And ðeden faren to betel,
And he folgede iſ red on ſel; | |
Agte unclene ne wulde he beren,
1868
for he dredde him it ſulde him deren;
Godes ðat rachel hadde ſtolen,
And ay til ðan wið him for-holen, | Their unclean goods they bore not with them. |
And oðre ydeles brogt fro ſichem,
1872
Gol prenes and ringeſ wið hem,
Diep he iſ dalf under an ooc,
Made him non giſcing in herte wooc. | Their idols and gold rings they buried under an oak. |
Longe it weren ðor for-hid;
1876
Men ſeið for-ði waſ ſo bi-tid,
for ſalamon findin iſ ſal,
And hiſ temple ſriðen wið-al.
Iacob wente fro ðeden in ſped, | [Fol. 37.]
Long they remained buried, until Solomon found them and decked his temple with them. |
1880
God ſente on ðat erdfolc ſwilc dred,
ðan here non iacob ſcaðe ne dede;
Quane he wente a-wei fro ðat ſtede, | God sent a fear upon the folk round about, so they did no hurt to the sons of Jacob. |
He made an alter at betel,
1884
Alſ he god bi-het, ðor he geld wel. | Jacob makes an altar at Bethel. |
| Siðen ðo beniamin was boren, | Benjamin is born. |
Rachel adde ðe life for-loren;
Iacob dalf hire and merke dede,
1888
ðat iſ get ſene on ðat ſtede. | Rachel dies. |
Ðor quiles he wunede at tur ader,
Ruben miſdede wid bala ðer. | At Edar Reuben “misdid” and lay with his father’s concubine. |
Siðen cam iacob to ebron,
1892
And fond his moder of werlde gon;
Starf yſaac quan he waſ hold | Jacob arrives at Hebron, and finds his mother gone from this world. |
.ix. ſcore ger and fiue told,
And was doluen on ðat ſtede,
1896
ðor man adam and eue dede.
So riche were growen hiſe ſunen,
ðat he ne migte to-gider wunen; | Isaac dies at the age of nine score years. |
Oc eſau, ſeyr [and] edon
1900
Lond ydumeam wunede on; | Esau dwells in Edom, |