Tobit, 6

1. And so Tobias continued on, and the dog was following him, and he stayed at the first stopping point, near the river Tigris.

1. A sin išao s anðelom i pas za njima. Predveèer stigoše do rijeke Tigrisa i tu provedoše noæ.

2. And he went out to wash his feet, and behold, an immense fish came out to devour him.

2. Potom momak siðe u rijeku da se okupa, kad najednom skoèi iz vode velika riba i htjede ga proždrijeti.

3. And Tobias, being frightened of it, cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Sir, it is attacking me!”

3. Anðeo mu reèe: "Uhvati ribu." Nato se momak doèepa ribe te je izvuèe na suho.

4. And the Angel said to him, “Catch it by the gills, and draw it to you.” And when he had done so, he pulled it onto dry land, and it began to thrash before his feet.

4. Onda mu anðeo kaza: "Raspori ribu, izvadi joj srce, jetru i žuè i dobro ih èuvaj jer su koristan lijek."

5. Then the Angel said to him: “Disembowel this fish, and put aside his heart, and his gall, and his liver for yourself. For these things are necessary as useful medicines.”

5. Momak izvrši što mu je anðeo naredio. I pošto su ribu ispekli, pojedoše je,

6. And when he had done so, he roasted its flesh, and they took it with them on the way. The rest they salted, so that it might be sufficient for them, until they would arrive at Rages, a city of the Medes.

6. a onda nastaviše put dok se ne primakoše Ekbatani.

7. Then Tobias questioned the Angel, and he said to him, “I implore you, brother Azariah, to tell me what remedies these things hold, which you have told me to retain from the fish?”

7. Mladiæ potom upita anðela: "Brate Azarja, èemu æe služiti riblja jetra, srce i žuè?"

8. And the Angel, answering, said to him: “If you put a little piece of its heart on burning coals, its smoke will drive away all kind of demons, whether from a man or from a woman, so that they will no longer approach them.

8. A on odgovori: "Srce i jetra služe kad koga muèi demon ili zao duh: treba to pred takvim, bio muškarac ili žena, spaliti, i nikad ga zao duh više neæe muèiti.

9. And the gall is useful for anointing the eyes, in which there may be a white speck, and they will be cured.”

9. A žuè se uzima da se njome premažu oèi na kojima su bijele mrlje, tako te bolesnik ozdravi."

10. And Tobias said to him, “Where do you prefer that we stay?”

10. Kad bijahu blizu Ekbatane,

11. And the Angel, responding, said: “Here is one named Raguel, a man closely related to you from your tribe, and he has a daughter named Sarah, but he has no other male or female, except her.

11. anðeo reèe mladiæu: "Brate, noæas æemo prenoæiti kod Raguela; on ti je roðak, a ima jedinicu kæer koja se zove Sara.

12. All his livelihood is dependent upon you, and you ought to take her to yourself in marriage.

12. Ja æu gledati da ti je dadu za ženu, jer tebi pripada njezino nasljedstvo: jedini si od njezina roda, djevojka je lijepa i razborita.

13. Therefore, ask for her from her father, and he will give her to you as wife.”

13. Sad me poslušaj: govorit æu njenu ocu, i kad se vratimo iz Ragesa, proslavit æemo svadbu. Jer ja znam da je Raguel, prema Mojsijevu zakonu, ne može dati drugome, a kad bi to uradio, zaslužio bi smrt, jer ti imaš pravo na nasljedstvo pred svakim drugim."

14. Then Tobias responded, and he said: “I hear that she has been given to seven husbands, and they passed away. But I have even heard this: that a demon killed them.

14. Onda mladiæ kaza anðelu: "Brate Azarja, èuo sam da je djevojka veæ bila dana sedmorici ljudi i da su svi naðeni mrtvi u svadbenoj sobi:

15. Therefore, I am afraid, lest this may happen to me also. And since I am the only child of my parents, I might send their old age with sorrow to the grave.”

15. jedinac sam u oca; bojim se da æu, odem li k njoj, umrijeti kao i oni prije mene; jer nju ljubi neki demon koji ne èini zla drugima, osim onima koji joj se približe. Bojim se da ne umrem i da za sobom, zbog žalosti, ne povuèem u grob svoga oca i svoju majku, a nemaju drugoga sina da ih sahrani."

16. Then the Angel Raphael said to him: “Listen to me, and I will reveal to you who they are, over whom the demon can prevail.

16. Anðeo mu reèe: "Ne sjeæaš se kako ti je otac naredio da uzmeš za ženu samo onu koja pripada tvome rodu? Zato me poslušaj, brate: ona æe biti tvoja žena, a ti se ne osvræi na demona, jer æe još noæas biti tvoja.

17. For example, those who receive marriage in such manner as to exclude God from themselves and from their mind, and in such a manner as to empty themselves to their lust, like the horse and mule, which have no understanding, over them the demon has power.

17. Kad budeš ušao u svadbenu sobu, uzet æeš tamjanova pepela i metnut æeš na nj malo ribljeg srca i jetre; kad tako okadiš, demon æe oæutjeti vonj i pobjeæi æe i neæe se više vratiti.

18. But you, when you will have accepted her, enter the bedroom and for three days keep yourself continent from her, and empty yourself to nothing other than prayers with her.

18. Kad se htjedneš približiti k njoj, bdijte oboje i dozivajte milostivog Boga: on æe vas spasiti i smilovati vam se. Ne boj se: ona ti je bila dosuðena oduvijek, ti æeš je spasiti; ona æe poæi s tobom i mislim da æeš s njom imati poroda." Kad je Tobija èuo sve to, odmah mu ona omilje i njegova se duša privinu uz njezinu.

19. Moreover, on that night, burn the liver of the fish like incense, and the demon will be put to flight.

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20. In truth, on the second night, you will become ready to receive a physical union like that of the holy Patriarchs.

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21. And then, on the third night, you will obtain a blessing, so that healthy children may be procreated from you both.

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22. And so, the third night having been accomplished, you will receive the virgin with the fear of the Lord, led more by love of children than by physical desire, so that, as the offspring of Abraham, you will then obtain a blessing in children.

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