11:1. After all this happened
Tobias
left on his travels
praising
God to give him
a
prosperous journey.
He
honored Raguel and Edna his wife
and
traveled until nearing Nineve.
11:2. Then Raphael told Tobias:
Do
you realize dear brother
that
you left your father?
11:3. So hurry back to your wife
so
she can prepare the home.
11:4. And bring with you the ointment.
So
they left to travel there
and
the dog followed after them.
11:5. Now Anna sat waiting
for
her son to arrive.
11:6. But when she saw him coming
she
told his father:
Look,
my son is coming
and
the man ran out to greet him.
11:7. Then Raphael said to Tobias:
I
know your father wants to see you.
11:8. So anoint his eyes with the ointment
and
after rubbing it in
the
whiteness will disappear
and
he will be able to see you.
11:9. So Anna ran outside
and
hugged her son tightly
and
said to him:
Finally
I am seeing you my son
so
now I am content to die.
And
they both wept.
11:10. Tobit also went towards the door
but
he stumbled
and
his son ran up to him
11:11. He grabbed hold of his father
and
he rubbed the ointment
on
his fathers’ eyes and said:
Be
hopeful my father.
11:12. And when his eyes began to sting
he
rubbed them.
11:13. Then the whiteness fell away
from
the corners of his eyes.
And
when he saw his son
he
hugged him tightly.
11:14.
Then he wept and prayed:
Praised
be to you O God
and
may Your Name be praised forever
and
praise be to all Your holy angels.
11:15. For You have suffered me
and
have had mercy on me
for
now I can see my son Tobias.
Then
his son arrived rejoicing
and
told his father about the wonderful things
that
had happened to him in Media.
11:16. Then Tobit left to meet his daughter in law
at
the gate of Nineve.
He
rejoiced and praised God
and
those who saw him marvelled
because
he was able to see again.
11:17. But Tobias gave thanks to them
because
God was merciful to him.
And
when he approached his daughter in law Sara
he
honored her and said:
You
are welcome here daughter.
Praise
God who brought you to us
and
may your father and mother be honored.
Then
there was joy
among
all of his brothers
who
were there at Nineve.
11:18. Then Achiacharus and Nasbas
who
was his brother’s son
also
arrived.
11:19. After this Tobias’ wedding continued
joyously
for seven days.
