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The Bishops' Bible (1568)
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Wycliffe's English Translation (1388)
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[1]So they brought in the arke of God, and set it in the middest of the tent that Dauid pitched for it: And they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offringes before God [1]Therfor thei brouyten the arke of God, and settiden it in the myddis of the tabernacle, that Dauid hadde araied therto; and thei offriden brent sacrifices and pesible sacrifices bifor the Lord.
[2]And when Dauid had made an end of offring the burnt offringes and peace offringes, he blessed the people in the name of the Lorde [2]And whanne Dauid offrynge brent sacrifices and pesible sacrifices hadde fillid, he blesside the puple in the name of the Lord;
[3]And he dealt to all Israel both man and woman, a cracknel of bread, and a good peece of fleshe, and a flacket of wine [3]and departide to alle to ech bi hym silf fro a man til to a womman o cake of breed, and a part of rostid fleisch of a bugle, and flour fried in oile.
[4]And he appoynted certaine of the Leuites to minister before the arke of the Lord, and to repeate, and to thanke and prayse the Lorde God of Israel [4]And he ordeynede bifor the arke of the Lord, of the Leuytis, that schulden mynystre, and haue mynde of the werkis of the Lord, and glorifie and preyse the Lord God of Israel;
[5]And Asaph was the chiefe, and nexte to him Zacharia, Ieiel, Semiramoth, Iehiel, Mathathia, Eliab, Benaia, Obed Edom, & Ieiel with instruments, psalteries, & harpes: But Asaph made a sounde with cymbales [5]`he ordeynede Asaph the prince, and Zacharie his secounde; forsothe `he ordeynede Jahiel, and Semiramoth, and Jahel, and Mathathie, and Eliab, and Banaye, and Obededom, and Jehiel, on the orguns, on the sautrie, and on the harpis; but he ordeynede Asaph to sowne with cymbalis;
[6]Banaia and Iahaziel priestes blewe with trumpettes continually before the arke of the couenaunt of God [6]sotheli he ordeynede Banaye and Aziel, preestis, bifor the arke of the boond of pees of the Lord, for to trumpe contynueli.
[7]And that same tyme Dauid did appoynt chiefely to thanke the Lorde by Asaph and his brethren [7]In that dai Dauid made Asaph prince, and hise britheren, for to knowleche `to the Lord.
[8]Confesse you [it] vnto God, call vpon his name: cause the people to vnderstande his deuises [8]Knowleche ye to the Lord, and inwardli clepe ye his name; make ye hise fyndyngis knowun among puplis.
[9]Sing vnto him, sing psalmes vnto him: talke you of all his wonderous workes [9]Synge ye to hym, and seie ye salm to hym, and telle ye alle his merueylis.
[10]Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them reioyce that do seeke God [10]Preise ye his hooli name; the herte of men sekynge the Lord be glad.
[11]Seeke God and his strength: seeke his face euermore [11]Seke ye the Lord and his vertu; seke ye euere his face.
[12]Remember the marueylous workes that he hath done: his wonders, and the iudgementes of his mouth [12]Haue ye mynde of hise merueilis whiche he dide; of hise signes, and of the domes of his mouth.
[13]O ye seede of Abraham his seruaunt, ye his chosen children of Iacob [13]The seed of Israel, his seruaunt, preise thou God; the sones of Jacob, his chosun, preise ye God.
[14]he is God our Lorde, his iudgementes are in all the earth [14]He is `oure Lord God; hise domes ben in ech lond.
[15]He hath ben mindfull alwayes of his couenaunt (for he promysed a word to a thousande generations: [15]Haue ye mynde with outen ende of his couenaunt; of the word whiche he couenauntide `in to a thousynde generaciouns.
[16]euen of his couenaunt that he made with Abraham, and of his othe vnto Isaac [16]Which word he couenauntide with Abraham; and of his ooth to Ysaac.
[17]And he appoynted the same vnto Iacob for a law: and to Israel for an euerlasting couenaunt [17]And he ordeynede that to Jacob in to a comaundement; and to Israel in to euerlastynge couenaunt.
[18]Saying, vnto thee I wyll geue the lande of Chanaan: the lot of your inheritaunce [18]And seide, To thee Y schal yyue the lond of Canaan; the part of youre erytage.
[19]When they were a fewe men in number, and had ben straungers but a litle while in it [19]Whanne thei weren fewe in noumbre; litle, and pilgrims therof.
[20]and when they went from one nation to another, from one kingdome to another people [20]And thei passiden fro folk in to the folk; and fro a rewme to another puple.
[21]He suffred no man to do them wrong: yea he reproued euen kinges for their sakes [21]He suffride not ony man falseli chalenge hem; but he blamyde kyngis for hem.
[22]Touche not myne annoynted: and triumph not ouer my prophetes [22]Nyle ye touche my cristis; and nyle ye do wickidli ayens my prophetis.
[23]Sing vnto the Lorde all the earth: and shewe from day to day his saluation [23]Al erthe, singe ye to the Lord; telle ye fro dai into dai his helthe.
[24]Tell of his glory among the heathen: his wonderfull deedes among all natitions [24]Telle ye among hethen men his glorie; hise merueylis among alle puplis.
[25]For great is the Lorde, and worthy to be praysed exceedingly: he is to be feared aboue all gods [25]For the Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; and he is orible, `ethir griseful, ouer alle goddis.
[26]For all the gods of the people are but idoles: but the Lorde made heauen [26]For alle the goddis of puplis ben idols; but the Lord made heuenes.
[27]Prayse and honour are in his presence: strength and gladnesse are in his place [27]Knoulechyng and greet doyng ben bifor hym; strengthe and ioy ben in the place of hym.
[28]Asscribe vnto the Lord ye kinredes of people, Asscribe to the Lorde glorie and dominion [28]Ye meynees of puplis, `bringe ye to the Lord; brynge ye to the Lord glorie and empire.
[29]Asscribe vnto the Lord the glorie due vnto his name, bring sacrifices, and come before him, and worship the Lord in his glorious sanctuarie [29]Yyue ye glorie to his name, reise ye sacrifice, and come ye in his siyt; and worschipe ye the Lord in hooli fairnesse.
[30]Let all the earth feare him: surely the world shalbe stable and not moue [30]Al erthe be mouyd fro his face; for he foundide the world vnmouable.
[31]Let the heauens reioyce, and let the earth be glad, and let men tel among the nations that the Lorde is king [31]Heuenes be glad, and the erthe `ioy fulli; and seie thei among naciouns, The Lord schal regne.
[32]Let the sea rore & the fulnesse thereof: let the fieldes reioyce, & all that is therin [32]The see thundre, and his fulnesse; the feeldis fulli ioye, and alle thingis that ben in tho.
[33]Then shall the trees of the wood reioyce at the presence of the Lord, because he commeth to iudge the earth [33]Thanne the trees of the forest schulen preyse bifor the Lord; for he cometh to deme the erthe.
[34]O geue thankes vnto the Lorde, for he is good, for his mercie endureth euer [34]Knouleche ye to the Lord, for he is good; for his mersi is withouten ende.
[35]And say ye, saue vs O God our saluation, gather vs together, and deliuer vs from among the heathen, that we may geue thankes to thy holy name, and triumph in the prayse of thee [35]And seie ye, Thou God oure sauyour, saue vs, and gadere vs, and delyuere vs fro hethen men; that we knowleche to thin hooli name, and be fulli glade in thi songis.
[36]Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for euer and euer: & let all people say Amen, and prayse the Lorde [36]Blessid be the Lord God of Israel fro with oute bigynnyng and til `in to with outen ende; and al the puple seie, Amen, and seie heriyng to God.
[37]And so he left there before the arke of the lordes couenaunt Asaph & his brethren, to minister before the arke continually, [in such thinges as were to be done] day by day [37]Therfor Dauid lefte there, bifor the arke of boond of pees of the Lord, Asaph and hise britheren, for to mynystre in the siyt of the arke contynueli bi alle daies and her whilis.
[38]And Obed Edom and his brethren, threescore and eyght, and Obed Edom the sonne of Ieduthun, and Hosa, were appoynted to be porters [38]Forsothe he ordeynede porteris, Obededom and hise britheren, eiyte and sixti, and Obededom, the sone of Idithum, and Oza.
[39]And Zadoc the priest & his brethren the priestes were before ye tabernacle of the lord, in the hie place that was at Gibeon [39]Sotheli `he ordeynede Sadoch preest, and hise britheren, preestis bifor the tabernacle of the Lord, in the hiy place that was in Gabaon,
[40]To offer burnt offeringes vnto the Lorde vpon the burnt offering aulter perpetually, in the morning and euening, according to all that which is written in the lawe of the Lorde whiche he commaunded Israel [40]for to offre brent sacrifices to the Lord on the auter of brent sacrifice contynueli, in the morwetid and euentid, bi alle thingis that ben writun in the lawe of the Lord, which he comaundide to Israel.
[41]And with them were Heman and Ieduthun, and other that were chosen, whose names were expressed to geue thankes to the Lorde, That his mercie lasteth euer [41]And aftir hym Dauyd ordeynede Eman, and Idithum, and other chosene, ech man bi his name, for to knowleche to the Lord; for his mercy is withouten ende.
[42]And with them dyd Heman and Ieduthun sing with the trumpets and cymbales, making a sweete melodie with instrumentes of musicke & godly songues: And the sonnes of Ieduthun were porters [42]Also he ordeynede Eman, and Idithum, trumpynge, and schakynge cymbalis, and alle orguns of musikis, for to synge to God; forsothe he made the sones of Idithum to be portours, `ether bereris.
[43]And al the people departed euery man to his house, & Dauid returned to blesse his house [43]And al the puple turnede ayen in to her hows, and Dauid turnede ayen, to blesse also his hows.
Source: studybible.org
Author: John Wycliffe (1328 – 1384)
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