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CAP. XXXII.

[verse 1] Forsothe the puple siȝ, that Moises made tariyng to come doun fro the hil, and it was gaderid [gaderid togidere IS.] aȝens Aaron, and seide, Rise thou, and make goddis to vs, that schulen go bifore vs, for we witen not what bi|felde [is bifalle IS. bifel L.] to this Moises [man Moises S.] , that ladde [hath ladde IS.] vs out of the lond of Egipt. [verse 2] And Aaron seide to hem, Take ȝe the goldun eere ryngis fro the eeris of ȝoure wyues, and [Om. I.] of [Om. S.] sones [ȝoure sones IS.] and [Om. E.] douȝtris [of douȝtris plures. ȝoure douȝtris I. of ȝoure douȝtris S.] , and brynge ȝe [ȝe hem IS.] to me. [verse 3] The puple dide tho thingis, that [the whiche I.] he comaundide, and brouȝte eere [the eere IS.] ryngis to [verse 4] Aaron; and whanne he hadde take tho, he formede [formede hem S.] bi `werk of ȝetyng [ȝetinge werk I.] , and made [he made IS.] of [Om. S.] tho [hem IN.] a ȝotun calf. And thei [the puple I marg.] seiden, Is|rael, these ben thi goddis, that ladde thee out of the lond of Egipt. [verse 5] And whanne Aaron [he Aaron D.] had seyn this thing, he bildide an

auter bifore hym [the calff IS.] , and he criede bi the vois of a [Om. S.] criere, and seide, To morewe is the solempnete of the Lord. [verse 6] And thei rysen [risiden BCD sec. m. O.] eerli, and offeriden [thei offeriden IS.] brent sacri|fyces, and pesible sacrifices; and the pu|ple sat to ete and drynke [to drynke IS.] , and thei risen [risiden BCOW. risen vp IS.] to pley [pley, or to scorne I. pl. or to scorne God S.] [In Ebreu it is to scorne, for idolatrie is scornyng of God. Lire here. BCGNOQX] . [verse 7] Forsothe [And IS.] the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, Go thou, go [Om. K.] doun, thi puple hath synned, `whom thou leddist [the whiche thou hast led I. whom thou hast ledde S.] out of the lond of Egipt. [verse 8] Thei ȝeden [han go IS.] awei soone fro the weie which [that IS.] thou schewidst to [Om. S.] hem, and thei maden [han maad IS.] to hem a ȝotun calf, and worschipyden [han wor|schippid IS.] it [Om. plures.] , and thei offeriden [han offrid IS.] sacrifices to it, and seiden, Israel, these ben thi goddis, that ledden thee out of the lond of Egipt. [verse 9] And eft the Lord seide to Moises, Y se, that [verse 10] this puple is of hard nol; suffre thou me [suffre thou me, etc. God spekith bi mannus maner; whanne the sone offendith his fadir, and the fadir hold|ith a swerd as to sle him, the fadir seith to a man beynge besidis him, holde me not fro smyting, and he meeneth contrarie bi this, that is, that he wole also be with|heldun; and herbi Moises took hardy|nesse to preye for the puple to withholde the veniaunce of God. Lire here. Also hooly men let|ten the ire of God, whanne thei taken of him that they sette forth hem silf; ellis no thing aȝen|stondith Goddis ire. The glos enterlynarie here and Greg. bi many auto|rites of hooly writ. CGKQX.] , that my woodnesse [woodnesse, that is, stronge veniaunce BCGIKOQX. wood|nesse, or veniaunce S.] be wrooth aȝens hem, and that Y do awey hem; and Y schal make thee in to a greet [grettere IS.] folk. [verse 11] Forsothe Moises preiede `his Lord God [the Lord his God IS.] , and seide, Lord, whi is thi veniaunce wrooth aȝens thi puple, whom thou leddist [hast led IS.] out of the lond of Egipt in greet strengthe and in [Om. DGQRT.] stronge [a stronge IOS.] hond? [verse 12] Y biseche [biseche thee, Lord S.] , that Egip|cians [the Egipcians I. the Egipmen S.] seie not, he ledde [hath led IS.] hem out felli, `that he schulde sle [to sle C.] in [hem in IKS.] the hillis, and to do [do hem IKS.] awei fro erthe [the erthe IS.] , thin ire [ire, Lord S.] ceesse, and be thou quemeful on the wickidnesse of thi [the I.] puple. [verse 13] Haue thou mynde of Abraham, of Ysaac, and of Israel, thi seruauntis, to [and to B.] whiche [the whiche I.] thou hast [Om. IS.] swore bi thi silf, and seidist, Y schal multiplie ȝoure seed as the [Om. IKS.] sterris of heuene, and Y schal ȝyue to ȝoure seed al this lond of which Y spak, and ȝe schulen welde it euere. [verse 14] And the Lord was plesid, that he dide not the yuel which [that IS.] he spak aȝens his puple. [verse 15] And Moises turnede aȝen fro the hil, and bar [he bar IS.] in his hond twei tablis of witnessyng,

[verse 16] writun in euer [Om. G.] either side, and maad bi the werk of God; and the writyng of God was grauun in tablis [the tablis IS.] . [verse 17] Forsothe Josue herde the noise of the puple criynge, and seide [he seide IS.] to Moyses, Ȝellyng of fiȝtyng is herd in the castels [tentis IS.] . [verse 18] To whom Moises an|sweride, It is not [no E.] cry [a cry IS.] of men exitynge to batel, nether the cry of men [Om. IS.] compell|ynge to fleyng, but Y here the vois of syngeris. [verse 19] And whanne he [Moises IS.] hadde neiȝid [neiȝid or comen nyȝ S.] to the castels [tentis IS.] , he siȝ the calf, and dauncis [cumpanyes, ether queeris X marg.] ; and he was wrooth greetli, and `castide forth the tablis fro the hond [he threwe out of his honde the tablis IS.] , and brak [he brak IS.] tho [hem ISW.] at the rootis of the [Om. D.] hil. [verse 20] And he [Om. G.] took the [a E.] calf, which [that IS.] thei hadden maad, and brente [he brente it IS.] , and brak [brak it IKS.] til to [vnto I. to O.] poudur, which [the whiche powdre I. whiche poudre S.] he spreynte in to watir [the watir IK.] , and ȝaf therof drynke to the sones of Israel [into con|fusioun of her ydolatrie S marg.] . [verse 21] And Moises seide to Aaron, What dide this puple to thee, that thou brouȝtist [hast brouȝt IS.] in [Om. ELP.] on hym [hem plures.] the gretteste synne? [verse 22] To whom he answeride, My lord, be not [he not I. not thou K.] wrooth, for thou knowist this puple, that it [Om. IKS.] is en|clynaunt [enclynaunt, ether redi BC. enclynynge IS.] [verse 23] to yuel; thei seiden to me, Make thou goddis to vs, that schulen go bifore vs, for we witen not, what bifelde [hath bifalle IOS.] to this [Om. GQ.] Moises, that ladde vs out of the lond of Egipt. [verse 24] To whiche [whom I.] Y seide, Who of ȝou hath gold? Thei [and thei IS.] token [token her gold S.] , and ȝauen to me, and Y castide [threwe IS.] it forth [Om. IS.] in to the fier, and this calf [calf therof S.] ȝede out. [verse 25] Therfor Moyses siȝ the puple, that it [Om. S.] was maad bare [bare of gold S.] ; for Aaron hadde spuylid it for the schenschip of [of the IS.] filthe [filthe, that is, for the makyng of an idol BCGNOQX. filthe of makynge of the ydol S.] , and hadde [he hadde IS.] maad the puple nakid among enemyes. [verse 26] And Moises stood in the ȝate of the castels [tentis IS.] , and seide, If ony man is of the Lord, be he ioyned to me; and alle the sones of Leuy weren gaderid to hym. [verse 27] To whiche [the whiche I.] he seide, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, A man putte swerd [his swerd IS.] on [vpon IS.] his hipe, go ȝe, and `go

ȝe [turneth I. turne ȝe S.] aȝen fro ȝate [the ȝate B.] `til to [to DO. vnto IS.] ȝate bi the myd|dil [myddis F.] of the castels [tentis IS.] , and ech man sle his brother, freend [his freend IS.] , and neiȝbore [neiȝbore, whiche consentide to this ydolatrie S.] . [verse 28] The [And the IS.] sones of Leuy diden bi the word of Moises, and as [as it were I.] thre and twenti thousynd [In Ebru it is had thre thou|send oonly, sume men acorden thus that is diuer|site, and seyn, in Ebreu ben noumbrid oonly thei that weren prynci|pals in the trespas, that is, indusinge othere men, but with these were slayn so mani of othere that the noum|bre stie to xxiij. thou|sende; either thus, thre thou|sende felden bi the swerdis of Leuytis, and xx. thousende felden bi othere punchynges. Lire here GQX.] of men fel|den doun [doun slayn S.] in that day. [verse 29] And Moises seide, Ȝe han halewid ȝoure hondis to dai to the Lord, ech man in his sone, and brother, that blessyng be ȝouun to ȝou. [verse 30] Sotheli whanne `the tother [an other IS.] day was maad [bigunnen IS.] , Moises spak to the puple, Ȝe han synned the moost synne; Y schal stie [go vp I. stie vp S.] to the Lord, if in ony maner Y schal mowe biseche hym for ȝoure felony. [verse 31] And he turnede aȝen to the Lord, and seide, Lord, Y biseche [biseche thee S.] , this puple hath synned a greet synne, and thei han maad goldun goddis to hem; ethir forȝyue thou [verse 32] this gilt to hem, ether if thou doist not, do [do thou IS.] awey me fro thi [the S.] book, which [that IS.] thou hast write. [verse 33] To whom the Lord answeride, Y schal do awey fro my [the S.] book hym that [verse 34] synneth aȝens me; forsothe go thou, and lede this puple, whydur Y spak to thee; myn aungel schal go bifore thee; forsothe in the day of veniaunce Y schal visite also this synne of hem. [verse 35] Therfor the Lord smoot the puple for the [Om. DIST sec. m.] gilt of the calf, which [that IS.] calf [Om. IKS.] Aaron made.