[The Pentateuch]

And Israel said: wherefore dealt ye so cruelly with me / as to tell the man that ye had yet ⟨p. lxiiij⟩another brother? And they said: The man asked us of our kindred saying: is your father yet alive? have ye not another brother? And we told him according to these words. How could we know that he would bid us bring our brother down with us? Than said Judah unto Israel his father: Send the lad with me / and we will rise and goo / that we may live and not dye: both we / thou and also our children. I will be surety for him / and of my hands require him. If I bring him not to thee and set him before thine eyes / than let me bear the blame for ever. For except we had made this tarrying: by this we had been there twice and come again.

And Israell sayde: wherfore delt ye so cruelly with me / as to tell the man that ye had yet ⟨p. lxiiij⟩another brother? And they sayde: The man asked vs of oure kynred saynge: is youre father yet alyue? haue ye not another brother? And we tolde him acordynge to these wordes. How cowd we knowe that he wolde byd vs brynge oure brother downe with vs? Than sayde Juda vnto Israell his father: Send the lad with me / and we wyll ryse and goo / that we maye lyue and not dye: both we / thou and also oure childern. I wilbe suertie for him / and of my handes requyre him. Yf I brynge him not to the and sett him before thine eyes / than let me bere the blame for euer. For except we had made this tariēg: by this we had bene there twyse and come agayne.

Than their father Israel said unto them: If it must needs be so now: than do thus / take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels / and bring the man a present / a courtesy balm / and a courtesy of honey / spices and myrrh / dates and almonds. And take as much money more with you. And the money that was brought again in your sacks / take it again with you in your hands / peradventure it was some over sight.

Than their father Israel sayde vnto thē: Yf it must nedes be so now: than do thus / take of the best frutes of the lande in youre vesselles / and brynge the man a present / a curtesie bawlme / and a curtesie of hony / spyces and myrre / dates and almondes. And take as moch money more with you. And the money that was brought agayne in youre sackes / take it agayne with you in youre handes / peraduenture it was some ouer syghte.