Hem two .ii. hundred men,
And two[356] ðo .xl. and ten; 3752
They said they
were more worthy
to perform the
services of the
Tabernacle.
He ſeiden he weren wurði bet
to ðat ſeruiſe to ben ſet;
And two migtful he hauen taken,
Meiſtres princes he wolden he_m_ make_n_, 3756
Dathan and
Abiram were
joined to Korah.
On dathan(.) an oðer Abiron.
Moyſes it herde and ſeide a-non,
"To-morwen beð her alle redi,
Moses' directions
to the company of
Korah.
And ilc gure oðer ſtonde bi; 3760
And ilc gure hiſe reklefat,
And fier ðor-inne and timi_n_ge on ðat,
And ðan ſulde we brigte ſen,
Q_u_ilc gure ſal god q_u_emest ben." 3764
And ðuſ it waſ on morgen don,
Dathan and
Abiram would not
obey the command
of Moses.
Ne wulde he, dathan(.) ne abiron,
For orgel p_ri_de forð ðor cumen;
Moyſes wið[357] folc iſ to hem numen, 3768
In here teld he ſtonden a-gen
Moyſes and vr, [&] ne wulde gon;
[Fol. 73b.]
Moyſes ðor gret and bad iſ bede,
The earth swallowed
up Korah.
And erðe denede[358] ſone i_n_ ðat ſtede, 3772
And opnede vnder [h]ere fet;
Held up neiðer ſton ne gret,
Alle he ſunken ðe erðe wið-in,
Wið wifes, and childre, and hines-kin, 3776
Swilc endeſið vn-bi-wen hauen;
None had need to
toil in burying
them.
darð[359] noman ſwinken hem to g_ra_uen,
ðiſ erðe iſ to-gidere luken,
Als it ne were neu_er_e or to-broken. 3780
FOr chore wel wiſte ðat
A fire came from
God,
Gret fier wond vt of is reclefat,
And of iſ fere on and on,
and burnt the two
hundred and fifty
men.
And for-brende hem ðor eu_er_ilck on; 3784
Oc aaron al hol and fer,
Cam hi_m_ no fieres ſwaðe ner;
[356] to?
[357] MS. wid.
[358] MS. deuede.
[359] MS. ðarð.