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1 And they went in to Raguel,
and Raguel received them with joy.
2 And Raguel
looking upon Tobias, said to Anna his wife: How like is this young man to my
cousin?
3 And when he had spoken these words, he
said: Whence are ye young men our brethren?
4 But they said: We are of the tribe of Nephtali, of the captiveof Ninive.
5 And Raguel said
to them: Do you know Tobias my brother? And they said: We know him.
6 And when he was speaking many good things
of him, the angel said to Raguel: Tobias concerning
whom thou inquirest is this young man's father.
7 And Raguel went
to him, and kissed him with tears, and weeping upon his neck, said: A
blessing be upon thee, my son, because thou art the son of a good and most
virtuous man.
8 And Anna his wife, and Sara their daughter
wept.
9 And after they had spoken, Raguel commanded a sheep to be killed, and a feast to be
prepared. And when he desired them to sit down to dinner,
10 Tobias said: I will not eat nor drink here
this day, unless thou first grant me my petition, and promise to give me Sara
thy daughter.
11 Now when Raguel
heard this he was afraid, knowing what had happened to those seven husbands,
that went in unto her: and he began to fear lest it might happen to him also
in like manner: and as he was in suspense, and gave no answer to his
petition,
12 The angel said to him: Be not afraid to
give her to this man, for to him who feareth God is
thy daughter due to be his wife: therefore another could not have her.
13 Then Raguel said:
I doubt not but God hath regarded my prayers and tears in his sight.
14 And I believe he hath therefore made you
come to me, that this maid might be married to one of her own kindred,
according to the law of Moses: and now doubt not but I will give her to thee.
15 And taking the right hand of his daughter,
he gave it into the right hand of Tobias, saying: The God of Abraham, and the
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob be with you, and may he join you together,
and fulfil his blessing in you.
16 And taking paper they made a writing of the
marriage.
17 And afterwards they made merry, blessing
God.
18 And Raguel called
to him Anna his wife, and bade her prepare another chamber.
19 And she brought Sara her daughter in
thither, and she wept.
20 And she said to her: Be of good cheer, my
daughter: the Lord of heaven give thee joy for the
trouble thou hast undergone.
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1- ثم دخلا على رعوئيل فتلقاهما
رعوئيل بالمسرة.
2- و اذ نظر رعوئيل الى طوبيا
قال لحنة زوجته ما اشبه هذا الرجل بذي قرابتي.
3- و بعد هذا الكلام قال رعوئيل من اين انتما
ايها الاخوان الفتيان فقالا له من سبط نفتالي من جلاء نينوى.
4- فقال لهما رعوئيل هل تعرفان
طوبيا اخي فقالا نعرفه.
5- فلما اكثر من الثناء عليه قال الملاك
لرعوئيل ان طوبيا الذي انت تسال عنه هو ابو هذا.
6- فالقى رعوئيل بنفسه و قبله بدموع و بكى على
عنقه.
7- و قال بركة لك يا بني انك ابن رجل صالح
فاضل.
8- و بكت حنة امراته و سارة ابنتهما ايضا.
9- و بعد ان تحادثوا امر رعوئيل
ان يذبح كبش و تهيا مادبة و دعاهما ان يتكئا للغذاء.
10- فقال طوبيا اني لا اكل اليوم طعاما ههنا و
لا اشرب ما لم تجيبني الى ما انا سائله و تعدني ان تعطيني سارة ابنتك.
11- فلما سمع رعوئيل هذا الكلام ارتعد لمعرفته
بما اصاب السبعة الرجال الذين دخلوا عليها و خاف ان يصيب هذا ما اصابهم و فيما
هو متردد و لم يردد عليه جوابا.
12- قال له الملاك لا تخف ان تعطيها لهذا فان
ابنتك له ينبغي ان تكون زوجة لانه يخاف الله و
لذلك لم يقدر غيره ان ياخذها.
13- حينئذ قال رعوئيل لا اشك ان الله قد تقبل
صلواتي و دموعي امامه.
14- و لعله لاجل ذلك ساقكما الله الى حتى
تتزوج هذه بذي قرابتها على حسب شريعة موسى و الان لا تشك اني اعطيكها.
15- ثم اخذ بيمين ابنته سارة و سلمها الى يمين
طوبيا قائلا اله ابراهيم و اله اسحق و اله يعقوب يكون معكما و هو يقرنكما و يتم
بركته عليكما.
16- ثم اخذوا صحيفة و كتبوا فيها
عقد الزواج.
17- و بعد ذلك اكلوا و باركوا
الله.
18- و دعا رعوئيل حنة زوجته و
امرها ان تهيا مخدعا اخر.
19- و ادخلته سارة ابنتها و هي باكية.
20- و قالت لها تشجعي يا بنية و
رب السماء يؤتيك فرحا بدل الغم الذي قاسيته
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