Tobit - Chapter 9

Passage

Then Tobias called the angel to him, whom he took to be a man, and said to him: Brother Azarias, I pray you hearken to my words: If I should give myself to be your servant I should not make a worthy return for your care. However, I beseech you, to take with you beasts and servants, and to go to Gabelus to Rages the city of the Medes: and to restore to him his note of hand, and receive of him the money, and desire him to come to my wedding. For you know that my father numbers the days: and if I stay one day more, his soul will be afflicted. And indeed you see how Raguel has adjured me, whose adjuring I cannot despise. Then Raphael took four of Raguel's servants, and two camels, and went to Rages the city of the Medes: and finding Gabelus, gave him his note of hand, and received of him all the money. And he told him concerning Tobias the son of Tobias, all that had been done: and made him come with him to the wedding. And when he was come into Raguel's house he found Tobias sitting at the table: and he leaped up, and they kissed each other: and Gabelus wept, and blessed God, And said: The God of Israel bless you, because you are the son of a very good and just man, and that fears God, and does almsdeeds: And may a blessing come upon your wife and upon your parents. And may you see your children, and your children's children, to the third and fourth generation: and may your seed be blessed by the God of Israel, who reigns for ever and ever. And when all had said, Amen, they went to the feast: but the marriage feast they celebrated also with the fear of the Lord.