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Wycliffe's English Translation (1388)
Wyc
Shem Tob's Hebrew Matthew (1400)
ShemTob
[1]Myn herte dredde of this thing, and is moued out of his place. [No book]
[2]It schal here an heryng in the feerdfulnesse of his vois, and a sown comynge forth of his mouth. [No book]
[3]He biholdith ouere alle heuenes; and his liyt is ouere the termes of erthe. [No book]
[4]Sown schal rore aftir hym, he schal thundre with the vois of his greetnesse; and it schal not be souyt out, whanne his vois is herd. [No book]
[5]God schal thundre in his vois wondurfulli, that makith grete thingis and that moun not be souyt out. [No book]
[6]Which comaundith to the snow to come doun on erthe, and to the reynes of wijntir, and to the reynes of his strengthe. [No book]
[7]Which markith in the hond of alle men, that alle men knowe her werkis. [No book]
[8]An vnresonable beeste schal go in to his denne, and schal dwelle in his caue, `ethir derke place. [No book]
[9]Tempestis schulen go out fro the ynnere thingis, and coold fro Arturus. [No book]
[10]Whanne God makith blowyng, frost wexith togidere; and eft ful brood watris ben sched out. [No book]
[11]Whete desirith cloudis, and cloudis spreeden abrood her liyt. [No book]
[12]Whiche cloudes cumpassen alle thingis bi cumpas, whidur euere the wil of the gouernour ledith tho, to al thing which he comaundith `to tho on the face of the world; [No book]
[13]whether in o lynage, ethir in his lond, ether in what euer place of his merci he comaundith tho to be foundun. [No book]
[14]Joob, herkene thou these thingis; stonde thou, and biholde the meruels of God. [No book]
[15]Whethir thou woost, whanne God comaundide to the reynes, that tho schulen schewe the liyt of hise cloudis? [No book]
[16]Whether thou knowist the grete weies of cloudis, and perfit kunnyngis? [No book]
[17]Whether thi cloothis ben not hoote, whanne the erthe is blowun with the south? [No book]
[18]In hap thou madist with hym heuenes, which moost sad ben foundid, as of bras. [No book]
[19]Schewe thou to vs, what we schulen seie to hym; for we ben wlappid in derknessis. [No book]
[20]Who schal telle to hym, what thingis Y speke? yhe, if he spekith, a man schal be deuourid. [No book]
[21]And now men seen not liyt; the eir schal be maad thicke sudenli in to cloudis, and wynd passynge schal dryue awei tho. [No book]
[22]Gold schal come fro the north, and ferdful preisyng of God. [No book]
[23]For we moun not fynde him worthili; he is greet in strengthe, and in doom, and in riytfulnesse, and may not be teld out. [No book]
[24]Therfor men schulen drede hym; and alle men, that semen to hem silf to be wise, schulen not be hardi to biholde. [No book]
Author: John Wycliffe (1328 – 1384)
Author: Shem-Tob ben Isaac Ibn Shaprut (14th century)

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