1 Chegaram, pois, à casa de Raguel, que os recebeu cordialmente.

2 Vendo Tobias, Raguel disse a Edna, sua mulher: "Como este jovem é parecido com meu primo".

3 Dito isso, perguntou: "De onde viestes, ó jovens?". Eles responderam: "Somos da tribo de Neftali, dos deportados de Nínive".

4 Raguel prosseguiu: "Co­nheceis, porventura, o meu primo Tobit?". "Certamente" – responderam.

5 E como Raguel começasse a elogiar Tobit, o anjo disse-lhe: "Esse Tobit de que falas é o pai deste jovem".

6 Raguel lançou-se então ao pescoço de Tobias, beijou-o com lágrimas e disse:

7 "Abençoado sejas, meu filho, porque és filho de um homem de bem!".

8 Edna, sua mulher e Sara, sua filha, tinham também os olhos cheios de lágrimas.

9 Depois que conversaram, Raguel mandou matar um carneiro para preparar um jantar. E quando lhes rogava que tomassem lugar à mesa,

10 Tobias disse-lhe: "Não comerei nem beberei aqui hoje, antes que me tenhas prometido conceder o que te vou pedir: dá-me Sara, tua filha, por mulher".

11 Essas palavras encheram Raguel de espanto, pensando no que tinha acontecido aos sete maridos que se tinham aproximado dela e começou a temer que tal desgraça se repetisse mais uma vez. E como ele hesitasse em dar uma resposta a Tobias,

12 o anjo disse-lhe: "Não temas dar-lhe tua filha, porque é deste piedoso servo de Deus que ela deve ser mulher. Por isso, nenhum outro pôde tê-la".

13 Então, Raguel disse: "Não tenho mais dúvidas de que Deus admitiu em sua presença minhas lágrimas.

14 Estou persuadido de que ele vos fez vir à minha casa unicamente para que minha filha desposasse um seu parente, segundo a Lei de Moisés. Não temas, eu hei de te dar Sara por esposa".

15 E, tomando a mão direita de sua filha, a pôs na de Tobias, dizendo: "Que o Deus de Abraão, o Deus de lsaac, o Deus de Jacó esteja convosco; que ele vos una e derrame sobre vós a sua bênção".

16 Tomou em seguida o papel e redigiram o ato do matrimônio.

17 E celebraram alegremente uma festa, agradecendo a Deus.

18 Raguel chamou Então, sua mulher e mandou-lhe que preparasse outro aposento.

19 Ela introduziu ali Sara, sua filha, e esta se pôs a chorar.

20 Mas ela disse-lhe: "O Senhor do céu te encha de alegria pelos males que tens sofrido".

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.