Bible in a Year.

On day 195, Isaiah 7-8 highlights God's promise to the House of David and the sign of Immanuel, revealing confidence and hope in the midst of adversity. Tobit 7-9 shows young Tobiah's courage and faithfulness in his actions. Proverbs 10:5-8 emphasizes the importance of acting diligently, practicing justice, and seeking divine wisdom as a guide to a successful and upright life.

Chapter 7

1. And it came to pass in the days of Achaz the son of Joathan, the son of Ozias, king of Juda, that Basin king of Syria, and Phacee the son of Romelia king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem, to fight against it: but they could not prevail over it.

2. And they told the house of David, saying: Syria hath rested upon Ephraim, and his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the woods are moved with the wind.

3. And the Lord said to Isaias: Go forth to meet Achaz, thou and Jasub thy son that is left, to the conduit of the upper pool, a in the way of the fuller's held.

4. And thou shalt say to him: See thou be quiet: fear not, and let not thy heart be afraid of the two tails of these fire brands, smoking with the wrath of the fury of Rasin king of Syria, end of the son of Romelia.

5. Because Syria hath taken counsel against thee, unto the evil of Ephraim and the son of Romelia, saying:

6. Let us go up to Juda, and rouse it up, and draw it away to us, and make the son of Tabeel king in the midst thereof.

7. Thus saith the Lord God: It shall not stand, and this shall not be.

8. But the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Basin: and within threescore and five years, Ephraim shall cease to be a people:

9. And the head of Ephraim is Samaria and the head of Samaria the son of Romelia. If you will not believe, you shall not continue.

10. And the Lord spoke again to Achaz, saying:

11. Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above.

12. And Achaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord.

13. And he said: Hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also?

14. Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel.

15. He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

16. For before the child know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good, the land which thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of the face of her two kings.

17. The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon the house of thy father, days that have not come since the time of the separation of Ephraim from Juda with the king of the Assyrians.

18. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly, that is in the uttermost parts of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

19. And they shall come, and shall all of them rest in the torrents of the valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all places set with shrubs, and in all hollow places.

20. In that day the Lord shall shave with a razor that is hired by them that are beyond the river, by the king of the Assyrians, the head and the hairs of the feet, and the whole beard.

21. And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep.

22. And for the abundance of milk he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that shall be left in the midst of the land.

23. And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place where there were a thousand vines, at a thousand pieces of silver, shall become thorns and briers.

24. With arrows and with bows they shall go in thither: for briars and thorns shall be in all the land.

25. And as for all the hills that shall be raked with a rake, the fear of thorns and briers shall not come thither, but they shall be for the ox to feed on, and the lesser cattle to tread upon.

Chapter 8

1. And the Lord said to me: Take thee a great book, and write in it with a man's pen. Take sway the spoils with speed, quickly take the prey.

2. And I took unto me faithful witnesses, Urias the priest, and Zacharias the son of Barachias.

3. And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. And the Lord said to me: Call his name, Hasten to take away the spoils: Make haste to take away the prey.

4. For before the child know to call his father and his mother, the strength of Damascus, and the spoils of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of the Assyrians.

5. And the Lord spoke to me again, saying:

6. Forasmuch as this people hath cast away the waters of Siloe, that go with silence, and hath rather taken Basin, and the son of Romelia:

7. Therefore behold the Lord will bring upon them the waters of the river strong and many, the king of the Assyrians, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and shall overflow all his banks,

8. And shall pass through Juda, overflowing, and going over shall reach even to the neck. And the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Emmanuel.

9. Gather yourselves together, O ye people, and be overcome, and give ear, all ye lands afar off: strengthen yourselves, end be overcome, gird yourselves, and be overcome.

10. Take counsel together, and it shall be defeated: speak a word, and it shall not be done: because God is with us.

11. For thus saith the Lord to me: As he hath taught me, with a strong arm, that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:

12. Say ye not: A conspiracy: for all that this people speaketh, is a conspiracy: neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

13. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself: and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

14. And he shall be a sanctification to you. But for a stone or stumbling, and for a rock of offence to the two houses of Israel, for a snare and a ruin to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

15. And very many of them shall stumble and fall, and shall be broken in pieces, and shall be snared, and taken.

16. Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

17. And I will wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

18. Behold I and my children, whom the Lord hath given me for a sign, and for a wonder in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Sion.

19. And when they shall say to you: Seek of pythons, and of diviners, who mutter in their enchantments: should not the people seek of their God, for the living of the dead?

20. To the law rather, and to the testimony. And if they speak not according to this word, they shall not have the morning light.

21. And they shall pass by it, they shall fall, and be hungry: and when they shall be hungry, they will be angry, and curse their king, and their God, and look upwards.

22. And they shall look to the earth, and behold trouble and darkness, weakness and distress, and a mist following them, and they cannot fly away from their distress.

Chapter 7

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

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

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

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

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

6. And 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.

7. And 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.

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

9. And 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,

10. Tobias 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.

11. Now 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,

12. The 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.

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

14. And 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.

15. And 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 fulfil his blessing in you.

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

17. And afterwards they made merry, blessing God.

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

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

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

Chapter 8

1. And after they had supped, they brought in the young man to her.

2. And Tobias remembering the angel's word, took out of his bag part of the liver, and laid it upon burning coals.

3. Then the angel Raphael took the devil, and bound him in the desert of upper Egypt.

4. Then Tobias exhorted the virgin, and said to her: Sara, arise, and let us pray to God to day, and to morrow, and the next day: because for these three nights we are joined to God: and when the third night is over, we will be in our own wedlock.

5. For we are the children of saints, and we must not be joined together like heathens that know not God.

6. So they both arose, and prayed earnestly both together that health might be given them,

7. And Tobias said: Lord God of our father, may the heavens and the earth, and the sea, and the fountains, and the rivers, and all thy creatures that are in them, bless thee.

8. Thou madest Adam of the slime of the earth, and gavest him Eve for a helper.

9. And now, Lord, thou knowest, that not for fleshly lust do I take my sister to wife, but only for the love of posterity, in which thy name may be blessed for ever and ever.

10. Sara also said: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, and let us grow old both together in health.

11. And it came to pass about the cockcrowing, Raguel ordered his servants to be called for, and they went with him together to dig a grave.

12. For he said: Lest perhaps it may have happened to him, in like manner as it did to the other seven husbands, that went in unto her.

13. And when they had prepared the pit, Raguel went back to his wife, and said to her:

14. Send one of thy maids, and let her see if he be dead, that I may bury him before it be day.

15. So she sent one of her maidservants, who went into the chamber, and found them safe and sound, sleeping both together.

16. And returning she brought the good news: and Raguel and Anna his wife blessed the Lord,

17. And said: We bless thee, O Lord God of Israel, because it hath not happened as we suspected.

18. For thou hast shewn thy mercy to us, and hast shut out from us the enemy that persecuted us.

19. And thou hast taken pity upon two only children. Make them, O Lord, bless thee more fully: and to offer up to thee a sacrifice of thy praise, and of their health, that all nations may know, that thou alone art God in all the earth.

20. And immediately Raguel commanded his servants, to fill up the pit they had made, before it was day.

21. And he spoke to his wife to make ready a feast, and prepare all kind of provisions that are necessary for such as go a journey.

22. He caused also two fat kine, and four wethers to be killed, and a banquet to be prepared for all his neighbours, and all his friends.

23. And Raguel adjured Tobias, to abide with him two weeks.

24. And of all things which Raguel possessed, he gave one half to Tobias, and made him a writing, that the half that remained should after their decease come also to Tobias.

Chapter 9

1. Then Tobias called the angel to him, whom he took to be a man, and said to him: Brother Azarias, I pray thee hearken to my words:

2. If I should give myself to be thy servant I should not make a worthy return for thy care.

3. However, I beseech thee, to take with thee beasts and servants, and to go to Gabelus to Rages the city of the Medes: and to restore to him his note of hand, and receive of him the money, and desire him to come to my wedding.

4. For thou knowest that my father numbereth the days: and if I stay one day more, his soul will be afflicted.

5. And indeed thou seest how Raguel hath adjured me, whose adjuring I cannot despise.

6. Then Raphael took four of Raguel's servants, and two camels, and went to Rages the city of the Medes: and finding Gabelus, gave him his note of hand, and received of him all the money.

7. And he told him concerning Tobias the son of Tobias, all that had been done: and made him come with him to the wedding.

8. And when he was come into Raguel's house he found Tobias sitting at the table: and he leaped up, and they kissed each other: and Gabelus wept, and blessed God,

9. And said: The God of Israel bless thee, because thou art the son of a very good and just man, and that feareth God, and doth almsdeeds:

10. And may a blessing come upon thy wife and upon your parents.

11. And may you see your children, and your children's children, unto the third and fourth generation: and may your seed be blessed by the God of Israel, who reigneth for ever and ever.

12. And when all had said, Amen, they went to the feast: but the marriage feast they celebrated also with the fear of the Lord.

5. He that gathered in the harvest is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.

6. The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.

7. The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.

8. The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.