2 And Raguel looking upon
Tobias, said to Anna his
-- --
wife: How like is this young
man to my cousin?
3 And when he had spoken
these words, he said:
Whence are ye young men
our brethren?
4 But they said: We are
of the tribe of Nephthali,
of the captivity of Ninive.
5 And Raguel said to them:
Do you know Tobias my brother?
and they said: We
know him.
6 And when he was speaking
many good things of him,
the Angel said to Raguel: Tobias
concerning whom thou inquirest
is this young man's father.
7 And Raguel went to
him, and kissed him with
tears, and weeping upon his
neck, said: A blessing be upon
thee my son, because thou
art the son of a good and most
vertuous man.
8 And Anna his wife, and
Sara their daughter wept.
9 And after they had spoken,
Raguel commanded a
sheep to be killed, and a feast
to be prepared. And when
he desired them to sit down to
dinner,
10 Tobias said: I will not
eat nor drink here this day,
unless thou first grant me my
petition, and promise to give
me Sara thy daughter.
11 Now when Raguel
heard this he was afraid,
knowing what had happened
to those seven husbands, that
went in unto her: and he began
to fear lest it might happen
to him also in like manner:
and as he was in suspence, and
gave no answer to his petition,
12 The Angel said to him:
Be not afraid to give her to
this man, for to him who
feareth God is thy daughter
due to be his wife: therefore
another could not have
her.
13 Then Raguel said: I
doubt not but God hath regarded
my prayers and tears
in his sight.
14 And I believe he hath
therefore made you come to
me, that this maid might be
married to one of her own
kindred, according to the law
of Moses: and now doubt
not but I will give her to
thee.
15 And taking the right
hand of his daughter, he gave
it into the right hand of Tobias,
saying: the God of Abraham,
and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob be
with you, and may he join
you together, and fulfil his
blessing in you.
16 And taking paper they
made a writing of the marriage.
17 And afterwards they
made merry, blessing God.
18 And Ruguel called to
him Anna his wife, and bid
her prepare another chamber.
19 And she brought Sara
-- --
her daughter in thither, and
she wept.
20 And she said to her:
Be of good cheer my daughter,
the Lord of heaven give
thee joy for the trouble thou
hast undergone.
Challoner [1752], THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated out of the Latin Vulgat Diligently compared with the original Greek And first published by the English College of Rhemes, anno 1582. Newly revised, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. WITH ANNOTATIONS For clearing up modern Controversies in Religion, and other Difficulties of Holy Writ () [word count] [B12000].
