After this God spake to Abram, saying, "I am thy safety and thy defence, thy toil shall be requited." After ðiſ ſpac god to abram:— "ðin berg and tin werger ic ham. ðin ſwinc ðe ſal ben gulden wel, wid[134] michel welðe in good[e] ſel." 928 Quoth Abram, "What avails wealth, seeing that I am childless, and that Eliezer's son shall inherit my wealth?" Quad he, "q_u_at ſal me welðes ware, Q_u_ane ic child-leſ of werlde fare; Damak eliezereſ ſune, In al min welðe ſal he wunen?" 932 God said, "Of thyself shall thine heir come." Q_u_at god, "ſo ſal it nogt ben, Of ðe ſelf ſal ðin erward ten." Abram leuede ðiſ hot i_n_ ſped, dat[135] waſ him [told] to rigt-wiſhed. 936 Abram took three deer each three years old and offered them as a sacrifice. ðre der he toc, ilc ðre ger hold, And ſacrede god on an wold; [Fol. 19.] of godeſ bode he nam god kep, An heifer, a goat, and a sheep he took, and divided them in two and set them apart. A net, and a got, and a ſep; 940 Eu_er_ilc of ðeſe he delte on two, And let hem lin on ſunder ſo, Vndelt heſ leide q_u_or-ſo heſ tok; The dove and the turtle he divided not. And ðor a duue and a turtul ok 944 Sat up on-rum til heuene he tok, And of ðo doles kep he nam Greedy fowls fell upon the carcases. Gredi foueles fellen ðor-on, [134] _read_ wið [135] _read_ ðat SARAI BEING BARREN GIVES HAGAR TO ABRAM. ðat ðogte abram wel iwel don, 948 Abram drove them away. Then came on him fear and fright. kagte iſ wei, quan it waſ nigt, ðo cam on him vgging and frigt;