Tobit 1
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1THE boke of the wordes of Tobit sonne of Tobiel, the sonne of Ananeel, the sonne of Aduel, the sonne of Gabael, of the seed of Asael & of the tribe of Nephthalim, 2Who in the time of Enemessar King of the Assyrians was ledde away captiue out of Thisbe, which is at the right hand of that citie, which is called properly Nephthalim, in Galilee aboue Aser. 3I Tobit haue walked all my liue long in the way of trueth and iustice, and I did manie things liberally to the brethren, which were of my nation, and came with me to Niniue into the land of the Assyrians. 4And when I was in mine owne countrei in the land of Israel, being but yong, all the tribe of Nephthalim my father fell from the house of Ierusalem, which was chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, that all the tribes shulde sacrifice there, where the Temple of the tabernacle of the moste High was consecrated, and buylt vp for all ages. 5Now all the tribes, which fell from God, yea, and my father Nephthalims house offred to the heifar called Baal. 6But I (as it was ordeined to all Israel by an euerlasting decre) went alone often to Ierusalem, bringing the first frutes, and the tenth of beasts, with that which was first shorne, and offred them at the altar to the Priests the children of Aaron. 7The first tenth parte I gaue to the Priests the sonnes of Aaron, which ministred in Ierusalem: the other tenth parte I solde, & came & bestowed it euerie yere at Ierusalem. 8The thirde tenth parte I gaue vnto them to whome it was mete, as Debora my fathers mother had commanded me: for my father left me as a pupil. 9Furthermore when I was come to the age of a man, I maried Anna of mine owne kinred, and of her I begate Tobias. 10But when I was ledde captiue to Niniue, all my brethren, & those which were of my kinred did eate of the bread of the Gentiles. 11But I kept my self from eating, 12Because I remembred God with all mine heart. 13Therefore the most High gaue me grace and fauour before Enemessar, so that I was his puruoyer. 14And I went into Media, and I deliuered ten talents of siluer to Gabael the brother of Gabrias in the land of Media. 15But when Enemessar was dead, Sennacherib his sonne reigned in his stead: whose state because it was troubled, I colde not go into Media. 16But in the time of Enemessar, I gaue many almes to my brethren, and gaue my bread to them which were hungrie, 17And my clothes to the naked: and if I sawe any of my kinred dead, or cast about the walles of Nineue, I buryed him. 18And if the King Sennacherib had slaine any, when he was come and fled from Iudea, I buryed them priuely (for in his wrath he killed many) but the bodies were not founde when they were soght for of the King. 19Therefore when a certeine Nineuite had accused me to the King, because I did bury them, I hid my self: and because I knewe that I was soght to be slaine, I withdrewe my self for feare. 20Then all my goods were spoyled, nether was there any thing left me besides my wife Anna and my sonne Tobias. 21Neuertheles within fiue and fiftie daies two of his sonnes killed him, and they fled into the mountaines of Arrarath, & Sarchedonus his sonne reigned in his stead, who appointed ouer his fathers accomptes and ouer all his domestical affaires Achiacharus my brother Anaels sonne. 22And when Achiacharus had made a request for me, I came againe to Nineue: now Achiacharus was cupbearer & keper of the signet, & steward, & ouersawe the accomptes: so Sarchedonus appointed him next vnto him, & he was my brothers sonne.