6:14 And now I am the only son of my father, and I am afraid, lest if I
go in unto her, I die, as the other before: for a wicked spirit loveth
her, which hurteth no body, but those which come unto her; wherefore I
also fear lest I die, and bring my father’s and my mother’s life
because of me to the grave with sorrow: for they have no other son to
bury them.
6:15 Then the angel said unto him, Dost thou not remember the precepts
which thy father gave thee, that thou shouldest marry a wife of thine
own kindred? wherefore hear me, O my brother; for she shall be given
thee to wife; and make thou no reckoning of the evil spirit; for this
same night shall she be given thee in marriage.
6:16 And when thou shalt come into the marriage chamber, thou shalt
take the ashes of perfume, and shalt lay upon them some of the heart
and liver of the fish, and shalt make a smoke with it:
6:17 And the devil shall smell it, and flee away, and never come again
any more: but when thou shalt come to her, rise up both of you, and
pray to God which is merciful, who will have pity on you, and save you:
fear not, for she is appointed unto thee from the beginning; and thou
shalt preserve her, and she shall go with thee. Moreover I suppose that
she shall bear thee children. Now when Tobias had heard these things,
he loved her, and his heart was effectually joined to her.
7:1 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.
7:2 Then said Raguel to Edna his wife, How like is this young man to
Tobit my cousin!
7:3 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.
7:4 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?
7:5 And they said, He is both alive, and in good health: and Tobias
said, He is my father.
7:6 Then Raguel leaped up, and kissed him, and wept,
7:7 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.
7:8 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.
7:9 So he communicated the matter with Raguel: and Raguel said to
Tobias, Eat and drink, and make merry:
7:10 For it is meet that thou shouldest marry my daughter: nevertheless
I will declare unto thee the truth.
7:11 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.
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