Monday 7 March 2011

1The book of the words of Tobit,the son of Tobiel,the son of Ananiel,the son of Aduel, the son of Gabael,of the seed of Asiel,of the tribe of Naphtali;2who in the days of Enemessar king of the Assyrians was carried away captive out of Thisbe,which is on the right hand of Kedesh Naphtali in Galilee above Asher.

3I, Tobit walked in the ways of truthand righteousness all the days of my life,and I did many alms deeds to my kindred and my nation,who went with me into the land of the Assyrians, to Nineveh.

· · · some verses are not read1Now when I had come home again,and my wife Anna was restored to me,and my son Tobias,in the feast of Pentecost,which is the holy feast of the seven weeks,there was a good dinner prepared for me,and I sat down to eat.2I saw abundance of meat,and I said to my son,“Go and bring whatever poor man you find of our kindred,who is mindful of the Lord.Behold, I wait for you.”

3Then he came, and said,“Father, one of our race is strangled,and has been cast out in the marketplace.”4Before I had tasted anything,I sprang up,and took him up into a chamber until the sun had set.5Then I returned, washed myself, ate my bread in heaviness,6and remembered the prophecy of Amos, as he said,

“Your feasts will be turned into mourning,and all your mirth into lamentation.

7So I wept: and when the sun had set,I went and dug a grave, and buried him.8My neighbors mocked me,and said, “He is no longer afraid to be put to death for this matter;and yet he fled away.Behold, he buries the dead again.”

1Praise the Lord!Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,who delights greatly in his commandments.2His offspring will be mighty in the land.The generation of the upright will be blessed.

3Wealth and riches are in his house.His righteousness endures forever.4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright,gracious, merciful, and righteous.

5It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends.He will maintain his cause in judgment.6For he will never be shaken.The righteous will be remembered forever.

1He began to speak to them in parables.“A man planted a vineyard,put a hedge around it,dug a pit for the wine press,built a tower, rented it out to a farmer,and went into another country.2When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.3They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.4Again, he sent another servant to them;and they threw stones at him,wounded him in the head,and sent him away shamefully treated.5Again he sent another,and they killed him,and many others, beating some, and killing some.6Therefore still having one,his beloved son, he sent him last to them,saying, ‘They will respect my son.’7But those farmers said among themselves,‘This is the heir.Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’8They took him, killed him,and cast him out of the vineyard.9What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do?He will come and destroy the farmers,and will give the vineyard to others.10Haven’t you even read this Scripture:

‘The stone which the builders rejectedwas made the head of the corner.11This was from the Lord.It is marvelous in our eyes’?”

12They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude;for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them.They left him and went away.