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| [1]And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. |
[1]And it was doon, whanne Jhesus hadde endid, he comaundide to hise twelue disciplis, and passide fro thennus to teche and preche in the citees of hem. |
| [2]Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, |
[2]But whanne Joon in boondis hadde herd the werkis of Crist, he sente tweyne of hise disciplis, |
| [3]And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? |
[3]and seide to him, `Art thou he that schal come, or we abiden another? |
| [4]Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: |
[4]And Jhesus answeride, and seide `to hem, Go ye, and telle ayen to Joon tho thingis that ye han herd and seyn. |
| [5]The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. |
[5]Blynde men seen, crokid men goon, meselis ben maad clene, deefe men heren, deed men rysen ayen, pore men ben takun to `prechyng of the gospel. |
| [6]And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. |
[6]And he is blessid, that shal not be sclaundrid in me. |
| [7]And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? |
[7]And whanne thei weren goon awei, Jhesus bigan to seie of Joon to the puple, What thing wenten ye out in to desert to se? a reed wawed with the wynd? |
| [8]But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. |
[8]Or what thing wenten ye out to see? a man clothid with softe clothis? Lo! thei that ben clothid with softe clothis ben in the housis of kyngis. |
| [9]But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. |
[9]But what thing wenten ye out to se? a prophete? Yhe, Y seie to you, and more than a prophete. |
| [10]For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. |
[10]For this is he, of whom it is writun, Lo! Y sende myn aungel bifor thi face, that shal make redi thi weye bifor thee. |
| [11]Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. |
[11]Treuli Y seie to you, ther roos noon more than Joon Baptist among the children of wymmen; but he that is lesse in the kyngdom of heuenes, is more than he. |
| [12]And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. |
[12]And fro the daies of Joon Baptist til now the kyngdom of heuenes suffrith violence, and violent men rauyschen it. |
| [13]For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. |
[13]For alle prophetis and the lawe `til to Joon prophecieden; and if ye wolen resseyue, |
| [14]And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. |
[14]he is Elie that is to come. |
| [15]He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. |
[15]He that hath eris of heryng, here he. |
| [16]But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, |
[16]But to whom schal Y gesse this generacioun lijk? It is lijk to children sittynge in chepyng, that crien to her peeris, |
| [17]And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. |
[17]and seien, We han songun to you, and ye han not daunsid; we han morned to you, and ye han not weilid. |
| [18]For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. |
[18]For Joon cam nether etynge ne drynkynge, and thei seien, He hath a deuel. |
| [19]The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. |
[19]The sone of man cam etynge and drynkynge, and thei seien, Lo! a man a glotoun, and a drinkere of wijne, and a freend of pupplicans and of synful men. And wisdom is iustified of her sones. |
| [20]Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: |
[20]Thanne Jhesus bigan to seye repreef to citees, in whiche ful manye vertues of him weren doon, for thei diden not penaunce. |
| [21]Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. |
[21]Wo to thee! Corosaym, woo to thee! Bethsaida; for if the vertues that ben doon in you hadden be doon in Tyre and Sidon, sumtyme thei hadden don penaunce in heyre and aische. |
| [22]But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. |
[22]Netheles Y seie to you, it schal be lesse peyne to Tire and Sidon in the dai of doom, than to you. |
| [23]And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. |
[23]And thou, Cafarnaum, whethir thou schalt be arerid vp in to heuene? Thou shalt go doun in to helle. For if the vertues that ben don in thee, hadden be don in Sodom, perauenture thei schulden haue dwellid `in to this dai. |
| [24]But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. |
[24]Netheles Y seie to you, that to the lond of Sodom it schal be `lesse peyne in the dai of doom, than to thee. |
| [25]At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. |
[25]In thilke tyme Jhesus answeride, and seide, Y knowleche to thee, fadir, lord of heuene and of erthe, for thou hast hid these thingis fro wijse men, and redi, and hast schewid hem to litle children; |
| [26]Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. |
[26]so, fadir, for so it was plesynge tofore thee. |
| [27]All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. |
[27]Alle thingis ben youune to me of my fadir; and no man knewe the sone, but the fadir, nethir ony man knewe the fadir, but the sone, and to whom the sone wolde schewe. |
| [28]Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. |
[28]Alle ye that traueilen, and ben chargid, come to me, and Y schal fulfille you. |
| [29]Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. |
[29]Take ye my yok on you, and lerne ye of me, for Y am mylde and meke in herte; and ye schulen fynde reste to youre soulis. |
| [30]For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. |
[30]`For my yok is softe, and my charge liyt. |