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| [1]And it occurred, that, as he entered the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on the sabbath day, they watched him. |
[1]And it was don, whanne he hadde entrid in to the hous of a prince of Farisees, in the sabat, to ete breed, thei aspieden hym. |
| [2]And lo, a dropsical man was before him. |
[2]And lo! a man sijk in the dropesie was bifor hym. |
| [3]And Jews answered, and said to the Scribes and Pharisees: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? |
[3]And Jhesus answerynge spak to the wise men of lawe, and to the Farisees, and seide, Whethir it is leeueful to heele in the sabat? |
| [4]And they were silent. And he took him, and healed him, and dismissed him. |
[4]And thei helden pees. And Jhesus took, and heelide hym, and let hym go. |
| [5]And he said to them: Which of you, if his son or his ox fall into a pit on the sabbath day, doth not immediately lift and draw him out? |
[5]And he answeride to hem, and seide, Whos asse or oxe of you schal falle in to a pit, and `he schal not anoon drawe hym out in the dai of the sabat? |
| [6]And they could give him no answer to that. |
[6]And thei myyten not answere to hym to these thingis. |
| [7]And he spoke a similitude to the guests that were present, as he noticed how they chose places on the highest couches. |
[7]He seide also a parable to men bodun to a feeste, and biheld hou thei chesen the first sittyng placis, and seide to hem, |
| [8]When thou art invited by any one to a house of feasting, go not and recline on the highest couch; lest there should be invited there, one more honorable than thou; |
[8]Whanne thou art bodun to bridalis, sitte not `at the mete in the firste place; lest perauenture a worthier than thou be bodun of hym, |
| [9]and he that invited both him and thee come and say to thee, Give place to this man; and thou be ashamed, when thou risest, and takest a lower couch. |
[9]and lest he come that clepide thee and hym, and seie to thee, Yyue place to this, and thanne thou schalt bigynne with schame to holde the lowest place. |
| [10]But when thou art invited, go and recline on the lowest [couch]; that when he who invited thee come, he may say to thee: My friend, come up higher and recline. And thou wilt have honor, before all that recline with thee. |
[10]But whanne thou art bedun to a feste, go, and sitte doun in the laste place, that whanne he cometh, that bad thee to the feeste, he seie to thee, Freend, come hiyer. Thanne worschip schal be to thee, bifor men that sitten at the mete. |
| [11]For, every one that exalteth himself, will be humbled: and every one that humbleth himself, will be exalted. |
[11]For ech that enhaunsith hym, schal be lowid; and he that meketh hym, schal be hiyed. |
| [12]And he said to him that invited him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, invite not thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy relatives, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also invite thee, and thou have this recompense. |
[12]And he seide to hym, that hadde bodun hym to the feeste, Whanne thou makist a mete, or a soper, nyle thou clepe thi freendis, nether thi britheren, nethir cosyns, nethir neiyboris, ne riche men; lest perauenture thei bidde thee ayen to the feeste, and it be yolde ayen to thee. |
| [13]But when thou makest a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. |
[13]But whanne thou makist a feeste, clepe pore men, |
| [14]And thou wilt be blessed. For they cannot recompense thee; but thy recompense will be at the resurrection of the just. |
[14]feble, crokid, and blynde, and thou schalt be blessid; for thei han not wherof to yelde thee, for it schal be yoldun to thee in the risyng ayen of iust men. |
| [15]And when one of those reclining heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. |
[15]And whanne oon of hem that saten togider at the mete hadde herd these thingis, he seide to hym, Blessid is he, that schal ete breed in the rewme of God. |
| [16]Jesus said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many. |
[16]And he seide to hym, A man made a greet soper, and clepide many. |
| [17]And at the time for supper, he sent his servant to say to those invited: Lo, every thing is ready for you; come. |
[17]And he sent his seruaunt in the our of soper, to seie to men that weren bodun to the feeste, that thei schulden come, for now alle thingis ben redi. |
| [18]And they all to a man, began to excuse themselves. The first said to him: I have bought a field, and am constrained to go out and see it. I pray thee, allow me to be excused. |
[18]And alle bigunnen togidir to excusen hem. The firste seide, Y haue bouyt a toun, and Y haue nede to go out, and se it; Y preye thee, haue me excusid. |
| [19]Another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to inspect them. I pray thee, allow me to be excused. |
[19]And the tother seide, Y haue bouyt fyue yockis of oxun, and Y go to preue hem; Y preye thee, haue me excusid. |
| [20]Another said: I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come. |
[20]And an othir seide, Y haue weddid a wijf; and therfor Y may not come. |
| [21]And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the lord of the house was angry: and he said to his servant, Go out quickly into the market-places and streets of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the diseased, and the lame, and the blind. |
[21]And the seruaunt turnede ayen, and tolde these thingis to his lord. Thanne the hosebonde man was wrooth, and seide to his seruaunt, Go out swithe in to the grete stretis and smal stretis of the citee, and brynge ynne hidir pore men, and feble, blynde, and crokid. |
| [22]And the servant said: My lord, it is done as thou commandedst; and still there is room. |
[22]And the seruaunt seide, Lord, it is don, as thou hast comaundid, and yit there is a void place. |
| [23]And the lord said to his servant: Go out to the by-paths, and among the hedges, and constrain them to come in; that my house may be filled. |
[23]And the lord seide to the seruaunt, Go out in to weies and heggis, and constreine men to entre, that myn hous be fulfillid. |
| [24]For I declare to you, that not one of those men that were invited, shall taste of my supper. |
[24]For Y seie to you, that noon of tho men that ben clepid, schal taaste my soper. |
| [25]And when great multitudes were travelling with him, he turned himself, and said to them: |
[25]And myche puple wenten with hym; and he turnede, and seide to hem, |
| [26]He that cometh to me, and hateth not his father and his mother, and his brothers and his sisters, and his wife and his children, and his own life also, cannot become a disciple to me. |
[26]If ony man cometh to me, and hatith not his fadir, and modir, and wijf, and sones, and britheren, and sistris, and yit his owne lijf, he may not be my disciple. |
| [27]And he that doth not take up his cross and come after me, cannot become a disciple to me. |
[27]And he that berith not his cross, and cometh aftir me, may not be my disciple. |
| [28]For, which of you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and compute the expense, whether he have the means to complete it? |
[28]For who of you willynge to bilde a toure, whether he `first sitte not, and countith the spensis that ben nedeful, if he haue to perfourme? |
| [29]lest, when he hath laid the foundation, and is unable to finish, all that see it begin to deride him; |
[29]Lest aftir that he hath set the foundement, and mowe not perfourme, alle that seen, bigynnen to scorne hym, and seie, For this man bigan to bilde, |
| [30]and say: This man began to build, and was unable to finish. |
[30]and myyte not make an ende. |
| [31]Or what king, that is going to contend in battle with his neighbor king, doth not first consider, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him that is coming against him with twenty thousand? |
[31]Or what kyng that wole go to do a bataile ayens anothir kyng, whether he sittith not first, and bithenkith, if he may with ten thousynde go ayens hym that cometh ayens hym with twenti thousynde? |
| [32]and if not; while he is yet far from him, he sendeth envoys, and sueth for peace. |
[32]Ellis yit while he is afer, he sendynge a messanger, preieth tho thingis that ben of pees. |
| [33]So every one of you who doth not give up all his possessions, cannot be my disciple. |
[33]So therfor ech of you, that forsakith not alle thingis that he hath, may not be my disciple. |
| [34]Salt is a good thing: but if the salt itself hath become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted? |
[34]Salt is good; but if salt vanysche, in what thing schal it be sauerid? |
| [35]It is fit for neither the earth, nor the dunghill. They cast it away. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. |
[35]Nethir in erthe, nethir in donghille it is profitable, but it schal be cast out. He that hath eeris of herynge, here he. |