1 When everyone had finished eating and drinking, they decided it was time to go to bed, and they brought Tobias to the bedroom.
2 Then Tobias remembered what Raphael had told him about the liver and the heart of the fish. So he took them out of the bag where he had kept them, and he put them on the burning incense.
3 The terrible odor made the demon go all the way to Egypt, where Raphael captured him and immediately tied him up so tightly that he couldn't move.
4 After Sarah's parents had left and the bedroom door was shut, Tobias stood up and said, “Sarah, my darling, please get up. Let's pray that the Lord will be merciful and watch over us.”
5 So she got up, and they begged the Lord to keep them safe. Tobias began by praying:“God of our ancestors,we praise your name;all future generationswill praise you as well.Heaven and the rest of creationshould always praise you.
6 “You made Adam and said,‘It isn't good for the manto live alone.So we will makea suitable partner for him,someone like himself.’Then you gave him Eve—the perfect companion—and they were the sourceof the whole human race.
7 “I have marriedthis relative of mine—not because of lust,but because of love.Please be kind and bless uswith a long life together.”
8 Tobias and Sarah both said, “Amen!”
9 and then went to sleep for the night.Later that night, Raguel woke up his servants and took them outside, where they dug a grave.
10 He told them, “If Tobias dies and our neighbors find out, they will make fun of us and insult us.”
11 When they had finished digging the grave, Raguel went into the house. He woke up his wife
12 and told her, “Send one of the young servant women into the room to see if Tobias is still alive. If he is dead, then we can bury him now and no one will know about it.”
13 Edna lit a lamp and gave it to a servant, then she opened the door and sent her inside. Tobias and Sarah were both sound asleep.
14 The servant came back out and told Raguel and Edna that Tobias was still alive, and that nothing bad had happened to him.
15 They praised the God of Heaven, and Raguel said,“Our God, you are worthyto be praised for all timewith words that comefrom hearts that are pure.
16 I offer my praise, because youhave given me happiness—I expected a tragedy,but it did not happen.You had mercy on us
17 and on Sarah and Tobias,the only childrenof their parents.Be merciful to these young people!Keep them safe and bless themwith happiness.”
18 Then Raguel told his servants to fill in the grave before sunrise.
19 Raguel went to his wife and told her to bake a lot of bread. Then he went out to his herd of livestock and brought back two bulls and four rams, and he gave orders for his servants to slaughter them. And so, everyone began preparing for a big celebration.
20 Raguel called in Tobias and told him:Please stay here at least two weeks. You can eat and drink with me, and you can cheer up my daughter, who has gone through some horrible suffering.
21 When you leave, you can take half of everything I own and return safely to your father. Then, whenever my wife Edna and I die, you can have the other half as well. Don't worry about a thing, Tobias. From now on, you will be a son to us, and we will care for you as much as we do for our daughter Sarah, your wife.