suster thou shalt therfore not discouer hir secrettes Thou shalt not vncouer the secrettes off thy fathers syster for she is thy fathers nexte kyn Thou shalt not dyscouer the secrettes off thy mothers syster for she is thy mothers nexte kyn Thou shalt not open the secrettes of thy fathers brother that is thou shalt not goo in to his wife for she is thyne awnte Thou shalt not discouer the secrettes of thy doughter in lawe she is thy sonnes wyfe therfore vncouer not hir secrettes Thou shalt not vnheale the secrettes of thy brothers wife for that is thy brothers preuyte Thou shalt not discouer the preuytes of the wife aÌ„d hir doughter also nether shalt thou take hir sonnes doughter or hir doughters doughter to vncouer their secrettes they are hir nexte kyn it were therfore wikydnesse Thou shalt not take a wife and hir sister there to to vexe hir that thou woldest open hir secrettes as longe as she lyueth Thou shalt not goo vnto a woman to open hir secrettes as longe as she is put aparte for hir vnclennesse Thou shalt not lye with thy neghbours wife to defyle thi selfe with her Thou shalt not geue of thi seed to offer it vnto Moloch that thou defile not the name of thi God for I am the Lorde Thou shalt not lye with mankynde as with womankynde for that is abominacion Thou shalt lye with no maner of beeste to defile thy selfe therewith nether shall any woman stonde before a beest to lye doune thereto for that is abhominacion Defile not youreselues in any of these thinges for with all these thinges are these nacions defiled whiche I cast out before you and the lande is defiled and I will visett the wykednesse thereof apon it and the lande shal spe we out hir inhabiters Kepe ye therfore myne ordinaunces and iudgementes and se that ye commytt none of these abominacions nether any of you nor ony straunger that soiourneth amonge you for all these abhominacions haue the men of the lande done whiche were there before you and the lande is defiled lest that the lande spewe you out when ye haue defiled it as it spewed out the nacions that where there before you For whosoeuer shall coÌ„mytt any of these abhominacions the same soules that commytt them shall perish from amonge their people Therfore se that ye kepe myne ordinaunces that ye commytt none of these abhominable customes which were commytted before you that ye defile not youre selues therewith for I am the Lorde youre God ¶ The .xix. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto all the multitude of the childern of Israel and saye vnto them Be holy for I the Lorde youre God am holye Se that ye feare euery man his father and his mother aÌ„d that ye kepe my Sabbathes for I am the Lorde youre God Ye shall not turne vnto ydolls nor make you goddes of metall I am the Lorde youre God When ye offre youre peaceofferynges vnto the Lorde ye shall offer them that ye maye be accepted And it shal be eaten the same daye ye offer it and on the morowe but what soeuer is lefte on the thirde daye shal be burnt in the fire Yf it be eaten the thirde daye it shal be vncleane aÌ„d not accepted And he that eateth it shall bere his synne because he hath defiled the halowed thinges of the Lorde aÌ„d that soule shall perish from amonge his people When ye repe doune the rype corne of you relande ye shal not repe doune the vtmost borders of youre feldes nether shalt thou gather that which is left behynd in thy haruest Thou shalt not plucke in all thy vyneyarde clene nether gather in the grapes that are ouerscaped But thou shalt leaue them for the pore aÌ„d straunger I am the Lord youre God Ye shall not steale nether lye nether deale fal sely one with another Ye shal not swere by my name falselye that thou defilest not the name of thy God I am the Lorde Thou shalt not begile thy neyghboure with cauellacioÌ„s nether robbe him violently nether shall the workmans laboure abide with the vntyll the mornynge Thou shalt not curse the deaffe nether put a stomblinge blocke before the blynd but shalt feare thy God I am the Lorde Ye shall doo no vnrightuousnes in iudgement Thou shalt not fauoure the poore nor honoure the mightye but shalt iudge thy neghboure rightuously Thou shalt not go vp aÌ„d doune a * preuy accuser Yes for God aÌ„d with his aâ—â—ne coÌ„fessioÌ„ shalt thou accuse him to stablishe the holye fathers kingdome amoÌ„ge thy people nether shalt thou helpe to shed the bloude of thy neyghboure I am the Lorde Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thyne hart but shalt in any wyse rebuke thy neghbour that thou bere not synne for his sake Thou shalt not avenge thy selfe nor bere hate in thy mynde against the childern of thi people but shalt loue thy neghboure eueÌ„ as thy self I am the Lorde Kepe myne ordinaunces Let none of thy catell gendre with a coÌ„trary kynde nether sowe thy felde with myngled seed nether shalt thou put on ony garment of lynen and wollen Yf a man haue to doo with a woman that is bonde and hath bene medled with al of another man which nether is boughte nor fredome geuen her there shal be a payne apon it but they shall not dye because she was not made fre And he shall brynge for his trespaceofferynge vnto the Lorde euen vnto the dore off the tabernacle of witnesse a ram for a trespace offrynge And the preast shall make an attonement for him with the ram of the trespaceofferynge before the Lord for his synne which he hath done and it shal be forgeuen him as concerninge the synne which he hath done And when ye come to the lande aÌ„d haue plaÌ„ted all maner of trees where of meÌ„ eate ye shal holde them vncircumcised as concerning the it frute eueÌ„ thre yere shal they be vncircuÌ„cysed vnto you aÌ„d shall not be eateÌ„ of Id the fourth yere all the frute of theÌ„ shal be holy aÌ„d acceptable to the Lorde And the fifth yere maye ye eate of the frute of theÌ„ aÌ„d gather in the encrease of them I am the Lorde youre God Ye shall eate nothinge with the bloude ye shall vse no witchcrafte nor obserue dismall dayes ye shall not rounde the lockes of youre heedes nether shalt thou marre the tuftes of thy beerde Ye shall not rent youre flesh for any soules sake nor printe any markes apon you I am the Lorde Thou shalt not pollute thi doughter that thou woldest maintene her to be an whoore lest the laÌ„de fall to whoredome aÌ„d waxe ful of wekednesse ¶ Se that ye kepe my Sabbathes and feare my sauctuary I am the Lorde Turne not to theÌ„ that worke with sprites nether regarde theÌ„ that obserue disemall dayes that ye be not defiled by theÌ„ for I am the Lorde youre God Thou shalt ryse vp before the hoorehed aÌ„d reuerence the
in any wise rebell not agenst the Lorde Moreouer feare ye not the people of the londe for they are but bred for vs. Their shylde is departed from them the Lorde is with vs feare them not therfore And all the whole multitude bade stone them with stones But the glorie of the Lorde appered in the tabernacle of witnesse vnto all the childern of Israel And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses Howe longest all thys people rayle apon me and how longe will it be yer they beleue me for all my signes whiche I haue shewed amonge them I will smyte them with the pâ—stilence destroy theÌ„ and will make of the a greatter nacion and a mightier then they And Moses sayed vnto the Lorde then The Pope wolde not so haue prayed if thei had bene aboute to stone him the Egiptians shall heare it for thou broughtest this people with thy mighte from amonge them And it wil be tolde to the inhabiters of this lande also for they haue herde likewise that thou the Lorde art amoÌ„ge this people aÌ„d that thou art sene face to face yâ— tâ—y cloude stondeth ouer them that thou goest before them by daye tyme in a piler of a cloude in a piler of fyre by nyght Yf thou shall kill all this people as thei were but one maÌ„ then the nacions which haue herde the fame of the will speake sayenge because that Lorde was not able to bringe in this people in to â— londe which he swore vnto them therfore he slewe them in the wildernesse So now lat the power of my Lord be greate acordynge as thou hast spoken sayenge the Lorde is longe yer he be angrye aÌ„d full of merey and suffereth synne and trespace and leaueth no man innocent and visiteth the vnryghtuousnesse of the fathers vppon yâ— childern eueÌ„ vpoÌ„ that thirde fourth generacion be mercyfull I beseche yâ— therfore vnto the synne of this people acordinge vnto thi greate mercy acordinge as thou hast forgeueÌ„ this people from Egipte euen vnto this place And the Lorde sayed I haue forgeueÌ„ it acordynge to thy request But as trulye as Ilyue all the erth shal be fylled with my glorye For of all those meÌ„ whiche haue sene my glorye my miracles which I dyd in Egipte in yâ— wildernesse yet haue tempted me now this .x. tymes haue not herkened vnto my voyce there shall not one se the lond whiche I sware vnto their fathers nether shall any of theÌ„ that rayled apoÌ„ me se it But my servanÌ„te Caleb because there is another maner sprite with hi because he hath folowed me vnto the vttmost him I will bringe in to the lond which he hath walked in his seed shall conquere it also the Amalechites aÌ„d Cananites which dwell in the lowe contrees Tomorowe turne you and gete you in to the wildernesse euen the waye towarde the reâ— see And the Lorde spake vnto Moses aÌ„d Aaron sayenge how longe shall this euell multitude murmure agenst me I haue herde yâ— murmurynges of yâ— childern of Ysrael whyche they murmure agenste me Tell them yâ— the Lorde sayeth As truely as I lyue I wil do vnto you euen as ye haue spoken in myne eares You re carkasses shall lye in this wildernesse nether shall any of these numbres which were numbred from .xx. yere aboue of you which haue murmured agenst me come in to the londe ouer which I lifted myne hande to make you dwell therein saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune and Iosua the sonne of Nun. And youre childern whiche ye sayed shuld be a praye theÌ„ I will bringe in they shall knowe the londe which ye haue refused and youre carkesses shall lye in this wildernesse And youre childern shall waÌ„dre in this wildernesse .xl. yeres suffre for youre whoredome vntill your carkasses be wasted in the wildernesse after the numbre of the dayes in which ye serched out yâ— londe .xl. dayes euery daye a yere so that they shall bere your vnrightuousnes .xl. yere ye shall fele my vengeaunce I the Lorde haue sayed that I will do it vnto all this euell congregacion yâ— are gathered together agenst me euen in thys wildernesse ye shal be consumed and here ye shall dye And the men which Moses sent to serche the londe and which when they came agayne made all the people to murmure agenst it in that they broughte vpp a slaunder apon yâ— londe dyed for their bryngenge vp that euell slaunder apon it and were plaged before the Lorde But Iosua the sonne of Nun and Caleb the sonne of Iephune which were of yâ— meÌ„ that went to serche the londe lyued still And Moses tolde these sayenges vnto all the childern of Ysrael and the people toke great sorowe And they rose vp yerlee in the mornynge Blinde reasoÌ„ which yer-while wolde not let them beleue in Gods worde teacheth them now to trust in their awne workes gau them vpp in to the toppe of the mountayne sayenge lo we be here aÌ„d will goo vpp vn to the place of which the Lorde sayed for we haue synned And Moses sayed wherfore will ye goo on this maner beyonde the worde of the Lorde it will not come well to passe goo not vpp for the Lorde is not amonge you that ye be not slayne before youre enemyes For the Amalechytes and the Cananites are there before you ye will fall apon the swerde because ye are turned a waye from yâ— Lorde and therfore the Lorde wyll not be with you But they were blynded to goo vpp in to yâ— hyll toppe Neuer the lather the arke of the testament of the Lorde and Moses departed not out of the hoste Then the Amalekytes aÌ„d the Cananites which dwelt in that hill came doune and sinote them and hewed theÌ„ euen vnto Horma ¶ The .xv. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayeÌ„ge speake vnto the childern of Israel saye vnto them when ye be come in to yâ— londe of youre habitacion which I geue vnto you and will offre an offerynge apon the fyre vnto the Lorde whether it be a burnt offerynge or a speciall vowe or frewill offerynge or yf it be in youre principall festes to make a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde of the oxen oâ— of the flocke Then let him that offereth his offerynge vnto the Lorde brynge also a meat offerynge of a tenth deale of floure myngled with the fourth parte of an hin of oyle and the fourth parte of an hin of wine for a drynk offerynge and offer with yâ— burnt offerynge or any other offerynge when it is a lambe And vnto a raÌ„ thou shalt offer a meat offerynge of .ij. tenth deales of floure myngled with yâ— thyrde parte of an hin of oyle and to a drynk offerynge thou shalt offer the thyrde parte of an hin of wyne to be a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde When thou offerist an oxe to a burnt offerynge or in any speciall vowe or pease offeringe vnto the Lorde then
wyll not destroy from henceforth all that â—yveth as I haue done Nether shall sowynge â—yme and haruest colde and hete somere â—yn * This lawe and soch like to exequute were kinges and rulars ordey ned of God wherfore they ought not to suffre the popes Caimes thus to shede bloud their 's not shed ageyne neth er yet to sett vpp their ab hominable seÌ„tuaryes necke verses cleane agenste the ordinaunce of god but vn to their daÌ„nacyon â—er daye and nyghte ceasse as longe as the erth endureth ¶ The .ix. Chapter ANd God blessed Noâ— and his sonnes and sayd vnto them â–ª Increase and multiplye and fyll the ertâ— The feare also and drede of yow be vppon all beastes of the erth and vppon all foules of the ayre aÌ„d vppon all that crepeth on the erth and vppon all fyshes of the see which are geuen vnto youre handes And all that moveth vppon the erth havynge lyfe shall be youre meate Euen as yâ— grene herbes so geue I yow all thyn â—e Only the flesh with his life which is his â—loud se that ye eate not â— For verely the bloude of yow wherein youre ly â—es are wyll I requyre EueÌ„ of the hande of all â—eastes wyll I requyre it And of the hande of â—an and of the hand off euery mannes brother â—yll I requyre the lyfe of man so yâ— he which â—hedeth mannes bloude shall haue hys bloud â—hed by man agayne for God made man after â—is awne lycknesse See that ye encrease and â—axe and be occupyde vppon the erth multiplye therein Farthermore God spake vnto Noe to hys sonnes wyth hym saynge see I make my boÌ„d wyth you and youre seed after you and wyth all lyvynge thinge that is wyth you both foule and catell and all maner beste of the erth that is wyth yow of all that commeth out of the arke what soeuer beste of the erth it be I make my bonde wyth yow that hence forth all flesh shall not be destroyed wyth that waters of any floud aÌ„d that hence forth there shall not be a floud to destroy the erth And God sayd This is the token of my boÌ„de which I make betwene me and yow aÌ„d betwene all lyvynge thyng that is with yow for ever I wyll sette my bowe in the cloudes and â—â— shall be a sygne of the appoyntment made betwene me and the erth So that when I bryng in cloudes vpoÌ„ yâ— erth the bowe shall appere in yâ— cloudes And than wyll I thynke vppon my testament which I haue made betwene me and yow and all that lyveth what soeuer flesh it be â–ª So that henceforth there shall be nomore waâ—ters to make a floud to destroy all flesh The bowe shal be in the cloudes and I wyl loke vpon it to remembre the euerlastynge testment betwene God and all that lyveth vppoâ— the erth what soeuer flesh it be And God sayd vnto Noe This is the sygne of the testamenâ— which I have made betwene me and all flesh is on the erth The sonnes of Noe that came out of the aâ—â— ke were Gem Ham and Iapheth And Ham he is the father of CanaaÌ„ These are the .iij. sonnes of Noe and of these was all the world overspred And Noe beynge an husbaÌ„d man went furth and planted a vyneyarde and draneke of the wyne and was droncke and laye vncouered in the myddest of his â—eÌ„t And Ham the father of Canaan sawe his fathers preuytees tolde his ij brethren that were wythout And Sem and Iapheth toke a mantell and put it on both there shuldere aÌ„d went backward aÌ„d covered there fathers secrets but there faces were backward So that they sawe not there fathers nakydnes As soone as Noe was awaked froÌ„ his wyne and wyst what his yongest sonne had done vnto hym he sayd cursed be Canaan aÌ„d a seruante of all seruantes be he to his brethren And he sayd Blessed be the LORde God of SeÌ„ and Canaan be his seruante God increase Iapheth that he may dwelle in the tentes of Sem. And Canaan be their seruante And Noe lyued after the floude .iij. hundred and .l. yere So that all the dayes of Noe were ix hundred and .l. yere aÌ„d than he dyed The .x. Chapter THese are the generations of the sonnes of Noe of Gem Ham and Iapheth which begat them children after the floude The sonnes of Japheth were Gomyr Magog Madai Jauan Tuball Mesech and Thy ras And the sonnes of Gomyr were Ascenas Riphaâ— and Togarma And the sonnes of Jauan were Elisa Tharsis Cithim and Dodanim Of these came the Iles of the gentylls in there contres every man in his speach kynred and nation The sonnes of Ham were Chus Misraim Phut and Canaan The sonnes of Chus were Seba Heuila Sabta Rayma and Sabâ—ema And the sonnes of Rayma were Sheba De dan. Chus also begot Nemrod which begaÌ„ to be myghtye in the erth He was a myghtie hunter in the syghte of the LORde Where of came the proverbe he is as Nemrod that myghtie hunter in the syghte of the LORde And the begynnynge of hys kyngdome was Babell Erech Achad and Chalne in the lande of Synear Out of that lande came Assur and buylded Ninyue and the cyte reho both and Calah And Ressen betwene Ninyue aÌ„d Chalah That is a grete cyte And Mizraim begat ludim Enanum Leabim Naphtuhim Pathrusim Castuhim from whence came the Philystyns and the Capthâ—herynes Canaan also begat zidon his eldest sonne Heth Jebusi Emori Girgosi Him Arki Si ni Aruadi Zemari and hamaâ— And afterward sprange the kynreds of the Canaanytes And the costes of the Canaanytes were froÌ„ Sydon tyll thou come to â—erara to Asa tyll thou come to Sodoma Gomorra Adama Zeboim eveÌ„ vnto Lasa These were the chyldre of Ham in there kynreddes tonges landes and nations And Sem the father of all yâ— childreÌ„ of Eber and the eldest brother of Japheth begat children also And his sonnes were Elam Assur Arphachsad Lud aÌ„d Aram. And the childree of Aram were Vz Hul Gether Mas And Arphachsad begat Sala and Sala begat Eber. And Eber begat .ij. sonnes The name of the one was Peleg for in his tyme the erth was devyded And the name of his brother was Jaketan Jaketan begat Almodad Saleph Hyzarmoneth Jarah Hadoram Vsal Dikela Obal Abimael Seba Ophir Heuila Jobab All these are the sonnes of Jaketan And the dwellynge of them was from Mesâ— vntill thou come vnto Sephara a mountayne of the easte lande These are the sonnes o Sem in their kynreddes languages contrees and nations These are the kynreddes of the sonnes of Noe in their generations and nations And of these came the people that were in the world after the floude ¶ The .xi. chapter ANd all the world was of one tonge and one language And as they came from the east they founde a playne in the lande of Synear and there they dwelled And they sayd one to another come on let us
thorow out all the lande of Egipte And in the .vij. pleÌ„teous yeres they made sheves and gathered vp all the fode of the .vij. plenteous yeres which were in the lande of Egipte and put it in to the cities And he put the food of the feldes that grewe rounde aboute euery cyte euen in the same And Joseph layde vp corne in stoore lyke vnto the sande of the see in multitude out of mesure vntyll he left nombrynge For it was with out nombre And vnto Joseph were borne .ij. sonnes before the yeres of hunger came which Asnath the doughter of Potiphara preast of On bare vnto him And he called the name of the first sonne Manasse for God sayde he hath made me forgett all my laboure all my fathers husholde The seconde called he Ephraim for God sayde he hath caused me to growe in the lande of my trouble And when the .vij. yeres of plenteousnes that was in the lande of Egypte were ended than came the .vij. yeres of derth acordynge as Joseph had sayde And the derth was in all landes but in the laÌ„de of Egipte was there yet foode When now all the lande of Egipte began to hunger than cried the people to Pharao for bread And Pharao sayde vnto all Egipte goo vnto Joseph and what he sayth to you that doo And when the derth was thorow out all the lande Joseph opened all that was in the cities and solde vnto the EgiptiaÌ„s And hunger waxed sore in the land of Egipte And all countrees came to Egipte to Joseph for to bye corne because that the hunger was so sore in all landes ¶ The .xlij. Chapter WHen Iacob sawe that there was corne to be solde in Egipte he sayde vnto his soÌ„nes why are ye negligent beholde I haue hearde that there is corne to be solde in Egipte Gete you thither and bye vs corne froÌ„ theÌ„ce that we maye lyue and not dye So went Josephs ten brethern doune to bye corne in Egipte for Ben Jamin Josephs brother wold not Iacob sende with his other brethren for he sayde some mysfortune myght happen him And the sonnes of Israell came to bye corne amonge other that came for there was derth also in the lande of Canaan And Joseph was gouerner in the londe and solde corne to all the people of the londe And his brethren came and fell flatt on the grounde before him When Joseph sawe â—â—s brethern he knewe them But made straunge vnto them and spake rughly vnto them saynge Whence come ye and they sayde out of the lande of Canaan to bye vitayle Joseph knewe his brethern but they knewe not him And Joseph remembred his dreames which he dreamed of them and sayde vnto them ye are spies and to se where the lande is weake is youre comynge And they sayde vnto him nay my lorde but to bye vitayle thy seruauntes are come We are all one mans sonnes and meane truely and thy seruauntes are no spies And he sayde vnto them nay verely but euen to se where the land is weake is youre comynge And they sayde we thi seruauntes are .xij. brethern the sonnes of one man in the lande of Canaan The yongest is yet with oure father and one no man woteth where he is Joseph sayde vnto them that is it that I sayde vnto you that ye are surelye spies Here by ye shall be proued For by the lyfe of Pharao ye shall not goo hence vntyll youre yongest brother be come hither Sende therfore one off you and lett him sett youre brother and ye shal be in preason in the meane season And thereby shall youre wordes be proued whether there be any trueth in you or els by the lyfe of Pharao ye are but spies And he put them in warde thre dayes And Joseph sayde vnto theÌ„ the thryd daye This doo and lyue for I feare Gode Yf ye meane no hurte let one of youre brethern be bounde in the preason and goo ye and brynge the necessarie foode vnto youre housholdes and brynge youre yongest brother vnto me that youre wordes maye be beleved aÌ„d that ye dye not And they did so Than they sayde one to a nother we haue verely synned agaynst oure brother in that we sawe the anguysh of his soull when he besought us wold not heare him therfore is this troubyll come apon us Ruben answered theÌ„ saynge sayde I not vnto you that ye shulde not synne agaynst the lad but ye wolde not heare And now verely see his bloude is requyred They were not aware that Joseph vnderstode thein for he spake vnto them by an interpreter And he turned from them and wepte and than turned to them agayne aÌ„d comened with them and toke out Simeon from amonge theÌ„ and bownde him before their eyes aÌ„d commaunded to fyll their sackes wyth corne and to put euery mans money in his sacke and to geue them vitayle to spende by the waye And so it was done to them And they laded their asses with the corne and departed thence And as one of them opened his sacke for to geue his asse prauender in the Iâ—ne he spied his money in his sacks mouth And he sayde vnto his brethren my money is restored me agayne is eueÌ„ in my sackes mouth Than their hartes fayled them and were astoynyed and sayde one to a nother how cometh it that God dealeth thus with us And they came vnto Iacob their father vnto the lande of Canaan and tolde him all that had happened them saynge The lorde of the laÌ„de spake rughly to us and toke us for spyes to serche the countte And we sayde vnto him we meane truely and are no spies We be .xij. bretren soÌ„nes of oure father one is awaye and the yongest is now with oure father in the lande of Canaan And the lorde of the countre sayde vnto us here by shall I knowe yf ye meane truely leaue one of youre brethern here with me and take foode necessary for youre housholdes and get you awaye and brynge youre yongest brother vnto me And thereby shall I knowe that ye are no spyes but meane truely So will I delyuer you youre brother agayne and ye shall occupie in the lande And as they emptied their sackes beholde euerymans bundell of money was in his sacke And when both they and their father sawe the bundells of money they were afrayde And Jacob their father sayde vnto them â–ª We haue ye robbed of my childern Joseph is away and Simeon is awaye and ye will take Ben Jamin awaye All these thinges fall vpon me Ruben answered his father saynge Slec my two sonnes yf I bringe him not to the agayne Delyuer him therfore to my honde and I will brynge him to the agayne And he sayde my sonne shall not go downe with you For his brother is dead and he is left alone Moreouer some mys fortune myght happen vpon him by the waye which ye goo And so shuld ye brynge my gray head with sorowe vnto the graue ¶ The .xliij. 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Pharao thus sayth the Lorde Israel is mine eldest sonne and therfore sayth vnto the let my sonne goo that he may serue me Yf thou wilt not let hiÌ„ goo beholde I will slee thine eldest sonne And it chaunced by the waye in the ynne that the Lorde mett him and wolde haue kylled him Than Zepora toke a stone aÌ„d circumcised hyr sonne and fell at hys fette and sayde a bloudy husband art thou vnto me And he lett him goo She sayde a bloudy husbonde because of the circumcision Than sayde the Lorde vnto Aaron go mete Moses in the wildernesse And he went and mett him in the mounte of God and kissed hi And Moses told Aaron all the wordes of the Lorde which he had sent by him aÌ„d all the tokens which he had charged him with all So went Moses and Aaron and gatherd all the elders of the childern of Israel And AaroÌ„ told all the wordes which the Lorde had spokeÌ„ vnto Moses and dyd the myracles in the syght of the people and the people beleued And wheÌ„ they herde that the Lord had visited the children of Israel and had loked vpon their tribulacion they bowed them selues and worshipped ¶ The .v. Chapter THen Moses aÌ„d AaroÌ„ weÌ„t and told Pharao thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel Let my people goo that they may kepe holye daye vnto me in the wildernesse And Pharao answered what felowe is the Lord that I shulde heare his voyce for to let Israel goo I knowe not the Lorde nether will let Israel goo And they sayde the God of the Ebrues hath mett with vs let vs goo we praye the iij. dayes iourney in to the deserte that we maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde oure God lest he smyte vs ether with pestilence or with swerde Then sayde the kinge of Egipte vnto them wherfore do ye Moses and Aaron let the people froÌ„ their worke gett you vnto youre laboure And Pharao sayde further more beholde there is moch people in the londe and ye make them playe and let their worke stonde And Pharao commaunded the same daye vnto the taskem asters ouer the people and vnto the officers saynge se that ye geue the people no moare strawe to make brycke with all as ye dyd in tyme passed let them goo and gather them strawe them selues and the nombre of bricke which they were wont to make in tyme passed laye vnto their charges also and minysh nothinge therof For they be ydill aÌ„d therfore crye saynge let vs goo and do sacrifice vnto oure God They must haue more worke layed vpon them that they maye laboure theryn and than will they not turne them selues to false wordes Than went the taskemasters of the people and the officers out and tolde the people saynge thus sayeth Pharao I will geue you no moare strawe but goo youre selues aÌ„d gather you strawe where ye can fynde it yet shall none of youre laboure be minyshed Than the people scatered abrode thorowe out all the lande of Egipte for to gather them stubyll to be in stead of strawe And the taskemasters hastied theÌ„ forward sayng fulfill youre worke daye by daye eueÌ„ as when strawe was geuen you And the officers of the childern of Israel which Pharaos task-masters had settouer them were beaten And it was sayde vnto them wherfore haue ye not fulfilled youre tasâ—e in makinge brycke both yesterdaye and to daye as well as in tymes past Than went the officers of the childern of Israel aÌ„d complayned vnto Pharao saynge wherfore dealest thou thus with thy servauntes there is no strawe geuen vnto thy servauntes and yet they saye vnto vs make brycke And loo thy servauntes ar beaten and thy people is foule intreated And he answered ydill ar ye ydill and therfore ye saye let vs goo aÌ„d do sacrifice vnto the Lorde Goo therfore and worke for there shall no strawe be geuen you and yet see that ye delyuer the hole tale of brycke when the officers of the childern of Israel sawe them silfe in shrode case in that he sayde ye shall minysh nothinge of youre dalye makiÌ„ge of brycke than they mett Moses and AaroÌ„ stondinge in there waye as they came out froÌ„ Pharao and sayde vnto them The Lorde loke vnto you and iudge for ye haue made the sauoure of vs stincke in the sighte of Pharao and of his servauntes and haue put a swerde in to their handes to slee vs. Moses returned vnto the Lorde and sayde Lorde wherfore dealest thou cruelly with this people and wherfore hast thou sent me For sence I came to Pharao to speke in thy name he hath fared foull with this folke aÌ„d yet thou hast not delyuered thy people at all Then the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Now shalt thou see what I will doo vnto Pharao for with a myghtie hande shall he let them goo and with a mightye hande shall he dryue them out of hys lande ¶ The .vj. Chapter ANd God spake vnto Moses sayng vnto him I am the Lorde and I appeared vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob an allmightie God but in my name Iehouah was I not knowne vnto them Moreouer I made an appoyntment with them to geue them the londe of CanaaÌ„ the londe of their pilgremage wherin they were straungers And I haue also herde the gronyng of the childern of Israel because the Egiptians kepe them in bondage aÌ„d haue remembred my promysse wherefore saye vnto the childern of Israel I A ê“myse or a testameÌ„t am the Lorde and will brynge you out from vnder the burdens of the Egiptians and wyll rydd you out of their bondage and wyll delyuer you wyth a stretched out arme and wythe great iudgementes And I wil take you for my people and wil be to you a God And ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde youre God which bringe you out from vnder the burthens of the Egiptians And I wyll brynge you vnto the londe ouer the which I dyd lyfte vpp my hande to geue it vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob and will geue it vnto you for a possessyon eueÌ„ Temptacy oâ—â—â—ieth faith I the Lorde And Moses tolde the children of Israel euen so But they harkened not vnto Moses for anguyshe of sprete and for cruell bondage And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge Goo and bydd Pharao kynge of Egipte that he let the childern of Israel gâ—o out of his londe And Moses spake before the Lorde saynge beholde the childern of Israell herken not vnto me how than shall Pharao heare me seynge that I haue vncircumcised lippes And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron and gaue them a charge vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d vnto Pharao kyng of Egipte to brynge the childern of Israel out of the londe of Egipte These be the heedes of their fathers housses The children of Ruben the eldest sonne of Israel are these Hanoh Pallu Hezron Charmi these be the housholders of Ruben The childern of Symeon ar these Gemuel Iamin Ohad Iachin Zohar and Saul the sonne of a Cananytesh
forsvver god promysed se that ye kepe this seruice * And when youre childern axe you what maner off seruice is this ye doo Ye shall say â–ª it is the sacrifice of the Lordes passeouer which passed ouer the housses of the childern of Israel in Egipte as he smote the Egiptians and saued oure housses Than the people bowed them selues and worshipped And the childern of Israel went and dyd as the Lorde had commauÌ„ded Moses and Aaron And at mydnyghte the Lorde smote all the firstborne in the loÌ„de of Egipte from the first-borne of Pharao that satt on his seat vnto the firstborne of the captyue that was in presone and all firstborne of the catell Than Pharao arose the same nyghte and al his servauntes aÌ„d all the Egiptians and there was a great crieng thorowe out Egipte for there was no housse where there was not one dead And he called vnto Moses and Aaron by nyghte saynge Ryse vp and gett you out from amonge my people both ye and also the children of Israel and goo and serue the Lorde as ye haue sayde And take youre shepe and your oxen with you as ye haue sayde aÌ„d departe aÌ„d blesse me also And the Egiptians were ferce vppon the people and made haste to send theÌ„ out of the laÌ„d for they sayde we be al deed meÌ„ And the people toke the dowe before it was sowered which they had in stoare and bounde it in clothes aÌ„d put it vpoÌ„ their shulders And the childern of Israel dyd acordinge to the saynge of Moses aÌ„d they borowed of the Egiptians iewels of syluer and iewels of gold and rayment And the Lorde gat the people fauoure in the syghte of the Egiptians aÌ„d so they borowed and robbed the Egiptians Thus toke the childern of Israel their your ney froÌ„ Raemses to suchoth .vj. hundred thou sand meÌ„ of foote besyde childern And moch comon people went also with theÌ„ aÌ„d shepe aÌ„d oxen aÌ„d catell exceadinge moch And they baked swete cakes of the dowe which thy broughte out of Egipte for it was not sowered because they were thrust out of Egipte and coude not tarie nether had they prepared them any other prouision of meate And the tyme of the dwellinge of the childern of Israel which they dwelled in Egipte was .iiij. hundred and .xxx. yere And wheÌ„ the iiij hundred and .xxx. yeres were expyred eueÌ„ the selfe same daye departed all the hostes of the Lorde out of the lande of Egipte This is a nyghte to be obserued to the Lorde because he broughte them out of the lande of Egipte This is a nyghte of the Lorde to be kepte of all the childern of Israel and of their generacions after them And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses aÌ„d Aaron this is the maner of Passeover there shall no straunger eate there of but all the seruauntes that are bought for money shall ye circumcise and then let them eat there of A strauÌ„ger and a hyerd seruaunte shall not eate thereof In one housse shall it be eateÌ„ Ye shall carie none of the flesh out at the doores moreouer se that ye breke not a bone there of All the multirude of the childern of Israel shall obserue it Yf a straunger dwell amonge you ad wyll holde Passeover vnto the Lorde let him circuÌ„cise all that be males aÌ„d theÌ„ let him come and obserue it aÌ„d be takeÌ„ as one that is borne iÌ„ the loÌ„de No vncircuÌ„cised persone shall eate there of One maner of lawe shal be vnto theÌ„ that are borne in the loÌ„de aÌ„d vnto the strauÌ„gers that dwell amoÌ„ge you And all the childern of Israel dyd as the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded Moses aÌ„d AaroÌ„ And eueÌ„ the selfe same daye dyd the Lorde brynge the childern of Israel out of the londe of Egipte with their armies The .xiij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge sanctifie vnto me all the firstborne that opeÌ„ all maner matrices amoÌ„ge the childern of Israel as well of meÌ„ as of beestes for they are myne And Moses sayde vnto the people thiÌ„ke on thys daye iÌ„ which ye came out of Egipte and out of the housse of bondage for with a myghtie haÌ„de the Lorde broughte you out froÌ„ theÌ„ce Se therfore that ye eate no leuen ded bred This daye come ye out of Egipte in the moneth of Abib wheÌ„ the Lorde hath broughte the iÌ„ to the loÌ„de of the Canaanites Hethites Amorites Heuites aÌ„d iebusites which he sware vnto thi fathers that he wolde geue the a londe where in milke aÌ„d honye floweth theÌ„ se that thou kepe this servyce in this same moneth SeueÌ„ dayes thou shalt eate swete bred aÌ„d the .vij. daye shal be feâ—â—â—tfull vnto the Lorde Therfore thou shalt eate swete bred .vij. dayes and se that there be no leuended bred sene nor yet leueÌ„ amonge you in all youre quarters And thou shalt shewe thy sonne at that tyme The fathers novv a dayes maye not be sâ—fied to knovv ought of God them selves hovv can they then teach their childern vvhat the ceremonie meaneth saynge this is done because of that which the Lorde dyd vnto me when I came out of Egipte Therfore it shall be a signe vnto the vppon thine hande and a remembraunce betwene thine eyes that the Lordes lawe maye be in thy mouth For with a stronge haÌ„de the Lorde broughte the out of Egipte se thou kepe therfore this ordinauÌ„ce in his season from yere to yere Moreouer when the Lorde hath broughte the in to the londe of the Canaanytes as he hath sworne vnto the and to thi fathers and hath geuen it the theÌ„ thou shalt appoynte vnto the Lorde all that openeth the matrice and all the firstborne among the beestes which thou hast yf they be males And all the firstborne of the asses thou shalt redeme with a shepe yf thou redeme him not then breake hys necke But all the firstborne amonge thi childern shalt thou bye out And when thi sonne axeth the in tyme to come Teach youre chyldern saynge what is this thou shalt saye vnto him with a mightie hande the Lorde broughte us out of Egipte out of the housse of bondage And when Pharao was looth to lete us goo the Lorde slewe all the firstborne in the lande of Egipte as well the firstborne of men as of beastes And therfore I sacrifice vnto the Lorde all the males that open the matrice but all the firstborne of my childern I must redeme And this shall be as a token in thine hande and as a thinge hanged vpp betwene thine eyes because the Lorde broughte us out of Egipte with a mightie hande when Pharao had let the people goo God caried them not thorow the londe of the Philistines though it were a nye waye For God sayde the people myghte happly repent when they se warre and so turne agayne to Egipte therfore God led theÌ„ aboute thorow the wyldernesse that bordreth on the redd see The childern of Israel went harnessed out of the laÌ„de of Egipte And Moses toke
maner worke to finde out sotle faytes to worke in golde syluer aÌ„d brasse and with the crafte to graue stones to set aÌ„d to carue in tiÌ„bre aÌ„d to worke in all maner workmaÌ„shipe And beholde I haue geueÌ„ him to be his companion Ahaliab the sonne of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan and in the hertes of all that are wise harted I haue put wisdom to make all that I haue commaunded the the tabernacle of witnesse and the arcke of witnesse and the mercyseate that is there vppon all the ornamentes of the tabernacle and the the table with his ordinaunce aÌ„d the pure caÌ„delsticke with al his apparell aÌ„d the alter of incens aÌ„d the alter of burntoffrynges with al his vessels aÌ„d the lauer with his fote aÌ„d the vestimeÌ„tes to ministre in aÌ„d the holye garmeÌ„tes for AaroÌ„ the preast aÌ„d the garmeÌ„tes of his sonnes to ministre in and the anoyntinge oyle and the swete cense for the sanctuarye acordinge to al as I haue commaunded the shall they doo And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayng speake The sabbath beside that it served to come aÌ„d heare the vvorde of god and to seke his vvil aÌ„d to offer aÌ„d reconcile theÌ„ selues vnto god it vvas a sigâ—â— vnto theâ— also aÌ„d did put theÌ„ in remeÌ„branÌ„ce that iâ— vvas god that sanctified theÌ„ vvith his holye sprete aÌ„d not thei them selues vvith their holy vverkes uÌ„to the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye iÌ„ any wyse se that ye kepe my Sabbath for it shal be a sygne betwene me and you in youre generacions for to knowe that I the Lorde doo sanctifie you Kepe my Sabbath therfore that it be an holye thynge vnto you He that defileth it shal be slayne therfore For whosoeuer worketh therein the same soule shal be roted out from amonge his people Sixe dayes shall men worke but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the holye reste of the Lorde so that whosoeuer doeth any worke in the Sabbath daye shal dye for it wherfore let the childern of Israel kepe the Sabbath that they obserue it thorowe out their generacions that it be an appoyntement for euer For it shal be a sygne betwene me and the childern of Israel for euer For in sixe dayes the Lorde made heauen and erth and the seuenth daye he rested and was refresshed And wheÌ„ he had made an end of comening with Moses vppon the mounte Sinai he gaue him two tables of witnesse which were of stone and written with the finger of God ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter ANd when the people sawe that it was loÌ„ge or Moses came doune out of the mountayne they gathered them selues together aÌ„d came vnto Aaron and sayde vnto him Vp aÌ„d make vs a god to goo before vs for of this Moses the felowe that brought vs out of the londe off Egipte we wote not what ys become And Aaron saide vnto them plucke of the golden earynges which are in the eares of youre wyues youre sonnes aÌ„d of youre doughters and brynge them vnto me And all the people plucked of the golden earinges that were in their eares and broughte them vnto Aaron And he receaued them of their handes and facyoned it with a grauer and made it a calfe of molten metall And they sayde This is thi god O Israel whiche brought the out of the londe of Egipte And when Aaron sawe that he made an altare before it and made a proclamacion saing tomorow shal be holy daye vnto the Lorde And they rose vp in the mornynge and offred burnt offrynges and brought offrynges of attonement also And than they satt them doune to eate and drynke and rose vpp agayne to playe Than the Lorde sayde vnto Moses go get the doune for thi people which thou broughtest out of the laÌ„de of Egipte haue marred all they are turned at once out of the waye whiche I coÌ„maunded theÌ„ aÌ„d haue made theÌ„ a calfe of molten metall aÌ„d haue worshipped it aÌ„d haue offred therto and haue saide This â–ª is thy God thou Israel which hath brought the out of the lande of Egipte And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses beholde I see this people that it is a stife necked people and now therfore suffre me The pop a vvolde curse xx hundred thousande as blacke as coles and sende theÌ„ to hell for to haue soche a profre and vvolde not haue prayed â— Moses did that my wrath maye waxe hote vppoÌ„ theÌ„ and that I maye consume theÌ„ and than will I make of the a mightie people Than Moses besoughte the Lorde his God and sayde O Lord why shuld thy wrath waxe hote apoÌ„ thy people which thou hast brought out of the lande of Egipte with great power and with a mightie hande wherfore shuld the Egiptians speake and saye For a mischefe dyd he brynge them out euen for to slee them in the mountayns and to consume them from the face of the erth Turne from thi fearse wrath aÌ„d haue compassion ouer the wikednesse of thi people RemeÌ„bre AbrahaÌ„ Isaac aÌ„d Israel thy servauntes to whoÌ„ thou sworest by thyne owne selfe aÌ„d saidest vnto theÌ„ I wil multiplye youre seed as the starres of heauen aÌ„d al this lande which I haue saide I will geue vnto youre seed aÌ„d they shall eÌ„heret it for euer And the Lorde refrayned him selfe from that euell which he sayde he wolde do vnto his people And Moses turned his backe and went doune froÌ„ the hyll and the .ij. tables of witnesse in his hande which were wrytteÌ„ on both the leaues and were the worke of God aÌ„d the writiÌ„ge was the writinge of God graueÌ„ apon the tables And when Iosua herde the noyse of the people as they shouted he saide vnto Moses there is a noyse of warre in the hoste And he sayde â–ª it is not the crye of theÌ„ that haue the mastrye â–ª nor of theÌ„ that haue the worse but I doo heare the noyse of synginge And as soone as he came nye vnto the hoste and sawe the calfe and the daunsynge his wrath waxed hote and he cast the tables out of his hande and brake them euen at the hyll fote And he toke the calfe which they had made aÌ„d burned it with fyre aÌ„d stampt it vnto powder and strowed it in the water and made the childern of Israel drynke And thaÌ„ Moses sayde vnto AaroÌ„ what dyd this people vnto the that thou hast brought so great a synne apon them And Aaron sayde let not the wrath of my Lorde waxe fearse thou knowest the people that they are euen sett on myschefe they sayde vnto me make us a god to goo before us for we wote not what is become of Moses the felow that brought us out of the lande of Egipte And I sayde vnto them â–ª let them that haue golde take and brynge it me and I kest it in to the fyre and there of came out this calfe when Moses sawe that the people were naked for Aaron had made them naked vnto their shame when they made insurrection he
Jam come out ye .iij. vnto the tabernacle of witnesse and they came out all thre And the Lorde came doune in the piler of the cloude and stode in the dore of the tabernacle and called Aaron aÌ„d Mir Jam. And they went out both of them And he sayed heare my wordes Yf there be a prophet of the Lordes amonge you I will shewe my selfe vnto him in a vision and will speake vnto him in a dreame But my servaunte Moses is not so which is faythfull in all myne housse Vnto him I speake mouth to mouth and he seeth the syght and the facyon of the Lorde aÌ„d notthorow rydels Wherfore the were ye notafrayed to speake agenst my servaunte Moses And the Lorde was angrye with them and went his waye and the cloude departed from of the tabernacle And beholde Myr-Jam was become leprous as it were snowe And when Aaron looked apon Mir Jam and sawe that she was leprous he sayed vnto Moses Oh I beseche the my lorde put not the synne apon vs which we haue folishly commytted and synned Oh let her not be as one that came deed oute of his mothers wombe for halfe hyr fleshe is eaten awaye And Moses cryed vnto the Lorde sayenge Oh god heale her And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses Yf hir father had spitte in hyr face sholde she not be ashamed .vij. dayes let her be shut out of the hoste .vij. dayes after that let her be receyued in agayne And Mir Jam was shett out of the hoste .vij. dayes aÌ„d the people remoued not till she was broughte in agayne And afterwarde they remoued from â–ª Hazeroth and pitched in yâ— weldernesse of Pharan ¶ The .xiij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Sende men out to serche the londe of Canaan which I geue vnto the childern of Israel of euery trybe of their fathers a man and let them all be soche as are ruelars amonge them And Moses at the commaundement of the Lorde sent forth out of the wildernesse of Pharan soche men as were all heedes amonge the childern of Israel whose names are these In the trybe of Ruben Sammua yâ— sonne of Zacur In the trybe of Symeon Saphat the sonne of Hori In the trybe of Iuda Caleph the sonne of Jephune In the trybe of Isachar Igeal the sonne of Joseph In the trybe of Ephraim Hosea the sonne of Nun. In the trybe of Ben Jamin Paltithe sonne of Raphâ— In the trybe of Zabulon Gadiel the sonne of Sodi In the trybe of Joseph In the trybe of Manasse Gaddi the sonne of Susi In the trybe of Dan Amiel the sonne of Gemali In the trybe of Asser Sethur the sonne of Micheel In the trybe of Nephrali Nahebi the sonne of Vaphsi In the trybe of Gad Guel the sonne of Machi These are the names of the men whiche Moses sent to spie out the londe And Moses called the name of Hosea the sonne of Nun Josua And Moses sent them forth to spie out the lande of Canaan and sayed vnto them get you southwarde and goo vpp in to the hye contre and see the londe what maner thynge it is aÌ„d the people that dwelleth therein whether they be stronge or we le ether fewe or many and what the londe is that they dwell in whether it be good or bad and what maner of cities they dwell in whether they dwell intentes or walled townes aÌ„d what maner of londe it is whether it be fatt or leane whether there betrees therein or not And be of a good corage and brynge of the frutes of the londe And it was aboute the tyme that grapes are first rype And they went vp and serched out the lande from the wildernesse of Zin vnto Rehob as men goo to Hemath and they ascended vnto the south and came vnto Hebron where Ahiman was and Sefai and Thalmanâ— the sonnes of Enacke Hebron was bylt .vij. yere before Zoan in Egipte And they came vnto the ryuer of Escol and they cutt doune there a braunch with one clouster of grapes bare it apoÌ„ a staffe betwene twayne also of the pomgranates of the fygges of the place The ryuer was called Escol because of the clouster of grapes whiche the childern of Israel cutt doune there And they turned backe agayne from serchinge the londe at .xl. dayes ende And thei went and came to Moses and Aaron vnto all the multitude of the childern of Israel vnto the wildernesse of Pharan euen vnto Cades and broughte them worde and also vnto all the congregacion and shewed them the frute of the lande And they tolde him sayenge we came vnto the londe wether thousendedst vs surely it is a loÌ„de that floweth with milke honye here is of the frute of it Neuerthelesse the people be stronge yâ— dwell in the londe and the cities are walled and erceadinge greate and moreouer we sawe the childreÌ„ of Enack there The amaleckes dwel in the south cuntre and the Hethites Iebu sites and the Amorites dwell in the mouÌ„raynes and the Cananites dwell by the see aÌ„d alonge by the coste of Iordayne And Caleb stylled the murmure of the people agenst Moses sayenge let vs goo vp and conquere it for we be able to ouercome it But the men that went vpp with him sayde We be not able to goo vpp agenst the people for they are stronger then we And they broughte vpp an euell reporte of the londe which they had serched vnto the childern of Israel sayenge The londe which we haue gone thorowe to serche it out is a londe that cateth vpp the inhabiters thereof and the people that we sawe in it are men of stature And there we sawe also geantes the childreÌ„ of Enack which are of the geauÌ„tes And we semed in oure syght as it were greshoppers` and so we dyd in their sighte ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter ANd all the multitude cryed out the people wepte thorow out that nyght all the childern of Ysrael murmured agenst Moses Aaron And the hole congregacion sayed vnto them wolde god that we had dyed in the loud of Egipte ether we wolde that we had dyed in thys wildernesse Wherfore hath the Lorde broughte vs vnto this londe to fall apon the swerde that both oure wyâ—es also oure childreÌ„ shulde be a praye is it not better that we returne vnto Egipte agayne And they sayde one to another let vs make a captayne and returne vnto Egipte agayne And Moses Aaron fell on their faces before all the congregacion of the multitude of the childern of Israel And Iosua the sonne of Nun and Caleb the sonne of Iephune which were of them that serched the londe rent their clothes and spake vnto all the companye of the childern of Ysrael saynge The londe which we walked thorowe to serche it is a very good lande Yf the Lorde haue lust to vs he will bringe vs in to this londe geue it vs which is a lond yâ— floweth with mylke hony But
dwelt in the south parties harde tell that Israel came by the waye that the spies had founde out he came and foughte with Israel and toke some of them presoners Then Israel vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde and sayed Yf thou wilt geue this people in to oure haÌ„des we will destroye their cities And the Lorde herde the voyce of Israel aÌ„d delyuered them the Cananites And they destroyed both them and their cities and called the place Horma Then they departed from mount hortowarde the redd se to compasse the londe of EdoÌ„ And the soules of the people faynted by the waye And the people spake agenst God and agenst Moses wherfore hast thou brought us out of Egipte for to dye in the wildernesse for here is nether bred nor water and oure soules lotheth this lyghte bred Then the Lorde sent fyrie serpentes amoÌ„ge the people which stonge them so that moch people dyed in Israel And the people came to Moses and sayed we haue synned for we haue spoken agenst the Lorde and agenst the make intercession to the Lorde that he take a wayethe serpentes from us And Moses made intercession for the people And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses make the a serpent aÌ„d haÌ„ge it vpp for a sygne and lett as many as are bytten loke apon it and they shall lyue And Moses made a serpent of brasse aÌ„d sert it vp for a sygne And when the serpentes had bytten any man he went and behelde the serpent of brasse and recouered And the childern of Israel remoued and pitched in Oboth And they departed from Oboth and laye at Egebarim in the wildernesse which is before Moab on the cast syde And they remoued thence and pitched apâ—â— the ryuer of zarad And they departed thence and pitched on the other syde of ArnoÌ„ which ryuer is in the wildernesse and cometh out of the costes of the Amorites for Arnon is the border of Moab betwene Moab and the Amorites Wherfore it is spoken in the boke of the warre of the Lorde goo with a violence both on the ryuer of Arnon and on the ryuers heed whiche shoâ—eth doune to dwell at Ar and leneth vppon the costes of Moab And from thence they came to Bear whiche is the well whereof the Lorde spake vnto Moses gather the people together that I maye geue them water Then Israel sange this songe Aryse vpp well synge thereto The well whiche the rulers dygged and the captaynes of the people with the helpe of the lawegeuer and with their staues And from this wildernesse they went to Maâ—ana and from Maâ—ana to Nahaliâ—l and from Nahaliâ—l to Bamoth and from Bamoth to the valay that is in the felde of Moab in the toppe of Pisga which boweth towarde the wildernesse And Israel sent messengers vnto SihoÌ„ kynge of the Amorites sayenge let vs goo thorow thy londe we will not turne in to thy feldes nor in to thy vyneyardes nether drynke of the water of the welles but we will goo alonge by the comon waye vntill we be past thy contre And SihoÌ„ wolde geue Israel no licence to passe thorow his contre but gathered all his people together went out ageÌ„st Israel in to the wildernesse And he came to Iaheza and foughte with Israel And Israel smote him with the edge of the swerde and conquered his londe from Arnon vnto Iabock euen vnto the childern of Ammon for the borders of the childern of Ammon are stronge And Israel toke all these cities dwelt in all yâ— cities of yâ— Amorites in Esbon and in all the townes that longe there to For Esbon was the citie of Sihon the kinge of the Amorites which Sihon had fought before with the kinge of the Moabites aÌ„d had taken all his londe out of his hande euen vnto Arnon Wherfore it is a prouerbe goo to HesboÌ„ and let the citie of Sihon be bylt aÌ„d made redye for there is a fyre gone out of Hesbon a flame froÌ„ the citie of SihoÌ„ aÌ„d hath coÌ„sumed Ar of the Moabites and the men of the hylles of Arnon Wo be to the Moab o people of Chemos ye are forloren His sonnes are put to flighte his doughters brought captyne vnto Sihon kinge of the Amorites There lighte is out from Hesbon vnto â—â—bon and we made a wildernesse euen vnto Nopha whiche reacheth vnto Mediba And thus Israell dwelt in the londe of the Amorites And Moses sent to serche oute Iaezer they toke the townes belongynge thereto aÌ„d conquered the Amorites that were there And then they turned and went vppe towarde Bason And Og the kynge of Bason came out agenst them both he and all his people to warre at Edrei And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses feare him not for I haue delyuered him in to thy handes with all his people and his lande And thou shalt do with him as thou dydest with Sihon the kynge of the Amorites which dwelt at Hesbon And they smote him and his sonnes and all hys people vntyll there was nothinge left him And they conquered his lande And yâ— children of Israel remoued and pitched in the feldes of Moab on the other syde of Iordane by Iericho ¶ The .xxij. Chapter ANd Balac the sonne of Ziphor sawe all that Israel had done to the Amorites and the Moabites were sore a frayed of the people because they were many and abhorred the childern of Israel And Moab sayed vnto the elders of Madian now this companye hath lickte vpp all that are rounde aboute vs as an oxe lycketh vp the grasse of the felde And Balac the sonne of Ziphor was kinge of the Moabites at that tyme. And he sent messangers vnto Balam the sonne of Beor the interpreter whiche dwelt vppon the ryuer of the lande of the childern of his folke to call him sayenge beholde there is a people come out of Egipte which couereth the face of the erthe and lye euen harde by me Come nowe a felashippe and curse me this people For they are to myghtie for me so peraâ—enture I myghte be able to smyte them and to dryue them oute of the londe For I wote that whome thou blessest shal be blessed and whome thou cursest shal be cursed And the elders of Moab went with the elders of Madian and the rewarde of the sothe sayenge in their handes And they came vnto Balam and tolde him the wordes of Balac And he sayed vnto them tary here all nyghte and I will bringe you worde euen as the Lorde shall saye vnto me And the lordes of Moab abode with Balam And god came vnto Balam and sayed what men are these which are with the â–ª And Balam sayed vnto god Balac the sonne of Ziphor kynge of Moab hath sent vnto me sayenge beholde there is a people come out of Egipte and couereth the face of the erthe come now therfore and curse me them that so peraduenture I maye be able to ouercome them in batell and to dryue theÌ„ out And god sayed vnto Balam thou shalt not goo with
londe shal be deuyded by lott acordinge to the names of the tribes of their fathers thei shall enherett acordinge 〈…〉 lott thou shalt deuyde their lond hâ—th to the many and to the fewe These are the summes of yâ— leuites in the in kinredes of Gerson came the kynred of the Gersonites and of Cahath came the kinred of the Cahathites and of Merari came the kinred of the Merarites These are the kynredes of Leui the kinred of the Libnites the kynred of the Hebronites the kynred of the Mahelites the kynred of the Musites the kynred of the Rarahites Rahath begate Amram and Amrams wife was called Jochebed a doughter oflein which was borne him in Egipte And she bare vnto Amram Aaron Moses and Mir Jam their syster And vnto Aaron were borne Nadab Abihu Eleazer and Jthamar But Nadab and Abihu dyed as they offered straunge fyre before the Lorde And the numbre of them was .xxiij. thousande of all the males from a moneth olde and aboue For they were not numbred amonge the children of Israel because there was no enheritaunce geuen them amonge the childern off Israel These are the numbres of the childern of Israel which Moses and Eleazer the preast numbred in the feldes of Moab fast by Jordane nye to Jericho And amonge these there was not a man of the numbre of the children of Israel which Moses and Aaron tolde in the wildernesse of Sinai For the Lorde sayed vnto them that they shulde dye in the wildernesse that there shulde not be lefte a man of them saue Caleb the sonne of Jephune Josua the sonne of Nun. ¶ The .xxvij. Chaptre ANd the doughters of Zelaphead the sonne of Heber the sonne of Gilead the sonne of Machirthe sonne of Manasse of the kinredes of Manasse the sonne of Joseph whose names were Mahcla Noa Hagla Melcha and Thirza came stode before Moses and Eleazer the preast aÌ„d before the lordes all the multitude in the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse sayenge oure father dyed in the wildernesse was not amonge the companye of them that gathered them selues together agenst the Lorde in the congregacion of Corah But dyed in his awne synne and had no sonnes Wherfore shulde the name of oure fathers be taken awaye from amonge hys kynred because he had no sonne Geue vnto vs a possessyon amonge the brethern of oure father And Moses broughte their cause before the Lorde And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge The doughters of Zelaphead speke righte thou shalt geue them a possession to en herett amonge their fathers brethern shall turne the enheritaunce of their father vnto them And speake vnto the childern of Israel sayenge Yf a man dye and haue no sonne ye shall turne his enheritaunce vnto his doughter Yf he haue no doughter ye shall geue his enheritaunce vnto his brethern Yf he haue no brethern ye shall geue his enheritaunce vnto his fathers brethern Yf he haue no fathers brethern ye shall geue his enheritaunce vnto him that is nexte to him of his kinred let him possesse it And this shal be vnto the childern of Israel an ordynaunce and a lawe as the Lorde hath commauÌ„ded Moses And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses get the vpp in to this mount Aabrun and beholde the londe which I haue geuen vnto the children of Israel And wheÌ„ thou hast sene it thou shalt be gathered vnto thy people also as Aaron thy brother was gathered vnto his people For ye were disobedient vnto my mouthe in the deserte of Zin in yâ— stryfe of the congregacion that ye sanctified me not in the water before their eyes That is the water of stryfe in cades in the wildernesse of Zin And Moses O faithfull mercifull Moses ful onlike oure Balams spake vnto the Lorde sayenge let the Lorde God of the spirites of all flesh sett a man ouer the congregacion which maye goo in out before them and to lede them in and oute that the congregacion of the Lorde be not as a flocke of shepe without a sheparde And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses take Josua the sonne of Nun in whom there is spirite and put thyne handes apon him and set There was â—f likelyhod a â—ryght stonne â—â— the ephod â—â—hereâ— the hie â—reast loked â—awe the will â—f God in tyâ—â—es of neade â—s thou mayst â—e in the story of Dauid This was the â—aner of the Ebrues to maâ—e their officeâ—s of this maner did the apostle make deâ—kons preastes bishopes with oute any other ceremony as thou â—eist iÌ„ thactes aÌ„d mayst gather of paul to Timothe Bred is here borowed takeÌ„ for all maner of sode generally him before Eleazer the preast and before all the congregacion and geue him a charge in their fyghte And put of thi prayse apon him that all the companye of the childern of Israel maye heare And he shall stonde before Eleazer yâ— preast which shall axe councell for him after yâ— maner of the * lighte before the Lorde And atthe mouth of Eleazer shall both he and all the childern of Israel with him and all the congregacion goo in and out And Moses dyd as the Lorde commauÌ„ded him and he toke Josua and sett him before Eleazer the preast and before all the congregacion * put his handes apon him gaue him a charge as the Lorde commaunded thorow the hande of Moses ¶ The .xxviij. Chaptre ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge geue the childern of Israel a charge and saye vnto them that they take hede to offer vnto me yâ— offryng of my * bred in the sacrifyce of swete sauoure in his due season And saye vnto theÌ„ This is yâ— offerynge which ye shall offer vnto the Lorde .ij. laÌ„bes of a yeare olde with out spot daye by daye to be a burntofferynge perpetually One lambe thou shalt offer in the mornynge and the other â—t euen And thereto yâ— teÌ„th parte of an Epha offloure for a meâ—â—offerynge myngled with beten oyle the fourth parte of an hin which is a dayly offerynge ordened in the mount Sinai vnto a swete sauoure in the sacrifyce of yâ— Lorde And the drynkofferynge of the same the fourth parte of an hin vnto one lambe poure the drynkofferynge in the holy place to be good drynke vnto the Lorde And yâ— other lambe thou shalt offer at euen with the meat offerynge and the drynkofferynge after yâ— maner of the mornynge a sacrifyce of a sweâ—e sanoure vnto the Lorde And on the Sabbath daye .ij. lambes of a yere olde a pece and with out spot and two teÌ„thdeales of floure for a meatofferynge myngled with oyle and the drynkofferynge thereto This is the burrtofferynge of euery Sabbath besydes the dayly burntofferynge and his drynkofferynge And in the first daye of youre monethes ye shall offer a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde two yonge bollockes and a ram and .vij. lambes of a yere olde without spott and .iij. teÌ„thdeales of floure for a meatofferynge mingled
that which thou hast spoken is good to be done And then I toke the heedes of youre trybes men of wysdome and that were expert and made them ruelers ouer you captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundredes ouer fyftye and ouer ten and officers amonge youre trybes And I charged youre Iudges the same tyme Iudges sayenge heare youre brethern and iudge righteously betwene euery man and his brother and the straunges that is with him Se that ye knowe no man in Iudgement but heare the small as well as the greate and be afrayed of no man for the lawe is Gods And the cause that is to harde for you brynge vnto me and I will heare it And I commaunded you the same season all the thinges which ye shul de doo And then we departed from Horeb and walked thorow all that greate and terreble wildernesse as ye haue sene alonge by the waye that ledeth vnto the hilles of the Amorites as the Lorde oure God commaunded us and came to Cades bernea And there I sayed vnto you Ye are come vnto the hilles of the Amorites which the Lorde oure God doth geue vnto us Beholde the Lorde thi God hath sett the londe before the goo vpp and conquere it as the Lorde God of thy fathers sayeth vnto the feare not nether be discoraged And then ye came vnto me euery one and sayed Let us sende men before us to serche us out the londe and to brynge us worde agayne both what waye we shall goo vpp by and vnto what cities we shall come And the sayenge pleassed me well and I toke .xij. men of you of euery trybe one And they departed and went vp in to the hye contre and came vnto the ryuer Escoll and serched it out and toke of the frute of the londe in their hondes and brought it doune vnto us and brought us worde agayne and sayde it is a good lande which the Lorde oure God doeth geue us Notwithstondinge ye wolde not consente to goo vpp but were dishobedient vnto the mouth of the Lorde youre God aÌ„d murmured in youre tentes and sayde because the Lorde hateth us therfore he hath brought us out of the londe of Egipte to delyuer us in to the handes of the Amorites and to destroye us How shall we goo vpp Oure brethern haue discoraged oure hartes sayenge the people is greater and taller than we aÌ„d the cities are greatte and walked euen vpp to heauen and moreouer we haue sene the sonnes of the Enakimes there And I sayed vnto you dreade not nor be afrayed of theÌ„ The Lorde youre God which goeth before you he shall fyghte for you acordynge to all that he dyd vnto you in Egipte before youre eies aÌ„d in the wildernesse as thou hast sene how that the Lorde thy God bare the as a man shulde beare his sonne thorow out all the waye which ye haue gone vntill ye came vnto this place And yet for all this sayenge ye dyd not beleue the Lorde youre God which goeth the waye before you to serche you out a place to pitche youre tentes in in fyre by nyght that ye myghte se what waye to go and in a cloude by daye And the Lorde herde the voyce of youre wordes and was wroth and swore sayenge there shall not one of these men of this frowarde generacion se that good londe which I sware to geue vnto youre fathers saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune he shall se it and to him I will geue the londe which he hath walked in aÌ„d to his childern because he hath contynually folowed the Lorde Likewise the Lorde was angrye with me for youre sakes sayenge thou also shalt not go in thiter But Iosua the soÌ„ne of Nun which stondeth before the he shall go in thither Bolde him therfore for he shall deuyde it vnto Israel Moreouer youre childern which ye sayed shulde be a praye and youre sonnes which knowe nether good nor bad this daye they shall goo in thither aÌ„d vnto them I will geue it aÌ„d they shall enioye it But as for you turne backe and take youre iurneye in to the wildernesse euen the waye to the reed see Than ye answered and sayed vnto me We haue synned agenst the Lorde we will goo vp and fyghte acordinge to all that the Lorde oure God coÌ„maunded us And wheÌ„ ye had gyrde on euery man his wepons of warre and were ready to goo vp in to the hilles the Lorde sayed vnto me saye vnto theÌ„ se that ye go not vp and that ye fighte not for I am not amoÌ„ge you lest ye be plaged before youre enemies * And wheÌ„ I told you ye wold not heare but Here thou seâ—st the verey image of the papistes For thei like wise where Gods worde is there they beleue not aÌ„d where it is not there they be bold disobeyed the mouth of the Lorde and went presumptously vp in to the hilles TheÌ„ the Amorites which dwelt in those hilles came out agenst you and chased you as bees doo and hewed you in Seir eueÌ„ vnto Horma And ye came agayne and wepte before the Lorde but the Lorde wolde not heare youre voyce nor geue you audience And so ye abode in Cades aloÌ„ge season acordinge vnto the tyme that ye there dwelt The .ij. Chapter THen we turned and toke oure iurney in to the wildernesse euen the waye to the red see as the Lord coÌ„maunded me And we compassed the mountayns of Seir a loÌ„ge tyme TheÌ„ the Lorde spake vnto me saienge Ye haue coÌ„passed this mountayns loÌ„ge ynough turne you northwarde And warne the people sayenge Ye shall goo thorow the costes of youre brethern the childern of Esau which dwell in Seir and they shal be afrayed of you But take good hede vnto youreselues that ye prouoke theÌ„ not for I wil not geue you of their loÌ„de no not so moch as a foâ—e breadeth because I haue geueÌ„ mount Seir vnto Esau to possesse Ye shall bye meate of theÌ„ for money to 〈◊〉 and ye shall bye water of theÌ„ for money to drâ—kâ— For the Lorde thy God hath blessed the in all the workes of thine haÌ„de aÌ„d knew the as thou weÌ„ test thorow this greate wildernesse Moreouer the Lorde thi God hath bene with the this xl yeres so that thou hast lacked nothinge And wheÌ„ we were departed from oure brethern the childern of Esau which dwelt in Seir by the felde waye from Elath aÌ„d Ezion Gaber we turned aÌ„d went the waye to the wildernesse of Moab TheÌ„ the Lorde sayed vnto me se that thou vexe not the Moabites nether prouoke theÌ„ to batayle for I will not geue the of their loÌ„de to possesse because I haue geueÌ„ Ar vnto the childern of loth to possesse The Emimes dwelt there in in tymes past a people greate many aÌ„d tal as the Enakimes which also were takeÌ„ for geantes as the Enakimes And the Moabites called theÌ„ Emymes In like maner the Horimes dwelt in Seir before time which the childern of Esau cast
out aÌ„d destroyed theÌ„ before them and dwelt there in their stede as Israel dyd in the londe of his possessioÌ„ which the Lorde gaue them Now ryse vpp sayed I aÌ„d get you ouer the ryuer Zared aÌ„d we went ouer the ryuer Zared The space in which we came from Cades bernea vntill we were come ouer the ryuer Zared was .xxxviij. yeres vntill all the generacion of the men of warre were wasted out of the host as the Lorde sware vnto theÌ„ For in dede the hande of the Lorde was ageÌ„st theÌ„ to destroye them out of the host till they were consumed And as soone as all the men of warre were consumed and deed from amonge the people then the Lorde spake vnto me sayenge Thou shalt goo thorow Ar the coste of Moab this daye and shalt come nye vnto the childern of Ammon se that thou vexe them not nor yet prouoke them For I will not geue the of the londe of the childern of Ammon to possesse because I haue geuen it vnto the childern of loth to possesse That also was taken for a londe of geauntes and geauntes dwelt therim in olde tyme and the Ammonites called them Zamzumyms A people that was great many and taule as the Enakyms But the Lorde destroyed them before the Ammonites and they cast them out and they dwelt there iÌ„ their steade as he dyd for the childern of Esau which dwell in Seir eueÌ„ as he destroyed the horyms before them aÌ„d they cast them out and dwell in their steade vnto this daye And the Avims which dwelt in Hazarim eueÌ„ vnto Aza the Caphthoryms which came out of Caphthor destroyed them and dwelt in the ir rowmes Ryse vp take youre yourney and goo ouer the ryuer Arnon Beholde I haue geuen in to thy haÌ„d SihoÌ„ the Amorite kynge of HesboÌ„ aÌ„d his londe Goo to and conquere and prouoke hiÌ„to batayle This daye I will begynne to send the feare and dreade of the vppon all nacions that are vnder al portes of heauen so that wheÌ„ they heare speake of the they shall tremble and quake for feare of the. Then I sent messengers out of the wildernesse of kedemoth vnto Syhon kynge of Hesbon with wordes of peace saynge Let me goo thorow thy londe I will goo allweyes alonge by the hye waye and will nether turne vnto the righte hande nor to the left Sell me meate for money for to eate and geue me drinke for money for to drynke I will goo thorowe by fote only as the childern of Esau dyd vnto me whiche dwell in Seir and the Moabites whiche dwell in Ar vntyll I be come ouer Iordayne in to the londe which the Lorde oure God geueth vs. But Sihon the kinge of Hesbon wolde not let vs passe by him for the Lord thy God had hardened his sprite and made his herte tough because he wold delyuer him in to thy hondes as it is come to passe this daye And the Lorde sayed vnto me beholde I haue begonne to set Sihon and his londe before the goo to and conquere that thou mayst possesse his londe Then both Sihon and all his people came out agenst vs vnto batayle at Iahab And the Lorde set him before vs and we smote hym and his sonnes and all hys people And we toke all his cities the same season and destroyed all the cities with men wemen and childern aÌ„d let nothinge remayne saue the catell only we caught vnto oure selues and the spoyle of the cities which we toke from Aroer vppon the brynke off the riuer off Arnon and the citie in the ryuer vnto Gilead there was not one citye to stronge for vs. The Lorde oure God delyuered all vnto vs only vnto the londe of the childern of Ammon ye came not nor vnto all the coste of the riuer labockner vnto the cities in the mountaynes nor vnto what soeuer the Lorde oure God forba de vs. ¶ The .iij. Chapter THen we turned and went vpp the waye to Basan And Og the kinge of Basan came out agenst vs. both he and all his people to batayle at Edrey And the Lorde sayed vnto me feare him not for I haue delyuered him and all his people aÌ„d his lande in to thy hande aÌ„d thou shalt deale with hiÌ„ as thou dealest with Sihon kynge of the Amorites which dwelt at Hesbon And so the Lorde oure God delyuered in to oure handes Og also the kinge off Basan and al his folke And we smote him vntyll noughte was left him And we toke all his cities the same ceason for there was not a citie whiche we toke not from them euen .iij. score cities all the region of Argob the kyngdome of Og in Basan All these cities were made stronge with hye walles gates and barres besyde vnwalled townes a greate maynye And we vtterly destroyed them as we played with Sihon kynge off Hesbon bringing to nought al the cities with men wemen and childern But all the catell and the spoyle of the cities we caughte for oure selues And thus we toke the same ceason the loÌ„de out of the hande of two kynges of the Amorites on the other syde Iordayne from the ryuer of Arnon vnto mount Hermon which Hermon the Sidons call Sirion but the Amorites call it Senyr all the cities in the playne aÌ„d all Gilead and all Basan vnto Salcha and Edrei cities of the kingdome of Og in Basan For only Og kynge of Basan remayned of the remnauÌ„t of the geauntes beholde his yernen bed is yet at Rabath amonge the childern off AmmoÌ„ .ix. cubettes longe aÌ„d iiij cubetes brode of the cubettes of a man And when we had conquered this londe the same tyme I gaue from Aroer which is apon the riuer of Arnon and halfe mount Gile ad and the cities thereof vnto the Rubenites and Gadites And the rest of Gilead and all Basan the kingdome of Og I gaue vnto the halfe trybe of Manasse all the regioÌ„ of Argob with all Basan was called the londe of geauntes Iair the sonne of Manasse toke all the region of Argob vnto the costes of Gesuri aÌ„d Maâ—chati and called the townes of Basan after his owne name the townes of Iair vnto thys daye And I gaue half Gilead vnto Machir And vnto Ruben aÌ„d Gad I gaue from Gilead vnto the ryuer of Arnon aÌ„d half the valey aÌ„d the coste eueÌ„ vnto the ryuer Iabock which is the border of the childern of Ammon and the feldes aÌ„d Iordayne with the coste from Cenereth even vnto the see in the felde which is the salt see vnder the sprynges off Pisga eastwarde And I commaunded you the same tyme ye Ruben aÌ„d Gad sayeng the Lorde your God hath geuen you this londe to enioye it se that ye go harnessed before youre brethern the childern of Israel all that are meÌ„ of warre amonge you You re wyues only youre childern aÌ„d youre catell for I wote that ye haue moch catell shall abyde in youre cities which I haue geuen you vntyll the Lorde haue geueÌ„ rest vnto
a pitiefull God he will not forsake the nether destroye the nor forgett the appoyntmēt made with thy fathers which he sware vnto them For axe I praye the of the dayes that are past which were before the sence the daye that God created man vppon the erth and from the one syde of heauen vnto the other whether any thinge hath bene lyke vnto this greate thinge or whether any soche thinge hath bene herde as it is that a nacion hath herde the voyce of God speakinge out of fyre as thou hast herde and yet lyued ether whether God assayed to goo and take him a people from amonge nacions thorow temptacions and sygnes and wonders and thorow warre and with a mightie hande and a stretched out arme and wyth myghtye terreble sightes acordynge vnto all that the Lorde youre God dyd vnto you in Egipte before youre eyes Vnto the it was shewed that thou myghtest knowe how that the Lorde he is God and that there is none but he Out of heauen he made the heare his voyce to nurter the ▪ and vppon erth he shewed the his greate fyre and thou hardest his wordes out of the fyre And because he loued thy fathers therfore he chose their seed after them and broughte the out with his presence and with his myghtye power of Egipte to thrust out nations greater ād myghtyer then thou before the to bringe the in and to geue the their londe to enheritaunce as it is come to passe this daye Vnderstonde therfore this daye and turne it to thine herte that the Lorde he is God in heauen aboue and vppon the erth beneth there is no moo kepe therfore his ordynaunces and his commaundmentes which I commaun de the this daye that it maye goo well with the and with thi childern after the and that thou mayst prolonge thy dayes vppon the erth which the Lorde thi God geueth the for euer Then Moses seuered .iij. cities on the other syde Iordane towarde the sonne rysynge that he shulde fle thiter which had kylled his neygh boure vnwares and hated him not in tyme past and therfore shulde fle vnto one of the same cities and lyue Bezer in the wildernesse euen in the playne contre amonge the Rubenites and Ramoth in Gilead amonge the Gaddites and Solan in Basan amonge the Manassites This is the lawe which Moses set before the children of Israel and these are the witnesse ordinaunces and statutes which Moses tolde the childern of Israel after they came out of Egipte on the other syde Iordayne in the valey besyde Beth Peor in the londe of Sihō kinge of the Amorites which dwelt at Hesbon whom Moses and the childern of Israel smote after they were come out of Egipte ād conquered his lande and the lande of Og kinge of Basan .ij. kynges of the Amorites on the other syde Iordayne towarde the sonne rysynge from Aroar vppon the bancke of the ryuer Arnon vnto mount Sion which is called Hermon ād all the feldes on the other sydel or dayne eastwarde euen vnto the see in the felde vnder the springes of Pisga The. ◠Chapter ANd Moses called vnto all Israell and sayed vnto them Heare Israel the ordynaunces and lawes which I speke in thyne eares this daye and lerne them and take hede that ye doo them The Loode oure God made an appoyntment with us in Horeb. The Lorde made not this bonde with oure fathers but with us we are they which are al heare a lyue this daye The Lord talked with you face to face in the moūt out of the fyre And I stode betwene the Lorde and you the same tyme to shewe you the sayenge of the Lorde For ye were afrayed of the fyre and therfore went not vpp in to the mount and he sayed I am the Lorde thy God which brought the out of the lōde of Egipte the housse of bōdage Thou shalt haue therfore none other goddes in my presence Thou shalt make the no grauen Image off any maner lykenesse that is in heauen aboue Image or in the erth beneth or in the water beneth the erth Thou shalt nether bowe thy self vnto them nor serue them for I the Lorde thy God am a gelouse God visettinge the wikednesse of the fathers vppon the childern euen in the thyrde and the fourth generacion amonge them that hate me and shew mercye apon thousandes amonge them that loue me and kepe my commaundmentes Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne for the Lorde will not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne Kepe the Sabbath daye that thou sanctifi◠it as the Lorde thy God hath commaunded the. Syxe dayes thou shalt laboure and doo all that thou hast to doo but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the Lorde thy God thou shalt doo no maner worke nether thou nor thy sonne nor thy doughter nor thy seruaunte nor thy mayde nor thine oxe nor thyne asse nor any of thi catell nor the straunger that is within thy cytye that thy seruaunte and thy mayde maye rest as well as thou * And remembre that thou God sheweth a cause why we oughte to kepe his commaundmentes the pope doth not wast a seruaunte in the londe of Egypte and how that the Lorde God brought the out thence with a myghtye hande and a stretched out arme For which cause the Lorde thy God commaundeth the to kepe the Sabbath daye Honoure thi father and thi mother as the Lord thi God hath cōmaūded the that thou mayst prolonge thi dayes and that it maye go well with the on the londe which the Lorde thi God geueth the. Thou shalt not slee Thou shalt not breake wedlocke Thou shalt not steale Thou shalt not beare false witnesse agenst thy neghboure Thou shalt not luste after thi neghbours wife thou shat not couet thi neyghbours housse felde seruaunte mayde oxe asse nor ought that is thi neghbours These wordes the Lorde spake vnto al youre multitude in the mount out of the fyre cloude and darcknesse with a loude voyce and added nomoare there to and wrote them in .ij. tables of stone and delyuered them vnto me But as soone as ye herde the voyce out off the darcknesse and sawe the hill burne with fyre ye came vnto me all the heedes of youre tribes and youre elders and ye sayed beholde the Lorde oure God hath shewed us his glorye and his greatnesse and we haue herde his voyce out of the fyre and we haue sene this daye that God maye talke with a man and he yet lyue And now wherfore shulde we dye that this greate fyre shulde consume us Yf we shulde heare the voyce of the Lorde oure God any moare we shulde dye For what is any flesh that he shulde heare the voyce of the lyuynge God speakynge out of the fyre as we haue done and shulde yet lyue Goo thou ād heare all that the Lorde oure God sayeth and tell thou vnto us all that the Lorde oure God sayeth vnto the and
off youre handes youre vowes and frewillofferynges and thy fyrst borne off youre oxen and off youre shepe And there ye shall eate before the Lorde youre God and ye shall reioyse in all that ye laye youre handes on both ye and youre housholdes because the Lord thy God hath blessed the. Ye shall doo after nothinge that we doo here this daye euery man what semeth hiÌ„ good * in his awne eyes For ye are not yet come to rest nor vnto the enheritaunce which the Lorde youre God geueth you But ye shal goo ouer Iordayne aÌ„d dwell in the loÌ„de which the Lorde youre God geueth you to enheret aÌ„d he shal geue you rest froÌ„ al youre enemies rounde aboute and ye shall dwell in safetie Therfore when the Lorde youre God hath chosen a place to make his name dwell there thither ye shall brynge all that I commaunde you youre burntsacryfices and youre offerynges youre tithes and the heueofferynges of youre handes and all youre godly vowes which ye vowe vnto the Lorde And ye shall reioyse before the Lorde youre God both ye youre sonnes and youre doughters youre seruauntes and youre maydes and the leuite that is within youre gates for he hath nether parte nor enheritaunce with you Take hede that thou offer not thi burntofferynges in what soeuer place thou seyst but in the place which the Lorde shall haue chosen amonge one of thy trybes there thou shalt offer thi burntofferynges and there thou shalt doo all that I commaunde the. Notwitstondynge thou mayst kyll aÌ„d eate flesh in al thi cities what soeuer thi soule lusteth after acordinge to the blessinge of the Lorde thi God which he hath geuen the both the * vncleane and the cleane mayst thou eate Vncleane as pertayninge vn to sacrifice as beestes that had deformities but not of the vncleane that was forbiddeÌ„ euen as the roo and the hert only eate not the bloude but poure it apon the erth as water Thou mayst not eate within thi gates the tythe of thi corne of thy wyne and of thi oyle ether the firstborne of of thine oxen or of thy shepe nether any of thi vowes which thou vowest nor thi frewilofferinges or heueofferynges of thyne handes but thou must eate them before the Lorde thi God in the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen both thou thi sonne and thi doughter thi seruaunte and thy mayde aÌ„d the leuite that is within thi gates aÌ„d thou shalt reioyse before the Lorde thi God in al that thou puttest thine hande to And bewarre that thou forsake not the leuite as loÌ„ge as thou lyuest vppon the erth Yf when the Lorde thi God hath enlarged thi costes as he hath promysed the thou saye I will eate flesh because thi soule longeth to eate flesh then thou shalt eate flesh what so euer thi soule lusteth Yf the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen to put his name there be to ferre from the then thou mayst kylle of thi oxen and of thi shepe which the Lorde hath geuen the as I haue commaunded the and thou mayst eate in thine awne citie what soeuer thi soule lusteth Neuer the later as the roo and the herte is eaten euen so thou shalt eate it the vncleane and the cleane indifferently thou shalt eate But be strong that thou eate not the bloude For the bloude that is the lyfe and thou mayst not eate the life with the flesh thou maist not eate it but must power it vppoÌ„ the erth as water Se thou eate it not therfore that it maye goo well with the and with thy childern after the when thou shalt haue done that whyche is ryghte in the syghte off the Lorde But thy holye thinges which thou hast and thy vowes thou shalt take and go vnto the place which the Lorde hath chosen and thou shalt offer thy burntoffrynges both flesh aÌ„d bloude apon the alter of the Lorde thy God and the bloude of thine offrynges thou shalt poure out vppon the alter of the Lorde thy God and shalt eate the flesh Take hede and heare all these wordes which I commaunde the that it maye goo well with the and with thy children after the for euer wheÌ„ thou doest that whiche is good and right in the sighte of the Lorde thy God When the Lorde thy God hath destroyed the nacions before the whother thou goest to conquere them and when thou hast conquered them and dwelt in their landes Bewarre that thou be not taken in a snare after theÌ„ after that they be destroyed before the and that thou axenot after their goddes saynge how dyd these nacyons serue their goddes that I maye doo so likewyse Nay thou shalt not doo so vnto the Lorde thy God for all abhominacyons which the Lorde hated dyd they vnto their goddes For they burnt both their sonnes aÌ„d their doughters with fire vnto their goddes But what soeuer I commaunde you that take hede ye do aÌ„d put nought thereto nor take ought Put noughte to neâ— take ought awaye there from ¶ The .xiij. Chapter YF there a ryse amonge you a prophett or a dreamer of dreames and geue the a sygne or a wondre and that sygne or wonder which he hath sayed come to passe and then saye lat vs goo after straunge Goddes which thou hast not knowen and let vs serue them her ken not vnto the wordes of that prophete or dreamer of dreames For the Lorde thy God teÌ„pteth you to wete whether ye loue the Lord God geueth vs his worde â—â— coÌ„firmeth â—â— with miracles to proue who hath a â—r ue herteâ— we must take hede to the scripture lest false prophetes or false miracles deceave vs. youre God with all youre hertes aÌ„d with al youre soules For ye must walke after the Lorde youre God aÌ„d feare him and kepe his coÌ„mauÌ„dmentes and herken vnto his voyce and serue him and cleaue vnto him And that prophete or dreamer of dreames shall dye for it because he hath spokeÌ„ to turne you awaye froÌ„ the Lorde youre God which broughte you out of the londe of Egipte aÌ„d delyuered you out of the housse of bondage to thrust the out of the waye whiche the Lorde thy God commaunded the to walke in and so thou shalt put euell awaye from the. Yf thy brother the sonne of thy mother or thyne awne sonne or thy doughter or the wife that lieth in thy bosome or thy frende which is as thyne awne soule vnto the â–ª entyce the secretly sayenge let vs goo and serue straunge goddes which thou hast not knoweÌ„ nor yet thy fathers of the goddes of the people whiche are rouÌ„de aboute the whether thei benye vnto the or farre of from the from the one ende of the lande vnto the other Se thou consente not vnto him nor herken vnto him no let not thynâ— eye pitye him nor haue compassyon on hym nor kepe him secrett but cause him to be slayne Thine hande shal be first apon hym to kyll him and then the
commaundest me I haue not ouerskypped thy commaundmentes nor forgetten them I haue not eaten thereof in my moornynge nor taken awaye thereof vnto any vnclennesse nor spente thereof aboute any deed corse but haue herkened vnto the uoyce of the Lorde my God and haue done after all that he commauÌ„ded me loke doune from thy holy habitacyon heauen and blesse thy people Israel and the lande which thou hast geuen vs as thou swarest vnto oure fathers a lond that floweth with mylke and honye This daye the Lorde thy God hath commaunded the to doo these ordinaunces and lawes Kepe them therfore and doo them with all thyne hert and all thy soule Thou hast sett vpp the Lorde this daye to be thy God and to walke in hys wayes and to kepe his ordinaunces his commaundmentes and his lawes and to herken vnto his voyce And the Lord hath sett the vp this daye to be a seuerall people vnto him as he hath promysed the and that thou kepe his commaundmentes and to make the hye aboue all nacyons which he hath made in prayse in name and honoure that thou mayst be an holy people vnto the Lord thy God as he hath sayed The .xxvij. Chapter ANd Moses with the elders of Israel coÌ„maunded the people sayenge kepe all the commaundmentes whiche I commaunde you this daye And when ye be come ouer Iordayne vnto the londe which the Lorde thy God geueth the sett vpp greate stones and playster them with playster and write vpoÌ„ theÌ„ all the wordes of this lawe when thou arte come ouer that thou mayst come in to the londe whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the a londe that floweth with mylke and honye â–ª as the Lorde God off thy fathers hath promysed the. When ye be come ouer Iordayne se that ye set vpp these stones which I commaunde you this daye in mount Eball and playster them with playster And there bylde vnto the Lord thy God an altare of stones and se thou lifte vpp no yerne uppon them But thou shalt make the altare of the Lorde thy God of rughstones and offer burntoffrynges thereon vnto the Lorde thy God And thou shalt offer peaceof frynges and shalt eate there and reioyse before the Lorde thy God And thou shalt write vppon the stones all the wordes of this lawe manyfestly and well And Moses with the preastes the Leuites spake vnto all Israel sayenge take hede aÌ„d heare Israel this daye thou art become the people of the Lorde thy God Herken therfore vnto the voyce of the Lorde thi God aÌ„d do his coÌ„maundmeÌ„tes aÌ„d his ordinaunces which I commaunde you this daye And Moses charged the people the same daye sayenge these shall stonde vppon mount Grisim to blesse the people when ye are come ouer lordayne Symeon Leui Iuda Isachar Ioseph and Ben Iamin And these shall stonde apon mount Eball to curse Ruben Gad Asser Zabulon Dan and Neptaly And the Leuites shall beginne aÌ„d say vnto all the men of Israel wiâ—h a loude voyce Cursed be he that maketh any carued image or image of metall an abhominacion vnto Here of take the popes an occasioÌ„ to curse .iiij. tymes in the yere the Lorde the worke of the handes of the craftesman and putteth it in a secrett place And all the people shall answere and saye Amen Cursed be he that curseth his father or hys mother and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that remoueth his neghbours marke and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that maketh the blynde goo out off his waye and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that hyndreth the right of the straunger â–ª fatherlesse and wedowe and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that lieth with his fathers wife because he hath opened his fathers coueringe aÌ„d all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that lieth with any maner beest and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that lieth with his syster whether she be the doughter of his father or off his mother and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in lawe and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that smyteth his neghboure secretly and all the people shall saye AmeÌ„ Cursed be he that taketh a rewarde to flee innocent bloude and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that maÌ„tayneth not all the wordes of this lawe to doo them aÌ„d all the people shall saye Amen ¶ The .xxviij. Chapter YF thou shalt herken diligently vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to obserue and to do all his commaundmentes whiche I commaunde the this daye The Lorde wil set the an hye aboue all nacions of the erth And all these blessynges shall come on the and ouer take the yf thou shalt herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God Blessed shalt thou be in the towne and blessed in the feldes blessed shal be the frute of thy body the frute of thy grounde and the frute of thy catell the frute of thine oxen and thy flockes of shepe blessed shall thine almery be aÌ„d thy store Blessed shalt thou be both when thou goest out aÌ„d blessed wheÌ„ thou comest in The Lorde shall smyte thyne enemyes that ryse agenst the before thy face They shall come out agenst the one waye and flee before the seuen wayes The Lorde shal commaunde the blessynge to be with the in thy store housses aÌ„d in all that thou settest thine hande to and will blesse the in the lande which the Lord thi god geueth the. The Lorde shall make the an holye people vnto himselfe as he hath sworen vnto the yf thou shalt kepe the commaundmentes of the Lorde thy God and walke in hys wayes And all nacyons of the erthe shall se that thou arte called after the name of the Lorde and they shal be aferde off the. And the Lorde shall make the plenteous in goodes in the frute of thy body in the frute off thy catell and in the frute of thy grounde in the londe whiche the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers to geue the. The Lorde shall open vnto the his good treasure euen the heauen to geue rayne vnto thy londe in due ceason and to blesse all the laboures of thine hande And thou shalt lende vnto many nacyoÌ„s but shalt not nede to borowe thy selfe And the Lorde shall sett the before and not behinde and thou shalt be aboue only and not beneth yf that thou herken vnto the commaundmentes of the Lorde thy God which I commaunde the this daye to kepe and to doo them And se that thou bowe not from any of these wordes which I commaunde the this daye ether to the right hande or to the lefte that thou woldest goo after straung goddes to serue them But and yf thou wilt not herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe and to doo all his commaundmentes and ordinaunces which I commaunde the this daye then all these curses shall come
vppon the and ouertake the Cursed shalt thou be in the towne and cursed in the felde cursed shall thyne almery be and thi store Cursed shall the frute of thy body aÌ„d the frute of thy lond be aÌ„d the frute of thine oxen aÌ„d the flockes of thy shepe And cursed shalt thou be when thou goest in aÌ„d wheÌ„ thou goest out And the Lorde shall sende vppon the cursynge goynge to nought and complaynyng in all that thou settest thine hande to what soeuer thou doest vntyll thou be destroyed aÌ„d brought to nought quyckely because of the wekednesse of thyne invencyons in that thou hast forsaken the Lorde And the Lorde shall make the pestilence cleaue vnto the vntyll he haue consumed the from the londe whether thou goest to enioye it And the Lorde shall smyte the with swellynge with feuers heet burnynge wetherynge with smytynge and bia stinge And they shall folowe the vntyll thou perishe And the heauen that is ouer thy heed shal be bâ—asse and the erth that is vnder the yerne And the Lorde shall turne the rayne of the laÌ„de vnto powder aÌ„d dust euen froÌ„ heauen they shal come doune vpoÌ„ the vntyll thou be brought to nought And the Lorde shall plage the before thine enemyes Thou shalt come out one waye agenst them and flee seuen wayes before them aÌ„d shalt be scatered amonge all the kingdomes of the erth And thy car casse shal be meate vnto all maner foules of the ayre aÌ„d vnto the beestes of the erth and no man shall fraye them awaye And the Lorde will smyte the with the botches of Egipte and the â—morodes scalle and maungynesse that thou shalt not be healed thereof And the Lorde shall smyte the with madnesse blyndnesse and dasynge of herte And thou shalt grope at none daye as the blynde gropeth in darkenesse and shalt not come to the right waye And thou shalt suffre wronge only and be polled euermore and no man shall soker the thou shalt be betrothed vnto a wife and another shall lye with her Thou shalt bylde an housse and another shall dwell therein Thou shalt plante a vyneyarde and shalt not make it comen Thine oxe shal be slayne before thyne eyes aÌ„d thou shalt not eate thereof Thine asse shal be violently taken awaye euen before thi face and shall not be restored the agayne Thy shepe shal be geuen vnto thine enemyes aÌ„d no man shall helpe the. Thy sonnes aÌ„d thy doughters shall be geue vnto another nacion and thyne eyes shall se and dase vppon them all daye longe but shalt haue no myghte in thyne hande The frute of thy londe and all thy laboures shall a nacyon which thou knowest not eate aÌ„d thou shalt but soffre violence only and be oppressed alwaye that thou shalt be cleane besyde thy selfe for the syghte of thyne eyes whiche thou shalt se The Lord shall smyte the with a myscheuous botche in the knees aÌ„d legges so that thou â—aÌ„st not be healed eueÌ„ from the sole of the fote vnto the toppe of the heed The Lorde shall brynge both the and thy kynge which thou hast sett ouer the vnto a nacyon whiche nether thou nor thy fathers haue knowne and there thou shalt serue straunge goddes euen wodd aÌ„d stone And thou shalt goo to wast aÌ„d be made an ensample aÌ„d a gestynge stocke vnto al nacioÌ„s whether the Lord shall carye the. Thou shalt carie moch seed ouâ— in to the felde and shalt gather but litle in for the locustes shall destroye it Thou shalt plante a vyneyarde and dresse it but shalt nether drynke off the wyne nether gather of the grapes for the wormes shall eate it Thou shalt haue olyue trees in all thy costes but shalt not be anoynted with the oyle for thyne olyue trees shal be rooted out Thou shalt get sonnes aÌ„d doughters but shalt not haue them for they shal be caried awaye captyue All thy trees and frute of thy londe shal be marred with blastynge The straungers that are amonge you shall clyme aboue the vpp an hye aÌ„d thou shalt come doune beneth alowe He shall lende the aÌ„d thou shalt not lende him he shal be before aÌ„d thou behynde Moreouer all these curses shall come vppoÌ„ the and shall folowe the and ouertake the tyll thou be destroyed because thou herkenedest not vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his coÌ„maundmeÌ„tes aÌ„d ordinaunces whiche he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the aÌ„d they shal be vppoÌ„ the as miracles aÌ„d wonders aÌ„d vppon thy seed foreuer And because thou seruedest not the Lorde thy God with ioyfulnesse and with a good herte for the abundaunce of all thinges therfore thou shalt serue thyne enemye whiche the Lorde shall sende vppon the in hunger and thrust in nakednesse and in nede off all â—hynge and he shall put a yocke off yerne â—ppon thyne necke vntyll he haue broughte the to noughte And the Lorde shall brynge a nacion vppon the from a farre euen from the ende off the worlde as swyfte as an egle fleeth a nacion whose tonge thou shalt not vnderstonde a herde fauoured nacion whiche shall not regarde the person of the olde nor haue compassioÌ„ on the younge And he shall eate the frute of thy londe and the frute of thy catell vntyll he haue destroyed the so that he shall leaue the nether corne wyne nor oyle nether the eÌ„crease of thyne oxen nor the flockes of thy shepe vntyll he haue brought the to nought And he shall kepe the in in all thy cities vntyll thy hye aÌ„d stronge walles be come doune whereiÌ„ thou trustedest thorow all thy londe And he shall besege the in all thy cities thorow out all thy land whiche the Lorde thy God hath geuen the. And thou shalt eate the frute of thyne awne bodye the flessh of thy sonnes and off thy doughters which the Lorde thy God hath geuen the in that straytenesse and sege where â–ª with thyne enemye shall besege the so that it shall greue the man that is tender and exceadynge delycate amonge you to loke on his brother and vppon his wife that lyeth in hys bosome aÌ„d on the remnaunte of his childern which he hath yet lefte for feare of geuynge vnto any of them of the flesh of hys childern whiche he eateth because he hath noughte lefte him in that straytenesse and sege wherewith thyne enemye shall besege the in all thy cytyes Yee and the woman that is so tender and delycate amonge you that she dare not auenture to sett the sole of hyr foote vppon the grounde for softnesse and tendernesse shal be greued to loke on the husbonde that leyeth in hir bosome and on hyr sonne and on hyr doughter euen because of the afterbyrthe that ys come oute from betwene hyr legges and because of hyr childern whiche she hath borne because she wolde eate them for nede off all thynges secretly in the straytenesse and sege wherewith thine enemye shall besege the in thy cities Yf thou wilt not be diligent to doo all the wordes of this lawe
that are wrytten in thys boke for to feare this glorious and fearfull name of the Lorde thy God the Lorde will smyte both the and thy seed with wonderfull plages and with greate plages and of longe continuaunce and with euell sekenesses and of longe duraunce Moreouer he wyll brynge vppon the all the diseases off Egipte whiche thou wast afrayed off and they shall cleaue vnto the. Thereto all maner sekenesse◠and all maner plages whiche are not wrytten in the boke of this lawe wyll the Lorde brynge vppon the vntyll thou be come to noughte And ye shal be lefte fewe in numbre where to fore ye were as the starres off heauen in multitude because thou woldest not herkē vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God And as the Lorde reioysed ouer you to do you good and to multiplye you euen so he will reioyse ouer you to destroye you and to brynge you to nought And ye shabe wasted from of the lande whother thou goest to enioye it And the Lorde shall scater the amonge all nacyons from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other and there thou shalt serue straunge goddes which nether thou nor thy fathers haue knowne euen wod and stone And amonge these nacyons thou shalt be no small season and yet shalt haue no reste for the sole of thy foote For the Lorde shall geue the there a trēblynge herte ād dasynge eyes and sorowe of mynde And thy lyfe shall hange before the and thou shalt feare both daye and nyghte ād shalt haue no trust in thy lyfe In the mornynge thou shalt saye wolde God it were nyghte And at nyghte thou shalt saye wolde God it were mornynge For feare off thyne herte whiche thou shalt feare and for the syghte of thyne eyes whiche thou shalt se And the Lorde shall brynge the in to Egipte agayne with shippes by the waye which I bade the that thou shuldest se it nomoare And there ye shal be solde vnto youre enemyes for bondmen and bondwemen and yet no man shall bye you ¶ The .xxix. Chapter THese are the wordes of the appoyntmēt which the Lorde commaunded Moses to make with the childern of Israel in the londe of Moab besyde the appoyntment whiche he made with them in Horeb. And Moses called vnto all Israel and sayed vnto them Ye haue sene all that the Lorde dyd before youre eyes in the lande of Egipte vnto Pharao and vnto all his seruauntes and vnto all his londe and the greate temptacyons whiche thyne eyes haue sene and those greate myracles and wonders and yet the Lorde hath not geuen you an herte to perceaue nor eyes to se nor eares to heare vnto this daye And I haue led you .xl. yere in the wildernesse and youre clothes are not waxed olde vppon you nor are thy showes waxed olde vppon thy fete Ye haue eaten no bred nor droncke wyne or strounge dryncke that ye myghte knowe howe that he is the Lorde youre God And at the last ye came vnto this place ād Sihon the kynge of Hesbon and Og kynge of Basan came out agenst you vnto batayle and we smote them and toke their londe and gaue it an heritaunce vnto the Rubenites and Gadites and to the halfe tribe of Manasse Kepe therfore the worde of this appoyntment and doo them that ye maye vnderstonde all that ye ought to doo Ye stonde here this daye euery one of you before the Lorde youre God both the heedes of youre trybes youre elders youre officers ād all the mē of Israel youre childern youre wyues and the straungere that are in thyne host from the hewer of thy wod vnto the drawer of thy water that thou shulddest come vnder the appoyntment of the Lorde thy God and vnder his othe which the Lorde thy God maketh with the this daye For to make the a people vnto him selfe and that he maye be vnto the a God as he hath sayed vnto the and as he hath sworne vnto thi fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob Also I make not this bonde and this othe with you only but both with him that stōdeth here with us this daye before the Lorde oure God and also with him that is not here with us this daye For ye knowe how we haue dwelt in the londe of Egipte and how we came thorow the myddes of the nacions which we passed by And ye haue sene their abhominaciōs and their ydolles wod stone siluer and golde which they had Lest there be amonge you man or woman kynred or trybe that turneth awaye in his hert this daye from the Lord oure God to goo ād serue the goddes of these nacions and lest there be amonge you some roote that bereth gall and wormwod so that when he heareth the wordes of this curse he blesse him selfe in his hert sayenge I feare it not I will therfore walke after the lust of myne awne hert that the drounken destroye the thurstie And so the Lorde will not be mercyfull vnto him but then the wrath of the Lorde ād his gelousye smoke agenst that man ād al the curses that are written in this boke light vppō him and the Lorde doo out his name frō vnder heauen and separate him vnto euell out of all the trybes of Israel acordynge vnto all the curses of the appoyntement that is written in the boke of this lawe So that the generacion to come of youre childern that shal ryse vpp after you ād the straunger that shall come from a ferre londe saye when they se the plages of that londe and the diseases where with the Lorde hath smytten it how all the londe is burnt vpp with bremstone and salt that it is nether sowne nor beareth nor any grasse groweth therein after the ouertrowenge of Sodome Gomor Adama ād Zeboim which the Lorde ouerthrewe in his wrath and angre And than all nacions also saye wherfore hath the Lorde done of this facion vnto this londe O how fearse is this greatt wrath And men shall saye because they lefte the testamēt of the Lorde God of their fathers which he made with them whē he brought them out of the lande of Egipte And they went ād serued straunge goddes and worshipped them goddes which they knewe not and which had geuen them nought And therfore the wrath off the Lorde waxed whote vppon that londe to brynge vppon it all the curses that are written in this boke And the Lorde cast them out of their londe in angre wrath and greate furyou snesse and cast thē in to a straunge londe as it is come to passe this daye The secrettes perteyne vnto the Lorde oure God and the thinges that are opened perteyne vnto us and oure childern for euer that we doo all the wordes of this lawe The .xxx. Chapter WHen all these wordes are come vpō the whether it be the blessinge or the cursse which I haue set before the yet yf thou turne vnto thyne hert amonge all the nacions whother the Lorde thi God hath thruste the and come agayne
lorde to whom be honoure and prayse for ever and vnto god oure father thorow him AMEN The fyrst boke of Moses called Genesis The fyrst Chapiter IN the begynnynge God created heaven and erth The erth was voyde and emptie aÌ„d darcknesse was vpon the depe and the spirite of god moved vpon the water Than God sayd let there be lyghte and there was lyghte And God sawe the lyghte that it was good devyded the lyghte from the darcknesse and called the lyghte daye and the darcknesse nyghte and so of the evenynge and mornynge was made the fyrst daye And God sayd let there be a fyrmament betwene the waters aÌ„d let it devyde the waters a sonder Than God made the fyrmament and parted the waters which were vnder the fyrmament from the waters that were above the fyrmament And it was so And God called the fyrmament heaven And so of the evenynge and morninge was made the seconde daye And God sayd let the waters that are vnder heaven gather them selves vnto one place that the drye londe may appere And it came so to passe And god called the drye lande the erth and the gatheringe togyther of waters called â—e the see And God sawe that it was good And God sayd let the erth bringe forth herbe and grasse that sowe seed and frutefull trees that bere frute every one in his kynde havynge their seed in them selves vpon the erth And it came so to passe aÌ„d the erth brought forth herbe and grasse sowenge seed every one in his kynde trees berynge frute havynge their seed in theÌ„ selves every one in his kynde And God sawe that it was good and theÌ„ of the evenynge and mornynge was made the thyrde daye Than sayd God let there be lyghtes in the firmament of heaven to devyde the daye froÌ„ the nyghte that they may be vnto sygnes seasons days yeares And let them be lyghtes in the fyrmament of heaveÌ„ to shyne vpon the erth so it was And God made two great lyghtes A greater lyghte to rule the daye a lesse lyghte to rule the nyghte and he made sterres also And God put them in the fyrmament of heaven to shyne vpon the erth and to rule the daye the nyghte aÌ„d to devyde the lyghte from darcknesse And god sawe that it was good and so of the evenynge aÌ„d mornynge was made the fourth daye And God sayd let the water bryng forth creatures that move have lyfe foules for to flee over the erth vnder the fyrmament of heaven And God created greate whalles and all maner of creatures that lyoe and moue which the waters brought forth in their kindes aÌ„d all maner of federed foules in their kyndes And God sawe that it was good and God blessed them saynge Growe and multiplye aÌ„d fyll the waters of the sees let the foules multiplye vpoÌ„ the erth And so of the evenynge morninge was madethe fyfth daye And God sayd leth the erth bringforth lyvynge creatures in thir kyndes catell wormes beastes of the erth in their kyndes so it came â—o passe And god made the beastes of the erth in their kyndes catell in their kyndes aÌ„d all maner wormes of the erth in their kyndes and God sawe that it was good And God sayd let vs make man in oure symilitude aÌ„d after oure lycknesse that he may have rule over the fysh of the see and over the foules of the ayre and over catell and over all the erth and over all wormes that crepe on the erth And God created man after hys lycknesse after the lycknesse of god created he him male female created he them And God blessed them and God sayd vnto them Growe and multiplye and fyll the erth and subdue it and have domynyon over the fysh of the see and over the foules of the ayre and over all the beastes that move on the erth And God sayd se I have geven yow all herbes that sowe seed which are on all the erth and all maner trees that haue frute in them and sowe seed to be meate for yow for all beastes of the erth and vnto all foules of the ayre and vnto all that crepeth on the erth where in is lyfe that they may haue all maner herbes and grasse for to eate and even so it was And God behelde al that he had made aÌ„d loo they were exceadynge good and so of the evenynge and mornynge was made the syxth daye The seconde Chapter Thus was heaveÌ„ erth fynished wyth all their apparell aÌ„d iÌ„ yâ— seueÌ„th daye god ended hys worke which he had made rested in yâ— seventh daye froÌ„ all his workes which he had made And God blessed yâ— seventh daye and sanctyfyed it for in it he rested from all his workes which he had created and made ¶ These are the generations of heaven erth when they were created in the tyme when the LORde God created heaven and erth and all the shrubbes of the felde before they werein the erthe And all the herbee of the felde before they sprange for the LORde God had yet sent no rayne vpon the erth nether was there yet any man to tylle the erth But there arose a myste out of the ground and watered all the face of the erth â–ª Then the LORde God shâ—pe man even of the mâ—ulde of the erth and brethed into his face the breth of lyfe So man was made a lyvynge soule ¶ The LORde God also planted a garden in Eden from the begynnynge and there he sette man whom he had formed And the LORde God made to sprynge out of the erth all maner trees bewtyfull to the syghte and pleasant â—o eate and the tree of lyfe in the middes of the garden and also the tree of knowlege of good and euell ¶ And there spronge a rever out of Eden to water the garden and thence devided it selfe and grewe into foure principall waters The name of the one is Phison he it is that compasseth all the lande of heuila where gold groweth And the gold of that contreys precious there is found bedellion and a stone called Oâ—ix The name of the seconde ryver is Gihon which compassyth all the lande of Inde And the name of the thyrde river is Hidekell which runneth on the easte syde of the assyryans And the fourth â—â—ver is Euphrates ¶ And the LORde God toke Adam and put him in the garden of Eden to dresse it and to kepe it and the LORde God coÌ„maunded AdaÌ„ saynge of all the trees of the gardeÌ„ se thouÌ„ eate But of the tre of knowlege of good and badd se that thou eate not for even yâ— same daye thou eatest of it thou shalt surely dye ¶ And the LORde God sayd it is not good that man shulde be alone I will make hym an helper to beare him company And after that the LORde God had make of the erth all maner beastes of the felde and all maner foules of the
make brycke aÌ„d burne it wyth fyre So brycke was there stone and slyme was there morter And they sayd Come on let vs buylde vs a cyte and a toure that the toppe may reach vnto heauen And let vs make us a name for perauenture we shall be scatered abrode over all the erth And the LORde came downe to see the cyte and the toure which the childern of AnaÌ„ had buylded And the LORde sayd See the people is one and haue one tonge amonge them all And thys haue they begon to do and wyll not leaue of from all that they haue purposed to do Come on let vs descende and myngell theire tonge even there that one vnderstonde not what another sayeth Thus yâ— LORde skatered them from thence vppon all the erth And they left of to buylde the cyte Wherfore the name of it is called Babell because that the LORDE there confounded the tonge of all the world And because that the LORde from thence skatered them abrode vppon all the erth These are the generations of Sem SeÌ„ was an hundred yere olde and begat Arcphachsad ij yere after the floude And SeÌ„ lyved after he had begot Arphachsad .v. hundred yere an begat sonnes and doughters And Arphacsad lyued .xxxv. yere and begat Sala and lyved after he had begot Sala iiij huÌ„dred yere iij begat sonnes and doughters And Sala was .xxx. yere old and begat Eber aÌ„d lyued after he had begot Eber .iiij. huÌ„dred and thre yere aÌ„d begat sonnes and doughters When Eber was .xxxiiij. yere olde he begat Peleg and lyued after he had begot Peleg foure hundred and .xxx. yere and begat sonnes and doughters And Peleg when he was .xxx. yere olde begat Regu and lyued after he had begot Regu .ij. hundred and .ix. yere and begat sonnes and doughters And Regu when he had lyued .xxxij. yere begat Serug and lyued after he had begot Serug .ij. hundred and .vij. yere and begat sonnes and doughters And when Serug was .xxx. yere olde he begat Nahor and lyued after he had begot Nahor .ij. hundred yere and begat sonnes doughters And Nahor when he was .xxix. yere olde begat Terah and lyved after he had begot Terah an hundred and â–ª xix yere and begat sonnes and doughters And when Terah was .lxx. yere olde he begat Abram Nahor and Baran And these are the generations of Terah Terah begat Abram Nahor and Baran And Baran begat Lot And Baran dyed before Terah his father in the londe where he was borne at Vr in Chaldea And Abram and Nahor toke them wydes AbraÌ„s wyfe was called Sarai And Nahors wyfe Mylca the doughter of Baran which was father of Milca aÌ„d of Iisca But Garat was baren and had no childe Than tofe Terah Abram his sonne and Lot his sonne Barans sonne Sarai his doughter in lawe his sone Abrams wyfe And they went wyth hym from Vr â—â— Chaldea to go in to the laÌ„de of Chanaan And they came to Baran and dwelled there And when Terah was ij hundred yere old and .v. he dyed in Baran ¶ The .xij. Chapter THen the LORde sayd vnto AbraÌ„ Gett the out of thy contre and from thy fynred and out of thy fathers house into a londe which I wyll shewe the. And I wyll make of the a myghtie people and wyll blesse the and make thy name grete that thou mayst be a blessinge And I wyll blesse theÌ„ that blesse the aÌ„d curse theÌ„ that curse the. And in the shall be blessed all the generations of the erih And Abram weÌ„t as the LORde badd hym and Lot went wyth hym Abram was .lxxv. yere olde when he went out of Baran And Abram toke Sarai his wyfe aÌ„d Lot his brothers sonne wyth all their goodes which they had goten and soulles which they had begoten in Baran And they departed to goo in to the laÌ„de of Chanaan And when they were come in to the lande of Chanaan Abram went furth in to the laÌ„de tyll he came vnto a place called Sychem and vnto the oke of More And the Canaanytes dwelled then in the lande Then the LORde apeared vnto Abram aÌ„d sayd vnto thy seed wyll I geue thy slaÌ„de And he buylded an aultere there vnto the LORDE which apeared to hym Then departed he thence vnto a mountayne that lyeth on the east syde of BETHEL and pytched hys tente BETHEL beynge on the west syde and Ay on the cast â— And he buylded there an aulter vnto the LORde and called on the name of that LORde And than Abram departed and toke his iourney southwarde After thys there came a derth in the lande And Abram went doune in to Egipte to soiourne there for the derth was sore in the lande And when he was come nye for to entre in to Egipte he sayd vnto Sarai his wife Beholde I knowe that thou art a fayre woman toloke apoÌ„ It wyll come to passe therfore wheÌ„ the Egiptians see the that they wyll say she is his wyfe And so shall they sley me and save the. Saye I praye the therfore that thou art my sister that I maye fare the better by reason of the and that my soule maye lyue for thy sake As soone as he came in to Egipte the EgiptiaÌ„s sawe the woman that she was very fayre And Pharaos lordes sawe hir also and praysed hir vnto Pharao So that she was taken in to Pharaos house which entreated Abram well for hir sake so that he had shepe oxsen aÌ„d he asses men seruantes mayde seruaÌ„tes she asses and camels But God plaged Pharao and his house wyth grete plages because of Sarai Abrams wyfe Then Pharao called Abram and sayd why hast thou thus dealt with me Wherfore toldest thou me not that she was thy wyfe Why saydest thou that she was thy sister and causedest me to take hyr to my wyfe But now loo there is the wife take hir aÌ„d be walkynge Pharao also gaue a charge vnto his men over Abram to leade hym out wyth his wyfe and all that he had ¶ The .xiij. Chapter THan Abram departed out of Egipte both he and his wyfe and all that he had and Lot wyth hym vnto the south Abram was very rych in catell syluer gold And he went on his iourney froÌ„ the south even vnto BETHEL aÌ„d vnto the place where his tente was at the fyrst tyme betwene BETHEL and Ay and vnto the place of the aulter which he made before And there called Abram vpon the name of the LORde Lot also which went wyth hym had shepe catell and tentes so that the londe was not abill to receaue them that they myght dwell to gether for the substance of their riches was so greate that they coude not dwell together â–ª And there fell a stryfe betwene the herdmen of Abrams catell and the herdmen of Lots catell Moreouer the Cananytes and the Pherysites dwelled at that tyme in the lande Than sayd Abram vnto Lot let there be no stryfe I praye the betwene the and me
aÌ„d shalt be buried when thou art of a good age aÌ„d in the fourth generation they shall come hyther agayne for the wekednesse of the Amoâ—tes ys not yet full When the sonne was doune and it was waxed darcke beholde there was a smokynge furnisse and a fyre brand that went betwenae the sayde peces And that same daye the LORde made a covenaunte with Abram saynge vnto thy seed wyll I geue thys londe fâ—oÌ„ the ryver of Egypte even vnto the greate ryver euphrates the kenytes the kenizites the â—admonites the Bethites the Pherezites the Raphaâ—â—s the Amoiytes the Canaanites the Gergesues and the Iebusites The .xvi. Chapter SArai Abrams wyfe bare him no childerne But she had an hand mayde an Egiptian whese name was â—agar Wherfore she sayde vnto Abram Beholde the LORde hath closed me that I can not bere I praye the god in vnto my mayde peradueÌ„ture I shall be multiplyed by meanes of her And Abram herde the voyce of Sarai Than Sarai Abrams wife toke Hagar hyr mayde the Egitian after Abram had dwelled â–ª â— yere â—n the lande of Canaanâ— and gaue her to hyr husbonde Abram to be his wyfe And he wente in vnto Hagar she conceaved And when she sawe that she had conceyved hyr mastresse was despised in hyr syghte Than sayd Sarai vnto Abram Thou dost me vnrighte for I haue geuen my mayde into thy bosome now because she seyth that she hath coÌ„ceaved I am despysed in hyr syghte the LORde iudge betwene the and me Than sayde AbraÌ„ to Sarai â–ª beholde thy mayde is in thy hande do with hyr as it pleaseth the. And because Sarai fared foule with her she fled from her And the angell of the LORde founde her besyde a fountayne of water in the wyldernes euen by a well in the way to Sur. And he sayde â–ª Hagar Sarais mayde whence comest thou and whether wylt thou goo And she answered I flee from my mastresse Sarai And the angell of the LORde sayde vnto her returne to thy mastresse agayne submytte thy selfe vnder her handes And the angell of yâ— LORde sayde vnto hâ—â— I will so encrease thy seed that it shall noâ— be numbred for multitude And the LORdes angell sayd further vnto her se thou art wyth childe and shalt bere a sonne and shalt caâ—â— his name Ismael because the LORDE hath herde thy tribulation â—e will be a wylde man and his hande will be agenst every man euery mans hande agenst him And yet shall he dwell faste by all his brothren And she called the name of the LORde that spake vnto her thou art the God that lokest on me for she sayde I haue of a suertie sene here the backe parties of him that seith me Wherfore she called the well the well of the lyuynge that seith me which well is betwene Cades Bared And Hagar bare Abram a sonne and Abram called his sons name which Hagar bare Ismaell And Abram was .lxxxvi. yere olde when Hagar bare him Ismael ¶ The .xvij. Chapter WHen Abram was nynetye yere olde ix the LORde apeared to hym sayenge I am the almyghtie God walfe be fore me aÌ„d be vncorrupte And I wyll make my bonde betwene the and me and wyll multiplye the excedyngly And AbraÌ„ fell on his face And God talked moreover with hym saynge I am beholde my testameÌ„t is with the that thou shalt be a father of many natioÌ„s Therfore shalt thou no more be called Abram but thy name shal be Abraham for a father of many nations haue I made the and I will multiplye the excedyngly and wyll make nations of the yee and lynges shall sprynge out of the. Moreover I will make my bonde betwene me and the and thy seed after the in their tymes to be an everlastynge testament So that I wyll be God vnto the and to thy seed after the. And I will geue vnto the aÌ„d to thy seed after the the lande where in thou arte a straunger Euen all the lande of Canaan foran everlastynge possession and wil be their God And God sayde vnto AbrahaÌ„ So thou kepe my testamente both thou thy seed after the in their tymes This is my testamente which ye shall kepe betwene me and you and thy seed after the that ye circuÌ„cyse all youre men childern ye shall circumcyse the foreskynne of youre flesh aÌ„d it shal be a token of the bond betwixte me and you And euery manchilde when it is viij dayes olde shal be circuÌ„cysed amonge you in youre generations and all sernauntes also borne at home or boughte with money though they be straungers and not of thy seed The seruaunte borne in thy housse aÌ„d he also that is bought with money must needes be circumcysed that my testament may be in youre flesh for an everlastinge bonde Yf there be any vncircuncysed manchilde that hath not the forskynne of his flesh cutt of his soule shall perish from his people because he hath brokeÌ„ my testameÌ„t And God sayde vnto Abraham Sarai thy wyfe shall no more be called Sarai but Sara shall hir name be for I will blesse her gâ—ue the a sonne of her and will blesse her so that people ye and kynges of people shall spriâ—ge of her And Abraham fell vpon his face aÌ„â— laughte and sayd in his harte shall a childe be borne vnto hym that is an hundred yere olde aÌ„d shall Sara that is nynetie yere olde bereâ— And AbrahaÌ„ sayde vnto God O that Ismaell myghte lyve in thy syghte TheÌ„ sayde God na Sara thy wife shall bere the a sonneaÌ„d thou shalt call his name Isaac And I will make my bonde with him that it shall be an everlastynge bonde vnto his seed after him And as concernynge Ismaell also I haue herde thy request loo I will blesse him and encrease him and multiplye him excedyngly Twelve prynces shall he begete and I will make a great nation of him But my bonde will I make with Isaac which Sara shall bere vn to the even this tyme twelue moneth And God left of talkynge with him and departed vp from Abraham And Abraham toke Ismaell his sonne all the servauntes borne in his housse and all that was bought with money as many as were menchildren amonge the meÌ„ of AbrahaÌ„s housse and circumcysed the foreskynne of their flesh even the selfe same daye as God had sayde vnto him Abraham was nynetie yere olde and .ix. when he cutt of the foreskynne of his flesh And Ismaell his sonne was .xiij. yere olde when the foreskynne of hys flesh was circumcysed The selfe same daâ—e was AbrahaÌ„ circuÌ„cised Ismael his sonâ—e And all the men in his housse whether they were borne in his housse or bought wyth money though they were straungers were circumcysed with him ¶ The .xviij. Chapter ANd the LORde apeared vnto him in the okegrove of Mamre as he sat in his tent dore in the heate of the daye And he lyfte vp his eyes and looked aÌ„d lo thre men stode not farr
Lot to spede him saynge Stonde vp take thy wyfe and thy two doughters and that that is at hande lest thou perish in the synne of the cyte And as he prolonged the tyme the men caught both him his wife aÌ„d his two doughters by the handes because the LORde was mercyfull vnto him aÌ„d they brought him forth and sette him without the cyte When they had brought them out they sayde Saue thy lyfe and loke not behynde the nether tary thou in any place of the contre but saue thy selfe in the mountayne lest thou perisshe Than sayde Lot vnto them Oh nay my lorde beholde in as moch as thy servaunte hath fownde grace in thy syghte now make thi mercy great which thou shewest vnto me in sayinge my lyfe For I can not saue my selfe in the mountayns lest some misfortune fall vpon me and I dye Beholde here is a cyte by to I lee vnto and it is a lytle one let me saue my selfe therein is it not a litle one that my soule may lyue And he sayde to him se I haue receaved thy request as concernynge this thynge that I will nott overthrowe this cytie for the which thou hast spoken Haste the aÌ„d saue thyselfe there for I can do nothynge tyll thou be come in thyder And therfore the name of the cyte is called Zoar. And the sone was vppon the erth when Lot was entred into Zoar. Than the LORde rayned vpon Sodome and Gomoara brymstone and fyre from the LORde out of heaven and overthrewe those cyties and all the region and all that dwelled in the cytes and that that grewe vpon the erth And lots wyfe loked behynde her aÌ„d was turned in to a pillare of salte Abraham rose vp early and got him to the place where he stode before the LORde and loked toward Sodome and Gomorra and toward all the londe of that contre And as he loked beholde the smoke of the contre arose as it had bene the smoke of a sornace But yet wheÌ„ God destroyed the â—â—nes of yâ— regioÌ„ he thought a pon AbrahaÌ„ and sent Lot out from the daÌ„ger of the overthrowenge when he overthrewe the cyties where Lot dwelled And Lot departed out of Zoar and dwelled in the mountayns aÌ„d his .ij. doughters with him for he feared to tary in Zoar he dweld therfore in a caue both he and his .ij. doughters also Than sayde the elder vnto the yonger oâ—â—e father is olde and there are no moo men in the erth to come in vnto vs after the maner of all the world Come therfore let vs geue oure father wyne to dryncke and let vs lye with him that we may saue seed of oure father And thry gaue their father wyne to drynke that same nyghte And the elder doughter went and laye with her father And he perceaued it not nether when she laye doune nether when she rose vp And on the morowe the elder sayde vnto the yonger beholde yesternyghte laye I with my father Let us geue hym wyne to drinke this nyghte also and goo thou and lye with him and let us saue seed of oure father And they gaue their father wyne to drincke that nyghte also And the yonger arose and laye with him And he perceaved it not nether when she laye downe nether when she rose vp Thus were both the doughters of let with childe by their father And the elder bare a sone and called hym Moab which is the father of the Moabytes vnto this daye And the yonger bare a sonâ—e and called hym Ben Amâ—â— which is the father of the children of Ammon vnto this daye The .xx. Chapter ANd Abraham departed thence towarde the souâ—hcontre and dwelled betwene â—ades and Sur aÌ„d sogeorned in Gerar. And Abraham sayde of Sara his wyfe that she was his sister Than Abâ—melech kynge of Gerar sent and fett Sara awaye And God came to Abimelech by nyghte in a dreame and sayde to him Se thou art but a deed man for the womaÌ„s safe which thou hast taken awaye for she is a mans wyfe But Abimelech had not yet come nye her and therfore sayde lorde wilt thou sley rightewes people sayde not he vnto me that she was hys sister yee and sayde not she herself that he was hir brother wyth a pure herte and innocent handes haue I done this And God sayde vnto him in a dreame I wot it well that thou dydest it in the purenesse of thi herte And therfore I kepte yâ— that thou shuldest not synne agenst me nether suffred I the to come nygh her Now therefore delyuer the maÌ„ his wyfe ageyne for he is a prophete And let him praye fo the that thou mayst lyue But and yf thou delyuer her not agayne be sure that thou shalt dye the deth with all that thou hast Than Abimelech rose vp be tymes in the mornynge and called all his servauntes and tolde all these thinges in their eares and the men were sore a frayde And Abimelech called Abraham and sayde vnto him What hast thou donâ— vnto vs what haue I offended the that thou shuldest bâ—ynge on me and on my kyngdome so greate a synne thou hast done dedes vnto me that ought not to be done And Abimelech sayde morouer vnto Abraham What sawest thou that moved the to do this thinge And Abraham Answered I thought that peradveÌ„ture the feare of God was not in this place and that they shulde sley me for my wyfes safe yet in very dede she is my sister the doughter of my father but not of my motherâ— and became my wyfe And after God caused me to wandre out of my fathers house I sayde vnto her This kyndnesse shalt thou shewe vnto me in all places where we come that thou saye of me how that I am thy brother Than toke Abimelech shepe and oxen men â–ª servauntes and wemenseruauntes and gaue them vnto Abraham and delyvered him Sara his wyfe agayne And Abimelech sayde beholde the lande lyeth be fore the dwell where it pleaseth yâ— best And vnto Sara he sayde Se I haue geuen thy brother a thousende peeces of syluer beholde he shall be a couerynge to thyne eyes vnto all that ar with the and vnto all men and an excuse And so Abraham prayde vnto God and God healed Abimeleh and his wyfe and hys maydens so that they bare For the LORde had closed to all the matryces of the house of Abimelech because of Sara Abrahams wyfe The .xxj. Chapter THe lorde visyted Sara as he had sayde and dyd vnto her acordynge as he had spoken And Sara was with childe and bare AbrahaÌ„ a sonne in his olde age euen the same season which the LORde had appoynted And Abraham called his sonnes name that was borne vnto him which Sara bare him Isaac AbraÌ„ circuÌ„cysed Isaac his soÌ„ne wheÌ„ he was .viij. dayes olde as God commaunded him And AbrahaÌ„ was an hundred yere olde â–ª when his sonne Isaac was borne vnto him And Sara sayde God hath made me a laughinge stocke for all
to lyue ¶ The .xxviij. Chapter THan Isaac called Jacob his sonne and blessed him ād charged him and sayde vnto him se thou take not a wife of the doughters of Canaan but aryse ād gett the to Mesopotamia to the house of Bethuel thy mothers father and there take the a wife of the doughters of Laban thi mothers brother And God allmightte blesse the increase the and multiplie the that thou mayst be a nombre of people and geuethe the blessynge of Abraham both to the and to thy seed with the that thou mayst possesse the lāde wherein thou art a strangere which God gaue vnto Abraham Thus Isaac sent forth Jacob to goo to Mesopotamia vnto Laban sonne of Bethuel the Sirien and brother to Rebecca Jacobs Esaus mother When Esau sawe that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Mesopotamia to fett him a wife thence and that as he blessed him he gaue him a charge saynge se thou take not a wife of the doughters of Canaan and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother was gone vnto Mesopotamia and seynge also that the doughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father Then went he vnto Ismael and toke vnto the wiues which he had Mahala the doughter of Ismael Abrahams sonne the sister of Nabaioth to be his wife Jacob departed from Berseba and went toward Haran and came vnto a place and taried there all nyghte because the sonne was downe And toke a stone of the place and put it vnder his heade and layde him downe in the same place to slepe And he dreamed and beholde there stode a ladder apon the erth and the topp of it reached vpp to heauē And se the angells of God went vp and downe apon it yee ād the LORde stode apon it and sayde I am the LORde God of Abraham thi father and the God of Isaac The londe which thou slepest apon will I geue the and thy seed And thy seed shal be as the dust of the erth And thou shalt spreade abrode west east north and south And thorow the and thy seed shall all the kynreddes of the erth be blessed And se I am with the and wylbe thy keper in all places whother thou goost wyll brynge y◠agayne in to this lande Nether will I leaue the vntill I haue made good all that I haue promysed the. When Jacob was awaked out of his slepe he sayde surely the LORde is in this place ād I was not aware And he was afrayde sayde how fearfull is this place it is none other but euen the house of God and the gate of heauē And Jacob stode vp early in the mornynge and toke the stone that he had layde vnder his heade and pitched it vp an ende and poured oyle on the topp of it And he called the name of the place Bethell for in dede the name of the citie was called Lus before tyme. And Jacob vowed a vowe saynge Yf God will be with me and wyll kepe me in this tourney which I goo and will geue me bread to eate and cloothes to put on so that I come agayne vnto my fathers house in saftie then shall the LORde be my God and this stone which I haue sett vp an ende shal be godes house And of all that thou shalt geue me will I geue the tenth vnto the. ¶ The .xxix. Chapter THen Jacob lyfte vp his fete wēt toward the east countre And as he loked aboute behold there was a well in the feld and .iij. flockes of shepe laye therby for at that well were the flockes watered there laye a great stone at the well mouth And the maner was to brynge the flockes thyther to roull the stone frō the welles mouth and to water the shepe and to put the stone agayne vppon the wells mouth vnto his place And Jacob sayde vnto thē brethern whēce be ye and they sayde of Haran ar we And he sayde vnto thē knowe ye Laban the sonne of Nahor And they sayde we knowe him And he sayde vnto thē is he in good health And they sayde he is in good health and boholde his doughter Rahel cometh with y◠shepe And he sayde lo it is yet a great whyle to nyghte nether is it tyme that the catell shulde be gathered together water the shepe and goo and fede thē And they sayde we maye not vntill all the flockes be brought together the stone be roulled frō the wells mouth and so we water oure shepe Whyle he yet talked with thē Rahel came with hir fathers shepe for she kepte them As soone As Jacob sawe Rahel the doughter of Laban his mothers brother and the shepe of Laban his mothers brother he went and rowled the stone frō the wells mouth and watered the shepe of Labā his mothers brother And Jacob kyssed Rahel and lyfte vp his voyce and wepte and tolde her also that he was hir fathers brother and Rebeccas sonne Thē Rahel ranne and tolde hir father When Laban herd tell of Jacob his sisters sonne he ranne agaynst him and enbraced hī kyssed him ād broughte him in to his house And thē Jacob told Labā all y◠matter And thē Labā sayde well thou art my bone my flesh Abyde with me the space of a moneth And afterward Laban sayd vnto Jacob though thou be my brother shuldest thou therfore serue me for nought tell me what shall thi wages be And Laban had .ij. doughters the eldest called Lea and the yongest Rahel Lea was tender eyed But Rahel was bewtifull ād well fauored And Jacob loued her well and sayde I will serue the .vij. yere for Rahel thy yongest doughter And Laban answered it is better y◠I geue her the than to another man byde therfore with me And Jacob serued .vij. yeres for Rahel and they semed vnto him but a fewe dayes for the loue he had to her And Jacob sayde vnto Laban geue me my wife that I mayely e with hir for the tyme appoynted me is come Than Laban bade all the men of that place and made a feast And when euē was come he toke Lea his doughter and broughte her to him and he went in vnto her And Laban gaue vnto his doughter Lea Zilpha his mayde to be hir seruaunte And when the mornynge was come beholde it was Lea. Than sayde he to Laban wherfore hast thou played thus with me dyd not I serue the for Rahel wherfore than hast thou be gyled me Laban answered it is not the maner of this place to marre the yongest before the eldest Passe out this weke thā shall this also be geven the for y◠seruyce which thou shal◠serue me yet .vij. yeres more And Jacob dyd euē so and passed out that weke than he gaue hī Rahel his doughter to◠wyfe also And Laban gaue to Rahel his doughter Bilha his handmayde to be hir servaūte So laye he by Rahel also and loved Rahel more than Lea and serued him yet .vij. yeres more
iourney And the angells of God came mett him And when Iacob lawe them he sayde this is godes hoost and called the name of that same place Mahanaim ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter IAcob sente meessengers before him to Esau his brother vnto the londe of Seir and the felde of Edom. And he coÌ„maunded them saynge se that ye speake after this maner to my lorde Esau thy seruaunte Iacob sayth thus I haue sogerned aÌ„d bene a straunger with Laban vnto this tyme haue gotten oxen asses and shepe menservauntes we manseruauntes haue sent to shewe it un lorde that I may fynde grace in thy syghte And the messengers came agayne to Iacob sainge we came vnto thi brother Esau and he cometh ageynst the and .iiij. hundred men with hiÌ„ Than was Iacob greatlye afrayde and wist not which waye to turne him selfe and devyded the people that was with him the shepe oxen and camels in to .ij. companies and sayder Yf Esau come to the one parte and smyte it the other may saue it selfe * Prayer is to cleave vnto the promyses of god with a siroÌ„ge fayth and to besech god with a fervent desyre that he will fulfyll them for his mercye truth onlye As Iacob here doth And Iacob sayde O god of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac LORde which saydest vnto me returne vnto thy cuntre and to thy kynrede and I will deall wel with the. I am not worthy of the leaste of all the mercyes and treuth which thou hast shewed vnto thy seruaunte For with my staf came I over this Iordane and now haue I goten .ij. droves Delyver me from the handes of my brother Esau for I feare him lest he will come and smyte the mother with the childern Thou saydest that thou woldest surely do me good and woldest make â—â— seed as the sonde of the see which can not be nombred for multitude And he taried there that same nyghte toke of that which came to hande a preasent vnto Esau his brother ij hundred she gootes aÌ„d xx he gootes ij hundred shepe and xx rammes thyrtye mylch camels with their coltes xl kyne aÌ„d x bulles xx she asses aÌ„d x foles and delyuered them vnto his seruauntes euery drooue by them selues aÌ„d sayde vnto them goo forth before me and put a space betwyxte euery drooue And he coÌ„maunded the formestsaynge WheÌ„ Esau my brother meteth the aÌ„d axeth the saynge whose seruauÌ„te art thou whither goost thou whose ar these that goo before the thou shalt say they be thy seruaunte Iacobs are a present sent vnto my lorde Esau and beholde he him selfe cometh after vs. And so coÌ„maunded he the seconde aÌ„d euen so the thirde and lykewyse all that folowed the drooues sainge of this maner se that ye speake vnto Esau wheÌ„ ye mete him aÌ„d saye more ouer Beholde thy seruaunte Iacob cometh after vs for he sayde I will pease his wrath with the present yâ— goth before me and afterward I will see him myself so perâ—dventure he will receaue me to grace So went the preseÌ„t before him aÌ„d he taried all that nyghte in the tente aÌ„d rose vp the same nyghte aÌ„d toke his .ij. wyves and his .ij. maydens his xâ— sonnes went ouer the foorde Iabok And he toke them aÌ„d sent theÌ„ ouer the ryuer aÌ„d sent ouer that he had aÌ„d taried behinde him selfe alone And there wrasiled a man with him vnto the breakynge of the daye And when he sawe that he coude not prevayle agaynst him he smote hiÌ„ vnder the thye and the senowe of Iacobs thy shranke as he wrastled with him And he sayde let me goo for the daye breaketh And he sayde I will not lett the goo excepte thou blesse me And he sayde vnto him what is thy name He answered Iacob And he sayde thou shalt be called Iacob nomore but Israell For thou hast wrastled with God and with men aÌ„d hast preuayled And Iacob asked him sainge tell me thi name And he sayde wherfore dost thou aske after my name and he blessed him there And Iacob called the name of the place Peniel for I haue sene God face to face and yet is my lyfe reserved And as he went ouer Peniel the sonne rose vpon him and he halted vpon his thye wherfore the childern of Israell â—aâ—e not of the senow that shrancke vnder the thye vnto this daye because that he smote Iacob vnder the thye in the senow that shâ—oncke The .xxxiij. Chapter IAcob lyfte vp his eyes and sawe hys brother Esau come with him .iiij. hundred men And he deuyded the childern vnto Lea and vnto Rahel and vnto the ij maydens And he put the maydens aÌ„d their childern formest aÌ„d Lea and hir childern after and Rahel aÌ„d Ioseph hindermost And he went before them and fell on the grownde â–ª â—ij â–ª tymes vntill he came vnto his brother Esau ranne agaynst him and enbraced hym and fell on his necke and kyssed him and they wepte And he lifte vp his eyes and sawe the wyves and their childern and sayde what are these which thou there hast And he sayde they are the childern which God hath geuen thy seruaunte Than came the maydens forth aÌ„d dyd their obaysaunce Lea also and hir childern came and dyd their obaysaunce And last of all came Joseph and Rahel and dyd their obaysaunce And he sayde what meanyst thou with all yâ— drooues which I mett And he answered to fynde grace in the syghte of my lorde And Esau sayde I haue ynough my brother kepe that thou hast vnto thy silf Jacob answered oh nay but yf I haue founde grace in thy syghte receaue my preaseÌ„t of my haÌ„de for I haue sene thy face as though I had sene that face of God wherfore receaue me to grace and take my blessynge that I haue brought the for God hath geuen it me frely And I haue ynough of all thynges And so he compelled him to take it And he sayde let vs take oure iourney and goo and I will goo in thy coÌ„pany And he sayde vnto him my lorde knoweth that I haue tendre childern ewes and kyne with yonge vnder myne hande which yf men shulde ouerdryâ—â— but euen one daye the hole flocke wolde dye Let my lorde therfore goo before his servaunte and I will dryue fayre and softly accordynge as the catell that goth before me and the childern be able to endure vntill I come to â—â— lorde vnto Seir. And Esau sayde let me yet leaue some of my folke with the. And he sayde what neadeth it let me fynde grace in the syghte of my lorde So Esau went his waye agayne that same daye vnto Seir. And Jacob toke his iourney toward Sucoth and bylt him an house and made boothes for his catell wherof the name of the place is called Sucoth And Jacob went to Salem to yâ— cytie of Si them in the lande of CanaaÌ„ after that he was come from Mesopotamia and pitched before the cyte and bought a parcell
of ground where he â—ttched his tent of the childern of Hemor Sichems father for an hundred lambes And he made there an aulter and there called vpon the myghtie God of Israell The .xxxiiij. Chapter DIna the doughter of Lea which she bare vnto Jacob went out to see the doughters of the lande And EicheÌ„ the sonne of Hemo the Heuite lorde of the countre sawe her toke her laye with her and forced her his harte laye vnto Dina yâ— doughter of Jacob. And he loued that damsell spake kidly vnto her spake vnto his father Hemoâ— saynge gett me this maydeÌ„ vnto my wyfe And Iacob herde that he had defyled Dina his doughter but his sonnes were with the catell in the felde and therfore he helde his peace vntill they were come Then Hemor the father of Sichem went out vnto Iacob to comeÌ„ with him And the sonnes of Iacob came out of the felde as soone as they herde it for it greued them and they were not a litle wrooth because he had wrought folie in Israell in that he had lyen with Iacobs doughter which thinge oughte not to be done And Hemor comened with theÌ„ sainge the soule of my sonne SicheÌ„ loÌ„geth for youre doughter geue her him to wyfe and make mariages with vs geue youre doughters vnto vs aÌ„d take oure doughters vnto you and dwell with vs the lande shall be at youre pleasure dwell and do youre busynes and haue youre possessions there in And Sichem sayde vnto hyr father and hir brethern let me fynde grace in youre eyes and what soeuer ye apoynte me that will I geue Axe frely of me both the dowry gyftes and I will geue acordynge as ye saye vnto me and geue me the damsell to wyfe Then the sonnes of Iacob answered to Sichem aÌ„d Hemor his father deceytefully because he had defyled Dina their syster And they sayde vnto them we can not do this thinge that we shulde geue oure syster to one that is vncircumcysed for that were a shame vnto vs. Only in this will we consent vnto you Yf ye will be as we be that all the men childern amonge you be circumcysed thaÌ„ will we geue oure doughter to you and take youres to vs and will dwell with you and be one people But and yf ye will not harken vnto vs to be circumcysed than will we take oure doughter and goo oure wayes And their wordes pleased Hemor and Sichem his sonne And the yonge man deferde not for to do the thinge because he had a lust to Iacobs doughter he was also most sett by of all that were in his fathers house ThaÌ„ Hemor and Sichem went vnto the gate of their cyte and comened with the men of their cyte saynge These men ar peasable with vs will dwell in the laÌ„de and do their occupatioÌ„ therin And in the land is rowme ynough for theÌ„ let vs take their doughters to wyues and geue them oures only herm will they consent vnto vs for to dwell with vs and to be one people yf all the men childern that are amonge vs be circumcysed as they are Their goodes their substance and all their catell are oures only let vs consente vnto them that they maye dwell with vs. And vnto Hemor and Sichem his sonneharkened all that went out at the gate of his cyte And all the men childern were circumcysed what soever went out at the gates of his cyte And the third daye when it was paynefull to them ij of the sonnes of Iacob Simeon Leui Dinas brethren toke ether of them his swerde went in to the cyte boldly and slewe all that was male and slewe also Hâ—mâ—â— and Sichem his sonne with the edge of the swerde aÌ„d toke Dina their sister out of Sichems house and went their waye Than came the sonnes of Iacob vpon the deede and spoyled the cyte because they had defyled their sister and toke their shepe oxen asses and what so euer was in the cyte and also in the feldes And all their goodes all their childern and their wyues toke they captyue and made haâ—ock of all that was in the houses And Iacob sayde to Simeon and Leui ye haue troubled me aÌ„d made me styncke vnto the inhabitatours of the lande both to the Canâ—anytes and also vnto the Pherezites And I am fewe in nombre Wherfore they shall gather them selves together agaynst me â—ley me and so shall I and my house be dystroyed And they answered shuld they deall with oure sister aâ— wyth an whoore ¶ The .xxxv. Chapter ANd God sayd vnto Iacob aryse aÌ„d get the vp to Bethell dwell there And make there an aulter vnto God that apeared vnto the when thou fleddest from Esau thy brother Than sayd Iacob vnto hiâ— housholde to all that were with him put away the strauÌ„ge goddes that are amonge you make youre selves cleane chaunge youre garmeÌ„tes let vs aryse goo vp to Bethell that I maye make an aulter there vnto God which herde me in the daye of my tribulatioÌ„ was wyth me in the waye which I went And they gaue vnto Iacob all the straunge goddes which were vnder their handes aÌ„d all their carynges which were in their eares and Iacob hyd them vnder an ooke at Sichem And they departed â–ª And the feare of God fell vpon the cyties that were rounde aboute them that they durst not folowe after the sonnes of Iacob â—o came Iacob to Lus in the lande of Canaan otherwise called Bethell with all the people that was with him And he buylded there an â—ulter and called the place Elbethell because that God appered vnto him there when he fled from his brother Then dyed Deborâ— Rebeccas norse and was buryed benâ—â—he Bethell vnder an ooke And the name of it was called the ooke of lamentation And God appeared vnto Iacob agayne after he came out of Mesopotamia blessed him and sayde vnto him thy name is Iacob Notwithstondynge thou shalt be nomore called Iacob but Israel shal be thy name And so was his name called Israell And God sayde vnto him I am God allmightie growe and multiplye for people and a multitude of people shall sprynge of the yee aÌ„d kynges shall come out of they loynes And the lande which I gaue AbrahaÌ„ Isaac will I geue vnto the vnto thi seed after the will I geue it also And god departed froÌ„ him in the place where he talked with him And Iacob set vp a marke in the place where he talked with him euen a pilloure of stone powred drynkeoffringe theron and powred also oyle theron and called the name of the place where God spake with him Bethell And they departed from Bethel when he was but a feld brede from Ephrath Rahel began to trauell And in travelynge she was in perell And as she was in paynes of hir laboure the mydwyfe sayde vnto her feare not for thou shalt haue this sonne also Then as hir soule was a
her and also the men of the place sayde that there was no whoore there And Iuda sayde let her take it to her lest we be shamed for I sente the kydd thou coudest not fynde her And it came to passe that after .iij. mone â–ª thes one tolde Iuda saynge Thamar thy doughter in lawe hath played the whoore and with playnge the whoore is become great with childe And Iuda sayde brynge her forth aÌ„d let her be brente And when they brought her forth she sent to her father in lawe saynge by the maÌ„ vnto whome these thinges pertayne am I with childe And sayd also loke whose are this seall necklace and staffe And Iuda knewe them saynge she is more rightwes thaÌ„ I because I gaue her not to Sela my soÌ„ne But he laye with her nomore When tyme was come that she shulde be delyuered beholde there was .ij. twynnes in hyr woÌ„be And as she traveled the one put out his hande and the mydwife toke and bownde a reed threde aboute it saynge this wyll come out fyrst But he plucked his hande backe agayne and his brother came out And she sayde wherfore hast thou rent a rent vppon the and called him Pharez And afterward came out his brother that had the reade threde about his haÌ„de which was called Zarah ¶ The .xxxix. Chapter IOseph was brought vnto Egipte aÌ„d Puâ—iphar a lorde of Pharaos aÌ„d his chefe marshall an Egiptian bought him of yâ— Ismaelites which brought hiÌ„ thither And the LORde was with Ioseph and he was a luckie felowe and continued in the house of his master the Egiptian And his master sawe that the ORde was with him and that the LORde made all that he dyd prosper in his hande Wherfore he founde grace in his masters syghte and serued him And his master made him ruelar of his house and put all that he had in his hande And as soone as he had made him ruelar ouer his house aÌ„d ouer all that he had the LORde blessed this Egiptians house for Iosephs sake and the blessynge of the LORde was vpon all that he had both in the house and also in the feldes And therfore he left all that he had in Iosephs hande and loked vpon nothinge that was with him saue only on the bread which he ate And Ioseph was a goodly persone a well favored And it fortuned after this that his masters wife cast hir eyes vpon Ioseph and sayde come lye with me But he denyed and sayde to her Beholde my master woteth not what he hath in the house with me but hath commytted all that he hath to my hande He him selfe is not greatter in the house than I aÌ„d hath kepte nothiÌ„ge froÌ„ me but only the because thou art his wife How than caâ— I do this great wykydnes for to synne agaynst God And after this maner spake she to Ioseph daye by daye but he harkened not vnto her to slepe nere her or to be in her company And it fortuned aboute the same season that Ioseph entred in to the house to do his busynes and there was none of the houshold by in the house And she caught him by the garment saynge come slepe with me And he left his garment in hir hande aÌ„d fled and gott him out When she sawe that he had left his garmeÌ„t in hir hande and was fled out she called vnto the men of the house and tolde them saynge Se he hath brought in an Hebrewe vnto vs to do vs shame for he came in to me for to haue slept wyth me But I cried with a lowde voyce And when he harde that I lyfte vp my voyce and cryed he left his garment with me and fled awaye and got him out And she layed vp his garment by her vntill hir lorde came home And she told him acordynge to these wordes saynge This Hebrues servaunte which thou hast brought vnto vs came in to me to do me shame But as soone as I lyft vp my voyce and cryed he left his garment with me and fled out When his master herde the woordes of his wyfe which she tolde him saynge after this maner dyd thy servaunte to me he waxed wrooth And he toke Ioseph and put him in pryson euen in the place where the kynges prisoners laye bounde And there contynued he in preson But the LORde was with Ioseph aÌ„d shewed him mercie and gott him fauoure in the â—yghte of the keper of the preson which comâ— mytted to Iosephâ— haÌ„de all the presoners that were in the preson housse And what soeuer was done there that dyd he And the keper of the presoÌ„ loked vnto nothinge that was vnder his hande because the LORde was with him because that what soeuer he dyd the LORde made it come lucâ—ely to passe The xl Capter ANd it chaunced after this that the chefe butlar of the kynge of Egipte and his chefe baker had offended there lorde the kynge of Egypte And Phâ—rao was angrie with them and put theÌ„ in warde in his chefe marshals house euen in yâ— pre son where Ioseph was bownd And the chefe marshall gaue Ioseph a charge with them he serued them And they contynuaed a season in warde And they dreamed ether of them in one nyghte both the butlar and the baker of the kynge of Egipte which were bownde in the preson house ether of them his dreame and eche maÌ„nes dreame of a sondrie interpretation When Ioseph came in vnto them in the mornynge and loked apon them beholde they were sadd And he asked them saynge wherfore loke ye so sadly to daye They answered him we haue dreamed a dreame and haue no man to declare it And Ioseph sayde vnto theÌ„ Interpretynge belongeth to God but tel me yet And the chefe butlar tolde his dreame to Ioseph and sayde vnto him In my dreame me thought there stode a vyne before meÌ„ and in the vyne were .lij. braunches and it was as though it budded her blossoÌ„s shottforth yâ— grapes there of waxed rype And I had Pharaos cuppe in my hande and toke of the grapes and wronge them in to Pharaos cuppe delyvered Pharaos cuppe into his hande And Ioseph sayde vnto him this is the interpeâ—tation of it The .iij. braunches ar thrâ— dayes for within thre dayes shall Pharao lyft vp thine heade and restore the vnto â–ª thyne office agayne and thou shalt delyuer Pharaos cuppe in to his haÌ„de after the old maner even as thou dydest when thou wast his butlar But thinke on me with the when thou art in good case and shewe mercie vnto me And make mencion of me to Pharao and helpe to brynge me out of this house for I was stollen out of the lande of the Hebrues here also haue I do ne nothiÌ„ge at all wherfore they shulde haue put me in to this dongeon When the chefe baker sawe that he had well interpretate it he sayde vnto Ioseph me thought also in my dreame yâ— I had .iij. wyker baskettes on my
ANd the derth waxed sore in the lande And when they had eate vp that corne which they brought out of the lande of Egipte their father sayde vnto them goo agayne and by vs a litle food Than sayde Juda vnto him the man dyd testifie vnto vs saynge loke that ye see not my face excepte youre brother be with you Therfore yf thou wilt sende oure brother with vs we wyll goo and bye the food But yf thou wylt not sende him we wyll not goo for the man sayde vnto vs loke that ye see not my face excepte youre brother be with you And Israell sayde wherfore delt ye so cruelly with me as to tell the man that ye had yet another brother And they sayde The man asked vs of oure kynred saynge is youre father yet alyue haue ye not another brother And we tolde him acordynge to these wordes How cowd we knowe that he wolde byd vs brynge oure brother downe with vs Than sayde Juda vnto Israell his father Send the lad with me and we wyll ryse and goo that we maye lyue and not dye both we thou and also oure childern I wil be suertie for him and of my handes requyre him Yf I brynge him not to the and sett him before thine eyes than let me bere the blame for euer For except we had made this tarieÌ„g by this we had bene there twyse and come agayne Than their father Israel sayde vnto theÌ„ Yf it must nedes be so now than do thus take of the best frutes of the lande in youre vesselles and brynge the man a present a curtesie bawlme and a curtesie of hony spyces and myrre dates and almondes And take as moch money more with you And the money that was brought agayne in youre sackes take it agayne with you in youre handes peraduenture it was some ouer syghte Take also youre brother with you and aryse and goo agayne to the man And God almightie geue you mercie in the sighte of the man and send you youre other brother and also BeÌ„ Jamin and I wil be as a maÌ„ robbed of his childern Thus toke they the present and twise so moch more money with them and Ben Jamim And rose vp went downe to Egipte and presented them selfe to Joseph When Joseph sawe BenJamin with them he sayde to the ruelar of his house brynge these men home and sley and make redie for they shall dyne with me at none And the man dyd as Joseph bad and brought them in to Josephs house When they were brought to Josephs house they were afrayde aÌ„d sayde be cause of the money that came in oure sackes mouthes at the first tyme are we brought to pyke a quarell with vs to laye some thinge to oure charge to brynge us in bondage and oure asses also Therfore came they to the man that was the ruelar ouer Josephs house and comened with him at the doore and sayde Sir we came hither at the first tyme to bye foode and as we came to an Inne and opened oure sackes beholde euery mannes money was in his sacke with full weghte But we haue broght it agene with us other mony haue we brought also in oure handes to bye foode but we can not tell who put oure money in oure sackes And he sayde be of good chere feare not Youre God and the God of youre fathers hath put you that treasure in youre sackes for I had youre money And he brought Simeon out to them aÌ„d led theÌ„ into Josephs house gaue theÌ„ water to washe their fete and gaue their asses prauender And they made redie their present agaynst Joseph came at none for they herde saye that they shulde dyne there When Joseph came home they brought the present in to the house to him which they had in their handes aÌ„d fell â—â—at on the grounde be for him And he welcomed theÌ„ curteously sainge is youre father that old man which ye tolde me of in good health and is he yet alyue â–ª they answered thy servaunte oure father is in good health aÌ„d is yet alyue And they bowed them selues and fell to the grounde And he lyfte vp his eyes behelde his brother Ben Jamin his mothers sonne sayde is this youre yongest brother of whome ye sayde vnto me And sayde God be mercyfull vnto yâ— my sonne And Joseph made hast for his hert dyd melt apon his brother and soughte for to wepe entred in to his chambre for to wepe there And he wasshed his face and came out refrayned himselfe bad sett bread on the table And they prepared for him by himselfe and for them by them selues and for the Egiptians which ate with him by them selues because the Egyptians may not eate bread with the Hebrues for that is an abhomynacyon vnto the Egiptians And they satt before him the eldest acordynge vnto his age and the yongest acordyng vnto his youth And the men marveled amonge them selves And they broughte rewardes vnto them from before him but Ben Jamins parte was fyue tymes so moch as any of theirs And they ate and they dronke and were dronke wyth him The .xliiij. Chapter ANd be commaunded the rueler of his house saynge fyll the mens sackes with food as moch as they can carie and put euery mans money in his bagge mouth and put my syluer cuppe in the sackes mouth of the yongest and his come money also And he dyd as Joseph had sayde And in yâ— mornynge as soone is it was lighte the meÌ„ were let goo with their asses And when they were out of the cytie and not yet ferre awaye Joseph sayde vnto the ruelar of his house vp and folowe after the men and ouertake them and saye vnto them wherfore haue ye rewarded euell for good is that not the cuppe of which my lorde drynketh aÌ„d doth he not prophesie therin ye haue euell done that ye haue done And he ouertoke them and sayde the same wordes vnto them And they answered him wherfore sayth my lorde soch wordes God forbydd that thy servaÌ„untes shulde doo so Beholde the money which we founde in oure sackes mouthes we brought agayne vnto the out of the lande of CanaaÌ„ how then shulde we steale out of my lordes house ether syluer or golde with whosoeuer of thy seruauntes it be founde let him dye and let vs also be my lordes bondmen And he sayde Now therfore acordynge vnto youre woordes he with whom it is found shal be my seruaunte but ye shal be harmelesse And attonce euery man toke downe his sacke to the grounde aÌ„d every man opened his sacke And he serched and began at the eldest left at the yongest And the cuppe was founde in Ben Jamins sacke Then they rent their clothes and laded euery man his asse and went agayne vnto the cytie And Juda and his brethreÌ„ came to Josephs house for he was yet there aÌ„d they fell before him on the grounde And Joseph sayde vnto theÌ„ what dede is this which ye haue done
wist ye not that soch a man as I can prophesie Then sayde Juda what shall we saye vnto my lorde what shall we speake or what excuse can we make God hath founde out the wekednesse of thy seruauntes Beholde â—oth we and he with whom the cuppe is founde are thy seruauntes And he answered God forbyd yâ— I shulde do so the man with whom the cuppe is founde he shal be my seruaunte but goo ye in peace vn to youre father Then Juda went vnto him and sayde oh my lorde let thy servaunte speake a worde in my lordes audyence and be not wrooth with thi servaunte for thou art euen as Pharao My lorde axed his seruaunte sainge haue ye a father or a brother And we answered my lord we haue a father that is old and a yonge lad which he begat in his age aÌ„d the brother of the sayde lad is dead he is all that is left of that mother And his father loueth him Then sayde my lorde vnto his seruauntes brynge him vnto me that I maye sett myne eyes apon him And we answered my lorde that the lad coude not goo from his father for if he shulde leaue his father he were but a deed man Than sayde st thou vnto thy servauntes excepte youre yongest brother come with you loâ—e that ye se my face no moare And when we came vnto thy servaunt oure father we shewed him what my lorde had sayde And when oure father sayde vnto vs goo agayne and bye vs a litle fode we sayd that we coude not goo Neverthelesse if oure youngeste brother go with vs then will we goo for we maye not see the mannes face excepte oure yongest brother be with vs. Then sayde thy servaunt oure father vnto vs. Ye knowe that my wyfe bare me .ij. sonnes And the one went out from me and it is sayde of a suertie that he is torne in peaces of wyld beastes and I sawe him not seâ—ce Yf ye shall take this also awaye froÌ„ me and some mys fortune happen apon him then shall ye brynge my gray heed with sorow vnto the grave Now therfore wheÌ„ I come to thy servaunt my father yf the lad be not with me seinge that his lyfe haÌ„geth by the laddes lyfe then as soone as he seeth that the lad is not come he will dye So shall we thy servauÌ„tes brynge the gray hedde of thy servaunt oure father with sorow vnto the grave For I thy servaunt became suertie for the lad vnto my father sayde yf I bringe him not vnto the agayne I will bere the blame all my life loÌ„ge Now therfore let me thy servaunt byde here for yâ— lad be my lordes bondman let the lad goo home with his brethern For how can I goo vnto my father and the lad not wyth me lest I shulde see the wretchednes that shall come on my father The .xlv. Chapter ANd Joseph coude no longer refrayne before all them that stode aboute him but commaunded that they shuld goo all out from him and that there shuld be no man with him whyle he vtâ—red him selfe vnto his brethern And he wepte alowde so that the Egiptians and the house of Pharao herde it And he sayde vnto his brethern I am Joseph doth my father yet lyue But his brethern coude not answere him for they were abasshed at his presence And Joseph sayde vnto his brethern come nere to me and they came nere And he sayde I am Joseph youre brother whom ye sold in to Egipte And now be not greued therwith nether let it seme a cruel thinge in youre eyes that ye solde me hither For God dyd send me before you to saue lyfe For this is the seconde yere of derth in the lande and fyue moo are behynde in which there shall nether be earynge nor hervest Wherfore God sent me before you to make prouision that ye myghte continue in the erth and to save youre lyues by a greate delyuerance So now it was not ye that sent me hither but God and he hath made me father vnto Pharao and lorde ouer all his house and â—ueler in all the land of Egipte Hast you aÌ„d goo to my father and tell him this sayeth thy sonne Joseph God hath made me lorde ouer all Egipte Come downe vnto me and tarye not And thou shalt dwell in the londe of Gosan be by me both thou and thi childern and thi childerns childern and thy shepe and beestes and all that thou hast There will I make provision for the for there remayne yet v yeres of derth lest thou and thi houshold and all that thou hast perish Beholde youre eyes do se and the eyes also of my brother Ben Jamin that I speake to you by mouth Therfore tell my father of all my bonoure which I haue in Egipte and of all that ye haue sene aÌ„d make hast and brynge in father hither ¶ And he fell on his brother Ben Jamis necke wepte Ben Jamin wepte on his necke Moreouer he kyssed all his brethern and wepte apon them And after that his brethern talked with him And when the ridynges was come vnto Pharaos housse that Josephes brethern were come â—â— pleased Pharao well and all his seruauntes And Pharao spake vnto Joseph saye vnto thy brethern this do ye lade youre beestes aÌ„d get you hence And when ye be come vnto the londe of Canaan take youre father and youre housholdes and come vnto me and I will geue you the beste of the lande of Egipte and ye shall eate the fatt of the londe And commaunded also This do ye take charettes with you out of the lande of Egipte for youre childern and for youre wyues and brynge youre father and come Also regarde not youre stuff for the goodes of all the londe of Egipte shal be youres And the childern of Israell dyd euen so And Joseph gaue them charettes at the commaundment of Pharao and gaue them â—â—tayle also to spende by the waye And he gaue vnto eche of them chaunge of rayment but vnto Ben Jamin he gaue iij. hundred peces of syluer and .v. chaunge of rayment And vnto his father he sent after the same maner x. he asses laden with good out of Egipte and .x. she asses laden with corne bred and meate to serue his father by the waye So sent he his brethern awaye and they departed And he sayde vnto them se that ye fall noâ— out by the waye And they departed from Egipte and came in to the land of Canaan vnto Jacob their father and told him saynge â–ª Joseph is yet a lyue and is gouerner ouer all the land of Egipte And Jacobs hert wauered for he beleued theÌ„ not And they tolde him all the wordes of Joseph which he had sayde vnto them But when he sawe the charettes which Joseph had sent to carie him then his sprites reviued And Israel sayde I haue ynough yf Joseph my sonne be yet alyue I will goo and se him yer that I dye
The .xlvi. Chapter ISrael toke his iourney with all that he had and came vnto Berseba and offred offrynges vnto the God of his father Isaac And God sayde vnto Israel in a vision by nyghte and called vnto him Jacob Jacob. And he answered here am I. And he sayde I am that mightie God of thy father feare not to goo downe in to Egipte For I will make of the there a great people I will go downe with yâ— in to Egipte I will also bringe the vp agayne Joseph shall put his hand apon thine eyes And Jacob rose vp from Berseba And the sonnes of Israel caried Jacob their father aÌ„d their childern and their wyues in the charettes which Pharao had sent to carie him And they toke their catell aÌ„d the goodes which they had gotten in the land of Canaan and came in to Egipte both Jacob and all his seed with him his sonnes and his sonnes sonnes with him his doughters and his sonnes doughters and all his seed brought he with him in to Egipte These are the names of the childern of Israel which came in to Egipte both Jacob and his sonnes RubeÌ„ Jacobs first sonne The childern of Ruben Hanoch Pallu Hezron and Charnn The childern of Simeon Jemuel Jamin Ohad Jachâ— Zohar and Saul the sonne of a Cananitish woman The childern of Leuâ— Gerson Rahath and Merari The childern of Iuda Er Onan Sela Pharez and Zerah but Er and Onan dyed in the lande of Canaan The childern of Pharez HezroÌ„ Hamul The childern of Isachar Tola Phuva Iob and Semâ—on The childern of Sebulon Sered Elon and Jaheleel These be the childern of Lea which she bare vnto Jacob in Mesopotamia with his doughter Dina. All these soulles of his sonnes and doughters make xxx and .vi. The childern of Gad Ziphion Haggi Suni Ezbon Eri Arodi and Arâ—li The childern of Affer Jemna Jesua Jesui Brya and Serah their sister And the childern of Biya were Heber and Malchiel These are the childern of Silpha whom LobaÌ„ gaue to Lea his doughter And these she bare vnto Jacob in nombre xvi soules The childern of Rahel Jacobs wife Joseph and ben Jamin And vnto Joseph in the loÌ„de of Egipte were borne Manasses and Ephraim which Asnath the doughter of Potiphara preast of On bare vnto him The childern of Ben-Jamin Bela Becher Asbel Gera Naeman Ehi Ros Mupim Hupun and Ard. These are the childern of Rahel which were borne vnto Jacob xiiij soules all to gether The childern of Dan Husim The childern of Nepthali Jahezeel Guni Jezer and Sistem These are the sonnes of Bilha which Laban gaue vnto Rahel his doughter and she bare these vnto Jacob all together .vij. soulles All the soulles that came with Jacob in to Egipte which came out of his loyns besyde his sonnes wifes were all togither .lx. and .vi. soulles And the sonnes of Joseph which were borne him in egipte were .ij. solles So that all the soulles of the house of Jacob which came in to Egipte are lxx And he sent Iuda before him vnto Joseph that the waye myghte be shewed him vnto Gosan and they came in to the lande of Gosan And Joseph made redie his charett and went agaynst Jsraell his father vnto Gosan aÌ„d presented him selfe vnto him and fell on his necke and wepte vpon his necke a goode whyle And Israel sayd vnto Joseph Now Câ—am coÌ„teÌ„t to dye in somoch I haue sene the that thou art yet alyue And Joseph sayde vnto his brethreÌ„ and vnto his fathers house I will goo shewe Pharao and tell him that my brethern and my fathers housse which were in the laÌ„de of Canaan are come vnto me and how they are shepardes for they were men of catell and they haue brought their shepe and their oxen and all that they haue with them Yf Pharao call you and axe you what youre occupation is saye thi seruauntes haue bene occupyed aboute catell froÌ„ oure chilhode vnto this tyme both we and oure fathers that ye maye dwell in the lande of Gosan For an abhominacyon vnto the Egiptians are all that seade shepe ¶ The .xlvij. Chapter ANd Joseph weÌ„t and tolde Pharao and sayde my father and my brethern their shepe and their beastes and all that they haue are come out of the laÌ„de of Canaan and are in the lande of Gosan And Joseph toke a parte of his brethern euen fyue of them and presented them vnto Pharao And Pharao sayde vnto his brethern what is youre occupation And they sayde vnto Pharao seaders of shepe are thi seruauntes both we aÌ„d also oure fathers They sayde moreouer vnto Pharao for to sogeorne in the lande are we come for thy seruauntes haue no pasture for their shepe so sore is the fameshment in the lande of Canaan Now therfore let thy seruauntes dwell in the lande of Gosan And Pharao sayde vnto Joseph thy father and thy brethren are come vnto the. The londe of Egipte is open before the In the best place of the lande make both thy father and thy brothren dwell And even in the lond of Gosan let them dwell Moreouer yf thou knowe any men of actiuyte amonge them make them ruelars ouer my catell And Joseph brought in Jacob his father and sett him before Pharao And Jacob blessed Pharao And Pharao axed Jacob how old art thou And Jacob sayde vnto Pharao the dayes of my pilgremage are an hundred and .xxx. yeres â–ª Few and euell haue the dayes of my lyfe bene and haue not attayned vnto the yeres of the lyfe of my fathers in the dayes of their pilgremages And Jacob blessed Pharao and went out â–ª from him And Joseph prepared dwellinges for his father and his brethern and gaue them possessions in the londe of Egipte in the best of the londe eueÌ„ in the lande of Raemses as Pharao commaunded And Joseph made prouysion for his father his brethern and all his fathers housholde as yonge childern are fedd with bread There was no bread in all the londe for the derth was exceadige sore so that the loÌ„de of Egipte the loÌ„de of â—anaan were fameshyd by the reason of yâ— derth And Joseph brought together all yâ— money that was founde in that laÌ„de of Egipte and of Canaan for the come which they boughte he layde vp the money in Pharaos housse When money fayled in the laÌ„de of Egipte of Canaan all the Egiptians came vnto Joseph and sayde geue us sustenaunce wherfore suffrest thou vs to dye before the for oure money is spent Then sayde Joseph brynge youre catell and I will geue yow for youre catell yf ye be without money And they brought their catell vnto Joseph And he gaue them bread for horses and shepe and oxen and asses so he fed them with bread for all their catell that yere When that yere was ended they came vnto him the nexte yere and sayde vnto him we will not hyde it from my lorde how that we haue nether money nor catell for my lorde there
not my soule and vnto their congregation be my honoure not coupled â–ª forin their wrath they slewe a man and in their selfe will they houghed an oxe Cursed be their wrath for it was stronge and their fearsnes for it was cruell I will therfore deuyde them in Iacob scater them in Israel Iuda thy brethern shall prayse the thine hande shal be in the necke of thyne enimies thy fathers childern shall stoupe vnto the. Iuda is a lions whelpe FroÌ„ spoyle my sonne thou art come an hye he layde him downe and couched himselfe as a lion and as a lionesse Who dare stere him vp The sceptre shall not departe from Iuda nor a ruelar from betwene his legges vntill Silo come vnto whome the people shall herken He shall bynde his fole vnto the vine and his asses colt vnto the vyne braunche aÌ„d shall wash his garment in wyne and his mantell in the bloud of grapes his eyes are roudier than wyne aÌ„d his teeth whitâ—er then mylke Zabulon shall dwell in the hauen of the see and in the porte of shippes shall reache vnto Sidon Isachar is a stronge asse he couched him doune betwene .ij. borders and sawe that rest was good and the lande that it was pleasant and bowed his shulder to beare and became a servaunte vnto trybute Dan shall iudge his people as one of the trybes of Israel Dan shal be a serpent in the waye and an edder in the path and byte the horse heles so that his ryder shall fall backwarde After thy sauynge loke I LORde God men of warre shall â—â—ade him And he shall turne them to flyght Off Asser cometh fatt breed and he shall geue pleasures for a kynge Nepthali is a swyft hynde aÌ„d geueth goodly wordes That florishynge childe Ioseph that florishing childe and goodly vn to the eye the doughters come forth to bere ruele The shoters haue envyed him and chyde with him aÌ„d hated him and yet his bowe bode fast his armes and his handes were stronge by the handes of the myghtye God of Iacob out of him shall come an herde maÌ„ a stone in Israel Thi fathers God shall helpe the the almightie shall blesse the with blessinges from heaven aboue and with blessinges of the water that lieth vnder with blessinges of the brestes of the wombâ— The blessinges of thy father were stronge euen as the blessinges of my elders after the desyre of the hiest in the worlde and these blessinges shall fall on the head of Ioseph and on the toppe of the head of him that was separat from his brethern Ben Iamin is a raucshynge wolfe In the mornynge he shall deuoure his praye aÌ„d at nyghte he shall deuyde his spoyle All these are the .xij. tribes of Israel this is that which their father spake vnto them wheÌ„ he blessed them euery man with a severall blessinge And he charged them and sayde vnto them I shall be put vnto my people se that ye burye me with my fathers in the caue that is in the felde of Ephron the Hethyte in the double caue that is in the felde before Mamre in the lande of Canaan Which felde Abraham boughte of Ephron the Hethite for a possessioÌ„ to burye in There they buryed AbrahaÌ„ and Sara his wyfe there they buryed Isaac Rebecca his wyfe And there I buried Lea which felde the caue that is therin was bought of the childern of Heth. When Iacob had commaunded all that he wold vnto his sonnes be plucked vp his fete apon the bedd and dyed and was put vnto his people And Ioseph fell apon his fathers face and wepte apon him and kyssed him The .l. Chapter ANd Ioseph commaunded his seruauntes that were Phisicions to embawme his father and the PhisicioÌ„s eÌ„â—awmed Israel .xl. dayes loÌ„ge for so loÌ„ge doth yâ— embawminge last the Egiptians bewepte him .lxx. dayes And when the dayes of wepynge were ended Ioseph spake vnto the house of Pharao saynge Yf I haue founde fauoure in youre eyes speake vnto Pharao and tell him how that my father made me swere and sayde loo I dye se that thou burye me in my graue which I haue made me in the lande of Canaan Now therfore let me goo and burye my father aÌ„d thaÌ„ will I come agayne And Pharao sayde goo and burye thy father acorâ—ynge as he made the swere And Ioseph went vp to burie his father and with him went all the seruauntes of Pharao that were the elders of his house aÌ„d all the elders of Egipte and all the house of Ioseph aÌ„d his brethern his fathers house only their childern their shepe and their catell lefte they behinde them in the lande of Gosan And there went with him also Charettes and horsemen so that they were an exceadynge great companye And when they came to that feld of Atad beyonde Iordane there they made great exceadinge sore lamentacioÌ„ And he morned for his father .vij. dayes When the enhabiters of the lande the Cananytes sawe the moornynge in yâ— felde of Aâ—ad they saide this is a greate moornynge which the Egiptians make Wherfore yâ— name of the place is called Abel mizraim which place lyeth beyonde Jordane And his sonnes dyd vnto him acordynge as he had commaunded them And his sonnes caried him in to the land of Canaan and buryed him in the double caue which AbrahaÌ„ had boughte with the felde to be a place to burye in of Ephron the Hethite before Mamre And Joseph returned to Egipte agayne and his brethern and all that went vp with him to burye his father assone as he had buryed him WheÌ„ Josephs brethern sawe that their father was deade they sayde Joseph myghte for tune to hate us and rewarde us agayne aâ—â— the euell which we dyd vnto him They dyd therfore a commaundment vnto Joseph saynge thy father charged before his deth saynge This wise say vnto Joseph forgeue I praye the the trespace of thy brethern their synne for they rewarded the euell Now therfore we praye theâ— forgeue the trespace of the servauntes of thy fathers God And Joseph wepte when they spaâ—e vnto him And his brethern came aÌ„d fell before him and sayde beholde we he thy servauntes And Joseph sayde vnto them feare not for am not I vnder god Ye thoughte euell vnto me but God turned it vnto good to bringe to passe as it is this daye euen to saue moch people a lyue feare not therfore for I will care for you and for youre childern and he spake kyndly vnto them Joseph dwelt in Egipte and his fathers house also aÌ„d lyved an hundred .x. yere And Joseph sawe Ephraims childern eueÌ„ vnto the thyrde generation And vnto Machir the sonne of Manasses were childern borne satt on Josephs knees And Joseph sayde vnto his brethern I die And God will suerlie vysett you and bringe you out of this lande vnto the lande which he sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Jacob. And Joseph toke an ooth of
thou stondest is holy grounde And he sayde I am the God of thy father the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob And Moses hyd his face for he was afrayde to loke vpon God Than the Lorde sayde I haue surely sene the trouble of my people which are in Egipte and haue herde their crye which they haue of their taskemasters For I knowe theire sorowe and am come downe to delyuer them out of the handes of the Egiptians and to brynge theÌ„ out of that londe vnto a good londe and a large and vnto a londe that floweth with mylke and hony euen vnto the place of the Canaanites Hethites Amorites Pherezites Heuites and of the Iebusites Now therfore beholde the complaynt of the children of Israel is come vnto me and I haue also sene the oppression wherwith the Egiptians oppresse them But come I will sende the vnto Pharao that thou mayst brynge my people the childern of Israel out of Egipte And Moses sayde vnto God what am I to goo to Pharao and to brynge the children of Iraell out of Egipte And he sayde I wil be with the. And this shal be a token vnto the that I haue sent the after that thou hast broughte the people out of Egipte ye shall serue God vppon this mountayne Than sayde Moses vnto God when I come vnto the childern of Israell and saye vnto them the God of youre fathers hath sent me vnto you aÌ„d they saye vnto me what ys his name â–ª what answere shall I geuethem Then say Of this vvord I vvilbe â–ª cometh the name of God Iehovah vvhich vve interprete Lorde and is as moâ—h to saye as I that â—â— de God vnto Moses I wil be what I wil be aÌ„d he sayde this shalt thou saye vnto the children of Israel I wil be dyd send me to you And God spake further vnto Moses thus shalt thou saye vnto the children of Israell the Lorde God of youre fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob hath sent me vnto you this is my name for euer and this is my memoriall thorow out all generacyons Goo therfore and gather the elders of Israel to gether and saye vnto them the Lorde God of youre fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob appeared vnto me and sayde I haue be ne and sene both you and that whiche is done to you in Egipte And I haue sayde it that I will bringe you out of the tribulacioÌ„ of Egipte vnto the londe of the Canaanites Hethites Amorites Pherezites Heuites and Iebusites euen a londe that floweth wyth mylke aÌ„d hony Yf it come to passe that they heare thy voyce then goo both thou aÌ„d the elders of Israel vnto the kinge of Egipte and saye vnto him The Lord God of the Ebrues hath mett with vs Let vs goo therfore .iij. dayes iourney in to the wildernesse that we maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde oure God Notwithstondinge I am sure that the kinge of Egipte will not lett you goo excepte it be with a mightie hande ye aÌ„d I will therfore stretche out myne honde and smyte Egipte with all my woÌ„ders which I wil do therin And after that he will let you goo And I will gett this people fauoure in the syghte of the Egiptians so that when ye goo ye shall not goo emptie but euery wife shall borow of hir neyghbouresse and of her that sogeorneth in hir house iewels of syluer aÌ„d of gold and ray ment And ye shall put them on youre sonnes and doughters and shall robbe the Egiptians ¶ The .iiij. Chaptre MOses answered and sayde Se they wil not beleue me nor herkeÌ„ vnto my voyce but wil saye the Lorde hath not apeared vnto the. Then the Lorde saide vnto him what is that in thine hande and he sayde a rodd And he sayde cast it on the grounde and it turned vnto a serpent And Moses raÌ„ awaye from it And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses put forth thine hande aÌ„d take it by the tayle And he put forth his hande and caught it and it became a rodd agayne in his hand that they may beleue that the Lorde God of their fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac aÌ„d the God of Iacob hath appeared vnto the. And the Lorde sayde forther more vnto him thrust thine hande in to thy bosome And he thrust his hande in to his bosome and toke it out And beholde his hand was leporous euen as snowe And he saide put thine hande in to thy bosome agayne And he put his hande into his bosome agayne and plucked it out of his bosome and beholde it was turned agayn as his other flesh Yf they will not beleue the nether heare the voyce of the first token yet will they beleue the voyce of the seconde tokeÌ„ But and yf they will not beleue the two signes nether herken vnto thy voyce then take of the water of the riuer and poure it vpon the drye lond And the water which thou takest out of the riuer shall turne to bloude vpon the drie londe And Moses sayde vnto the Lorde oh my Lorde I am not eloqueÌ„t no not in tymes past and namely sence thou hast spoken vnto thy seruaunte but I am slowe mouthed and slowe tongued And the Lorde sayde vnto hiÌ„ who hath made maÌ„s mouth or who hath made the domme or the deaff the seynge or the blynde haue not I the Lorde Go therfore and I wil be with thy mouth and teach the what thou shalt saye And he sayde oh my Lorde send I pray the whome thou wilt And the Lorde was angrie with Moses and sayde I knowe AaroÌ„ thy brother the leuite that he can speake And morouer behold he cometh out agaynst the aÌ„d wheÌ„ he seyth the he wil be gladiÌ„ his hert And thou shalt speake vnto hiÌ„ and put the wordes in his mouth aÌ„d I wil be with thy mouth aÌ„d with his mouth aÌ„d will teach you what ye shal do And he shal be thy spokesrâ—aÌ„ vnto the people he shall be thy mouth aÌ„d thou shalt be his God and take this rodd in thy haÌ„de wher with thou shalt do myracles And Moses went aÌ„d returned to Iethro his father in lawe agayne aÌ„d seyde vnto hiÌ„ let me goo I praye the aÌ„d turne agayne vnto my brethern which are in Egipte that I may se whether they be yet alyue And Iethro sayde to Moses goo in peace And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses in MadiaÌ„ returne agayne in to Egipte for they are dead which weÌ„t aboute to kyll the And Moses toke his wife and his sonnes and put them on an asse and went agayne to Egipte and toke the rodd of God in his hande And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses when thou art come in to Egipte agayne se that thou doo all the wondres before Pharao which I haue put in thy hande but I will harden his herte so that he shall not let the people goo And tell
wife these are the kynreddes of Symeon These are the names of the children of Leui in their generations Gerson Kahath and Merari And Leui lyued an hundred and .xxxvij. yere The sonnes of Gerson Libni ād Semei in their kinreddes The childern of Kahath Amram Iesear Hebron and Vsiel And Kahath lyued an hundred and .xxxiij. yere The children of Merari are these Mahely and Musi these are the kynreddes of Leui in their generations And Amram toke Iochebed his nece to wyfe which bare him Aaron and Moses And Amram lyued an hundred and .xxxvij. yere The childern of Iezear Korah Nepheg and Sichri The childern of Vsiel Misael Elzaphan and Sithri And Aaron toke Elizaba doughter of Aminadab ād sister of Nahason to wife which bare him Nadab Abehu Eleazar and Ithamar The childern of Korah Assir Elkana ād Abiassaph these are the kynreddes of the Korahites And Eleazar Aarons sonne toke him one of the doughters of Putuel to wife which bare him Pinchas these be the principall fathers of the Leuites in their kynreddes These are that Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord sayde carie the childern of Israel out of the lond of Egipte with their armyes The se are that Moses and Aaron whiche spake to Pharao kynge of Egipte that they myghte brīge the childern of Israel out of Egipte And in the daye whē the Lorde spake vnto Moses in the londe of Egipte he spake vnto him saynge ▪ I am the Lorde se that thou speake vnto Pharao the kinge of Egipte all that I saye vnto the. And Moses answered before the Lorde I am of vncircumcised lippes howe shall Pharao than geue me audience ¶ The .vij. Chaptre ANd the Lorde saide vnto Moses beholde I haue made the Pharaos God and Aaron thy brother shal be thy prophete Thou shalt speake all that I commaunde the and Aaron thy brother shall speake vnto Pharao that he sende the childern of Israel out of his londe But I will harden Pharaos hert that I may multiplie my myracles and my wondres in the land of Egipte And yet Pharao shall not herken vnto you that I maye sett myne honde vpon Egipte and brynge out myne armyes euē my people the childern of Israel out of the lāde of Egipte with great iudgementes And the Egiptians shall knowe that I am the Lorde when I haue stretched forth my hande vpō Egipte and haue brought out the childern of Israel from amonge thē Moses and Aaron dyd as the Lorde commaunded them And Moses was lxxx yere olde and Aaron .lxxxiij. when they spake vnto Pharao And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron saynge when Pharao speaketh vn to you and sayth shewe a wondre than shalt thou saye vnto Aaron take the rodd and cast it before Pharao and it shall turne to a serpent Than went Moses and Aarō in vnto Pharao and dyd euen as the Lorde had commaunded And Aaron cast forth his rodd before Pharao and before his servauntes and it turned to a serpente Than Pharao called for the wyse men and enchaunters of Egipte dyd yn En◠so d◠o◠re charmars novv deceau◠all princes vvith theire sophistri◠▪ ād turne thē clene from repētaūce tovvarde the lavve of god ād frō the fayth that is in Christ lyke maner with there sorcery And they cast doune euery mā his rodd ād they turned to serpētes but Aarons rodd ate vp their roddes ād yet for all that Pharaos herte was hardened so that he herkened not vnto thē euen as the Lorde had sayde Than sayde the Lorde vnto Moses Pharaos herte is hardened and he refuseth to let the people goo Get the vnto Pharao in the mornynge for he will come vnto the water and frō de thou apon the ryuers brynke agenst he come and the rodd whiche turned to a serpente take in thine hande And saye vnto him the Lorde God of the Hebrues hath sente me vnto the saynge let my people goo that they maye serue me in the wildernes but hither to thou woldest not heare wherfore thus sayth the Lorde hereby thou shalt knowe that I am the Lord. Behold I will smyte with the staffe that is in myne hand apon the waters that are in the ryuer and they shall turne to bloude And the fishe that is in the riuer shall dye and the riuer shall stinke so that it shall greue the Egiptiās to drinke of the water of the ryuer And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saye vnto Aaron take thy staffe and stretch out thyne hande ouer the waters of Egipte ouer their streames ryuers pondes and all pooles off water that they maye be bloude and that there may be bloude in all the lande of Egipte both in vessells of wodd and also of stone And Moses and Aaron dyd euen as the Lorde commaunded And he lifte vp the staffe and smote the waters that were in the riuer in the syghte of Pharao and in the syghte of his servauntes and all the water that was in the ryuer turned in to bloude And the fish that was in the riuer dyed and the ryuer stanke so that the Egiptians coude not drinke of the water of the ryuer And there was bloude thorowe out all the lande of Egipte And the Enchaunters of Egipte dyd lyke wyse with their enchauntmentes so that Pharaos herte was hardened and dydnot regarde them as the Lorde had sayde And Pharao turned himselfe and went in to his housse and set not his herte there vnto And the Egiptians dygged round aboute the ryuer for water to drynke for they coude not drynke of the water of the ryuer And it contynued a weke after that the Lorde had smote the ryuer ¶ The .viij. Chapter THe Lorde spake vnto Moses Goo vnto Pharao and tell him thus sayeth the Lorde let my people goo that they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let them goo beholde I will smyte all thy londe with frogges And the ryuer shall scrale with frogges ād they shall come vp and goo in to thine housse and in to thy chaumbre where thou slepest ād vppō thy bedd and in to the housses of thy servauntes and vppon thy people and in to thyne ovens and vppon thy vitels which thou hast in store And the frogges shall come vpon the and on thy people and apon all thy servauntes And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saye vnto Aaron stretche forth thine hande with thy rodd ouer the stremes riuers ād pondes And bringe vp frogges apon the londe of Egipte And Aaron stretched his hande ouer the water of Egipte and the frogges came vp ād couered the londe of Egipte And the sorcerers dyd likewise with theire sorcery and the frogges came vp apon the lande of Egipte Then Pharao called for Moses and Aarō and sayde praye ye vnto the Lorde that he may take awaye the frogges from me and from my people and I will let the people goo that they maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde And Moses sayde vnto Pharao Appoynte thou the tyme vnto me when I shall praye for the
and thy servauntes ād thy people to dryue awaye the frogges from the and thy housse so that they shall remayne but in in the riuer only And he sayde tomorow And he sayde euen as thou hast sayde that thou mayst knowe that there is none like vnto the Lorde oure God And the frogges shall departe from the ād from thyne houses and from thy servauntes and from thy people and shall remayne in the riuer only And Moses and Aaron went out frō Pharao and Moses cryed vnto the Lorde apō the apoyntment of frogges which he had made vnto Pharao And the Lorde dyd accordinge to the saynge of Moses And the frogges dyed out of the housses courtes and feldes And they gathred them to gether vppon heppes so that the lande stanke of them But when Pharao sawe that he had rest geuen him he hardened his herte and herkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Saye vnto Aarō stretch out thy rodd and smyte the dust of the lande that it maye turne to lyse in all the londe of Egipte And they dyd so And Aaron stretched out his hande with his rodd and smote the dust of the erth ād it turned to lyse both in man and beest so that all the dust of the lande turned to lyse thorowe out all the lande of Egipte And the enchaunters assayde lykewyse with their enchauntmentes to brynge forth lyse but they coude not And the lyse were both apon man and beest Then sayde the enchaunters vnto Pharao it is the fingre of God Neuerthelater Pharaos herte was hardened and he regarded them not as the Lorde had sayde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses ryse vp early in the mornynge and stonde before Pharao for he will come vnto the water and saye vnto him thus sayth the Lorde let my people goo that they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let my people goo beholde I will sende all maner flies both apon the and thy servauntes ād thy people and into thy housses And the housses of the Egiptians shal be full of flies and the grounde where on they are But I will seperate the same daye the londe of Gosan where my people are so that there shall no flyes be there that thou mayst knowe that I am the Lorde vppon the erth And I will put a deuision betwene my people and thine And euen tomorow shall this myracle be done And the Lorde dyd euen so and there came noysom flyes in to the housse of Pharao and in to his servauntes housses and in to all the lōde of Egipte so that the londe was marred with flyes Then Pharao sent for Moses and Aaron and sayde Goo and do sacrifice vnto youre God in the land And Moses answered it is not mete so to do for we must offer vnto the Lorde oure God that whiche is an abhominatyon vnto the Egiptians beholde shall we sacrifice that which is an abhominacion vnto the Egiptians before their eyes and shall they not stone vs we will therfore goo .iij. dayes yournay in to the deserte and sacrifice vnto the Lord oure God as he hath cōmaunded vs. And Pharao sayde I will late you goo that ye maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde youre God in the wildernes only goo not ferrre awaye ād se that ye praye for me And Moses sayde beholde I will goo out from the and praye vnto the Lorde and the flyes shall departe frō Pharao and from his servauntes and from his people tomorow But let Pharao from hēce forth desceaue no moare that he wolde not lett the people goo to sacrifice vnto the Lorde And Moses went out from Pharao and prayed vnto the Lorde And the Lorde dyd as Moses had saide ād toke awaye the flies frō Pharao and from his servauntes ād from hys people so that there remayned not one But for all that Pharao hardened his herte euen then also and wolde not let the people goo ¶ The .ix. Chaptre ANd the Lorde sayde vnto Moses goo vnto Pharao and tell him thus sayeth the Lorde God of the Ebrues sende out my people that they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let them goo but wilt holde them styll beholde the hande of the Lorde shal be apō thy catell which thou hast in the feld apon horses asses camels oxen and shepe with a mightye great morrayne But the Lorde shall make a deuysion betwene the beestes of the Israhelites ād the beestes of the Egiptias so that there shal nothing dye of all that perteyneth to the children of Israel And the Lorde appoynted a tyme saynge tomorow the Lorde shall do this thinge in the londe And the Lorde dyd the thinge on the morow and all the catell of Egipte dyed but of the catell of the children of Israel dyed not one And Pharao sent to wete but ther was not one of the catell of the Israhelites dead Notwithstondinge the hert of Pharao hardened and he wolde not let the people goo And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses and Aaron take youre handes full of asshes out of the fornace and let Moses sprynkel it vp in to the ayre in the syghte of Pharao and it shall turne to dust in all the londe of Egipte and shal make swellynge soores with blaynes both on mā and beest in all the londe of Egipte And they toke asshes out of the fornace and stode before Pharao ād Moses sprynkeld it vp in to the ayre And there brake out soores with blaynes both in mā and beest so that the sorcerers coude not stonde before Moses by the reason of botches on the enchaunters and apon all the Egiptians But the Lorde hardened the herte of Pharao that he herkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde vnto Moses And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses ryse vp early in the mornynge and stonde before Pharao and tell him thus sayth the Lorde God of the Ebrues Let my people goo that they may serue me or els I will at this tyme sende all my plages apon thine herte and apon thy servauntes and on thy people that thou mayst knowe that there is none lyke me in all the erth For now I will stretch out my hande and will smyte the and thy people with pestilence so that thou shalt perisshe from the erth Yet in very dede for this cause haue I sterred the vpp for to shewe my power in the and to declare my name thorow out all the worlde Yf it be so that thou stoppest my people that thou wilt not let them goo beholde tomorow this tyme I will send doune a mightie great hayle euē soch one as was not in Egipte sence it was grounded vnto this tyme. Sende therfore and fet home thy beestes and al that thou hast in the felde For apon all the men and beestes which are founde in the felde ād not broughte home shall the hayle fall ād they shall dye And as many as feared the worde of the Lorde among the servauntes of Pharao made the ir servauntes ād
their beestes flee to house and they that regarded not the worde of the Lorde left their servauntes and their beestes in the felde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses stretche forth thine hande vnto heauen that there may be hayle in all the lande of Egipte apoÌ„ maÌ„ aÌ„d beest aÌ„d apoÌ„ all the herbes of the felde in the feld of Egipte And Moses stretched out his rodd vnto heauen and the Lorde thondered and hayled so that the fyre ran a longe vppon the grounde And the Lorde so hayled in the loÌ„de of Egipte that there was hayle aÌ„d fyre meÌ„gled with the hayle so greuous that there was none soch in all the londe of Egipte sence people inhabited it And the hayle smote in the londe of Egipte all that was in the felde both man and beest And the hayle smote all the herbes of the feld and broke all the trees of the felde only in the lande of Gosan where the children of israell were was there no hayle And Pharao sent aÌ„d called for Moses and Aaron and sayde vnto theÌ„ I haue now synned the Lorde is rightwes and I and my people are weked Praye ye vnto the Lorde that the thonder of God and hayle maye cease and I will let you goo and ye shall tarie no longer And Moses sayde vnto him assoone as I am out of the citie I will sprede abrode my handes vnto the Lorde and the thunder shall ceasse nether shall there be any moare hayle that thou mayst knowe howe that the erth ys the Lordes But I knowe that thou and thy servauntes yet feare not the Lord God The flaxe aÌ„d the barly were smytteÌ„ for the barly was shott vp aÌ„d the flaxe was boulled but the where and the rye were not smeten for they were late sowne And Moses went out of the citie froÌ„ Pharao aÌ„d sprede abrode his handes vnto the Lorde and the thunder and hayle ceased nether rayned it any moare vppon the erth wheÌ„ Pharao sawe that the rayne and the hayle and thunder were ceased he synned agayn aÌ„d hardened his herte both he and his servauntes So was the herte of Pharao hardened that he wolde not let the children of Israel goo as the Lord had sayde by Moses ¶ The .x. Chapter THe Lorde sayde vnto Moses goo vnto Pharao neuerthelesse I haue hardened his harte and the hertes of his servauntes that I mighte shewe these my sygnes amongest theÌ„ and that thou tell in the audience of thy sonne and of thy sonnes sonne the pagiantes which I haue played in Egipte aÌ„d the miracles which I haue done amonge them that ye may knowe how that I am the Lorde Than Moses aÌ„d Aaron went in vnto Pharao and sayde vnto him thus sayth the Lorde God of the Hebrues how longe shall it be or thou wilt submyt thy selfe vnto me Let my people goo that they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let my people goo beholde tomorow will I brynge greshoppers in to thy lande and they shall couer the face of the erth that it can not be sene aÌ„d they shall eate the residue which remayneth vnto you and escaped the hayle and they shall eate all youre grene trees vpon the felde and they shall fill thy housses and all thy servauntes housses and the housses of all the EgiptiaÌ„s after soch a maner as nether thy fathers nor thy fathers fathers haue sene sence the tyme they were apon the erthe vnto thys daye And he turned him silfe aboute aÌ„d went out from Pharao And Pharaos servauntes sayde vnto hym Howe longe shall this felowe thus plage vs Let the men goo that they maye serue the Lorde their God or els wilt thou see Egipte first destroyed And than Moses and Aaron were broughte agayn vnto Pharao and he sayde vnto them Goo and serue the Lorde youre God but who are they that shall goo And Moses answered we must goo with yonge and olde ye and with oure sonnes and with oure doughters aÌ„d with oure shepe and oxeÌ„ must we goo For we must holde a feast vnto the Lorde And he sayde vnto them shall it be soo The Lorde be with you shulde I lett you goo and youre children also Take heede for ye haue so me myschefe in honde Nay not so but goo ye that are men and serue the Lorde for that was youre desyre And they thrust theÌ„ out of Pharaos presence And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Stretch out thine hande ouer the lande of Egipte for greshoppers that they come apon the lande of Egipte and eate all the herbes of the londe aÌ„d all that the hayle left vntouched And Moses stretched forth his rodd ouer the londe off Egipte aÌ„d the Lorde brought an east wynde vppoÌ„ the lande all that daye and all nyghte And in the mornynge the east wynde broughte the greshoppers aÌ„d the greshoppers weÌ„t vp ouer all the lande of Egipte and lighted in all quarters off Egipte verye greuously so that before them were there no soch greshoppers nether after them shal be And they couered all the face of the erth so that the londe was darke therwith And they ate all the herbes of the lande and all the frutes of the trees which the hayle had lefte so that there was no grene thinge lefte in the trees and herbes of the felde thorow all the lande of Egipte Then Pharao called for Moses and AaroÌ„ in haste and sayde I haue synned agaynst the Lorde youre God and agaynst you Forgeue me yet my synne only this once and pray vnto the Lorde youre God that he maye take away froÌ„ me this deth only And he weÌ„t out froÌ„ Pharao aÌ„d prayd vnto the Lorde aÌ„d the Lord turned the wynde in to a myghtie stronge west wynde and it toke awaye the greshoppers and cast theÌ„ in to the reed see so that there was not one greshopper left in all the costes of Egipte But the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte â—o that he wold not let the childern off Israel goo And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Stretch out thy hond vnto heaueÌ„ aÌ„d let there be darcknesse vppon the londe of Egipte eueÌ„ that thei maye feale the darcknesse And Moses stretched forth his hande vnto heaueÌ„ aÌ„d there was a darke myst vppoÌ„ all the lande off Egipte iij dayes longe so that no maÌ„ sawe another nether rose vp froÌ„ the place where he was by the space of .iij. dayes but all the childreÌ„ of Israel had lighte where they dwelled Then Pharao called for Moses and sayde goo and serue the Lorde only let youre shepe and youre oxen abyde but let youre childern go with you And Moses answered thou must geue vs also offringes and burntoffringes for to sacrifice vnto the Lord oure God Oure ca tell therfore shall goo with vs and there shall not one hoosâ—e be left behinde for therof must we take to serue the Lorde oure God Moreouer we caÌ„not knowe wherwith we shall serue the Lorde vntyll we come thither But the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte so that he wold not
let theÌ„ goo And Pharao sayde vnto him get the froÌ„ me aÌ„d take heade to thy selfe that thou see my face no moare For wheÌ„ soeuer thou comest in my syghte thou shalt dye And Moses saide let it be as thou hast sayde I will see thy face no moare ¶ The .xj. Chapter ANd the Lord sayde vnto Moses yet wil I brynge one plage moare vppon Pharao and vppon Egipte and after that he wyll lett you goo hence And when he letteth you goo he shall vtterly dryue you hence But byd the people that euery man borowe of his neghbour and euery woman of hir neghbouresse ie wels off syluer and iâ—wels of golde And the Lorde gatt the people fauoure in the syghte of the Egiptians Moreouer Moses was very great in the lande of Egipte both in the syghte of Pharao and also in the syghte of the people And Moses sayde thus sayth the Lorde Aboute mydnyghte will I goo out amonge the Egiptians and all the firstborne in the land of Egipte shall dye euen from the firstborne off Pharao that sitteth on his seate vnto the first-borne of the maydeservaunte that is in the mylle and all the firstborne of the catell And there shall be a great crye thorow out all the lande off Egipte so that there was neuer none lyke nor shall be And among all the childern of Israel shall not a dogg move his tongue nor yet man or beest that ye may knowe how the Lorde putteth a difference betwene the EgiptiaÌ„s and Israel And all these thy servauntes shal come downe vnto me and fall before me aÌ„d saye get the out and all the people that are vnder the and than will I departe And he went out from Pharao in a great anger And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Pharao shall not regarde you that many wondres may be wrought in the lande of Egipte And Moses aÌ„d AaroÌ„ dyd all these wondres before Pharao But the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte so that he wolde not let the childern of Israel goo out of his londe ¶ The .xij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron in the londe of Egipte saynge This moneth shall be youre chefe moneth eueÌ„ the first moneth of the yere shal it be vnto you Speake ye unto all the felowshipe of Israel saynge that they take the .x. daye of this moneth That I here cal ashepe is in Ebrue a vvorde indifferent to a shepe and a goâ—â—e both to euery housholde a shepe Yf the housholde be to few for a shepe then lett him and his neghbour that is nexte vnto his house take acordinge to the nombre of soulles and counte vnto a shepe acordinge to euery mans eatinge A shepe with out spott and a male of one yere olde shall it be and from amonge the lambes aÌ„d the gootes shall ye take it And ye shall kepe him in warde vntyll the xiiij daye of the same moneth And euery maÌ„ of the multitude of Israel shall kyll him aboute eueÌ„ And they shall take of the bloud aÌ„d strike it on the .ij. syde postes aÌ„d on the vpper dor post of the houses wheriÌ„ they eate hiÌ„ And thei shall eate the flesh the same nyght rost with fyre aÌ„d with vnleueÌ„ded bread aÌ„d with sowre her bes they shall eate it Sâ— that ye eate not therof sodeÌ„ in water but rost with fyre both head fete aÌ„d purtenance together And se that ye let nothinge of it remayne vnto the mornynge yf oughte remayne burne it with fyre Off this maner shall ye eate it with youre loines girded aÌ„d shoes on youre fete aÌ„d youre staves in youre handes And ye shall eate iâ— in haste The laâ—be vvas â—alled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—â— â–ª aâ— the very â—amâ—â—â— self 〈◊〉 â—d put thâ— in remeÌ„braunce vvhâ—â—â—â— signified fâ—â— the signes that god ordinâ—d 〈◊〉 signified the benefites done or promyses to come aÌ„d vvâ—re not do me as are the signes of oure domâ—â—e â–ª God the Pope for it is the Lordes * passeouer for I will go aboute iÌ„ the laÌ„de of Egipte this same nyghte aÌ„d will smyte all the firstborne in the lande off Egipte both of maÌ„ aÌ„d dâ—â—st aÌ„d apoÌ„ al the goddes off Egipte will I the Lorde do execution And the bloude shall be vnto you a tokeÌ„ vppon the houses where in ye are for wheÌ„ I se the bloude I will passe ouer you aÌ„d the plage shall not be vppoÌ„ you to destroye you when I smyte the londe off Egipte And this daye shall be vnto you a remeÌ„braunce aÌ„d ye shall kepe it holie vnto the Lorde euen thorow out youre generacions after you shall ye kepe it holie daye that it be a custome for euer .vij. dayes shal ye eate vnleveÌ„ded breed so that euen the first daye ye shall put awaye leuen out off youre housses For whosoeuer eateth leuended bread from the first daye vntyll the .vij. daye that soule shall â–ª be plucked out froÌ„ Israel The first daye shall be a holie feast vnto you and the. vij â–ª also There shal be no maner off worke done in theÌ„ saue aboute that only which euery man must eate that only may ye do And see that ye kepe you to vnleueÌ„ded breed For vppoÌ„ that same daye I will brynge youre armyes out off the londe of Egipte therfore ye shall obserue this daye and all youre childern after you that yt be a custume for euer The first moneth and the .xiiij. daye off the moneth at euen ye shall eate swete brede vnto the .xxj. daye off the moneth at euen agayne Seuen dayes se that there be no leuended bred fouÌ„de in youre housses For whosoeuer eateth leuended bred that soule shall be roted out froÌ„ the multitude of Israel whether he be a straunger or borne in the londe Therfore se that ye eate no leuended bred but in all youre habitacions eate swete bred And Moses called for the elders off Israel and sayde vnto them chouse our and take to euery housholde a shepe aÌ„d kyll passeouer And take a bunch of ysope aÌ„d dyppe it in the bloud that is in the basyn and stryke it vppon the vp perposte and on the .ij. syde postes and se that none of you goo out at the doore of his house vntyll the mornynge For the Lorde will goo aboute and smyte Egipte And when he seyth the bloude vppon the vpper doorposte aÌ„d on the .ij. syde postes he will passe ouer the doore and will not suâ—â—re the destroyer to come into youre housse to plage you Therfore se that thou obserue this thinge that it be an ordinaunce to the and thy sonnes for ouer And when ye be come into the land which the Lorde will geue you acordinge as he hath Oure signes be doÌ„me vve knovv not the reason of oure baptim â–ª ye and vve must saye oure prayers aÌ„d oure belesse in a toÌ„ gevve vnderâ—â—onde not And yet yf vve ansvvere not our prelates vvhen thei be angrie euen as thei vvolde haue it vve must to the fyre vvith out redemption or
the bones of Ioseph with him for he made the childern of Israel swere saynge God will surely vyset you take my bones therfore away hence with you And they toke their iorney from Suchoth and pitched their tentes in Etham in the edge of the wyldernesse And the Lorde went before them by daye in a piler of a cloude to lede them the waye and by nyghte in a piler of fyre to geue thē lighte that they myghte goo both by day ādnyghte And the piler of the cloude neuer departed by daye nor the piler of fyre by nyghte out of the peoples sighte The .xiiij. Chapter THan the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge byd the childern of Israel that they turne and pytch their tentes before the entrynge of Hiroth betwene Migdole and the s◠toward Baal zephon euen before that shall ye pytch apon the see For Pharao will saye of the childern of Israel they are tāgled in the lōd the wildernesse hath shott thē in And I will hardē his harte that he shall folowe after thē that I maye gett me honoure vppō Pharao ād vppō all his hoste that the Egiptians maye knowe that I am the Lorde And they dyd euen so And whē it was tolde the kynge of Egipte that the people fled thā Pharaos harte and all his seruaūtes turned vnto the people ād sayde why haue we this done that we haue let Israel go out of oure seruyce and he made redie his charettes ād toke his people with hym ād toke vi hūdred chosen charettes ād all the charettes of Egipte ād captaynes vppō all his people For the Lorde hardened the harte of Pharao kynge of Egipte that he folowed after the childern of Israel which for all that went out thorow an hye hāde And the Egiptiās folowed after thē ād ouertoke thē where they pitched by the see with all the horsses ād charettes of Pharao ād with his horssemē ād his hoste euē fast by the entrynge of Hiroth before Baal Zephon And Pharao drewenye ād whē the childern of Isreal lyft vp their eyes and sawe how the Egiptiās folowed after thē they were sore a fraide ād cried out vnto the Lorde Thā sayde they vnto Moses were there no * graues for us in Egipte but thou must bringe us awaye for to dye in the wyldernesse wherfore hast thou serued us thus for to carie us out of Egipte Dyd not we tell the this in Egipte saynge let us be in rest and serue the Egiptians For it had bene better for us to haue serued the Egiptians than for to dye in the wildernesse And Moses sayde vnto the people feare ye not but stonde still and beholde how the Lorde shall saue you this daye For as ye se the Egiptians this daye shall ye see them nomore for euer till the worldes ende The Lorde shall fighte for you and ye shall holde youre peace The Lorde sayde vnto Moses wherfore criest thou vnto me speake vnto the childern of Israel that they goo forwarde But lifte thou vp thi rodd and stretch out thi hande ouer the see and deuyde it a sondre that the childern of Israel may goo on drye groūde thorow the myddest thereof And beholde I will harden the hertes of the Egiptians that they maye folowe you And I will gett me honoure vpon Pharao and vpon all his hoste vpon his charettes ād vpon his horse mē And the Egiptians shall knowe that I am the Lord whan I haue gotten me honoure vpō Pharao vpon his charettes and vpon his horsemen And the angell of God which went before the hoste of Israel remoued ād went behinde them And the cloudēpiler that was before them remoued ād stode behinde them ād wēt betwene the hoste of the Egiptians ād the hoste of Israel Yt was a darke clowde and gaue lighte by nyghte so that all the nyghte long the one coude not come at the other when now Moses stretched forth his honde ouer the see the Lorde caried awaye the see with a stronge east wynde that blewe all nyghte and made the see drie londe ād the water deuyded it silfe And the childern of Israel went in thorow the myddest of the see vppon the drie grounde And the water was a walle vnto them both on their righthande ād on the ir lefte hande And the Egiptians folowed ād went in after them to the myddest of the see with all Pharaos horses and his charettes and his horssemen And in the mornynge watch the Lorde loked vnto the hoste of the Egiptiās out of the fyery and clowdie piler and troubled their hoste and smote of their charett wheles and cast them doune to the grounde Than sayde the Egiptians Let vs fle from Israel for the Lorde fyghteth for them agaynst vs. Than sayde the Lorde vnto Moses stretch out thine hand ouer the see that the water maye come agayne vppō the Egiptians vppon their charettes ād horsemen Than stretched forth Moses his hande ouer the see and it came agayne to his course erly ī the mornīg ād the Egiptiās fledd agaynst it Thus the Lorde ouerthrewe the Egiptians in the middest of the see ād the water returned and couered the charettes and the housemē so that of all the hoste of Pharao that came in to the see after them there remayned not one But the children of Israel went vpon drie lōde in the myddest of the see ād the water was a walle vnto them both on the righte hand of them and also on the lifte Thus the Lorde delyuered Israel the selfe same daye out of the honde of the Egiptians and Israell sawe the Egiptians deade vpō the see syde And when Israel sawe that myghtye hande which the Lorde had shewed vppō the Egiptians they feared the Lorde and beleued both the Lorde and also his servaunte Moses ¶ The .xv. Chapter THen Moses and the childern off Israel sange this songe vnto the Lord ād saide Let vs synge vnto the Lorde for he is become glorious the horse and him that rode vpon him hath he ouerthrowne in the see The Lorde is my strength ād my songe ād is become my saluation He is my God and I will glorifie him he is my fathers God and I will lifte him vp an hie The Lorde is a mā off warre Iehouah y◠his name Pharaos charettes ād his hoste hath he cast in to the see His iolye captaynes are drowned in thered see the depe waters haue couered them thei soncke to the botome as a stone Thine hande Lorde is glorious in power thine hād Lord hath all to dashed the enemye And with thy great glorie thou hast destroyed thine aduersaries thou sentest forth thy wrath ād it consumed them euē as stobell With the breth off thine anger the water gathered together and the flodes stode fiyll as a rocke ad the depe water congeled together in the myddest off the see The enymye sayde I will folowe and ouertake thē ād will deuyde the spoyle I will satysfie my lust apon thē I will drawe my swerde
and myne hande shall destroye them Thou bluest with thy breth aÌ„d the see couered theÌ„ and they sanke as leed in the myghtye waters ¶ who is like vnto the o Lord amoÌ„ge goddes who is like the so glorious in holynes feerfull laudable aÌ„d that shewest wondres Thou stretchedest ouâ— thy righte hande â–ª aÌ„d the erth swalowed them And thou cariedest with thy mercie this people which thou deliueredest aÌ„d broughtest theÌ„ with thy strength vnto thy holie habitacion The nations herde aÌ„d were afrayde paÌ„ges came vpon the Philistines ThaÌ„ the dukes of the Edomites were amased aÌ„d treÌ„blinge came apon the myghtiest off the Mâ—abites and all the inhabiters of CanaaÌ„ waxed faynte harted Let feare and dreade fall apon theÌ„ thorow the greatnesse off thyne arme and let them be as styll as a stone while thy people passe thorow o Lorde while the people passe thorowe which thou hast goten Brynge them in and plante them in the mountayns of thine enherytauÌ„ce the place Lorde whyche thou hast made for the to dweld in the sanctuarye Lorde which thy handes haue prepared The Lorde raygne euer and allwaye For Pharao weÌ„t in an horsebacke wyth his charettes and horsemen in to the see and the Lorde broughte the waters of the see apoÌ„ theÌ„ And the childern of Israel went on drie lande thorow the myddest of the see And mir Iam a prophetisse the sister of Aaron toke a tymbrell in hir hande and all the wemen came out after her with tymbrells in a daunse And mir Iam sange before them syng ye vnto the Lorde for he is become glorious in deade the horse and his ryder hath he ouerthrowne in the see Moses broughte Israel from the redd see aÌ„d they went out in to the wildernesse of Sur. And they went thre dayes longe in the wildernesse aÌ„d coude finde no water At the last they came to Mara but they coude not drynke off the waters for bitternesse for they were better â–ª therfore the name of the place was called Mara Then the people murmured agaynst Moses saynge â–ª what shall we drinke And Moses cried vnto the Lorde and he shewed him a tre â–ª and he cast it in to the water and they waxed swete There he made them an ordinaunce and a lawe and there he tempted them and saide Yf ye will herken vnto the voyce of the Lord youre Vve must do that vvhich is right in gods sight aÌ„d as his vvorde reach eth vs and noâ— aftir our avvne imaginac â— oâ— God and will do that which is righte in his syght and will geue an â—are vnto his coÌ„mauÌ„dmentes and kepe all his ordinaunces thaÌ„ will I put none of this diseases apon the whiche I brought vpon the EgiptiaÌ„s for I am the Lorde thy surgione ¶ The .xvj. Chapter ANd they came to Elim where were xij welles of water and .lxx. date trees and they pitched there by the water And they toke their yourney froÌ„ Elim and all the hole coÌ„panye of the childern of Israell came to the wildernesse of Sin which lieth betwene Elim aÌ„d Sinai the .xv. daye of the seconde moneth after that they were come out of the lande of Egipte And the hole multitude of the childern * of Israel murmured agaynst Moses aÌ„d AaroÌ„ in the wildernesse and sayde vnto them wold to God we had dyed by the hande of the Lorde in the lande of Egipte when we satt by the flessh pottes and ate bred oure belies full for ye haue broughte vs out in to this wildernesse to kyll this hole multitude for honger Than sayde the Lorde vnto Moses beholde I will rayne bred froÌ„ heaueÌ„ doune to you aÌ„d let the people goo out aÌ„d gather daye by daye that I maye proue theÌ„ whether they wil walke in my lawe or no. The .vj. daye let theÌ„ prepare that which they will briÌ„ge in aÌ„d let it be twise as moch as they gather in dayly And Moses aÌ„d AaroÌ„ sayde vnto all the childereÌ„ of Israel at euen he shall knowe that it is the Lorde which broughte you out of the laÌ„de of Egipte aÌ„d in the mornynge ye shall se the glorie of the Lorde because he hath herde youre grudgynges agaynst the Lorde for what are we that ye shuld murmure against vs. And moreouer spake Moses At eueÌ„ the Lorde will geue you flesh to eate aÌ„d in the mornynge bred ynough â–ª because the Lord hath herde youre murmur whiche ye murmur agaynst hiÌ„ for what ar we youre murmurynge is not agaynst vs but agaynst the Lorde And Moses spake vnto AaroÌ„ Say vnto all the coÌ„panye of the childereÌ„ of Israel come forth before the Lorde for he hath herde youre grudgiÌ„ges And as AaroÌ„ spake vnto the hole multitude of the childereÌ„ of Israel they loked toward the wildernesse aÌ„d beholde the glorie of the Lord apeared iÌ„ a clowde And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayng I haue herde the murmâ—riÌ„g of the childreÌ„ of Israel tell theÌ„ therfore aÌ„d saye that at eueÌ„ they shall eate flesh aÌ„di the morninge they shall be filled with bred aÌ„d ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde youre god And at eueÌ„ the quayles came aÌ„d couered the grouÌ„de where they laye And in the mornynge the dewe laye rounde aboute the hoste And wheÌ„ the dewe was falleÌ„ behold it laye apoÌ„ the grounde in the wildernesse small aÌ„d rouÌ„de aÌ„d thyn as the hore frost on the grouÌ„de when the childreÌ„ of Israel sawe it they sayde one to another what is this for they wist not what it was And Moses sayde this is the breed which the Lorde hath geueÌ„ you to eate This is the thinge which the Lord hath coÌ„mauÌ„ded that ye gather euery maÌ„ ynough for hiÌ„ to eate a gomer full for a maÌ„ acordiÌ„ge to the noÌ„bre off you aÌ„d gather euery maÌ„ for theÌ„ which are in his tente And the childern of Israel dyd euen so aÌ„d gathered some more some lesse and dyd mete it with a gomer And vnto him that had gathered moch remayned nothinge ouer aÌ„d vnto hiÌ„ that had gathered litle was there no lacke but euery maÌ„ had gathered sufficieÌ„t for his eatinge And Moses sayde vnto them Se that no maÌ„ let oughte remayne of it tyll the morninge Notwithstondinge they harkened not vnto Moses but some of theÌ„ lefte of it vntyll the mornynge and it waxte full of wormes aÌ„d stâ—ke and Moses was angrie wyth them And they gathered it all morniÌ„ges euery maÌ„ as moch as suffised for his eatinge for as sone as the hete of the sonne came it moulte And the .vj. daye they gathered twise so moch bred ij gomers for one maÌ„ aÌ„d the ruelars of the multitude came aÌ„d tolde Moses And he sayde vnto theÌ„ this is that which the Lorde hath sayde tomorow is the Sabbath of the holie rest of the Lord bake that which ye will bake aÌ„d seth that ye will seth aÌ„d that which remayneth say vp for you aÌ„d kepe it till the mornynge And they layde it vp till the
art not able to do it thi selfe alone But heare my royce and I will geue the councell and God shal be with the. Be thou vnto the people to Godwarde and brynge the causes vnto God and prouyde them ordinaunces and lawes â—d shewe them the waye wherin they must walke and the werkes that they must doo Morouer seke out amonge all the people men of actiuite * which feare God and men Oure prelates nether feare God for they preach not his vvor de true lyâ—ner are lesse cove touse theÌ„ ludas for they haue receâ—â—ed of the de vâ—ll the kyng dames of the â—â—â—h and the â—â—â—rie there â—â— vvhich christ refused Mathe â—4 that are true aÌ„d hate covctuousnes and make them heedes ouer the people captaynes ouer thousandes ouer hundredes ouer fyftie and ouer ten And let them iudge the people at all seasons Yf there beany greate matter let them brynge that vnto the and let them iudge all small causes them selues and ease thi selfe aÌ„d let them bere with the. Yf thou shalt doo this thinge then thou shalt be able to endure that which God chargeth the with all and all this people shall goo to their places quietly And Moses herde the voyce of his father in lawe and dyd all that he had sayde and chose actyue men out of all Israel and made them heedes ouer the people captaynes ouer thousandes ouer hundreds ouer fiftie and ouer ten And they iudged the people at all seasons aÌ„d broughte the harde causes vnto Moses and iudged all small maters them selues And thâ— Moses let his father in lawe departe and he went in to his awne londe The .xix. Chapter THe thyrde moneth after the childern of Israel were gone out of Egipte the same daye they came in to the wildernesse of Sinai For they were departed from Raphâ— dim and were come to the deserte of Sinay and had pitched their tentes in the wildernesse And there Israel pitched before the mounte And Moses went vpp vnto God And the Lorde called to him out of the mountayne saynge thus saye vnto the housse of lacob and tell the childern of Israel ye haue sene what I dyd vnto the Egiptians and how I toke you vpp apon Egles wynges and haue broughte you vnto my selfe Now therfore yf ye will heare my voyce and kepe myne appoyntment ye shall be myne awne aboue all nations for all the erth is myne Ye shall be vnto me a kyngdome of preastes and and holie people these are the wordes which thou shalt saye vnto the childern of Israel And Moses came and called for the elders of Ifrael and layde before them all these wordes which the Lorde had comma unded him And the people answered all together and sayde All that the Lorde hath sayde we will doo And Moses broughte the wordes of the people vnto the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Loo I will come vnto the in a thicke clowde that the people maye heare when I talke with the and also beleue the for euer And Moses shewed the wordes of the people vnto the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Go vnto the people and sanctific them to daye and tomorow and let them wash their clothes that they maye be redie agaynst the thyrde daye For the thyrde daye the Lorde will come doune in the sighte of all the people vpon mounte Sinai And sett markes rounde aboute the people and saye beware that ye go not vp in to the mounte and that ye twych not the bordres of it for whosoeuer twicheth the mounte shall surely dye There shall not an hande twych it but that he shall ether be stoned or els shot thorow whether it be beest or man it shall nor lyue when the horne bloweth than let theÌ„ come vp in to the mounten And Moses went doune from the mounte vnto the people and sanctifyed them aÌ„d they wasshed their clothes And he sayde vnto the people be redie agenst the thirde daye and se that ye come not at youre wiues And the thirde daye in the mornynge there was thunder and lightenynge and a thicke clowde apoÌ„ the mounte aÌ„d the voyce of the horne waxed â—â—ceadynge lowde and all the people that was in the hoste was afrayde And Moses brought the people out of the teÌ„tes to mete with God and they stode vnder the hyll And mounte Sinai was all togither on a smoke because the Lorde descended doune vpon it in fyre And the smoke therof asceÌ„ded vp as it had bene the smoke of a kylle and all the mounte was exceadinge fearfull And the voyce of the horne blewe and waxed lowder aÌ„d lowder Moses spake aÌ„d God answered hiÌ„ aÌ„d that with a voyce And the Lord came doune vppon mounte Sinai euen in the toppe of the hyll aÌ„d called Moses vp in to the toppe of the hyll And Moses went vppe And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses go doune and charge the people that they prease not vp vnto the Lorde for to se hiÌ„ aÌ„d so many off theÌ„ perissn And let the preastes also which come to the Lordes presence sanctifie them selues lest the Lorde smyte them Then Moses sayde vnto the Lorde the people cannot come vp in to mounte Sinai for thou chargedestrs saynge sett markes aboute the hyll and sanctifie it And the Lorde sayde vnto him awaye and get the doune and come vp both thou aÌ„d Aaron with the. But let not the preastes and the people presume for to come vp vnto the Lorde lest he smyte them And Moses weÌ„t doune vnto the people and tolde them ¶ The .xx. Chapter ANd God spake all these wordes aÌ„d saide I am the Lorde thy God which haue brought the out of the londe of Egipte aÌ„d out of the house of bondage Thou shalt haue none other goddes in my syght Thou shalt make the no grauen ymage nether any symilitude that is in heauen aboue ether in the erth beneth or in the water that ys beneth the erth Se that thou nether bowe thyself vnto them nether serue them for I the Lorde thy God am a gelouse God and viset the synne of the fathers vppon the childern vnto the third and fourth generacion of theÌ„ that hate me and yet shewe mercie vnto thousandes amonge them that loue me and kepe my commaundmentes Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne for the Lord wil not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne RemeÌ„bre the Sabbath daye that thou sanctifie it Sixe dayes mayst thou laboure aÌ„d do al that thou hast to doo but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the Lorde thy God in it thou shalt do no maner worke nether thou nor thy sonne nor thy doughter nether thy manservaunte nor thy maydeservaunte nether thy catell nether yet the straunger that is within thi gates For in sixe dayes the Lorde made both heauen and erth and the see and all that in them is and rested the seuenth daye wherfore the Lorde blessed the Sabbath daye and halowed it Honoure
him not for he wyll not spare youre mysdedes yee and my name is in him But and yf thou shalt herken vnto his voyce aÌ„d kepe all that I shall tell the theÌ„ I wil be an enimye vnto thyne enimies and an aduersarie vnto thine aduersaries when myne angell goth before the aÌ„d hath broughte the in vnto the Amorites Hethites Pherezites Canaanites Heuites and Iebusites and I shall haue destroyed them se thou worshippe not their goddes nether serue them nether do after the workes of them but ouertrowe them and breake doune the places of them And se that ye serue the Lorde youre God aÌ„d he shall blesse thi bred and thy water aÌ„d I will take all sycknesses awaye from amonge you Moreouer there shal be no woman childlesse or vnfrutefull in thi londe and the nombre of thi dayes I will fulfyll I will sende my feare before the and will kyll all the people whether thou shalt goo And I will make all thine enemies turne their backes vnto the aÌ„d I will send hornettes before the and they shall dryue out the Heuites the Cananites and the Hethites before the. I will not cast them out in one yere lest the lande growe to a wyldernesse and the beestes of the felde multiplye apon the. But a litle and a litle I will dryue them out before the vntill thou be increased that thou mayst enherett the londe And I will make thi costes froÌ„ the red see vnto the see of the Philistenes and from the deserte vnto the ryuer I By the ryuer vnderstonde the river Eâ—phrates â–ª will delyuer the inhabiters of the londe in to thine hande and thou shalt dryue them out before the. And thou shalt make none appoyntment with them nor wyth their goddes Nether shall they dwell in thi londe lest they make the synne agaynst me for yf thou serue their goddes it will surely be thy decaye The xxiiij Chapter ANd he sayde vnto Moses come vnto the Lorde both thou and Aaron Nadab and Abihu and the. lxx elders of Israel and worshippe a ferre of And Moses went him selfe alone vnto the Lorde but they came not nye nether came the people vp with him And Moses came aÌ„d tolde the people al the wordes of the Lorde and all the lawes And all the people answered with one voyce and sayde all the wordes which the Lorde hath sayde will wee doo Then Moses wrote all the wordes of the Lorde and rose vp early aÌ„d made an alter vnder the hyll and .xij. pilers acordynge to the nombre of the .xij. trybes of Israel aÌ„d sent yonge men of the childern of Israel to sacrifyce burntoffrynges aÌ„d to offre peaceoffrynges of oxen vnto the Lorde And Moses toke halfe of the bloude and put it in basens and the otherhalfe he sprenkeld on the alter And he toke the boke of the appoyntment and red it in the audience of the people And they seyde All that the Lorde hath sayde we will do and heare And Moses toke the bloude aÌ„d sprinkeld it on the people aÌ„d sayde beholde this is the bloude of the appoyntment which the Lorde hath made wyth you apon all these wordes Then went Moses and Aaron Nadab aÌ„d Abihu and the .lxx. elders of Israel vppe and sawe the God of Israel and vnder his fere as it were a brycke worde of Saphir and as it were the facyon of heauen when is it cleare and apoÌ„ the nobles of the childern of Israel he sett not his hande And when they had sene God they ate and dronke And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses come vpp to me in to the hyll and be there â–ª aÌ„d I will geue the tables of stone and a lawe and commaundmentes which I haue written to teach them Then Moses rose vppe aÌ„d his minister Iosua and Moses went vppe in to the hyll of God aÌ„d seyde vnto the elders tarye ye here vntill we come agayne vnto you And beholde here is Aaron and Hur with you Yf any man haue any maters to doo let him come to them when Moses was come vpp in to the mounte a clowde couered the hyll and the glorye of the Lorde abode apon mounte Sinai and the clowde couered it .vi. dayes And the seuenth daye he called vnto Moses out of the clowde And the facyon of the glorie of the Lorde was like consumynge fyre on the toppe of the hyll in the syghte of the children of Israel And Moses went in to the mountayne And Moses was in the mounte .xl. dayes and xl nyghtes The .xxv. Chapter ANd the Lorde talked with Moses saynge speake vnto the childern of Israel that they geue me an heueoffrynge and of euerey man that geueth it willingly wyth his herte ye shall take it And this is the heueoffrynge which ye shall take of them gold siluer aÌ„d brasse and Iacyncte coloure scarlet purpull bysse and gootes here rams skynnes that are red and the skynnes of taxus and sethimwodd oyle for lightes and spices for a noyntynge oyle and for swete cense Onix stones and sett stones for the Ephod and for the Ephod is a garment lyke aâ— amyâ—e brestlappe And they shall make me a sanctuarye that I maye dwell amonge them And as I haue shewed the the facion of the habitacioÌ„ and of all the ornamentes therof eueÌ„ so se that ye make it in all thynges And they shall make an arke of sethim wodd .ij. cubittes and an halfe longe a cubite aÌ„d an halfe brode and a cubitt and an halfe hye And thou shalt ouerleye it with pure golde both within and without and shalt make an hye vppon it a crowne of golde rounde aboute And thou shalt cast .iiij. rynges of golde for it and put them in the .iiij. corners there of .ij. rynges on the one syde of it and ij on the other And thou shalt make staues of sethim wodd and couer them with golde and put the staues in the rynges alonge by the sydes of the arke to bere it with all And the staues shall abyde in the rynges of the arke and shall not be taken awaye And thou shalt put in the arke the wytnesse which I shall geue the. And thou shalt make a merciseate of pure golde .ij. cubytes and an halfe longe and a cubete and an halfe brode And make .ij. cherubyns off thicke golde on the .ij. endes of the mercyseate and sett the one cherub on the one ende and the other on the other ende of the mercyseate so se that thou make them on the ij endes there of And the cherubyns shall stretch their wynges abrode ouer an hye aÌ„d couer the mercy seate with their wynges and theyr faces shall loke one to another eueÌ„ to the mercyseate warde shall the faces of the cherubyns be And thou shalt put the mercyseate aboue apon the arke aÌ„d in the arke thou shalt put the wytnesse which I will geuethe There I will mete the and will comon with the from apon the mercyseate from betwene the two cherubyns which are apon the arke of
yf I haue foūde grace in thi sighte o Lorde than let my Lorde goo with us for it is a stuburne people and haue mercy apō oure wikednesse ād oure synne and let us be thyne enheritaunce And he sayde beholde I make an appoyntment before all this people that I will do maruells soch as haue not bene done ◠all the worlde nether amōge any nacyon And all the people amonge which thou art shall se the worke of the Lorde for it is a terryble thinge that I will doo with the kepe all that I commaunde the this daye and beholde I will cast out before the the Amorites Canaanites Hethites Pherezites Heuites and Iebusites Take hede to thi selfe that thou make no compacte with the inhabiters of the lōde whether thou goest lest it be cause of ruyne amonge you But ouerthrowe their alters and breke their pilers and cutt doune their grooues for thou shalt worshippe no straunge God For the Lorde is called gelous because he is a gelous God lest yf thou make any agreament with the inhabiters of the lande when they go a whoorynge after their goddes ād do sacrifyce vnto their goddes they call the and thou eate of their sacrifyce ād thou take of their doughters vnto thi sonnes and when their doughters goo a whoorynge after their goddes they make thi sonnes goo a whoorynge after their goddes also Thou shalt make the no goddes of metall The fest of swete bred shalt thou kepe ād vij dayes thou shalt eate vnleuended bred as I commaunded the in the tyme apoynted in the moneth of Abib for in the moneth of Abib thou camest out of Egipte All that breaketh vp the matryce shal be mine and all that breaketh the matryce amonge thi catell yf it be male whether it be oxe or shepe But the first of the asse thou shalt by out with a shepe or yf thou redeme him not se thou breake his necke All the firstborne of thi sonnes thou must That is a god texte for the pope◠nedes redeme And se that no mā appeare before me emptye Sixe dayes thou shalt worke and the seuēth thou shalt rest both from earynge and reapynge Thou shalt obserue the feast of wekes with the fyrst frutes of wheate heruest ād the feast of ingaderynge at the yeres ende Thrise in a yere shall all youre men children appeare before the Lorde Ichouah God of Israel for I will cast out the nacyons before the and will enlarge thi costes so that no man shall desyre thi londe while thou goest vp to appeare before the face of the Lorde thi God thryse in the yere Thou shalt not offre the bloude of my sacrifyce with leuended bred nether shall ought of the sacrifyce of the feast of Passeover be lefte vnto the morninge The first of the firstfrutes of thy lōde thou shalt brynge vnto the house of the Lorde thy God And se that thou seth not a kydd in his mothers mylke And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses write these wordes for vppon these wordes I haue made a couenaunt with the and with the childern of Israel And he was there with the Lorde .xl. dayes ād .xl. nyghtes ād nether ate bred nor dronke water And he wrote in the tables the wordes of the couenaunt euen ten verses And Moses came doune from mount Sinai and the .ij. tables of witnesse in his hande and yet he wyst not that the skynne of his face shone with beames of his comenynge with him And when Aaron and all the childern of Israel loked apon Moses and sawe that the skynne of his face shone with beames they were a frayde to come nye him But he called thē to him and then Aaron and all the chefe of the companye came vnto him ād Moses talked with them And at the last all the childern of Israel came vnto him and he commaunded them all that the Lorde had sayde vnto him in mount Sinai And as soone as he had made an ende of comenynge with them he put a couerynge apō his face But whēhe went before the Lorde to speak with him he toke the couerīge of vntill he came out And he came out and spake The Pope speaketh that whiche he is not commaunded vnto the childern of Israel that which he was commaunded And the childern of Israel sawe the face of Moses that the skynne of his face shone with beames but Moses put a couerynge vppon his face vntill he went in to comen with him The .xxxv. Chapter ANd Moses gathered all the companye of the childern of Israel together and sayde vnto them these are the thinges which the Lorde hath commaunded to doo Sixe dayes ye shall worke but the seuenth daye shal be vnto you the holy Sabbath of the Lordes rest so that whosoeuer doth any worke there in shall dye Moreouer ye shall kyndle no fyre thorow out all youre habitacyons apō the Sabbath daye And Moses spake vnto all the multitude of the childern of Israel sainge this is the thinge which the Lorde cōmaūded saynge Geue frō amōge you an heueoffringe vnto the Lorde All thatt are willynge in their hartes shall brynge heueoffringes vnto the Lorde golde syluer brasse Iacyncte scarlet purpull bysse ād gootes hare rams skynnes red and taxus skynnes and Sethim wodd and oyle for lightes ād spices for the anoyntynge oyle ād for the swete cens And Onixstones and stones to be sett for the Ephod and for the brestlappe And let all them that are wyseharted amōge you come and make all that the Lorde hath commaunded the habitacion and the tens there of with his couerynge ād his rynges bordes barres pilers and sokettes the arke and the staues thereof with the mercyseate ād the vayle that couereth it the table and his staues with all that perteyneth thereto ād the shewebred the candelsticke of lighte with his apparell and his lampes ād the oyle for the lightes the censalter and his staues the anoyntynge oyle and the swete cens ād the hangynge before the tabernacle dore the alter of burntsacrifyces ād his brasen gredyren that longeth there to with his staues ād all his ordynaūce ād the lauer and his fote the hangynges of the courte with his pilers and their sokettes and the hangynge to the dore of the courte the pynnes of the habitacion and the pynnes of the courte with their boordes the mynystrynge garmentes to mynystre with in holynesse and the holy vestimentes of Aaron the preast and the vestimentes of his sonnes to mynystre in And all the companye of the childern of Israel departed from the presence of Moses And they went as many as their hartes coraged them and as many as their spirites made them willynge and broughte heueoffrynges vnto the Lord to the makynge of the tabernacle of wytnesse and for all his vses and for the holy vestmentes And the men came with the wemen euen as manye as were willynge harted and brought bracelettes earynges rynges and girdels and all maner Iewels of golde And all the men that waued
euē apon the bloude of the trespaceofferynge And the remnaunte of the oyle that is in the preastes hande he shall poure apon the heede off hym that is clensed and so shall the preaste make an attonement for him before the Lorde Then let the preast offer the synneofferynge ād make an attonement for him that is clensed for his vnclēnesse And thā let the burntoffrynge be slayne ād let the preast put both the burntofferynge and the meateoffrynge apō the alter ād make an attonement for him ād thā he shal be cleane Yf he be poore ād can not gett so moch thā let him bringe one lambe for a trespaceoffrynge to waue it and to make an attonement for him ād a tenth deale of fine floure myngled with oyle for a meatoffrynge ād a logge of oyle ād two turtyll doues or two yonge pygeons which he is able to gett ād let the one be a synneoffrynge and the other a burntoffryng And let him brynge them the. viij daye for his clensynge vnto the preast to the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse before the Lorde And let the preast take the lambe that is the trespaceoffrynge and the logge of oyle ād waue them before the Lorde And whē the lambe of the trespaceoffrynge is kylled the preast shall take of the bloude of the trespaceoffrynge and put it apon the typpe of his righte eare that is clensed and apon the thombe of his righte hande and apon the greate too of hys righte fote And the preast shall poure of the oyle in to his righte hande and shall sprinkle with his finger of the oyle that is in his lefte hande .vij. tymes before the Lord. And the preast shall put of the oyle that is in his hande apon the typpe of the righte eare of h◠that is clensed and apō the thombe of his righte hande and apon the great too of his righte fote euen in the place where the bloude of the trespaceofferynge was put And the reste of the oyle that is in his hande he shall poure apon the heede of him that is clensed to make an attonemēt for him before the Lorde And he shall offer one of the turtyll doues or of the yonge pigeons soch as he can gett the one for a synneofferynge and the other for a burntoffrynge apō the alter And so shall the preast make an attonemēt for him that is clensed before the Lorde This is the lawe of him that hath the plage of leprosye whose hand is not able to gett that which pertayneth to hys clensynge And the Lorde spake vnto Moses ād Aarō saynge when ye be come vnto the lond of Canaan which I geue you to possesse yf I put the plage of leprosye in any housse of the lande of youre possession let him that oweth the house go ād tell the preast saynge me thinke that there is as it were a leprosy in the housse And the preast shall cōmaunde them to ryd all thinge out of the housse before the preaste goo in to se the plage that he make not all that is in the housse vncleane and then the preast shall goo in and se the housse Yf the preast se that the plage is in the walles of the housse ād that there be holowe strakes pale or rede which seme to be lower than the other partes of the wall then let the preast go out at the housse dores ād shett vp the housse for .vij. dayes And let the preast come againe the seuenth daye ād se it yf the plage be encreased in the walles of the housse let the preast cōmaunde thē to take awaye the stones in which the plage is ād let thē cast thē in a foule place without the citie ād scrape the house within rounde aboute ād poure out the dust without the citie in a foule place And let them take other stones and put them in the places of those stones and other morter ād playster the housse with all Yf now the plage come agayne ād breake out in the housse after that they haue taken awaye the stones and scraped the housse and after that the housse is playsterd anew let the preast come and se it And yf then he perceaue that the plage hath eatē further in the housse then it is a fretynge leprosye that is in the housse ād it is vncleane Then they shall breake doune the housse both stones tymbre ād all the morter of the housse and carye it out of the citye vnto a foule place Moreouer he that goeth into the housse all the whyle that it is shett vp shal be vncleane vntyll nighte And he that slepeth in the housse shall wasshe his clothes and he also that eateth in the housse shall wasshe hys clothes But and yf the preast come and se that the plage hath sprede no futher in the housse after that it is new playsterd thē let him make it cleane for the plage is healed And let him take to clense the housse with all two birdes cypresse wodd ād purple clothe ād ysope And let him kyll one of the byrdes ouer an erthen vessel of runnynge water ād take the cipresse wodd the ysope the purple ād the lyuynge byrde ād dyppe them in the bloude of the slayne byrde and in the runninge water and sprinkle apon the housse seuen tymes and clense the housse with the bloude of the byrde and with the runninge water ād with the lyuyng byrde ād with the cypresse wodd ād the ysope ād the purple clothe And he shall lett the lyuynge byrde flee oute off the towne in to the wylde feldes and so make an attonement for the housse and it shal be cleane This is the lawe of all maner plage of leprosye and breakynge out and of the leprosye off clothe and housse and of rysynges scabbes and glysterynge white to teache when a thinge is vncleane or cleane This is the lawe off leprosye ¶ The .xv. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayenge speake vnto the children of Israel and saye vnto them euery mā that hath a runnynge yssue in his flesh is vncleane by the reason of his yssue And hereby shall it be knowne when he is vncleane Yf his fleshe runne or yf his flesh congele by the reason off his yssue than he is vncleane Euery couche whereon he lyeth ād euery thinge whereon he sytteth shal be vncleane He that twicheth his couch shall wassh his clothes ād bath him selfe with water ād be vncleane vntyll the euen He that sytteth on that whereon he satt shall wassh his clothes and bathe him selfe with water and be vncleane vntill the euenynge And he that twicheth his flesh shall wasshe his clothes and bathe him selfe in water and be vncleane vnto the euen Yf any soch spytt apon him that is cleane he must wasshe his clothes and bathe him selfe in water and be vncleane vntill euen And what soeuer sadell that he rydeth apō shal be vncleane And whosoeuer twicheth any thinge that was vnder him shal be vncleane vnto
and halowe it froÌ„ the vnclennesses of the childern of Israel And wheÌ„ he hath made an ende of recoÌ„cylinge the holy place and the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d the alter let him bringe the lyue goote aÌ„d let AaroÌ„ put both his handes apon the heede of the lyue goote and confesse ouer him all the mysdeades of the childern of Israell and all their trespaces and all their synnes and let him put them apoÌ„ the heed of the goote aÌ„d sende him awaye by the handes of one that is acoynted in the wyldernesse And the goote shall bere apon him all their mysdeades vnto the wildernesse and he shall let the goote goo fre in the wildernesse And let Aaron goo in to the tabernacle of wytnesse and put off the lyneÌ„ clothes which he put on when he weÌ„t in in to the holy place aÌ„d leaue them there And let him wasshe his flesh with water in the holy place and put on his owne rayment and then come out and offer his burntofferynge and the burntofferynge of the people and make an atonemeÌ„t for him selfe aÌ„d for the people and the fatt of the synofferynge let him burne apon the alter And let him that caryed forth the scapegoote wasshe his clothes and bathe hys flesh in water and then come in to the hoste agayne And the oxe of the synofferynge and the goote of the synofferynge whose bloude was brought in to make an atonemeÌ„t in the holy place let one carye out without the hoste and burne with fyre both their skynnes their flesh aÌ„d their donge And let him that burneth them wasshe his clothes aÌ„d bathe his flesh in water and theÌ„ come in to the hoste agayne And it shal be an ordynaunce for euer vnto you And eueÌ„ in the tenth daye of the seuenth moneth ye shall humble youre soules and shall doo no worke at all whether it be one of youre selues or a straunger that sogeorneth amonge you for that daye shall an attonemeÌ„t be made for you to clense you from all youre synnes before the Lorde and ye shal be cleane It shal be a sabbath of rest vnto you and ye shall humble youre soules and it shal be an ordynaunce for euer And the preast that is anoynted and whose hande was fylled to mynistre in his fathers steade shall make the attonemeÌ„t and shall put on the holy lyneÌ„ vestimeÌ„tes and reconcyle the holy sanctuary and the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d the alter and shall make an attonemeÌ„t also for the preastes and for all the people of the congregacion And this shal be an euerlastynge or dynaunce vnto you to make an atonement for the childern of Israel for all their synnes once a yere and it was done eueÌ„ as the Lorde commaunded Moses ¶ The XVII Chapter ANd the Lorde talked with Moses saynge speake vnto AaroÌ„ and vnto his sonnes and vnto all the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye vnto them this is the thynge which the Lorde charged saynge whatsoeuer he be of the housse of Israel that kylleth an oxe lambe or goote in the hoste or out of the hoste and bryngeth theÌ„ not vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse to offer an offerynge vnto the Lorde before the dwellynge place of the Lorde bloude shal be imputed vnto that man as though he had shed bloude and that man shall perysh from amonge his people Wherfore let the childern of Israel brynge their offerynges they offer in the wyde felde vnto the Lorde euen vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and vnto the preast and offer theÌ„ for peaseofferynges vnto the Lorde And the preast shall sprinkle the bloude apon the alter of the Lorde in the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse and burne the fatt to be a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And let them nomoare offer their offerynges vnto deuyls after whom thy goo an whoorynge And this shal be an ordynauÌ„ce for euer vnto you thorow out youre generacyons And thou shalt saye vnto them what soeuer man it be of the housse of Israel or of the straungers that sogeorne amonge you that offereth a burntofferynge or any other offerynge and bryngeth it not vnto the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse to offer vnto the Lorde that felow shall perysh from amonge his people And what soeuer man it be of the housse of Israel or of the straungers that soiourne amonge you that eateth any maner of bloude I will set my faâ—e agaynst that soule that eateth bloude and will destroy him from amonge his people for the life of the flesh is in the bloude and I haue geuen it vnto you apon the alter to make an attonement for youre soules for bloude shall make an attonemeÌ„t for the soule And therfore I sayde vnto the childern of Israel se that no soule of you cate bloude nor yet any straunger that soiourneth amonge you What soeuer man it be of the childern of Israel or of the straungers that soiurne amonge you that honteth and catcheth any beest or foule that maye be eateÌ„ he shall poure out the bloude aÌ„d couer it with erthe for the life of all flesh is in the bloude therfore I sayde vnto the childern of Israel ye shall eate the bloude of no maner of flesh for the life of all flesh is in his bloude and whosoeuer therfore eateth it shall perysh And what soeuer soule it be that eateth that which dyed alone or that which was torne with wylde beestes whether it be one of youre selues or a straunger he shall wasshe his clothes aÌ„d bathe him selfe in water aÌ„d shal be vncleane vnto the eueÌ„ aÌ„d thaÌ„ is he cleane But aÌ„d yf he wasshe them not nor wasshe his flesh he shall beare his synne ¶ The .xviij. Chapter ANd the Lorde talked with Moses saynge speake vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye vnto them I am the Lorde youre God Wherfore after the doynges of the land of Egipte wherein ye dwelt se that ye doo not nether after the doynges of the lande of Canaan whether I will bringe you nether walke ye in their ordinaunces but doo after my iudgemeÌ„tes and kepe myne ordynaunces to walke therein for I am the Lorde youre God Kepe therfore myne ordinaunces aÌ„d my iudgemeÌ„tes whiche yf a man doo he shall lyue thereby for I am the Lorde Se that ye goo to none of youre nyghest kyn red for to vncouer their secrettes for I am the Lorde The secrettes of thy father and thy mother se thou vnheale not she is thy mother therfore shalt thou not discouer hir secrettes The secrettes of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer for they are thy fathers secrettes Thou shalt not discouer the preuyte of thy syster the doughter of thy father or of thy mother whether she be borne at home or without Thou shalt not discouer the secrettes of thy sonnes doughter or thy doughters doughter for that is thyne awne preuyte Thou shalt not discouer the secrettes of thy fathers wyues doughter which she bare to thy father for she is thy
face of the old maÌ„ aÌ„d dread thy god for I am the Lorde Yf a straunger so foure by the in youre lande se that ye vexe him not But let the straunger that dwelleth with you be as one of youre selues and loue him as thiselfe for ye were straungers in the lande of Egipte I am the Lorde youre God Ye shall do no vnrightuousnes in iudgemeÌ„t nether in meteyerde weyght or measure But ye shal haue true balaÌ„ces true weightes A true Epha aÌ„d a true hin I am the Lorde youre god which broughte you out of the land of Egipte that ye shulde obserue all myne ordinaunces and iudgementes and that ye shulde kepe them I am the Lorde ¶ The. xx Chapter ANd the Lorde talked with Moses saynge tell the childern of Israel whosoeuer he be of the childern of Israel or of the straungers that dwel in Israel that geueth of his seed vnto Moloch he shall dye for it the people off the lande shall stone hiÌ„ with stones And I wil sett my face apon that felowe and will destroye him from amonge his people because he hath geuen of his seed vnto Moloch for to de file my sanctuary and to polute myne holy name And though that the people of the lande If we transgr esse gods commaundemeÌ„tes we may happelye escape â— ordlye iudges but we caÌ„not avoid the firse wrath of god but it wil surely find vs out hyde their eyes from that felowe when he geueth of his seed vnto Moloch so that they kyll him not yet I will put my face apon that man and apon his houssholde and will destroy him and all that goo a whooringe with him and coÌ„ mytt hoordome with Moloch from amonge their people Yf any soule turne vnto them that worke with spirites or makers of dysemall dayes and goo a whoorynge after them I wilt put my face apon that soule and will destroye him from amonge his people Sanctifie youre selues therfore and be holye for I am the Lorde youre God And se that ye kepe myne ordinaunces and doo them For I am the Lorde which sanctifie you Whosoeuer curseth his father or mother shall dye for it his bloude on his heed because he hath cursed his father or mother He that breaketh wedlocke with another mans wife shall dye for it because he hath broke wedlocke with his neghbours wife and so shall she likewise Yf a man lye with his fathers wife aÌ„d vncouer his fathers secrettes they shall both dye for it their bloude be apon their heedes Yf a man lye with his doughter in lawe thei shall dye both of them they haue wrought abhominacion their bloud vpon their heedes Yf a man lye with the mankynde after the maner as with womaÌ„ kynd they haue both coÌ„mitted an abhominacion and shall dye for it Their bloude be apon their heed Yf a man take a wife aÌ„d hir mother thereto it is wekednesse MeÌ„ shall burne with fire both him and them that there be no wekednesse amonge you Yf a man lye with a beest he shall dye and ye shall slee the beest Yf a womaÌ„ go vnto a beest aÌ„d lye doune the reto thou shalt kyll the womaÌ„ aÌ„d the beest also they shal dye aÌ„d their bloud be apoÌ„ their hedes Yf a maÌ„ take his syster his fathers doughter or his mothers doughter aÌ„d se hir secrettes and she se his secrettes also it is a weked thinge Therfore let them perish in the syghte of their people he hath sene his systers secretnesse he shall therfore bere his synne Yf a man lye with a woman in tyme of hyr naturall disease and unheale hir secrettes and vncouer hir fountayne aÌ„d she also open the fountayne of hir bloude they shall both perishe from amonge their people Thou shalt not vncouer the secrettes of thy mothers syster nor of thy fathers systers for he that doth so vncouereth his nexte kyn aÌ„d thei shall bere their mysdoynge Yf a maÌ„ lye with his vncles wife he hath vncouered Thei small dye immediatly aÌ„d not â—aâ—y the byrth as Iuda wolâ— haue burnt Thamar beinge great â—â— ita childe his vncles secrettes they shall bere their synne and shall dye childlesse Yf a maÌ„ take his brothers wife it is an vnclene thinge he hath vncouered his brothers secrettes they shal be childlesse therfore Se that ye kepe therfore all myne ordinaunces and all my iudgementes and that ye doo them that the londe whether I brynge you to dwell therein spewe you not oute And se that ye walke not in the maners of the nacyons whiche I cast oute before you For they commytted all these thinges and I abhorred them But I haue sayde vnto you that ye shall enioye their londe and that I will geue it vnto you to possesse it eueÌ„ a londe that floweth with milke and honye I am the Lord youre God whiche haue separated you from other nacions that ye shulde put difference betwene cleane beestes add vncleane and betwene vncleane foules and them that are cleane Make not youre soules therfore abhominable with beestes aÌ„d foules and with all maner thinge that crepeth apon the grounde which I haue separated vnto you to holde them vncleane Be holy vnto me for I the Lorde am holy and haue seuered you from other nacyons that ye shulde be myne Yf there be maÌ„ or womaÌ„ that worketh with a sprite or a maker of dysemall dayes thei shall dye for it MeÌ„ shall stone them with stones aÌ„d their bloude shal be apon them ¶ The .xxj. Chapter ANd the Lorde sayde vnto Moses speake vnto the preastes the sonnes of Aaron and saye vnto them A preast shall defile him selfe at the deth of none of his people but apon his kyn that is nye vnto him as his mother father sonne doughter and brother and on his syster as loÌ„ge as she is a mayde aÌ„d dwelleth nye him and was neuer geuen to man on her he maye defile him selfe But he shall not make him selfe vncleane vpon a ruelar of his people to polute him selfe with all They shall make theÌ„ no baldnesse apon their Of the hetheÌ„ preastes therfore toke our prelates the ensample off their balde pateâ— heedes or shaue off the lockes of their beerdes nor make any markes in their flesh Thei shal be holy vnto their God aÌ„d not polute the name of their god for the sacrifices of the Lorde aÌ„d the bred of their God thei do offer therfore they must be holy Thei shall take no wife that is an whoore or poluted or put froÌ„ hir husbonde for a preast is holy vnto his God Sanctifie him therfore for he offereth vp the bred of God he shal By bred vnderstonde all sode flesh frute or whatsoeuer it be therfore be holy vnto the for I the Lorde whiche sanctifie you am holy Yf a preastes doughter fall to playe the whore she poluteth hir father therfore she shall be burnt with fire He that is the hye preast among his brethern vppon whose heed the anoyntynge oyle was poured
ox en .lxi. thousande asses .xxxij. thousande wemen that had lyen by no man And the halfe which was the parte of theÌ„ that weÌ„t out to warre was .iij. hundred thousande and .xxxvij. thousande and fyue hundred shepe And the Lordes parte of the shepe was .vi. hundred and .lxxv. And the oxen were .xxxvi. thousande of which the Lordes parte was .lxxij.. And the asses were .xxx. thousande and fyue hundred of whiche the Lordes parte was .lxi.. And the wemen were .xvi. thousande of which the Lordes parte was .xxxij. soules And Moses gaue that summe which was the Lordes heueofferynge vnto Eleazer the preast as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And the other halfe of the childern of Israel whiche Moses seperated from the men of warre that is to were the halfe that pertayned vnto the congregacion was .iij. hundred thousande and .xxxvij. thousande and fyue hundred shepe and .xxxvi. thousande oxen and .xxx. thousande asses and fyue huÌ„dred and .xvi. thousande wemen And Moses toke of this halfe that pertayned vnto the childern of Israel one of euery fyftie both of the wemen of the catell and gaue them vnto the leuites which wayted vppon the habitacion of the Lorde as the Lorde commaunded Moses And the officers of thousandes of the hoste the captaynes ouer the thousandes and the captaynes ouer the hundreds came forth sayed vnto Moses Thy servauntes haue taken the summe of the men of warre which were vnder oure hande there lacked not one man of them We haue therfore broughte a present vnto the Lorde what euery man founde of Jewels of golde cheyns bracelettes ringes earynges spangels to make an attonement for oure soules before the Lorde And Moses Eleazer toke the golde off them Jewels of all maner facions And all the golde of the heueoffrynge of the Lord of the captaynes ouer thousandes hundreds was .xvi. thousand .vij. hundred .l. sycles which yâ— meÌ„ of warre had spoyled euery man for him selfe And Moses Eleazer yâ— preast toke the golde of the captaynes ouer the thousandes ouer the hundreds brought it in to the tabernacle of witnesse to be a memoriall vnto yâ— childern of Israel before yâ— Lorde ¶ The â–ª xxxij Chapter THe childern of RubeÌ„ the childern of Gad had an exceadinge greate multitude of catell And wheÌ„ they sawe the loÌ„de of Iaeser the loÌ„de of Gilead yâ— it was an apte place for catell they came spake vnto Moses Eleazer yâ— preast vnto yâ— lordes of yâ— coÌ„gregacioÌ„ sayenge The loÌ„de of Ataroth Dibo Beon whiche contre yâ— Lorde smote before the congregacion of Israel is a londe for catell and we thy servauntes haue catell wherfore sayed they yf we haue founde grace in thy syghte let this londe be geuen vnto thy servauntes to possesse and bringe vs not ouer Iordane And Moses sayed vnto the childreÌ„ of Gad and of Ruben shall youre brethern goo to warre and yetarye here Wherfore discorage ye the hertes of the children of Israel for to goo ouer in to the londe which the Lorde hath geueÌ„ them This dyd youre fathers wheÌ„ I sent them from Cades bernea to sethe londe And they went vp euen vnto the ryuer of Escol sawe the londe discoraged the heâ—tes of the childern of Israel that they shulde not goo into the londe whiche the Lorde had geuen them And the Lorde was wroth the same tyme and sware sayenge None of the men that came out of Egipte froÌ„ twentye yere olde and aboue shall se the londe whiche I swore vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob because they haue not continually folowed me saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune the Benesite Iosua the sonne of Nun for they haue folowed me continually And the Lorde was angrie with Israel and made them wandre in the wildernesse .xl. yere vntill all the generacion that had done euell in the syghte of the Lorde were consumed And beholde ye are rysen vp in youre fathers stede the encrease of synfull men to augmente the ferse wrath of the Lorde to Israel warde For yf ye turne awaye from after him he wyll yet agayne leue the people in the wildernesse so shall ye destroy all this folke And they went nere him aÌ„d sayed we will bylde shepefoldes here for oure shepe and for oure catell and cities for oure childern But we oure selues will go ready armed before the childern of Israel vntill we haue broughte them vnto their place And oure childreÌ„ shall dwell in the stronge cities because of the inhabiters of the londe And we will not returne vnto oure housses vntill the childern off Israel haue enhereted euery man his enheritaunce For we will not enheret with them on yonder syde Iordane forwarde because oure enheritaunce is fallen to vs on this syde Iordane eastwarde And Moses sayed vnto them Yf ye will do this thing that ye will go all harnessed before the Lorde to warre and will go all of you in harnesse ouer Iordane before yâ— Lorde vntill he haue cast out his enemyes before him vntill the londe be subdyed before yâ— Lorde then ye shall returne be without sinne agenst the Lorde agenst Israel thie loÌ„de shal be youre possession before the Lorde But yf ye will not do so beholde ye synne agenst the Lorde aÌ„d be sure youre synne will fynde you out Bilde youre cities for youre childern foldes for youre shepe se ye do yâ— ye haue spoken And the childern of Gad of Ruben spake vnto Moses sayenge thy servauntes will do as my lorde commaundeth Oure childreÌ„ oure wines substaÌ„ce all oure catell shall remayne here in the cities of Gilead But we thi servauntes will goo all harnessed for the warre vnto batayle before the Lorde as my lorde hath sayed And Moses coÌ„mauÌ„ded Eleazer yâ— preast Iosua yâ— sonne of Nun the auncieÌ„t hedes of the tribes of the childern of Israel sayed vnto them Yf the childern of Gad and Ruben will goo with you ouer Iordane all prepared to syghte before the Lorde then when the lande is subdued vnto you geue them the londe of Gilead to possesse but yf they will not goo ouer with you in harnesse then they shall haue their possessions amonge you in yâ— londe of Canaan And the childern of Gad Ruben answered sayenge that which yâ— Lorde hath sayed vnto thi seruauÌ„tes we will doo We wil goo harnessed before the Lorde in to the londe of Canaan the possession of oure enheritaunce shal be on this syde the Iordane And Moses gaue vnto yâ— childern of Gad and of Ruben vnto halfe the try be of Manasse the sonne of Ioseph the kyngdome of Sihon kynge of the Amorites and the kyngdome of Ogkynge of Basan the lande that longed vnto the cities thereof in the costes of the contre rounde aboute And the childern of Gad bylt DiboÌ„ ataroth Aroer Atroth So phan Iaeser Iegabcha Bethnimra Betharan stronge cities and they bylt foldes for their shepe And the
childern of Ruben bylt Besebon Elalea Ririathaim Nebo Baal Meon and turned their names and Sibama also gaue names vnto the cities which they bylt And the childern of Machir the sonne of Manasse went to Gilead and token and put out the Amorites y◠were therein And Moses gaue Gilead vnto Machir the sonne of Manasse he dwelt therein And Iair the sonne of Manasse wēt toke y◠small townes thereof called thē the townes of Iair And Nobah went toke kenath with the townes longinge thereto called it Nobah after his awne name ¶ The .xxxiij. Chapter THese are the iurneyes of the childern of Israel which went out of the lande of Egipte with their armies vnder Moses ād Aaron And Moses wrote their goenge out by their iurneyes at y◠cōmaundment of the Lorde euen these are y◠iurneyes of their goenge out The childern of Israel departed from Rahēses the .xv. daye of the first moneth on y◠morowe after Passeouer went out with an hye hande in the syghte of all Egipte while the Egiptians buried all their firstborne which the Lorde had smoten amonge thē And vppō their goddes also the Lorde dyd execucion And y◠childern of Israel remoued from Rahemses and pitched in Sucoth And they departed frō Sucoth pitched their tentes in Ethā which is in the edge of y◠wyldernesse And they remoued frō Ethā ād turned vnto the entrynge of Hiroth which is before ba all Zephon pitched before Migdol And they departed frō before Hiroth went thorow the myddes of the see in to the wildernesse wēr .iij. dayes iurney in y◠wildernesse of Ethā pirched in Marah And they remoued frō Marah wēt vnto Elim where were .xij. fountaynes ād .lxx. datetrees and they pitched there And they remoued from Elim laye fast by the red see And they remoued frō the red see laye in y◠wildernesse of Sin And they toke their iurney out of y◠wildernesse of Sin sett vpp their tentes in Daphka And they departed from Daphka and laye in Alus And they remoued from Alus laye at Raphedim where was no water for the people to drynke And they departed from Raphedim and pitched in the wildernesse of Sinai And they remoued from the deserte of Sinai lodged at the graues of lust And they departed from the sepulchres of lust ād laye at Haseroth And they departed from Hazeroth pitched in Rithma And departed frō Rithma and pitched at Rimon Parez And they departed from Rimon Parez pitched in Libna And they remoued from Libna pitched at Rissa And they iurneyed frō Rissa ād pitched in Rehelatha And they went frō Rehclatha pitched in moūt Sapher And they remoued from mount Sapher and laye in Harada And they remoued from Harada and pitched in Makeheleth And they remoued from Makeheloth laye at Tahath ād they departed frō Tahath pitched at Tharath And they remoued frō Tharath and pitched in Mithca And they went from Mithca and lodged in Hasmona And they departed from Hasmona and laye at Moseroth And they departed from Moseroth and pitched amonge the childern of Iaecon And they remoued from the childern of Iaecon ād laye at Hor gidgad And they went from Hor gidgad and pitched in Iathbatha And they remoued from Iathbatha and laye at Abrona And they departed from Abrona and laye at Ezeon gaber And they remoued from Ezeon gaber and pitched in the wildernesse of Zin which is Cades And they remoued from Cades pitched in mount Hor in y◠edge of the londe of Moab And Aaron the preast went vpp in to mount Hor at the commaūdment of y◠Lorde dyed there euen in the fortieth yere after the childern of Israel were come out of y◠londe of Egipte in the first daye of the fyfte moneth And Aaron was an hundred ād xxxiij yere olde when he dyed in mount Hor And kinge Erad the canaamte which dwelt in y◠south of the lond of canaā herd y◠the childern of Israel were come And they departed frō mount Hor pitched in Zalmona And they departed from Zalmona pitched in Phimon they departed from Phimon pitched in Oboth And they departed frō Oboth pitched in Igim Abarim in the borders of Moab And they departed from Igim and pitched in Dibon Gad. And they remoued from Dibon Gad and laye in Almon Diblathama And they remoued from Almon Diblathama ād pitched in y◠mountaynes of Abarim before Nibo And they departed from the mountaynes of Abarim pitched in the feldes of Moab fast by Iordane nye to Iericho And they pitched apon Iordayne from Beth Haiesmoth vnto y◠playne of Sitim in y◠feldes of Moab And the Lorde spake vnto Moses in the feldes of Moab by Iordayne nye vnto Iericho sayēge speake vnto the childern of Israel and saye vnto them when ye are come ouer Iordane in to the londe of Canaan sethat ye dryue out all the inhabiters of the londe before you destroy their Ymaginacions all their Ymages of Metall ād plucke downe all their alters bylt on hilles And possesse the londe dwell therein for I haue geuen you the londe to enioye it And ye shall deuyde the enheritaunce of the londe by lott amonge youre kynreddes ād geue to the moo the moare enheritaunce to the fewer the lesse enheritaunce And youre enheritaunce shal be in y◠tryhes of youre fathers in y◠place where euery mans lott falleth But and yf ye will not dryne out the inhabiters of y◠londe before you then these which ye let remayne of thē shal be thornes in youre eyes and dartes in youre sydes shall vexe you in the lōde wherein ye dwell More ouer it will come to passe y◠I shall doo vnto you as I thought to doo vnto them ¶ The .xxxiiij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge cōmaūde the childern of Israel and saye vnto them when ye come in to the londe of Canaan this is the londe that shall fall vnto youre enheritaunce the londe of Canaan with all hir costes And youre south quarter shal be from the wildernesse of Zin alonge by the coste of Edom so that youre south quarter shal be from the syde of the salte see eastwarde shall fet a compasse frō the south vpp to Acrabim reach to Zinna And it shall goo out on y◠south side of Cades Bernea goo out also at Hazar Adar and goo alōge to Azmon And shall fet a cōpasse from Azmon vnto the ryuer of Egipte and shall goo out at the see And youre west quarter shall be the greate see which coste shal be youre west coste And this shal be youre north quarter ye shall compasse from the great see vnto moūt Hor. And from mount Hor ye shall compasse goo vnto Hemath and the ende of y◠coste shal be at Zedada the coste shall reach out to Ziphron and goo out at Hazor Enan And this shal be youre north
your brethern as well as vnto you and vntyll they also haue conquered the londe which the Lorde youre God hath geuen them beyonde lordayne and then returne agayne euery maÌ„ vnto his possession which I haue geueÌ„ you And I warned Iosua the same tyme sayeng thyne eyes haue sene all that the Lorde youre God hath done vnto these two kynges eueÌ„so the Lorde will doo vnto all kyngdomes whither thou goest Feare them not for the Lorde youre God he it is that fighteth for you And I besoughte the Lorde the same tyme sayenge O lorde Iehoua thou hast begonne to shewe thy servaunte thy greatnesse and thy mightie hande for there is no God in heauen nor in erth that can do after thy workes and after thy power let me goo ouer aÌ„d se the good londe that is beyonde Iordayne that goodly hye contre and Libanon But the Lorde was angrie with me for youre sakes and wolde not heare me but sayed vnto me be content and speake henceforth no moare vnto me of this matter Get the vp in to the toppe of Pisga aÌ„d lifte vpp thine eyes west north south aÌ„d easte aÌ„d beholde it with thyne eyes for thou shalt not goo ouer this Iordayne Moreouer charge Iosua and corage him and bolde him For he shall go ouer before his people and he shall deuyde the londe which thou shalt se vnto them And so we abode in the valaye besyde Beth Peor ¶ The .iiij. Chapter ANd now herken Israel vnto the ordinaunces aÌ„d lawes which I teache you â–ª for to doo them that ye maye lyue aÌ„d goo aÌ„d conquere No â–ª nâ—â— yet corrupt it with false glosâ—s to coÌ„â—â—me Aristotle but rebuke Aristotles false lerninge therewith the londe which the Lorde God of youre fathers geueth you Ye shall put nothinge vnto the worde which I commaunde you nether doo ought there from that ye maye kepe the commaundmentes off the Lorde youre God which I commaunde you You re eyes haue sene what the Lorde dyd vnto Baal Peor for al the men that folowed Baal Peor the Lorde youre God hath destroyed fâ—om amoÌ„ge you But ye that claue vnto the Lorde youre God are alyue euery one of you this daye Beholde I haue taught you ordinaunces and lawes soche as the Lorde my God commauÌ„ded me that ye shulde do eueÌ„ so in the londe whether ye goo to possesse it Kepe them therfore and doo them for that is youre wisdome and vnderstandynge in the syghte of the nacyons whiche when they haue herde all these ordinaunces shall saye O what a wyse and vnderstondynge people is this greate nacion For what nacyon is so greate that hath Goddes so nye vnto hym as the Lorde oure God is nye vnto vs in all thinges when we call vnto hym Yee and what nacyon is so greate that hath ordinaunces and lawes so ryghtuousse as all thys lawe whiche I sett before you this daye Take hede to thy selfe therfore only aÌ„d kepe thy soule diligently that thou forgett not the thinges which thyne eyes haue sene and that they departe not out of thyne harte all the Teach youre childern dayes of thine life but teach them thy sonnes aÌ„d thy sonnes sonnes The daye that I stode before the Lorde youre god in Horeb wheÌ„ he sayed vnto me gather me the people together that I maye make them heare my wordes that they maye lerne to fâ—re me as longe as thei lyue vppon the erth and that they maye teache their childern ye came aÌ„d stode also vnder the hyll aÌ„d the hyll burnt with fire euen vnto the myddes of heaueÌ„ aÌ„d there was darcknesse clowdes aÌ„d myst And the Lorde spake vnto you out of the fire aÌ„d ye herde the voyce of the The voice is all to gether vnto that image ought men â—o bowâ— there hertes wordes But sawe no ymage saue herde a voyce only And he declared vnto you his couenaunt which he commaunded you to doo euen â–ª x. verses and wrote them in two tables of stone And the Lorde commaunded me the same season to teache you ordynaunces and lawes for to doo them in the londe whether ye goo to possesse it Take hede vnto youre selues diligently as pertayninge vnto youre soules for ye sawe no maner of ymage the daye when the Lorde spake vnto you in Horeb out of the fire lest ye marre youre selues and make you grauen ymages after whatsoeuer likenesse it be whether after the likenesse of maÌ„ or womaÌ„ or any mane beest that is on the erth or of any maner fâ—thâ—â— red foule that fleth in the ayre or of any maner worme that crepeth on the erth or of any maner fysh that is in the water beneth the erth Ye and leste thou lyâ—â—e vpp thyne eyes vnto heuen and when thou seyst the sonne and the mone and the starres and what soeuer is contayned in heauen shuldest be disceaued and shuldest bow thi selfe vnto them aÌ„d sâ—rue the thinges which the Lorde thy God hath distributed vnto all nacions that are vnder al quarters of heauen For the Lorde toke you and broughte you out of the yernen fornace of Egipte to be vnto him a people of enheritaunce as it is come to passe this daye Forthermoare the Lorde was angrye with me for youre sakes and sware that I shulde not goo ouer Iordane and that I shulde not goo vnto that good londe which the Lorde thy God geueth the to enherytaunce For I must dye in this londe and shall not goo ouer Iordane But ye shall goo ouer and conquere that good londe Take hede vnto youre selues therfore that ye forgett not the appoyntment of the Lorde youre God which he made with you and that ye make you no grauen ymage of what soeuer it be that the Lorde thi God hath forbidden the. For the Lorde thi God is a coÌ„suminge fyre and a gelouse God Yf after thou hast gotten childern and childerns childern and hast dwelt longe in the londe ye shall marre youre selues and make grauen ymages after the liknesse of what so euer it be and shall worke wekednesse in the syghte of the Lorde thy God to prouoke him I call heauen and erth to recorde vnto you this daye that ye shall shortely peressh from of the londe whether ye goo ouer Iordayne to possesse it Ye shall not prolonge youre dayes therin but shall shortly be destroyed And the Lorde shall scater you amonge nacions and ye shal be lefte few in numbre amonge the people whother the Lorde shall brynge you and there ye shall serue goddes which are the workes of mans hande wod and stone which nether se nor heare nor eate nor smell Neuer the later ye shall seke the Lorde youre God euen there and shalt fynde him yf thou seke him with all thine herte and with all thy soule In thi tribulacion and when all these thinges are come apon the euen in the later dayes thou shalt turne vnto the Lorde thy God and shalt herken vn to his voyce For the Lorde thy God is
loÌ„de Nay but for the wekednesse of these nacions the Lord doth cast theÌ„ out before the. It is not for thy rightuousnes sake aÌ„d right hert that thou goest to possesse their loÌ„d But partely for the wekednesse of these nacioÌ„s the Lord thy god doth cast theÌ„ out before the and partly to performe that which the Lorde thy God sware vnto thi fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob Vnderstond therfore that it is not for thy rightuousnes sake that the Lorde thy God doth geue the this good lâ—nd to possesse it for thou art a stissenecked people RemeÌ„bre aÌ„d forget not how thou prouokedest the Lorde thi god in the wildernesse for sens the daye that thou camest out of the lond of Egipte vntyll ye came vnto this place ye haue rebelled agenst the Lorde Also in Horeb ye angred the Lorde so that the Lorde was wroth with you eueÌ„ to haue destroyed you after that I was gone vpp in to the mount to fett the tables of stone the tables of appoyntment which the Lorde made with you And I abode in the hyll .xl. dayes aÌ„d xl nightes and nether ate bred nor dranke water And the Lorde delyuered me two tables of stone writen with the finger of God and in them was acordynge to all the wordes which the Lorde sayed vnto you in the mount out of the fire in the daye wheÌ„ the people were gathered together And wheÌ„ the .xl. dayes and .xl. nyghtes were ended the Lorde gaue me the two tables off stone the tables of the testament and sayed vnto me Vpp and get the doune quyckely from hence for thy people which thou hast broughte out of Egipte haue marred themselues They are turned attonce out of the waye whiche I commaunded them and haue made theÌ„ a god of metall Furthermore the Lorde spake vnto me sayenge I se this people how that it is a stiffenecked people let me alone that I maye destroye them and put out the name off them from vnder heauen and I will make off the a nacion both greater aÌ„d moo than they And I turned awaye and came doune from the hyll and the hyll burnt with fire and had the two tables of the appoyntment in my handes And when I loked and sawe that ye had synned agenst the Lorde youre God and had made you a calfe of metall and had turned attonce out of the waye whiche the Lorde had commaunded you TheÌ„ I toke the two tables and cast them out of my two handes and brake theÌ„ before youre eyes And I fell before the Lorde euen as at the first tyme .xl. dayes aÌ„d xl nightes and nether ate bred nor dranke water ouer all youre synnes whiche ye had synned in doynge wekedly in the syght of the Lorde aÌ„d in prouokinge him For I was afrayed of the wrath and fearsnesse wherwith the Lord was angrie with you eueÌ„ for to haue destroyed you But the Lorde herde my peticion at that tyme also The Lorde was very angrie with Aaron also eueÌ„ for to haue destroyed him But I made intercession for AaroÌ„ also the same tyme. And I toke youre synne the calfe which ye had made aÌ„d burnt him with fire aÌ„d stampe him and grounde him a good eueÌ„ vnto smal dust And I cast the dust thereof in to the broke that descended out of the mount Also at â—habeera and at Masa and at the sepulchres of lust ye angred the Lorde yee aÌ„d when the Lorde sent you from Cades Bernea sayenge goo vpp and conquere the lond whiche I haue geuen you ye disobeyed the mouth of the Lorde youre God and nether beleued hiÌ„ nor herkened vnto his voyce Thus ye haue bene disobedieÌ„t vnto the Lord sence the daye that I knew you And I fell before the Lorde .xl. dayes and Lerne to praâ—â— xl nightes whiche I laye there for the Lorde was minded to haue destroyed you But I made intercession vnto the Lorde and sayed O Lorde Iehoua destroye not thy people and thyne enheritauÌ„ce which thou hast delyuered thorow thi greatnesse and which thou hast brought out of Egipte with a mightie hand RemeÌ„bre thy servauntes Abraham Isaac and Iacob and loke not vnto the stoburnesse of this people nor vnto their wekednesse and synne lest the londe whence thou broughtest them saye Because the Lorde was not able to brynge them in to the londe which he promysed them and because he hated them therfore he caried them out to destroye them in the wildernesse Moreouer they are thy people and thine enheritaunce whiche thou broughtest out with thy myghtye power and wyth thy stretched out arme ¶ The .x. Chapte IN the same ceason the Lord sayed vnto me hewe the two tables of stone like vnto the first and come vp vnto me in to the mount aÌ„d make the an Arke of wod and I will wryte in the table the wordes that were in the first tables which thou brakest aÌ„d thou shalt put theÌ„ in the arcke And I made an arke of sethiÌ„ wod aÌ„d hewed two tables of stone like vnto the first aÌ„d went vp in to the mountayne and the .ij. tables in myne hande And he wrote in the tables acording to the first writinge the .x. verses whiche the Lorde spake vnto you in the mount out of the fire in the daye when the people were gathered aÌ„d gaue theÌ„ vnto me And I departed aÌ„d came doune froÌ„ the hyll and put the tables in the arcke which I had made aÌ„d there they remayned as the Lorde commaunded me And the childern of Israel toke their iurney from Beroth BeÌ„ IakeÌ„ to Mosera where AaroÌ„ dyed aÌ„d where he was buried aÌ„d Eleazer his sonne became preast iÌ„ his steade And froÌ„ theÌ„ce they departed vnto Gudgod aÌ„d froÌ„ Gudgod to Iathbath a loÌ„d of riuers of water And the same ceason the Lorde separated the trybe of Leui to beare the arcke of the appoyntment of the Lorde and to stonde before the Lorde aÌ„d to ministre vnto him and to blesse in his name vnto this daye Wherfore the Leuites haue no parte nor enheritaunce with their brethern The Lorde he is their enheritaunce as the Lorde thy God hath promysed them And I taried in the mount eueÌ„ as at the first tyme .xl. dayes and .xl. nyghtes and the Lorde herkened vnto me at that tyme also so that the Lorde wolde not destroye the. And the Lorde sayed vnto me vpp aÌ„d goo forth in the iurney before the people and let them goo in aÌ„d conquere the lond which I sware vnto their fathers to geue vnto them And now Israel what is it that the Lord thi God requyreth of the but to feare the Lord thi God and to walke in all his wayes and to loue him and to serue the Lorde thy God with all thyne herte and with all thy soule that thou kepe the commaundmentes of the Lorde aÌ„d his ordinaunces which I commaunde the this daye for thy welth Beholde heauen and the heauen of heauens is the Lordes thy god and the erth with all that therein is
only the Lorde had a lust vnto thy fathers to loue them and therfore chose you theire seed after them off all nacyons as it is come to passe this daye Circumcyse therfore the foreskynne of youre hartes and be no longer sciffnecked For the Lorde youre God he is God of goddes and lorde of lordes a greate God a myghtye and a terreble which regardeth no mans person nor taketh giftes but doeth right vnto the fatherlesse and wedowe and loueth the straunger to geue him fode and rayment Loue therfore the straunger for ye were straungers youre selues in the londe of Egipte Thou shalt feare the Lorde thi God and serue him and cleaue vnto him aÌ„d swere by his name for he is thi prayse aÌ„d he is thi God that hath done these greate and terreble thinges for the which thine eyes haue sene Thi fathers went doune in to Egipte with .lxx. soules aÌ„d now the Lorde thi God hath made the as the starres of heauen in multitude The .xi. Chapter LOue the Lorde thi God and kepe his obseruaunces his ordinaunces his lawes and his commaundmentes alwaye And call to mynde this daye that which youre childern haue nether knowen nor sene euen the nurture of the Lorde youre God his greatnesse his myghtye hande and his stretched out arme his miracles and his actes which he dyd amonge the EgiptiaÌ„s euen vnto Pharao the kinge off Egipte and vnto all his loÌ„de aÌ„d what he dyd vnto the host of the EgiptiaÌ„s vnto their horses aÌ„d charettes how he brought the water of the red see vppon theÌ„ as they chased you and how the Lorde hath brought them to nought vnto this daye aÌ„d what he dyd vnto you in the wildernesse vntill ye came vnto this place aÌ„d what he dyd vnto Dathan and Abiram the sonnes of Eliab the sonne of Ruben how the erth opened hir mouth aÌ„d swalowed theÌ„ with their housholdes and their tentes aÌ„d all their substaÌ„ce that was in their possessioÌ„ in the myddes of Israel For youre eyes haue sene all the greate deades of the Lorde which he dyd Kepe therfore al the coÌ„maundmentes which I coÌ„maunde the this daye that ye maye be stronge aÌ„d goo and conquere the londe whother ye go to possesse it aÌ„d that ye maye prolonge youre dayes in the londe which the Lorde sware vnto youre fathers to geue vnto them aÌ„d to their seed a londe that floweth with mylke and honye For the londe whother thou goest to possesse it is not as the londe of Egipte whence thou camest out where thou sowedest thi seed and wateredest it with thi laboure as a garden of herbes but the londe whither ye goo ouer to possesse it is a londe of hilles and valeyes and drynketh water of the rayne of heaueÌ„ and a londe which the Lorde thi God careth for The eyes of the Lord thi God are always apoÌ„ it from the begynnynge of the yere vnto the later ende of the yere Yf thou shalt herken therfore vnto my commaundementes which I commaunde you this daye that ye loue the Lorde youre God and serue him with all youre hertes and with all youre soules then he will geue rayne vnto youre londe in due season both the fyrst rayne and the later and thou shalt gather in thy corne thy wyne and thyne oyle And he will sende grasse in thy feldes for thy catell and thou shalt care and fyll thy selfe But bewarre that youre hertes disceaue you not that ye turne asyde and serue straunge goddes and worshepe them and theÌ„ the wrath of the Lorde waxe hote vpon you aÌ„d shott vp the heauen that there be no rayne and that youre londe yeld not hir frute and that ye peresh quickly from of the good loÌ„de which the Lorde geueth you Putt vp therfore these my wordes in youre hertes and in youre soules and bynde them for a sygne vnto youre handes and lett them be as papers of remembraunce betwene youre eyes and teach them youre childern so that thou * talke of them when thou syttest in Talke of â—oâ—â—nhod saye oure prelates thyne housse and when thou walkest by the waye and when thou lyest doune and when thou rysest vpp yee and write them vppon the dorepostes of thine housse and vppon thi gates that youre dayes may be multiplyed aÌ„d the dayes of youre childern apon the erth which the Lorde sware vnto youre fathers to geue them as longe as the dayes of heaueÌ„ last vpon the erth For yf ye shall kepe all these comaundmentes which I coÌ„maunde you so that ye doo theÌ„ and loue the Lorde youre God and walke in all his wayes and oleaue vnto him Then will the Lorde cast out all these nacions both greatter and myghtyer then youre selues All the places where on the soles of youre fete shall treade shal be youres euen from the wildernesse and from Libanon and from the ryuer Euphrates euen vnto the vttemost see shall youre costes be There shall no man be able to stonde before you the Lorde youre God shal cast the feare and dreade of you vppoÌ„ all londes whether ye shall come as he hath sayed vnto you Beholde I sect before you this daye a blessynge and a curse a blessynge yf that ye herkeÌ„ vnto the commaundmentes of the Lorde youre God which I coÌ„mauÌ„de you this daye And a curse yf ye will not herkeÌ„ vnto the coÌ„maundmentes of the Lord youre God but turne out of the waye which I commauÌ„de you this daye to goo after straunge goddes which ye haue not knowen When the Lorde thi God hath brought the in to the londe whother thou goest to possesse it then put the blessinge vppon mount Grisim and the curse vppon mount Ebal which are on the other syde Iordane on the backe side of the waye towarde the goynge doune of the sonne in the loÌ„de of the Cananites which dwell in the feldes ouer agenst Gilgal besyde moregroue For ye shall goo ouer to goo and possesse the londe which the Lorde youre God geueth you and shall conquere it aÌ„d dwell there in Take hede therfore that ye doo al the coÌ„maundmentes and lawes which I sett before you this daye The .xij. Chapter THese are the ordinaunces and lawes which ye shall obserue to doo in the londe which the Lorde God of thy fathers geueth the to possesse it as longe as ye lyue vppon the erth Se that ye destroye all places where the nacyons which ye conquere serue their goddes vppon hye mountaynes and on hye hilles and vnder euery grene tree Ouerthrowe their alters and breake their pylers and burne their groues with fyre and hewdowne the ymages off theyr goddes and brynge the names of them to noughte out of that place Se ye doo not so vnto the Lorde youre God but ye shall enquere the place which the Lorde youre God shall haue chosen out of all youre trybes to put his name there and there to dwell And thyther thou shalt come and thyther ye shall brynge youre burntsacryfices and youre offerynges youre tithes and heueofferynges
But geue him and let it not greue thine hert to geue Because that for that thinge the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in all thi workes and in all that thou puttest thine hande to For the londe shall neuer be without poore Wherfore I coÌ„maunde the sayenge open thine hande vnto thi brother that is neady aÌ„d poore in thy lande Yf thi brother an Hebrue sell him self to the or an Hebruas he shall serue the syxe yere and the seuenth yere thou shalt lett him go fre from the. And when thou sendest hym out fre from the thou shalt not let him goo awaye emptye but shalt geue him of thy shepe and of thi corne and of thy wyne and geue him off that where with the Lorde thi God hath blessed the. And remembre that thou wast a seruaunte in the londe of Egipte and the Lorde thi God delyuered the thence wherfore I commaunde the this thinge to daye But and yf he saye vnto the I will not goo awaye from the because he loueth the and thine housse and is well at ease with the. Then take a naule and nayle his eare too the doore there with aÌ„d let him be thi seruaunte foreuer and vnto thi mayde seruaunte thou shalt doo likewise And let it not greue thine eyes to lett him goo out from the for he hath bene worthe a double hired seruaunte to the in his seruyce .vi. yeres And the Lorde thi God shall blesse the in all that thou doest All the firstborne that come of thine oxen and of thi shepe that are males thou shalt halowe vnto the Lorde thi God Thou shalt do no seruyce with the firstborne of thi shepe but shalt eate theÌ„ before the Lord thi God yere by yere in the place which the Lorde hath chosen both thou and thine houssholde Yf there be any deformyte there in whether it be lame or blinde or what soeuer euell fauerednesse it hath thou shalt not offer it vnto the Lorde thi God But shalt eate it in thyne awne citie the vncleane and the cleane indifferently as the roo and the hert Only eate not the bloude there of but poure it vppon the grounde as water The .xvi. Chapter OBserue the moneth of Abyb and offer passeover vnto the Lorde thi God For in the moneth of Abib the Lorde thy God brought the out of Egipte by nyght Thou shalt therfore offer passeover vnto the Lorde thi God and shepe and oxen in the place which the Lorde shall chose to make his name dwell there Thou shalt cate no leueÌ„ded bred there with but shalt eate there with the bred of tribulacioÌ„ .vij. dayes loÌ„ge For thou camest out of the loÌ„de of Egipte in hast that thou mayst remembre the daye when thou camest out of the londe of Egipte all dayes of thi life And se that there be no leuended bred sene in all thi costes .vij. dayes longe and that there remayne nothinge of the flesh which thou hast offered the fyrst daye at euen vntil the mornynge Thou mayst not offer passeover in any of thi cities which the Lord thi god geueth the But in the place which the Lorde thi God shall chose to make his name dwell in there thou shalt offer Passeouer at euen aboute the goyngdoune of the sonne euen in the season that thou camest out of Egipte And thou shalt seth and eate in the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen and departe on the morowe and gette the vnto thi tente Sixe dayes thou shalt eate swete bred and the seuenth daye is for the people to come together to the Lorde thi God that thou mayst do no worke Then reken the .vij. wekes and begynne to rekeÌ„ the .vij. wekes when the syccle begynneth in the corne and kepe the feast of wekes vnto the Lorde thi God that thou geue a frewil offeringe of thine haÌ„de vnto the Lord thi God acordinge as the Lorde thi God hath blessed the. And reioyse before the Lorde thi God both thou thi sonne thi doughter thi seruaunte and thi mayde and the leuite that is within thi gates and the straunger the fatherlesse aÌ„d the wedowe that are amonge you in the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen to make his name dwel there And remeÌ„bre that thou why wast a seruauÌ„te in Egipte that thou obserue and doo these ordinaunces Thou shalt obserue the feast of tabernacles vij dayes longe after that thou hast gathered in thi corne and thi wyne And thou shalt reioyse in that thi feast both thou and thi sonne thi doughter thi seruaunte thi mayde the leuite the straunger the fatherlesse and the wedowe that are in thi cities Seuen dayes thou shalt kepe holy daye vnto the Lorde thi God in the place which the Lorde shal chose for the Lorde thi God shall blesse the in all thi frutes and in all the workes of thine handes and thou shalt be all together gladnesse Thre tymes in the yere shall al youre males appere before the Lorde thi God in the place which he shal chose In the feast of swete bred in the feast of wekes and in the booth feast And they shal not appere before the Lorde emptie but euery maÌ„ with the gifte of his honde acordynge to the blessinge of the Lorde thi God which he hath geuen the. The .xvij. Chapter IVdges and officers thou shalt make the in Iudgeâ— all thi cities which the Lorde thi God geueth the thorow out thi trybes and lett theÌ„ iudge the people righteously Wrest not the lawe nor knowe any persone nether take any rewarde for giftes blynde the wise and peruerte the wordes of the righteous But in all thinge folowe righteousnesse that thou mayst lyuc and enioye the londe which the Lord thi God geueth the. Thou shalt plante no groue of what soeuer trees it be nye vnto the altare of the Lorde thi God which thou shalt make the. Thou shalt sett the vpp no piler which the Lorde thy God hateth Thou shalt offer vnto the Lorde thy God no oxe or shepe where in is any deformyte what soeuer euell fauerednesse it be for that is an abhominacion vnto the Lorde thi God Yf there be founde amonge you in any of thi cities which the Lord thi God geueth the man or woman that hath wrought wekednesse in the sighte of the Lord thi God that they haue gone beyonde his appoyntment so that they haue gone and serued strauÌ„ge goddes aÌ„d worshipped theÌ„ whether it be the sonne or mone or anythinge contayned in heaueÌ„ which I forbade and it was tolde the aÌ„d thou hast herde of it Then thou shalt enquere diligently And yf it be true and the thinge of a suertye that soch abhomynacion is wrought in Israel Opinly in the gates and not secretlye in preson with lawfull witnesse and not tormentynge them or makâ—ge them swer agenâ—â— theÌ„ selves or â—or swere theÌ„ selves theÌ„ thou shalt bringe forth that maÌ„ or that woman whiche haue coÌ„mytted that weked thinge * vnto thi gates aÌ„d shalt stone theÌ„
in the locke and let them bringe her vnto a valeye where is nether earinge nor sowenge aÌ„d strike of hir heed there in the valey Then let the preastes the sonnes of Leui come forth for the Lorde thy God hath chosen them to ministre and to blesse in the name off the Lorde and therfore at their mouthe shall all strife and plage be tryed And all the elders of the citie that is nexte to the slayne man shall wasshe their handes ouer the heyffer that is beheded in the playne and shall answere aÌ„d saye oure handes haue not shed this bloude ne ther haue oure eyes sene it Be mercifull Lord vnto thy people Israel which thou hast delyuered and put not innocent bloude vnto thy people Israel and the bloude shal be forgeuen theÌ„ Right in the lordes sighte aÌ„d not in thyne imaginacion And so shalt thou put innocent bloud froÌ„ the when thou shalt haue done that which is right in the syght of the Lorde When thou goest to warre agenst thyne enemies and the Lorde thy God hath delyuered them in to thine handes and thou hast take them captyue and seist amonge the captyues a bewtifull woman and hast a fantasye vnto her that thou woldest haue her to thy wyfe Then bringe her home to thine housse and let her shaue hir heed and pare hir nayles aÌ„d put hir rayment that she was taken in from hir and let hir remayne in thine housse and be wepe hir father and hir mother a moneth long and after that goo in vnto her aÌ„d marie her aÌ„d let her be thi wife And yf thou haue no fauoure vnto her then let her go whother she lusteth for thou mayst not sell her for monye nor make cheuesauÌ„ce of her because thou hast huÌ„bled her Yf a man haue two wyues one loued and another hated and they haue borne him children both the loued and also the hated â–ª Yf the firstborne be the sonne of the hated then wheÌ„ he dealeth his goodes amonge his childern he maye not make the sonne of the beloued firstborne before the sonne of the hated whiche is in deade the firstborne But he shall knowe the sonne off the hated for his first-borne that he geue hym dowble off all that he hath For he is the first off his strength and to him belongeth the right of the firstborneshippe Yf any man haue a sonne that is stuburne and disobedient that he will not herken vnto the voyce of his father and voyce of his mother and they haue taught him nurture but he wolde not herken vnto them Then let his father and his mother take him and brynge hym out vnto the elders of that citie and vnto the gate of that same place aÌ„d saye vnto the elders of the citie This oure sonne is stoburne and disobedient and will not herken vnto oure voyce he is a ryoter and a dronkarde Then let all the men of that citie stone him with stones vnto deeth And so thou shalt put euell awaye from the and all Israel shall heare and feare Yf a man haue commytted a trespace worthy of deeth and is put to deeth for it and hanged on tree let not his body remayne all nyghte vppon the tree but burye hym the same daye For the curse off God is on him that is hanged Defile not thy londe therfore whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the to enherett ¶ The .xxij. Chapter YF thou se thy brothers oxe or shepe goo astraye thou shalt not with drawe thy selfe from them But shalt brynge them home agayne vnto thy brother Yf thy brother be not nye vnto the or yf thou knowe him not then bringe them vnto thine awne housse and lett them be with the vntyll thy brother axe after them and then delyuer him them agayne In like maner shalt thou doo with his asse with his rayment and with all lost thinges of thy brother which he hath lost and thou hast founde and thou maist not withdrawe thy selfe Yf thou se that thy brothers asse or oxe is fallen doune by the waye thou shalt not withdrawe thy selfe from them but shalt helpe him to heue them vp agayne The woman shall not weere that whiche pertayneth vnto the man nether shall a man put on womans rayment For all that doo so are abhomynacyon vnto the Lorde thi God Yf thou chaunce vppon a byrds nest by the waye in what soeuer tree it be or on the grouÌ„ de whether they be younge or egges aÌ„d the da me sittenge vppon the younge or vppoÌ„ the egges Thou shalt not take the mother with the younge But shalt in any wyse let the clame go and take the younge that thou mayst prospere and prolonge thy dayes When thou byldest a new housse thou shalt make a batelmeÌ„t vnto the roffe that thou lade The housses be flatt in those coÌ„tres not bloude vppon thine housse yf any maÌ„ fall there of Thou shalt not sowe thy vyneyarde with dyuerse sede lest thou halowe the sede whiche thou hast sowen with the frute off thy vyneyarde Thou shalt not plowe with an oxe aÌ„d an as se togetherr Thou shalt not weere a garment made of woll and flax together Thou shalt put rybandes vpoÌ„ the .iiij. quarters of thy vesture wherewith thou couerest thy selfe Yf a man take a wyfe and when he hath lyen with her hate her aÌ„d leye shamefull thinges vnto hyr charge and brynge vp an euell name vppon her and saye I toke this wyfe and wheÌ„ I came to her I founde her not a mayde TheÌ„ let the father of the damsell and the mother brynge forth the tokens of the damsels virginite vnto the elders of the citie euen vnto the gate And let the damsels father saye vnto the elders I gaue my doughter vnto this man to wife and he hateth her and loo he layeth shamefull thinges vnto hir charge saynge I founde not thy doughter a mayde And yet these ar the tokens of my doughters virginite And let them sprede the vesture before the elders off the citie Then let the elders of that citie take that man and chastyce him and merce him in an hundred sycles of syluer and geue them vnto the father of the damsell because he hath brought vpp an euell name vppon a mayde in Israel And she shal be his wife and he may not put her awaye all his dayes But and yf the thinge be of a suertie that the damsell be not founde a virgen let them brynge her vnto the dore of hir fathers housse and let the men of that citie stone her with stones to deâ—th because she hath wrought folye in Israel to playe the whore in hir fathers housse And so thou shalt put euell awaye from the. Yf a man be sounde lyenge with a woman that hath a wedded husbonde then let theÌ„ dye etherother of theÌ„ both the man that laye with the wife and also the wife so thou shalt put awaye euell from Israel Yf a mayde be hanfasted vnto an husbonde and then a man finde
her in the towne and leye with her then ye shall brynge them both out vnto the gates of that same citie and shall stone them with stones to deeth The damsell because she cried not beynge in the citie And the man because he hath humbled his neyghbours wife and thou shalt put awaye evell from the. But yf a man finde a betrothed damsell in the felde and force her and leye with her TheÌ„ the man that laye with her shall dye alone and vnto the damsell thou shalt doo no harme because there is in the damsell no cause of deeth For as when a man ryseth agenste his neyghboure and sleyeth him eueÌ„ so is this matter For he founde her in the feldes and the be trothed damsell cried but there was no maÌ„ to succoure her Yf a man finde a mayde that is not betrothed aÌ„d take her aÌ„d lye with her aÌ„d be founde Then the man that laye with her shall geue vnto the damsells father .l. sycles of syluer And she shall be his wife because he hath humbled her and he maye not put her awaye all hys dayes No man shall take his fathers wife nor vnheale his fathers couerynge ¶ The .xxiij. Chapter NOne that is gelded or hath his preuey membres cutt of shall come in to the congregacion of the Lorde And he that is borne of a comen woman shall not come inthe congregacion of the Lorde no in the tenth generacyon he shall not entre in to the congregacyon of the Lorde The Ammonites and the Moabites shall not come in to the coÌ„gregacyon of the Lorde no not in the tenth generacion no they shall neuer come in to the coÌ„gregacion of the Lorde because they met you not with bred and water in the waye when ye came out of Egipte and because they hyred agenst the Balaam the sonne of Beor the interpreter of Mesopotamia to curse the. Neuer thelesse the Lorde thy God wolde not herken vnto Balaam but turned the curse to a blessinge vnto the because the Lorde thy God loued the. Thou shalt neuer therfore seke that which is prosperouse or good for them all thy dayes for euer Thou shalt not abhorre an Edomite for he is thy brother nether shalt thou abhorre an Egiptian because thou wast a straunger in hys londe The childern that are begotten of them shall come in to the congregacyon of the Lorde in the .iij. generacion When thou goest out with the host agenst thine enemies kepe the froÌ„ all wekednesse for the Lorde is amonge you Yf there be any man that is vncleane by the reason of vnclennesse that chaunceth hym by nyght let him goo out of the host and not come in agayne vntyll he haue wasshed him selfe with water before the euen aÌ„d then wheÌ„ the sonne is doune let him come in to the host agayne Thou shalt haue a place without the host whother thou shalt resorte to and thou shalt haue a sharpe poynte at the ende of thy wepon and when thou wilt ease thy selfe digge therewith and turne and couer that which is departed from the. For the Lorde thy God walketh in thyne host to rydd the and to sett thine enemyes before the. Let thine host be pure that he se no vncleane thinge amonge you and turne from you Thou shalt not delyuer vnto his master the seruaunt which is escaped from his master vnto the. Let him dwel with the eueÌ„ amonge you in what place he him selfe liketh best in one of thi cities where it is good for him anâ— vexe him not There shal be no whore of the doughters of Israel nor whorekeper of the sonnes of Israel Thou shalt nether brynge the hyre of an who The pope wil take tribute of them yet aÌ„d bisshopes aÌ„d aboâ—â—es de sire no better â—â—nauntes re nor the pryce of a dogge in to the housse of the Lorde thy God in no maner of vowe for eueÌ„ both of them are abhominacion vnto the Lorde thy God Thou shalt be no vsurer vnto thy brother nether in mony nor in fode nor in any maner thinge that is lent vppon vserye Vnto a strauÌ„ger thou maist lende vppon vserye but not vnto thy brother that the Lorde thy God maye blesse the in all that thou settest thyne hande to in the londe whother thou goest to conque re it When thou hast vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde thy God se thou be not slacke to paye it For he will surely requyre it of the and it shal be synne vnto the. Yf thou shalt leue vowinge it shal be no synne vnto the but that which is once gone out off thy lippes thou must kepe and doo accordynge as thou hast vowed vnto the Lorde thy god a frewilloffrynge whiche thou hast spoken with thy mouth When thou comest in to thy neghboures vy neyarde thou mayst eate grapes thy belyfull at thine awne pleasure but thou shalt put none in thy bagge When thou goest in to thy neyghbours corne thou mayst plucke the eares with thine haÌ„d but thou mayst not moue a sycle vnto thy neghbours corne ¶ The .xxiiij. Chapter WHen a man hath taken a wyfe and maried her yf she finde no fauoure in his eyes because he hath spied some vnclennesse in her Then let him write her a bylle of devor cement and put it in hir hande and sende her out of his housse Yf when she is departed out of his housse she goo and be another mans wife and the seconde husbonde hate her and write her a letter of deuorcement and put it in hir hande and sende her out of his housse or yf the seconde man dye whiche toke her to wyfe Hir first man whiche sent hir awaye maye not take her agayne to be his wyfe in as moche as she is defiled For that is abhominacyon in the syght of the Lorde that thou defile not the loÌ„de with synne which the Lorde thy God geueth the to enherett When a man taketh a newe wyfe he shall not goo a warrefare nether shal be charged wyth any busynesse but shal be fre at home one yere and reioyse with his wife whiche he hath taken No maÌ„ shall take the nether or the vpper milstone to pledge for then he taketh a mans lyfe to pledge Yf any man be founde stealynge any of his brethern the childern of Israel aÌ„d maketh cheuesaunce of him or selleth him the thefe shall dye And thou shalt put euell awaye from the. Take hede to thy selfe as concernynge the plage of leprosye that thou obserue diligently to doo acordinge to all that the preastes the leuites shall theach the as I commaunded them Do as the prcastes teache you but as I haue taughte theÌ„ and not as they fayâ—e so ye shall obserue to doo Remembre what the Lorde thy God dyd vnto Mir Iam by the waye after that ye were come out off Egipte Yf thou lende thy brother any maner soker thou shalt not goo in to his housse to fetche a pledge but shalt stonde without and the man to whom thou lendest
shall brynge the the pledge out at the dore Forthermore yf it be a pore body goo not to slepe with his pledge but delyuer hym the pledge agayne by that the sonne goo doune and let him slepe in his owne rayment and blesse the. And it shal be rightuousnes vnto the before the Lorde thy God Thou shalt not defraude an hyred servaunte that is nedye and poore whether he be off thy brethern or a straunger that is in thy lond with in thy cities Geue him his hyre the same daye and let not the sonne goo doune thereon For he is nedye ād therewith susteyneth his life lest he crye agenst the vnto the Lorde ād it be synne vnto the. The fathers shal not dye for the childern nor the childern for the fathers but euery mā shall dye for his awne synne Hynder not the right of the straunger nor of the fatherlesse nor take wedowes rayment to pledge But remembre that thou wast a servaunte in Egipte ād how the Lord thy God delyuered the thēce Wherfore I cōmaūde the to doo this thinge When thou cuttest doune thyne herueste in the felde and hast forgotte a shefe in the felde thou shalt not goo agayne and fett it But it shal be for the straunger the fatherlesse and the wedowe that the Lorde thy God maye blesse the in all the workes of thyne hande When thou beatest doune thyne olyue trees thou shalt not make cleane riddaunce after the but it shal be for the straunger the fatherlesse and the wedowe And when thou gatherest thy vyneyarde ▪ thou shalt not gather cleane after the but it shal be for the straunger the fatherlesse and the wedowe And remembre that thou wast a seruaunte in the lond of Egipte wherfore I cōmaunde the to doo this thinge ¶ The .xxv. Chapter WHen there is strife betwene men let thē come vnto the lawe and let the iudges iustifie the rightuous and condemne the trespeaser And yf the trespeaser be worthy of strypes then let the iudge cause to take him doune and to bete him before his face accordynge to his trespace vnto a certayne numbre .xl. stirpes he shall geue him and not passe lest yf he shulde exceade and beate him aboue that with many stripes thi brother shuld appere vngodly before thyne eyes Thou shalt not mosell the oxe that treadeth out the corne When brethern dwell together and one of It were hard to proue this a ceremonye them dye ād haue no childe the wyfe of the deed shall not be geuen out vnto a straunger but hir brotherlawe shall goo in vnto her and take her to wife and marie her And the eldest sonne which she beareth shall stonde vp in the name of his brother which is deed that his name be not put out in Israel But and yf the man will not take his systerlawe then let her goo to the gate vnto the elders and saye My brotherlawe refuseth to sterre vpp vnto his brother a name in Israel he will not marie me Then let the elders of his citie call vnto him and comen with him Yf he stonde and saye I will not take her then let his systerlawe goo vnto him in the presence of the elders and loose his showe of his fote and spytt in his face and answere and saye So shall it be done vnto that man that will not bylde his brothers housse And his name shal be called in Israel the vnshoed housse Yf when men stryue together one with another the wife of the one rūne to for to ryd hyr husbonde out of the handes of him that smyteth him and put forth hir hande and take him by the secrettes cutt of hir hande and let not thine eye pitie her Thou shalt not haue in thy bagge two maner weyghtes a greate and a small nether shalt thou haue in thine house dyuerse measures a great ād a small But thou shalt haue a perfect ād a iust measure that thy dayes maye be lengthed in the londe whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the For all that do soche thinges ād all that doo vnright are abhominacion vnto the Lorde thy God Remembre what Amalech dyd vnto the by the waye after thou camest out of Egipte he mett the by the waye and smote the hynmost of you all that were ouer laboured and dragged by hynde when thou wast faynted and werye and he feared not God Therfore when the Lorde thy God hath geuen the rest from all thyne enemyes rounde aboute in the londe whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the to enheret and possesse se that thou put out the name of Amalech from vnder heauen ād forget not ¶ The .xxvj. Chapter WHen thou art come in to the londe whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the to enherett and hast enioyed it and dwellest there in take of the first of all the frute of the erthe which thou hast brought in out of the lande that the Lorde thy God geueth the and put it in a maunde and goo vnto the place which the Lorde thy God shall chose to make his name dwell there And thou shalt come vnto the preast that shal be in those dayes ād saye vnto him I knowledge this daye vnto the Lorde thy God that I am come vnto the contre whiche the Lorde sware vnto oure fathers for to geue vs. And the preast shall take the maunde out of thine hande and set it doune before the alter of the Lorde thy God And thou shalt answere ād saye before the Lorde thy God The Sirians wolde haue destroyed my father and he went doune in to Egipte ād sogeorned there with a few folke and grewe there vnto a nacyon greate myghtie and full of people And the Egiptians vexed us ād troubled vs and laded vs with cruell bondage And we cried vn to the Lorde God of oure fathers and the Lorde herde oure voyce and loked on oure aduersyte laboure and oppressyon And the Lorde brought vs out of Egipte with a mightye hande and a stretched out arme and with greate tereblenesse and with sygnes and wonders And he hath brought vs in to this place and hath geuē vs this londe that floweth with mylke and honye And nowe loo I haue brought the first frutes off the londe whiche the Lorde hath geuen me And set it before the Lorde thy God and worshepe before the Lorde thy God and reioyse ouer all the good thinges whiche the Lorde thy God hath geuē vnto the and vnto thyne housse both thou the Leuite and the straunger that is amonge you When thou hast made an ende of tithynge all the tithes of thine encrease the thyrde yere the yere of tythynge and hast geuen it vnto the Leuite the straunger the fatherlesse ād the wedowe and they haue eaten in thy gates ād fylled them selues Then saye before the Lorde thy God I haue brought the halowed thinges out of myne housse and haue geuen them vnto the Leuite the straunger the fatherlesse and the wedowe acordynge to all the commaundmentes which thou
vnto the Lorde thi God aÌ„d herken vnto his voyce acordinge to all that I coÌ„maunde the this daye both thou and thi childern with all thine hert and all thi soule Then the Lorde thi God wil turne thi captiuite aÌ„d haue coÌ„ppassion vpoÌ„ the aÌ„d goo aÌ„d fett the agayne from all the nacions amoÌ„ge which the Lorde thi God shall haue scatered the. Though thou wast cast vnto the extreme partes of heauen euen from thence will the Lorde thi God gather the and from thence fett the and brynge the in to the lande which thi fathers possessed and thou shalt enioye it And he will shewe the kyndnesse and multiplye the aboue thi fathers And the Lorde thi God will circumcyse thine hert and the hert of thi seed for to loue the Lorde thi God with all thine hert and all thi soule that thou mayst lyue And the Lorde thi God will put al these curses vpoÌ„ thine enemyes and on theÌ„ that hate the and persecute the. But thou shalt turne and herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde and doo all his commaundmentes which I commaunde the this daye And the Lorde thi God will make the plenteous in all the workes of thine hande and in the frute of thi bodye in the frute of thi catell and frute of thi lande and in riches For the Lorde will turne agayne and reioyse ouer the to doo the good as he reioysed ouer thi fathers Yf thou herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his commaundmentes and ordynaunces which are written in the boke of this lawe yf thou turne vnto the Lord thi God with all thine hert and all thi soule For the commaundment which I commaunde the this daye is not separated from the nether ferre of It is not in heauen that thou neadest to saye who shall goo vpp for us in to heauen and fett it us that we maye heare it aÌ„d doo it Nether is it beyonde the see that thou shuldest saye who shall goo ouer see for us and fett â—t us that we maye heare it and doo it But the worde is very nye vnto the euen in thi mouth and in thine hert that thou doo it Beholde I haue sett before you this daye lyfe and good deeth and cuell in that I commaunde the this daye to loue the Lorde thi God and to walke in his wayes and to kepe his commaundementes his ordynaunces and his lawes that thou mayst lyue and multipye and that the Lorde thy God man blesse the in the londe whother thou goest to possesse it But and yf thyne hert turne awaye so that thou wilt not heare but shalt goo astraye and worshepe straunge goddes and serue them I pronounce vnto you this daye that ye shal surely peresh and that ye shall not prolonge youre dayes vppon the londe whother thou passest ouer Iordayne to goo and possesse it I call to recorde this daye vnto you heauen and erth that I haue sett before you lyfe and deeth blessynge and cursynge but chose lyfe that thou and thi seed maye lyue in that thou louest the Lorde thi God herkenest vnto his voyce and cleauest vnto him For he is thi life and the lengthe of thi dayes that thou mayst dwell vppon the erth which the Lorde sware vnto thi fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob to geue them The .xxxi. Chapter ANd Moses went and spake these wordes vnto all Israel and sayed vnto them I am an hundred aÌ„d .xx. yere olde this daye aÌ„d can nomoare goo out and in Also the Lorde hath sayed vnto me thou shalt not go ouer this Iordayne The Lord youre God he will go ouer before the aÌ„d he will destroye these nacions before the aÌ„d thou shalt coÌ„quere theÌ„ And Iosua he shall goo ouer before the as the Lorde hath sayed And the Lorde shall doo vnto them as he dyd to Sihon aÌ„d Og kynges of the Amorites aÌ„d vnto their landes which kinges he destroyed And when the Lorde hath delyuered them to the se that ye doo vnto them acordynge vnto all the coÌ„maundmentes which I haue coÌ„maunded you Plucke vpp youre hartes and be stronge dreade not nor be aferde of them for the Lorde thi God him selfe will goo with the and wil nether let the goo nor forsake the And Moses called vnto Iosua and sayed vnto him in the sighte of all Israel Be stroÌ„ge and bolde for thou must goo with this people vnto the londe which the Lorde hath sworne vnto their fathers to geue them and thou shalt geue it them to enheret And the Lorde he shall goo before the aÌ„d he shall be with the and wil not let the goo nor forsake the feare not therfore nor be discomforted And Moses wrote this lawe and delyuered it vnto the preastes the sonnes of Leui which bare the arke of the testament of the Lorde and vnto all the elders of Israel and commaunded them sayenge At the ende of .vij. yere in the tyme of the fre yere in the fest of the tabernacles when all Israel is come to appere before the Lorde thi God in the place which he hath chosen se that thou reade this lawe before all Israel in their eares Gather the people together both men wemen and childern and the straungers that are in thi cities that they maye heare lerne and feare the Lorde youre God and be diligent to kepe all the wordes of this lawe and that theyr childern which knowe nothinge maye heare and lerne to feare the Lorde youre God as longe as ye lyue in the londe whother ye goo ouer Iordayne to possesse it And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses Beholde thy dayes are come that thou must dye Call Iosua and come and stonde in the tabernacle of witnesse that I maye geue him a charge And Moses and Iosua went and stode in the tabernacle off witnesse And the Lorde apeared in the tabernacle euen in the pyler off the cloude And the piler of the cloude stode ouer the dore of the tabernacle And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses beholde thou must slepe with thi fathers and this people will goo a whorynge after straunge goddes off the londe whother they goo and will forsake me and breake the appoyntement which I haue made with them And then my wrath will waxe whote agenst them and I will forsake them and will hyde my face from them and they shal be consumed And when moch aduersyte and tribulacion is come vppon them then they will saye because oure God is not amonge us these tribulacions are come vppon us But I wil hyde my face that same tyme for all the euels sake which they shall haue wrought in that they are turned vnto straunge goddes Now therfore write ye this songe and teach it the childern of Israel and put it in their mouthes that this songe maye be my witnesse vnto the childern of Israel For when I haue brought them in to the londe whiche I sware vnto their fathers that runneth with mylke aÌ„d honye then they will eate and fyll them selues and waxe
fatt and turne vnto straunge goddes and serue them and rayle on me and breake my testament And then when moch myschefe and tribulacion is come vppon them this songe shall answere before them and be a witnesse It shall not be forgetten out of the mouthes of their seed for I knowe their imaginacyon whiche they goo aboute euen now before I haue broughte them in to the londe which I sware And Moses wrote this songe the same season and taught it the childern of Israel And the Lorde gaue Iosua the sonne off Nun a charge and sayed be bolde and stronge for thou shalt brynge the childern of Israel in to the lond which I sware vnto them aÌ„d I will be with the. When Moses had made an ende of wrytynge out the wordes of this lawe in a boke vnto the ende of them he commaunded the Leuites which bare the arcke of the testameÌ„t of the Lorde sayenge take the boke off thys lawe and put it by the syde of the arcke of the testament of the Lorde youre God and let it be there for a witnesse vnto the. I For knowe thi stubernesse and thi stiffe necke beholde while I am yet a lyue with you this daye ye haue bene dishobedient vnto the Lorde aÌ„d how moch moare after my deeth Gather vnto me al the elders of youre trybes and youre officers that I maye speake these wordes in their eares and call heaueÌ„ aÌ„d erth to recorde agenst them For I am sure that after my deeth they will vtterly marre them selues and turne from the waye which I commaunded you and tribulacion will come vppon you in the later dayes when ye haue wrought welkednesse in the sight of the Lorde to prouoke him with the workes of youre handes And Moses spake in the eares of all the congregacion of Israel the wordes of this songe vnto the ende of them The .xxxij. Chapter HEare o heauen what I shall speake and heare o erth the wordes of my mouth My doctrine droppe as doeth the rayne aÌ„d my speach flowe as doeth the dewe as the mesellynge vpoÌ„ the herbes aÌ„d as the droppes vppoÌ„ the grasse For I wil call on the name of the Lorde Magnifie the might of oure God He is a rocke and perfecte are his deades for all his wayes are with discrecion God is faithfull and without wekednesse both rightuous and iuste is he The frowarde and ouerthwarte generacion hath marred them selues to him ward aÌ„d â—re not his sonnes for their deformities sake Doest thou so rewarde the Lorde O foolish nacyon aÌ„d vnwyse Is not he thy father aÌ„d thyne owner hath he not made the and ordeyned the Remembre the dayes that are past consydre the yeres from tyme to tyme. Axe thy father aÌ„d â—e will shewe the thyne elders and they wyll â—ell the. WheÌ„ the most hyghest gaue the nacyons an â—nheritaunce aÌ„d diuided the sonnes of Adam â—e put the borders of the nacions fast by the multitude of the childern of Israel For the Lordes parte is his folke aÌ„d Israel â—â— the porcion of his enheritaunce He founde him in a deserte londe in a voyde ground aÌ„d a rorynge wildernesse he led hiÌ„ aboute and gaue him vnderstondynge aÌ„d kepâ—â— him as the aple of his eye As an egle that stereth vpp hyr nest and â—â—otereth ouer hyr younge he stretched oute â—is wynges and toke hym vpp and bare hym on his shulders The Lorde alone was his guyde and there was no straunge God with him He sett him vpp apon an hye londe and he ate the encrease of the feldes And he gaue hâ— honye to sucke out of the rocke aÌ„d oyle out of the harde stone With butter of the kyne and mylke of the shepe with fatt of the lambes aÌ„d fatt rammeâ— and he gootes with fatt kydneyes and with whete And of the bloude of grapes thou drâ—kest wyne And Israel waxed fatt and kyked Thou wast fatt thicke and smothe And he let God goo that made hiÌ„ and despysed the rocke that saued him They angred him with strauÌ„ge goddes aÌ„d with abhominacions prouoked him They offered vnto feldedeuels and not to God aÌ„d to goddes which they knewe not aÌ„d to newe goddes that came newly vpp whiche their fathers feared not Of the rocke that begat the thou arte vnâ— myndefull and hast forgott God that made the. And when the Lorde sawe it he was angre because of the prouokynge of his sonnes and doughters And he sayed I will hyde my face from theÌ„ and will se what their ende shall be For they are a froward generacion aÌ„d childern in whoÌ„ is no fayth They haue angred me with that whiche is no god and prouoked me with their vanities And I agayne will angre them with theÌ„ whiche are no people and will prouoke theÌ„ with â— foelish nacion For fire is kyndled in my wrath aÌ„d shal burne vnto the botome of hee ll And shall consume the erth with her encrease and set a fire the botoms of the mountaynes I will hepe myscheues vpon the aÌ„d will speÌ„de all myne arowes at them Burnt with hungre aÌ„d consumed with heet and with bitter pestilence I will also sende the â—ethe of beestes vppon them and poyson serpentes Without forth the swerde shall robbe theÌ„ off theire childern and wythin in the chamber feare both younge men and younge wemen and the suckelynges with the meÌ„ of gray â—eedes I haue determened to scater theÌ„ therowout â—e worlde aÌ„d to make awaye the remeÌ„braunce of them from amonge men Were it not that I feared the raylynge off their enemyes lest theire aduersaries woâ—de be prowde and saye oure hye hande hath done aâ— these workes and not the Lorde For it is a nacion that hath an vnhappye forcast and hath no vnderstonge in them â— wolde they ware wyse and vnderstode this aÌ„d wolde consider their later ende Howe it cometh that one shall chace â— thousande and two putt ten thousande ofâ— them to flyghte excepte theire rocke had solde them and because the Lorde had delyuered them For oure rocke is not as their rocke no though oure enemyes be iudge But their vynes are of the vynes of Sodom and of the feldes of Gomorra Their grapes are grapes of gall and theire clusters be bytter Their wyne is the poyson of dragons aÌ„d the cruell gall of aspes Are not soch thinges layed in store with me â–ª aÌ„d seeled vpp amonge my treasures Vengeaunce is myne and I will rewarde their fete shall slyde when the tyme cometh For the tyme of their destruction is at honde and the tyme that shall come vppon them maketh hast For the Lorde will doo iustice vnto hys people and haue compassion on his servauntes For it shal be sene that theire power shall fayle and at the last they shal be presoned and forsaken And it shal be sayed where are their goddes aÌ„d their rocke wherein they trusted The fatt of whose sacrifices they ate and drancke the wyne of their drynckofferynges let them ryse vpp and helpe you and be youre protection Se now
howe that I I am he and that there is no God but I. I can kyll and make alyue aÌ„d what I haue smyten that I can heale nether yâ— there that can delyuer any man oute off my honde For I will lifte vp myne hande to heaueÌ„ aÌ„d will saye I lyue euer Yf I whett the lyghtenynge of my swerde and myne hande take in hande to doo iustyce I wyll shewe vengeaunce on myne enemyes and will rewarde them that hate me I will make myne arowes dronkeÌ„ with bloude and my swerde shall eate flesh of the bloud of the slayne and of the captyue and of the bare heed of the enemye Reioyse hethen wyth hys people for he wyll auenge the bloude off his servauntes and wyll auenge hym off hys aduersaryes and wil be mercyfull vnto the londe off hys people And Moses went aÌ„d spake all the wordes of this songe in the eares of the people both he and Iosua the sonne of Nun. And when Moses had spoken all these wordes vnto the ende to all Israel then he sayed vnto them Sett youre hertes vnto all the wordes whiche I testifye vnto you this daye that ye commaunde them vnto youre childern to obserue and doo all the wordes off thys lawe For it is not a vayne worde vnto you but it is youre lyfe and thorow thys worde ye shall prolonge youre dayes in the lond whother ye goo ouer Iordayne to conquere it And the Lorde spake vnto Moses the selfe same daye sayenge get the vpp in to this mountayne Abarim vnto mount Nebo which is in the londe of Moab ouer agenst Iericho And beholde the londe of Canaan whiche I geue vnto the childern of Israel to possesse And dye in the mount whiche thou goest vppon and be gathered vnto thy people As Aaron thy brother dyed in mounte Hor aÌ„d was gathered vnto his people For ye trespased agenst me amonge the childern of Israel at the waters off striffe at Cades in the wyldernesse of Zin because ye sanctified me not amonge the childern of Israel Thou shalt se the londe before the but shall not goo thither vnto the londe which I geue the childern off Israel The .xxxiij. Chapter THis is the blessinge where with Moses gods man blessed the childern of Israel before his deeth sayenge The Lord came froÌ„ Sinai and shewed his beames from Seir vnto them and appered gloriously from mount Paran and he came with thousandes of sayntes and in his right hande a lawe of fyre for them How loued he the people All his sayntes are in his honde They yoyned theÌ„ selues vnto thy fote and receaued thi wordes Moses gaue us a lawe which is the enheritaunce of the coÌ„gregacion of Iacob And he was in Israel kinge when he gathered the heedes of the people and the tribes of Israel to gether Ruben shall lyue and shall not dye but his people shal be few in numbre This is the blessynge of Iuda And he sayed heare Lorde the voyce of Iuda and bringe him vnto his people let his handes fyght for him but he thou his helpe agenst his enemies And vnto Leui he sayed thy perfectnesse aÌ„d thi light be after thy mercyfull maÌ„ whoÌ„ thou temptest at Masa aÌ„d with whom thou striuedst at the waters of strife He that saieth vnto his father aÌ„d mother I sawe him not aÌ„d vnto his brethern I knewe not and to his sonne I wote not for they haue obserued thi wordes and kepte thy testament They shall teach Iacob thi iudgementes aÌ„d Israel thi lawes They shall put cens before thi nose and whole sacrifices apon thine altare Blesse Lorde their power and accepte the workes of their hondes smyte the backes of them that ryse ageÌ„st them and of them that hate them that they ryse not agayne Vnto Ben Iamin he sayed The Lordes derlynge shall dwell in saffetye by him and kepe him selfe in the hauen by hym contynually and shall dwell betwene his shulders And vnto Ioseph he sayed blessed of the Lorde is his londe with the goodly frutes off heauen with dewe and with sprynges that lye beneth and with frutes of the encrease of the sonne and with rype srute off the monethes and with the toppes of mountaynes that were from the begynnynge and with the dayntes of hilles that last euer and with goodly frute of the erth and off the fulnesse there of And the good will of him that dwelleth in the bush shall come vppon the heed of Ioseph and vppon the toppe of the heed of him that was separated fro amonge his brethern his bewtye is as a first-borne oxe and his hornes as the hornes of an vnycorne And with them he shall push the nacions to gether euen vnto the endes of the worlde These are the many thousandes of Ephraim and the thousandes off Manasse And vnto Zabulon he sayed Reioyse Zabulon in thi goenge out and thou Isachar in thi tentes They shall call the people vnto the hill and there they shall offer offerynges of righteousnes For they shall sucke of the abundaunce of the see and of treasure hyd in the sonde And vnto Gad he sayed blessed is the rowmmaker Gad. He dwelleth as a lion and caught the arme aÌ„d also the toppe of the heed He sawe his begynnynge that a parte of the teachers were hyd there aÌ„d come with the heedes of the people and executed the righteousnes of the Lorde and his iudgementes with Israel And vnto Dan he sayed Dan is a lions whelpe he shall flowe from Basan And vnto Nepthali he sayed Nephali he shall haue abundance of pleasure and shal be fylled with the blessinge of the Lorde aÌ„d shall haue his possessions in the southwest And of Asser he sayed Asser shal be blessed with childern he shal be acceptable vnto his brethern and shall dyppe his fote in oyle Yern and brasse shall hange on thi showes and thine age shal be as thi youth There is none like vnto the God of the off Israel he that sitteth vppon heauen shal be thine helpe whose glorie is in the cloudes that is the dwellinge place of God from the begynnynge and from vnder the armes of the worlde he hath cast out thine enemies before the and sayed destroye And Israel shall dwell in saffetye alone And the eyes of Iacob shall loke appon a londe of corne and wyne moreouer his heauen shall droppe with dewe Happye art thou Israel who is like vnto the A people that art saued by the Lorde thy shilde and helper and swerde of thi glorye And thyne enemyes shall hyde them selues from the and thou shalt walke vppon their hye hilles The .xxxiiij. Chapter ANd Moses went froÌ„ the feldes of Moab vpp in to mount Nebo which is the toppe of Pisga that is ouer agenst Iericho And the Lorde shewed him all the londe off Gilead euen vnto Dan and all nephtali and the londe of Ephraim and Manasse aÌ„d all the londe of Iuda euen vnto the vtmost see aÌ„d the south and the region of the playne of Iericho the citye of datetrees euen vnto Zoar And the Lorde sayed vnto him This is the lon de which I sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob sayenge I will geue it vnto thy seed I haue shewed it the before thyne eyes but thou shalt not goo ouer thither So Moses the seruaunte of the Lorde dyed there in the londe of Moab at the commaundment of the Lorde And he buryed him in a valey in the londe of Moab besyde Beeth Peor but no man wyst of his sepulchre vnto this daye And Moses was an hundred and .xx. ye re olde when he dyed aÌ„d yet his eyes were not dym nor his chekes abated And the childern of Israel wepte for Moses in the feldes off Moab .xxx. dayes And the dayes off wepynge and mornynge for Moses were ended And Iosua the sonne of Nun was full of the spirite of wisdome for Moses had put his hande vppon him And all the childeâ—n of Israel herkened vnto him and dyd as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses But there arose not a prophett sense in Israel lyke vnto Moses whom the Lorde knewe face to face in all the miracles and wonders which the Lorde sent him to doo in the londe of Egipte vnto Pharao and all his seruauntes and vnto all his londe and in all the myghtye deades and greate tereble thinges which Moses dyd in the sight of all Israel ¶ The ende of the fifth boke of Moses Avims A kinde of geauntes and the worde signifieth crooked vnright or weked Belial weked or wekednesse he that hath cast the yoke of God of his necke aÌ„d will not obeye god Bruterar prophesiers or sothsayers Emims a kinde of geauÌ„tes so called be cause they were terreble and cruell for emin signifieth terreblenesse Enack a kinde of geauntes so called happlye because they ware cheynes aboute their neckes for enack signifieth soch a cheyne as men weer aboute their neckes Horims A kinde of geauntes aÌ„d signifieth noble because that of pride they called theÌ„ selues nobles or gentles Rocke God is called a rocke because both he aÌ„d his worde lasteth euer Whett theÌ„ on thy childern that is exercyse thy childern in theÌ„ aÌ„d putthem in vre Zamzumims a kinde of geauÌ„tes aÌ„d signifleth myscheuous or that be all waye imaginiÌ„ge
they had dygged sayde vnto hiÌ„ that thei had founde water And he called it Seba wherfore the name of the cyâ—â— is called Berseba vnto this daye The .xxvij. Chapter WHen Esau was .xl. yere olde he toke to wyfe Iudith the doughter of Bery an Hethite and Basmath the â—â—ughter of Elon an Hethite also which were dishobedient vnto Isaac and Rebecca â–ª And it came to passe that Isaac wexed olde his eyes were dymme so that he coude nat see ThaÌ„ caâ—â—ed he Esau his eldest sonne sayde on to him mi sonne And he sayde vnto hym heare am I. And he sayde beholde I am olde aÌ„d knowe not the daye of mi deth Now therfore take thi weapeÌ„s thy quiver thi bowe gett the rothe feldes take me some venyson make me meate such as I loue brynge it me let me eat that my souâ—â— â–ª may blesse the before that I dye But Rebecca hard wheÌ„ Isaac spake to Esau his sonne And as soone as Esau was gone to the felde to catche venyson to briÌ„ge it she spake vnto Iacob hir sonne sainge Behold I haue herde thi father talkinge with Esau thy brother saynge bringe me venyson make me meate that I maye eate blesse the before the LORde yer I dye Now therfore my sonne heare my voyce in that which I coÌ„maunde the gett the to the flocke bringe me theÌ„ce .ij. good fiddes I will make meate of theÌ„ forthi father soch as he loueth And thou shalt briÌ„ge it to thi father he shal eate yâ— he maye blysse the before his deth Than sayde Iacob to Rebecca his mother Beholde Esau mi brother is rugh Iam smooth Mi father shal peradueÌ„ture fele me aÌ„d I shal seme vnto hiÌ„ as though I weÌ„t aboute to be gyle hiÌ„ so shall he briÌ„ge a curse vpoÌ„ me not a blessiÌ„ge his mother saide vnto him VppoÌ„ me be thi curse my sonne only heare my voyce goo and fetch me them And Iacob went aÌ„d fett them and brought them to his mother And his mother made meate of them accordinge as his father loued And she went and fett goodly rayment of hir eldest sonne Esau which she had in the house with hir and put them vpon Iacob hir yongest sonne aÌ„d she put the skynnes vpon his haÌ„des apon the smooth of his necke And she put yâ— meate brede which she had made in the hoÌ„de of hir sonne Iacob And he went in to his father saynge my father And he aÌ„swered here am I who art thou my sonne And Iacob sayde vnto his father I am Esau thy eldest sonne I haue done acordinge as thou baddest me vp and sytt and eate of my venyson that thi soule maye blesse me But Isaac sayde vnto his sonne How coÌ„meth it that thou hast fownde it so quicly my sonne He answered The LORde thy god brought it to my hande Than sayde Isaac vnto Iacob come nere and let me fele the my sonne whether thou be my sonne Esau or not Than went Iacob to Isaac his father he felt him sayde the voyce â—â— Iacobs voyce but the haÌ„des ar yâ— haÌ„des of Esau And he knewe him not because his handes were rough as his brother Esauâ— handes And so he blessed him And he axed him art thou my sonne Esau And he sayde that I am Than sayde he brynge me and let me eate of my sonnes venyson that my soule maye blesse the. And he broughte him and he ate And he broughte him wyne also and he dranke And his father Isaac sayde vnto him come nere and kysse me my sonne And he weÌ„t to him kissed him And he smelled yâ— sauoure of his raymeÌ„t blessed hiÌ„ sayde See yâ— smell of my soÌ„ne is as yâ— smell of a feld which the lorde hath blessed God geue the of yâ— dewe of heaveÌ„ of the fatnesse of the erth and pleÌ„tie of corne wyne People be thy servauntes natioÌ„s bowe vnto the. Be lorde ouer thy brethreÌ„ and thy mothers children stoupe vnto the. Cursed be he that curseth the lessed be he that blesseth the. As soone as Isaac had made an end of blessiÌ„g Iacob Iacob was scace gone out froÌ„ the preasence of Isaac his father then came Esau his brother froÌ„ his huntynge And had made also meate and brought it in vnto his father sayde vnto him Aryse my father eate of thy sonnes venyson that thy soule maye blesse me ThaÌ„ his father Isaac sayde vnto him Who art thou he answered I am thy eldest sonne Esau And Isaac was greatly astoyned out of mesure and sayde Where is he then that hath huÌ„ted venyson and broughte it me and I haue eaten of all before thou camesâ— and haue blessed him aÌ„d he shall be blessed styll WheÌ„ Esau her de the wordes of his father he cryed out greatly bitterly aboue mesure and sayde vnto his father blesse me also my father And he sayde thy brother came with subtilte aÌ„d hath takeÌ„ awaye thy blessynge Than sayde he He maye well be called Iacob for he hath vndermyned me now .ij. tymes fyrst he toke awaye my byrthrighte and se now hath he taken awaye my blessynge also And he sayde hast thou kepte neuâ—â— a blessynge for me Isaac answered and sayde vnto Esau beholde I haue made him thi LORde all his mothers children haue I made his seruauntes Moreouer wyth come aÌ„d wyne haue I stablesshed him what caÌ„ I do vnto the now my sonne And Esau sayde vnto his father hast thou but that one blessynge my father blesse me also my father so lyfted vp Esau his royce wepte ThaÌ„ Isaac his father answered sayde vnto him Beholde thy dwellynge place shall haue of the fatnesse of the erth of the dewe of heauen froÌ„ aboue And wyth thy swerde shalt thou lyue and shalt be thy brothers seruaunte But the tyme will come when thou shalt gett the mastrye and lowse his yocke from of thy necke And Esau hated Iacob because of the blessynge that his father blessed him with all sayde in his harte The dayes of my fathers soâ—owe are at haÌ„de for I will sley my brother Iacob And these wordes of Esau hir eldest sonne were told to Rebecca And she sente aÌ„d called Iacob hir yongest sonne and sayde vnto hiÌ„ beholde thy brother Esau threatneth to kyll the Now therfore my soÌ„ne heare my voyce make the redie flee to LabaÌ„ my brother at Haâ—an Andtarie with him a while vntill thy brothers fearsnes be swaged and vntill the brothers wrath turne away from the and he forgett that which thou hast done to him ThaÌ„ will I sende and fett the awaye from thence Why shulde I lose you both in one daye And Rebecca spake to Isaac I am wery of my life for feare of the doughters of Heth. Yf Jacob take a wife of the doughters of Heth soch one as these are or of the doughters of the lande what lust shulde I haue
quarter And ye shall compasse youre east quarter froÌ„ Hazar Enan to Sephain And the coste shall goo downe from Sephain to Ribla on the east syde of Ain And then descende and goo out at the syde of the see of Chinereth eastwarde And then goo downe alonge by Iordayne and leue at the salte see And this shall be youre loÌ„de with all the costes thereof rounde aboute And Moses commaunded the childern of Israel sayeÌ„ge this is the loÌ„de which ye shall enherett by lotte and which the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded to geue vnto .ix. trybes and an halfe for the trybe of the childern of Ruben haue receaued in the houssholdes of their fathers and the trybe of the childern of Gad in their fathers houssholdes halfe the trybe of Manasse haue receaued their enheritaunce that is to were .ij. trybes and an halfe haue receaued their enheritaunce on yâ— other syde of Iordayne by Iericho castwarde towarde the sonne rysynge And the Lorde spake to Moses sayenge These are the names of yâ— men which shall deuyde you the londe to enherett Eleazer yâ— preast aÌ„d Iosua the sonne of Nun. And ye shall take also a lorde of euery trybe to deuyde the londe whose names are these In the trybe of Iuda Caleb yâ— sonne of Iephune And in yâ— trybe of yâ— childern of Simeon â—emuel yâ— soÌ„ne of Amiud aÌ„d in yâ— tribe of BeÌ„ Iamin Elidad the sonne of Cisâ—on And the in trybe of the childern of Dan the lorde Bucki the sonne of Iagli And amonge the childern of Ioseph in the trybe of the childern of Manasse the lorde Hamel the sonne of Ephod And in the trybe of the childern of Ephraim the lorde Cemuel the sonne of Siphtan And in the trybe of the sonnes of Zabulon the lorde Elizaphan the sonne of Parnac And in the trybe of the childern of Isachar the lorde Palthiel the sonne of Asan And in the trybe of the sonnes of Asser the lorde Ahihud the sonne of Selomi And in the trybe of the childern of Naphtali the lorde Peda El the sonne of Ammihud These are they which the Lorde commauÌ„ded to deuyde the enheritauÌ„ce vnto the childern of Israel in the londe of Canaan ¶ The .xxxv. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses in yâ— feldes of Moab by Iordayne Iericho sayenge commaunde the childern of Israel that they geue vnto the leuites of the enheritauÌ„ce of their possession cities to dwell in And ye shall geue also vnto the cities of yâ— leuites suburbes rounde aboute them The cities shal be for them to dwell in and yâ— suburbes for their catell possession and all maner bestes of theirs And the suburbes of the cities which ye shall geue vnto the lemtes shall reach from the wall of the citie outwarde a thousande cubites rounde aboute And ye shall measure without the citie and make the vtmost border of the eastsyde two thousande cubites And the vtmost border of the south syde two thousande cubetes And the vtmost border of the west syde two thousande cubetes and the vtmost border of the north syde two thousande cubetes also and the citie shal be in the myddes And these shall be the suburbes of their cities And amonge the cities which ye shall geue vnto the leuites there shall be sixe cities of fraundyes which ye shall geue to that intent that he which killeth maye flye thyder And to them ye shall adde .xlij. cities mo so that all the cities which ye shall geue the leuites shal be .xlviij. with their suburbes And of the cities which ye shall geue oute of the possessyons of the childern of Israel ye shall geue many out of their possessions that haue moche and fewe out of their possessioÌ„s that haue litle so that euery tribe shall geue of his cities vnto the leuites acordinge to the enheritaunce which he enhereteth And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israel and saye vnto them when ye be come ouer Jordayne into the londe of Canaan ye shall bylde cities whiche shal be preuyleged townes for you that he whiche sleeth a man vnwares maye flyethither And the cities shal be to flee from the executer of bloude that he whyche kylled dye not vntill he stonde before the congregacion in indgement And of these vi fre cities which ye shall geue .iij. ye shall The righte vse of senetuaryes geue on this syde Jordayne and. iâ—j in yâ— londe of Canaan And these sixe fre cities shal be for the childern of Israel for the straunger for him that dwelleth amonge you yâ— all thei which kill any persone vnwares maye flâ—â—rhuher Yf any man smyte another with a wepoÌ„ of yerne that he dye than he is a murtherer shall dye for it Yf he smyte him with a throwinge stone that he dye therwith then he shall dye for he is a murtherer and shal be slayne therfore Yf he smyte him with a handwepon of wodd that he dye therwith then he shall dye for he is a murtherer and shal be slayne theâ—fore The iudge of bloude shall â—â—ee the murtherer as sone as he fyndeth him Yf he â—hâ—ust him of hate or hourle at him with layenge of wayte that he dye or smyte him with his hande of enuye that he dye he that smote him shall dye for he is a murtherer The iustice of bloude shall slee him as soone as he fyndeth him But and yf he pusshed him by chaunce not of hate or cast at him with any maner of thynge and nor of layenge of wayte or cast any maner of stone at him that he dye therewith and sawe him not And he cast it apon him and he dyed but was not his enemyes nether soughte him ony harme Then the coÌ„gregacion shall iudge betwene the sleer aÌ„d the executer of bloude in soche cases And the congregacion shall delyuer the sleer out of the hande of the iudge of bloude and shall restore him agayne vnto the fraunâ—â—esed cytye whother he was fleed And he shall byde there vnto the dethe off the hye prcaste whiche was anoynted with holy â—yle But and yf he came without the borders of his preuyleged citie whether he was fled yf the bloudvenger fynde him without the borders of his fre towne he shall slee the murtherer and be giltlesse because he shulde haue bidden in his fre towne vntyll the deth of the hye preaste and after the deth of the hye preast he shall returne agayne vnto the londe of his possessyon And this shal be an ordinaunce and a lawe vnto you amonge youre childern after you in all youre habitacions Whosoeuer sleeth shal be â—laine at the mouthe of witnesses For one witnesse shall not answere agenste one persone to put him to deeth Moreouer ye shall take none amendes for the lyfe of the murtherer whiche is worthy to dye But he shall be putto deeth Also ye shall take none atonement for him yâ— is fled to a fre citie that he shulde come agayne and dwell in the londe before the deeth
of the hye preast And se that ye polute not the londe which ye are in for bloude defyleth the londe And the londe can none other wyse be clensed of yâ— bloude that is shed therein but by the bloude of it that shed it â—efyle notherfore the londe which ye in habitt in the myddes of which I also dwell for I am yâ— Lorde which dwell amonge the childern of Israel ¶ The .xxxvi. Chapter ANd the auncyeÌ„t heedes of the childern of Gilead the sonne of Machir yâ— sonne of Manasse of the kynred of yâ— childern of Joseph came forth and spake before Moses and the prynces which were auncieÌ„t heedes amoÌ„ge the childern of Israel sayed The Lorde commaunded my lorde to geue yâ— lande to enherette by lotte to the childern of Israel And then my lord commaunded in yâ— name of the Lorde to geue the enheritaunce of Zelaphead oure brother vnto his doughters Now when any of the sonnes of the trybes of Israel take them to wyâ—es then shall their enheritaunce be taken from the enheritaunce of oure fathers and shall be put vnto the enheritaunce of the trybe in which they are and shal be taken from the lott of oure enheritaunce And when the fre yere cometh vnto the childern of Israel then shall their enheritaunce be put vnto the enheritaunce of the trybe where they are in and so shall their enheritaunce betaken awaye from the enheritaunce of the trybe of oure fathers And Moses commaunded the childern of Israel at the mouth of the Lorde sayenge the trybe of yâ— childern of Joseph haue sayed well This therfore doeth the Lorde commauÌ„de the doughters of Zelaphead sayenge let them be wyâ—es to whom they theÌ„ silfe thynke best but in the kynred of the trybe of their father shall they marye that the enheritaunce of the childern of Israel roole not from trybe to trybe But that the childern of Israel maye abyde euery man in the enheritaunce of the trybe of his fathers And euery doughter that possesseth any enheritaunce amonge the trybes of the childern of Israel shal be wife vnto one of the kynred of the trybe of hir father that the childern of Israel maye enioy euery man the enheritaunce of his father that the enheritaunce goo not from one trybe to another but that the trybes of the childern of Israel maye abyde euery man in his awne enheritaunce And as the Lorde commaunded Moses euen so dyd the doughters of Zelaphead Mahela Thirza Hagla Milca and Noa â—d were maried vnto their fathers brothers sonnes of the kynted of the childern of Manasse the sonne of Joseph aÌ„d so they had their enheritaunce in the trybe of the kynred of their father These are the commaundmentes lawes which the Lorde commaunded thorow Moses vnto the childern of Israel in the feldes of Moab apon Jordayne nye vnto Jerich◠¶ The ende of the .iiij. boke of Moses A PROLOGE IN TO THE fyfte boke of Moses called Deuteronomye THis is a boke worthye to be rede in daye and nyghte and neuer to be oute of handes For it is the most excellent of all the bokes of Moses It is easye also and light and a very pure gospell that is to wete a preachinge of fayth and loue deducinge the loue to God oute of faith and the loue of a mans neyghboure out of the loue of God Herin also thou mayst lerne right meditacion or contemplacyon which is nothing els saue the callynge to mynde and a repeatyng in the hert of the gloriouse aÌ„d wonderfull deades of God and of his terreble handelinge off his enemyes and mercyfull entreating of them that come when he calleth them which thinge this boke doth and almost nothinge els In the .iiij. first chaptres he reherseth the benefites of God done vnto theÌ„ to prouoke theÌ„ to loue aÌ„d his mightie deades done aboue all naturall power aÌ„d beyonde all naturall capacite of faith that they might beleue God aÌ„d trust in him and in his strength And thyrdlye he reherseth the firce plages of God vppon hys enemyes and on them which thorowe impacientie and vnbeleâ—â—e fell from him partelye to tame and abate the appetites of the fleshe whiche alwaye fyght agenst the spirite and partely to bridle the wilde raginge lustes of theÌ„ in whom was no spirite that though they had no power to do good of loue yet at the lest waye they shulde absteyne from outwarde euell for feare of wrath and cruell vengeaunce whiche shuld fall vppon them and shortly finde them oute yf they cast vpp goddes nurter and runne at ryotte beyonde his lawes and ordinaunces Moreouer he chargeth them to put nought to nor take oughte awaye from goddes wordes but to be diligent onlye to kepe them in remeÌ„braunce and in the harte and to teache theire childern for feare of forgettinge And to beware ether of makynge imagerye or of bowinge them selues vnto images sayenge Ye sarâ—e no image when God spake vnto you but herde avoyce onlye and that voyce kepe and therunto cleaue for it is youre liffe and it shall saue you And finally yf as the frayltie of al flesh is they shall haue fallen from God and he haue brought them in to troble aduersyte aÌ„d coÌ„braunce aÌ„d all necessite yet yf they repent and turne he promyseth them that God shall remeÌ„bre his mercie aÌ„d receave theÌ„ to grace agayne In the fifte he repeteth the .x. commauÌ„dmeÌ„tes and that they myght se a cause to do them of loue he biddeth them remembre that they were bounde in Egipte and how God delyuered them with a mightie hande and a stretchedout arme to serue him and to kepe his commaundmentes as Paule sayeth that we are bought with Christes bloude aÌ„d therfore are his servauntes aÌ„d not oure awne aÌ„d ought to seke his will and honoure onlye aÌ„d to loue aÌ„d serue one another for his sake In the sixte he setteth out the fountayne off all commaundmentes that is that they beleue how that there is but one God that doeth all and therfore ought onlye to be loued with all the herto all the soule and all the myghte For loue only is the fulfillinge of the commaundementes as Paule also sayeth vnto the Romaynes and Galathians likewise He warneth theÌ„ also that they forgett not the commaundmentes but teach theÌ„ their childern aÌ„d to shew the ir childern also how God delyuered theÌ„ out of the bondage of the EgiptiaÌ„s to serue him and his commaundmeÌ„tes that the childern myght se a cause to worke of loue likewise The seueÌ„th is all together of faith he remoueth all occasioÌ„s that might withdrawe them from the fayth and pulleth them also from all confidence in them selues and sturreth theÌ„ vp to trust in god boldlye and onlye Of the eyght chaptre thou seyst how that the cause of all temptation is that a maÌ„ might so his awne herte For wheÌ„ I am brought in to that extremite that I must ether suffre or forsake god then I shall feale how moch I beleue and trust in him