The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

CAP. V.

[verse 1] Aftir these thingus forsothe ben chosen, that thei steȝen vp, the princis of tounus, bi housis, bi ther linagis, and the wiues of hem, and sones and doȝtris of hem, and seruauns and hand wymmen of hem,

and bestis of hem. [verse 2] And king Darie sente togidere with hem a thousend horse men, to the time that thei broȝten hem in to Jerusalem, with pes, and with musikis, and timbres, and trumpis; and alle the brethern weren pleiende. [verse 3] And he made hem to steȝen vp togidere with hem. [verse 4] And these ben the namis of the [Om. A.] men that steȝeden vp, bi their tounus, in to linagis, and in to part of the princehod of hem. [verse 5] Prestus; the sonus of Finees, the sonus of Aron, Jesus, the sone of Josedech, Ja|chim, the sone of Sorobabel, sone of Sola|tiel, of the hous of Dauid, of the progenie of Fares, of the linage forsothe of Juda, [verse 6] that spac vnder Darie, king of Persis, merueilous doende woordis, in the se|cunde ȝer of his regne [rewme AH.] , in Aprill, the firste moneth. [verse 7] Forsothe these ben, that of Juda steȝeden vp fro the caitifte of transmigracioun, whom Nabugodonosor, king of Babiloine, translatide into Babi|loine; and is turned aȝeen in to Jerusa|lem, [verse 8] and in to alle the cites of Jude, eche in to his cite, that camen with Soro|babel and Jesu; Neemias, Ariores, Eli|meo, Emanio, Mardocheo, Beelsuro, Meth|satothor, Olioro, Eboma, oon of the princis of hem. [verse 9] And the noumbre fro the Jen|tilis of hem, fro the prouostis of hem; the sonus of Fares, two thousend an hundrid [verse 10] and seuenti and two; the sonus of Ares, [verse 11] thre thousend fifti and seuene; the sonus of Femo, an hundrid and two and fourti; in the sonus of Jese and Joabes, a thou|send [verse 12] thre hundrid and two; the sonus of Denny, two thousend foure hundrid and seuenti; the sones of Choraba, two hun|drid and fiue; the sonus of Banycha, an [verse 13] hundrid and sixti and eiȝte; the sonus of Bebeth, foure [thre E pr. m.] hundrid and thre; the sonus of Archad, foure hundrid and se|uene [verse 14] and twenti; the sonus of Hau, seuene and thretti; the sonus of Sozaar, two thousend sixti and seuene; the sonus of Adymy, foure hundrid and oon and [verse 15] sixti; the sonus of Azeroectis, an hundrid and eiȝte; the sonus of Ziazo and Zelas,

an hundrid and seuene; the sonus of Azo|roch, foure hundrid and nyne and thretty; [verse 16] the sonus of Jebdarbone, an hundrid and two and thretti; the sonus of Ananie, an hundrid and thretti; `the sonus of Arsom [Om. A.] ; [verse 17] the sonus of Marsar, foure hundrid and two and twenti [thretti A.] ; the sonus of Saberus, ninti and fiue; the sonus of Sofelomon, [verse 18] an hundrid and thre and twenti; the sonus of Nepobai, fiue and fifti; the sonus of Echanatus, an hundrid and eiȝte and fifti; the sonus of Ebeathamus, an hun|drid [verse 19] and two and thretti; the sonus of Octatarpatros, the whiche Enechades and Modie, foure hundrid and two and twenti; the whiche of Gramas and Ga|bia, [verse 20] an hundrid and oon and twenti; the whiche of Besellon and of [Om. A.] Agie, fiue and sixti; the whiche of Bascharo, an hun|drid [verse 21] and two and twenti; the whiche of Bethonobes, fiue and fifti; the sones of Lyptis, an hundred and fyue and fifty; the sonus of Jabomy, thre hundrid and [verse 22] seuene and fifti; the sonus of Sichem, thre hundrid and seuenti; the sonus of Sana|don and Chomus, thre hundrid and se|uenti [verse 23] and eiȝte; the sonus of Ericus, two thousend an hundrid and fiue and fifti; the sonus of Anaas, thre hundrid and se|uenti. [verse 24] Prestis; the sonus of Jeddus, the sonus of Enitem, the sonus of Eliazib, thre hundrid and two and seuenti; the sonus of Emmechus, two hundrid and two and [verse 25] fifti; the sonus of Sasurij, thre hundrid and seuene and fifti; the sonus of Caree, two hundrid and seuene and twenti. [verse 26] Le|uitis; the sonus of Jesu, in Caduel, and Banus, and Serebias, and Edias, foure and seuenti; al the noumbre fro the two [twelfthe E pr. m.] and twenti [twentithe E.] ȝer, thretti thousend foure [verse 27] hundrid and two and sixti; sones, and doȝtris, and wiues, al the noumbring, sixti [fourti E pr. m.] thousend two hundrid and two and fourti. [verse 28] Sonus of prestis, that sungen in the temple; the sonus of Asaf, an hundrid and eiȝte and twenti. [verse 29] Ussheris forsothe; the [of the A.] sonus of Esuem, the sonus of Ather, the sonus of Amon, the sonus of Accuba

Copa, the sonus of Tobi, alle an hundrid and nyne and thretti. [verse 30] Prestis, seruende in the temple; sonus of Sel, the sonus of Gasipa, the sonus of Tabloth, the sonus of Carie, the sonus of Su, the sonus of Fellu, the sonus of Labana, the sonus of Acma|tha, the sones of Accub, the sonus of Vta, the sonus of Ceta, the sonus of Agab, the sonus of Obai, the sonus of Anan, the sonus [verse 31] of Caima, the sonus of Juddu, the sonus of An, the sonus of Radin, the sonus of De|samyn, the sonus of Nechoba, the sonus of Saseba, the sonus of Gaze, the sonus of Osin, the sonus of Finoe, the sonus of Atren, the sonus of Baseem, the sonus of Aziana, the sonus of Manai, the sonus of Nafisim, the sones of Accufu, the sonus of Agista, the sonus of Aria Faucin [the sonys of Faucin E pr. m.] , the [verse 32] sonus of Fasalon, the sonus of Meedda, the sonus of Fusia, the sonus of Careth, the sonus of Barchus, the sonus of Caree, the sonus of Thoesi, the sonus of Nasith, the sonys of Agisti, the sonus of Pedon. [verse 33] Sal|mon, the sonus of hym, the sonus of Asoffoth, the sonus of Farida, the sonus of Theli, the sonus of Dedon, the sonus of [verse 34] Gaddahel, the sonus of Cefegi, the sonus of Aggia, the sonus of Facareth, the sonus of Sabathan, the sonus of Saranoth, the sonus of Malcie, the sones of Amee, the sonus of Safuy, the sonus of Addus, the sonus of Suba, the sonus of Eyra, the sonus of Rabatis, the sonus of Fasofath, the sonus of Malmon. [verse 35] Alle in holi ser|uende; and the childer of Salomon, foure hundrid foure score and two. [verse 36] These ben the sonus, that steȝeden vp Atheemel and Thersas; the princis of hem, Carmellam [verse 37] and Careth; and thei myȝten not tellen out ther cites, and progenies, what maner thei ben; and of Irael, the sonus of Dalarij, the sonus of Tubam, the sonus of Nechodaici. [verse 38] And of the prestis, that vseden presthod, and ben not founde; the sonus of Obia, the sonus of Achisos, the sonus of Addin, that toc Vnim wif, of [verse 39] the doȝtris of Fargelen, and ben clepid bi the name of hir; and of these is soȝt the

write genelogie of kinrede, and it is not founden, and thei ben forfendid to vse presthod. [verse 40] And Neemie seide to hem, and Ascaras [Esderas A.] , that thei take not part of the holi thingus, to the time that ther rise [arise AH.] a taȝt bisshop, in to shewing and treuthe. [verse 41] Al [Om. A.] forsothe Irael was twelue thousend, out take seruauns and hand wymmen, two and fourti thousend thre hundrid and sixti. [verse 42] The seruauns of hem and hand wymmen, seuene thousend three hundrid and seuene and thretti; singeres and singeressis, two hundrid and fiue and [verse 43] sixti [thretti A.] ; camailis, foure hundrid and fiue and thretti; hors, seuen thousend sixe [and sixe A.] and thretti; mulis, two hundrid thousend and fiue and fourti; bestis vnder ȝoc, fiue thousend and fiue and twenti. [verse 44] And of thoo prouostis bi tounus, whil thei shul|den come in to the temple of God, that was in Jerusalem, to ben auouwid to rere the temple in his place, after ther [verse 45] vertue; and to be ȝiue in to the temple the [of A.] holi tresorie of werkis, eleue thou|send besauns, and prestis stolis an hun|drid. [verse 46] And ther dwelten prestus, and Leuitus, and that weren of the folc in Jerusalem, and in the regioun; and the holi singeres, vssheris, and al Irael, in ther regiouns. [verse 47] In stondende forsothe the seuenthe moneth, and whan the sonus of Irael weren eche in his owne thingus, thei camen togidere of oon acord in to the porche, that was befor the est ȝate. [verse 48] And stondende Jesus, the sone of Jose|dech, and his brether, prestis, and So|robabel, the sone of Salatiel, and of this [verse 49] the brether, maden redi an auter, that thei offre vpon it brent sacrifises, aftir thoo [the A.] thingus that in the boc of Moises, man of God, ben writen. [verse 50] And ther camen to hem of othere naciouns of the lond, and rereden the holi tresorie in his place, alle the folc of the lond; and thei offriden ostis, and morutide brent sacri|fises to the Lord. [verse 51] And thei diden the feste of tabernaclis, and a solempne dai, as it is write in the lawe, and sacrifises

eche dai, as it behouede [is behouede C sec. m. H.] . [verse 52] And aftir these thingus the [thei AH.] ordeined offringus, and ostus of sabatis, and of newe mones, and of alle halewid solempne daȝes. [verse 53] And hou fele euere vouweden to the Lord, fro the newe mone of the seuenthe moneth, token [thei token E pr. m.] ostis to offre to God; and the temple of the Lord ȝit was not bild vp. [verse 54] And thei ȝeue monee to masonus, and to wriȝtus, and drink and metus with ioȝe. [verse 55] And thei ȝeue carris to Sidonyes and to Tires, that thei shulden carien ouer to hem fro Liban wode cedre bemus, and maken a naue in to Joppe hauene, aftir the decre that was write to them fro Ciro, king of Persis. [verse 56] And in the se|cunde ȝer thei comende in to the temple of God, in to Jerusalem, the secunde moneth began Sorobabel, the sone of Sa|latiel, and Jesus, the sone of Josedech, and the brethern of hem, and prestis, and Leuitus, and alle that camen fro the [verse 57] caitifte in to Jerusalem; and foundeden the temple of God, in the newe mone of the secunde moneth of the secunde ȝer, whan thei hadde comen in to Jude and [verse 58] Jerusalem; and setten [senten A.] Leuitus fro twenti ȝer vpon the werkis of the Lord. And Jesus stod, his sone, and brethern, alle Leuitus togidere castende, and foleweris out of the lawe, and doende werkis in the hous of the Lord. [verse 59] And ther stoden prestys, hauende stolis, with trumpis, and Leuitus, the sonus of Asaf, hauende [verse 60] cymbalis, togidere preisende the Lord, and blessende, aftir Dauid, king of Irael. [verse 61] And thei sungen a song to the Lord, for his swetnesse and wrshipe in to worldis vp on al Irael. [verse 62] And al the puple with trumpe sungen, and crieden with gret vois, preisende togidere the Lord, in the rering of the hous of the Lord. [verse 63] And ther camen of prestus, and of Leuitus, and of presidentus aftir the tounus, to the [Om. A.] elders that hadden seen the rathere [verse 64] hous, and at the bilding vp of this, with cri, and with gret weiling; and manye [verse 65] with trumpis, and gret ioȝe, so that

the puple herde not the trumpis, for the weiling of the puple. Forsothe a cumpanye was singende wrshipefulli in trumpe, so that afer it was herd. [verse 66] And the enemis herden the linagis of Juda and of Beniamyn, and camen to wite, what was the vois of the trumpes. [verse 67] And thei knewen, for thei that weren of the caitifte bilden the temple to the Lord God of Irael. [verse 68] And comende neeȝ to So|robabel, and to Jesu, and to the prouostis of tounus, seiden to hem, Wee shul bilde togidere with ȝou. [verse 69] Lic maner forsothe wee han herd of [Om. AH.] oure Lord, and we to|gidere han go fro the daȝes of Asbasa|reth, king of Assiries, that wente ouer hennus. [verse 70] And seide to hem Sorobabel, and Jesue, and the princis of the tounus [verse 71] of Irael, It is not to vs and to ȝou to bilden vp the hous of oure God; we for|sothe alone shul bilden the hous of oure God, aftir thoo thingus, that Cirus, king of Persis, comaundede. [verse 72] The Jentilis for|sothe of the lond leuende to them that ben in Jude, and rerende vp the werk of the [Om. AH.] bilding, and aspies and puple bring|ende forth, forfendeden hem to bilden [verse 73] vp; and letteden the men, hauntende the goingus to, that the bilding shulde not ben endid al the time of the lif of king Ciri; and thei drowen along the making vp bi two ȝer, vn to the regne of Darie.