"LOru_er_d,[330] merci!" q_u_ad moyſes, "get ne let hem nogt helpe-les; If he nu her w_u_rðen ſlagen, Egipte folc ſal ðor-of ben fagen, 3560 And ſeyen ðat he ben bi-ſwiken, In ðe deſert wel liðerlike;[331] [Fol. 69b.] And ðenk, lou_er_d,[330] q_u_at ben bi-foren Abram, and yſaac, and iacob ſworen." 3564 God listeneth to Moses, and is appeased. God liſtnede wel[332] al ðis anſwere; ðat he ðis folc al ðer[333] ne dere. And moyſes gan neðer-ten, Moses came down with the tables, And Ioſu cam him a-gen, 3568 Alſ he was ilc dai wune to don, q_u_il moyſes ðat munt was on. Q_u_at Ioſue to moyſi, "Ic wene he figten dun her-bi," 3572 [329] MS. has "ðiſ folc" twice over. [330] MS. lou_er_ð. [331] MS. liderlike. [332] MS. wel and wel. [333] MS. alðer. THE IDOLATERS ARE SLAIN. "Nai, for gode," q_u_ad moyſes, "It iſ a ſong wikke and redles." and seeing the idolatry of the people, he brake them in pieces. Moyſes cam ner and ſag ðiſ plages,[334] And ðiſ calf, and ðiſ ille lages; 3576 So wurð he wroð, o mode ſarp, Hiſ tables broken dun he iſ warp, The calf he burnt and ground to powder, and mixed it with the water they drank. And dede ðat calf melten i_n_ fir, And ſtired it al to duſt ſir, 3580 And mengde in wat_er_ and forð it of, And gaf ðat folc drinken ðat drof. ðo wiſte he wel q_u_ilc hauen it don, Sene it was here berdes on. 3584 ðo gredde he lude, "goð me to, Alle ðe god luuen so." Moses caused the idolaters to be put to death. Frend ne broðer ne ſpared he nogt On of hem ðat haued ðiſ wunder wrogt; 3588 [Fol. 70.] Of ðo ðe weren to ðiſ red, The number slain were about 3000. .xxx. hundred to ðe dead woren ðane don ſone a-non, ðurg ſtrengðe of moyſes and aaron; 3592 On oðer ſtede men writen ſen, xxiii. ðhusent ðat ðor ben; On the morrow, Moses reminded the people of their sin.