Tobie, 10

1. Pendant que Tobie différait son départ à cause de ses noces, son père Tobie était rempli d'inquiétude : " D'où vient, se disait-il, le retard de mon fils? Quelle raison peut le retenir dans ce pays?

1. Meanwhile, day by day, Tobit was keeping track of the time Tobiah would need to go and to return. When the number of days was reached and his son did not appear,

2. Gabélus serait-il mort, et n'y aurait-il plus personne pour lui rendre cet argent? "

2. he said, "I wonder what has happened. Perhaps he has been detained there; or perhaps Gabael is dead, and there is no one to give him the money."

3. Il commença donc à s'attrister beaucoup, lui et Anne, sa femme, et ils se mirent ensemble à pleurer de ce que leur fils n'était pas revenu près d'eux au jour marqué.

3. And he began to worry.

4. Sa mère surtout répandait des larmes intarissables : " Hélas ! hélas ! mon fils, disait-elle, pourquoi t'avons-nous envoyé si loin, toi qui étais la lumière de nos yeux, le bâton de notre vieillesse, la consolation de notre vie et l'espérance de notre postérité?

4. His wife Anna said, "My son has perished and is no longer among the living!" And she began to weep aloud and to wail over her son:

5. Nous qui avions tout en toi seul, nous n'aurions pas dû t'éloigner de nous. "

5. "Alas, my child, light of my eyes, that I let you make this journey!"

6. Tobie lui disait : " Cesse tes plaintes et ne te trouble pas; notre fils se porte bien et l'homme avec qui nous l'avons fait partir est très fidèle. "

6. But Tobit kept telling her: "Hush, do not think about it, my love; he is safe! Probably they have to take care of some unexpected business there. The man who is traveling with him is trustworthy, and is one of our own kinsmen. So do not worry over him, my love. He will be here soon."

7. Mais rien ne pouvait la consoler; sortant chaque jour de sa maison, elle regardait de tous côtés, et allait sur tous les chemins par lesquels il y avait espoir qu'il reviendrait, afin, s'il était possible, de l'apercevoir de loin.

7. But she retorted, "Stop it, and do not lie to me! My child has perished!" She would go out and keep watch all day at the road her son had taken, and she ate nothing. At sunset she would go back home to wail and cry the whole night through, getting no sleep at all.Now at the end of the fourteen-day wedding celebration which Raguel had sworn to hold for his daughter, Tobiah went to him and said: "Please let me go, for I know that my father and mother do not believe they will ever see me again. So I beg you, father, let me go back to my father. I have already told you how I left him."

8. Cependant Raguel disait à son gendre : " Reste ici, et j'enverrai des nouvelles de ta santé à Tobie, ton père. "

8. Raguel said to Tobiah: "Stay, my child, stay with me. I am sending messengers to your father Tobit, and they will give him news of you."

9. Tobie lui répondit : " Je sais que mon père et ma mère comptent les jours et que leur esprit se tourmente au-dedans d'eux. "

9. But Tobiah insisted, "No, I beg you to let me go back to my father."

10. Après avoir fait encore de grandes instances à Tobie, sans que celui-ci voulût rien entendre à ses raisons, Raguel lui remit Sara avec la moitié de tout ce qu'il possédait, en serviteurs et en servantes, en troupeaux, en chameaux, en vaches, en argent, dont il avait beaucoup, et il le laissa partir, plein de santé et de joie, 11 en disant : " Que le saint ange du Seigneur soit en votre chemin, qu'il vous conduise jusque chez vous sains et saufs; puissiez-vous trouver toute chose prospère chez vos parents, et puissent mes yeux voir vos enfants avant que je meure ! "

10. Raguel then promptly handed over to Tobiah Sarah his wife, together with half of all his property: male and female slaves, oxen and sheep, asses and camels, clothing, money, and household goods.

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11. Bidding them farewell, he let them go. He embraced Tobiah and said to him: "Good-bye, my son. Have a safe journey. May the Lord of heaven grant prosperity to you and to your wife Sarah. And may I see children of yours before I die!"

12. Et le père et la mère, prenant leur fille, l'embrassèrent et la laissèrent aller,

12. Then he kissed his daughter Sarah and said to her: "My daughter, honor your father-in-law and your mother-in-law, because from now on they are as much your parents as the ones who brought you into the world. Go in peace, my daughter; let me hear good reports about you as long as I live." Finally he said good-bye to them and sent them away.

13. après lui avoir recommandé d'honorer ses beaux-parents, d'aimer son mari, de bien conduire sa famille, de gouverner sa maison et de se conserver elle-même sans reproche.

13. Then Edna said to Tobiah: "My child and beloved kinsman, may the Lord bring you back safely, and may I live long enough to see children of you and of my daughter Sarah before I die. Before the Lord, I entrust my daughter to your care. Never cause her grief at any time in your life. Go in peace, my child. From now on I am your mother, and Sarah is your beloved. May all of us be prosperous all the days of our lives." She kissed them both and sent them away in peace.

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14. When Tobiah left Raguel, he was full of happiness and joy, and he blessed the Lord of heaven and earth, the King of all, for making his journey so successful. Finally he said good-bye to Raguel and his wife Edna, and added, "May I honor you all the days of my life!"