Exodus · Chapter 13

[ edit] Forſoþe þe Lord ſpak to Moyſes, ſeiynge, Halwe to me alle þe fyrſt gotun þat openiþ þe wombe in þe ſones of Yrael, as wel of men as of beeſtis, alle forſoþe ben myne. And Moyſes ſeide to þe puple, Haþ mynde of þis day, in þe which ȝe ben goon out of Egipte, and of þe hows of þraldom, for yn a ſtrong hoond þe Lord haþ lad ȝow out of þis place, þat ȝe eeten not ſowrid breed. To day ȝe goon out, in þe moneþ of new fruytis; and whanne þe Lord ſhal leede þee into þe loond of Chananey, and Eþei, and Amorrei, and Euehi, and Jebuſei, þat he ſwoore to þi fadrys, þat he ſhulde ȝyue to þee, þe loond flowynge mylk and hony, and ȝe ſhulen halwe þis manere of holy þingis þis moneþ.

Seuen dais ȝe ſhulen eete þerf breed, and in þe ſeuenþe day ſhal be þe ſolempnyte of þe Lord; þerf breed ȝe ſhulen eete ſeuen dayes, þere ſhal not apere anentis þee eny þing maad ſowre, ne in alle þi cooſtis. And þow ſhalt telle to þi ſone þat day, ſeiyng, Þis is þat þe Lord haþ doon to me, whanne Y ȝede out of Egipte. And it ſhal be as a tokne in þin hoond, and as mynde before þin eyen, þat þe lawe of þe Lord euermore be in þi mouþ; forſoþe in ſtrong hoond þe Lord ladde þee out of Egipte, and of þe hows of þraldom. Þow ſhalt kepe þis maner heriyng þe ordeyned tyme, fro dayes into dayes.

And whanne þe Lord ſhal leede þee into þe loond of Chananei, as he haþ ſworn to þee, and to þi fadris, and ſhal ȝyue it to þee, þow ſhalt ſeuer al þat openeþ wombe, to þe Lord, and þat þat cheef is in þi beeſtis; what euer þow ſhalt haue of maal kynde, þow ſhalt halwe it to þe Lord. Þe firſt gotun of an aſſe þow ſhalt chaunge for a ſheip, þe which if þow aȝen biyſt not, þow ſhalt ſleen; alle. forſoþe þe firſt gotun of man of þi ſones þow ſhalt aȝen bye in priys.

And whanne þi ſone ſhal aſke þee to morwe, ſeiynge, What is þis? þow ſhalt anſwere to hym, In a ſtronge hoond þe Lord haþ lad us out of þe loond of Egipte, fro þe hows of þraldom; for whanne Pharao was hardyd, and wold not leeue vs, þe Lord ſlowe al þe firſt gotun in þe loond of Egipte, fro þe firſt gotun of man vnto þe firſt gotun of beeſtis; þerfor Y offre to þe Lord al þat openeþ wombe of maal kynde, and al þe firſt gotun of my ſones Y aȝen bye. It ſhal be þanne as a tokne in þin hoond, and as a þing hongid vp for recordyng before þin eyen, þerþurȝ þat in a ſtrong hoond þe Lord haþ lad vs out of Egipte.

Þanne whanne Pharao hadde leten out þe puple, God ladde hem not out bi þe weie of þe loond of Philiſten, þe which is nyȝ; holdynge leſt perauenture it ſhulde oþenkyn hym, if it hadde ſeen bateyls aȝens hym to aryſe, and turnen aȝen into Egipte; but he ladde hem about bi þe weie of deſert, þat is biſide þe reed ſee. And armed ſteyden vp þe ſones of Yrael fro þe loond of Egipte. Forſoþe Moyſes tok þe boons of Joſeph wiþ hym, þerþurȝ þat he hadde wiþ ooþ chargid þe ſones of Yrael, ſeiynge, God ſhal vyſyte ȝow, and ber ȝe my boons out hens wiþ ȝow. And þei goon from Sochoþ, ſetten tentis in Eþam, in þe vttermeſt cooſtes of wildirnes.

Þe Lord forſoþe wente beforn hem to be ſhewide þe weie, bi day in þe pilere of a clowde, and bi nyȝt in a piler of fier, þat he were leder of þe weye eiþer tyme; neuer faylide of þe piler of þe clowde bi day, ne þe piler of fier bi nyȝt, before þe puple.