Tobit 7

1 And they came to Ecbatana and arrived at the house of Raguel; and Sarah met them and greeted them, and they greeted her, and she brought them into the house. [a] 2 And Raguel said to Edna his wife, “How like Tobit my relative this young man is!” [b] 3 And Raguel asked them, “Where are you from, brothers?” And they said to him, “We are of the sons of Naphtali, of those taken captive in Nineveh.”

4 And he said to them, “Do you know Tobit our brother?” And they said, “We know him.” [c] 5 And he said to them, “Is he well?” And they said, “He is both alive and well.” And Tobias said, “He is my father.”

6 And Raguel leaped up and kissed him and wept. And he blessed him and said to him, “Son of a fine and good man!” And when he heard that Tobit had lost his eyes, he was grieved and wept. [d] 7 And Edna his wife and Sarah his daughter wept, and they welcomed them eagerly. 8 And they killed a ram of the flock and set out plenty of food.

9 Then Tobias said to Raphael, “Brother Azariah, speak about the things you spoke of on the journey, and let the matter be settled.” 10 And he passed the word on to Raguel. And Raguel said to Tobias, “Eat and drink and be merry, for it is fitting that you should take my child. But I will show you the truth. 11 I gave my child to seven men, and whenever they went in to her they died in the night. But for now, be merry.”

12 And Tobias said, “I will taste nothing here until you make an agreement with me.” And Raguel said, “Take her from now on, according to the judgment. You are her brother, and she is yours. And the merciful God will prosper you both in the best of ways.” [e]

13 And he called Sarah his daughter, and he took her by the hand and gave her to Tobias as his wife, and said, “Look — take her according to the law of Moses, and lead her away to your father.” And he blessed them. 14 And he called Edna his wife, and he took a scroll and wrote out a contract, and they sealed it. And they began to eat. [f]

15 And Raguel called Edna his wife and said to her, “Sister, prepare the other room and bring her in there.” 16 And she did as he said and brought her in there, and she wept; and she took her daughter’s tears to herself and said to her, 17 “Take heart, child. May the Lord of heaven and earth give you favor in place of this sorrow of yours. Take heart, daughter.” [g]