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CAP. XXVI.

[verse 1] Whanne thow comyst into the loond that the Lord thi God is to ȝyue to thee to be weeldid, and holdist it [in it C.] , and dwellist [verse 2] in it, thow shalt taak of alle thi fruytis the cheef, and put in a leep; and thow shalt goo to the place that the Lord thi God hath chosun, that there be inwardly clepid the name of hym. [verse 3] And thow shalt goon to the preest that were in tho [that BDFH.] days, and seye to hym, I knowleche to day before the Lord thi God, that Y am comen into the loond, for the [Om. C.] which he hath swore to oure fadris, that he shulde ȝyue it [Om. A.] to vs. [verse 4] And the preest takynge the leep of thin hoond, shal put before the auter of the Lord thi God. [verse 5] And thow shalt speke in the siȝt of the Lord thi God, Sirus pursuede my fader, that de|scendide into Egipt, and there pilgrim|agide in moost fewe noumbre; and he growide into a greet folk of kynde, and strong, and of multitude with out ende. [verse 6] And the Egipciens greuowsly traueilyden vs, and pursueden, puttynge on moost

greuows birthens. [verse 7] And we crieden to the Lord God of oure faders, that hath herde vs, and bihold oure mekenes, and [verse 8] traueyl, and anguysses; and he hath lad vs out of Egipt in a myȝti hoond, and in an arme streiȝt out, in greet drede [fere BCDEFH.] , in [verse 9] toknes, and wondres, and brouȝte into this place; and hath taak to vs the loond mylk and hony flowynge. [verse 10] And therfor nowe Y offre to thee the cheef of the fruytis of the erthe that the Lord hath ȝeue to me. And thow shalt leeue hem in the siȝt of the Lord thi God. And the [verse 11] Lord thi God honourd, thow shalt eete in alle goodis that the Lord thi God hath ȝeue to thee and to thin hows, thow, and Leuytis, and comlyng, that is with thee. [verse 12] Whanne thow hast fulfillid the tithe of alle thi fruytis, the ȝeer of tithis [the tithis CE.] the thridde, thow shalt ȝeue to Le|uyte, and comlynge, and faderles child, and widewe, that thei eten `with ynne [bysydys E pr. m.] thi ȝatis, and ben fulfillid. [verse 13] And thou shalt speke in the siȝt of the Lord thi God, Y haue brouȝt that is halowid fro [in E pr. m.] myn hows, and haue ȝyue it to Leuyte, and comlynge, and [Om. CDEF.] faderles child, and widewe, as thow hast comaundid to me; I haue not passid biside thin heestis, ne haue forȝet thi maundement [coomaunde|ment C.] . [verse 14] Y haue not eete of hem in my sorwe, ne haue seuerd hem in eche vnclennes, ne haue spendid of hem eny thing in thing of deed coors. Y haue obeishid to the voyce of the Lord my God, and haue doo alle thingis that [as E.] thow hast comaundid to me. [verse 15] Bihold fro thi sanctuary, fro the hiȝe dwellynge place of heuens, and blesse thow to thi puple Yrael, and to the loond that thow hast ȝyue to vs, as thow hast swore to oure fadres, to the loond mylk and

hony flowynge. [verse 16] To day the Lord thi God hath comaundid to thee, that thow doo thes maundementis and domys, that thow kepe and fulfil of al thin hert, and of al thi soule. [verse 17] The Lord thow hast chosun to day, that he be to thee God, and thow goo in the weies of hym, and keep his cerymoyns, and heestis, and domys, and obeish to his maundement. [verse 18] Loo! the Lord hath chosen thee to day, that thow be to hym a special puple, as he hath spoken to thee, and thow keep [verse 19] alle the heestis of hym; and he shal maak thee hiȝer than alle the folkis, that he hath [Om. C.] maad of nouȝt, into preysynge, and name, and his glorye; that thow be an holy puple of the Lord thi God, as he hath spokun.