And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Jehovah standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
And Dauid reiside hise iyen, and siy þe aungel of þe Lord stondynge bitwixe heuene and erþe, and a drawun swerd in his hond, and turnede ayens Jerusalem. And boþe he and þe grettere men in birþe weren clothid with heiris, and felden doun lowe on þe erþe.