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CAP. IV.

[verse 1] And it was doon in tho daies Filisteis camen to gidere in to batel; for [forsothe I.] Israel ȝede out aȝens Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] in to batel, and settiden [Israel sette I.] tentis bisidis the stoon of help. Forsothe [And the I.] Filisteis camen in to Aphet, [verse 2] and maden redi scheltrun aȝens Israel. Sotheli [And I.] whanne the batel was bigunnun, Israel turned backis [the backis I.] to Filisteis; and as [as a I.] foure thousynde of [Om. I.] men [men of Israel I.] weren slayn in that batel `euery where [ouer al I.] bi feeldis [the feeldis I.] ; and the puple of Israel turnede aȝen to tentis [her tentis I.] . And the grettere men in birthe of Israel seiden, Whi hath the Lord smyte vs to dai bifore Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] ? Brynge we to vs fro Silo the arke of boond [the boond I.] of pees of the Lord, and come it in to the myddis of vs, that it saue vs fro the hond of oure enemyes. [verse 4] Therfor the puple sente in to Silo, and thei token fro thennus the arke of boond [the boond I.] of pees of the Lord of oostis, `that sat on [sittinge upon I.] cherubyn. And Ophym [Ophny DIX sec. m. PE.] and Fynees, twei [the two I.] sones of Heli, weren with the arke of boond [the boond I.] of pees of the Lord. [verse 5] And whanne the arke of boond of pees of the Lord hadde come in to the castels [tentis I.] , al Israel criede [for joie criede I.] with grete cry, and the erthe sownede. [verse 6] And Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] herden the vois of cry [her cry I.] , and seiden [thei seiden I.] , What [And what I.] is this vois of greet cry in the castels [tentis I.] of Ebrews? And thei knewen, that the arke of boond of pees of the Lord hadde come in to cas|tels [the castels CDELPQSUWX. the tentis of Israel I.] . [verse 7] And Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] dredden, and seiden, God is come in to `the castels [her tentis I.] ; and thei [the Philistees I.] [verse 8] weiliden, and seiden, Wo to vs! for so

greet ful [out I.] ioiyng was not [not there I.] ȝistirdai, and the thridde day passid; wo to vs! who schal kepe vs fro the hond [hondis K.] of `these hiȝe [the L.] goddis? these ben the goddis, that smyt|iden [smyten I.] Egipt with al veniaunce [with al ven|iaunce; as if they seyde, these goddis dide thenne al her myȝt, and therfor they moun not now anoye vs. Lire here. C.] in deseert. [verse 9] Filisteis [and it was seid, Filisteis I.] , be ȝe coumfortid, and be ȝe men, serue ȝe not [not to the I.] Ebrews, as thei serueden [han serued I.] vs [to ȝou I.] ; be ȝe coumfortid, and fiȝte ȝe [ȝe aȝens Israel I.] . [verse 10] Ther|for [Thanne I.] Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] fouȝten, and Israel was slayn [ouer|comen I.] , and ech man flei [fledde I.] in to his taber|nacle; and a ful greet veniaunce was maad, and thretti thousynde of foot men of Israel felden doun. [verse 11] And the arke of God was takun; and, twei [the two I.] sones of Heli, Ophym [Ophny EIPX sec. m.] and Fynees, weren deed. [verse 12] Sotheli [And I.] a man of Beniamyn ran fro the scheltrun, and cam in to Silo in that dai, with his cloth torent and his [with his I.] heed bispreynt with dust; [verse 13] and whanne he was comen, Heli sat `on an [on his C. upon a I.] hiȝe [Om. I.] seete, `and bihelde [abidynge I.] aȝens the [Om. QR sec. m.] weie; for his herte was dredyng for the arke of the Lord. Sotheli [And I.] aftir that thilke man entride [hadde entrid I.] , he telde to the [men of the I.] citee, and al the citee ȝellide. [verse 14] And Heli herde the soun of cry [the cry I.] , and seide [he seide I.] , What is this [the I.] sown of this noise? And he [the man I.] hastide, and cam, and telde to Heli. [verse 15] Forsothe [And I.] Heli was of foure score ȝeer and eiȝtene, and hise iȝen dasi|widen [derkeden I.] , and he myȝte not se. [verse 16] And he [the man I.] seide to Heli, Y am [am he I.] that cam fro batel [the batel I.] , and Y am [am he I.] that flei [fledde I.] to dai fro the schel|trun. To whom Ely seide, My sone, what is doon [ther don I.] ? [verse 17] Forsothe [And I.] he that telde an|sweride, and seide, Israel flei [hath fled I.] bifor Fi|listeis [the Filisteis I.] , and a greet fal [fallyng I.] is maad in the puple [puple of Israel I.] ; ferthermore and thi twey sones, Ophym [Ophny EIPX sec. m.] and Fynees, ben deed, and the arke of God is takun. [verse 18] And whanne he hadde [Om. I.] nemyd [nempned CEILMPUW. namid R.] the arke of God, Hely felde fro `the hiȝe [his I.] seete bacward bisidis the dore, and `was deed; for the nollis [for the nollis. In Ebreu it is, for his necke was brokun. C.] [his skulles I.] weren brokun [broke and he was deed I.] . For he was an eld man,

and of greet age; and he demyde Israel bi [Om. I.] fourti ȝeer. [verse 19] Forsothe [And I.] his douȝter in lawe, `the wijf of Finees [Finees wijf I.] , was with childe, and niȝ the child bering; and whanne `the message was herd [sche herde bi the messangere I.] that the arke of God was takun, and that hir fadir in lawe was deed, and hir hosebonde, sche bowide hir silf [silf doun I.] , and childide; for sodeyn sorewis felden in to hir. [verse 20] Sotheli [And I.] in that moment of hir deeth, wymmen [thei I.] that stoden aboute hir, seiden to hir, Drede thou not, for thou hast childid a sone. And sche answeride not to hem, for [Om. I.] nether `sche perseyuede [toke heede I.] . [verse 21] And sche clepide the child Ichaboth [Icaboth; that is, without glorie. Lire here. C.] , and seide, The glorie of the Lord is translatid fro Israel, for the arke of God is takun [taken awei I.] ; and for hir fadir in lawe and for hir hose|bonde [verse 22] sche seide, The glorie of God is translatid [taken awei I.] fro Israel, for the arke of God is [was plures.] takun.