1 The end of the hymns of Tobit. Tobit died when he was a hundred and twelve years old and received an honourable burial in Nineveh.
2 He had been sixty-two when he went blind; and after his cure, he lived in comfort, practising almsgiving and continually praising God and extolling his greatness.
3 When he was at the point of death he summoned his son Tobias and gave him these instructions,
4 'My son, take your children and hurry away to Media, since I believe the word of God pronounced over Nineveh by Nahum. Everything will come true, everything happen that the emissaries of God, the prophets of Israel, have predicted against Assyria and Nineveh; not one of their words will prove empty. It will all take place in due time. you will be safer in Media than in Assyria or in Babylonia. Since I for my part know and believe that everything God has said will come true; so it will be, and not a word of the prophecies will fail. 'A census will be taken of our brothers living in the land of Israel and they will be exiled far from their own fair country. The entire territory of Israel will become a desert, and Samaria and Jerusalem will become a desert, and the house of God for a time, will be laid wasted and burnt.
5 Then once again God will take pity on them and bring them back to the land of Israel. They will rebuild his house, although it will be less beautiful than the first, until the time is fulfilled. But after this, all will return from captivity and rebuild Jerusalem in all her glory, and the house of God will be rebuilt within her as the prophets of Israel have foretold.
6 And all the people of the whole earth will be converted and will reverence God with all sincerity. All will renounce their false gods who have led them astray into error,
7 and will bless the God of ages in uprightness. All the Israelites spared in those days will remember God in sincerity of heart. They will come and gather in Jerusalem and thereafter dwell securely in the land of Abraham, which will be theirs. And those wherusalem in all her glory, and the house of God will be rebuilt within her as the prophets of Israel have foretold.
8 'And now, my children, I lay this duty on you; serve God sincerely, and do what is pleasing to him. And lay on your children the obligation to behave uprightly, to give alms, to keep God in mind and to bless his name always, sincerely and with all their might.
9 'So then, my son, leave Nineveh, do not stay here.
10 As soon as you have buried your mother next to me, go the same day, whenever it may be, and do not linger in this country where I see wickedness and perfidy unashamedly triumphant. Consider, my child, all the things done by Nadab to his foster-father Ahikar. Was not Ahikar forced to go underground, though still a living man? But God mad e the criminal pay for his outrage before his victim's eyes, since Ahikar came back to the light of day, while Nadab went down to everlasting darkness in punishment for plotting against Ahikar's life. Because of his good works Ahikar escaped the deadly snare Nadab had laid for him, and Nadab fell into it to his own ruin.
11 So, my children, you see what comes of almsgiving, and what wickedness leads to, I mean to death. But now breath fails me.' They laid him back on his bed; he died and was buried with honour.
12 When his mother died, Tobias buried her beside his father. Then he left for Media with his wife and children. He lived in Ecbatana with Raguel, his father-in-law.
13 He treated the ageing parents of his wife with every care and respect, and later buried them in Ecbatana in Media. Tobias inherited the patrimony of Raguel besides that of his father Tobit.
14 Much honoured, he lived to the age of a hundred and seventeen years.
15 Before he died he witnessed the ruin of Nineveh. He saw the Ninevites taken prisoner and deported to Media by Cyaxares king of Media. He blessed God for everything he inflicted on the Ninevites and Assyrians. Before his death he had the opportunity of rejoicing over the fate of Nineveh, and he blessed the Lord God for ever and ever. Amen.
Versículos relacionados com Tobit, 14:
Tobias 14 narrates the end of the story of Tobias, his son Tobias Jr. and Sara's family. The chapter presents elderly tobias, after living a long and prosperous life alongside his family. He advises his son to honor God and to remain faithful to the law, and then dies in peace. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Tobias 14:
Ecclesiastes 7:1: "Better is the name of good odor than the precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth." This verse talks about the importance of life and how death can be seen as a moment of release from earthly life for a better life in heaven.
Ecclesiastes 12:13: "Of all that has been heard, the end is: fears God and keeps His commandments; for this is the duty of all man." This verse talks about the importance of honoring God and keeping his commandments, which is the advice that Tobias gives his son at the end of his life.
Psalm 90:10: "The days of our lives come to seventy years, and if some, for their robustness, come eighty years, their measure is tired and boring, as it passes quickly, and we fly." This verse talks about the brevity of human life and how we should use it wisely, as Tobias did.
Hebrews 9:27: "And just as men are ordered to die once, after that, judgment." This verse talks about the certainty of death and the following judgment. Like Tobias, we must strive to live our lives justly and pleasantly to God so that we can face judgment with confidence.
2 Timothy 4:7-8: "I fought the good fight, I ended up my career, I have kept the faith. From now on, the crown of justice is stored, which the Lord, just judge, will give me that day; and not just a me, but also to all who love their coming. " This verse talks about the end of life and how those who keep faith and love God will be rewarded in eternal life, like Tobias.
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