Ezekiel · Chapter 47

[ edit] And he turnede me to þe ȝate of þe hous; and loo! waters wenten out vndir þe þresfold of þe hous to þe eeſt; forſoþe þe face of þe hous byheelde to þe eeſt; ſoþely þe waters wenten doun in to þe riȝt ſyde of þe temple, to þe ſouþ of þe auter. And he ledde me out by þe waye of þe norþ ȝate, and he turnyde me to þe waye wiþ outen þe vtmer ȝate, þe waye þat byheelde to þe eeſt; and loo! waters tournynge aȝein of þe riȝt ſyde, whan þe man wente out to þe eeſt, þat hadde a litil coord in his hond, and matte a þouſand cubitis, and ledde me ouer by þe water vn to þe helis. And aft ſone he matte a þouſand, and ledde me ouer by þe water vn to þe knees.

And aft ſone he matte a þouſand, and ledde me by þe watre vn to þe reynys. And he matte a þouſand, by þe ſtreme of reyn whom Y miȝte not ouer paſſe; for deep waters of þe ſtreme of reyn wexiden grete, whiche may not be ouer wad. And he ſaide to me, Certis, ſone of man, þou haſt ſeen. And he ledde me, and turnyde me to þe ryuer of þe ſtreme of rayn. And whan I hadde conuertid me, loo! in þe ryuer of þe ſtreem of rayn ful many trees on eche ſyde. And he ſaiþ to me, Þeſe waters þat gon out to þe heepis of þe eeſt ſoond, and gon doun to þe playn þingus of deſert, ſhuln go ynne to þe ſee, and go out; and þe waters ſhuln heele.

And eche lyuynge ſoule þat creepiþ, whiþer euer þe ſtrem of rayn ſhal cum, ſhal lyue; and þere ſhuln be fiſhis many ynow, after þat þeſe waters ſhuln cum þidir, and þei ſhuln be maad hoole, and ſhuln lyue; alle þeſe ſhuln lyue, to whom þe ſtreme of rayn ſhal cum. And fiſhers ſhuln ſtond vpon hem; fro Engaddi vnto Engallym ſhal be dryinge of nettis; ful many ſpices ſhuln be of fiſhis þerof, as fiſhes of þe grete ſe, of ful grete mykilneſſe; forſoþe in brynkis þerof and in mareiſis þei ſhuln not be helid, for þei ſhuln be ȝouen in to ſalt places.

And on þe ſtreme of rayn, and ryuers þerof, and on eche part, al tree berynge appul ſhal be brouȝt forþ; a lefe ſhal not fle awey þerof, and þe fruyt of it ſhal not fayle; by eche moneþes it ſhal brynge firſt fruytis, for þe waters þerof ſhuln go out of ſayntuarie; and fruytis þerof ſhuln be in to mete, and lefis þerof to medecyne. Þeſe þingus ſaiþ þe Lord God, Þis is þe terme, in whiche ȝe ſhuln weelde þe lond, in twelue kynredis of Yrael; for Joſeph haþ double coord, or part. Forſooþe ȝe ſhuln weelde it, eche euenly as his broþer; vpon whom I reyſide myn hond, þat I ſhulde ȝeue to ȝour fadris; and þis lond ſhal falle to ȝou in to poſſeſſioun.

Þis is þe terme of þe lond at þe norþ cooſt, fro þe grete ſe, þe way of Beþalon to men cummynge to Sedala, Emaþ, Beroþ, Sabarym, whiche is bitwix þe mydil of Damaſk and þe cooſtis of Emaþ, þe hous Aþicon, þat is byſidis þe termys of Auran. And þe terme ſhal be fro þe ſe vn to þe hous Ennon, þe terme of Damaſk, and fro þe norþ vn to þe norþ, þe terme, or eende, of Emaþ; forſoþe þe norþ plage, or cooſt. Forſoþe þe eeſt cooſt of þe mydil of Auran, and of þe mydil of Damaſk, and of þe mydil of Galaad, and of þe mydil of þe lond of Yrael, Jordan, departynge at þe eeſt ſee, ȝe ſhuln mete eeſt cooſt.

Soþely þe ſouþ cooſt of mydday, fro Thamar vn to þe waters of aȝein ſaiynge of Cades; and þe ſtreme of rayn vn to þe grete ſee, and þe ſouþ coſt at mydday. And þe cooſt of þe ſee is þe grete ſee, fro þe eende cooſt by þe ſtreiȝt, til þou cum to Emaþ; þis is þe cooſt of þe ſee. And ȝe ſhuln departe þis lond to ȝou by lynagis of Yrael; and ȝe ſhuln ſende it in to eritage to ȝou, and to cumlyngis þat camen to ȝou, þat gendreden ſonys in þe mydil of ȝou; and þei ſhuln be to ȝou as in dwellers amonge þe ſonys of Yrael; wiþ ȝou þei ſhuln departe poſſeſſioun, in mydil of þe lynages of Yrael. Forſoþe in what euer lynage a cumlynge ſhal be, þere ȝe ſhuln ȝeue poſſeſſioun to hym, ſaiþ þe Lord God.