The Book of Tobit (Tobias)

⭑ World English Bible Catholic :: King James Version ⭑

- Chapter 8 -

Tobias burns part of the fish’s liver, and Raphael binds the devil. Tobias and Sara pray.

When they had finished their supper, they brought Tobias in to her.

But as he went, he remembered the words of Raphael, and took the ashes of the incense, and put the heart and the liver of the fish on them, and made smoke with them.

When the demon smelled that smell, it fled into the uppermost parts of Egypt, and the angel bound him.

But after they were both shut in together, Tobias rose up from the bed, and said, “Sister, arise, and let’s pray that the Lord may have mercy on us.”

And Tobias began to say, “Blessed are you, O God of our fathers, and blessed is your holy and glorious name forever. Let the heavens bless you, and all your creatures.

You made Adam, and gave him Eve his wife for a helper and support. From them came the seed of men. You said, it is not good that the man should be alone. Let’s make him a helper like him.

And now, O Lord, I take not this my sister for lust, but in truth. Command that I may find mercy and grow old with her.”

She said with him, “Amen.” And they both slept that night.

Raguel arose, and went and dug a grave,

saying, “Lest he also should die.”

And Raguel came into his house,

and said to Edna his wife, “Send one of the maidservants, and let them see if he is alive. If not, we will bury him, and no man will know it.”

So the maidservant opened the door, and went in, and found them both sleeping,

and came out, and told them that he was alive.

Then Raguel blessed God, saying, “Blessed are you, O God, with all pure and holy blessing! Let your saints bless you, and all your creatures! Let all your angels and your elect bless you forever!

Blessed are you, because you have made me glad; and it has not happened to me as I suspected; but you have dealt with us according to your great mercy.

Blessed are you, because you have had mercy on two that were the only begotten children of their parents. Show them mercy, O Lord. Fulfill their life in health with gladness and mercy.

He commanded his servants to fill the grave.

He kept the wedding feast for them fourteen days.

Before the days of the wedding feast were finished, Raguel sware to him, that he should not depart till the fourteen days of the wedding feast were fulfilled;

and that then he should take half of his goods, and go in safety to his father; and the rest, said he, when my wife and I die.

Tobias burns part of the fish’s liver, and Raphael binds the devil. Tobias and Sara pray.

And when they had supped, they brought Tobias in unto her.

And as he went, he remembered the words of Raphael, and took the ashes of the perfumes, and put the heart and the liver of the fish thereupon, and made a smoke therewith.

The which smell when the evil spirit had smelled, he fled into the utmost parts of Egypt, and the angel bound him.

And after that they were both shut in together, Tobias rose out of the bed, and said, Sister, arise, and let us pray that God would have pity on us.

Then began Tobias to say, Blessed art thou, O God of our fathers, and blessed is thy holy and glorious name for ever; let the heavens bless thee, and all thy creatures.

Thou madest Adam, and gavest him Eve his wife for an helper and stay: of them came mankind: thou hast said, It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself.

And now, O Lord, I take not this my sister for lust but uprightly: therefore mercifully ordain that we may become aged together.

And she said with him, Amen.

So they slept both that night. And Raguel arose, and went and made a grave,

Saying, I fear lest he also be dead.

But when Raguel was come into his house,

He said unto his wife Edna. Send one of the maids, and let her see whether he be alive: if he be not, that we may bury him, and no man know it.

So the maid opened the door, and went in, and found them both asleep,

And came forth, and told them that he was alive.

Then Raguel praised God, and said, O God, thou art worthy to be praised with all pure and holy praise; therefore let thy saints praise thee with all thy creatures; and let all thine angels and thine elect praise thee for ever.

Thou art to be praised, for thou hast made me joyful; and that is not come to me which I suspected; but thou hast dealt with us according to thy great mercy.

Thou art to be praised because thou hast had mercy of two that were the only begotten children of their fathers: grant them mercy, O Lord, and finish their life in health with joy and mercy.

Then Raguel bade his servants to fill the grave.

And he kept the wedding feast fourteen days.

For before the days of the marriage were finished, Raguel had said unto him by an oath, that he should not depart till the fourteen days of the marriage were expired;

And then he should take the half of his goods, and go in safety to his father; and should have the rest when I and my wife be dead.