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| [1]The kyngdom of heuenes is lijc to an housbonde man, that wente out first bi the morewe, to hire werk men in to his vyneyerd. |
[1]FOR the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a house-lord, who went forth in the early morn to hire labourers for his vinery. |
| [2]And whanne the couenaunt was maad with werk men, of a peny for the dai, he sente hem in to his vyneyerd. |
[2]And he bargained with the labourers for a denarius a day, and sent them into his vinery. |
| [3]And he yede out aboute the thridde our, and say othere stondynge idel in the chepyng. |
[3]And he went forth in three hours, and saw others who were standing in the public place and unemployed. |
| [4]And he seide to hem, Go ye also in to myn vynyerd, and that that schal be riytful, Y schal yyue to you. |
[4]And he said to them, Go also you in the vinery, and what is suitable I will give you. |
| [5]And thei wenten forth. Eftsoones he wente out aboute the sixte our, and the nynthe, and dide in lijk maner. |
[5]Then went they. And he went forth again in six and nine hours, and did the same. |
| [6]But aboute the elleuenthe our he wente out, and foond other stondynge; and he seide to hem, What stonden ye idel here al dai? |
[6]And about eleven hours he went out, and found others who were standing and unemployed; and he said to them, Why are you standing all the day unemployed? |
| [7]Thei seien to him, For no man hath hirid vs. He seith to hem, Go ye also in to my vyneyerd. |
[7]They say to him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them, Go also you into the vinery, and whatever is suitable you shall receive. |
| [8]And whanne euenyng was comun, the lord of the vyneyerd seith to his procuratoure, Clepe the werk men, and yelde to hem her hire, and bigynne thou at the laste til to the firste. |
[8]But when it was evening, the lord of the vinery said to the chief of his household, Call the workmen and give to them their wages; and begin from the last unto the first. |
| [9]And so whanne thei weren comun, that camen aboute the elleuenthe our, also thei token eueryche of hem a peny. |
[9]And they came who [had wrought] from eleven hours; and they received each a denarius. |
| [10]But the firste camen, and demeden, that thei schulden take more, but thei token ech oon bi hem silf a peny; |
[10]But when the first came, they expected to take more; but they also received each a denarius. |
| [11]and in the takyng grutchiden ayens the hosebonde man, and seiden, |
[11]And when they had received, they murmured against the house-lord, |
| [12]These laste wrouyten oon our, and thou hast maad hem euen to vs, that han born the charge of the dai, and heete? |
[12]And said, These last have wrought one hour, and thou hast made them equal with us, who have borne the burden of the day and its heat. |
| [13]And he answeride to oon of hem, and seide, Freend, Y do thee noon wrong; whether thou hast not acordid with me for a peny? |
[13]But he answered and said to one of them, My friend, I am not unjust towards thee: didst thou not bargain with me for a denarius? |
| [14]Take thou that that is thin, and go; for Y wole yyue to this laste man, as to thee. |
[14]Take what is thine and go: I will unto these last to give as unto thee. |
| [15]Whether it is not leueful to me to do that that Y wole? Whether thin iye is wickid, for Y am good? |
[15]Is it not lawful for me that whatsoever l am willing, I may do with mine own? Is thine eye evil because I am good? |
| [16]So the laste schulen be the firste, and the firste the laste; `for many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun. |
[16]Thus the last shall be first, and the first last; for many are the called, but few the chosen. |
| [17]And Jhesus wente vp to Jerusalem, and took hise twelue disciplis in priuetee, and seide to hem, Lo! |
[17]NOW Jeshu was about to go up to Urishlem, and he took his twelve disciples by themselvesⓘ in the way, and said to them, |
| [18]we goon vp to Jerusalem, and mannus sone schal be bitakun to princis of prestis, and scribis; and thei schulen condempne him to deeth. |
[18]Behold, we go up to Urishlem, and the Son of man is betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to the death; |
| [19]And thei schulen bitake hym to hethene men, for to be scorned, and scourgid, and crucified; and the thridde day he schal rise ayen to lijf. |
[19]And they shall consign him to the Gentiles, and they shall mock him, and scourge him, and shall crucify him, and on the third day he shall arise. |
| [20]Thanne the modir of the sones of Zebedee cam to hym with hir sones, onourynge, and axynge sum thing of hym. |
[20]Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zabdai, she and her sons, and worshipped him, and supplicated a certain thing of him. |
| [21]And he seide to hir, What wolt thou? She seith to hym, Seie that thes tweyne my sones sitte, oon at thi riythalf, and oon at thi lefthalf, in thi kyngdom. |
[21]But he said to her, What wilt thou? She said to him, Declare that these my two sons shall sit, one at thy right hand, and one at thy left, in thy kingdom. |
| [22]Jhesus answeride, and seide, Ye witen not what ye axen. Moun ye drynke the cuppe which Y schal drynke? Thei seien to hym, We moun. |
[22]Jeshu answered and said, You know not what you ask: are you able to drink the cup of which I am about to drink, or with the baptism with which I am baptized will you be baptized? They say unto him, We are able! |
| [23]He seith to hem, Ye schulen drinke my cuppe; but to sitte at my riythalf or lefthalf, it is not myn to yyue to you; but to whiche it is maad redi of my fadir. |
[23]He saith to them, My cup you shall drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized you shall be baptized: but that you may sit at my right hand, and at my left, is not mine to give, unless to them for whom it is prepared by my Father. |
| [24]And the ten herynge, hadden indignacioun of the twei britheren. |
[24]And when the ten heard it, they were indignant against those two brothers. |
| [25]But Jhesus clepide hem to hym, and seide, Ye witen, that princis of hethene men ben lordis of hem, and thei that ben gretter, vsen power on hem. |
[25]And Jeshu called them, and said to them, You know that the princes of the Gentiles are their lords, and their great ones exercise power over them; |
| [26]It schal not be so among you; but who euer wole be maad gretter among you, be he youre mynystre; |
[26]But it shall not be so among you; but whoever among you willeth to be great, let him be minister to you. |
| [27]who euer among you wole be the firste, he schal be youre seruaunt. |
[27]And whoever among you willeth to be first, let him be to you the servant. |
| [28]As mannus sone cam not to be seruyd, but to serue, and to yyue his lijf redempcioun for manye. |
[28]So, the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life the redemption for many. |
| [29]And whanne thei yeden out of Jerico, miche puple suede him. |
[29]AND when Jeshu went forth from Jirichu, a great multitude cometh after him. |
| [30]And lo! twei blynde men saten bisydis the weie, and herden that Jhesus passide; and thei crieden, and seiden, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs. |
[30]And, behold, two blind men were sitting by the sideⓘ of the way; and when they heard that Jeshu was passing, they gave voice, saying, Be merciful upon us, my Lord, Son of David! |
| [31]And the puple blamede hem, that thei schulden be stille; and thei crieden the more, and seiden, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs. |
[31]But the crowds rebuked them that they should be silent; but they lifted up their voice the more, saying, Our Lord, be merciful upon us, O Son of David! |
| [32]And Jhesus stood, and clepide hem, and seide, What wolen ye, that Y do to you? |
[32]And Jeshu stood and called them, and said, What will you that I should do for you? |
| [33]Thei seien to him, Lord, that oure iyen be opened. |
[33]They say to him, Our Lord, that our eyes may be opened. |
| [34]And Jhesus hadde merci on hem, and touchide her iyen; and anoon thei sayen, and sueden him. |
[34]And he had compassion on them, and touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes were opened, and they went after him. |