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[verse 1] In his days of steyȝide up Nabugo|donosor, kyng of Babyloyne, and Joa|chym is maad to hym seruaunt three ȝeer; and eft he rebellide aȝeynus hym. [verse 2] And the Lord sente in to hym lytyll theuis of Caldeys, and lytyll theuis of Cyrye, and lytyl theuis of Moab, and lytil theuis of the sonys of Amon; and
he in [Om. E pr. m.] sente hem in to Judam, that he scatere hym, aftir the word of the Lord, that he hadde spoken bi his seruauntis prophetis. [verse 3] This forsothe is done by the word of the Lord aȝeyns Judam, that he do it aweye beforne hym, for the synnes of Manasses, and alle thingis that he [verse 4] dyde, and for the gyltles blode that he schedde; and he fulfillide Jerusalem with the blode of innocentis; and for this thing the Lord wolde not be plesid. [verse 5] The rem|naunt forsothe of the wordis of Joachym, and alle thingis that he dyde, whether thes ben not writen in the boke of the wordis of days of kyngis of Juda? [verse 6] And Joachym slepte with his fadirs, and Joachym, his sone, regned fore hym. [verse 7] And the kyng of Egipt addide no more, that he schulde goon out fro his lond; forsothe the kynge of Babyloyne hadde taken, fro the ryuer of Egipt vnto the flode of Eufraten, alle thingis that weren of the kyng of Egipt. [verse 8] Of tenn and eiȝt ȝeer was Joachym, whanne he hade be|gunne to regnen, and three monethis he regned in Jerusalem; name of his modir, Naessa, douȝter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. [verse 9] And he dyde euyl beforn the Lord, aftir alle thingis that his fadir hadde done. [verse 10] In that tyme steyȝide up the seruauntis of Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babyloyne, in to Jerusalem, and the cyte is enuyround with streyngthingis. [verse 11] And Nabugodo|nosor came, the kyng of Babiloyne, to the cyte with his seruauntis, that they ouercommen it. [verse 12] And Joachym, kyng of Juda, wente out to the kyng of Ba|biloyne, he, and his modir, and his seruauntis, and his princis, and his geldyngis; and the kyng of Babyloyne toke hym, the eiȝtithe ȝeer of his regne. [verse 13] And he brouȝte thens alle the tresoures
of the hous of the Lord, and the tre|soures of the kingis hous; and he heewȝ to gydre alle the golden vessels, that Sa|lomon, kyng of Yrael, hade maad in the temple of the Lord, aftir the word of the Lord. [verse 14] And he translatide al Jerusalem, and alle the princis, and alle the stronge men of the hoost, tenn thousand, in to caytyfte, and alle craftise men, and en|closere; no thinge is laft, out take the pore puple of the lond. [verse 15] Joachym for|sothe he translatyde in to Babyloyne, and the kyngis modir, and the kyngis wijf, and the kyngis geldyngis; and the domysmen of the lond he ladde in to caytifte fro Jerusalem in to Babiloyne; [verse 16] and alle the stronge men, seuen thou|sand; and craftise men and enclosers, a thousand; alle stronge men and fiȝters; and the kynge of Babiloyne ladde hem caytyfe in to Babyloyne. [verse 17] And he sette Mathathiam, his vncle, for hym; and he putte on a name to hym Sedechie. [verse 18] The oon and twentithe [twenti A.] ȝeer of age hadde Sedechias, whanne he hadde begunne to regnen, and elleuen ȝeer he regnede in Jerusalem; name of his modir was Amy|chal, douȝtir of Jeremye of Lobna. [verse 19] And he dyde euyl byfore the Lord, aftir alle thingis that Joachym hadde done. [verse 20] For|sothe the Lord wrathede aȝeinus Jerusa|lem and Judam, to the tyme that he threwȝ hem aweye fro his face; and Sedechie wente aweye fro the kyng of Babiloyne.