Tobit 11
1 After these things Tobias went his
way, praising God that he had given him a prosperous journey, and blessed
Raguel and Edna his wife, and went on his way till they drew near unto Nineve.
2 Then Raphael said to Tobias, Dost
thou not know, brother, how thou didst leave thy father?
3 let us haste before thy wife, and
prepare the house; 4 and take in thine
hand the gall of the fish. So they went their way, and the dog went after
them. 5 Now Anna sat looking about
toward the way for her son. 6 And when
she espied him coming, she said to his father, Behold, thy son cometh, and the
man that went with him.
7 Then said Raphael, I know, Tobias,
that thy father will open his eyes.
8 Therefore anoint thou his eyes with
the gall, and being pricked therewith, he shall rub, and the whiteness shall
fall away, and he shall see thee.
9 Then Anna ran forth, and fell upon
the neck of her son, and said unto him, Seeing I have seen thee, my son, from
henceforth I am content to die. And they wept both.
10 Tobit also went forth toward the
door, and stumbled: but his son ran unto him,
11 and took hold of his father: and
he strake of the gall on his father's eyes, saying, Be of good hope, my
father. 12 And when his eyes began to
smart, he rubbed them; 13 and the
whiteness pilled away from the corners of his eyes: and when he saw his son,
he fell upon his neck.
14 And he wept, and said, Blessed art
thou, O God, and blessed is thy name for ever; and blessed are all thine holy
angels: 15 for thou hast scourged,
and hast taken pity on me: for, behold, I see my son
Tobias. And his son went in rejoicing, and told his father the great things
that had happened to him in Media.
16 Then Tobit went out to meet his
daughter in law at the gate of Nineve, rejoicing, and praising God: and they
which saw him go marvelled, because he had received his sight.
17 But Tobit gave thanks before them,
because God had mercy on him. And when he came near to Sara his daughter in
law, he blessed her, saying, Thou art welcome, daughter: God be blessed, which
hath brought thee unto us, and blessed be thy father
and thy mother. And there was joy among all his brethren which were at Nineve.
18 And Achiacharus, and Nasbas his
brother's son, came: 19 and Tobias'
wedding was kept seven days with great joy.