1 And as they went on their journey, in the evening they came to the River Ḥiddeqel, and they stayed there.
2 And when the young man went down to wash himself, a fish leaped out of the river, and would have bitten him.
3 Then the messenger said to him, “Catch the fish.” And the young man took hold of the fish, and pulled it to land.
4 To whom the messenger said, “Open the fish and take the heart and the liver and the gall, and put them away safely.”
5 So the young man did as the messenger commanded him, and when they had roasted the fish, they ate it. Then they both went on their way, till they drew near to Aḥmetha.
6 Then the young man said to the messenger, “Brother Azaryah, what use is the heart and the liver and the gall of the fish?”
7 And he said to him, “Regarding the heart and the liver, if a demon or an evil spirit troubles anyone, we must make a smoke from it before the man or the woman, and they shall be troubled no more.
8 “As for the gall, it is good to anoint one who has whiteness in his eyes, and he shall be healed.”
9 And when they had come near to Rhaḡes,
10 the messenger said to the young man, “Brother, today we shall stay with Raḡu’ĕl, who is your cousin; he also has only one daughter named Sarah. I shall speak for her, that she may be given to you as a wife.
11 “For the right of her belongs to you, seeing only you are from her relatives,
12 and the maiden is lovely and wise. Now therefore listen to me and I shall speak to her father; and when we return from Rhaḡes we shall celebrate the marriage, for I know that Raḡu’ĕl is not able to marry her to another according to the Law of Mosheh, but he shall be liable to judgment, because the right of inheritance belongs to you rather than to any other.”
13 Then the young man answered the messenger, “I have heard brother Azaryah, that this maiden has been given to seven men, who all died in the marriage room.
14 “And now I am the only son of my father, and I am afraid, lest if I go in to her, I die as the others before. For a wicked spirit loves her, which harms none except those who come unto her; therefore I also fear lest I die, and bring the life of my father and my mother to the grave with sorrow because of me; for they have no other son to bury them.”
15 Then the messenger said to him, “Do you not remember the orders which your father gave you: that you should marry a wife of your own relatives? Therefore hear me O my brother, for she shall be given to you as wife, and do not regard the evil spirit; for this same night she shall be given to you in marriage.
16 “And when you go into the marriage room, you shall take the ashes of incense, and shall lay some of the heart and liver of the fish upon them, and shall make a smoke with it.
17 “And the demon shall smell it and flee away, and never come again any more. But when you come to her, both of you rise up and pray to Elohim who is kind, who shall show favour to you, and save you. Do not fear, for she is appointed to you from the beginning; and you shall preserve her, and she shall go with you, and I say that she shall bear you children.” Now when Toḇi had heard these words, he loved her, and his heart was completely joined to her.