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| [1]And tweyne aungels camen to Sodom in the euentide, while Loth sat in the yatis of the citee. And whanne he hadde seyn hem, he roos, and yede ayens hem, and worschipide lowe to erthe, |
[1]And in the evening there came two angels to Sodom: and Lot sat at the gate of Sodom, and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face to the ground. |
| [2]and seide, My lordis, Y biseche, bowe ye in to the hous of youre child, and dwelle ye there; waische ye youre feet, and in the morewtid ye schulen go in to youre weie. Whiche seiden, Nay, but we schulen dwelle in the street. |
[2]And he said, See my Lords, I pray you turn in now into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early and go your ways. Who said, Nay, but we will abide in the street all night. |
| [3]He constreynede hem greetli, that thei schulden turne to hym. And whanne thei weren entrid in to his hous, he made a feeste, he bakide therf breed, and thei eten. |
[3]Then he pressed upon them earnestly, and they turned in to him, and came to his house, and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. |
| [4]Forsothe bifore that thei yeden to sleepe, men of the citee compassiden his hows, fro a child `til to an eld man, al the puple togidre; |
[4]But before they went to bed, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom compassed the house round about from the young to the old, all the people from all quarters. |
| [5]and thei clepiden Loth, and seiden to him, Where ben the men that entriden to thee to nyyt? brynge hem out hidur, that we `knowe hem. |
[5]Who crying unto Lot said to him, Where are the men, which came to thee this night? Bring them out unto us that we may know them. |
| [6]And Loth yede out to hem `bihynde the bak, and closide the dore, |
[6]Then Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, |
| [7]and seide, Y biseche, nyle ye, my britheren, nyle ye do this yuel. |
[7]And said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly. |
| [8]Y haue twey douytris, that knewen not yit man; Y schal lede out hem to you, and mys vse ye hem as it plesith you, so that ye doon noon yuel to these men, for thei entriden vndur the schadewe of my roof. |
[8]Behold now, I have two daughters, which have not known man: them will I bring out now unto you, and do to them as seemeth you good: only unto these men do nothing: for therefore are they come under the shadow of my roof. |
| [9]And thei seiden, Go thou fro hennus. And eft thei seiden, Thou entridist as a comelyng; wher that thou deme? therfor we schulen turment thee more than these. And thei diden violentli to Loth ful greetli. Thanne it was nyy that thei wolden breke the doris; and lo! |
[9]Then they said, Away hence, and they said, He is come alone as a stranger, and shall he judge and rule? We will now deal worse with thee than with them. So they pressed sore upon Lot himself, and came to break the door. |
| [10]the men puttiden hoond, and ledden in Loth to hem, and thei closiden the dore. |
[10]But the men put forth their hand and pulled Lot into the house to them and shut to the door. |
| [11]And thei smyten with blyndenesse hem that weren withoutforth, fro the leest til to the moost; so that thei myyten not fynde the dore. |
[11]Then they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness both small and great, so that they were weary in seeking the door. |
| [12]Forsothe thei seiden to Loth, Hast thou here ony man of thine, hosebonde of thi douyter, ethir sones, ethir douytris; lede thou out of this citee alle men that ben thine, |
[12]Then the men said unto Lot, Whom hast thou yet here? Either son in law, or thy sons, or thy daughters, or whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring it out of this place. |
| [13]for we schulen do a wey this place, for the cry of hem encreesside bifor the Lord, which sente vs that we leese hem. |
[13]For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is great before the Lord, and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it. |
| [14]And so Loth yede out, and spak to the hosebondys of his douytris, that schulden take hise douytris, and seide, Rise ye, and go ye out of this place; for the Lord schal do awey this citee. And he was seyn to hem to speke as pleiynge. |
[14]Then Lot went out and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Arise, get you out of this place: for the Lord will destroy the city: but he seemed to his sons in law as though he had mocked. |
| [15]And whanne the morewtid was, the aungels constreyneden hym, and seiden, Rise thou, and take thi wijf, and thi twey douytris whiche thou hast, lest also thou perische to gidere in the synne of the citee. |
[15]And when the morning arose, the angels hasted Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife and thy two daughters which are here, lest thou be destroyed in the punishment of the city. |
| [16]While he dissymelide, thei token his hond, and the hond of his wijf, and of his twey doutris; for the Lord sparide hym. |
[16]And as he prolonged the time, the men caught both him and his wife, and his two daughters by the hands (the Lord being merciful unto him) and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. |
| [17]And thei ledden out hym, and settiden with out the citee. There thei spaken to him, and seiden, Saue thou thi lijf; nyle thou biholde bihynde thi bac, nether stond thou in al the cuntre aboute, but make thee saaf in the hil; lest also thou perische togidere. |
[17]And when they had brought them out, the angel said, Escape for thy life: look not behind thee, neither tarry thou in all the plain escape into the mountain, lest thou be destroyed. |
| [18]And Loth seide to hem, My lord, Y biseche, |
[18]And Lot said unto them, Not so, I pray thee, my Lord. |
| [19]for thi seruaunt hath founde grace bifore thee, and thou hast magnyfied thi grace and mercy, which thou hast do with me, that thou schuldist saue my lijf; Y may not be saued in the hil, lest perauenture yuel take me, and Y die; |
[19]Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life: and I cannot escape in the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die. |
| [20]a litil citee is here bisidis, to which Y may fle, and Y schal be saued ther ynne; where it is not a litil citee? and my soule schal lyue ther ynne. |
[20]See now this city hereby to flee unto, which is a little one: Oh let me escape thither: is it not a little one, and my soul shall live? |
| [21]And he seide to Loth, Lo! also in this Y haue resseyued thi preieris, that Y distrye not the citee, for which thou hast spoke; |
[21]Then he said unto him, Behold, I have received thy request also concerning this thing, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. |
| [22]haste thou, and be thou saued there, for Y may not do ony thing til thou entre thidur. Therfor the name of that citee was clepid Segor. |
[22]Haste thee, save thee there: for I can do nothing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. |
| [23]The sunne roos on erthe, and Loth entride in to Segor. |
[23]The sun did rise upon the earth, when Lot entered into Zoar. |
| [24]Therfor the Lord reynede on Sodom and Gomorre brynston and fier, fro the Lord fro heuene, |
[24]Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone, and fire from the Lord out of heaven, |
| [25]and distriede these citees, and al the cuntrey aboute; he destriede alle enhabiters of citees, and all grene thingis of erthe. |
[25]And overthrew those cities and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities; and that that grew upon the earth. |
| [26]And his wijf lokide abac, and was turned in to an ymage of salt. |
[26]Now his wife behind him looked back, and was turned into a pillar of salt. |
| [27]Forsothe Abraham risynge eerly, where he stood bifore with the Lord, bihelde Sodom and Gomorre, |
[27]And Abraham rising up early in the morning went to the place, where he had stand before the Lord, and looking toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the plain: |
| [28]and al the lond of that cuntrey; and he seiy a deed sparcle stiynge fro erthe, as the smoke of a furneis. |
[28]Behold, he saw the smoke of the land mounting up as the smoke of a furnace. |
| [29]For whanne God distriede the citees of that cuntrey, he hadde mynde of Abraham, and delyuerede Loth fro destriynge of the citees in whiche he dwellide. |
[29]But yet when God destroyed the cities of the plain, God thought upon Abraham, and sent Lot out from the midst of the destruction, when he overthrew the cities, wherein Lot dwelled. |
| [30]And Loth stiede fro Segor, and dwellide in the hil, and hise twey douytris with him, for he dredde to dwelle in Segor; and he dwellide in a denne, he and his twey douytris with hym. |
[30]Then Lot went up from Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain with his two daughters: for he feared to tarry in Zoar, but dwelt in a cave, he, and his two daughters. |
| [31]And the more douytre seide to the lasse, Oure fadre is eld, and no man is left in erthe, that may entre to vs, bi the custom of al erthe; |
[31]And the elder said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth. |
| [32]come thou, make we him drunkun of wyn, and slepe we with him, that we moun kepe seed of oure fadir. |
[32]Come, we will make our father drink wine, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. |
| [33]And so thei yauen to her fadir to drynke wyn in that nyyt, and the more douyter entrede, and slepte with hir fadir; and he feelide not, nethir whanne the douytir lay doun, nether whanne sche roos. |
[33]So they made their father drink wine that night, and the elder went and lay with her father: but he perceived not, neither when she lay down, neither when she rose up. |
| [34]And in the tothir dai the more douytir seide to the lasse, Lo! Y slepte yistirdai with my fadir, yyue we to hym to drynk wyn also in this nyyt; and thou schalt slepe with hym, that we saue seed of oure fadir. |
[34]And on the morrow the elder said to the younger, Behold, yester night lay I with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also, and go thou and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. |
| [35]And thei yauen to her fadir also in that nyyt to drynke wyn, and the lesse douytir entride, and slepte with him; and sotheli he feelide not thanne whanne sche lay doun, nether whanne sche roos. |
[35]So they made their father drink wine that night also, and the younger arose, and lay with him, but he perceived not, when she lay down, neither when she rose up. |
| [36]Therfor the twei douytris of Loth conseyuede of hir fadir. |
[36]Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. |
| [37]And the more douytre childide a sone, and clepide his name Moab; he is the fadir of men of Moab `til in to present dai. |
[37]And the elder bear a son, and she called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. |
| [38]And the lesse douyter childide a sone, and clepide his name Amon, that is, the sone of my puple; he is the fadir of men of Amon til to day. |
[38]And the younger bear a son also, and she called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the Ammonites unto this day. |