while she was completing her prayer,benedicens Dominumblessing the Lord,

¹³dixit: Benedictum est nomen tuum,that she said: “Blessed is your name,Deus patrum nostrorum:O God of our fathers, who,qui cum iratus fueris,though you had been angry,misericordiam facies,will show mercy.et in tempore tribulationis peccata dimittis his qui invocant te.And in time of tribulation, you dismiss the sins of those who call upon you.

¹³dixit: Benedictum est nomen tuum,that she said: “Blessed is your name,Deus patrum nostrorum:O God of our fathers, who,qui cum iratus fueris,though you had been angry,misericordiam facies,will show mercy.et in tempore tribulationis peccata dimittis his qui invocant te.And in time of tribulation, you dismiss the sins of those who call upon you.

¹⁴Ad te,To you,Domine,O Lord,faciem meam converto;I turn my face;ad te oculos meos dirigo.to you, I direct my eyes.

¹⁴Ad te,To you,Domine,O Lord,faciem meam converto;I turn my face;ad te oculos meos dirigo.to you, I direct my eyes.

¹⁵Peto,I beg you,Domine,O Lord,ut de vinculo improperii hujus absolvas me,that you may absolve me from the chains of this reproach,aut certe desuper terram eripias me.or at least take me away from the earth.

¹⁵Peto,I beg you,Domine,O Lord,ut de vinculo improperii hujus absolvas me,that you may absolve me from the chains of this reproach,aut certe desuper terram eripias me.or at least take me away from the earth.

¹⁶Tu scis,You know,Domine,O Lord,quia numquam concupivi virum,that I have never coveted a husband,et mundam servavi animam meam ab omni concupiscentia.and I have preserved my soul clean from all impure desire.

¹⁶Tu scis,You know,Domine,O Lord,quia numquam concupivi virum,that I have never coveted a husband,et mundam servavi animam meam ab omni concupiscentia.and I have preserved my soul clean from all impure desire.

¹⁷Numquam cum ludentibus miscui me,I have never mingled myself with those who play.neque cum his qui in levitate ambulant, participem me præbui.And I have not presented myself as a participant with those who walk with levity.

¹⁷Numquam cum ludentibus miscui me,I have never mingled myself with those who play.neque cum his qui in levitate ambulant, participem me præbui.And I have not presented myself as a participant with those who walk with levity.

¹⁸Virum autem cum timore tuo,But I consented to accept a husband,non cum libidine mea,in your fear,consensi suscipere.not in my lust.

¹⁸Virum autem cum timore tuo,But I consented to accept a husband,non cum libidine mea,in your fear,consensi suscipere.not in my lust.

¹⁹Et,And,aut ego indigna fui illis,either I was unworthy of them,aut illi forsitan me non fuerunt digni,or they perhaps were not worthy of me.quia forsitan viro alii conservasti me.For perhaps you have preserved me for another husband.

¹⁹Et,And,aut ego indigna fui illis,either I was unworthy of them,aut illi forsitan me non fuerunt digni,or they perhaps were not worthy of me.quia forsitan viro alii conservasti me.For perhaps you have preserved me for another husband.

²⁰Non est enim in hominis potestate consilium tuum.For your counsel is not within the ability of man.

²⁰Non est enim in hominis potestate consilium tuum.For your counsel is not within the ability of man.

²¹Hoc autem pro certo habet omnis qui te colit:But all who worship you are certain of this:quod vita ejus,that one’s life,si in probatione fuerit,if it should be tested,coronabitur;shall be crowned,si autem in tribulatione fuerit,and if it should be in tribulation,liberabitur;shall be delivered,et si in correptione fuerit,and if it should be corrected,ad misericordiam tuam venire licebit.shall be permitted to approach your mercy.

²¹Hoc autem pro certo habet omnis qui te colit:But all who worship you are certain of this:quod vita ejus,that one’s life,si in probatione fuerit,if it should be tested,coronabitur;shall be crowned,si autem in tribulatione fuerit,and if it should be in tribulation,liberabitur;shall be delivered,et si in correptione fuerit,and if it should be corrected,ad misericordiam tuam venire licebit.shall be permitted to approach your mercy.

²²Non enim delectaris in perditionibus nostris:For you are not delighted with our perdition.quia post tempestatem tranquillum facis,For, after a storm, you create tranquility,et post lacrimationem et fletum,and after tears and weeping,exultationem infundis.you pour out exultation.

²²Non enim delectaris in perditionibus nostris:For you are not delighted with our perdition.quia post tempestatem tranquillum facis,For, after a storm, you create tranquility,et post lacrimationem et fletum,and after tears and weeping,exultationem infundis.you pour out exultation.

²³Sit nomen tuum,May your name,Deus Israël,O God of Israel,benedictum in sæcula.be blessed forever.”

²³Sit nomen tuum,May your name,Deus Israël,O God of Israel,benedictum in sæcula.be blessed forever.”

²⁴In illo tempore exauditæ sunt preces amborum in conspectu gloriæ summi Dei:At that time, the prayers of them both were heard in the sight of the glory of the most high God.

²⁴In illo tempore exauditæ sunt preces amborum in conspectu gloriæ summi Dei:At that time, the prayers of them both were heard in the sight of the glory of the most high God.

²⁵et missus est angelus Domini sanctus Raphaël ut curaret eos ambos,And the holy Angel of the Lord, Raphael, was sent to care for both of them,quorum uno tempore sunt orationes in conspectu Domini recitatæ.whose prayers were recited at the same time in the sight of the Lord.

²⁵et missus est angelus Domini sanctus Raphaël ut curaret eos ambos,And the holy Angel of the Lord, Raphael, was sent to care for both of them,quorum uno tempore sunt orationes in conspectu Domini recitatæ.whose prayers were recited at the same time in the sight of the Lord.