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[verse 1] Josias [Josias, his sone DEL.] was of eiȝte ȝeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnyde oon and thritti ȝeer in Jerusalem; the name of his modir was Ydida, the douȝtir of Phadaia of Besechath. [verse 2] And he [Jozias I.] dide that, that was plesaunt bifor the Lord, and he ȝede be alle the wayes [in good, and not in yuel. Lire here. C.] of Dauid, his fadir; he bowide not, nethir to the riȝtside, nethir [ne EILP.]
of the leftside. [verse 3] Forsothe in the eiȝtenthe ȝeer of kyng Josias, the kyng [kyng Jozias I.] sente Sa|phan, sone [the sone I.] of Asua, the sone of Mesu|lam, scryueyn, ethir doctour, of the tem|ple [verse 4] of the Lord, and seide to him, Go thou to Elchie, the grete preest, that the money, which [that I.] is borun in to the temple of the Lord, be spendid [molten togidere I.] , which [the which I.] money the porteris of the temple han gaderid [gaderid togidere I.] of [verse 5] the puple; and that it be ȝouun to crafti men bi the souereyns of the hows of the Lord; which [the which I.] also departide that money to hem that worchen in the temple of the Lord, to reparele the rooues [hilyngis I.] of the tem|ple [verse 6] of the Lord, that is [his L.] , to [Om. EL.] carpenteris, and to masouns, and to hem that maken brokun thingis, and that trees and stoonus of quarieris be bouȝt [brouȝt A pr. m.] , to reparele the [verse 7] temple of the Lord; netheles siluer [the siluer I.] , which [that I.] thei [the work men I.] taken, be not rekynyd to hem, but haue thei [thei it I.] in power, and in feith. [verse 8] Forsothe [And I.] Helchie, the bischop, seide to Saphan, the scryuen, Y haue founde the [a I.] book of the lawe in the hows of the Lord. And Elchie ȝaf the [that I.] book to Saphan, the scryuen, which [the which I.] also redde it. [verse 9] Also Saphan, the scryuen, cam to the kyng, and telde to hym tho thingis, whiche Elchie hadde comaundid, and he seide, Thi seruauntis han spendid the monei, which [that I.] was foundun in the hows of the Lord, and ȝauen [thei han ȝouen I.] , that it schulde be de|partid to crafti men of the souereyns of werkis of the temple of the Lord. [verse 10] Also Saphan, the scriueyn, telde to the kyng, and seide, Helchie, the preest of God, ȝaf [hath ȝoue I.] to me a book; and whanne Saphan hadde [verse 11] red that book bifor the kyng, and the kyng hadde herd the wordis of the [that I.] book of the [Om. I.] lawe of the Lord, he to-rente hise clothis. [verse 12] And he comaundide to Elchie, the preest, and to Aicham, sone [the sone I.] of Sa|phan, and to Achabor, sone [the sone I.] of Mycha, and to Saphan, the scryuen, and to Achia,
[verse 13] seruaunt of the kyng, and seide, Go ȝe, and `counsele ȝe [axe ELP.] the Lord [Lord councel ELP.] on [upon I.] me, and on [upon I.] the puple [puple of this citee I.] , and on [upon I.] al Juda, of the [Om. EL.] wordis of this book, which [that I.] is foundun; for [forsothe I.] greet ire of the Lord is kyndlid aȝens vs, for oure fadris herden not the wordis of this book, to do al thing which [that I.] is writun to vs. [verse 14] Therfor Helchie, the preest, and Aicham, and Achabor, and Saphan, and Asia, ȝeden to Olda, the prophetesse, the wijf of Sellum, sone [the sone I.] of Thecue, sone [the sone I.] of Aras, kepere of the [Om. DEKLMPXsbç.] clothis, which [the which I.] Olda dwellide in Jerusalem, in the se|counde dwellyng [enuyronynge of the wall I.] ; and thei spaken to hir. [verse 15] And sche answeride to hem, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, Seie ȝe [verse 16] to the man, that sente ȝou to me, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal brynge yuelis on [upon I.] this place, and on [upon I.] the dwelleris therof, alle [and alle ELb. and I schal fulfille alle I.] the wordis `of the lawe [Om. I.] , whiche the kyng of [verse 17] Juda redde; for thei forsoken me, and maden sacrifice to alien goddis, and ter|riden me to ire in alle the werkis of her hondis; and myn indignacioun schal be kyndlid in this place, and schal [it schal I.] not be quenchid. [verse 18] Sotheli to the kyng of Juda, that sente ȝou, that ȝe schulen `counsele the Lord [axe the Lord councel ELP.] , ȝe schulen seie thus, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, For [verse 19] thou [thou, Josias I.] herdist the wordis of the book, and thin herte was aferd, and thou were maad meke bifor the Lord, whanne the [his I.] wordis weren herd aȝens this place and aȝens the dwelleris therof, that is, that thei schulden be maad in to wondryng, and in to cursyng, and thou to-rentist thi clothis, and weptist bifor me, and Y herde, [verse 20] seith the Lord; herfor Y schal gadere thee to thi fadris, and thou schalt be ga|derid to thi sepulcre in pees; that thin iȝen se not alle the yuelis, whiche Y schal brynge yn on [upon I.] this place.
