| It was a ſtede henden ðor-bi, | |
On a ſyde of munt ſynay;
And he ſmot wið his wond ðor-on,
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And water gan ðor-vten gon; | Moses smote the rock, |
Anog adden he ðanne drinc,
Redi funden wið litel ſwinc; | and the people had enough to drink without toiling for it. |
ðat ſtede waſ cald temptatio,
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for he ðo god fondeden so. | This place was called Temptation. |
Amalec, yſmaeles ſune,
Was ðor hende rafadim wune,
He welte ðor ſtone and iaboch,
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ðat herdes folc him louerd toch;
Wopened he ben a-gen iſrael. | Amalek comes to war against Israel. |
Moyſes ear it wiſte wel,
And ſente agen hem king ihesum,
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wið folc iſrael wopened ſum;
He let bi-aften ðe more del, | Moses sends Joshua with the army to fight with Amalek. |
To kepen here ðing al wel.
He, and aaron, and hur ben gon,
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Heg up to a dune ſone o-non; | Moses, accompanied by Aaron and Hur, goes up to the top of a hill, and prays for the folk of Israel. |
Moyſes bad [for] folc yſrael,
And hiſe benes hem holpen wel;
Ai quiles he up iſ hondes bead, | [Fol. 66.] |
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Amalechkes folc fledde for agte of dead,
And quane he let iſ hondes niðer,
Amalech folc fagt hard and wiðer;
Quane it wurð war, vr and aaron
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He iſ under-leiden wið an ſton,
Til ſunne him ſeilede in ðe weſt; | Amalek is overcome by the holding up of Moses’ hands. |
ðus fagt Moyſes ðor alðer-beſt.
Amalech fleg, and iſrael
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Hadde hegere hond, and timede wel.
ðo ſente god to moyſen,
wið ðis timing to muning ben, | Thus Moses fought best of all. |
“Get ſal ðe kinde of amalech
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Ben al fled dun in deades wrech.” | The future destruction of Amalek. |
MS. rafaclim.
MS. de.
MS. leth.
MS. ut.