ne of his tribe, taking a note of his hand he gave him
the aforesaid sum of money.

1:18. But after a long time, Salmanasar the king being dead, when
Sennacherib his son, who reigned in his place, had a hatred for the
children of Israel:

1:19. Tobias daily went among all his kindred and comforted them, and
distributed to every one as he was able, out of his goods:

1:20. He fed the hungry, and gave clothes to the naked, and was careful
to bury the dead, and they that were slain.

1:21. And when king Sennacherib was come back, fleeing from Judea by
reason of the slaughter that God had made about him for his blasphemy,
and being angry slew many of the children of Israel, Tobias buried their
bodies.

1:22. But when it was told the king, he commanded him to be slain, and
took away all his substance.

1:23. But Tobias fleeing naked away with his son and with his wife, lay
concealed, for many loved him.

1:24. But after forty-five days, the king was killed by his own sons.

1:25. And Tobias returned to his house, and all his substance was
restored to him.

Tobias Chapter 2

Tobias leaveth his dinner to bury the dead: he loseth his sight by God's
permission, for manifestation of his patience.

2:1. But after this, when there was a festival of the Lord, and a good
dinner was prepared in Tobias's house,

2:2. He said to his son: Go, and bring some of our tribe that fear God,
to feast with us.

2:3. And when he had gone, returning he told him, that one of the
children of Israel lay slain in the street. And he forthwith leaped up
from his place at the table, and left his dinner, and came fasting to
the body.

2:4. And taking it up carried it privately to his house, that after the
sun was down, he might bury him cautiously.

2:5. And when he had hid the body, he ate bread with mourning and fear,

2:6. Remembering the word which the Lord spoke by Amos the prophet: Your
festival days shall be turned into lamentation and mourning.

2:7. So when the sun was down, he went and buried him.

2:8. Now all his neighbours blamed him, saying: once already commandment
was given for thee to be slain because of this matter, and thou didst
scarce escape the sentence of death, and dost thou again bury the dead?

2:9. But Tobias fearing God more than the king, carried off the bodies
of them that were slain, and hid them in his house, and at midnight
buried them.

2:10. Now it happened one day that being wearied with buryin