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CAP. XIV.

[verse 1] And it bifelde in a day, that Jonathas, the sone of Saul, seide to his squyer, a ȝong man, Come thou, and passe we [we forth I.] to the staciouns [standart I.] of the Filisteis, which [that I.] is biȝende that place; `sotheli he [and Jonathas I.] schewide not this same thing to his fadir. [verse 2] Sotheli [And I.] Saul dwellide in the laste part of Gabaa, vndur a pumgarnarde tre, that was in the feeld of Gabaa; and the puple as of sixe [a sixe I.] hundrid men was with [there with I.] hym. [verse 3] And Achias, sone [the sone I.] of Achitob, brother of Icaboth, sone [the sone I.] of Fynees, that was gendrid of Ely, preest [the preest I.] of the Lord in Silo, bar ephod [the ephod I.] , `that is [or I.] , the [Om. M.] preestis cloth [cope I. the whole gloss omitted in X.] ; but also the puple wiste not whidur Jonathas hadde [was I.] go. [verse 4] Sotheli [And I.] bitwixe the stiyngis [stiyngis up I.] , bi whiche [the whiche I.] Jonathas enforside to passe to the sta|cioun

of Filisteis, weren stonys stond|ynge forth on euer either side, and scarris brokun bifore bi the maner of teeth on ech syde; name to oon [that oon I. the toon K.] was Boses, and [verse 5] name to `the tother [that other I.] was Sene; o scarre was stondynge forth to the north aȝens Machynas, and the tother scarre to the south aȝens Gabaa. [verse 6] Forsothe [And I.] Jonathas seide to his ȝong squyer, Come thou, passe we to the stacioun of these [this C.] vncircumcisid men, if in hap the Lord do for vs; for it is not hard to the Lord to saue, ethir in manye ethir in fewe. [verse 7] And his squyer seide to hym, Do thou alle thingis that plesen [plesith A.] thi soule; go whidur thou co|ueitist, Y schal be with thee, where euer thou wolt. And Jonathas seide, Lo! [verse 8] we passen to these men; and whanne we ap|peren [verse 9] to hem, if thei speken thus to vs, Dwelle ȝe [ȝe stille I.] , til we comen to ȝou; stonde we in oure place, and stie we not to [up to I.] hem. [verse 10] Sotheli [And I.] if thei seien, Stye ȝe [ȝe up I.] to vs; stie we [we up to hem I.] , for the Lord hath bitake hem in [in to K.] oure hondis; this schal be a signe [token I.] to vs. [verse 11] `Therfor euer [And so I. Therfor K.] either apperide to the sta|cioun [standart I.] of Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] ; and Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] seiden, Lo! Ebreis [the Ebreis I.] goen out of caues, in whiche thei weren hid. [verse 12] And men of the stacioun [stacioun of Philistees I.] spaken to Jonathas and to his squyer, and seiden, Stie ȝe [ȝe up I.] to vs, and we schulen schewe to ȝou a thing. And Jonathas seide to his squyer, `Stie we [Wende we up to hem I.] , sue thou me; for the Lord hath bitake hem in to the hondis of Israel. [verse 13] Forsothe [And I.] Jonathas stiede [stiede up I.] crepynge on hondis and feet, and his squyer after hym; and whanne thei [the Philistees I.] hadden seyn the face of Jonathas, summe felden doun bifor Jonathas, his [and his I.] squier killed othere, and suede [he suede I.] hym. [verse 14] And the firste wounde [veniaunce I.] was maad [don I.] , which [the which I.] Jonathas and his squyer smoot [killide I.] , as of twenti [Om. G.] men [thousynd men D pr. m. IKMNOQXb. Om. G.] , in `the myddil part of lond which [space of the erthe that I.] a peire of oxun was wont to ere in the [o I.] dai. [verse 15] And

a myracle was don in the castels [Philistees tentis I.] , and bi the [her I.] feeldis, but also al the puple of the [Om. GQb.] `stacioun of hem [Philistees stacioun I.] that ȝeden out to take prey, dredde, and `the castels [her tentis I.] weren dis|turblid; and it bifelde as a myracle of God. [verse 16] And aspyeris [the aspyeris I.] of Saul bihelden [bihelden this doyng I.] , that weren in Gabaa of Beniamyn, and lo! a multitude cast [of Philistees was cast I.] doun, and fleynge awei hidur and thidur. [verse 17] And Saul seide to the puple that weren with hym, Seke ȝe, and se ȝe, who ȝede awei fro vs. And whanne thei hadden souȝt, it was foundun, that Jonathas and his squyer weren not present. [verse 18] And Saul seide to Achias, Brynge [Bryng hidere I.] the arke of the Lord; for the arke of God was there in that dai [tyme I.] with the sones of Israel. [verse 19] And whanne Saul spak to the preest, a grete noise roos in the castelis [tentis I.] of Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] ; and it encresside litil and litil, and sownede [it sownede I.] cleerliere [more clerly I.] . And Saul seide to the preest, Withdraw thin hond. [verse 20] Therfor [Thanne I.] Saul criede, and al the puple [multitude I.] that was with hym; and thei camen `til to [vnto I. into EL.] the place of batel, and, lo! the swerd of ech man [mannes I.] was turned to his neiȝbore, and a ful grete sleynge [slauȝtere ther I.] was. [verse 21] But also Ebreis [the Ebreis I.] that weren with Filisteis ȝistirday and the thridde dai ago, and hadde stied [stied up I.] with hem in [in to K.] castels [her tentis I.] , turn|eden aȝen to be with Israel [the men of Israel I.] , that weren with Saul and Jonathas. [verse 22] Also alle men [the men CI.] of Israel, that hadden hid hem silf in the hil of Effraym, herden that Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] had|den fled; and thei felouschipiden hem silf with her men in batel, and as ten [a ten I. twenti KXOQ.] thou|synde of men weren with Saul. [verse 23] And the Lord sauyde Israel in that day. Sotheli [And I.] the batel cam til [in EL.] to Bethauen. [verse 24] And men [the men I.] of Israel weren felouschipid [socied I.] to hem silf in that dai; forsothe [and I.] Saul swoor [Saul swoor. Saul synned in this ooth in double maner; for he swor yuele, and for he wolde fille worse; sothely he swoor here with out nede and du circum|staunces, and for he outook not the caas of nede, which is outakun in ech comaundement and lawe. Also hise ooth turn|ede to a worse issu, for the pu|ple, maad feynt for it, myȝte not pursue her enemyes, and ooth was occa|sioun of synne to al the puple. The ij. tyme Saul synnede, in fillinge wick|idly his ooth as myche as was in him, for he wol sle Jona|thas innocent, and reherside an other foly ooth on this. Jonathas syn|nede not in etinge hony, for he herde not the comaunde|ment of his fa|dir, and for he eet in nede. Jonathas was takun bi lot, that he schulde declare his in|nocence bifor alle men, and that, as inno|cent, he schulde be delyuerid bi the puple. Lire here. C.] to the puple, and seide, Cursid be the man, that etith breed `til to [vnto I. into EL.] euentid [the euentid I. euetide E.] , til [til the tyme that I.] `Y venge

me [Y be vengid I.] of myn enemyes. [verse 25] And al the puple ete not [no ELO pr. m.] breed [breed til that tyme I.] . And al the comyn puple of the lond cam in to a forest, in which was hony [hony aboue I.] on the `face of [Om. I.] erthe. [verse 26] And so the puple entride in to the forest, and flowynge [Om. I.] hony apperide [apperide there flowynge I.] ; and no man puttide [putte I.] hond [his hond I.] to his mouth [mouth therof I.] , for the pu|ple dredde the ooth. [verse 27] Forsothe [And I.] Jonathas herde not, whanne his fadir swoor [forbede this I.] to the puple; and he [Jonathas I.] helde forth the ende of a litil ȝerde, whiche [that I.] he hadde [heelde I.] in the [his I.] hond, and dippide [he dippide it I.] in to `a coomb of hony [an honycombe I.] ; and he turnede his hond to his mouth, and hise iȝen weren liȝtned. [verse 28] And oon of the puple answeride, and seide, Thi fader boond the puple with an ooth, and seide, Cursid be the man that etith breed to dai. For|sothe [And I.] the puple was feynt. [verse 29] And Jonathas seide, My fadir hath [bi this heest hath I.] disturblid the lond; ȝe sien, that myn iȝen ben liȝtned, for Y [verse 30] tastide a litil of this hony; hou myche more if the puple hadde ete the [of the DGIKMNOQSWXb.] prey of hise [her I.] enemyes, which [that I.] `prey it [thei I.] foond; whether not gretter veniaunce hadde be maad in Filisteis? [verse 31] Therfore thei smyt|iden [smytyn C. smeten LP. smitten E.] Filisteis in that dai fro Machynas `til in to [vnto I. into L.] Hailon. Forsothe [And I.] the puple was [verse 32] maad ful wery; and the puple turnede to prey [take prey I.] , and took [it took I.] scheep and oxun, and calues; and thei killiden in [these bestis upon I.] the erthe; and the puple eet [eet the fleishe I.] with blood. [verse 33] And thei [men I.] telden to Saul, and seiden, that the puple etynge with blood hadde synned to the Lord. And Saul seide, Ȝe han trespassid; walewe ȝe [ȝe anoon I.] to me `riȝt now [Om. I.] a greet stoon. [verse 34] And Saul seyde, `Be ȝe spred [Go ȝe forth I.] abrood in to the comyn puple, and seie ȝe to hem, that ech man brynge to me his oxe and ram [his wether I.] ; and sle ȝe on [tho upon I.] this stoon, and ete ȝe [ȝe hem I.] , and ȝe schulen not do synne to the Lord, `and ete [etynge hem I.] with blood. Therfor [And so I.] al the puple brouȝte ech man an oxe in his hond `til

to [vnto the I. into EL.] nyȝt, and thei killiden [killiden hem I.] there. [verse 35] Sotheli [And I.] Saul bildide [bildide there I.] an auter to the Lord; and thanne firste he bigan to bilde an auter to the Lord. [verse 36] And Saul seide, Falle we on [upon I.] the Filisteis in the nyȝt, and waste [destrie I.] we hem til the morewtid schyne; and leeue we not of hem a man. And the puple seide, Do thou al thing that semeth good to thee in thin iȝen. And the preest seide, Neiȝe we hidur to God. [verse 37] And Saul coun|selide [counselide with I.] the Lord, and seide, Whether Y schal pursue Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] ? whether thou schalt bitake hem in to the hondis of Israel? And the Lord answeride not to him in that dai. [verse 38] And Saul seide, Brynge ȝe hidur alle the corneris [corneris, or the vttermeste parties I.] of the puple, and wite ȝe, and se [se ȝe DIKO.] , bi whom this synne bifelde [hath fallen I.] to dai. [verse 39] The Lord sauyour [the sauyour I.] of Is|rael lyueth; for if `it is [this synne be I.] don bi Jonathas my sone, he schal die with out aȝen draw|yng. At which [the which I.] ooth no man of al the puple aȝenseide hym [Saul I.] . [verse 40] And he seide to al Israel, Be ȝe departid in to o part, and Y with my sone Jonathas schal be in the tothir part. And the puple answeride to Saul, Do thou that, that semeth good in thin iȝen. [verse 41] And Saul seide to the Lord God of Israel, Lord God of Israel, ȝyue thou doom, what is [is it I.] , that thou answerist not to dai to thi seruaunt [Fro this word, to thi seruaunt, al that sueth til aftir this word, ȝyue thou hooly|nesse, is not in Ebreu, nether is of the text. Lire here. C.] ? If this wickid|ness is in me, ether [other EL.] in Jonathas my sone, ȝyue [make I.] thou schewyng [schewyng therof I.] ; ether if this wickidnesse is in thi [the A.] puple, ȝyue thou hoolynesse. And Jonathas was takun, and Saul [Saul bi lott I.] ; forsothe [and I.] the puple ȝede out. [verse 42] And Saule seide, Sende ȝe lot bitwixe me and Jonathas my sone. And Jonathas was takun `bi lot [Om. I.] . [verse 43] Forsothe [And I.] Saul seide to Jonathas, Schewe thou to me, what thou didist. And Jonathas schewide to hym, and seide, Y tastynge tastide a litil of [Om. I.] hony `in the ende of the ȝerde [with my ȝerdis eende I.] , that was in myn hond; and lo! Y die [lo Y die; with out resonable cause. Lire here. C.] . [verse 44] And

Saul seide, God do to me these thingis, and adde `these thingis [this to I.] , for [if I.] thou, Jona|thas, schalt [Om. I.] die [die not I.] bi deeth. [verse 45] And the puple seide to Saul, `Therfor whethir [Wher thanne I.] Jonathas schal die, that dide this greet helthe in Israel? this [it I.] is vnleueful [vnleueful that he dye I.] ; the Lord lyueth; noon [for no I.] heer of his heed schal falle [perishe I.] in to [Om. I.] erthe [the erthe KM.] ; for he wrouȝte [hath wrouȝt I.] with God to dai. Therfor [Thanne I.] the puple delyuerede [deluyede A.] Jonathas, that he diede not. [verse 46] And Saul ȝede a wey, and pursuede [he pursuede I.] not Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] ; sotheli [and I.] Fi|listeys [the Filisteis I.] ȝeden in to her places. [verse 47] And Saul, whanne the [his I.] rewme was `confermyd on [stablid upon I.] Israel, fauȝt [he fauȝt I.] bi cumpas aȝens alle hise enemyes, aȝens Moab, and the sones of Amon, and Edom, and aȝens the kyngis of Soba, and aȝens Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] ; and whidur euer he turnede hym, he ouercam [he ouercam. In Ebreu it is thus, dide vn|feithfully, ether was vnfeithful; and the lettre suynge acord|ith, where he fauȝte aȝenus Amalech. Lire here. C.] . [verse 48] And whanne the [his I.] oost was gaderid [gaderid togidere I.] , he smoot Amalech; and delyuerede [he delyuerede I.] Israel fro the hond of hise distrieris. [verse 49] Forsothe [And I.] the sones of Saul weren Jonathas, and Jesuy, and Melchisua; the names of hise twei douȝtris [douȝtris ben these I.] , name [the name I.] of the [his C.] firste gendrid douȝter was Merob, and name [the name I.] `of the [to his C.] lesse [ȝounger I.] douȝter [Om. I.] was Mycol. [verse 50] And name [the name I.] of `the wijf of Saul [Sauls wijf I.] was Achynoem, the douȝtir of Achymaas; and the name of the prince of his chyualrye was Abner, sone [the sone I.] of Ner, brother [the brothir I.] of the fadir of Saul. [verse 51] Forsothe [And I.] Cys was the fadir of Saul; and Ner, the sone of Abiel, was fadir [the fadir I.] of Ab|ner. [verse 52] Sotheli [And I.] myȝti [strong I.] batel was aȝens Fi|listeis [the Filisteis I.] in alle the daies of Saul; for whom euere Saul siȝ a strong man and schapli to [in I.] batel, Saul [he I.] felouschipide to him silf that man.