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1 Tobias of the tribe and city of Nephtali, (which is in the upper parts of Galilee above Naasson, beyond the way that leadeth
to the west, having on the right hand the city of Sephet,)
2 When he
was made captive in the days of Salmanasar king of
the Assyrians, even in his captivity, forsook not the way of truth,
3 But every
day gave all he could get to his brethren his fellow captives, that were of
his kindred.
4 And when
he was younger than any of the tribe of Nephtali, yet
did he no childish thing in his work.
5 Moreover
when all went to the golden calves which Jeroboam king of Israel had made, he
alone fled the company of all,
6 And went
to Jerusalem to the temple of the Lord, and there adored the Lord God of Israel,
offering faithfully all his firstfruits, and his
tithes,
7 So that in
the third year he gave all his tithes to the proselytes, and strangers.
8 These
and such like things did he observe when but a boy according to the law of
God.
9 But when
he was a man, he took to wife Anna of his own tribe, and had a son by her,
whom he called after his own name,
10 And from
his infancy he taught him to fear God, and to abstain from all sin.
11 And when
by the captivity he with his wife and his son and all his tribe was come to
the city of Ninive,
12 (When all
ate of the meats of the Gentiles) he kept his soul
and never was defiled with their meats.
13 And
because he was mindful of the Lord with all his heart, God gave him favour in the sight of Salmanasar
the king.
14 And he
gave him leave to go whithersoever he would, with liberty to do whatever he
had a mind.
15 He
therefore went to all that were in captivity, and gave them wholesome
admonitions.
16 And when
he was come to Rages a city of the Medes, and had ten talents of silver of
that with which he had been honoured by the king:
17 And when
amongst a great multitude of his kindred, he saw Gabelus
in want, who was one of his tribe, taking a note of his hand he gave him the
aforesaid sum of money.
18 But
after a long time, Salmanasar the king being dead,
when Sennacherib his son, who reigned in his place, had a hatred for the
children of Israel:
19 Tobias
daily went among all his kindred, and comforted them, and distributed to every one as he was able, out of his goods:
20 He fed
the hungry, and gave clothes to the naked, and was careful to bury the dead,
and they that were slain.
21 And when
king Sennacherib was come back, fleeing from Judea by reason of the slaughter
that God had made about him for his blasphemy, and being angry slew many of
the children of Israel, Tobias buried their bodies.
22 But when
it was told the king, he commanded him to be slain, and took away all his
substance.
23 But
Tobias fleeing naked away with his son and with his wife, lay concealed, for
many loved him.
24 But
after forty-five days, the king was killed by his own sons.
25 And
Tobias returned to his house, and all his substance was restored to him.
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1- كان طوبيا و هو من سبط و
مدينة نفتالي التي في الجليل الاعلى فوق نحشون وراء الطريق الاخذ غربا و الى
يسارها مدينة صفت.
2- قد جلي في عهد شلمناسر ملك
اشور الا انه مع كونه في الجلاء لم يفارق سبيل الحق.
3- حتى كان كل ما يتيسر له يقسمه كل يوم على من جلي معه من اخوانه الذين
من جنسه.
4- و مع انه كان احدث الجميع في
سبط نفتالي لم يكن على شيء من شؤون الاحداث.
5- و كان اذا قصدوا كلهم عجول
الذهب التي عملها ياربعام ملك اسرائيل يتخلف وحده عن سائرهم.
6- فيمضي الى اورشليم الى هيكل الرب و هناك
كان يسجد للرب اله اسرائيل و يوفي جميع بواكيره و اعشاره.
7- و اذا كانت السنة الثالثة كان
يجعل جميع اعشاره للدخلاء و الغرباء.
8- و على هذا و امثاله كان
مثابرا منذ صبوته على وفق شريعة الله.
9- و لما ان صار رجلا اتخذ له
امراة من سبطه اسمها حنة فولد له منها ولد فسماه باسمه.
10- و ادبه منذ صغره على تقوى
الله و اجتناب كل خطيئة.
11- و لما جلي مع امراته و ولده
الى مدينة نينوى حيث كانت كل عشيرته.
12- و قد كانوا كلهم ياكلون من
اطعمة الامم كان هو يصون نفسه و لم يتنجس قط بماكولاتهم.
13- و لاجل انه كان يذكر الرب
بكل قلبه اتاه الله حظوة لدى الملك شلمناسر.
14- فاطلق له ان يذهب حيثما شاء
و يفعل ما يريد.
15- فكان يطوف على كل من كان في
الجلاء و يرشدهم بنصائح الخلاص.
16- ثم انه قدم راجيس مدينة
ماداي و كان معه مما اثره به الملك عشرة قناطير من الفضة.
17- فراى بين الجمهور الغفير
الذي من جنسه رجلا من سبطه يقال له غابيلوس في فاقة فدفع اليه الزنة المذكورة من
الفضة بصك.
18- و كان بعد ايام كثيرة ان مات الملك
شلمناسر فملك سنحاريب ابنه مكانه فوقع بنو اسرائيل عنده موقع الكراهة.
19- و كان طوبيا يطوف كل يوم على
جميع عشيرته و يعزيهم و يؤاسي كل واحد من امواله على قدر وسعه.
20- فيطعم الجياع و يكسو العراة و يدفن الموتى
و القتلى بغيرة شديدة.
21- و لما قفل الملك سنحاريب من
ارض يهوذا هاربا من الضربة التي حاقه الله بها بسبب تجديفه و طفق لحنقه يقتل
كثيرين من بني اسرائيل كان طوبيا يدفن اجسادهم.
22- فنما ذلك الى الملك فامر بقتله و ضبط جميع
ماله.
23- فهرب طوبيا بولده و زوجته
عاريا و اختبا لان كثيرين كانوا يحبونه.
24- و كان بعد خمسة و اربعين
يوما ان قتل الملك ابناه.
25- فعاد طوبيا الى منزله و رد عليه كل ماله
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