1 And when they were come to Ecbatane, they came to the house of Raguel, and Sara met them: and after they had saluted one another, 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 Nephthalim, 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 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.
1 ingressi sunt autem ad Raguhelem
et suscepit eos Raguhel cum gaudio
2 intuensque Tobiam Raguhel dixit Annae uxori suae
quam similis est iuvenis iste consobrino meo
3 et cum haec dixisset ait unde estis iuvenes fratres nostri
at illi dixerunt
ex tribu Nepthalim sumus ex captivitate Nineven
4 dixit illis Raguhel nostis Tobiam fratrem meum
qui dixerunt novimus
5 cumque multa bona loquerentur de eo
dixit angelus ad Raguhel
Tobias de quo interrogas pater huius est
6 et misit se Raguhel et cum lacrimis osculatus est eum
et plorans super collum eius
7 dixit
benedictio sit tibi fili mi quia boni et optimi viri filius es
8 et Anna uxor eius et Sarra filia ipsorum
lacrimatae sunt
9 postquam autem locuti sunt
praecepit Raguhel occidi arietem et parari convivium
cumque hortaretur eos discumbere ad prandendum
10 Tobias dixit hic ego hodie non manducabo neque bibam
nisi prius petitionem meam confirmes
et promittas mihi dare Sarram filiam tuam
11 quo audito verbo Raguhel expavit
sciens quid evenerit illis septem viris
et timere coepit ne forte et huic similiter accideret
et cum nutaret et non daret ullum petenti responsum
12 dixit ei angelus noli timere dare illam isti
quoniam huic timenti Deum debetur coniux filia tua
propterea alius non potuit habere illam
13 tunc dixit Raguhel non dubito
quod Deus preces et lacrimas meas
in conspectu suo admiserit
14 et credo quoniam ideo vos fecit ad me venire
ut ista coniungeretur cognationi suae secundum legem Mosi
et nunc noli dubium gerere quod tibi eam non tradam
15 et adprehendens dexteram filiae suae dexterae Tobiae tradidit dicens
Deus Abraham et Deus Isaac et Deus Iacob sit vobiscum
et ipse coniungat vos impleatque benedictionem suam in vobis
16 et accepta carta fecerunt conscriptionem coniugii
17 et post haec epulati sunt benedicentes Deum
18 vocavitque ad se Raguhel Annam uxorem suam
et praecepit ei ut praepararet alterum cubiculum
19 et introduxit in eum Sarram filiam suam
et lacrimata est
20 dixitque ei forti animo esto filia mi
Dominus caeli det tibi gaudium pro taedio quo
perpessa es