Chapter 11

Tobit

1After these thinges Tobias went his way, praysing God that hee had giuen him a prosperous iourney, and blessed Raguel and Edna his wife, and went on his way till he drewe neere to Nineue. 2Then Raphael said to Tobias, Thou knowest, brother, howe thou diddest leaue thy father. 3Let vs haste before thy wife, and prepare the house, 4And take in thine hand the gall of the fish. So they went their way, and the dog followed them. 5Nowe Anna sate in the way looking for her sonne, 6Whom when she sawe comming, she sayd to his father, Behold, thy sonne cometh, and the man that went with him. 7Then sayd Raphael, I knowe, Tobias, that thy father shall receiue his sight. 8Therefore anoynt his eyes with the gall, and being pricked therewith, he shall rub and make the whitenesse to fall away, and shall see thee. 9Then Anna ranne foorth, and fell on the necke of her sonne, and sayde vnto him, Seeing I haue seene thee, my sonne, from henceforth I am content to die, and they wept both. 10Tobit also went forth toward the doore, and stumbled, but his sonne ranne vnto him. 11And tooke hold of his father and sprinkled of the gall on his fathers eyes, saying, Bee of good hope, my father. 12And when his eyes began to pricke, he rubbed them. 13And the whitenes pilled away from the corners of his eyes, and when he sawe his sonne, he fell vpon his necke, 14And hee wept and sayde, Blessed art thou, O Lorde, and blessed be thy Name for euer, and blessed be all thine holy Angels. 15For thou hast scourged me, and hast had pitie on me: for beholde, I see my sonne Tobias: and his sonne, being glad went in, and tolde his father the great things that had come to passe in Media. 16Then Tobit went out to meete his daughter in lawe, reioycing and praysing God to the gate of Nineue and they which saw him go, marueiled, because he had receiued his sight. 17But Tobit testified before the al, that God had had pitie on him; when he came neere to Sarra his daughter in lawe, he blessed her, saying, Thou art welcome, daughter: God be blessed, which hath brought thee vnto vs, and blessed be thy father: and there was great ioy among all his brethren which were at Nineue. 18And Achiacharus and Nasbas his brothers sonne came. 19And Tobias marriage was kept seuen dayes with great ioy.