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CAP. XII.

[verse 1] These forsothe ben the prestus and the Leuitis, that steȝeden vp with Sorobabel, the sone of Salatiel, and Josue; Saraia, [verse 2] Jeremia, Esdras, Amaria, Melluch, Accus, [verse 3] Sechenia, Reum, Merimuth, [verse 4] Addo, Je|thom, [verse 5] Miomin, Abia, Meldaa, Belga, [verse 6] Semeia, and Joarib, Adaia, Sellum, A|moe, [verse 7] Elceia, Idaia; these the princis of prestys, and the brethern of hem, in the daȝes of Josue. [verse 8] But Leuitus; Jesua, Ben|nui, Cediniel, Serabia, Juda, Mathanias, vp on the ympnes, thei and the brether

[verse 9] of hem, in the daȝis of Josue; and Bese|chia, and Ezamith, and the brethern of hem, eche in his offis. [verse 10] Josue forsothe gat Joachim, and Joachim gat Eliazub, and [verse 11] Eliazub gat Joiada, and Joiada gat Jona|than, and Jonathan gat Jedaia. [verse 12] In the [Om. A.] daȝis forsothe of Joachim weren prestus, and the princis of meines, Saraie, Amarie, [verse 13] Jeremie, Ananie, Esdre, Mosollam, Ama|rie, [verse 14] Johannan, Milicho, Jonathan, Sebe|nie, [verse 15] Josef, Aram, Edua, Maraioth, Elchi, [verse 16] Adaie, Zacharie, Jenthon, Mosollam, A|bie, Zecarie, Miamin, [verse 17] and Moadie, Fel|thi, [verse 18] Belge, Sannia, Semeie, Jonathan, [verse 19] Joarib, Mathania, Jodaie, [verse 20] Asi, Sellaie, [verse 21] Celaie, Mochebor, Elchie, Azebias, Idaie, Nathaneel. [verse 22] Leuitus in the daȝes of Elia|zub, and of Joiada, and Jonan, and Jed|doa, writen princis of meines, and prestis [verse 23] in the regne of Darie of [kyng of A.] Persis. The sonus of Leui, princis of meines, writen in the boc of the woordis of daȝes, and vn to the daȝes of Jonathan, sone of Elia|zub. [verse 24] And the princis of Leuitys; Aze|bia, Zerebia, and Jesue, sone of Cediniel; and the brethern of hem bi ther whilis, that thei shulden preisen and knoulechen, aftir the heste of king Dauid, man of God, and waiten aboute euene bi ordre. [verse 25] Mathania, Belthbecia, and Obedia, Mo|sollam, Thelmon, Accub, keperis of ȝatis, and of vestiaries befor the ȝatus. [verse 26] These in the daȝes of Joachim, sone of Josue, sone of Josedech, and in the daȝes of Neemie, duke, and Esdre, prest and scribe. [verse 27] In the dedicacioun forsothe of the wal of Jerusalem thei soȝten Leuites fro alle ther placis, that thei bringen them in to Jerusalem, and do the dedica|cioun in gladnesse, and in doing of gracis, and in song, and in cimbalis, and in sau|trees, and in harpis. [verse 28] Forsothe the sonus

of singeris ben gadered and of the wilde feldis aboute Jerusalem, and of the tounus [verse 29] of Nethofati, and of the hous of Galgal, and of the regiouns of Jebes, and of [Om. C.] Amanech; for tounes the singeris bilden to hemself in the enuiroun of Jerusalem. [verse 30] And the prestus and Leuitus ben clensid, and thei clenseden the puple, and the ȝatus of the wal. [verse 31] Forsothe I made the princis [preestis A.] of Juda to steȝen vp vpon the wal, and I sette two grete querus of preis|eris; and thei wenten at the riȝt side vpon the wal, at the ȝate of the [Om. EH.] dunghil. [verse 32] And ther wenten after hem Osias, and the [verse 33] half part [partie AH.] of princis of Juda, and Aza|ria, Esdras [and Esdras A.] , and Mosollam, Juda [and Juda A.] , and Beniamyn, and Semeia, and Jeremia. [verse 34] And of the sonus of prestis, in trumpis; Zacharias, the sone of Jonathan, the sone of Semeie, the sone of Mathanie, the sone of Machaie, the sone of Seecur, the sone of Asaf. [verse 35] And the brethern of hym; Semeia, and Azarel, Malalai, Galalay, Mai, Nathanael, and Juda, and Amani, in the vesselis of the song of Dauid, man of God; and Esdras, scribe, beforn hem, in the welle ȝate. [verse 36] And aȝen hem steȝeden vp in the gres of the cite of Dauid, in the steȝing vp of the wal, vp on the hous of Dauid, and vn to the ȝate of watris at the est. [verse 37] And the secunde quer of men tellende gracis wente forn aȝen, and I after it; and the half part of the puple vp on the wal, and vp on the tour of ouenus, [verse 38] and vn to the most large wal; and vp on the ȝate of Effraym, and vp on the olde ȝate, and vp on the ȝate of fisshis, and the tour of Ananehel, and the tour of Emath, [verse 39] and vn to the floc ȝate; and thei stoden in the warde ȝate. And two queris of men preisende stoden in the hous of God, and

I and the half part of maister iugis with me. [verse 40] And the prestus, Eliachim, Maazia, Myamin, Michia, Elioenai, Zacharia, [verse 41] Anania, in trumpis; and Maazia, and Senea, and Eleazar, and Azi, and Johan|nan, and Melchia, and Elam, and Ezer; and clerli sungen [syngen A.] the singeris, and Je|sraia, the prouost. [verse 42] And thei offreden in that dai grete slaine sacrifises, and thei gladeden; God forsothe hadde gladid hem in gret gladnesse. But and the wiues of hem and the fre childer ioȝeden, and the gladnesse of Jerusalem is herd aferre. [verse 43] Also thei noumbreden in that dai men vpon the tresories of the tresor, to sacri|fise of likour, and to the [Om. AH.] firste frutis, and dimes, that the princis of the cite, in fair|nesse of doing of gracis, shulden bringen in to the prestis and Leuitus bi hem; for Juda gladede in the prestus and Leuitus stondende to. [verse 44] And thei kepten the ob|seruacioun of ther God, and the besinesse of clensing; and singeris, and porteris, after the heste of Dauid and of Salamon, [verse 45] his sone; for in the daȝis of Dauid and of Asaph from the beginnyng weren princis ordeined of singeris in dite, of men prei|sende and knoulechende to [Om. A.] God. [verse 46] And al Irael, in the daȝes of Sorobabel, and in the daȝes of Neemie, ȝeuen partus to sing|eris and porteris bi alle daȝes; and thei halewiden the Leuitus, and the [Om. AH.] Leuitis halewiden the sonys of Aaron.