Tobit Chapter 6

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

1 Profectus est autem Tobias, et canis secutus est eum, et mansit prima mansione iuxta fluvium Tigris.

2 Et exivit ut lavaret pedes suos, et ecce piscis immanis exivit ad devorandum eum.

3 Quem expavescens Tobias clamavit voce magna, dicens: Domine, invadit me.

4 Et dixit ei Angelus: Apprehende branchiam eius, et trahe eum ad te. Quod cum fecisset, attraxit eum in siccum, et palpitare cœpit ante pedes eius.

5 Tunc dixit ei Angelus: Exentera hunc piscem, et cor eius, et fel, et iecur repone tibi: sunt enim hæc necessaria ad medicamenta utiliter.

6 Quod cum fecisset, assavit carnes eius, et secum tulerunt in via: cetera salierunt, quæ sufficerent eis, quousque pervenirent in Rages civitatem Medorum.

7 Tunc interrogavit Tobias Angelum, et dixit ei: Obsecro te Azaria frater, ut dicas mihi quod remedium habebunt ista, quæ de pisce servare iussisti?

8 Et respondens Angelus, dixit ei: Cordis eius particulam si super carbones ponas, fumus eius extricat omne genus dæmoniorum sive a viro, sive a muliere, ita ut ultra non accedat ad eos.

9 Et fel valet ad ungendos oculos, in quibus fuerit albugo, et sanabuntur.

10 Et dixit ei Tobias: Ubi vis ut maneamus?

11 Respondensque Angelus, ait: Est hic Raguel nomine, vir propinquus de tribu tua, et hic habet filiam nomine Saram, sed neque masculum, neque feminam ullam habet aliam præter eam.

12 Tibi debetur omnis substantia eius, et oportet eam te accipere coniugem.

13 Pete ergo eam a patre eius, et dabit tibi eam in uxorem.

14 Tunc respondit Tobias, et dixit: Audio quia tradita est septem viris, et mortui sunt: sed et hoc audivi, quia dæmonium occidit illos.

15 Timeo ergo, ne forte et mihi hæc eveniant: et cum sim unicus parentibus meis, deponam senectutem illorum cum tristitia ad inferos.

16 Tunc angelus Raphael dixit ei: Audi me, et ostendam tibi qui sunt, quibus prævalere potest dæmonium.

17 Hi namque qui coniugium ita suscipiunt, ut Deum a se, et a sua mente excludant, et suæ libidini ita vacent, sicut equus et mulus, quibus non est intellectus: habet potestatem dæmonium super eos.

18 Tu autem cum acceperis eam, ingressus cubiculum, per tres dies continens esto ab ea, et nihil aliud, nisi orationibus vacabis cum ea.

19 Ipsa autem nocte, incenso iecore piscis, fugabitur dæmonium.

20 Secunda vero nocte in copulatione sanctorum patriarcharum admitteris.

21 Tertia autem nocte, benedictionem consequeris, ut filii ex vobis procreentur incolumes.

22 Transacta autem tertia nocte, accipies virginem cum timore Domini, amore filiorum magis quam libidine ductus, ut in semine Abrahæ benedictionem in filiis consequaris.

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).