Ezekiel · Chapter 32

[ edit] And it is maad in þe twelueþ ȝeer, in þe twelueþ moneþ, in oon of þe moneþ, þe word of þe Lord is maad to me, ſeiynge, Sone of man, tak to a lamentacioun vpon Pharao, kyng of Egipt, and þou ſhalt ſeye to hym, To a lioun of folkis þou art lickened, and to a dragoun þat is in þe ſee. And þou wyndewiſt wiþ horn in þi flodis, and trubliſt to gidre watris wiþ þi feet, and þou defoulidiſt þe flodis of hem. Þerfor þes þingis ſeiþ þe Lord God, Y ſhal ſprede out upon þee my nette in multitude of many puplis, and Y ſhal drawe out þee in my nette; and Y ſhal caſte þee fer in þe loond.

Vpon þe face of þe feeld Y ſhal caſte þee a wey, and I ſhal make vpon þee for to dwelle alle volatilis of heuene, and Y ſhal fulfille of þee þe beeſtis of al erþe. And Y ſhal ȝyue þi fleſhis vpon hillis, and Y ſhal fulfille þi ſmale hillis wiþ þi roote; and Y ſhal moyſte þe erþe wiþ ſtynke of þi blood, more ouere mounteyns and valeis ſhulen be fulfillid of þee. And Y ſhal keuere heuens, whanne þou ſhalt be quenchid, and Y ſhal make þe ſterris of it for to waxe blac; Y ſhal keuere þe ſunne wiþ cloude, and þe mone ſhal not ȝyue his liȝt.

Y ſhal make alle liȝtmakers of heuen for to mourne vpon þee, and Y ſhal ȝyue derkneſſis vpon þi loond, ſeiþ þe Lord God; whanne þi woundid men ſhulen falle doun in þe mydil of erþe, ſeiþ þe Lord God. And Y ſhal ſtire to wraþþe þe herte of many puplis, whanne Y ſhal in leede þi contricioun in folkis, vpon loondis whiche þou knowiſt not. And Y ſhal make many puplis for to wondre greetli vpon þee, and þe kyngis of hem wiþ ful myche orrour ſhulen be agaſt vpon þee, for alle þi wickidneſſis whiche þou wrouȝtiſt, whanne my ſwerd ſhal bigynne for to flee vpon þe facis of hem. And þei ſhulen wondre ſodeynli, eche for his ſoule, in þe day of his fallyng.

For þes þingis ſeiþ þe Lord God, Þe ſwerd of þe kyng of Babiloyne ſhal come to þee; in ſwerdis of ſtronge men Y ſhal caſt doun þi multitude, alle þes folkis ben vnexpugnable, or mowen not be ouercomen. And þei ſhulen deſtruye þe pryde of Egipt, and þe multitude of it ſhal be ſcatrid. And I ſhal leeſe alle beeſtis þerof, þat weren vpon many watris; and þe foot of man ſhal namore truble hem togider, neþer þe clawe of beeſtis ſhal truble hem. Þanne I ſhal ȝelde þe watris of hem clenneſt, and Y ſhal leede to þe floodis of hem as oyle, ſeiþ þe Lord God, whanne Y ſhal ȝyue þe loond of Egipt deſolat.

Forſoþe þe loond ſhal be forſakyn of his plentee, whanne I ſhal ſmyte alle þe dwellers þerof; and þei ſhulen wite, for I þe Lord. Þere is mournynge, and þe douȝters of folkis ſhulen weile hym; vpon Egipt, and vpon þe multitude þerof þei ſhulen weile hym, ſeiþ þe Lord God. And it is don in þe twelueþ ȝeer, in þe fiftenþe of þe moneþ, þe word of þe Lord is maad to me, ſeyynge, Sone of man, ſyng þou a mournynge ſong vpon þe multitude of Egipt, and draw doun þe ilke ſame, and douȝtris of ſtronge folkis to þe vttermeſt loond, wiþ þes þat wenten doun in to þe lake. Hou myche þou art fayrer, go doun, and ſleep wiþ vncircumcidid men.

In þe mydil of ſlayn men þei ſhulen falle doun by ſwerd; a ſwerd is ȝouun, and þei drowen it to, and alle þe puplis þerof. Þe mooſt myȝti of ſtronge ſhulen ſpeke to it, fro þe mydil of helle, whiche wiþ helpers þerof wenten doun, and ſlepten vncircumcidid, and ſlayn bi ſwerd. Þere Aſſur, and al his multitude; in þe cumpas of hym þe ſepulcris of hym, alle þe ſlayn, and whiche fellen doun bi ſwerd, whos ſepulcris ben ȝeuen in þe laſt þingis of þe lake. And þe multitude of hym is maad by cumpas of his ſepulcre, alle ſlayn, and fallynge by ſwerd, whiche ȝauen ſumtyme her ſtrengþe in þe lond of lyuynge men.

Þere Helam, and al his multitude bi cumpas of his ſepulcre; alle þeſe ſlayn, and fallynge by ſwerd, whiche wenten doun vncircumcidid to þe vttermoſt lond; þe whiche puttiden her dreed in þe lond of lyuynge men, and þei baren her yuel fame wiþ þeſe þat gon doun into þe lake. In þe mydil of ſlayn men þei puttiden þe couche of hym in alle his peplis; in þe cumpas of hym þe ſepulcre of hym. Alle þeſe vncircumcidid and ſlayn wiþ ſwerd, forſoþe þei ȝauen dreed in þe lond of lyuynge men, and baren her yuel fame wiþ þeſe þat gon don into þe lake; in þe mydil of ſlayn men þei ben putt. Þere Moſoch and Tubal, and al his multitude; in þe cumpas of hym þe ſepulcris of hym.

Alle þeſe vncircumcidid ſlayn, and fallynge by ſwerd, for þei ȝauen her ferdfulneſſe in þe lond of lyuynge men. And nowe þei ſhuln ſleep wiþ þe ſtronge, and fallynge, and vncircumcidid, whiche wenten doun into helle wiþ her armers, and han putt her ſwerdis vndir her hedis. And her wickidneſſis weren in þe boons of hem, for þei ben maad þe dreed of hem in þe lond of lyuinge men. And þerfore in þe mydil of vncircumcidid þou ſhalt be defoulid, and ſhalt ſleepe wiþ ſlayn men by ſwerd, and whiche ſlepten wiþ vncircumcidid.

Þere Ydume, and kyngis þerof, and alle duykis þerof, whiche ben ȝouen wiþ her ooſt, wiþ þe ſlayn bi ſwerd, and whiche ſlepten wiþ vncircumcidid, and wiþ þeſe þat wenten doun in to þe lake. Þere alle princis of þe norþ, and alle hunters, þat ben led forþ wiþ þe ſlayn, dreedynge and in her ſtrengþe confoundid, whiche ſlepten vncircumcidid wiþ þe ſlayn by ſwerd, and baren her confuſioun wiþ þeſe þat gon doun in to þe laake. Pharao ſaw hem, and was coumfortid vpon his multitude whiche is ſlayn by ſwerd.

And þei baren her confuſioun, wiþ þeſe þat wenten down into þe laake, Pharao and al his ooſt, þe Lord God ſaiþ; for he ȝaaue his dreed in þe lond of lyuynge men, and he ſlepte in þe mydil of vncircumcided men, wiþ þe ſlayn in ſwerd, Pharao, and al his multitude, ſaiþ þe Lord God.