Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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At Raguel's House
1 When Tobias and the angel Raphael
had entered the city of Ecbatana,
Tobias said, “Azarias, my
friend, take me to see Raguel as
quickly as you can.” The angel
brought him to Raguel's house,
where they found him sitting at the
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entrance to his courtyard. Raphael
and Tobias greeted him first; then he
replied, “Come in, my friends. You
are welcome in my home.”
1 Raguel brought them into his
house
2 and said to his wife Edna,
“Doesn't this young man look just
like my cousin Tobit?”
3 Edna asked them, “Where do
you come from?”
3 “We are Israelites of the tribe of
Naphtali,” Tobias and Raphael answered,
“but we are now living in
exile in the city of Nineveh in Assyria.”
4 “Edna said, “Do you know our
cousin Tobit?”
4 “We certainly do know him,” they
answered.
4 “How is he?” she asked.
5 “He is alive and well,” they replied.
5 Then Tobias added, “Tobit is my
father.”
6 At that Raguel got up, and
with tears of joy in his eyes he
kissed Tobias. note
7 Then he said, “God
bless you, my child. Your father is a
good and noble man. What a terrible
tragedy that such an honest and generous
man should have lost his
sight!” He threw his arms around
Tobias' neck and wept on his shoulder.
8 His wife Edna and his daughter
Sarah also wept for Tobit.
8 Raguel gave Tobias and Raphael a
warm welcome and had one of his
rams slaughtered. After the guests
had bathed and were about to sit
down to eat, Tobias said to Raphael,
“Azarias, my friend, when are you
going to ask Raguel to let me marry
Sarah?”
9 But Raguel overheard the question
and said to Tobias,
10 “Eat and
drink something first and enjoy
yourself this evening. You have the
right to marry Sarah, and I cannot
let anyone else marry her, because
you are my closest relative. But I
must tell you the truth, my son.
11 I
have already given her to seven
men, all of them relatives. Each one
died on his wedding night, as soon
as he entered the bedroom. But now,
my son, have something to eat and
drink. The Lord will take care of you
both.”
11 Tobias replied, “I won't eat or
drink until you give me your word.”
12 Raguel agreed. “Certainly I
will,” he said. “I will give her to you
just as the Law of Moses commands.
God in heaven has arranged this
marriage, so take her as your wife.
From now on, you belong to each
other. Sarah is yours today and forever.
May the Lord of heaven keep
both of you safe tonight. May he be
merciful and kind to you.”
The Marriage Ceremony
13 Then Raguel called his daughter.
When she came in, he took her by
the hand and gave her to Tobias
with his blessing, “Take her to be
your wife according to the teachings
in the Law of Moses. Take her safely
with you to your father's house. May
the God of heaven give you a happy
life together.”
14 Raguel asked his wife to bring
him a blank scroll so that he could
write out the marriage contract.
Edna brought him the scroll, and Raguel
wrote out the agreement, saying
that Sarah was given to Tobias
according to the teachings in the
Law of Moses.
15 After the ceremony
they began the meal.
16 Raguel called his wife and said,
“Get the spare room ready, my dear,
and take Sarah there.”
17 Edna made up the bed as Raguel
had told her. Then she took Sarah
into the room with her, and Sarah
began to cry. noteBut Edna wiped away
her tears and said,
18 “Don't worry,
Sarah. I'm sure the Lord of heaven
will make you happy this time and
not sad. So cheer up, my dear.” Then
Edna left the room.
Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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