Psalmorum 2
1 Quare fremuerunt gentes, et populi meditati sunt inania? Astiterunt reges terræ, et principes convenerunt in unum adversus Dominum, et adversus christum ejus.
Whi gnastiden with teeth hethene men; and puplis thouyten veyn thingis?
2 Dirumpamus vincula eorum, et projiciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum.
The kyngis of erthe stoden togidere; and princes camen togidere ayens the Lord, and ayens his Crist?
3 Qui habitat in cælis irridebit eos, et Dominus subsannabit eos.
Breke we the bondis of hem; and cast we awei the yok of hem fro vs.
4 Tunc loquetur ad eos in ira sua, et in furore suo conturbabit eos.
He that dwellith in heuenes schal scorne hem; and the Lord schal bimowe hem.
5 Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super Sion, montem sanctum ejus, prædicans præceptum ejus.
Thanne he schal speke to hem in his ire; and he schal disturble hem in his stronge veniaunce.
6 Dominus dixit ad me: Filius meus es tu; ego hodie genui te.
Forsothe Y am maad of hym a kyng on Syon, his hooli hil; prechynge his comaundement.
7 Postula a me, et dabo tibi gentes hæreditatem tuam, et possessionem tuam terminos terræ.
The Lord seide to me, Thou art my sone; Y haue gendrid thee to dai.
8 Reges eos in virga ferrea, et tamquam vas figuli confringes eos.
Axe thou of me, and Y schal yyue to thee hethene men thin eritage; and thi possessioun the termes of erthe.
9 Et nunc, reges, intelligite; erudimini, qui judicatis terram.
Thou schalt gouerne hem in an yrun yerde; and thou schalt breke hem as the vessel of a pottere.
10 Servite Domino in timore, et exsultate ei cum tremore.
And now, ye kyngis, vndurstonde; ye that demen the erthe, be lerud.
11 Apprehendite disciplinam, nequando irascatur Dominus, et pereatis de via justa.
Serue ye the Lord with drede; and make ye ful ioye to hym with tremblyng.
12 Cum exarserit in brevi ira ejus, beati omnes qui confidunt in eo.
Take ye lore; lest the Lord be wrooth sumtyme, and lest ye perischen fro iust waie. Whanne his `ire brenneth out in schort tyme; blessed ben alle thei, that tristen in hym.
