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[verse 1] Forsothe Dyna, the douȝtir of Lya, ȝede out to [that sche schulde c pr. m.] se the [Om. RTW.] wymmen of that [the G.] cuntrey. [verse 2] And whanne Sichem, the sone of Emor Euey, the prince of that lond, hadde seyn hir, he louede hir, and rauyschide [he rauyschid IS.] , and [hir and FGIKS.] sclepte with hir, and oppresside the vir|gyn bi violence. [verse 3] And his soule was boundun [knyt I.] faste with hir, and he pleside
hir sory [Om. CDEGKLMNPSX pr. m. d.] with [by B pr. m.] flateringis. [verse 4] And he ȝede [verse 5] to Emor, his fadir, and seide, Take to me this damysel a wijf. And whanne Jacob hadde herd this thing, while the [hise IS.] sones weren absent, and ocupied in the fedyng [pasturyng I.] of scheep, he was stille, til thei camen aȝen. [verse 6] Sotheli whanne Emor, the fadir of Sichem, was gon out, `that he schulde [that he wolde I. to BC sec. m.] speke to Ja|cob, [verse 7] lo! hise sones camen fro the feeld. And whanne this thing that bifelde [hadde bifalle I.] was herd, thei weren wroothe greetli; for he wrouȝte [hadde wrouȝte IS.] a foul thing in Israel, and [and for F.] he [of Jacob was defoulid, he A pr. m. ELO pr. m. P. the doȝter of Jacob defoulid, he X. the douȝtir of Jacob was defoulid, he DFGNQRT.] hadde do [Om. ELP.] a thing vnleueful in the de|foulyng of the douȝter of Jacob. [verse 8] And so [thus I.] Emor spak to hem, The soule of my sone Sichem cleuyde [hath cleuyd IS.] to ȝoure douȝtir, ȝeue ȝe [verse 9] hir a wijf to hym, and ioyne we wed|dyngis to gidere; ȝyue ȝe [Om. S.] ȝoure douȝtris to [verse 10] vs, and take ȝe oure douȝtris, and dwelle ȝe with vs; the lond is in ȝoure power, tile [tilthe S.] ȝe [ȝe it IS.] , make [maketh IS. and make K.] ȝe [Om. EFIS.] marchaundise, and welde ȝe it. [verse 11] But also Sichem seide to the fadir and britheren of hir, Fynde Y grace bifor ȝou, and what euer thingis ȝe ordeynen Y [verse 12] schal ȝyue; encreesse ȝe the dower, and axe ȝe ȝiftis, Y [and Y G.] schal ȝyue wilfuli that that ȝe axen; oonli ȝyue ȝe this damysele a wijf to me. [verse 13] The sones of Jacob answeriden in gile to Sichem and his fadir, and weren [thei weren IS.] feerse for the defoulyng of maidenhod [the maidenhod IKS.] of [verse 14] the [her IS.] sistir, We moun not do this that ȝe axen, nether we moun ȝyue oure sistir to a man vncircumcidid, which [the which I.] thing is vn|leueful and abhomynable anentis vs. [verse 15] But in this we schulen mowe be boundun in pees, if ȝe wole be lijk vs, and ech [ech man IS.] of [verse 16] male kynde be circumcidid in ȝou, thanne we schulen ȝyue and take togidre oure douȝtris and ȝoure; and we schulen dwelle with ȝou, and we schulen be o puple. [verse 17] Forsothe if ȝe nylen [wolen not I.] be circumcidid, we schulen take oure douȝtir [sistre S.] , and schulen [we schulen IS.] go a wei. [verse 18] The profryng of hem pleside [mar|chaundye plures.]
[verse 19] Emor and Sichem, his sone, and the ȝong wexynge man [man Sichem S.] dilaiede not, that ne he fillide [fulfillide IS.] anoon that that was axid, for he louede the damysele greetli, and he was noble in al `the hous of his fadir [his fadir hous IS.] . [verse 20] And thei entriden in to the ȝate of the citee, [verse 21] and spaken to the puple, These men ben pesible, and wolen dwelle with vs; make thei marchaundie in the loond, and tile [tilie S.] thei it, which is large and brood, and hath nede to tileris; we schulen take her douȝ|tris [douȝtren G.] to wyues, and we schulen ȝyue oure douȝtris [douȝtren G.] to hem. [verse 22] O thing is, for which so greet good is dilaied; if we circumciden oure malis, and suen the custom of the [verse 23] folc, bothe her substaunce, and scheep, and alle thingis which thei welden, schulen be oure; oneli assente we in this, that we dwelle to gidere, and make o puple. [verse 24] And alle men assentiden, and [whanne plures.] alle malis weren circumcidid. [verse 25] And lo! in the thridde day, whanne the [Om. S.] sorewe of woundis [wounde FG.] was moost greuous, twei sones of acob, Symeon and Leuy, britheren of Dyna, token swerdis, and entriden in to the citee booldeli; and [Om. G.] [verse 26] whanne alle malis weren slayn [slayn of hem S.] , thei killiden Emor and Sichem togidere, and token Dyna, her sistir, fro the hous of Sichem. [verse 27] And whanne thei weren goon out, othere sones of Jacob felden in on the slayn men, and rifeliden the citee for the veniaunce of defoulyng [fouling L.] of a [the I.] virgyn. [verse 28] And thei wastiden the scheep of tho men, and droues of oxun, and assis, and alle thingis [verse 29] that weren in howsis [the housis G.] and feeldis, and ledden [ledden awey IS.] prisoneris the litle children, and wyues of tho men. [verse 30] And whanne these thingis weren don hardili, Jacob seide to Symeon and Leuy, Ȝe han troblid me, and han [Om. IS.] maad me hateful to Cananeis and Fereseis, dwellers of this lond; we ben fewe, thei schulen be gaderid to gidere and schulen sle me, and Y schal be don a wey and [in G.] myn hous. [verse 31] Symeon and Leuy answeriden, Whether thei ouȝten mysuse [to mysuse CIN sec. m. S.] oure sistir as an hoore [a strumpett IS.] ?
