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| [1]Then Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoicing, and said, Blessed be God that liveth for ever, and blessed be his kingdom. |
[1]Then olde Tobias opened his mouth & praysed the Lorde, & sayde: Great art thou O lord for euermore, and thy kingdome world with out end. |
| [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]For thou scourgest and healest, thou leadest vnto hell & bringest out againe: and there is none that may escape thyne hande. |
| [3]Confess him before the Gentiles, ye children of Israel: for he hath scattered us among them. |
[3]O geue thankes vnto the Lorde ye children of Israel, and prayse him in the sight of the heathen: |
| [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]For among the heathen which knowe him not hath he scattered you, to the intent that ye should shew forth his marueilous workes, and cause them for to knowe that there is none other God almightie but he. |
| [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]He hath chastened vs for our misdeedes, & for his owne mercie sake shall he saue vs. |
| [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]Consider then how he hath dealt with you, and prayse him with feare & dread: and magnifie the euerlasting king in your workes. |
| [7]I will extol my God, and my soul shall praise the King of heaven, and shall rejoice in his greatness. |
[7]I wyll prayse him euen in the lande of my captiuitie: for he hath shewed his maiestie vnto a sinfull people. |
| [8]Let all men speak, and let all praise him for his righteousness. |
[8]Turne you therfore O ye sinners, and do righteousnesse before God, and be ye sure that he wyll shew his mercy vpon you. |
| [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]As for me and my soule, we wyll reioyce in God. |
| [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]O prayse the Lorde all ye his chosen: hold the dayes of gladnesse, & be thankefull vnto him. |
| [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]O Hierusalem thou citie of God, the lorde hath punished thee for the workes of thyne owne handes. |
| [12]Cursed are all they which hate thee, and blessed shall all be which love thee for ever. |
[12]O prayse the Lord in thy good thinges, & geue thankes to the euerlasting God, that he may build vp his tabernacle againe in thee, that he may call againe vnto thee all such as be in captiuitie, and that thou mayest haue ioy for euermore. |
| [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]With a faire light shalt thou shyne, and all the endes of the worlde shall honour thee. |
| [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]The people shall come vnto thee from farre, they shall bring giftes, and worship the Lorde in thee, and thy land shal they haue for a sanctuary: for they shall call vpon the great name in thee. |
| [15]Let my soul bless God the great King. |
[15]Cursed shall they be that despise thee, and all that blaspheme thee shal be condempned: But blessed shall they be that builde thee vp. |
| [16]For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires and emeralds, and precious stone: thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold. |
[16]As for thee thou shalt reioyce in thy children: for they all shalbe blessed, and gathered together vnto the Lorde. |
| [17]And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stones of Ophir. |
[17]Blessed are all they that loue thee, and that be glad of thy peace. |
| [18]And all her streets shall say, Alleluia; and they shall praise him, saying, Blessed be God, which hath extolled it for ever. |
[18]Prayse thou the Lorde, O my soule: for the Lorde our God hath deliuered his citie Hierusalem from all her troubles. |
| [19]I wyll count my selfe happy, if my seede remayne to see the clearenes of Hierusalem. |
| [20]The gates of Hierusalem shalbe builded with Saphir and Smaragde, and all the compasse of her walles with precious stones. |
| [21]All her streates shalbe paued with white and fayre stone, and in all streates shall Halleluia be song. |
| [22]Praysed be the Lorde which hath exalted her, that his kingdome may be vpon her for euermore, Amen. |