1   It is doo forsothe the foure hundrid and ei&yogh;ti &yogh;eer of the goynge out of the sones of Irael fro the loond of Egipt, in the ferth &yogh;eer, the moneth Zio; he is the secounde moneth of the regne of Salomon vpon Irael; he began to beelde an hows to the Lord. 2   Forsothe the hows that kyng Salomon beeldide to the Lord,

hadde sexti cubitis in length, and twenti in brede, and thretti cubitis in hei&yogh;t. 3   And a &yogh;aat hows was before the temple of twenti cubitys in length, aftir the mesure of the brede of the temple; and hadde ten cubitis of brede before the face of the temple. 4   And he made in the temple side wyndows. 5   And he bildide vpon the wal of the temple table beeldyngis bi enuyroun, in the wallis of the hows, bi enuyroun of the temple, and of Goddis answerynge place; and he made the sidis in enuyroun. 6   The table beeldynge, that was aboue, hadde fyue cubitis of brede; and the mydil table beeldynge of sexe cubitis of brede; and the thridde table beeldynge hauing seuen cubitis of brede. Forsothe beemys he putte in the hows bi enuyroun with outforth, that thei shulden not cleue to the wallis of the temple. 7   Forsothe the hows, whanne it shulde be beeldid vp, is beeldid of stonus ouer scorchid and parfite; and hamer, and axe, and al yren, ben not herd in the hows, whanne it was beeldid. 8   The door of the mydil side in the wal was of the hows of the ri&yogh;t side; and bi a vyce thei stieden vp into the mydil sowpynge place, and fro the mydil into the thridde. 9   And he beeldide vp the hows, and endide it. 10   And he made the hows with cedre couplis, and bildide a table beeldynge vpon al the hows bi fyue cubitis of hei&yogh;t, and couerde the hows with cedre trees. 11   And the word of the Lord is maad to Salomon, 12   seyynge, This hows that thou beeldist; if thou gost in myn hestis, and dost my domys, and kepist alle my comaundementis, goynge bi hem, I shal fastne my word to thee, that I haue spoken to Dauid, thi fader; 13   and I shal dwelle in the mydil of the sonys of Yrael, and I shal not forsaak my puple Yrael. 14   Thanne Salomon beeldide vp the hows, and eendide it;

15   and beeldide vp the wallis of the hows with ynforth with cedre table beeldyngis, fro the pawment of the hows vnto the hei&yogh;est of the wal, and vnto the cowplis; and he couerde with cedre trees with inforth; and he couerde the pawment of the hows with firre bordis. 16   And he beeldide vp cedre table beeldingis of twenti cubitis at the hynder more parti of the temple, fro the pawment vnto the ouer parties; and he made an innermore hows of the heuenli answerynge place, into the holy of halewis. 17   Forsothe of fourti cubitis was that temple before the &yogh;atis of Goddis answerynge place. 18   And with cedre al the hows with ynforth was clothid, hauynge his turnours, and his iuncturis forgid, and grauyngis ouerbeynge; alle with cedre tablis thei weren clothid, ne algatis a stoone my&yogh;te apere in the wal. 19   Goddis answerynge place forsothe he made in the mydil of the hows, in the inner more partie, that he putte there the arke of the boond of pees of the Lord. 20   Forsothe Goddis answerynge place hadde twenti cubitis of length, and twenti cubitis of brede, and twenti cubitis of hei&yogh;t; and he couerde it, and clothide with moost pure gold; but and the auter he clothide with cedre. 21   Forsothe the hows before Goddis answerynge place he couerde with moost pure gold, and naylide platis to with golden nailis. 22   No thing was in the temple that was not couerde with gold; but and al the auter of Goddis answerynge place he couerde with gold; 23   and made in Goddis answerynge place two cherubyn of the trees of olyues, of ten cubitis of hei&yogh;t; 24   the too weenge of cherub of fyue cubitis, and the tother weenge of cherub of fyue cubitis, that is, hauyng ten cubitis, fro the cop of the wenge vnto the cop of the tother weenge. 25   Forsothe of ten cubitis was the secounde

cherub in the same mesure; and o werk was in the two cherubyn, 26   that is, o cherub hadde hei&yogh;t of ten cubitis, and lijk maner the secounde cherub. 27   And he putte the cherubyn in the mydil of the inner temple; forsothe the cherubyn strau&yogh;ten out her weengis, and the too weenge towchide the wal, and the weenge of the secounde cherub touchyde the tothere wal; forsothe the tothere weenges in the mydyl part of the temple towcheden hem self to gidre. 28   And he couerde cherubyn with gold, 29   and alle the wallis of the temple bi enuyroun; and grauyde with dyuerse grauyngis and turnynge; and made in hem cherubyn, and palmes, and dyuerse peynturis, as ferre stondynge fro the wal in goynge out. 30   But and the pawment of the hows he couerde with gold, with inforth and with outforth. 31   And in the goynge yn of Goddis answerynge place he made two litil dorys of the trees of olyues; and fyue postis of the corners, 32   and the two dorys of the trees of olyues; and he grauede in hem peynture of cherubyn, and the lickenes of palmes, and the ouermore grauyngis ful fer stoondynge out; and couerde hem with gold; and both he couerde cherubyn, and the palmes, and other with gold. 33   And he made in the entre of the temple postis of the trees of olyues foure cornerd; and the two doris of firre trees, 34    either to other; and either dore was dowble, and holdynge hem self togidre was opnyde. 35   And he grauyde cherubyn, and the palmys, and grauyngis myche semynge out; and alle he couerde with goldyn platis, with squaryd werk at rewle. 36   And he bildide the porch with ynforth, with three ordres of polshid stonus, and with oon ordre of the trees of cedre. 37   The firthe &yogh;eer the hows of the Lord is foundid, in the moneth of Zio;

and in the enleueth &yogh;eer, 38   the moneth of Ebul; he is the ei&yogh;t moneth; the hows is perfourmed in al his werk, and in alle his necessaries; and he bildide it vp in seuen &yogh;eer.

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