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| [1]And there were certain in Antioch, in the assembly there, prophets and teachers; both Barnabas, and Simeon who is called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen also -- Herod the tetrarch's foster-brother -- and Saul; |
[1]And profetis and doctouris weren in the chirche that was at Antioche, in which Barnabas, and Symount, that was clepid Blac, and Lucius Cironense, and Manaen, that was the soukynge fere of Eroude tetrarke, and Saul weren. |
| [2]and in their ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, `Separate ye to me both Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I have called them,' |
[2]And whanne thei mynystriden to the Lord, and fastiden, the Hooli Goost seide to hem, Departe ye to me Saul and Barnabas, in to the werk to which Y haue takun hem. |
| [3]then having fasted, and having prayed, and having laid the hands on them, they sent [them] away. |
[3]Thanne thei fastiden, and preieden, and leiden hondis on hem, and leten hem go. |
| [4]These, indeed, then, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, thence also they sailed to Cyprus, |
[4]But thei weren sent of the Hooli Goost, and wenten forth to Seleucia, and fro thennus thei wenten bi boot to Cipre. |
| [5]and having come unto Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they had also John [as] a ministrant; |
[5]And whanne thei camen to Salamyne, thei prechiden the word of God in the synagogis of Jewis; and thei hadden also Joon in mynystrie. |
| [6]and having gone through the island unto Paphos, they found a certain magian, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name [is] Bar-Jesus; |
[6]And whanne thei hadden walkid bi al the ile to Pafum, thei founden a man, a witche, a false profete, a Jewe, to whom the name was Bariesu, |
| [7]who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man; this one having called for Barnabas and Saul, did desire to hear the word of God, |
[7]that was with the proconsul Sergius Paule, a prudent man. This clepide Barnabas and Poul, and desiride to here the word of God. |
| [8]and there withstood them Elymas the magian -- for so is his name interpreted -- seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith. |
[8]But Elymas witche withstoode hem; for his name is expowned so; and he souyte to turne awei the proconsul fro bileue. |
| [9]And Saul -- who also [is] Paul -- having been filled with the Holy Spirit, and having looked stedfastly on him, |
[9]But Saul, which is seid also Paul, was fillid with the Hooli Goost, and bihelde in to hym, and seide, A! |
| [10]said, `O full of all guile, and all profligacy, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the right ways of the Lord? |
[10]thou ful of al gile, and al falsnesse, thou sone of the deuel, thou enemye of al riytwisnesse, thou leeuest not to turne vpsodoun the riytful weies of the Lord. |
| [11]and now, lo, a hand of the Lord [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season;' and presently there fell upon him a mist and darkness, and he, going about, was seeking some to lead [him] by the hand; |
[11]And now lo! the hoond of the Lord is on thee, and thou schalt be blynde, and not seynge the sunne in to a tyme. And anoon myste and derknesse felden doun on hym; and he yede aboute, and souyte hym that schulde yyue hoond to hym. |
| [12]then the proconsul having seen what hath come to pass, did believe, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. |
[12]Thanne the proconsul, whanne he hadde seyn the dede, bileuede, wondringe on the techyng of the Lord. |
| [13]And those about Paul having set sail from Paphos, came to Perga of Pamphylia, and John having departed from them, did turn back to Jerusalem, |
[13]And whanne fro Pafum Poul hadde go bi a boot, and thei that weren with hym, thei camen to Pergen of Pamfilie; but Joon departide fro hem, and turnede ayen to Jerusalem. |
| [14]and they having gone through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia, and having gone into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, they sat down, |
[14]And thei yeden to Pergen, and camen to Antioche of Persidie; and thei entriden in to the synagoge in the dai of sabatis, and saten. |
| [15]and after the reading of the law and of the prophets, the chief men of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, `Men, brethren, if there be a word in you of exhortation unto the people -- say on.' |
[15]And after the redyng of the lawe and of the prophetis, the princis of the synagoge senten to hem, and seiden, Britheren, if ony word of exortacioun to the puple is in you, seie ye. |
| [16]And Paul having risen, and having beckoned with the hand, said, `Men, Israelites, and those fearing God, hearken: |
[16]And Poul roos, and with hoond baad silence, and seide, Men of Israel, and ye that dreden God, here ye. |
| [17]the God of this people Israel did choose our fathers, and the people He did exalt in their sojourning in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm did He bring them out of it; |
[17]God of the puple of Israel chees oure fadris, and enhaunside the puple, whanne thei weren comelingis in the loond of Egipt, and in an hiy arme he ledde hem out of it; |
| [18]and about a period of forty years He did suffer their manners in the wilderness, |
[18]and bi the tyme of fourti yeeris he suffride her maneres in desert. |
| [19]and having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He did divide by lot to them their land. |
[19]And he destriede seuene folkis in the loond of Canaan, and bi sort departide to hem her lond, |
| [20]`And after these things, about four hundred and fifty years, He gave judges -- till Samuel the prophet; |
[20]as aftir foure hundrid and fifti yeeris. And aftir these thingis he yaf domesmen, to Samuel, the profete. |
| [21]and thereafter they asked for a king, and God did give to them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years; |
[21]And fro that tyme thei axiden a kyng, and God yaf to hem Saul, the sone of Cis, a man of the lynage of Beniamyn, bi fourti yeeris. |
| [22]and having removed him, He did raise up to them David for king, to whom also having testified, he said, I found David, the [son] of Jesse, a man according to My heart, who shall do all My will. |
[22]And whanne he was don awei, he reiside to hem Dauid king, to whom he bar witnessing, and seide, Y haue foundun Dauid, the sone of Jesse, a man aftir myn herte, which schal do alle my willis. |
| [23]`Of this one's seed God, according to promise, did raise to Israel a Saviour -- Jesus, |
[23]Of whos seed bi the biheest God hath led out to Israel a sauyoure Jhesu, |
| [24]John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel; |
[24]whanne Joon prechide bifor the face of his comyng the baptym of penaunce to al the puple of Israel. |
| [25]and as John was fulfilling the course, he said, Whom me do ye suppose to be? I am not [he], but, lo, he doth come after me, of whom I am not worthy to loose the sandal of [his] feet. |
[25]But whanne Joon fillide his cours, he seide, Y am not he, whom ye demen me to be; but lo! he cometh aftir me, and Y am not worthi to doon of the schoon of hise feet. |
| [26]`Men, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, to you was the word of this salvation sent, |
[26]Britheren, and sones of the kynde of Abraham, and whiche that in you dreden God, to you the word of helthe is sent. |
| [27]for those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their chiefs, this one not having known, also the voices of the prophets, which every sabbath are being read -- having judged [him] -- did fulfill, |
[27]For thei that dwelliden at Jerusalem, and princis of it, that knewen not this Jhesu, and the voicis of prophetis, that by euery sabat ben red, demyden, and filliden; |
| [28]and no cause of death having found, they did ask of Pilate that he should be slain, |
[28]and thei founden in hym no cause of deth, and axiden of Pilat, that thei schulden sle hym. |
| [29]and when they did complete all the things written about him, having taken [him] down from the tree, they laid him in a tomb; |
[29]And whanne thei hadden endid alle thingis that weren writun of hym, thei token hym doun of the tre, and leiden hym in a graue. |
| [30]and God did raise him out of the dead, |
[30]And God reiside hym fro deth in the thridde dai; which was seyn bi mony daies to |
| [31]and he was seen for many days of those who did come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. |
[31]hem that wenten vp togidere with hym fro Galilee in to Jerusalem, which ben til now his witnessis to the puple. |
| [32]`And we to you do proclaim good news -- that the promise made unto the fathers, |
[32]And we schewen to you the biheest that was maad to oure fadris; |
| [33]God hath in full completed this to us their children, having raised up Jesus, as also in the second Psalm it hath been written, My Son thou art -- I to-day have begotten thee. |
[33]for God hath fulfillid this to her sones, and ayenreisid Jhesu; as in the secounde salm it is writun, Thou art my sone, to dai Y bigat thee. |
| [34]`And that He did raise him up out of the dead, no more to return to corruption, he hath said thus -- I will give to you the faithful kindnesses of David; |
[34]And he ayenreiside hym fro deth, that he schulde not turne ayen in to corrupcioun, seide thus, For Y schal yyue to you the hooli trewe thingis of Dauid. |
| [35]wherefore also in another [place] he saith, Thou shalt not give Thy kind One to see corruption, |
[35]And therfor and on an othere stide he seith, Thou schalt not yyue thin hooli to se corrupcioun. |
| [36]for David, indeed, his own generation having served by the will of God, did fall asleep, and was added unto his fathers, and saw corruption, |
[36]But Dauid in his generacioun, whanne he hadde mynstrid to the wille of God, diede, and was leid with hise fadris, and say corrupcioun; |
| [37]but he whom God did raise up, did not see corruption. |
[37]but he whom God reiside fro deth, say not corrupcioun. |
| [38]`Let it therefore be known to you, men, brethren, that through this one to you is the forgiveness of sins declared, |
[38]Therfor, britheren, be it knowun to you, that bi hym remyssioun of synnes is teld to you, fro alle synnes, of whiche ye myyten not be iustified in the lawe of Moises. |
| [39]and from all things from which ye were not able in the law of Moses to be declared righteous, in this one every one who is believing is declared righteous; |
[39]In this ech man that bileueth, is iustified. |
| [40]see, therefore, it may not come upon you that hath been spoken in the prophets: |
[40]Therfor se ye, that it come not to you, that is biforeseid in the profetis, |
| [41]See, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish, because a work I -- I do work in your days, a work in which ye may not believe, though any one may declare [it] to you.' |
[41]Ye dispiseris, se ye, and wondre ye, and be ye scaterid abrood; for Y worche a werk in youre daies, a werk that ye schulen not bileue, if ony man schal telle it to you. |
| [42]And having gone forth out of the synagogue of the Jews, the nations were calling upon [them] that on the next sabbath these sayings may be spoken to them, |
[42]And whanne thei yeden out, thei preieden, that in the sabat suynge thei schulden speke to hem these wordis. |
| [43]and the synagogue having been dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes did follow Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were persuading them to remain in the grace of God. |
[43]And whanne the synagoge was left, manye of Jewis and of comelingis worschypynge God supeden Poul and Barnabas; that spaken, and counseliden hem, that thei schulden dwelle in the grace of God. |
| [44]And on the coming sabbath, almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God, |
[44]And in the sabat suynge almest al the citee cam togidir, to here the word of God. |
| [45]and the Jews having seen the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and did contradict the things spoken by Paul -- contradicting and speaking evil. |
[45]And Jewis sien the puple, and weren fillid with enuye, and ayenseiden these thingis that weren seyd of Poul, and blasfemyden. |
| [46]And speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, `To you it was necessary that first the word of God be spoken, and seeing ye do thrust it away, and do not judge yourselves worthy of the life age-during, lo, we do turn to the nations; |
[46]Thanne Poul and Barnabas stidfastli seiden, To you it bihofte first to speke the word of God; but for ye putten it awei, and han demyd you vnworthi to euerlastinge lijf, lo! we turnen to hethen men. |
| [47]for so hath the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of nations -- for thy being for salvation unto the end of the earth.' |
[47]For so the Lord comaundide vs, Y haue set thee in to liyt to hethen men, that thou be in to helthe to the vtmest of erthe. |
| [48]And the nations hearing were glad, and were glorifying the word of the Lord, and did believe -- as many as were appointed to life age-during; |
[48]And hethen men herden, `and ioieden, and glorifieden the word of the Lord; and bileueden, as manye as weren bifore ordeyned to euerlastinge lijf. |
| [49]and the word of the Lord was spread abroad through all the region. |
[49]And the word of the Lord was sowun bi al the cuntre. |
| [50]And the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the first men of the city, and did raise persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and did put them out from their borders; |
[50]But the Jewis stiriden religiouse wymmen, and onest, and the worthiest men of the citee, and stireden persecucioun ayens Poul and Barnabas, and dryuen hem out of her cuntreis. |
| [51]and they having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium, |
[51]And thei schoken awei in to hem the duste of her feet, and camen to Yconye. |
| [52]and the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit. |
[52]And the disciplis weren fillid with ioye and the Hooli Goost. |