| As they now were going homeward again, upon the eleventh day they came to Charra, which layeth in the half way toward Nineve. And the angel said: Brother Tobiah, thou knowest how thou hast left thy father: therefore if it please thee, we two will go before, and let the household with thy wife and the cattle come soft and fairly after us. And when Tobiah was content that they should go before, Raphael said unto him: Take of the gall of the fish with thee, for it shall be necessary. So Tobiah took the gall, and they went their way. But Anna the mother of Tobiah sat daily by the way side upon the top of an hill, from whence she might see far about her. And while she was waiting there for his coming, she looked afar off, and *anone she perceived her son coming, and ran and told her husband, saying: Behold, thy son cometh. And Raphael said unto Tobiah: As soon as thou comest in to the house, immediately worship the Lord God, and give thanks unto him: then go to thy father, and kiss him, and strike his eyes over with the gall of the fish, that thou hast brought with thee. For be sure, that his eyes shall straight way be opened, and thy father shall see the light of heaven, and shall rejoice in the sight of thee. Then the dog that had been with them in their Journey, ran before, and came as a messenger, and wagged with his tail for gladness.
So the blind father arose, and began to run, and stumbled with his feet, and gave his servant his hand, ran to meet his son, received him and kissed him, he and his wife, and began to weep for joy.
Now when they had worshiped and thanked God, they sat down. Then took Tobiah of the fishs gall, and anointed his fathers eyes: and tarried half an hour, and then began the blemish to go out of his eyes, like as it had been the white skin of an egg: which Tobiah took, and drew from his eyes, and immediately he received his sight.
Then they praised God, he and his wife, and all they that knew him. And Tobiah said: O' Lord God of Israel, I give thee praise and thanks, for thou hast chastened me, and made me whole. And lo, now do I see my son Tobiah. After seven days came Sara his sons wife also whole and sound with all the household and cattle, with camels and much money of his wives, and with the money that he had received of Gabelius: and he told his father and his mother all the benefits, which God had done for him, by the man that led him. Achior also and Nabath Tobiah sister sons came, and were glad, and rejoiced with him, by reason of all good that God had showed unto him. And so for that space of seven days they made merry, and were joyful every each one. |
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