Tobit Chapter 12

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vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)

1 Tunc vocavit ad se Tobias filium suum, dixitque ei: Quid possumus dare viro isti sancto, qui venit tecum?

2 Respondens Tobias, dixit patri suo: Pater, quam mercedem dabimus ei? aut quid dignum poterit esse beneficiis eius?

3 Me duxit et reduxit sanum, pecuniam a Gabelo ipse recepit, uxorem ipse me habere fecit, et dæmonium ab ea ipse compescuit, gaudium parentibus eius fecit, meipsum a devoratione piscis eripuit, te quoque videre fecit lumen cæli, et bonis omnibus per eum repleti sumus. Quid illi ad hæc poterimus dignum dare?

4 Sed peto te pater mi, ut roges eum, si forte dignabitur medietatem de omnibus, quæ allata sunt, sibi assumere.

5 Et vocantes eum, pater scilicet, et filius, tulerunt eum in partem: et rogare cœperunt ut dignaretur dimidiam partem omnium, quæ attulerant acceptam habere.

6 Tunc dixit eis occulte: Benedicite Deum cæli, et coram omnibus viventibus confitemini ei, quia fecit vobiscum misericordiam suam.

7 Etenim sacramentum regis abscondere bonum est: opera autem Dei revelare et confiteri honorificum est.

8 Bona est oratio cum ieiunio, et eleemosyna magis quam thesauros auri recondere:

9 quoniam eleemosyna a morte liberat, et ipsa est, quæ purgat peccata, et facit invenire misericordiam et viam æternam.

10 Qui autem faciunt peccatum, et iniquitatem, hostes sunt animæ suæ.

11 Manifesto ergo vobis veritatem, et non abscondam a vobis occultum sermonem.

12 Quando orabas cum lacrymis, et sepeliebas mortuos, et derelinquebas prandium tuum, et mortuos abscondebas per diem in domo tua, et nocte sepeliebas eos, ego obtuli orationem tuam Domino.

13 Et quia acceptus eras Deo, necesse fuit ut tentatio probaret te.

14 Et nunc misit me Dominus ut curarem te, et Saram uxorem filii tui a dæmonio liberarem.

15 Ego enim sum Raphael Angelus, unus ex septem qui adstamus ante Dominum.

16 Cumque hæc audissent, turbati sunt, et trementes ceciderunt super terram in faciem suam.

17 Dixitque eis Angelus: Pax vobis, nolite timere.

18 Etenim cum essem vobiscum, per voluntatem Dei eram: ipsum benedicite, et cantate illi.

19 Videbar quidem vobiscum manducare, et bibere: sed ego cibo invisibili, et potu, qui ab hominibus videri non potest, utor.

20 Tempus est ergo ut revertar ad eum, qui me misit: vos autem benedicite Deum, et narrate omnia mirabilia eius.

21 Et cum hæc dixisset, ab aspectu eorum ablatus est, et ultra eum videre non potuerunt.

22 Tunc prostrati per horas tres in faciem, benedixerunt Deum: et exsurgentes narraverunt omnia mirabilia eius.

Explanations by Age Level

Explain Like I'm 5

A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!

Explain Like I'm 10

Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.

Explain Like I'm 15

Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).