1 WYC And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, Comaunde thou to the sones of Israel, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 WYC that thei caste out of the castels ech leprouse man, and that fletith out seed, and is defoulid on a deed bodi; caste ye out of the castels, BSB BSB: “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.
3 WYC as wel a male as a female, lest thei defoulen tho, whanne thei dwellen with you. BSB BSB: You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”
4 WYC And the sones of Israel diden so; and thei castiden hem out of the castels, as the Lord spak to Moises. BSB BSB: So the Israelites did this, sending such people outside the camp. They did just as the LORD had instructed Moses.
5 WYC And the Lord spak to Moises, BSB BSB: And the LORD said to Moses,
6 WYC and seide, Speke thou to the sones of Israel, Whanne a man ethir a womman han do of alle synnes that ben wont to falle to men, and han broke bi necgligence the `comaundement of the Lord, BSB BSB: “Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty
7 WYC and han trespassid, thei schulen knowleche her synne, and thei schulen yelde thilke heed, and the fyuethe part aboue, to hym ayens whom thei synneden. BSB BSB: and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged.
8 WYC But if noon is that schal resseyue thei schulen yyue to the Lord, and it schal be the preestis part, outakun the ram which is offrid for clensyng, that it be a quemeful sacrifice. BSB BSB: But if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.
9 WYC Also alle the firste fruytis, whiche the sones of Israel offren, perteynen to the preest; BSB BSB: Every sacred contribution the Israelites bring to the priest shall belong to him.
10 WYC and what euer thing is offrid of ech man in the seyntuarie, and is youun to the `hondis of the preest, it schal be the preestis part. BSB BSB: Each man’s sacred gifts are his own, but whatever he gives to the priest will belong to the priest.”
11 WYC And the Lord spak to Moises, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
12 WYC and seide, Speke thou to the sones of Israel, and thou schalt seie to hem, If `the wijf of a man hath errid, and hath dispisid the hosebonde, BSB BSB: “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him
13 WYC and hath slept with another man, and the hosebonde may not take ether preue this, but the auowtrye is hid, and may not be preuyd bi witnessis, for sche is not foundun in leccherie; BSB BSB: by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act),
14 WYC if the spirit of gelousie stirith the housebonde ayens his wijf, which is ether defoulid, ethir is apechid bi fals suspecioun, BSB BSB: and if a feeling of jealousy comes over her husband and he suspects his wife who has defiled herself—or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he suspects her even though she has not defiled herself—
15 WYC the man schal brynge hir to the preest, and he schal offre an offryng for hir `the tenthe part of a mesure clepid satum of barli meele; he schal not schede oyle ther onne, nethir he schal putte encense, for it is the sacrifice of gelousie, and an offryng enquerynge auowtrye. BSB BSB: then he is to bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity.
16 WYC Therfor the preest schal offre hir, and schal sette bifore the Lord; BSB BSB: The priest is to bring the wife forward and have her stand before the LORD.
17 WYC and he schal take holi watir in `a vessel of erthe, and he schal putte in to it a litil of the erthe of the pawment of the tabernacle. BSB BSB: Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.
18 WYC And whanne the womman stondith in the siyt of the Lord, he schal diskyuere hir heed, and he schal putte `on the hondis of hir the sacrifice of remembryng, and the offryng of gelousie. Sotheli he schal holde moost bittir watris, in whiche he gaderide togidere cursis with cursyng. BSB BSB: After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse.
19 WYC And he schal conioure hir, and schal seie, If an alien man slepte not with thee, and if thou art not defoulid in the forsakyng the bed of the hosebonde, these bittereste watris schulen not anoye thee, in to whiche Y haue gaderid togidere cursis; BSB BSB: And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.
20 WYC ellis if thou bowidst awei fro thin hosebonde, and art defoulid, and hast leyn with another man, BSB BSB: But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and have defiled yourself and lain carnally with a man other than your husband’—
21 WYC thou schalt be suget to these cursyngys; the Lord yyue thee in to cursyng, and in to ensaumple of alle men in his puple; `the Lord make thin hipe to wexe rotun, and thi wombe swelle, and be brokun; BSB BSB: and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse—‘then may the LORD make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.
22 WYC cursid watris entre in to thi wombe, and while the wombe swellith, thin hipe wexe rotun. And the womman schal answere, Amen! amen! BSB BSB: May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’
23 WYC And the preest schal write thes cursis in a litil book, and he schal do awey tho cursis with bittereste watris, in to whiche he gaderide cursis, BSB BSB: And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
24 WYC and he schal yyue to hir to drynke. And whanne sche hath drunke tho watris, BSB BSB: He is to have the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her and may cause her bitter suffering.
25 WYC the preest schal take of hir hond the sacrifice of gelousie, and he schal reise it bifor the Lord, and he schal putte on the auter; BSB BSB: The priest shall take from her hand the grain offering for jealousy, wave it before the LORD, and bring it to the altar.
26 WYC so oneli that he take bifore an handful of sacrifice `of that that is offrid, and brenne on the auter, and so yyue drynke to the womman the moost bittere watris. BSB BSB: Then the priest is to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar; after that he is to have the woman drink the water.
27 WYC And whanne sche hath drunke tho watris, if sche is defoulid, and is gilti of auowtrie, for the hosebonde is dispisid, the watris of cursyng schulen passe thorouy hir, and while the wombe is bolnyd, the hipe schal wexe rotun, and the womman schal be in to cursyng and in to ensaumple to al the puple. BSB BSB: When he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.
28 WYC That if sche is not pollutid, sche schal be harmeles, and schal brynge forth fre children. BSB BSB: But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, she will be unaffected and able to conceive children.
29 WYC This is the lawe of gelousie, if a womman bowith awei fro hir hosebonde, and is defoulid, BSB BSB: This is the law of jealousy when a wife goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband’s authority,
30 WYC and the hosebonde is stirid with the spirit of gelousye, and bryngith hir in to the `siyt of the Lord, and the preest doith to hir bi alle thingis that ben writun, the hosebonde schal be with out synne, BSB BSB: or when a feeling of jealousy comes over a husband and he suspects his wife. He is to have the woman stand before the LORD, and the priest is to apply to her this entire law.
31 WYC and sche schal resseyue hir wickidnesse. BSB BSB: The husband will be free from guilt, but the woman shall bear her iniquity.”