, sea, wells, and floods, and all creatures
that be in them, bless thee. Thou madest Adam of the slime of the earth,
and gavest to him for an help Eve, and now, Lord, thou knowest that I
take my sister to wife, only for the love of posterity, in which thy
name be blessed world without end. Then said Sara: Have mercy on us,
Lord, have mercy, and let us wax old both together in health. And after
this the cocks began to crow, at which time Raguel commanded his
servants to come to him, and they together went for to make and delve a
sepulchre. He said: Lest haply it happen to him as it hath happed to
the seven men that wedded her. When they had made ready the foss and
pit, Raguel returned to his wife and said to her: Send one of thy
handmaidens, and let her see if he be dead, that he may be buried ere it
be light day. And she sent forth one of her servants, which entered into
the cubicle and found them both safe and whole, and sleeping together,
and she returned and brought good tidings. And Raguel and Anna blessed
our Lord God and said: We bless thee, Lord God of Israel, that it hath
not happed to us as we supposed; thou hast done to us thy mercy, and
thou hast excluded from us our enemy pursuing us, thou hast done mercy
on two only children. Make them, Lord, to bless thee to full, and to
offer to thee sacrifice of praising and of their health, that the
university of peoples may know that thou art God only in the universal
earth.

Anon then Raguel commanded his servants to fill again the pit that they
had made ere it waxed light, and bade his wife to ordain a feast, and
make all ready that were necessary to meat. He did do slay two fat kine
and four wethers, and to ordain meat for all his neighbors and friends,
and Raguel desired and adjured Tobias that he should abide with him two
weeks. Of all that ever Raguel had in possession of goods he gave half
part to Tobias, and made to him a writing that the other half part he
should have after the death of him and his wife. Then Tobias called the
angel to him, which he trowed had been a man, and said to him: Azarias,
brother, I pray thee to take heed to my words; if I make myself servant
to thee I shall not be worthy to satisfy thy providence. Nevertheless I
pray thee to take to thee the beasts and servants and go to Gabael in
Rages the city of Medes, and render to him his obligation, and receive
of them the money and pray him to come to my wedding. Thou knowest
thyself that my f