14 and started crying, then I said, “I can see you, my son! Now life is worth living again.” Then I continued:“Praise God and his great name!Praise his holy angels!I pray for God to be with us!Praise his angels forever.
15 He caused me great suffering,but now I see my son Tobias!”I kept on celebrating and praising God as loud as I could.After a while, Tobias told me how successful his travels had been—not only had he recovered the money, but he had married Sarah, who was near the gate of Nineveh at that very moment.
16 I started walking toward the city gate, still celebrating and praising God. But those who saw me hurrying along were amazed that no one was leading me.
17 So I told everyone that God had been merciful and had healed my eyes. And when I saw Sarah, I gave her my blessing and said, “My daughter, we welcome you into our family! I praise God for bringing you to us, and I ask him to bless your parents and my son and you. Our home is your home, and I pray God will bless you with health and happiness in this place. Welcome!”On that same day, every Jew in Nineveh joined in the celebration,
18 and my nephews Ahikar and Nadab also came to celebrate with us.