5. She got up, and they began to pray and to ask that they might be delivered. Tobias then began to speak:"Blessed are you, God of our ancestors, and blessed is your name for all generations. May the heavens and all your creation bless you forever!
6. You created Adam and you created Eve his wife to help and support him, and from the two of them has come the human race. You said, ‘It isn’t good for the man to be alone; let’s make for him a helper like himself.’
7. I’m not taking this sister of mine now out of lust but with honest integrity. Grant that she and I will be shown mercy and grow old together."
8. Together they said, "Amen, amen."
9. Then they fell asleep for the night.Upon getting up during the night, Raguel summoned his servants, and they went with him and dug a grave.
10. He said, "Tobias might die as well, and people will laugh and jeer at us."
11. When they had finished digging the grave, Raguel returned to his house, called his wife,
12. and said, "Send one of the female servants in to see if he’s alive. If he’s dead, let’s bury him so that no one knows what has happened."
13. So they sent for the female servant, lit a lamp, and opened the door. The female servant entered and found them fast asleep together.
14. Then she came out and told them, "He’s alive, and there’s nothing wrong."
15. They praised the God of heaven, saying, "Blessed are you, God, with every pure blessing; may people bless you forever!