Tobias, 4

1. Tobit, julgando que sua prece tinha sido atendida e que ia morrer, chamou junto de si o seu filho

1. On that day Tobit remembered the money which he had left in trust with Gabael at Rages in Media, and he said to himself;

2. e disse-lhe: “Ouve, meu filho, as palavras que te vou dizer e faze que elas sejam em teu coração um sólido fundamento.

2. "I have asked for death. Why do I not call my son Tobias so that I may explain to him about the money before I die?"

3. Quando Deus tiver recebido a minha alma, darás sepultura ao meu corpo. Honrarás tua mãe todos os dias de tua vida,

3. So he called him and said, "My son, when I die, bury me, and do not neglect your mother. Honor her all the days of your life; do what is pleasing to her, and do not grieve her.

4. porque te deves lembrar de quantos perigos ela passou por tua causa (quando te trazia em seu seio).

4. Remember, my son, that she faced many dangers for you while you were yet unborn. When she dies bury her beside me in the same grave.

5. Quando ela morrer, tu a enterrarás junto de mim.

5. "Remember the Lord our God all your days, my son, and refuse to sin or to transgress his commandments. Live uprightly all the days of your life, and do not walk in the ways of wrongdoing.

6. Quanto a ti, conserva sempre em teu coração o pensamento de Deus; guarda-te de consentir jamais no pecado e de negligenciar os preceitos do Senhor, nosso Deus.*

6. For if you do what is true, your ways will prosper through your deeds.

7. Dá esmola dos teus bens e não te desvies de nenhum pobre, pois, assim fazendo, Deus tampouco se desviará de ti.

7. Give alms from your possessions to all who live uprightly, and do not let your eye begrudge the gift when you make it. Do not turn your face away from any poor man, and the face of God will not be turned away from you.

8. Sê misericordioso segundo as tuas posses.

8. If you have many possessions, make your gift from them in proportion; if few, do not be afraid to give according to the little you have.

9. Se tiveres muito, dá abundantemente; se tiveres pouco, dá desse pouco de bom coração.

9. So you will be laying up a good treasure for yourself against the day of necessity.

10. Assim acumularás uma boa recompensa para o dia da necessidade.

10. For charity delivers from death and keeps you from entering the darkness;

11. Porque a esmola livra do pecado e da morte e preserva a alma de cair nas trevas.

11. and for all who practice it charity is an excellent offering in the presence of the Most High.

12. A esmola será para todos os que a praticam um motivo de grande confiança diante do Deus Altíssimo.

12. "Beware, my son, of all immorality. First of all take a wife from among the descendants of your fathers and do not marry a foreign woman, who is not of your father's tribe; for we are the sons of the prophets. Remember, my son, that Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, our fathers of old, all took wives from among their brethren. They were blessed in their children, and their posterity will inherit the land.

13. Guarda-te, meu filho, de toda a fornicação. Fora de tua mulher, não te autorizes jamais um comércio criminoso.*

13. So now, my son, love your brethren, and in your heart do not disdain your brethren and the sons and daughters of your people by refusing to take a wife for yourself from among them. For in pride there is ruin and great confusion; and in shiftlessness there is loss and great want, because shiftlessness is the mother of famine.

14. Nunca permitas que o orgulho domine o teu espírito ou as tuas palavras, porque ele é a origem de todo mal.

14. Do not hold over till the next day the wages of any man who works for you, but pay him at once; and if you serve God you will receive payment. "Watch yourself, my son, in everything you do, and be disciplined in all your conduct.

15. A todo o que fizer para ti um trabalho, paga o seu salário na mesma hora. Que o pagamento de teu operário não fique um instante em teu poder.*

15. And what you hate, do not do to any one. Do not drink wine to excess or let drunkenness go with you on your way.

16. Guarda-te de jamais fazer a outrem o que não quererias que te fosse feito.

16. Give of your bread to the hungry, and of your clothing to the naked. Give all your surplus to charity, and do not let your eye begrudge the gift when you made it.

17. Come o teu pão em companhia dos pobres e dos indigentes. Cobre com as tuas próprias vestes os que estiverem desprovidos delas.

17. Place your bread on the grave of the righteous, but give none to sinners.

18. Põe o teu pão e o teu vinho sobre a sepultura do justo, mas não o comas, nem o bebas em companhia dos pecadores.*

18. Seek advice from every wise man, and do not despise any useful counsel.

19. Busca sempre conselho junto ao sábio.

19. Bless the Lord God on every occasion; ask him that your ways may be made straight and that all your paths and plans may prosper. For none of the nations has understanding; but the Lord himself gives all good things, and according to his will he humbles whomever he wishes. "So, my son, remember my commands, and do not let them be blotted out of your mind.

20. Bendize a Deus em todo o tempo e pede-lhe que dirija os teus passos, de modo que os teus planos estejam sempre de acordo com a sua vontade.*

20. And now let me explain to you about the ten talents of silver which I left in trust with Gabael the son of Gabrias at Rages in Media.

21. Faço-te saber também, meu filho, que quando eras ainda pequenino, emprestei a Gabael de Ragés, cidade da Média, uma soma de dez talentos de prata, cujo recibo tenho guardado comigo.

21. Do not be afraid, my son, because we have become poor. You have great wealth if you fear God and refrain from every sin and do what is pleasing in his sight."

22. Procura, pois, um meio de ir até lá para receber o sobredito peso de prata, restituindo-lhe o recibo.

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23. Procura viver sem cuidados, meu filho. Levamos, é certo, uma vida pobre, mas se temermos a Deus, se evitarmos todo pecado e vivermos honestamente, grande será a nossa riqueza”.

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