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[verse 1] After that he herde the wordis of the sonys of Laban, seiynge, Jacob hath takun alle that weren of oure fader, and of the faculte of hym richid is maad noble. [verse 2] And he took hede to the face of Laban, that it was not towards hym as ȝistirday and the [verse 3] thrid day hens, moost the Lord seiynge to hym, Turne aȝen into the loond of thi fadrys, and [Om. BDEFH.] to thi kynred, and Y shal be with thee. [verse 4] And he sente, and clepide Ra|chel
and Lya into the feeld, where he [verse 5] fedde the flockis [flock E pr. m.] , and he seide to hem, Y se the face of ȝoure fader, that it is not toward me as ȝistirday and the thridde day hens; God forsothe of my fader was with me. [verse 6] And ȝe han knowun that with alle my strengthis Y haue seruyd to ȝoure [verse 7] fader; but and ȝoure fader hath comen aboute me, and chaungide my mede ten sithis; and neuerthelater God hath not letun hym that he shulde anoye to me. [verse 8] If otherwhile he seide, The dyuers co|lourid [coloures D.] shulen be thi medis, alle the sheep beren conseyuyng of dyuers colours; whanne forsothe aȝenward he seith, Alle the whyet thow shalt taak for thi mede, [verse 9] alle the flockis beren whyet; and God hath taak the substaunce of ȝoure fader, and ȝeuen to me. [verse 10] Forsothe bifore that the tyme of conseyuyng of sheep com, Y heuede vp myn eyen, and sawȝ in sleep the [Om. BDEFH.] malis steiyng up [Om. H.] vpon femalis, varye, and spotti [splotty EH.] , and of dyuers colours. [verse 11] And the aungel of the Lord seide to me in slepe, Jacob! and I answeride, Y am nyȝ. [verse 12] The which seith, Rere up thin eyen, and se alle the malis steiyng up vpon the fe|malis, varye, and sprynklid, and spottid; forsothe Y haue seen alle thingis that [verse 13] Laban hath doon to thee; Y am God of Bethel, where thow anoyntidist the stoon, and thow vowedist [woldist F.] auowe [Om. D.] to me. Now thanne aryse, and goo out fro this loond, turnynge aȝen into the loond of thi birth. [verse 14] And Rachel and Lya answeryden, Whe|ther han we eny thing of residewe in faculteis and erytage of the hows of oure fader? [verse 15] Whether as aliens hath he not holdun vs, and soold, and hath etun oure pryis? [verse 16] But God hath takun the richessis of oure fader, and ȝeuun hem to vs, and to oure sonys; wherfor alle thingis that God comaundith to thee, do. [verse 17] Forsothe Jacob aroos, and the fre children and his [verse 18] wyues put vpon camels [the camels BDEFH.] , ȝede awey; and
took al his substaunce, flockis, and alle thingis that he hadde purchasid in Meso|potany, goynge to Ysaac, his fader, in the loond of Chanaan. [verse 19] That tyme Laban was goon to the sheep that shulden be clippid, and Rachel hadde stolne the mawmetis of hir fadir. [verse 20] And Jacob nolde knowleche to his wyues fader, that he wolde flee; [verse 21] and whanne he was goon, bothe he and alle thingis that weren of his riȝt, and the flode passid ouer shulde go aȝens the hil [verse 22] of Galaad, it was tolde to Laban, the thridde day, that Jacob fleeiȝ. [verse 23] The which, his britheren takun with hym, pursuede hym seuen dayes, and ouertook hym in the hil of Galaad. [verse 24] And he sawȝ in his sleep the Lord seiynge to hym, Be war lest eny thing sharply thow speek aȝens Jacob. [verse 25] And now Jacob hadde strauȝte a tabernacle in the hil; and whan he hadde takun [ataken BEH. atake D.] hym with his britheren, in the same hil of Galaad, he ficchide a tent; [verse 26] and he seide to Jacob, Whi didist thow thus, that bisyde me thow dryue awey my dowȝtris [douȝtren BDEFH.] as caytyues with swerde? [verse 27] Whi vnwitynge me [Om. B.] woldist thow fle, ne shewe to me, that Y myȝte forth folwe thee with ioye, and songis, and tympans, and harpis? [verse 28] Thow suffredist not that Y myȝte kisse my sones and dowȝtris [douȝtren BDEFH.] ; fo|lily thow hast wrouȝt. [verse 29] And now forsothe myn hoond may ȝeeld to thee yuel, but God of thi fader ȝistirday seide to me, Be war lest thow speek with Jacob eny thing harder. [verse 30] And if thow coueytidist [coueydist A.] to [for to E.] goo to thine, and the hows of thi fadir was in desiyr to thee, whi hast thow stoln my goddis? [verse 31] Jacob answeride, That thus fro thee I am goon forth, Y dredde lest vio|lentli thow shuldist taak awey thi dowȝ|tris; [douȝtren BDEFH.] [verse 32] that forsothe thow vndirnymist me of thefte, anentist whom euer thow fyndist thi goddis, be he slaw biforn our bri|theren; and serch what euer of thi thing [thingis BDEFH.] anentis me thow fyndist [fynde BDFH.] , and taak awey.
Thes thingis seiynge, he knewe not that Rachel hadde stoln the mawmetis. [verse 33] And so Laban, goon into the tabernacle of Ja|cob, and Lya, and of either meyne, fonde nouȝt; and whan he was goon yn to the [verse 34] tentis of Rachel, she hiynge hidde the mawmetis vndur the literyng of a camele, and sat aboue. And to hym, aserchynge [verse 35] al the tent and no thing fyndynge, she seith, Be not, my lord, wroth that Y may not aryse bifore thee, for after the vsage of wymmen now it is fallun to me; and so bigilid is the bisynes of hym sechinge. [verse 36] And Jacob swellynge, seith with striyf, For what my trespas, and for what my synne, hast thow thus fulbrent after me, [verse 37] and hast enserchid alle my necessaryes of hows? What hast thow foundun of eny substawnce of thin hows? Putte that bi|fore my britheren and toforn thi bre|theren, and deme thei bitwix me and thee. [verse 38] Therfor twenti wynter haue I ben with thee? Thi shep and thi geit [sche geet E.] weren not barein, the wetheris of thi flok Y ete not, [verse 39] ne takun of beest I shewide to thee; Y al the harm ȝolde; al thing of thefte that [verse 40] perishide, of me thow askidist; day and nyȝt with hoot and coolde Y was streynyd, [verse 41] and sleep fleiȝ fro myn eyen; so thurȝ out twenti ȝeer in thin hows Y seruede to thee, fourtene for thi dowȝtres [douȝtren BDEFH.] , and sixe for thi flockis; forsothe thow chaungedist my mede ten sithis. [verse 42] But the God of my fa|der Abraham, and the drede of Ysaac hadde ben to me, perauenture nakid now thou haddist laft me; myn affliccioun and the traueil of myn hondis the Lord bi|helde, and vndernam thee ȝisterday. [verse 43] La|ban answeride to hym, My dowȝtres [douȝtren BDEFH.] , and sones, and thi flockis, and alle that thow biholdist, ben myne, and [Om. BDEFH.] what may Y do to my sones, and to my neces? [verse 44] Com thanne, and goo we into couenaunt of pees, that witnesse be bitwixe me and
thee. [verse 45] And so Jacob took a stoon, and [verse 46] areryde it into a title, and seide to his britheren, Bryngith to stoons; the whiche gederynge togidere, maden an hillok, and eten ther vpon. [verse 47] The which Laban clep|yde an hillok of witnes, and Jacob an hipil of wytnessyng; either after the pro|prete of his tunge. [verse 48] And Laban seide, This hillok shal be witnes bitwixe me and thee to day, and therfor the name of it is clepid Galaad, that is, the hillok of witnes. [verse 49] And Laban leide to, The Lord biholde, and deme bitwixen vs, whanne [verse 50] we shulen goo from vs; if thow turmente my dowȝtres, if thow bryngist yn other wyues vpon hem, no man of oure word is witnes, saue God, that present biholdith. [verse 51] And eft he seide to Jacob, Loo! this hil|lok, and the stoon that I haue rerid bi|twixe [verse 52] me and thee, witnes shal be; this hilloc, and the stoon ben into witnessyng, if forsothe I shall passe it goynge to thee, or thow ouerpassist [ouerpasse BDEFH.] yuel to me thenk|ynge. [verse 53] God of Abraham, and God of Nachor, deme bitwix vs, the God of the fader of hem. Thanne Jacob swore by [verse 54] the drede of his fader Ysaac; and, offrid slayn sacrifice in the hil, he clepide his britheren that thei shulden eete breed, the whiche whanne thei hadden etun, dwelten there. [verse 55] Laban forsothe at nyȝt arysynge, kisside the sones, and his douȝ|tris [douȝtren BDEFH.] , and blisside to hem, turnynge aȝen into his place.