[Fol. 61b.]
And eten it bred, and non bon breken,
None of it is to
be taken out of
the house.
And nogt ðor-of vt huſe wreken, 3148
Oc ſod and girt, ſtondende, and ſtaf on hond,
It is to be roasted
whole,
Ilc man after his owen fond,
and eaten with
bitter herbs,
and unleavened
bread.
Heued and fet, and in rew mete[n],
leſen fro ðe bones and eten, 3152
Wið[281] wriðel and vn-lif bread;"
The remainder is
to be burnt, and
the blood is to be
sprinkled upon
the door-posts.
ðe bi-leuen brennen he bead.
"ðe dure-tren and ðe uu_er_ſlagen,
wið yſope ðe blod ben dragen; 3156
ðat nigt ſal ben feſt paſche,"
forð-for, on engle tunge, it be.
Vengeance came
upon the Egyptians.
ON midel ſel, ðat[282] ilc nigt,
So cam wreche on egipte rigt; 3160
The first-born of
man and beast
were slain.
Ilc firme bigeten, of erf and man,
was ſtoruen on morwen and dead forðan;
ðo waſ non biging of al egipte
lich-leſ, ſo manige dead ðor kipte.[283] 3164
Pharaoh consented
to let
Israel go.
ðo wurð phara[o]n nede driuen
And haueð[284] hem ðane leue giuen;
And egipte folc bad hem faren,
And ſwiðe a-weiward hem garen. 3168
The Egyptians
gave the Hebrews
whatever
they asked.
Q_u_at-ſo he boden, ſrud[285] or ſat,
Egipte folc hem lenen ðat;
Waſ hem nogt werned ðat he crauen,
for here ſwinc-hire he nu hauen; 3172
[Fol. 62.]
Gold and ſilu_er_ he hauen vt-brogt,
The Israelites
numbered
600,000 men.
ðe tabernacle ðor[286]-wið wurð[287] wrogt;
He woren ſexe hundred ðhuſent men,
wið-vten childre and wimmen; 3176
Al erf-kin hauen he ut-led,
Egipte folc hem hauen ut-ſped.
Moses thought of
the oath sworn to
Joseph.
Almost redi waſ here fare,
moyſes bi-ðogt him ful gare 3180
Of ðat ðe iſ kin haueð ſworen,
Joseph's grave
could not be
found.
Ioſepes bones ſulen ben boren;
[281] MS. wid.
[282] MS. dat.
[283] caught.
[284] MS. haued.
[285] MS. ſruð.
[286] MS. dor.
[287] MS. wurd.