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CAP. II.

[verse 1] For whiche thing ordeynede the Lord oure God his wrd, that he spac to vs, and to oure iuges that demeden Jerusa|lem [in Jerusalem AGHK.] , and to oure kingus, and to oure [verse 2] princes, and to al Irael and Juda; that the Lord shulde bringe to vp on vs grete euelis, that ben not do vnder heuene, as ben do in Jerusalem; after that ben write [verse 3] in the lawe of Moises, that a man shulde ete the flesh of his sone, and the flesh of his doȝter. [verse 4] And he ȝaf hem in the hond of alle kingus, that ben in oure cumpas, in to repref, and in to desolacioun in alle

puplis, in whiche scaterede vs the Lord. [verse 5] And wee ben mad vndernethe, and not aboue; for we han synned to the Lord oure God, not wel herende the vois of hym. [verse 6] To the Lord oure God riȝtwis|nesse, to vs forsothe and to oure faders shenshipe of the face, as is this dai. [verse 7] For the Lord spac vp on vs alle these euelis, that camen vp on vs. [verse 8] And wee louli preȝeden not the face of the Lord oure God, that wee shulden turne aȝeen, eche of vs fro oure werst weies. [verse 9] And the Lord woc in euelis, and broȝte them vp on vs; for riȝtwis is the Lord in alle his werkus that he sente to vs. [verse 10] And wee herden not the vois of hym, that we shulde go in the hestes of the Lord, that he ȝaf bifor oure face. [verse 11] And now, Lord God of Irael, that broȝtist out thi puple fro the lond of Egipt in a strong hond, and in signes, and wndris [in wondris AEGK. in thi wondris H sup. ras.] , and in thi grete vertue, and in an hyȝ arm, and madist to thee a name, as is this day; [verse 12] wee han synned, vnpitously wee han born vs, wickeli [wickidly AGHK.] wee han [ha K.] do, Lord oure God, in alle thi riȝtwisnesses. [verse 13] Be turned awey thy wrathe fro vs; for wee ben laft a fewe among Jentilis, wher thou hast scatered vs. [verse 14] Heere, Lord, oure preieeres, and oure orisounus, and bring vs out for thee; and ȝif to vs to finde grace bifor the face of hem, that ladden vs awey; [verse 15] that al erthe wite, for thou art Lord oure God, and for thi name is inwardli clepid vp on Irael, and vp on the kinde of hym. [verse 16] Bihold, Lord, fro thin hoeli hous in to vs, and bowe in thin ere, and ful out here vs. [verse 17] Opene thin eȝen, and see; for not the deade that ben in helle, whos spirit is taken fro [for C.] ther bowelis, shul ȝyue wrshipe and iustefiyng to the [verse 18] Lord; but the soule that is sori vp on the mykilnesse of euel, and goth bowid, and meekid, and the eȝen failende, and the soule hungrende, ȝyueth to thee glorie

and riȝtwisnesse, Lord [to the Lord E pr. m.] . [verse 19] Whiche not after the riȝtwisnesse of oure faders heelden out mercy bifor thi siȝt, Lord oure God; [verse 20] but for thou sentist thi wrathe and thi wodnesse vp on vs, as thou speeke in the hondus of thi childer profetus, seiende, [verse 21] Thus seith the Lord, Bowith doun ȝoure shuldris, and ȝoure nol, and doth trauaile to the king of Babiloyne; and ȝee shul sitte in the lond, that Y ȝaf to ȝoure fa|ders. [verse 22] That if ȝee shul not don, ne here the vois of the Lord oure God, to werche to the king of Babiloyne, ȝoure failing Y shal make fro the cites of Juda, and fro [verse 23] the ȝatus of Jerusalem; and Y shal take awei fro ȝou the vois of merthe [ioȝe C.] , and the [Om. EG.] vois of ioȝe [merthe C.] , and vois of the [Om. G.] man spouse, and vois of the womman spouse; and ben shal al the lond with oute step from the dwelleres in to it. [verse 24] And thei herden not thy vois, that thei shulde wrche to the king of Babiloyne; and thou settedest thi wrdus, that thou speeke in the eres of thi childer profetus, that translatid shulde be the bonus of oure kingus, and the bonus of oure faders fro this place. [verse 25] And lo! thei ben cast forth in the hete of the sunne, and in the frost of the nyȝt; and thei ben dead in werst sorwes, in hunger, and in swerd, and in sending out. [verse 26] And thou settedist thi [the A.] temple, in whiche is inwardli [inward C.] clepid thi name in it, as this dai, for the wickenes [wickidnes AGHK.] of the hous of Irael, and of the hous of Juda. [verse 27] And thou hast don in vs, Lord oure God, after thi goodnesse, and after [verse 28] al that thi grete mercy doing, as thou speeke in the hond of thi child Moises, in the dai that thou comaundedist [comaundist AGHK.] to hym to write thi lawe bifor the sonus of [verse 29] Irael, seiende, If ȝee shul not here my vois, this grete multetude shal be turned in to the leste folc of kinde, for them Y [verse 30] shal scatere; for Y wot, that mee shal

not [no E pr. m.] here the puple. The puple is for|sothe with an hard nol, and shal be turned to his herte, in the lond of his [verse 31] caitifte; and thei schul wite, for Y am the Lord God of hem. And Y shal ȝyue to them an herte, and thei shul vndir|stonde, [verse 32] and eres, and thei shul here. And thei shuln preise me in the lond of ther caitifte, and myndeful thei shul be of my name. [verse 33] And thei shul turnen awei them|self fro ther harde rig, and fro ther cursidhedus; for thei shul remembre the weie of ther fadris, that synneden in me. [verse 34] And Y shal aȝeen clepe hem in to the lond, that Y swor to the fadris of hem, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and thei shul lordshipen of it. And Y shal multeplie them, and thei shul not be lassid. [verse 35] And Y shal sette to them `an other [a A.] testament euere durende, that Y be to them in to a Lord, and thei shul be to me in to a pu|ple. And Y shal no more moue my puple, the sonus of Irael, fro the lond that Y ȝaf to them.