Isaiah · Chapter 56

[ edit] Theſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord, Kepeþ dom, and doþ riȝtwiſneſſe, for nyȝ is myn helþe, þat it come, and my riȝtwiſneſſe, þat it be opened. Blisful þe man, þat doþ þat, and þe ſone of man, þat ſhal take þis; kepende þe ſabot, leſt he defoule it, kepende his hondis, leſt he do any euel. And ſeye not þe ſone of þe comeling, þat cleueþ to þe Lord, ſeiende, Bi ſeueryng ſhall deuyde me þe Lord fro his puple; and ſey not þe gelding, Lo! I a drie tree. For þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord to geldingus, who kepen my ſabates, and cheſen þat I wolde, and holden my pes couenaunt.

I ſhal ȝyue to þem in myn hous and in my wallis a place, and a betere name of ſones and doȝtris; an euere laſtende name I ſhal ȝyue to þem, þat ſhal not perſhen.

And þe ſonus of þe comeling, þat cleuen to þe Lord, þat þei herien hym, and loouen his name, þat þei be to hym in to ſeruauns; eche man kepende ſabot, leſt he defoule it, and þe holdende my pes couenaunt; I ſhal bringe þem in to myn hoeli hil, and gladen hem in þe hous of myn oriſoun; þe brent ſacrifiſes of hem and þer victorie ſacrifiſes ſhul pleſen to me vp on myn auter; for myn hous þe hous of oriſoun ſhal be clepid to alle puples, ſeiþ þe Lord God, þat gadereþ þe ſcatered of Irael. Ȝit I ſhal gedere to hym alle his gedered togidere. Alle beſtus of þe feeld, comeþ to deuouren, alle ȝee beſtus of þe wilde wode.

His tooteres alle blinde, alle þei vnknewen; doumbe dogges not mowende berken, ſeende veyne þingus, ſlepende, and loouende ſweuenus; and moſt vnſhamefaſt doggus knewen not fulneſſe. Þei ſhepperdes knewe not vnderſtonding; alle in to þer owne weie boweden doun, eche to his auarice, fro þe hieſt vn to þe laſte. Comeþ, take wee wyn, and be wee fulfild wiþ drunkeneſſe; and it ſhal be as to dai, ſo and to moru, and myche more.