Numbers 4 Cross References - Wycliffe

¹ And the Lord spak to Moises and to Aaron, ² and seide, Take thou the summe of the sones of Caath, fro the myddis of Leuytis, ³ bi her housis and meynees, fro the threttithe yeer and aboue `til to the fiftithe yeer, of alle that entren, that thei stonde and mynystre in the tabernacle of boond of pees. <sup>4</sup> This is the religioun of the sones of Caath; Aaron and his sones schulen entren in to the tabernacle of boond of pees, and in to the hooli of hooli thingis, <sup>5</sup> whanne the tentis schulen be moued; and thei schulen do doun the veil that hangith bifore the yatis, and thei schulen wlappe in it the arke of witnessyng; <sup>6</sup> and thei schulen hile eft with a veil of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen stretche forth aboue a mentil al of iacynt, and thei schulen putte in barris `on the schuldris of the bereris. <sup>7</sup> Also thei schulen wlappe the boord of proposicioun in a mentil of iacynt, and thei schulen putte therwith cenceris, and morteris of gold, litil cuppis, and grete cuppis to fletyng sacrifices `to be sched; looues schulen euere be in the boord. ⁸ And thei schulen strecche forth aboue a reed mentil, which thei schulen hile eft with an hilyng of `skynnes of iacynt, and thei schulen putte yn barris. <sup>9</sup> Thei schulen take also a mentil of iacynt with which thei schulen hile the candilstike, with hise lanternes, and tongis, and snytels, and alle the `vessels of oile that ben nedeful to the lanternes to be ordeyned; ¹⁰ and on alle thingis thei schulen putte an hilyng of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen putte in barris. <sup>11</sup> Also and thei schulen wlappe the goldun auter in a clooth of iacynt; and thei schulen stretche forth aboue an hilyng of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen putte in barris. ¹² Thei schulen wlappe in a mentil of iacynt alle the vessels in whiche it is mynystrid in the seyntuarie, and thei schulen strecche forth aboue an hilyng of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen putte yn barris. <sup>13</sup> But also thei schulen clense the auter fro aische, and thei schulen wlappe it in a clooth of purpur. <sup>14</sup> And thei schulen putte with it alle vessels whiche thei vsen in the seruyce therof, that is, ressettis of firis, tongis, and fleischokis, hokis, and censeris, ether pannys of coolis; thei schulen hile alle the vessels of the auter togidere in a veil of `skynnes of iacynt, and thei schulen putte in barris. ¹⁵ And whanne Aaron and hise sones han wlappid the seyntuarie, and alle vessels therof, in the mouyng of tentis, thanne the sones of Caath schulen entre, that thei bere the thingis wlappid, and touche not the vessels of the seyntuarie, lest thei dien. ¹⁶ Thes ben the birthuns of the sones of Caath, in the tabernacle of boond of pees, on whiche Eleazar, the sone of Aaron, preest, schal be; to whois cure `the oile perteyneth to ordeyne lanternes, and the encense which is maad bi craft, and the sacrifice which is offrid euere, and the oile of anoyntyng, and what euere thing perteyneth to the ournyng of the tabernacle, and of alle vessels that ben in the seyntuarie. <sup>17</sup> And the Lord spak to Moises and to Aaron, and seide, <sup>18</sup> Nyle ye leese the puple of Caath fro the myddis of Leuytis; <sup>19</sup> but do ye this thing to hem, that thei lyue, and die not, if thei touchen the hooli of hooli thingis. Aaron and hise sones schulen entre, and thei schulen dispose the werkis of alle men, and thei schulen departe `what who owith to bere. ²⁰ Othere men se not bi ony curiouste tho thingis that ben in the seyntuarie, bifore that tho ben wlappid; ellis thei schulen die. ²¹ And the Lord spak to Moises, ²² and seide, Take thou the summe also of the sones of Gerson, bi her housis, and meynees, and kynredis; noumbre thou ²³ fro thretti yeer and aboue `til to fifti yeer alle that entren and mynystren in the tabernacle of boond of pees. <sup>24</sup> This is the office of the sones of Gersonytis, that thei bere the curteyns of the tabernacle, and the roof of the boond of pees, an other hilyng, <sup>25</sup> and a veil of iacynt aboue alle thingis, and the tente which hangith in the entryng of the tabernacle of the boond of pees; <sup>26</sup> and the curteyns of the greet street, and the veil in the entryng, `which veil is bifor the tabernacle. ²⁷ Whanne Aaron comaundith and hise sones, the sones of Gerson schulen bere alle thingis that perteynen to the auter, the coordis, and vessels of seruyce; and alle schulen wite, to what charge thei owen to be boundun. ²⁸ This is the office of the meynee of Gersonytis, in the tabernacle of boond of pees; and thei schulen be vndur the hond of Ythamar, the sone of Aaron, preest. ²⁹ Also thou schalt noumbre the sones of Merary, bi the meynees and housis of her fadris, ³⁰ fro thretti yeer and aboue `til to fifti yeer, alle that entren to the office of her seruice, and to the ournyng of the boond of pees of witnessyng. <sup>31</sup> These ben `the chargis of hem; thei schulen bere the tablis of the tabernacle, and the barris therof, the pilers and her foundementis; also the pilers of the greet street bi cumpas, ³² with her foundementis, and her stakis, and coordis; thei schulen take alle instrumentis and purtenaunce at noumbre, and so thei schulen bere. ³³ This is the office of `the meynee of Meraritis, and the seruyce in the tabernacle of boond of pees; and thei schulen be vndur the hond of Ythamar, the sone of Aaron, preest. <sup>34</sup> Therfor Moises and Aaron and the princes of the synagoge noumbriden the sones of Caath, bi the kynredis and housis of her fadris, <sup>35</sup> fro thretti yeer and aboue `til to the fiftithe yeer, alle that entren to the seruyce of the tabernacle of boond of pees; ³⁶ and thei weren foundun two thousynde seuene hundrid and fifti. ³⁷ This is the noumbre of the puple of Caath, which entrith in to the tabernacle of boond of pees; Moises and Aaron noumbriden these, bi the word of the Lord, bi the hond of Moises. ³⁸ And the sones of Gerson weren noumbrid, bi the kyneredis and housis of her fadris, ³⁹ fro thretti yeer and aboue `til to `the fiftithe yeer, alle that entren that thei mynystre in the tabernacle of boond of pees; ⁴⁰ and thei weren foundun two thousynde sixe hundrid and thretti. ⁴¹ This is the puple of Gersonytis, which Moises and Aaron noumbriden, bi the `word of the Lord. <sup>42</sup> And the sones of Merary weren noumbrid, bi the kynredis and housis of her fadris, <sup>43</sup> fro threttithe yeer and aboue `til to `the fiftithe yere, alle that entren to fille the customs, ether seruices, of the tabernacle of boond of pees; <sup>44</sup> `and thei weren foundun thre thousynde and two hundrid. ⁴⁵ This is the noumbre of the sones of Merari, whiche Moyses and Aaron noumbriden, bi `the comaundement of the Lord, bi the hoond of Moises. <sup>46</sup> Alle that weren noumbrid of Leuytis, and whiche Moyses and Aaron and the princes of Israel maden to be noumbrid, bi the kynredis and housis of her fadris, <sup>47</sup> fro thretti yeer and aboue `til to `the fiftithe yeer, and entriden to the seruyce of the tabernacle, and to bere chargis, <sup>48</sup> weren togidere eiyte thousynde fyue hundrid and foure scoor. <sup>49</sup> By the `word of the Lord Moises noumbride hem, ech man bi his office and hise chargis, as the Lord comaundide to hym.

⁴⁶ Forsothe Joseph was of thretti yeer, whanne he stood in the siyt of kyng Farao, and cumpasside alle the cuntreis of Egipt.

¹² And thou schalt sette termes to the puple, bi cumpas; and thou schalt seie to hem, Be ye war, that ye `stie not in to the hil, nether touche ye the endis therof; ech man that schal touche the hil, schal die bi deeth.

²¹ the Lord seide to hym, Go thou doun, and witnesse thou to the puple, lest perauenture it wole passe the termes to se the Lord, and ful greet multitude therof perische;

⁶ and trees of Sechym, and oile to liytis to be ordeyned, swete smellynge spiceries in to oynement, and encensis of good odour,

⁹ which Y schal schewe to thee, and of alle the vessels of ournyng therof. ¹⁰ And thus ye schulen make it; ioyne ye to gidere an arke of the trees of Sechym, whos lengthe haue twey cubitis and an half, the broodnesse haue a cubit and half, the hiynesse haue `in lijk maner a cubit and half. <sup>11</sup> And thou schalt ouergilde it with clenneste gold with ynne and with out forth; and thou schalt make a goldun crowne aboue `bi cumpas, ¹² and foure goldun cerclis, whiche thou schalt sette bi foure corneris of the arke; twei ceerclis be in o syde, and twei cerclis in the tother side. ¹³ Also thou schalt make barris of the trees of Sechym, and thou schalt hile tho with gold,

¹³ Also thou schalt make barris of the trees of Sechym, and thou schalt hile tho with gold, ¹⁴ and thou schalt brynge yn bi the cerclis that ben in the sidis of the arke,

¹⁴ and thou schalt brynge yn bi the cerclis that ben in the sidis of the arke, ¹⁵ that it be borun in tho, whiche schulen euere be in the ceerclis, nether schulen ony tyme be drawun out of thoo.

¹⁵ that it be borun in tho, whiche schulen euere be in the ceerclis, nether schulen ony tyme be drawun out of thoo. ¹⁶ And thou schalt putte in to the arke the witnessing, which Y schal yyue to thee. ¹⁷ And thou schalt make a propiciatorie of clenneste gold; `that is a table hilinge the arke; the lengthe therof schal holde twei cubitis and an half, the broodnesse schal holde a cubit and half. <sup>18</sup> Also thou schalt make on euer eithir side of `Goddis answeryng place twei cherubyns of gold, and betun out with hamer; ¹⁹ o cherub be in o syde of `Goddis answeryng place, and the tother in the tother side; <sup>20</sup> hele thei euer either side of the propiciatorie, and holde thei forth wyngis, and hile thei `Goddis answeryng place; and biholde thei hem silf to gidere, while the faces ben turned in to the propiciatorie, with which the arke of the Lord schal be hilid, ²¹ in which arke thou schalt putte the `witnessyng, which Y schal yyue to thee. <sup>22</sup> Fro thennus Y schal comaunde, and schal speke to thee aboue the propiciatorie, that is, fro the myddis of twei cherubyns, that schulen be on the arke of witnessyng, alle thingis whiche Y schal comaunde `bi thee to the sones of Israel. ²³ Also thou schalt make a boord of the trees of Sechym, hauinge twei cubitis of lengthe, and a cubit in broodnesse, and a cubit and half in hiyenesse. ²⁴ And thou schalt ouergilde the bord with purest gold, and thou schalt make to it a goldun brynke `bi cumpas; <sup>25</sup> and `thou schalt make to that brynke a coroun rasid bitwixe foure fyngris hiy, and `thou schalt make on that another lytil goldun coroun. <sup>26</sup> And thou schalt make redi foure goldun cerclis, and thou schalt put thoo in foure corners of the same boord, bi alle feet. <sup>27</sup> Vndur the coroun schulen be goldun cerclis, that the barris be put thorou tho, and that the boord may be borun. <sup>28</sup> Thou schalt make tho barris of the trees of Sechym, and thou schalt cumpas with gold to bere the boord. <sup>29</sup> And thou schalt make redi vessels of vynegre, and viols, cenceris, and cuppis of pureste gold, in whiche fletynge sacrifices schulen be offrid. <sup>30</sup> And thou schalt sette on the boord looues of proposicioun, in my siyt euere. <sup>31</sup> And thou schalt make a candilstike `betun forth with hamer, of clenneste gold, and thou schalt make the schaft therof, and yerdis, cuppis, and litle rundelis, and lilies comynge forth therof. ³² Sixe yerdis schulen go out of the sidis, thre of o side, and thre of the tother. ³³ Thre cuppis as in the maner of a note bi ech yerde, and litle rundelis to gidere, and a lilie, and in lijk maner thre cuppis at the licnesse of a note in the tother, and litle rundelis togidere, and a lilie; this schal be the werk of sixe yerdis, that schulen be brouyt forth of the schaft. ³⁴ Forsothe in thilke candilstik e schulen be foure cuppis in the maner of a note, and litle rundels and lilies by ech cuppe; ³⁵ and litle rundelis schulen be vndir twey yerdis bi thre places, whiche yerdis to gidere ben maad sixe, comynge forth of o schaft; and therfor the litle rundelis and yerdis ³⁶ therof schulen be alle betun out with hamer, of clenneste gold. ³⁷ And thou schalt make seuene lanternes, and thou schalt sette tho on the candilstike, that tho schyne euene ayens. ³⁸ Also tongis to `do out the snottis, and where tho thingis, that ben snottid out, ben quenchid, be maad of clenneste gold. ³⁹ Al the weiyt of the candilstike with alle hise vesselis schal haue a talent of clennest gold.

¹⁴ And thou schalt make another hilyng to the roof, of `skynnes of wetheres maad reed, and ouer this thou schalt make eft anothir hilyng of `skynnes of iacynt. ¹⁵ Also thou schalt make stondynge tablis of the tabernacle, of the trees of Sechym,

³¹ Thou schalt make also a veil of iacynt, and purpur, and of reed silk twies died, and of bijs foldid ayen bi broideri werk, and wouun to gidere bi fair dyuersite; ³² which veil thou schalt hange bifor foure pileris of `the trees of Sechym; and sotheli tho pileris schulen be ouergildid; and tho schulen haue goldun heedis, but foundementis of siluer. ³³ Forsothe the veil schal be set in bi the cerclis, with ynne which veil thou schalt sette the arke of witnessyng, wherbi the seyntuarye and the seyntuaries of seyntuarie schulen be departid.

¹ Also thou schalt make an auter of the trees of Sechym, which schal haue fyue cubitis in lengthe, and so many in brede, that is, sqware, and thre cubitis in heiythe. ² Forsothe hornes schulen be bi foure corneris therof; and thou schalt hile it with bras. ³ And thou schalt make in to the vsis of the auter pannes, to resseyue aischis, and tongis, and fleisch hookis, and resettis of fyris; thou schalt make alle vessilis of bras. ⁴ And thou schalt make a brasun gridele in the maner of a net, and bi four corneris therof schulen be foure brasun ryngis, ⁵ whiche thou schalt putte vndur the yrun panne of the auter; and the gridele schal be til to the myddis of the auter. ⁶ And thou schalt make twey barris of the auter, of the trees of Sechym, whiche barris thou schalt hile with platis of bras; ⁷ and thou schalt lede yn `the barris bi the cerclis, and tho schulen be on euer eithir side of the auter, to bere. <sup>8</sup> Thou schalt make that auter not massif, but voide, and holowe with ynne, as it was schewid to thee in the hil. <sup>9</sup> Also thou schalt make a large street of the tabernacle, `in the maner of a chirche yeerd, in whos mydday coost ayens the south schulen be tentis of bijs foldid ayen; o side schal holde an hundrid cubitis in lengthe,

²⁰ Comaunde thou to the sones of Israel, that thei brynge to thee the clenneste oile of `the trees of olyues, and powned with a pestel, that a lanterne ²¹ brenne euere in the tabernacle of witnessyng with out the veil, which is hangid in the tabernacle of witnessyng; and Aaron and hise sones schulen sette it, that it schyne bifore the Lord til the morewtid; it schal be euerlastynge worschiping bi her successiouns of the sones of Israel.

³⁹ o lomb in the morewtid, and the tothir in the euentid; ⁴⁰ `thou schalt do in o lomb the tenthe part of flour spreynt with oyle, powned, that schal haue a mesure, the fourthe part of hyn, and wyn of the same mesure, to make sacrifice. ⁴¹ Sotheli thou schalt offre the tother lomb at euentid, bi the custom of the offryng at the morewtid, and bi tho thingis, whiche we seiden, in to the odour of swetnesse;

¹ Also thou schalt make an auter of the trees of Sechym, to brenne encense; ² and the auter schal haue a cubit of lengthe, and another cubit of brede, that is foure cornerid, and twei cubitis in heiythe; corneris schulen come forth of the auter. ³ And thou schalt clothe it with clennest gold, as wel the gridil therof, as the wallis and corneris bi cumpas therof; and thou schalt make to the auter a litil goldun coroun, ⁴ `bi cumpas, and twei goldun serclis vndur the coroun by alle sidis, that barris be put in to the serclis, and the auter be borun. <sup>5</sup> Also thou schalt make tho barris of the trees of Sechym, and thou schalt ouergilde; <sup>6</sup> and thou schalt sette the auter ayens the veil, which veil hangith bifor the ark of witnessyng bifor the propiciatorie, bi which the witnessyng is hilid, where Y schal speke to thee. <sup>7</sup> And Aaron schal brenne theronne encense smellynge swetly eerli; whanne he schal araye the lanternes, he schal brenne it; <sup>8</sup> and whanne he settith the lanternes at euentid, he schal brenne euerlastynge encense bifor the Lord, in to youre generaciouns. <sup>9</sup> Ye schulen not offre theronne encense of other makyng, nethir offryng, and slayn sacrifice, nether ye schulen offre fletynge offryngis thereonne. <sup>10</sup> And Aaron schal preie on the corneres therof onis bi the yeer, in the blood which is offrid for synne, and he schal plese theronne in youre generaciouns; it schal be the hooli of hooli thingis to the Lord. <sup>11</sup> And the Lord spak to Moises, <sup>12</sup> and seide, Whanne thou schalt take the summe of the sones of Israel, alle bi hem silf schulen yyue `bi the noumbre prijs for her soulis to the Lord, and veniaunce schal not be in hem, whanne thei ben noumbrid. ¹³ Sotheli ech that passith to the name, schal yyue this, half a sicle bi the mesure of the temple; a sicle hath twenti halpens; the myddil part of a cicle schal be offrid to the Lord. ¹⁴ He that is hadde in noumbre, fro twenti yeer and aboue, ¹⁵ schal yyue prijs; a riche man schal not adde to the myddil of cicle, and a pore man schal no thing abate. ¹⁶ And thou schalt bitake in to vsis of the tabernacle of witnessyng the money takun, which is gaderid of the sones of Israel, that it be the mynde of hem bifor the Lord, and he schal be merciful to `the soulis of hem. <sup>17</sup> And the Lord spak to Moises, <sup>18</sup> and seide, Also thou schalt make a greet vessil of bras with his foundement to waische, and thou schalt sette it bitwixe the tabernacle of witnessyng and the auter `of brent sacrifices; and whanne watir is put therynne, ¹⁹ Aaron and hise sones schulen waische therynne her hondis and feet,

²³ and seide, Take to thee swete smellynge spiceries, of the firste and chosun myrre, fyue hundrid siclis; and of canel the half, that is, twei hundrid and fifti siclis; ²⁴ in lijk maner of calamy twei hundrid and fifti siclis; also of casia fyue hundrid siclis, in the weiyte of seyntuarie; oile of olyue trees, the mesure hyn; ²⁵ and thou schalt make the hooly oile of anoyntyng, an oynement maad bi the werk of a `makere of oynement. <sup>26</sup> And thou schal anoynte therof the tabernacle of witnessyng, and the ark of testament, and the boord with hise vessels, <sup>27</sup> the candilstike, and the purtenaunces therof, the auteris of encense, <sup>28</sup> and of brent sacrifice, and al the purtenaunce, that perteyneth to the ournyng of tho. <sup>29</sup> And thou schalt halewe alle thingis, and tho schulen be the hooli of holi thingis; he that schal touche tho, schal be halewid. <sup>30</sup> Thou schalt anoynte Aaron, and hise sones, and thou schalt halewe hem, that thei be set in presthod to me. <sup>31</sup> And thou schalt seie to the sones of Israel, This oile of anoyntyng schal be hooli to me in to youre generaciouns. <sup>32</sup> The fleisch of man schal not be anoyntid therof, and bi the makyng therof ye schulen not make another, for it is halewid, and it schal be hooli to you. <sup>33</sup> What euer man makith sich oile, and yyueth therof to an alien, he schal be `destried fro his puple. ³⁴ Forsothe the Lord seide to Moises, Take to thee swete smellynge spyceries, stacten, and onyca, galban of good odour, and pureste encense, alle schulen be of euene weiyte. ³⁵ And thou schal make encence, maad by werk of oynement makere, meddlid diligentli, and pure, and moost worthi of halewyng. ³⁶ And whanne thou hast powned alle thingis in to smalleste poudre, thou schalt putte therof bifor the tabernacle of witnessyng, in which place Y schal appere to thee; encense schal be to you the hooli of hooli thingis. ³⁷ Ye schulen not make siche a makyng in to youre vsis, for it is hooli to the Lord. ³⁸ What euer man makith a lijk thing, that he vse the odour therof, he schal perische fro his puple.

¹⁰ hooli clothis in seruyce to Aaron prest, and to hise sones, that thei be set in her office in hooli thingis; ¹¹ the oile of anoyntyng, and encence of swete smellynge spiceryes in the seyntuarie; thei schulen make alle thingis whiche Y comaundide to thee.

¹⁸ the stakis of the tabernacle and of the large street, with her coordis; ¹⁹ the clothis, whose vss is in `the seruyce of seyntuarie; the clothis of Aaron bischop, and of hise sones, that thei be set in preesthod to me.

³⁵ He made also a veil dyuerse and departid, of iacynt, and purpur, and reed selk, and bijs foldid ayen bi werk of broiderie.

¹ Forsothe Beseleel made also an arke of the trees of Sechym, hauynge twey cubitis and an half in lengthe, and a cubit and an half in breede; forsothe the hiynesse was of o cubit and an half; and he clothide the arke with purest gold, with ynne and without forth. ² And he made to it a goldun coroun `bi cumpas, <sup>3</sup> and yetide foure goldun ryngis, bi foure corneris therof, twey ryngis in o side, and twei ryngis in the tother side. <sup>4</sup> And he made barris of the trees of Sechym, whiche barris he clothide with gold, <sup>5</sup> and whiche barris he putte into the ryngis that weren in the sidis of the arke, to bere it. <sup>6</sup> He made also a propiciatorie, that is, Goddis answeryng place, of pureste gold, of twei cubitis and an half in lengthe, and of o cubit and an half in breede. <sup>7</sup> Also he made twei cherubyns of gold, betun out with hamer, whiche he settide on euer eithir side of the propiciatorie, <sup>8</sup> o cherub in the hiynesse of o part, and the tother cherub in the hiynesse of the tothir part; twei cherubyns, oon in ech hiynesse of the propiciatorie, stretchynge out the wengis, <sup>9</sup> and hilynge the propiciatorie, and biholdynge hem silf togidere and that. <sup>10</sup> He made also a boord of `the trees of Sechym, in the lengthe of twey cubitis, and in the breede of o cubit, whiche boord hadde `a cubit and an half in heiythe. <sup>11</sup> And he cumpaside the boord with clenneste gold, and made to it a goldun brynke bi cumpas; <sup>12</sup> and he made to that brynke a goldun coroun, rasid bitwixe of foure fyngris; and on the same coroun he made anothir goldun coroun. <sup>13</sup> Also he yetide foure goldun serclis whiche he settide in foure corneris, <sup>14</sup> bi alle the feet of the boord ayens the coroun, and he puttide barris in to the serclis, that the `boord may be borun. ¹⁵ And he made tho barris of the trees of Sechym, and cumpasside tho with gold. ¹⁶ And he made vesselis to dyuerse vsis of the boord, vessels of vynegre, violis, and litle cuppis, and censeris of pure gold, in whiche the fletynge sacrifices schulen be offrid. ¹⁷ And he made a candilstike, betun out with hamer, of clenneste gold, of whos barre yerdis, cuppis, and litle rundelis and lilies camen forth; ¹⁸ sixe in euer eithir side, thre yerdis on o side, and thre on the tother side; thre cuppis in the maner of a note bi ech yerde, and litle rundels to gidere, and lilies; ¹⁹ and thre cuppis at the licnesse of a note in the tother yerde, and litle rundels to gidere, and lilies; forsothe the werk of sixe schaftis, that camen forth of the `stok of the candilstike, was euene. <sup>20</sup> Sotheli in that barre weren foure cuppis, in the maner of a note, and litle rundels and lilies weren bi alle cuppis; <sup>21</sup> and litle rundels vndur twei schaftis, bi thre placis, whiche to gidre be maad sixe schaftis comynge forth of o barre; <sup>22</sup> therfor and the litle rundels, and schaftis therof, weren alle betun out with hamer, of pureste gold. <sup>23</sup> He made also seuene lanternes, with her `snytyng tongis, and the vessels where `tho thingis, that ben snytid out, ben quenchid, of clennest gold. <sup>24</sup> The candilstike with alle his vessels weiyede a talent of gold. <sup>25</sup> He made also the auter of encense, of trees of Sechym, hauynge a cubit bi square, and twei cubitis in heiythe, of whos corneris camen forth hornes. <sup>26</sup> And he clothide it with clenneste gold, and the gridele, and wallis, and hornes; <sup>27</sup> and he made to it a litil goldun coroun bi cumpas, and twei goldun ryngis vndur the coroun, bi ech syde, that barris be put in to tho, and the auter mow be borun. <sup>28</sup> Forsothe he made tho barris of the trees of Sechym, and hilide with goldun platis. <sup>29</sup> He made also oile to the oynement of halewyng, and encense of swete smellynge spiceries, moost clene, bi the werk of `a makere of oynement.

¹ He made also the auter of brent sacrifice of the trees of Sechym, of fyue cubitis bi square, and of thre cubitis in heiythe; ² whose hornes camen forth of the corneris, and he hilide it with platis of bras. ³ And in to vsis therof he made redi of bras dyuerse vessels, caudruns, tongis, fleischhokis, hokis, and `resseittis of firis. <sup>4</sup> He made also the brasun gridile therof, `bi the maner of a net, and a `panne for colis vndur it, in the myddis of the auter. ⁵ And he yetide foure ryngis, by so many endis of the gridile, to putte in the barris to bere; ⁶ and he made tho same barris of the trees of Sechym, and hilide with platis of bras. ⁷ And ledde in to the serclis that stonden forth in the sidis of the auter. Forsothe thilke auter was not sad, but holowe of the bildyngis of tablis, and voide with ynne.

¹⁷ The foundementis of pilers weren of bras; forsothe the heedis of tho pilers, with alle her grauyngis, weren of siluer; but also he clothide with siluer tho pilers of the greet street.

²¹ These ben the instrumentis of the tabernacle of witnessyng, that ben noumbrid, bi the comaundement of Moises, in the cerymonyes of Leuytis, bi the hond of Ithamar, sone of Aaron, preest.

¹ Forsothe of iacynt, and purpur, vermyloun, and bijs, he made clothis, in whiche Aaron was clothid, whanne he mynystride in hooli thingis, as the Lord comaundide to Moises.

³⁸ and the tente in the entryng of the tabernacle;

⁴¹ Also the sones of Israel offriden the clothis whiche the prestis, that is, Aaron and hise sones, vsen in the seyntuarie,

³ And thou schalt sette the arke therynne, and thou schalt leeue a veil bifore it.

⁵ and the goldun auter, where ynne encense is brent bifor the arke of witnessyng. Thou schalt sette a tente in the entryng of the tabernacle;

²⁶ He settide also a tente in the entryng of the tabernacle, ²⁷ and the auter of brent sacrifice in the porche of the witnessyng, and he offride therynne brent sacrifice, and sacrifices, as the Lord comaundide.

¹² Forsothe fier schal brenne euere in the auter, which fier the preest schal nurische, puttynge trees vndur, in the morewtid bi ech dai; and whanne brent sacrifice is put aboue, the preest schal brenne the ynnere fatnessis of pesible thingis. ¹³ This is euerlastynge fier, that schal neuer faile in the auter.

²⁰ and seide, This is the offryng of Aaron, and of hise sones, which thei owen offre to the Lord in the day of her anoyntyng; thei schulen offre the tenthe part of ephi of wheete flour, in euerlastynge sacrifice, the myddis therof in the morewtid, and the myddis therof in the euentid;

¹ And whanne Nadab and Abyu, the sones of Aaron, hadden take censeris, thei puttiden fier and encense aboue, and offriden bifor the Lord alien fier, which thing was not comaundid to hem. ² And fier yede out fro the Lord, and deuouride hem, and thei weren deed bifor the Lord.

² And fier yede out fro the Lord, and deuouride hem, and thei weren deed bifor the Lord.

² that thei brynge to thee oile of olyues, pureste oile, and briyt, to the lanternes to be ordeyned contynueli with out the veil of witnessyng,

⁵ Also thou schalt take wheete flour, and thou schalt bake therof twelue looues, which schulen haue ech bi hem silf twei tenthe partis, ⁶ of whiche thou schalt sette sexe on euer eithir side, on a clenneste boord bifor the Lord; ⁷ and thou schalt sette clereste encense on tho looues, that the looues be in to mynde of offryng of the Lord; ⁸ bi ech sabat tho schulen be chaungid bifor the Lord, and schulen be takun of the sones of Israel bi euerlastynge boond of pees;

⁴⁷ Sotheli the dekenes in the lynage of her meynes weren not noumbrid with hem.

⁵¹ Whanne me schal go, the dekenes schulen do doun the tabernacle; whanne the tentis schulen be sette, thei schulen `reise the tabernacle. Who euer of straungeris neiyeth, he schal be slayn.

⁵⁴ Therfor the sones of Israel diden bi alle thingis whiche the Lord comaundide to Moises.

¹⁶ Alle that weren noumbrid in the castels of Ruben, an hundrid thousynde fifty thousinde and a thousinde foure hundrid and fifty; thei schulen go forth in the secounde place bi her cumpenyes. ¹⁷ Sotheli the tabernacle of witnessyng schal be reisid bi the offices of dekenes, and bi the cumpenyes `of hem; as it schal be reisid, so and it schal be takun doun; alle schulen go forth bi her places and ordris.

³³ Sotheli the dekenes weren not noumbrid among the sones of Israel; for God comaundide so to Moises.

⁷ and wake, and that thei kepe what euer thing perteyneth to the religioun of multitude, bifor the tabernacle of witnessyng; ⁸ and that thei kepe the vessels of the tabernacle, and serue in the seruyce therof.

⁸ and that thei kepe the vessels of the tabernacle, and serue in the seruyce therof.

¹⁸ the sones of Gerson weren Lebny, and Semey; ¹⁹ the sones of Caath weren Amram, and Jessaar, Hebron, and Oziel;

²¹ Of Gerson weren twei meynees, of Lebny, and of Semei;

²⁴ vndur the prince Eliasaph, the sone of Jahel. ²⁵ And thei schulen haue kepyngis in the tabernacle of boond of pees, the tabernacle it silf, and the hilyng therof, the tente which is drawun bifor the yatis of the hilyng of the witnessyng of boond of pees; ²⁶ and the curteyns of the greet street, also the tente which is hangid in the entryng of the greet street of the tabernacle, and what euer thing perteyneth to the custom of the auter, the cordis of the tabernacle, and al the purtenaunce therof. ²⁷ The kynrede of Caath schal haue the puplis of Amram, and of Jessaar, and of Ebron, and of Oziel;

²⁷ The kynrede of Caath schal haue the puplis of Amram, and of Jessaar, and of Ebron, and of Oziel; ²⁸ these ben the meynees of Caathitis, noumbrid bi her names, alle of male kynde, fro o monethe and aboue, eiyte thousynde and sixe hundrid. ²⁹ Thei schulen haue kepyngis of the seyntuarie, and schulen sette tentis at the south coost; ³⁰ and `the prince of hem schal be Elisaphan, the sone of Oziel.

³⁰ and `the prince of hem schal be Elisaphan, the sone of Oziel. ³¹ And thei schulen kepe the arke, and the boord, and the candilstike, the auters, and vesselis of the seyntuarie in whiche it is mynystrid, and the veil, and al sich purtenaunce.

³¹ And thei schulen kepe the arke, and the boord, and the candilstike, the auters, and vesselis of the seyntuarie in whiche it is mynystrid, and the veil, and al sich purtenaunce. ³² Sotheli the prince of princis of Leuytis schal be Eleazar, the sone of Aaron, preest; and he schal be on the keperis of the kepyng of the seyntuarie.

³² Sotheli the prince of princis of Leuytis schal be Eleazar, the sone of Aaron, preest; and he schal be on the keperis of the kepyng of the seyntuarie. ³³ And sotheli of Merary schulen be the puplis of Mooli, and of Musi, ³⁴ noumbrid bi her names, alle of male kynde fro o monethe and aboue, sixe thousynde and two hundrid;

³⁴ noumbrid bi her names, alle of male kynde fro o monethe and aboue, sixe thousynde and two hundrid; ³⁵ `the prince of hem schal be Suriel, the sone of Abiahiel; thei schulen sette tentis in the north coost. <sup>36</sup> And vndur `the kepyng of hem schulen be the tablis of the tabernacle, and the barris, and the pileris, and `the foundementis of tho, and alle thingis that perteynen to sich ournyng, ³⁷ and the pileris of the greet street bi cumpas, with her foundementis, and the stakis with coordis. ³⁸ Forsothe Moises and Aaron with hise sones schulen sette tentis bifor the tabernacle of boond of pees, that is, at the eest coost, and schulen haue the keping of the seyntuarie, in the myddis of the sones of Israel; what euer alien neiyeth, he schal die. ³⁹ Alle the Leuytis, whiche Moises and Aaron noumbriden, bi comaundement of the Lord, bi her meynees, in male kynde, fro o monethe and aboue, were two and twenti thousynd.

⁵¹ and he yaf that money to Aaron and to hise sones, bi the word which the Lord comaundide to hym.

³ bi her housis and meynees, fro the threttithe yeer and aboue `til to the fiftithe yeer, of alle that entren, that thei stonde and mynystre in the tabernacle of boond of pees.

⁶ and thei schulen hile eft with a veil of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen stretche forth aboue a mentil al of iacynt, and thei schulen putte in barris `on the schuldris of the bereris.

⁶ and thei schulen hile eft with a veil of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen stretche forth aboue a mentil al of iacynt, and thei schulen putte in barris `on the schuldris of the bereris.

⁶ and thei schulen hile eft with a veil of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen stretche forth aboue a mentil al of iacynt, and thei schulen putte in barris `on the schuldris of the bereris. ⁷ Also thei schulen wlappe the boord of proposicioun in a mentil of iacynt, and thei schulen putte therwith cenceris, and morteris of gold, litil cuppis, and grete cuppis to fletyng sacrifices `to be sched; looues schulen euere be in the boord.

⁷ Also thei schulen wlappe the boord of proposicioun in a mentil of iacynt, and thei schulen putte therwith cenceris, and morteris of gold, litil cuppis, and grete cuppis to fletyng sacrifices `to be sched; looues schulen euere be in the boord.

⁷ Also thei schulen wlappe the boord of proposicioun in a mentil of iacynt, and thei schulen putte therwith cenceris, and morteris of gold, litil cuppis, and grete cuppis to fletyng sacrifices `to be sched; looues schulen euere be in the boord.

⁷ Also thei schulen wlappe the boord of proposicioun in a mentil of iacynt, and thei schulen putte therwith cenceris, and morteris of gold, litil cuppis, and grete cuppis to fletyng sacrifices `to be sched; looues schulen euere be in the boord. <sup>8</sup> And thei schulen strecche forth aboue a reed mentil, which thei schulen hile eft with an hilyng of `skynnes of iacynt, and thei schulen putte yn barris.

⁸ And thei schulen strecche forth aboue a reed mentil, which thei schulen hile eft with an hilyng of `skynnes of iacynt, and thei schulen putte yn barris. <sup>9</sup> Thei schulen take also a mentil of iacynt with which thei schulen hile the candilstike, with hise lanternes, and tongis, and snytels, and alle the `vessels of oile that ben nedeful to the lanternes to be ordeyned;

⁹ Thei schulen take also a mentil of iacynt with which thei schulen hile the candilstike, with hise lanternes, and tongis, and snytels, and alle the `vessels of oile that ben nedeful to the lanternes to be ordeyned;

¹¹ Also and thei schulen wlappe the goldun auter in a clooth of iacynt; and thei schulen stretche forth aboue an hilyng of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen putte in barris.

¹¹ Also and thei schulen wlappe the goldun auter in a clooth of iacynt; and thei schulen stretche forth aboue an hilyng of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen putte in barris. <sup>12</sup> Thei schulen wlappe in a mentil of iacynt alle the vessels in whiche it is mynystrid in the seyntuarie, and thei schulen strecche forth aboue an hilyng of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen putte yn barris.

¹² Thei schulen wlappe in a mentil of iacynt alle the vessels in whiche it is mynystrid in the seyntuarie, and thei schulen strecche forth aboue an hilyng of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen putte yn barris.

¹² Thei schulen wlappe in a mentil of iacynt alle the vessels in whiche it is mynystrid in the seyntuarie, and thei schulen strecche forth aboue an hilyng of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen putte yn barris. ¹³ But also thei schulen clense the auter fro aische, and thei schulen wlappe it in a clooth of purpur.

¹⁵ And whanne Aaron and hise sones han wlappid the seyntuarie, and alle vessels therof, in the mouyng of tentis, thanne the sones of Caath schulen entre, that thei bere the thingis wlappid, and touche not the vessels of the seyntuarie, lest thei dien.

¹⁹ but do ye this thing to hem, that thei lyue, and die not, if thei touchen the hooli of hooli thingis. Aaron and hise sones schulen entre, and thei schulen dispose the werkis of alle men, and thei schulen departe `what who owith to bere.

²¹ And the Lord spak to Moises,

²³ fro thretti yeer and aboue `til to fifti yeer alle that entren and mynystren in the tabernacle of boond of pees.

²³ fro thretti yeer and aboue `til to fifti yeer alle that entren and mynystren in the tabernacle of boond of pees. ²⁴ This is the office of the sones of Gersonytis, that thei bere the curteyns of the tabernacle, and the roof of the boond of pees, an other hilyng,

²⁴ This is the office of the sones of Gersonytis, that thei bere the curteyns of the tabernacle, and the roof of the boond of pees, an other hilyng,

²⁷ Whanne Aaron comaundith and hise sones, the sones of Gerson schulen bere alle thingis that perteynen to the auter, the coordis, and vessels of seruyce; and alle schulen wite, to what charge thei owen to be boundun. ²⁸ This is the office of the meynee of Gersonytis, in the tabernacle of boond of pees; and thei schulen be vndur the hond of Ythamar, the sone of Aaron, preest. ²⁹ Also thou schalt noumbre the sones of Merary, bi the meynees and housis of her fadris, ³⁰ fro thretti yeer and aboue `til to fifti yeer, alle that entren to the office of her seruice, and to the ournyng of the boond of pees of witnessyng. <sup>31</sup> These ben `the chargis of hem; thei schulen bere the tablis of the tabernacle, and the barris therof, the pilers and her foundementis; also the pilers of the greet street bi cumpas,

³¹ These ben `the chargis of hem; thei schulen bere the tablis of the tabernacle, and the barris therof, the pilers and her foundementis; also the pilers of the greet street bi cumpas, <sup>32</sup> with her foundementis, and her stakis, and coordis; thei schulen take alle instrumentis and purtenaunce at noumbre, and so thei schulen bere. <sup>33</sup> This is the office of `the meynee of Meraritis, and the seruyce in the tabernacle of boond of pees; and thei schulen be vndur the hond of Ythamar, the sone of Aaron, preest.

³⁵ fro thretti yeer and aboue `til to the fiftithe yeer, alle that entren to the seruyce of the tabernacle of boond of pees;

³⁷ This is the noumbre of the puple of Caath, which entrith in to the tabernacle of boond of pees; Moises and Aaron noumbriden these, bi the word of the Lord, bi the hond of Moises.

³⁹ fro thretti yeer and aboue `til to `the fiftithe yeer, alle that entren that thei mynystre in the tabernacle of boond of pees;

⁴¹ This is the puple of Gersonytis, which Moises and Aaron noumbriden, bi the `word of the Lord.

⁴³ fro threttithe yeer and aboue `til to `the fiftithe yere, alle that entren to fille the customs, ether seruices, of the tabernacle of boond of pees;

⁴⁵ This is the noumbre of the sones of Merari, whiche Moyses and Aaron noumbriden, bi `the comaundement of the Lord, bi the hoond of Moises.

⁴⁷ fro thretti yeer and aboue `til to `the fiftithe yeer, and entriden to the seruyce of the tabernacle, and to bere chargis,

⁴⁹ By the `word of the Lord Moises noumbride hem, ech man bi his office and hise chargis, as the Lord comaundide to hym.

¹ Forsothe it was don in the dai in which Moises fillide the tabernacle, and reiside it, and anoyntide and halewide with alle `hise vessels, the auter in lijk maner and the vessels therof.

⁵ Take thou of hem, that tho serue in the seruice of the tabernacle, and bitake thou tho to dekenes bi the ordre of her seruice. ⁶ And so whanne Moises hadde take the waynes, and the oxun, he bitook tho to the dekenes. ⁷ He yaf twei waynes and foure oxun to the sones of Gerson, bi that that thei hadden nedeful. ⁸ He yaf four other waynes and eiyte oxun to the sones of Merari, bi her offices and religioun, vnder the hond of Ythamar, the sone of Aaron, preest. ⁹ Forsothe he yaf not waynes and oxun to the sones of Caath, for thei seruen in the seyntuarye, and beren chargis with her owne schuldris.

⁹ Forsothe he yaf not waynes and oxun to the sones of Caath, for thei seruen in the seyntuarye, and beren chargis with her owne schuldris.

²⁴ fro fyue and twentithe yeer and aboue thei schulen entre, for to mynystre in the tabernacle of boond of pees; ²⁵ and whanne thei han fillid the fiftithe yeer of age, thei schulen ceesse to serue. ²⁶ And thei schulen be the mynystris of her bretheren in the tabernacle of boond of pees, that thei kepe tho thingis that ben bitakun to hem; sothely thei schulen not do tho werkis; thus thou schalt dispose Leuytis in her kepyngis.

¹⁴ bi the Lordis comaundement maad in the hond of Moises.

²¹ And the sones of Caath yeden forth, and baren the seyntuarie; so longe the tabernacle was borun, til thei camen to the place of reisyng therof.

⁹ Whether it is litil to you, that God of Israel departide you fro al the puple, and ioynede you to hym silf, that ye schulden serue hym in the seruyce of tabernacle, and that ye schulden stonde bifor the multitude of puple, and schulden serue hym?

³² and the erthe openyde his mouth, and deuowride hem, with her tabernaclis, and al the catel `of hem;

¹⁰ And the Lord seide to Moises, Bere ayen the yerde of Aaron in to the tabernacle of witnessyng, that it be kept there in to `the signe of the rebel sones of Israel, and that her `playntis reste fro me, lest thei dien.

⁵ Wake ye in the kepyng of the seyntuarie, and in the seruyce of the auter, lest indignacioun rise on the sones of Israel.

⁹ Therfor Moyses wroot this lawe, and bitook it to the preestis, sones of Leuy, that baren the arke of the bond of pees of the Lord, and to alle the eldere men of Israel.

²⁵ Yrun and bras the scho of hym; as the dai of thi youthe so and thin eelde.

⁶ And Josue seide to the preestis, Take ye the arke of the boond of pees `of the Lord, and go ye bifor the puple. Whiche filliden the heestis, and tooken the arke, and yeden bifor hem.

¹⁰ Forsothe the preestis, that baren the arke, stoden in the myddis of Jordan, til alle thingis weren fillid, whiche the Lord comaundide, that Josue schulde speke to the puple, as Moises hadde seide to hym. And the puple hastide, and passide.

¹⁹ Forsothe the Lord smoot of the men of Bethsames, for thei hadden seyn the arke of the Lord, and he smoot of the puple seuenti men, and fifty thousynde of the porail. And the puple morenyde, for the Lord hadde smyte `the puple with greet veniaunce.

² And Dauid roos, and yede, and al the puple that was with hym of the men of Juda, to brynge the arke of God, on which the name of the Lord of oostis, sittynge in cherubyn on that arke, was clepid. ³ And thei puttiden the arke of God on a newe wayn, and thei token it fro the hows of Amynadab, that was in Gabaa. Forsothe Oza and Haio, the sons of Amynadab, dryueden the newe wayn. ⁴ And whanne thei hadden take it fro the hows of Amynadab, that was in Gabaa, and kepte the arke of God, Haio yede bifor the arke. ⁵ Forsothe Dauid and al Israel pleieden byfor the Lord, in alle `trees maad craftili, and harpis, and sitols, and tympans, and trumpis, and cymbalis. ⁶ Forsothe after that thei camen to the corn floor of Nachor, Oza helde forth the hond to the arke of God, and helde it, for the oxun kikiden, and bowiden it.

⁶ Forsothe after that thei camen to the corn floor of Nachor, Oza helde forth the hond to the arke of God, and helde it, for the oxun kikiden, and bowiden it. ⁷ And the Lord was wrooth bi indignacioun ayens Oza, and smoot hym on `the foli; and he was deed there bisidis the arke of God.

⁷ And the Lord was wrooth bi indignacioun ayens Oza, and smoot hym on `the foli; and he was deed there bisidis the arke of God. <sup>8</sup> Forsothe Dauid was sori, for the Lord hadde smyte Oza; and the name of that place was clepid the Smytyng of Oza `til in to this dai. ⁹ And Dauid dredde the Lord in that dai, and seide, Hou schal the arke of the Lord entre to me?

¹³ And whanne thei, that baren the arke of the Lord, hadden stied six paaces, thei offriden an oxe and a ram. And Dauid smoot in organs boundun to the arm;

⁷ Forsothe cherubyns spredden forth wengis ouer the place of the arke; and hiliden the arke, and the barris therof aboue. ⁸ And whanne the barris stoden forth, and the hiynesse of tho apperiden with out the seyntuarye, bifor `Goddis answerynge place, tho apperyden no ferther with outforth; whiche barris also weren there `til in to present day.

⁴ Forsothe in the seuenthe yeer Joiada sente, and took centuriouns, and knyytis, and brouyte to hym in to the temple of the Lord; and couenauntide with hem boond of pees, and he made hem to swere in the temple of the Lord, and schewide to hem the sone of the kyng. ⁵ And he comaundide to hem, and seide, This is the word, which ye owen to do; ⁶ the thridde part of you entre in the sabat, and kepe the wakyngis of the `hows of the kyng; sothely the thridde part be at the yate of Seir; and the thridde part be at the yate which is bihynde the dwellyng place of the makeris of scheeldis; and ye schulen kepe the wakyngis of the hows of Messa. <sup>7</sup> Forsothe twei partis of you alle goynge out in the sabat, kepe ye the wakyngis of the hows of the Lord aboute the kyng. <sup>8</sup> And ye schulen cumpasse hym, and ye schulen haue armeris in youre hondis; forsothe if ony man entrith in to the closyng of the temple, be he slayn; and ye schulen be with the kyng goynge in and goynge out. <sup>9</sup> And the centuriouns diden bi alle thingis whiche Joiada, the preest, hadde comaundid to hem; and alle takynge her men that entriden to the sabat, with hem that yeden out fro the sabat, camen to Joiada, the preest. <sup>10</sup> Which yaf to hem speris, and armeris of kyng Dauid, that weren in the hows of the Lord. <sup>11</sup> And alle stoden hauynge armeris in her hond, fro the riyt side of the temple `til to the left side of the auter and of the hows, aboute the kyng. ¹² And he brouyte forth the sone of the kyng, and puttide on hym a diademe, and witnessyng; and thei maden hym kyng, and anoyntiden hym; and thei beeten with the hoond, and seiden, The kyng lyue!

¹⁴ And thei token the pottis of bras, and trullis, and fleisch hokis, and cuppis, and morteris, and alle brasun vessels, in whiche thei mynystriden; ¹⁵ also and censeris, and violis. The prince of the chyualrie took tho that weren of gold, and tho that weren of siluer,

⁴⁸ And dekenes, the britheren of hem, that weren ordeyned in to al the seruyce of the tabernacle of the hows of the Lord.

²⁹ And thei that hadden the vesselis of seyntuarie bitakun to her kepyng, weren souereyns on flour, and wyn, and oile, and encense, and swete smellinge spyceries.

⁹ Forsothe whanne thei hadden come to the cornfloor of Chidon, Oza strechide forth his hond to susteyne the arke; for the oxe wexynge wielde hadde bowid it a litil. ¹⁰ Therfor the Lord was wrooth ayens Oza, and smoot hym, for he hadde touchide the ark; and he was deed there bifor the Lord.

² Thanne Dauid seide, It is vnleueful, that the arke of God be borun of `ony thing no but of the dekenes, whiche the Lord chees to bere it, and `for to mynystre to hym `til in to with outen ende.

¹⁵ And the sones of Leuy token the arke of God with barris on her schuldris, as Moises comaundide bi the word of the Lord.

³ and the dekenes weren noumbrid fro twenti yeer and aboue, and eiyte and thretti thousynde of men weren foundun.

³ and the dekenes weren noumbrid fro twenti yeer and aboue, and eiyte and thretti thousynde of men weren foundun. ⁴ And foure and twenty thousynde men weren chosun of hem, and weren departid in to the seruyce of the hows of the Lord; sotheli of souereyns, and iugis, sixe thousynde; ⁵ forsothe foure thousynde `porteris weren, and so many syngeris, syngynge to the Lord in orguns, whiche Dauid hadde maad for to synge.

²⁴ These weren the sones of Leuy in her kynredis and meynees, prynces bi whilis, and noumbre of alle heedis, that diden the trauel of the seruyce of the hows of the Lord, fro twenti yeer and aboue.

²⁴ These weren the sones of Leuy in her kynredis and meynees, prynces bi whilis, and noumbre of alle heedis, that diden the trauel of the seruyce of the hows of the Lord, fro twenti yeer and aboue. ²⁵ For Dauid seide, The Lord God of Israel hath youe reste to his puple, and a dwellyng in Jerusalem til in to with outen ende; ²⁶ and it schal not be the office of dekenes for to bere more the tabernacle, and alle vessels therof for to mynystre.

²⁶ and it schal not be the office of dekenes for to bere more the tabernacle, and alle vessels therof for to mynystre. ²⁷ Also bi the laste comaundementis of Dauid the noumbre of the sones of Leuy schulen be rikened fro twenti yeer and aboue;

²⁷ Also bi the laste comaundementis of Dauid the noumbre of the sones of Leuy schulen be rikened fro twenti yeer and aboue;

²⁷ Also bi the laste comaundementis of Dauid the noumbre of the sones of Leuy schulen be rikened fro twenti yeer and aboue; ²⁸ and thei schulen be vndir the hond of the sones of Aaron in to the worschipe of the hows of the Lord, in porchis, and in chaumbris, and in the place of clensyng, and in the seyntuarie, and in alle werkis of the seruyce of the temple of the Lord. ²⁹ Forsothe preestis schulen be ouer the looues of proposicioun, and to the sacrifice of flour, and to the pastis sodun in watir, and to the therf looues, and friyng panne, and to hoot flour, and to seenge, and ouer al weiyte and mesure. ³⁰ Forsothe the dekenes schulen be, that thei stonde eerli, for to knowleche and synge to the Lord, and lijk maner at euentide, ³¹ as wel in the offryng of brent sacrifices of the Lord, as in sabatis, and kalendis, and othere solempnytees, bi the noumbre and cerymonyes of eche thing contynueli bifor the Lord; ³² and that thei kepe the obseruaunces of the tabernacle of the boond of pees of the Lord, and the custum of the seyntuarie, and the obseruaunce of the sones of Aaron, her britheren, that thei mynystre in the hows of the Lord.

¹² also and of alle thingis whiche he thouyte of the large places, and of chaumbris bi cumpas, in to the tresours of the hows of the Lord, and `in to the tresours of holi thingis, ¹³ and of the departyngis of preestis and of dekenes, in to alle the werkis of the hows of the Lord, and alle vessels of the seruyce of the temple of the Lord.

¹³ and of the departyngis of preestis and of dekenes, in to alle the werkis of the hows of the Lord, and alle vessels of the seruyce of the temple of the Lord.

¹¹ Also Iram made cawdruns, and fleischokis, and viols, and he fillide al the werk of the kyng in the hows of God,

¹⁶ and caudruns, and fleischookis, and viols. Iram, the fadir of Salomon, made to hym alle vessels in the hows of the Lord of clennest bras.

¹⁹ And Salomon made alle the vessels of Goddis hows, the goldun auter, `and bordis, and loouys of settyng forth on tho;

²² also he made pannes for colis to brenne encense, and censeris, and viols, and morters, of pureste gold. And he grauyde doris of the ynnere temple, that is, in the hooli of hooli thingis, and the goldun doris of the temple with out forth; and so al the werk was fillid that Salomon made in the hows of the Lord.

¹ Forsothe in the seuenthe yeer Joiada was coumfortid, and took centuriouns, that is, Azarie, sone of Jeroboam, and Ismael, the sone of Johannam, and Azarie, the sone of Obeth, and Maasie, the sone of Adaie, and Elisaphat, the sone of Zechri; and he made with hem a counsel and a boond of pees. ² Which cumpassiden Juda, and gaderiden togidere dekenes of alle the citees of Juda, and the princes of the meynees of Israel, and camen in to Jerusalem. ³ Therfor al the multitude made couenaunt in the hows of the Lord with the kyng. And Joiada seide to hem, Lo! the sone of the kyng schal regne, as the Lord spak on the sones of Dauid. ⁴ Therfor this is the word, which ye schulen do. ⁵ The thridde part of you that ben comun to the sabat, of preestis, and of dekenes, and of porterys, schal be in the yatis; sotheli the thridde part schal be at the hows of the kyng; and the thridde part schal be at the yate, which is clepid of the foundement. Forsothe al the tother comyn puple be in the large places of the hows of the Lord; ⁶ and noon other man entre in to the hows of the Lord, no but preestis, and thei that mynystren of the dekenes; oneli entre thei, that ben halewid, and al the tother comyn puple kepe the kepyngis of the Lord. ⁷ Forsothe the dekenes cumpasse the kyng, and ech man haue hise armuris; and if ony othere man entrith in to the temple, be he slayn; and be thei with the kyng entrynge and goynge out. ⁸ Therfor the dekenes and al Juda diden bi alle thingis, which Joiada, the bischop, hadde comaundid; and alle token the men, that weren with hem, and camen bi the ordre of sabat with hem, that hadden `fillid now the sabat, and schulen go out. <sup>9</sup> For Joiada, the bischop, suffride not the cumpenyes to go awei, that weren wont to come oon after `the tother bi ech wouke. And Joiada, the preest, yaf to the centuriouns speris, and scheeldis, and bokeleris of kyng Dauid, whiche he hadde halewid in to the hows of the Lord. ¹⁰ And he ordeynede al the puple, of hem `that helden swerdis, at the riyt side of the temple `til to the left side of the temple, bifor the auter and the temple, bi cumpas of the king. ¹¹ And thei ledden out the sone of the kyng, and settiden a diademe on hym; and thei yauen to hym in his hond the lawe to be holdun, and thei maden hym kyng. And Joiada, the bischop, and his sones anoyntiden hym; and thei preiden hertli, and seiden, The kyng lyue!

⁸ Forsothe in the secounde yeer of her comyng to the temple of God in Jerusalem, in the secounde monethe, Zorobabel, the sone of Salatiel, and Josue,

¹ The `title of the hundrid and tenthe salm. Alleluya. Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee in al myn herte; in the counsel and congregacioun of iust men. ² The werkis of the Lord ben greete; souyt out in to alle hise willis. ³ His werk is knoulechyng and grete doyng; and his riytfulnesse dwellith in to the world of world. ⁴ The Lord merciful in wille, and a merciful doere, hath maad a mynde of hise merueilis; ⁵ he hath youe meete to men dredynge hym. He schal be myndeful of his testament in to the world; ⁶ he schal telle to his puple the vertu of hise werkis. ⁷ That he yyue to hem the eritage of folkis; the werkis of hise hondis ben treuthe and doom.

⁶ For a man schal take his brother, the meneal of his fadir, and schal seie, A clooth is to thee, be thou oure prince; forsothe this fallyng be vndur thin hond.

² And the Spirit of the Lord schal reste on hym, the spirit of wisdom and of vndurstondyng, the spirit of counsel and of strengthe, the spirit of kunnyng and of pitee; ³ and the spirit of the drede of the Lord schal fille him. He schal deme not bi the siyt of iyen, nether he schal repreue bi the heryng of eeris; ⁴ but he schal deme in riytfulnesse pore men, and he schal repreue in equyte, for the mylde men of erthe. And he schal smyte the lond with the yerde of his mouth, and bi the spirit of his lippis he schal sle the wickid man.

⁷ And he schal caste doun in this hil the face of boond, boundun togidere on alle puplis, and the web which he weuyde on alle naciouns.

¹ Lo! my seruaunt, Y schal vptake hym, my chosun, my soule pleside to it silf in hym. I yaf my spirit on hym, he schal brynge forth doom to hethene men. ² He schal not crie, nether he schal take a persoone, nether his vois schal be herd withoutforth. ³ He schal not breke a schakun rehed, and he schal not quenche smokynge flax; he schal brynge out doom in treuthe. ⁴ He schal not be sorewful, nether troblid, til he sette doom in erthe, and ilis schulen abide his lawe. ⁵ The Lord God seith these thingis, makynge heuenes of noyt, and stretchynge forth tho, makynge stidfast the erthe, and tho thingis that buriownen of it, yyuynge breeth to the puple, that is on it, and yyuynge spirit to hem that treden on it. ⁶ Y the Lord haue clepid thee in riytfulnesse, and Y took thin hond, and kepte thee, and Y yaf thee in to a boond of pees of the puple, and in to liyt of folkis. ⁷ That thou schuldist opene the iyen of blynde men; that thou schuldist lede out of closyng togidere a boundun man, fro the hous of prisoun men sittynge in derknessis.

¹ Ilis, here ye, and puplis afer, perseyue ye; the Lord clepide me fro the wombe, he thouyte on my name fro the wombe of my modir. ² And he hath set my mouth as a scharp swerd, he defendide me in the schadewe of his hond, and settide me as a chosun arowe; he hidde me in his arowe caas, ³ and seide to me, Israel, thou art my seruaunt, for Y schal haue glorie in thee. ⁴ And Y seide, Y trauelide in veyn, Y wastide my strengthe with out cause, and veynli; therfor my doom is with the Lord, and my werk is with my God. ⁵ And now the Lord, formynge me a seruaunt to hym silf fro the wombe, seith these thingis, that Y brynge ayen Jacob to hym. And Israel schal not be gaderid togidere; and Y am glorified in the iyen of the Lord, and my God is maad my strengthe. ⁶ And he seyde, It is litil, that thou be a seruaunt to me, to reise the lynages of Jacob, and to conuerte the drastis of Israel; Y yaf thee in to the liyt of hethene men, that thou be myn helthe `til to the laste part of erthe. <sup>7</sup> The Lord, ayenbiere of Israel, the hooli therof, seith these thingis to a dispisable soule, and to a folk had in abhomynacioun, to the seruaunt of lordis, Kyngis schulen se, and princes schulen rise togidere, and schulen worschipe, for the Lord, for he is feithful, and for the hooli of Israel, that chees thee. <sup>8</sup> The Lord seith these thingis, In a plesaunt tyme Y herde thee, and in the dai of helthe Y helpide thee; and Y kepte thee, and yaf thee in to a bonde of pees of the puple, that thou schuldist reise the erthe, and haue in possessioun eritagis, `that ben distried;

¹ Who is this that cometh fro Edom, in died clothis fro Bosra? this fair man in his `long cloth, goynge in the multitude of his vertu? Y that speke riytfulnesse, and am a forfiytere for to saue. ² Whi therfor is thi clothing reed? and thi clothis ben as of men stampynge in a pressour? ³ Y aloone stampide the presse, and of folkis no man is with me; Y stampide hem in my stronge veniaunce, and Y defoulide hem in my wraththe; and her blood is spreynt on my clothis, and Y made foul alle my clothis. ⁴ For whi a dai of veniaunce is in myn herte, and the yeer of my yeldyng cometh.

²³ And alle thi wyues and thi sones schulen be led out to Caldeis, and thou schalt not ascape the hondis of hem; but thou schalt be bitakun in to the hondis of the kyng of Babiloyne, and he schal brenne this citee bi fier.

¹⁴ Hou streit is the yate, and narwy the weye, that ledith to lijf, and ther ben fewe that fynden it.

¹⁶ So the laste schulen be the firste, and the firste the laste; `for many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun.

¹⁵ Thanne Farisees yeden awei, and token a counsel to take Jhesu in word.

⁵¹ And lo! the veil of the temple was to-rent in twey parties, fro the hiest to the lowest. And the erthe schoke, and stoonus weren cloue; and birielis weren openyd,

³⁴ For as a man that is gon fer in pilgrimage, lefte his hous, and yaf to his seruauntis power of euery work, and comaundide to the porter, that he wake.

⁷⁰ As he spak bi the mouth of hise hooli prophetis, that weren fro the world.

²³ And Jhesu hym silf was bigynninge as of thritti yeer, that he was gessid the sone of Joseph, which was of Heli,

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord on me, for which thing he anoyntide me; he sente me to preche to pore men, to hele contrite men in herte,

²⁸ Take ye tente to you, and to al the flocke, in which the Hooli Goost hath set you bischops, to reule the chirche of God, which he purchaside with his blood.

¹⁴ And we witen, that the lawe is spiritual; but Y am fleischli, seld vndur synne. ¹⁵ For Y vndurstonde not that that Y worche; for Y do not the good thing that Y wole, but Y do thilke yuel thing that Y hate. ¹⁶ And if Y do that thing that Y wole not, Y consente to the lawe, that it is good. ¹⁷ But now Y worche not it now, but the synne that dwellith in me. ¹⁸ But and Y woot, that in me, that is, in my fleisch, dwellith no good; for wille lieth to me, but Y fynde not to performe good thing. ¹⁹ For Y do not thilke good thing that Y wole, but Y do thilke yuel thing that Y wole not. ²⁰ And if Y do that yuel thing that Y wole not, Y worche not it, but the synne that dwellith in me. ²¹ Therfor Y fynde the lawe to me willynge to do good thing, for yuel thing lieth to me. ²² For Y delite togidere to the lawe of God, aftir the ynnere man. But Y se another lawe in my membris, ²³ ayenfiytynge the lawe of my soule, and makynge me caitif in the lawe of synne, that is in my membris. ²⁴ Y am an vnceli man; who schal delyuer me fro the bodi of this synne?

⁴ For as in o bodi we han many membris, but alle the membris han not the same dede; ⁵ so we many ben o bodi in Crist, and eche ben membris oon of anothir. ⁶ Therfor we that han yiftis dyuersynge, aftir the grace that is youun to vs, ⁷ ethir prophecie, aftir the resoun of feith; ethir seruise, in mynystryng; ether he that techith, in techyng; ⁸ he that stirith softli, in monestyng; he that yyueth, in symplenesse; he that is souereyn, in bisynesse; he that hath merci, in gladnesse.

¹ So a man gesse vs, as mynystris of Crist, and dispenderis of the mynysteries of God.

⁷ Who traueilith ony tyme with hise owne wagis? Who plauntith a vynyerd, and etith not of his fruyt? Who kepith a flok, and etith not of the mylk of the flok?

¹³ Temptacioun take `not you, but mannus temptacioun; for God is trewe, which schal not suffre you to be temptid aboue that that ye moun; but he schal make with temptacioun also purueyaunce, that ye moun suffre.

² And, britheren, Y preise you, that bi alle thingis ye ben myndeful of me; and as Y bitook to you my comaundementis, ye holden.

⁴ And dyuerse graces ther ben, but it is al oon Spirit; ⁵ and dyuerse seruyces ther ben, but it is al oon Lord; and dyuerse worchingis ther ben,

⁵ and dyuerse seruyces ther ben, but it is al oon Lord; and dyuerse worchingis ther ben, ⁶ but `al is oon God, that worchith alle thingis in alle thingis.

⁶ but `al is oon God, that worchith alle thingis in alle thingis. ⁷ And to ech man the schewyng of spirit is youun to profit. The word of wisdom is youun to oon bi spirit; ⁸ to another the word of kunnyng, bi the same spirit;

⁸ to another the word of kunnyng, bi the same spirit; ⁹ feith to another, in the same spirit; to anothere, grace of helthis, in o spirit;

⁹ feith to another, in the same spirit; to anothere, grace of helthis, in o spirit; ¹⁰ to another, the worchyng of vertues; to another, profecie; to another, very knowyng of spiritis; to another, kyndis of langagis; to another, expownyng of wordis.

¹⁰ to another, the worchyng of vertues; to another, profecie; to another, very knowyng of spiritis; to another, kyndis of langagis; to another, expownyng of wordis. ¹¹ And oon and the same spirit worchith alle these thingis, departynge to ech bi hem silf as he wole.

¹¹ And oon and the same spirit worchith alle these thingis, departynge to ech bi hem silf as he wole. ¹² For as ther is o body, and hath many membris, and alle the membris of the bodi whanne tho ben manye, ben o bodi, so also Crist.

¹² For as ther is o body, and hath many membris, and alle the membris of the bodi whanne tho ben manye, ben o bodi, so also Crist. ¹³ For in o spirit alle we ben baptisid `in to o bodi, ether Jewis, ether hethene, ether seruauntis, ether free; and alle we ben fillid with drink in o spirit. <sup>14</sup> For the bodi is not o membre, but manye. <sup>15</sup> If the foot seith, For Y am not the hoond, Y am not of the bodi; not therfor it is not of the bodi. <sup>16</sup> And if the ere seith, For Y am not the iye, Y am not of the bodi; not therfor it is not of the bodi. <sup>17</sup> If al the bodi is the iye, where is heryng? and if al the bodi is heryng, where is smellyng? <sup>18</sup> But now God hath set membris, and ech of hem in the bodi, as he wolde. <sup>19</sup> That if alle weren o membre, where were the bodi? <sup>20</sup> But now ther ben many membris, but o bodi. <sup>21</sup> And the iye may not seie to the hond, Y haue no nede to thi werkis; or eft the heed to the feet, Ye ben not necessarie to me. <sup>22</sup> But myche more tho that ben seyn to be the lowere membris of the bodi, ben more nedeful; <sup>23</sup> and thilke that we gessen to be the vnworthier membris of the bodi, we yyuen more honour `to hem; and tho membris that ben vnonest, han more oneste. ²⁴ For oure oneste membris han nede of noon; but God tempride the bodi, yyuynge more worschip to it, to whom it failide, ²⁵ that debate be not in the bodi, but that the membris be bisi in to the same thing ech for othere. ²⁶ And if o membre suffrith ony thing, alle membris suffren therwith; ethir if o membre ioieth, alle membris ioien togidere. ²⁷ And ye ben the bodi of Crist, and membris of membre. ²⁸ But God sette sum men in the chirche, fyrst apostlis, the secunde tyme prophetis, the thridde techeris, aftirward vertues, aftirward graces of heelyngis, helpyngis, gouernails, kyndis of langagis, interpretaciouns of wordis. ²⁹ Whether alle apostlis? whethir alle prophetis? whether alle techeris? whether alle vertues? ³⁰ whether alle men han grace of heelyngis? whether alle speken with langagis? whether alle expownen? ³¹ But sue ye the betere goostli yiftis. And yit Y schewe to you a more exellent weye.

⁷ in charite not feined, in the word of treuthe, in the vertu of God; bi armeris of riytwisnesse on the riythalf and on the lefthalf;

³ For we walkynge in fleisch, fiyten not aftir the fleisch.

³ For we walkynge in fleisch, fiyten not aftir the fleisch. ⁴ For the armuris of oure knyythod ben not fleischli, but myyti bi God to the distruccioun of strengthis. And we distrien counsels,

⁴ For the armuris of oure knyythod ben not fleischli, but myyti bi God to the distruccioun of strengthis. And we distrien counsels, ⁵ and alle hiynesse that hiyeth it silf ayens the science of God, and dryuen `in to caitifte al vndirstonding in to the seruyce of Crist.

⁹ And he seide to me, My grace suffisith to thee; for vertu is parfitli maad in infirmyte. Therfor gladli Y schal glorie in myn infirmytees, that the vertu of Crist dwelle in me. ¹⁰ For which thing Y am plesid in myn infirmytees, in dispisyngis, in nedis, in persecuciouns, in anguyschis, for Crist; for whanne Y am sijk, thanne Y am miyti.

¹⁷ For the fleisch coueitith ayens the spirit, and the spirit ayen the fleisch; for these ben aduersaries togidere, that ye don not alle thingis that ye wolen.

²⁴ And they that ben of Crist, han crucified her fleisch with vices and coueytyngis.

¹⁰ Her aftirward, britheren, be ye coumfortid in the Lord, and in the miyt of his vertu.

¹⁰ Her aftirward, britheren, be ye coumfortid in the Lord, and in the miyt of his vertu. ¹¹ Clothe you with the armere of God, that ye moun stonde ayens aspiynges of the deuel.

¹¹ Clothe you with the armere of God, that ye moun stonde ayens aspiynges of the deuel. ¹² For whi stryuyng is not to vs ayens fleisch and blood, but ayens princis and potestatis, ayens gouernours of the world of these derknessis, ayens spiritual thingis of wickidnesse, in heuenli thingis.

¹² For whi stryuyng is not to vs ayens fleisch and blood, but ayens princis and potestatis, ayens gouernours of the world of these derknessis, ayens spiritual thingis of wickidnesse, in heuenli thingis. ¹³ Therfor take ye the armere of God, that ye moun ayenstonde in the yuel dai; and in alle thingis stonde perfit.

¹³ Therfor take ye the armere of God, that ye moun ayenstonde in the yuel dai; and in alle thingis stonde perfit. ¹⁴ Therfor stonde ye, and be gird aboute youre leendis in sothefastnesse, and clothid with the haburioun of riytwisnesse,

¹⁴ Therfor stonde ye, and be gird aboute youre leendis in sothefastnesse, and clothid with the haburioun of riytwisnesse, ¹⁵ and youre feet schood in making redi of the gospel of pees.

¹⁵ and youre feet schood in making redi of the gospel of pees. ¹⁶ In alle thingis take ye the scheld of feith, in which ye moun quenche alle the firy dartis of `the worste.

¹⁶ In alle thingis take ye the scheld of feith, in which ye moun quenche alle the firy dartis of `the worste. ¹⁷ And take ye the helm of helthe, and the swerd of the Goost, that is, the word of God.

¹⁷ And take ye the helm of helthe, and the swerd of the Goost, that is, the word of God. ¹⁸ Bi al preier and bisechyng preie ye al tyme in spirit, and in hym wakinge in al bisynesse, and bisechyng for alle hooli men, and for me;

¹⁸ Bi al preier and bisechyng preie ye al tyme in spirit, and in hym wakinge in al bisynesse, and bisechyng for alle hooli men, and for me; ¹⁹ that word be youun to me in openyng of my mouth, with trist to make knowun the mysterie of the gospel,

¹⁸ I bitake this comaundement to thee, thou sone Timothe, after the prophecies that han be hertofore in thee, that thou traueile in hem a good trauel,

⁵ For o God and a mediatour is of God and of men, a man Crist Jhesus,

¹ A feithful word. If ony man desirith a bishopriche, he desirith a good werk.

⁶ lest he be borun vp in to pride, and falle in to doom of the deuel.

¹¹ But, thou, man of God, fle these thingis; but sue thou riytwisnesse, pite, feith, charite, pacience, myldenesse. ¹² Stryue thou a good strijf of feith, catche euerlastinge lijf, in to which thou art clepid, and hast knoulechid a good knouleching bifor many witnessis.

³ Trauele thou as a good knyyt of Crist Jhesu. ⁴ No man holdinge knyythod to God, wlappith hym silf with worldli nedis, that he plese to hym, to whom he hath preuyd hym silf.

⁴ No man holdinge knyythod to God, wlappith hym silf with worldli nedis, that he plese to hym, to whom he hath preuyd hym silf.

⁷ Y haue stryuun a good strijf, Y haue endid the cours, Y haue kept the feith.

⁷ Y haue stryuun a good strijf, Y haue endid the cours, Y haue kept the feith. ⁸ In `the tothir tyme a coroun of riytwisnesse is kept to me, which the Lord, a iust domesman, schal yelde to me in that dai; and not oneli to me, but also to these that louen his comyng.

¹ Therfor, hooli britheren, and parceneris of heuenli cleping, biholde ye the apostle and the bischop of oure confessioun, Jhesu,

⁶ but Crist as a sone in his hous. Which hous we ben, if we holden sad trist and glorie of hope in to the ende.

³ And after the veil, the secounde tabernacle, that is seid sancta sanctorum, that is, hooli of hooli thingis;

¹⁹ Therfor, britheren, hauynge trist in to the entring of hooli thingis in the blood of Crist, ²⁰ which halewide to vs a newe weie, and lyuynge bi the hiling, that is to seie,

²⁰ which halewide to vs a newe weie, and lyuynge bi the hiling, that is to seie,

¹⁸ But ye han not come to the fier able to be touchid, and able to come to, and to the whirlewynd, and myst, and tempest, and soun of trumpe, and vois of wordis; ¹⁹ which thei that herden, excusiden hem, that the word schulde not be maad to hem. ²⁰ For thei beren not that that was seid, And if a beeste touchide the hil, it was stonyd. ²¹ And so dredeful it was that was seyn, that Moises seide, Y am a ferd, and ful of trembling. ²² But ye han come nyy to the hil Sion, and to the cite of God lyuynge, the heuenli Jerusalem, and to the multitude of many thousynde aungels, ²³ and to the chirche of the firste men, whiche ben writun in heuenes, and to God, domesman of alle, and to the spirit of iust perfit men, ²⁴ and to Jhesu, mediatour of the newe testament, and to the sprenging of blood, `betere spekinge than Abel. ²⁵ Se ye, that ye forsake not the spekere; for if thei that forsaken him that spak on the erthe, aschapide not, myche more we that turnen awei fro him that spekith to vs fro heuenes. ²⁶ Whos vois than mouyde the erthe, but now he ayen bihetith, and seith, Yit onys and Y schal moue not oneli erthe, but also heuene. ²⁷ And that he seith, Yit onys, he declarith the translacioun of mouable thingis, as of maad thingis, that tho thingis dwelle, that ben vnmouable. ²⁸ Therfor we resseyuynge the kingdom vnmouable, haue we grace, bi which serue we plesynge to God with drede and reuerence. ²⁹ For oure God is fier that wastith.

²⁵ For ye weren as scheep errynge, but ye ben now turned to the schipherde, and bischop of youre soulis.

² that ben among you, fede ye the flok of God, that is among you, and puruey ye, not as constreyned, but wilfulli, bi God; not for loue of foule wynnyng,

²⁰ The sacrament of the seuene sterris, which thou seiyest in my riyt hond, and the seuene goldun candelstikis; the seuene sterris ben aungels of the seuene chirchis, and the seuene candelstikis ben seuene chirchis.