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| [1]Abraham yede forth fro thennus in to the lond of the south, and dwellide bitwixe Cades and Sur, and was a pilgrym in Geraris; |
[1]Profectus inde Abraham in terram australem, habitavit inter Cades et Sur: et peregrinatus est in Geraris. |
| [2]and he seide of Sare, his wijf, Sche is my sistir. Therfor Abymalec, kyng of Gerare, sente, and took hir. |
[2]Dixitque de Sara uxore suo: Soror mea est. Misit ergo Abimelech rex Geraræ, et tulit eam. |
| [3]Sotheli God cam to Abymalec bi a sweuene in the nyyt, and seide to hym, Lo! thou schalt die, for the wooman which thou hast take, for sche hath an hosebond. |
[3]Venit autem Deus ad Abimelech per somnium nocte, et ait illi: En morieris propter mulierem quam tulisti: habet enim virum. |
| [4]Forsothe Abymalech touchide not hir; and he seide, Lord, whether thou schalt sle folc vnkunnynge and iust? |
[4]Abimelech vero non tetigerat eam, et ait: Domine, num gentem ignorantem et justam interficies? |
| [5]Whether he seide not to me, Sche is my sistir, and sche seide, He is my brother? In the symplenesse of myn herte, and in the clennesse of myn hondis Y dide this. |
[5]nonne ipse dixit mihi: Soror mea est: et ipsa ait: Frater meus est? In simplictate cordis mei, et munditia manuum mearum feci hoc. |
| [6]And the Lord seide to hym, And Y woot that thou didist bi symple herte, and therfor Y kepte thee, lest thou didist synne ayens me, and I suffride not that thou touchidist hir; |
[6]Dixitque ad eum Deus: Et ego scio quod simplici corde feceris: et ideo custodivi te ne peccares in me, et non dimisi ut tangeres eam. |
| [7]now therfor yelde thou the wijf to hir hosebonde, for he is a profete; and he schal preye for thee, and thou schalt lyue; sotheli if thou nylte yelde, wite thou that thou schalt die bi deeth, thou and alle thingis that ben thine. |
[7]Nunc ergo redde viro suo uxorem, quia propheta est: et orabit pro te, et vives: si autem nolueris reddere, scito quod morte morieris tu, et omnia quæ tua sunt. |
| [8]And anoon Abynalech roos bi nyyt, and clepide alle his seruauntis, and spak alle these wordis in the eeris of hem; and alle men dredden greetli. |
[8]Statimque de nocte consurgens Abimelech, vocavit omnes servos suos: et locutus est universa verba hæc in auribus eorum, timueruntque omnes viri valde. |
| [9]Sotheli Abymalec clepide also Abraham, and seide to hym, What hast thou do to vs? what synneden we ayens thee, for thou hast brouyt in on me and on my rewme a greuouse synne? thou hast do to vs whiche thingis thou ouytist not do. |
[9]Vocavit autem Abimelech etiam Abraham, et dixit ei: Quid fecisti nobis? quid peccavimus in te, quia induxisti super me et super regnum meum peccatum grande? quæ non debuisti facere, fecisti nobis. |
| [10]And eft Abimalech axide, and seide, What thing seiyist thou, that thou woldist do this? |
[10]Rursumque expostulans, ait: Quid vidisti, ut hoc faceres? |
| [11]Abraham answerde, Y thouyte with me, and seide, in hap the drede of God is not in this place; and thei schulen sle me for my wijf; |
[11]Respondit Abraham: Cogitavi mecum, dicens: Forsitan non est timor Dei in loco isto: et interficient me propter uxorem meam: |
| [12]in other maner forsothe and sche is my sister verili, the douyter of my fadir, and not the douyter of my moder; and Y weddide hir in to wijf; |
[12]alias autem et vere soror mea est, filia patris mei, et non filia matris meæ, et duxi eam in uxorem. |
| [13]sotheli aftir that God ladde me out of the hous of my fadir, Y seide to hir, Thou schalt do this mercy with me in ech place to which we schulen entre; thou schalt seie, that Y am thi brother. |
[13]Postquam autem eduxit me Deus de domo patris mei, dixi ad eam: Hanc misericordiam facies mecum: in omni loco, ad quem ingrediemur, dices quod frater tuus sim. |
| [14]Therfore Abymelech took scheep, and oxun, and seruauntis, and handmaydenes, and yaf to Abraham; and he yeldide to him Sare, `his wijf, and seide, The lond is bifor you; |
[14]Tulit igitur Abimelech oves et boves, et servos et ancillas, et dedit Abraham: reddiditque illi Saram uxorem suam, |
| [15]dwelle thou, where euere it plesith thee. Forsothe Abymelech seide to Sare, Lo! |
[15]et ait: Terra coram vobis est, ubicumque tibi placuerit habita. |
| [16]Y yaf a thousand platis of siluer to thi brother; this schal be to thee in to hiling of iyen to al men that ben with thee; and whider euere thou goist, haue thou mynde that thou art takun. |
[16]Saræ autem dixit: Ecce mille argenteos dedi fratri tuo, hoc erit tibi in velamen oculorum ad omnes qui tecum sunt, et quocumque perrexeris: mementoque te deprehensam. |
| [17]Sotheli for Abraham preiede, God curide Abymelech, and his wijf, and handmaydens, and thei childiden; |
[17]Orante autem Abraham, sanavit Deus Abimelech et uxorem, ancillasque ejus, et pepererunt: |
| [18]for God hadde closid ech wombe of the hows of Abymelech, for Sare, the wijf of Abraham. |
[18]concluserat enim Dominus omnem vulvam domus Abimelech propter Saram uxorem Abrahæ. |