Abraham ſtod and quamede hem wel,
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Hiſ good[e] wil was hem good mel. | |
Quuad ðiſ on, “ðiſ time oðer ger,
Sal ic me to ðe taunen her;
Bi ðan ſal ſarra ſelðe timen,
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ðat ge ſal of a ſune trimen.” | Abraham is promised a son. |
ðanne herde ſarra ſwilc tiding,
And it hire ðogte a ſelli ðhing,
for ghe waſ nigenti winter hold,
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Abraham on wane of an hundred told; | Sarah heard the words of the Lord. |
Ghe glente and ðhogte, migte it nogt ben,
And ghe ðat ſulde her wið childe be ſen; | She did not believe them. |
And Abraham trewid it ful wel,
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And it wurð ſoð binnen ſwilc ſel. | Abraham, however, trowed it full well. |
Fro mambre dale wente ðo ðre,
to-ward ſodome geden he;
Quad ðe louered, “wile ic nogt ſtelen, | Then the three went towards Sodom. |
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Ne min dede abraham helen;
Ic cume to ſen ðat ſinne dwale
ðat iſ me told of mirieſ dale.” | The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham. |
ðo adde abram iſ herte ſor,
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for loth hiſ newe wunede ðor. | He is in great grief on account of Lot. |
“Louerd,” quad he, “hu ſaltu don,
If ðu ſalt nimen wreche ðor on; | He intercedes for the wicked cities. |
Salt ðu nogt ðe rigt-wiſe weren,
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Or for hem ðe toðere með beren?” | [Fol. 21.] |
Quad god, “find ic ðor ten or mo,
Ic ſal meðen ðe ſtede for ðo.”
Durſte Abraham freinen nunmor, | God promises to spare the cities for the sake of five righteous. |
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Oc wente agen wið herte ſor;
And god at-wot in-to hiſe ligt,
ðo to gon to ſodome rigt. | Abraham departs sore at heart. |
Sunne iſ weſt under erðe numen,
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Quuanne he ben to ſodome cumen; | At even two angels came to Sodom. |
Get ſat loth at ðe burges gate,
After ſum geſte ſtod him quake; | Lot sat at the city’s gate, and seeing them, |