1 Samuel 7
1 Samuel chapter 7 from the John Wycliffe Bible (c.1395)
1 And Filisteis herden that the sones of Israel weren gaderid in Masphat; and the princes of Filisteis stieden to Israel. And whanne the sones of Israel hadden herd this, thei dredden of the face of Filisteis.
2 And thei seiden to Samuel, Ceesse thou not to crye for vs to oure Lord God, that he saue vs fro the hoond of Filisteis.
3 Forsothe Samuel took o soukynge lomb, and offride that hool in to brent sacrifice to the Lord. And Samuel criede to the Lord for Israel; and the Lord herde hym.
4 Forsothe it was doon, whanne Samuel offryde brent sacrifice, that Filisteis bigunnen batel ayens Israel. Sotheli the Lord thundride with greet thundur in that dai on Filisteis, and made hem aferd; and thei weren slayn of the sones of Israel.
5 And the sones of Israel yeden out of Masphat, and pursueden Filisteis, and smytiden hem til to the place that was vndur Bethachar.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="6"><sup>6</sup> Forsothe Samuel took o stoon, and puttide it bitwixe Masphat, and bitwixe Sen; and he clepide the name of that place The stoon of help. And he seide, Hidir to the Lord helpide vs.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="7"><sup>7</sup> And Filisteis weren maad low, and addiden no more to come in to the termes of Israel. And so the hond of the Lord was maad on Filisteis in alle the daies of Samuel.
8 And the citees whiche the Filisteis token fro Israel, weren yoldun to Israel, fro Accaron til to Geth and hise termes; and the Lord delyuerede Israel fro the hond of Filisteis; and pees was bitwixe Israel and Ammorrey.
9 Also Samuel demyde Israel in alle the daies of his lijf, that is, til to the ordeynyng and confermyng of Saul;
10 and he yede bi alle yeeris, and cumpasside Bethel, and Galgal, and Masphat, and he demyde Israel in the forseid places.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="11"><sup>11</sup> And he turnede ayen in to Ramatha, for his hows was there; and he demyde Israel there, and he bildide there also an auter to the Lord.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="13"><sup>13</sup> Forsothe it was don, whanne Samuel hadde wexide eld, he settide hise sones iugis on Israel.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="14"><sup>14</sup> And the name of his firste gendrid sone was Johel, and the name of the secounde was Abia, iugis in Bersabee.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="15"><sup>15</sup> And hise sones yeden not in the weies of hym, but thei bowiden after aueryce, and thei token yiftis, and peruertiden doom.
16 Therfor alle the grettere men in birthe of Israel weren gaderid, and camen to Samuel in to Ramatha.
17 And thei seiden to hym, Lo! thou hast wexid eld, and thi sones goen not in thi weies; ordeyne thou a kyng to vs, `that he deme vs, as also alle naciouns han.
