He gave him the handwriting, and said to him, “Seek a man who will go with you, and I will give him wages, whiles I yet live; and go and receive the money.”
He said to him, “Go, and don’t wait. And he went in and said to his father, “Behold, I have found someone who will go with me.” But he said, “Call him to me, that I may know of what tribe he is, and whether he be a trustworthy man to go with you.”
5:9
ወጸውዖ፡ ወቦአ፡ ወተአምኁ፡ በበይናቲሆሙ።
於是託比亞把他叫來,他進來後,二人彼此問安。
So he called him, and he came in, and they saluted one another.
He said to him, “Do you seek a tribe and a family, or a hired man which will go with your son?” And Tobit said to him, “I want to know, brother, your kindred and your name.”
5:12
ወይቤሎ፡ አንሰ፡ አዛርያ፡ ዘመደ፡ አናንያ፡ ዓቢይ፡ እኁከ።
他說:「我是阿匝黎雅,是大人物阿納尼雅的兒子,與你同族。」
And he said, “I am Azarias, the son of Ananias the great, of your kindred.”
And he said to him, “Welcome, brother. Don’t be angry with me, because I sought to know your tribe and family. You are my brother, of an honest and good lineage; for I knew Ananias and Jathan, the sons of Shemaiah the great, when we went together to Jerusalem to worship, and offered the firstborn, and the tenths of our increase; and they didn’t go went astray in the error of our kindred. My brother, you are of a great stock.
And so they agreed. And he said to Tobias, “Prepare yourself for the journey. May God prosper you.” So his son prepared what was needful for the journey, and his father said to him, “Go with this man; but God, who dwells in heaven, will prosper your journey. May his angel go with you.” Then they both departed, and the young man’s dog went with them.