Wycliffe - Sirach - 46

46:1  Jhesus Naue, the successour of Moises in profetis, was strong in batel, that was greet bi his name.

46:2  The gretteste in to the helthe of chosun men of God, to ouercome enemyes risynge ayens hem, that he schulde gete the erytage of Israel.

46:3  Which glorie he gat in reysynge his hondis, and in castynge scharpe arowis ayens citees.

46:4  Who bifore hym ayenstood so? for whi the Lord hym silf smoot the enemyes.

46:5  Whether the sunne was not lettid in the wrathfulnesse of hym, and o dai was maad as tweyne?

46:6  He clepide to help the hiyeste God, myyti in ouercomynge enemyes on ech side; and God, greet and hooli, herde hym, in stoonys of hail of ful greet vertu.

46:7  He made asauyt ayens the folk enemy, and in the comynge doun he loste the aduersaries;

46:8  that hethene men knowe the myyt of hym, for it is not esy to fiyte ayens the Lord; and he suede myyti men at the bak.

46:9  And in the daies of Moises he and Caleph, the sone of Jephone, diden merci; to stonde ayens the enemye, and to forbede the folk fro synnes, and to refreyne the grutchyng of malice.

46:10  And thei tweyne weren stidfast, and weren delyuered fro perel, of the noumbre of sixe hundrid thousynde `foot men, to brynge hem in to the eritage, in to the lond that flowith mylk and hony.

46:11  And the Lord yaf strengthe to thilke Caleph, and til in to elde vertu dwellide perfitli to hym; that he stiede in to the hiy place of the lond, and his seed gat eritage.

46:12  And alle the children of Israel sien, that it is good to obeie to hooli God.

46:13  And alle iugis bi her name, the herte of whiche was not corrupt, weren strong in batel, which weren not turned awei fro the Lord;

46:14  that the mynde of hem be in blessyng, and her boonys apperen fro her place;

46:15  and her name dwellith with outen ende, for the glorie of hooli men dwellith at the sones of hem.

46:16  Samuel, the profete of the Lord, that was louyd of his Lord God, made newe the empire, and anoyntide prynces in his folk.

46:17  In the lawe of the Lord he demyde the congregacioun, and he siy the Lord of Jacob, and in his feith he was preued a profete.

46:18  And he was knowun feithful in hise wordis, for he siy the Lord of liyt.

46:19  And he clepide in to help the Lord almyyti, in ouercomynge enemyes stondynge aboute on ech side, in the offrynge of a man vndefoulid.

46:20  And the Lord thundride fro heuene, and in greet soun he made his vois herd.

46:21  And he al to-brak the princes of men of Tyre, and alle the duykis of Filisteis.

46:22  And bifore the tyme of ende of his lijf, and of the world, he yaf witnessyng in the siyt of the Lord, and of Crist; he took not of ony man richessis, yhe, til to schoon; and no man accuside hym.

46:23  And after this he slepte, and he made knowun to the kyng, and he schewide to hym the ende of his lijf; and he enhaunside his vois fro the erthe in profesie, to do awei the wickidnesse of the folc.