Alle he ledde hem vt forði
ðat folc ebru to werchen wi. 3220
When the Israelites
saw the
Egyptian host
they became sore
afraid.
Ðiſ godes folc waſ und_er_-numen,
Q_ua_n he ſegen ðiſ hird al cumen,
Sore he gunen for-dredde ben,
for ne cuðen ne[295] gate flen, 3224
[Fol. 63.]
And if he ðore ben bi-ſet,
for they were
without
weapons.
Ille he ſulen ben hung_er_ gret;
He ne mogen figten a-gen,
They chided
Moses.
for [he] wið-vten wopen ben; 3228
ðanne he ðuſ woren alle in dred,
On moyſen he ſetten a gred.
"Beð nu ſtille," q_u_að moyſes,
Moses promises
them God's
assistance.
"ðor god wile(.) iſ non helpeles; 3232
Ge ſulen ſen ðiſ ilke dai
Q_u_at godes migt for gu mai."
He bad ðiſ folc dregen wið ſkil,
And he bi-ſogte godes wil. 3236
God instructs
Moses to stretch
out his rod over
the sea.
Qvað god, "q_u_or-at calles ðu me?
Hold up ðin gerde to ðe ſe
And del it ſo on ſundri del,
ðat gu ben garknede weigeſ wel." 3240
Moses did so.
ðo moyſes helde up hiſ hond,
A wind blew the
sea from the sand,
A wind blew ðe ſe fro ðe ſond;
On twel[fe] doles delt iſt ðe ſe,
and twelve
thoroughfares
were made for
the people.
xii. weiges ðer-in ben faiger and fre, 3244
ðat eu_er_ilc kinde of iſrael
Mai ðor hiſ weige finden wel.
The water stood
up as a wall on
both sides.
ðe water up-ſtod, ðurg godes migt,
On twinne half, alſo a wal up-rigt; 3248
Moyſes bad hem, alſo he ben boren,
ðe eldeſt kindes gon bi-foren;
[Fol. 63b.]
Moses went first,
and then the men
of Judah.
Oc moyſes gede in bi-foren,
And ðo ðe kinde of iuda boren; 3252
On and on kin, alſ herte he_m_ cam,
ðat folc ilc in his weige nam;
[295] ? he no-gate