2   In the seuenthe moneth, in the twentithe and firste of the moneth, the word of the Lord is maad in the hond of Aggey, prophete, 3   sayinge, Speke thou to Zorobabel, sone of Salatiel, duyk of Juda, and to Jhesu, `the greet preest, sone of Josedech, and to other of the peple, sayinge, Who in &yogh;ou is left, 4   that saw&yogh; this hous in his first glorie? and what seen &yogh;e this now? wher it is not thus, as it be not in &yogh;our ee&yogh;en? 5   And now, Zorobabel,

be thou coumfortid, saith the Lord, and Jhesu, `greet preest, sone of Josedech, be thou coumfortid, and al peple of the lond, be thou coumfortid, saith the Lord of oostis; and do &yogh;e, for Y am with &yogh;ou, saith the Lord of oostis. 6   The word that Y couenauntide with &yogh;ou, whanne &yogh;e wenten out of the lond of Egypt, and my Spirit shal be in the mydil of &yogh;ou, Nyl &yogh;e dreede, 7   for these thingus saith the Lord of oostis, &YOGH;it oo lytil thing, or tyme, is, and Y shal moue heuen, and erthe, and the se, and dryenesse; 8   and Y shal moue alle folkis, and the desirid to alle folkis shal cume; and Y shal fulfille this hous with glorie, saith the Lord of oostis. 9   Myn is syluer and myn is gold, seith the Lord of oostis. 10   The glorie of this laste hous schal be greet, more than of the firste, seith the Lord of oostis. And in this place I schal &yogh;yue pees, seith the Lord of oostis. 11   In the foure and twentithe of the nynthe moneth, in the secunde &yogh;eer of Darius, kyng, the word of the Lord is maad to Aggey, prophete, 12   seiynge, These thingus saith the Lord God of oostis, Axe prestis the lawe, 13   sayinge, &YOGH;if a man shal take halewid fleshe in the heme of his clothinge, and shal touche of the hee&yogh;nesse therof brede, or potage, or wyne, and oyle, or eche mete, wher it shal be halewid? Sotheli prestis answerynge sayden, Nay. 14   And Aggey saide, &YOGH;if a man defoulid in soule shal touche of alle these, wher it shal be defoulid? And prestis answerden, and saiden, It shal be defoulid. 15   And Aggey answerde, and saide, So this peple, and so this folk byfore my face, saith the Lord, and so al werc of her hondis; and alle thingus that thei shuln offre there, shuln be defoulid. 16   And now putte &yogh;e &yogh;our hertis, fro this day and aboue, byfore that a stoon vpon a stoon was putt in the temple of the Lord, 17   whenne &yogh;e wenten to an hep of twenty bushellis,

and there weren maad ten; &yogh;e entriden to the pressour, that &yogh;e shulden presse out fifty galouns, and ther weren maad twenti. 18   Y smote &yogh;ou with brennynge wynd, and mildew, and hayl, and alle the werkis of &yogh;our hondis; and ther was not in &yogh;ou that turnede a&yogh;ein to me, saith the Lord. 19   Putte &yogh;e &yogh;our hertis of this day, and in to cummynge, fro the fourthe and twentithe of the ninthe moneth, fro the day in whiche foundementis ben casten of the temple of the Lord, putte &yogh;e vppon &yogh;our herte. 20   Wher now seed is in buriownyng? and &yogh;it the vyne &yogh;erd, and fijge tree, and powme garnet, and the tree of olyue florishide not. Of this day Y shal blesse. 21   And the word of the Lord is maad the secounde tyme to Aggey, in the foure and twentithe of the moneth, 22   saiynge, Speke thou to Zorobabel, duyk of Juda, sayinge, Y shal moue heuen and erthe to gydre, 23   and Y shal distruye the sete of rewmys, and Y shal breke the strengthe of the rewme of heithen men, and Y shal distruye the foure horsid cart, and the styer therof; and the horsis shuln go doun, and the styers of hem, a man in swerd of his brother. 24   In that day, saith the Lord of oostis, thou Zorobabel, sone of Salatiel, my seruaunt, Y shal take to thee, saith the Lord; and Y shal putte thee as a sygnet, for Y cheese thee, saith the Lord of hoostis. Here endith the book of Aggey, the prophete, and bigynneth the book of Zacharie, sone of Barachie.

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