Tobit 1
1 Tobits parentage. 3 His godliness. 6 His equity. 8 His charity and prosperity. 13 He flees, and his goods are confiscated. 25 And after, restored.
THE book of the words of Tobit son of Tobiel, the son of Ananeel, the son of Aduel, the son of Gabael, of the seed of Asael and of the tribe of Nephthalim,
Who in the time of Enemessar King of the Assyrians was led away captive out of Thisbe, which is at the right hand of that city, which is called properly Nephthalim, in Galilee above Aser.
I Tobit have walked all my life long in the way of truth and justice, and I did many things liberally to the brethren, which were of my nation, and came with me to Nineve into the land of the Assyrians.
And when I was in mine own country in the land of Israel, being but young, all the tribe of Nephthalim my father fell from the house of Jerusalem, which was chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, that all the tribes should sacrifice there, where the Temple of the tabernacle of the most High was consecrated, and built up for all ages.
Now all the tribes, which fell from god, yea, and my father Nephthalims house offered to the heifer called Baal.
But I (as it was ordained to all Israel by an everlasting decree) went alone often to Jerusalem, bringing the first fruits, and the tenth of beasts, with that which was first shorn, and offered them at the altar to the Priests the children of Aaron.
The first tenth part I gave to the Priests the sons of Aaron, which ministered in Jerusalem: the other tenth part I sold, and came and bestowed it every year in Jerusalem.
The third tenth part I gave unto them to whom it was meet, as Debora my father’s mother had commanded me: for my father left me as a pupil.
Furthermore when I was come to the age of a man, I married Anna of mine own kindred, and of her I begat Tobias.
But when I was led captive to Nineve, all my brethren, and those who were of my kindred did eat of the bread of the Gentiles.
But I kept myself from eating,
Because I remembered God with all mine heart.
Therefore the most High gave me grace and favor before Enemessar, so that I was his purveyor.
And I went into Media, and I delivered ten talents of silver to Gabriel the brother of Gabrias in the land of Media.
But when Enemessar was dead, I gave many alms to my brethren, and gave my bread to them which were hungry,
And my clothes to the naked: and if I saw any of my kindred dead, or cast about the walls of Nineve, I buried him.
And if the King Sennacherib had slain any, when he was come and fled from Judea, I buried them privately (for in his wrath he killed many) but the bodies were not found when they were sought for of the King.
Therefore when a certain Ninevite had accused me to the King, because I did bury them, I hid myself: and because I knew that I was sought to be slain, I withdrew myself for fear.
Then all my goods were spoiled, neither was there any thing left me besides my wife Anna and my son Tobias.
Nevertheless within five and fifty days two of his sons killed him, and they fled into the mountains of Arratath, and Sarchedonus his son reigned in his stead, who appointed over his fathers acco–ptes [belongings, goods]* and over all his domestical affairs Achiacharus my brother Anaels son.
And when Achiacharus had made a request for me, I came again to Nineve: now Achiacharus was cup bearer and keeper of the signet: and steward, and oversaw the accomptes: so Sarchedonus appointed him next unto him, and he was my brother’s son.
Tobit 2
2 Tobit calls the faithful to his table. 3 He leads the feast to bury the dead. 10 How to become blind. 23 His wife labors for her living. 16 She reproaches him bitterly.
NOW when I came home again, and my wife Anna was restored unto me with my son Tobias, in the feast of Pentecost, which is the holy feast of the seven weeks, there was a great dinner prepared me, in the which I sat down to eat.
And when I saw abundance of meat, I said to my son, Go, and bring what poor man whosoever ye shall find of our brethren which doth remember God, and lo I will tarry for thee.
But he came again, and said, Father, one of our nation is strangled, and is cast out in the market place.
Then before I had tasted any meat, I start up, and brought him into mine house until the going down of the sun.
Then I returned and washed, and ate my meat in heaviness,
Remembering that prophecy of Amos, which had said, your solemn feasts shall be turned into mourning, and your joys into wailing.
Therefore I wept, and after then going down of the sun I went and made a grave and buried him.
But my neighbors mocked me, and said, Doth he not fear, to die for this cause, who fled away, and yet, lo, he buries the dead again.
The same night also when I returned from the burial, and slept at the wall of mine house because I was polluted, and having my face uncovered,
And I knew not the sparrows were in the wall, and as mine eyes were open, the sparrows cast down warm dung into mine eyes, and a whiteness came in mine eyes, and I went to the physicians who helped me not. Moreover, Achiacharus did nourish me, until I went into Elimais.
And my wife Anna did take women’s work to do.
And when she had sent them home to the owners, they paid the wages, and gave a kid.
Which when it was at mine house, and began to bleat, I said unto her, From whence is this kind? is it not stolen? render it to the owners: for it is not lawful to eat any thing that is stolen.
But she said, It was given for a gift more than the wages: but I did not believe, and bade her to render it to the owners, and I did blush because of her. Furthermore she said, Where are thine alms, and thy righteousness? behold, they all now appear in thee.
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