And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.
Which king roos bi niyt, and seide to hise seruauntis, Y seie to you, what þe men of Sirie han do to vs; þei witen, þat we trauelen with hungur, þerfor þei yeden out of þe castels, and ben hid in þe feeldis, and seien, Whanne þei schulen go out of þe citee, we schulen take hem quyk, and thanne we schulen mowe entre in to þe citee.