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CAP. XVI.

[verse 1] And the Lord seide to Samuel, Hou long biweilist thou Saul, sithen [sith I.] Y castide [haue cast I.] hym awey, that he regne not on [upon I.] Israel; fille thin horn with oile, and come, that Y sende thee to Ysay of Bethleem; for among hise sones Y haue purueide a king to me. [verse 2] And Samuel seide, Hou schal Y go? for [certis I.] Saul schal here [here therof I.] , and he schal sle me. And the Lord seide, Thou schalt take a calf of the droue in thi hond, and thou schalt seye, Y cam to make sacrifice to the Lord. [verse 3] And thou schalt clepe Ysay to the sacrifice, and Y schal schewe to thee, what thou schalt do; and thou schalt anoynte, whom euere Y schal schewe to thee. [verse 4] Therfor [Thanne I.] Samuel dide, as the Lord spak to hym; and he cam in to Bethleem, and the eldere men of the citee wondriden, and camen [ther camen I.] to hym, and seiden, Whether thin entryng [entree I.] is [be I.] pesible? [verse 5] And he seide, It is pesible; Y cam to make sacrifice to the Lord; be ȝe halewid, and come ȝe with me, that Y make sacrifice. Therfor [Thanne I.] he [Samuel I.]

halewide Ysai, and hise sones, and clepide [he clepide I.] hem to the sacrifice. [verse 6] And whanne thei hadden entrid, he [Samuel I.] siȝ Eliab [Eliab a sone of Ysai I.] , and seide [he seide I.] [and seide, in his herte. Lire here. C.] , Whether bifor the Lord is his crist [crist whom I anoynte I.] ? [verse 7] And the Lord seide to Samuel, Biholde thou not his cheer, nethir hiȝnesse [the hiȝnesse FGIKLNOPQRSUW.] of his sta|ture; for Y castide [haue cast I.] hym awei [for Y castide him awey, that he regne not. Lire here. C.] , and Y demyde [deme I.] not bi `the siȝt of man [mans siȝt I.] ; for a [Om. I.] man seeth tho thingis that ben opyn, but the Lord biholdith the herte. [verse 8] And Ysai clepide Amynadab, and brouȝte hym bifor Samuel; which [and he I.] seide, Nether the Lord hath chose this. [verse 9] Forsothe [And I.] Isay brouȝte [brouȝte forth I.] Samma; of whom Samuel seide, Also the Lord hath not chose this. [verse 10] Therfor [And so I.] Isai brouȝte [brouȝte forth I.] hise seuene sones bifor Samuel; and Samuel seide to Ysai, The Lord hath `not chose [chose noon I.] of these. [verse 11] And Samuel seide to Isai, Whether thi sones ben now fillid [fulfillid I.] ? [the Spirit of the Lord; that is, the spirit of strengthe and of stidefast|nesse, to dely|uere the puple; wherfor it is seid in xvii. c^o. that Dauid vn|armed ȝede stidefastly and wilfuly, to fiȝte aȝenus the Fi|listey. Sothely Jerom seith, that fro that day the spirit of profesie was in Dauyth, and fro that tyme he began to singe salmes, and this ac|cordith to the seiyng of hem, whiche seyen that he made that salm, Do|minus illumi|nacio mea, in his anoynting. Lire here. C.] And Isai answeride, Ȝit `another is, a [ther is anothir I.] litil child, and lisewith [he pasturith I.] scheep. And Samuel seide to Isai, Sende thou [ȝe I.] , and brynge hym [hym hidere I.] ; for we schulen not sitte to mete, bifor that he come hidur. [verse 12] Therfor [Thanne I.] Ysai sente, and brouȝte hym; sotheli he was rodi, and fair in siȝt, and of semely face. And the Lord seide, Rise thou, and anoynte hym; for [forsothe I.] it is he. [verse 13] Therfor Sa|muel took the horn of oyle, and anoyntid hym in the myddis of his britheren; and the Spirit of the Lord [and seide, in his herte. Lire here. C.] was dressid in to Dauid fro that day `and afterward [forth I.] . And Samuel roos [roos up I.] , and ȝede [wente I.] in to Ramatha. [verse 14] And so the Spirit of the Lord ȝede [wente I.] awei fro Saul, and a [the I.] wickid spirit of the Lord trauelide Saul. [verse 15] And the seruauntis of Saul seiden to hym, Lo! an yuel spirit [for Y castide him awey, that he regne not. Lire here. C.] of the [Lo an yuel spirit; the fend is seid the spirit of the Lord, for the good kynde of hym is of God bi creacioun ether making of nouȝt, but he was maad yuel bi his owne pride. Lire here. C.] [verse 16] Lord traueilith thee; oure lord the kyng comaunde, and thi seruauntis that ben bifore thee, schulen seke a man, that kan synge with an harpe, that [and C.] whanne the yuel spirit of the Lord takith thee, he [the man I.] harpe with his hond, and thou bere esi|liere

[it more esely I.] . [verse 17] And Saul seide to hise seruauntis, Puruey ȝe to me sum man syngynge wel, and brynge ȝe hym to me. [verse 18] And oon of the [his I.] children answeride and seide, Lo! Y siȝ the [a I.] sone of Ysai of Bethleem, kun|nynge to synge, and `strongeste in myȝt [moost strong man I.] , and `a man able [an able man I.] to batel, and prudent in wordis, and a feir man; and the Lord is with hym. [verse 19] Therfor Saul sente messan|geris to Ysay, and seide, Sende thou to me Dauid thi sone, `which is in the le|sewis [that is kepinge thi bestes I.] . [verse 20] Therfor [And so I.] Isai took an asse `ful of [chargid with I.] looues [an asse ful of looues, that is, chargid with looues. Lire here. C.] , and a galoun of wyn, and a `kyde of geet [geet kyde I.] ; and sente [he sente tho I.] bi the hond of Dauid his sone to Saul. [verse 21] And Dauid cam to Saul, and stood bifor hym; and Saul louyde hym greetli [myche I.] , and he [Dauid I.] was maad `his squyer [squyer of Saul I.] . [verse 22] And Saul sente to Isay, and seide, Dauid stonde in my siȝt, for he foond [hath founde I.] grace in myn iȝen. [verse 23] Therfor [Thanne I.] whanne euer the wickid [yuel I.] spirit of the Lord took [traueilide I.] Saul, Dauid took the [his I.] harpe, and smoot [harpide I.] with his hond, and Saul was coumfortid, and he hadde liȝtere [liȝtiliere plures. it more liȝtly I.] ; for the wickid [yuel I.] spirit ȝede [wente I.] awey fro hym.