| And ben ſone hom numen; | |
And b[i]foren here fader cumen,
And gunen him ðore tellen, | They told their father |
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Hu a gunge man, at te welle[n],
ðewe and wurſipe hem dede; | [Fol. 54.]
how a young man at the well had protected them. |
And ietro geld it him in eſtdede,
Sente after him, freinede hiſ kin,
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Helde him wurðelike iſ huſ wið-in;
Of ali kinde he wiſte him boren,
And bad him ðor wunen him bi-foren, | Jethro sent after him and kept him in his house, |
Gaf him iſ dowter ſephoram;
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To wife in lage he hire nam,
And bi-gat two ſunes on hire ðer,
firſt gerlon, ſiðen eliezer.
Egipte king to late waſ dead,
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ðe ðe childre ſo drinkelen bead. | and gave him his daughter to wife, who bore him two sons. |
And moyſes waſ numen an ſel
In ðe deſerd depe ſumdel,
for te loken hirdneſſe fare;
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Riche men ðo kepten ſwilc ware. | On a time Moses went into the desert with his flocks, for rich men then kept such ware. |
ðo ſag moyſes, at munt ſynay,
An ſwiðe ferli ſigt ðor-bi,
fier brennen on ðe grene leaf, | By Mount Sinai he sees a wondrous sight, |
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And ðog grene and hol bi-leaf;
forð he nam to ſen witterlike,
Hu ðat fier brende milde-like; | a bush burning, and nevertheless green and whole. |
Vt of ðat buſk, ðe brende and ðheg,
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God ſente an ſteuene, brigt and heg; | Out of that bush God’s voice was heard, clear and high, |
“Moyſes, moyſes, do of ðin ſon,
ðu ſtondes ſeli ſtede up-on; | ‘Moses, Moses, take off thy shoes, for thou standest on holy ground. |
Hic am god ðe in min geming nam
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Iacob, yſaac, and abraham; | [Fol. 54b.]
I am the God of Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham. |
ic haue min folkes pine ſogen,
ðat he nu longe hauen drogen; | I have seen the affliction of my people, |
Nu am ic ligt to fren hem ðeðen,
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And milche and hunige lond hem queðen; | and have come down to deliver them, |