Tobias to bury an Israelite that is slain in the street, leaveth his dinner and guests. 10. Is made blind by God's permission, for manifestation of his patience. 19. His wife getteth her living by work, 22. and for a scrupulous word, reproacheth his sincerity.Tobias to burie an Israelite that is slaine in the streete, leaueth his dinner and ghestes. 10. Is made blind by Gods permission, for manifestation of his patience. 19. His wife getteth her liuing by worke, 22. and for a scrupulous word, reprocheth his sinceritie.✦
But after these things, when there was a festival day of our Lord, and a good dinner was made in Tobias' house,BVt after these thinges, when there was a festiual day of our Lord, and a good dinner was made in Tobias house,✦Post hæc vero, cum esset dies festus Domini, et factum esset prandium bonum in domo Tobiæ,
2he said to his son: Go, and bring some of our tribe, that fear God, to make merry with us.he sayd to his sonne: Goe, and bring some of our tribe, ⟦left-margin (at 2:2)⟧ that feare God, to make merie with vs.dixit filio suo : Vade, et adduc aliquos de tribu nostra, timentes Deum, ut epulentur nobiscum.
3And when he had gone, returning he told him, that one of the children of Israel lay slain in the street. And he forthwith leaping up from his place at the table, leaving his dinner, came fasting to the body:And when he had gone, returning he tolde him, that one of the children of Israel lay slayne in the streate. And he forthwith leaping vp from his place at the table, leauing his dinner, came fasting to the bodie:Cumque abiisset, reversus nuntiavit ei unum ex filiis Israël jugulatum jacere in platea. Statimque exiliens de accubitu suo, relinquens prandium, jejunus pervenit ad corpus :
4and taking it up carried it to his house secretly, that when the sun should be down, he might warily bury him.and taking it vp caried it to his house secretely, that when the sunne should be downe, he might warely burie him.✦tollensque illud portavit ad domum suam occulte, ut dum sol occubuisset, caute sepeliret eum.
5And when he had hid the body, he ate bread with mourning and trembling,And whē he had hid the bodie, he eate bread with mourning and trēbling,Cumque occultasset corpus, manducavit panem cum luctu et tremore,
6remembering that word, which our Lord said by Amos the Prophet: Your festival days shall be turned into lamentation and mourning.remembring that word, which our Lord sayd by Amos the Prophet: Your festiual dayes shal be turned into lamentation and mourning. ⟦right-margin (at 2:6)⟧memorans illum sermonem, quem dixit Dominus per Amos prophetam : Dies festi vestri convertentur in lamentationem et luctum.
7But when the sun was down, he went, and buried him.But when the sunne was downe, he went, and buried him.Cum vero sol occubuisset, abiit, et sepelivit eum.
8And all his neighbours rebuked him, saying: Even now thou wast commanded to be slain because of this matter, and thou didst scarce escape the commandment of death, and dost thou bury the dead again?And al his neighbours rebuked him, saying: Euen now thou wast commanded to be slayne becauſe of this matter, and thou didest scarce escape the commandment of death, and ⟦right-margin (at 2:8)⟧ doest thou burie the dead agayne?Arguebant autem eum omnes proximi ejus, dicentes : Jam hujus rei causa interfici jussus es, et vix effugisti mortis imperium, et iterum sepelis mortuos ?
9But Tobias more fearing God, than the king, in haste took the bodies of them that were slain, and hid them in his house, and at midnight buried them.But Tobias more fearing God, then the king, in haste tooke the bodies of them that were slayne, and hid them in his house, and at midnight buried them.Sed Tobias plus timens Deum quam regem, rapiebat corpora occisorum, et occultabat in domo sua, et mediis noctibus sepeliebat ea.
10And it happened that on a certain day, being wearied with burying, coming into his house he had cast himself down by the wall, and slept,And it happened that on a certayne day, being wearied with burying, coming into his house he had cast himself downe by the wal, and slept,✦Contigit autem ut quadam die fatigatus a sepultura, veniens in domum suam, jactasset se juxta parietem, et obdormisset,
11and as he was sleeping, hot dung out of the swallow's nest fell upon his eyes, and he was made blind.and as he was sleeping, hote dung out of the swallowes nest fel vpon his eyes, and he was made blinde.✦et ex nido hirundinum dormienti illi calida stercora inciderent super oculos ejus, fieretque cæcus.
12And this tentationem: an enticement to sin; a trial or testing therefore our Lord permitted to chance unto him, that an example might be given to posterity of his patience, also of holy Job.And this tentation therfore our Lord permitted to chance vnto him, that an example might be geuen to posteritie of his patience, also of holie Iob.✦Hanc autem tentationem ideo permisit Dominus evenire illi, ut posteris daretur exemplum patientiæ ejus, sicut et sancti Job.
13For whereas he feared God always from his infancy, and kept his commandments, he grudged not against God for that the plague of blindness had chanced to him,For whereas he feared God alwaies from his infancie, and kept his commandmentes, he grudged not agaynst God for that the plague of blindnes had chanced to him,✦Nam cum ab infantia sua semper Deum timuerit, et mandata ejus custodierit, non est contristatus contra Deum quod plaga cæcitatis evenerit ei,
14but continued immoveable in the fear of God, giving thanks to God all the days of his life.but continewed immoueable in the feare of God, geuing thankes to God al the dayes of his life.✦sed immobilis in Dei timore permansit, agens gratias Deo omnibus diebus vitæ suæ.
15For as the kings insultabant: affronted with rude speech; exulted over, mocked, leapt upon in triumph against blessed Job: so his parents and cousins derided his life, saying.For as the kinges insulted against blessed Iob: so his ⟦right-margin (at 2:15)⟧ parentes and cosins derided his life, saying.✦Nam sicut beato Job insultabant reges, ita isti parentes et cognati ejus irridebant vitam ejus, dicentes :
16Where is thy hope, for the which thou didst bestow alms and burials?Where is thy hope, for the which thou didest bestowe almes and burials?✦Ubi est spes tua, pro qua eleemosynas et sepulturas faciebas ?
17But Tobias rebuked them, saying: Speak not so:But Tobias rebuked them, saying: Speake not so:Tobias vero increpabat eos, dicens : Nolite ita loqui :
18because we are the children of holy ones, and look for that life, which God will give to them, that never change their faith from him.because we are the children of holie ones, and looke for that life, which God wil geue to them, that neuer change their faith from him.✦quoniam filii sanctorum sumus, et vitam illam expectamus, quam Deus daturus est his qui fidem suam numquam mutant ab eo.
19But Anna his wife went daily to weaving work, and she brought the gains of her handy labour, which she could get.But Anna his wife went dayly to weauing worke, and she brought the gaines of her handie labour, which she could get.Anna vero uxor ejus ibat ad opus textrinum quotidie, et de labore manuum suarum victum quem consequi poterat, deferebat.
20Whereby it came to pass, that she receiving a kid of goats had brought it home:Whereby it came to passe, that she receiuing a kid of goates had brought it home:✦Unde factum est ut hædum caprarum accipiens detulisset domi :
21the voice whereof bleating when her husband had heard, he said: Take heed, lest perhaps it be stolen, restore ye it to his owners, because it is not lawful for us either to eat any thing of theft or to touch it.the voice whereof bleating when her husband had heard, he sayd: Take heed, lest perhaps it be stollen, restore ye it to his owners, becauseit is not lawful for vs either to eate anie thing of theft or to touch it.cujus cum vocem balantis vir ejus audisset, dixit : Videte, ne forte furtivus sit : reddite eum dominis suis, quia non licet nobis aut edere ex furto aliquid, aut contingere.
22To these words his wife being angry answered: Thy hope is become vain manifestly, and thine alms now have appeared.To these wordes his wife being angrie answered: Thy hope is become vayne manifestly, and thine almes now haue appeared.✦Ad hæc uxor ejus irata respondit : Manifeste vana facta est spes tua, et eleemosynæ tuæ modo apparuerunt.
23And with these, and other such like words she exprobrabat: reproached, cast a fault in one's teeth him.And with these, and other such like wordes she vpbrayded him.Atque his et aliis hujuscemodi verbis exprobrabat ei.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.