MOSES RECEIVES THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

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

[322]

= dgere = diere = dere.

[323]

? Nun.