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The text below comes from the second half of Tobit, Chapter 12 (with some omissions), plus some verses from the end of Chapter 14. "Brother Azarias," now revealed as Raphael, ascends to heaven, tying up the last thread of the plot and leaving Thobi and his family to live happily ever after. When Raphael reveals his identity, he states that he is one of seven angels who do God's work and enter into his presence. You can read more about the angel traditions of Judaism at the Jewish Encyclopedia online. |
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| Quando orabas tu et Sara, ego obtuli memoriam orationis vestrae in conspectu claritatis Domini; |
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| et, cum sepeliebas mortuos, similiter. |
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| Et quia non es cunctatus exsurgere et relinquere prandium tuum et abisti et sepelisti mortuum, |
exsurgere...relinquere: complementary infinitives with es cunctatus |
| tunc missus sum ad te curare te et Saram nurum tuam. |
curare: infinitive expressing purpose |
| Ego sum Raphael, unus ex septem angelis sanctis, |
Raphael: Hebrew name (agrees with unus) |
| qui assistimus et ingredimur ante claritatem Domini." |
qui: relative pronoun, agreeing with angelis in gender and number |
| Et conturbati sunt ambo et ceciderunt in faciem suam et timuerunt. |
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| Et dixit illis: "Nolite timere; pax vobis. |
timere: complementary infinitive with nolite |
| Deum benedicite in omne aevum. |
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| Cum essem vobiscum, non mea gratia eram vobiscum sed voluntate Dei. |
essem: subjunctive with cum |
| Et nunc benedicite Dominum super terra et confitemini Deo. |
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| Ecce ego ascendo ad eum, qui me misit. |
qui: relative pronoun, agreeing with eum in gender and number |
| Scribite omnia
haec, quae contigerunt vobis." Et ascendit. |
quae: relative pronoun, agreeing with haec in gender and number |
| Et surrexerunt et iam non poterant illum videre. |
videre: complementary infinitive with poterant |
| Et benedicebant et decantabant Deo et confitebantur illi in omnibus his magnis operibus illius, quia apparuerat illis angelus Dei. |
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| Et mortuus est in pace Thobi annorum centum duodecim et sepultus est praeclare in Nineve. |
Thobi: Hebrew name (nominative) |
| Et, cum mortua est mater eius, Thobias sepelivit eam iuxta patrem suum |
Thobias: Hebrew name (nominative) |
| et abiit ipse et uxor eius in Mediam et habitavit in Ecbatanis cum Raguel, socero suo. |
Raguel: Hebrew name (agrees with socero) |
| Et curam habuit senectutis eorum honorifice et sepelivit illos in Ecbatanis Mediae |
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| et hereditatem percepit domus Raguel et Thobis, patris sui. |
Raguel: Hebrew name (genitive) Thobis: Hebrew name (agrees with patris) |
| Et mortuus est annorum centum decem et septem cum claritate.  |
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