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| [1]At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, |
[1]In that tyme Eroude tetrarke, prynce of the fourthe part, herde the fame of Jhesu; |
| [2]And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. |
[2]and seide to hise children, This is Joon Baptist, he is rysun fro deeth, and therfor vertues worchen in hym. |
| [3]For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. |
[3]For Heroude hadde holde Joon, and bounde hym, and puttide hym `in to prisoun for Herodias, the wijf of his brothir. |
| [4]For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. |
[4]For Joon seide to him, It is not leueful to thee to haue hir. |
| [5]And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. |
[5]And he willynge to sle hym, dredde the puple; for thei hadden hym as a prophete. |
| [6]But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. |
[6]But in the dai of Heroudis birthe, the douytir of Herodias daunside in the myddil, and pleside Heroude. |
| [7]Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. |
[7]Wherfor with an ooth he bihiyte to yyue to hir, what euere thing she hadde axid of hym. |
| [8]And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. |
[8]And she bifor warned of hir modir, seide, Yif thou to me here the heed of Joon Baptist in a disch. |
| [9]And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. |
[9]And the kyng was sorewful, but for the ooth, and for hem that saten to gidere at the mete, he comaundide to be youun. |
| [10]And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. |
[10]And he sente, and bihedide Joon in the prisoun. |
| [11]And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. |
[11]And his heed was brouyt in a dische, and it was youun to the damysel, and she bar it to hir modir. |
| [12]And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. |
[12]And hise disciplis camen, and token his bodi, and birieden it; and thei camen, and tolden to Jhesu. |
| [13]When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. |
[13]And whanne Jhesus hadde herd this thing, he wente fro thennus in a boot, in to desert place bisides. And whanne the puple hadde herd, thei folewiden hym on her feet fro citees. |
| [14]And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. |
[14]And Jhesus yede out, and sai a greet puple, and hadde reuthe on hem, and heelide the sike men of hem. |
| [15]And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. |
[15]But whanne the euentid was com, hise disciplis camen to him, and seiden, The place is desert, and the tyme is now passid; lat the puple go in to townes, to bye hem mete. |
| [16]But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. |
[16]Jhesus seide to hem, Thei han not nede to go; yyue ye hem sumwhat to ete. |
| [17]And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. |
[17]Thei answeriden, We han not heere, but fyue looues and twei fischis. |
| [18]He said, Bring them hither to me. |
[18]And he seide to hem, Brynge ye hem hidur to me. |
| [19]And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. |
[19]And whanne he hadde comaundid the puple to sitte to meete on the heye, he took fyue looues and twei fischis, and he bihelde in to heuene, and blesside, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis; and the disciplis yauen to the puple. |
| [20]And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. |
[20]And alle eten, and weren fulfillid. And thei tooken the relifs of brokun gobetis, twelue cofynes ful. |
| [21]And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. |
[21]And the noumbre of men that eten was fyue thousynde of men, outakun wymmen and lytle children. |
| [22]And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. |
[22]And anoon Jhesus compellide the disciplis to go vp in to a boot, and go bifor hym ouer the see, while he lefte the puple. |
| [23]And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. |
[23]And whanne the puple was left, he stiede aloone in to an hil for to preie. But whanne the euenyng was come, he was there aloone. |
| [24]But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. |
[24]And the boot in the myddel of the see was schoggid with wawis, for the wynd was contrarie to hem. |
| [25]And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. |
[25]But in the fourthe wakyng of the niyt, he cam to hem walkynge aboue the see. |
| [26]And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. |
[26]And thei, seynge hym walking on the see, weren disturblid, and seiden, That it is a fantum; and for drede thei crieden. |
| [27]But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. |
[27]And anoon Jhesus spac to hem, and seide, Haue ye trust, Y am; nyle ye drede. |
| [28]And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. |
[28]And Petre answeride, and seide, Lord, if thou art, comaunde me to come to thee on the watris. |
| [29]And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. |
[29]And he seide, Come thou. And Petre yede doun fro the boot, and walkide on the watris to come to Jhesu. |
| [30]But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. |
[30]But he siy the wynd strong, and was aferde; and whanne he bigan to drenche, he criede, and seide, Lord, make me saaf. |
| [31]And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? |
[31]And anoon Jhesus helde forth his hoond, and took Petre, and seide to hym, Thou of litil feith, whi hast thou doutid? |
| [32]And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. |
[32]And whanne he hadde stied in to the boot, the wynd ceessid. |
| [33]Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God. |
[33]And thei, that weren in the boot, camen, and worschipiden hym, and seiden, Verili, thou art Goddis sone. |
| [34]And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. |
[34]And whanne thei hadden passid ouer the see, thei camen in to the loond of Genesar. |
| [35]And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; |
[35]And whanne men of that place hadden knowe hym, thei senten in to al that cuntre; and thei brouyten to hym alle that hadden siknesse. |
| [36]And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. |
[36]And thei preieden hym, that thei schulden touche the hemme of his clothing; and who euere touchiden weren maad saaf. |