Глава 11

  • 1. After these things Tobias went his way, praising God that he had giuen him a prosperous iourney, and blessed Raguel, and Edna his wife, and went on his way till they drew neere vnto Nineue.
  • 2. Then Raphael said to Tobias, Thou knowest brother, how thou didst leaue thy father.
  • 3. Let vs haste before thy wife, and prepare the house.
  • 4. And take in thine hand the gall of the fish: so they went their way, and the dog went after them.
  • 5. Now Anna sate looking about towards the way for her sonne.
  • 6. And when she espied him comming, she said to his father, Behold, thy sonne commeth, and the man that went with him.
  • 7. Then said Raphael, I know, Tobias, that thy father will open his eyes.
  • 8. Therefore annoint thou his eies with the gall, and being pricked therewith he shall rub, and the whitenesse shall fall away, and he shall see thee.
  • 9. Then Anna ran forth, and fell vpon the necke of her sonne, and said vnto him, seeing I haue seene thee my sonne, from henceforth, I am content to die, and they wept both.
  • 10. Tobit also went forth toward the doore, and stumbled: but his sonne ran vnto him,
  • 11. And tooke hold of his father, and he strake of the gall on his fathers eyes, saying, Be of good hope, my father.
  • 12. And when his eyes beganne to smart, he rubbed them.
  • 13. And the whitenesse pilled away from the corners of his eyes, and when he saw his sonne, he fell vpon his necke.
  • 14. And he wept, and said, Blessed art thou, O God, and blessed is thy Name for euer, and blessed are all thine holy Angels:
  • 15. For thou hast scourged, and hast taken pitie on me: for behold, I see my sonne Tobias. And his sonne went in reioycing, and told his father the great things that had happened to him in Media.
  • 16. Then Tobit went out to meete his daughter in law at the gate of Niniue, reioycing and praysing God: and they which saw him goe, marueiled because he had receiued his sight.
  • 17. But Tobit gaue thankes before them: because God had mercy on him. And when hee came neere to Sara his daughter in Law, hee blessed her, saying, Thou art welcome daughter: God be blessed which hath brought thee vnto vs, and blessed be thy father and thy mother; And there was ioy amongst all his brethren which were at Nineue.
  • 18. And Achiacharus, and Nasbas his brothers sonne came.
  • 19. And Tobias wedding was kept seuen dayes with great ioy.