Tobit · Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Tobit 5 Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Notes on this text (1)
- Ezra and Nehemiah form one book (2 Esdras) in this edition; the reader shows them as Ezra 1–10 and Nehemiah 1–13.
1 Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς Τωβίας εἶπεν αὐτῷ, πάτερ, ποιήσω πάντα ὅσα ἐντέταλσαί μοι.
1 Then Tobias answered and said to him, “Father, I will do all things, whatever you have commanded me.
2 Ἀλλὰ πῶς δυνήσομαι λαβεῖν τὸ ἀργύριον, καὶ οὐ γινώσκω αὐτόν;
2 But how could I receive the money, since I don’t know him?”
3 Καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ τὸ χειρόγραφον, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ζήτησον σεαυτῷ ἄνθρωπον ὃς συμπορεύσεταί σοι, καὶ δώσω αὐτῷ μισθὸν ἕως ζῶ, καὶ λάβε πορευθεὶς τὸ ἀργύριον.
3 He gave him the handwriting, and said to him, “Seek a man who will go with you, and I will give him wages, while I still live; and go and receive the money.”
4 Καὶ ἐπορεύθη ζητῆσαι ἄνθρωπον, καὶ εὗρε Ῥαφαὴλ, ὃς ἦν ἄγγελος, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει·
4 He went to seek a man, and found Raphael who was an angel;
5 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, εἰ δύναμαι πορευθῆναι μετὰ σοῦ ἐν Ῥάγοις τῆς Μηδίας, καὶ εἰ ἔμπειρος εἶ τῶν τόπων.
5 and he didn’t know it. He said to him, “Can I go with you to Rages of Media? Do you know those places well?”
6 Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ ἄγγελος, πορεύσομαι μετὰ σοῦ, καὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐμπειρῶ, καὶ παρὰ Γαβαὴλ τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἡμῶν ηὐλίσθην.
6 The angel said to him, “I will go with you. I know the way well. I have lodged with our brother Gabael.”
7 Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Τωβίας ὑπόμεινόν με, καὶ ἐρῶ τῷ πατρί.
7 Tobias said to him, “Wait for me, and I will tell my father.”
8 Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, πορεύου, καὶ μὴ χρονίσῃς· καὶ εἰσελθὼν, εἶπε τῷ πατρὶ, ἰδοὺ εὕρηκα ὃς συμπορεύσεταί μοι· ὁ δὲ εἶπε, φώνησον αὐτὸν πρὸς μὲ, ἵνα ἐπιγνῶ ποίας φυλῆς ἐστι, καὶ εἰ πιστὸς τοῦ πορευθῆναι μετὰ σοῦ.
8 He said to him, “Go, and don’t wait. And he went in and said to his father, “Behold, I have found someone who will go with me.” But he said, “Call him to me, that I may know of what tribe he is, and whether he be a trustworthy man to go with you.”
9 Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτόν· καὶ εἰσῆλθε, καὶ ἠσπάσαντο ἀλλήλους.
9 So he called him, and he came in, and they saluted one another.
10 Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Τωβὶτ, ἀδελφὲ, ἐκ ποίας φυλῆς καὶ ἐκ ποίας πατριᾶς εἶ σύ; ὑπόδειξόν μοι.
10 And Tobit said to him, “Brother, of what tribe and of what family are you? Tell me.”
11 Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, φυλὴν καὶ πατριὰν σὺ ζητεῖς; ἢ μίσθιον, ὃς συμπορεύσεται μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ σου; καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Τωβὶτ, βούλομαι, ἀδελφὲ, ἐπιγνῶναι τὸ γένος σου, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα.
11 He said to him, “Do you seek a tribe and a family, or a hired man which will go with your son?” And Tobit said to him, “I want to know, brother, your kindred and your name.”
12 Ὃς δὲ εἶπεν, ἐγὼ Ἀζαρίας Ἁνανίου τοῦ μεγάλου, τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου.
12 And he said, “I am Azarias, the son of Ananias the great, of your kindred.”
13 Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ὑγιαίνων ἔλθοις, ἀδελφέ· καὶ μή μοι ὀργισθῇς, ὅτι ἐζήτησα τὴν φυλήν σου, καὶ τὴν πατριάν σου ἐπιγνῶναι· καὶ σὺ τυγχάνεις ἀδελφός μου ἐκ τῆς καλῆς καὶ ἀγαθῆς γενεᾶς· ἐπεγίνωσκον γὰρ ἐγὼ Ἀνανίαν καὶ Ἰωνάθαν τοὺς υἱοὺς Σεμεῒ τοῦ μεγάλου, ὡς ἐπορευόμεθα κοινῶς εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα προσκυνεῖν, ἀναφέροντες τὰ πρωτότοκα, καὶ τὰς δεκάτας τῶν γενυημάτων, καὶ οὐκ ἐπλανήθησαν ἐν τῇ πλάνῃ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν· ἐκ ῥίζης καλῆς εἶ, ἀδελφέ.
13 And he said to him, “Welcome, brother. Don’t be angry with me, because I sought to know your tribe and family. You are my brother, of an honest and good lineage; for I knew Ananias and Jathan, the sons of Shemaiah the great, when we went together to Jerusalem to worship, and offered the firstborn, and the tenths of our increase; and they didn’t go astray in the error of our kindred. My brother, you are of a great stock.
14 Ἀλλὰ εἶπόν μοι τίνα σοι ἔσομαι μισθὸν διδόναι; δραχμὴν τῆς ἡμέρας, καὶ τὰ δέοντά σοι ὡς καὶ τῷ υἱῷ μου,
14 But tell me, what wages shall I give you? A drachma a day, and those things that be necessary for you, as to my son?
15 καὶ ἔτι προσθήσω σοι ἐπὶ τὸν μισθὸν, ἐὰν ὑγιαίνοντες ἐπιστρέψητε.
15 And moreover, if you both return safe and sound, I will add something to your wages.”
16 Καὶ εὐδόκησαν οὕτως· καὶ εἶπε πρὸς Τωβίαν, ἕτοιμος γίνου πρὸς τὴν ὁδὸν, καὶ εὐοδωθείητε· καὶ ἡτοίμασεν ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ τὰ πρὸς τὴν ὁδόν· καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ, πορεύου μετὰ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου, ὁ δὲ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ οἰκῶν Θεὸς εὐοδώσει τὴν ὁδὸν ὑμῶν, καὶ ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτοῦ συμπορευθήτω ὑμῖν· καὶ ἐξῆλθαν ἀμφότεροι ἀπελθεῖν, καὶ ὁ κύων τοῦ παιδαρίου μετʼ αὐτῶν.
16 And so they agreed. And he said to Tobias, “Prepare yourself for the journey. May God prosper you.” So his son prepared what was needful for the journey, and his father said to him, “Go with this man; but God, who dwells in heaven, will prosper your journey. May his angel go with you.” Then they both departed, and the young man’s dog went with them.
17 Ἔκλαυσε δὲ Ἄννα ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπε πρὸς Τωβὶτ, τί ἐξαπέστειλας τὸ παιδίον ἡμῶν; ἢ οὐχὶ ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς χειρὸς ἡμῶν ἐστιν ἐν τῷ εἰσπορεύεσθαι αὐτὸν καὶ ἐκπορεύεσθαι ἐνώπιον ἡμῶν;
17 But Anna his mother wept, and said to Tobit, “Why have you sent away our child? Isn’t he the staff of our hand, in going in and out before us?
18 Ἀργύριον τῷ ἀργυρίῳ μὴ φθάσαι, ἀλλὰ περίψημα τοῦ παιδίου ἡμῶν γένοιτο.
18 Don’t be greedy to add money to money; but let it be as refuse compared to our child.
19 Ὡς γὰρ δέδοται ἡμῖν ζῇν παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, τοῦτο ἱκανὸν ἡμῖν ὑπάρχει.
19 For what the Lord has given us to live is enough for us.”
20 Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Τωβίτ, μὴ λόγον ἔχε ἀδελφὴ, ὑγιαίνων ἐλεύσεται, καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου ὄψονται αὐτόν.
20 Tobit said to her, “Don’t worry, my sister. He will return safe and sound, and your eyes will see him.
21 Ἄγγελος γὰρ ἀγαθὸς συμπορεύσεται αὐτῷ, καὶ εὐοδωθήσεται ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὑποστρέψει ὑγιαίνων.
21 For a good angel will go with him. His journey will be prospered, and he will return safe and sound.”
22 Καὶ ἐπαύσατο κλαίουσα.
22 So she stopped weeping.