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| [1]And whanne thou hast entrid in to the lond which thi Lord God schal yyue to thee to welde, and thou hast gete it, and hast dwellid therynne, |
[1]Also when thou shalt come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for inheritance, and shalt possess it, and dwell therein, |
| [2]thou schalt take the firste fruytis of alle thi fruytis, and thou schalt putte in a panyere; and thou schalt go to the place which thi Lord God chees, that his name be inwardly clepid there. |
[2]Then shalt thou take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, and bring it out of the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and put it in a basket, and go unto the place, which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there. |
| [3]And thou schalt go to the preest, that schal be in tho daies, and thou schalt seie to hym, Y knowleche to dai bifor thi Lord God, that Y entride in to the lond, for which he swoor to oure fadris, that he schulde yyue it to vs. |
[3]And thou shalt come unto the priest, that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I acknowledge this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the country which the Lord swear unto our fathers for to give us. |
| [4]And the preest schal take the panyere of thin hond, and schal sette bifor the auter of thi Lord God. |
[4]Then the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God. |
| [5]And thou schalt speke in the siyt of thi Lord God, Sirus pursuede my fadir, `which fadir yede doun in to Egipt, and was a pilgrym there in feweste noumbre; and he encreesside in to a greet folk, and strong, and of multitude without noumbre. |
[5]And thou shalt answer and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian was my father, who being ready to perish for hunger, went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a small company, and grew there unto a nation great, mighty and full of people. |
| [6]And Egipcians turmentiden vs, and pursueden, and puttiden greuouseste birthuns. |
[6]And the Egyptians vexed us, and troubled us, and laded us with cruel bondage. |
| [7]And we crieden to the Lord God of oure fadris, which herde vs, and bihelde oure mekenesse, and trauel, and angwischis; |
[7]But when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our adversity, and on our labor, and on our oppression. |
| [8]and he ledde vs out of Egipt in myyti hond, and arm holdun forth, in grete drede, in myraclis, and grete wondris, |
[8]And the Lord brought us out of Egypt in a mighty hand, and a stretched out arm, with great terribleness, both in signs and wonders. |
| [9]and ledde vs in to this place; and yaf to vs a lond flowynge with mylk and hony. |
[9]And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey. |
| [10]And therfor Y offre now to thee the fyrste fruytis of the fruitis of the lond which the Lord yaf to me. And thou schalt leeue tho in the siyt of thi Lord God. And whanne thi Lord God is worchipid, |
[10]And now, lo, I have brought the first fruits of the land which thou, O Lord, hast given me, and thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God: |
| [11]thou schalt ete in alle the goodis whiche thi Lord God yaf to thee and to thin hows, thou, and the dekene, and the comelyng which is with thee. |
[11]And thou shalt rejoice in all the good things which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee and to thine household, thou and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you. |
| [12]Whanne thou hast fillid the tithe of alle thi fruytis, in the thridde yeer of tithis, thou schalt yyue to the dekene, and to the comelyng, and to the fadirles, ether modirles child, and to widewe, that thei ete with ynne thi yatis, and be fillid. |
[12]When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase, the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be satisfied, |
| [13]And thou schalt speke in the siyt of thi Lord God, Y haue take awai that that is halewid of myn hows, and Y yaf it to the dekene, and to the comelyng, to the fadirles, ethir modirles child, and to the widewe, as thou comaundidist to me; Y passide not thi comaundementis, Y foryat not thin heest. |
[13]Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought the hallowed thing out of mine house, and also have given it unto the Levites and to the strangers, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have transgressed none of thy commandments, nor forgotten them. |
| [14]Y ete not of tho thingis in my morenyng, nether Y departide tho in ony vnclennesse, nethir Y spendide of tho ony thing in biriyng of deed body, `that is, in makynge feestis therof in biryynge of deed men. Y obeiede to the vois of my Lord God, and Y dide alle thingis as thou comaundidist to me. |
[14]I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, nor suffered ought to perish through uncleanness, nor given ought thereof for the dead, but have hearkened unto the voice of the Lord my God: I have done after all that thou hast commanded me. |
| [15]Bihold thou fro thi seyntuarie, fro the hiy dwellyng place of heuene, and blesse thou thi puple Israel, and the lond which thou hast youe to vs, as thou `hast swoore to oure fadris; the lond flowynge with mylk and hony. |
[15]Look down from thine holy habitation, even from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us (as thou swearest unto our fathers) the land that floweth with milk and honey. |
| [16]To dai thi Lord God comaundide to thee, that thou do these comaundementis and domes, that thou kepe and fille of al thin herte, and of al thi soule. |
[16]This day the Lord thy God doth command thee to do these ordinances, and laws: keep them therefore, and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. |
| [17]Thou hast chose the Lord to day, that he be God to thee, and thou go in hise weies, and thou kepe hise cerymonyes, and heestis, and domes, and obeie to his comaundement. |
[17]Thou hast set up the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his ordinances, and his commandments, and his laws, and to hearken unto his voice. |
| [18]Lo! the Lord chees thee to day, that thou be a special puple to hym, as he spak to thee, and that thou kepe alle hise comaundementis; |
[18]And the Lord hath set thee up this day, to be a precious people unto him (as he hath promised thee) and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments, |
| [19]and he schal make thee hiyere than alle folkis, whiche he made in to his preisyng, and name, and glorie; that thou be an holi puple of thi Lord God, as he spak to thee. |
[19]And to make thee high above all nations (which he hath made) in praise, and in name, and in glory, and that thou shouldest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath said. |