Tobit, Chapter 7
Introduction
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- 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 verse 18 has no Greek under that number in the codex as transcribed. Compare by content.
How was this verified? (Provenance)
1και οτε ειϲηλθεν ειϲ εκβατανα λε>γει αυτω αζαρια αδελφε απαγαγε με ευθειαν προϲ ραγουηλ τον αδελφον ημων και απηγαγεν αυτον ειϲ τον οικον ραγουηλου και ευρο αυτον καθημενο παρα την θυραν > τηϲ αυληϲ και εχαιρετιϲαν αυτον > πρωτοι και ειπε αυτοιϲ χαιρετε > πολλα αδελφοι και καλωϲ ηλθα>τε ϋγιαινοντεϲ και ηγαγεν αυτουϲ ειϲ τον οικον αυτου 2και ειπεν εδνα τη γυναικι αυτου ωϲ ομοιοϲ ο νεανιϲκοϲ ουτοϲ τωβια τω αδελφω μου 3και ηρωτηϲεν αυτουϲ εδνα και ειπε αυτοιϲ ποθεν εϲτε αδελφοι και ειπαν αυτη εκ των υϊων νεφθαλειμ ημειϲ των > αιχμαλωτιϲθεντων εν νινευη 4και ειπεν αυτοιϲ > γινωϲκετε τωβει τον αδελφον ημω και ειπαν αυτη γινωϲκομεν ημειϲ αυτον · 5και ειπεν > αυτοιϲ υγιαινει · και ειπαν αυτη ϋγιαινει και ζη και ειπεν τωβειαϲ ο πηρ μου εϲτιν
1And when they were come to Ecbatane, they came to the house of Raguel, and Sara met them: and after they had saluted one another, she brought them into the house. 2Then said Raguel to Edna his wife, How like is this young man to Tobit my cousin! 3And Raguel asked them, From whence are ye, brethren? To whom they said, We are of the sons of Nephthalim, which are captives in Nineve. 4Then he said to them, Do ye know Tobit our kinsman? And they said, We know him. Then said he, Is he in good health? 5And they said, He is both alive, and in good health: and Tobias said, He is my father.
6και ανεπηδηϲεν ραγουηλ και κατεφιληϲεν αυτον και εκλαυϲεν και ελαληϲεν και ειπεν αυτω ευλογια ϲοι γενοιτο παιδιον ο του καλου και αγαθου πρϲ ω ταλαιπωρων > κακων οτι ετυ>φλωθη ανηρ δικαιοϲ και ποιων ελεημοϲυναϲ και επιπεϲων επι τον τραχηλον τωβεια του αδελφου αυτου εκλαυϲεν 7και εδνα η γυνη αυτου εκλαυϲεν αυτον και ϲαρρα η θυγατηρ αυτω εκλαυϲεν και αυτη 8και εθυϲεν κρειο εκ προβατων και ϋπεδεξατο αυτουϲ προθυμωϲ 9και οτε ελουϲαντο και ενιψαντο και ανεπεϲαν δειπνηϲαι ειπεν τωβειαϲ τω ραφαηλ αζαρια αδελφε ειπον ραγουηλ οπωϲ δω μοι > ϲαρραν την αδελφην μου 10και ηκουϲεν ραγουηλ τον λογον και ειπεν τω παιδι φαγε και πιε και ηδεωϲ γενου την νυκτα ταυτη ου γαρ εϲτιν ανοϲ ω καθηκει λαβειν ϲαρραν την θυγατερα μου πλην ϲου > αλελφε ωϲαυτωϲ δε και εγω ουκ εχω εξουϲιαν δουναι αυτην ετερω αν>δρι πλην ϲου οτι ϲυ εγγιϲτα μου και μαλα την αληθειαν ϲοι υποδειξω παιδιον
6Then Raguel leaped up, and kissed him, and wept, 7And blessed him, and said unto him, Thou art the son of an honest and good man. But when he had heard that Tobit was blind, he was sorrowful, and wept. 8And likewise Edna his wife and Sara his daughter wept. Moreover they entertained them cheerfully; and after that they had killed a ram of the flock, they set store of meat on the table. Then said Tobias to Raphael, Brother Azarias, speak of those things of which thou didst talk in the way, and let this business be dispatched. 9So he communicated the matter with Raguel: and Raguel said to Tobias, Eat and drink, and make merry: 10For it is meet that thou shouldest marry my daughter: nevertheless I will declare unto thee the truth.
11εδωκα αυτη ζ ανδραϲιν των αδελφων ημων κ(αι) παντεϲ απεθανο την νυκτα οποτε ειϲεπορευοντο > προϲ αυτην και νυ παιδιον φαγε και πιε και κϲ ποιηϲει εν υμιν 12και ειπεν τωβειαϲ ου μη φαγω εντευθεν ουδε μη πιω > εωϲ αν διαϲτηϲηϲ τα προϲ εμε και ειπεν αυτω ρα>γουηλ οτι ποιω κ(αι) αυτη διδοται ϲοι κατα την κριϲιν τηϲ βιβλου μωϋϲεωϲ και εκ του ουρανου κεκριται ϲοι > δοθηναι κομιζου την αδελφην ϲου · απο του νυν ϲυ α>δελφοϲ ει αυτηϲ και αυτη αδελφη ϲου δεδοται ϲοι απο τηϲ ϲημερον > και ειϲ τον αιωνα και ο κϲ του ουρανου ευοδωϲει υμαϲ > παιδιον την νυ>κτα ταυτην και ποιηϲαι εφ υμαϲ ελεοϲ και ειρηνην 13και εκαλεϲεν ραγουηλ ϲαρραν την θυγατερα αυτου και > ηλθεν προϲ αυτον και λαβομενοϲ τηϲ χειροϲ αυτηϲ παρεδωκεν αυτην αυτω και ειπεν κομιϲε κατα τον νομο και κατα την κριϲι την γεγραμμενην εν τη βιβλω μωϋϲεωϲ δουναι ϲοι τη γυναικα εχε και α>παγε προϲ τον πατερα ϲου ϋγιαινω και ο θϲ του ουρανου ευοδωϲαι ϋμι ειρηνην 14και εκαλεϲεν την μητερα αυτηϲ και ειπεν ενεγκειν βιβλιον και εγραψε ϲυνγραφην βιβλιου ϲυνοικηϲεωϲ και ωϲ διδωϲιν αυτη αυτω γυναικα κατα την κριϲιν του μωυϲεωϲ νομου απ εκεινου ηρξαντο φαγειν και πει 15και εκαλεϲεν ραγουηλʼ εδναν την γυναικα αυτου και > ειπεν αυτη αδελφη ετοιμαϲον το ταμειον το ετερο και ειϲαγαγε αυτη εκει
11I have given my daughter in marriage to seven men, who died that night they came in unto her: nevertheless for the present be merry. But Tobias said, I will eat nothing here, till we agree and swear one to another. 12Raguel said, Then take her from henceforth according to the manner, for thou art her cousin, and she is thine, and the merciful God give you good success in all things. 13Then he called his daughter Sara, and she came to her father, and he took her by the hand, and gave her to be wife to Tobias, saying, Behold, take her after the law of Moses, and lead her away to thy father. And he blessed them; 14And called Edna his wife, and took paper, and did write an instrument of covenants, and sealed it. 15Then they began to eat.
16και βαδιϲαϲα εϲτρωϲεν ειϲ το ταμειον ωϲ ειπε αυτη και ηγαγεν αυτην εκει και ε>κλαυϲεν περι αυ>τηϲ και απεμαξατο τα δακρυα και ειπε αυτη 17θαρϲει θυγατερ ο κϲ του ουρανου δωη ϲοι χαραν αντι τηϲ λυπηϲ ϲου θαρϲει θυγατερ κ(αι) εξηλθεν
16After Raguel called his wife Edna, and said unto her, Sister, prepare another chamber, and bring her in thither. 17Which when she had done as he had bidden her, she brought her thither: and she wept, and she received the tears of her daughter, and said unto her, 18Be of good comfort, my daughter; the Lord of heaven and earth give thee joy for this thy sorrow: be of good comfort, my daughter.
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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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