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CAP. XLVI.

[verse 1] Jhesus Naue, the successour of Moises in profetis, was strong in batel, that was greet bi his name. [verse 2] The gretteste in to the helthe of chosun men of God, to ouer|come

enemyes risynge aȝens hem, that he schulde gete the erytage of Israel. [verse 3] Which glorie he gat in reysynge his hondis, and in castynge scharpe arowis aȝens citees. [verse 4] Who bifore hym aȝenstood so? for whi the Lord hym silf smoot the enemyes. [verse 5] Whether the sunne was not lettid in the wrathfulnesse of hym, and o dai was maad as tweyne? [verse 6] He clepide to help the hiȝeste God [Om. I.] , myȝti in ouercomynge enemyes on ech side; and God, greet and hooli, herde hym, in stoonys of hail of ful greet vertu. [verse 7] He made asauȝt aȝens the folk enemy, and in the comynge doun he loste the aduer|saries; [verse 8] that hethene men knowe the myȝt of hym, for it is not esy to fiȝte aȝens the Lord; and he suede myȝti men at the bak. [verse 9] And in the daies of Moises he and Caleph, the sone of Jephone, diden merci; to stonde aȝens the enemye, and to forbede the folk fro synnes, and to refreyne the grutchyng of malice. [verse 10] And thei tweyne weren stid|fast, and weren delyuered fro perel, of the noumbre of sixe hundrid thousynde `foot men [of footmen C.] , to brynge hem in to the eritage, in to the lond that flowith mylk and hony. [verse 11] And the Lord ȝaf strengthe to thilke Ca|leph, and til in [Om. MRa.] to [to his I. to the CFHQ pr. m. SVa.] elde vertu dwellide perfitli to hym; that he stiede in to the hiȝ place of the lond, and his seed gat eritage. [verse 12] And alle the children of Israel sien, that it is good to obeie to hooli God. [verse 13] And alle iugis bi her name, the herte of whiche [whom I.] was not corrupt [was not cor|rupt; bi aua|rice, but weren stronge in batel. turned awey; bi idola|trie. the glorie; that stondith not in richessis onours, and delices, but in vertuouse werkis. Lire here. C.] , weren strong in batel, which weren not turned awei fro [verse 14] the Lord; that the mynde of hem be in blessyng, and her boonys apperen fro her [verse 15] place; and her name dwellith with outen ende, for the glorie of hooli men dwellith at the sones of hem. [verse 16] Samuel, the profete of the Lord, that was louyd of his Lord God, made newe the empire [made newe the empire; translatinge the rewme fro the lynage of Beniamyn to the lynage of Juda, bi co|maundement of God. he siȝ the Lord of Jacob; that is, he knew in reuelacioun of profecie, for he herde ofte the Lord speking to him; therfor siȝ is takun here for herde. in his feith; that is, feith|fulnesse. in the offring of a man vndefoul|id; that is, in his owne of|fring. Samuel is seid a man vndefoulid, for he ȝede not awey fro riȝt|fulnesse bi aua|rice, nether bi other synne. Lire here. C.] , and anoynt|ide prynces in his folk. [verse 17] In the lawe of the Lord he demyde the congregacioun, and he siȝ the Lord of Jacob, and in his feith he was preued a profete. [verse 18] And he

was knowun feithful in hise wordis, for he siȝ the Lord of liȝt. [verse 19] And he clepide in to help the Lord almyȝti, in ouercomynge enemyes stondynge aboute on ech side, in the offrynge of a man vndefoulid. [verse 20] And the Lord thundride fro heuene, and in greet soun he made his vois herd. [verse 21] And he al to-brak the princes of men of Tyre, and alle the duykis of Filisteis. [verse 22] And bi|fore the [Om. I.] tyme of ende of his lijf, and of the world, he ȝaf witnessyng in the siȝt of the Lord, and of Crist [and of Crist; that is, Saul, anoyntid in to kyng. Lire here. C.] ; he took not of ony man richessis, ȝhe, til to schoon [the schoon A pr. m.] ; and no man accuside hym. [verse 23] And after this he slepte, and he made knowun to the kyng [to the kyng; that is, Saul, to whom he seid, that his deth neiȝede in the morewe. Lire here. C.] , and he schewide to hym the ende of his lijf; and he enhaunside his vois fro the erthe in profesie, to do awei the wickidnesse of the folc.