Tobit 5:13-18

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹³ He replied, “I am Azariah, the son of the elder Hananiah, one of your relatives.” ¹⁴ Then Tobit^[a] said to him, “You are very welcome, brother. Do not feel bitter toward me, brother, because I wanted to be sure about your family. It turns out that you are a kinsman and of good and noble lineage. For I knew Hananiah and Nathan, the two sons of the elder Shemeliah,^[b] and they used to go with me to Jerusalem and worship with me there; they were not led astray. Your kindred are good people; you are of good stock. Welcome!”^(A)

¹⁵ Then he added, “I will pay you a drachma a day as wages, as well as expenses for yourself and my son. So go with my son,^{(B) 16} and I will add something to your wages.” Raphael^[c] answered, “I will go with him, so do not fear. We shall leave in good health and return to you in good health because the way is safe.” ¹⁷ So Tobit^[d] said to him, “Blessings be upon you, brother.”

Then he called his son and said to him, “Make preparations for the journey, my son, and set out with your brother. May God in heaven bring you safely there and return you in good health to me, and may his angel, my son, accompany you both for your safety.”

Before he^[e] went out to start his journey, he kissed his father and mother. Tobit then said to him, “Have a safe journey.”^(C)

¹⁸ But his mother began to weep and said to Tobit, “Why is it that you have sent my son away? Is he not the staff of our hand as he goes in and out before us?^(D)