Tobit 13

¹Forsothe the eldere Tobie openyde his mouth, and blesside God, and seide, Lord, thou art greet with outen ende, and thi rewme is in to `alle worldis;

²for thou betist, and makist saaf; thou ledist doun to hellis, and `ledist ayen; and noon is that ascapith thin hoond.

³Sones of Israel, knowleche ye to the Lord, and herye ye hym in the siyt of hethene men;

⁴for herfor he scateride you among hethene men, that knowen not God, that ye telle out his merueils, and make hem to wite, that noon othere God is almyyti outakun hym.

⁵He chastiside vs for oure wickidnessis; and he schal saue vs for his mercy.

⁶Therfor biholde ye, what thingis he hath do with you, and knouleche ye to hym with drede and tremblyng; and enhaunse ye the kyng of worldis in youre werkis.

⁷Forsothe Y in the lond of my caitifte schal knouleche to hym; for he schewide his maieste on a synful folc.

⁸Therfor, synneris, be ye conuertid, and do ye riytfulnesse bifor God, and bileue ye, that he schal do his merci with you.

⁹Sotheli Y and my soule schulen be glad in hym.

¹⁰Alle chosun of the Lord, blesse ye hym; make ye the daies of gladnesse, and knouleche ye to hym.

¹¹Jerusalem, the citee of God, the Lord hath chastisid thee for the werkis of thin hondis.

¹²Knouleche thou to God in thi goodis, and blesse thou God of worldis, that he bilde ayen in thee his tabernacle, and ayen clepe to thee alle thi prisoneris; and that thou haue ioie in to alle worldis of worldis.

¹³Thou schalt schyne with briyt liyt, and alle the coostis of erthe schulen worschipe thee.

¹⁴Naciouns schulen come fro fer to thee, and thei schulen brynge yiftis, and schulen worschipe the Lord in thee, and thei schulen haue thi lond in to halewyng;

¹⁵for thei schulen `clepe in thee the grete name.

¹⁶And thei schulen be cursid, that dispisen thee, and thei schulen be dampned, that blasfemen thee; and thei schulen be blessid, that bilden thee.

¹⁷Forsothe thou schalt be glad in thi sones, for alle schulen be blessid, and schulen be gaderid togidere to the Lord.

¹⁸Blessid ben alle that louen thee, and that han ioie on thi pees.

¹⁹My soule, blesse thou the Lord, for `oure Lord God hath delyuered Jerusalem, his citee, fro alle tribulaciouns therof.

²⁰Y schal be blessid, if the relikis of my seed schulen be to se the clerenesse of Jerusalem.

²¹The yatis of Jerusalem schulen be bildid of saphire and smaragde, and of preciouse stoon; al the cumpas of wallis therof schal be of white and clene stoon.

²²Alle the stretis therof schulen be strewid; and alleluya, `that is, the heriyng of God, schal be sungun bi the stretis therof.

²³Blessid be the Lord, that enhaunside it, that his rewme be on it in to worldis of worldis. Amen.

Tobit 13

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

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

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

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

⁵And 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.

⁶If 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?

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

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

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

¹⁰Give 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.

¹¹Many 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.

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

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

¹⁴O 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.

¹⁵Let my soul bless God the great King.

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

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

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