Ydolatrie, ðat waſ hem lef,
ofte vt-wrogte he_m_ ſorges dref. 4144
Although Moses
was 120 years old,
MOyſes iſ faren, on elde told
fulle ſex ſcore winter old;
yet his eyesight
remained bright,
and every tooth
was "by tale
right."
And ðog hi_m_ leſtede hiſe ſigte brigt,
And eu_er_ilc toð bi tale rigt. 4148
.xxx. daiges wep iſrael
for hiſ dead(.) and bi-ment it wel.
Such a prophet
in Israel rose
none.
Swilc p_ro_phete i_n_ folc of iſrael
Roſ non, ne ſpac wið god ſo wel; 4152
Eſdras iſ witneſſe of [hiſ] ſage,
He was wel wiſ of ðe olde lage.
Beseech we now
God's might,
Bi-ſeke we nu godes migt,
ðat he make ure ſowles brigt, 4156
that he shield
us from Hell's
night,
And ſhilde us fro elles nigt,
And lede us to bliſſe and i_n_-to ligt;
In ſwilc ðewes lene[394] us to cumen,[395]
ðurg q_u_at we ben to liue numen, 4160
[Fol. 81.]
and bring us all
into bliss. Amen!
And in-to bliſſe wið ſeli men;
Wið muð and herte ſey we, Amen!
EXPLICIT LIBer EXOD_US_.
[394] ? leue.
[395] MS. cunen.