“Broðer,” quad he, “ðu and ðin trume
ben here in ðiſ place to me welcume;
Haue and bruc wel al ðin preſent,
1832
ðat ðu to me bringeſt and haueſt ſent.”
Iacob was wo ðat he iſ for-ſoc, | Esau welcomes Jacob, |
And ſcroð him ſo(.) ðat ſum he ðor tok.
Here luue ðo wurð hol and ſchir, | accepts his present, |
1836
And eſau ferde forð ðeden to ſeyr;
ðat newe burg waſ him to frame,
Mad and cald of iſ owen name. | and departs unto Seir. |
Iacob fro ðeðen wente, ic wot,
1840
tgelt on a ſtede, and cald it ſochot;
fro ſochot ſiðen to ſichem, | From thence Jacob went to Succoth, |
| And wune ðor-inne ſalem, | and afterwards to Shalem, |
ðor him ſolde an lond kinge emor,
1844
And he drog ðider and wunede ðor;
wið newe alter wurðed he wel
ðe ſtrong god of yſrael. | where he bought a piece of land from Hamor. |
Hiſ dowter dina ðor miſ-dede,
1848
ghe nam leueles fro ðat ſtede, | Here his daughter Dinah “mis-did.” |
To ſen de werld ðhugte hire god,
ðat made hire ſiðen ſeri-mod,
for-liſtede hire owen red; | [Fol. 36b.]
She went out to see the world. |
1852
Sichem tok hire maiden-hed;
Emor his fader, ſiðen for-ði,
And hiſ burge-folc fellen in wi; | Shechem took her maidenhead. |
Symeon and leui it bi-ſpeken,
1856
And hauen here ſiſter ðor i-wreken;
folc of ſalem ðor-fore waſ ſlagen,
wiwes, and childre, and agte up-dragen;
Oc iacob ne wiſte it nogt, | Simeon and Levi slew the Shechemites and spoiled the city. |
1860
Til ðat wreche to bale was wrogt,
Oc michil he frigtede for-ði,
boðen ſymeon and leui. | Jacob reproved Simeon and Levi for their cruelty. |
Henden ſichem ne durſten he wunen,
1864
ðat folkes kin god bad him ſunen, | They durst not dwell longer at Shechem, but went to Bethel. |
caldit MS.