Oc he cam faiger and fer him to,
Moses addresses
the people.
And gan wið hem ſpeken ſo;
"Ilc gure wel in herte mune,
Ne iſt nogt moyſes, amrame ſune, 3472
He reminds them
of their deliverance
from the
Egyptians,
ðe ge ſulen to dai here ſpeken;
Oc he ðe ſlog, gu for to wreken,
Egypte, an weige made in ðe se,
And let adam fonden ðe tre 3476
ðe noe barg, and abraham
and of God's
kindness to their
ancestors, to
Abraham, to
Isaac, and Joseph.
Ledde vt in-to lond canaan;
Of olde abraham and of ſarra bigeten
Dede yſaac, of olde teten; 3480
ðe gaf yſaac so manige ſunen,
ðe Ioſep dede ſo riche wunen;
His word gu wurðe digere[322] al-ſo lif,
Digere[322] or eiðer child or wif. 3484
[Fol. 68.]
Cumeð her forð, and beð alle reken,
And lereð wel q_u_at he ſal ſpeken."
Moses leadeth
the people to the
foot of the
mount.
He ledde hem to ðe muntes fot,
Non but non[323] forðere ne mot, 3488
And on iſ broðer aaron;
God bad hem ðat merke ou_er_-gon;
ðo ſo ſpac god ſo brigt-like,
ðat alle he it herden witt_er_like. 3492
The Ten Commandments.
First Commandment.
LOke ðat ð_u_ god oðer ne make,
Ne oðer ðan me ðat ðu ne take.
for ic am god, gelus and ſtrong,
Min wreche iſ hard, min ðole iſ long. 3496
Third Commandment.
Tac ðu nogt i_n_ idel min name[n],
Ne ſwer it les to fele in gamen,
Ne let ðu nogt min wurðfulhed
for-faren in ðe fendes red. 3500
Fourth Commandment.
Min hali dai ðu halge wel,
An do ðin dede on oðer ſel.
Fifth Commandment.
Wurð ðin fader and moder ſo,
ðat ðu hem drede and helpe do. 3504
[322] = dgere = diere = dere.
[323] ? Nun.