Tobit, 5

1. Then Tobias responded to his father, and he said: “I will do everything just as you have instructed me, father.

1. Tobija odgovori ocu: "Oèe moj, uèinit æu sve što si mi naredio.

2. But I do not know how to obtain this money. He does not know me, and I do not know him. What proof shall I give to him? And I do not know any part of the way, which leads to that place.”

2. Samo, kako æu preuzeti novac kad ne znam onoga u koga je pohranjen."

3. Then his father answered him, and he said: “Indeed, I have a written agreement about that in my possession, which, when you show it to him, he will immediately repay it.

3. Onda mu otac dade zadužnicu i reèe: "Potraži èovjeka koji æe iæi s tobom, a ja æu ga nagraditi. Idi, dakle, i podigni novac."

4. But go out now, and inquire after some faithful man, who would go with you to keep you safe in return for his wages, so that you may receive it while I am still alive.”

4. Tobija ode da potraži takva èovjeka i naðe Rafaela. Tobija nije znao da je to anðeo Božji.

5. Then Tobias, departing, found a splendid young man, standing girded and seemingly ready for travel.

5. I upita ga: "Bi li htio sa mnom u Rages Medijski? Znaš li put onamo?"

6. And not knowing that he was an Angel of God, he greeted him, and he said, “Where are you from, good young man?”

6. Anðeo mu odvrati: "Bih. Poæi æu s tobom. Znam put, bijah veæ gost našega brata Gabaela."

7. And so he answered, “From the sons of Israel.” And Tobias said to him, “Do you know the way that leads to the region of the Medes?”

7. Tobija mu reèe: "Poèekaj da javim ocu."

8. And he answered: “I know it. And I have frequently walked through all its paths, and I stayed with Gabael, our brother, who lives in Rages, a city of the Medes, which is situated at the mount of Ecbatana.”

8. Anðeo mu kaza: "Idi i ne zadržavaj se."

9. Tobias said to him, “I implore you, wait here for me, until I tell these same things to my father.”

9. Onda Tobija ode ocu te mu reèe: "Evo, našao sam onoga koji æe iæi sa mnom." A otac æe mu: "Dovedi ga meni da èujem kojemu plemenu pripada i je li pouzdan da ti bude pratilac."

10. Then Tobias, entering, revealed all these things to his father. Upon which, his father, in admiration, asked that he would enter to him.

10. Tobija ga zovnu, pa kad on uðe, zagrliše se.

11. And so, entering, he greeted him, and he said, “May gladness be always with you.”

11. Onda ga Tobit upita: "Brate, kojemu rodu i kojoj obitelji pripadaš? Kaži mi!"

12. And Tobit said, “What kind of gladness will be for me, since I sit in darkness and do not see the light of heaven?”

12. On mu odgovori: "Tražiš li rod i obitelj ili nekoga koji æe za nagradu pratiti tvoga sina?" Tobit æe mu na to: "Brate, hoæu da znam koji su ti preci i kako se zoveš."

13. And the young man said to him, “Be steadfast in soul. Your cure from God is near.”

13. A on æe: "Ja sam Azarja, sin Ananije, najstarijeg od tvoje braæe."

14. And so Tobit said to him, “Are you able to lead my son to Gabael in Rages, a city of the Medes? And when you return, I will pay you your wages.”

14. Tobit mu kaza: "Dobro mi došao! I ne ljuti se na me zato što sam htio doznati za tvoj rod i za tvoje ime. Ti si dakle moj brat iz ugledna i plemenita roda. Poznavao sam dobro i Ananiju i Jatana, sinove velikog Semeja, kad smo išli zajedno u Jeruzalem da se poklonimo i prikažemo prvine i desetine plodina. Oni nisu nikada zašli na stranputicu. Braæa su ti ljudi valjani. Pripadaš plemenitu rodu.

15. And the Angel said to him, “I will lead him, and I will bring him back to you.”

15. Ali mi kaži kakvu æu ti nagradu dati: jednu drahmu na dan i sve što je potrebno tebi i mome sinu.

16. And Tobit responded to him, “I ask you to tell me: which family or which tribe are you from?”

16. I još æu ti dodati nešto povrh plaæe kad se vratite živi i zdravi."

17. And Raphael the Angel said, “Do you seek the family of the one you hire, or else the hired hand himself, to go with your son?

17. Dogovoriše se tako. A onda kaza Tobiji: "Spremi se i sretan vam put obojici!" Sin spremi sve za put. I reèe mu njegov otac: "Idi s ovim èovjekom, a Bog koji na nebu stoluje udijelio vam sretno putovanje i anðeo njegov pratio vas!"

18. But, lest perhaps I cause you to worry: I am Azariah, the son of Hananiah the great.”

18. Ali Ana, majka Tobijina, zaplaka i ukori Tobita: "Zašto si dopustio da nam sin ode? Nije li on štap naših ruku kad ulazi i izlazi pred nama?

19. And Tobit responded, “You are from a great family. But I ask you, do not be angry that I wanted to know your family.”

19. Ne bilo toga novca, smeæe je prema našem sinu.

20. But the Angel said to him, “I will lead your son safely, and I will bring him back safely to you.”

20. Ta ovo što nas je Bog ostavio u životu - dosta nam je."

21. And so Tobit, answering, said, “May you walk well, and may God be with you on your journey, and may his Angel accompany you.”

21. Tobit joj odgovori: "Ne govori tako, sestro. Vratit æe se on živ i zdrav i tvoje æe ga oèi opet ugledati.

22. Then, when all things were ready which were to be carried on their journey, Tobias said farewell to his father, and to his mother, and the two of them walked together.

22. Ta prati ga dobar anðeo i njegovo æe putovanje biti sretno, vratit æe se živ i zdrav."

23. And when they had set out, his mother began to weep, and to say: “You have taken the staff of our old age, and you have sent him away from us.

23. Onda ona prestade plakati.

24. I wish that the money, for which you sent him, had never been.

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25. For our poverty has been sufficient for us, so that we might count it as riches that we saw our son.”

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26. And Tobit said to her: “Do not weep. Our son will arrive safely, and he will return safely to us, and your eyes shall see him.

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27. For I believe that the good Angel of God accompanies him and that he orders all things well which occur around him, such that he will be returned to us with gladness.”

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28. At these words, his mother ceased weeping, and she was silent.

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