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After these things Tobias also went his way, blessing God because he had prospered his journey; and he blessed Raguel and Edna his wife. Then he went on his way until they drew near to Nineveh.

Raphael said to Tobias, “Don’t you know, brother, how you left your father?

Let’s run forward before your wife, and prepare the house.

But take in your hand the bile of the fish.” So they went their way, and the dog went after them.

Anna sat looking around toward the path for her son.

She saw him coming, and said to his father, “Behold, your son is coming with the man that went with him!”

Raphael said, “I know, Tobias, that your father will open his eyes.

Therefore anoint his eyes with the bile, and being pricked with it, he will rub, and will make the white films fall away. Then he will see you.”

Anna ran to him, and fell upon the neck of her son, and said to him, “I have seen you, my child! I am ready to die.” They both wept.

Tobit went toward the door and stumbled; but his son ran to him,

and took hold of his father. He rubbed the bile on his father’s eyes, saying, “Cheer up, my father.”

When his eyes began to hurt, he rubbed them.

Then the white films peeled away from the corners of his eyes; and he saw his son, and fell upon his neck.

He wept, and said, “Blessed are you, O God, and blessed is your name forever! Blessed are all your holy angels!

For you scourged, and had mercy on me. Behold, I see my son Tobias.” And his son went in rejoicing, and told his father the great things that had happened to him in Media.

Tobit went out to meet his daughter-in-law at the gate of Nineveh, rejoicing and blessing God. Those who saw him go marveled, because he had received his sight.

Tobit gave thanks before them, because God had shown mercy on him. When Tobit came near to Sarah his daughter-in-law, he blessed her, saying, “Welcome, daughter! Blessed is God who has brought you to us, and blessed are your father and your mother.” And there was joy among all his kindred who were at Nineveh.

Achiacharus and Nasbas his brother’s son came.

Tobias’ wedding feast was kept seven days with great gladness.

ولَمَّا قَرُبوا مِن قَصْرِينَ، الَّتي تُجاهَ نينَوى

قالَ رافائيل: «أَنتَ تَعلَمُ كَيفَ تَرَكْنا أَباكَ

فلْنَسبِقِ ٱمرَأَتَكَ لِنُعِدَّ البَيت، رَيثَما يَصِلُ الآخَرون»

فسارا كِلاهُما معًا (وكان رافائيلُ قد أَوصى طوبِيَّا بِأَن يأخُذَ المَرارة)، والكَلْبُ يَتبَعُهما

وكانَت حَنَّةُ جالِسةً تُراقِبُ طَريقَ عَودةِ ٱبنِها

فشَعَرَت بِأَنَّه قادمٌ فقالَت لِأَبيه: «هُوَذا ٱبنُكَ قادِمٌ ومعه الرَّجُلُ الَّذي رافَقَه»

وقالَ رافائيلُ لِطوبِيَّا قَبلَ أَن يَصيرَ بِالقُرْبِ مِن أَبيه: «إِنِّي أَعلَمُ بِأَنَّ عَينَيه ستَنفَتِحان

فٱطْلِ عَينَيه بِمَرارةِ الحوت، والدَّواءُ يَشُقُّ البُقَعَ البيضاءَ ويُقَشِّرُها عن عَينَيه، فيُبصِرُ أَبوكَ ويَرى النور»

وأَسرَعَت حَنَّةُ وأَلقَت بِنَفْسِها على عُنُقِ ٱبنِها وقالَت لَه: «رأَيتُكَ، يا وَلَدي. فلي بَعدَ الآنَ أَن أَموت»، وبَكَت

وقامَ طوبيتُ ومَشى متَعَثِّرًا وخَرَجَ مِن بابِ الدَّار، وسارَ طوبِيَّا إِلى لِقائِه

وبِيَدِه مَرارةُ الحوت. ونَفَخَ في عَينَيه وأَمسَكَ بِه فقالَ لَه: «تشَجَّعْ، يا أَبَتِ». ثُمَّ طَلى عَينَيه بِالدَّواءِ وٱنتَظَر

وجَعَلَ بِكِلْتَي يَدَيه يُخرِجُ قِشْرَةً من أَطرافِ عَينَيه

فأَلْقى أَبوه بِنَفْسِه على عُنُقِه

وبَكى ثُمَّ قال: «إِنِّي أَراكَ يا وَلَدي ونورَ عَينَيَّ». وأَضاف: «مُبارَكٌ الله ومُبارَكٌ ٱسمُه العَظيم! مُباركةٌ جَميعُ مَلائكتِه القِدّيسين! مُباركٌ ٱسمُه العَظيم أَبَدَ الدُّهور!

لِأَنَّه ضَرَبَني فَرحِمَني، لِأَنِّي أَرى طوبِيَّا ٱبْني». ودَخَلَ طوبِيَّا إِلى البَيتِ مَسْرورًا يُسَبِّحُ اللهَ بِأَعلى صَوتِه، وأَخبَرَ أَباه بأَنَّ سَفَرَه قد نَجَحَ وبِأَنَّه قدِ ٱستَرَدَّ المالَ وٱتَّخَذَ سارةَ ٱبنَةَ رَعوئيلَ ٱمرأَةً، وأَنَّها واصِلة وقَد صارت بِالقُرْبِ مِن بابِ نينَوى

فخَرَجَ طوبيتُ يُسَبِّحُ اللهَ مَسْرورًا إِلى لِقاءِ كَنَّتِه عِندَ بابِ نينَوى. ولَمَّا رآه أَهْلُ نينَوى يَمْشي ويَجولُ بِكامِلِ عافِيَتِه ومِن دونِ أَن يَقودَه أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاس، تَعَجَّبوا

فٱعتَرَفَ طوبيتُ أَمامَهم بِأَنَّ اللهَ قد أَنعَمَ علَيه بِرَحمَتِه ففَتَحَ عَينَيه. ودَنا طوبيتُ مِن سارةَ ٱمرأَةِ ٱبنِه طوبِيَّا وبارَكَها وقالَ لَها: «أَهْلًا بِكِ سالِمةً، يا ٱبنَتي، ومُباركٌ إِلٰهُكِ الَّذي أَتى بِكِ إِلَينا، يا ٱبنَتي. ومُبارَكٌ أَبوكِ، ومُبارَكٌ طوبِيَّا ٱبْني، ومُباركةٌ أَنتِ، يا ٱبْنَتي. أُدخُلي إِلى بَيتِكِ سالِمةً بِالبَرَكَةِ والفَرَح، اُدخُلي، يا ٱبنَتي». وفي ذٰلك اليَومِ عَمَّ الفَرَحُ جَميعَ اليَهودِ الَّذينَ في نينَوى

وقَدِمَ أَخيكارُ ونادابُ ٱبْنا عَمِّه يُشارِكانِ طوبيتَ في الفَرَح