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| [1]After these things Tobias went his way, praising God that he had given him a prosperous journey, and blessed Raguel and Edna his wife, and went on his way till they drew near unto Nineve. |
[1]As they nowe were going homeward againe, vpon the eleuenth day they came to Charran, which lyeth in the halfe way toward Niniue. |
| [2]Then Raphael said to Tobias, Thou knowest, brother, how thou didst leave thy father: |
[2]And the angell saide: Brother Tobias, thou knowest how thou hast left thy father: |
| [3]Let us haste before thy wife, and prepare the house. |
[3]Therfore if it please thee, we two wyl go before, and let the housholde with thy wyfe & the cattaile come faire and softly after vs. |
| [4]And take in thine hand the gall of the fish. So they went their way, and the dog went after them. |
[4]And when Tobias was content that they should go before, Raphael said vnto him: Take of the gal of the fishe with thee, for it shall be necessary. So Tobias toke of the gall, and they went their way. |
| [5]Now Anna sat looking about toward the way for her son. |
[5]But Anna the mother of Tobias sate dayly by the way side vpon the toppe of an hill, from whence she might see farre about her. |
| [6]And when she espied him coming, she said to his father, Behold, thy son cometh, and the man that went with him. |
[6]And whyle she was wayting there for his comming, she loked a farre of, and anone she perceaued her sonne comming, and ranne and tolde her husband, saying: beholde thy sonne commeth. |
| [7]Then said Raphael, I know, Tobias, that thy father will open his eyes. |
[7]And Raphael saide vnto Tobias: Assoone as thou commest into the house, immediatly worship the lorde thy God, and geue thankes vnto him: then go to thy father, and kisse hym, |
| [8]Therefore anoint thou his eyes with the gall, and being pricked therewith, he shall rub, and the whiteness shall fall away, and he shall see thee. |
[8]And straight wayes strike his eyes ouer with the gall of the fishe that thou hast brought with thee: For be sure that his eyes shall straight way be opened, and thy father shall see the light of heauen, and shal reioyce at the sight of thee. |
| [9]Then Anna ran forth, and fell upon the neck of her son, and said unto him, Seeing I have seen thee, my son, from henceforth I am content to die. And they wept both. |
[9]Then the dogge that had ben with them in their iourney, ranne before, and came as a messenger, and wagged his tayle for gladnesse. |
| [10]Tobit also went forth toward the door, and stumbled: but his son ran unto him, |
[10]So the blynde father arose, and began to runne, and stumbled with his feete: and gaue a seruaunt his hand, & ranne to meete his sonne, |
| [11]And took hold of his father: and he strake of the gall on his fathers' eyes, saying, Be of good hope, my father. |
[11]Receaued him, and kissed him, he and his wyfe, and they both began to weepe for ioy. |
| [12]And when his eyes began to smart, he rubbed them; |
[12]Now when they had worshipped and thanked God, they sat downe. |
| [13]And the whiteness pilled away from the corners of his eyes: and when he saw his son, he fell upon his neck. |
[13]Then tooke Tobias of the fishes gall, and annoynted his fathers eyes: |
| [14]And he wept, and said, Blessed art thou, O God, and blessed is thy name for ever; and blessed are all thine holy angels: |
[14]And taryed halfe an houre, and then began the blemishe to go out of his eyes, lyke as it had ben the white skinne of an egge: |
| [15]For thou hast scourged, and hast taken pity on me: for, behold, I see my son Tobias. And his son went in rejoicing, and told his father the great things that had happened to him in Media. |
[15]Which Tobias tooke, and drew from his eyes, and immediatly he receaued his sight. |
| [16]Then Tobit went out to meet his daughter in law at the gate of Nineve, rejoicing and praising God: and they which saw him go marvelled, because he had received his sight. |
[16]Then they praysed God, he and his wyfe, and all they that knew him. |
| [17]But Tobias gave thanks before them, because God had mercy on him. And when he came near to Sara his daughter in law, he blessed her, saying, Thou art welcome, daughter: God be blessed, which hath brought thee unto us, and blessed be thy father and thy mother. And there was joy among all his brethren which were at Nineve. |
[17]And Tobias saide: O Lorde God of Israel I geue thee prayse & thankes, for thou hast chastened me, & made me whole: And lo, nowe do I see my sonne Tobias. |
| [18]And Achiacharus, and Nasbas his brother's son, came: |
[18]After seuen dayes, came Sara his sonnes wyfe also whole and sound, with all the housholde and cattaile, with camels, & much money of his wyues, and with the money that he had receaued of Gabelus. |
| [19]And Tobias' wedding was kept seven days with great joy. |
[19]And he tolde his father and his mother all the benefites which God had done for him by the man that led him. |
| [20]Achior also and Nabath Tobias sister sonnes came, and were glad, and reioyced with him, by reason of all the good thinges that God had shewed vnto him: And so for the space of seuen dayes they made mery, and were right ioyfull euery one. |