Tobie, 5

1. Alors Tobie répondit à son père, en disant : " Tout ce que tu m'as ordonné, je le ferai mon père.

1. Then Tobiah replied to his father Tobit: "Everything that you have commanded me, father, I will do.

2. Mais je ne sais comment je pourrai retirer cet argent. Cet homme ne me connaît pas, et il m'est également inconnu; quel signe lui donnerai-je? Je ne sais pas même le chemin qui conduit en ce pays-là. "

2. But how shall I be able to obtain the money from him, since he does not know me nor do I know him? What can I show him to make him recognize me and trust me, so that he will give me the money? I do not even know which roads to take for the journey into Media!"

3. Son père lui répondit en disant : " J'ai son écrit entre les mains; aussitôt que tu le lui auras montré, il te remboursera.

3. Tobit answered his son Tobiah: "We exchanged signatures on a document written in duplicate; I divided it into two parts, and each of us kept one; his copy I put with the money. Think of it, twenty years have already passed since I deposited that money! So now, my son, find yourself a trustworthy man who will make the journey with you. We will, of course, give him a salary when you return; but get back that money from Gabael."

4. Mais va maintenant chercher un homme fidèle qui aille avec toi, moyennant salaire, afin que tu rentres en possession de cet argent, pendant que je vis encore. "

4. Tobiah went to look for someone acquainted with the roads who would travel with him to Media. As soon as he went out, he found the angel Raphael standing before him, though he did not know that this was an angel of God.

5. Tobie, étant sorti, trouva un beau jeune homme, debout et ceint, comme disposé à se mettre en route.

5. Tobiah said to him, "Who are you, young man?" He replied "I am an Israelite, one of your kinsmen. I have come here to work." Tobiah said, "Do you know the way to Media?"

6. Ignorant que ce fût un ange de Dieu, il le salua et lui dit : " D'où es-tu, bon jeune homme? "

6. The other replied: "Yes, I have been there many times. I know the place well and I know all the routes. I have often traveled to Media; I used to stay with our kinsman Gabael, who lives at Rages in Media. It is a good two days' travel from Ecbatana to Rages, for Rages is situated at the mountains, Ecbatana out on the plateau."

7. L'ange répondit : " Je suis un des enfants d'Israël. " Et Tobie lui dit : " Connais-tu la route qui conduit au pays des Mèdes? "

7. Tobiah said to him, "Wait for me, young man, till I go back and tell my father; for I need you to make the journey with me. I will, of course, pay you."

8. Il lui répondit : " Je la connais, j'ai souvent parcouru tous ces chemins et j'ai logé chez Gabélus, notre frère, qui demeure à Ragès, ville des Mèdes, laquelle est située dans les montagnes d'Ecbatane. "

8. Raphael replied, "Very well, I will wait for you; but do not be long."

9. Tobie lui dit : " Attends-moi, je te prie, jusqu'à ce que j'aie annoncé cela à mon père. "

9. Tobiah went back to tell his father Tobit what had happened. He said to him, "I have just found a man who is one of our own Israelite kinsmen!" Tobit said, "Call the man, so that I may find out what family and tribe he comes from, and whether he is trustworthy enough to travel with you, son." Tobiah went out to summon the man, saying, "Young man, my father would like to see you."

10. Alors Tobie étant rentré raconta tout à son père. Sur quoi le père émerveillé demanda qu'on fît entrer le jeune homme. 11 Celui-ci entra et salua, en disant : " Que la joie soit toujours avec toi ! " -

10. When Raphael entered the house, Tobit greeted him first. Raphael said, "Hearty greetings to you!" Tobit replied: "What joy is left for me any more? Here I am, a blind man who cannot see God's sunlight, but must remain in darkness, like the dead who no longer see the light! Though alive, I am among the dead. I can hear a man's voice, but I cannot see him." Raphael said, "Take courage! God has healing in store for you; so take courage!" Tobit then said: "My son Tobiah wants to go to Media. Can you go with him to show him the way? I will of course pay you, brother." Raphael answered: "Yes, I can go with him, for I know all the routes. I have often traveled to Media and crossed all its plains and mountains; so I know every road well."

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11. Tobit asked, "Brother, tell me, please, what family and tribe are you from?"

12. " Quelle joie puis-je avoir, répondit Tobie, moi qui suis assis dans les ténèbres et qui ne vois pas la lumière du ciel? "

12. Raphael said: "Why? Do you need a tribe and a family? Or are you looking for a hired man to travel with your son?" Tobit replied, "I wish to know truthfully whose son you are, brother, and what your name is."

13. Le jeune homme lui dit : " Aie bon courage ! Il est facile à Dieu de te guérir. "

13. Raphael answered, "I am Azariah, son of Hananiah the elder, one of your own kinsmen."

14. Ensuite Tobie lui dit : " Pourrais-tu bien conduire mon fils chez Gabélus, à Ragès, ville des Mèdes? A ton retour, je te donnerai ton salaire. " -

14. Tobit exclaimed: "Welcome! God save you, brother! Do not be provoked with me, brother, for wanting to learn the truth about your family. So it turns out that you are a kinsman, and from a noble and good line! I knew Hananiah and Nathaniah, the two sons of Shemaiah the elder; with me they used to make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where we would worship together. No, they did not stray from the right path; your kinsmen are good men. You are certainly of good lineage, and welcome!"

15. " Je le conduirai, répondit l'ange, et je le ramènerai auprès de toi. "

15. Then he added: "For each day you are away I will give you the normal wages, plus expenses for you and for my son. If you go with my son,

16. Tobie lui dit : " Dis-moi, je t'en prie, de quelle famille et de quelle tribu es-tu? "

16. I will even add a bonus to your wages!" Raphael replied: "I will go with him; have no fear. In good health we shall leave you, and in good health we shall return to you, for the way is safe."

17. L'ange Raphaël lui répondit : " Est-ce la famille du mercenaire que tu cherches, ou le mercenaire lui-même, qui doit accompagner ton fils?

17. Tobit said, "God bless you, brother." Then he called his son and said to him: "My son, prepare whatever you need for the journey, and set out with your kinsman. May God in heaven protect you on the way and bring you back to me safe and sound; and may his angel accompany you for safety, my son." Before setting out on his journey, Tobiah kissed his father and mother. Tobit said to him, "Have a safe journey."

18. Mais pour ne pas te rendre inquiet, je suis Azarias, fils du grand Ananie. "

18. But his mother began to weep. She said to Tobit: "Why have you decided to send my child away? Is he not the staff to which we cling, ever there with us in all that we do?

19. " Tu es d'une noble race, lui dit Tobie. Mais ne te fâche pas, je te prie, de ce que j'ai désiré connaître ta famille. "

19. I hope more money is not your chief concern! Rather let it be a ransom for our son!

20. Et l'ange lui dit : " Je conduirai ton fils sain et sauf, et je te le ramènerai sain et sauf. "

20. What the Lord has given us to live on is certainly enough for us."

21. Tobie ajouta : " Fais un heureux voyage ! Que Dieu soit sur votre chemin, et que son ange vous accompagne ! "

21. Tobit reassured her: "Have no such thought. Our son will leave in good health and come back to us in good health. Your own eyes will see the day when he returns to you safe and sound.

22. Quand on eut préparé tout ce qu'ils devaient emporter en voyage, Tobie dit adieu à son père et à sa mère, et il se mit en route avec l'ange.

22. So, no such thought; do not worry about them, my love. For a good angel will go with him, his journey will be successful, and he will return unharmed."

23. Lorsqu'ils furent partis, la mère se mit à pleurer, en disant : " Tu nous as ôté le bâton de notre vieillesse, et tu l'as éloigné de nous.

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24. Plût à Dieu que cet argent pour lequel tu l'as envoyé n'eût jamais existé !

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25. Car notre pauvreté nous suffisait, et c'était pour nous une richesse que de voir notre fils. "

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26. Tobie lui répondit : " Ne pleure point; notre fils arrivera sain et sauf, et il reviendra vers nous sain et sauf, et tes yeux le reverront.

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27. Car je crois qu'un bon ange de Dieu l'accompagne, et qu'il dispose heureusement tout ce qui lui arrive, en sorte qu'il reviendra vers nous avec joie. "

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28. A cette parole, sa mère cessa de pleurer et elle se tut.

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