7:12 Raguel said, Then take her from henceforth according to the
manner, for thou art her cousin, and she is thine, and the merciful God
give you good success in all things.
7:13 Then he called his daughter Sara, and she came to her father, and
he took her by the hand, and gave her to be wife to Tobias, saying,
Behold, take her after the law of Moses, and lead her away to thy
father. And he blessed them;
7:14 And called Edna his wife, and took paper, and did write an
instrument of covenants, and sealed it.
7:15 Then they began to eat.
7:16 After Raguel called his wife Edna, and said unto her, Sister,
prepare another chamber, and bring her in thither.
7:17 Which when she had done as he had bidden her, she brought her
thither: and she wept, and she received the tears of her daughter, and
said unto her,
7:18 Be of good comfort, my daughter; the Lord of heaven and earth give
thee joy for this thy sorrow: be of good comfort, my daughter.
8:1 And when they had supped, they brought Tobias in unto her.
8:2 And as he went, he remembered the words of Raphael, and took the
ashes of the perfumes, and put the heart and the liver of the fish
thereupon, and made a smoke therewith.
8:3 The which smell when the evil spirit had smelled, he fled into the
utmost parts of Egypt, and the angel bound him.
8:4 And after that they were both shut in together, Tobias rose out of
the bed, and said, Sister, arise, and let us pray that God would have
pity on us.
8:5 Then began Tobias to say, Blessed art thou, O God of our fathers,
and blessed is thy holy and glorious name for ever; let the heavens
bless thee, and all thy creatures.
8:6 Thou madest Adam, and gavest him Eve his wife for an helper and
stay: of them came mankind: thou hast said, It is not good that man
should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself.
8:7 And now, O Lord, I take not this my sister for lust, but uprightly:
therefore mercifully ordain that we may become aged together.
8:8 And she said with him, Amen.
8:9 So they slept both that night. And Raguel arose, and went and made
a grave,
8:10 Saying, I fear lest he also be dead.
8:11 But when Raguel was come into his house,
8:12 He said unto his wife Edna. Send one of the maids, and let her see
whether he be alive: if he be not, that we may bury him, and no man
know it.
8:13 So the maid opened the door, and went in, and found them both
asleep,
8:14 And came forth, and told them that he was alive.
8:15 Then Raguel praised God, and said, O God, thou art worthy to be
praised with all pure and holy praise; therefore let thy saints praise
thee with all thy creatures; and let all thine angels and thine elect
praise thee for ever.
8:16 Thou art to be praised, for thou hast made me joyful; and that is
not come to me which I suspected; but thou hast dealt with us according
to thy great mercy.
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