Zechariah · Chapter 6

[ edit] And Y was conuertid, and Y reyſide myne eȝen, and ſawȝ, and loo! foure fourhorſid cartis goynge out of þe mydil of two hillis, and þe hillis hillis of braſſ. In þe firſt foure horſid carte rede horſis, and in þe ſecound foure horſid cart blake horſis; and in þe þrid foure horſid cart white horſis, and in þe fourþ foure horſid carte dyuerſe horſis ſtronge. And Y anſwerde, and ſaide to þe aungel þat ſpac in me, What ben þeſe þingus, my lord? And þe aungel anſwerde, and ſaiþ to me, Þeſe ben foure wyndis of heuen, whiche gon out, þat þei ſtonde byfore þe lordſhipere of al erþe.

In whiche weren blake horſis, wente out in to þe lond of þe norþ; and þe white wenten out after hem; and þe dyuers wenten out to þe lond of þe ſouþ. Forſoþe þei þat weren ſtrengeſt wenten out, and ſouȝten for to go, and renne aboute bi al erþe. And he ſaide, Go ȝe, walke ȝe þoru þe erþe. And þei walkiden þoru erþe. And he clepide me, and ſpac to me, ſaiynge, Loo! þei þat gon out in to lond of þe norþ, maden my ſpirit for to reſte in lond of þe norþ. And þe word of þe Lord is maad to me, ſayinge, Take þou of þe tranſmygracioun, or caitiftee, of Olday, and of Toby, and of Byday; and þou ſhalt cum in þat day, and þou ſhalt entre in to þe hous of Joſye, ſone of Sophonye, þat camen fro Babyloyne.

And þou ſhalt take gold and ſyluer, and þou ſhalt make crownes, and putte in þe hed of Jheſu, ſone of Joſedech, þe grete preſte; and þou ſhalt ſpeke to hym, ſayinge, Þeſe þingus ſaiþ þe Lord of ooſtus, ſayinge, Loo! a man, Eeſt, or Springynge, his name, and vndir hym ſhal ſpringe; and he ſhal beelde a temple to þe Lord. And he ſhal ful make þe temple to þe Lord, and he ſhal bere glorie, and ſhal ſitte, and ſhal be lord vpon his ſeete; and counſeile of pees ſhal be bitwixe hem two. And crownys ſhuln be to Helem, and Toby, and Ydaie, and Hen, þe ſone of Sophonye, a memorial in temple of þe Lord.

And þei þat ben fer, ſhuln cumme, and bylde in þe temple of þe Lord; and ȝe ſhuln witen, for þe Lord of ooſtis ſente me to ȝou. Soþely þis þing ſhal be, ȝif bi heeryng ȝe ſhuln heere þe voyce of þe Lord ȝour God.