Tobit 6:14 - Revised Standard Version CI Now I am the only son my father has, and I am afraid that if I go in I will die as those before me did, for a demon is in love with her, and he harms no one except those who approach her. So now I fear that I may die and bring the lives of my father and mother to the grave in sorrow on my account. And they have no other son to bury them.” Flere versionerCommon English Bible Tobias said to Raphael, “Brother Azariah, I’ve heard that she has already been given to seven men and that they died in the bridal chamber. They dropped dead the very night they tried to have sex with her. I’ve heard people saying that a demon kills them. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Tobias responded, and he said: "I hear that she has been given to seven husbands, and they passed away. But I have even heard this: that a demon killed them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Tobias answered, and said: I hear that she hath been given to seven husbands, and they all died. Moreover I have heard, that a devil killed them. Good News Translation (US Version) According to the story I heard, a demon killed them. He doesn't harm Sarah, but he kills every man who tries to get near her. I am afraid of this demon. I am an only child, and if I were to die, the sorrow would send my parents to their graves. They don't even have another son to bury them.” World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Now I am the only son of my father, and I am afraid, lest I go in and die, even as those before me. For a demon loves her, which harms no man, but those which come to her. Now I fear lest I die, and bring my father’s and my mother’s life to the grave with sorrow because of me. They have no other son to bury them.” Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Tobias answered: I have heard that she has already been married seven times, but each of the men died before going to bed with her. The rumor is that a demon killed them. |