And pharaon ſtirte up a-non,
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And for-bed ðiſ folc to gon.
ÐO ſeide moyſes to araon,
“Quat redeſ tu, broder, ſule wit don?
ðiſ king him his wel wiðer-ward
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Agen ðis folc, and herte hard; | Pharaoh would not let the Israelites go. |
Go we and ſpeken wið hem get,
And fonden wið ðiſ token bet.” | Moses and Aaron again came before Pharaoh. |
And ſo deden [he] ſone a-non,
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And comen bi-foren pharaon,
Quad aaron, “nu ſaltu ſen
Quilc godes migtful ſtrengðes ben.” | [Fol. 57b.] |
| He ſmot on ðat flod wið ðat wond, | Aaron smote on the flood with his wand; |
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Sone anon blod men al it fond; | soon anon it became blood, |
And ðe fiſſes, in al ðat blod read,
floten a-buuen and wurðeden dead; | and the fish in it died. |
In euerilc welle, in euerilc trike,
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men funden blod al witterlike, | In every well and pool blood was found, |
But-if it were in ðe lond gerſen,
ðor-inne woree ðe ebriſſe men.
ðis wreche, in al egypte rigt, | except in Goshen. |
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Leſtede fulle ſeuene nigt;
ðo waſ ðiſ king ſumdel for-dred, | This plague lasted seven nights. |
And het hem he ſulden vt ben led;
And moyſes ðiſ pine vn-dede,
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And water wurð on blodeſ ſtede. | Pharaoh then promised that the Hebrews should depart. |
ðan pharaon wurð war ðis bot,
ðiſ folc of londe funden ne mot;
Iannes and mambres, wicheſ wod,
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Him ðhugte he maden water blod; | When the plague was removed he would not release them. |
It waſ on fendes wiſe wrogt,
for to bi-tournen ðe kingeſ ðogt.
Moyſes lerede god, ſpac him mide,
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Al ðat iſ broðer aaron dede. | Mad sorcerers misled the king. |
Eft he comen to pharaon,
And he wernede ðiſ folc ut-gon. | [Fol. 58.] |
MS. bitoueren.