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[Here bigynneth Sacarie, the prophete [Here biginnith the book of Zacharie, profete. EPY. No initial rubric in the other Mss.] .] CAP. I.

[verse 1] IN the eiȝthe monethe, in the secounde ȝeer of Darius, the word of the Lord was maad to Sacarie, the sone of Barachie, the [verse 2] sone of Addo, profete, and seide, The Lord is wrooth on ȝoure fadris with wrathful|nesse. [verse 3] And thou schalt seie to hem, The Lord of oostis seith these thingis. Be ȝe conuertid to me, seith the Lord of oostis, and Y schal be conuertid to ȝou, seith the Lord of oostis. [verse 4] Be ȝe not as ȝoure fadris, to whiche the formere profetis crieden, seiynge, The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Be ȝe conuertid fro ȝoure yuel weies, and ȝoure worste thouȝtis; and thei herden not, nether token tent to me, seith the Lord of oostis. [verse 5] Where ben ȝoure fadris and profetis? whether [wher ceteri.] thei schu|len lyue with outen ende? [verse 6] Netheles my wordis and my lawful thingis, whiche Y comaundide to my seruauntis profetis, whe|ther thei tauȝten [cauȝten A.] not ȝoure fadris? And thei weren conuertid, and seiden, As the Lord of oostys thouȝte for to do to vs bi oure weies, and bi oure fyndingis he dide to vs. [verse 7] In the foure and twentithe dai of the enleuenthe monethe Sabath [In Ebreu it is Sebeth, and it answerith to Januarie. AEI KNPUY.] , in the secounde ȝeer of Darius, the word of the Lord was maad to Sacarie, sone of Bara|chie, [verse 8] sone of Addo, profete, and seide, Y saiȝ bi niȝt, and lo! a man stiynge on a reed hors; and he stood bitwixe places

where mirtis wexen, that weren in the depthe, and aftir hym weren horsis reede, dyuerse, and white. [verse 9] And Y seide, My lord, who ben these? And an aungel of the Lord seide to me, that spak in me, Y schal schewe to thee what these ben. [verse 10] And the man that stood bitwix places where mirtis wexen, answeride, and seide, These it ben, whiche the Lord sente, that thei walke thorouȝ erthe. [verse 11] And thei answer|iden to the aungel of the Lord, that stood bitwixe places where mirtis wexen, and seiden, We han walkid thorouȝ erthe, and lo! al erthe is enhabitid, and restith. [verse 12] And the aungel of the Lord answeride, and seide, Lord of oostis, hou long schalt thou not haue merci on Jerusalem, and [and on I.] citees of Juda, to whiche thou art wrooth? This now is the seuentithe ȝeer. [verse 13] And the Lord answeride to the aungel, that spak in me, goode wordis, and wordis of coumfort. [verse 14] And the aungel that spak in me, seide to me, Crie thou, seiynge, The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Y louyde Jerusalem [verse 15] and Sion in greet feruour; and in greet wraththe Y schal be wroth on riche folkis; for Y was wrooth a litil, forsothe thei helpiden in to yuel. [verse 16] Therfor the Lord seith these thingis, Y schal turne aȝen to Jerusalem in mercies. Myn [And myn U sec. m.] hous schal be bildid in it, seith the Lord of oostis; and a plomet schal be streiȝt out on Jerusalem. [verse 17] Ȝit crie thou, seiynge, The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Ȝit my citees schulen flete with goodis, and ȝit the Lord schal coumforte Sion, and ȝit he schal chese Jerusalem. [verse 18] And Y reiside myn iȝen, and Y saiȝ, and lo! foure hornes. [verse 19] And Y seide to the aungel that spak in me, What ben these? And he seide to me, These ben hornes, that wyndewiden [wynewden I. wyndowen K.] Juda, and Israel, and Jerusalem. [verse 20] And the Lord schewide to me foure smythis. [verse 21] And Y seide, What comen these for to do? Which [The whiche I.] spak, seiynge, These ben [Om. EY.] the hornes, that wyndewiden [winweden E. wynewden I.] Juda bi alle

men, and no man of hem reiside his heed; and these camen for to make hem aferd, that thei caste doun the hornes of hethene men, which reisiden horn [hornes C pr. m. EFHMPY. the horn I. hornen U.] on the lond of Juda, for to scatere it.