1 Every day, meanwhile, Tobit kept reckoning the days required for the journey there and the journey back. The full number went by, and still his son had not come.
2 Then he thought, 'I hope he has not been delayed there! I hope Gabael is not dead, so that no one will give him the silver.'
3 And he began to worry.
4 His wife Anna kept saying, 'My son is dead! He is no longer among the living!' And she began to weep and mourn over her son. She kept saying,
5 'Alas! I should never have let you leave me, my child, you, the light of my eyes.'
6 And Tobit would reply, 'Hush, my sister! Do not worry. All is well with him. Something has happened there to delay them. His companion is someone we can trust, one of our kinsmen at that. Do not lose heart, my sister.
7 He will soon be here.' But all she would say was, 'Leave me alone; do not try to deceive me. My child is dead.' And every day she would go abruptly out to watch the road by which her son had left. She trusted no eyes but her own. Once the sun had set she would come home again, only to weep and moan all night, unable to sleep. After the fourteen days of feasting that Raguel had sworn to keep for his daughter's marriage, Tobias came to him and said,' Let me go now; my father and mother must have lost all hope of seeing me again. So I beg you father, to let me return to my father's house; I have told you the plight he was in when I left him.'
8 Raguel said to Tobias, 'Stay, my son, stay with me. I shall send messengers to your father Tobit to give him news of you.'
9 But Tobias pressed him, 'No, I beg you to let me go back to my father's house.'
10 Without more ado, Raguel committed Sarah his bride into his keeping. He gave Tobias half his wealth, slaves, men and women, oxen and sheep, donkeys and camels, clothes and money and household things.
11 And so he let them leave happily. To Tobias he said these parting words, 'Good health, my son, and a happy journey! May the Lord of heaven be gracious to you and to your wife Sarah! I hope to see your children before I die.'
12 To his daughter Sarah he said, 'Go now to your father-in-law's house, since henceforward they are as much your parents as those who gave you life. Go in peace, my daughter, I hope to hear nothing but good of you, as long as I live.' He said goodbye to them and let them go. Edna in her turn said to Tobias, 'Dear son and brother, may it please the Lord to bring you back again! I hope to live long enough to see the children of you and my daughter Sarah before I die. In the sight of the Lord I give my daughter into your keeping. Never make her unhappy as long as you live. Go in peace, my son. Henceforward I am your mother and Sarah is your sister. May we all live happily for the rest of our lives!' And she kissed them both and saw them set out happily.
13 Tobias left Raguel's house with his mind at ease. In his gladness he blessed the Lord of heaven and earth, the King of all that is, for the happy issue of his travels. He gave this blessing to Raguel and his wife Edna, 'May it be my happiness to honour you for the rest of my life!'
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Tobias 10 narrates Tobias's return to his home safe after fulfilling his father's mission on the media. On the way back, Tobias and his wife Sara meet the angel Rafael, who guides them and heals the blindness of Tobias's father. Below are five verses related to the themes of this chapter:
Genesis 28:15: "Behold, I am with you, and I will keep you wherever you are, and I will make you make this earth; for I will not leave you until I have fulfilled what I will speak to you." This verse talks about God's protection and guidance for those who follow their ways, as well as the presence of the angel Rafael to guide Tobias and his wife back home safely.
Psalm 121:7-8: "The Lord shall keep you from all evil, keep your soul. The Lord will keep your entrance and your departure from now on and forever." This psalm also talks about the divine protection and the security of those who trust God, just as Tobias and his wife are protected on his journey.
Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust the Lord of all your heart, and do not stir in your own understanding. Recognizes him in all your ways, and he will straighten your paths." This verse talks about the importance of trust in God and the recognition of his will in our lives, just as Tobias and his wife have the help of the angel Rafael to guide them in their path.
Isaiah 42:16: "And I will blind the mountains before you, and make the high places in paths; I will straighten your paths; and you will ever deviate them." This verse talks about God's ability to make the right and clear way to his children, as well as the angel Rafael Guides Tobias and Sarah on his way home.
Matthew 28:20: "Teaching them to keep all the things I have sent you; and behold, I am with you every day until the consummation of the centuries. Amen!" This verse talks about God's constant presence in our lives, just as the angel Rafael accompanies Tobias and Sara in his journey and heals the blindness of Tobias's father.
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