1 Then Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoicing, and said, Blessed be God that liveth for ever, and blessed be his kingdom.

1 Aperiens autem Tobias senior os suum, benedixit Dominum, et dixit: Magnus es, Domine, in æternum,
et in omnia sæcula regnum tuum:

2 For he doth scourge, and hath mercy: he leadeth down to hell, and bringeth up again: neither is there any that can avoid his hand.

2 quoniam tu flagellas, et salvas;
deducis ad inferos, et reducis:
et non est qui effugiat manum tuam.

3 Confess him before the Gentiles, ye children of Israel: for he hath scattered us among them.

3 Confitemini Domino, filii Israël,
et in conspectu gentium laudate eum:

4 There declare his greatness, and extol him before all the living: for he is our Lord, and he is the God our Father for ever.

4 quoniam ideo dispersit vos inter gentes quæ ignorant eum,
ut vos enarretis mirabilia ejus,
et faciatis scire eos
quia non est alius deus omnipotens præter eum.

5 And he will scourge us for our iniquities, and will have mercy again, and will gather us out of all nations, among whom he hath scattered us.

5 Ipse castigavit nos propter iniquitates nostras,
et ipse salvabit nos propter misericordiam suam.

6 If ye turn to him with your whole heart, and with your whole mind, and deal uprightly before him, then will he turn unto you, and will not hide his face from you. Therefore see what he will do with you, and confess him with your whole mouth, and praise the Lord of might, and extol the everlasting King. In the land of my captivity do I praise him, and declare his might and majesty to a sinful nation. O ye sinners, turn and do justice before him: who can tell if he will accept you, and have mercy on you?

6 Aspicite ergo quæ fecit nobiscum,
et cum timore et tremore confitemini illi:
regemque sæculorum exaltate in operibus vestris.

7 I will extol my God, and my soul shall praise the King of heaven, and shall rejoice in his greatness.

7 Ego autem in terra captivitatis meæ confitebor illi:
quoniam ostendit majestatem suam in gentem peccatricem.

8 Let all men speak, and let all praise him for his righteousness.

8 Convertimini itaque peccatores,
et facite justitiam coram Deo,
credentes quod faciat vobiscum misericordiam suam.

9 O Jerusalem, the holy city, he will scourge thee for thy children's works, and will have mercy again on the sons of the righteous.

9 Ego autem et anima mea in eo lætabimur.

10 Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: and praise the everlasting King, that his tabernacle may be builded in thee again with joy, and let him make joyful there in thee those that are captives, and love in thee for ever those that are miserable.

10 Benedicite Dominum omnes electi ejus:
agite dies lætitiæ, et confitemini illi.

11 Many nations shall come from far to the name of the Lord God with gifts in their hands, even gifts to the King of heaven; all generations shall praise thee with great joy.

11 Jerusalem civitas Dei,
castigavit te Dominus in operibus manuum tuarum.

12 Cursed are all they which hate thee, and blessed shall all be which love thee for ever.

12 Confitere Domino in bonis tuis,
et benedic Deum sæculorum:
ut reædificet in te tabernaculum suum,
et revocet ad te omnes captivos,
et gaudeas in omnia sæcula sæculorum.

13 Rejoice and be glad for the children of the just: for they shall be gathered together, and shall bless the Lord of the just.

13 Luce splendida fulgebis,
et omnes fines terræ adorabunt te.

14 O blessed are they which love thee, for they shall rejoice in thy peace: blessed are they which have been sorrowful for all thy scourges; for they shall rejoice for thee, when they have seen all thy glory, and shall be glad for ever.

14 Nationes ex longinquo ad te venient,
et munera deferentes adorabunt in te Dominum,
et terram tuam in sanctificationem habebunt:

15 Let my soul bless God the great King.

15 nomen enim magnum invocabunt in te.

16 For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires, and emeralds, and precious stone: thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold.

16 Maledicti erunt qui contempserint te,
et condemnati erunt omnes qui blasphemaverint te:
benedictique erunt qui ædificaverint te.

17 And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stones of Ophir.

17 Tu autem lætaberis in filiis tuis,
quoniam omnes benedicentur,
et congregabuntur ad Dominum.

18 And all her streets shall say, Alleluia; and they shall praise him, saying, Blessed be God, which hath extolled it for ever.

18 Beati omnes qui diligunt te,
et qui gaudent super pace tua.

19 Anima mea, benedic Dominum,
quoniam liberavit Jerusalem civitatem suam
a cunctis tribulationibus ejus
Dominus Deus noster.

20 Beatus ero si fuerint reliquiæ seminis mei
ad videndam claritatem Jerusalem.

21 Portæ Jerusalem ex sapphiro et smaragdo ædificabuntur,
et ex lapide pretioso omnis circuitus murorum ejus.

22 Ex lapide candido et mundo omnes plateæ ejus sternentur,
et per vicos ejus alleluja cantabitur.

23 Benedictus Dominus, qui exaltavit eam,
et sit regnum ejus in sæcula sæculorum super eam. Amen.