The Story of Genesis and Exodus: An Early English Song, about 1250 A.D.
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The Story of Genesis and Exodus: An Early English Song, about 1250 A.D.
Bible. Exodus -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry; Bible. Genesis -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry; Christian poetry, English (Middle)
Moses, accompanied
by Aaron
and Hur, goes up
to the top of a
hill, and prays
for the folk of
Israel.
To kepen here ðing al wel.
He, and aaron, and hur ben gon,
Heg up to a dune ſone o-non; 3380
[Fol. 66.]
Moyſes bad [for] folc yſrael,
And hiſe benes hem holpen wel;
Ai q_u_iles he up iſ hondes bead,
Amalek is overcome
by the holding
up of Moses'
hands.
Amalechkes folc fledde for agte of dead, 3384
And q_u_ane he let[314] iſ hondes niðer,
Amalech folc fagt hard and wiðer;
Q_u_ane it wurð war, vr[315] and aaron
He iſ under-leiden wið an ſton, 3388
Til ſunne him ſeilede in ðe weſt;
Thus Moses
fought best of all.
ðus fagt Moyſes ðor alðer-beſt.
Amalech fleg, and iſrael
Hadde hegere hond, and timede wel. 3392
ðo ſente god to moyſen,
wið ðis timing to muning ben,
The future destruction
of
Amalek.
"Get ſal ðe kinde of amalech
Ben al fled dun in deades wrech." 3396
[312] MS. rafaclim.
[313] MS. de.
[314] MS. leth.
[315] MS. ut.
JETHRO VISITS MOSES.
Moses raises an
altar.
Moyſes made ðor alter on,
"Min bliſ" iſ name ðor-one don.
Jethro visits
Moses,
ÐO cam ietro to moysen,
To ſpeken him and ðo kinnes-men, 3400
bringing with
him Zipporah and
her two sons.
And ſephora, moyſes wif,
And hire two ſunes of faiger lif;
Ietro liſtnede moyſes tale,
Moses relates to
him the destruction
of Pharaoh.
Of him and pharaon ðe dwale, 3404
And ðhankede[316] it almigten wel,
ðat waſ bi-tid for iſrael;
[Fol. 66b.]
And at wið moyſen feſtelike,
Jethro counsels
Moses to appoint
rulers of the
people,
And tagte him ſiðen witt_er_like 3408
Vnder him helpes oðere don,
ðat folc ſtering to ſtreng[t]hen on.
rulers of thousands,
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