Tobit, Chapter 8
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.
How was this verified? (Provenance)
1και οτε ϲυνετελεϲαν το φαγειν κ(αι) πειν ηθεληϲαν > κοιμηθηναι και απηγαγον τον νεανιϲκον και ειϲηγαγον αυτον ειϲ το ταμιον ˙ 2και ε>μνηϲθη τωβειαϲ των λογων ραφαηλ και ελαβεν το ηπαρ του ϊχθυοϲ και τη καρδιαν εκ του βαλλαντιου ου ειχεν και επεθηκεν επι την τεφραν > του θυμιαματοϲ 3και η οϲμη του ϊχθυοϲ εκωλυϲεν και απεδραμεν το δαιμονιον ανω ειϲ τα μερη αιγυ>πτου και βαδιϲαϲ ραφαηλ ϲυνεποδιϲεν αυτον εκει και επεδηϲεν παραχρημα 4και εξηλθον και απεκλειϲαν την θυραν > του ταμειου και ηγερθη τωβειαϲ απο τηϲ κλεινηϲ και ειπεν αυτη αδελφη αναϲτηθι προϲευξωμεθα κ(αι) δεηθωμεν του > κυ ημων οπωϲ > ποιηϲη εφ ημαϲ ελεοϲ και ϲωτηριαν 5και ανεϲτη και ηρξαντο προϲευχεϲθαι και δεηθηναι οπωϲ γενηται αυτοιϲ ϲωτηρια και ηρξατο λεγειν ευλογητοϲ ει ο θϲ > των πατερων ημων και ευλογητον το ονομα ϲου ειϲ πανταϲ τουϲ αιωναϲ τηϲ γενεαϲ ˙ ευλογηϲατωϲαν ϲε οι ουρανοι και παϲα η κτιϲιϲ ϲου ειϲ πανταϲ τουϲ αιωναϲ ˙ 6ϲυ εποιηϲαϲ τον αδαμ και εποιηϲαϲ αυτω βοηθον ϲτηριγμα ευαν την γυναικα αυτου και εξ αμφοτερων εγενηθη το ϲπερμα των ανθρωπων και ϲυ ειπαϲ οτι ου καλον ειναι τον ανθρωπον μονον ποιηϲωμεν αυτω βοηθον ομοιον αυτω 7και νυν ουχι δια πορνιαν εγω λαμβανω την αδελφην μου ταυτην αλλ επ αλη>θειαϲ ˙ επιταξον ελεηϲαι με και αυτην και ϲυνκαταγηραϲαι κοινωϲ ˙ 8και ειπαν μεθ εαυτων αμην αμην
1And when they had supped, they brought Tobias in unto her. 2And as he went, he remembered the words of Raphael, and took the ashes of the perfumes, and put the heart and the liver of the fish thereupon, and made a smoke therewith. 3The which smell when the evil spirit had smelled, he fled into the utmost parts of Egypt, and the angel bound him. 4And after that they were both shut in together, Tobias rose out of the bed, and said, Sister, arise, and let us pray that God would have pity on us. 5Then began Tobias to say, Blessed art thou, O God of our fathers, and blessed is thy holy and glorious name for ever; let the heavens bless thee, and all thy creatures. 6Thou madest Adam, and gavest him Eve his wife for an helper and stay: of them came mankind: thou hast said, It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. 7And now, O Lord, I take not this my sister for lust but uprightly: therefore mercifully ordain that we may become aged together. 8And she said with him, Amen.
9και εκοιμηθηϲα την νυκτα 10και αναϲταϲ ραγουηλ εκαλεϲεν τουϲ οικεταϲ μεθ εαυτου και ωχοντο και ωρυξαν ταφον ειπεν γαρ μηποτε αποθανη και γενωμεθα καταγελωϲ και ονειδιϲμοϲ 11και οτε ϲυνετελεϲαν ορυϲϲοντεϲ τον ταφον ηλθε ραγουηλ ειϲ τον οικον ˙ και εκαλεϲε την γυναικα αυτου 12και ειπεν αποϲτειλον μιαν τω παιδιϲκων και ειϲελθουϲα ϊδετω ει ζη και ει τεθνηκε οπωϲ αν θαψωμεν αυτον οπωϲ μηδειϲ γνω 13και απεϲτειλαν την παιδιϲκην κ(αι) ηψαν τον λυχνο και ηνοιξαν τη θυραν και ειϲηλθεν και ευρεν αυτουϲ καθευδονταϲ και ϋπνουνταϲ κοινωϲ 14και εξελθουϲα η παιδιϲκη ϋπεδειξεν αυτοιϲ οτι ζη και ουδεν κακον εϲτιν 15και ευλογηϲαν το θν του ουρανου και ειπαν ευλογητοϲ ει θεε εν παϲη ευλογια καθαρα ευλογειτωϲαν ϲε ειϲ πανταϲ τουϲ αιωναϲ 16και ευλογητοϲ ει οτι ευφραναϲ με και ουκ εγενετο καθωϲ ϋπενοουν αλλα κατα το πολυ ελεοϲ ϲου εποιηϲαϲ μεθ ημων
9So they slept both that night. And Raguel arose, and went and made a grave, 10Saying, I fear lest he also be dead. 11But when Raguel was come into his house, 12He said unto his wife Edna. Send one of the maids, and let her see whether he be alive: if he be not, that we may bury him, and no man know it. 13So the maid opened the door, and went in, and found them both asleep, 14And came forth, and told them that he was alive. 15Then Raguel praised God, and said, O God, thou art worthy to be praised with all pure and holy praise; therefore let thy saints praise thee with all thy creatures; and let all thine angels and thine elect praise thee for ever. 16Thou art to be praised, for thou hast made me joyful; and that is not come to me which I suspected; but thou hast dealt with us according to thy great mercy.
17και ευλογη>τοϲ ει οτι ηλεηϲαϲ δυο μονογενειϲ ποιηϲον αυτοιϲ δεϲποτα ελεοϲ κ(αι) ϲωτηριαν και ϲυτελεϲον την ζωη αυτων μετ ευφροϲυνηϲ και ελεου 18τοτε ειπεν τοιϲ οικεταιϲ αυτου χωϲαι τον ταφον προ του ορθρον γενεϲθαι: 19και τη γυναικι ειπεν ποιηϲαι αρτουϲ πολλουϲ > και ειϲ το βουκολιον βαδιϲαϲ ηγαγε βοαϲ δυο και κριουϲ τεϲϲαρεϲ και ειπε ϲυντελειν αυτουϲ και ηρξαντο παραϲκευαζειν 20και εκαλεϲεν τωβειαν και ειπεν αυτω δεκα τεϲϲαρων ημερων ου μη κεινηθηϲ εντευθε αλλ αυτου μενειϲ εϲθων και πεινω παρ εμοι και ευφρανειϲ την ψυχην τηϲ θυγατροϲ μου την κατωδυνωμενην 21και οϲα > μοι ϋπαρχει λαμβανε αυτοθεν το ημιϲυ και ϋπαγε ϋγιαινων προϲ το πατερα ϲου και το αλλο ημιϲυ οταν αποθανω εγω τε και η γυνη μου ϋμετερον εϲτιν > θαρϲει παιδιον εγω ϲου ο πατηρ κ(αι) εδνα η μητηρ ϲου και παρα ϲου εϲμε ημειϲ και τηϲ αδελφηϲ ϲου απο του νυν εϲμεν ειϲ το αιωνα θαρϲει παιδιον
17Thou art to be praised because thou hast had mercy of two that were the only begotten children of their fathers: grant them mercy, O Lord, and finish their life in health with joy and mercy. 18Then Raguel bade his servants to fill the grave. 19And he kept the wedding feast fourteen days. 20For before the days of the marriage were finished, Raguel had said unto him by an oath, that he should not depart till the fourteen days of the marriage were expired; 21And then he should take the half of his goods, and go in safety to his father; and should have the rest when I and my wife be dead.
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- 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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