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1 But as Tobias made longer stay upon
occasion of the marriage, Tobias his father was solicitous, saying: Why thinkest thou doth my son tarry, or why is he detained
there?
2 Is Gabelus dead,
thinkest thou, and no man will pay him the money?
3 And he began to be exceeding sad, both he
and Anna his wife with him: and they began both to weep together: because
their son did not return to them on the day appointed.
4 But his mother wept and was quite
disconsolate, and said: Woe, woe is me, my son; why did we send thee to go to
a strange country, the light of our eyes, the staff of our old age, the
comfort of our life, the hope of our posterity?
5 We having all things together in thee
alone, ought not to have let thee go from us.
6 And Tobias said to her: Hold thy peace, and
be not troubled, our son is safe: that man with whom we sent him is very
trusty.
7 But she could by no means be comforted,
but daily running out looked round about, and went into all the ways by which
there seemed any hope he might return, that she might if possible see him
coming afar off.
8 But Raguel said
to his son in law: Stay here, and I will send a messenger to Tobias thy
father, that thou art in health.
9 And Tobias said to him: I know that my
father and mother now count the days, and their spirit is grievously
afflicted within them.
10 And when Raguel
had pressed Tobias with many words, and he by no means would hearken to him,
he delivered Sara unto him, and half of all his substance in menservants, and
womenservants, in cattle, in camels, and in kine, and in much money, and sent him away safe and
joyful from him.
11 Saying: The holy angel of the Lord be with you
in your journey, and bring you through safe, and that you may find all things
well about your parents, and my eyes see your children before I die.
12 And the parents taking their daughter
kissed her, and let her go:
13 Admonishing her to honour
her father and mother in law, to love her husband, to take care of the
family, to govern the house, and to behave herself irreprehensibly.
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1- و لما ابطا طوبيا هناك لسبب
العرس قلق ابوه طوبيا و قال لماذا ترى ابطا ابني و ما الذي عاقه هناك.
2- العل غابيلوس قد مات و ليس من يرد له
المال.
3- و اخذه حزن شديد هو و حنة امراته و طفق
كلاهما يبكيان لتخلف ابنهما عن الرجوع في يوم الميعاد.
4- و كانت امه تبكي بدموع لا تنقطع و هي تقول
اه اوه يا بني لماذا ارسلناك في الغربة يا نور ابصارنا و عكازة شيخوختنا و عزاء
عيشتنا و رجاء عقبنا.
5- لقد كان لنا فيك وحدك كل شيء فلم يكن ينبغي
لنا ان نرسلك عنا.
6- فكان طوبيا يقول لها اسكتي و لا تقلقي ان
ابننا سالم و الرجل الذي ارسلناه معه ثقة جدا.
7- فلم يكن ذلك يفيدها ادنى تعزية و كانت كل
يوم تقوم مسرعة فتتشوف من كل جهة و تنظر في جميع الطرق التي كانت تظن ان ابنها
يرجع منها لعلها تراه عن بعد مقبلا.
8- و اما رعوئيل فقال لصهره امكث ههنا و انا
انفذ الى طوبيا ابيك من يخبره بسلامتك.
9- فقال له طوبيا اني لاعلم ان ابي و امي
يحسبان الايام و ارواحهما معذبة قلقا.
10- و بعد ان اكثر رعوئيل من
الالحاح على طوبيا فابى ان يسمع بوجه من الوجوه اعطاه سارة و نصف امواله كلها من
غلمان و جوار و مواش و ابل و بقر و فضة كثيرة و صرفه من عنده بسلام فرحا.
11- قائلا ملاك الرب القدوس يكون في طريقكما و
يبلغكما سالمين و تجدان كل شيء عند ابويكما بخير و ترى عيناي بنيكما قبل موتي.
12- و اقبل الوالدان على ابنتهما يقبلانها ثم
صرفاها.
13- و اوصياها ان تكرم حمويها و
تحب بعلها و تدبر عيالها و تسوس بيتها و تحفظ نفسها غير ملومة
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