Hem two.ii. hundred men,
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And two ðo.xl. and ten; | |
He ſeiden he weren wurði bet
to ðat ſeruiſe to ben ſet;
And two migtful he hauen taken,
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Meiſtres princes he wolden hem maken, | They said they were more worthy to perform the services of the Tabernacle. |
On dathan(.) an oðer Abiron.
Moyſes it herde and ſeide a-non,
“To-morwen beð her alle redi, | Dathan and Abiram were joined to Korah. |
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And ilc gure oðer ſtonde bi;
And ilc gure hiſe reklefat,
And fier ðor-inne and timinge on ðat,
And ðan ſulde we brigte ſen,
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Quilc gure ſal god quemest ben.”
And ðuſ it waſ on morgen don, | Moses’ directions to the company of Korah. |
Ne wulde he, dathan(.) ne abiron,
For orgel pride forð ðor cumen;
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Moyſes wið folc iſ to hem numen,
In here teld he ſtonden a-gen
Moyſes and vr, [&] ne wulde gon; | Dathan and Abiram would not obey the command of Moses. |
| Moyſes ðor gret and bad iſ bede, | [Fol. 73b.] |
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And erðe denede ſone in ðat ſtede,
And opnede vnder [h]ere fet;
Held up neiðer ſton ne gret,
Alle he ſunken ðe erðe wið-in,
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Wið wifes, and childre, and hines-kin,
Swilc endeſið vn-bi-wen hauen; | The earth swallowed up Korah. |
darð noman ſwinken hem to grauen,
ðiſ erðe iſ to-gidere luken,
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Als it ne were neuere or to-broken.
FOr chore wel wiſte ðat | None had need to toil in burying them. |
Gret fier wond vt of is reclefat,
And of iſ fere on and on, | A fire came from God, |
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And for-brende hem ðor euerilck on;
Oc aaron al hol and fer,
Cam him no fieres ſwaðe ner; | and burnt the two hundred and fifty men. |
MS. wid.
MS. deuede.
MS. ðarð.