Daniel 6
Daniel chapter 6 from the John Wycliffe Bible (c.1395)
1 And he mat the chaumbris therof, thre on this side, and thre on that side, and the frount therof, and the porche therof, bi the mesure of the formere yate; the lengthe therof of fifti cubitis, and the breede therof of fyue and twenti cubitis.
2 Sotheli the wyndows therof, and the porche, and the grauyngis, weren bi the mesure of the yate that bihelde to the eest; and the stiyng therof was of seuene degrees, and a porche was bifore it.
3 And the yate of the ynnere halle was ayens the yate of the north, and ayens the eest yate; and he mat fro the yate til to the yate an hundrid cubitis.
4 And he ledde me out to the weie of the south, and lo! the yate that bihelde to the south; and he mat the frount therof, and the porche therof, bi the formere mesuris;
5 and the wyndows therof, and the porchis in cumpas, as othere wyndows; the lengthe of fifti cubitis, and the breede of fyue and twenti cubitis.
6 And bi seuene degrees me stiede to it, and an halle was bifor the yatis therof; and palme trees weren grauun, oon in this side, and another in that side in the frount therof.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="7"><sup>7</sup> And the yate of the ynnere halle was in the weie of the south; and he mat fro the yate til to the yate in the weie of the south, an hundrid cubitis.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="8"><sup>8</sup> And he ledde me in to the ynnere halle, to the south yate; and he mat the yate bi the formere mesuris;</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="9"><sup>9</sup> the chaumbre therof, and the frount therof, and the porche therof bi the same mesuris; and he mat the wyndows therof, and the porche therof in cumpas; fifti cubitis of lengthe, and fyue and twenti cubitis of breede.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="10"><sup>10</sup> And he mat the halle bi cumpas, the lengthe of fyue and twenti cubitis, and the breede therof of fyue cubitis.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="11"><sup>11</sup> And the porche therof was to the outermere halle, and the palm trees therof in the frount; and eiyte degrees weren, bi whiche me stiede thorouy it.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="12"><sup>12</sup> And he ledde me in to the ynnere halle, bi the eest weie; and he mat the yate by the formere mesures;</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="13"><sup>13</sup> the chaumbre therof, and the frount therof, and the porchis therof, as aboue; and he mat the wyndows therof, and the porchis therof in cumpas; the lengthe of fifti cubitis, and the breede of fyue and twenti cubitis; and the porche therof,</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="14"><sup>14</sup> that is, of the outermore halle; and palme trees grauun in the frount therof, on this side and on that side; and in eiyte degrees was the stiyng therof.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="15"><sup>15</sup> And he ledde me in to the yate that bihelde to the north; and he mat bi the formere mesuris;</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="16"><sup>16</sup> the chaumbre therof, and the frount therof, and the porche therof, and the wyndows therof bi cumpas; the lengthe of fifti cubitis, and the breede of fyue and twenti cubitis.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="17"><sup>17</sup> The porche therof bihelde to the outermore halle; and the grauyng of palm trees was in the frount therof, on this side and on that side; and in eiyte degrees was the stiyng therof.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="18"><sup>18</sup> And bi alle tresories a dore was in the frountis of yatis; and there thei waischiden brent sacrifice.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="19"><sup>19</sup> And in the porche of the yate weren twei boordis on this side, and twei boordis on that side, that brent sacrifice be offrid on tho, bothe for synne and for trespasse.
20 And at the outermore side, which stieth to the dore of the yate that goith to the north, weren twei boordis; and at `the tother side, bifor the porche of the yate, weren twei boordis.
21 Foure boordis on this side, and foure boordis on that side; bi the sidis of the yate weren eiyte boordis, on whiche thei offriden.
22 Forsothe foure boordis to brent sacrifice weren bildid of square stoonys, in the lengthe of o cubit and an half, and in the breed of o cubit and an half, and in the hiythe of o cubit; on whiche boordis thei schulen sette vessels, in whiche brent sacrifice and slayn sacrifice is offrid.
23 And the brenkis of tho boordis ben of oon handibreede, and ben bowid ayen with ynne bi cumpas; forsothe on the boordis weren fleischis of offryng.
24 And with out the ynnere yate weren tresories of chauntours, in the ynnere halle, that was in the side of the yate biholdynge to the north; and the faces of tho weren ayens the south weie; oon of the side of the eest yate, that bihelde to the weie of the north.
25 And he seide to me, This treserie, that biholdith the south weie, is of the prestis that waken in the kepyngis of the temple,
26 Sotheli the tresorye that biholdith to the weie of the north, schal be of the preestis that waken to the seruice of the auter; these ben the sones of Sadoch, whiche of the sones of Leuy neiyen to the Lord, for to mynystre to hym.
27 And he mat the halle, the lengthe of an hundrid cubitis, and the breede of an hundrid cubitis, bi square, and the auter bifore the face of the temple.
28 And he ledde me in to the porche of the temple; and he mat the porche bi fyue cubitis on this side, and bi fyue cubitis on that side; and he mat the breede of the yate, of thre cubitis on this side, and of thre cubitis on that side.