[Instrumental] [Verse] When they entered Ecbatana, Tobiah said, Brother Azariah, bring me straight to the house of our kinsman Raguel. So he did, and they came to the house of Raguel, whom they found seated by his courtyard gate. They greeted him first, and he answered, Many greetings to you, brothers! Welcome! You have come in peace! Now enter in peace! [Chorus] Then, finding words, he said, A blessing upon you, son! You are the son of a good and noble father. What a terrible misfortune that a man so righteous and charitable has been afflicted with blindness! He embraced his kinsman Tobiah and continued to weep. [Instrumental] And he brought them into his house. He said to his wife Edna, How this young man resembles Tobit, the son of my uncle! So Edna asked them, saying, Where are you from, brothers? They answered, We are descendants of Naphtali, now captives in Nineveh. She said to them, Do you know our kinsman Tobit? They answered her, Indeed, we do know him! She asked, Is he well? They answered, Yes, he is alive and well. Then Tobiah said, He is my father! Raguel jumped up, kissed him, and broke into tears. [Chorus] Then, finding words, he said, A blessing upon you, son! You are the son of a good and noble father. What a terrible misfortune that a man so righteous and charitable has been afflicted with blindness! He embraced his kinsman Tobiah and continued to weep. [Instrumental] [Verse] His wife Edna also wept for Tobit; and their daughter Sarah also began to weep. [Chorus] Then, finding words, he said, A blessing upon you, son! You are the son of a good and noble father. What a terrible misfortune that a man so righteous and charitable has been afflicted with blindness! He embraced his kinsman Tobiah and continued to weep. [Instrumental] [End]
