Tobit 8

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Tobias Routs the Demon

8 When they had finished eating, they escorted Tobi′as in to her. ² As he went he remembered the words of Raph′ael, and he took the live ashes of incense and put the heart and liver of the fish upon them and made a smoke. ³ And when the demon smelled the odor he fled to the remotest parts of Egypt, and the angel bound him. ⁴ When the door was shut and the two were alone, Tobi′as got up from the bed and said, “Sister, get up, and let us pray that the Lord may have mercy upon us.”^{[a] 5} And Tobi′as began to pray,

⁷ And now, O Lord, I am not taking this sister of mine because of lust, but with sincerity. Grant that I may find mercy and may grow old together with her.” ⁸ And she said with him, “Amen.” ⁹ Then they both went to sleep for the night.

But Rag′uel arose and went and dug a grave, ¹⁰ with the thought, “Perhaps he too will die.” ¹¹ Then Rag′uel went into his house ¹² and said to his wife Edna, “Send one of the maids to see whether he is alive; and if he is not, let us bury him without any one knowing about it.” ¹³ So the maid opened the door and went in, and found them both asleep. ¹⁴ And she came out and told them that he was alive. ¹⁵ Then Rag′uel blessed God and said,

¹⁸ Then he ordered his servants to fill in the grave.

Wedding Feast

¹⁹ After this he gave a wedding feast for them which lasted fourteen days. ²⁰ And before the days of the feast were over, Rag′uel declared by oath to Tobi′as^[b] that he should not leave until the fourteen days of the wedding feast were ended, ²¹ that then he should take half of Rag′uel’s^[c] property and return in safety to his father, and that the rest would be his “when my wife and I die.”