Biblia the Byble, that is, the holy Scrypture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully translated in to Englyshe.

The X. Chapter.

NOw whyle yōge Tobias made lōge [ A] tarienge by reason of y^e mariage, his father was full of care and heuynes, and thought: what shulde be the cause, that my sonne tarieth so longe? Or why shulde he be kepte so longe there? Peraduenture Gabe¦lus is deed, and no man wyl geue him the mo¦ney. Thus begāne he to be very soroufull, he & Anna his wife with him, & beganne to we¦pe both together, because their sonne was not come agayne vnto them at the daye ap∣poynted. As for his mother, she wepte with discomfortable teares, and sayde: Wo is me, my sonne: Oh what ayled vs to sende the a∣waye into a straunge countre, thou light of oure eyes, thou staff of oure age, thou comfor¦te of oure life, thou hope of oure generacion?

Seinge all y^e thinges that we haue are one¦ly in the, we shulde not haue sent the awaye from vs.

[ B] Then Tobias comforted her, and sayde: holde thy tonge, and be not discomforted, ou¦re sonne is whole and sounde: the man y^t we sent him withall, is faithfull ynough. Neuer¦theles she might in no wyse be cōforted: but daylie wente out, loked aboute, and wente a∣boute all the stretes, wherby she thought he shulde come againe: that (yf it were possible) she might se him cōmynge afarre of.

But Raguel saide vnto his sonne ī lawe: O tary here, and I shall sende a messaūger vnto thy father Tobias, to tell him y^t thou art in good health. Tobias sayde vnto him: I am sure, that my father and my mother counte euery daye, and that their hertes are sory.

[ C] So whan Raguel prayed Tobias w^t ma¦ny wordes, & he wolde in no wyse heare him, he delyuered Sara vnto him, & the half par∣te of all his good: in seruauntes and hand∣maydēs, in shepe, in camels, and in kyne and moch money, and so sent him awaye from him with peace and ioye, and sayde: The ho¦ly angell of the LORDE be with you in you¦re iourney, and brynge you forth safe & soun∣de, that ye maye fynde all thinges in good case with youre elders, and that myne eyes maye se youre children, afore I dye.

So the elders enbraced their daughter, kyssed her, and let her go, exortinge her to ho¦noure hir father and mother in lawe, to loue hir huszbande, to rule well hir huszsholde, to kepe hir house in good ordre, and to shew hir self fautlesse.

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