Ezekiel · Chapter 36

[ edit] Forſoþe þou, ſone of man, prophecie vpon þe mounteyns of Yrael; and þou ſhalt ſaye, Hillis of Yrael, heere ȝe þe word of þe Lord. Þeſe þingis ſaiþ þe Lord God, For þat þat þe enmye ſaide of ȝou, Wele! or ſcorne, heeȝneſſis euerlaſtynge ben ȝouen to vs in to eritage; þerfore prophecie þou, and ſaye, Þeſe þingus ſaiþ þe Lord God, For þat þat ȝe ben deſolat and defoulid by cumpas, and maad in to eritage to oþer folkis, and ȝee ſteiȝiden vp vpon þe lipp of tunge, and ſhendſhip of peple; þerfore, ȝe hillis of Yrael, heere þe word of þe Lord God.

Þeſe þingis ſaiþ þe Lord God to mounteyns, and ſmale hillis, to rennynge ſtremys of reyn, and valeys, and to deſert wallingus, and to forſaken citees, þat ben robbid, and ſcornyd of oþer heiþen men bi cumpas; þerfore þeſe þingus ſaiþ þe Lord God, For in þe fijr of my wraþ I ſpake of oþer heiþen men, and of al Ydume, þat ȝauen my lond to hem in to eritage in ſwerd, and al þe herte, and of inwit, and caſtiden out it, þat þei ſhulden waaſte; þerfore prophecie þou vpon þe erþ of Yrael, and þou ſhalt ſaye to mounteyns, and ſmale hillis, to heiȝþis of hillis, and valeys, Þeſe þingis ſaiþ þe Lord God, For þat þat ȝe ben deſolat, loo! I in my wraþ and in my woodneſſe haue ſpoken.

For þat þat ȝe ſuſteyneden þe confuſioun of heiþen men. Þerfore þeſe þingis ſaiþ þe Lord God, I reyſide myn hond aȝeins heiþen men, þat ben in ȝour cumpas, þat þei bere her confuſioun. Forſoþe, ȝe hillis of Yrael, buriown ȝour braunchis, and bring ȝour fruyt to my peple of Yrael; forſoþe it is niȝ þat it cum. For loo! I to you, and I ſhal be conuertid to ȝou, and ȝe ſhuln be erid, and ſhuln take ſeed. And I ſhal multiplie in ȝou men, and al þe hous of Yrael; and citees ſhuln be enhabitid, and ruynouſe þingis ſhuln be inſtorid, or maad aȝein.

And I ſhal fulfil ȝou wiþ men and beeſtis, and þei ſhuln be multiplied, and ſhuln waxe; and I ſhal make ȝou for to dwelle as fro þe bygynnyng, and I ſhal ȝeue wiþ gretter goodis þan ȝe hadden fro þe bygynnynge; and ȝe ſhuln wite, for I þe Lord. And I ſhal brenge vpon ȝou men, my peple of Yrael, and by eritage þei ſhuln welde þee, and þou ſhalt be to hem in to eritage; and þou ſhalt na more putte to, þat þou be wiþout hem. Þeſe þingus ſaiþ þe Lord God, For þat þat þei ſayn of ȝou, Þou art a deuoureſſe of men, and ſtranglinge þi folc; þerfore þou ſhalt na more ete men, and þou ſhalt na more ſlea þi folk, þe Lord God ſaiþ.

Neþer I ſhal make þe confuſioun of heiþen men herd more in þee, and þou ſhalt not bere þe ſhendſhipe of peplis, and þou ſhalt na more leeſe þi peple, ſaiþ þe Lord God. And þe word of þe Lord is maad to me, ſayinge, Sone of man, þe hous of Yrael dwelliden in her lond, and þei defouliden it in her wayes, and in her ſtudies; after þe vnclenneſſe of þe menſtruat womman þe way of hem is maad before me. And I ſhedde out myn indignacioun vpon hem, for þe blood whiche þey ſhedden vpon þe lond, and in her ydolis þei defouliden it. And I ſcatride hem among heiþen men, and þei ben wyndowid in to londis. After þe waies of hem and fyndyngis Y deemyde hem.

And þei entriden to heiþen men, to whom þei entriden, and defouliden myn holy name, whann it was ſaid of hem, Þis is þe peple of þe Lord, þei wenten out of þe lond of hym. And I ſparid to myn hooli name, whom þe hous of Yrael defoulide in heiþen men, to whom þei entriden. Þerfore þou ſhalt ſaie to þe hous of Yrael, Þeſe þingis ſaiþ þe Lord God, Not for ȝou I ſhal do, ȝe hous of Yrael, but for myn holy name, whom ȝe defouliden in heiþen men, to whom ȝe entriden. And I ſhal halewe my greet name, whiche is defoulid among heiþen men, whom ȝe defouliden in þe mydil of hem; þat heiþen men witen, for I þe Lord, ſaiþ þe Lord of hooſtus, whanne I ſhal be halewid in ȝou bifore hem.

Soþely Y ſhal take ȝou awey fro heiþen men, and I ſhal gadre ȝou of alle londis, and I ſhal brenge ȝou into ȝour lond. And I ſhal ſhede out vpon ȝou clene watir, and ȝe ſhuln be clenſid of alle ȝour defoulyngis; and I ſhal clenſe ȝou fro alle ȝour ydolis. And I ſhal ȝeue to ȝou a newe herte, and I ſhal putte a newe ſpirit in þe mydil of ȝou; and I ſhal take awey a ſtonen herte of ȝour fleſhe, and I ſhal ȝeue to ȝou an herte of fleſhe, and I ſhal putte my ſpirit in þe mydil of ȝou. And I ſhal make þat ȝe walke in myn heeſtis, and þat ȝee kepe and wirche my domys. And ȝe ſhuln dwelle in þe lond, whiche I ȝaue to ȝour fadris; and ȝe ſhuln be to me in to peple, and I ſhal be to ȝou in to God.

And I ſhal ſaue ȝou of alle ȝour filþis; and I ſhal clepe whete, and ſhal multiplie it, and I ſhal not putte hungre in to ȝou. And I ſhal multiplie þe fruyte of tree, and buriownyngus, or ſeedis, of þe feeld, þat ȝe bere na more ſhenſhip of hungre in heiþen men. And ȝe ſhuln haue mynde of ȝour warſt waies, and ſtudies not goode; and ȝour wickidneſſis, and ȝour grete treſpaſſis ſhuln diſpleſe to ȝou. Not for ȝou I ſhal do, ſaiþ þe Lord God, be it knowen to ȝou; be ȝe counfoundid, and ſhame ȝe vpon ȝour waies, ȝe hous of Yrael.

Þeſe þingis ſaiþ þe Lord God, In þe day in whiche Y ſhal clenſe ȝou of alle ȝour wickidneſſis, and ſhal make citees for to be enhabitid, and ſhal repareyle ruynouſe þingis, and þe deſert lond ſhal be tilied, whiche ſum tyme was deſolat, in þe eeȝen of eche way goar, þei ſhuln ſaye, Þe ylk lond vntilied is maad as a ȝerd of volupte, and citees deſert and deſtitute and vndirdiggid, waardid, or made ſtronge, han ſetun; and heiþen men ſhuln wite, whiche euer ſhuln be left, or forſaken, in ȝour cumpas, for I þe Lord haue bildide þe ſcatered þingus, and haue plantid vntilied þingus; Y þe Lord haue ſpoke, and haue don.

Þeſe þingis ſaiþ þe Lord God, Ȝit þe hous of Yrael in þis þing ſhuln fynde me, þat Y do to hem; Y ſhal multiplie hem as flockis of men, as an holy floc, as þe floc of Jeruſalem in þe ſolempnitees þerof, ſo deſert citees ſhuln be ful of flockis of men; and þei ſhuln wite, for Y þe Lord.