[Fol. 56b.] Ðe king it bad, and [it] wurð don; More labour is laid upon the Israelites. More ſwinc ðo was hem leid on. 2888 Hem-ſeluen he fetchden ðe chaf ðe men ðor hem to gode gaf, And ðog holden ðe tigeles tale, And elten and eilden,[265] grete & ſmale. 2892 Moses complains to God. Ðo fleg ðiſ folc wið moyſen, And [he] to god made hiſe bimen. "Lou_er_ed, q_u_i waſ ic hider ſent? ðin folc iſ more in ſorwe went." 2896 [263] MS. wid. [264] MS. ic hic. [265] ? eldren and children? MOSES AND AARON PERFORM MIRACLES BEFORE PHARAOH. God renews his promise by his name Adonai, God q_u_að, "ic ſal hem leſen fro, And here fon weren wið wo; Abraham, yſac, and hiſe ſunen Woren to min ðhun_er_g wunen, 2900 ðog ne tagte ic hem nogt for-ði Min mig[t]ful name adonay; which was unknown to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Min milche witt_er_ name eley He knewen wel, and ely; 2904 ðat ic ðe haue hoten wel, Ic it ſal leſten eu_er_ilc del." Moses told the Hebrews these tidings, and yet were they in great anguish. Moyſes told hem ðiſ tidding; ðog woren he get in ſtrong murni[n]g. 2908 Siðen ſpac god to moyſen, and tagte him hu it ſulde ben. Moses was now fourscore years old. fowre ſcore ger he waſ hold, And aaron ðre more told,[266] 2912 [Fol. 57.] Q_u_anne he ðat[267] bodewurd ſpoken, And deden ðe firme token. Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh. AAron ðor warp vt of hiſ hond Moyſeses migtful wond, 2916 And it wurð bi-foren pharaon It became an ugly snake. An Iglic ſnake ſone on-on; ðe king ſente after wiches kire, The sorcerers, by the devil's help, did the like. Wapmen ðe weren in ſowles lire, 2920 ðe ferden al bi fendes red, fendeſ hem gouen ſinful ſped; And worpen he ðor wondes dun, Each of their rods became a dragon.