1 When they arrived near Kaserin which faces the city of Nineveh,
2 Raphael said to Tobias, "You know in what state your father Tobit was when we left him;
3 let us go ahead to prepare the house before your wife Sara arrives.
4 Bring with you the gall of the fish." The dog also went with them, walking behind them.
5 Now Anna was sitting there, scanning the road along which her son should return.
6 She saw Tobias and Raphael coming in the distance and said to the father of Tobias, "Your son is coming with the man who accompanied him."
7 While Tobias and Raphael were still going along the road, Raphael said to Tobias, "I am sure that your father will regain his sight.
8 Rub his eyes with the fish gall and when he feels his eyes itching, he will rub them and the film will come away like scales from his eyes. He will regain his sight and see the light."
9 Anna ran to meet Tobias and threw her arms around his neck saying, "At last I have seen you again, my child. Now I can die!" And both of them began to cry.
10 Tobit also got up and, stumbling, arrived at the door of the courtyard. Tobias ran to him
11 with the fish gall in his hand. He breathed on his father's eyes, embraced him and said, "Father, have confidence!"
12 Then he spread the fish gall on Tobit's eyes. Tobias waited.
13 When his eyes began to itch, Tobit rubbed them and with both hands scaled off the film from the corners of his eyes. When Tobit saw his son he threw his arms around Tobias' neck
14 and began to weep. He said, "Blessed be you, O God. Blessed be your Name forever. Blessed be your holy angels.
15 You have punished me, but you have taken pity on me, and now I can see my son, Tobias." Tobias was very happy. After entering the house he told his father about the important things that had happened in Media. He told his father about the successful outcome of his journey, how he got the money, and how he married Sara, daughter of Ragouel, who just then was approaching the gates of Nineveh.
16 Tobit, happy and praising God, went out to meet his daughter-in-law at the gates of Nineveh. All those who saw him, walking alone and unaided, were amazed that he could see.
17 Tobit proclaimed to them that God had taken pity on him and cured him. Then he went to Sara and blessed her saying, "Welcome, daughter! May God be blessed for having brought you to us and may your father and mother also be blessed." It was a day of great rejoicing for all Tobit's relatives who lived in Nineveh.
18 Ahikar, Tobit's nephew and Nabad arrived (from Elymiade) and the wedding celebrations lasted for a week.
Versículos relacionados com Tobit, 11:
Tobias 11 tells the story of Tobias and Sara marrying and the cure of Tobias's father's blindness through the use of the fish's gall he had captured. Some topics that can be addressed in this chapter include marriage, divine healing and the importance of maintaining faith in God. Below are five verses related to these themes:
Genesis 2:24: "For this reason, man will leave father and mother and join his wife, and they will become one flesh." This verse talks about marriage and the union between man and woman.
James 5:15: "And the prayer with faith shall heal the sick, and the Lord shall raise him; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven." This verse talks about divine healing through prayer and faith in God.
Matthew 19:6: "So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has united, no one separates him." This verse talks about the importance of marriage union and the commitment between the couple.
John 14:1: "Your heart is not turned down; you believe in God, you also believe in me." This verse talks about maintaining faith in God, even in the face of difficulties and uncertainties.
James 1:6: "But ask her, with faith, without doubting; for he who doubts is similar to the wave of the sea, which is taken and agitated by the wind." This verse talks about the importance of having faith in God and not doubting His ability to perform miracles and healings.
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