¹ Each morning Tobit counted how many days it would be before Tobias would return from his journey. When the time was up and his son, Tobias, and his companion, Raphael, had not yet returned, ² he thought, “Maybe he has received a refusal, or perhaps Gabael is dead and there is no one to hand over the money.” ³ He became very sad. ⁴ Anna his wife said, “My son is dead or he would not delay so long.” She began to lament over him say ing, ⁵ “why did I let you go, light of my eyes!” ⁶ Tobit said to her, “Calm yourself, my sister. Do not worry. He is well.” ⁷ She replied, “Keep quiet, do not try to deceive me, my child is dead.” Eve ry day she went out along the road which her son had taken. By day, she took no food; by night, she never ceased crying, unable to sleep.

When the fourteen days of festivities were over during which Ragouel had sworn that Tobias should stay with him, Tobias went to Ragouel and said, “Let me return home because my parents will certainly be despairing that they will never see me again.” ⁸ Ragouel replied, “Stay with me and I will send messengers to your father to give him news of you.” ⁹ Tobias said, “No, let me go to them.” ¹⁰ Then Ragouel handed over to him his wife Sara and half of all his goods: servants, oxen, sheep, donkeys, camels, clothes, silver and various other things. Ragouel blessed them and allowed them to set out. ¹¹ Bidding farewell to Tobias he said to him, “Goodbye, my son, safe journey! May the Lord of Heaven bless you and make you fruitful and may I see your children before I die.”

¹² To his daughter, Sara, he said, “Ho nor your parents-in-law, since from now on they are your parents just as we are who gave you life. Go in peace, my daughter, and may we always hear good things of you.” He em braced her and let them depart. Edna, in her turn, said to Tobias, “My dear son, may the Lord bring you back one day so that I may see your children and be happy before the Lord. I entrust my daughter to your care. Do not cause her any sad ness.”

¹³ After that Tobias left Ragouel’s house. He praised God who had brought his journey to such a happy conclusion, and he blessed Ragouel and his wife, Edna.