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[1]Manly & strong in battel was Iesus the sonne of Naue, and was the successour of Moyses in prophesies, & was geuen to be captaine of the people, which according vnto his name was a great sauiour vnto the elect of God, to punishe the enemies that rose vp against Israel, that Israel might optayne their inheritaunce.
[2]O how great, noble, and excellent was he, when he lift vp his hande and drewe out his sworde against the cities?
[3]Who stoode so manly before him? for the Lord him selfe brought in the enemies?
[4]Stoode not the sunne still at his commaundement, and one day was as long as two?
[5]He called vpon the hyghest and most mightie when the enemies preassed vpon him on euery side, and the mightie Lord heard him with the hayle stones.
[6]They smote the Heathenishe people mightyly, and in falling downe they slue all the aduersaries: so that the heathen knew his hoast, and all his defence, that the Lord him selfe fought against them: for he folowed vpon the mightie men of them.
[7]In the time of Moyses also, he and Caleb the sonne of Iephune dyd a good worke, whiche stoode against the enemies, withheld the people from sinne, and stilled the wicked murmuring.
[8]And of sixe hundreth thousande people of foote, they two were preserued to bring them into the heritage, namely, a lande that floweth with mylke & hony.
[9]The Lord gaue strength also vnto Caleb, which remayned with him vnto his age: so that he went vp into the hie places of the land, and his seede conquered the same for an heritage:
[10]That al the children of Israel might see howe good a thing it is to be obedient vnto the Lorde.
[11]And the iudges or rulers euery one after his name, whose heart went not a whoring nor departed from the Lorde, and that forsooke not the Lord vnfaithfully, whose remembraunce hath a good report.
[12]Yea their bones florishe out of their place, and their names shall neuer be chaunged: but honour remayneth still with the children of those holy men:
[13]Samuel the prophete, beloued of the Lorde his God, ordayned a king, and annoynted the princes ouer the people.
[14]In the lawe of the Lord ruled he, and iudged the congregation, and the Lorde had respect vnto Iacob.
[15]The prophete was founde diligent in his faithfulnes: yea & he is knowen faithful in his workes, because he sawe the God of light.
[16]He called vpon the Lorde almightie, when the enemies preassed vpon him on euery side, what time as he offered the sucking lambe.
[17]And the Lorde thundered from heauen, & made his voyce to be heard with a great noyse.
[18]He discomfited the princes of Tyre, and all the rulers of the Philistines.
[19]Before his last ende, he made protestation in the sight of the Lorde and his annoynted, that he toke neither substaunce nor good of any man, no not so much as a shoe: and no man might accuse him.
[20]After this he tolde that his ende was at hand, and shewed the king also his ende and death: and from the earth lyft he vp his voyce in the prophecie, that the vngodlie people should perishe.
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