13:1 Then Tobit wrote
a
prayer of rejoicing that said:
Praise
be to God
Who
lives forever
and
praise be to His sanctuary.
13:2. For He sees suffering
and
has compassion.
He
goes down to hell
and
brings us up again.
Nor
is there any one
who
will refuse His hand.
13:3. Praise Him to the atheists
you
students of
For
He has scattered us among them.
13:4. Declare His greatness there
and
extol Him to all who live.
For
He is our Master
and
He is God
our
Father forever.
13:5. And He will suffer us
for
our wicked activities
and
will have compassion again
and
will bring us from all societies
from
whom He had scattered us.
13:6. If you turn to Him
with
all of your heart
and
with all your mind
and
deal honestly with Him
then
He will also turn to you
and
will not hide His face from you.
Consider
how He deals with you
and
praise Him with all your voice.
Praise
the Mighty Lord
and
extol the eternal King.
In
the land of my captivity
I
did praise Him
and
declared His might
and
majesty to a wicked people.
Oh
you wicked ones
turn
to Him
and
do right before Him.
If
you do, will He not accept you
and
have mercy on you?
13:7. I will extol my God
and
my soul shall praise the King of heaven
and
shall rejoice His greatness.
13:8. Let everyone praise Him
for
His righteousness.
13:9. O holy city
He
will suffer you
for
your people’s deeds
and
will have compassion
for
the followers of the righteous.
13:10. Praise be to the Lord
for
He is honorable
praise
the eternal King
so
His temple may be built
once
again with joy
and
let Him bring happiness
to
those who are captives
and
Your love for those who suffer.
13:11. Many people travel far and wide
in
the name of the Lord God
with
gifts in their hands
even
gifts to the King of heaven.
Every
generation will praise You
with
great joy.
13:12. Doomed are those who hate You
and
eternally blessed
are
those who love You.
13:13. Rejoice and be happy
for
those who follow the just
for
they shall come together
and
shall praise the Lord of the just.
13:14. Those who love You
are
surely blessed
for
they shall rejoice in Your peace.
Blessed
are those who are sorry
for
what You have suffered
for
they shall rejoice for You.
When
they come to see Your glory
they
shall be happy forever.
13:15. Let my soul
praise
God the great King.
13:16. For
with
sapphires and emeralds
and
precious stone
and
Your walls and towers
and
battlements with pure gold.
13:17. Then the streets of
shall
be paved with beryl and carbuncle
and
stones of Ophir.
13:18. And all her streets shall say:
Halleluiah
praise God.
Praised
be to God
Who
is exalted forever.
