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| [1]Πρεσβυτέρῳ μὴ ἐπιπλήξῃς, ἀλλὰ παρακάλει ὡς πατέρα, νεωτέρους ὡς ἀδελφούς, |
[1]Blame thou not an eldere man, but biseche as a fadir, yonge men as britheren; elde wymmen as modris, |
| [2]πρεσβυτέρας ὡς μητέρας, νεωτέρας, ὡς ἀδελφὰς ἐν πάσῃ ἁγνείᾳ. |
[2]yonge wymmen as sistris, in al chastite. |
| [3]χήρας τίμα τὰς ὄντως χήρας. |
[3]Honoure thou widewis, that ben very widewis. |
| [4]εἰ δέ τις χήρα τέκνα ἢ ἔκγονα ἔχει, μανθανέτωσαν πρῶτον τὸν ἴδιον οἶκον εὐσεβεῖν καὶ ἀμοιβὰς ἀποδιδόναι τοῖς προγόνοις· τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν ἀποδεκτὸν ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ. |
[4]But if ony widewe hath children of sones, lerne sche first to gouerne her hous, and quyte to fadir and modir; for this thing is acceptid bifor God. |
| [5]ἡ δὲ ὄντως χήρα καὶ μεμονωμένη ἤλπικεν ἐπὶ τὸν θεὸν καὶ προσμένει ταῖς δεήσεσιν καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας· |
[5]And sche that is a widewe verili, and desolate, hope in to God, and be bisy in bisechingis and preieris niyt and dai. |
| [6]ἡ δὲ σπαταλῶσα ζῶσα τέθνηκεν. |
[6]For sche that is lyuynge in delicis, is deed. |
| [7]καὶ ταῦτα παράγγελλε, ἵνα ἀνεπίλημπτοι ὦσιν. |
[7]And comaunde thou this thing, that thei be withouten repreef. |
| [8]εἰ δέ τις τῶν ἰδίων καὶ μάλιστα οἰκείων οὐ προνοεῖται, τὴν πίστιν ἤρνηται καὶ ἔστιν ἀπίστου χείρων. |
[8]For if ony man hath not cure of his owne, and most of hise household men, he hath denyed the feith, and is worse than an vnfeithful man. |
| [9]χήρα καταλεγέσθω μὴ ἔλαττον ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα γεγονυῖα ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή, |
[9]A widewe be chosun not lesse than sixti yeer, that was wijf of oon hosebonde, |
| [10]ἐν ἔργοις καλοῖς μαρτυρουμένη, εἰ ἐτεκνοτρόφησεν, εἰ ἐξενοδόχησεν, εἰ ἁγίων πόδας ἔνιψεν, εἰ θλιβομένοις ἐπήρκεσεν, εἰ παντὶ ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ ἐπηκολούθησεν. |
[10]and hath witnessing in good werkis, if sche nurschede children, if sche resseyuede pore men to herbore, if sche hath waischun the feet of hooli men, if sche mynystride to men that suffriden tribulacioun, if sche folewide al good werk. |
| [11]νεωτέρας δὲ χήρας παραιτοῦ· ὅταν γὰρ καταστρηνιάσωσιν τοῦ χριστοῦ, γαμεῖν θέλουσιν, |
[11]But eschewe thou yongere widewis; for whanne thei han do letcherie, thei wolen be weddid in Crist, |
| [12]ἔχουσαι κρῖμα, ὅτι τὴν πρώτην πίστιν ἠθέτησαν· |
[12]hauynge dampnacioun, for thei han maad voide the firste feith. |
| [13]ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἀργαὶ μανθάνουσιν περιερχόμεναι τὰς οἰκίας, οὐ μόνον δὲ ἀργαί, ἀλλὰ καὶ φλύαροι καὶ περίεργοι, λαλοῦσαι τὰ μὴ δέοντα. |
[13]Also thei idil lernen to go aboute housis, not oneli ydel, but ful of wordis and curiouse, spekynge thingis that bihoueth not. |
| [14]βούλομαι οὖν νεωτέρας γαμεῖν, τεκνογονεῖν, οἰκοδεσποτεῖν, μηδεμίαν ἀφορμὴν διδόναι τῷ ἀντικειμένῳ λοιδορίας χάριν· |
[14]Therfor Y wole, that yongere widewis be weddid, and bringe forth children, and ben hosewyues, to yyue noon occasioun to the aduersarie, bi cause of cursid thing. |
| [15]ἤδη γάρ τινες ἐξετράπησαν ὀπίσω τοῦ σατανᾶ. |
[15]For now summe ben turned abak aftir Sathanas. |
| [16]εἴ τις πιστὴ ἔχει χήρας, ἐπαρκείσθω αὐταῖς, καὶ μὴ βαρείσθω ἡ ἐκκλησία, ἵνα ταῖς ὄντως χήραις ἐπαρκέσῃ. |
[16]If ony feithful man hath widewis, mynystre he to hem, that the chirche be not greuyd, that it suffice to hem that ben very widewis. |
| [17]Οἱ καλῶς προεστῶτες πρεσβύτεροι διπλῆς τιμῆς ἀξιούσθωσαν, μάλιστα οἱ κοπιῶντες ἐν λόγῳ καὶ διδασκαλίᾳ· |
[17]The prestis that ben wel gouernoures, be thei had worthi to double onour; moost thei that trauelen in word and teching. |
| [18]λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή, Βοῦν ἀλοῶντα οὐ φιμώσεις· καί, Ἄξιος ὁ ἐργάτης τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ. |
[18]For scripture seith, Thou schalt not bridil the mouth of the oxe threischinge, and, A werk man is worthi his hire. |
| [19]κατὰ πρεσβυτέρου κατηγορίαν μὴ παραδέχου, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ ἐπὶ δύο ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων. |
[19]Nyle thou resseyue accusyng ayens a preest, but vndur tweyne or thre witnessis. |
| [20]τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας, ἐνώπιον πάντων ἔλεγχε, ἵνα καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ φόβον ἔχωσιν. |
[20]But reproue thou men that synnen bifor alle men, that also othere haue drede. |
| [21]διαμαρτύρομαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν ἀγγέλων, ἵνα ταῦτα φυλάξῃς χωρὶς προκρίματος, μηδὲν ποιῶν κατὰ πρόσκλισιν. |
[21]Y preie bifor God, and Jhesu Crist, and hise chosun aungelis, that thou kepe these thingis with oute preiudice, and do no thing in bowynge `in to the othere side. |
| [22]χεῖρας ταχέως μηδενὶ ἐπιτίθει, μηδὲ κοινώνει ἁμαρτίαις ἀλλοτρίαις, σεαυτὸν ἁγνὸν τήρει. |
[22]Put thou hondis to no man, nether anoon comyne thou with othere mennus synnes. Kepe thi silf chast. |
| [23]μηκέτι ὑδροπότει, ἀλλὰ οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ, διὰ τὸν στόμαχον καὶ τὰς πυκνάς σου ἀσθενείας. |
[23]Nyle thou yit drinke watir, but vse a litil wyn, for thi stomac, and `for thin ofte fallynge infirmytees. |
| [24]τινῶν ἀνθρώπων αἱ ἁμαρτίαι πρόδηλοί εἰσιν, προάγουσαι εἰς κρίσιν· τισὶν δὲ καὶ ἐπακολουθοῦσιν. |
[24]Sum mennus synnes ben opyn, bifor goynge to dom; but of summen thei comen aftir. |
| [25]ὡσαύτως καὶ τὰ ἔργα τὰ καλὰ πρόδηλα, καὶ τὰ ἄλλως ἔχοντα κρυβῆναι οὐ δύνανται. |
[25]And also goode dedis ben opyn, and tho that han hem in othere maner, moun not be hid. |