Abraham departs sore at heart. Oc wente agen wið herte ſor; 1048 And god at-wot in-to hiſe ligt, ðo to gon to ſodome rigt. At even two angels came to Sodom. Sunne iſ weſt under erðe numen, Q_u_ua_n_ne he ben to ſodome cumen; 1052 Lot sat at the city's gate, and seeing them, Get ſat loth at ðe burges gate, After ſum geſte ſtod him quake;[138] [138] _read_ quate LOT ENTERTAINS TWO ANGELS. He roſ, and lutte, and ſcroð hi_m_ wel, he invited them to his home to stay with him that night. And bead hem hom to iſ oſtel 1056 To herbergen wið him ðat nigt, ðo ſwete angeles, faier and brigt; And he ſo deden alſ he hem bead, He wiſten him bergen fro ðe dead; 1060 Lot served his guests fair and well. And loth hem ſerued faire and wel, And he him gulden it eu_er_ilc del. Oc al ðat burgt folc ðat helde waſ on, ðe migte lecher crafte don, 1064 The wicked Sodomites beset Lot's house. To lothes huſ he cumen ðat nigt And bi-ſetten it redi to figt; They bade him bring out the strangers. He boden him bringen ut o-non, ðo men ðat woren ðidir in-gon. 1068 [Fol. 21b.] Lot offered them his daughters. Loth hem bead iſ dogtres two, for to friðen hiſe geſte ſwo; Oc he ne wulden hiſ dogtres nogt, The wicked folk sought to harm Lot. for wicke and feble waſ here ðogt. 1072 ðat folc vn-ſeli, ſinne wod, ðo ſori wrecches of yuel blod wulden him ðor gret ſtrengðe don, Til wreche and letting cam hem on. 1076 The angels drew Lot in. ðis angels two drogen loth in, And ſhetten to ðe dure-pin. Blindness came upon the Sodomites, Wil ſiðen cam on eu_er_ilc on, ðo wrecches ðe wið-vten gon, 1080 for al ðat nigt he ſogten ðor and they sought the door in vain.