7:1. When they approached Ecbatane
they
came to the house of Raguel
and
there Sara met them.
After
they greeted each other
she
invited them into the house.
7:2. Then Raguel said to Edna his wife:
Look
how this young man
Tobit
likes my cousin!
7:3, Then Raguel asked them:
Where
are you brothers coming from?
They
answered him:
We
are the followers of Nephthalim
who
are now captives in Nineve.
7:4. Then he asked them:
Do
you know our relative Tobit?
They
responded to him:
Yes,
we know him.
Then
he asked:
Is
he in good health?
7:5. Then they replied:
Yes,
he is alive and in good health.
Then
Tobias told him:
He
is my father.
7:6. Raguel jumped up
and
kissed him
then
he wept.
7:7. Then he praised him and said to him:
You
are the son
of
an honest and good man.
But
when he heard Tobit was blind
he
was sorrowful and wept.
7:8. His wife Edna and daughter Sara also wept.
Then
they entertained them cheerfully
and
after collecting food to offer
they
prepared a meal for the table.
Then
Tobias said to Raphael:
Brother
Azarias, speak to us
about
your journey
and
what you are seeking to accomplish.
7:9. So he spoke with Raguel on this
and
Raguel said to Tobias:
Now
eat and drink
and
be satisfied.
7:10. For it would be fortunate
if
you could marry my daughter.
But
I need to tell you something truthfully:
7:11. I have given my daughter in marriage
to
seven different men
each
of whom died
the
very night they were joined with her.
But
for now just relax.
Tobias
then said:
I
won’t be eating here
until
we have an agreement between us.
7:12. Raguel said to them:
Then
take her from here
as
you wish
for
you are her cousin
and
she will be yours
and
the merciful God
will
bring you good fortune in all things.
7:13. Then he summoned his daughter Sara
and
she came to her father
and
he clasp her hand
and
gave her to Tobias
as
his wife, and said:
Okay
you can take her
under
the law of Moses
and
bring her to your father.
Then
he blessed them.
7:14. Then he called his wife Edna
and
he wrote up a promise to his wife
and
then folded the paper and sealed it.
7:15. Then they started eating.
7:16. Then Raguel called his wife Edna
and
told her:
Please
prepare another bedroom
and
take her in there.
7:17.
Once she did what he asked her
she
brought her there
and
then she wept
and
wiped the tears of her daughter
and
said to her:
7:18. Be in good spirits daughter.
The
Lord of heaven and earth
will
bring you joy
even
in your sorrow.
Be
in good spirits my daughter.
