Tobit 11

¹ And sche turnede ayen, and teld good massage. And thei blessiden the Lord, that is, Raguel and Anne, ² his wijf, and seiden, Lord God of Israel, we blessen thee, for it bifelde not to vs, as we gessiden; 3 for thou hast do thi merci with vs, and hast schit out fro vs the enemy pursuynge vs. 4 Sotheli thou hast do merci to tweyne aloone. My Lord, make thou hem to blesse thee fulliere, and for to offre to thee the sacrifice of thi preisyng, and of her helthe, that the vnyuersite of folkis knowe, that thou art God aloone in al erthe. ⁵ And anoon Raguel comaundide hise seruauntis to fille the pit, which thei hadden maad, bifor that the liyt cam. ⁶ Forsothe he seide to his wijf, that sche schulde araie a feeste, and make redi alle thingis, that weren nedeful to men makynge iournei. 7 Also he made to be slayn twei fatte kien, and foure wetheris, and metis to be maad redi to alle hise neiyboris, and alle hise frendis. 8 And Raguel made Tobie to swere, that he schulde dwelle twei woukis at Raguel. ⁹ Sotheli of alle thingis, whiche Raguel hadde in possessioun, he yaf the half part to Tobie; and he made this scripture, that the half part, that was left, schulde come to the lordschip of Tobie aftir the deeth of hem. ¹¹ Thanne Tobie clepide to hym the aungel, whom sotheli he gesside a man. And Tobie seide to hym, Azarie, brother, Y axe, that thou herkne my wordis. ¹² Thouy Y bitake my silf seruaunt to thee, Y schal not be euene worthi to thi puruyaunce. ¹³ Netheles Y biseche thee, that thou take to thee beestis, ethir seruyces, and go thou to Gabelus in to Rages, a citee of Medeis, and yelde to hym his obligacioun; and take of hym the money, and preie hym to come to my weddyngis. 14 For thou woost, that my fadir noumbrith the daies, and yf Y tarie o dai more, his soule schal be maad sorie. 15 And certis thou seest, hou Raguel hath chargid me, whos chargyng Y mai not dispise. 16 Thanne Raphael took foure of the seruauntis of Raguel, and twei camels, and yede in to Rages, a citee of Medeis, and he foond Gabelus, and yaf to hym his obligacioun, and resseyuede of hym al the monei; 17 and he schewide to hym of Tobie, the sone of Tobie, alle thingis that weren doon. And he made Gabelus come with hym to the weddyngis. 18 And whanne he entride in to the hows of Raguel, he foond Tobie sittynge at the mete; and he skippide vp, and thei kissiden hem silf togidere.