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| [1]In that dai Jhesus yede out of the hous, and sat bisidis the see. |
[1]The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the seaside. |
| [2]And myche puple was gaderid to hym, so that he wente up in to a boot, and sat; and al the puple stood on the brenke. |
[2]And great multitudes resorted unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat down: and the whole multitude stood on the shore. |
| [3]And he spac to hem many thingis in parablis, and seide, Lo! he that sowith, yede out to sowe his seed. |
[3]Then he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow. |
| [4]And while he sowith, summe seedis felden bisidis the weie, and briddis of the eir camen, and eeten hem. |
[4]And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up. |
| [5]But othere seedis felden in to stony places, where thei hadden not myche erthe; and anoon thei sprongen vp, for thei hadden not depnesse of erthe. |
[5]And some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth, and soon they sprung up, because they had no depth of earth. |
| [6]But whanne the sonne was risun, thei swaliden, and for thei hadden not roote, thei drieden vp. |
[6]And when the sun rose up, they were parched, and for lack of rooting, withered away. |
| [7]And other seedis felden among thornes; and thornes woxen vp, and strangeleden hem. |
[7]And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up, and choked them. |
| [8]But othere seedis felden in to good lond, and yauen fruyt; summe an hundrid foold, an othir sixti foold, an othir thritti foold. |
[8]Some again fell in good ground, and brought forth fruit, one corn an hundred fold, some sixty fold, and another thirty fold. |
| [9]He that hath eris of heryng, here he. |
[9]He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. |
| [10]And the disciplis camen nyy, and seiden to him, Whi spekist thou in parablis to hem? |
[10]Then the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables? |
| [11]And he answeride, and seide to hem, `For to you it is youun to knowe the priuytees of the kyngdom of heuenes; but it is not youun to hem. |
[11]And he answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you, to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. |
| [12]For it shal be youun to hym that hath, and he shal haue plente; but if a man hath not, also that thing that he hath shal be takun awei fro hym. |
[12]For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away, even that he hath. |
| [13]Therfor Y speke to hem in parablis, for thei seynge seen not, and thei herynge heren not, nether vndurstonden; |
[13]Therefore speak I to them in parables, because they seeing, do not see: and hearing, they hear not, neither understand. |
| [14]that the prophesie of Ysaie `seiynge be fulfillid `in hem, With heryng ye schulen here, and ye shulen not vndurstonde; and ye seynge schulen se, and ye shulen not se; |
[14]So in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which prophecy saith, By hearing, ye shall hear, and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive. |
| [15]for the herte of this puple is greetli fattid, and thei herden heuyli with eeris, and thei han closed her iyen, lest sumtime thei seen with iyen, and with eeris heeren, and vndirstonden in herte, and thei be conuertid, and Y heele hem. |
[15]For this peoples heart is waxed fat, and their ears are dull of hearing, and with their eyes they have winked, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their hearts, and should return, that I might heal them. |
| [16]But youre iyen that seen ben blesside, and youre eeris that heren. |
[16]But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. |
| [17]Forsothe Y seie to you, that manye profetis and iust men coueitiden to se tho thingis that ye seen, and thei sayn not, and to heere tho thingis that ye heren, and thei herden not. |
[17]For verily I say unto you, that many Prophets, and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them, and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. |
| [18]Therfor here ye the parable of the sowere. |
[18]Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. |
| [19]Ech that herith the word of the rewme, and vndirstondith not, the yuel spirit cometh, and rauyschith that that is sowun in his herte; this it is, that is sowun bisidis the weie. |
[19]Whensoever a man heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the evil one cometh, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart: and this is he which hath received the seed by the way side. |
| [20]But this that is sowun on the stony loond, this it is, that herith the word of God, and anoon with ioye takith it. |
[20]And he that received seed in the stony ground, is he which heareth the word, and incontinently with joy receiveth it, |
| [21]And he hath not roote in hym silf, but is temporal. For whanne tribulacioun and persecucioun is maad for the word, anoon he is sclaundrid. |
[21]Yet hath he no root in himself, and endureth but a season: for as soon as tribulation or persecution cometh because of the word, by and by he is offended. |
| [22]But he that is sowun in thornes, is this that heerith the word, and the bisynesse of this world, and the fallace of ritchessis strangulith the word, and it is maad with outen fruyt. |
[22]And he that receiveth the seed among thorns, is he that heareth the word: but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he is made unfruitful. |
| [23]But he that is sowun in to good loond, is this that herith the word, and vnderstondeth, and bryngith forth fruyt. And summe makith an hundrid fold, treuli anothir sixti fold, and another thritti fold. |
[23]But he that receiveth the seed in the good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it, which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundred fold, some sixty fold, and some thirty fold. |
| [24]Anothir parable Jhesus puttide forth to hem, and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is maad lijk to a man, that sewe good seed in his feld. |
[24]Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. |
| [25]And whanne men slepten, his enemy cam, and sewe aboue taris in the myddil of whete, and wente awei. |
[25]But while men slept, there came his enemy, and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. |
| [26]But whanne the erbe was growed, and made fruyt, thanne the taris apperiden. |
[26]And when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. |
| [27]And the seruauntis of the hosebonde man camen, and seiden to hym, Lord, whether hast thou not sowun good seed in thi feeld? where of thanne hath it taris? |
[27]Then came the servants of the householder, and said unto him, Master, sowest not thou good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? |
| [28]And he seide to hem, An enemy hath do this thing. And the seruauntis seiden to him, `Wolt thou that we goon, and gaderen hem? |
[28]And he said to them, The envious man hath done this. Then the servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? |
| [29]And he seide, Nay, lest perauenture ye in gaderynge taris drawen vp with hem the whete bi the roote. |
[29]But he said, Nay, lest while ye go about to gather the tares, ye pluck up also with them the wheat. |
| [30]Suffre ye hem bothe to wexe in to repyng tyme; and in the tyme of ripe corne Y shal seie to the reperis, First gadere ye to gidere the taris, and bynde hem to gidere in knytchis to be brent, but gadere ye whete in to my berne. |
[30]Let both grow together until the harvest, and in time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye first the tares, and bind them in sheaves to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. |
| [31]Another parable Jhesus puttide forth to hem, and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a corn of seneuey, which a man took, and sewe in his feeld. |
[31]Another parable he put forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man taketh and soweth in his field: |
| [32]Which is the leeste of alle seedis, but whanne it hath woxen, it is the moste of alle wortis, and is maad a tre; so that briddis of the eir comen, and dwellen in the bowis therof. |
[32]Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and it is a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and build in the branches thereof. |
| [33]Another parable Jhesus spac to hem, The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to sour douy, which a womman took, and hidde in thre mesuris of mele, til it were alle sowrid. |
[33]Another parable spake he to them, The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened. |
| [34]Jhesus spac alle thes thingis in parablis to the puple, and he spac not to hem with out parablis, that it schulde be fulfillid, |
[34]All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables, and without parables spake he not to them, |
| [35]that is seid bi the prophete, seiynge, Y shal opene my mouth in parablis; Y shal telle out hid thingis fro the makyng of the world. |
[35]That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, and will utter the things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. |
| [36]Thanne he lefte the puple, and cam in to an hous; and hise disciplis camen to him, and seiden, Expowne to vs the parable of taris of the feeld. |
[36]Then sent Jesus the multitude away, and went into the house. And his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. |
| [37]Which answeride, and seide, He that sowith good seed is mannus sone; |
[37]Then answered he, and said to them, He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of man. |
| [38]the feeld is the world; but the good seed, these ben sones of the kyngdom, but taris, these ben yuele children; |
[38]And the field is the world, and the good seed, they are the children of the kingdom, and the tares are the children of the wicked, |
| [39]the enemye that sowith hem is the feend; and the ripe corn is the endyng of the world, the reperis ben aungels. |
[39]And the enemy that soweth them, is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers be the Angels. |
| [40]Therfor as taris ben gaderid togidere, and ben brent in fier, so it shal be in the endyng of the world. |
[40]As then the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world. |
| [41]Mannus sone shal sende hise aungels, and thei schulen gadere fro his rewme alle sclaundris, and hem that doon wickidnesse; |
[41]The Son of man shall send forth his Angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity, |
| [42]and thei schulen sende hem in to the chymney of fier, there shal be weping and betyng to gidere of teeth. |
[42]And shall cast them into a furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. |
| [43]Thanne iuste men schulen schyne as the sunne, in the rewme of her fadir. He that hath eeris of heryng, here he. |
[43]Then shall the just men shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. |
| [44]The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to tresour hid in a feld, which a man that fyndith, hidith; and for ioye of it he goith, and sillith alle thingis that he hath, and bieth thilk feeld. |
[44]Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hid in the field, which when a man hath found, he hideth it, and for joy thereof departeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. |
| [45]Eftsoone the kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a marchaunt, that sechith good margaritis; |
[45]Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant man, that seeketh good pearls, |
| [46]but whanne he hath foundun o precious margarite, he wente, and selde alle thingis that he hadde, and bouyte it. |
[46]Who having found a pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. |
| [47]Eft the kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a nette cast into the see, and that gaderith to gidere of al kynde of fisschis; |
[47]Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto a drawnet cast into the sea, that gathereth of all kinds of things. |
| [48]which whanne it was ful, thei drowen vp, and seten bi the brenke, and chesen the goode in to her vessels, but the yuel thei kesten out. |
[48]Which, when it is full, men draw to land, and sit and gather the good into vessels, and cast the bad away. |
| [49]So it schal be in the endyng of the world. Aungels schulen go out, and schulen departe yuel men fro the myddil of iuste men. |
[49]So shall it be at the end of the world. The Angels shall go forth, and sever the bad from among the just, |
| [50]And thei shulen sende hem in to the chymnei of fier; ther shal be weping and gryntyng of teeth. |
[50]And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing, and gnashing of teeth. |
| [51]Han ye vndirstonde alle these thingis? Thei seien to hym, Yhe. |
[51]Jesus said unto them, Understand ye all these things? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. |
| [52]He seith to hem, Therfor euery wise man of lawe in the kyngdom of heuenes, is lijk to an hosebonde man, that bryngith forth of his tresoure newe thingis and elde. |
[52]Then said he unto them, Therefore every Scribe which is taught unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things both new and old. |
| [53]And it was doon, whanne Jhesus hadde endid these parablis, he passide fro thennus. |
[53]And it came to pass, that when Jesus had ended these parables, he departed thence, |
| [54]And he cam in to his cuntrei, and tauyte hem in her synagogis, so that thei wondriden, and seiden, Fro whennus this wisdam and vertues camen to this? |
[54]And came into his own country, and taught them in their Synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence cometh this wisdom and great works unto this man? |
| [55]Whether `is not this the sone of a carpentere? Whether his modir be not seid Marie? and hise britheren, James, and Joseph, and Symount, and Judas? and hise sistris, |
[55]Is not this the carpenters son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James and Joseph, and Simon and Judas? |
| [56]whether thei alle ben not among us? Fro whennus thanne `alle thes thingis camen to this? |
[56]And are not his sisters all with us? Whence then hath he all these things? |
| [57]And so thei weren sclaundrid in hym. But Jhesus seide to hem, A profete is not with oute worschip, but in his owen cuntre, and in his owen hous. |
[57]And they were offended with him. Then Jesus said to them, A Prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. |
| [58]And he dide not there manye vertues, for the vnbileue of hem. |
[58]And he did not many great works there, for their unbeliefs sake. |