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Wycliffe's English Translation (1388)
Wyc
The Writings of Cornelius Tacitus
Tacitus
[1]The title of the hundrid and fourthe salm. Alleluya. Knouleche ye to the Lord, and inwardli clepe ye his name; telle ye hise werkis among hethen men. [No book]
[2]Synge ye to hym, and seie ye salm to him, and telle ye alle hise merueylis; [No book]
[3]be ye preisid in his hooli name. The herte of men sekynge the Lord be glad; [No book]
[4]seke ye the Lord, and be ye confermed; seke ye euere his face. [No book]
[5]Haue ye mynde on hise merueilis, whiche he dide; on his grete wondris, and domes of his mouth. [No book]
[6]The seed of Abraham, his seruaunt; the sones of Jacob, his chosun man. [No book]
[7]He is oure Lord God; hise domes ben in al the erthe. [No book]
[8]He was myndeful of his testament in to the world; of the word which he comaundide in to a thousynde generaciouns. [No book]
[9]Which he disposide to Abraham; and of his ooth to Isaac. [No book]
[10]And he ordeynede it to Jacob in to a comaundement; and to Israel in to euerlastinge testament. [No book]
[11]And he seide, I shal yiue to thee the lond of Canaan; the cord of youre eritage. [No book]
[12]Whanne thei weren in a litil noumbre; and the comelingis of hem weren ful fewe. [No book]
[13]And thei passiden fro folk in to folk; and fro a rewme in to another puple. [No book]
[14]He lefte not a man to anoye hem; and he chastiside kyngis for hem. [No book]
[15]Nile ye touche my cristis; and nyle ye do wickidli among my prophetis. [No book]
[16]And God clepide hungir on erthe; and he wastide al the stidefastnesse of breed. [No book]
[17]He sente a man bifore hem; Joseph was seeld in to a seruaunt. [No book]
[18]Thei maden lowe hise feet in stockis, irun passide by his soule; til the word of him cam. [No book]
[19]The speche of the Lord enflawmede him; [No book]
[20]the king sente and vnbond hym; the prince of puplis sente and delyuerede him. [No book]
[21]He ordeynede him the lord of his hous; and the prince of al his possessioun. [No book]
[22]That he schulde lerne hise princis as him silf; and that he schulde teche hise elde men prudence. [No book]
[23]And Israel entride in to Egipt; and Jacob was a comeling in the lond of Cham. [No book]
[24]And God encreesside his puple greetli; and made hym stidefast on hise enemyes. [No book]
[25]He turnede the herte of hem, that thei hatiden his puple; and diden gile ayens hise seruauntis. [No book]
[26]He sent Moises, his seruaunt; thilke Aaron, whom he chees. [No book]
[27]He puttide in hem the wordis of hise myraclis; and of hise grete wondris in the lond of Cham. [No book]
[28]He sente derknessis, and made derk; and he made not bitter hise wordis. [No book]
[29]He turnede the watris of hem in to blood; and he killide the fischis of hem. [No book]
[30]And the lond of hem yaf paddoks; in the priue places of the kyngis of hem. [No book]
[31]God seide, and a fleische flie cam; and gnattis in alle the coostis of hem. [No book]
[32]He settide her reynes hail; fier brennynge in the lond of hem. [No book]
[33]And he smoot the vynes of hem, and the fige trees of hem; and al to-brak the tree of the coostis of hem. [No book]
[34]He seide, and a locuste cam; and a bruk of which was noon noumbre. [No book]
[35]And it eet al the hey in the lond of hem; and it eet al the fruyt of the lond of hem. [No book]
Author: John Wycliffe (1328 – 1384)
Source: www.earlychristianwritings.com
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