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CAP. XLII.

[verse 1] Forsothe Jacob herde that foodis weren seeld in Egipt, and he seide to hise sones, Whi ben ȝe necgligent? [verse 2] Y herde that wheete is seeld in Egipt, go ȝe doun, and bie ȝe necessaries to vs, that we moun lyue, and be not wastid bi [with K.] nedynesse. [verse 3] Therfor ten britheren of Joseph ȝeden doun [verse 4] to [that thei schul C pr. man.] bie wheete in Egipt, and Beniamyn was withholdun [biholdun D.] of Jacob at hoome, that [the whiche Jacob I. whiche Jacob S.] seide to hise [the I. Beniamyns S.] britheren [britheren of Beniamyn I.] , Lest perauenture in the weie he suffre ony yuel [yuel, be he at hoom I.] . [verse 5] Sotheli thei entriden in to the lond of Egipt, with othere men that ȝeden [ȝeden thidir IS.] to bie [bie corn IS.] ; forsothe hungur was in the lond of Canaan. [verse 6] And Joseph was prince [the prince IS.] of Egipt, and at his wille whetis weren seeld to puplis. And whanne hise britheren hadden worschipid [verse 7] hym, and he hadde knowe hem, he spak hardere [hardere to hem I. h. thingis to hem S.] as to aliens, and axide hem, Fro whennus camen ȝe? Whiche answeriden, Fro the lond of Canaan, that we bie ne|cessaries to lyiflode [oure lyiflode IS.] . [verse 8] And netheles he knewe the [his IS.] britheren, and he was not [verse 9] knowun of hem, and he bithouȝte on the dremys whiche [that IS.] he seiȝ sumtyme. [the whiche G.]

And he seide to hem, Ȝe ben aspieris [a spies IS.] , ȝe camen to [that ȝe schul C pr. man.] se the feblere thingis of the lond. [verse 10] Whiche [The whiche I.] seiden, Lord, it is not so, but thi [verse 11] seruauntis camen to bie metis; alle we ben the [Om. I.] sones of o man, we comen [camen hidir I. comen hidir S.] pesible, and thi seruauntis ymaginen [ymagen DFG.] not ony yuel. [verse 12] To `whiche he [whom Joseph IS.] answeride, It is in other maner, ȝe camen [comen.] to se the feble thingis of the lond. [verse 13] And thei seiden, `We twelue britheren, thi seruauntis, ben [We thi seruauntis ben twelue bretheren S.] sones [the sones IS.] of o man in the lond of Canaan; the leeste [ȝungest IS.] is with oure fadir, an other is not `on erthe [alyue IS.] . [verse 14] This it is, he seide, that Y [verse 15] spak to ȝou, ȝe [that ȝe F sec. m.] ben aspieris [Om. IS.] , riȝt now Y schal take experience [verrey knowyng IS.] of ȝou [ȝou, ȝe ben aspieris I. ȝou, ȝe ben aspies S.] , bi the helthe of Farao ȝe schulen not go [Om. S.] fro [Om. FM.] hennus, til ȝoure leeste [laste L.] brother come [come hidir S.] ; [verse 16] sende ȝe oon of ȝou, that he brynge hym, forsothe ȝe schulen be in boondis, til tho thingis that ȝe seiden [han seid IS.] ben preued, whe|ther [wher BFG.] tho [ȝe IS.] ben false ether [other G. or LP.] trewe; ellis, bi the helthe of Farao, ȝe ben aspieris [a spies IS.] . [verse 17] Ther|for he [Joseph IS.] bitook hem to [into IS.] kepyng [keperis G.] thre daies; [verse 18] sotheli in the thridde dai, whanne thei weren led out of prisoun [the prisoun D.] , he [Jo|seph IS.] seide, Do ȝe that that Y seide, and ȝe schulen lyue, [verse 19] for Y drede God; if ȝe ben pesible, o bro|ther of ȝou be boundun in prisoun; for|sothe go ȝe, and bere [bere ȝe BS.] wheetis [the whete IS.] , whiche ȝe [verse 20] bouȝten [han bouȝt IS.] , in to ȝoure housis, and brynge ȝe ȝoure leeste [ȝoungiste IS.] brother to me, that Y may preue ȝoure wordis, and ȝe die not. Thei [verse 21] diden as he seide, and thei spaken to gidere, Skilfuli [worthily I.] we suffren these thingis, for we synneden aȝens [aȝeyn I.] oure brother, and we seiȝen the anguysch of his soule, while he preiede vs, and we herden [herden him IS.] not; herfore [wherfore S.] this tri|bulacioun cometh on vs. [verse 22] Of which oon, Ruben, seide, Whether [wher ceteri omnes.] Y seide not to ȝow, Nyle ȝe do [Om. IS.] synne aȝens the child, and ȝe herden not me? lo! his blood is souȝt [now out souȝt IS.] . [verse 23] Sotheli thei wisten not that Joseph vndir|stood [vndirstood hem IS.] , for he spak to hem by interpretour [interpretour ether expownere BCGKNQX. an expowner IS.] .

[verse 24] And he turnede a wei hym silf a litil and wepte; and he turnede aȝen, and spak to hem. [verse 25] And he took Symeon, and boond [he boonde IS.] hym, while thei weren present; and he comaundide the mynystris [seruauntis IS.] , that thei schulden fille her sackis with wheete, and that thei schulden putte the [al her IS.] money `of alle [Om. IS.] in her baggis, and ouer this ȝyue [ȝyue to hem IS.] metis [mete L.] in the weie [weie ȝouun aboue C pr. m.] ; whiche diden so. [verse 26] And thei `baren wetis [ledden forth whete IS.] on [vpon IS.] her assis, and ȝeden [verse 27] forth, and whanne the sak of oon [oon of hem IS.] was opened that he schulde ȝyue meete to the werk beeste in the yn, he bihelde the [verse 28] money in the mouth of the bagge, and seide [he seide IS.] to his britheren, My monei is ȝoldun to me, lo! it is had in the bagge; and thei weren astonyed, and troblid, and seiden to|gidere, What thing is this that God hath doon to us. [verse 29] And thei camen to Jacob, her fadir, in the loond of Canaan, and telden to hym alle thingis that bifelden to hem, [verse 30] and seiden [thei seiden IS.] , The lord of the lond spak harde to vs, and gesside that we weren aspieris [a spies IS.] [verse 31] of the [that IS.] prouynce; to whom we answer|iden, We ben pesible, nether we purposen [verse 32] ony tresouns [tresoun G.] ; we ben twelue britheren, gendrid of o fadir, oon is not `on erthe [alyue IS.] , the leeste [ȝungest IS.] dwellith with the fadir in the lond of Canaan. [verse 33] And he seide to vs, Thus Y schal preue that ȝe ben pesible; leeffe ȝe o brother of ȝou with [at plures.] me, and take ȝe metis nedeful to ȝoure housis, and go ȝe, [verse 34] and brynge ȝe to me ȝoure leeste [ȝoungeste IS.] brother, that Y wite that ȝe ben not aspieris [a spies IS.] , and that ȝe moun resseyue this brother which is holdun [bounde IS.] in boondis, and that fro thennus [hennus G.] forth ȝe haue licence [leeue IS.] to bie what thingis ȝe wolen. [verse 35] While these thingis weren seide, whanne alle [thei alle IS.] schedden [helden I.] out wheetis [the wheetis I.] , thei founden money [the money IS.] boundun in `the mouth of sackis [the mouthis of her sackis I. her sakis mouthis S.] . And whanne alle [thei alle IS.] togidere weren [verse 36] a ferd, the [her IS.] fadir Jacob seide, Ȝe han maad me to be with out children [fre chil|dren GIS.] ; Joseph is not alyue, Symeon is holdun in bondis, ȝe

schulen take awey fro me Beniamyn; alle [also B.] these yuels felden [han falle IS.] in me. [verse 37] To whom Ru|ben answeride, Sle thou my twei sones, if Y shal not brynge hym [Beniamyn IS.] aȝen to thee; take thou hym in myn hond, and Y schal re|store hym to thee. [verse 38] And Jacob seide, My sone schal not go doun with ȝou; his bro|ther is deed, he aloone is left; if ony ad|uersite schal bifalle `to hym [Om. S.] in the lond to which ȝe schulen go, ȝe schulen lede forth myn hoore heeris with sorewe to hellis [helle I.] .