Upon this hill was afterwards built Solomon's temple. Men ſeið ðat dune-iſ ſiðen on Was mad temple ſalamon, 1296 And ðe auter mad on ðat ſtede ðor abraha_m_ he[153] offrande dede. Abraham was obedient to God's commands. Abraham waſ buxu_m_ o rigt, Hiſe weie he tok ſone bi nigt; 1300 ðe ðrid[d]e day he ſagt ðe ſtede ðe god him witen in herte dede; [Fol. 26.] He came to the hill and sent his servants away. ðan he cam dun to ðo duneſ fot, Non of hiſ men forðere ne mot, 1304 But yſaac iſ dere childe, Isaac bare the wood, He bar ðe wude wið herte mild, [152] _read_ to [153] _read_ ðe THE OFFERING OF ISAAC. and Abraham the fire and the sword. And abraham ðe fier and ðe ſwerd bar; ðo wurð ðe child witt_er_ and war 1308 ðat ðor ſal offrende ben don, Oc ne wiſte he q_u_uat, ne q_u_or-on; "Where," quoth Isaac, "is the offering that thou wilt make?" "fader," q_u_að he, "q_u_ar ſal ben taken ðe offrende ðat ðu wilt maken?" 1312 Quoth Abraham, "God will provide the offering. Q_u_at abraha_m_, "god ſal bi-ſen Q_u_or-of ðe ofrende ſal ben; In a wonderful manner thou camest into the world, and so shalt thou depart hence. Sellik ðu art on wer[l]de cumen, Sellic ðu ſalt ben heðen numen; 1316 Wið-uten long ðhrowing and figt, God wile ðe taken of werlde nigt, God requires thee as an offering." And of ðe seluen holocaustu_m_ hauen, ðanc it him ðat he it wulde crauen." 1320 Isaac was ready to be sacrificed. Yſaac waſ redi mildelike, Quan ðat he it wiſte witt_er_like. Oc abraham it wulde wel q_u_at-ſo god bad, ðwerted he it neu_er_ a del; 1324 Isaac was placed upon the altar. Yſaac waſ leid ðat auter on, So men ſulden holocauſt don;