ðe fendes folgen and me flen,
ðe bidde ic hangen ðat he ben;
Ben ðeſe hangen ðe ſunne agen,
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ðise oðer folc ſal meðe ſen.” | God commands the chief men to be hanged. |
Godes wreche ðor haueð of-ſlagen
xx.iii. ðuſent of dagen. | Twenty-three thousand were slain. |
finees waſ a ſeli man,
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ðe godes wreche forðen gan;
He ſlug Zabri for godeſ luuen,
Hiſe hore bi-neðe and him abuuen; | Phinehas kills Zimri and Cozbi |
ðurg and ðurg boðen he ſtong
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wið hiſe giſarme ſarp & long.
God moysen nemnen bead | [Fol. 79b.]
with his long and sharp pike. |
Hiſ folc ðe was firmeſt fro dead,
Or.xx. winter or more hold,
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ðe in egypte or ne weren told; | God commands Moses to take the sum of the people above twenty. |
On and.vi. hundred ðuſent ðor,
And.vii. hundred and.xx. mor
Moyſes fond and eliazar;
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Was non of hem told in tale or, | It was found to be 601,720. |
ðo moyſes tolde hem and aaron,
ðan [h]e gunnen fro egipte gon.
Vten ioſue and caleph,
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Alle elles he driuen in deades weph;
Alle ðiſe wapmen ðor god let liwen,
ðe lond hoten ſal hem ben giuen.
God moyſes clepede and quad to him, | Of those who were numbered at Sinai, all died except Joshua and Caleb. |
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“ſtig hege up to munt Abarim,
And ic ſal don ðe ðeðen ſen
ðe lond ðe ſal ðiſ folc[e]s ben;
ðer ðu ſalt ben of werlde numen.
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In to ðat lond ſalt ðu nogt cumen.”
“Louerd, merci!” quad moyſes, | Moses being told of his death, |
“Let ðu ðin folc nogt helpe-les,
And good let oc ðu hem bi-ſe,
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Alſwilc alſ hem bi-hu[f]lik bee.” | intreats God not to let the people be “helpless.” |
MS. oder.
MS. ðagen.
MS. dor.
MS. ðeden.