Tobit 7
1 And he came to the house of Raguel;
and Sara met him: and saluted him, and he them; and she brought them into the
house. 2 Then said Raguel to Edna his
wife, How like is this young man to Tobit my cousin!
3 And Raguel asked them, From whence
are ye, brethren? To whom they said, We are of the sons of Nephthali, which
are captives in Nineve. 4 Then he said
to them, Do ye know Tobit our kinsman? And they said, We know him. Then said
he, Is he in good health? 5 And they
said, He is both alive, and in good health: and Tobias said, He is my father.
6 Then Raguel leaped up, and kissed
him, and wept, 7 and blessed him, and
said unto him, Thou art the son of an honest and good
man. But when he had heard that Tobit was blind, he was sorrowful, and wept.
8 And likewise Edna his wife and Sara
his daughter wept. Moreover they entertained them cheerfully; and after that
they had killed a ram of the flock, they set store of meat on the table. Then
said Tobias to Raphael, Brother Azarias, speak of those things of which thou
didst talk in the way, and let this business be dispatched.
9 So he communicated the matter with
Raguel: and Raguel said to Tobias, Eat and drink, and make merry:
10 for it is meet that thou shouldest
marry my daughter: nevertheless I will declare unto thee the truth.
11 I have given my daughter in
marriage to seven men, who died that night they came in unto her: nevertheless
for the present be merry. But Tobias said, I will eat nothing here, till we
agree and swear one to another.
12 And Raguel said, Then take her
from henceforth according to the manner, for thou art her cousin, and she is
thine, and the merciful God give you good success in all things.
13 Then he called his daughter Sara,
and she came to her father, and he took her by the hand, and gave her to be
wife to Tobias, saying, Behold, take her after the law of Moses, and lead her
away to thy father. And he blessed them;
14 and called Edna his wife, and took
paper, and did write an instrument of covenants, and
sealed it. 15 Then they began to eat.
16 After Raguel called his wife Edna,
and said unto her, Sister, prepare another chamber, and bring her in thither.
17 Which when she had done as he had
bidden her, she brought her thither: and she wept, and she received the tears
of her daughter, and said unto her,
18 Be of good comfort, my daughter;
the Lord of heaven and earth give thee joy for this thy sorrow: be of good
comfort, my daughter.