章节研读
Tobit 11 — The Homeward Journey and Tobit's Sight Restored
On the return to Nineveh, Raphael instructs Tobias to use the fish's gall to restore Tobit's sight, and the chapter ends with the family's joyful reunion and a seven-day wedding feast.
经文
- 1.托比亚回家的旅程 托比亚继续他的旅程，一路上赞美上帝，因为他的旅程很成功。他也为拉古尔和他的妻子以德娜祈福。于是他继续前行，直到他们接近尼尼微。Homeward Journey After this Tobi′as went on his way, praising God because he had made his journey a success. And he blessed Rag′uel and his wife Edna. So he continued on his way until they came near to Nin′eveh.
- 2.拉斐尔对提比亚说，你不知道你是怎样离开你父亲的，兄弟？Then Raph′ael said to Tobi′as, “Are you not aware, brother, of how you left your father?
- 3.我们先到你家去准备一下。Let us run ahead of your wife and prepare the house.
- 4.并带上鱼的胆。” 于是他们继续前行，狗也跟随在他们后面。And take the gall of the fish with you.” So they went their way, and the dog went along behind them.
- 5.现在，安娜坐在那里，目不转睛地望着道路，等待着她的儿子。Now Anna sat looking intently down the road for her son.
- 6.她看见他来了，就对他父亲说：“看哪，你的儿子来了，并且与他同去的那人也来了！”And she caught sight of him coming, and said to his father, “Behold, your son is coming, and so is the man who went with him!”
- 7.托比复明 拉斐尔说：“我知道，托比亚，你的父亲将会睁开眼睛。Tobit’s Sight Restored Raph′ael said, “I know, Tobi′as, that your father will open his eyes.
- 8.你们必须用胆汁抹他的眼睛，当他感到疼痛时，他会揉眼睛，白膜就会掉下来，他就能看见你们。You therefore must anoint his eyes with the gall; and when they smart he will rub them, and will cause the white films to fall away, and he will see you.”
- 9.然后哈拿跑去迎接他们，拥抱着她的儿子，对他说：“我已经看见你，我的孩子；现在我可以死了。”他们两人都哭了。Then Anna ran to meet them, and embraced her son, and said to him, “I have seen you, my child; now I am ready to die.” And they both wept.
- 10.托比向门口走去，结果绊倒了。但是他的儿子跑到他身边Tobit started toward the door, and stumbled. But his son ran to him
- 11.他抓住父亲，将苦胆涂在他父亲的眼睛上，说：“父亲，请放心。”and took hold of his father, and he sprinkled the gall upon his father’s eyes, saying, “Be of good cheer, father.”
- 12.当他的眼睛开始感到刺痛时，他揉了揉它们，And when his eyes began to smart he rubbed them,
- 13.他的眼角处有一层白色的膜剥落下来。and the white films scaled off from the corners of his eyes.
- 14.他看见儿子就抱着他，哭着说，万福的神，愿你和你的名永远受赞美，你的圣天使也都是有福的。Then he saw his son and embraced him, and he wept and said, “Blessed art thou, O God, and blessed is thy name for ever, and blessed are all thy holy angels.
- 15.因为你使我受苦，但又怜悯我，现在我看见我的儿子托比亚斯了。”他的儿子高兴地进去，向父亲报告了他在米底发生的所有大事。For thou hast afflicted me, but thou hast had mercy upon me; here I see my son Tobi′as!” And his son went in rejoicing, and he reported to his father the great things that had happened to him in Media.
- 16.当时提托比走到尼尼微城门口去迎接他的儿媳，欢喜赞美神。那些看见他走路的人都很惊奇，因为他能看见。Then Tobit went out to meet his daughter-in-law at the gate of Nin′eveh, rejoicing and praising God. Those who saw him as he went were amazed because he could see.
- 17.托比特在他们面前感谢神，因为神曾怜悯他。托比特走近他的儿媳撒拉，给她祝福，说：“女儿，欢迎！称颂神，因为他带你到我们这里，你的父母也蒙福。”这样，在尼尼微所有的亲属中都充满了欢乐。And Tobit gave thanks before them that God had been merciful to him. When Tobit came near to Sarah his daughter-in-law, he blessed her, saying, “Welcome, daughter! Blessed is God who has brought you to us, and blessed are your father and your mother.” So there was rejoicing among all his brethren in Nin′eveh.
- 18.亚希卡和他的侄子拿答来了，Ahi′kar and his nephew Nadab came,
- 19.托比亚斯的婚礼以极大的欢乐庆祝了七天。and Tobi′as’ marriage was celebrated for seven days with great festivity.
这段经文的意思
Chapter 11 of Tobit is organized around two movements: the homeward journey and the restoration of Tobit's sight. The journey resumes after the wedding feast at Ecbatana, with Tobias praising God and blessing Raguel and Edna before setting out. The instruction about the gall of the fish (verses 2–4) connects directly back to the provisions prepared in Tobit 6, showing that the angel's earlier guidance is now being applied at the moment it was meant for.
The healing scene unfolds in three steps: the application of the gall, the smarting and scaling away of the white films, and Tobit's recovery of sight (verses 11–13). The physical detail — rubbing, smarting, the films falling away — gives the healing a concrete, bodily character. Tobit's first response is not narrative description but doxology: he blesses God, God's name, and all God's holy angels, acknowledging both affliction and mercy (verse 14).
The chapter closes with public recognition. Neighbors are amazed that Tobit can see (verse 16), and the reunion expands into community celebration. Ahiqar and Nadab arrive (verse 18), and the marriage of Tobias and Sarah is celebrated for seven days. The chapter thus moves from private travel to a healing event to a public feast, gathering family and community around what God has done.
背景
The verses provided form a self-contained narrative: travel, healing, reunion, and celebration. No surrounding chapter text or cross-references were supplied, so the context here is limited to what the chapter itself states. The instruction about the gall (verses 2–4, 8) presupposes that the fish and its organs were prepared earlier in the story, and the doxology in verse 15 names affliction and mercy together, recalling Tobit's earlier lament about his blindness.
The closing scene places the family event within a wider community: neighbors observe Tobit's recovery (verse 16), Ahiqar and Nadab arrive (verse 18), and the wedding is celebrated for seven days (verse 19). The chapter note provided does not add further detail, so no external claims about date, genre, or canonical status are introduced here.
常见问题
Why does Raphael remind Tobias about the gall of the fish?
According to verses 2–4 and verse 8, Raphael reminds Tobias so that Tobias can prepare the house and bring the gall with him in order to anoint Tobit's eyes once they arrive. The reminder links the provisions prepared earlier to their intended use at the moment of reunion.
How is Tobit's healing described physically?
Verses 11–13 describe three steps: Tobias sprinkles the gall on his father's eyes, his eyes smart and he rubs them, and the white films scale off from the corners of his eyes. The text uses these concrete bodily details rather than abstract language to describe the restoration.
What is the significance of the seven-day celebration?
Verse 19 states that Tobias' marriage was celebrated for seven days with great festivity, with Ahiqar and Nadab present (verse 18). The chapter places this feast at the end of a journey and a healing, so the celebration gathers family and community around the events God has brought about in the story.