Tobit, Chapter 13
Introduction
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- Manuscript scan: The actual folio(s) of Codex Sinaiticus containing this chapter, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Each section links to the specific folio holding its verses.
- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown (uncial letters, lunate sigma, nomina sacra preserved).
- English translation: King James Version Apocrypha (1611; 1769 text), public domain, retrieved verbatim from ebible.org eng-kjv USFM (KJV with Apocrypha).
Recension: Codex Sinaiticus preserves the longer Greek recension of Tobit (GII). The King James Version translates the shorter recension (GI, as in Vaticanus and Alexandrinus). Wording therefore differs substantially between the two columns even where verse numbers coincide; that difference is itself one of the most important facts about the text of Tobit, and it can be read directly off the folio.
Numbering: English verses 8, 9, 10 have no Greek under that number in the codex as transcribed. Compare by content.
How was this verified? (Provenance)
1και ειπε 2ευλογητοϲ ο θϲ ο ζων ειϲ τον αιωνα και η βαϲιλεια αυτου οτι αυτοϲ μαϲτειγοι και ελεα καταγει εωϲ αδου κατωτατω τηϲ γηϲ και αυτοϲ ανα γει εκ τηϲ απωλειαϲ τηϲ μεγαληϲ κ(αι) ουκ εϲτιν ουδεν ο εκφευξεται τη χειρα αυτου ˙ 3εξο>μολογειϲθε αυτω οι υϊοι ιϲλ ενωπιο των εθνων οτι αυτοϲ διεϲπειρεν ϋμαϲ εν αυτοιϲ 4και εκει ϋπεδειξεν υμιν την μεγαλωϲυνην αυτου και ϋψουτε αυτον ε>νωπιον παντοϲ ζωντοϲ καθοτι > αυτοϲ ημων κϲ εϲτιν και αυτοϲ θϲ ημων και αυτοϲ πατηρ ημων και > αυτοϲ θϲ ειϲ παν>ταϲ τουϲ αιωναϲ > 5μαϲτειγωϲει ϋμαϲ επι ταιϲ αδικιαιϲ υμων και πανταϲ ϋμαϲ ελεηϲει εκ πατων των εθνων οπου αν διαϲκορ>πιϲθητε εν αυτοιϲ
1Then Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoicing, and said, Blessed be God that liveth for ever, and blessed be his kingdom. 2For he doth scourge, and hath mercy: he leadeth down to hell, and bringeth up again: neither is there any that can avoid his hand. 3Confess him before the Gentiles, ye children of Israel: for he hath scattered us among them. 4There declare his greatness, and extol him before all the living: for he is our Lord, and he is the God our Father for ever. 5And he will scourge us for our iniquities, and will have mercy again, and will gather us out of all nations, among whom he hath scattered us.
6οταν επιϲτρεψητε προϲ αυτον εν ολη τη καρδια ϋμω και εν ολη τη ψυχη ϋμων ποιηϲαι ενωπιον αυτου αληθειαν τοτε επιϲτρεψει προϲ ϋμαϲ και ου μη κρυψη το προϲωπον αυτου αφ υμων ουκετι · 7και νυν θεαϲαϲθε α εποιηϲε μεθ υμων και εξομολογηϲαϲθε αυτω εν ολω τω > ϲτοματι ϋμων > και ευλογηϲατε το κν τηϲ δικαιοϲυνηϲ και ϋψωϲατε τον βαϲιλεα των αιωνω
6If ye turn to him with your whole heart, and with your whole mind, and deal uprightly before him, then will he turn unto you, and will not hide his face from you. Therefore see what he will do with you, and confess him with your whole mouth, and praise the Lord of might, and extol the everlasting King. In the land of my captivity do I praise him, and declare his might and majesty to a sinful nation. O ye sinners, turn and do justice before him: who can tell if he will accept you, and have mercy on you? 7I will extol my God, and my soul shall praise the King of heaven, and shall rejoice in his greatness. 8Let all men speak, and let all praise him for his righteousness. 9O Jerusalem, the holy city, he will scourge thee for thy children’s works, and will have mercy again on the sons of the righteous. 10Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: and praise the everlasting King, that his tabernacle may be builded in thee again with joy, and let him make joyful there in thee those that are captives, and love in thee for ever those that are miserable.
11και παλιν η ϲκηνη ϲου οικοδομηθηϲεται ϲοι μετα χαραϲ 12και ευφραναι ε ϲοι πανταϲ τουϲ αιχμαλωτουϲ και αγαπηϲαι εν ϲοι πανταϲ τουϲ ταλαιπωρουϲ και παϲαϲ ταϲ γενεαϲ του αιωνοϲ 13φωϲ λαμπρον λαμψει ειϲ παντα τα περατα τηϲ γηϲ εθνη πολλα μακροθεν και κατοικιει παντων των εϲχατω τηϲ γηϲ προϲ το ονομα το αγιον ϲου κ(αι) τα δωρα αυτων εν ταιϲ χερϲιν αυτων εχοντεϲ τω βαϲιλει του ουρανου γενεαι γενεων δωϲουϲιν εν ϲοι αγαλλιαμα και ονομα τηϲ εκλεκτηϲ ειϲ ταϲ γενεαϲ του αιωνοϲ 14επικαταρατοι πατεϲ οι ερουϲιν λογο ϲκληρον επικαταρατοι εϲονται παντεϲ οι καθαιρουν>τεϲ ϲε και καταϲπωτεϲ τα τειχη ϲου και παντεϲ οι ανατρεποντεϲ τουϲ πυρ>γουϲ ϲου και εμπυριζοντεϲ ταϲ οικηϲειϲ ϲου και ευλο>γητοι εϲονται πατεϲ ειϲ τον αιωνα οι φοβουμενοι ϲε 15τοτε πορευθητι και αγαλλιαϲαι προϲ τουϲ υϊουϲ των δικαιω οτι παντεϲ επιϲυναχθηϲονται και ευλογηϲουϲιν τον κν του αιωνοϲ · μακαριοι οι αγαπωτεϲ ϲε και μακαριοι οι χαρηϲονται επι τη ειρηνη ϲου ˙
11Many nations shall come from far to the name of the Lord God with gifts in their hands, even gifts to the King of heaven; all generations shall praise thee with great joy. 12Cursed are all they which hate thee, and blessed shall all be which love thee for ever. 13Rejoice and be glad for the children of the just: for they shall be gathered together, and shall bless the Lord of the just. 14O blessed are they which love thee, for they shall rejoice in thy peace: blessed are they which have been sorrowful for all thy scourges; for they shall rejoice for thee, when they have seen all thy glory, and shall be glad for ever. 15Let my soul bless God the great King.
16και μακαριοι παντεϲ οι ανθρωποι οι επι ϲοι λυπηθηϲονται επι παϲαιϲ ταιϲ μαϲτιξιν ϲου οτι εν ϲοι χαρηϲοται και οψονται παϲαν την χαραν ϲου ειϲ τον αιωνα η ψυχη μου ευλογει > τον κν τον βαϲιλεα τον μεγαν 17οτι ϊερουϲαλημ οικοδομηθηϲεται τη πολει οικοϲ αυτου ειϲ πανταϲ τουϲ αιωναϲ μακαριοϲ εϲομαι αν γενηται το καταλιμμα του > ϲπερματοϲ μου ϊδειν την δοξαν ϲου και εξομολογηϲαϲθαι τω βαϲιλει του ουρανου και αι θυραι ϊερουϲαλημʼ ϲαπφειρω και ϲμαραγδω οικοδομηθηϲονται και λι>θω τιμιω παντα τα τειχη ϲου οι πυργοι ϊερουϲαλημʼ χρυϲιω οικοδομηθηϲονται και οι προμαχωνεϲ αυτων χρυϲιω καθαρω αι πλατειαι ιλμ ανθρακι ψηφολογηθηϲονται και λιθω ϲουφειρ 18και αι θυραι ϊερουϲαλημ ωδαϲ αγαλλιαματοϲ ερουϲιν και παϲαι αι οικιαι αυτηϲ ε>ρουϲιν αλληλουϊα ευλογητοϲ ο θϲ του ιϲλ και ευλογητοι ευλογηϲουϲιν το ονομα το αγιον ειϲ τον αιωνα και ετι
16For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires and emeralds, and precious stone: thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold. 17And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stones of Ophir. 18And all her streets shall say, Alleluia; and they shall praise him, saying, Blessed be God, which hath extolled it for ever.
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Source & Cross-References
- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + King James Version Apocrypha (1611; 1769 text) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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