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Tobit Chapter 8

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

1 Postquam vero cœnaverunt, introduxerunt iuvenem ad eam.
2 Recordatus itaque Tobias sermonum Angeli, protulit de cassidili suo partem iecoris, posuitque eam super carbones vivos.
3 Tunc Raphael Angelus apprehendit dæmonium, et religavit illud in deserto superioris Ægypti.
4 Tunc hortatus est virginem Tobias, dixitque ei: Sara, exsurge, et deprecemur Deum hodie, et cras, et secundum cras: quia his tribus noctibus Deo iungimur: tertia autem transacta nocte, in nostro erimus coniugio.
5 filii quippe sanctorum sumus, et non possumus ita coniungi sicut gentes, quæ ignorant Deum.
6 Surgentes autem pariter, instanter orabant ambo simul, ut sanitas daretur eis.
7 Dixitque Tobias: Domine Deus patrum nostrorum, benedicant te cæli et terræ, mareque et fontes, et flumina, et omnes creaturæ tuæ, quæ in eis sunt.
8 Tu fecisti Adam de limo terræ, dedistique ei adiutorium Hevam.
9 Et nunc Domine tu scis, quia non luxuriæ causa accipio sororem meam coniugem, sed sola posteritatis dilectione, in qua benedicatur nomen tuum in sæcula sæculorum.
10 Dixit quoque Sara: Miserere nobis Domine, miserere nobis, et consenescamus ambo pariter sani.
11 Et factum est circa pullorum cantum, accersiri iussit Raguel servos suos, et abierunt cum eo pariter ut foderent sepulchrum.
12 Dicebat enim: Ne forte simili modo evenerit ei, quo et ceteris illis septem viris, qui sunt ingressi ad eam.
13 Cumque parassent fossam, reversus Raguel ad uxorem suam, dixit ei:
14 Mitte unam de ancillis tuis, et videat si mortuus est, ut sepeliam eum antequam illucescat dies.
15 At illa misit unam ex ancillis suis. Quæ ingressa cubiculum, reperit eos salvos et incolumes, secum pariter dormientes.
16 Et reversa nunciavit bonum nuntium: et benedixerunt Dominum, Raguel videlicet et Anna uxor eius,
17 et dixerunt: Benedicimus te Domine Deus Israel, quia non contigit quemadmodum putabamus.
18 Fecisti enim nobiscum misericordiam tuam, et exclusisti a nobis inimicum persequentem nos.
19 Misertus es autem duobus unicis. Fac eos Domine plenius benedicere te: et sacrificium tibi laudis tuæ et suæ sanitatis offerre, ut cognoscat universitas gentium, quia tu es Deus solus in universa terra.
20 Statimque præcepit servis suis Raguel, ut replerent fossam, quam fecerant priusquam elucesceret.
21 Uxori autem suæ dixit ut instrueret convivium, et præpararet omnia, quæ in cibos erant iter agentibus necessaria.
22 Duas quoque pingues vaccas, et quatuor arietes occidi fecit, et parari epulas omnibus vicinis suis, cunctisque amicis.
23 Et adiuravit Raguel Tobiam, ut duas hebdomadas moraretur apud se.
24 De omnibus autem, quæ possidebat Raguel, dimidiam partem dedit Tobiæ, et fecit scripturam, ut pars dimidia quæ supererat post obitum eorum, Tobiæ dominio deveniret.

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).