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1And Tobias went forward, and the dog followed him, and he lodged the first night by the river of Tigris.

2And he went out to wash his feet, and behold a monstrous fish came up to devour him.

3And Tobias being afraid of him, cried out with a loud voice, saying: Sir, he cometh upon me.

4And the angel said to him: Take him by the gill, and draw him to thee. And when he had done so, he drew him out upon the land, and he began to pant before his feet.

5Then the angel said to him: Take out the entrails of the fish, and lay up his heart, and his gall, and his liver for thee: for these are necessary for useful medicines.

6And when he had done so, he roasted the flesh thereof, and they took it with them in the way: the rest they salted as much as might serve them, till they came to Rages the city of the Medes.

7Then Tobias asked the angel, and said to him: I beseech thee, brother Azarias, tell me what remedies are these things good for, which thou hast bid me keep of the fish?

8And the angel, answering, said to him: If thou put a little piece of its heart upon coals, the smoke thereof driveth away all kind of devils, either from man or from woman, so that they come no more to them.

9And the gall is good for anointing the eyes, in which there is a white speck, and they shall be cured.

10And Tobias said to him: Where wilt thou that we lodge?

11And the angel answering, said: Here is one whose name is Raguel, a near kinsman of thy tribe, and he hath a daughter named Sara, but he hath no son nor any other daughter beside her.

12All his substance is due to thee, and thou must take her to wife.

13Ask her therefore of her father, and he will give her thee to wife.

14Then Tobias answered, and said: I hear that she hath been given to seven husbands, and they all died: moreover I have heard, that a devil killed them.

15Now I am afraid, lest the same thing should happen to me also: and whereas I am the only child of my parents, I should bring down their old age with sorrow to hell.

16Then the angel Raphael said to him: Hear me, and I will shew thee who they are, over whom the devil can prevail.

17For they who in such manner receive matrimony, as to shut out God from themselves, and from their mind, and to give themselves to their lust, as the horse and mule, which have not understanding, over them the devil hath power.

18But thou when thou shalt take her, go into the chamber, and for three days keep thyself continent from her, and give thyself to nothing else but to prayers with her.

19And on that night lay the liver of the fish on the fire, and the devil shall be driven away.

20But the second night thou shalt be admitted into the society of the holy Patriarchs.

21And the third night thou shalt obtain a blessing that sound children may be born of you.

22And when the third night is past, thou shalt take the virgin with the fear of the Lord, moved rather for love of children than for lust, that in the seed of Abraham thou mayst obtain a blessing in children.

1Profectus est autem Tobias, et canis secutus est eum, et mansit prima mansione juxta fluvium Tigris.

2Et exivit ut lavaret pedes suos, et ecce piscis immanis exivit ad devorandum eum.

3Quem expavescens Tobias clamavit voce magna, dicens: Domine, invadit me.

4Et dixit ei angelus: Apprehende branchiam ejus, et trahe eum ad te. Quod cum fecisset, attraxit eum in siccum, et palpitare cœpit ante pedes ejus.

5Tunc dixit ei angelus: Exentera hunc piscem, et cor ejus, et fel, et jecur repone tibi: sunt enim hæc necessaria ad medicamenta utiliter.

6Quod cum fecisset, assavit carnes ejus, et secum tulerunt in via: cetera salierunt, quæ sufficerent eis, quousque pervenirent in Rages civitatem Medorum.

7Tunc interrogavit Tobias angelum, et dixit ei: Obsecro te, Azaria frater, ut dicas mihi quod remedium habebunt ista, quæ de pisce servare jussisti?

8Et respondens angelus, dixit ei: Cordis ejus particulam si super carbones ponas, fumus ejus extricat omne genus dæmoniorum sive a viro, sive a muliere, ita ut ultra non accedat ad eos.

9Et fel valet ad ungendos oculos in quibus fuerit albugo, et sanabuntur.

10Et dixit ei Tobias: Ubi vis ut maneamus?

11Respondensque angelus, ait: Est hic Raguel nomine, vir propinquus de tribu tua, et hic habet filiam nomine Saram, sed neque masculum neque feminam ullam habet aliam præter eam.

12Tibi debetur omnis substantia ejus, et oportet eam te accipere conjugem.

13Pete ergo eam a patre ejus, et dabit tibi eam in uxorem.

14Tunc respondit Tobias, et dixit: Audio quia tradita est septem viris, et mortui sunt: sed et hoc audivi, quia dæmonium occidit illos.

15Timeo ergo, ne forte et mihi hæc eveniant: et cum sim unicus parentibus meis, deponam senectutem illorum cum tristitia ad inferos.

16Tunc angelus Raphaël dixit ei: Audi me, et ostendam tibi qui sunt, quibus prævalere potest dæmonium.

17Hi namque qui conjugium ita suscipiunt, ut Deum a se et a sua mente excludant, et suæ libidini ita vacent sicut equus et mulus quibus non est intellectus: habet potestatem dæmonium super eos.

18Tu autem cum acceperis eam, ingressus cubiculum, per tres dies continens esto ab ea, et nihil aliud nisi orationibus vacabis cum ea.

19Ipsa autem nocte, incenso jecore piscis, fugabitur dæmonium.

20Secunda vero nocte in copulatione sanctorum patriarcharum admitteris.

21Tertia autem nocte, benedictionem consequeris, ut filii ex vobis procreentur incolumes.

22Transacta autem tertia nocte, accipies virginem cum timore Domini, amore filiorum magis quam libidine ductus, ut in semine Abrahæ benedictionem in filiis consequaris.

1And so Tobias continued on, and the dog was following him, and he stayed at the first stopping point, near the river Tigris.

2And he went out to wash his feet, and behold, an immense fish came out to devour him.

3And Tobias, being frightened of it, cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Sir, it is attacking me!”

4And the Angel said to him, “Catch it by the gills, and draw it to you.” And when he had done so, he pulled it onto dry land, and it began to thrash before his feet.

5Then the Angel said to him: “Disembowel this fish, and put aside his heart, and his gall, and his liver for yourself. For these things are necessary as useful medicines.”

6And when he had done so, he roasted its flesh, and they took it with them on the way. The rest they salted, so that it might be sufficient for them, until they would arrive at Rages, a city of the Medes.

7Then Tobias questioned the Angel, and he said to him, “I implore you, brother Azariah, to tell me what remedies these things hold, which you have told me to retain from the fish?”

8And the Angel, answering, said to him: “If you put a little piece of its heart on burning coals, its smoke will drive away all kinds of demons, whether from a man or from a woman, so that they will no longer approach them.

9And the gall is useful for anointing the eyes, in which there may be a white speck, and they will be cured.”

10And Tobias said to him, “Where do you prefer that we stay?”

11And the Angel, responding, said: “Here is one named Raguel, a man closely related to you from your tribe, and he has a daughter named Sarah, but he has no other male or female, except her.

12All his livelihood is dependent upon you, and you ought to take her to yourself in marriage.

13Therefore, ask for her from her father, and he will give her to you as wife.”

14Then Tobias responded, and he said: “I hear that she has been given to seven husbands, and they passed away. But I have even heard this: that a demon killed them.

15Therefore, I am afraid, lest this may happen to me also. And since I am the only child of my parents, I might send their old age with sorrow to the grave.”

16Then the Angel Raphael said to him: “Listen to me, and I will reveal to you who they are, over whom the demon can prevail.

17For example, those who receive marriage in such manner as to exclude God from themselves and from their mind, and in such a manner as to empty themselves to their lust, like the horse and mule, which have no understanding, over them the demon has power.

18But you, when you will have accepted her, enter the bedroom and for three days keep yourself continent from her, and empty yourself to nothing other than prayers with her.

19Moreover, on that night, burn the liver of the fish like incense, and the demon will be put to flight.

20In truth, on the second night, you will become ready to receive a physical union like that of the holy Patriarchs.

21And then, on the third night, you will obtain a blessing, so that healthy children may be procreated from you both.

22And so, the third night having been accomplished, you will receive the virgin with the fear of the Lord, led more by love of children than by physical desire, so that, as the offspring of Abraham, you will then obtain a blessing in children.