Tobit 8

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 And after they had supped, they brought in the young man to her.	1 In truth, after they had dined, they introduced the young man to her.
2 And Tobias remembering the angel's word, took out of his bag part of the liver, and laid it upon burning coals.	2 And so, Tobias, remembering the word of the Angel, took part of the liver from his bag, and he placed it over the live coals.
3 Then the angel Raphael took the devil, and bound him in the desert of upper Egypt.	3 Then the Angel Raphael caught the demon, and bound him in the desert of upper Egypt.
4 Then Tobias exhorted the virgin, and said to her: Sara, arise, and let us pray to God to day, and to morrow, and the next day: because for these three nights we are joined to God: and when the third night is over, we will be in our own wedlock.	4 Then Tobias exhorted the virgin, and he said to her: “Sarah, get up and let us pray to God this day, and tomorrow, and the following day. For, during these three nights, we are being joined to God. And then, when the third night has passed, we ourselves will be joined together.
5 For we are the children of saints, and we must not be joined together like heathens that know not God.	5 For certainly, we are the children of the saints, and we must not be joined together in such a manner as the heathens, who are ignorant of God.”
6 So they both arose, and prayed earnestly both together that health might be given them,	6 And so, rising up together, they both prayed earnestly, at the same time, that health might be given to them.
7 And Tobias said: Lord God of our father, may the heavens and the earth, and the sea, and the fountains, and the rivers, and all thy creatures that are in them, bless thee.	7 And Tobias said: “Lord, the God of our fathers, may the heavens and the earth bless you, and the sea, and the fountains, and the rivers, and all your creatures that are in them.
8 Thou madest Adam of the slime of the earth, and gavest him Eve for a helper.	8 You formed Adam from the mud of the earth, and you gave Eve to him as a helper.
9 And now, Lord, thou knowest, that not for fleshly lust do I take my sister to wife, but only for the love of posterity, in which thy name may be blessed for ever and ever.	9 And now, O Lord, you know that I take my sister in conjugal union, not by reason of worldly pleasure, but solely for the love of posterity, in which your name may be blessed forever and ever.”
10 Sara also said: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, and let us grow old both together in health.	10 Sarah likewise said, “Be merciful to us, O Lord, be merciful to us. And let us both grow old together in health.”
11 And it came to pass about the cockcrowing, Raguel ordered his servants to be called for, and they went with him together to dig a grave.	11 And it happened, about the time of the rooster’s crowing, that Raguel ordered his servants to be summoned, and they went out with him together to dig a grave.
12 For he said: Lest perhaps it may have happened to him, in like manner as it did to the other seven husbands, that went in unto her.	12 For he said, “Lest perhaps, in the same way, it may have happened to him, as it did also to the other seven men who approached her.”
13 And when they had prepared the pit, Raguel went back to his wife, and said to her:	13 And when they had prepared the pit, Raguel returned to his wife, and he said to her,
14 Send one of thy maids, and let her see if he be dead, that I may bury him before it be day.	14 “Send one of your maids, and let her see if he is dead, so that I may bury him before the dawn of day.”
15 So she sent one of her maidservants, who went into the chamber, and found them safe and sound, sleeping both together.	15 And so, she sent one of her maidservants, who entered the bedroom and discovered them safe and unharmed, sleeping both together.
16 And returning she brought the good news: and Raguel and Anna his wife blessed the Lord,	16 And returning, she reported the good news. And they blessed the Lord: Raguel, especially, and his wife Anna.
17 And said: We bless thee, O Lord God of Israel, because it hath not happened as we suspected.	17 And they said: “We bless you, Lord God of Israel, because it has not happened in the way that we thought it might.
18 For thou hast shewn thy mercy to us, and hast shut out from us the enemy that persecuted us.	18 For you have acted in your mercy toward us, and you have excluded from us the enemy who pursued us.
19 And thou hast taken pity upon two only children. Make them, O Lord, bless thee more fully: and to offer up to thee a sacrifice of thy praise, and of their health, that all nations may know, that thou alone art God in all the earth.	19 Moreover, you have had compassion on two only children. Make them, O Lord, able to bless you more fully and to offer you a sacrifice of your praise and of their health, so that all peoples everywhere may know that you alone are God in all the earth.”
20 And immediately Raguel commanded his servants, to fill up the pit they had made, before it was day.	20 And immediately Raguel instructed his servants to refill the pit, which they had made, before daylight.
21 And he spoke to his wife to make ready a feast, and prepare all kind of provisions that are necessary for such as go a journey.	21 And then he told his wife to make ready a feast, and to prepare all the provisions that are necessary for those who undertake a journey.
22 He caused also two fat kine, and four wethers to be killed, and a banquet to be prepared for all his neighbours, and all his friends.	22 Likewise, he caused two fat cows and four rams to be killed, and a banquet to be prepared for all his neighbors and every one of his friends.
23 And Raguel adjured Tobias, to abide with him two weeks.	23 And Raguel pleaded with Tobias to delay with him for two weeks.
24 And of all things which Raguel possessed, he gave one half to Tobias, and made him a writing, that the half that remained should after their decease come also to Tobias.	24 Moreover, of all the things that Raguel possessed, he gave one half part to Tobias, and he made a writing, so that the half that remained should also pass into the ownership of Tobias, after their deaths.