The Gospel according to Luke

The Gospel according to Luke

HER ONGINNEp

AIWAGGELYO

D/ET GODSPELL

JJAIRH ^FTER

LUKAN ANASTODEIP.

LUCAS GERECEDNESSE.

CuAP.

I.^ I Fordam de wltodlice manega ))ohton dtcra j'inga race geendebyrdan, tte on us gefyllede synd, Chap.

I. i Unte I'ailitis managai clugunnun melyan 'insalit, bi Jjos gafiillaweisidons in uns waihtins, 2 Swa us bettehton, da de hit of frym|)e gesawon, and da3re sprsece ])enas wseron, 2 Swaswc anafulhun unsis, jjaiei fram fi-umistin silbasiunyos, yah andbahtos wcsun J)is waurdis, 3 Me gc})uhte .... geornlice eallum od endebyrdnesse, writan de, du se selcsta Theoi^hilus,

Galeikaida yah mis yah Ahmin Weihamma, fram anastodeinai allaim glaggwuba afai'laistyandin, gahahyo |jus melyan, batista paiaufeilu,

Da;t du oncnawe dfera worda sojj4 Ei gakiumais, J)ize bi )joei galaisi|)S fa^stnesse, of dam de du gelaercd eart. is waurde asta]>.

5 On Herodes dagum, ludea cyninges, wpes sum sacerd, on naman Zacharias, of Abian tune, and his wif yvses of Aaron cs dohtrum, and hyre uama waes Elizabeth.

5 Was, in dagam Herodes, ]>iudanis ludaias, gudya, namin Zakarias, us afai'

Abiyins, yali qeins is us daulitrum Aharons, yah namo izos Aileisabai]?.

6 Wesunuh J)an garaihta ba in and-

S6])Hce hig Wceron butu rihtwise bcforan Gode, gangende on eallum his bebodum and rihtwisnessum, butan wrohtc. wair})ya Gu})S, gaggandona in allaim anabusnim yah garaihteim Frauyius, unwalia.

7 And liig naefdon nan bcarn, fordam de Elizabeth wses unbercndc, and hig on hcora dagum butu forji-eodon.

Yah ni was im barne, unte was Aileisabaij) stairo, yah ba framaldia dage seinaize Avcsun.

8 S6))lice wjes geworden, dii Zacharias 8 War)) )>an, mi})}7anei gudyinoda is, in wikon kunyis seiuis in andwairjjya Gu])S, his sacerdhudes breac, on his gcwrixlcs endebyrdnesse beforan Gode,

iEfter gewunan dajs sacerdhadcs 9 Bi biuhtya gudyinassaus, hlauts imma un-ann du salyan, atgaggands in alh Frauyins. hlotcs, he code dast he his ofTrungc sette, da he on Godes temj^cl code.

10 Yah alls hiuhma was managcins beidandans uta, wheilai jjwmiamins.

Eall werod d.ies folces wses ute, gebiddendc on dterc offrunge timan.

HERE BTGYNNETH

THE GOSPEL

THE GOSPEL L

OP LUKE.

OFF S.

L U K E.

Chap.

I. i Forsothe for manye men enforceden to ordeyne the tellyng of Chap.

I. i For as moche as many have taken in bond to compyle a treates thingis, wluclie ben fiUid in vs, off thoo thynges, which are surely knowen amonge vs,

2 As thai that seyn atte the bigynnyng, and weren ministris of the word bitaken, 2 Even as they declared them vnto vs, which fi-om the begynynge sawe them Avith their eyes, and were minsters at the doyng,

It is seen also to me, hauynge alle 3 I determined also, as sone as T had searched out diligently all thinges from the begynynge, that then I wolde wryte vnto the, goode Theophilug, thingis diligentli bi ordre, to wx'ite to thee, thou best Theofile, 4 That thou knowe the treuthe of tho wordis, of "whiche thou art lerued.

4 That thou myghtest knowe the certente off thoo thinges, whereof thou arte informed.

Ther Avas sum prest, Zacharie by name, in the dayes of Eroude, kyng of Judee, of the sort of Abia, and his wyf 5 In the tyme of Herode, kynge of IcAvry, there was a certayne prest, named

Zacarias, off the course of Abie, and his wyfe was of the doughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. of the dou3tris of Aaron, and hir name Elizabeth.

6 Booth were perfect before God, and walked in all the lawes and ordinacions 6 Sothli thei bothe weren iuste bifore God, goynge in alle the maundementis and iustifyingis of the Lord, with outen of the Lorde, that no man coulde fynde fawte with them. pleynte.

7 And a sone was not to hem, for that Elizabeth was bareyne, and bothe hadden gon forth fer in her dayes.

7 And they had no childe, be cause that Elisabeth was barren, and booth were wele stricken in age.

8 Hit cam to passe, as he executed the 8 Sothli it was don, whanne Sacharie was set in presthod, in the ordre of his prestes office, before God as his course sort bifore God, cam, 9 Vp the custom of presthod, by sort he wente forth, that he entrid in to the temple of the Lord, schulde putte en9 Accordinge to the custome of the prestes office, his lott was to bren odoures, and went into the temple of the Lorde. sence.

10 And all the multitude of people 10 And alle the multitude of the peple was withouteforth, preiynge in the our were with out, in their prayers whill the odoures were abrennynge. of encence.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke

GOTHIC, 360.

11 Da setywde him Drihtnes engel, standende on daes wcofodes swydran

War]) ))an imma in siunai agojilus Frauyins, standauds af tailiswon Iiunslastadis [nvmiamins. healfe.

12 Da wear)) Zacharias gedrcfcd daet geseonde, and him ego on-hreas.

12 Yah gadrobnoda Zakarias gasaiwhands, yah agis disdraus ina.

13 Da cwpe)) se engel him to, No ondraed du de, Zacharias ; fordam do din ben ys gehyred, and din wif, Eli-

Q^]> ^an du imma sa aggilus, Ni ogs })us, Zakaria ; dujje ci andhausida ist bida j^eina, yah qens J)cina, Aileiszabeth, de sunu cen)), and du nemst his naman lohannes. abai]), galjairid sunu J)us, yah haitais namo is lohauneu.

14 Yah wair})i]> })us faheds yah sweg14 And he by)) de to gefean and to blisse; and manega on his acennednyssc nijja ; yah managai in gabaur}jai is faginond. gefagnia)).

15 WairJ)i|j auk mikils in andwairf)ya Frauyins, yah wein yali leijm ni drigkid, yah Ahmins Weihis gafullyada nauhj^an in wambai aijieins seiuaizos.

15 S5))lice he by)) msere beforan Drihtne, and he ne drinc|) win ne beor, and he by)) gefylled on Haligum Gciste donne gyt of hys modor innodc.

16 And manega Israhcla bearua ho 16 Yah managans suniwe IsraeHs gawandeijj du Frauyin Gu])a ize

; gecyr)) to Drihtne hyra Godc 17 And he gse)) tofoi-an him on gastc and Elias mihte ; doet he foedera hcortan

Yah silba fauraqimid in andwairj^ya is in ahmin yah mahtai Haileiins ; gawandyan hairtona attane du barnam, yah untalans in frodcin garaihtaize, manwyan Frauyin managein gafahrida. to heora bearnum gecp-re, and ungcleaffullc to rihtwisra gleawscype, Drihtne fuU-fremcd folc gegearwian.

18 Da cwse)) Zachainas to dam cngelc, Hwauon wat ic dis 1 ic eom nu eald, and min wif on hyre dagum for))-e6de.

18 Yah qaj) Zakarias du jjamma aggilau, Biwhe kunnum j;ata 1 ik raihtis im sineigs, yah qens meina framaklrozei in dagam scinaim.

19 Da andswarode him se engel, Ic eom Gabriel, ic de stande beforan Gode and ic eom asend wid de sprecan, and de dis bodian.

19 Yah andhafyands sa aggilus qa]? du imma, Ik im Gabriel, sa standands in andwairjjya Gujjs ; yah insandijjs im rodyan du J)US, yah wailameryan ]jus 20 And nu ! dii byst suwigcnde, and du sprecan ne miht od done da^g, dc das ))ing gewurda)) ; fordam dii minum wordum ne gelyfdest, da bco]) on hyra timan gcfyllede.

20 Yah siyais ])ahands, yah ni magands rodyan und ))ana dag, ei wairjjai Jjata du))e ei ni galaubides waurdam meinaim, Jjoei usfullyanda in mela seiuamma.

21 And dact folc w.ics Zachariam gcanbidigende, and wundrigcndc, dset he on dam temple la?t wics.

22 Da he ut-eodc ne mihte he him to 21 Yah was managei beidandans Zakariins, yah sildaleikidedun, wha latidedi ina in jjizai alh.

Usgaggands ))an ni malita du im rodyan, yah frojjun jjammci siun gasawh in alh.

Yah silba was bandwyauds im, yah was dumbs. sprecan, and hig oncneowon dait he on dam temple sume gcsyh))c geseah.

And he wses bicniende him, and dum jjurhwunede.

23 Yah war)), bi})e usfullnodedun dagos 23 Da WKS gcwordcn, da his j'enunga

TYNDALE, 1526.

I. 11-23.] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

Sothli an aungel of the Lord apperide to him, stondinge on the ri3thalf of the auter of ensence.

There appered vnto him the Lordcs angell, stondinge on the right syde off the aultre off odours.

And Sacharie seynge was disturblid, and drede felde doun on him.

And when Zacharias sawe hym he was abasshed, and feare cam on hym.

13 The angell sayde vnto hym, Feare not, Zacai-y ; ffor thy prayer is herde, and thy wyfe, Helyzabeth, sliall beare the a Sonne, and thou shalt call his name

Jhon.

Forsoth the aungel seith to hym, Zacharie, drede thou not ; for thi preier is herd, and Elizal)eth, thi wyf, schal bere to thee a sone, and his name schal be clepid John.

14 And ioye and gladinge schal be to thee ; and manye schulen enioye in his

And thou shaltt have ioye and gladn«s ; and many shall reioyce att his natyuite. birth.

15 For he shalbe greate in the sight

Sothli he schal be greet bifore the Lord, and he schal not drynke wyn and off God, and shall nether drynke wyne ner stronge drynke, and he shalbe filled with the Holy Goost even in his mothers wombe. sydir, and he schal be fulfillid of the Hooly Gost jit of his modir wombe.

16 And he schal conuerte manye of the sones of Israel to the Lord God of hem ; 17 And he schal go bifore him in the i6.And many off the chyldren off Israhel shall he tourne to their Lorde God; 17 And he shall goo before hym in the spirit and vertu of Helye ; and he schal turne the hertis of fadris in to sones, and men out of bileue to the prudence sprete and power oft" Helyas ; to tourne the herttes off the fathers to their chyldren, and the vnbeleveres to the wisdom off the iuste men, to make the people redy ffor the Lorde. of iuste men, for to make redy a parfyt peple to the Lord.

18 And Zachari seide to the aungel, Wherof schal I wite this 1 for I am old, and my wyf hath gon fer in hir dayes.

18 And Zacary sayde vnto the angell, Wherby shall I knowe this 1 seinge that I am olde, and my wyfe Avele stricken in yeares.

19 And the angell answered and sayde vnto hym, I am Gabriell, that stonde in

And the aungel answeringe seide to him, Forsoth I am Gabi-iel, that stonde the presens off God ; and am sentt to iiy3 bifore God ; and I am sent to thee speake vnto the, and to shewe the this for to speke, and to euangelise''' to thee glad tydinges. thes thingis.

20 And take hede ! thou shalt be domme, and not able to speake vntyll 20 And loo ! thou shalt be stille,''' and thou schalt not mowe speke til in to the the tyme, that these thinges be performed ; because thou belevedst not my day, in which thes thingis schulen be don ; for that thou hast not bileuyd to my wordis, whiche schulen be fillid in her tyme. wordes, which shalbe fulfilled in there season.

21 And the people wayted for Za21 And the peple was abidinge Zacareas, and mervellcd, that he taryed in charie, and thei wondriden, for he tariede the temple. in the temple.

22 When he cam oute he coulde not 22 Forsoth he gon out myjte not speke sj)eake vnto them, and they perceaved to hem, and thei kneweia that he hadde seyn a vicioun in the temple.

And he was bekenynge to hem, and dwellide doumb. that he had sene some vision in the temple.

And he beckened vnto them, and remayned spcachlcsse.

23 And it fortuned, as sone as the 23 And it was maad, as the dayes of

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke

GOTHIC, 36o.

andbaliteis is, galaij) du garda seiuamma. dagas gefyllede wseron, he fcrde to his huso.

24 S6j)lice sefter dagum Elizabeth, his

Afariih ))an jjans dagans inkiljjo warj) Aileisabai|), qeus is, yah galaugnida sik meno))S fimf, qil'andei, w1f, ge-eacnode, and heo bediglode hig fif m6n|'as, and cwa?)), 25 S6|)lice me Drihten gedyde dus on dam dagum, de he geseah, miuue hosp betweox maunum afyrranit 25 patei swa mis gatawida Frauya in dagam, Jminiei insawh, afuimau idweit inein in mannani.

26 Sojjlice on dam syxtan m6n])e woes asend Gabriel se engel fram Drihtne on

panuli Jjan in meno]? sailistin insandiJ)S was aggilus Gabriel fram Gu)ja Galilea ceastre, dsere nama wses Nain baurg Galeilaias, sei haitada Nazaraih zareth, 27 Du magajjai, in fragibtim abin, )jizei namo losef, us garda Daweidis ; yah namo ])izos maga]>ais ]\Iariam.

27 To beweddadre ftjemnan anum were, dxs nama wa^s losep, of Dauides hiise and da^re faemuan nama wa3S Maria.

28 Da cwse)) se engel ingangende, Hal 28 Yah galei])ands inn sa aggihis du wjes du, mid gyfe gefylled ; Drihten mid de ; du eart gebletsod on wifum, izai qa]>, Fagino, anstai audahafta Fruuya mi|) J;us ; J>iu];ido Jju in qiuom.

29 Da wear]) heo on his sprsece ge-

I}) si, gasaiwhandei, ga))lahsnoda bi innatgahtai is, yah ))ahta sis whelcika drefed, and jjohte hwtet seo gretiug Avesi so goleins, j^atei swa J)iu])ida izai. weere.

30 Da cwsejj se engel, Nc ondrsed dil 30 Yah qa)) aggilus du izai, Ni ogs de, Maria, s6)jlice du gyfe mid Gode ])us, Mariam, bigast auk aust fram Gujja. gemt'ttest.

31 Yah sai ! ganimis in kil|)ein, yah

S6])lice mi ! du on innode geeacnast, and sunu censt, and his naman Hcclend gencnmest. gabairis sunu, yah haitais namo is lesu.

32 Sah walrl)i}) mikils, yah sunus Hauh-

Se by}) maerc, and da^s Hchstan sunu genemned ; and him sylj; Drihten God, his feeder Dauides sctl, istins haitada ; yah gibid imma Frauya Gu]j stol Daweidis, attins is, 33 Yah })iudano]> ufar garda lakobis in ayukdujj, yah })iudinassaus is ni 33 And he r'esa)) on ecu esse onlacobes huse, and his rices ende ne by)?. wairj>ij) andcis.

34 Da cwa3)> Maria to dam engle, Hu 34 Qajj Jjan Mariam du |)amma aggilau, Whaiwa siyai Jjata, ]>andei aban ni kann? gewyrj) dis, fordam ic were ne oncnawc 1

35 Da andswarode hyre se engel, Se Halga Gast on de becym)), and dajs

Yah andhafyands sa aggilus qa)j du izai, Ahma Wcihs atgaggi]> ana })uk, yah mahts Hauhistins ufarskadweid |)us Healistan miht de ofcr-sceadaj) ; and fordam diet halige de of de acenued dujje ei saei gabairada weihs, haitada suuus Gujjs. byj), by)) Godes sunu genemned.

And nu !

Elizabeth, din mrege, sunu on hyre ylde gc-cacnodc, and des monaj) ys hyre syxta seo is unbercndo genemned 36 Yah sai !

Aileisabaij), ni))yo ]>cina, yah so inkilj>o sunau in aldomin seiiiamma, yuli sa menojjs saihsta ist izai sci haitada stairo j

1.24-36.] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

TYNDALE, 1526.

2/1 tyme off his office was oute, he departed home in to bis awne housse. liis office weren fulfillicl, he weute in to bis hous.

24 Forsoth after dayes Elizabeth, his wyf, conseyuede, and bidde biifyue monetbis, seyinge, 24 Affter thoose dayes his wife, Elizabeth, conceaved, and hid her silfe .v. monetbes, saynge, 25 For so the Lord dide to me in the dayes, in the wbicbe he bibelde, for to take a wey my schenscbip a mong men.

This wyse bath God dealte with me in the dayes, Avhen he loked on me, to take from me the rebuke that I suffered a monge men.

26 And in the .vj. moneth the angell Gabryel was sent from God vnto a cite

Sothely in the sixte monetlie the aungel Gabriel was sent fro God in to a citee of Galilee, to which the name Nazareth, off Galile, named Nazareth, 27 To a mayden, weddid to a man, to whom the name was Joseph, of the house of Dauith ; and the name of the mayden Marie.

To a virgin, spoused to a man, whose name was Joseph, of the housse of David ; and the virgins name was Mary.

28 And the aungel gon yn to hir seide, Heil, fill of grace ; the Lord he with thee ; blessid he thou among wymmen.

28 And the angell went in vnto her and sayde, Hayle, full of grace ; the Lorde is with the ; blessed arte thou amonge wemen.

29 When she sawe hym, she was abasshed att bis saynge, and cast in her mynde what maner of salutacion that 29 Which, whanne she bad herd, was troublid in his word, and thou3te what maner salutacioun this was, sliulde be.

30 And the angell sayde vnto her, Feare not, Mary, thou hast founde grace with God.

30 And the aungel seide to hir, Ne drede thou, Marie, sotbli thou hast founden grace anemptis God.

Loo ! thou sbalt conceave in thy wombe, and sbalt beare a cbilde, and

Loo ! thou schalt conseyue in the wombe, and schalt here a sone, and thou sbalt call his name Jesus. schalt clepe bis name Jbesii.

32 He shalbe greate, and sbalbe called 32 This scbal be greet, and he scbal be the Sonne off the Hyest ; and the Lorde God shall geve vnto hym the seate off clepid the sone of the Hi3este ; and the Lord God scbal 5yue to him the seete his father, David, of Dauith, bis fadir, 33 And he shall raygne over the housse 33 And he scbal regne in the hous of Jacob with outen ende, and of bis rewme off Jacob for ever, and of bis kyngdom sbalbe none ende. scbal be non ende.

34 Then sayd Mary vnto the angell, Howe shall this be, seinge that I knowe no man 1 34 Forsoth Marie seith to the aungel, On what manere scbal this thing be don, for I knowe not man ?

35 And the angell answered and sayd 35 And the aungel answeringe seide vnto her, The Holy Goost shall come to hir, The Hooly Gost scbal come fro aboue in to thee, and the vertu of the apon the, and the power off the Hyest shall over sbaddowe the; tberfore also Hi3este scbal schadewe vnto thee ; therthat holy thynge which sbalbe borne, fore and that hooly thing that scbal be born of thee, scbal be clepid the sone of shalbe called the sonne of God.

God.

36 And marke ! thy cosen, Elizabeth, 36 And loo !

Elizabeth, thi cosyness, and scbe hath conceyued a sone in hir bath also conceaved a sonne in her olde age, and this is the .vj. moneth to her elde, and this monethe is the sixte to which was called barren ; hir that is clepid bareyne ;

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke

GOTHIC, 360.

Fordam uis selc word mid Gode unmihtelic.

37 Unte nist uumahtcig Gu])a ainhun waurJe.

38 Da cwsej) Maria, Her is Drihtnes 38 Qa]> })an Mariam, Sai ! jjiwi Frau- ))inen ; geweorde me a;fter dinum worde.

And se engel hyre fram-gewat.^ jins ; wairj)ai mis bi waurda ])einamma.

Yah galai]) fairra "izai sa aggilus.

39 Soj)lice on dam dagum ai-iis Maria, and ferde on muntland mid ofste, on 39 Usstandandei jjau Mariam "in J^aim dagam, iddya in bairgahein sniumuado, in baurg ludins. ludeisce ceastre.

40 And eode into Zacharias huse, and 40 Yah galaijj in gard Zakariins, yah grette Elizabeth. golida Aileisabaijj.

41 Da wa3S geworden, da Elizabeth gehyrde Marian gi-etinge, da gefagnode 41 Yah war]j, swe hausida Aileisabaij? golein Mariius, lailaik barn in qi{)au duet cild on hyre inuode.

And da izos.

Yah gafullnuda Ahmins Weihis wear]?

Elizabeth Halegum Gaste geAileisabaijj, fylled, 42 And heo clypode mycelre stefne, and cwsej), Du eart betwux wifum ge42 Yah ufwopida stibnai mikilai, yah qaj>, piu|)ido ]>\x in qinom, yah jjiujjido akran qi|>aus })einia. bletsod, and gebletsod is dines innodes Wiestm.

43 And hwanon is me dis, dset mines 43 Yah whajjro mis )jata, ei qemi aijjei Frauyins meiuis at mis 1 Drihtnes modor to me cume 1

Sona swa dinre gretinge stefn on minum earum geworden Avass, da ftegnode .... min cild on minum

Sai ! alHs sunsci warj> stibna goleinais ))einaizos in ausam meinaim, hiilaik Jjata bai'n in swignij^ai in wambai meinai. innode.

45 Yah audaga so galaubyandei, {^atei 45 And eadig du cart, dii dc gclyfdcst, dset fulfremede syud da \>'mg de de fram

Drihtne geseede synd.

\vairj)i[) ustauhts, ]>ize rodidane izai fram Frauyiu.

46 Da cwsejj Maria, Min sawl msersa)) 46 Yah qa]> Mariam, Mikileid saiwala meina Frauyan, Drihten, 47 And min gast geblissode on Gode, minum hselende.

Yah swegneid ahma meins du Gu|)a, nasyand raeinamma.

48 Fordam de he gescah hys ])-ncne 48 Unte insawh du hnaiweinai ]>iuyos ead-modnesse.

S6j>lice ! heonon-forjj me seinaizos.

Sai ! allis fram himma uu audagyand mik alia kunya. cadige secgajj ealle cneorcssa.

49 Fordam de me micele ]>'mg dyde se

Unte gatawida mis mikilein sa dc mihtig is, and hys nama ys luilig. niahteiga, yah weih namo is.

50 And hys mild-heortncs of cncorcssc on cncoresse, hyne ondracdcndum.

50 Yah armahairtei is in aldins aide, paim ogandam ina.

51 He worhte [m.-egne] on hys carme, 51 Gatawida swin})cin in arnia scinamma, distahida mikiljjuhtans gahugdai he to-dselde da ofer-modan on mode hyra heortan. hairtins scinis.

52 He awearp da rican of setle, and da ead-modan up-ahof.

Gadrausida mahteigans af stolam, yah ushauhida gahnaiwidans.

I. 37-52.] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

TYNDALE, 1526.

37 For euery word schal not be inpos-

For with God shall nothinge be vnpossible. sible aiiemptis God, 38 Forsoth Marie seide, Loo ! the hand mayden of the Lord ; be it don to me

Mary sayd, Beholde ! the honde mayden off the Lorde ; be it vnto me even as thou hast sayde. And the angell departed from her. aftir thi word.

And the aungel dcpartide fro hir.

39 Mary arose in thoose dayes, and went into the mountayns with hast, into a cite off lewry.

Sothli Marie risinge vp in tho dayes, wente with haste in to the hilly placis, in to a citee of Judee.

40 And sche entride yn to the hows of Zacharie, and grette Elizabeth.

40 And entred in to the housse off Zacary, and saluted Elizabeth.

41 And it was don, as Elizabeth herde the sahitacioun ofMai-ie, the 5onge child 41 And it fortuned, as Elizabeth herde the salutacion of Mary, the babe spronge in hir wombe gladide.

And Elizabeth was fiUid with the Hooly Gost, in her belly.

And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Goost, 42 And criede with grete voys, and 42 And cryed with a loude voyce, and seide, Blessid he thou a mong wyinmen, and blessid he the fruyt of thi wombe. sayde, Blessed arte thou among wemen, and blessed is the frute oflF thy wombe.

43 And wherof this thing to me, that the modir of my Lord come to me ?

43 And whens hapeneth this to me, that the mother off my Lorde shulde come to me ?

44 Loo! as sone as the voyce of thy 44 Loo ! forsothe as the vois of thi salutacicun was maad in myn eeris, the 3onge child gladide with ioye in my wombe. salutacion sownded in myne eares, the babe lepte in my belly for ioye.

45 And blessed arte thou, that belev45 And blessid thou ert, that hast ecist, for thoose thinges shalbe performed, which were tolde the from the Lorde. bileuyd, for tho thingis that ben seid to thee fro the Lord, schulen be parfytli don.

46 And Mary sayde, My soule magni46 And Marie seide, My soule magnyfieth the Lorde, fieth the Lord, 47 And my sprete reioyseth in God, my savioure.

47 And my spirit hath gladid in God, myn heelthe.

For he hath loked on the povre

For he hath biholden the mekedegre off his honde mayden, Beholde I nowe from hens forth shall all generanesse of his hand mayde.

Loo ! forsoth of this alle generaciouns schulen seie me cions call me blessed. blessid.

49 For he that is myghty hath done

For he that is my5ti hath don to me greate thinges, and blessed ys his grete thingis to me, and his name is name, hooly.

50 And hys mercy is always on tliem 50 And his mercy is fro kynredis in to that feare him, thorow oute all generakynredis, to men dredinge him. cions,

He hath shewed strengthe with his 51 He made myjte in his arme, he arme, he hath scattered them that are scateride proude men with mynde of his proude in the ymaginacion of their herte. hertes.

52 He hath putt doune the myghty 52 He puttide doun my5ty men fro from their seates, and hath exalted them seete, and enhaunside meke. of lowe degre.

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GOTHIC, 360.

53 Ilingriende he mid godum gefylde, and ofer-ui5de idele forlet.

53 Greelagans gaso})ida })iu);o, yali gaLiguaudaus 'iusandida lausaus.

54 He tifeng Israhel, hys cniht, and gemunde hys mild-heortnesse ; 55 Swa he sprrec to lirum federum, Abrahame and hys ssede, on a woruld.^ 54 Hleibida Israela, jjiumagu seinamma, gamunauds anuahairteiiis

; 55 Swaswe rodida du attain unsaraim, Abi'aliama yah fraiwa 'is, und aiw.

Gasto^ J^an Mariam mi|) izai swe

S6])Hce Maria wunede mid by re swylce })ry monj^as, and gewende da to byre huse. meno])S J)rins, yah gawandida sik du garda seinamma.

57 Da wses gefylled Elizabethe cen-

I}> Aileisabaijj usfuUnoda mel du ning-tid, and heo sunu cende. bairau, yah gabar sunu.

58 And byre nehcheburas and hp-e 58 Yah hausidedun bisitands yah ganijjyos 'izos, uiite gamikilida Frauya armahairtein seina bi izai ; yah mijjfagiuodedun izai. cuttan dset gehyrdon, da^t Drihten hys mild-heortnesse mid byre msersode; and big mid byre blissodon.

Da, on dam ehteojjan daege, big comon diet cild ymb-snidan ; and nemdon bine, hys feeder naman, Zaehariam.

59 Yah war]), 'in daga ahtudin, qemun bimaitau ])ata barn ; yah haihaitun ina, afar namin attins is, Zakarian.

60 Da andswarode his modor, Nese 60 Yah andhafyandci so aij;ei is qaj), Ne, ak haitaidau lohauncs. s6])cs, ac be by]) lohanncs genemned.

61 Da cwBcdon big to byre, Nis nan on dinre maeg])e, dyson naman genemned.

61 Yah qel^uu du izai, patei ni aiiishun ist in kuuya jjeinamma, saei haitaidau Jjamma namin.

62 Da bicnodon hi to hys fa^der, hwast he wolde bine genemnedne beon.

62 Gabandwidedun fian attin is, Jjata whaiwa wikledi haitan ina.

Ij) is sokyands spilda, nam gahmelida, qijjands, Johannes ist namo 6;;^ Del wrat he, gebedenum wex-brcde, lohannes is hys nama.

Da wundrodon is.

Yali sildaleikidedun allai.

64 Uslukuoda j^an munJ)S is suns, yah tuggo is, yah rodida, ])iu])yands Gu|). big ealle.

64 Da wear]) sona hys muj), and liys tunge ge-openod, and he spra^c, Drihten blctsiende.

65 Da wear]) ege geworden ofer ealle byra nehcheburas, and ofer ealle Iiidea munt-laud wseron diis word gcwid-

Yah warj) ana allaim agis |)aim bisitandam ina, yah in alhii bairgahein ludaias merida wcsun alUi Jjo waurda. m?crsodc.

66 And ealle da de hit gehyrdon on heora bcortan sctton, and cwaedon, Wenst dii, h\va>t by|) dos cuapa'? Witod66 Yah gahagidcdun allai Jjai hausyandans in hairtiu seinamma, qijjandans, AVlia skuli ]>ata barn wairj)an

Yah lice Drihtencs band wais mid liim.

J)an handus Frauyins was mi]) imma.

67 And Zacliarias, his fa;der, wjes mid Halcgum Gaste gefylled, and he witeg-

Yali Zakurias, atta is, gafulhioda Alnnins Weihis, yah praufetida, yah odc, and cwajj), qu]), 68 piu])cigs Frauya Gu]) Israelis, unto gaweisoda, yah gawaurhta uslauscin managein scinai.

69 Yah urraisida haurn naseinais unsis in garda Daweidis, ])iumagaus scinis.

68 Geblctsod si Drilitcn Israhela God, fordani de be gencosode, and his folccs alysedncsse dyde.

69 And he us ha'le born ar^vrdc on Dauidcs huse, hys cnihtos.

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53 He hath fillid hungry men with goode thingis, and he hath left rychc men voyde.

53 He hath filled the hongry with goode thinges, and hath sent awaye the ryche empty.

54 He hath remembred mercy, and hath holpen his servaunt, Israhel 55 Even as he promised to oure fathers, Abraham and to his seede, for ever.

54 He, hauynge mynde of his mercy, took vp Israel, his child ; 55 As he hath spoken to onre fadris, to Abraham and to his seed, in to worldis.

56 And ]\Iary aboode with her iij. moiicthes, and retourned home agayne.

56 Forsoth Mai-ye dwellide with hir as thi'ee monethis, and turnyde a5en in to hir hons.

Sothly the tyme of beringe child was fillid to Elizabeth, and sche childide a sone.

EHzabethes tyme was come that she shulde be delyvered, and she brought forth a Sonne.

58 And the nei3eboi-is and cosyns of hir herden, for the Lord hadde magny58 And her neghboures and her cosins herde tell, howe the Lorde had magnified his mercy with hir

; and thei thankiden him. fied hys mercy vppon her ; and they reioysed with her.

59 And it was don, in the ei^tethe day, 59 And hit fortuned, the eyght daye, they cam to circumcise the childe ; and thei camen for to circumside the child and thei clepiden him Sacharie, by name of his fadir. called his name Zacari, after the name of his father.

60 And his modir answeringe seide, Nay, but he schal be clepid John.

60 And his mother answered and sayd, Not soo, but he shalbe called Jhon.

61 And thei seiden to hir, For no man

And they sayd vnto her, There ys none of thy kynue, that is named with thys name. is in thi kyn, that is clepid bi this name.

6 2 And they made signes to hys father, howe he wolde have hym called.

Sothli thei maden a syngne to his fadir, whom he wolde him for to be clepid.

63 And he axed for wrytynge tables, and wi'oote, saying, Hys name is Jhon.

And they mervelled all.

63 And he axinge a poyntel, wroot, seyinge, John is his name.

And alle men wondriden.

64 And hys rnought was opened imme-

Forsoth his mouth was openyd anon, and his tunge, and he spak, blessdiatly, and hys tonge, and he spake, lawdynge God. inge God.

65 And feare cam on all them that dwelt nye, and all these sayinges were noised abroade throughoutt all the hylly coimtre of Je^vry.

65 And drede was maad on alle her nei3eboris, and thes wordis weren pupplischid on alle the hilly placis of Judee.

66 And all they that herde them layde them vppe in their hertes, saying. What maner chylde shall thys be 1 And the honde of God was with hj^ii.

66 And alle men that herden puttedyn in her herte, seyinge, Who, gessist thou, this child schal be"?

And sothli the bond of the Lord was with him.

67 And his father, Zacherias, was fylled with the Holy Goost, and prophisyed, 67 And Zacharie, his fadir, was fillid with the Hooli Gost, and prophesiede, sayinge, seyinge, 68 Blessed be the Lorde God of Israhel, 68 Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visitid, and maad redempfor he hath visited, and redemed his people. cioun of his peple.

69 And hath reysed vppe the borne 69 And he hath rerid to vs an horn of off" health vnto vs in the housse of his helthe in the hous of Dauith, his child. servaunt, David.

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[St. Luke 27G

GOTHIC, 360.

70 Swa he spraec |)urh hys halegra witcgena mu]), da de of worldes frym))e 70 Swaswe roclida jjairh munjj weiliaize, ])ize fram anastodeinai aiwis, prausju-cecon. fete seiuaize.

7 I And he Tdysdc us of lirum fcoudum, and of ealra dtera handa de us hatedon.

71 Gilian nasein us fiyaudam uusaraim, yah us handau allaize Jnze hataudaue unsis.

Mild-heortnesse to wyi-canne mid urum fajderum, and gemunan his halegan cydnesse.

72 Tauyan armahairtijja bi attam unsaraim, yah gamunan triggwos weihaizos seinaizos.

73 Hyne us to syllanne done a]) de he urum fa^der, Abrahame, swor.

Ai))is l-anei swor wi]>ra Abraham, attan unsarana, ei gebi unsis.

Dajt we butan ege of ure feonda handa alysede, him J?eowian, 74 Unagein us handau fiyande unsaraize galausidaim, skalkinon imma, 75 On halignesse beforan him ealium urum dagum.

75 In sunyai yah garaihtein in andwair|)ya is allans dagans unsarans.

76 And du, cnapa, byst dses Hehstan witega genemned ; du gsest beforau Drihtues ansyne, his wegas gearwian.

76 Yah ))U, barnilo, praufetus Hauhistins haitaza ; fauragaggis auk faura andwaii-J)ya Frauyins, manwyan wigans inima.

77 Du giban kunjji naseinais managein 77 To syllanne his folce hys hselc gewit, on liyra synua forgyfencsse

; is, in afleta frawaurhte ize ;

purh innodas ures Godes mild-

pairh infcinandcin armahairtein heortnesse, on dam he us geneosode of Gu))S unsaris, in })ammei ga\veiso]> uneast-dsele up-springcnde. sara urruns us hauhi|)ai.

79 Onlihtan dam de on |)ystrum, and on dea})es sceade sittaj) ; lire fet to gereccanne on sybbe weg.

Gabairhtyan J)aim in riqiza, yah skadau dau)>us sitandam; du garaihtyan fotuns unsarans in Avig gawair|)yis.

80 S5))lice se cnapa weox, and waes on

Ij) |)ata barn wohs, yah swm]?noda ahmin, yah was ana au])idom und dag gaste gestrangod, and wa3S on westenum od done dajg hys astiwednessum on ustaikneinais seinaizos du Israela, Isi-ahel.

Chap. II.

^i So})licc on dam dagum, Chap.

II. i Warjj Jjan in dagans WJes geworden geljod fram dam Casere Augusto, dait call ymbe-hwyrft wsere tomcarcod.

3'ainans, urrann gagrefts fram Kaisara Agustau, gamelyan allana midyungard.

Dcos tomearcodnes waes sercst geworden fram dam dcman Syrige, Ci2 Soh |)an gilstrameleins irumista war]? at wisandin kindina Swriais, raginondin Saurim Kwreinaiau.

3 And ealle liig codon, .... and rino.

Yah iddyedun allai, ei melidai syndrie ferdon on hyra ccastre. wescina, wharyizuh in scinai baurg.

4 Da ferde losep fram Galilea, of dsere 4 Un-ann ))an yah losef us Galcilaia, us baurg Nazaraij', in ludaian, in baurg

Daweidis, sei haitada Bej)lahaira, duj)e ccastre Nazareth, on ludeiscc, ccastre Dauides, sco is genemned Bethleem,

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I. 70.-II. 4.] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

70 As he spak by the mouthe of hooly 70 Even as he promised by the moughth of his holy prophetes, which were sens the worlde began. prophetis, that ben fro the workl.

That we shulde be saved from oure euimys, and from the hondis of all that hate vs.

Helthe fro oure enemyes, and fro the hond of alle men that hatiden vs.

72 To do mercy with oure fadris, and

To shewe mercy towardes oure to haue mynde of his hooly testament. fathers, and to remember hys holy promes.

73 The ooth that he swor to Abraham, oure fadir, to jyue him silf to vs.

73 That is to saye the oothe which he sware to oure father, Abraham, for to geve vs.

7 4 That we delivered oute of the hondes 74 That we withoute drede deliuerid of oure enemis, myght serve hym with fro the hond of oure enemyes, serue to him, oute feare, 75 In hoolynesse and rijtfulnesse bifore him in alle oure daycs.

75 All the dayes of oure lyfe in suche holynes and ryghtewesnes that are accept before him.

76 And thou, chylde, shalt be called the prophet off the Hyest ; for thou 76 And thou, child, schalt be clepid the prophete of the Hijeste ; for thou shalt goo before the face off the Lorde, schalt go bifore the face of the Lord, to make redy his weyes. to prepare his wayes.

77 And to geve knowlege off health 77 For to 5yue the science of helthe vnto hys people, for the remission of to his peple, in. to remiscioun of her synnes sinnes ; 78 Through the tender mercy off oure

Bi the entraylis of mercy of oure God, in whiche he spryngynge vp fro an Lorde, wher with hath visited vs the daye springe from an hye. hij hath visytid vs.

79 To geve light to them that sate in 79 For to 5yue li3t to hem that sitten darcknes, and in shadowe of deth; and in derknessis, and in schadewe of deth ; for to dresse oure feet in to the wey of to gyde oure fete into the waye of peace. pees.

80 And the chylde encreased, and wexed stronge in sprete, and was in

Sothli the child waxide, and was comfortid in spirit, and Avas in desert til wildernes tyll the daye cam when he to the day of his schewinge to Israel. shulde shewe hyrasilfe vnto the Israhelites.

Chap.

II. i Hit folowed in thoose Chap. II. i Forsothe it was don in dayes, that there Avent oute a commaundment from Auguste the Emperour, that tho dayes, a maundement went out fro Cesar August,^ that al the world schukle all the woorlde shulde be valued. be discryued.

2 This taxynge was fyi'st executed when 2 This firste discryuyng was maad of Syrenus was leftenaunt in Siria.

Cyryne, iustice of Cirye.

3 And every man went in to his awne 3 And alle men wenten, that thei shyre toune, there to be taxed. schukle make profescioun,+ ech by him self in to his cite.

4 And Joseph also ascended from Ga4 Sothly and Josep sti3ede vp fro Galible, oute of a cite called Nazareth, vnto lee, of the cite of Nazareth, in to Judc, lewry, into a cite of David, which is in to a cite of Dauith, that is clepid

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[St. Luke

GOTHIC, 360.

fordam de he wees of Dauidcs huse and ei was us gartla fadreinais Daweidis, liirede,

Dset he ferde mid Marian, de him beweddod wfes and wses ge-cacnod.

5 Anamelyan mij) Mariin, sei in fragiftim was imnia qeins wisandein inkil])on.

6 Wai|) ))an. iui})|)anei Jjo wcsun yaiuar, usfullnodedun dagos, du bairan izai.

S6|)licc wses gCAvorden, d;i. hi dar wseron, hire dagas waeron gefyllede, dset heo cende.

7 And heo cende hyre frum-ccnnedan sunu, and hine mid cild-cladum bewand, and hine on binne alede, fordam de hig najfdon rum on cumena huse.

7 Yah gabar sunu seinana J^ana frumabaur, yah biwaud ina, yah galagida ina in uzetin, unte ni was iiu rumis in stada Jjamma.

8 And hyrdas wseron on dam ylcan 8 Yah hairdyos wesun in pamma samrice, waciende and niht-wjBCCan healdende ofcr hcora heorda. in landa, |)airhwakaudans yah witandaus wahtwom nahts ufaro hairdai seinai.

9 Da stod Drihtnes engel wid hig, and Godes beorhtncs him ymbc-scean 3 and hi him mycelum ege adredon.

J]> aggilus Frauyins anaqam ins, yah wulpus Frauyins biskain ins ; yah ohtedun agisa mikilamma.

10 And se engel him to cwre)), Nelle ge eow adreedan ; s6])lice mi ! ic eow bodie mycelne gefean, se bi]) callum folce.

Yah qa]) du im sa aggilus, Ni ogeijj ; unte sai ! si)illo izwis falieid mikila, sei wair])i]j allai managein.

I T J)atei gabaurans ist izwis himma daga nasyands, saei ist Christus Frauya,

Fordam to-da^g eow ys hselend acenned, se is Drihten Crist, on Dauides in baurg Daweidis. ceastre.

12 And dis taccn eow hy]> ; ge gemeta}) an cild hraiglum bewuuden, and on binne aled.

Yah Jjata izwis taikns ; bigitid barn biwundan, yah gaUigid in uzetin.

13 And da w£es fseringa geworden mid dam engle mycclncs heofonlices weiydes, God herigendra, and dus cwedcndra, 13 Yah anaks war]? mijj Jjamma aggilau managci haryis himinakundis, hazyandane Gu]?, yah qi|5andane,

14 Gode sy wuldor on heahncsse, and on eor])an sybb mannum g5des willan.

Wuljjus in liauhistyam Gu]>a, yah ana air]>ai gawairj^i in mannam godis wilyins.

15 Yah war]), bijje galij^un fairra im in hiniin ))ai aggilyus, yah ])ai mans ))ai hairdyos qejjun du sis misso, pairhgaggaima yu und Bej^hdiaim, yah saiwhaima waurd jjata waurjjuno, j'atei Frauya gakannida unsis.

15 And hit wa?s geworden, da da cnglas to heofone ferdon, da hyrdas him bctwynan sprsecon, and cwsedon, Uton faran to Bcthlcem, and geseon diet word de geworden is, diet Drihten us retywdc.

16 Yah qemun sniumyandans, yah bigetun Marian yah losef, yah )jata barn ligando in uzetin.

16 And hig efstcnde comon, and gemetton Marian and losep, and duet cild on binne aled.

17 Da hi d:ct gesawon, da oncneowon hig be dam wordc de him gcsivd avks be dam cilde.

17 Gasaiwhandans ])an, gakannidedun bi ))ata waurd j^atei rodi]> was du im bi J)ata barn.

18 Yah allai jjai gahausyandans sildalcikidedun, bi ])o rodidona fram jjaim hairdyam du im.

18 And callc da de gchyrdon wundrcdon, be dam de him da hyrdas ssedon.

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II. 5-1 8.] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

Bedleern, for that he was of the hous and meyne of Dauith, called Bethleem, because he was of the housse and linage of David, 5 To be taxed with Mary, his wedded wife which was with childe.

That he schulde knowleche with Marie, with child spousid wyf to him.

6 And it fortuned, whill they there were, her tyme was come, that she shulde be delyvered.

6 Sothli it was don, whanne thei weren there, the dayes weren fulfillid, that she schulde bore child.

7 And she brought forth her fyi-st begotten Sonne, and wrapped hym in swadlynge cloothes, and layed hym in a manger, be cause there was no roume 7 And sche childide her firste born sone, and wlappide him in clothis, and pnttide him in a cracche, for ther was not place to hym in the comyn stable. for them with in in the hostrey.

8 And there were in the same region shepherdes, abydinge in the felde and watching their flock e by nyght.

8 And schepherdis weren in the same cuntre, Avakinge and ke2)inge the watchis of the nyjt on her flok.

9 And loo ! the aiingel of the Lord 9 And loo ! the angell of the Lorde stode harde by them, and the brightnes stood by sydis hem, and the clerenesse of God schynede aboute hem ; and thei dredden with greet drede. of the Lorde shone rounde aboute them ; and they were soore afrayed.

10 And the aungel seide to hem, Nyle 10 And the angell sayd vnto them, Be not afrayed ; beholde !

I brynge you 56 drede ; lo ! sothli I euangelise to 30U a grete ioye, that schal be to al peple. tydiiiges off greate ioye, that shall come to all the people.

For vnto you is borne this daye in

For a sauyour is borun to day to the cite of David, a saveoure, which is vs, that is Crist the Lord, in the cite of Dauith.

Christ the Lorde.

And take this for a signe ; ye shall fynde the childe swadled, and layed in a manger.

And this a tokene to 50U ; 5e schulen fynde a 5ong child wlappid in clothis, and put in a cracche.

13 And straight waye there was with

And sudenly ther is maad with the angell a multitude of hevenly sowthe aungel a multitude of heuenly knyjtdiers, laudynge God, and sayinge, hod, heriynge God, and seyinge, 14 Glory to God an hye, and peace on 14 Gloria he in the hi5este thingis to God, and in erthe pees he to men of good wille. the erth, and vnto men reioysynge.

15 And itt fortuned, as sone as the 15 And it was don, that whanne the aungelis passiden a wey fi-o hem in to angels were gone awaye in to heven, the shepherdes sayd won to another. Let heuene, the schepherdis spaken to gidere, vs goo even vnto Bethleem, and se this thynge thatt is hapened, which the Lorde seiynge, Passe we ouer til to Bedleern, and se we this word that is maad, the hath shewed vnto vs. whiche the Lorde maad, and schewid to vs.

16 And they cam with haste, and

And thei hy5inge camen, and foundfounde Mary and Joseph, and the babe en Marie and Joseph, and a jong child layde in a manger. put in a cracche.

17 When they had sene it, they pub-

Sothli thei seinge, knewen of the word that was seid to hem of this child. lisshed abrode the saynge which was tolde them off that chylde.

And all that herde itt wondred, att 18 And alle men that hadden herd thoose thynges which were tolde them wondriden, and of thes thingis that weren seide to hem of the schepherdis. off the shepherdes.

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[St. Luke

GOTHIC, 360,

Maria geheold ealle das word, on byre heortan smeagende.

i)) Maria alia gafastaida \>o waurda, ]5agkyaiidei "in hairtiu seinamma.

20 Da gewendon ham da hyrdas, God wuldrigende and herieude on eallum dam de hi gebyrdon and gesawon, swa 20 Yah gawandidedun sik ))ai hairdyos, niikilyandaiis yah hazyaudaus GuJ> in aUaize |)izeei gahausidedun yah gato him gecwcden w£es.+ scwhiin, swaswe rodijj was du "im.

iEfter dam de ehta dagas gc-

Yah bijje usfulnodeduu dagos ahtau, du bimaitau ina, yah haitan was nanio fylledc wseron, dtet djet cild emb-snydeu

Avsere, his nama wses Hcelend, se wses fram engle genemned, xr he on innode ge-eacnod wsere. is lesus, J?ata qi})auo fram aggilau, faur- ))izei ganumans wesi in wamba.

22 And fefter dam de hyre clsensunge dagas gefyllede waeron, fefter Moyses 22 Yah bi|)e usfulnodeduu dagos hraineinais ize, bi Avitoda Mosezis, brahtedun

Be, hi Iseddon hine on Hierusalem, da^t ina in lairusalem, atsatyan faura Frauhi hine Gode gesetton, yin, 23 Swa swa on Drihtnes se awritcn is, Dset Eelc wsepned gecynd-lim ontyncnde,

Swaswe gamelid ist in witoda Frauyius, patei whazuh gumakundaize uslukands qiJ)U, weihs Frauyins haitada byj) Drihtne halig genemned ; 24 Yah ei gebeina fi-am imma hunsl, swaswe qij^an ist in witoda Frauyins, Gayuk In-aiwadubono, aijjj^au twos yuggons ahake.

And dajt big offrunge sealdon, sefter dam de Drihtnes se gecwcden is, Twa turtlan, odde twegen culfran briddas.

25 And da wses an man on Hieini-

paruh was manna in lairusalem, ])izei namo Swmaion ; yah sa manna was garaihts yah gudafaurhts, beidands salem, dscs nama wses Simeon ; and dcs man wsos rihtwis, .

. and od Islajjonais Israelis ; yah Ahma Weihs was ana imma. raliela fi-ofor ge-anbidiende ; and Halig Gast him on wses.

26 Yah was imma gataihan fram Ahmin |)amma Wediin, ni saiwhan daujju, 26 And he andsware fram dam Hjilegan Gastc onfeng, dset be dea)) ne gesawe, buton he ser Drihtcn Crist gesawe. faurj)ize sewhi Christu Frauyins.

27 And on gaste he on dat tcmpel com.

And da bis magas kvddon done Hselend, dajt liig for him a^fter dasre 27 Yah qam in ahmin in Jjizai alli.

Yah mijjjjanei innattauhun berusyos |)ata barn Icsu, ei tawidedeina bi biuhtya witodis bi ina, je gewunan dydon, 28 He onfeng hine mid hys handum, and God bletsode, and cwa-j;, 28 Yah is andnam ina ana armins scinans, yali Jjiujnda GuJ^a, yah qaj), 29 Nu fraleitais skalk Jjcinana frauyinond, Frauya, bi waurda jjcinamma in gawair})ya

Drihtcn, nu dii lactst dinne j^eow sefter dinum worde on sibbc ; 30 Fordam mine eagan gesawon dine 30 paude sewhun augona meina nasein ))cina, hsele, 31 Da du ge-earwodest bcforan ansyne

poei manwides in andwairj)ya allaizo manageino ; 32 Liuhal> '^^ andhuleinai })iudom, yah wul))U managein })einai Israehi. callra folca 32 Lcoht to ))eoda awrigenessc, and to dines folccs wuldrc Israhel.^'

33 Da wses his fivdcr and his modor wuiidriende be dam, de be him gessede 33 Yah was losef yah ai|)ei is sildaleikyaudonaana jjaim, J>oei rodidawesun bi iua. waeron.

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19 But Mary kept all thoose sayiuges, and pondered them in hyr hert.

Forsotli Marie kepte alle thes wordis, beringe to gidere in liiihevte.

20 And the schepherdis tm-neden ajen,

And the shepherdes retourned, praysynge and laudynge God fibr all that they had herde and sene, evyn as glorifiynge and hgriynge God in alle thingis that thei hadden herd and seyn, itt was told vnto them. as it is seyd to hem.

21 And aftir that ei3te dayes weren

And when the eyght daye was come, thatt the chylde shuld be circumcised, endid, that the child schulde be circumhis name was called Jesus, which Avas named off the angell, before he was conceaved in his mothers wombe. sidid, his name was clepid Jhesus, which was clepid of the aungel, bifore he was conseyued in wombe.

22 And when the tyme of their purifi22 And aftir that the dayes of purgacioun of Marie weren fulfild, vp Moyses cacion, after the lawe of Moyses, was come, they brought hym to Hierusalem, lawe, thei token him in to Jerusalem, to present hym to the Lorde, that thei schulden offre him to the Lord, 23 As yt is written in the lawe off the Lorde, Every man chylde that fyrst openeth the matrix, shalbe called holy 23 As it is writun in the lawe of the Lord, For ech male kynde openynge the wombe to go out, schal be clepid hooly to the Lord to. the Lorde ; 24 And to offer, as yt ys sayde in the lawe of the Lorde, A payre off turtle 24 And that thei schulen 5yiie an ofFrynge, vp that it is seid in the lawe of the Lord, A peyre of turtris, or twey doves, or ij. yonge pigions. culuei'e briddis.

25 And beholde! there was a man in Hierusalem, whose name was Simeon and the same man was iuste and feared God, and longed for the consolacion off 25 And lo ! a man was in Jerusalem, to whom the name Symeon ; and this man was iust and dredful, abidinge the comfort of Israel ; and the Hooly Gost was in him.

Israhel ; and the HolyGoost was in hym.

26 And an answer was geven hym of 26 And he hadde taken answere of the Hooly Gost, that he schal not se deeth, no but he saij first the Crist of the the Holy Goost, that he shulde not se deethe, before he had sene the Lordes Christ.

Lord.

27 And he cam by inspiracion in to 27 And he cam in spirit in to the the temple.

And as the father and mother broght in the chylde Jesus, to do for hym after the custome of the temple.

And whenne his fadir and modir ledden in the child Jhesu, that thei schulden do vp the custom of lawe lawe, for him, 28 Then toke he hym vppe in his armes and sayde, 28 And he took him in to his armes, and he blesside God, and seide,

Lorde, nowe Icttest thou thy ser29 Lord, now thou leeuyst thi seruaunt vp thi word in pees : vaunt departe in peace accordinge to thy promes ; 30 For myne eyes have sene the saveour 30 For myn y^en han seyn thin helthe, sent from the, 31 Which thou hast prepared before

The which thou hast maad redy the face of all people ; 32 A light to lighten the gentyls, and bifore the face of alle peplis ;

Li5t to the scheA\'ing of hethcnc, and gloi-ie of thi peple of Israel. the glory off thy people Israhel.

33 And his father and mother mervel33 And his fadir and his modir weren wondringe on thes thingis, that weren led att thoose thinges, which were spoken off hym. seid of him.

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34 And da bletsode hig Simeon, and 34 Yah J)m))ida "ina Swmaion, yah qa]) dii Mariin, ai})ein is, Sai ! sa \\g\]> du drusa yah usstassai managaize iu Iscwa?J) to Marian, his mcdei% Loca nu ! des is on hryre and on seryst iisett manegra on Israhel, and on tiicen, dam de wid-cwedeu by]?. raela, yah du taiknai andsakanai.

Yah ))an jjeina sllbons saiwala 35 And his sweord dine suwle J'urhJjairhgaggijj hairus, ei audhulyaindau us managaim hairtam mitoneis. fsev\>, dajt ge])ohtas syn awrigene of manegum heortum.

36 Yah was Anna praufeteis, dauhtar Fanuelis, us kunya Aseris.

Soh framaldra dage managaize, libandei mi]) abin yera sibun fram maga])ein seiuai.

36 And Anna wees witegestre, Fanueles dohtor, of Asseres m8eg]ie.

Decs wunode m?enigne diseg, and heo lyfode mid hyre were seofen gear of hyrc fsemnhade.

37 And heo wres wuduwe od fcower and hund-eahtatig geara ; seo of dam temple ne gewat, doeges and nihtes Jieowigende on faestenum and on halsungum.

37 Soh ]jan widuwo yere ahtautehund yah fidwor; soh ni afiddya fairra alh, fastubnyam yah bidom blotande Frauyan nahtam yah dagam.

38 And deos da^re tide becumende, Drihtne tmdette, and be him spraec callum dam de ge-anbidedon Hicrusalem alysednesse.

38 Soh ))izai wheilai atstandandei, andhaihait Frauyin, yah rodida bi ina in allaim jiaim usbeidandam hijjon lairusaulwmos.

39 Yah bi]je ustauhun allata, bi witoda Frauyins, gawandidedun sik in Ga39 And da hi ealle ])ing gefyldon, asfter Drihtnes se, hi gehwurfon on Galileam, on heora ceastre Nazareth. leilaian, in baurg seina Nazaraijj.

I}) Jjata barn wohs, yah swinjjnoda, ahmins fulhiauds yah handugeinsj yah austs Gu])S was ana imma.

SoJ'lice doet cild weox, and wa\s gestrangod, Avisdomes full j and Godcs gyfu w£es on him.

Yah wratodedun ]jai birusyos is yera whammeh in lairusalcm, at dul]j paska.

41 And his magas ferdon selce geare to Hierusalem, on easter-dajges freolstide.

42 Yah bij)e war]) tvvalibwintrus, usgaggandam jjan im in lairusaulwma, bi biuhtya dul])ais, 42 And da he W£es twclf wintre, hy foron to Hierusalem, to dam easterlican freolse, £efter hyra gewunan, 43 Yah ustiuhandam ])ans dagans, mi])jjane gawandidedun sik aftra, gasto]) lesus sa magus in lairusalem, yah ni wisedun losef yah aij)ci is.

44 Hugyandona in gasin])yam ina wisan, qemun dagis wig, yah sokidedun ina in gani])yam yah in kun];am.

43 And gefylledum dagum, da hig agen-gehwurfon, bclaf se Haelond on Hierusalem, and his magas dtet nyston.

44 Wendon dajt he on heora gefore wsere, da comon hig ancs dajges fa^r, and bine sohton betwcox his magas and his cudan.

45 Yah ni bigitandona ina, gawandidedun sik in lairusalem, sokyandona ina.

45 Da hig hyne ne fundon, hig gcwendon to Hierusalem, hine secende.

46 Yah warj7, afar dagans })rins bigetun ina in allh, sitandan in midyaini 46 Da, sefter J)rira dagum hig fundon hine on dam temple, sittende on mid-

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34 And Symeon blesside hem, and seide to Marie, his modir, Lo ! this is put in to the fallinge and in to the rysinge ajen of many men in Israel, and 34 And Simeon blessed them, and sayd vnto Mary, his mother, Behold ! this childe shalbe the fall and resurreccion off many in Israhel, and a signe, which shalbe spokyn agaynste. in to a tokene, to whom it schal be a^einseid.

35 And a swerd schal passe thorw thin owne soule, that thou^tis be schewid of manye hertis.

35 And moreover the swearde shall pearce the very hert off the, that the thoughtes of many hertes maye be opened.

36 And Anna was a prophetisse, the dou5tir of Fanuel, of the lynage of Aser.

And sche hadde gon forth 36 And there was Anna a prophetes, the doughter of Phanuel, of tribe of Aser.

And she was off a greate age, and had lived with an husbande .vij. yere from her virginite. in many dayes, and hadde lyued with hir hosebonde seuen 5eer fro hir maydenhed.

37 And this was a widowe til to foure 37 And this wedowe was aboute .iiij. scoore and .iiij. yere off age ; which went never oute of the temple, but served there with fastinge and prayer nyght and daye.

38 And she cam forth that same houre, and praysed God, and spake of hym to score 5eer and foure ; which departide not fro the temple, seruynge ny3t and day to fasti ngis and bisechingis.

38 And this in thilke our aboue comynge, knowlechide to the Lord, and spak of him to alle that abiden the redempcioun of Israel. all that loked for redempcion in Hierusalem.

39 And as thei hadden perfytli doon 39 And as sone as they had performed alle thingis, by the lawe of the Lord, all thinges, accordinge to the lawe off the Lorde, they returned into Galile, into thei turnyden a3eu in to Galilee, in to her citee Nazareth. their awne cite Nazareth.

40 And the childe grewe, and wexed stronge in sprete, and was full off wysdom ; and the favour of God was with hym.

40 Sothli the child wax, and was coumfortid, ful of wysdom ; and the grace of God was in him.

41 And his father and mother went to Hierusalem every yeare, att the feeste 41 And his fadir and modir wenten by alle 5eeris in to Jerusalem, in the solempne day of paske. of ester.

42 And when he was xij. yere olde, they went vppe to Hierusalem, after the custome of the feeste, 42 And whanne Jhesus was maad of twelue jeeris, hem sti5ynge vp in to Jerusalem, by custom of the feeste day,

43 And when they had fulfilled the 43 And the dayes endid, whanne thei turneden a5en, the child dwelte in Jerudayes, as they returned home, the chylde

Jesus boode styll in Hierusalem,vnknowynge to his father and mother. salem, and his fadir and modir kncAven not.

44 For they .supposed he had bene in 44 Forsothe thei gessinge him to be in the company, they cam a days iorney, and sought hym amonge their kynsfolke and acquayntaunce. the felowschipe, camen the wey of a day, and soujten him a mong his cosyns and knowen.

45 And founde hym not, they went backe agayne to Hierusalem, and sought hym.

45 And thei not fyndinge, wenten a3en in to Jerusalem, sekynge him.

And hit fortuned, that after .iij.

46 And it was don, aftir the thridde day thei founden him in the temple, dayes they founde hym in the temple,

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dan dam lareowum, hlystende and hi ahsicnde. lulsaryam, yah hausyandan im yah fraihnaudan ins.

47 Da wundrodon hig eallc de gehyrdon, be his gleawscipe and hys andswarum.

Usgeisnodedun })an allai ]>ai hausyandans is, ana frodeiu yah audawauixlyam is.

48 Yah gasaiwhandans ina siklaleik-

Da cwaj]) his modor idedun.

Yah qa}) du imiua so ai|)ei is, Magau, wha gatawides uus swa 1 Sai to him, Sunu, hwi dydest du unc dus 1 din feeder and ic sai-igende de sohton. sa atta })eins yah ik -winuandona sokidedum })uk.

49 Da cw3e]> he to him, Hwfet is dset gyt me sohton? nyste gyt, dajt me 49 Yah qa}j du im, "Wlia jjatei sokideduj) mik ? uiu wisseduj), j^atei in jjaim gebyra}) to beonne, on dam jjingum de mines fteder synd 1 attins meinis, skulda wisan

50 Da ne ougeaton hig dset word, de he to him sjira^c.

50 Yah iya ni frolsun Jjamma waurda, J)atei rodida du im.

51 Yah iddya mij) im, yah qam in 51 Da ferde he mid him, and com to Nazai'eth, and wa^s him under-|5eod.

And his m5dor geheold calle das word, on hyre heortan smeagende.

Nazarai)?, yah was ut'hausyauds im. Yah n[]>ei is gafastaida ]>o waurda alia in hairtin seinamma.

52 And se Hselend j'eah on wisdome, and on ylde, and mid gyfe, mid Gode and mid mannum.

52 Yah iesus jniih frodein, yah wahstau, yah anstai, at Gujja yah mauuam.

Chap. III. i +So))licc dam fiftco])an geare dses Caseres anwcaldos, Tiberii, begymendum dam Poutiscan Pilate Chap.

III. i In yera ]ian fimftatailmndin jnudinassaus Teibairiaus, Kaisaris,raginondin Puntiau Peilatau ludaia, yah fidurraginya Jjis Galeilaias, Herodeis,

Filippauzuh, })an bro))rs is, fidurraginya ]jis Itm-aias, yah Trakauneitidaus land is, yah Lwsaniaus, Abeileni fidurIudea-|)eode, feor])an dseles rica Galilee, Herode, Filippo, his breder, fcor|)an dseles rica Iturie, and does rices Traconitidis, and Lisania, Abiline fcor))an dseles rica, raginya, 2 Under dsera sacerda caldrum Anna and Caifa, Godes word wses geworden 2 At auhmistam gudyam Annin yah Kayafin, war]) waurd GuJ^s at lohannen, Zachariins sunau, in au])idai. ofer Zacharias sunu, on westene.

3 And he com into eall lordancs rice, bodigende dsed-bote fullulit and synna 3 Yah qam and allans gauyans laurdanaus, meryands daupein idreigos du forgyfcncssc. fraleta frawaurhte.

4 Swa hit awriten ys on Isaies bee, 4 Swaswe garaehd ist in bokom waurdc dses witegan, Clypicndes stcfn on westEsaciins, praufetaus, qijjandins, Stibna wopyandins in au})idai, Manweid wig Frauyins, raihtos waurkci]? staigos is. ene, GcgearwiaJ) Drihtnes weg, d6j> his sidas rihte.

.^'Ic denu bijj gcfyllcd, and selc miint and beorh by|) gcnydcrod ; and 5 All dalei usfullyada, yah all fairgunye yah hlaine gahnaiwyada ; yah wairj>ij) ))ata wraiqo du raihtarama, yah usdrusjjwcoru beo|> on gerihte, and ungerydu on smede wegas teis du wigam slaihtaim ;

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II. 47 --ni. 5.] WYCLIFFE, 1389. sittings in the mycklll of doctours, heeringe hem and axinge hem. sittinge in the niiddes of the doctours, both hearynge them and posinge them.

47 And all that herde hym, uiervelled at his Avitt and answers.

Sothli alle men that herden him, "vvondriden on the prudence and answeris of him.

48 And thei seynge wondriden.

And 48 And when they sawe hym they were astonyed.

And his mother sayde vnto hym, Sone, Avhy haste thou thus dealte with vs 1 Beholde ! thy father and I have sorowed and sought the. his modir seide to him, Sone, what hast thou don to vs thus 1 Lo ! thi fadir and I sorwynge han sou3t thee.

49 And he sayd vnto them, Howe is it that ye sought me 1 wist ye not, that I muste goo aboute my fathers busines ?

49 And he seith to hem. What is it tliat 5e sou3ten me 1 wisten

not, for in tho thingis that ben of my fadir, it bilioueth me to be 1 50 And they vnderstod nott the saynge, 50 And thei vndirstoden not the word, Avhich he spak to hem. that he spake to them.

51 And he cam doun with hem, and cam to Nazareth, and was suget to hem.

And his modir kepte to gidere alle thes wordis, beringe to gidere in hir herte.

51 And he went with them, and cam to Nazareth, and was obedient to them.

His mother kept all these thynges iu hep hert.

52 And Jesus increased in Avisdom, and age, and in favoure, with God and man.

52 And Jhesu profitide in wysdom, age, and grace, anemptis God and men.

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III. i In the fiftenthe yeare Chap.

III. i Forsothe in the fyftenthe 5eer of the empyre of Tiberie, emperour, Pilat of Pounce kepiuge Judee, of the raigne off Tiberius, the emperoure,

Pontius Pilate beinge leftenaunt of Jewry, and Herode beinge tetrarch of Galile, and his brother Philip, tetrarch in Iturea, and in the region of Traconitis, and Lysothli Eroude, prince of Galilee, Philip forsoth, his brother, prince of Ituree, and of the cuntre of Tracon, and Lisany, sanias the tetrarch of Abyline, prince of Abilyn, 2 When Anna and Cayphas were the hye prestes, the commaundment of God was puplisshed vnto Jhon, the Sonne off 2 Vndir the princis of prestis Annas and Cayfas, the word of the Lord is maad on John, the sone of Zacharie, in Zacarias, in the wildernes. desert.

3 And he cam into all the coostes 3 And he cam in to al the cuntre of aboute Jordan, preachynge the baptim of Jordan, prechinge baptym of iDenauuce repentaunce for the remission of synnes. in to remyscioun of synnes.

4 As it is written in the boke of the 4 As it is writun in the book of wordis sayinges of Esayas, the prophet, Avhich of Ysaye, the prophete. The voys of oon saeth, The voyce off a cryar in wyldercriynge in desert, Make ^e redy the weye of the Lord, make

his pathis nes. Prepare the waye off the Lorde, make hys pathes straight. ri3t.

5 Every valley shalbe fylled, and every mountayne and hyll shalbe broght lowe ; and crocked thynges shalbe made streight,

5 Ech valey schal be fulfiUid, and ech mountayn and litil hil schal be maad I0U3 ; and schrewide thingis schulen be and the rought wayes shalbe made smoth in to dressid thingis, and scharpe thingis in to playne weyes ;

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6 And selc flsesc gesihj) Godcs hsele.

6 Yah gasaiwhi]) all leike iiasein Gu})S.

7 SojjHce he cwie]> to dam menegum, de ferdon, dset hi wseron gefiillode fram him, Eala ge nseddrena cyun, liwa setywde eow doet go fleou fram dam towcardan yrre 1

Qaj?

J;an du J)aim atgaggandeim manageim, daupyan fram sis, Kuni nadre, wbas gataikuida izwis })liuhaii faura j)amma anawair})iu hatiza 1

Waurkyail? nu akran wairjjata 'id-

Do}) geornlice weordlice dsedbote wsestmas, and ne ongynne ge cwedan, We habba}) us to freder Abraham ; ic secge eow, d«t God is swa mihtig dset he mjeg of dysum stanum Abrahames beam aweccan. reigos, yah ni duginnaij) qi|nxn in izwis, Attan aigum Abraham ; qi))a auk izwis, Jiatei mag Gup us stainam Jjaim urraisyan barna Abraliama.

9 Nu is seo sex aset to dses treowes wyrtruman ; witodlice selc treow de ne bryng}j godne wajstm, bij) forcorfeu, and on fyr aworpen.

9 A)j)>an yu so aqizi at waurtim bagme ligijj ; all nu bagme unbairandane akran god, usmaitada, yah in fon galagyada.

10 Da jihsodon hyne da menegu, and cwsedon, Hwjet do we

Yah frehun ina manageins, qi}>andans, An wha tauyaima ]

Da cwce]) he to him, Se de li0ef]> twa tunecan, sylle dam de najf)) ; and dam gclice do, se de mettas h£ef[>.

I r Audhafyauds |)an qa]j, Sa habands twos paidos, gibai Jjamraa unhabandin ; yah saei habai matins, samaleiko tauyai.

12 Da comon da miinfullan dset hig

Qemun J)an motaryos daupyan ; yah qe))un du imma, Laisari, wha tauyaima 1 a})Avegene wseron ; and cwsedon to him, L:u*eow, hwset do we ?

13 Da cwse]j he, Ne do ge naht marc, donne dset eow geset is.

13 paruh qa|) du im, Ni waiht, ufar J'atei garaid siyal izwis, lausyaijj.

14 Da ahsodon hine da cempan, and cwsedon. And hwret d5 we 1 Da ssede he him, Ne slea ge nanne, ne tale ne 14 Frehun J:an ina yah })ai militondans, qijjandans, Yah weis wha tauyaima 1 Yah qajj du im, Ni mannanhun huloj), ni mannanhun anamahtyaid, yah do)), and beoj) edhylde on eowrum andlyfcnum. waldaijj annom izwaraim.

S6})lice dam folce wencndum, and ealkim on hyra hcortan J)enceudum be lohanne, hwseder he Crist waere, 15 At wenyandein |)an allai managein, yali |>agkyandamallaiminhairtam seinaim bi lohannein, niu aufto sa wcsi Christus,

16 Da andswarode lohannes, him eallum secgende, Witodlice ic eow on 16 Audhof j^an lohannes, allaim qi[5ands, Ik allis izwis watin daupya ; ij) gaggi)) swint)0za mis, })izei ik ni im wsetere fullige ; s6|jh'ce cymjj strengra donne ic, dtes ic ne eom wyrde diet ic hys sceo-);wang uncnytte; he eow fulla]) on Halgum Gaste and on fyre.

\vair|>s andbindan skaudaraip skohis is sah izwis daupei]> in Ahmin Weihamma yah fuuin.

17 And his fann ys on his handa, and he feorma}) liis berncs flore, and ga-

Habands win))iskauron in handau seinai, yah gahraineijj gajjrask sein, yah briggijj kaurn in bansta seinamma ; ijj ahana intandei]) funiu unwhapnandin. dera}) hys hwsetc into his berne ; dit't ceaf he forbaernjj on unacweucedlicum fyre.

18 Manega odre ping bodigeude, he 18 Managu|)-))an yah an))ar j)rafstyands, ])iuJ)spilloda managein. dset folc Iserde.

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6 And ech fleisch^ sclial se the helthe 6 And all flesshe shall se the saveour sent ofi' God. of God.

7 Therfore he seide to the cumpanye^, the whiche wenten out, that thei schulden be baptysid of him, Kyndlis of eddris, who schewide to 50U to flee fro wraththe

7 Then sayde he to the people, that were come to be baptised of liym, O generacion of vipers, who hath shewed you the crafte to flye from wrath to come 1 to comynge'?

8 Therfore do 56 worthi fruytis of penaunce, and bigynne 56 not to seye, We han a fadir Abraham ; sothli I seie to 50U, God is myjti to reise of thes stoones the sones of Abraham.

8 Brynge forth due frutes of repentaimce, and begyn nott to saye in youre selves, We have Abraham to oure father ; for I say vnto you, God is able of these stones to reyse vppe children vnto Abraham.

Forsothe now an ax is put to the roote of the tree ; sothli ech tree not makynge good fruyt, schal be kitt doun, and schal be sent in to the fier.

9 Nowe also ys the axe leyd vnto the rote off the trees ; every tree therfore which bringeth not forth good frute, slialbe hewen doune, and caste in to the fyre.

TO And the cumpanyes axden him, seiynge. What therfore schulen we do 1 10 And the people axed him, sayinge, What shall we do then 1

He answered and sayde vnto them, He that hatlie ij. coottes, lett hym parte with him that hath none ; and he that hath meate, let him do lyke wyse.

Sothli he answeringe seide to hem.

He that hath twey cootis, 5yue to him that hath non ; and he that hath metis, do on lyk manere.

12 Sothli and pupplicans camen for to be baptised ; and thei seiden to him,

Then cam there puplicans to be baptised ; and sayde vnto I>ym, Master, what shall we do

Maistir, what schulen we don

13 And he seide to hem, Do ^e no thing more, than that that is ordeyned 13 He answered vnto them, Requyre no more, then that which ys appoynted vnto you. to 50U.

14 The soudiers lykewyse demaunded

Forsothe and kny5tis axiden him, off hym, sayinge, And what shall we do 1 And he sayde to them, Do violence to noo man, nether trouble eny man wrongseiynge. What schulen also we do 1 And he seith to hem, Smyte 5e wrongfulli no man, nether make 3e fals chalenge, and be 56 apaid Avith 3oure soudis. fully, and be content wyth youre wages.

15 As the people were in a doute, and 15 Forsoth al the peple gessinge, and all men disputed in there hertes of Jhon,whether he were very Christ, alle men thenkinge in her hertis of John, lest perauenture he were Crist, 16 Jhon answei'cd, and sayd to them

John answeride, seyinge to alle men, Sothli I baptise 50U in watir ; forsothe a strengere than I schal come all, I baptise you wyth Avater ; butt a stronger then I commeth, whose shue latchet I am nott worthy to vnloose he will baptise you with the Holy Goost and with fyre. aftir me, of which I am not worthi for to vnbynde the thwong of his schoon he schal baptyse 30U in the Hooly Gost and fyer.

17 Which hath his fan in his hond, and wil pourge his floore, and will gader 17 Whos wynewyng tool in his bond, and he schal purge his corn floor, and his corne in to hys barne ; and the schal gedere the whete in to his berne chaffe wyll he bourne Avith fyre that never shalbe quenched. sothli the chaffis he schal brenne in fier vnquenchable.

18 And many other thynges in hys ex18 Forsoth and he monestinge manye hortaciou, preached he vnto the people. othere thingis, euangeliside to the peple.

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19 Herodes, se feorjjan daelcs rica, da he WKS fram him ge})read be cftere Hcrodiadiscan, hys broder wife, and be eallum yfelum de Herodes dyde, 19!}) Herodes, sa taitrarkes, gasakans fraiii i'mma bi Herodiadein, qen bro}u*s is, yah bi alia })oei gawaurlita ubila Herodes, 20 And ofer eall daet he ge-icte, dtet he beclysde lohannem on cwearternc.

20 Anaaiauk yah j'ata ana alia, yah galauk lohannen in karkavai.

21 War}) Jjan, bij'e daupida alia man-

Su})lice wses geworden, da eall diet folc Ava^s gefullod, and dam Hselende gefuUedum, and gebiddendum, heofon agein, yah at lesu ufdaupidamma, yah bidyandin, uslukuoda himius.

W£es ge-openod.

22 Yah atiddya Ahma sa Weiha leikis 22 And se Halega Gast astah lichamlicre ansyne, on hyne swa an culfre and stefen wses of heofone geworden, and dus cw?e}), Dii eart min gecorena siunai, swe ahaks ana ina ; yah stibna us himina war|j, qi]iandei, pu is sunus nieins sa liuba, in J)uzei waila galeiksunu, on de me gelicode. aida.

23 And se Hselend wtes on ylde swylce 23 Yah silba was lesus swe yere )irijjritig wintre, da^t men wendon da^t he yetigiwe uf gakuujjai, swaei sunus munds was losefis, sunaus Heleis, wsere losepes sunu, se wa^s Helies sunu,^

24-38 se wses Nazareth.

Swa of cneorysse on eneorysse, od Adam, se wa?s Godes sunu, od fif and hund-seofentig 24 Sunaus IMatl'atis, sunaus Laiwweis, sunaus Mailkeis, sunaus Yannins, sunaus losefis, cneoryssa.

Sunaus Matta})iwis, sunaus Amnions, sunaus Naumis, sunaus Aizleimis, sunaus Naggais, 26 Sunaus Mahajjis, sunaus Mattajjiaus, sunaus Saimaieinis, sunaus losefis, sunaus iodins,

Sunaus lohannins, sunaus Resins, sunaus Zauraubabilis, sunaus Salaj)ielis, sunaus Nerins, 28 Sunaus Mailkeins, sunaus Addeins, sunaus Kosamis, sunaus Airmodamis, sunaus Heris, 29 Sunaus losezis, sunaus Ailciaizairis, sunaus lorcimis, sunaus Mattaj)anis, sunaus Laiwweis,

30 Sunaus Swmaions, sunaus ludins, sunaus losefis, sunaus lohannins, sunaus Aileiakeimis,

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19 Then Hcrode, the tetrach, when he was rebuked of hym for Herodias, his brother Philippes wyfe, and for all the 1 9 , Sotlili Eroucle, the forthe prince, whanne he was blamyd of John for Herodias, wyf of his brother, and of alle euels that Eroud dide, evyls which Herod had done, 20 Added this above all, and leyd Jhon 20 Addide this ouer alle, and closide John in prisoun. in preson.

21 And yt fortuned, as all the people rcceaved baptim, and when Jesus was baptised, and did praye, that heven was opened.

Forsoth it was don, whanne al the peple was baptisid, and Jhesu cristenyd, and preiynge, heuene was openyd.

22 And the Hooly Gost cam doun in bodily licknesse, as a cnluere in to him and a voys was maad fro heuene. Thou 22 And the Holy Goost cam doune in a bodely shape, lyke a dove apon him and a voyce cam from heven, sayinge, Thou arte my dere sonne, in the do I ert my dereworthe sone, in thee it hath plesid to me. delyte.

23 And Jhesu him silf was bygynnynge 23 And Jesus him silfe was about thirty yere of age when he began, beinge as men supposed the sonne of Joseph, which Joseph was the sonne of Heli, as of thritti 3eer, that he was gessid the sone of Joseph, which was of Hely, 24 Which was of Mathath, which was of Leuy, wich was of Melchy, which was of Jamne, that was of Joseph, 24, Which was the sonne of Mathat, which was the sonne of Levi, Avhich was the sonne of Melchi, which was the sonne of Janna, which was the sonne of Joseph,

25 Which was the sonne of Matatthias, which was the sonne of Amos, which was the sonne of Nahum, which was the sonne of Esli, which was the sonne of Nagge, 25 That was of Mataty, that was of Amos, that was of Naum, that was of Hely, that was of Nagge, 26 Which was the sonne of Maath, which was the sonne of Matathias, which was the sonne of Semei, which was the sonne of Joseph, which was the sonne of Juda, 26 That was of Mathath, that was of Mathatye, that was of Semy, that was of Joseph, that was of Juda, 27 Which was the sonne of Johanna, which was the sonne of Ehesya, which was the sonne of Zorobabel, which was the Sonne of Salathiel, which was the sonne of Neri, 27 That was of Johanna, that was of Resa, that was of Zorobabel, that was of Salatiel, that was of Nery, 28 Which was the sonne of Melchi, which was the sonne of Addi, which was

That was of Melchy, that was of Addy, that was of Cosan, that was of Elmadan, that was of Her, the sonne of Cosam, which was the sonne of Helmadam, which was the sonne of Her, 29 Which was the sonne of Jeso, which was the sonne of Helieser, which Avas 29 That was of Jesu, that was of Eleasar, that was of Jorym, that was of the sonne of Joram, which was the sonne Mathath, that was of Leuy, of Mattha, which was the sonne of Levi, 30 Which was the sonne of Simeon, which was the sonne of Juda, which was 30 That was of Symeon, that was of Juda, that was of Joseph, that \va,s of the sonne of Joseph, which was the sonne of Jonam, which was the sonne Jona, that was of Elyachim, of Hcliacim, U

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Sunaus Mailaianis, sunaus Maciiianis, sunaus ]\IattaJ)anis, sunaus Na])anis^ sunaus Daweidis.

32 Sunaus iaissaizis, sunaus Obcidis, sunaus Bauauzis, sunaus Salmonis, sunaus Naliassonis,

33 Sunaus Ameinadabis, sunaus Aramis, sunaus Aizoris, sunaus Faraizis, sunaus ludins, 34 Sunaus lakobis, sunaus Isakis, sunaus

Abrahamis, sunaus parins, sunaus Nakoris, 35 Sunaus Sairokis, sunaus Ragawis, sunaus Falaigis, sunaus Ail^airis, sunaus

Salamis, 36 Sunau^ Kaeinanis, sunaus Arfaksadis, sunaus Semis, sunaus Nauelis, sunaus Lamaikis, 37 Sunaus Majjusalis, sunaus Ainokis, sunaus laredis, sunaus Maleilaielis, sunaus Kaeinanis, 38 Sunaus Ainosis, sunaus Sedis, sunaus Adamis, sunaus GuJ)s,

Chap. IV. i S6))lice se Hselend wais Chap. IV. i IJj lesus Ahmins Weihis fulls gawandida sik fram laurdanau, yah taubans was in ahmin in au|)idai full Htiligum Gaste and ferde fram lordane, and he Avoes fram Haligum Gaste gelsed on sumum westcne

Dage fidwortiguns, fi-aisans fram diabulau, yah ni matida waiht in dagam yainaim; yah at ustauhanaim jjaim dagam, h\\)e gi-edags war)).

2 Feowertig daga, and waes fram deofle costod, and he on dam dagum nan |)ing ne set ; and dam gefylledum dagum, bine bingrede.

3 Yah qaj) du imma diabulus, Yabai sunaus siyais Gu]>s, qij) Jjamma staina, 3 Da cwiH})) se deofol him to, Gif dii sy Godes sunu, sege disum stune, diet he to lilafe geweorde. ei wair))ai hlaibs.

4 Yah andhof lesus wij)ra ina qi|)ands, 4 Da andswarode him se Hailend, Hit

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That was of Melca, that was of Menna, iha,t was of JMathatha, that was of Nathan, that was of Dauith,

Which was the sonne of Melea, which was the sonne of Menam, which Avas the sonne of Mathathan, which Avas the Sonne of Nathan, which Avas the Sonne of David, 32 Which was the sonne of Jesse, which 32 That was of Jesse, that was of Obeth, that was of Booz, that was of Salmon, that Avas of Nason, Avas the sonne of Obed, Avhich was the sonne of Boos, which was the sonne of Salmon, Avhich Avas the sonne of Naason,

33 That Avas of Amynadab, that was of Aram, that Avas of Esrom, that was of Phares, that Avas of Juclas, 33 Which Avas the sonne of Aminadab, Avhich Avas the sonne of Ai-am, Avhich Avas the sonne of Esrom, which Avas the sonne of Phares, Avhich was the sonne of Juda, 34 That was of Jacob, that was of Ysaac, that was of Abraham, that Avas of Tare, tliat was of Nacor, 34 Which was the sonne of Jacob, Avhich was the sonne of Ysaac, which Avas the sonne of Abraham, Avhich AA'as the Sonne of Tharra, Avhich was the sonne of Nachor, 35 Which was the sonne of Saruch, which was the sonne of Pagan, which was the sonne of Phalec, Avhich was the sonne of Heber, which was the sonne of 35 That was of Seruch, that Avas of Ragau, that Avas of Phaleth, that Avas of Heber, that was of Sale, Sala, 36 That was of Caynan, that was of Arfaxat, that Avas of Sem, that was of Noe, that Avas of Lameth, 36 Which was the sonne of Cainan, which Avas the sonne of Arpliaxat, which Avas the sonne of Sem, Avhich was the Sonne of Noe, which Avas the sonne of Lameth, 37 Which Avas the sonne of Mathusala, which was the sonne of Enoch, which was the sonne of Jareth, Avhich Avas the sonne of Malalehel, which was the sonne 37 That Avas of Matusale, that was of Enok, that was of Jareth, that was of Malaliel, that Avas of Caynan, of Cainan, 38 Which was the sonne of Enos, which was the sonne of Seth, which was the Sonne of Adam, which Avas the sonne of 38 That was of Enos, that Avas of Seth, that AA'as of Adam, that Avas of God.

God.

Chap. IV. i Jesus then full off the Holy Goost returnyd from lordan, and was caryed off the sprete into a AvilderChap. IV. i Forsothe Jhesu ful of the Hooly Gost turnede a5en fi'o Jordan, and was led by the spirit in to desert nes, 2 And Avas xl. dayes tempted of the 2 Fourty dayes, and was temptid of the devyl, and in thoose dayes ate he no deuyl, and eet no thing in tho dayes and tho dayes endid, he hungride. thinge ; and Avhen they were ended, he after Avard hongred.

3 And the devyll sayd vnto him, Yf thou be the sonne of God, commaunde 3 Forsothe the deuel seide to him, If thou ert Goddis sone, seye to this stoon, that it be maad bred. this stone, that he be breed.

4 And Jesus answered hym, sayinge, u 2 4 And Jhesus answeride to him. It is

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is ;iwritcn, Da3t se man ne lyfaj) be Gamelid ist, patei ni bi hlaib ainana hlafe auum, ac of selcum Godes AVt)rde. libaicl manna, ak bi all wauide Gujjs.

5 And da Iscdde se deofol hyne, and ajtywde him ealle ricu eoijnm ymbehwyrftes on anre byrhtm-hwile 5 Yah ustiuhands ina diabulaus ana fairguni hauhata, ataugida imma allans })iudiuassuus |)is midyungardis in stika nielis ; 6 Yah q.a)j du imma sa diabulus, pus giba {)ata waldufni ))ize allata, yah wid|)U 6 And to him ewfc)), Ealne disne anweald ic de sylle, and hyra wuldor, fordam de hi me synd gesealde, and ic izc, unte mis atgiban ist, yah ])iswhammeh })ei wilyau giba J^ata ; hi sylle dam de ic wylle ; 7 pu nu yabai inweitis mik in and7 Witodlice ealle hig beo)> dine, gif da ge-eadmetst beforan me. wairj'ya meinamma, wair])i}) J^ein all, 8 Da andswarode him se Hsclend, .

Hit is awriten, Drihten diune God dii ge-eadmetst, and him anum 8 Yah andhafyands imma lesus qaj), Gamelid ist, Frauyan GuJ> ))einana inweitais, yah imma ainamma fuUafahyais. fieowast.

9 Da Isedde he hyne on Hierusalem, and gesette hine ofer dses temples hricg, and him to cwsej), Gyf du sy Godes sunu, tlsend de heonun nydei10 S5})lice hyt is awriten, Da^t he hys cnglum be de bebyt, dset hig de gehcaldon,

pa))voh gatauh ina in lairusalem, yah gasutida ina ana giblin alhs, yah qa|) du imma, Ya]>ai suuus siyais Gu];s, wairp })uk ):a|)ro dalaf) ;

Gamelid ist auk, patei aggilum seinaim anabiudij? bi ])uk, du gafastan J>uk,

And dajt hig de mid handum nim11 Yah Jjatei ana handum |)uk ufhaband, ci whan ni gastagqyais bi staina futu })cinana. on, de-la^s du dinne fot set stane ajtspeorne.

Da cwa^]) se Hselcnd him andswai--

Yah andhafyands qa]> 'imma lesus, patei qijjan ist, Ni fraisais Frauyan Gu|) icnde, Hyt is gecweden, Ne costna du Drihten dinne God.

})cinana.

Yah ustiuhands all fraistobnyo, diabulus afstojj fairra imma und mel.

And ealre dajre costnunge gefylledre, se deofol him sume hwile framgewut.

Da ferde se Ha'lcnd on gastes ma'gene on Galileam, and his hlisa be him ferde on eall dset rice.

14 Yah gawandida sik Icsus in malitai alimins in Galeilaian, yah meri|)a urrann and all gawi bisitande bi ina.

15 And he laerde be hyra gesamnungum, and wres li-am eallum gcnui'rsod.

15 Yah is laisida in gaqumjjim ize, mikilids fram allaim.

16 Yah qam in Nazaraij), jjarei was 16 Da com he to Nazareth, dar he afed wies, and he code on reste-da^ge on da gesamnunge ajfter his gcwunau, and he aras da;t he rjedde. fodi{5S, yah galaij> inn bi biuhtya scinamnui in daga sabbato in swnagogein, yah ussto)) siggwan bokos.

17 And him wa>s geseald Isaias boc, 17 Yah atgibanos wesun imma bokos Eisaeiins, praufetus ; yah uslukands jjos bokos, bigat stad jjarci was gamelid, dajs witegan ; and soiia swa he da boo unfeold, da funde he dar awriten, 18 Ahma Frauyins ana mis, in |'izei gasalboda mik ; du wailaraeryan unledaim insandida mik, du ganasyan pans

Drihtnes Gast is ofer me, fordam de he smyredc me ; he sendc me jjcarfum l)Otlian, and gelKoftum alysedncsse,

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It ys written, Man shall nott live by breed only, butt by every worde of God. writun, For a man lyucth not in breed aloone, but in cuery word of God.

5 And the deuyl ladde bym in to an 5 And the devyll toke him vppe into an bye mountayne, and shewed hym all the kyngdoms of the erth even in the twyncklynge of an eye ; 6 And the devyl said vnto him, All hi3 bil, and sebewide to bim alio tbe rewmes of tbe roundnesse of ertbe in a moment of a tyme ; 6 And seitb to bim, I scbal jyue to thee al tbis power, and the glorie of hem, for to me tbei ben ^ouun, and to whom I wole I 5yue hem ; tbis power will I geve the cverywhit, and the glori of them, for that is delyvered to me, and to who soever I wyll

I geve it 7 Yf thou therfore wilt worshippe me, they sbalbe all thyne.

7 Therfore if thou fallinge doun schalt worschipe bifore me, alle thingis scbulen be thine.

8 And Jhesus answeringe seide to him, 8 Jesus answered and sayd vnto bym, Hence from me, Satan, for bit is wi'itten,

Thou shalt honour thy Lorde God, and hym only serve.

It is writen, Thou schalt worschipe the Lord tbi God, and to hym aloone thou schalt serue.

9 'And be caiyed bym to Hierusalem, and set him on a pynacle of the temple, and sayd vnto him, Yf thou be the soune 9 And be ledde bim in to Jerusalem, and settide on the pynacle of the temple, and seide to bim, If thou art Goddis sone, sende tbi self fro bennis down ; 10 For it is writen, For be bath comaundid to bis aungels of thee, that tbei kepe thee in alle tbi weyes, of God, cast thy silfe doune from bens 10 For it ys written, He shall geve hys angelles charge over tbe, to kepe the, 11 And with there bondis they shall

And for tbei scbulen in bondis take stey tbe vppe, that thou hurt nott tby thee, lest perauenture thou birte tbi foot fote agaynst a stone. at a stoon.

And Jhesus answeringe seitb to bim, It is seid, Thou schalt not tempte

Jesus answered and sayde vnto bym, It ys sayd, Thou shalt nott tempte thy Lorde God. tbe Lord tbi God,

And as sone as tbe devyll bad ended 13 And euery temptacioun endid, the deuyl wente away fro bim til to a tyme. all his temptacions, be departed from hym for a season.

14 And Jesus retourned by the power 14 And Jbesu turnyde ajen in the of the sprete in to Galile, and tbe fame vertu of the spirit in to Galilee, and the fame wente forth of him thur^ al tbe off hym went throwe oute all the region rounde aboute. cuntre.

And be taught in there sinagogges, and was commended off all men.

15 And be tau5te in the synagogis ol hem, and was magnyfied of alle men.

16 And be cam to Nazai-etb, where be was noursed, and as hys custume was went in to the sinagog on tbe saboth 16 And be cam to Nazareth, where be was noriscbid, and be entride by custom in tbe day of saboth in to tbe daye, and stode vppe for to rede. synagoge, and roos for to rede.

And there was delyvered vnto hym 17 And the book of Ysaie, the prothe boke off the prophet, Esaias ; and when he bad opened the boke, be founde pbete, was takun to him ; and as be turnyde the book, be fond a place where the place where bit was wrytten, it is writun, 18 The Sprete off the Lorde apon me, be cause be bath annoynted me ; to prcache tbe gospell to the povrc be bath

18 The Spirit of the Lord on me, for which thing be anoyntide me ; he scnte me for to euaungelise to pore men, for to

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gamahvidans hairtin, meryan fraliun)?auaim fralet, yah blindaim siun ; fralctand blindum gesihj>e, forbrocene gehselan ; .

. aii gamaidans iu gajjrafstein ; 19 And bodian Drihtnes andfenge ger, and edleanes dseg.

19 Meryan yer Frauyins andanem.

20 And da he da boc befeold, he hig dam J)ene agef, and sset ; and ealra heora eagan on d?ere gesamnunge waeron on hyne behealdende.

20 Yah faifalj) ]jos bokos, yah usgibauds andbahta, gasat ; yah allaim in ])izai swnagogein wesun augona fairweityandona du "imma.

21 Da ongan he him to cwedan, S6))- 21 Dugann \)an rodyan du im, patei himnia daga usfulhiodedun mela po in ausam izwaraim. lice to-dseg dis gewrit is on eowruni earum gefylled.

And hig calle wseron dfes ge-

Yah alUxi alakyo Aveitwodidedun imma, yah sildaleikidedun bi ))0 waurda ensewe, and wundredon be dam wordum, de of his mu)?e eodon.

And dus cwsedanstais, ))0 usgaggandona us mun))a is.

Yah qe})un, Niu sa ist sunus losefis 1 on, Nys des losepes sunu 1 23 Da cwse)) he, Witodlice ge secga)) me das gelicnesse, Eala Isece, gehsel de 23 Yah qa]) du im, Aufto qi)?il> mis Jjo gayukon, pu leiki, hailei )juk silban.

Whan filu hausidedura waurj'an in Kafarnaum, tawei yah her in grbaurjjai sylfne.

Do her on dinum earde, swa fela Avundra swa we gehyrdon gedoue on Cafarnaum.

Jjeinai.

24 Qa)) jian, Amen izwis qij^a, j^atei nl ainshun praufete andanems ist in ga24 Dii cwfe}) he, S6}>lice ic eow secge, dffit nan witega nis andfenge on his edele. baurj>ai seinai.

Soj^lice ic eow secge, manega wudewan wseron on Helias dagum on Is-

A|;Jjan bi sunyai qi|'a izwis, |)atei managos widuwons wesun in dagam Heleiins in Israela, }ian galuknoda hirarahel, da da seo heofon wa^s belocen ins du yeram ))rim yah menoj^s saihs, swe

Jjreo ger and syx m6n]jas, da wses geworden mycel hunger on ealre eorjjan ; war}) huhrus mikils and alia air]ja ; 26 And to dara niinum uses Helias 26 Yah ni du ainaihun })izo insandi})S was Helias, alya in Sai'aipta Seidonais, du qinon widuwon. asend, biiton to anre wudewan, on Sarepta Sidonie.

27 And manega ]ic-))r6weras wseron on Isvahel, under Heliseo, dam Avitegan, and hyra nan na^s aclaensod, buton Naaman se Sirisca.

28 Da wurdon hig ealle on drere gesamnunge mid yrre gefylled, das Jjing gchyrende.

27 Yah managai j^rutsfillai wesun, uf Haileisaiu, praufetau, in Israela, yah ni ainshun ize gahrainids was, alya Nairnan sa Saur.

28 Yah fullai waurjjun allai modis in }>izai swnagogein, hausyandans jjata.

29 Yah usstandandans, uskusun imma 29 And hig arison, and scufon hine ut us baurg, yah brahtedun ina und of daere ceastre, and lacddon hine ofer djes muntes cniepp ofer done hyra burh getimbi'od wses, dajt hi hine nyderauhniisto ))is fairgiinyis ana })ammei so baurgs ize gatimrida was, du afdrausyan ina ))a|)ro.

Ij) is })airhlei))ands })airh midyans ins iddya ; 31 Yah galai)> in Kafarnaum, baurg bescufon, 30 Da ferde he Jmrh hyra midlen ; 31 And he fcrdc to Cafarnaum, on

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heele contrite men in herte, and for to sent me, and to heale them which are troubled in there hertes, to preache deliveraunce to the captive, and sight to the blynde ; and frely to sett att liberte them that are brused preclie remyscioun to caytifs, and si5t to blynde men ; and for to delyuere brokun men in to remiscioun

And to preache the aceptable yeare 19 For to preche the 5eer of the Lord plesaunt, and the day of 5eldynge. off the Lorde.

20 And whanne he hadde closid the book, he 5af a^ein to the mynystre, and 20 And he cloosed the booke, and gave it agayne to the minister, and sate sat ; and the y5en of alle men in the synagoge wei-en biholdinge in to him. do'une ; and the eyes off all thatt were in the synagog were fastened on hym.

I And he began to saye vnto them, This daye ys thys scripture fulfilled in

Sothli he bigan for to seie to hem, For in this day this scripture is fulfillid in 5oure eeris. youi-e eares.

2 2 And all they bare hym witnes, and wondred att the gracious wordes, which proceded oute off hys mouth. And sayde, 22 And alle men ^auen witnessinge to him, and wondriden in the wordis of grace, that camen forth of his mouth.

And thei seiden, Wher this is not the sone of Joseph ?

23 And he seide to hem, Sothli ^e schulen seie to me this liknesse, Leeche, heele thi silf.

Thei sayden, Hou grete thingis han we herd don in Capharnaum, make thou and here in thi cuntre.

Is not this Josephs sonne 1 2J And he sayde vnto thera, Ye maye very wele saye vnto me this proverbe, Visicion, heale thy silfe.

Whatsoever we have herd done in Capernaum, do the same here lyk wyse in thyne awne countre.

24 And he sayde, Verely I saye vnto

Sothli he seith, Treuli I seie to 50U, for no man prophete is receyued in you, no prophet is accepted in his awne bis owne cuntre. countre.

25 But I tell you off a trueth, many wyddowes were in Israhell in the dayes 25 In treuthe I seie to 50U, for manye widewis weren in the dayes of Elye, the prophete, in Israel, whanne heuene was off Helyas, when hevyn was shet thre yeres and sjxe monethes, when greate fammisshment was troughoute all the closid thre 5eer and sixe monethis, whanne greet hungir was maad in euery lond; londe 26 And vnto none off them was Helyas 26 And to non of hem was Elye sent, no but to Sarepta of Sydon, to a womman widowe. sent, save in to Sarepta besydes Sydon, vnto a woman that Avas a widow.

27 And many leppers were in Israhel, 27 And manye meselis weren in Isi'ael, vndir Elyse, the prophete, and non of hem was clensid, no but Naman of Sii'ie. in the tyme off' Heliseus, the prophet, and yet none off thera was healed, savynge Naaman off* Siria.

28 And as many as were in the sinagog when they herde that, wer filled with 28 And alle in the synagoge heeringe thes thingis, weren fulfillid with wrath. wraththe.

29 And roose vppe, and thrust hym 29 And thei risen vp, and castiden out him with oute the citee, and ledde him oute of the cite, and ledde hym even vnto the edge of the hill whcron their to the cop of the hil on which the cite cite was bilte, to cast hym doune hedof hem is foundid, that thei schulden caste him doun. lynge.

30 But he went his waye even thorowe 30 Sothly Jhesus passynge wente thorw the myddes of them ; 31 And cam in to Capernaum, a cite the myddil of hem ; 31 And he cam doun in to Cafarnaum,

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Galileisce ceastre, and hi Clar on restedagum Icerde.

Galeilaias, yah was laisyands 'ins 'in sabbatim.

32 And hig wundredon be his Lire, fordam his sprsec on anwealde wses^ 3 2 Yah siklaleikideduD bi j^o laisein is, uute "in waklufiiya was waurd is.

33 And on hyra gesamnunge w£es sum man unclsenc deofol haibbende, and he hrymde micch-e stefne, 33 Yah in |)izai swuai^opjein was manna habands ahman unhul})ons unhrainyaua, yah iifhropida, 34 And cwa?)), Leet, la Nadzarenisca Hcclcnd, hwajt is us and dc 1 com du

Qi|)ands, Let, wha uns yah })us, iiesu Nazorenu ? qamt fraqistyan unsis 1 Kann J)uk whas is, sa weiha Gu])S. us to forspillanne 1 Ic wat, dset du cart Godes halega.

35 And da cidde him se Hselend, and 35 Yah gawhotida iuima lesus, qijjcwte)), Adumba, and ga him of.

And ands, Afdobn, yah usgagg us ))anima.

Yah gawalrpauds ina sa unhul})a in dil he lit-adraf hine on heora midlene, he him fram-gewat, and him naht ue midj'aim, urrann af imma, ni wailitai gaska))yands imma. derede.

36 Da wurdon hig ealle forhte, and 36 Yah war)) afskxulman alkins, yah rodidedun du sis misso, qi})andans, Wha waurde J)ata, ))atci mij) wakhifnya yah mahtai anabludi)j ))aini unhrainyam ahmam, yah usgaggand 1 sprsecon him betvvynan, and cwaedon, Hwait ys dait word, da^t he on mihte and on majgene uncleenum gastum bebyt, and hig lit-ga]) ?

37 Da wa'S liis hlisa gewidmsersod on 37 Yah usiddya merij>a fram imma and selcere stowe daes rices. * allans stadins JJis bisunyane landis.

S6))lice he aras of heora gesamnunge, and ferde on Simones bus ; da 38 Usstandands ]>an us ))izai swnagogai, gaUxi)) in gard Seimonis ; swaihro |)an wa^s Simones sweger geswcnced on mycelum feferum, and hig hyne for hyre bsedon.

J)is Seimonis Avas anahabaida brinnon mikilai, yah bedun ina bi ])0.

39 And he standendc ofcr hig, dam 39 Yah atstandands ufar iya, gasok fefcre bebcad, and he hig forlet ; and heo sona aras and him ))enode.

Jiizai brinnon, yah aflailot iya ; sunsaiw ]jan usstandandei andbahtida im.

So))licc da sunnc asah, ealle de untrume wscron on mislicum adlum, hig |0 Mij)})anei j^an sagq sunno, alhii swa managai swe habaidcdun siukans sauhtim missaleikaim, brahtedun ins at imma ; ij) is, ainvvliaryammeh ize handuns analagyands, gahailida ins. laeddon him to ; and he, syndrygum hys hand on-settcnde, hig gehselde.

41 Da ferdon da deoflu of manegum, hrymcnde, and cwcdende, S6)'cs du cart Godes sunu.

And 'he nc gejiafode dait hig senig |>ing spraecon, fordam dc hig wiston dset he Crist wscs.

41 Usiddyedun j^an yah unhuljjons af managaim, hropyandeins, yah <p[)andeins, patei ))u is Christus sunus Gu[>s.

Yah gasakauds im ni kiilot J)os rodyan, unte wissedun silban Christu ina wisau.

42 Da, gewordenum daige, se Hcclcnd ut-gangendc, ferde on wcste st5we; and da majnegu hinc sohton, and hi comon 42 Bi})ch, ))an war)) dags, usgaggands, gakii)) ana au))yana stad ; yah manageins sokidc(km ina, yah qemun und ina, yah galiabaidedun ina, ei ni afli))i fairra im. to him, and bchaifdon hinc, da3t he him fram ne gcwite.

43 Da sttdc he him, S6))lice mc gc43 paruh is qa)) du im, patei yah j)aim

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of Galile, and there taught them on the sabboth dayes. a citee of Galilee, aucl there he tau3te hem in the sabothis.

32 And they were a stonied at his doctrine, for hys preachinge was with power.

32 And thei weren astonyed in his teching, for his word was in power.

33 And in the sinagoge there was a man which had a foule sprete whith in him, and cryed with a loude voyce, 33 And in the synagoge was a man hauynge an vnclene feud, and he criede with greet vois, 34 Sayinge, Let me alone, what haste thou to do wyth vs, thou Jesus oft' Nazareth 1 arte thou come to destroye vs ?

I knowe thfe what thou arte, thou arte the holy man of God.

Seylnge, Suffre, what to vs and to thee, Jhesus of ISTazareth 1 hast thou comen for to leese vs 1 I knowe thee, that thou art the hooly of God.

35 And Jhesu blamyde him, seyinge, Waxe doumbe, and go out fro him. And whanne the fend hadde cast him forth 35 And Jesus rebuked hym, sayinge, Hoolde thy peace, and come oute of hym.

And the devyle threwe him in the myddes of them, and cam oute of hym, and hurt hym not. in to the myddel, he wente a wey fro him, and 5it noyede hym no thing.

36 And feare cam on them all, and 36 And drede is maad in alle men, and thei spaken to gidere, seyinge, What is th,ey spake amonge them selves, sayinge.

What manner a thinge is this, for with auctorite and power he commaundeth the foule spretes, and they come out 1 this word, for in power and vertu he comaundith to vnclene spiritis, and thei gon out ?

37 And the fame of hym spreed abroode throwoute all places of the countre round aboute.

37 And the fame Avas puppllschid of hym in to ech place of the cuntre.

38 And he roose vppe and cam oute of the synagoge, and entred into Simons housse ; and Simons motherelawe was taken wyth a greate fever, and they made intercession to him for her.

38 Forsothe Jhesu risynge of the synagoge, entride in to the hous of Symount sothli the modir of Symondis wyf was holden with grete feueris, and thei preieden him for hir.

39 And he stode over her, and rebuked the fever, and hit leeft her ; and imme39 And Jhesu stondinge on hir, comaundide to the feuir, and it lefte hir and anon sche risynge mynystride to hem. diatly she roose and ministred vnto them.

40 Forsoth whanne the sunne wente 40 Wlien the sun was doune, all they doun, alle that hadden sike men with that had sicke taken with divers deseases, brought them vnto him ; and he laydc dyuerse langwischingis, ledden hem to hym ; and he, puttinge hondis to ech by him silf, heelide hem. his hondes on every won of them, and healed them.

41 And devils also cam out of many 41 Sothli fendis wenten out fro manye, of them, cryinge, and saying. Thou arte Christ the sonne of God.

And he rebuked them and suffered them nott to criynge, and seyinge, For thou ert the sone of God.

And he blamynge suffride not hem for to speke, for thei wisten him to be Crist. speake, for they knewe that he was Christ.

42 As sone as it was daye, he departed, and went awaye into a desert place ; and the people sought hym, and cam to hym, and kept hym, that he shulde not departe from them.

Sothli, the day maad, he gon out, wente in to desert place ; and the cumpenyes of peple sou5ten him, and thei camen til to him, and thei helden him, that he schulde not go awey fro hem.

43 And he sayde vnto them, I muste 43 To whiche he seyde, For and to

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dafenaj) octrum ceastrum Codes nee bodian, fordam to dam ic eom iisend. anj)araim baiirgim wailameryan ik slcal bi ))iudangai-tlya Gu])S, unte dujie mik insandida.

44 And he wses bodigende on Galilca gesamnuno-um.

44 Yah was meryands in swnagogim Galeilaias.

Chap. V. i Yah war)), mi})|)anei manChap. V. i 'S5))lice wses geworden, dii da manegu him to conion, dajt hig Codes word gchyrdon,he stod. wid done mere Genesareth, agei anatramp ina, du hausyan waurd Gujjs, yah is silba was standands newha saiwa GainnesaraiJ), 2 And he geseah twa scipu standende wid done mere ; da fisceras eodon, and woxon heora nett.

2 Yah gasawh twa skipa standandona at l^amma saiwa ; 'i\> fiskyans afgaggandans af im, us|)Wohun natya.

3 He da astigende on an scyp, d?et wfes Simoncs, bted hyne dset he hit lyt-hwon fram lande tuge ; and on dam scipe sittende he Iserde da msenegu.

GaUxij) J)an in ain ]>\ze skipe, jiatei was Seimonis, haihait ina aftiuhan fairra sta|?a leitil ; yah gasitands laisida us ))amma skipa manageins.

4 Da he sprecan geswac, he cwsej) to Simone, Teoh hit on dypan, and Isetaj) eowre nett on done fisc-wer.

4 Bijjeh jjan gananjjida rodyands, qaj) du Seimonau, Brigg ana diupi)ja, yah athahid |)0 natya izwara du fiskon.

5 Da cwpe)) Simon him andswariende, Eala bcbeodend, ealle niht swincende we naht ne gcfengon, s6})licc on dinum worde ic min nett ut-lfete.

5 Yah andhafyands Scimon qa\> du imma, Talzyand, alia naht ))airharbaidyandans waiht ui nemum, i|) afar waurda Jjeinamma wairpam natya.

6 Yah |)ata tauyandans, galukun managein fiske filu ; swe natya dishnujinodedun ize.

6 And da hi dpet dydon, hig betugon mycelc menigeo fixa ; and hyra net wjys tobrocen.

7 And hig bicnodon hyra geferan, de on odrum scipe wseron, diet hi comon, and him fylston.

Da comon hig, and gefyldon butu da scipu, swa duet hi neh wseron besencte.

Yah bandmdedun gamanam, Jjoei wesun in anjjaramma skipa, ei atiddyedcina, hilpan ize.

Yah qemun, yah gafullibedun ba ]>o skipa, swe sugqun.

8 Da Petrus dset geseah, he fcoll to d?es Hselendes cneowum, and cwa3}», Drihten, gcwit fram me, fordam ic eom synfull mann.

Gaumyands |)an Seimon Paiti-us, diaus du kniwam lesuis, qi})ands, Bidya Jjuk usgagg fairra mis, unte manna frawaurhts im, Frauya.

9 And he Avundrode, and calle da de mid him wscron, on dam were dara fixa de hi gefengon.

Sildaleik auk dishabaida ina, yah allans ))ans mi[) imma, in gafahis ^ize fiskc l^anzei ganutun.

_ I o Samaleikoh |)an yah ifakobau yah lohannen, sununs Zaibaidaiaus, |)aiei wesun gadailans Seimona.

Yah qa)) du Scimona lesus, Ni ogs ))us ; fram himnia nu manne siud nutans.

Gelicc Licobum and lohannem, Zcbedeis suna, da wferon Simones geferan.

Da cwjip}) se Haelend to Simone, Ne ondraed dii de ; heononforj) dii byst men gefonde.

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44 And he preached in the synagoges 44 And he was prechinge in the synagogis of Galilee. off Galile.

Chap. V. i Sotheli it was don, whanne cumpanyes of peple felden in''' to Jhesu, Chap. Y. i Hit cam to passe, as the people preased apon hym, to heare the worde off God, that he stode by the lake that thei schulden heere the woi'd of God, and he stood bisydis the stondinge of Genazareth, Avatir of Genasereth, 2 And sawe two shippes stonde by the 2 And sy3 twey bootis stondinge bilake syde ; for the fisshermen were gone sydis the stonding watir ; sothli the out of them, and were wasshynge their fischeris hadden gon doun, and waischide nettes. nettis.

3 Jesus entred in to one of the shippes, which perteyned to Simon, and prayed hym that he wolde cary hym a litell from the londe ; and he sate doune and 3 Sothli he sti3ynge in to a boot, that was Symoundis, preiede him to lede a5en a litil fi'o the lond ; and he sittinge tau3te the cumpanyes fro the boot. taught the peple out of the shippe.

4 When he had leeft speakynge, he 4 Sothli as he ceesside to speke, he sayde vnto Simon, Cary vs in to the seide to Symound, Lede thou in to hi5, and slake 3e 3oure nettis in to the depe, and lett slippe thy nett to make a draught. takinge.

5 And Simon answerid and sayde to hym, Master, we have labored all nyght and have taken nothynge, yet nowe at 5 And Symount answeringe seide to him, Comaundour, we trauelinge by al the ny3t token no thing, but in thi word thy worde I wil loose foi'the the net.

I schal leye out the nett.

6 And when they had so done, they 6 And whanne thei hadden don this inclosed a greate multitude of fisshes; and the net brake. thing, thei closiden to gidere a plenteuous multitude of fysches ; forsoth her nett was broken.

7 And they made signes to their fel7 And thei bekenyden to felowis, that weren in an othir boot, that thei schulden owes, which were in the other shippe, come, and helpe hem.

And thei camen, and filliden botlie litle bootis, so that that they shulde come, and helpe them.

And they cam, and they filled bothe the shippes, that they soncke agayne. thei weren al moost drenchid.

8 When Simon Peter sawe that, he fell doune at Jesus knees, sayinge, Lorde, 8 Which thing whanne Symound Petre sy3, he felde doun to the knees of Jhesu, goo from me, for I am a sinfuU man. seyinge. Lord, go fro me, for I am a man synnere.

9 For he was vtterly astonyed, and all

Sothli greet wondir hadde bigon that were with hym, att the draught off aboute him, and alle that weren with fisshe which they toke. him, in the takinge of fisches whiche thei tooken.

10 And so was also James and Jhon,

Sothli in lyk manere James and the sonnes of Zebedei, which were parteJohn, the sones of Zebede, whiche weren takers with Simon.

And Jesus sayd felowis of Symount Petre.

And Jhesu vnto Simon, Feare not ; from hence seith to Symound, ISTyle thou drede now fro this tyme thou schalt be takynge men. forthe thou shalt catche men.

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And hig tugon hyra scypu to laude, and forleton hig, and folgodon dam Hselcnde.

Yah gatiuhandans \io skipa ana air)?a, afleij)an(lans allata, laistidedun afar imma.

Da he w?es on anre ceastre, da w£es dar an hreofla ; and da he gcseah done Hselend, da astrehte he hine, and 12 Yah warj), mi|>))anei was is in ainai baiirge, yah sai ! manna fulls |)rutsfillis ; yah gasaiwhands lesu, driusands ana bred, and dus cwre)), Drihten, gyf du andwairj)i, bad ina, qi}jands, Fi-auya, yabai wileis, magt mik gahrainyan. wylt, dii miht me geclseusian.

13 And he set-hran hine, his handa

Yah ufi-akyands handu, attaltok a})enede, and cwpe)), Ic wylle, si du gcchtnsod.

And soua se hreofla him fram irama, qijjands, Wilyau, wair)> brains.

Yah suns j)ata jjrutsfill aflaijj af imma. ferde.

14 And he behead him, dajt he hit nanum men ne ssede ; Ac ga, and retyw de dam sacerdc, and lu'ing for dinre 14 Yah 'is faurbaud imma, ei mann ni qej)!

; Ak gagg, yah ataugei }'uk silban gudyin, yah atbair imma fram })izai gaclgtnsunge, swa Moyses behead, him on liraineinai })einai, j^atei anabaud Moses, du weltwodi})ai im. gewitnesse.

Witodlice dses de ma seo spreec be him ferde ; and mycele menegeo comon, 15 Usmernoda ))an ]>nta waurd mais bi ina ; yah ganinnun hiuhmaus managai, hausyon, yah

Icikinon fram imma sauhte seinaizo. dtet hi gehyrdon, and wurdon gchBelede fram hyra untrumnessum.

16 He da ferde on westcn, and hine

I|) is was aflei))ands ana au])idos, yah bidyands. gebsed.t

Da wses anum dsege geworden, dset he sset and hig Iserde ; and da wseron da Farisei sittende, and dasre se lilreow17 Yah war)) "in ainamma dage, yah is was laisyands ; yah wesun sitandans Farcisaieis, yah witodalaisai-yos, ])aiei wesun gaqumanai us allamma haimo as, da comon of alcum castellum GalGaleilaias, yah ludaias, yah lairusaulwmon ; yah mahts Frauyins was du hailyan ins. lile?c, and ludete, and Hierusalcm ; and Drihtnes misgen wajs hig to gehselcnne.

18 And dii bseron men on anum bedde anne man se wres lama, 18 Yah sai! mans bairandans ana ligra mannan saei was usli})a, yah sokidedun whaiwa ina innatbcreina, yah galagidideina in andwairj)ya is.

19 And hig ne mihton hine in bringan and alecgan beforan him, for drerc men-

Yah ni bigitandans whaiwa innatbcreina ina, in managcins, usstcigandans ana hrot, and skalyos gasatidedun ina mijj jjamma badya in midyaim, faura lesua. igeo de mid dam H;vlende wajs, da astigon hig uppan djene hrof, and |)urh da watclas hine mid dam bedde asendon, beforan done Hsclcnd.

20 Da he gcseah hyra gclcafan, he 20 Yah gasaiwhands galaubein izc, qa)) du jjamma usli})in. Manna, afleitanda pus frawaurhteis Jjcinos. cwa3|>, La mann, dc synd dine synna forgyfene.

Da agunnon ))cncan da boccras and

Yah dugunnun jjagkyan J^ai bokaryos yah Fareisaicis, qi {randans, Whas Farisei, and cwaedon, Hwret is des, de her sprycj) woffunga 1 hwa maig synna ist sa, saei rodeif) naiteinins ? whas mag furgyfan, buton God anal aflctan frawaurlitins, alya ains Guj) ] 22 Ufkuimands ))an lesus mitx>nius ize, 22 Da sc Ha:lcud gccncow hyra go-

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T I And the bootis led vp to the loud, 11 And they broughtt their shippes to londe, and forsoke all, and folowed hym. alle thingis left, thei sueden him.

12 And it was don, whanne he was in con of the citees, and lo ! a man ful of leper ; and seynge Jhesn, and fallinge doun in to his face, preiede him, sey12 And itt fortuned, that he was in a certayne cite, and beholde ! there was a man full of leprosy ; and when he had spied Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought hym, saying, Lorde, yfF thou inge, Lord, if thou wolt, thou maist make me clene. wilt, thou canst make me cleane.

13 And he strethed forth his hond, and touched hym, sayinge, I will, be thou 13 And Jhesu holdinge forth the hond, touchide him, seyinge, I wole, be thou niaad clene. And anon the lepre passide a wey fro hym. cleane.

And immediatly the lejjrosy departed from hym.

And Jhesu comaundide to him, that he schulde scie to no man ; But go thou, schewe thou thee to a prest, and ofFre thou for thi clensinge, as Moyses bad, in 14 And he warned hym, that he shulde tell no man ; But that he shulde goo, and shewe hym silfe to the preste, and offer for his clensynge, accordynge as Moses commaundement was, for a witnes vnto them. to witnessinge to hem.

Sothli the word walkide aboute the more of him ; and manye cumpanyes camen to gidre, that thei schulden heei-e, and be heelid of her syknessis.

15, But his name spreed the moare abroade ; and the people cam togedder, to heare, and to be healed of hym of infirmities.

16 And he kepte hym silfe aparte in the wildernes, and gave hym silfe to prayer.

Forsothe he wente in to desert, and preiede.

17 And it was don in oon of dayes, and he sittinge tau3te ; and there were Pharisees sittinge, and doctours of the 17 And itt happened on a certayne daye, that he taught ; and there sate the Pharises, and doctours of lawe, whiclx were come out off all the tounes of lawe, that camen of ech castel of Galilee, and of Judee, and of Jerusalem ; and Galile, Jewry, and Jerusalem ; and the power off the Lorde was to heale them. the vertu of the Lord was for to heele syke men.

And beholde ! men brougt a man

And loo ! men beringe in a bed a man that was syk in palasye, and thei lyinge in hys beed which was taken with the palsey, and they sought meanes to brynge hym in, and to laye hym before hym. sou5ten for to here in hym, and to putte bifore him.

And when they coulde not fynde by what waye they myght brynge hym in, be cause off the preace, they went vp on

And thei not fyndinge in what part thei schulde bere him yn, for the cumpenye of peple, sti3eden vp on the rof, and by the sclattis thei senten him doun with the bed in to the myddil, byfore the toppe of the housse, and lett hym doune thorowe the tylynge beed and all in the myddes, before Jesus.

Jhesu.

20 When he sawe their fayth, he sayde vnto hym, Man, thy synnes are forgeven 20 The feitli of whiche as Jhesu sy5, he seide, Man, thi synnes ben forjouuu the. to thee.

21 And the scribes and the Pharises began to thynke, saynge, What felow is

And swibis and Pharisees bigunnen for to thenke, seyinge, Who is this, tliat this, which speaketh blasphemy? who spekith blasphemyes 1 who may forjyue can forgevc synnes, butt God only 1 synnes, no but God aloone 1

When Jesus perceaved tlieir 22 Forsoth as Jhesu knew the thoujtis

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andliafyauds qa)) du im, Wha bijjagkeijj jjancas, he andswarigende cwte}) to him, Hwset })ence ge on eo^vTum heortum ? iu bairtam izwaraim 1 23 Hwoeder is edre to cwetJenne, De synd dine synna forgyfene, hwader de cwedan, A'ris, and ga?

23 ^\Tia|)ar ist azetizo qijan, Afletanda )jus frawaurhteis, Jjau qij)au, UiTeis, yah gagg?

Da3t ge witon, dast mannes sunu on eoi'])an auweald hpefj) synna to forgyfanne, and he ssede dam laman, De

A)j])an ei witeid, ))atei waldufni habaid sa sunus mans ana airjjai afletan frawaurlitins, qa|) du }>amnia uslijjin, Du ic secge, aris, nim din bed, and ga on din hus.

J)us qij^a, urreis, yali ushafyands J^ata badi |)einata, gagg in gard })einana.

25 And he s5na beforan him ants, and nam dset he on Iseg, and to his huse 25 Yah sunsaiw usstandands in andwairj)ya ize, ushafyands ana Jjammei lag, ferde, and God wuldrode. galai)) in gard seinana, mikilyands Gu]j.

26 And hig ealle wundredon, and God niEersodon ; and wseron mid ege ge26 Yah usfilmei dissat allans, yah mikilidedun

Gu}> ; yah fullai waur|)un agfyllede, and cwsedon, S6]ies we to-dseg wundru gesawon. isis, qi|iandaus, patei gasaiwham wuljjaga himma daga.

27 Da sefter dam he ut-eode, and geseah publicanum, he wses odrum uaman Leui gehaten, a3t ceap-sceamule sittende.

And he cwaj}) to him, Filig me ; 28 And he him da filigde, and ealle hys })ing forlet.

27 Yah afar })ata usiddya, yah gasawh motari, namin Laiwwi, sitaudan ana motastada.

Yah qaj) du imma, Laistei afar mis ; 28 Yah bileij^ands allaim, usstandands iddya afar imma.

29 And Leui dyde hym mycelne gebeorscype on his huse ; and dar wtes mycel menegeo maufulra, and oderra de mid him sseton.

29 Yah gawaurhta dauht mikila Laiwweis imma in garda seinamma; yah was manage! motarye mikila, yah anj^araize })aiei wesun mi]) im anakumbyandans.

30 Da murcnodon da Farisei and da 30 Yah birodidedun bokaryos ize yah Fareisaieis, du siponyam is qi[)andans, Duwhe mi]) })aim motaryam yah fra- \vaurlitaim matyid yah drigkid 1 boceras, and cwacdon to hys leorningcnihtum, Hwi ete ge and drinca]) mid manfullum and synfullum 1

Da andswarode se Hselend and 31 Yah andhafyands lesus qaj) du im, Ni })aurbun hailai leikeis, ak ])ai unhailans cwfe]) to him, Ne be])urfon laeces da de hale synd, ac da de unli0el]'e habba])

Ne com ic rihtwise clypian, ac 32 Ni qam la})on garaihtans, ak frawaurhtans in idreiga. synfulle on daed-bote.

33 Da cwsedon hig to him, Hwi foesta]) lohannes leorning-cnihtas gelondice, and halsunga do}), and eall-swa Farisea, and dine etaj; and drinca}) 1

I]) eis qe];un du imma, Duwhe siponyos lohannes fastand ufta, yah hides tauyand, samaleiko yah Fareisaiei, ij) })ai ])einai siponyos matyand yah drigkandl 34 Da cw8e]> he, Cwyst du magon dses biydgumau beam fajstan, swa lange swa 34 paruh is qa|) du im, Ni magud sununs bru])fadis, unte sa bru])fads mi]) im ist, gatauyan fastan ? se brydguma myd him ys 1

S6))lice da dagas cuma}), donne se brydguma him by}) afyrred, donne fsesta})

Aj)))an qimand dagos, yah ))an afnimada af im sa bru])fads, yah pan fastand in yainaim dagam. bifif on dam dagum.

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thoughtes, he answered and sayde vnto them, What tliynke ye in youre hertes 1 of hem, he answeringe seiile to hen, What thenken 50 yuele thingis in joure hertis 1 23 What is li5tere to seye, Synnes ben forjouun to thee, ethir to seie, Ryse vp, and walke ?

23 Whether is easyar to saye. Thy synnes are forgeven the, or to saye. Rise, and walke 1 24 That ye maye knowe, that the sonne 24 Sothli that 56 wite, for mannis sone hath power in erthe to for3yue synnes, he seith to the syke man in palasy, To thee I seie, ryse vp, take thi bed, and go in to thin hous. off man hath power to forgeve synnes on erth, he sayde vnto the sicke of the palyse, I saye to the, aryse, take vp thy beed, and goo home to thy housse.

25 And immediatly he rose vp before them all, and toke vp his beed where on he laye, and departed to his awne housse, praysynge God.

25 And anon he risinge vp bifore hem, took the bed in which he lay, and weute in to his hous, magnyfyinge God.

26 And they were all amased, and they lauded God ; and were filled with feare, 26 And greet wondir took alle men, and thei magnyfieden God ; and thei weren fulfiUid with greet drede, seyinge.

For we han seyn merueilouse thingis to day. sayinge. We have sene strauuge thynges to daye.

27 And aftir thes thingis Jhesu wente 27 And after that he went forthe, and sawe a publican, named Levi, sittynge out, and sy5 a pupplican, Leeuy by name, at the receyte off custome.

And sayde vnto hym, Folow me ; 28 And he leeft all, roose vppe and sittinge at the tolbothe.

And he seith to him, Sue thou me ; 28 And alle thingis forsaken, he risynge suede him. folowed hym.

29 And that same Levi made him a 29 And Leuy made to him a greet greate feaste at home in his awne housse

; and there was a greate company of pubfeeste in his hous ; and there was a greet cumpanye of pupplicans, and of licans, and off other, that sate at meate othere that weren with hem, sittinge at the mete. with hym.

And the scribes and Pharises grudged agaynst his disciples, sainge.

Why eate ye and drynke ye with publi30 And Farisees and the scribis of hem grucchiden, seyinge to his disciplis, Whi eten

and drynken with pupplicans and synful men? cans and synners ?

Jesus answered and sayde vnto

And Jhesu answeringe seith to hem, Thei that ben hoole han no nede to a them. They that are whole nede not of the phisicion, but they that are sicke ; 32 I cam not to call the rightewes to leche, but thei that han yuele ; 32 Sothli I cam not to clepe iust men, but synful men to penaunce. repentaunce, but the synners.

33 They sayde vnto hym, Why do the 33 And thei seiden to him, Whi disdisciples off Jhon fast often, and praye, and the disciples of the Pharises also, ciplis of John fasten oft, and maken bisechingis, also and of Pharisees, but and thyne eate and drynke % thi disciplis eten and drynken ?

34 To whome he sayde, Can ye make 34 To whiche he seith, Wher je mown make the sones of the spouse for to faste, the children of the weddynge fast, as longe as the brydegrome is present with them ? the while the spouse is with hem 1 35 The dayes will come, when the brydgrome shulbe taken awaye from them,

Sothli dayes schulen come, whanne the spouse schal be taken awey fro hem, then shall they fast in tlioose dayes. thanne thei schulen faste in tho dayes.

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36 Da sBedc he him an bigspcll ; Ne asent nan man scyp of niwum i-eafe on eald reaf ; elles dret niwe slit, and se niwa scyp ne hylp)) dam ealdan.

Qa))uh J)an yah gayukon du ini patei ainshim plat snagins muyis iii lagyid ana snagan faii-nyana ; ai}))niu yah sa niuya aftauriiid, yah };amma fairnyin ni gatimiJ j^ata af Jjamma niuyin.

37 Ne nan man ne sent niwe win on 37 Yah ainshun ni giutid wein niuyata ealde bytta ; elles dret niwe win bryc|> da bytta, and dtet win byj) agoten, and da bytta forwurda)?. in balgins fairnyans ; aij'l'au distairid |iata niuyo wcin l?ans balgins, yah silbo usgutui}), yah jjai balgeis fraqistnand.

38 Ak wein yuggata 'in balgins niuyans 38 Ac niwe win is to sendenne on niwe bytta, donne beoj) da bytta gehealdene. giutand, yah bayojjs gafastanda.

39 And ne drincj) nun man eald win, and wylle sona diet niwe^j he cwyj), Da)t ealde is betere.

39 Yah ainshun driggandane fairni, ni suns will yugg ; qi)ji]> auk, pata fairnyo batizo ist.

Chap. VI. i Yah wai*)? m sabbato Chap. VI. i Sojjlice w?es gewoi-dcn on dam ajftcran reste-daage aerest, d;i he ferdc })urh da ajceras, hys Icorningaii|)arainnia frumin, gaggan imma

)-airh atisk, yah raupidedun alisa siponyos is ; yah matidcdun, bnauandans handum. cnihtas da ear jiluccedou ; and mid hyra handum guidon, and jvton.

2 Da cwsedon sume of dam Sundorhalgan, Hwi do ge, daet eow alyfed nis on reste-dagum 1

I]> sumai Fareisale qej)un du im, Wha tauyid, })atei ni skuld ist tauyan in sabbato dagam

3 Da andswarode him se Hselend, Ne rsedde ge dajt, hwset Dauid dyde, da hine hingrede, and da de mid him wseron

Yah andhafyands wijjra 'ins lesus qa[), Ni J^ata ussuggwud, ^atei gatawida Daweid, jjan grcdags was silba, yah Jjaiei mi}) imma wesun ; 4 Whaiwa inngalai)) in gard Gujjs, yah hlaibans faurlageinais usnam, yah mat4 Hu he eode into Godes hilse, and nam da offrung-hlafas, and hig set, and dam sealde de mid him wseron ; da nseron ida, yah gaf Jjaim mi)> sis wisandam ; })anzei ni skuld ist matyan, nibai ainaim gudyam. alyfcde to etanne, buton sacerdum anum.

5 And he ssede him, Dset di-ihten is manncs sunu, eac swylce, reste-da-ges.

5 Yah qaj) du im, patei frauya ist sa sunus mans, yah, |)amma sabbato daga.

6 Yah warjj J^an in anj^ai-amma daga

S5|)lice on odrum reste-da>ge w?os geworden, dait he on gesamnunge eode, and Iserde.

And dar wass sum man, and his swydre hand wa!S for.scruncfcn. sabbato, galeijjan imma in swnagogein, yah laisyan.

Yah was yainar manna, yah handus is so taihswo was j^aursus.

7 Da gymdon da boccras and Farisei, hwseder he on reste-dajge hcelde, diet hi hyne ge\vregdon.

7 Witaidedunuh Jjan ))ai bokaryos yah Fareisaieis, yau in sabbato daga leikinodedi, ei bigeteina til du wrohyan lua.

8 Sojjlice he wiste hyra ge})ancas, and he sscde dam men dc da forscrunccnan hand hrefde, A'ris, and stand her jimid-

]j) is wissuh mitonins ize, yah qa)j du I'iimma mann Jiamma jjaursya, habandin liandu, Urreis, yah stand in midyaim. paruh is urrei sands gastoj). dan.

Da aras he and stod.

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36 He spake vnto them in a similitude ; No man puttheth a pece of an newe garment into an olde vesture ; for yf he do, then breaketh he the newe, and the pece that was taken out of the newe agreeth nott with the olde.

36 Forsoth he seide to hem also a liknesse ; For no man sendith a medling of newe cloth in to an old cloth ; ellis and he brekith the newe, and the medling of the newe acoi'dith not to the oolde.

37 And no man sendith newe wyn in

Also no man poureth newe wyne into olde vessels ; yf he do, the newe wyne breaketh the vessels, and runneth out it silfe, and the vessels perisshe. to olde wyn vesselis ; ellis the newe wyn schal breke the wyn vesselis, and the "wyn schal be sched out, and the wyn vesselis schulen perische.

38 But newe wyn is to be sent in to newe wyn vesselis, and bothe ben kept.

But newe wyne must be poured into newe vessels, and boothe are preserved.

39 And no man drynkinge old, wole anon newe ; sothli he seith, The olde is the betere.

39 Also no man that drynketh olde wyne, strayght waye can awaye with newe ; for he sayeth, The olde is piesaunter.

Chap. VI.

1 Forsothe it is don in the secunde firste saboth, whanne he passide by cornes, his disciplis pluckeden eeris

; and thei frotiuge with her hondis, eeten.

Chap. VI. i Hit happened on an aftersaboth, they went thorowe the corne felde, and his disciples plucked the eares of corne ; and ate them, and rubbed them in their hondes.

2 Sothli summe of the Pharisees selden 2 Certayne of the Pharises sayde vnto them. Why do ye that, which is not lauto hem, What don

^e this, that is not fuU to be done on the saboth dayes 1 leefful in sabotis 1 3 And Jhesu answeringe seide to hem, Neithir 5e ban rad this, that Dauith

Jesus answered them and sayde, Have ye nott redde what David did, when he hym silfe was anhungred, and dide, whanne he hungride, and thei that weren with him ; 4 Hou he entride in to the hous of God, and took looues of proposicioun, and eet, and jaf to hem that weren with him ; whiche looues it was not leefFul to they which were with hym ; 4 Howe he went into the housse oif God, and toke, and ate the loves off halowed breed, and gave also to them which were with hym ; which was nott laufidl to eate, but for the prestes only. ete, no but to preestis aloone.

5 And he sayd vnto them, The sonne 5 And he seide to hem, For'mannis of man is lorde, even of the saboth daye. sone is lord, 3e, of the saboth.

6 And it fortuned in a nother saboth

Sothli it was don and in an other also, that he entred into the sinagoge, and taught.

And there was a man, whose right honde was dryed vp. saboth, that he entride in to a synagoge, and tau3te.

And a man was there, and his rijthond was drye.

7 The scribes aid the Pharises watched hym, to se whether he wolde heale on 7 Forsothe scribis and Pharisees aspieden him, if he schulde heele him in the the saboth daye or not, that they myght saboth, that thei schulden fyude cause, wherof thei schulden accuse him. fynde an accusacion agaynst hym.

8 Butt he knewe their thoughtes, and 8 Sothli he wiste the thou5tis of hem, and he seith to the man that hadde a sayde to the man which had the wyddred honde, Ryse vp, and stonde forthe in drye bond. Rise vp, and stond in to the the myddes.

He arose and stepped myddel.

And he risinge stood. forthe.

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9 Da cwsey se Hselend to him, Ic ahsige eow, alyf|) on reste-dagum wel don, odde yfele"} sawie halo gedon, hwaider tte forspillan 1 9 Qa)> ]jan lesus du im, Fruihua I'zwis, wha skukl 1st sabbato dagam ))iu)j tauyan, jjau unjjiujj tauyan 1 saiwala ganasyan, jjau usqistyaa 1 10 And, him eallum gesceaAvodum mid 10 Yah, ussaiwliauds allaus Tus, qaj> du imma, Ufrakci |)0 Iiandu ))eiiia. paruh yrre, he ssede clam men, A'))ene ctine hand.

And he ajjeuode, and his hand wtes ge-cdniwod. is ufrakida, yah gastojj so handus is swaswe so aiijjara.

Da wurdon lug mid unwisdome

I[) eis fulhii Avaur{)un unfrodeins, yah rodideduu du sis misso, wha tawidideina jjamma lesua. gefyllede, and sprsecon betwux him, hwset hig dam Hselende dydon.

12 Yah war]) in dagara })aim, ei usiddya lesus in fairguni bidyan ; yah was naht |)ah-hwakauds in bidai GuJ)S.

S6])lice on dam dagum, he ferde on anne munt hine gebiddan ; and wtes dai" wacigende on Godes gcbcde.

Yah bi})e warjj dags, atwopida siponyans seinans, yah gav/alyands us 13 And da da d?eg wres, he clypode hj's leorning-cnihtas, and geceas twelf of him, and da he nemde apostolas ; iin twahb, Jjanzei yah apaustuluus uamnlda

; 14 Seimon, |)anci yah namnida Paitru, yah Andraian, bro))ar is, lakobu yah lohanncn.

Filippu yah Bar})ulomaiu, 14 Simonem, dfene he nemde Petrum, and his brodor, Andrcam, lacobum and lohannem, Philippum and Bartholomeum,

Maj)l?aiu yah poman, lakobu };aua Alfaius, yah Seimon, j^ana haitanan Zeloten, 15 Tliomam and Matheum, Lxcobum Alphci, and Simonem, se is genemned Zelotes,

ludan lakobaus, yah ludan Iskarioten, saei yah warj? galewyands ina.

16 ludam lacobi, and ludam Scarloth, se wiGs Isewa.

17 Yah atgaggands dalajj mi]) im, ga17 And mid him farendum, he stod on sto)) ana stada ibnamma ; yah hiuma siponye is, yah hansa mikila managcins, af allamma ludaias, yah lairusalem, yah ]>he faur marein, Twre, yah Seidone, yah anjjai-aizo baurge, j'aiei qemun hausyan imma, yah hailyan sik sauhtc seiuaizo. foldlicre stowe ; and mycel wered his leorning-cnihta, and myccl menegeo, fram ealie ludca, and fram lerusalem, and ofer mu|)an, and sse-gemsere, Tiri, and Sydonis, da comon, daet hi hyne geliyrdon, and weeron of hyra adlum gehselcde.

18 Yah ]?ai anahabaidans fram ahmam unhrainyaim, yah gahailidai waurjjun.

18 And da de wseron of unclaenum gastum gcdrchte, waCron gcliEclede.

19 Yah alia mauagei sokidedun attekan imma, unto mahts af imma usiddya, yah ganasida allans.

19 And cal seo mcnigeo suhtc hine to a3t-hnnanne, fordam de ma^gcn of him code, and he calle gohseldc.

20 Yah is, ushafyands augona scina du sipoii}'am seinaim, qa)>, Audagai, yus uulcdaus ahmhi, unte izwara ist })iudanganli jiimine.

20 Da cwi\i]> se Ilaelcnd, beseonde to his Icorning-cnihtum, Eadige synd, ge l)carfan on gaste, fordam de Godes rice is eower.

Audagai yus, gredagans nu, unte sadai waii-|n)).

Audagai yus, grctaudans

Eadige synd, ge de hingria]) nu, fordam de ge bco}) gefyllede.

Eadige synd, ge de mi wejja}), fordam ge hlilia[>. iiu, unte ufhlohyanda.

Audagai siyujj, J^an fiyand izwis

Eadige bco gc, duniie cow men

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9 Then sayde Jesus vnto them, I will axe you a question, whether is it laufuU on the saboth dayes to do goode, or to do eviin to save bfe, oder for to destroye bytl 9 Sothli Jliesu seith to henij I axe 50U, if it is leefFul to do wel in the sabot, ether yuele 1 for to make a soule saf, ether for to leese ?

10 And he behelde them all in compasse, and sayd vnto the man, Stretche forth thy honde.

He did soo, and his bonde was restored and made as whoole as the other.

10 And, alle men lookide aboute, he seide to the man, Hold forth thin bond.

And he hekl forth, and his bond was restorid to beltbe.

And they were filled full of madenes, and counselled won with another, what they myght do to Jesu.

SothU thei wcreu fulfiUd with vnwysdora, and spaken to gidere, what | thei schuklen do of Jhesn.

Forsothe it is don in tho dayes, he wente out in to an bil for to preye ; and be was al ny5t dwelHnge in the preier

Hit fortuned in thoose dayes, he went out into a mountayne for to praye ; and continued all nyght in prayer to God. of God.

13 And as sone as it was daye, he 13 And whanne tlie day was maad, he called his disciples, and of them be chose twefve, which also be called his apoclepide bis disciplis, and chees twelue of hem, whiche be clepide also apostlis steles 14 Simon, whom also be named Peter, and Andrew, bis brother, Jannes and Jbon, Philip and Bartlemeaw, 14 Symound, whom he clepide Petre, and Andrew, bis brother, James and Jon, Philip and Bartolmew, 15 Mathew and Thomas, James the Sonne of Alpheus, and Simon, called

Matheu and Thomas, James Alphei, and Symound, that is clepid Zelotis, Zelotes, 16 And Judas James sonne, and Judas 16 Judas of James, and Judas Scariot, Iscariot, which same was the traytour. that was traitour.

17 And he cam doune with them, and 17 And Jhesu comynge doun fro the stode in the playne felde ; with the company of his disciples, and a gi'cate multitude of people, out off all parties bil with hem, stood in a feeld place and the cumpenye of his disciplis, and a plenteuous multitude of pore peple, of al off Jewry, and Jerusalem, and from the Judee, and of Jerusalem, and of the se see cooste off Tire, and Sidon, which cam to heare hym, and to be healed of coostis, and of Tire, and of Sydon, whiche camen, that thei schulde beere hym, and that thei schuklen be heelid of her their diseases langwischingis

And they also that were vexed with

And tliei that weren trauelid with foule sj)retes, and they were healed. vnclene spiritis, weren heelid.

And all the people preascd to touche hym, for there went vertue out

And ech cumpeny of the peple sou5ten for to touche him, for vertu wente out of him, and beelide alle.

20 And, his y5en reysid vp in to bis off hym, and healed them all.

20 And be lefte vp bis eyes apon his disciples, and sayde.

Blessed are ye, disciplis, be seide, Blessid be ^e, pore povi-e, for youers is the kyngdom off God. men, for the kyngdom of God is joure.

2 1. Blessed are ye, that bonger, fot ye

Blessid be 56, that hungren now, for shalbe satisfied.

Blessed are ye, that wepe, for ye shall laugh.

56 schulen be fillid.

Blessid be je, that wepeu now, for 5e schulen ley5e.

22 Blessed are ye, when men hate you, X 2 22 3e schulen be blessid, whanne men

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hatiaj), and ehtaj), and onhisca)?, and tnans, yah afskaidand izwis, yah Vdawurpa|) eowerne naman swa swa yfel, weityantl, yah uswairpand namin izwaramma swe uLilamma, i'u sunaus mans. for mannes suna.

23 GeblissiaJ), and gefsegniajj on dam dagum ; nu ! eower med is mycel on heofenum ; s'[)lice pefter disum )nnguui

Faginod in yainamma daga, yah h^ikid ; imte sai ! mizdo izwara managa ill hiniinam ; hi jjamma auk tawideduu praufetum attans ize. li}'ra fit'deras dydou dam witegum.

Deah-hwa^dere wa eow wcligum, fordam de ge cowcrne frofer habbaj).

A)5))an wai i'zwis, jiaim gaheigam, unte yu habaid gajjUxiht izwara.

25 Wa eow de ge fyllede synd, fordam de ge hingria}?.

Wa eow de ml hlihaj), fordam de ge hcofia]?, and wepaj>.

Wai izwis yus sadans mi, unte gredagai wairj)i]).

Wai izwis yus hlahjandans nu, unte gaunon, yah grctan duginnid.

26 Wa eow, donnc eow calle men

Wai, })an waila i'zwis qijjand allai mans ; samaleiko allis tawidedun galiugapraufetum attans ize. bletsia)> ; a^fter disum ))iiigum hyra fajderas dydon dam .

. witegum.

27 Ac ic eow secge fordam de ge 27 Akt'i izwis qi})a f;aim hausyandam, gchyra|j, lufiaj) eoA\Te fynd, do)) dam tula de eow liatc'don ;

Blotsia)) da de eow wirgia)j, gefiiyod }ians hataiidaus Vzwis, waila tauyaid j^aim fiyandam izwis ;

}"'iuj)yai)) jjaus fraqijjandans izwis, bidyaid iram J)aim anamahtyandam izbidda}) for da do eow onhisccaJ>. wis.

29 pamma stautandin ])uk hi kinnu, galewei imma yah an])ara ; yah |)amma nimaudin af |)us wastya, yah, paida ni waryais.

29 And dam de de slihj? on din gewenge, wend cder agen ; and dam de din reaf nim)), ne forbeod him na dine tunecan.

30 Whammeh Jjan bidyandane ]>iik gif, yah af j)amma nimandin J^eiu, ni lausei.

30 Syle selcum de de bidde, and se de nim}) da |jing de dine synd, ue myncga dii hyra.

31 And swa ge wylla]) daet eow men dun, do}) him gelice.

31 Yah swaswe wileid ei tauyaina izAvis mans, yah yus tauyaid im samaleiko.

32 And hwylc ))anc is eow, gif ge 32 Aj^l^an yabai friyod j^ans friyondans lufia]) da de eow lufiaj) 1 s6))hce syni'zwis, wlia izwis hiune I'st 1 yah auk |)ai frawaurhtans jjans friyondans sik friyond. fulle lufiaj) da de hi lufiaj).

33 And gyf ge wel doj) dam de cow wel doj), hwylc J)anc is cow 1 witodlice 33 Yah yabai })iuj> tauyaid l)aiin f;iujj tauyaiidam izwis, wlia 'izwis laune ist 1 yah auk jjai frawaurhtans pata same tauyand. dajt do}) synfulle.

34 And gif ge Isena}), dam de ge eft

Yah yabai leiwhid, fram |>aimci weneid andniman, wha 'izwis launc I'st 1 Det-onfoj), Iiwylc })anc is cowl s6j)h'ce yali auk frawaurhtai frawaurhtaim leivvhand. ci andnimaina samalaud. synfulle synfuUum Iseuaj), dyet hi gelice onfou.

Swejjauh friyod })ans fiyands "iz35 Deah-liwredcrc lufiaj) cowrc fynd, and him wel doj), and hviie syllaj), nan waiiiiis, \)hi\> tauyaid, yah leiwhaid, ni wailitais uswenans, yah wairjjif) mizdo izwiira managa, yah waiij)i|) sunyus Hauliistins, unte 'is gods "ist })aim unfagrani yah unselyam. j)ing danun eft gchihtende, and eower mod byj) mycel on licofone, and ge beoj» da;s Ilehstan bcarn, fordam de he is god ofcr un})aucfullc and ofer yfcle.

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and thrust you out off their companye, and rayle on you, and abhorre youre name as an evill thynge, for the sonne schulen hate 5011, and scliulen departe 50U awey, and schulen putte schenschip on ^ou, and schulen caste out joure name as yuel, for mannis sone.

23 Joye 50 in herte in that day, and glade

with oute forth ; loo ! sothli 50ure mede is moche in heuene ; forsothe vp thes thingis the fadris of hem diden to prophetis. off mannes sake.

Eeioyse ye then, and be gladde for beholde ! youre rewarJe is greate in heven ; after this manner their fathers entreated the prophetes.

24 But wo be to you, that are ryche,

Netheles woo to 50U, riche men, that han ^oure comfort.

25 Woo to 50U that ben fulfillid, for 50 schulen hungre. Woo to 50U that laujhen now, for 5e schal morne, and wepe. for ye have ther in youre consolacion.

25 Wo be to you that are full, for ye shall honger.

Wo be to you that nowe laugh, for ye shall wayle, and wepe.

26 Wo be to you, when all men prayse you ; for so did their fathers to the falce

26 Woo, whanne alle men schulen blesse 50U ; aftir thes thingis the fadris of hem diden to .

. prophetis. prophetes.

2 7 3ut I saye vnto you which heare,.

27 But I seie to 30U that heeren, loue 5e joure enemyes, do 30 wel to hem that haten 30U love youre enemys, do goode to them whych hate you ; 28 Blesse them that coursse you, and praye for them which wrongfully trouble 28 Blesse je to men cursinge 50U, preie 36 for men falsly chalengynge 30U. you.

29 And vnto hym that smyteth the on the one cheke, offer also the other and hym that taketh awaye thy goune, 29 And to him that schal smyte thee on o cheke, 3yue also the tother ; and fro him that takith awey fro thee a cloth, forbid nott to take thy coote also.

3he, nyle thou forbede the coote.

30 Sothly 5yue to ech axinge thee, and who takith away tho thingis that ben 30 Geve to every man that axeth of the, and yf eny man take awaye thy goodes, axe them nott agayne. thyne, axe thou not a3eyn.

31 And as ye wolde that men shulde doo to you, soo do ye to them lyke 31 And as 30 wolen that men do to 50U, and do 3e*to hem in lyk manere. wyse.

32 Yf ye love them which love you, what thanke are ye worthy of? seinge 32 And if 3e louen hem that louen 30U, what grace ^ is to 30U'? for whi and synful men louen men louynge hem. that the very synners love their lovers.

33 And yf ye do for them which do 33 And if 3e don wel to hem that don wel to 30U, what grace is to 30W 1 sothly and synful men don this thing. for you, what thanke are ye worthy of 1 for the very sinners doo even the same.

34 Yff ye lende to them, off whome ye 34 And if 3e 5yuen borwynge to hem, hoope to receave, what thanke shal ye of whiche 30 hopen to take a5en, what grace is to 30U 1 for whi and synful men have 1 for the very synners lende to sinners, to receave as moch agayne. leenen to synful men, that thei taken a3eyn euene thingis.

35 Love ye youre enemys, do goode,

Netheles loue

3oure enemyes, and do

wel, and 3yue 36 borwyng, and lende, lokynge for nothynge agayne, and youre rewarde shalbe greate, and ye hopinge no thing therof, and 30ure mede shalbe the chyldren off the Hyest, for he schal be moche, and

schulen be the is kynde vnto the vnkynde and to tho sones of the Hi3este, for he is benyngne on vnkynde men and yuele men. evyll.

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36 tEornostlice beojj mild-heorte, swa cower faxler is mild-hcort.

36 Wairjjaid bleijjyandans, swaswe yali atta izwar blei})S 'ist.

Nelle ge deman, and ge ne beoJj demede.

Nelle ge genyctcrian, and ge ne beo)j genyderode ; forgyfaj), and eow

Yali ni stoyid, ci ni stoyaindau.

Ni afdom\'ai(.l, yah ni afdoinyanda fraletaid, yah fraletauda. by)) forgyfen.

Syila}), and cow by|) geseald.

God gcmet, and full, and geheapod, and oferflowcnde hig sylla)) on cowerne bearni ; (tarn sylfan gemetc de ge metaj), eow 38 Gibaid, yah gibada izwis.

Mitads goda, yah ufarfulla, yah gawigaua, yah ufargutana gibada in barm izwarana ; I'izai auk samon mitadyon, jizaiel mitid, mitada izwis. by)) gemeten.

39 Da ssede be him sum bigspell, Segst 39 Qajmh Jjan gayukon im, Ibai mag dii m?eg se blinda drene bliudan Isedan 1 hu ne fealla)) hig begen on diene pytt 1 blinds blindaua tiuhan 1 niu bai in dal gadriusand 1

Nis se Icorning-cniht ofer done lareow ; ado byj) fulfremed, gif he is swylce hys lareow.

40 Nist siponeis ufar laisari seinana ; i|> gamanmds, wharyizuh wairj)ai swe laisaris is.

A|))jan wha gaumeis gramsta Vn augin bro})rs J)cinis, ij; anza in J^einanima augin ni gaumeis 1 41 Hwi geslhst du da egle on dines brodor cagan, and ne gesihst dsene beam, on dinum eagan 1

And hu miht du secgan dinum 42 AiJ)J>au whaiwa magt qij^an du brojir jjcinamma, BroJ^ar, let, i'k uswairpa grambreder, Brodor,

Iset, doet ic ateo da egle of dinum cagan 1 and du sylf ne gesyhst dajne beam on dinum agenum cagan 1 Eala licetere, teoh ecrest done beam of d'num eagan, and donne du sta })amma in augin jjeinamma 1 silba in augin })einamma anza ni gaumyands 1 Liuta, usAvairp faurjjis ])arama anza us augin jjeinamnia, yah jjan gaumyais, uswairpan gramsta ))amma in augin brojjrs gesihst, diet du ateo da egle of dines brodor eagan.

J)einis.

43 Ni auk ist bagras gods, tauyands akran ubil, nih|)an bagms ubils, tauyands akran god 43 Nys gud treow, de yfelne wajstm de)), ne nis yfel treow, .godue wsestm doude 44 Wharyizuh raihtis bagme us swesamma akrana uskunjjs ist.

Ni auk us J)aurnuni lisanda smakkans, nilijjan us aiwhatundyai trudanda weinabasya.

44 JE'lc treow is be his wsestme oncnawen.

Ne hig of )>oi-num fic-seppla nc gaderia)), ne win-berian on gorste ne nima)).

piu))eigs manna us J)iu)iciganima huzda hairtins seinis usl)airid ]>m\>, yah ubils manna us ubilamma huzda hairtins 45 God man of godum gold-horde hys heortan god for()-bring]), and yfel man of yfelum gold-horde, yfel for))-bring)) ; s5))lice se niu)) spyc)) swa seo heorte seinis, usbairid ubil ; uzuh allis ufarfuUcin hairtins rodeid mun])S is.

))enc)).

Aj))jan wha mik haitid, Frauya, Frauya, yah ui tauyid jiatei qi^a.

46 Hwi clj'pige ge me, Drihten, Drihten, and ne doj) dset ic cow secge.

47 Whazuh sa gaggands du mis, yah hausyands waurda meina, yah tauyands 47 JE'lc dara de to mc cym)), and mine sprseca gchyrj), and da de)), ic him \>o, ataugya izwis, whamma galeiks ist. setywe, hwam he gclic is.

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^6 Be ye therfore mercifull, as youre father ys mercifull.

Therfore be 5e mercyful, as and joure faclir is mercyful.

37 Nyle 3e deme, and 56 schulen not be derayd.

Nyle 56 condempne, and 56 schulen not be condempned ; for3yue 3e, and it schal be for30uun to 30U.

^jiie 56, and it schal be 3ouun to 37 Judge nott, and ye shall nott be judged.

Condemne nott, and ye shall not be condemned ; forgeve, and ye shalbe forgeven.

Geve, and yt shalbe geven vnto you.

Goode measure, pressed doune, shaken to gedder, and runnynge over 50U.

Thei schulen 3yue in to 3oui*e bosum a good raesure, and wel fillid, and shakun to gidei'e, and ouei'flowyngc

; foi'sothe by the same mesui'e, by which shall men geve into youre besomes ; for with what measure ye mete, with the same shall men mete to you agayne.

3e schulen mete, it schal be meten to 30U.

Sothli he seide to hem and a lik39 And he put forthe a similitude vnto them, Can the blyude ledde the blynde ? do they nott both then fall into the dyche 1 nesse, Whethir a blynd man may leede the blynde 1 whethir thei falle not bothe in to the dyche 1 40 A disciple is not aboue the maistir; 40 The disciple is not above his master ; every man shalbe perfecte, even as hys master ys. sothli ech schal be perfyt, if he is as his maistir.

41 Why seist thou a moote in thy brothers eye, and considerest not the beame, that is in thyne awne eye 1

Other howe cannest thou saye to thy brother, Brother, lett me pull out the moote that is in thyne eye 1 when thou perceavest nott the beame that is in thyne awne eye 1 Ypocrite, cast out the beame out off thyne awne eye first, and then shalt thou se perfectly, to pull out 41 Sothli what seest thou in thi brothei-is y3e a festu,'*' but thou biholdist not a beem, which is in thi owne y3e 1 42 Othir hou maist thou seye to thi brother, Brother, sufFre, I schal caste out a festu of thin y3e'? thou biholdist not a beem in thin owne y5e 1 Ypocrite, first tak out the beem of thyn y5e, and thanne thou schalt biholde, that thou lede out a festu of thi brotheris y3e. the moote out of thy brothers eye.

43 Forsothe it is not a good tree, that makith yuele frutis, nother an yuele

Hit is nott a goode tree, that bryngeth forthe evyll frute, nether is that an evyll tree, whych bryngeth forthe goode frute tree, that makith goode fruytis 44 Sothli euery tree is knowun of his 44 For every tree ys knowen by his fruyt.

Sothli neither men gederyn fygis frute.

Nether off thornes gader men of thornes, neither men gederyn a grape fygges, nor of busshes gadrer they grapes. of a boysch of breris.

45 A goode man off the goode treasure 45 A good man of the goode tresour off hys hert bryngeth forthe that which of his herte bryngeth forth good thing, ys goode, and the evyll man of the evyll and an yuel man of yuel tresour, bryngtreasure off hys hert, bryngeth forthe ith forth yuel thing ; sothli of the plente that whych ys evyll ; for off the aboundof the herte the mouth spekith. aunce off the hert the mought speaketh.

46 Why call ye me.

Master, Master, and do not as I bid you.

46 Forsothe. what clepen 30 me, Lord, Lord, and don not tho thingis that I seye.

Wliosoever comraeth to me, and 47 Ech that cometh to me, and heerith my wordis, and doth hem, I schal schewe heareth my sayinges, and doeth the same, I wyll shewe you, to whome he to 30U, to whom he is lyk. ys lyke.

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48 He ys gelic timbriendum men his 48 Galeiks 'ist mann timryancliu razn, saei grob yah gadiupida, yah gasatida gruuduwaddyau aua staina.

At garimyon })aii wauv])anai, bistagq awha bi yaiuamnia razna, yah ui mahta gawagyau i'ta, gasulid auk was ana |)amina hus, se dealf deope, and hys grund-weall ofer dsene stan asette.

S6))lice gewordenum flode, hit fleow into dam huse, and hit ne mihte dtet hus astirian, hit wses ofer daene stan getrymed. staina.

Se de gehyr}), and ne de)>, he is

I]) sa hausyands, yah ni tauyands, gclic dam timbriendan men his hus ofer da eorlmn butan grund-wealle ; and d;«t galeiks ist mann timvyandin razn ana airj>ai inuh grunduwaddyu ; |)atei bistagq flud iu-fieow, and hrtedlice hyt afeoll and wear]) mycel hryre dtes hiises. flodus, yah suns gadraus ; yah \var]> so uswalteins {^is raznis mikila.

Chap.

VII. i S6])lice da he ealle Chap. VII. i Bi];e }>an usfullida alia his word gefylde on dses folces hlyste, he eode into Cafai'naum.

J>o waurda seina in hliumans managcins, galaij) iu Kafarnaum.

Da wfes sumes hundred-mannes 2 Hundafade ))an sumis skalks siukands, swultawaii-J)}'a, saei was imma })COwa untrum, se wtes sweltcndlic, se wa3s him dyre. swers.

3 And da he gchyrde be dam Hselende, he sonde to him ludea ealdras, and baed, 3 Gahausyands ))an bi lesu, insandida du imraa sinistans ludaie, bidyands ina, dset he come, and hys ])eow gehsekle. ei qimi, yah ganasidcdi }>ana skalk is.

4 Da hi to dam Hselende comon, In bsedon hyne geornlice, and dus cwsedon,

i]> eis qimandans at lesua, bedun ina usdaudo, qi[)andans, patei wairjjs He is wyrde, dset du him tilige ; ist, j)ammei fragibis ])ata 5 Unte friyo)) ])iuda unsara, yah swnagogein is gatimrida unsis.

5 Witodlice he lufaj) ure {leode, and he us ure samnunge getimbrode.

6 Da ferde se Hselend mid him.

And da he w?es unfeor dam huse, se hundredman sende hys frynd to him, and cwa>)>, Drihten, nelle dii beou gedreht, ne eom 6lj) lesus iddyuh mij) im.

Yah yu))an ni fairra Avisandln imma j^amma garda, insandida du imma sa hundafads friyonds, qijjands du imma, Frauya, ni draibei j)uk, unte ni im wairj^s, ei uf hrot mein inngaggais ; ic wyrde, dset du ga under inine jjecene

7 Fordam ic ne tealde me sylfne, daet

Du))ei ni mik silban wair])ana rahic to de come ; ac ewe)) din word, and min cniht byj) gehaelcd. nida, at )jus qiman ; ak qij) waurda, yah gahailuid sa |jiumagus meins.

8 Ic com an man under anwealde ge8 Yah J)an auk ik manna im uf waldufnya gasatids, habands uf mis silbin gadrauhtins; yah qijja du Jjamma, Gagg, yah gaggid, yah an})aramma, Qim her, yah fjimid, yah du skalka mcinamma, Tawci Jjata, yah tauyid. sett, cempan under me ha>ljl)cnde ; and ic secge dissum, Ga, and he gae|), and ic secge dissum, Cum, donne cym|) he, and ic secge minura j^eowc. Do dis, and he dcj).

})a, wundrode se Haclcnd, dam gehyrcdum ; and cwfu|), to dasre menigeo bewcnd, S6|)licc ic secge cow, ne fundc'

Galiausyands ]>an }/ata lesus, sildiileikida ina ; yah wandyands sik du })izai afarlaistyandcin sis managcin, (ja|',

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48 He is lyk to a man bildinge an 48 He is lyke a man whicli bilt an housse, which digged dcpe, and layde the foundacion on a rocke.

When the waters arose, the fludde bett apon that housse, and coulde nott move hyt, for it was grounded apon a rocke. lious, that diggide deepe, and puttide the foundement on a stoon.

Sotlili greet flowing maad, flood was hurtlid to that hoiis, and it my5te not moue it, for it was foundid on a sad stoon.

Sothli he that heerith, and doth 49 But he that heareth, and doth not, not, is lyk to a man biklinge his hous on erthe with oute foundement ; in to which the flood was hurlid, and a non it is lyke a man that with out foundacion bylt an housse apon the erth ; agaynst which the fludde bet, and it fell by and by ; and the fall of that housse was greate. fekle doun ; and the fallinge doun of that hous is maad sreet.

Chap. VII. i When he had ended Chap. VII. i Forsothe whanne he hadde fulfillid alle his wordis in to the all his sayinges in the audience of the people, he entred into Capernaum. eeris of the peple, he entride in to Capharnaura.

2 And the servaunt off" a certayne centurion was sicke, and redy to dye, whom he made moche of.

2 Sothli a seruaunt of sum man centurio''' hauynge yuel, was to deyinge, which was precious to him.

3 And whanne he hadde herd of Jhesu, he sente to him the eldere men of Jewis, preiynge him, that he come, and heele 3 And when he herde of Jesu, he sent vnto hym the seniours of the lewes, besechynge him, that he wolde come, and save his servaunt. his seruaunt.

4 And they cam to Jesu.4, and besought him instantly, sayinge. He is worthy, that thou shuldest do this for hym ; 4 And, whanne thei camen to Jhesu, thei preieden bisyli, seyinge to him, For he is worthi, that thou 5yue to him this thing 5 For he loueth oure folk, and he 5 For he loveth oure nacion, and hath bildide to vs a synagoge. bilt vs a sinagoge.

6 Sothly Jhesu wente with hem.

And whanne now he was not fer fi'o the hous, 6 And Jesus went with them.

And when he was nott farre from the housse, the centurion sent to hym hys frendes, sayinge vnto hym, Lorde, trouble not thy silfe, for I am nott worthy, that thou shuldest enter into my housse ;

Wherfore I thought nott my silfe worthy, to come vnto the ; but saye the worde, and my servaunt shalbe whoolc. centurio sente to him frendis, seyinge, Lord, nyle thou be trauelid, for I am not worthi, that thou entre vndir my roof; 7 For which thing and I demyde not my silf worthi, that I schulde come to thee ; but seye thou by word, and my child schal be heelid.

8 For I lyke wyse am a man vnder power, and have vnder me soudiers and I saye vnto won, Goo, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servaunt. Do this, and he doeth it.

8 For whi and I am a man ordeyned vndir power, hauynge kny5tis vndir me ; and I seie to this, Go thou, and he goth, and to anothir, Come thou, and he Cometh, and to my seruaunt, Do thou this thing, and he doth.

9 When Jesus herde this, he merveyled 9 The which thing herd, Jhesu wonat him ; and tui-ned hym about, and sayd to the people that folowed hym, I dride ; and he turnyd, seide to the cumpanyes suynge him, Treuli I seye to 30U,

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Amen qifia i'zwis, ni "in Israela swalauda ic on Israliel swa mycelne geleafan. galaubein bigat.

10 And da da ham comon, de asende 10 Yah gawandyandans sik, |)ai i'liwseron, big gemetton halne done, de eer untrum wees.''' sandidans, du garda, bigetun Jjana siukan skalk hailana.

Da wses syddan geworden he ferde on da ceastre, de is genemned Nairn, and mid him ferdon hys leorning-cniht-

Yah war)) 'in j^amnia afar daga iddya in baurg, nanmida JS'aen, yah mididdyedun imnia siponyos is ganohai yah mauageins filu. as ; and mycel menego.

Da he genealsebte dsere ceastre

Bi|3eh j)an newha was daura j^izos gate, da wfes dar an dead man geboren, anre wudewan sunu, de n'nne oderne baurgs, j;aruh sai ! vitbaurans was nans sunus ainaha aijjein seinai ; yah si silbo widowo ; yah nianagei J)izos baurgs ganoha mijj izai. ntefde ; and seo wudewe wa?s dar ; and mycel menegu dsere burh-ware mid hyre.

13 Da se Hselend hig gescah, da wses he mid mild-hcortnesse ofer hig ge-

Yah gasaiwhands \^o Frauya lesus, infeiuoda du izai, yah qaj> du izai, Ni fylled, and cwae}) to hyi-e, Ne wep du na. gret.

14 Da genealsebte he, and da ^yste 14 Yah duatgaggands, attaitok whilftryom ; if) J^ai baivandans gastojiun.

Yah qa|j, Yuggalaud, du )^us qij)a, urreis. ret-hran ; da a?t-st6don da de hyne bsei'on.

Da cw£e|) se Hselend, Eala geonga, de ic secge, aris.

15 Da aras se de dead waes, and ongan sprecan ; da agef he bine hys meder.

15 Yah ussat sa naus, yah dugann rodyan ; yah atgaf ina aij^ein is.

16 Da ofer-eodc cge hig ealle, and hig God msersodon, and cwsedon, Dait msere witega on us aras, and, Daet God hys

Dissat Jjan allans agis, yah mikilidedun Gu]j, qi[)andans, patei praufetus mikils urrais in unsis, yah, patei gaweisoda GuJ) manageins seinaizos. folc geneosode.

17 Da ferde deos spsec be him on 17 Yah usiddya J^ata waurd and alia ludaia bi ina, yah and allans bisitands. ealle ludea, and embe call diet rice.

18 Da cyddon Iohannes leorning-cniht18 Yah gataihun lohannen siponyos as him be eallum dysum |)ingum. is bi alia ]>o.

19 Da clypode Iohannes twegen of his leorning-cnihtum, and sende to dam Hselende, and dus CAVse}', Eart du de

Yah athaitands twans siponye seinaize iohannes, insandida ins du lesua, qi))ands, pu is sa qimanda, })au anjjaranu wenyaima 1 to cumenne eart, hwa?der dc wc odres sculon onbydan t 20 Qimandans Jjan at imma J)ai wairos,

Dii hig to him comon, dus hig cwsedon, Iohannes se Fulluhtere us sende to de, and dus cwajj), Eart du de to cumenne eart, de we sculon odres onbidan ? qej)un, Iohannes sa Daupyands insandida ugkis du ]jus, qijjands, pu is sa qimanda, ]>au anjjaranu wenyaima ?

Inuh jjan ]?izai wheilai gahailida managans af sauhtim, yah slahim, yah ahmane ubilaize ; yah blindaim managaim fragaf siun.

22 Yah andhafyands lesus qa)> du im, Gaggandans gateihats lohannen J)atei gasewhuts yah gahausideduts ; jjatei

S6))lice on daere tide he gehselde manega of adlum, ge of witum, and of yfclum gastum ; and manegum blindum he gesih|)e forgeaf.

22 Da CAVtB|> se Hselend, Farajj and cyda)) lohanne dg. |nng de ge gesawon and gehyrdon j da3t blinde geseo)>, and

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saye vnto you, I have not founde soo greate fayth, noo nott in Israhel certaynly. nethir iu Israel I foud so moclie feith.

10 And tliei that weren sent, turnyd a3en bom, fouuden the seruaunt hool, which was syk.

10 And they that wer sent, turned backe home agayne, and founde the servaunt that was sicke, whoole.

11 And it was don aftirward Jhesu wente in to a cite, that is clepid Naym, and his disciplis ; and ful greet cumpanye of peple wente with him.

11 And it fortuned after that he went into a cite, called IsTaym, and hys disciples went with him ; and a greate nomber off people.

12 When he cam nye to the gate off the cite, beholde ! there was a deed man 12 Sothly whanne he cam ny3 to the 5ate of the citee, loo ! an oonlypi sone of his modir was born out deed ; and caried out which was the only sonne of this was a widowe ; and moche cumpany of the citee was with hir. his mother ; and she Avas a widowe ; and moche people off the cite was with her.

13 Whom whanne the Lord Jhesu badde seyn, he meuyd by mercy on hir, seide to hir, Nyle thou wepe.

13 And the Lorde sawe her, and had compassion on her, and sayde vnto her, Wepe not.

14 And he nei5ede, and touchide the bere ; and thei that baren stooden.

And he seith, 3ong man, I seie to thee, ryse vp.

14 And went, and touched the coffyn ; and they that bare hym stode still. And he sayde, Yonge man, I saye vnto the, aryse.

15 And he that was deed sat vp, and bigan to speke ; and he jaf him to his modir.

15 And the deed sate vp, and began to speake j and he delivered hym to his mother.

16 And there cam a feare on them all, and they glorified God, sayinge, A greate prophet ys rysen amonge vs, and, God hath visited hys people.

Sothli drede took alle men, and thei magnyfieden God, seyinge, For a greet prophete hath risun among vs, and. For God hath visitid his peple.

17 And thys rumor off hym went forthe throughout all Jewry, and thorowout all

And this word wente out of him in to al Judee, and in to al the cuntre aboute, the regions whych lye rounde about.

18 And vnto Jhon shewed hys disciples 18 And disciplis of John tolden him of off all these thynges. alle thes thihgis.

19 And Jhon called vnto hym two off 19 And John clepide to gidere tweyne hys disciples, and sent them to Jesus, of his disciplis, and sente to Jhesu, seysayinge, Arte thou he that shall come, inge, Art thou that art to comynge, other we abiden another ? or shall we loke for another 1 20 When the men wer come vnto hym,

Sothli whanne the men hadden come to him, thei seiden, John Baptist they sayde, Jhon Baptiste sent vs vnto the, sayinge. Arte thou he that shall sente vs to thee, seyinge. Art thou that come, or shall we wayte for another ? art to comynge, other we abiden another %

Att that same tyme he cured many

Forsothe in that our he heelide many men of her sykenessis, and woundis, and yuele spiritis ; and he 5af si3t to manye blynde men. off their infirmittes, and plages, and oiF evyll spretes ; and vnto many thatt were blynde he gave sightt.

22 And he answered and sayd vnto

And Jhesu answeringe seide to hem, 3e goynge telle a5en to John tho them. Goo youre wayes and shewe Jhon what thingos ye have hei'de and sene thingis that je han herd and scyn ; for

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healte ga}', hreoflan synd gchscledc, deafe blindai ussaiwhand, haltai gaggand, gehyra]), deade arisaj), J^earfan bodia)\

Jjrutsfillai gahrainyanda, baudai gahausyand, naweis urreisand, unledai wailameryanda.

23 And eadig ys, swa hwylc swu ne 23 Yah audags i'st, sawhazuh saei ni gamarzyada in mis. by)) on me ge-untreowsod.

24 And da da loliannes serend-i-acan 24 At galeijjandam |jan })aim airum ferdon, da cwfe); se Hseloud to dam folcc be lohanne, Hwi^ ferde ge on wcstene geseon 1 dxt hreod de byj) mid winde astyred 1 loliannes, dugann rodyan du manageiu bi lohannen, Wha usiddyedu]? in au))ida saiwhan 1 I'aus fram winda Avagid ] 25 Ac hwi ferde ge to sconne ? done man mid linescum rcafum gescrydne 1 da de synd on deorwur})um reafe and on estum, ['"'synd on cyninga husum].

Akei wha usiddyedu]) saiwhan 1 mannan in hnasqyaim wastyom gawasidana 1 Sai !

J>ai in wastyom wul]>agaim yah fodeinai wisandans, in J)iudangardyom sind.

Akei wha usiddyedu}) saiwhan ? praufetu 1 Yai qij)a izwis, yah mais praufetu.

26 Ac hwi ferde ge dtene witegan geseon 1 Witodh'ce ic eow secge, he is miira donne witega.

27 Des is, be dam de awritcn is, Nu !

Sa ist, bi })anei gamelid ist, Sai ! ik insandya aggilu meinana faura andic asende minne engel beforan dine ansyne, se gegearwa}) diune weg beforan wairjjya jjcinammaj saei gamanweid wig J)cinana faura ])us.

Qijja allis izwis, maiza in baurim qinono praufetus, lohanne Jjamma Daupyandin, aiushun nist

; ij? sa minniza inima in jjiudangardyai Guj)S, maiza imma ist. de.

28 So))lice ic eow secge, Nis betwux wifa bearnum, nan mserra witega, donne lohannes se FuUuhtere ; se de is laessa on Godcs rice, se is his mara.

29 And eall folc dis gehyrende, Sundor-halgan God heredon, and gefullede on lohannes fuUuhte ;

SoJ)licc da Sundor-halgan and da

Yah alia manage! gahausyandei, yah motaryos, garaihtana domidedun Gu]>, ufdaupidai daupeinai lohannis ;

ip Fareisaieis yah witodafastyos, runa Gu])S fraqejjun and sik, ni daupse-gleawan, forhogodon daes Haelendes gcl'eaht on him sylfum, na fram dam Haelende gefullode. idai fram imma.

Hwam telle ic gelice

Whe nu galeiko ])ans mans j)is kunyis, yah whe siyaina galeikai ? disse cncorisse men, and hwam synd hi gelice ?

32 Galeikai sind barnam jiaim in garunsai sitandam, yali wo])yandam seina misso, yah qi})andam, Swiglodedum izwis, yah ni plinsidedu]) ; gaunodcdum izwiSjt yah ni gaigrotu]).

Hi synd gelice cildum on strsete sittendum, and spccendum betwux him, and cwedendum, We sungon eow be hearpan, and ge ne saltedon ; we heofdon, and ge ne weopon.

S6])lice lohannes com se FuUuhtere, 33 Urrann raihtis lohannes sa Daupyands, nih hlaif matyands, nih wcin drigkands, yah qi})i)>, Unhuljjon habaij).

34 Urrann sunus mans matyands yah drigkands, yah qij)i|), Sai ! manna afetya, yah weindrugkya, friyonds motarye yah frawaurhtaize. hlaf ne ctcnde, nc win drinccnde, and ge cwedaj), Dcofol-seocnyssc he hajff).

34 Mannes sunu com ctcnde and drinccnde, and ge cwcdaj), Dcs man is swclgend, and win drinccnde, manfulra and synfulra freond.

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blynde men seen, crokide men gon, meselis ben maad clene, deef men heeren, deede men rysen a5en, pore men ben takun to prechinge of the gospel. howe that the blynde se, the halt goo, the lepers are clensed, the deafe heare, the deed aryse, to the pover is the gospell preached.

* 23 And he that schal not be sclaundrid 23 And happi is he, that falleth not by the reason of me.

24 When the messengers of Jhon wer departed, he began to speake vnto the people of Jhon, What went ye out for to se in to the desert 1 went ye to se a rede shaken with the wynde 1 in me, is blessid.

24 And whanne the messangers of John hadden gon away, he bigan to seye of Jolm to the cumpanyes, What wenten ^e out in to desert for to se ? a reed wawid with the wynd 1 25 But what wente 56 out for to se 1 a man clothid with softe clothis ?

Lo 25 But what went ye out for to se 1 a man clothed in saufte raymenf? Beholde ! they which are gorgeously apparelled and lyve delicatly, are in kynges courtes. thei that ben in a precious cloth and in delices, ben in housis of kyngis.

26 But what thing wente 56 out for to 26 Butt what went ye forth to se? a prophet 1 Ye I saye to you, and moare then a prophet. se ? a prophete 1 Sothli I seie to 50U, and more than a prophete.

This it is, of whom it is writen, Lo !

I sende myn aungel byfore thi face, 27 This is he, of whom hit is wrytten, Beholde !

I sende my messenger before thy face, to prepare thy waye before the which schal make thi weye redy bifore thee.

Sothly I seye to 50U, among the childeren of wymmen, no man is more than John Baptist, prophete ; sothli he the.

28 I saye vnto you, a greater prophett then Jhon, amonge wemens children, is there none ; neverthelesse won that is that is lesse in the kyngdom of heuenes, lesse in the kyngdom of God, is greater then he. is more than he.

29 And all the people that herde, and 29 And al the peple heeringe, and pupthe publicans iustified God, which wer plicans, baptisid with baptym of John, iustifieden God baptised in the baptim of Jhon ; 30 But the Pharyses and scribes de30 Forsoth Pharisees and wyse men of spised the counsell off God agaynst them the lawe, not baptisid of him, dispiseden the conseil of God in hem silf. selves, and wer not baptised of hym.

31 And the Lorde sayd, Where vnto

Sothli the Lord seyde, Therfore to whom schal I seye men of this generashall I lyken the men of this geueraciou, and whatt thynge are they lyke ? ciouu lyk, and to whom ben thei lyk 1 32 They are lyke vnto chyldren sittynge in the market place, and cryiuge one to another, and sayinge, We have pyped vnto you, and ye have nott daunsed ; we have mourned to you, and 32 Thei ben lyk to children sittinge in chepinge, and spekynge to gidere, and seyinge. We han songun to 50U with pipis, and, 56 han not daunsid ; we han maad lamentacioun, and

han not wept ye have not wept.

33 For Jhon Baptist cam vnto you, 33 Forsoth John Baptist cam, nethir nether eatynge breed, ner drynkynge etinge breed, nether drynkynge wyn, and 3e seyn. He hath a fend. wyne, and ye saye. He hath the devyll.

The Sonne off man is come and 34 Mannis sone cam etinge and dryukinge, and ^e seyn, Lo

! a man deuourere,'^ and drynkinge wyn, frend of pupplicans and of synful men. eateth and drynketh, and ye saye, Beholde ! a man which is a glotton, and a drynker of wyne, the frende of publicans and sinners.

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35 And wisdom is gerihtwisod on eallum his bearnum.'''

35 Yah gasunyoda war]) bandugci frara bai'nam seinaim allaim.

36 Da bccd hine sum of dam Sundorhalgum, dset he mid him fete.

Da eode he into dses Fariseiscan huse, and ge-

Baji Jjan iaa sumsFareisaie, ei matidedi mi)) "imma.

Yali atyaggands in gard ])is Farcisaiaus, auakumbida. sait.

37 And da diet wif, do wees on diere 37 paruli sai ! qlno 'in ))izai baurg, sei was frawaurlita, yah ufkuunandei, jjatci anakumbida in razna \>is Fareisaiaus, ccastre, synful, dl hco oncneow, diet he sa3t on dties Fariseus hiise, heo brohte h)Te sealf-box ; briggandei alabalstraun balsauis 38 And stod wid-ieftan his fct, and ongan mid hyre tearum hys fet J>wean, and drigde mid hyre heafdes feaxe, and

Yah standandei faura fotum is, aftaro greitandei dugann natyan fotuns is tagram, yah skufta haubidis seinis cyste hys fet, and mid sealfe smyrede. biswarb, yah kukida fotum is, yah gasalboda jjamma balsana.

39 Da se Sundor-halga, de hyne in39 Gasaiwhands j^an sa Fareisaius, saci haihait ina, rodida sis ains, qij^ands, Sa gcLa])ode, dajt geseah, he cwa»]) on hys ge])ance, Gyf des man witega weere, w todlice he wiste, hwat and hwylc dis i]j wesi praufetus, ufkunj^edi J^au, who yah whileika so qino sei teki}) imma, Avif wsere de his set-hrin]), diet heo })atei frawauihta ist. synful is.

Da cwa^}) se Hiclend him andswariende, Symon, ic luebbe de to secgenne sum j'ing.

Dii cwa3J) he, Lareow, sege donne.

40 Yah andhafyands Icsus qaj) du Paitrau, Seimon, skal ))us wha qi|)an.

I)) is qa]>, Laisavi, qi)>.

41 Twegcn gafol-gyldan wseron sumum Isenende ; an sceolde fif huud pcn-

Twai dulgis skulans wesun dulgaliaityin sumamma; ains skukla skatte ega, and oder fiftig. fimf hunda, ij) anj^ar firaf tiguus.

Da. hig najfdon hwanon hi hyt aguldon, he hit him bam forgcaf Ilwa^d4 2 Ni habandam ))an wha))ro usgebeina, baim fragaf.

WhaJ'ar nu j)ize, qi]), mais er .

. lufode hyne swydor 1 iua friyod 1 43 Da andswarode Simon, Ic wene, se de he miire forgeaf.

Da cwie}) he, Rihte du demdest.

43 Andhafyands ))an Seimon qa|), pana gawenya, jjammei managizo fragaf paruh is qa]) du imma, Raihtaba stauides.

44 Da bcwcnde he hyne to dam wife, and ssede Simone, Gesyhst dii dis wlf?

Yah, gawandyands sik du ])izai qinon, qa]) du Seimona, Gasaiwhis ]>o qinonl Atgaggandin in gard j^einaiia, wato mis ana fotuns meinans ni gaft Ic eode into dinum hiise, ne sealdest du me wseter to minum fotum ; deos mid hyre tearum mine fet J)w6h, and mid hyre loccum drigde. i)) si tagram seinaim ganatida meinans fotuns, yali skufta seinamma biswavb.

Coss du me no scjildest ; deos, syddan ic in-eode, ne gcswiic diet heo mine fet ne cyste.

45 Ni kukides mis ; i|) si, fram J)ammci innatiddya, ni swaif bikukyan fotims meinans.

46 Alcwa haul)id meinata ni salbodes 46 Min lieafod du mid cle ne smyredest ; deos smyredo mid sciilfe mine fet. i|) si balsana gasalboda fotuns meinans.

Fordam ic secge de, hyi'c synd

In ))izei qi])a pus, afletanda fra-

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35 And wysdom is justified of alio licr 35 And wisdom is iustified of all her chyldren. soues.

36 And one off the Pharyses desired hym, that he wolde eate with hym.

And he cam in to the Pharises housse, and sate doune to meate.

36 Forsotli sum Pharise preiede Jhesu, that he schulde ete with him.

And he eutringe iu to the hous of the Pharise, sat at tlie mete.

Aud lo ! a womman synneresse, that was iu the citee, as sche knew, that Jhesu hadde sete at the mete iu the 37 And beliolde ! a woman iu that cite, which was a synner, as sone as she knewe, that Jesus sate at meate in the Pharises housse, she brought an alalious of the Phaiisee, brou3te hn alabastre box of oyuement 38 And sche stondinge byhynde bisydis blaster boxe of oyntment ; 38 And she stode at his fete behynde hym wepynge, and began to wesshe his his feet, bigan to moiste liis feet witli fete with teares, and did wijie them with the heares off her heed, and kyssed teeris, and wypide with heeris of hir heed, and kiste his feet, and anoyntide with oynemeut. his fete, and anoynted them with oyntment.

39 When the Pharise which bade hym

Sothli the Pharise seynge, that clepide him, seith with ynne him silf, seiynge, If this were a prophete, sothli he schulde wite, who and what maner womman it were that touchith him, for she is a synneresse.

40 And Jhesu answeringe seide to him, Symound, I haue sum thing for to seye to his housse, sawe that, he spake with in hym sylfe, sayinge, Yf this man wer a prophet, ^e wolde surely have knowen, who and what maner woman this is which toucheth hym, for she is a synner.

40 And Jesus answered and sayde vnto hym, Simon, I have somwhat to saye vnto the.

And he saydj Master, to thee.

And he seith, Maistir, seie thou. saye on.

41 And he answeride, Tweye dettours were to sum leenere

There was a certayne lender which had two detters ; the one ought five hondred pence, and the other fifty. j"*" oou ou5te fyue hundrid pens, and an other fyfty.

42 When they had nothinge to paye, he forgave them boothe. Which of them,

Sothli hem not hauynge wherof thei schuldeu 3elde, he jaf frely to euer eythir.

Who therfore .

. loueth him more 1 tell me, will love hym moost 1 43 Simon answei'ed and sayde, I sup43 Symound answeringe seide, I gesse, pose, that he to whom he forgave moost.

And he sayde vnto him.

Thou hast for he to whom he frely 5af more.

And be answeride to him, Thou hast demyd truely iudged. ri5tly.

44 And he turned to the woman, and 44 And he, turnyd to the womman, sayde vnto Simon, Seist thou thys woman ?

I entred into thy housse, and seide to Symound, Seest thou this womm<m 1 I entride in to thi hous, thou thou gavest me noo water to my fete ; butt she hath wesshte my fete with hast not 30uun watir to my feet ; forsotli this womman hath moistid my feet with teares, and wiped them with the heeres tceris, and hath wypt 'svith hir heeris. of her heed.

45 Thou gavest me no kysse; but she, 45 Thou hast not 3ouun to me a cosse ; sence the tyme I cam in, hath not forsotli this womman, sithen sche entride, ceased to kysse my fete. cees.side not to kisse my feet.

46 Myne heed with oyle thou didest 46 Thou hast not anoyntid myn heed with oyle ; forsothe this oyntide my feet with oynemeut. nott anoynte ; and she hath annoynted my fete with oyntment.

47 Wherefore I saye vnto the, many

For which thing I seie to thee,

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niancga sinna forgyfene, fortfam hco me swyde lufode ; lajsse kifa]), ttam tte lajsse forgyfen ys. waurhteis'izos^os managons, unte friyotla filu ; 1}) ))ammei leitil fraletada, leitil friyod.

48 Da cwaj}) he to hyre, De synd dine synna forgyfene.

Qal'uh l^an du izai, Afletanda ]>us frawaurhteis ))eiuos.

49 Da begunnon, da de dar s?eton, bctwux him cwedan, Hwaet is des de manna synna forgyf])] 49 Yah duguiuiun, ]>a\ mljianakumbyandans, qijjaii in sis silbani, Whas sa ist saei frawaurhtins afletai 1 50 Dii cwse|) he to dam wTfe, Din ge-

1}) is qa|?

])an du Jjizai qinon, Galeafa de dyde hale ; gti nu on sybbe. laubeins ))cina ganasida ]>uk ; gagg in gawaii-|»i.

Chap. VIII. i Yah war]) bi}5e afar Chap.

VIII.

Syddan waes geworden, dset he ferde ])urh da ecastre and da?t castel, Godes rice prediciende and bodieude, and big twclfe mid him ; jjata, ei yah is wratoda and baurgs yah haimos, meryands yah Availaspillonds J)iudangardya Gu))S, yah pai twalib mi]) imma ; 2 Yah qinons ])Ozei wesun galeikinodos ahmanc ubihiizc yah sauhte, yah Marya, 2 And sume wif de weeron gcha^lcde of awyrgdum gastum and untrumncssum, seo Magdalenisce Maria, of daere sei haitaua was Magdalene, us J)izaiei usiddyedun unhul])ons sibun, seofen deoflu ut-eodon, 3 And lohanna, Chuzan wif, Ilerodcs

Yah lolianna, qens Kusins, fauragagyins H erodes, yah Susanna, yah gerefan, and Susanna, and manega odrc, de him of hyra spedum ])cnedon. an])aros nianagos, ])Ozei andbahtededuu im us aiginam seinaim.

4 Gaqumanaim ])an hiumam managaim, yah ])aini ])aiei us baurgim gaiddyedun du imma, qa]) ])airh gayukon,

S6})lice dii mycel mencgco com, and of dam ceastrum to him efstun, he su'de him an bigspel, 5 Sum man his Sced seow.

Da he dajt seow, sum feoll wid done weg, and 5 Urrann saiands du saian fraiwa seinamma.

Yah mi}>|)auei saiso, sum gadraus faur wig, yah gatrudan war]), yah wear]) fortreden, and heofones fugulas fuglos himinis fretun ])ata. hit frseton.

6 And sum feoll ofer dsene stan, and 6 Yah an])ar gadraus ana staina, yah uskiyanata ga])aursnoda, in ])izei ni habaida (irammi])a. hit forscranc, fordam de hit waetan najfde.

7 And sum feoll on da ]iornas, and da 7 Yah sum gadraus in midumai ])aurniwe, yah nii])uskeinandans })ai ])aurnyus afwhapidedun J)ata.

8 Yah an])ar gadraus ana air])ai godai, yah uskeinoda, yah tawida akran taili- })ornas .

. hyt for]'rysmodon.

8 And sum feoll on gode eorjjan, and worhte hundfealdue wivstm. Da clypode he and cwa;]', Gehyre, se de earan untaihundfal}). pata ])an qi])ands ufwopida, Saei habai ausona du hausyan, gahausyai. haibbe.

9 Da ahsodon hine hys leorning-cniht9 Frehun ])an ina siponyos is qi])andans, wlia siyai so gayuko. as, hwiet d;i.'t bigspel waere.

10 Da cvfve\> he, Eow is geseald dait gc witon Godes i-iccs geryne ; and 6drum on bigspel lum, ditt hi gcsconde

J) is c{a[), Izwis atgiban ist kunnan runos J)iudinassaus Gu[)S ; i]) })aim au- ])araitu in gayukom, ei saiwhandans ui

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manye synnes beu for5ouun to lure, for synnes are forgevcn her, because she loved moche ; to whom lesse is forgeven, the same doeth lesse love. sclie hath loued myche ; sothli he to whom is lesse for5ouim, loueth lesse.

48 And he sayde vnto her. Thy synnes

Sothli Jhesu seide to hir, Synnes Len for50uun to thee. ai'e forgeven the.

49 And thei that saten to gidere at the mete, liiguune to seie with ynne hem 49 And they that sate at meate wyth hym, began to saye with in tliein selves.

Who is this whych forgeveth synnes alsol silf, Who is this that also for3yuetli synnes 1 50 And he sayde to the woman. Thy fayth hath saved the; goo in peace.

50 Forsothe he seidc to the womman, Thi feith hath maad thee saf ; go thou in pees.

Chap. VIII. i And it was don aftirward, and Jhesu made iorney by citees and castelis, prechinge and euangelysinge the rewme of God, and twelue with him ; 2 And summe wymmen that weren Chap. VIII. i And it ^-tuned after that, he hym silfe went troughout cities and tonnes, preachynge and shewinge the kyngdom of God, and the twelve with -hym 2 And also certayne wemen whych wer healed of vnclene spretes and inheelid of wickide spiritis and syknessis, Marie, that is clepid Mawdeleyn, of whom seuene deuelis wenten out, firmittes, Mary, called Magdalen, out of whom went seven devyls, 3 And Joanna, the wyfe of Chusa, Herodes stewarde, and Susanna, and many other, which ministred vnto hym 3 And Jone, the wyf of Chuse, procuratour of Eroude, and Susanne, and manye othere, wliiche mynystriden to him of her riches. of their substaunce.

4 When moch people wer gadred to 4 Forsoch whanne ful moche cumpanye cam to gidere, and fro citees hastiden to him, he seide by a liknesse, gether, and were come to him out of the cities, he spake by a similitude, 5 A sower went out to sowe his seede.

And as he sowed, some fell by the Avaye

He that sowith, 5ede out for to sowe his seed.

And the while he sowsyde, and hit was troden vnder fete, and ith, sum felde by sydis the weye, and was defoulid, and briddis of the eyr the foulcs of the ayre devoured it vp. eeten it.

6 And some fell on ston, and as soue 6 And another felde doun on a stoon, and it sprungen vp dryede, for it hadde as yt was spronge vp yt widdred awaye, because yt lacked moystnes. not moisture.

7 And some fell amonge thornes, and

And anothir felde doun among the thornes spronge vp with it and thornes, and the thornes sprungen vp choked it. to gidere strangliden it.

8 And some fell on goode grounde, and 8 And another felde doun in to good spronge vp and bare frute an hondred erthe, and it sprungun vp made an hunfoolde.

And as he sayde these thynges drid foold fruit. He seyinge thes thingis he cryed. He that hath eares to heare, driede. He that hath eeris of heeringe, lett hym heare. heeve he.

Hys disciples axed hym, sayinge, 9 Sothli his disciplis axiden him, what what maner similitude this shulde be. this parable was.

I o And he sayde, Vnto you is it geven 10 To whiche he seyde, To 50U it is 50uun to knowe the mystei'ie of the kyngdom of God ; forsothe to othere to knowe the secretes of the kyngdom of God ; butt to other in similitudes, Y

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ne geseon, and gehyrende ne ongasaiwhaiua, yah gahausyandans ui fraj)gyton. yaiua.

A})}ian l^ata 1st so gayuko. pata

S6|)Hce dis is da^t bigspelb Daet ssed ys Godes word ; 12 Da de synd wid dnsne weg, dfet synd da de gebyra]?

; syddan se deofol fraiw ist waurd Gu]js ;

l]j J)ai Avijra wig, sind J)ai hausyandaiis ; ))a})roli qiini)) diabulus, yah cym]), and set-bryt d;et Avord of byra usnimi[) Jnita waurd at" bairtin ize, ei galaubyandaus ni gauisaiua. beortan, da^t big jnirb done geleafau hiile ne geweordon.

13 Da de synd ofcr dtene stan, . da dfet word mid gcfean onfoj).

And da nabbaj) Avyrtrunian ; fordam de lii bwilum gelyfaj), and uwaciaj) ou dsere costnunge timan.

Ijj ]>&{ ana jjamma staina, ize j'an bausyaud, m\\> fabeidai andnimand ))ata waurd.

Yab pai waurtins ni baband ; J)aiei du mela galaubyaud, yah in mela lialstubuyos afstandand.

14 Dset ssed de fcoll on da J)0rnas,

1]) ))ata in J>aurnuns gadriusando, dtet synd da de gcbyra]), and of carum, and of welum, and of histum dyses Hfes synd forJ)rysmedc, and nanne waistm ne ])ai sind Jjaiei gabausyandans, yab af saurgoni, yab gabein, yah gabauryojjum Jjizos Hbainais gaggandans afwbapnand, yab ni gawrisqand. bringaj).

1|> Jjata ana ])izai godon airjjai, |)ai

Dajt feoll on da godan eorj'an, da?t synd, da de on godre and on selestre sind, l^ai ize in bairtin godamma yalx selyamma, gabausyandans })ata waurd gababaud, yah akran bairand in })ulbeortan, gehyrende dajt word bcakbi|), and wtvstm on ge])} Ide bringaj>. ainai.

16 Ne ofer-wrib)) nan man mid ffete 16 A})j)an ni manna lukarn tandyands his on-selede lcobt-fi«t, oddc under bed disbulyi)) ita kasa, ai]5})au uf ligr gasatyijj, ak ana hikarna.sta])in sat}i]), ei aset, ac ofcr candcbstajf uset, duet da in-gangendan leobt geseon. j)ai inngaggaudans saiwhaina liuhad.

Ni auk ist analaugn, })atei swikun}) ni wairjjai, nih fulgin, ^atei ni gakunnaidau, yah in swekunjjamma qimai.

S6])lice nis nan ))ing digle, dajt ne sy gcswutelod, no bebj'dd, diet ue sy cuj;, and open.

Warnia]), bii ge gehyran ; dam by)> gcseald de ba^f|), and swa bwylc swa

Saiwbi)) nu, whaiwa hausei|> ; unte saei habaijj gibada imma, yali saci ni babai]), yab J)atci Jjugkei]) baban, afniniada af imma. na'f]), dirt he wene da3t he biebbc, him by]) afyrred.

19 Atiddyedun |^an du imma aij'ei yab bro|)ryu8 is ; yab ni mabtedun and({ij'an imma faura managein.

19 His modor and his gcbrodru him to comon ; and hi ne militou bine for dicre manegu geneosian.

Yab gataiban war)) imma, J'atci 20 D;i wa-s him gecyded. Din m5dor and dine gcbrodru stan(bi]> her ute, ai[5ei jieina yah bro})ryus j^einai standand uta, gasaiwiian ))uk gairnyandona. wylla]) de geseon.

Da cwaj|) lie to him, Min m5dor and mine gelirodru synd da, de ge-

ij) is andbafyands qaj? du im, Ai})ei meina yali brojjryus meinal |jai sind, [)ai waurd GuJ)S gabausyandans, yah tauyandans. byra]), and dojj Godes word.

22 WarJ) pan in ainamma })ize dage, yab is gdaij) in skip yah siponyos is.

22 S6j)Hce iinum dtege wses geworden, da he on scyp code and bis Icorning-

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men in parablis, that tliei seynge se not, and thei heeringe vndhstonde not. that when they se they shulde nott se, and when they heare they shulde not vnderstonde.

Sotlili this is the parable.

The seed is Goddis word ; 12 Sothli thei that Jewbisydis theweye, ben thes that heeren ; aftirward the fend Cometh, and takith awey the word 11 The similitude is this.

The seede ys the Avorde of God ; 12 Thoose that are besyde the waye, are they that heare ; and afterwai-de commeth the devyll, and taketh awaye the worde out of their hertes, lest tliey shulde beleve and be saved. fro her herte, lest thei bileuynge be maad saaf.

Forwhi thei that felden doun on a stoon, ben these men whiche whenne

They on the stonnes, are they which when they heare the worde, receave yt with ioye.

And these have uoo rotes which for a whyle beleve, and in tyme of temtacion goo awaye. thei ban herd, receyuen the word with ioye.

And thes ban not roote; for at a tyme thei bilenen, and in tyme of temptacioun thei gon awey.

That which fell amonge thornes, are they which heare, and goo forth and are choked with care, and riches, and voluptrous livynge, and brynge forth noo frute.

Forsothe thes that felden doun in tbornes, ben thes that herden, and of bysinessis, and richessis, and llistis of lyf thei goynge ben stranglid, and bryngen not a5eiu fruyt.

Forsoth this that felde doun in to good erthe, ben thes men whiche, in good herte and best, heeringe the word holdun, and bryngen forth fruyt in 15 That in the good grounde, ar they which, Avith a goode and pure hert, heare the worde and kepe it, and brynge forth frute with pacience. pacience.

16 Forsoth no man li5tinge a lanterne

N"o man lyghteth a candell and coverit hyt vnder a vessell, nether putteth hit vnder the table, but setteth it on a candelsticke, that they that enter hilith it with a vessel, ethir puttith vndir a bed, but on a candilsticke, that men entringe se lijt. in maye se lyght.

17 Noo thinge is in secret, that shall nott come abroode, nether eny thinge hyd, that shall not be knowen, and come to light.

18 Take hede therfore, how ye heare ; for whosoever hath to him shalbe geven, and Avhosoever hath not, fi-om hym shalbe

17 Forsoth no thing is priuey, Avhich schal not be openyd, neither hid, whicli schal not be knowun, and come into apert.

Therfore se 50, hou je heeren ; forsothe it schal b« 50uun to him that bath, and who euere hath not, also this be gessith him silf to baue, schal be takun awey fro him. taken, even that same whiche he supposeth that he hath.

Then cam to hym hj's mother and J 9 Forsoth his modir and brltheren camen to him \ and thei my5ten not go his brethren ; and coulde nott come at hym for preace. fully to him for the cumpany of peple.

20 And they tolde hym, sayinge. Thy mother and thy brethren stonde wyth 20 And it is told to him, Thi modir and thi britheren stonden with oute out, and wolde se the. forth, willinge to se thee.

21 Which answeringe seide to hem, My moder and my britheren ben thes, whiche heeren the word of God, and 21 He answei'cd and saj^d vnto them, My mother and my brethren are these, which heare the worde of God, and do it.

22 Hit chaunsed on a certayne daye, don.

2 2 Forsoth it was don in oon of dayes, and he sti3ede in to a boot and his disthat he went into a shippe and his disY 2

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cnihtas.

Da cwa>}) he to him, Uton Yah q:i)> tlu ini, Galeijjam hindar J>ana marisaiw.

Yah galijjun. scglian ofer disne mere.

And big segIcdon da.

23 Da hig reowon, da slep he.

Da com windi yst, 23 paruh, |)an swe faridedun, anasaislep.

Yah atkldya skura windis in j^ana mai-isaiw, yah gafLdlnodedun, yah birekand hig forhtodon. yai waur})un.

24 Da genealiehton hig him to, and 24 Duatgaggandans ]jan iirraisidedun cwsedon, Hlaford, we forweorda}).

Da ina, qijjaudans, Talzyand, fraqistnam. aras he and jjreade dsene wind, and iij) is urreisands gasok winda, yah ]>amma wega Avatius ; yah anaslawaidedun, yah war)> wis. da?s w£eteres hreohnesse ; da geswac se wind, and weai'J) mycel smyltnes.

Da cw0e|) se Hselend, Hwar is eower geleafa 1 Da adredon hig and wundrcdon, and betwux him cwsedon, Weust du, hwaet is des 1 dtet he bebyt ge windum ge sae, and hig him hyr-

Qa}) j^an du im, Whar ist galaubeius izwara?

Ogandans ])an sildaleikldcdun, qij'andans du sis misso, Whas siai sa? ei yah windam faurbiudi)) yah watnam, yah ufhausyaud imrna. sumiaj).

26 Da reowon hig to Gerasenorum

Yah atfai'idedim in gawi Gadrice, dast is foran ongen Galileam. darene, Jjatei ist wi]n-awaii-}) Galeilaia.

27 Da he to landc com, him agen-arn sum man .

, se ha^fde deofol-seocnesse lange tide, and ntes mid nanum reafe 27 Usgaggandin j^an imma ana air]?a, gamotida ininia wair sums us baurg, saei habaida unhulj;ons niela lagga, yah

Avastyom ni gawasij'S was, yah in garda gescryd, and ne mihte on huse gcwunian, ac on byrgenum.

28 Da he gcscah dasne Haelcnd, he ni gawas, ak in hhiiwasnorn.

Gasaiwhands |;an lesu, yah ufhropyands draus du imma, yah stibuai astrehte hyne toforan him, and cwsej? myceh-e stefne hrymende, Hwast is me and de, la Hselend, dses hehstan Godes sunu 1 Ic halsige de, dset du ne ]>reage me. mikilai qaf), Wha mis yah J)us, lesu, sunau Gu})s hauhistius 1 Bidya J)uk, ni balwyais mis.

29 Da bead he dam unclaenan gaste, 29 Unte anabaud ahmin jjamma undiet he of dam men ferde.

S6))lice lange tide he hine gegrap, and he waes mid racenteagum gcbundcn and mid fdt-copsum gchealden, and, toborstenum bendum, he wks fram deofle on westen hrainyin, usgaggan af })amma mann.

Manag auk mel frawalw ina, yah bundans was eisarna1)andyom yah fotubandyom fastai])S was, yah, dishuiupands ))os bandyos, draibi|)S was fram Jjamma unhuljnn ana aujjidos. gelccd.

30 Frah ])&u ina lesus, qi|)ands, Wha 30 Da jihsode se Haelend hinc, Hwaet is din nama?

Da cwaj}) he, Legio, ist namo ))ein ? paruh qaj?, Haryis ; unte unhuljjons manages gali])Un in dvet is on ure gej^eodc, Eored ; fordam de mancga dcoHu on hj'ne eodon. ina.

Da btedon hig hine, dajt he him ne

Yah bad ina, ei ni anabudi im, in bude, dait hi on grund ne bescuton. afgrundijja galeijjan.

32 And dar wres mycel heord swyna on dam niunte la?sicndra, da bsedon hy,

Wasul)-)'an yainar hairda sweine maiiagaize hakUxnaize in |)amma fairdait he lyfdc him on da gau.

Da lyfde guiiya, yiih bedun ina, ei ushiubidedi im in jjo galcijjao.

Yah uslaubida im. he him.

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WYCLIFFE, 1389.

ciplls.

And he seith to hem, Passe we ouer the stondinge watii".

And thei ciples alsoo^ And he sayde vnto them, Lett vs goo over vnto the other syde of the lake.

And they lanched forthe.

23 And, as they sayled, he fell a slepe.

And there arose a storm e of wynde in the lake, and they wer fylled with water, and wer in ieopardy. sti3eden vp.

Sothli, hem rowynge, he slepte.

And a tempest of wynd cam doun in to the watir, and thei weren driuen hidur and thidur with wawis, and weren in perel.

24 And they went to hym and awoke hym, sayinge, Master, master, we are 24 Forsothe thei comynge ny5 reysiden him, seyinge, Comaundour, we perischen.

And he risynge Iblamyde the wynd, and the tempest of watir ; and it ceesside, and pesyblete was maad. loost.

He arose and rebuked the wynde, and the tempest off water ; and they ceased, and it wexed calme.

25 And he sayd vnto them, Where is youre fayth 1 They feared and wondred, sayinge one to another. Who is this ?

25 Forsoth he seyde to hem. Where is 50ure feith ?

Whiche dredinge wondriden, seyinge to gidere, Who, gessist thon, is thisl for he comaundith to wyndis and to the see, and thei ol^eyen for he commaundeth windes and water, arrtl they obey him. to him.

26 And thei rowiden to the cuntree of Gerasenus, which is a^ens Galilee.

26 And they sayled vnto the region of the Gaderens, which is over agaynst Galile.

27 And whanne he wente out to the 27 As he went out off the shippe to lond, sum man ran to him .

, which hadde a deixyl now longe tymes, and was not clothid with cloth, neither dwellide londe, there met hym a certayne man out off the cite, whych had a devyll longe tyme, and ware noo clothes, nether aboode in eny housse, but amonge graves. in hous, but in sepulcris.

28 When he sawe Jesus, he cryed, and

This as he syj Jhesu, felde doun fell doune before hym, and Avith a loude voyce sayde, What have I to do wyth bifore him, and criynge with greet voys seide, What to me and to thee, Jhesu, the sone of God the hi3este 1 I beseche the, Jesus, the sonne off the moost Hyest 1 I beseche the, torment me noot. thee, that thou turmente not me.

For he commaunded the foule 29 Sothli he comaundide to the vnclene sprete, to come out of the man.

For spirit, that he schulde go out fro the man.

Forsothe he took him longe tymes, and he kept in stockis was bounden with chaynes, and, the boondis broken, he was led of fendis in desert.. ofte tymes he caught hym, and he was bounde with chaynes and kept with fetters, and he brake the bondes, and was caryed of the fende into wildernes.

30 Jesus axed hym, sayinge, What is thy name 1 And he sayde. Legion ; be

Sothli Jhesu axide him, seyinge.

What name is to thee 1 And he seyde, A legioun ; for manye fendis hadde cause many devyls wer entred into hym. entrid in to him.

31 And they besought hym, that he wolde nott commaunde them, to goo

And thei preiden him, that he schulde not comaunde hem, that thei schulden go in to the depnesse. into the depe.

32 There was therby an heerde of many swyne feadynge on an hill, and they prayed hym, that he wolde soffre them

Forsothe a flok of manye hoggis was there lesewynge in an hil, and thei preieden him, that he schulde suffre hem to enter into them.

And he soffered them. to entre in to hem.

And he suffride hem.

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[St. Luke 32fi

GOTHIC, 360.

33 Da eodon hig of (tarn men, on da swyn ; da ferde seo heord mycelum 33 Usgaggaiulans ]>an suns.}?ai unhull)ans af )>anima mann, gali))un 'in ]>o sweina ; yah rann so wrijnis and drinson rcTese on doene mere, and wear}) dar adrunccn. in ]>ana marisaiw, yah af\vha])no<ledun.

34 Da da hyrdas diet gesawon, da flugon hig, and cyddon on da ceastre, and on tunum.

34 Gasaiwhandans j^an [lai haklaniUins ])ata waurJ)ano, gal'lauhun, yah gataihun in baurg, yah in weihsa.

35 Da eodon hig ut dset hig gesawon 35 Usiddyedun J)an saiwhan })ata waurjjdtet dar geworden wtes.

Da comon hig ano.

Yah qemun at lesua, yah bigetun sitandan jiana niannan, af jiammei unhid jjons usiddyedun, gawasidana yah to dam Htelende, da fundon hig dsene man, de deofol of code, gescrydne, and halum m5de, set his fotum ; and hig adredon him. frajjyandan, faura fotuui lesuis ; yah ohtedun.

36 Dii cyddon him da de gcs'iwon, hu he Wies lull geworden of dam corcde.

36 Gataihun |)an ini yah jjai gasaiwhandans, whaiwa ganas sa daimonareis.

37 Da bfed hyne call menego da?s rices Gerasenorum, da^t he fi'am him gewite, fordam hig mycelum ege geluefte wser37 Yah bedun in a allai gauyans \>\ze Gaddarene, galeijjan fairra sis, unte agisa mikilanima dishabaidai wesun. on.

Da wende he on scype agen. l]j is galeijjands in skip gawandida sik.

38 Da bred hyne se man, de se deofol of code, dfet he mid him wunede.

V>n]> ))an ina sa wair, af Jiammei j)OS unhuljjons usiddyedun, ei wesi mij) imma.

Fralailot )>an ina Icsus, qi] ands, forlct se Hselcnd hyne, and cwte]) to him, 39 Wend to dinum hiise, and cy}> hu mycel de God gedon lia^f]).

Da ferde he into call da ceastre, and cydde hu mycel se Hselend him gcduu haafde.'''

39 Gawandei ])uk du gavda J)cinamma, yah usspillo whan filu gatawida ])us Gu}).

Yah galai}) and baurg alhi, niei*yands, whan filu gatawida imma lesus.

40 War}) |)an, mi))jianci gawandida sik 40 S6})licc wres geworden, d.t se Hselend agen-com, seo manegeo hine onfeng; lesus, andnam ina manage!

; wesun auk allai beidandans is. ealle hig gebidon his.

41 Yah sai ! qam wair, Jnzei namo 41 And da com an man, dfes nama wtes lairus, se wses dajre gesamnunge ealdor ; du feoU he to d;\^s llBelendes fotum, and bivd hyne, diet he ferde to hys liiise, 42 Fordam he ha;fde ane duhtor ncan twelf wintre, and seo for})fcrde.

Da gebyrede hyt, da he fcrdc, of dam menegum he wa?s of-})rungen. iaeirus, sah faurama})leis swnagogais was ; yah, driusands faura fotum lesuis, bad ina gaggan in gard seinana,

Untc dauhtar ainoho was imma swo wintriwc twalibe, yah so swalt.

Mi])])anei J^an iddya is, manageins jjraihun ina.

Da wfes sum wif on blod-ryne twelf gcr, seo for-da:lde on lacoas call 43 Yah qino wisandei in runa blo))is ycra twalif, soei in lekyans fraqam allamma aigina seinamma, yah ni mahta was fram ainomehun galeikinon, da't heo ahte, and ne mihte deali of a-negum beon gcluiolcd, 44 Da gcnealsehte heo widoeftan, and

Atgaggandei du aftaro, attaitok Bkauta wastyos is, yah suns gasto]) sa runs blojiis izos. a^t-hriln hys reafcs fna;d, da set-stod sona dies blodes ryne.

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TYNDALE, 1526.

33 Then went the devyls out off the man, and entred into the swyne ; and the. heerd toke their course and ran heedlynge into the lake, and wer choked.

33 Therfore fendis wenten out fro the mail, and entvide in to lioggis ; and with hire the floe wente hedlinge in to the lake of watii", and was stranglid, 34 When the herdmen sawe what had chaunsed, they fleed, and tolde it in the 34 Which thing, as thei that lesevviden sy3en don, thei fledden, and tolden in to the citee, and in townes. cite, and in the villages.

35 And they cam out to se what was done.

And cam to Jesus, and founde the man, out of whom the devyls wer departed, sittynge atfc the fete of Jesus clothed, and in hys right mynde ; and they wer afrayde.

35 Sothli tliei 3eden out to se that thing that was don.

. And thei founden the man sittinge clothid, fro whom the fendis wenten out, and in hool mynde at his feet ; and thei dredden.

36 They also which sawe it tolde them, by what meanes he that was possessed of the devyll was healed.

Sothli and thei that sy5en tolden to hem, how he was maad hool of the legioun.

37 And al the multitude of the cun37 And all the whole multitude of the Gadarens besought hym, that he wokle departe from them, for they wer taken with greate feare.

And he gate hym into the shyppe and returned backs agayne. tree of Gerasenus preicden him, that he schulde go fro hem, for thei weren holde with gi'eet drede.

Sothli he sti3ynge in to a boot turned ajein.

38 And the man of whom the fendis wente out, preied him, that he schulde be with him.

Sothli Jhesu lefte him, 38 The man out off" whom the devyls Avere departed, besought hym, that he myght be with hyni.

But Jesus sent hym awaye. sayinge, seyinge, 39 Go a3eyn in to thin hous, and telle hou grete thingis God hath don to thee.

And he wente thorw al the citee, prech39 Goo home agayne into thyne awne housse, and shewe what thynges God hath done to the.

And he went his waye, and preached thorowe out all the inge, hou grete thingis Jhesu hadde don to him. cite, what thynges Jesus had done vnto hym.

40 Hit fortuned, that when Jesus was come agayne, the people receaved hym ; for they all longed for hym.

40 Forsothe it was don, whanne Jhesu hadde gon a3eyn, the cumpanye of peple receyuede him ; forsothe alle weren abidinge him.

41 And loo ! a man, to whom the name was Jap-us, and he was a prince of a /synagoge ; and he fel doun to the feet 41 And beholde ! there cam a man, named Jairus, and he was a ruler off the sinagoge ; and he fell doune at Jesus fete, and besought hym, that he wolde come into his housse, of Jhesu, preiynge him, that he schulde entre in to his hous, 42 For olypi dou5tir was to him almoost of twelue 5eer, and this deiede.

And it bifel, the while he wente, he was throngun of the cumpeny.

Ffor he had but a doughter only of twelve yere of age, and she laye a dyinge.

As he went, the peojile thronge hym.

43 And sum womman was in flix of blood fro twelue 3eei', which hadde 43 And a woman havynge an issue of bloud twelve yeres, whiche had spent all her substannce amonge phisicions, nether spendid al hir catel in to lechis, nether my3te be curid of ony, coulde be holpen of eny, 44 Cam behinde hym, and touched the hem of his garment, and immediatly her 44 Cam ny3 bihynde, and touchide the hem of his clooth, and a non the flix of issue off" bloud staunched. hir blood stood.

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[St. Luke

GOTHIC, 360.

45 Da cwve]> se Hselend, Hwset is se de me ast-hran ] Da hig eallc a^t-socon, da cwpe}) Petrus, and eta de mid him wseron, Eala lilaford, das menegco de 45 Yah qa}) lesus, Whas sa tekands mis?

Lauq;nyandam jnan allaim, qajj Paitrus, yah ))ai im\> imma, Talzyjind, nianagcins biwhairbaud ))uk, yah |n-eih- ])ringa}), and geswenca]), and du segst, Hwa ajt-hran me ?

46 Da cwR}}) he, Sum me set-hran, ic aud, yah qijjis, Whas sa tekands mis 1 46 paruh is qa]), Taitok mis sums, ik auk ufkun|)a maht usgaggandein af mis. wiste dset maigen of me code.

47 Da diet \vif geseah, dset hit him 47 Gasaiwhandei \>an so qino, jiatei ni nies dyrne, heo com forht, and astrehte hig to his fotum, and geswutclode beforan ealhim folce for hwylcum }'inge heo hine tet-hran, and hu heo wear}) sona hal. gaUiugnida, reirandei, yah atdriusandei du imma, in |)izei attaitok imma gataih imma in andwair|iya allaizos manageius, yah whaiwa gahailuoda suns'.

48 Da cwfe}) he to hyre, Dohtoi', .

Ij) lesus qa}) du izai, prafstei jmk, .

. din geleafa de hale gedyde ; ga nu on sybbe. dauhtar, gahiubeins peina ganasida ])uk ; gagg in gawairjjya.

49 Him da gyt sprecendum, da com sum man to daere gesamnunge eaklre, and cwce}) to him,^[Dyn dohtor ys dead,] ne drece du hyne.

Nauh|)an imma rodyandin, gaggij> sums manne fram J)is fauramajjleis swnagogcis, qitninds du imma, patei gadauj'noda dauhtar })eina, ni draibei Jjana hiisari.

50 Da se Hselend dtet word gehyrdc, he andswarode dses msedenes fiedcr, Ne ondra5d dii de, gelyf witodHce, and heo

if) is gahausyands, andhof imma qijjands, Ni faurhtei, j^atainei galaubei, yah ganasyada. bi}) hal.

51 And da da he to dam huse com, ne 51 Qimands j'an in garda, ni fralailot ainohun inngaggan, alya Paitru yah lakobu yah lohannen, yah Jmna attan let he nanne mid him in-gan, butoa Petrum and lohannem and lacobuin, and d?es msedencs fseder and hyre modor.

Jjizos mauyos yah aij^ein.

52 Da wcopon hig ealle, and heofodou

Gaigrotun ]>an allai, yah faiflokun hi.

Da cwoe}) he, Ne wepe gc, s5})lice ))0. paruh qa}), Ni greti}), unte ni ganis dis mseden dead, ac heo shep}). swalt, ak slcpi}).

53 Da tseldon hig hyne, and wiston 53 Yah bihlohun ina, gasaiwhandans da3t heo dead wtes.

})atci gaswalt.

. Da nam he hyre hand, and cwse}), Mseden, de ic secge, aris.

54 panuh is usdreibands allans ut, yah fairgrcipands handu izos wopida, qi})ands, Mawi, urreis.

55 Da gchwcarf hyre gast figen, and heo sona aras.

And he hot hyre syllan 55 Yah gawandida ahman izos, yah usto}) suris.

Yah anabaud izai giban mat. etan.

56 Da wundredon hyre magas ; dii 56 Yah usgeisnodedun fadrcin izos ; l)cad he dam, dajt hi hit nanum men ne ij) is faurbaud im, ci maun ni qi))cina ssedon dajt dar gedon ^vx3.

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45 And Jesus sayde. Who is it that touched me 1 When every man denyed, Peter and they that were with hym sayde.

Master, the people thrust the, and vexe the, and thou sayest. Who touched me 1 45 And Jhesu seith,Who is it that toucliide n\e1

Sothli alle men denyinge, Petre seide, and thei that weren Avith him, Comaundour, cumpanj^es thringen, and tuvmentyn thee, and thou seist, Who touchide me 1 46 And Jhesus seide. Sum man touch46 And Jesus sayd. Some boody touched me, for I perceave that vertue is gone out of me. ide me, forwhi and I haue knowe vertu to haue gon out of me.

47 Sothly the womman seynge, for it was not priuey, sche trembhnge cam, and fekle doun bifore his feet, and for what cause sche hadde touchid him sche schewide byfore al the peple, and hou a non sche was heelid.

47 When the woman sawe, that she was not hid from hym, she cam trimblynge, and fell at his fete, and tolde hym before all tlie people for what cause she had touched hym, and howe she was_ healed immediatly.

48 And he seide to hir, Dou5tir, ....

48 And he sayde vnto her, Doughter, be of goode comforte, thy fayth hath made the safe ; goo in peace. thi feith hath maad thee saaf ; go thou in pees.

49 3it him spekinge, sum man cam to the prince of the synagoge, seyinge to him. For thi dou3tir is deed, nyle thou 49 Whyll he yett speake, there cam won from the rulers off the synagogis housse, which sayde to hym. Thy doughter trauaile the maystir is deed, disease not the master.

Sothli this word herd, Jhesu answeride to the fadir of the damysele, Nyle thou drede, but oonly bileue thou, and sche shal be saaf.

50 W^hen Jesus herde that, he answered to the maydens father sayinge, Feare nott, beleve only, and she shalbe made waole.

51 And whanne he had come to the 51 And when he cam to the housse, he suffred no man to goo in with hym, hous, he suffride not ony man for to entre with him, no but Petre and John and James, and the fadir and the modir save Peter James and Jhon, and the father and the mother of the mayden. of the damysele.

52 Every body weept, and sorowed for 52 Sothli alle wepten, and biwayleden her.

And he sayde, Wepe nott, for she hir.

And he seide, Nyle 56 wepe, sothli the damysele is not deed, but slepith. is nott deed, butt slepeth.

53 And they lewgh hym to scorne, for they knew thatt she was deed.

53 And thei scorniden him, witinge for sche was deed.

54 And he thrust them all out att the

Forsothe he holdinge hir bond criede, seyinge, Damysel, ryse vp. dores, and caught her by the honde and cryed, sayinge, Mayde, aryse.

55 And her sprete cam agayne, and 55 And hir spirit turnyde a5eyn, and she roose strayght waye.

And he commaunded to geve her meate. sche voos anon.

And he comaundide to jiue to hir for to ete.

56 And the father and the mother of her were astonyed ; but he warned, thatt they shulde tell noo man whatt was 56 And hir fadir and modir wondridcn gretly ; to whiche he comaundide, that thei schulden not seye to ony man the thing that was don. done.

1 Then called he the .xij. gave them power and Chap. IX.

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him mihte and anweald ofer ealle deofol- •waldufui ufar allalm unhulj'om, yah seocnessa, and fet adla hi gehceldon. saiihtins giiliailyan.

2 And he sende hig to bodianne Godes 2 Yah insandida ins meryan ))iudanrToe, and untrume gehselan. gardya Gu))S, yah gahailyan allans jians unhailaus.

3 Da cwse]) he to him, Ne nime ge nan J)ing on wege, ne gyrde, no codd, ne hlaf, ne feoh, ne ge nabbon twa tunecan.

3 Yah qa]> du im, Ni waiht nimaij? in wig, nih waluus, nih matibalg, nih hlaib, nih skattans, nih Jjan tweihuos paidos haban.

4 And on swii hwylc lius swa ge in-

Yah in ))anei gard gaggai]', Jar ga)), wuniaj) dar, od ge ut-gan. salyi)', yah J^ajn-oh usgaggaij?.

5 And swa hwylce swa eow ne onfo)?, donne ge of dsere ceastre gilj) jisceacaj> eower fota dust ofer hig on witnesse.

5 Yah swa managai swe ni andnimaina izwis, usgaggandans us Jnzai baiirg yainai yah niulda af fotum izwavaiiu aflirisyaijj du weitwodijiai ana ins.

6 Da ferdon hig };urh da burhga, bodiende and seghwar hselende.

Usgaggandans j'an, ))airhiddyedun and hainios, wailam«ryandans yah leikinondans and all.

7 Da gehyrde Herodes, se feorj^an dselos 7 Gahausida J'an Herodis, sa taitrarkcs,

\>o waurfianoua fram imma alia, yah J>ahta, unte qcj)un sumai, jiatei lohannes urrais rica, calle da ))ing de be him wacron gcwordenc, da tweonode him, fordam de sunie saedon, dtet lohannes of dcaj'C us daujjaim aras 8 Sume sadon, duet Helias set-ywde sume, dset an eald witega aras.

vSuniai Jian qc]'un Hclias ataugida sik ; sumaiu[)-}ian, })atei praufetus sums ' jjize airizane usstoj).

9 Da cwpejj Herodes, lohannem ic beheafdode ; hwaet is des, be dam ic 9 Yah qaj) Herodes, lohannau ik haubi\> afmaimait

; i\> Avhas ist sa, bi J^anei ik dilc gebyre 1 Da smcade he dyet he hine gesawe. liausya swalcik ] Yah sokida ina gasaiwhan.

10 Da cyddon him da apostolas, swa hwa?t swa hig dydon.

Da nam he hig, and ferde on-sundron on weste stowe,

Yah gawandyandans sik apaustauleis usspillodedun imma, swa filu swe gatawidedun.

Yah andnimands ins, afiddya sundro ana sta]> aujjyana baurgs, namnidaizos Baidsaiidan.

SCO is Bethsaida.

Da da menego drot wiston, djv filidon hig him.

Da onfeng he hig, and

l[j j)OS nianageins finjjandeins, laistidedun afar imma.

Yah andnimands spra?c to him be Godes rice ; and da he gehselde de Iticnunga bcJ)orfton.t ins, rodida du im ]>o bi J)iudangardya GuJ)S ; yah J)ans jarbans leikinassaus gahailida.

12 Da gcwat se da^g forj), and liig

panuh dags yu))an dugann hneiwan, atgaggandans pan du imma j'ai twalif twelfc liim gcncalsehton and saedon liim, qttjun du imma, Fralct J;o managein, ci Lset das menego, daet hig fiiron on d;is castcki and on d.Ts tunas, dc her abutan galcij)andans in jjos bisunyane haimos yah wcilisa, salyaina, yah bugyaina sis matins, unte her in au)'yamma stada sium. synd, and liim mete findon, foi'dam de wc synd her on Avestcre stowe.

13 Da cwa;]j he to him, Sylle gc him 13 panuh qa]j du im, GibiJ) im yus matyan.

]J> eis qejmn du imma, Nist hindar mis maizo fimf hlaibam yah fiskos twai, nilja j-viu j-atci weis gaggetan.

Da cwscdon hig. We nabba}j biiton fif hlafas and twcgcn fixas, buton we gan, and us mete bicgon and callum

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vertu and power on alle deuelis, and that thei schulde licele sykenessis. auctorite over all devyls, and that they myght heale diseases.

2 And he sent them to preache the kyngdom of God, and to cure the sick.

2 And he sente hem for to preche the kyngdom of God, and for to heele syke men.

3 And he sayd to them. Take noo thinge to sucker you by the waye, nether 3 And he seith to hem, Take 56 no thing in the weye, nethir 5erd, nethir scrippe, nethir breed, nethir money, and nethir haue 5e twey cootis. stafte, nor scripe, nether breed, nether money, nether have two cootes.

4 And in to what euere hous 56 schulen 4 And watsoever housse ye enter into, there abyde, and thence departe. entre, dwelle 56 there, and go je not out thennis.

5 And who euere schulen not receyue 50W, 3e goynge out of that citee schake of also the poudir of joure feete in to witnessinge on hem.

5 And whosoever will not receave you, when ye departe from that citie shake of the very dust from youre fete for a testimony agaynst them.

6 They went forthe, and went thorowe 6 Sothli thei gon out, cumpassiden bi the tounes, preachynge the gospell and healynge every wheare. castels, euangelisinge and heelinge euerewhere.

Herod, the tetrarch, herde off all 7 Forsoth Eroude, the fourthe prince, herde alle the thingis that weren don of him, and he doutide, for that it was seid of sum men, for Joon roos a3en fro deede men ;

Foi'soth of sum men, for Elye apperide ; sothli of othere men, for oon of the olde prophetis roos. thatt by hym was done, and douted, because that it was sayd of some, that Jhon was rysen agayne from deeth 8 And off some, that Helias had apered ; and off other, that won off the olde prophettes was rysen agayne.

9 And Herod sayde, Jhon have Y behedded ; who is this, of whom I here 9 And Eroude seith, I haue bihedid Joon ; sothli who is this, of whom I heere thes thingis'?

And he sou3te for suche thyngesi And he desired to se hym. to se him.

10 And the apostles retourned and 10 And apostlis turnynge. a5eyn toolden tolde hym, all that they had done.

And he toke them, and went a syde into a to him, Avhat euere thingis thei diden.

And hem takun to, he wente on ansolitary place, neye to a citie called Bethothere half in to desert place, which is Bethsayda. saida.

The people knewe off it, and folow11 Which thing whanne the cumpanyes hadden knowen, thei folowiden him.

And he receyuyde hem, and spak to hem of the kingdom of God ; and heeled hym.

And he receaved them, and spake vnto them of the kyngdom off God ; and healed them that had nede ide hem that hadden nede of cure. to be healed.

The daye. began to weare awaye,

Sothli the day bigan for to bowe doun, and the twelue comynge ny5 then cam the twelve and sayde vnto hym, Sende the people awaye, that they maye goo in to the tounes and villages seiden to him, Leeue the cumpanyes, that thei goynge turne in to castels and roundabout, and lodge and get meate, townes, that ben aboute, that thei fynde for we are here in a place of wildernes. metis, for we ben here in a desert place.

Then sayde he vnto them, Geve ye them meate.

And they sayde. We have no moo but five loves and two fisshes, 13 Forsothe he seith to hem, 3yue 50 to hem to ete.

And thei seiden, Ther ben not to vs more than fyue loouys and tweye fischis, no but perauenture except we shuld goo, and bye meate for

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dissum werede. an(lan«!, bugyaima allai J)izai manaseidui matins.

14 Dar wscron neah fif |)usenda wcra.

Da cwiejj he to his leorning-cuilitum,

Wcsim auk swe fiinf ))iisund3'os \vaire.

Qa}) })an du slponyam seinaim, Gawanrkeijj ira anakunibyau kubituns, ana wliaryanoh fimftiguus.

Do); dtBt hig sitton j)urh gcbeorscypas, fiftigum.

15 And hig swa dydon, and hi callc

Yah gatawidedun swa, yah gatawidedun anakumbyan alhms.

16 ISTiraands jjan jians fimf hlaibans yah twans fiskans, insaiwhands du himina, sac ton.

Da, nam he da fif hlafas and fta twcgen fixas, and on done hcofon beseah, and bletsode hig, and biwc, and ga))iuj)ida ins, yah gabrak, yah gat" siponyam, du faurlagyan j^izai mandselde his leorning-cnihtum, d:ct hig asetton hig beforan dam mcncgum. age! n.

17 Da £eton hig calle, and wurdon ge17 Yah matidedun, yah sadai waurlnin fyllede ; and man nam da gebrotu de dar belifon, twelf cypan fuUe. allai ; yah ushafan warj) j^atei aflifuoda ini gabruko, tainyons twalif.

18 Da w?es geworden, da se ITpelond 18 Yah war]), mi)']'anei was is bidyands sundro, gamotidedun imma siponyos is, yah frail ins, qijjands, Whana mik qi|)and wisan })0S managcins 1 WR'S ana hine gcbiddende, hys leorningcnihtas wseron mid him, dii tihsode he hig, Hwa3t secg|> dis folc dfet ic sy 1 19 Da andswarodon hig, and cwsedon, lohannem Baptistam, sume Heliam, sume, dcet sum witega of dam ealdum

ijj cis andhafyandans, qe]mn, lohannen j'ana Daupyand, anj^arai ))an Heician, sumai j^an, j^atei praufetus sums J)ize airizane ussto}).

20 QaJ) ))an du im, A)jJ)an yus whana mik qi|>ij) wisan 1 Andhafyands pan Paitrus qaj), pu is Christus sunus Gu|is. aras.

20 Da ssede he him, ITw.iet secge ge da?t ic sy 1 Da andswarodc Petrus, Dii cart Crist Godes sunu.

I}) is j>an gawhotyauds im faurbauj) 2X Dil )n-cade he hig and bead da^t hig hit nanum men ne ssedon, ei mann ni qijjeina jmta,

Fordam de hit gcbyrc)? dait manncs sunu fela jnnga )'oligc, and beo aworpen fram ealdruni, and ealdor-mannum, and fram bocerum, and beo of-

Qi})ands, patei skal sunus mans manag winnan, yah uskusans fram sinistam wairj^an, yah gudyam, yah bokaryam, yah usqiman, yah j^ridyin daga urreisan, slagen, and ];riddan djege arise.

23 Da cwjej) he to eallum, Gyf Inva wyle sefter me cuman, aitsace hine

Qaj' pan du allaim, Yabai Avhas wili afar mis gaggan, afaikai sik silljan, yah nimai galgan seinana dag whanoh, yah laistyai mik. sylfnc, and nime liis cwylminge, and me folgige.

24 Se de wyle hys sawle hale gedon, 24 Saei allis wili saiwala seina nasyan, sc hig forspiljj ; wJtodlice se de his fraipstcijj izai ; ajj))an saei fi-aqistei]j saiwalai seinai in meina, ganasyi]> ^0. sawle for me forspil)), he hi gehBele)).

25 Who allis jiaurfte gatauyijj sis manna, gageigands j)o manased alia, ij) sis silbin fraqistyands, aij)))au gasleijjyandsl 25 Hwfet fremajj senegum men, deah lie ealne middan-eard on aihtbcgite, and hyne sylfnc forspille, and hys forwyrd wyi'cc ?

26 Sc de me and mine spacca forsyh|>, done mannes sunu forsyli)), donne he 26 Saei allis skamai|) sik meina aij^j'au mcinaize waurdc, ]>izuh sunus mans skamaid sik, bijje qimij) in wulj)U seiucym)) on his ma'gcn-)>ryminc, and hys

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and we go, and byen metis in to al the cumpany. all this people.

14 Sothli the men wereu ahnoost fyue thousynde.

Foi'sothe he seith to his

And they wer about a five thousandde men.

He sayde vnto his disciples, Cause them to sit doune by fyftie, in a company. disciplis, Make hem to sitte to mete by feestis, fyftyes.

15 And thei diden so, and thei maden 15 And they did soo, and made thcni alle men sitte to the mete. all sit doune.

16 He toke the five loves and the two

Forsothe fyue looues and tweye fysches takun, he byheld in to heuene, and blesside hem, and brak, and delide to his disciplis, that thei schulden putte fisshes, and loked vp to heven, and blessed them, and brake, and gave to his disciples, to sett before the people. bifore the cumpanyes.

17 And al!e men eeten, and weren

And they all ate, and wer satisfied ; and there was taken vp off" thatt remayned to them, twelve baskettes full fillid j and this that lefte to hem of broken metis was taken, twelue coffyns. off' broken meate.

18 And it was don, whanne he was aloone preiynge, and his discij^lis weren with him, and he axide hem, seiynge, Whom seyn the cumpanyes me to be 1 18 Hit fortuned, as he was alone prayinge, hys disciples were with hym, and he axed them, sayinge. Who saye the people that I am 1 19 And thei answeriden, and seiden, John Baptist, forsothe othere sei/en Elye, but othere sei/en, for prophete of the formere hath risun.

20 Sothli he seide to hem, But whom seye 36 me to be 1 Symound Petre answeringe seide, The Crist of God.

They answei-ed, and sayd, Jhon Baptist, some saye Helias, and some saye, won of the olde prophetes is risen agayne.

20 He sayde vnto them. Who saye ye that I am?

Peter answered and sayde, Thou arte the Christ off" God.

21 He warned and commavmded them 21 And he blamynge hem comaundide hem that thei schulden seie to no man, that they shulde tell no man that thinge,

Sayinge, That the sonne off" man must suffi-e many thynges, and be I'eproved of the seniours, and of the hy 22 And seith thes thingis. For it bihoueth mannis sone to suffre manye thingis, and to be repreued of the eldere men, and of princes of prestis, and of prestes, and scribes, and be slayne, and the thirde daye rise agayne. scribis, and for to be slayn, and in the thridde day to ryse a5en.

23 And he sayde to them all, Yf eny man will come after me, let hym denye hym silfe, and take his crosse on hym 23 Forsothe be seide to alle men, If ony man wole come aftir me, denye he him silf, and take he his cross euery dayly, and folowe me. day, and sue he me.

24 Sothli he that schal wilne to make 24 Whosoever will save his life, shall lose it ; and whosoever shall lose his life his lyf saaf, schal leese it ; forwin he for my sake, the same shall save it. that schal leese his lyf for me, schal make it saaf.

25 For what shall itt avauntage a man, 25 Forsothe what profitith it to a man, to wyn the whole Avoi'lde, yff" he loose hyra silfe, or runue in domage off hym if he Wynne al the world, sothli leese him silf, and do peyringe of him silf ] silfe 1

For whosoever is ashamed of me and off" my sayinges, off" hym shall the sonne of man be ashamed, when he 26 Forwhi who that schal schame me > and my wordis, and mannis sone schal ' schame him, whanne he schal come in

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amma, yah attins, yah ])ize weiliane fa?der, and halegra engla. aggele.

27 Ic seege eow, soj^Hce her synd sume standende, da deade ne wurda]), ser hig Godes rice geseon.

Qi}juli Jjan izwis, sunya sincl sumai J)ize her staudandane, jjaiei iii kausyand daujjau, unte gasaiwhaud })iudiuassau GuJ)S.

28 Waurjmu j^an afar ]>o waurda swe dagos alitau, gauimands Paitru yah lakobu yah lohauueu, usiddya in fairguni bidyau.

28 Da wses geworden sefter dam wordum nean eahta dagas, doet he nam Petrum and loliannem and lacolmm, and code on anue munt, diet he hyne gebjede.

29 Da he hyne geba^d, da wajs Ipfs ansyn odres hiwes, and his reaf hwit 29 Yah war]j mil'|)anei ba|> is, siuns andwair()yis is anj-ara, yah gawaseins is wheita skeinandei. scinende.

30 Da sprsecon twegen weras wid hyne, Moyses and Helias 30 Yah sai !

Avairos twai mijjvodidedun imma, |)aiei wesun Moses yah Helias,

Gesewene on moegen-|)rymme ; and ssedon his gewiteudnesse, de he to gefyllenne wa^s on Hierusalem.

31 pai gasaiwhanans in wuljiau ; qe];un urruns is, jjoei skulda usfuUyau in lairusalcm.

32 Petrus, and da de mid him wacron, wurdou mid sleepe gehefcgode, and da

I\> Paitrus, yah })ai mi)> imma, wesun kam'idai slepa, gawaknandans j^an gascwhun wuljni is, yah jjans twaus wairans Jjans mipstandaudans imma. hi onwfecnedon hi gesawon bis mregenI'rym, and twegen weras de mid him stodon.

. And hi him fram eodon, Petrus 33 Yah war]), mi])]'anei afskaiskaidun cwa^j) to him, Eala bebeodend, gCd is sik af i'mma, qaj) Paitrus du losua, Talzyand, god ist unsis her wisan, yah gawaurkyaima hlei[)i'0s })rins, aina jjus, yah aina Mose, yah aina Hcliyin ; ni witands wha qij>ijj. dit't we her beon, and uton wyrcan |)rco eardung-stowa, jine de, and iinc Moyse, and tine Helie ; and he nyste hwajt he cwa;}).

pata ])an imma ql|'andin, war)) niilhma, yah ufarskadwida ins ; faurhtidcdun j^an, in I'anmiei yainai qemun 34 Da he dis spree, da wear)? gcnip, and ofer-sceadede big; and hi ondredon, liim gangende on diet gcnip. in l^amma millniiin.

35 Da com stefen of dam gcnipe, and 35 Yah stibna war|> us ]iamma milliniin, qi))andei, Sa ist sunus mcins sa c\vai|', Des ys min Icofa sunu, gchyra]) liyne. liulja, I'amma hausyaij).

36 Yah war|) mi])[)anei so stibna, bigitans war)) lesus ains.

Yah eis ['ahaidedun, yah mann ni gataihun in yainaim dagam ni waiht, ])izei gascwhun.

36 f)a SCO stefen wres gehyred, da wa^s sc Hselend gemot ana.

And hi siiwodon, and ne sajdon nanum men on dam dagum nan ping, djBS de hi gesawon.

37 O'arum daege, him of dam munte farcndum, him agcn arn mycel menego.

War]) ))an in jjanima daga, daha)) atgaggaiulam im af fairgunya, gamotida imma manageius filu.

38 Yah sai ! manna us ))izai managein uf\vo)>ida, qijjands, Laisari, bidya ))uk, insaiwlian du sunu meinamma, uute ainaha mis ist 38 Da clypbde an wer of dsere menego, and cwa']), Lfireow, ic halsige de, gescoh manic sunu, fordam he is min aulica sunu :

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commetli in his awne maieste, and in the maieste of his father, and of the holy angels. his iiiageste, ftncl of the fadh-, and of the hooly aungels.

I tell you of a surety, some there are of them thatt here stonde, which 27 Forsoth I seye to 50U, verily ther ben suiume stoudinge here, wliiche schulen not taste deeth, til thei seen the rewme of God. shall not tast of deeth, till they se the kyngdom of God.

28 And it folowed about an viij. dayes

Sothli it was don aftir thes wordis almoost ei3te dayes, and he took Peti-e and James and John, and he sti3ede in after thoose sayinges, he toke Peter James and Jhon, and went vp into a mouutayne to praye. to an hil, that he schulde preie.

29 And as he prayed, the fassion of his countenaunce was changed, and his garment was whyte and shoone.

29 And the while he preiede, the Hknesse of his cheere was maad othir maner, and his clothing whit schynynge.

30 And loo ! tweye men spaken with him, forsothe Moyses and Elye 30 And beholde ! two men talked with him, and they were Moses and Helias,

Weren seyu in mageste ; and thei seyden his goynge out, which he was to

Which apered gloriously ; and spake of his departinge, whych he shulde ende att Jerusalem. fillinge in Jerusalem.

32 Peter, and they that wer with hym, wer hevy a slepe, and when they woke they sawe his maieste, and two men stoudinge with him.

3 2 Forsothe Petre, and thei that weren with him, weren greuyd with sleep, and thei wakinge sy3en his mageste, and tweye men that stooden with him.

33 And it was don,'whanne thei departiden fro him, Petre seith to Jhesu, Comandour, it is good to vs for to be here, and make we here thre tabernaclis, oon 33 And hit chaunsed, as they departed from hym, Peter sayde vnto Jesus, Master, it is goode beinge here for vs, let vs make thre tabernacles, won for the, and won for Moses, and won for to thee, and oon to Moyses, and oon to Elye ; not witinge what he schulde Helias ; and wist nott what he sayde. seye.

34 Whyll he thus spake, there cam a 34 Sothli him spekinge thes thingis, a cloude was maad, and schadewide hem ; and thei dredden, hem entringe in to cloude, and shadowed them ; and they feared, when they entred into the cloude. the clowde.

35 And there cam a voyce out of the 35 And a voys was maad fro the clowde, cloude, sayinge, This is my deare sonne, seyinge.

This is my dereworthe sone, heai'e hym. heere 36 him.

36 And as sone as the voice was past, 36 And the while the vois was maad, Jhesu was founden aloone.

And thei Jesus was founde alone.

And they kept it cloosse, and tolde noo man in thoose helderi pees, and seide to no man in tho dayes eny of those thynges, which they had sene. dayes ou5t of tho thingis, whiche thei hadden herd.

37 Hyt chaunsed on the nexte daye,

Forsothe it was don in the day as they cam doune from the hyll, moche suynge, hem comynge doun of the liil, myche cumpanye of peple renneth to hem. peojile cam and met hym.

38 And beholde ! a man off the company cryed out, sayinge.

Master, I be38 And loo ! a man of the cumpanye criede, seyinge, Maistir, I biseche thee, byhold in to my sone, for he is oon seche the, beholde my sonne, for he is aloone to me all that I have ;

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39 And mi ! so uncUOna gfist hine 39 Yah siii ! alima iiimi]> 'ina unhrains, yah auaks hropeij), yah tahyi}) 'ina luij) a)t-hrin)), and he fccrlice hrym|>, and forninij) hyne, and fsem]), and liyne tyrj) and slit. whal'on, yah halisaiw afliuuij) af iiuina gabrikands ina.

40 And ic bsed dine leorning-cnihtas,

Yah ba)j siponyans jjeinans, ei cttvt big hine iit-adrifon, and big ne mihton. usdribeina imma, yah ni mahtedun.

Andhafyands j^an lesus qa'p, O !

Del cw0e)) se HiClend him to andsware, Eala ! ungcleafuUe and Jjweore cneoresse, swa lange swa ic beo mid kuiii unyahiubyando yah inwindo, iiud wha siau at izwis, yah |?ulau i'zwis 1 eow, and eow |)olie 1 laed liidcr dinne attiuh |)ana suuu jjciuana hidrei. sunu.

42 And dii he hyne Itedde him to, se 42 paruh nauhjjan duatgaggandin 'imma, gabrak ina sa unhulj?a, yali tahida.

Gawhotida ]>an lesus ahmin j^amma undcofol hine fornam, and fordyde.

Da nydde se Hselend done uncleenan gast lit, and gehselde dsene cnapan, and agcaf hrainyin, yah gahailida j^ana magu, yah hine his fajder. atgaf ina attin is.

43 Da wundredon big ealle be Godes

Usfihnans ))an waur|)un allai ana mserjje.

And eallum wundriendum be dam J)ingum de gewurdou, J)izai mikilcin Gu])S.

At allaim }'an siklaleikyandam bi alia ]>oe\ gatawida lesus, qa)> Paitrus, Frauya, duwhe weis ni mahtedum usdreiban jiamma'?

Ijj Icsus qa)', pata kuni ni usgaggi]', nibai in bidoni yah in fastubnya.

Qajj j^an du siponyam seinaim, he cwpe|> to his leoi-ning-cnihtum,

A'setta)) das spraeca on eowrum heortum, hit ys toweard, da^t mannes sunu si gescald on manna handa.

Lagyi}) yus in ausona izwara |)0 waurda, unte snnus mans skulds ist atgiban in handuns manne.

45 Da J)ohton big dis word, and hit

Ijj eis ni fro))un jiamma waurda, yah was gahulij) faura im, ei ni frojjeina iinma ; yah ohtedun fraihnan ina bi wais bewrigen beforan him, da^t hi hit ne ongeton ; and hi ue dorston hine be dam worde ahsian.

J)ata waui'd.

Galaijj \>an mitons in ins, Jjata wharyis |;au ize maists wesi.

Su|jlice da^t gcj'anc code on big, hwylc hyra yldest wa^rc.

47 Da se Hselend gcseh hyra heortan

1\> iesus gasaiwhands }>o miton gel)ancas, he gesette dajue cnapan wid hine hairtins ize, falrgreipands barn, gasatida feura sis 48 And cwjel? to him, Se de dysne cnapan on niinum naman onfeh)), se me onfehp ; and se de me onfchJ>, he onfchl) dsene de me scnde ; witodlice se de is

Yah qa}) du im, Sawhazuh saei andnimij) j^ata barn ana namin meinamrna, mik andnimi}) ; yah sawhazuh sat'i niik andnimi)), andnimij) |)ana sandyandan mik

; unte sa minnista wisands Isest betweox eow ealle, se is mara. in alhiim izwis, sa wair|)i|) mikils.

49 Da andswarode lohannes, Bcbeodend, we gcsawon sumne on dinum naman deofol-seocnessa lit-adrifende, and wc hine forbudon, fordam he mid us ne

Andhafyands J^an lohannes qa)?, Talzyand, gasewhum sumana ana |)einamma namin usdreibandan unhuljions, yah waridedum innna, unte ni laisteij) mi|) unsis.

50 Da cwa'j) he, Ne forbeode ge, se de 50 Yah (ja)) du im lesus, Ni waryij).

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39 And lo! a spirit takith him, and sudenly he crieth, and hurtlith down, and to-dra\vith him Avith froth, and vnnethe he goth awey to-drawinge him.

39 And se! a sprete taketh hym, and sodenly he cryeth, and be ieareth hym, that he fometh agayne, and vneth departeth he from him when he hath rent him.

40 And I preiede thi disciph's, that 40 And I have besought thy disciples to cast hym out, and they coulde nott. thei schulde caste him out, and thei my^ten not.

Sothli Jhesu answeringe seide to hem, A ! vnfeithful genei-acioun and weyward, hou longe sclial I be anentis 41 Jesus answered and sayde, ! generacion with oute fayth and croked, howe longe shall I be with you, and shall suflFre you 1 brynge thy sonne bidder.

50U, and schal sufFre 30U ? leed hidur thi soue.

42 And whanne he cam ny5, the fend hm-lide him doun, and to-brayd.

And Jhesu bhimede the vncleue sjjirit, and heelide the child, and jeld him to his 42 As he yett was a commynge, the fende rent hym, and tare hym.

Jesus rebuked the vnclene sprete, and healed the chylde, and delivered hym to hys fadir. father.

43 And they wer all amased att the myghty power of God.

Whyll they wondred every one att all thynges whych he did,

Sothli alle men wondriden greetly in the greetnesse of God.

And alle men wondriuge iu alle thingis whiche he dide, he seide to his disciplis, he sayde vnto hys disciples, 44 Putte 36 thes wordis in 50ure hertis,

Lett these sayinges synke doune into youre eares, the tyme wyll come, when the sonne off man shalbe delivered into the hondes off men. for it is to comyuge, that mannis sone be bitrayed in to the hondis of men.

45 And thei knewen not this word, and it was hid bifore hem, that thei

Butt they wist nott what that worde meant, and yt was hyd from them, thatt they vnderstod hytt nott and they feared to axe hym off that sayinge. feeliden it not : and thei dreden to axe him of this word.

There arose a disputacion amonge them, who sliulde be the greatest.

Forsothe a thou5t entride in to hem, who of hem schulde be more.

47 When Jesus perceaved the thoughtes 47 And Jhesu seynge the thou3tis of * the herte of hem, takynge a child off their hertes, he toke a chylde, and sett hym hard by hym ; 48 And sayde vnto them. Whosoever receave thys chylde in my name, receaveth me ; and whosoever receaveth me, receaveth hym that sent me ; for he that amongest you ys the least, the same shalbe greate. settide him bisydis him silf; 48 And seith to hem, Who euere schal receyue this child in my name, receyueth me ; and who euere schal receyue me, receyueth hym that sente me ; for whi he that is lesse among 30U alle, is the more.

49 Jhon answered and sayde, Master, we sawe won castynge out devyls in thy name, and we forbade hym, be cause he foloweth not with vs.

Forsoth John answeringe seide, Comaundour, we sy5en sum man castinge out fendis in thi name, and we han forbodyu him, for he sueth not thee with vs.

50 And Jesus sayde vnto hym. Forbid z 50 And Jhesu seith to him, Nyle 3e

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nis ongen eow, se is for cow Tinte saei nist wijjra izwis, faur 'izwis ist.

''^Ni ainshun auk ist manne, saei ni gawaurkyai maht "in namin meiuamma.

S6))lice waes geworden, da his andfenga dagas wseron gefyllede, he getrymede hys ansyne, deet he ferde to Hierusalem 51 War|) Jian, 'in ]jammei usfulnodedun dagos andanumtais is, yali is andwairln seinata gatulgida, du gaggan in lairusalem ; 52 Yah insandida airuns faura sis. Yah gaggandans galij)uu in haim Samareite, swe manwyan imma.

52 Da sende he bodan beforan his ansyne.

Da eodon big on da ceastre Samaritanorum, dset hi him gegearwodon.

53 And big ne onfengon bine, fordam de he wolde faran to Hierusalem.

53 Yah ni andncmun ina, unte andwairj)i is was gaggando du lairusalem.

54 Da his leorning-cnihtas dset ge54 Gasaiwhandans }'an siponyos is, lakobus yah Johannes, qe))un, Frauya, saM'on, lacobus and lohannes, da cwsedon big, Drihten, wylt dii we secga)), wileizu ci qijiaima, fon atgaggai us himda-t fyr cume of heofone, and fornime big?

• .

And he bine bewende, and liig ina, yah fraqimai im, swe yah Heleias gatawida 1 55 Gawandyands ]>an gasok ira, yah qajj du im, Niu witu]?, whis ahmane breade. siyu}) ; 56 Untc sunns mans ni qam saiwalom r.6 qistyan, ak nasyau.

Yah iddyeduu in And big ferdon on odcr castel. anjjara haim.

57 Da 111 ferdon on wege, sum him 57 War)) |)an, gaggandam im in wiga, to cwaj)), Ic fylige de, swa bwyder swa qa|) sums du imma, Laistya |)uk, ])iswhaduh jjadei gaggis, Frauya. dii fterst.

58 Da cwa^)) se Hselend, Foxas babba)) 58 Yah qa}) du imma lesus, Fauhons grobos aigun, yah fuglos hiniinis sitbolu, and beofones fugclas nest, soj'lice niannes sunu najfj) bwar be hys beafod lans, ij) sunns mans ni habai]) whar abylde. haubij) galagyai.

59 Da cwaj)) be to odrum, Filig me.

Da cwoe)) he, Drihten, alyf me serest byrigan mfnne feeder.

59 Qaj) jian du an}>aramma, Laistei mik.

I[) is qa]), Frauya, uslaubei mis galeij^an faurjjis, yah usfilhan attan meinana.

60 Da cwa;)) s.e Hselend, Lset da deadan byrigan liyra deadan ; ga du, and boda Godes rice.

60 Qaj) ))an du imma lesus, Let jjans dau])ans usfilhan seinans nawins ; 'i\> \>u gagg, yah gaspillo ))iudangardya Gu)is.

61 Da cwaj)) oder, Ic fylige de, Drib-

Qa)) jian yah anpar, Laistya ))uk, Frauya, i)) faur))is uslaubei mis andqi))an ten, ac Iset me jcrest hit cydan dam do aet ham synd.

))aim ))aiei sind in garda meinamma.

62 Da cwa;)) se Hselend him to, Niin man de hys band aset on hys sulh, and 62 Qa)) )ian du imma lesus, Ni manna Tislagyands handu seina ana hohan, yah Baiwhands aftra, gatils ist in )iiudaugardya Gu)>s. on-bsec besyh)), nys andfcnge Godes rice.

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ye hym not, for he that is nott agaynst you, is with you foiLede, forsotlie lie that is not a3ens 50U, is for 30U

And it folowed, when the time was com that he sliulde be receaved vp, that he determined hym silfe, to goo to Jerusalem

; 52 And sent messengers before hym.

And they went and entred into a citie of the Samaritans, to make redy for hym.

Sothli it was don, whanne the dayes of his takynge vp weren fillid, and he settide faste his face, that he schulde go in to Jerusalem 52 And he sente messangeris bifore his si3t.

And thei goynge eutriden in to a citee of Samaritans, that thei schulden make redy to him.

53 And thei receyueden not him, for the face was of him goynge in to Jerusalem.

53 And they wolde nott receave hym, because his face was as though he wolde goo to Jerusalem.

54 When hys disciples, James and Jhon, sawe that, they sayde, Lorde, wilt thou that we commaunde, that fyre come doune from heven, and consume them, even as Helias did ?

54 Forsothe whanne James and John, his disciplis, hadden seyn, thei seiden, Lord, wolt thou we seye, that tier come doun fro heuene, and waaste hem, as Helye did ?

55 And he turned blamyde hem, sey-

Jesus turned about and rebuked them, sayinge, Ye wote nott, what maner iuge, 3e witen not, whos spiritis je ben sprete ye are off 56 The Sonne of man ys not come to destroye mennes lives, but to save them.

And they went to an other toune.

56 Forsothe mannis sone cam not for to leese soulis, but for to saue.

And thei wenten in to another castel.

57 Forsoth it was don, hem walkynge 57 Hit chaunsed, as they went on their in the weye, sum man seide to him, I iorney, a certayne man sayd vnto hym, schal sue thee, whidur euere thou schalt

I wyll folowe the, whither soever thou gogoo.

58 And Jhesu seide to him, Foxis han dennys, and briddis of the eyr han nestis, but mannis sone hath not where he schal

Jesus sayd vnto him, Foxes have holes, and biyddes of the ayer have nestes, but the sonne of man hath nott where on to laye hys heed. reste his heed.

59 And he sayde vnto a nother, Folowe me.

And the same sayde, Lorde, suffre me fyi'st to goo, and bury my father.

Forsothe he seide to another, Sue thou me.

Sothli he seide, Lord, suffre me first to go, and to burie my fadir.

60 And Jhesu seide to him, Suffre that deede men burie her deede ; but go 60 Jesus sayd vnto hym, Lett the deed bury the deed ; but goo thou, and preache thou, and telle the kyngdom of God. the kyngdome off God.

61 And anothir seide, Lord, I schal 61 And another sayde, I wyll folowe the, Lorde ; but lett me fyrst goo bid them fare wele which are at home at my housse. sue thee, but first suffre me to telle a3en to hem that ben at home.

62 Jesus sayd vnto him. No man that 62 Forsothe Jhesu seith to him. No man sendynge his liond to the plou3, and biholdinge a3en, is able to the rewme of God. putteth hys honde to the plowe, and loketh backe, is apte to the kingdom of God.

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and sende hig twam beforan his ansyne on selce ceastre and stowe, tie he to cumenue wses. yah insandida ins twans whanzuh faura andwairjiya seinamma in all baurge yah stade, fiadei munaida is gaggan.

2 And cwpej? to him, Her is mycel r!p, and feawa wyi-htena : bidda|j dxs ripes 2 Qa))uh J)an du im, Asans nianaga, 'i\> waurstwyans fawai ; bidyi[) nu franyan asanais, ei ussatyai waurstwyans in J^o asan seina. hhiford, diet he sende wyrhtcn to his ripe.

Farajj, nu ! nu ic eow sende swa swa lamb betweox wulfas.

3 Gaggi)>, sai ! ik 'insandya "izwis swe lamba in midumai wulfe.

4 Ne here ge sacc, ne codd, ne gescy, ne nunne man be wcge ne gretajj.

4 Ni bairaijj pugg, nih matibalg, nih gaskohi, ni mannanhun bi wig golyaij?.

5 On swa hwylc hiis swa ge in-gaj),

In ))ane gardei inngaggaij), frumist qi))ai|), Gawairjji jjamma garda. eweda)) serest, Sib si disse hiw-raedenne.

6 And g}'f dar beo)) sybbe beam, reste dar eower sib ; gif hit elles sy, heo sy 6 Yah yabai siyai yainar sunus gaAvair|)yis, gawheilai)> sik ana imnia gato eow gecyrred. wair|)i izwar ; ij) yabai ni, du izwis gawandyai.

Wunigajj on dam ylcan hilse, and

Inuh ]jan jiamma garda wisai}?, matyandans yah driggkandans \)0 at im eta)) and drincaj) da })ing de hig habba}) s6[)Iice se wyrhta is his mede wyrde.

Ne fare ge fram huse to huse. wairl^s auk ist waurstwya mizdons seinaizos.

Ni farai]) us garda in gard.

8 Yah in )k>c! baurge gaggaif), yah andniniaina Vzwis, matyai|> ^ata faurlagido izwis ; 9 Yah lekino)) jjans in izai siukans.

Yah q\\n]) du im, Atnewhida ana izwis J)iu4imgardi Gu})S.

8 Ac on swa hwylce ceastre swa ge in-gfi)), and hig eow onfo}), eta)> da't eow tof5ran aset ys ; 9 And gehselajj da untruman de on dam huse synd. And secga|j him, Godes rice to eow gencalsec)^.

10 On swa hwylce ceastre swa ge iniO:J|? in jjoci baurge inngaggaij), yah ni anduimaina izwis, usgaggandans ana fauradaurya izos, qij'aij), ga|j, and hig ne onfo]? eow, gaj) on hyra strseta, and cwedajj,

Yah stubyu |jana gahaftnandan unsis us })izai baurg izwarai ana fotuns unsarans aflirisyam izwis ; swejiauh j;ata

Dset dust d.iet of eo\vre ceastre on lirum fotum clifode we di-igeaj) on eow; wita)) deah, da^t Godes rice genealsec)>. witeij), ))atei atnewhida sik ana izwis |)iudaiigardi Gu|)S.

Qi})a izwis, j^atci Saudaumyam in yainanima daga sutizo wairjji}* jjau ))izai baurg yainai.

Ic eow sccgc, dait Sodom-warum on dam da-ge bijj forgifenlicre donne daere ceastre.

Wa de, Corozaim ; wa de, Beth-

Wai J)U3, Kaurazein ; wai ))us, saida ; fordam gif on Tyro and on Sydone gewordcne wseron da megenu, de on eow gedone synd, gcfyrn hig on hseran and on axan, hrcowsunge dydon.

]5ai|)saidan ; unte 'i]> in Tvvrai yah Seidonai waurjieina mahteis, ))Ozei waurjjun in izwis, airis Jiau in sakkum yah azgon eitandoins, gaidrcigodcdoina.

14 Swcjjauli Twrai yah Seidonai sutizo wair})ij) in daga stauos ])au izwis.

14 Deal) hwredore Tiio and Sj-done on dam daige by|» foigyfeulicre donne eow.

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seuenty and tweyne, and sente hem by them two and two before his face into every citie and place, whither he him tAveyne and tweyne bifore his face in to euery citee and place, whidir he was to comynge. silfe wolde come.

2 And he seide to hem, Sothli myche 2 And sayde vnto them. The harvest is ripe corn is, but fewe workmen ; thergreate, but the laborers are feawe ; praye therfore the lorde of the harvest, to send forth hys laborers into hys harvest. fore preie ^e the lord of the ripe corn, that he sende workmen in to his rype corn.

3 Go 56, lo !

I sende 50U as lambren a mong wolues.

3 Goo youre wayes, beholde!

I sende you forthe as lambes amonge wolves.

4 Nyle 5e bere a sachel, nether scrip, nether schoon, and greete 56 no man by 4 Beare noo wallet, nether scryppe, nor shues, and salute noo man by the waye. the weye.

5 And in to what euere hous 56 schulen

In whatsoever housse ye enter in, fyrst saye, Peace be to this housse. entre, first seye 3e, Pees to this hous.

6 And yf the sonne of peace be theare, yoiye peace shall rest apon hym ; yf 6 And if a sone of pees schal be there, 5oure pees schal reste on him j if nou, nott, yt shall returne to you agayne. it schal turne ajen to 50U.

7 And in the same housse tary still, eatynge and drinkynge suche as they have ; for the laborer is worthy off hys rewarde.

Go not from housse to housse.

7 Forsothe dwelle 5e in the same hous, etynge and drynkinge tho thingis that ben at hem ; forsothe a workman is worthi his hyre.

Nyle 56 passe fro hous in to hous.

8 And in to whatsoever citie ye enter, yf they receave you, eate whatsoever is 8 And in to what euere citee 56 schulen entre, and thei schulen receyue 50U, ete set before you je tho thingis that ben put to 30U ; 9 And heele je the syke men that ben 9 And heale the sicke that are theare.

And saye vnto them, The kyngdom of God is come neye apon you. ther ynne.

And seye je to hem, The kyngdom of God schal nei5e in to 30U.

10 But into whatsoever citie ye shall 10 In to what euer citee 5e schulen enter, yf they receave you not, goo youre wayes out into the stretes of the same, and saye, entre, and thei schulen not receyue 30U,

36 goynge out in to the streetis thereof, seie, 11 Also we wypen of in to 30U the poudere that cleuyde to vs of 30ure

Even the very dust which cleaveth on vs of youre citie we wype of agaynst you ; nott with stondynge marke this, citee ; nethelees wite 3e this thing, for that the kyngdom of God was come neye apon you. the rewme of God schal come ny3.

Ye and I saye vnto you, that it shalbe

Forsoth I seie to 50U, for to Sodom easier in that daye for Sodom then for it schal be esyere"*^ than to that citee in that citie. thilke day.

Wo be to the, Chorozin ; wo be to 13 Woo to thee, Corosaym ; woo to the, Bethsaida ; for if the miracles had bene done in Tyre and Sidon, which have bene done in you, they had a greate whyle agone repented, sittyng in heere and asshes. thee, Bethsayda ; for if in Tyre and Sydon the vertues hadden ben don, whiche ben don in thee, sum tyme thei sittinge in heer and aische, schulden haue don penaunce.

Netheles to Tyre and Sydon it schal 14 Neverthelesse it shalbe easier for Tyre and Sidon at the iudgmeijit then be esyer in the dom than to 30U. for you.

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15 And clu, Cafarnaum, ocl hcofon up15 Yah ]>n, Kafai-naum, ))U unci himin ahafen, dil byst od helle besenced. ushaubido, unci halya gadrausyaza.

Me gehyrjj, se de eow gehyr|5 ; and me oferhogajj, se de eow oferhogaj) ; se de me oferhogajj, he oferhoga]) done de me sende.

Saei hausei]) i'zwis, mis hausei}) yah saei ufbviki)> izwis, mis ufbriki}) ; 'i]> saei ufbviki)) mis, ufbrikij) ))amma sandyandin mik.

17 Da gecyrdon da twa and hund-

Gawandidedun j^an sik ])ai sibunseofentig mid gefean, and cwtedon, Drihtehund m\\> fahedai, qi[)andaus, Frauya, yah unhuljions ufhausyaud uusis in ten, deoibl-seocnessa us synd on dinum naman uuder-))eodde. iiamin ]?einamma.

Da siede lie him, Ic geseah Satanan, swa swa lig-raesc, of heofone feallcude.

Qa)j )}an du im, Gasawh Satanan, swe lauhmunya, driusandan us himiua.

And nil ! ic sealde eow anweald to tredenne ofer nseddran, and snacan, and

Sai ! atgaf izwis waldufni trudan ufaro waurme, yah skaurpyono, yah ana ofer selc feondes msegen, and nan ])ing eow ne derajj. alhii mahtai fiyandis, yah waihte ainohun i'zwis ni gaskaj)yi|>.

20 Deah hwsedere ne blissige ge, on dam do eow synd gnstas under-jjcodde ; 20 Swejjauh jjamma ni fagiuoj', ei jai ahmans izwis ufhausyand ; 'i\> faginod, geblissiaj), dpet eower naman syud on heofonum juvritene. in jjaunnei namna izwara gamelida sind in himinam.

On da?re tide he on Halgum Gaste 21 Inuh jjizai wheilai swegnida ahmiu geblissode, and cwse]?, Ic andctte de, lesus, yah qa}), Andhaita |)us, atta, Frauya himinis yah aii|>os, unte affalht finder, Drihten heofones and eorjjan, fordam de du das |)ing wisum and gleawum behyddest, and lytlingum awruge.

. fordam hit beforan de ])0 faura snutraim yah frodaim, yah andImUdes jjo niukUdiaim.

Yai, atta, unte swa warjj galeikai)? in andwairjjya jjeinamma.

Yah gawandi})S du siponyam seiuaim qa|j,

All mis atgiban ist fi-am attin meinamma, yah ni whashun kann, wlias SAva gel:code

Ealle |)ing me synd fram minuni fivder gesealde, and niin man nat, hwylc is se sunu, biiton se faxler ; ne hwylc ist suuus, alya atta ; yah whas ist atta, is se fabler, biiton se sunu, and se de se sunu hit uwreon wyle.''' alya sunus, yah J)ammei Avili suuus audhulyan.

Da cwsej) he, to his leorningcnihtum bewend, Eadige synd da eag23 Yah gawandijjs du siponyam seiuaim, sundro qa\>, Audaga augona, jjoei saiwhand jjoei yus saiwhij). an, dc gosco|) da j)ing de ge gescoj>.

S6})lice ic eow secge, da^t manega witegan and cyningas woldon geseon

QiJ?a auk izwis, J^atei managai praufeteis yah J^iudanos wildedun saiwhda;t ge geseoJ>, and hig hit ne gesiiwon

; and woldon gehyran da;t ge gehyraj>, and hig hit ne gehyrdon. an, Jjatei yus saiwliij?, yah ni gasewhun ; yah hausyan, })atei yus gahausei}), yah ni hausidedun.

25 Da aras sum se-gleaw man, and fandodc his, and cwa)|), Lureow, hwaet do ic dset ic ecc lif hajbbe 1 25 Yah sai ! witodafasteis sums usto|j, fi'aisands ina, yah qijiands, Laisari, wha tauyuuds libaiuais aiweinons arbya wair- )>a?

26 Da cwsej) he to him, Hwret is gewriten on da;rc a; 1 hu ractst du ?

26 paruh qa)j du imma, In witoda wha garaelij) ist 1 whaiwa ussiggwis 1 27 Da andswarode he, Lufa Drihten

i\> is andhafyands qa)), Friyos Frauyan Gu]) ])einana us allamma hairdinne God of ealrc dinre heortan, and

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And thou, Cafarnaum, ert enhaunsid 15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heven, shalt be thrust doune to hell. til to heuene ; thou sclialt be drencliid til in to helle.

He that heerith 50U, heerith me and he that dispisith 50U, dispisith me forsothe he that dispisith me, dispisith him that sente me.

'\Yhosoever heareth you, heareth me; and whosoever despiseth you, despiseth me ; and he that despeseth me, despiseth hym that sent me.

17 The seventie returned agayne with ioye, sayinge, Lorde, even the very devyls are subdued to vs thorowe thy name.

Forsoth two and seuenty disciplis turnedyn a3ein with ioye, seyinge, Lord, also feudis ben sujet to vs in thi name.

18 And he seith to hem, I sy3 Sathanas 18 And he sayde vnto them, I sawe Sathan, as it had bene lightenyng, faule doune from heven. fallinge doun fi-o heuene, as leit.

19 And loo !

I haue 50uun to 50U power of defoulinge''" on serpents, and scorpiouns, and on al the vertu of the enemy, and no thing schal anoye 50U.

Beholde !

I geve vnto you power to treade on serpentes, and scorpions, and apon all maner power of the enemy, and-nothynge shall hurte you.

20 Netheles nyle 3e haue ioye in this thing, for fendis ben sujet to 30U ; but ioye 3ee, that 30ure names ben ^vlitun 20 Neverthelesse in thys reioyse nott, that the spretes are vnder youre power butt reioyse, be cause youre names are written in heven. in heuenes, 21 That same time reioysed Jesus in the Sprete, and sayde, I prayse the,

In thilke our he gladide in the Hooly Goost, and seide, I knowleche to thee, fadir, Lord of heuene and erthe, which hast hid thes thingis fro wyse men and prudent, and hast schewid hem to litle.

^he, fadir, for so it pleside father, Lorde of heven and erth, be cause thou hast hyd these thynges from the wyse and prudent, and hast opened them to the folisshe.

Even soo, father, for bifore thee soo pleased it the 22 All thynges are geven me off my 22 AUe thingis ben 3ouun to me of my fadir, and no man woot, who is the sone, no but the fadir ; and who is the fadir, no but the sone, and to whom the sone wolde schewe. father, and noo man knoweth, who the Sonne is, butt the father ; nether who the father is, save the sonne, and he to whom the sonne wyll shewe hym.

23 And he turned to his disciplis, seide, 23 And he turned to his disciples, and sayde secretly, Happy are the eyes, which se that ye se.

24 For I tell you, that many prophetes and kynges have desired to se thoose thynges, which ye se, and have nott Blessid ben the y3en, whiche seen tho tliiugis that 36 seen.

24 Sothli I seie to 30U, for many prophetis and kyngis wolden se tho thingis, whiche 36 seen, and thei sy3en not ; and sene them ; and to heare those thynges, whych ye heare, and have nott hearde them. heere tho thingis, that 3e heere, and thei herden not.

25 And marke ! a certayne lawere 25 And lo! a wyse man of the lawe stode vp, and tempted hym, sayinge. roos, temptinge him, and seyinge, Maistir, what thing doynge schal I welde euerMaster, what shall I do to inheret eter- ^ nail lyfe 1 lastinge lyf ] 26 He sayd vnto him, What ys written 26 And he seide to him, What is writun in the lawe 1 howe redest thou ? in the lawe 1 hou x-edist thou ?

27 And he answered and sayde, Thou 27 He answeringe seide, Thou schalt shalt love thy Lorde God wyth all thy loue the Lord thi God of al thyn herte.

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tin J)einamraa, yah us allai saiwalai of ealre dinre sawle, and of ealluni ctinuni mihtum, and of eallum (linum majgeue ; and dinne nehstan swa, de Jjeinai, yah us allai mahtai })einai, yah us allai gahugdai j^eiuai ; yah nevvhundyan jjeinana swe |)uk silban. sylfne.

28 Da cwsej) he, Rihte du andswarod28 panuh qaj) du iiuma, Raihtaba andest ; do daet, donne lyfast du. hoft ; ])ata tawei, yah libais.

29 Da cwsej) he to dam Hselende, and wolde hine sylfne gerihtwisian, And hwylc is min nehsta 1

Ijj 'is wilyands uswaurhtana sik domyan, qa|) du lesua, An whas ist mis newhundya 1 30 Da cwfejj se Hselend hine, upbeseonde, Sum man ferde fi'am Hieru30 Andhafyands \>an lesus, qa)?, Manna galai}) af lairusalem in laireikon, yah in waidedyans frarann, Jjaiei yah biraubsalera to Hiericho, and becom on da' odedun ina, yah banyos analag .

. sceajjan, da hine bereafodon, and tintregodon hine, and forleton hine samcucene.

31 Da gebyrode hit, dset sum sacerd ferde on dam ylcan wege, and, da he da3t geseah, he hine forbeah.

32 And eall-swa diacon, da he wses wid da stovve, and dset geseah, he hyne eac foi'beah.

33 Da ferde sum Samaritanisc man wid hine ; da he hine geseah, da wearl> he mid mild-heortnesse ofer hine astyred.

34 Da genealsehte he, and wra]j his \^alnda, and on-ageat ele and win.

And hine on hys nyten sette, and geluedde on hys Isece-hus, and hine lacnode.

35 And brohtc 6dn;m dsege twegen penegas, and sealde dam Isece, and dus cwa?]j, Begym hys ; and swa hwset swa dii njare to-gedest, donne ic cume, ic hit forgylde de.

36 Hwylc dara jjreora ]?yncj) de dfct sy dses mgeg, de on da scea|)an befeoll ?

Da cwai]) he, Se de him mildheortnesse on dyde.

Da cwa?]) se Hselend, Ga, and do eall-swa.

S6|)lice hit wajs gewordcn, da hig ferdon, se Hselend code on sum castel and sum wif, on naman Martha, onfeng hyne on hyrc hus.

39 And dajre swustcr w.ies, Maria, seo eac sset wid dajs Uaelendes fet, and his word gchyrde.

40 S6|)lice Martha geornlice him j)cn-

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and of al thi soule,''" and of alle tlii my5tis, and of al tin mynde ; and thi nei3ebore as tlii silf. hert, and wyth all thy soule, and with all thy strengthe, and with all thy mynde ; and thy neghbour as thy sylfe.

28 And Jhesu seide to him, Thou hast answerid rijtly ; do thou this thing, and thou schalt lyue.

28 And he sayde vnto hym. Thou hast answered right ; this do, and thou shalt live.

29 He willynge to iustifie hym silfe, sayde vnto Jesus, Who ys then my neghbour 1 29 Forsothe he willinge to iustifye him silf, seide to Jhesu, And who is my nei3ebore 1

Jesus answered, and sayde, A certayne man descended from Jerusalem into Jericho, and fell into the hondes off theves, whych robbed hym off his rayment, and wonded hym, and departed, levynge hym halfe deed.

30 Sothli Jhesu biholdinge, seide, Sum man cam doun fro Jerusalem in to Jerico, Jhd felde among theuues, whiclie also robbiden him, and, woundis putt in, wenten awey, the man lefte half quyk.

31 And yt chaunsed, that there cam a certayne preste that same waye, and sawe hym, and passed by.

Forsothe it byfel, that sum prest cam doun in the same weye, and, him seyn, passide forth.

32 And lyke wyse a levite, when he was come neye to the place, went and loked on hym, and passed by.

32 Also forsoth and a dekene, whanne lie was bisydis the place, and sy5 him, passide forth.

33 Forsoth sum man Samaritan, makynge iourney, cam bisydis the weye and he seynge him, was stirid by mercy.

33 Then a certayne Samaritane, as he iornyed, cam neye vnto hym ; and behelde hym, and had compassion on hym.

34 And he comynge nyj, bond to gidere 34 And cam to hym, and bounde vppe hys wondes, and poured in wyne and his woundis, heeldynge yn oyle and wyn.

And he puttinge on his hors, ledde in to a stable, and dide the cure oyle.

And layed him on his beaste, and brought hym to a commen hostry, and drest hym. of him.

35 And on the morowe when he departed he toke out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said vnto him.

Take cure of him ; and whatsoever thou spendest above this, when I come agayne, 35 And another day he brou5te forth twey pens, and 5af to the kepere of the stable, and seide, Haue thou the cure of him ; and what euere thing thou schalt 5yue ouer, I schal 5elde to thee, whanne I schal come a5en.

I will recompence the.

36 Who of thes thre semeth to thee to haue be nei^ebore to him, that felde a mong the theues 1 36 Which nowe off these thre thynkcst thou was neghbour vnto him, that fell into the theves hondes 1 37 And he answered, He that shewed mercy on hym.

Then sayd Jesus vnto hym. Goo, and do thou lyke wyse.

37 And he seide. He that dide mercy on him.

And Jhesu seith to him, Go thou, and do thou in lyk manere.

38 Hyt fortuned, as he went, that he entred into a certayne toune ; and a certayne woman, named Martha, receaved hym into her housse.

Forsoth it was don, while thei wenten, and he entride in to sum castel and sum womman, Martha bi name, receyuede him in to hir hous.

39 And this woman had a sister, called Mari, which sate at Jesus fete, and herde

Jesus preachynge.

39 And to this Martha was a sister, Marie bi name, which also sittinge by sydis the feet of the Lord, herde the word of him.

40 Martha was combred about moche

Forsothe Martha bisyede aboute

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Da st5d heo, and cwa?)), Drihten, nis de nan caru, diet miu swuster let me senlypige Jjeiiian 1 sege hyre, divt heo fylste me.

41 Da cwsej) se HEelend, Martlia, Martha, geornfuU da. cart, and embe fela jjinga gedrefed

Gewislice an ))ing is nead-behefe.

Maria geceas done sclcstan dael, se hyre ne by]) afyrred.

Chap. XL i S6])lice wa^s geworden, da he wses on sunicre stowe hine gebiddeude, da da he geswac, him to c\vve\> an his leorning-cnihta, Drihten, Iser us us gebiddan, swa lohannes his leorning-cnihtas Iserde.

2 Da cwtej) he to him, Cwedaj) dus, donne ge eow gebiddaj), U're ftedcr, dii de on heofone eart, si din nama gehalgod.

To-cume din rice.

Geweorde din willa on heofone, and on eor})an.

3 Syle us to-doeg urne daeghwamlican hldf.

4 And forgyf us ure gyltas, swa we forgyfaj) selcum dara de wid us agylt.

And ne hied dii us on costnunge, ac alys us fram yfele.

5 Da cwse]) he to him,^Hwylc eower hajf}) sumne freond, and g?c)) to midre nihte to him, and cwyj) to him. La freond, la?n me }ny hlufas ; 6 Fordam min freond com of wege to me, and ic na^bbe hwa;t ic him toforan lecge.

7 And lie donne him dus andswarige, No beo du me gram ; mi min duru is belocen, and mine cnihtas synd on reste mid me ; ne maeg ic arisan nu, and syllan de.

8 Gyf he donne )5urhwuna)) cnuciende, ic eow secge, gyf he [ne] arist and him syl)) donne, fordam de he his freond ys, dcah hwa'dere for hys onhrope he arist, and syl|) him his neode.

9 And ic eow secge, biddaj), and eow hy\; gcseald; secaj), and gefindajj; cnuciaj), and eow by]) untyned.

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servynge. And stode, and sayde, Master, doest thou not care, that my sister hath moche seruyce.

Which stood, and seide, Lord, is it not of charge to thee, that my sistir lefte me aloone, for to mynystre 1 therfore seye to hir, that she helpe me. leeft me to minister alone 1 bid her therfore, that she helpe me..

41 And the Lord answeringe seide to

And Jesus answered and sayde vnto hir, Martha, Martha, thou ert bysi, and her, Martha, Martha, thou arte busied, and troublest thy silfe about many thynges art troublid anentis ful manye thingis ; 42 Verely one ys nedfull.

Mary hath chosen her a good parte, which shall not be taken awaye from her.

42 Forsoth thing is necessarie. Marie hath chose the beste part, which schal not be take a wey fro hir.

Chap. XL i And it was don, whanne he was preiynge in sum place, as he Chap. XL i And it fortuned, as he was prayinge in a certayne place, when he ceased, won of his disciples sayd vnto him; Master, teache vs to praye, as Jhon taught his disciples. ceesside, oon of his disciplis seide to him.

Lord, teche vs to preye, as and John tau3te his disciplis.

2 And he seide to hem, Whanne ^e preyen, seye je, Fadir, .... halewid be thi name.

Thi kyngdom come to .

2 And he sayd vnto them. When ye praye, saye, Oure father which arte in heven, halowed be thy name.

Lett thy kyngdom come.

Thy will be fulfillet, even in erth as it is in heven.

3 Oure dayly breed geve vs this daye.

3 5yue to vs to day oure eche dayes breed.

4 And for5yue to vs oure synnes, as and we for3yuen to ech owynge to vs.

And leed not vs in to temptacioun.

4 And forgeve vs oure synnes, for even we forgeve every man that traspaseth vs.

And ledde vs not into temptacion, butt deliver vs from evyll. Amen.

5 And he seith to hem, Who of 50U 5 And he sayde vnto them, Which of you shall have a frende, and shall goo schal haue a frend, and schal go to him to hym att mydnyght, and saye vnto hym, Frende, lende me foure loves ; 6 For a freiide of myne is come out off at mydny5t, and schal seie to him, Frend, leene to me thre loouys 6 For my frend cometh to me of the weye, and I haue not what I schal sette the waye to me, and I have nothynge to sett before him. bifore him.

7 And he with in shall andswer and 7 And he withynne forth answeringe saye.

Trouble me nott ; nowe is the seye, Nyle thou be noyful to me ; the dore is now schit, and my children bath with me in the cowche ; I may nojt dore shett, and my servaunttes are with me in the chamber ; I cannot ryse, and geve them to the. ryse, and 5yue to thee.

8 And if he schal contynue knockynge,

I saye vnto you, though he woll not aryse and geve hym, be cause he is I seye to 30U, thouj he schal not 5yue his frende, yet because of hys importo hym, for he is a frend, netheles for tunite he woll ryse, and geve him, as many as he nedeth. his vnrestefulnesse he schal rise, and 5yue to hym, how manye he hath nedeful.

9 And I saye vnto you, axe, and yt 9 And I seie to 50U, axe 5e, and it shalbe geven you ; seke, and ye shall schal be 5ouun to 50U ; seke 3e, and

schulen fynde ; knocke 3e, and it schal be openyd to 30U. fynde ; knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.

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[St. Luke 10 ^'Ic dara de bitt, onfehj) ; and se de sec)), he fint ; and cnucienduni by)) untyned.

Hwylc cower bitt his fpeder hhlfes, segst dii syljj he him stun 1 odde gif he byt fisces, sylj) he him nseddrau for fisce?

Odde gif he bit seg, segst dil rsucj) he him scorpioneml doet is an wyrmcynn.

13 Witodlicc gif ge, donne de synd yfele, cunnon syllan godc sylcne eowrum bearnum, swa mycele ma cower fasder of heofone syl]; g5dne gast dam dc hyne bidda|).+ 14 Da wses se Haelcnd ut-adrifende sume deofol-scocuesse, and seo waes dumb.

And da he ut-adraf da deofelseocnesse, da sprsec se dumba ; and da msenigeo wundredon.

Sume cweedon, On Bclzebub, deofla ealdre, he ut-adrifj) da dcofol-seocnessa. x6 And sume his fandodon and gyrndon of heofone tacncs of him. i7 Da he geseah hyra ge))ancas, he cwfcj), JE'lc rice on hyt sylf todseled, byj) toworpen, and daet hus ofer daet hus fcalj).

18 Gyf Satanas is todseled on hine sylfne, hii stent his rice?

Fordam de ge secgaj), da^t ic on Belzebub deofolseocnessa ut-adrife.

19 Gif ic on Belzebub deofla ut-adrife, on hwam iit-adnfa}) cower beam?

Fordam hig beoj) eowcre deman.

Gewislice gif ic on Godcs fingrc deofla ut-adrife, eallunga Godes rice on eow becymj).

21 Donne se stranga gewjcpnod his cafertun gehealt, donne beo)) on sibbc da })ing dc he ah.

2 2 Gyf donne strengra ofer hine cymj) and hine ofcr-win]', ealle his wsepnu, de he on-triiwode, he him afyr}), and todsel)> his here-rcaf 23 Se de nis mid me, se is ongean me ; and se de ne gaderaj) mid me, se hit tostrct.

24 Donne se uuclsena gast gse}) of dam men, he gscj) jnirh unwseterige stowa.

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3^9 10 Forsoth ecli man that axith, takith ; and he that sekith, fyiidith ; and to a man knockynge, it schal be openyd.

10 For every one that axeth, receaveth ; and he that seketh, fyndeth ; and to him that knocketh, shall it be openned.

Therfore who of 50U axith the fadir

Yf the Sonne axe breed off eny off you which ys hys father, wyll he proffer hym a stone 1 or yff he axe fisshe, wyll he geve hym a serpent 1 breed, wher he schal 5yue to him a stoon 1 ether if he axith fysch, wher he schal 5yue to him a serpent for the fysch 1 1 2 Or yf he axe an eggc, wyll he proffer him a scorpion 1

Ethir if he schal axe an ey, whethir he schal dresse to him a scorjjioun 1 13 Yf ye then, which are ev}dl, know howe to geve good giftes vnto youre chyldren, howe moche more shall youre father celestiall geve a goode sprete to them that desire it of hym.

13 Therfore if 36, whanne 3e ben yuele, kunne 5yue to 50ure children goode thingis 5ouun, hou moclie more 30ure fadir of heuene schal 3yue a good spirit to men axynge him.

14 And Jhesu was castinge out a fend, and he was doumbe.

And whanne he hadde cast out the fend, the doumb man spak ; and the cumpanyes wondriden.

And he was a castynge out a devyll, whyche was dom.

And it folowed when the devyll was gone out, the dom spake ; and the people wondred.

15 Some off them sayde, He casteth out devyls by the power of Belzebub, the chefe of the devyls.

15 Forsoth summe of hem seiden, In Belsebub, prince of deuelis, he castith out deuelis.

And othere temptinge axiden of him a tokene fro heuene.

And other tempted hym sekynge of hym a signe from heven.

He knewe their thoughtes, and sayde vnto them, Every kyngdom at debate with in it silfe, shalbe desolate, and won housse shall fall ajjon another.

17 Forsoth he, as he sy3 the thou3tis of hem, seide to hem, Euery rewme departide a3ens it silf, schal be desolat, and an hous schal falle on an hous.

18 Soo if Satan be at variaunce with 18 Forsoth and if Sathanas is departid ajens him silf, how schal his rewme stondel For

seyn, that I caste out in hym silve, howe shall his kyngdom endure 1 Be cause ye saye, that I cast out devyls by the power off Belzebub. fendis in Belsebub.

T 9 Yf I by the power of Belzebub caste oute devyles, by whose power do youre chyldren cast them out 1 Therfore shall they be youre iudges.

19 Forsoth if I in Belsebub caste out fendis, in whom 30ure sones casten out 1 Therfore thei schulen be 30ure domesmen.

20 Butt if I with the finger off God 20 Forsoth if I caste out fendis in the fyngir''' of God, sothli the rewme of God cast out devyls, noo doute the kyngdom of God is come apon you. is comeu in to 30U.

21 When a stronge man armed watcheth his housse, that he possesseth is in

Whanne a strong armed man kepith his hows, alle thingis that he weldith ben in pees. peace.

22 Sothli if a strongere comynge aboue cuercome him, he schal take a wey alle 2 2 But when a stronger then he cometh apon hym and overcommeth hym, he taketh from him his harnes, wherin he his armeris, in whiche he tristide, and trusted, and devideth his gooddes. schal dele abrood his spuylis.

23 He that is not with me, is agaynst me ; and he that gadereth nott with me, 23 He that is not with me, is a5ens me ; and he that gedrith not to gidere with me, scaterith a brood. scatterch.

24 When the vnclene sprete is gone out of a man, he walketh through water24 Whanne an vnclene spirit hath gon out of a man, he wandrith by drye placis,

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke reste secende ; anil niine ne gemet, donne c\vy)> he, Ic gewende eft to nnuum huse, cle ic of-eode.

25 And dcTenne lie cym|), he hit gemet senitig mid besmum afeormod.

Donne g£]> he, and nimj) scofen odre gastas wyrsan donne he, and ingaj), and dar eardiajj.

Donne synd daes mannes endas wyi'san dam serrum.

S6|)lice wees geworden, da he d's ssede, sum wif .... him to cwte]', Eadig is se inno)» de de beer, and da breost de du suce.

28 Da cwte)? he, Eadige synd da, de Godes word gehyra}-), and dset gehealda]).

29 Da hyi-a manega togoedere comon, he cwse}) to him, Deos cueorys is manful! cneiirys ; heo secjj tacen, and hyre ne bi]j nan geaeald, buton lonan tacen.

30 Swa swa lona wses tacen Niniuetum, swa bi]> mannes sunu tacen disse cncorisse.

r Siil'-dseles cwen arist on dome mid disse cneoryssc mannum, and genydera]> hig ; fordam de heo com of eorjian endum, to gehyranne Salomones wisdom, and efne ! des is mara donne Salomon.

Niniuetisce men arisa)) on dome mid disse cneorysse, and genyderia)) hig ; fovdam de hig d?ed-b5te dydon a't lonam bodunge, and des is mara donne loiia.

33 Ne on scl)) nan man his leoht-fset, and sett on diglum, ne under bydene, ac ofer candel-stajf, dtet da de in-gaj>, leoht geseon.

34 Din eage is dines lichaman leohtfset ; gif din eage bij) hluttor, donne bij) call din lichama beorht ; gif hit by)) deorc, call din lichama byj) ))ystre.

35 Warna, dajt dtet leoht de de on is, ne syn ])ystru.

36 Gyf din lichama eall bi)' beorht, and ntef)) nanne dsel j'ystra, donne byJ?

TYNDALE, 1526.

XI. 25-36.] WYCLIFl'E,

1389. sekinge reste ; and he fyndynge not, lesse places, sekynge r^est ; and when he fyndeth none, he sayeth, I will returne agayne vnto my housse, whence I cam out. seith, I sclial turue a5en in to myn hous,

\vhei' of I cam out.

And Avhanne he schal come, he 25 And when he commeth, he fjiideth fynditli it clensid with beesmes, and ourned. it swept, and garnisshed.

26 Thanne he goth, and takith with him seuene othere sj^iritis werse than 26 Then goeth he, and taketh seven other spretes with hym worsse then hym silfe, and they enter in, and dwell liim silf, and thei gon yn, dwellen there.

And the laste thingis of that man ben maad worse than the formere. there.

And the ende off that man is worsse then the begynnynge.

Forsoth it was don, whanne he 27 Hit fortuned, as he thus spake, a certayne woman of the company lyfte vp her voyce, and sade vnto hym, Happy seide thes thingis, sum womman of the cumpany reysiuge hir vois, seide, Blessid he tlie wombe that bar thee, and blessid is the wombe that bare the, and the pappes which gave the sucke. be the teetis whiche thou hast sokun.

28 And he seide, Rathere blessid ben

Butt he sayde, Happy are they, that heare the worde off God, and kepe thei, that heeren Goddis word, and kepen it. it.

29 When the people wer gadered thicke 29 Forsothe the cumpanye comynge to to geder, he began to saye. This is an gidere, he bigan to seye. This generacioun is a weyward generacioun ; it evyll nacion ; they seke a signe, and sekith a tokene, and a tokene schal not be 5ouun to it, no but the tokene of Joonas, the pi'ophete.

30 For whi as Joonas was a tokene to men of Nynyue, so mannis sone schal be to this generacioun. there shall noo signe be geven them, but the signe off Jonas, the prophet.

30 For as Jonas was a signe to the Ninivites, so shall the sonne off man be to this nacion.

31 The queene of the south schal ryse

The quene off the southe shall ryse at the iudgement with the men of this in dom with men of this generacioun, and schal condempne hem ; for sche cam fro the endis of the erthe, to heere the wysdom of Salomon, and lo

here generacion, and condempne them ; for she cam from the ende of the worlde, to heare the wisdom of Solomon, and beholde ! a greater then Solomon is here. is more than Salomon.

32 Men ot Nynyue schulen ryse in dom with this generacioun, and schulen condempne it ; for thei diden penaunce 32 The men off Ninivite shall ryse at the iudgement with this generacion, and shall condempne them ; for they repented at the preachynge of Jonas, and beholde ! a greater then Jonas is here. at the prechinge of Joonas, and lo ! here is more than Joonas.

33 No man lijtneth a lanterne, and 33 Noo man lighteth a candell, and putteth it in a preve place, nether vnder a busshel, butt on a candelsticke, that they that come in, maye se light. puttith in hidlis, other vndir a boyschel, but on a candel sticke, that thei that gon yn, se li3t.

34 The light off thy body is thyne eye ; therfore when thyn eye is single, then is

34 The lanterne of thi body is thin yje ; if thin y5e schal be symple, al thi body schal be li5tful ; forsoth if it schal be weyward, also thi body schal be all thy body full off light ; butt if thyne eye be evjW, then shall all thy body be full off darknes. derkful.

35 Take hede therfore, thatt the light whiche is in the, be nott darknes.

35 Therfore se thou, lest the li3t which is in thee, be derknessis.

For if all thy body shalbe light, havynge noo parte darke, then shall all 36 Therfore if al thi body schal be li3tful, not hauynge ony part of derknessis,

GOTHIC.

3C0.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke he eall beorht, and de on lyht swa daet leoht-fset dajs lig-vsesces.'''-

. Da beed liine sum Fariscisc man, diet he ajte mid him.

And he in-eode, and sset.

Da ongan se Fariseisca on him smeagan, and cwedan, hwi he gc))wogcn nsere sev his gereorde.

39 Da cwse)) Drihten to him, Nu ge Farisei da^t ute is calicos and disces gcclsensiajj ; diiet eow innan is, da^t is full reaflaces and uurihtwisnesse.

40 La dysegan, hu ne worhte dset da?t inne is, se de worhte dset ute is 1 41 Deah hwsedere dfet to lafe is, sylla)) selmessan, donne beo]j eow ealle ))ing claene.

42 Ac wa eow, Fariseum, ge de teodia); mintan, and rudan, and selce wyrte, and ge forbugajj dom and Godes lufe.

Das ]nng eow gebyrede to donne, and da [ling ne fori setan.

43 Wa eow, Fariseum, ge de lufia}) da forman heah-setl on gesamnungum, and gretinga on strsetum.

44 Wa eow, fordam de ge synd swylce da byrgena, de man innan ne sceawa}>, and da men nyton de him on-ufan ga|j.

45 Da andswarode him sum ae-gleaw, Lareow, teonan du wyrcst us, mid disse sage.

46 Da cwsej) he, Wa eow se-gleawum, fordam de ge syma|j men mid dam byrdenum de hig aberan ne magon, and ge ne ahrina|> da seamas mid eowrum anum fingre.

47 Wa eow, ge de timbriaj) witegena byrgena ; eower fsederas hig ofslogon.

48 Eallunga ge cydaj>, and ge J)afia)> eower faedera weorcum ; fordam hig ofslogon hig, and ge timbria}) hira byrgena.

49 Fordam cwajjj Godes wisdom, Ic sende to him witegan, and apostolas, and hig ofslea}) hig and chtaj),

XL 37-49.]

WYCLIFFE, 1389.

TYNDALE, 1526.

be full off light, even as when a candell doeth light the with his brightnes. it sclial be al li5tful, and as a lanterne of bri3tnesse it schal 5yue li3t to thee.

37 And whanne he spak, sum Pharisee 37 And as he spake, a certayne Pharise besought hym to dyne with hym.

And Jesus went in, and sate doune to meate. praiede, that he schulde ete at hym.

And he gon yn, saat to the mete.

38 When the Pharise sawe that, he marveylled, that he had nott wessched before dynner.

Sothli the Pharisee bigan to seie, gessynge with ynne him silf, whi he was not waischun byfore the mete.

39 And the Lord seith to him, Now 5e 39 And the Lorde sayde to hym, Nowe do ye Pharises make clene the outsyde of the cuppe and of the platter but youre inwarde parties are full of raveninge and wickednes.

Farisees clensen that thing that is with outenforth of the kuppe and plater but that thing of 30U that is with ynne, is ful of raueyn and wickidnesse.

40 Ye foles, did not he that made that which is with out, make that which is within alsoo 1

Foolis, wher he that made that thing that is with oute forth, made not also that thing that is with ynne 1

Netheles that thing that is ouer,"""

5yue je almes, and lo ! alle thingis ben clene to 50U.

41 Neverthelesse ye geve of that that ye have, and beholde ! all is clene to you.

But woo to 30U, Pharisees, that tythen mynte, and ruwe, and al woi't,^ and passen dom and the charite of God.

Forsoth it bihofte to do thes thingis, and not for to leeue hem.

42 But wo be to you, Pharises, for ye tythe the mynt, and rewe, and all manner erbes, and passe over iudgment and the love of God.

These ought ye to have done, and nott to have left the other ondone.

43 Wo be to you, Pharises, for ye love 43 Woo to 30U, Pharisees, that louen the firste chaieris in synagogis, and salutaciouns in cheping. the vppormost seates in the sinagoges, and gretynges in the markettes.

44 Wo be to you, scribes and Pharises, 44 Woo to 50U, that ben as sepulcris, whiche apperyn not, and men walkynge aboue witen not. ypocrites, for ye are as graves, which apere not, and men that walke over them are nott ware of them.

Forsoth oon of the wyse men of lawe rnsweringe, seide to him, Maistir, thou seyinge thes thingis, doist dispit 45 Then answered one of the lawears, and sayd vnto hym.

Master, thus sayinge, thou puttest vs to rebuke also. also to vs.

46 Then he sayde. Wo be to you also, ye laweras, for ye lade men with bur46 He seide, And woo to 50U, wyse men of lawe, for 3e chargen men with birthins whiche thei moun not here, and thens greveous to be borne, and ye youre selves touche nott the packes with one 38 30U silf with 3oure o fynger touchen not the heuynessis. of youre fingers.

47 Wo be to you, that bilde the sepul47 Woo to 30U, that bilden birielis of cres off the prophetes ; for youre fathers prophetis ; forsoth 30ure fadris slowen hem. kiled them.

Truely ye beare witnes, that ye alowe the dedes of youre fathers ; for they killed them, and ye bilde their 48 Treuly

witnessen, that

consenten to the werkis of 3oure fadris ; for sothli thei slowen hem, but 3e bilden her sepulcris, sepulcres, 49 Therfore and the wysdom of God 49 Therfore sayde the wisdom off God, seide, I schal sende to hem prophetis, and apostlis, and of hem thei schulen I will send them prophetes, and apostles, and off them they shall slee and perseslee and pursue, cute, A a

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke 50 Doet ealra witegena blod sy gesoht, de wses agoten of middan-geardes fruman, fram disse cneoi'ysse

; 51 Fram Abeles blode od Zacliarian l)16d, se forwearj) betweox dam altare and dam temple.

Ic eow secge swa, bi]) gesoht fram disse cneorysse.

52 Wa eow, se-gleawum, fordam de ge a3tbrudon dses in-gehydes csege ; ge in ne eodon, and ge forbudon da de ineodon.

53 Da he him dis to cwoejj, da ongunnon da Farisei and da se-gleawan hefilice him agen standan, and his muj) dyttan, 54 And embe hine syrwan, secende sum Jjing of his mu}>e, dset hig hine wregdon.

Chap.

XII. i ]\Iycelura wcredum him embe standendum, dset hig hine tree don, da cw«}) he to his leoruingcnihtum, Warniajj wid Farisea larc, dait is licetung.

S5))lice nis nan ]>mg ofer-heled, de ne beo un-heled ; ne behydd, dset ne sy witen.

3 Fordam de dset ge secga]? on j^ystrum, beo)> on leohte ssede ; and dset ge on earum sprsecum on bedd-cofum, bi]j on hrofum bodod.

Ic secge eow, minum freondum, ne beo ge bregede fram dam de done lichaman ofslea]), and nabba]? syddan hwset hig ma don.

5 Ic cow setywe, hwsene ge ondrsedon ; adrsedaj) done, de anwcald ha'fj), syddan he ofslyhj), on hellc ascudan.

Dus ic eow secge, adraeda}) doi e.

6 Ne becypa]) hig fif spcarwan to lielflinge ; and an nis of dam ofergytcn beforan Godc 1 7 Ac ealle eowres hcafdcs loccas synd getealde.

Ne adrsede ge cow ; ge synd

TYNDALE, 1526.

XI. 50.-XIL 7-] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

50 That the blood of alle prophetis, that was schecl out fro the makyng of the world, be sou5t of this genei'acioun

; 50 That the bloud off all the prophettes, which was sheed from the begynnynge off the worlde, maye be requyred off" this generacion ; "

51 From the bloud of Abel vnto the bloud off Zacary, whiche perisshed bitwene the aulter and the temple.

Verely I saye vnto you, it shalbe requyred of this nacion.

51 Fro the blood of Abel til to the blood of Zacharie, which periscliide bytwix the auter and the hous.

So I seie to 50U, it schal be sou5t of this generacioun.

52 Wo be to you, lawears, for ye have taken awaye the kaye of knowledge ; ye entred not in youreselves, and them that came in ye forbade.

52 Woo to 50U, wyse men of lawe, for 5e han take awey the keye of kunnynge ; 5e 50U silf entriden not, and je han forboden hem that entriden.

53 When he thus spake vnto them, the lawears and the Pharises began to wexe busy about hym, and to stoojj his mougth with many questions, 53 Sothli whanne he spak thes thingis to hem, Pharisees and wyse men of lawe bigunnen greuously to a3enstonden, and oppresse his mouth of many thingis, 54,Layinge wayte for hym, and sechynge to catche some thyng of his mought, wherby they myght accuse hym.

54'Aspiynge him, and sekiuge to take sum thing of his mouth, that tliei schulden accuse him.

Chap. XII. i As there gadered togedther an innumerable multitude off people, in so moche that they trood won Chap. XII. i Sotheli manye cumpanyes stondinge aboute, so that thei troden ech othir, he bigan to seie to his disciplis, Be 5e war of the sourdow3 of another, he began to saye vnto his disciples, Fyrst of all beware of the leven Pharisees, which is ypocrisye. off the Pharises, which is ypocrysy.

2 For there is nothynge covered, that 2 Forsoth no thing is hilid, which schal shall not be vncovered ; nether hid, not be schewid ; nether hid, that schal that shall not be knowen. not be wist.

3 Wherfore whatsoever ye have spoken 3 Forwhi tho thingis that ^e han seyd in darknes, that same shalbe hearde in in derknessis, schulen be seid in li5t ; and this that 3e han spoken in eere in light ; and that which ye have spoken in the eare even in secret places, shalbe preached even on the toppe of the the cowchis, schal be prechid in rooues. housses.

4 I saye vnto you, my frendes, feare ye not them that kyll the body, and 4 Forsothe I seie to 30U, my frendis, be 5e not a feerd of hem that slen the body, and aftir thes thingis han no more what thei schulen don. after that have nothynge that he can moare do.

I will shewe you, whom ye shall 5 Sothli I schal schewe to 50U, whom feare ; feare hym, which after he hath 3e schulen drede ; drede 5e him, which kylled, hath power to cast in to hell.

Ye I saye vnto you, hym feare. aftir that he hath slayn, hath power to sende in to helle.

So I seie to 50U, drede 3e hym.

6 Are nott five sparowes bought for two farthynges ; and none off them is 6 Wher fine sparrowis ben not seeld for tweyne halpens ; and oon of hem is forgotten of God 1 not in for3eting bifore God 1 7 Ye the very heers of youre heed are nombred.

Feare nott therfore ; ye are A a 2 7 But and alle the heeris of joure heed ben noumbrid.

Therfore nyle je drede ;

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke beteran manegum spearwum.

8 S5ljlice ic eow secge, swa hwylc swa me andet beforan maunum, done manues sunu andet beforan Godes englum.

Se de me wid-saec)) beforan mannum, se by|> wid-sacen beforan Godes englum.

TO And selc de seg)j eeuig word agen mannes sunu, dam bi)) forgyfen ; dam de wider-saca|) ongean Haligne Gast, ne bijj dam forgyfen.

Donne hig Isedajj eow on gesamnunga, and to dugode-ealdrum, and to anwealdum, ne beo ge embe-))encende, hu odde hwset ge sprecon, odde andswarion.

Halig Gast eow Iserjj on daere tide, da jjing de eow sprecan gebyra]?.

13 Da cw0e{) sum of dam menegum, Lfireow, sege minum breder, diet be daele uncer sehta wid me.

Da cwjb}) be, La ! man, hwa sette me deman, odde dselend, ofer inc 1 15 Da cyvsep be, Gyma]j, and warnia}) wid selce gytsunge ; fordam de nys nanes mannes lif on gytsunge of dam de be ah.

16 Da Scede he him sum bigspel, Sumes weliges mannes secer brohte for}) gode wsestmas.

17 Da |)ohte he on him sylfum, and cwsej), Hwret do ic, fordam ic nsebbe hwyder ic mine wjestmas gadrige 1 18 Da cwKJ> he, Dus ic do; ic toweorpe mine bernu, and ic wyi-ce maran, and ic gaderige dyder call dset me gewexen ys, and mine god.

19 And ic secge minre sawle, Eala sawel, du haefst mycele god asette to manegum gearum ; gerest de, et, and drinc, and gewista.

20 Da cwa^j) God to him, La dysega, on disse nihtc hig fecca]) dine sawle

XII. 8-20.]

WYCLIFFE, 1389.

TYNDALE, 1526.

56 ben of more priys than many spamoare off value then many sparowes. rowis.

8 TreuH I seie to 50U, ech man which euer schal knowleche me byfore men, and mannis sone schal knowleche him

I saye vnto you, whosoever confesseth me before men, even hym shall the Sonne off man confesse also before the angels of God. bifore the aungelis of God.

9 Foi-soth he that schal denye me bifor men, schal be denyed bifore the aungelis of God.

9 And he that denyeth me before men, shalbe denyed before the angels off God.

10 And ech man that seith a word 10 And whosoever speak eth a worde agaynste the sonne of man, itt shalbe forgeven hym ; butt vnto hym thatt blasphemeth the Holy Goost, it shall not be forgeven. a5ens the sone of man, it schal be for5ouun to him ; sothli it schal not be for^ouim to him, that blasfemeth a3ens the Hooly Gost.

When they brynge you into their sinagoges, and vnto their rulers, and 11 Forsoth whanne thei schulen leede 50U in to synagogis, and to magestatis, and to potestatis, nyle ^e be bisy, how ether what

schulen answere, ether what 56 schulen seye. officiers, take noo thought, how or what thyng.e ye shall answere, or what ye shall speake.

12 Forsoth the Hooly Gost schal teche 50U in that our, what it bihoueth 50U to 12 For the Holy Goost shall teache you in the same houre, what ye ought seye. to saye.

13 Won off the company sayde vnto hym, Master, bid my brother devide the enherytaunce with me.

13 Forsoth sum man of the cumpany seith to him, Maistir, seie to my brother, that he departe with me the eritage.

And he seyde to him, A ! man, who ordeyuede me domesman, ether departer, on 50U 1 14 And he sayde vnto hym, Man ! who made me a iudge, or a devider, over you 1 15 And he seyde to hem, Se 56, and be 56 war of al auarice ; for the lyf of a man is not in the haboundanse of tho 15 And he sayde vnto them, Take hede, and beware off coveteousnes ; for no mannes life stondeth in the haboundaunce of the thynges which he posthingis whiche he weldith. sesseth.

16 Sothli he seide to hem a liknesse, 16 And he put forth a similitude vnto them, sayinge, The londes of a certayne man brought forth frutes plenteously. seiynge, The feeld of sum riche man Drou3te forth plenteuous fruytis.

And he thought in hym silfe, 17 And he thou5te with ynne him silf, seyinge, What schal I do, for I haue not whidir I schal gedere my fruytis 1 sayinge, Whatt shall I do, because I have noo roume where to bestowe my frutes 1 18 And he sayde, This will I do ; I

And he seith, I schal do this thing ; I schal distrye my bernis, and I schal make gi'ettere, and thidir I schal gedere will destroye my barnes, and bilde greater, and ther in will I gadder all my fruetes, and all my goodes. alle thingis that growen to me, and alle my goodis.

And I will saye to my soule, Soule, thou haste moch goodes layde vp in

And I schal seye to my soule, Soule, thou hast many goodis kept in to ful manye 5eeris ; reste thou, ete, drynke, and ete thou plenteuously. stoore for many yeares ; take thyne ease, eate, drynke, and be mery.

20 But God sayde vnto hym, Thou

Sothli God seide to him, Fool, in fole, this nyght will they fetche awaye this ny5t thei schulen axe of thee thi

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Hwaes beoj? da \>ing, de du gegearwodest 1 21 Swa is se de him sylfum stryn)>, and nis welig mid Gode.

22 Da cw£b}) he to his leorniug-cnihtum, Fordam ic eow secge, ne beo ge ymbe-liydige eowre sawle, hwset ge eton, ne eowrum h'chaman, hwset ge scrydon.

23 Seo sawel ys ma donne se lichama and se lichama ma donne daet reaf.

24 Besceawia)? da hrefnas, djiet hig ne sawa}>, ne ne ripa)), nabba|> hig heddern, ne bern, ac God hig fett.

Dees de ma ge synd hyra selran t 25 Hwylc eower mseg {jcncende ican ane elne to liis anHcnesse ?

26 Gyf ge dtfit Ijiesse ne magon, hwi synd ge be odrum pingum ymbehydige 1

Sceawiajj da Hlian, hu hi wexa)) hi ne svvincaj>, ne ne spinna]>.

S6})lice ic eow secge, dset Salomon on eallum his wuldre nses gescrydd swa dissa an, 28 Gyf God scrytt da^t hig, de is todseg on secere, and to-morgen fovscrinc}' ; swa mycele ma God scryt eow gehwsedes geleafan ?

29 And nelle ge secean, hwpet ge eton, oddc drincon ; and ue beo ge upcihafcne.

30 Ealle das jjing jjeoda seceajj; eower feeder wat, dset ge dises be])urfon.

31 Dcah hwajdere secea)) Godcs rice, and ealle das |)ing eow beo]; ge-ihte.

32 Ne ondrsed du de, la lytle heord, fordam eowrum foeder gelicode eow rice syllan.

SyllaJ) dajt ge agon, and syllaj> selmcssan.

Wyrceaj) seodas da de ne forcaldigea)), ungetcorodne gold-hord on heofenuni, dydcr J)eof ne geuealaecjj, ne mo)>)je ne gewcm)>.

34 Dar eower gold-hord is, dar by|> eower heorte.'*'

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soule.

Forsothe whos scliulen tlio tliingis thy soule agayne firom the.

Then whose shall thoose thynges bOj which thou hast provided 1 be, whiche thou hast maad redy 1 21 So is he that tresourith to him silf, and is not ryche in God.

So is itt with hyra thatt gaddreth ryches, and is not ryche in God.

22 And he spake vnto his disciples, Therfore I saye vnto you, take no tought for youre lyfe, what ye shall eate, nether for youre body, what, ye shall putt on.

22 And he seide to his disciplis, Therfore I seie to 30U, nyle

be bisy to 5oure lyf, what 5e schuleu ete, nethir to 5oure body, with what

schulen be clothid.

23 The lyf is more than mete, and the body moi'e than clothing.

23 The lyfe is moore then meate, and the body is moore then rayment.

24 Marcke wele the ravens, for they nether sowe, nor repe, which nether have stoore housse, ner barne, and yet God fedeth them.

Howe moche are ye better then the foules ?

Biholde je crowis, for thei sowen not, nether repen, to whiche is no celer, nether beerne, and God fedith hem.

How myche more 36 ben of more prys than thei.

25 Forsothe who of 50U bythenkynge may adde o cubite to his stature 1 25 Which of you with takynge tought can adde to his stature won cubytt 1 26 Therfore if 3e mown not this that 26 Yf ye then be nott able to do that thynge which is least, why take ye thought for the remnaunt ? is the leeste, what ben 56 bisy of othere thingis I 27 Biholde 56. lilies of the feeld, how

Consydere the lylies, howe they growe ; they laboure nott, they sj^yn not.

And I saye vnto you, Solomon in thei wexen ; thei trauelen not, neither spynnen.

Sothly I seye to 30U, for nether Salomon in al his glorie was all his royalte was nott clothed lyke vnto one of these. clothid as oon of these.

Forsothe if God clothith thus the hey, which to day is in the feeld, and to morwe is sent in to a furneys ; how moche more 30U of litel feithl 28 Yf God then soo cloth the grasse, which is to daye in the feldes, and to morowe shalbe cast into the fornace ; howe moche moore wyll he clothe you, o ye endued with litell faith 1 29 And nyle

seke, what 3e schulen 29 And axe nott, what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drynke ; nether clyme ye vp an hye. ete, ethir what 3e schulen drynke ; and nyle 3e be reysid in to an hi3.

30 For all suche thynges the hethen people of the worlde seke for ; youre father knoweth, that ye have nede off suche thjmges.

30 Forsoth folkis of the world seken alle thes thingis ; sothli 3oure fadir woot, for 36 neden thes thingis.

Nethelees seke 36 first the kyngdora 31 Wlaerfore seke ye after the kyngdome off heven, and all these thynges shalbe ministred vnto you. of God, and alle thes thingis schulen be cast to 30U.

Feare not, litell floocke, for it is youre fathers pleasure to geve you a kyngdom.

Nyle 5e, litil floe, drede, for it pleside to 3oure fadir to 3yue to 30U a kyngdom.

33 Sell that ye have, and geve almes.

And make you bagges which wexe noot 33 Sille 36 the thingis that 36 welden, and 5yue

almes.

Make

to 30U olde, and treasure that fayleth nott in heven, where noo thefe commeth, nether moth corrupteth. sachels that wexen not olde, tresour not failinge in heuenes, whidur a theef ney3eth not, neyther mow3te distryeth.

34 For where youre treasure ys, there 34 Forsothe where thi tresour is, there will youre hertes be also. also thin herte schal be.

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Sin eower lendenu begyrde, and leoht-fatu byrnende 36 And beo gelice dam mannura de liyra hlufordes abkla}?, hwsenne he sy fram gyftum gecyrred, diet hig him sona ontynon, donne he cym]>, and cnuca)).

Eadige synd da jjeowas, de se hlaford wajceende gemet, donne he cymlj.

S6))lice ic eow secge, dset he begyrt bine, and de\> deet hig sitta]', and gangende him ])ena{).

38 And gif he cym|) on dsere sefteran wseccan, odde on dsere ))riddan, and dus gemet, eadige synd^da Jjeowas.

Wita)j, dset gif se hiredcs ealdor wiste, hwseune se |jeof cuman wolde, witodlice he wacode, and ne gejiafode dset man his hus under-dulfe.

40 And beo ge wsere, fordam de mannes sunu cymjj, dsere tide de ge ne \vena]j.

41 Da cwsejj Petrus, Drihten, segst du dis bigspell to us, hwaeder de to ealhim?

42 Dti cwsejj Drihten, Hwa, wcnst du, da3t ys getrywe and gleaw dilituere, dfene se hlaford geset ofer his hired, dset he him hwsetes gemet on timan sylle 1 43 Eadig is se ))eow, de his hlaford gemet dus dondne, donne he cymj).

44 Sojjlice ic secge eow, dset he gesett bine ofer call da;t he ah.

45 Gyf donne se j'eow cwyj) on hyg heortan, Min hlaford ufcrajj hys cyme and agynjj beatan da cnihtas, and da J)inena, and etan, and drincan, and bcon ofcr-druncen, 46 Donne cymj) dses J)eowan hlaford, on dam dsege de he ne weiij), and dsere tide de he nat ; and todacl^ liinc, and sett his dsel mid dam ungetreowum.

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35 Be 5oure leendes gird by fore, and lanternes brennynge in joure hondis ; 36 And he 56 lyk to men abydinge her 35 Lett youre loynes be gerdde about, and youre lightes brennynge ; 36 And ye youre selves lyke vnto men lord, whanne he schal turne a3en fi'O weddingis, that whanne he schal come, and knocke, anoon thei opene to him. that watche for their master, when he woU returne from a weddynge, that as sone as he commeth, and knocketh, they maye open vnto hym.

37 Happy are thoose servauntes, which

Blessid ben tho seruauntis, whiche whanne the Lord schal come, he schal fynde wakynge.

Treuli I seie to 5011, that he schal bifore girde him, and he their Lorde when he commeth, shall fynde wakynge.

Verely I saye vnto you, he will gerdde hym silfe about, and make them sitt doune to meate, and walke by them and minister vnto them. schal make hem to sitte at the mete, and he passiuge schal mynystre to hem.

38 And if he schal come in the secimde wakyng, and yf he schal come in the thridde wakynge, and schal fynde so, tho seruauntis ben blessid.

38 And yf he come in the seconde watche, ye yf he come in the thyrd watche, and shall fynde them soo, happy are thoose servauntes.

39 Forsoth wite 5e this thing, for if an hosebonde man wiste, in what our the theef wolde come, sothli he schulde wake, and not suffre his hous to be mynyd.

39_This shall ye vnderstonde, that yff the good man of the housse had knowen, what houre the thefe wolde have commen, he wolde suerly have watched, and not have suffered his housse to have bene broken vppe.

40 And be 5e redy, for in what our je gessen not, mannis sone schal come.

40 Be ye prepared therfore, for the Sonne of man will come att an houre, when ye thynke not.

41 Then Peter sayd vnto him. Master, 4r Forsothe Petre seith to him, Lord, tellest thou this similitude vnto vs, or seist thou this parable to vs, ether to to all men ?

42 And the Lorde said. Who is a faithallel 42 Sothli the Lord seide. Who, gessist full stewarde, and a discrete, whom his thou, is a feithful dispender, and prudent, whom the lord ordeynede on his meyne, that he jyue to hem in tyme a mesure of whete 1 lorde shall make ruler over his housholde, to geve them their dueti of meate at due season 1 43 Happy is that servaunt, whom his

Blessid is that seruaunt, whom whanne the lord schal come, he schal master, when he cometh, shall finde soo fynde doynge so. doinge.

44 Of a trueth I saye vnto you, that he will make him rueler over all that he hathe.

Verili I seie to 50U, for on alle thiugis which he weldith, he schal ordejTie him.

45 But and if the evyll servaunt shall 45 That if thilke seruaunt schal seye saye in his hert. My master wyll differre in his herte, My lord makith tariynge to come ; and bigynne to smyte children, and handmaydens, and ete, and drynke, and be fiUid ouer mesure, his commyuge ; and shall begyn to smyte the servauntes, and maydens, and to eate, and drynke, and to be dronken, 46 The lorde off that servaunt w^ll 46 The lord of that seruaunt schal come, in the day that he hopith not, and our that he wot not ; and schal come, in a daye when he thynketh nott, and att an houre when he is not ware and wyll devj^de hym, and will geve him his rewarde with the onbelevers. departe him, and schal putte his part with vnfeithful men.

47 The servaunt that knowe his masters 47 Forsothe thilke seruaunt that knew wyll, and prepared nott him silfe, nether the wille of his lord, and made not him

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[St. Luke hlafordes willau, he bi]) witnod mansgiini witum.

48 Done ))eow de his willan nyste, and dcah dyde, he bij) witnod feawum witum.

^'Icum de niycel geseald is, him man mycel to sec[) ; and set dam de big micel befseston, big mycel bidda]?.

49 Fyr ic sende on corjjan, and hwset wylle ic, buton da^t hit bajrne 1 50 Ic hsebbe on fulluhte beon gefullod, and hii beo ic gejjread, od hyt sy gefylled ] 51 Wene ge, fordam de ic com sybbe on eorJ)an sendau ?

Ne, secgo ic cow, ac todal.

Heonon-for)) beo]> fife on anum huse todselede ; })ry on twegen, and twegen on ]>ry beojj todselede 53 Feeder on sunu, and sunu on liis faeder ; moder on dobter, and dohter on byre moder ; swegr on byi-c snore, and snuru on hyi'e swegre.

54 And be cwa3|j to dam folce, Donne gc geseojj da lyfte cumende on westdsele, soua ge cweda}).

Storm cymj? and hit swa byj).

55 And donne ge gcseo]) sudan bluwan, ge secga]), Da^t ... is toweard ; and hit by]).

La liceteras, cunne ge afandian beofones ansyne and corjjan, humeta ua afaudigc ge das tide 1 57 Hwi ne deme ge of eow-sylfum diet ribt is 1 58 Donne du gaest on wcge mid dinum wider-winnan to hwylcum ealdre, do daet dii beo fram him alysed ; de-laos he de sylle dam deman, and se dema dam bydele, and se bydel de sonde on cwertern.

Ic secge do, Ne gsest du da none.

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redy, and dide not vp his wille, sclial be betun with many woundis. did accordynge to his will, shalbe beten with many strypes.

48 Sothli he that knew not, and dide worthi thingis of woundis, schal be beten with fewe.

Forsoth to ech man to whom moche is 3ouun, moche schal be axid of hym ; and thei schulen axe more of him, to whom thei bitoken moche.

48 Butt he that knewe nott, and hath committed thynges worthy of strypes, shalbe beaten with feawe strypes.

For vnto whom moche ys geven, off hym shalbe moche requyred ; and to whom men moche commytt, the moare of hym will they axe.

49 I cam to sende fier in to erthe, and what wole I, no but that it be kyndelid 1

I cam to sende fyre on erth, and what ys my des}Te, but that yt were all redy kyndled 1 50 Nott with stondinge I muste be baptised with a baptim, and how am 50 Sothli I haue to be baptisid with baptym, and hou am I constreyned, til it be perfytli don 1 I payned, till it be ended 1

Suppose ye, that I am come to sende peace on erth 1 I tell you, naye, 51 Gessen 56, for I cam to 5yue pees in to erthe?

Nay, I seye to 30U, but departynge. biit I'ather debate.

52 For hence forthe there shalbe five 52 Forsoth fro this tyme ther schulen be fyue departid in oon hous ; thre schulen be departid a^ens tweyne, and tweyne schulen be departid a3ens thre ; 53 The fadir a5ens the sone, and the sone a5ens his fadir ; the modir a5ens in won housse devided ; thre agaynst two, and two agaynst thre ; 53 The father shalbe devided agaynst the Sonne, and the Sonne agaynst the the dou3tir, and the dou5tir a3ens the modir ; the hosebondis modir a3ens the sones wyf, and the sones wyf a3ens hir hosebondis modir. father ; the mother agaynst the doughter, and the doughter agaynst the mother ; the motherelawe agaynst the doughterelawe, and the doughterelawe against the motherelawe.

54 Then sayde he to the people, When ye se a cloude ryse out off the west, strayght waye ye saye, We shall have a shewer ; and soo it is.

54 Forsoth he seid and to the curapanyes, Whanne 3e schulen se a cloude rysinge fro the sunne goynge doun, anon 56 seyn, Reyn cometh ; and so it is don.

55 And when ye se the south wynde blow, ye saye, We shall have heet ; and 55 And whanne 36 seen the south blowynge, 3e seyen, For heete schal be

; and it commeth to passe. so it is don.

56 Ypocritis, 30 han knowe to proue 56 Ypocrytes, ye can skyll of the fassion of the erth and of the skye, but what is the face of heuene and of erthe, but hou the cause that ye cannot skyll of this tyme? prouen 36 not this tyme 1 57 Ye and why iudge ye nott off youre 57 Forsothe whi and of 30U silf deme selves that which is rightewes?

5e not this thing that is iust ?

58 Whill thou goest with thyne adver-

Forsothe whanne thou goist with sary to the rueler as thou arte in the waye, geve diligence that thou mayst be thin aduersarie to the prince in the weye,

3yue thou bisynesse to be delyuered fro him ; lest perauenture he drawe thee delivered from hym ; least he brynge the to the iudge, and the iudge deliver to the domesman, and the domesman the to the ioylar, and the ioylar cast the bitake thee to the wrongful axere, and in to preson. the wrongful axere sende thee in to prisoun.

I tell the.

Thou departest not 59 I seie to thee, Thou schalt not go

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Chap.

XIII.

1 Dar wseron sume on dsere tide, of Galileum him cydcnde, da3ra blod Pilatus mengde mid lieoi'a offrungum.

2 Da cwoe}) he him andswarigende, Wene ge, wseron da Galileiscan synfulle to-foran eaUum Galileiscum, fordam de hig swylc Jioledon ?

3 Ne, secge ic, na; ac ealle ge gelice forweordajj, buton ge dced-bote don.

4 Swa da ehtatyne, ofer da feoll se stypel on Syloa, and hig ofsloh, wene ge, dtet hig wseron scyklige ofer ealle menn de on Hierusalem wunedon 1 5 Ne, secge ic ; ac swa ge forweordajj, buton ge dsed-botc don.'*'

6 Da ssede he him dis bigspel.

Sum man hfefde an fic-treow gcplantod on his wiu-geai"de, da com he and sohte his wsestmas on him, da ne fiinde he nanne.

7 Da cwse]? he to dam hyrde, Nu synd ])reo gear, syddan ic com wajstm secende on dissura fic-treowe, and ic no funde forceorf hine, hwi ofj^ricj) he da3t land

8 Da cwse)) he, Hlaford, laet hine gyt dis gear, od ic hine bedclfe, and ic hine beweorpe mid meoxe ; 9 And witodlice he wtestmas bring}), gif hit elles hwa;t by)) ccorf hine syddan.

10 Da wa3S he rcste-dagum on hcora gesamnunge laercnde.

Da wajs dar sum wif seo hfefde initrumnesse gast ehtatyne gear, and heo wies abogen, ne heo eallunga ne mihte up-beseon.

Da se Hselend hig geseah, he clypode hig to him, and sscde hyre, Wif, dii eart forlectcn of dinrc untrumnessc.

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thence, tyll thou have made goode the vtmose farthynge. thennis, til thou jelde also the last ferthinsr.

Chap. XIII. i Forsothe sum men nei5eden in that tyme, tellinge to him Chap. XIII. i There were present at the same season, that shewed hym of the Galileans, whose blonde Pilate mengof Galilees, whos blood

Pilat myngede with the sacrificis of hem. led with their awne sacrifice.

2 And Jesus answered and sayde vnto them, Suppose ye, that these Galileans were greater synners then all other 2 And he answeringe seide to hem, Wenen ^e, that thes men of Galilee weren synneris byfore alle Galileis, for Galileans, be cause they sufFred suche punysshment 1 thei suffriden suche thingis 1

I tell you, naye ; but except ye re-

Nay, I seye to 50U ; but alle ^e schulen perische in lyk manere, no but pent, ye shall all in lyke wyse perysshe. je schulen haue penaunce.

4 And as tho ten and ei5te, on which the tour of Siloa felde doun, and slouj hem, gessen ^e, for and thei weren det4 Or thynke ye, that those xviij. apon whom the toure in Siloe fell, and slewe them, were synners above all men that dwell in Jherusalem ? tours moi'e than alle men dwellinge in Jerusalem 1 5 I tell you, naye ; butt excepte ye 5 Nay, I sei to 30U ; but also ^e alle schulen perische, if 50 schulen not do penaunce. repent, ye all shall lyke wyse perisshe.

6 He put forthe this similitude.

A 6 Forsothe he seide this lyknesse. Sum man hadde a fyge tree plauntid in his vyner, and he cam sekynge fruyt in it, and fond not. certayne man had a fygge tree in his vyneyarde, and he cam and sought frute theron, and founde none.

7 Then sayde he to the dresser of his 7 Sothli he seide to the tilier of the vyneyarde, Beholde ! this thre yeare, have I come and sought frute in this vyner, Loo ! thre jeeris ben, sithen I come sekinge fruyt in this fyge tree, and I fond not ; tlierfore kitt it doun, wherto occupieth it, 5he, the erthe 1 fygge tree, and fynde none ; cut it doune, why combreth hit the grounde 1 8 And he answered and sayde vnto 8 And he answeringe seide to him, him, Lorde, lett it alone this yeare also, Lord, suff're also this jeer, til the while till I digge rounde aboute it, and donge I delue aboute it, and sende toordis ; it; 9 To se whether it will beare frute, yt 9 And if it schal make fruyt, ellis in tyme to comynge thou schalt kitte it not then after that cut hym doune. doun.

10 He taught in won of their sina-

Forsothe he was techinge in the synagoge of hem in sabotis. gogges on the saboth dayes.

And beholde ! there was a woman which had a sprete off infirmitie .xviij.

And loo ! a womman that hadde a spirit of sykenesse ten and eijte jeeris, and was bowid doun, nether in ony mayeares, and was bowed to gether, and coulde nott well lifte vp her silfe. nere myjte looke vpward.

When Jesus sawe her, he called her 12 Whom whanne Jhesu hadde seyn, to hym, and sayde to her. Woman, thou he clepide to hym, and seide to hir, Womman, thou ert left of thi sykenesse. arte delivered from thy disease.

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[St. Luke 13 And bis hand hyre on sette, da wivs lieo sona up-arseied, and heo God wuldrode.

Da gebealli se dugude-ealdor bine, fordam de se Hceiend on reste-dsege bselde, and ssede dam meuegum, Syx dagas synd, on dam gebyrajj dset man wyrce ; cumajj on dam, and beoj) gebselede, and na on reste-dsege.

15 Da andswarode se Hselend and cwse)). La liceteras, ne untig}) eower selc on reste-dsege bis oxan, odde assan, fram dtere binne, and leet to wsetere ?

16 Das Abrabames debtor, de Satanas geband, nu ! ebtatyne gear, ne gebyrede byre beon unbiiuden of dissum bende on reste-dsege 1 17 Da be dis ssede, dii sceamod ealle bis wider-winnan.

And eall folc geblissode on eallum, dam de wuldorfullice fram him gewurdon.

18 S6|)hce he cwa^j), Hwam is Godes rice gelid and hwam wene ic da^t bit beo gelic 1 19 Hit ys gelic senepes corne, d?et se man onfeng, and seow on his wyrt-tun and hit weox, and wear)) niycel troow, and beofenes fugelas reston on bis bogum.

20 And eft be cwre}>, Hwam wene ic dset Godes rice si gelic

21 Hit is gelic dam beorman, de dset wif onfeng, and behydde on dam melewe Jjieo gemetu, od hit wear)) eall ahafen.

Da ferde be })urh ceastra and castelu, to Hierusalem and dar Iserde.

23 Da cwpe|) sum man to him, Drihten, feawa synd, de synd gebselcdc 1 Da cwaj]) be to him,

E'fsta)) dset ge gangon \>\irh. dget ncarwe geat ; fordara ic sccge eow, mancga secajj dset big in-giln, and hi nc niagon.

25 Donne se hiredes ealdor in-gae}>, and bis duru bcclyst, ge standaj) dajr lite, and da duru cnuciaj), and cwcdajj, Drihten, atyn us.

Donne c\vy]> he to

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13 And he puttide to hiithe hoondis, and a non she was reysid, and glorifiede God.

13 And he layde his hondes on her, and immediatly she was made strayght, and glorified God.

14 The ruler off the sinagoge answered, with indignacion be cause that Jesus had healed on the saboth daye, and sayde vnto the people, There are sixe dayes in the weke, in which men ought to worke ; in them come, and be healed, and nott on the saboth daye.

Sothli the prince of synagoge answeringe, hauynge dedeyn for Jhesu hadde heelid in the saboth, seide to the cumpany, Sixe dayes ben, in whiche it bihoueth to wirche ; therfore come in thes, and be 50 heelid, and not in the dayes of saboth.

Then answered hym the Lorde and sayd, Ypocryte, doth not cache one of you on the saboth daye loose his oxe, or his asse, from the stall, and leade hym to the water?

16 And shulde not this doughter of Abraham be loosed from this bonde on the - saboth daye, Avhom Sathan hath bounde, loo ! xviij. yeares ?

17 And when he thus sayde, all his adversaris were ashamed.

And all the people reioysed on all the excellent dedes, that were done by hym.

Forsothe the Lord answeringe to him seide, Ypocrite, wher ech of 50U vntyeth not in the saboth his oxe, ethir assCj fro the stable, and ledith for to watre ?

Bihofte it not this dou5tre of Abraham, whom Sathanas hath bounden, loo ten and ei5te 5eeris, to be vnbouuden of this bond in the day of saboth ] 17 And whanne he seide thes thingis, alle his aduersaries weren aschamyd.

And al the peple ioyede in al thingis, that weren don gloriously of him.

Therfore he seide, To what thing is the rewme of God lyk? and to what thing schal I gesse it to be lyk ?

18 Then sayde he. What is the kyngdom of God lyke ? or where to shall I compare it ?

19 It is lyk to a corn of seneuey, which takun, a man sente in to his 5erd ; and

It is lyke a grayne of mustard seede,' which a man toke, and sowed in his garden ; and it grewe, and wexed a greate tree, and the foules off the ayer it wax, and was maad in to a greet tree, and fowelis of the eyr restiden in the braunchis therof. bilt in the braunches of it.

20 And agayne he sayde, Where vnto 20 And eftsone he sayd. To what thing schal I gesse the kyngdom of God lyk? shall I lyken the kyngdom of God 1

It is lyke leven, which a woman toke, and hidde in thre busshels of floure, 21 It is lyk to sourdow3, which takun, a womman hidith in thre mesuris of till all was thorow levended. mele, til al were sourdowid.

22 And he wente by citees and castels, 22 And he went thorowe cities and tonnes, teachynge and toke his iorney towardes Jerusalem. techinge and makinge iurney in to Jerusalem.

23 Sothli sum man seide to him, Lord, 23 Then sayde won vnto hym, Lorde, are there feawe, that shalbe saved ? And he sayde vnto them, if there ben fewe, that ben sauyd 1 Sothli he seide to hem, 24 Stryue 3e for to entre by the streit 24 Stryve with youreselves to enter in 5ate ; for I seye to 30U, many men seken at the strayte gate ; for many, I saye vnto you, will seke to enter in, and shall nott be able. for to entre, and thei schuleu not mowe.

25 When the good man of the housse is

Forsothe whanne the hosebonde man hath entrid, and closid the dore, risen vp, and hathe shett fast the dore, ' and ye begyn to stonde with out, and 5e schulen bigynne to stonde with oute to knocke at the dore, saynge, Lorde, forth, and knocke the dore, sejdnge,

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke eow, Ne can ic eow, nat ic hwanon ge synd.

Donne ongynne ge cwedan, We jeton and druncon bef5ran de, and on urum stnttum ctu Utrdest.

27 Donne seg)j be eow, Ne cann ic hwanon ge synd ; gewitiij) fram me, ealle unriht-wyrhtan.

28 Dar bijj wop and tojja grystlung, donne ge geseo}) Abraham, and Isaac, and lacob, and ealle witegan on Godes rice ; and ge beoJ> ut-udrifene.

29 And hig cumajj fram east-dsele and wcst-dsele, and norJ)-di«Ie .... and sittajj on Godes rice.

30 And efne ! synd ytemeste, da de beo}) fyrmeste ; and synd fyrmeste, da de beoj) ytemeste.

31 On dam dsege him genealsehton sume Farisoi, and him saedon, Far, and ga heonon, fordam de Hei-odes de wyle ofslean.

32 And da cwa?]> he to him, Ga)>, and secga}) dam foxe, Deofol-seocnessa ic utadrife, and ic hsela gefremme, to-daeg and to-morgen, and Jjriddan doege ic beo fornumen.

33 Deah hwajdere me gebyrej) to-daeg, and to-morgen, and dy aefteran dsege, gan ; fordam de ne gebyrej) da^t se witcga forweorde butan Hierusalem.

Eala Hierusalem, Hierusalem, dii de da witegan ofslyhst, and hsenst da de to de asende synd, hu oft ic wolde dine beam gcgaderian, swa se fugel de]> his nest under his fiderum, and du noldcst.

35 Nu ! bij) cower bus eow forlscten.

Scj^lice ic cow sccgc, diet ge me ne geseo)), jcrdam de cume se, donne ge cwedaj), Gcbletsod sy, se de com on Drihtnes naman.

Chap. XIV.

^i Da wxa geworden, da he code on sumes Farisca caldres Inis, on reste-daege, dset be hlaf sete, and hig begymdon hine.

XIIL 26.-XIV. I.] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

TYNDALE, 1526.

3G9 Lord, opyne to vs.

And he answeringe schal seye to 50U, I knowe not 30U, of whennis 56 ben. lorde, open vnto vs.

And he shall answer and saye vnto you, I knowe nott whence ye are.

26 Then shall ye begyn to saye, We have eaten and dronken in thy presence, and thou hast naught in oure stretes.

26 Thanne ^e schulen bigynne to seye, We ban ete and drunke bifore tbee, and in oure streetis thou hast tau5t.

27 And he schal seye to 30U, I knoAve not 50U, of whennis ^e ben ; go 56 awey 27 And he shall saye, I tell you I wott nott whence ye are ; departe from me, fro me, alle worcheris of wickidnesse. all ye workers off iniquytie.

28 Ther schal be wepinge and betinge 28 There shalbe wepynge and gnasshynge of teth, when ye shall se Abraham, and Ysaac, and Jacob, and all the prophetes in the kyngdom of God ; and youre selves thrust oute a dores. to gidere of teeth, whanne 5e schulen se

Abraham, and Ysaac, and Jacob, and alle prophetis in the kyngdom of God sothli 50U to be put out.

29 And thei schulen come fro the eest and west, and fro the north and south, and sitte at the mete in the rewme of God.

29 And they shall come from the eest and from the weest, and from the northe and fi-ora the southe, and shall reest in the kingdom of God.

30 And loo ! thei that weren firste, ben the laste ; and thei that weren the 30 And beholde ! there are last, which shalbe fyrst ; and there are fyrst, which shalbe last. last, ben the firste.

In that day summe of Pharisees camen nj^^, seyinge to him, Go out, and go henuis, for Eroude wole slee thee.

31 The same daye there cam certaine of the Pharises, and sayd vnto him, Gett the out of the waye, and departe hence, for Herode will kyll the.

32 And he seith to hem, Go 56, and seye 5e to that fox, Loo !

I caste out 32 And he sayd vnto them. Goo ye, and tell that foxe, Beholde !

I cast oute fendis, and I make perfitly heelthis, to day and to morwe, and the thridde day devils, and heale the people, to daye and to morowe, and the thyrd daye I make an ende.

I am endid.

Netheles it bihoueth me to day, and to morwe, and the day suynge, to walke ; for it fallith not a prophete to 33 Neverthelesse I must walke, to daye, and to morowe, and the daye folowinge ; for it cannott be that a prophet perisshe eny other where save att Jerusalem. perische out of Jerusalem.

34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which klll-

Jenisalem, Jerusalem, that sleest prophetis, and stoonest hem that ben est prophetes, and stonest them that are sent to the, howe often wokle I have gadered thy children to gedder, as the hen her nest vnder her wynges, and sent to thee, hou ofte wolde I gedere to gidere thi sones, as a brid his nest vnder pennes, and thou noldist. thou woldest nott.

35 Beholde ! youre habitacion shalbe 35 Loo !

50ure hous schal be left to left vnto you desolate.

For I tell you, 50U desert.

Sothli I seie to 30U, for 30 schulen not se me, til it come, whanne ye shall not se me, vntill the time come, that ye shall saye, Blessed ys he, that commeth in the name off the Lorde.

3e schulen seye, Blessid is he, that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Chap. XIV.

1 And it chauused, that Chap. XIV. i And it was don, whanne he had entrid in to the hous of sum prince of Pharisees, in the saboth, he went into the housse of won off the chefc Pharises to eate breed, on a saboth daye, and they watched hym. to ete breed, and thei aspieden him.

B b

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke 2 Da wres dar sum wreter-seoc man beforan bim.

3 Da cwfe}> se Hselend to dam s6-gleawum and Fariseum, Is bit alyfed daet man on reste-dagum baele

4 Da suwbdon big.

Da nam be bine and gebeeldc, and forlet byne.

5 Da cwfe]) be to liim, andswariende, Hwylces eowres assa odde oxa befealjj on 0cnne pytt, and ne tibj) be byne bi'tedHce uj) on reste-dtege ?

6 Da ne mibton big agen dis bim geandwyrdan.

7 Da ssede be sum bigspel be dam ingela))edon, gymende bu big da fyrmestan setl gecuron, and dus cwrej), 8 Donne dii byst to gyftum gelaJ)od, ne site du on dam fyrmestan setle ; deIses wenunga sum Aveorjjfub-a sig ingelaJ)od fram bim, 9 And donne cume se de de in-ge-

lajjode, and secge de, Rym dysum men setl, and dii donne mid sceame nymc na aftumistan habau staj).

10 Ak })an haitaizau, atgaggancls, anakumbei ana );amma aftumistin stada, ei dset ytemeste setb

Ac donne du geclypod byst, ga, and site on dam ytemestan setle, dset se de de in-gela))ode, donne be cym)>, cwede h\\>e qimai, saei haihait )>uk, qij^ai du to de, La freond, site ufer.

Donne by}) de weorjnnynt beforan mid-sittendum.

]jus, Friyond, usgagg hauliis. panuli * ist ])us haubijja faura jjaim mi]:)anakumbyandam jjus.

Fordam Eelc de bine up-abef[), bi}) gcnyderod ; and se de bine nydcra)', se

TJnte wbazub saei hauhei)) sik silba, gabnaiwyada ; yab saei bnaiweijj sik bi}) up-abafen. silban, iisbaubyada.

12 Da cwjb}) be to dam, de bine in-ge-

Qa}niJ)-)'an yab })amma baitandiu la}iode, Donne dii dest wiste,odde feorme, ne clypa du dine frynd, ne dine gebrodru, ne dine cudan, ne dine Avclegan nebbeburas ; de-lses bi de agen la})ion, and du bajbbe edlean. sik, pan waurkyais uudaurnimat, aiJ}J)au nabtainat, ni baitais friyonds ))eiuaus, nib brojjruns jjeinans, nib nijjyans )jcinans, nib garaznans gabeigans ; ibai aufto yab eis aftra baitaina ))uk, yab wair|)i|) ])us usguklan.

13 Ak Jjan waurkyais daubt, bait un13 Ac donne dii gcbeorscype do, clypa })earfan, and wanbalc, and bcalte, and Icdans, gamaidans, baltans, blindans, blinde,

Yab audags wair))is ; unte eis ni baband usgikbm ))us, usgiklada auk |'us in ustassai })ize uswaurbtane.

14 Donne bist du eadig ; fordam de bi nabba}), bwanon big bit de forgyldon, 86}ilice bit by}) do forgolden on ribtwisra seriste.

XIV. 2-14.]

WYCLIFFE, 1389.

TYNDALE, 1526.

2 And loo ! sum man syk in ydropesie was bifore him.

2 And beholde ! there was a man before hym which had the dropsy.

3 And Jhesu answeringe seide to the wyse men of lawe, and to Pharysees, 3 And Jesus answered and spake vnto the lawears, and Pharises, sayinge, Is hit laufuU to heale on the saboth daye 1 seiyinge, Where it is leeful for to heele in the sabotis 1 4 And thei heelden pees, Forsothe Jhesu heelide him takun to, and lefte, 4 And they helde their peace.

He toke the man and healed him, and lett hym goo.

5 And he answeringe to hem, seyde, Whos asse ether oxe of 5oure schal falle 5 And answered them sayinge, Whiche of you shall have an asse or an oxe fallen into a pitt, and will nott straight waye in to a pitt, and not a non he schal drawe out liim on the day of sabot 1 pull him out on the saboth daye 1 6 And thei my^ten not answere to him 6 And they coulde not answer hym agayne to that. to thes thingis.

7 He putt forthe a similitude to the 7 Forsothe he seyde also a parable to men bodun to a feeste, biholdinge how gestes, when he marked howe they preased to the hyest roumes, and sayd vnto them, thei chesiden the firste seetis, seyinge to hem, 8 When thou arte bidden to a weddynge of eny man, sitt nott doune in the hyest roume ; lest a more honorable man then thou be bidden of hym, 8 Whanne thou schalt be bedun to weddingis, sitte thou not at the mete in the firste place ; lest perauenture a worschipfullere than thou be bedun of him,

9 And he that badde bothe hym and the come, and saye to the, Geve this man roume, and thou then begyn with shame to take the lowest roume.

9 And he comynge that clepide thee and him, seye to thee, 3y^^ place to this, and thanne thou schalt bigynne with schame to holde the laste place.

10 But rather when thou arte bidden, 10 But whanne thou schalt be bedun to feeste, go, and sitte doun in the laste goo, and sit in the lowest roume, that when he that bade the commeth, he maye saye vnto the, Frende, sitt vp place, that whanne he schal come, that load thee to feeste, he seye to thee, Frend, sti3e hijere.

Thanne giorie schal be to thee bifore men syttinge to gidere hyei\ Then shalt thou have preyase in the presence of them that sitt at meate with the. at the mete.

11 For whosoever exalteth hym silfe,

For ech that enhaunsith him silf, shalbe brought lowe ; and he that humschal be maad I0W3 ; and he that mekith him silf, schal be hi3ed. bleth hini silfe, shalbe exalted.

12 Then sayde he also to him, that bade him to diner. When thou makest a diner, or a supper, call not thy frendes, nor thy brethren, nether thy kinsmen, nor yet riche neghbours ; lest they bidde 12 Forsoth he seide also to him, that hadde bedun him to the feeste, Whanne thou makist a mete, ether souper, nyle thou clepe thi frendis, nether thi britheren, nethir cosyns, nethir nei5eboris, the agayne, and make the rec^mpence. nether riche men ; lest perauenture and thei bidde thee a5en to feeste, and 3eldinge a3en be maad to thee.

13 Butt when thou makest a feast, call 13 But whanne thou makist a feeste, the povre, the maymed, the lame, and the blinde, clepe pore men, feble men, crokid, and blynde,

And thou shalt be happy ; for they cannot recompence the, butt thou shalt be recompensed at the resurreccion of the iuste men.

14 And thou schalt be blessid ; for thei ban not, wher of to 3elde to thee, forsoth it schal be 3oldun to thee in the risyng a3en of iuste men.

B b 2

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke

GOTHIC, 360.

Da clis gehyrde sum of dam sittendum, dii cw?e)> he, Eadig is se, de hlaf

Galiausyands \>an sums j)izei anakumbyandane jnita, qa]) du "imma, Audyt on Godes rice.''' ags, saci matyij) hlait" in })iudangardyai Guj)S.

16 Da ssede he him. Sum man worhte mycele feorme, and manega gelajjode. i6 paruh qa)) imma Frauya, Manna sums gawaurhta nalitamat mikilana, yah Laihait managans.

17 Da sende he his ))eowan to doere feorme timan, doet he Secde dam gela))edum, da3t hig comon, fordam dc calle 17 Yah insandida skalk seinana wheilai nahtamatis, qijjan )iaim haitanam, gaggij), uute yu manwu ist aUata.

);ing gearwe wseron.

18 Da ongunnon hig ealle higbeladian.

Se forma him ssede, Ic bohte senne tun, 18 Yah dugunnun suns fam-qlj^an allai.

Sa frumista qa)?, Land bauhta, yah J^arf ic htebbe neode dait ic fare, and hine galeij)an, yah saiwhan jjata ; bidya ^uk, gcseo ; ic bidde de, dret du me behabai mik faurqijjanana. ladige.

19 Da cwse]> se oder, Ic bohte an getyme oxena, mi wille ic faran and fand19 Yah anjjar qa)i, Yuka auhsne usbauhta fimf, yah gagga kausyan ))ans bidya jjuk, habai mik faurqi]>anana. ian hyra ; nii bidde ic de, belada me.

20 Da cwse)) sum, Ic Isedde wif ham fordam ic ne mseg cuman.

20 Yah sums qaj), Qen liugaida ; yah du))e ni mag qiman.

21 Da cyrde se )'eowa, and cydde his

Yah qiniands sa skalks, gataih fi-auhlaforde da3t.

Da cwae)) se hlaford mid yin seinamma }nita. panuh jjwairhs sa gardawaldands, qa)) du skalka seinamma, Usgagg sprauto in gatwons yah staigos yrre to dam ))eowan, Ga hrade on da stryeta and on wic dissc ceastre, atnl )>earfan, and wanhale, and blinde, and baurgs, yah unledans, yah gamaidans, yah blindans, yah haltans attiuh hidre. laealte Ised hider in.

22 Da cwsalp se )'eowa, Hlaford, hit ys gedon, swa du bude, and nu gyt her is 22 Yah qa)) sa skalks, Frauya, war)?, swe anabaust, yah nauh stads "ist. serntig stow.

23 Da cwa?)j se hlaford da gyt to dam 23 Yahqajj sa frauya du ))amma skalka, Usgagg and wigans yah fa))OS, yah nau))ei ))eowan, Ga geond diis wegas and hegas, and nyd hig dajt hig gan in, da;t min hus si gefyllcd.

24 S6)'lice ic eow secge, daet nan dsera manna de geclypode synd, ne onbyrigea]> minre feorme.^ 'innatgaggan, ei usfulnai gards meins.

Qijja allis izwis, ))atei ni ainshun manne yainaize ))ize faura haitanane, kausei)) j)is nahtamatis meinis.

Mi))iddycdun \>a.n imma hiuhmans mauagai ; yah gawandyands sik, qa)j du im,

S6))lice mid him ferde mycel moenego ; da cwa;)j he, to him bewcnd, 26 Gyf hwa to me cym)), and ne hata)?

26 Yal^ai whas gaggi)? du mis, yah ni his feeder, and modcr, and wif, and beam, and brodru, and swustra, and donne gyt his sawlc, ne mneg he been min Icorning-cniht. fiyai)j attan seinana, yah ai)iein, yah qcn, yah barna, yah bro)iruns, yah swistruns, naulm))-))an seina silbins saiwala, ni mag meins siponeis wisan.

27 And se de ne byr)) hys cwylminge, and cym)) a3fter me, ne nia?g he beori min Icorning-cniht.

27 Yah saei ni bairi)j galgan seinana, yah gaggui afar mis, ni mag wisan meins siponeis.

28 Hwylc eowcr wyle timbrian anne 28 Izwara whas I'aihtis wilyands kelikn

TYNDALE, 1526.

XIV. 15-28.] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

15 When won of them that sate at m^ate also herde that, he sayde vnto hym, Happy is he, that eateth breed in the kyngdome of God.

15 Whanne sum man of sittinge at the mete had herd thes things, he seide to hym, Blessid is he, that schal ete breed in the rewme of God.

16 Then sayd he to hym, A certayne man ordcned a greate supper, and bade many.

16 And he seide to him, Sum man maade a gi-eet souper, and clepide manye.

17 And he sente his seruauut in the our of souper, to seye to men bedun to 17 And sent his servaunt att supper time, to saye to them that wer bidden, come, for all thynges are redy. feeste, that thei schulden come, for now alle thingis ben redy.

18 And alle bigunnen to gidere to ex18 And they all atonce began to make cuse.

The firste seide, I haue bou3t a excuse.

The fyrst sayd vnto him, I have bought a ferme, and I must nedes toun, and I haue nede to go out, and to se it ; I preie thee, haue me excusid. goo, and se it ; I praye the, have me excused.

19 And the tothir seide, I haue bou5t 19 And another sayd, I have bought fyve yooke of oxen, and I must goo fyue 3okis of oxen, and I go to proue hem ; I preie thee, haue me excusid. to prove them ; I praye the, have me excused.

20 And an otiiir seide, I haue weddid a wyf ; and therfore I may not come.

20 The thyrde sayd, I have maried a wyfe ; and therfore I cannot come.

And the seruaunt turnyd a5en,

And the servaunt went agayne, and brought his master worde there of.

Then was the good man of the housse toolde thes thingis to the lord.

Thanne the hosebonde man wroth, seide to his seruaunt, Go out soone in to grete displeased, and sayd to his servaunt, Goo out quickly into the stretes and stretis and smale streetis of the citee, and brynge in hidur pore men, and quarters of the citie, and brynge in bidder the povre, and the maymed, and feble, and blynde, and crokid. the halt, and the blinde.

22 And the servaunt sayd, Lorde, it is 22 And the seruaunt seith. Lord, it is done, as thou commaundest, and yet don, as thou hast comaundid, and jit there is roume. place is.

23 And the lorde sayd to the servaunt, Go out into the hie wayes and hedges, and compell them to come in, that my 23 And the lord seith to the seruaunt.

Go thou into weyes and heggis, and constreyne for to entre, that myn hous housse maye be filled. be fillid.

24 For I saye vnto you, that none of 24 Forsothe I seie to ;ou, for noone those men which were bidden, shall tast of tho men that ben clepid, schal taaste my souper. of my supper.

25 There went a greate company with him ; and he turned, and saide vnto

Sothli many cumpanyes wenten with him ; and he turned, seide to hem, them, 26 Yf a man come to me, and hate not

If ony Cometh to me, and hatith his father, and mother, and wyfe, and not his fadir, and modir, and wyf, sones, children, and brethren, and sisters, more and britheren, and doujtris, jit forsoth and his lyf, he may not be my disciple. over and his awne life, he cannot be my disciple.

And whosoever beare nott hys 27 And he that berith not his cross, and Cometh aftir me, may not be my crosse, and come after me, cannot be my disciple, 28 Which of you is he that is desposed disciple.

Forsoth who of 30U willinge to

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke

GOTHIC, 360.

stypel, hu ne sytt be serest and tele)) da andfengas de him bebcfe synd, bwseder be bajbbe bine to fuU-fremmenne 1 timbryan, niu frumist gasitands rabnei}) manwij'O, babaiu du ustiubau 1 29 De-ljfis syddan be da?ne grundTweall 29 iibai aufto bi|)e gasatidedi grunduwaddyu, yab ni niabtedi ustiubau, allai leg)), and ne ma?g bine full-fremman, ealle de hit geseo)), agynnon bine tselan, )iai gasaiwbandaus, dugiuuaina bilaikau iua, 30 And cwedan, Hwset des man agan 30 Qi|>andans, patei sa manna dustodtimbrian, and ne mibte hit ge-endian. ida timbryan, yab ni mabta ustiubau.

31 Odde gyf bwylc cyning wyle faran and fcobtan agen oderne cyning, hu ne 31 AiJ))5au wbas |)iudans gaggands stigqan wij^va aujiarana [nudan du '•'wiganna, sit be ser and jjenc)), bwa^der he mpege mid tyn ))usendum cuman agen done de him jigen cym)) mid twentigum \>nseudum 1uiu gasitands faurl'is })ankeij>, siaiu inabteigs mij) taibun |)Usundyom gamotyan J)amma mi[) twaim tigum Jjusuudyo gaggandin ana sik 1

32 And gif he donne wid bine gefeobtan ne ma;g, ... he sent aei*yndracan, and bitt sibbe.

Eijjau yabai nist mabteigs, uaub- ])anub fairra imma wisandiu, insandyands aim, bidyij) gawair|)yis.

33 Witodbce swa is selc of eow, de ne

Swab nu wbaiyizub izwava, saei ni afqi|)i|) abamma aigina seinamma, ni mag wisan meins siponeis. wid-sa^c)) eallum ))ingum de be ah, ne ma?fr be beon min leorning-cnibt.

34 God ys sealt ; gif hit awyr)), on dam de bit gesylt bi)> ?

34 God salt ; i}) yabai salt baud wairjjij), Avbe gasupoda 1 35 Nis bit nyt ne on eorjmn, ne on myxcne, ac byt bi)) iit-aworpcn.

Gehyre, 35 Nib du air})ai, ni du maibstau fagr ist, ut uswaivpand imma.

Saei babai ausona gabausyandona, gabausyai. se de earan bsebbe to gehyrenne.

Chap. XV. i Wesunuj>-})an imma newbyandans sik allai motaryos yah fraChap. XV.

'•'i S6)>l?ce him geneaIsebton manfulle and synfuUe, dait big bis word gebyrdon. vvauvbtai bausyan imma.

2 Da murcnedon da Farisei and da 2 Yab birodidedun Fareisaieis yab bokboceras, and cwa^don, Des onfebj) synaryos, qijjandans, patei sa fi'awaurbtans fulle, and mid him ytt. andnimij>, yab mi|)matyi|) im.

3 Da cwa;)) be dis bigspel to dam, 3 QaJ) })an du im \>o gayukon, qijjands, 4 Hwylc man is of eow de hsef)) hund 4 Wbas manna izwara aigands taihuntebund lambe, yab fraliusands ainamma sceapa, and gif he forlyst an of dam, hu ne forlset be donne nigon and hund |)ize, niu bilci))i)) ))0 niuntehund yab niun ana au))idai, yab gaggij) afar {lamma nigontig on dam westene, and gse)) to dam de forwear)), od he hit fint 1 fralusanin, unte bigitij) ^latnl 5 And donne be bit fiut, he hit set on 5 Yab bigitands, uslagyijj ana amsans seinans faginonds his exla geblissiende 6 And donne he ham cym)), he tosomne clypa)) bys frynd and bis nebbe6 Yah qimands in garda gala)?©)) friyonds yah garaznans, qi|)ands du im, Fagino}) m\\> mis, Jjammei bigat lamb mein, jiata fralusano. buras, and cwy)), Blissia)) mid me, fordam ic funde min sceap, de forwear)).

7 Ic secge eow, daet swa by)) on heofone

Qil'a izwis, }?atci swa faheds wair)?!))

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to bilde a toure, and sitteth not doune before and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to performe it 1 bylde a tour, wlier -he sittinge countith not first the spensis that ben nedful^ if he haue to performe 1 29 Lest after he hathe layde the foundacion, and is nott able to performe it, 29 Lest aftir he hatla sett tlie founclement, and my5te not performe, alle that all that beholde it, begyn to moocke hym, seen, bigynne to scorue him, 30 Sayinge, This man began to bilde, and was not able to make an ende.

Seyinge, For this man bigan to bilde, and my5te not ende.

What kynge goeth to make batayle agaynst another kynge, and sitteth not doune fyrst and casteth in his mynde, wether he be able with ten thousande to mete him that cometh agaynst hym with twenty thousand 1

Ether what kyng to goynge to make batel a5ens another kyng, wher he sittinge bythenkith not first, if he may with ten thousynd go a5ens him that Cometh to him with twenty thousynd ?

32 Or els whill the other is yett a greate waye off, he will sende embasseatours, and desyre peace.

32 Ellis him 5it doinge a fer, he sendinge a messanger, preieth tho thingis that ben of pees.

Soo lyke wyse none of you, that forsaketh nott all that he hathe, can be my disciple.

So therfore ech of 50U, that I'enouncith not alle thingis whiche he weeldith, may not be my disciple.

34 Salt is good ; but if salt be corupte, what shall be seasoned there with 1

Salt is good thing ; forsotb if salt schal vanysche, in what tiling schai it be sauei-id 1 35 It is nether good for the londe, nor yet for the donge hill, men cast it out

Nether in erthe, nether in the dunghil it is profitable, but it schal be at the dores.

He that hath eares to sent out.

He that hath eeris of heerheare, let him heare. inge, heere.

Chap. XV. i Then resorted vnto him all the publicans and synners, for Chap. XV. i Forsothe pupplicans and synful men weren nei5inge to him, to heare him. that thei schulden heere him.

2 And the Pharises and scribes grudged, 2 And Farisees and scribis grucchiden, sainge, He receaveth to his company seyinge. For this man receyueth synful men, and etith with hem. synners, and eateth Avith them.

3 Then put he forthe this similitude to them, sayinge, 3 And he seith to hem this parable, seiynge, 4 What man of you havynge an hundred shepe, if he loose one of them, doth not leve nynty and nyne in the 4 What man of 30U that hath an hundrid scheep, and if he hath lost oon of hem, wher he leeuith not nynty and wildernes, and goo after hym which is nyiie in desert, and gotli to it that loost, vntill he fynde hym 1 perischide, til he fynde if?

5 And when he hath founde hym, he 5 And whanne he hath founden it, he putteth hym on his shulders with ioye ; 6 And as sone as he commeth home he ioyinge puttith on his shuldris ; 6 And he comynge hoom clepith to calleth to gedder his lovers and neghgidere his frendis and nei5ebors, seyinge bours, sayinge vnto them, Reioyse with me, for I have founde my shepe, which was loost. to hem, Thanke ge me, for I haue founden my scheep, which hadde perischid.

7 I say vnto you, that lyke wyse ioye

Sothly I seye to 30U, so ioye schal

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blis be anum synfullum de dsed-bote in liimina in ainis frawaurhtis idreigondde\>, ma donne ofer nigon and nigontigum I'ihtwisra, de dced-b5te ne bclmrfou. ins, )>au i'n niunteliundis yah niuue garaihtaizc, ])aiei ui J)aurbuu idreigos.

8 Odde hwilc wif h.sef\> tyn scyllingas, 8 Ai|')?au smna qino drakmans liabandgif heo forlyst aenne seylling, hii ne onei taihun, yaLai IValiiisi}) drakmin aiuamma, niu tandeijj lukarn, yah usbaiigseljj heo hyre leoht-ftet, and awent hjTe bus, and sec]) geornh'ce, od heo bine eij) razn, yah sokeij? glaggwaba, uute fint? bigiti)j?

9 And donne heo hine fiat, heo clypa]) hyre ftynd and nehhebyryna, and cwy^, 9 Yah bigitandei, gahaiti)> friyondyos yah garaznons, qi])andei, Fagino}) mi]> BlyssiaJ) mid me, fordam ic funde minne mis, unte bigat diakmein, Jjainmei fraseylling, de ic forleas. laus.

10 Swa qij^a izwis, faheds wair]u)) in andwairjiya aggele Gujis in ainis idreigondins frawaurhtis.

10 Ic secge eow, swa bij? blis beforan Godes englum be aniim synfullum de dced-bote de\>.^

He cwsejj, So])lice sum man hoefde twegen suna

Qa])u})-})an, Maune sums aihta twans sununs 12 Da cwse)) se gingra to his fabler, 12 Yah qaj) sa yuhiza ize du attin, Fteder, syle me minne dsel minre aelite, de me to gebyre)).

Da deelde he him Atta, gif mis, sei undrinnai mik, dail aifi-inis.

Yah disdailida im swes sein. his sehte.

13 Da sefter feawa dagum, ealle his 13 Yah afarnl managans dagans, brahta samana allata sa yuhiza sunus, yah aflaij?

])ing gegaderodc se gingra sunn, and ferde wrajclice on fcorlen rice ; and foriu land fairra wisando ; yah yainar distahida jjata swes seinata libands ussi:)ilde dar his sehta lybbende on his gBclsan. stiuril)a.

14 Da he big haifde ealle amyrrcde,

Bi))e jian frawas allamma, war)? huhrus abrs and gawi yaiuata, yah is dugaun alaj^arba wairj^an. dii wear]) mycel hunger on dam i-ice, and he wear]) wajdla.

Da ferde he, and folgode anum burh-sittcndum men dies rices.

Da sonde he hine to his tune, dset he heolde 15 Yah gaggands, galiaftida sik sumamma baurgyane yainis gauyis.

Yah insandida iua hai))yos seinaizos, haldan sweina. his swyn.

16 Da gewilnode he his wambe gefyl16 Yah gairnida sad itan haurne })oei matidedun sweina, yah manna imma ni lan of dam bcan-coddum de da swyn aeton, and him man ne scalde. gaf.

17 Qimands ))an in sis, qa]?, Whan filu asnye attins meinis, ufarassau haband hh\ibe ; ijj ik huhrau fraqistna.

17 Da bcJ)ohte he bine, and cwaj)', Eala hii fela hyrlinga on mines fteder huse, hlaf genohnc habba]) ; and ic her on hungre forwcordc.

18 Ic arise, and ic fare to minum feeder, and ic sccgc him, Eala feeder, ic syngode on heofenas, and bef5ran de ; 18 Usstandands, gagga du attin mcinamnia, yah qi|)a du imma, Atta, frawaurhta mis in himin, yah in andvvairj)ya jjeinamma ; 19 Yu |)anasei|)s ni im wair|>s ei liaitaiduu sunus |ieins, gatawei mik swc aiiiana asiiyc Jjeinaizc.

20 Yah usstandands qam at attin sein19 Nu ic ne com wyrdc d.iet ic beo din suiiu gcncmned, do me swa anne of dinum hyrlingura.

20 And he aras da and com to his

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be in heuene on o synful man doynge penaunce, than of nynti and nyne iuste, that han no nede of penaunce. shalbe in heven over one synner that repenteth, moore then over nynety and nyne iuste persons, whiche nede noo repentaunce.

Other what woman liavynge .x.

Ether what womnian hauynge ten dragmes,''' and if sche hath lost o dragme, wher sche Ii5teth not a lanterne, and turneth vpsodoun the hous, and sekith grotes, if she loose won, doth not light a candell, and swepe the housse, and seke diligently, till she finde it 1 diligently, til sche fynde 1 9 And whanne sche hath founden, sche 9 And when she hath founde it, she clepith to gidere frendis and nei3eboris, calleth her lovers and her neghbours, seyinge, Thanke

me, for

haue founden the dragme, which I hadde saynge, Reioyce with me, for I have founde the groate, which I had loost. lost.

10 Lykwyse I saye vnto you, ioye 10 So I seie to 50U, ioye schal be to the aungels of God on o synful man doynge penaunce. shalbe in the presence off the angels off God over one synner that repentheth.

And he sayde, A certayne man had two sonnes T I Forsothe he seith, Sum man hadde tweye sones

And the 5ongere seide to the fadir, Fadir, 5yue to me the porcioun of sub-

And the yonger of them sayde to his father.

Father, geve me my parte off the goodes, that to me belongeth.

And he devided vnto them his substaunce,''^ that byfallith to me.

And the fadir departide to him the substaunce. staunce.

13 And not aftir manye dayes, alle 13 And not longe after, the yonger Sonne gaddered all that he had to gedder, and toke his iorney into a farre countre

; and there he wasted his goodes with thingis gederid to gidre, the 5ongere sone wente in pilgrymage in to a fer cuntree ; and there he wastide his substaunce in lyuynge leccherously. royetous livinge.

14 And when he had spent all that he 14 And aftir that he hadde endid alle had, there rose a greate derth thorow thingis, a strong hungir was maad in out all that same londe, and he began that cuntreC; and he bigan to haue nede. to lacke.

And he went, and clave to a citesyn 15 And he wente, and cleuyde to oou of that same countre.

Which sent hym of the citeseyns of that cuntree.

And he sente him in to his toun, that he to the felde, to kepe his swyne. schulde feede hoggis.

16 And he coueitide to fille his wombe 16 And he wold fayne have filled his bely with the coddes that the swyne ate, and noo man gave hym. of the coddis whiche the hoggis eeten, and no man 5af to him.

17 Then he remembred hym silfe, and 17 Sothli he turned a5en in to him sllf, seyde, Hon many hirid men in my fadir sayde, Howe many hyred servauntes at my fathers, have breed ynough ; and I hous, han plente of looues ; forsothe I dye for honger. perische here thurj hungir.

18 I will a ryse, and goo to my father, and will saye vnto hym. Father, I have 18 I schal ryse, and I schal go to my fadir, and I schal seie to him, Fadir, I haue synned a3ens heuene, and bifore synned agaynst heven, and before the thee

Nowe am I not worthy to be called ^9 Now I am not woi'thi to be clepid thy Sonne, make me as one of thy heyrcd thi sone, make me as oon of thi hyi'id men. servauntes.

20 And he arose and cam to his father.

20 And he rysinge cam to his fadir.

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fivdcr.

And cla gyt da he wres feor, his amma.

Nauhj^aimh jjan fairra wisanclan, gasawh iua atta 'is, yali infeinoda.

Yah fieder he hyne geseah, and wear)) mid mild-heortnesse astyrod.

And agen hine ^ragyands, draus ana hals is, yah kukida imma. arn, and hine beclypte, and cyste hine.

21 Da cw?e)) his sunu, Fseder, ic syngode on heofon, and beforan tie ; nu ic ne eom wyrde diet ic din sunu beo genemned.

21 Yah qaj) inima sa sunus, Atta, frawaurhta in himin, yah in andwairfjya })einamma ; yu jiauaseijjs ni im wair})S ei haitaidau sunus perns.

Qa]j ))an sa atta du skalkam sein22 Da cw8e|) se fa^der to his jjeowum, aim, Sprauto "'"bi'ingi)) wastya ]>o frumBringa]) rade dsene selestan gegyrelan, and scryda)) hyne, and syllaj) him bring on his hand, and gescy to his fotum istou, yah gawasyij) ina, yah gibijj figgragulj) in handu is, yah gaskohi ana futuns is 23 And bringa)) an fsett styric, and 23 Yah ''bringandans stiuiJjana alidan, ufsneij'ij', yah matyandans, wisam waila. ofsleaj), and uton etan, and gewistfullian.

24 Fordam des min sunu wa3S dead, and he ge-edcucode ; he forwear]), and he is gemet.

Da ongunnon hig ge24 Unte sa sunus meins dau|>s was, yah gaqiunoda ; yah fralusans was, yah bigitans wai'l?.

Yah dugunnun wisan. wistlsecan.

Sojjlice hys yldra sunu wa^s on

Wasu))-|)an sunus is sa aljnza ana akra ; yah qiniands, atiddya newh razn, yah gahausida saggvvins yah laikins. secere ; and he com, and (XI he dam hiise genealcvhte, he gehyrde dame sweg and d;et wered.

26 Yah athaitauds sumana magi we, 26 Da, clypode he anne J>eow, and acsodc hine, hwa^t dfet wsere. frahuh, wha wesi jjata.

27 Da cwa?)) he, Din brodor com, and din ftcder ofsloh an f;ott cealf, fordam de he hyne halne onfeng.

27 paruh is qaj) du imma, patei bro))ar J)eins qam, yah afsnaij) atta J)eins stiur ])ana ahdan, unte hailana ina andnam.

28 Da gebealh he hine, and nolde in28 panuh modags war}), yah ni Avlkla inngaggan.

1\> atta is usgaggands ut, bad ina. gnn.

Da code his fieder lit, and ongan hine biddan.

29 Da cwse|) he his fjicder andswai'- 29 paruh i's andhafyands, qajj du attin, Sai ! swa filu yere skalklnoda |)us, yali igende, Efne ! swa fela geara ic de jjeowode, and ic nsefre din bebod ne forgymde ; and ne sealdest dii me nsefre an ticcen, dait ic mid minum freondum ni wlianhun anabusn l^cina ufariddya yah mis ui aiw atgaft gaitein, ei mij) friyondam meinaim biwesyau. gewistfullode.

30 Ac syddan des din sunu com, de hys spede mid myltystruni amyrde, du

Ijj ))an sa sunus jjeins, saei fret })ein swcs mi)> kalkyom, qam, ufsnaist imma ofsloge him fictt cealf. stiur jjaua alidan.

31 Da cWcTJ) he, Sunu, du cart symle mid mc, and ealle mine J^ing synd dine.

paruh qa]) du imma, Barnilo, ]>u sinteino mi[j mis wast yah is, yah all J)ata mein ]>em ist.

32 Waila wisan, yah faginon skuld was unte brojjar jjcins dau|'S was, yah ga- (jiunoda ; yah fralusans, yah bigitans 32 De gcl)yrcde gewistfullian, and geblissian

; fordam des din brodor wses dead, and he ge-cdcucode ; he forwearj? and he is gemet. warj>.

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When he was yett a greate waye of, his Sothli whanne he was ^\t fer, his fadir sy3 him, and he was stirid by mercy.

And he reunynge to, felde ou his necke, and kiste him. father sawe hym, and had compassion on hym.

And ran vnto him, and fell on his necke, and kyssed hym.

21 And the sone seyde to him, Fadir,

And the sonne sayd vnto hym, Father, I have synned agaynst heven, and in thy sight ; nether am I worthy hence forthe to be called thy sonne.

I haue synned a3ens heuene, and bifore thee ; and now I am not worthi to be clepid thi sone.

22 Then sayde the father to his servauntes, Bringe forth that best garment, and put it on hym, and put a rynge on 22 Forsotli the fadir seyde to his seruaimtis, Soone bringe 56 forth tlie firste stoole, and clothe 3e him, and 5yue ^e a ring in his hond, and schoou in to the his honde, and shewes on his fete feet

And brynge bidder that fatted 23 And brynge 50 a calf maad fat, and caulfe, and kyll hym, and lett vs eate, and be mery. sle 5e, and ete we, and plenteuously ete we.

24 For this my sonne was deed, and

For this my sone was deed, and hath \jned ajen ; he perischide, and is founden.

And alle bigunnen to eat is alive agayne ; he was loste, and ys nowe founde.

And they began to make goode cheare. plenteuously.

25 The elder brother was in the felde and Avhen he cam, and drewe nye to the 25 Forsoth his eldere sone was in the feeld ; and whanne he cam, and nei3ede housse, he herde minstrelcy and daunsto the hous, he herde a syraphonye and a crowde. ynge.

26 And called one of his servauntes, and axed, what thoose thynges meante.

26 And he clepide oon of the seruauntis, and axide, what thingis thes weren.

27 He said vnto him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the 27 And he seide to him, Thi brodir is comen, and thi fadir hath slayn a fat fatted caulfe, be cause he hath receaved him safe and sounde. calf, for he receyuede him saf 28 And he was angry, and wolde not goo in.

Then cam his father out, and

Forsoth he was wroth, and wolde not entre.

Therfore his fadir gon out, entreated him. bigan to preie him.

29 He answered, and sayde to hys 29 And he answeringe to his fadir, father. Loo ! these many yeares have I done the service, nether brake at eny time thy commaundment ; and yet gavest thou me never soo moche as a kyd, to make mery with my lovers. seide, Lo ! so manye ^eeris I serue to thee, and I brak neuere thi comaundement; thou hast neuere 30uun a kyde to me, that I schulde ete largely with my frendis.

30 But as sone as this thy sonne was come, which hath devoured thy goodes wyth harloottes, thou haste for his plea30 But aftir that this thi sone, which deuouride his substaunce with hooris, cam, thou hast slayn to him a fat calf sure killed the fatted caulfe.

I And he sayd vnto him, Sonne, thou 31 And he seide to him, Sone, thou wast ever with me, and all that I have ert euere with me, and alle myne thingis is thine. ben thyne.

It was mete that we shulde make 32 Forsothe it bihofte to ete plenteumery, and be glad

; for this thy brother was deed, and is a live agayne ; and was ously, and for to ioye ; for this thi brother was deed, and lyuede a3eyn ; he loste, and is founde. peryschide, and he is founden.

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Chap. XVI.

+1 Da cwse}) he to his leorning-cnihtum. Sum welig man wa^s, Chap. XVI. i Qa))u|)-})an du sii^onyam seinaim, Manue sums Avas gabeigs, se ha3fde sumne gerefan ; se wear)) wid bine forwreged, swylce he his god forsaei aihta fauragaggyan ; yah sa frawrobijjs warj) du imma, ei distahidedi aigin is. sjiilde.

2 Da clypode he bine, and saede him, Hwl gehyre ic dis be de 1 agyf dine 2 Yah atwopyands ina, qa)j du imma, Duwhe ))ata hausya fram.

|)us

usgif rajjyou fauragaggyis })einis, ni magt auk yu J>aaamais fauragaggya wisan. scire, ne miht dii leng tun-scire bewitan.

3 Da cwsej) se gerefa on his ge))ance, Hwpet do ic, fordam de min Idaford mine geref-scire fram me nim)) 1 ne ma?g 3 Qaj) ))an in sis sa fauragaggya, Wlia tauyau, Jjandci fi'auya meins afnimi}) fixuragaggi af mis 1 graban ni mag, bidyan skama mik. ic delfan, me sceamaj) da3t ic waedlige.

4 Ic wat hwfet ic do, dset big me on

Andjjahta mik wha tauyau, ei Jjan byi'a bus onfon, donne ic bescired beo fram tiin-scire. bijje afsatyaidau us faui-agaggya, andnimaiua mik in gardins seinans.

5 Da da gafol-gyldan gegaderode waer5 Yah athaitands ainwharyanoh faihuskulane frauyins seinis, qa}) l^amma frumon, da ssede he dam forman, Hii mycel istin. Whan filu skalt frauyin meiuammal scealt du minum hlaforde 1 6 Da ssede he, Hund sestra eles.

Da 6 paruh qa}j, Taihuntaihund kase alewis.

Yali qajj du imma, Nim |)us bokos, yah gasitauds s2)vauto, gamelei fimf SEcde he him, Nim dine federe, and site hrade, and Avrit fiftig. tiguns.

7 Da s?ede he odrum, Hii mycel scealt dul Da cwse)) he, Hund mittcna hwaet-

paJ)roh jsan du anjjaramma qa]>, Af)))an J)U Avhan fiki skalt?

1)j is qsip, Taihuntaihund mitade kaurnis.

Yah ^3.

Da cwa^)) he, Nim dine stafas, and writ hund-eahtatig. qa)) du imma, Nim jjus bokos, yah melei ahtautehund.

8 Da herede se hlaford dfere unribtwisnesse tun-gerefan, fordam de he 8 Yah hazida sa frauya jjana fauragaggyan Vnwindijjos, unte frodaba gatawida

; unte jiai sunyos JjIs aiwis frodozans sunum liuhadis in kunya seinamma gleawlice dyde ; fordam de disse worulde beam synd gleawi'an disses leohtes bcarnum on disse cneorcsse. sind.

9 And ic secge cow, wyrcaj; cow frynd

Yah ik izwis qi|>a, tauyai)) izwis friyonds us faihujn-aihna inwindijjos, ei of disse worulde-welan unrihtwisnesse, dajt big onfon eow on ece eardungstowa, donne ge getcoria]).''' j'an ufligait>, andnimaina izwis in aiweinos hleijjros.

10 Se de ys on lytlum getrywe, se ys on maran gctrywc; and se de ys on lytlum 10 Saei triggws ist in leitilamma, yah in managamma triggws ist ; yah sa in Icitikxmma untriggwa, yah in managamma untriggws ist. unrihtwis, se ys eac on maran unrihtwis.

Yabai nu in inwindamma faihu))raihna triggwai ni waurjm}), pata sunycino wlias izwis galaubcij) ?

Yah yabai in J^amma framal'yin triggwai ni waur})u]>, ])ata izwar wlias izwis gibij) 1

Gif ge on unrihtwisum wcoruldwclan naeron getrywe, hwa bctsecj) eow dret cower ys 1 1 2 And gyf ge on fremedum nseron getrywe, hwa sylj; cow da;t cower ys t 13 Ne mfcg nan [)Cow twam hlafordum i3 Ni ainshun j^iwe mag twaim frau-

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Chap. XVI. i He sayd also vnto Chap. XVI. i Forsothe he selde also to his disciplis, Tlier was sum riche man, that hadde a feimour ;^ and this was defamyd anentis him^ as he hadde wastid his goodis. his disciples, There was a certayne rich man, which had a stewarde, that was acused vnto him, that he had wasted his goodes.

2 And he clepide him, and seide to him, What heere I this thing of thee 1 2 And he called him, and said vnto him, Howe is it that I heare this of the ? geve a comptes ofi" thy steward shippe, jeld resoun of thi ferme, for now thou for thou mayste be no longer my stewarde. schalt not mowe holde thi ferme.

3 The stewarde said -with in him silfe.

What shall I do, for my master Avill take a waye from me my stewarde shippe ] I cannot digge, and to begge 3 Forsoth the fermour seide with ynne him silf, "What schal I do, for my lord takith awey fro me the ferme ] I may not delue, I am aschamyd to begge.

I am a shamed.

4 I woote what to do, that when I am put out of my stewardshippe, they maye receave me in to there houses.

4 T woot what I schal do, that whanne I schal be remouyd fro the ferme, thei recejTie me in to her housis.

5 And alle the dettours of the lord 5 Then called he all his masters detters, and sayd vnto the fyrst, PTowe moche owest thou vnto my master 1 clepid to gidere, he seide to the firste, Hou moche owist thou to my lord ] 6 And he seide to him. An hundi-id 6 And he sayd, An hondred tonnes of barelis of oyle.

And he seide to him, Taak thin obligaciouu, and sitte soon, and wTyt fyfti. oyle.

And he sayd to him, Take thy bill, and. sitt doune quickly, and write fiftie.

7 Then said he to another, What owest thou 1 And he sayde, An hondred quar7 Aftirward he seyde to another, Sothli hou moche owist thou 1 Which seide, An hundrid mesuris of whete.

And he ters of wheate.

He sayd to him, Take seide to him, Tak thi lettris, and "vvryt thy bill, and writte foure scoore. foure score.

8 And the lorde commended the vniust 8 And the lord preiside the fermour of stewarde, because he had done wysly wickidnesse, for he hadde don prudently ; for the sones of this world ben more prudent in her generacioun than the for the chyldren of this worlde are in their kynde wyser then the chyldren off sones of lijt. light.

9 And I saye also vnto you, make you 9 And I seie to 50U, make to 30U frendes of the wicked mammon, that when ye shall have nede, they may frendes of the richesse of wickidnesse, that whan ^e shulen fayle, thei recejnie receave you into everlastinge habita30U in to euerlastynge tabernaclis. cions.

I o He that is faithful in that wiche is 10 He that is feithful in the leeste leste, the same is faithful in moche .

. thing, is feithful also in more ; and he that is wickid in a litil thing, is wickid also in the more.

So then if ye have not byn faithful!

Therfore if je weren not trewe in wicked riches, who schal bitake to 30U in the \vicked mammon, who will beleve you in that which is true ? this that is verri ]

And if ye have not bene faithfull in

And if 5e weren not trewe in alien another mannes busines, whoo shall geve you youre awne 1 thing, who schal jyue to jou this that is joure 1

No servaunt can serve two masters j 13 No man seruauut may serue twey

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yam skalkinon ; andizuh ainana fiyai)), yah an|)arana friyoj) ; aij))jau ainamma Jjeowian ; ottde he anne hataji, and oClerne lufa]) ; oclcte he jinum folga)), and oderne forhoga)). And ge ne raagou Gode })eowian and weoruld-welau. andtilo)?, i|j anjjavamma frakann.

Ni maguj) Gujia skalkiuon yah faihujiraihna.

Das ))ing ealle da Farisei gehyrdon, da de gifre wseron, and hig hine tseldon.

Gahausidedun |;au jio alia yah \>ai Fareisaieis, failmfrikai wisandaus, yah bimaiiipidcduu ina.

15 Da cwfe]) he to him, Ge synd, de eow-sylfe beforan mannum gerihtw isiajj 15 Yah qa)) du im, Yus sijail^, yazei garaihtans domeijj I'zwis silbans in ands6|)]ice God can eowre heortan, fordam de beforan Gode ys ascuniendlic, da^t mannnm heah ys.

Avairjjya manne ; i]j Gu|> kann hairtona izwara, iinte ))ata hauho in mannam, andaset 'in andwair]>ya GuJ)3.

Sec cE and witegan od lohannem ; and of him is bodod Godes rice, and

Witoj) yah praufeteis und lohannen ]?a}n-oli ))iudangavdi Gujjs wailameryada, yah whazuh 'in 'izai nauj)yada. ealle on dait strangnesse wyrca]).

Eadre is dset heofen and eorjje gewiton, donne an stsef of dajre se

I)> azetizo ist liimin yah airj^a hiudai'leijian, Jjau witodls ainana writ gadriusan. fealle.

JE'lc man de his wif forlset, and oder nim]), se unriht-hacmj) ; and se de 18 Whazuh sa afletands qen seina, yah liugands an)'ara, hurino)) ; yah whazuh dset forlsetene wif nim]), se unrihtsaei adeitaua liugai}), horinoj). hsem]),^ 19 Sum wclig man wses, and he wajs gescryd mid purpuran, and mid twine, and dajghwamlice riclice gewistfullode.

19 A|-.]jan manne sums was gahigs, yah gawasids was paurpaurai, yah bwssaun, yah waila wisands daga whammeh baii-htaba.

20 And sum waedla waes, on naman Lazarus, se Iseg on his dura swyde forwundod,

Ij> unleds sums was, namin haitans Lazarus, sah atwaurpans was du daura 'is banyo fulls, 21 And wilnode d?et he hine of his crumum gefylde, de of his bcode feollon, and him nan man ne sealde ; ac hund21 Yah gairnida sa|> 'itan drauhsno, ]>izo driusandeino af biuda ]>\s gabeigins, ; akei yah hiindos ati'inuandans, bilaigodedun banyos 'is. as comon, and his wunda liccedon.

22 Da waes geworden, dset se wajdla

War}) ))an, gaswiltan })amma unledin, yah biiggan fram aggilum 'in barma Abrahamis.

Gaswalt ]>an yah sa gabeiga, yah gafulhans war)). forjj-ferdc, and hine englas bseron on Abrahames greadan.

Da wear)) se welega dead, and waes on belle gebyrged.

23 Da ah5f he his eagan upp, da he on dam tintregum waes, and geseali feorran Abraham, and Lazarum on his greadan.

23 Yah 'in halyai ushafyands augona seina, wisands in bahveinim, gasawh ])an Abraham fairraj^ro, yah Lazzaru in barmim is.

24 Yah is ufhropyands, 24 Da hrymde he and c\va?j), Eala fjtder Abraham, gcmiltsa me, and send Lazarum, da;t he dyppe his fingeres ]\]> on wfttcre, and mine tungan gecaele fordam de ic eom on dis lige cwylmed.

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lordis ; forsothe ether he schal hate oon, and loue the tothir ; ether he schal cleue to oon, and dispise the othir.

)e mown not serue to God and to riches. for other he shall hate the one, and love the other ; or els he shall lene to the one, and despyse the other.

Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

14 Forsoth Farisees, that weren coueyt1 4 All these thinges herde the Pharises ouse, herden alle thes thingis, and thai scornyden him. also, which were coveteous, and they mocked him.

15 And he seide to hem, 3^ it ben, that iustifyen 50U bifore men ; sothli God knowith 5oure hertis, for that thing that is hi3 to men, is abominacioun anemptis God.

[5 And he sayd vnto them, Ye are they, which iustifie youre selves before men ; but God knoweth youre hertes, for that which men magnifie, is abhominable in the sight of God.

1 6 The lawe and the prophettes raygned

The lawe and prophetis til to John ; fro that tyme the rewme of God is prechid, and ech man makith violence vntyll the tyme of Jhon ; sence that tyme the kyngdom of God is preached, and every man stryveth to goo in. in to it.

1 7' Soner shall heven and erth perisshe, then won title of the lawe shall perisshe.

Forsothe it is li3ter heuene and erthe to passe oner, than o titil falle fro the lawe.

18 Ech man that forsakith his wyf, and weddith another, doith auoutrie ; and he that weddith the wyf forsakun of the hosebonde, doith auoutrie.

18 Wliosoever forsaketh his wyfe, and marieth another, breaketh matrimony ; and every man which marieth her that is divorsed fi-om her husbande, committeth advoutry also.

19 Sum man was rich, and was clothid 19 There was a certayne riche man, which was clothed in purple, and fyne raynes, and fared deliciously every daye. in purpur, and biys,'*' and he eet ech day schynyngli.

20 And ther was sum beggere, Lazarus by name, that lay fill of bylis at his 20 And there was a certayne begger, name Lazarus, whiche laye at hys gate full off soores, 5ate,

Coueytinge to be fillid of the crummes, that felden doun fro the riche

Desyrynge to be refresshed with the cromes, whiche fell fi'om the ryche mannes horde, ; neverthelesse the dogges cam, and licked his soores. niannis boord, and no man 5af to him but and houndis camen, and lickiden his bylis.

22 And yt fortuned, that the begger dyed, and was can-yed by the angelles 22 Forsothe it was don, that the beggere deiede, and was borun of aungels into Abrahams bosome.

The riche man in to Abrahams bosum.

Forsothe and the riche man is deed", and is biried in also died, and was buried in hell. helle.

23 When he lifte vppe his eyes, as he was in tourmentes, he sawe Abraham a

Forsothe he reysinge his y^en, whanne he was in turmentis, sy^ Abraham a fei', and Lazarus in his bosum. farre off, and Lazarus in his bosome.

24 And cryed and sayd, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and sende Lazarus, that he maye depe the tippe 24 And he criynge seyde, Fadir Abraham, haue mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he dippe the laste part of his off his fynger in water, and cole my tonge ; for I am tourmented in this i fyngur in watir, and kele my tunge \ for I am turmentid in this flawme. flame.

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Da cwpel?

Abraham, Eala sunu, gc]>enc, tla?t du god onfenge on dinum life, and golice Lazarus onfeng yfel ; nu ys des gefrefrod, and du eart cwylmed.

26 And on eallum dissum betweox us and eow is mycel dwolma getrymed ; da de wlUa}) heonon to eow faran, ne magon, ne danon faran hidere.

27 Da cwsep he, Fseder, ic bidde de, dset du sende hine to mines fseder hiase.

28 Ic hrebbe fif gebrodru, dret he cyde him, dajt hig ne cunion on dissa tintrega stowe.

29 Da ssede Abi-aham hym, Hig habba^ Moysen and witegan ; hig hlyston him.

30 Da cwpejj he, Nese, fpeder Abraham, ac hig do)) daed-bote, gif hwylc of dea|?e to him fferj).

31 Da cwa?]) he, Gif hig ne gehyraj) Moysen and da witegan, ne hig ne gelyfaj), deah hwylc of deajie arise.

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+ 1 Da ewfoj? lie to his leorning-cnihtum, Unmihtlic is da^t gedrefednyssa ne cumon ; wa dam, de hig ))urh cuma}).

Nyttre him wsere, daet an cweornstan sy gecnyt abutan his sweoran, and si on sse beworpen, donne he gedrefde anne of dyssum lytlingum.

3 Warniaj) cow ; gyf din brodor syng-

yabai frawaurkyai brojjar a]), eld hym ; j^eins, gasak imma ; yah ^an yabai idreigo sik, fraletais imma.

4 And gif he on daeg seofen sidum 4 Yah yabai sibun sinjjam ana dag frawaurkyai du |)us, yah sibun sinjiam ana dag gawandyai sik, qijjands, Idreigo mik, fraletais imma. synga]), and seofen sidum to de on dajg gecyrred by]), and cwy)), Hit me offline)), forgyf hit him.

5 Da cw8edon his apostolas, Drihten, geyc lime geleafan. f) Yah qe|;un apaustauleis du Frauyin, Biauk uns galaubein.

6 Da cwa?]) Drihten, Gif ge haefdon 6 Qaj) |jan Frauya, Yabai habaidedei]) galaubein swe kaurno sinapis, aij)))au yus yabai qi|'eij> du bairaliagnia jjamma, geleafan swa senepes corn, ge ssedon dissum treowe, Sy dii awyrtwalod, and

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25 And Abraham seicle to him, Sone, haue mynde, for thou hast receyued good thingis in thi lyf, and Lazarus also

25 Abraham sayd vnto hym, Sonne, remembre, that thou in thy lyfetyme receavedst thy pleasure, and contrary wyse Lazarus payue ; nowe therfore is he comforted, and thowe art punnysshed. yuele thingis ; sothli he is now comfortid, but thou art turmentid.

26 And in alle thes thingis a greet derk place ^ is stablischid by twixe vs and 50U ; that thei that wolen fro hennis 26 Beyonde all this bitwene you and vs there is a greate space sett ; so that they which wolde goo from hence to you, canot, nether from thence come passe to 50U, mown not, nether fro thennis passe ouer hidur. bidder.

And he seide, Therfore I preye 27 And he sayd, I praye the therfore, father, send him to my fathei's housse. thee, fadir Abraham, that thou sende him in to the hous of my fadir.

28 For I haue fyue bretheren, that he 28 For I have fyve brethren, for to warne them, lest they also come into witnesse to hem, lest also thei come in this place off tourment. to this place of turmentis.

29 And Abraham seide to him, Thei' ban Moyses and the prophetis ; heere 29 Abraham sayd vnto hym. They have Moses and the prophettes ; lett them heare them. thei hem.

30 And he seide, Nay, fadir Abraham, but if ony of deede men schal go to hem, thei schulen do penaunce.

30 And he sayd, Naye, father Abraham, but yf won from the ded cam vnto them, they wolde repent.

31 He sayd vnto hym, Yf they heare

Foi'sothe he seyde to him. If thei heere not Moyses and the prophetis, not Moses and the prophetes, nether neither if ony of deede men schal ryse woll they beleve, though won roose from deeth agayne. a5en, thei schulen bileue to him.

Chap. XVII. i And he seide to his Chap. XVII. i Then sayde he to his disciples, It can not be avoyded but dlsciplis, It is inpossible that sclaundris come not ; but woo to him, by whom that occasions of evyll come ; neverthelesse wo be to hym, throw whom they come. thei comen.

It is more profitable to him, if a mylne stoon be put a boute his necke, and he be caat in to the see, than that he sclaundre oon of thes litle.

2 It were better for hym, if a mylstone wer hanged aboute his necke, and that he were cast into the see, rather then he shulde offende won off this litle wons.

3 Take hede to youre selves ; if thy 3 Take je heede to 50U silf ; if thi brother hath synned ajens thee, blame him

; and if he schal do penaunce, for3yue to him. brother trespas agaynst the, rebuke hym ; and if he repent, forgeve hym.

4 And if seuene sithis in the day he 4 And though he syn agenst the seven tymes in won daye, and seven tymes in schal synne a3ens thee, and seuene sithis a daye tourne agayne to the, sayinge. It in the day he schal be conuertid to repeuteth me, forgeve hym. thee, seyinge. It forthenkith me, for3yue to him.

5 And the apostles sayde vnto the Lorde, In crease oure fayth.

5 And the postlis seiden to the Lord, Encreesse feith to vs.

6 The Lorde sayde, Yf ye had fayth 6 Forsoth the Lord seyde, If 3e schulen haue feith as the corn of syneuey,

schulen seye to this more tree, Be thou lyke a grayne off mustard sede, and shulde saye vnto thys sycamyne tree, c c

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aplantod on see, and hit hyrsumode eow.

Uslausei ))uk us waurtim, yah ussatei ])uk in marein, yah andhausidedi \>au izwis.

7 Whas \>an izwara skalk aigands aryandan, aijij^au haldandau, saei atgagg7 Hwylc eower hsef|) eregendne ))eow, odde seep laesgendne, dam, of dam ajcere gehworfeuum, he him sona seg]), Ga, and site ; aiidin af hai))yai, qijjai, Suns, hiudarleij), anuhkumbei 8 Ak niu qi})i|) du imma, Manwei, wha du naht matyau, yah bigaurdans, andbahtei mis, unte matya yah drigka, yah bi]je gamatyis yah gadrigkais J)U ; 8 And ne seg)) him, Geai'wa, dset ic ete, and gyrd de, and ))ena me, da hwyle de ic ete and drince, and syddan du ytst and drinest 9 Wenst dii hsef)) se jjeowa senigne 9 Iba J)ank \>us fairhaltis skalka yainamma, unte gatawida j^atei anabudan was 1 Ni man. xo Swa yah yus ))an tauyaijj alia \)0 anabudanona iz^^^s, qij^ai}), patei skalk- ))anc, fordam de he dyde dset him beboden wses 1

Ne, wene ic.

10 Swa ys eow donne ge do]) eall doet eow beboden ys, cweda]), Unnytte J)eowas we synd, we dydon dset we don os unbrukyai si}'T,im, unte jjatei skuldcdum tauyan gatawidedum. sceoldon.'''

Da he ferde to Hierusalem, he eode 11 Yah war)), mi)>))anei iddya is in lairusalcm, yah is );airhi(.ldya Jjairh midya Samariau, yuh Galeilaian.

))urh midde Samarian, and Galileam.

12 Yah inngaggandin imma in suma haimo, gamotidedun imma taihun Ju-uts12 And dii he eode on sum castel, him agen urnon tyn hreofe weras, da stodon big feorran, fillai mans, J)aih gastojjun fairrajjro,

And hyra stefna up-ahofon, and cwtudon, Hselend, bebeodend, gemiltsa 13 Yah silbans ushofon stibna, qijjandans, lesu, talzyand, armai unsis. us.

14 Yah gaumyands, qa]j du im, Gaggandans, ataugeij) izwis gudyam.

Yah 14 Da he big geseah, da cwrej) he, Gii]), and setywa)) eow dam sacerdum.

Da big ferdon, big wurdon geclaensode. wai-J), mi])]janei galijjun, gahrainidai waurjjun.

15 Da hj'ra an geseah, dset he ge-

I]) ains J)an ize, gaumyands })ammei hrains war]), gawandida sik, mi]) stibnai mikilai hauhyands GuJ). clsensod wajs, da cyrde he, mid mycelre stefne God msersiende.

16 And feoll to hys fotum, and hym 16 Yah draus ana andawleizn faura fotum is, awiliudonds imma ; sah was 8amareites.

J)ancode ; and des wa^s Saraaritanisc.

Da cwsej) se Haelcnd him andswariende, Hu ne synd tyn geclaensode, hw;er synd da nigone 1

Andhafyands J)an lesus qa]), Niu taihun })ai gahrainidai waur])un, i]) J)ai niun whar?

18 Ni bigitanai waur})un, gawandyand18 Nies gemet, se de agen-hwurfe, and Gode wuldor scalde, buton des selfremeda. ans, giban wulJ)U Gu^a, niba sa alyakunya.

] 9 Da cwte)) he, A'ris, and ga ; fordam de din geleafa de halne gedyde.

19 Yah qa)) du imma, Usstandands, S^oo > galaubeins ])eina ganasida |)uk.

20 Da acsodon hine da Farisei, hwsenne Godes rice come, da andswarode he,

Fraihans ]>&n fram Fareisaium, whan qimij) ))iudangardi Gu))S, andhof

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drawun vp by the I'oote, and be plauntid ouer in to the see, and it schal obeye to Plucke'thy silfe vppe by the rotes, and plant thy silfe in the see, he shoulde obey you.

50U.

7 Forsothe who of 3011 hauynge a seruaunt eringe, other lesewynge oxun, which seith to him, turnyd a5en fro the 7 Which of you havynge a servaunte a plowynge, or fedynge catell, wolde saye vnto hym, when he were come from the feeld, Anoon go, and sitte to mete felde. Goo quickly, and sitt doune to meate ; 8 And rather sayeth not to hym, Dresse, wherwith I maye suppe, and apoynt thy 8 And seith not to him, Make thou redy, that I soupe, and girde thee, and mynystre to me, til I ete and drynke, and aftir thes thingis thou schalt ete and drynke silfe, and sex've me, tyll I have eaten and dronken, and aftex'warde eate thou and drynke thou 9 Wher he hath grace to that seruaunt, 9 Doeth he thanke that servaunt, because he did that which was commaunded vnto hym 1 I trowe not.

10 Soo lykewyse ye when ye have done for he dide this that he comaundide to him 1 Nay, I gesse.

10 So also 3e whanne 56 han don alle all thoose thynges which are commaunded vnto you, saye, We are vnprofitable serthingis that ben comaundid to 50U, seie

3e, We ben vnprofitable seruauntis, we han don this that we ou3te to do. vauntes, we have done that which was oure duety to do.

And it was done, the while Jhesu wente in to Jerusalem, he passide thorw the myddel of Samarie, and of Galilee.

And it chaunsed, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed thorowe Samaria, and Galile.

12 And as he entred into a certayne 12 And whanne he entride in to sum toune, there met hym ten men that were castel, ten leprouse men camen a3ens him, whiche stoode afer, lepers, which stode a farre of, 13 And put forth their voices, and 13 And reyside the vols, seiynge, Jhesu, comaundour, haue mercy on vs. sayde, Jesu, master, have mercy on vs.

14 When he sawe them, he sayde vnto them. Goo, and shewe youre selves to 14 Whiche as he sy5, he seide, Go 36, schewe 36 50U to prestis.

And it was the prestes.

And hit chaunsed, as they went, they were clensed. don, the while thai wenten, thei weren clensid.

15 And won of them, when he sawe

Forsothe oon of hem, as he sy3 for he was clensid, wente a3en, magnyfiynge God with greet vois. that he was clensed, turned backe agayne, and with a loude voice praysed God.

16 And fell doune on his face at his 16 And he felde doun in to the face fete, and gave hym thankes ; and the same was a Samaritan. bifore his feet, doynge thankingis ; and this was a Samaritan.

Jesus answered and sayde. Are there

Forsothe Jhesu answeringe seide, Wher ten ben not clensid, and where ben the nyne 1 not ten clensed, but were are those nynel

Noon is foundun, that turnyde

There are not founde, that returned agane, to geve God prayse, save only a3en, and 5af glorie to God, no but this this straunger. alien.

19 And he sayde vnto hym, Aryse, and goo thy waye ; thy fayth hath saved the.

20 When he was demaunded off the

And he seith to him, Ryse thou, go thou ; for thi feith hath maad thee saaf

Forsothe he axid of Pharisees, whanne the rewme of God cometh, anPharises, when the kyngdom off God

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and cwfBj), Ne cymj) Godes rtce mid bcgymene, im, yali qa]), Ni qlnii]) })iudangarcli Gujjs mi]) atvvitaiuai,

Ne hig ne cweda]), Efne ! her hyt

Nih qijiand, Sai ! her, ai})))aii sai ! yaiuar ; sai ! auk Jjiudangardi GuJ)S in ys, odde dar ; Godes rice is betwynan eow. izwis ist.

22 Da cwfe)) he to his leorning-cnihtum.

Da dagas cuma)), donne ge go22 Qa]) ])an du siponyam, A))))an qimaud dagos, |)aii gairneij) ainaiia ))ize dage sunaus maus gasaiwhan, yali ui gawihiia]) diet ge geseon senne dajg numnes suna, and ge ne geseo]). saiwliijj.

23 And hig secga|) eow, Her he is, and dar he is. Ne fare ge, ne ne fyliaj) 23 Yah qijjand "izwis, Sai ! her, ai})l'au sai ! yainar.

Ni galei];aij>, nih hiistyail>; 24 Swaswe raihtis lauhmoni lauhatyaudei us ))amma uf himina in jjata uf 24 Witodlice swa se lig-rsesc lyhtende scinj) under heofone on da |)ing de under heofone synd, swa bi)) mannes sunu on his da^ge. hiniina skeini]), swa wairj)!]) sunus mans iu daga seinamma.

25 A)));an faurjjis skal manag ga])ulan, yah uskiusada fram Jjamma kunya.

/E'ryst him gebyre)) diet he fela ))inga j'olige, and beon fram disse cneorysse aworj^en.

26 And swa on Noes dagum woes geworden, swa beo)) mannes suna tocyme.

26 Yah swaswe war)) in dagam Nauelis, swah wair|)ij) yah iu dagam sunaus mans.

27 Hig seton and druncon, and wifodon, and wseron to gyftum geseaUle, od done 2'] Etun yah drugkun, liugaidedun, yah liugaidos wesun, und ])anei dag dtieg de Noe on earce eode ; and flod com, and ealle forspilde. galai|) Nauel in arka ; yah qain midyasweipains, yah fraqistida allans.

28 Samaleiko yah swe war]) in dagam 28 Eall-swa wees geworden on Loj)es dagum, hig geton and druncon, and bohton and sealdon, and plantedon and timbredon ;

S6))lice on dam da\ge de Lo)) code Lodis, etun yah drugkun, hauhtedun yah frabauhtedun, satidedun timridedun

I}) |)ammei daga usiddya Lod us Saudaumim, rignida swibla yah funin us himina, yah fraqistida allaim. of Sodoma, hyt rinde fyr and swcfl of heofone, and ealle forspilde.

30 iEfter dysum ))ingum bi)), on dam daige de mannes sunu onwrigen bi)).

30 Bi ))amma wairj)i]), ))amma daga ei sunus mans andhulyada.

On dam dfoge se de bi]) on ])ccenc, and his fatu on huse, ne stih]) he nyder 31 In yainamma daga saei siyai ana hrota, yah kasa is in razna, ni atstcigai da3t he hig nime ; and se de bi]) on dalaj) niman }30 ; yah saei ana hai])yai, samaleiko ni gawandyai sik ibukana.

. a3cere, ne went he on-bajc 32 Beo]) ge myndigc Lo])es wifes.

32 Gamunei)) qenais Lodis.

33 Saei sokeij) saiwahi seina ganasyan, 33 Swa hwylc swa sec]> his suwlc gedon hale, sehig fors])il]); and swii hwylc swa hig forsi)il]>, se hig geliffsesta]). fnujisteij) izai ; yah saei fracpsteij) izai in meina, ganasyi|) ))0.

Qif"* izwis, |)atei ))izai naht twai wairj)and ana ligra samiu, ains usuim34 S6])lice ic eow secge, on diere nihte beoj) twcgen on bcdde, an by]) gcnumen,

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sweride to hem, and seide, The rewme shulde come, he answei-ed them, and sayde, The kyngdom of God commeth not with waytingefore, of God cometli not with aspying,

Nethir thei schulen seye, Lo ! here,

Nether shall men saye. Loo ! here, loo ! there ; for beholde ! the kyngdom of God is within you. ethei' lo ! there ; forsothe lo ! the rewme of God is with ynne 50U.

22 And he sayde vnto hys disciples.

The dayes will come, when ye shall de22 And he seide to his disciplis, Dayes schulen come, whanne 5e schulen desyre sire to se won daye of the sonne of man, and ye shall not se it.

23 And they shall saye to you, Se here, se ! there.

Goo nott after them, nor folowe them to se o day . of mannis sone, and

schulen not se.

23 And thei schulen seye to 50U, Lo ! here, and lo ! there.

Nyle 56 go, nether sue 56 24 For as leit schynynge fro vndir heuene schyneth on thoo thingis that ben vndir heuene, so mannis sone schal be in his day.

24 For as the lightenynge that apereth out of the one parte of the heven and shyneth vnto the other parte of heven, soo shall the sonne of man be in his dayeS".

But fyrst must he suffre many 25 Forsothe first it bihoueth him to suffre many thingis, and to be reproued thinges, and be reproved of this nacion. of this generacioun.

26 And as it was don in the dayes of Noe, so it schal be in the dayes of mannis 26 As it happened in the tyme of Noe, soo shall it be in the tyme of the sonne of man. sone.

27 Thei eeten and drunken, and weddiden wyues, and weren 30uun to wed27 They ate they dranke, they maryed wyves, and Avere maryed, even vnto that same daye that Noe Avent into the arke and the floud cam, and destroyed them dingis, til in to the day in which Noe entride in to his schip ; and the greet flood cam, and loste alle. all.

28 Also as it was don in the dayes of 28 Likewise also as it chaunsed in the dayes of Lot, they ate, thei dranke, thei bought, thei solde, thei planted, they Loth, thei eeten and drunken, bou3ten and seelden, plantiden and byldeden ; bilte 29 And even the same daye that Lot went out of Zodom, hit rayned fyre and brymstone from heven, and destroyed them all.

After these ensamples shall the daye be, when the sonne of man shall 29 Sothli in what day Loth wente out of Sodom, the Lord reynede fier and brymstoon fro heuene, and loste alle.

• 30 Vp this thing it schal be, in what day mannis sone schal be schewid. apere.

Att that daye he that is on the housse toppe, and his stuffe in the 31 In that our he that schal be in the roof, and his vesels in the hous, come he not doun to take hem awei ; and he housse, lett hym nott come doune to take hit out ; and lyke wyse lett not him that is in the feldes, turne backe agayne to that he lefte behynde hym. that schal he in the feeld, also turne not a3en bihynde 32 Remember Lottes wyfe.

32 Be 56 myndeful of the wyf of Loth.

33 Who euere schal seke to make his 33 Whosoever will goo about to save lyf saf, schal leese it ; and who euere his lyfe, shall loose it ; and whosoever shall loose his life, shall quycken it. schal leese it, schal quykene it.

34 I seye to 30U, in that ni5t tweyne 34 I tell you, in that nyght there shalbe two in one beed, the one shalbe receaved, schulen be in o bed, oon schal be rc-

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GOTHIC, 360. and 5der h\\> forlseten ; ada, yah anj^ar bileijjada ; 35 Twa beo}) setgsedere grfndende, an 35 Twos wairjjand malandeius samana, \n\> genumen, and oder bij) Isefed ; aiua usnimada, yah an})ara bileij^ada ; 36 Twegen beoj) on secere, an hi J) genumen, and oder bi[> Isefed.

Da cwciedon big to him, Hwar, Drihten 1 Da cwa?)) he, Swa hwar swa 37 Yah andhafyandans qe))uii du iinma, Whar, Frauya 1 I)> 'is qa]j iiii, se lichama bi)>, dyder beojj eai'uas geparei leik, yaindre galisand sik arans. gaderod.

Chap. XVIII. i Da ssede he him sum bigspel, da^t hit ys riht dset man symle gebidde, and na geteorige'j Chap. XVIII. i Qa|)u|)-))an yah gayukon ira, du |)ammei sinteino skulun bidyan, yah ni wairjjan usgrudyans ; 2 And dus cwsejj, Sum dema wses on sumere ceastre, se God ne ondred, ne nanne man ne onJ)racode.

Qi))ands, Staua was sums in sumai baurg, Gujj ni ogands, yah mannan ni aistands.

Da Avses sum wuduwe on dsere

Wasu]5-]jan yah widuwo in |)izai baurg yainai, yah atiddya du imma, ceastre, da com heo to him, and cwoej^, Wrec me wid minne wider-winnan ; qijiandei, Fraweit mik ana audastal^ya meinamma 4 Da nolde he langre tide.

-^Efter dam da cwa?J) he, .

. Deah ic God ne on4 Yah ni wikla laggai whcilai.

Afaru))pan jjata qaj> in sis silbin, Yabai yah Gu|) ni og, yah mannan ni aista, draede, ne ic man ne onjjracige, 5 Deah fordam de deos wuduwe me is gram, ic wrece big ; de-lses heo aat neahstan cume me behropende.

I)) in j)izei us])riuti)j mis so widuwo, fraweita jjo ; ibai und audi qimandei usaghai mis.

6 Da cwre]> Drihten, Gehyra]), hwajt 6 Qa]> )jan Frauya, HauseiJ), wha staua inwindijjos qi)n|) se inirihtw.sa dema cwyj)

Sojjlice ne de)? God his gecorenra wrace, clypiendra to liim div^gcs and

Ij> Gu}) niu gawrikai jjans gawalidans seiuans, }>ans wopyandans du sis dagam yah nahtam, yah usbeidands ist ana im ] nihtes, and he gejjyhl on him liajfjj 1 •

Ic cow secge, doet lie rade hyra wrace de\>.

Deah-hwa?dere wenst dii, daenne mannes sunu cymjj, geraet he geleafan on eorj^an 1 8 Aj)))an qijja izwis, J)atci gawrikij? ins sprauto.

J]) swe|iauh, sunus mans qimands biugitai galaubein ana airjjai

9 Da cwaijj he to sumum dis bigspel, de on big sylfe triiwedon, and odrc forhogodon,^

Qajj ]jan du sumaim, jjaiei silbans trauaidedun sis, ci weseina garaihtai, yah frakunnandanS Jjaim anjjaraim, ]>o gayukon, 10 Mans twai usiddyedun in alh bidyan ; ains Fareisaius, yah an))ar rnotI o Twegen men ferdon to sumum tempi e dset big big gcbscdon ; an Sundorhalga, and oder manful). areis.

I I Da stdd se Fariseus, and bine dus 11 Sa Fareisaius standands, sis j)0 bad, Guj), awiliudo })us, unte ni im swaswe gebajd, God, de ic Jiancas do, fordam de ic no com swylcc odrc men, reaferas, ]iai anjjarai mans, wilwans, inwindans,

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XVII. 35--XVIII. 1 1.] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

and the other shalbe forsaken ; ceyuecl, and the tother schal be forsakun 35 Two shalbe also a gryndynge to 35 Tweye wymmen scliulen be gryndiuge to gidere, oon schal be receyued, and the tother schal be forsakun ; 36 Tweyne in a feeld, oon schal be receyued, the tother schal be forsakun. geclder, the one shalbe receaved, and the other forsaken ;

37 And they answered and sayde to him, Wheare, Lorde ?

And he said vnto them, Whersoever the body shalbe, thidther will the egles resoorte.

Thei answeringe seyden to him, Where, Lord 1 Which seide to hem, Where euere the body schal be, also the eglis schulen be sederid to gidere thidur.

Chap. XVIII. i He put forth a simiChap. XVIII. i Forsothe he seide litude vnto them, signifyinge that men ought alwayes to praye, and not to be wery ; also a parable to hem, for it bihoueth to preie euere, and to fayle not 2 Seyinge, Sum iuge was in sum citee, which dredde not God, nether schamede ^ 2 Sayinge, There was a iudge in a certaine cite, which feared not God, nether regarded man, of men.

3 And there was a certayne widdowe

Forsothe sum widowe wag in that citee, and sche cam to him, seyinge, Venge me of myn aduersarie ; in the same cite, whych cam vnto hym, sayinge. Avenge me of myne adversary 4 And a greate whyle he wolde noott.

Afterwarde he sayd vnto hymsilfe.

Though I feare nott God, nor care for man, 4 And he wolde not by myche tyme.

Sothli aftir thes thingis he seide with ynue him silf, Thou5 I drede not God, ' and schame not of man, 5 Yett because this widdowe troubleth me, I woU a venge her ; lest at the last she come and rayle on me.

5 Netheles for this widowe is heuy''' to me, I schal venge hir ; lest at the laste sche comynge strangle me.

6 And the Lorde sayd, Heare what the vnrightewes iudge sayeth ; 6 Sothli the Lord seide, Heere 56, what the domesman of wickidnesse seith ; 7 And shall not God avenge his electe, which crye nyght and daye vnto him 1 7 Forsoth wher God schal not -do the veniaunce of his chosene, criynge to him nyjt and day, and schal haue paye, though he difFerre them, cience in hem % 8 I tell you, he will avenge them, and

Sothli I seie to jdu, for soone he that quicly.

Neverthelesse when the Sonne of man commeth, suppose ye, schal do the veniaunce of hem.

Netheles gessist thou, mannis sone comynge that he shall fynde faithe on erthe 'I schal fynde feith in erthe ?

9 And he put forthe this similitude vnto certaine, which trusted in them 9 Forsoth he seide also to sum men, that tristiden in hem silf, as ri5tful, and selves, that they wer perfect, and despysed other. dispiseden othere, this parable, seyinge,

• 10 Two men went vp into the temple 10 Tweye men sti5eden in to the temto praye 3 the one a Pharise, and the other a publican. ple for to preie ; oon a Pharise, and the tothir a pupplican.

The Pharise stode, and prayed thus with hym silfe, God, I thanke the, that I am nott as other are,extorsioners, vniuste,

Forsothe the Farise stondinge, praiede anentis him silf thes thingis, seyinge, God, I do thankingis to thee, for

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unrihtwise, unriht-hsemeras, odde eac swylce des manfulla Loros, ai})]'au swaswe sa motareis ;

Ic fteste tuwa on wucan, ic sylle

Fasta twaim sinj^am sabbataus, yali teo|)unga ealles daes de ic haibbe. afdailya taihundon dail allis J)ize gastalda.

13 Da stod se milnfuUa feorran, and nolde furdun his eagan ahebban up to dam heofone, ac he beot his breost, and 13 Yah sa motareis fairra]5ro standands ni wilda nih augona seina ushafyan du himina, ak sloh in brusts seinos, cwa^j), God beo du mllde me, synqifjands, Gu]) huljjs siyais mis, frawaurlitamma. fullum.

14 Sojjlice ic eow secge, dset des ferde

Q\\>A izwis, atiddya sa garaihtoza gerihtwisod to his huse, .

. fordam do selc dc hine upp-ahcfjj bij> gcnyderod, and se de hine nyderaj?, byp upp-ahafen. gataihans du garda seinamma \rdu raihtis yains.

Unte sawliazuh saei hauheij) sik silba gahnaiwyada, i'J) saei hnaiweij) sik silba, ushauhyada.

15 Da brohton hig cild to him, dset he hig a2t-hrine ; da his leorning-cniht15 Beruu j)an du imma barna, ei i'm attaitoki ; gasaiwhandans ]>an siponyos, andbitun ius. as hig gesawon, hig clddon him.

16 Da clypode se Hselend hig to him, and cwse[), Lsetajj da lytlingas to me cuman, and ne forbeode ge hig, swylcera ys Godes rice.

Ijj iesus athaitands ins, qa|j, Letij) ])0 barna gaggan du mis, yah ni waryij? jjo, unte ])ize swaleikaize ist jjiudangardi

Gu))s.

S6)>lice ic eow secge, svva hwylc swa ne onfehj) Godes I'ice swa swa cild, ne 17 Amen qi|)a izwis, saei ni andnimij) J)iudangardya Gu}>s swe barn, ni qimi]> gee)) he on Godes rice. in izai, 18 Da acsode hine sum ealdor, Godne 18 Yah frah ina sums reike, qi}iands, lareow, hwset do ic da;t ic ece lif Laisari {nujjeiga, wha tauyands libainais aiweinons arbya wairj^au ] hffibbe ?

19 Da cwsejj se Hselend, Hwi scgst dii me godne 1 Nis nun man god, bilton God ana.

Qa|> |>an du imma Iesus, Wha mik qil^is J}iu|)eigana 1 Ni ainshun |)iu])eigs, niba ains GuJ).

20 Canst du da bebodu, Ne ofsleh du, Ne fyi'ena du, Ne stel du, Ne lech du, Wurj^a dinne feeder and dine moder.

20 pos anabusnins kant, Ni horinos, Ni maur]jryais, Ni hlifais, Ni galiugaweitwods siyais, Swerai attan Jjeinana yah ai|)cin.

21 Da cwve]> he, Eall dig ic heold of minrc geogu]ie.

Ijj is qa)>uh, pata allata gafastaida us yundai meinai.

22 ...

. Da cwa^j> se Hselend, A'n 22 Gahausyands Jjan ))ata, Iesus qajj du Vnmia, Nauh ainis j)us wan ist ; all })ing de is wana; sylc call diet du hfefst, and syle call diet jjcarfum, donne haifst du gold-hord on heofone : and cum, and jiatei habais, frabugei, yah gadailei unledaim, yah habais huzd in himina

; yah folga me. hiri, laistyan mik.

23 Da he das word gehyrde, he wear))

I)) is gahausyands |?ata, gaurs war]), was auk gabeigs filu. ge-unret, fordam de he wa's swide wclig.

24 Da se Hailend hine unrotne geseah, he cwaj)), Eabi hil carfojilicc on Godes 24 Gasaiwhands ]jan ina Iesus gaurana waur|)anana qa)>, Whaiwa agluba ]>ai faihu habandans inngaleijiand in })iudangardya Gu})S ;

IiaJ)izo allis ist ulbandau J)airh rice ga)) da de feoh habbaj) 25 EadcHcor m;eg sc olfend gan )nnh

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TYNDALE, 1526.

I am not as othere men, raueynouris, advoutres, and even as this publican is vniust, auouters, as also this pupplican

I faste twyes in the woke, I 5yue tytbis of alle thingis whiche I liaue in possessioim.

I fast twyse in the Aveke, I geve tythe of all that I possesse.

13 And the pupplican stondinge a fer nolde nethir reyse the y5en to heuene, but smoot his brest, seyiuge, God be mercyful to me, synnere.

13 And the publican stode afarre of and wolde not lifte vp his eyes to heven, but smote hys brest, sayinge, God be mercyful! to me, a sinner.

14 Treuli I seye to 50U, this cam doun 14 I tell you, this man departed home to his housse iustified moore then the in to his hous iustified of him.

For ech that enhaunsith him silf schal be maad other.

For every man that exalteth him silfe shalbe brought lowe, and he that humbleth hym silfe, shalbe exalted.

I0U5, and he that mekith him silf, schal be enhaunsid.

15 Forsothe thei brou5ten to him 3onge 15 They brought vnto him also babes, that he shulde touche them ; when his children, that he schulde touch hem ; which thing whanne disciplis sy3en, thei blamyden hem. disciples sawe that, they rebuked them.

16 But Jesus called them vnto him, and sayde, Suff're children to come vnto me, and forbidde them not, for vnto souche belongeth the kingdom of God.

Sothli Jhesu clepinge to gidere hem, seide, Suffre ^e children to come to me, and nyle 56 forbede hem, for of siche is the rewme of heuenes.

Treuli I seie to 50U, who euere schal not take the kyngdom of God as a child, he schal not entre in to it.

17 Verely I saye vnto you, whosoever receaveth not the kyngdom of God as a chylde, he shall not enter there in.

And sum prince axide him, seyinge, Good maistir, what thing doynge schal 18 And a certayne ruler axed him, sayinge, Goode master, what ought I to do to obtaine eternall lyfe 1 I welde euerlastyng lyf "?

19 Jesus sayd vnto hym. Why callest thou me goode?

No man is goode, save God only.

Sothli Jhesu seyde to him. What seist thou me good 1 No man is good, no but Qod aloone.

20 Thou knowest the commaundmentes.

Thou shalt nott commit advoutry. Thou 20 Thou knowist the coma^^ndementis, Thou schalt not sle. Thou schalt not do leecherie.

Thou schalt not do thefte, Thou schal not seye fals witnessyng, Worschipe fadir and modir. shalt nott kill, Thou shalt nott steale.

Thou shalt not beare falce witnes, Honoure thy father and thy mother,

And he sayde. All these have I kept from my youthe.

"VVhich seide, I haue kept alle thes thingis fro my 50uthe.

22 When Jesus herde that, he sayde vnto hym, Yett lackest thou one thynge 22 Which thing herd, Jhesu seide to him, 3it o thing faylith to thee ; sille thou alle, what euere thingis thou hast, and 5yue to pore men, and thou schalt haue tresour in heuene ; and come, and sue me. sell all that thou hast, and distribute it vnto the povre, and thou shalt have treasure in heven ; and come, and folowe me.

23 When he heerd that, he was hevy, 23 Thes thingis herd, he was sorwful, for he was ryche. for he was ful riche.

24 When Jesus sawe hym morne he 24 Sothli Jhesu seinge him maad sorwful seide. How hard thei that ban richsayde. With whath difficulte shall they that have lyches enter jnto the kyngdom essis schulen entre in to the rewme of God off God 25 Esyer it is for a cammell to passe 25 Forsoth it is esycr a camel to passe

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anre nsedle eage, donne se Avelega on Godcs rice.

Jjairko ncjjlos |)airhlei|)an, {niu gabigamlua 'in })iudangardya Gu[)S giilei['an.

26 Qe[)uii })aii })ai galuiusyaudaus, An 26 Da cwsedon da de dis gehyrdon, And hwil moeg h;11 beon 1 \vlias mag ganisan ] 27 Da, ssede he him, Gode synd mihte-

I}) is qaj), pata unmaliteigo at mannam, mahteig ist at Gu);a. lice da ]jing, de mannum synd unmihtelice.

28 Da cwa?}) Petrus, Ealle j^ing we for-

Qa|) |)an Paitrus, Sai ! weis aflailotum allata, yah laistidedum })uk. leton, and folgodon de.

I|j is qa})uh du im, Amen q\\>a 29 Da cwajjj he, SoJ)lice ic eow seege, nis nan man, de his hiis forlset, odde magas, odde brodru, odde wif, odde beam, for Godes rice, izwis, jjatei ni ainslmn 'ist, J)ize afletandane gard, ai})})au fadrein, aij)J)au brojji'uns, ai]j})au qen, aij)))au barna, in ))iudangardyos Gujis,

30 De ne onfo myccle mare on dysse 30 Saei ni anduimal managfalj) in ))amma mela, yah in aiwa ))amma qimandin tide, aud.ece lif on towerdre worulde. libain aiweinon.

31 Da nam se Hselend his leorning3 1 Ganimands pan |)ans .ib. qa|> du im, Sai ! usgaggam in lairusalem, yah ustiuhada all, );ata gamelido j;airh praufetuus bi sunu mans. cnihtas, and cwve\i to him, Faraji to Hierusalem, and ealle ))ingbeo)) gefyllede, de be mannes suna Jjurh witegan awritene synd.

32 He byjj })eodum geseald, and bij> gebysmrod, and geswungen, and on32 Atgibada auk ])iudom, yah bilaikada, yah anamahtyada, yah bispeiwada speet 33 And sefter dam de hig tine swingajj, big bine ofslea)), and he j^riddan dajge 33 Yah usbliggwandans, usqimand imma, yah J^ridyin daga usstandi[). arist.

34 And hig naht da's ongeton ; and him dis word wses behydd, ....

34 Yah eis ni waihtai j^is frojjun ; yah was }5ata waurd gafulgin af im, yah ni wissedun J)o qijjanona.

35 Da he geneal^htc Hiericho, sum ..35 War}) j)an, mi])])anei newha was is blind man soet wid done weg wa3dliglaireikon, blinda sums sat faur wig du ende. ailitron.

36 And da he gehyrde da maenigeo

Gahausyands jjan managcin faurgaggandein, frah, wha wesi })ata. farende, he acsode, hwtyt dset wsere.

37 Da Sciedon hig, dait dter fcrdc se Nazarenisca Hsclend.

Gataihun })an imma, Jjatei lesus Nazoraius )jairhgaggi[>.

1\> is ulmhwopida, qi|;ands, Icsu, sunu Daweidis, armai mik.

38 Da hrymde he, and cw£b)5, Ealii Htelend, Dauides sunu, gemiltsa me.

39 And da de fore-stdpun bine Jjreadon, 39 Yah ])&[ faurgaggandans andbitun d;t't he siiwode ; he duis de ma cleopode, Dauides sunu, gemiltsa me. ina, c'i |)ahaidedi ; 'i\> is und filu niais hropida, iSuuau Daweidis, armai niik.

40 Da stod se Hselcnd and het Isedan bine to him.

Da he gencalcJchte, he acsode bine, 40 Gastandands Jjan lesus haihait ina tiuhan du sis.

Bijje newha was jjan iinma, frah ina,

Qi))ands, Wha ))us wileis ei tauyau 1 41 Hw£Et wylt du drct ic de do?

Da Ij) is qaj), Frauya, ei ussaiwhau. cwa'j) he, Drihten, dait ic geseo.

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thur5 a nellis y^e, than a riche man for thorowe a nedles eye, then for a ryche man to enter into the kyngdom off God. to entre in to the kingdom of God.

26 And thei that herden thes thingis 26 Then sayde they that herde that, And who shall then be saved ] seiden, And who may be maad saf ?

27 And he seide to hem, Tho thingis 27 He sayde, Thynges which are vnpossible with men, are possible with God. that ben vnpossible anemptis men, ben possible anemptis God.

Forsoth Petre seide, Loo! we ban 28 Then Peter sayde. Loo ! we have forsaken all, and have folowed the.

29 He sayde vnto them. Verily I saye vnto you, there is noo man, that forsaketh housse, other father, and mother, other brethren, or wyfe, or children, for the kyngdom off Goddes sake, forsake alle thingis, and han sued thee.

29 Which seyde to hem, Treuly I seye to 50U, no man is, that schal forsake hous, ether fadir, ethir modir, ethir britheren, ether wyf, ether sones, ether feeldis, for the rewme of God, 30 And schal not receyue myche mo

which same shall nott receave moche moore in this worlde, and in the worlde to come lyfe everlastynge. thingis in this tyme, and in the world to comynge euerelasting lyf 3*1 He toke vnto hym the twelve, and sayde vnto them, Loo ! we go vp to Jerusalem, and all shalbe fulfilled, that 31 Forsothe Jhesu took twelue disciplis, and seide to hem, Lo ! we sti3en to Jerusalem, and alle thingis schulen be endid, that ben writun by the prophetis are written be the prophettes otf the Sonne off man. of mannis sone.

32 He shalbe delivered vnto the gen-

Forsoth he schal be bitrayed to hethen men, and he schal be scorned, and scoui-gid, and bispet tyls, and shalbe mocked, and shalbe despyitfully entreated, and shalbe spetten on 33 And aftir that thei han scourgid, 33 And when they have scourged hym, they will putt hym to deeth, and the thyrde daye shall he aryse agayne. thei schulen sle him, and the thridde day he schal lyse a5ein.

34 And thei vnderstoden no thing of

They vnderstode none of these thynges ; and this sayinge was hid from them, and they perceaved nott the thynges which were spoken. these ; and this woi-d was hid fro hem, and thei vndirstoden not tho thingis that weren seid.

35 Hit cam to passe, as they were come neye vnto Jerico, a certayne blynde man 35 Forsothe it was don, whanne Jhesu cam ny5 to Jei'ico, sum blynd man saat ' bisydis the weye beggynge. sate by the waye syde beggynge.

36 And when he herde the people 36 And whanne he herde the cumpany passynge, he axide, what this thing was. passe by, he axed, what it meant.

37 They sayd vnto hym, that Jesus off Nazareth went by.

Sothli thei seiden to him, that Jhesu of I^Tazareth passide.

38 And he cryed, saynge, Jesus, the Sonne of David, have mercy on me.

38 And he cryede, seyinge, Jhesu, the sone of Dauith, haue mercy on me.

39 And they which went before rebucked hym, be cause he shulde holde his 39 And thei that wenten bifore blamyden him, that he schulde be stille sothli he cryede myche more. Thou sone peace ; and he moche the moare cryed, The Sonne of David, have mercy on me. of Dauith, haue mercy on me.

40 Jesus stode styll and commaunded him to be brought vnto hym.

And when he was come neare, he axed hym, 40 Forsothe Jhesu stondinge comaundide him to be brou5t forth to him.

And whanne he cam ny5, he axide him, 41 Sayinge, What wilt thou that I do vnto the 1 And he sayde, Lorde, that I maye raceave my sight.

41 Seyinge, What wolt thou I schal do to thee 1 And he seide, Lord, that I se.

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42 Da cwjejj se Hselend, Beseoh ; din 42 Yah lesus qa]> du imma, Ussaiwh ; galaubeins ))eina ganasida J)uk. geleafa de gchselde.

43 And he sona geseah, and him folg43 Yah suns ussawh, yah laistida "ina, odc, God wuldi'igende.

And eall folc Gode lof sealde, da hig dset gesawon. awiliudonds Gu)>a.

Yah alia managei gasaiwhandei, gaf hazein Guj^a.

Chap. XIX. i Da code he geond Chap. XIX. i Yah inngaleij^ands, Hiericho.

Jjairhlai}) laireikou, 2 Da wses dar sum man, on naman 2 Yah sai ! guma, namin haitans Zakkaius, sail was fauramaj)leis motarye, yah was gabigs, Zacheus, se w£es welig.

3 And he wolde geseon hwylc se Hselend Weere, da ne mihte he, for dsere meenegu, fordam de he wses lytel on wsestmum.

Yah sokida gasaiwhan lesu, whas wesi, yah ni mahta, faura managein, unte wahstau leitils was.

4 Da arn he beforan, and stah up on an treow sicomorum, doet he bine gesawe ; fordam de he wolde dan on faran.

4 Yah bijjragyands faur, usstaig ana smakkabagm, ei gasewhi 'ina ; unte is and J)ata munaida jjairhgaggan.

5 Da he com to dsere stowe, da geseah 5 Yah bi))e qam ana jmrama stada, I'nsaiwhands iup lesus, gasawh ina, yah se Hselend bine, and cw8e[) to hym, Zacheus, efst to diuum huse, fordam de ic qa}) du imma, Zakkaiu, sniumyands dalaj) atsteig, himma daga auk in garda \>emamma skal ik wisan. wylle to-dseg on dinum huse wuuian.

6 Da efste he, and bine blidelice on6 Yah sniumyands atstaig, yah andnam ina faginonds. feng.

^ 7 Da hig dset gesawon, da murcnodon 7 Yah gasaiwhandans allai, birodidedun, qijjandans, patei du frawaurhtis mans galaij) in gard ussalyan.

8 Standands pan Zakkaius qaj? du Frauhig ealle, and cwsedon, Dvet he to synfullum men gecyrde.

8 Da stod Zacheus and CAv?ej) to Drihtne, Nu ! ic sylle Jjearfum healfe mine sehta ; and gif ic senigne bcreafode, ic bit be yin, Sai ! halbata aiginis meinis, Frauya, gadailya unledaini ; yah yabai whis wha feowei-fealdum agyfe. afholoda, fidurfalj? fragilda.

9 Da cwro]> se Hselend to him, To-dteg 9 Qa}j Jjan du imma lesus, patei himma daga naseins [jamma garda war}), unte yah sa sunus Abrahamis ist disse hiw-rsedene ys hsel gcworden, fordam do he wtes Al)rahames bcarn ;

10 Qam auk sunus mans sokyan, yah nasyan J^ans fralusanans.

I o Mannes sunu com secan, and bill don dit't forwear]5.

I I Da hig dis gchyrdon, da ge-ichte be sum bigspell, fordam de he wpes neh

At gahausyandam jjan im"

];ata, biaukands, qajj gayukon, bi jiatci newha lairusalem was, yah J)uhta im, el suns skulda wesi ))iudangardi GuJ)s gaswikun})yan.

Hierusalem, and fordam de liig wcndon, diet brajdlicc Godes rice gcswutclod wsere.^

Witodlice he cwffi)>. Sum ?edel-boren man ferde on fyrlcn land, dret he him nee onfenge, and eft agcn come.

T2 Qa|j })an, Manna sums godakunds gaggida landis, franiman sis Jjiudangardya, yah gawandida sik.

13 Du clypodc he his tyn jjeowas, and

Athaitands j^an tailiun skalkans

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42 And Jhesa seide to him, Biliold thou ; thi feith hath maad thee saaf.

42 Jesus sayde vnto hym, Receave thy sight ; thy faith hath saved the.

43 And immediatly he sawe, and folowed hym, praysinge God.

And all the peo43 And a non he sy^, and suede him, magnyfiynge God.

And al the peple, as ple, when they sawe it, gave laude to God. it sy3, 3af hei'iynge to God.

Chap. XIX. i And Jhesu goynge Chap. XIX. i And he entred in, and went thoi'owe Jerico. yn, walkide thorw Jerico.

2 And lo ! a man, Zachee by name, and he was prince of pupplicans, and he was riche.

2 And beholde ! there was a man, named Zacheus, and he was a rueler amonge the publicans, and ryche alsoo.

3 And he sou5te to see Jhesu, who he was, and he my5te not, for the cumpany, 3 And he made meanes to se Jesus, what he shulde be, and he coulde nott, for he was litel in stature. for the preace, be cause he was off a lowe stature.

4 And he rennynge bifore, stijede in 4 And he ran before, and ascended vppe into a sicomore tree, to se hym to a sycamoure tree, that he schulde see Jhesu ; for he was to passinge thennis. for he wolde come that same waye.

5 And Jhesu biholdinge vpward, whanne he cam to the place, sy3 him, and seyde 5 And when Jesus cam to the place, he loked v]), and sawe him, and sayd vnto hym, Zache, attonce come doune, to him, Zachee, hastinge cum doun, for to day I moot dwelle in thin hous. for to daye I muste a byde at thy housse.

6 And he hastinge cam doun, and ioyinge reseyuede him.

6 And hastely he cam doune, and receaved hym ioyfully.

7 And Avhanne alle men sayen, thei grucchiden, seyinge, For he hadde turned 7 And when they sawe that, they all groudged, sayinge, He is gone into tary with a man that is a synner. to a synful man.

Zache stode foi-the and sayde vnto 8 Forsoth Zachee stondinge seide to the Lord, Lo !

Lord, I 3yue the half of my goodls to pore men ; and if I haue ony thing defraudid ony man, I 3elde the Lorde, Beholde !

Lorde, the haulfe of my gooddes I geve to the povre ; and if I have done eny man wronge, I wyll restoore hym fower folde. the fourcfold.

9 Jesus sayd vnto hym. This daye is 9 Jhesu seide to him, For in this day heelthe is maad to this hous, for and he heal the come vnto this housse, for asmoche as it also is become the childe is the sone of Abraham ; off Abraham 10 For the sonne off man is come to 10 Forsothe mannis sone cam to seke, and make saaf this thing that perischede. seke, and to save that which was looste.

Hem heringe thes thingis, he putt-

As they herde these thynges, he added therto a similitude, be cause he was neye to Jerusalem, and be cause inge to, seide a parable, for he was ny3 Jerusalem, and for thei gessiden, that also they thought, that the kyngdom of God shulde shortely apere, the kyngdom of God schulde be schewid a non.

He sayde therfore, A certayne noble man went into a farre countre, to re12 Therfore he seide, Sum noble man wente in to a fer cuntree, to take to him ceave a kyngdom, and then to come a kyngdom, and to turne a5eyn. agayne.

13 He called his ten servauntes, and 13 Sothli his ten seruauntis clepid, he

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[St. Luke ;ji)8

GOTHIC, 360.

sealde tyn pund him.

And cwsejj to him, Ceapiaji, od dset ic cume. seinans, atgaf "im taihun clailos.

Yah qajj du im, Kaupo];, unte ik qimau.

14 Da hatedon hiue his leode, and sendon jerend-racan aefter him, and cwsedon. We nyllajj, daet cles ricsie ofer

1\> baurgyans is fiyaidedun ina, yah "insandidedun airu afar imma, qi['an laus, Ni wilelma jjana J)iudanon ufar uusis. us.

Da he agen com, and dset rice onfeng ; he het clj'pian his {jeowas, de he 15 Yah wav|), bij)e atwandida sik, aftva andnimands j'iudangardya ; yah haihait wopyan du sis Jjans skalkans, J^aimei atgaf }?ata silubr, ei gakunnaidedi, wha wharyizuh gawaurhtedi. di^t feoh sealde, dset he wiste, hu mycel gehwilc gemangode.

16 Qam ]jan sa frumista, qij^ands, Frauya, skatts jjeins gawaui'hta taihuu 16 Da com se forma, and cwsej), Hlaford, din pund gestrynde tyn pund. skattans.

17 Da cwsejj se hlaford, Geblissa, du goda )>eowa ; fordam de dii wsere on lytlum getrywe, dii byst anweald haebbende ofer tyn ceastra.

17 Yah qajj du imma, Waila, goda skalk ; unte in leitilamma wast triggws, siyais waldufui habauds ufar taihuu baurgim.

18 Da com oder, and cw£ej>, Hlaford, din pund gestrynde fif pund.

18 Yah qam an]jar, qijjands, Frauya, skatts ))eins gawaurhta hmf skattans.

19 Du c\va?jj he to dam, And beo du

Qa|) Jjan yah du ))amma, Yah ])u siyais utaro finif baurgim.

20 Yah sums qam, qijjands, Frauya, ofer fif ceastra.

20 Da com oder, and cwfejj, Hlaford, her ys dm piind, de ic hsefde, on swat-lin died.

Ic de adred, fordam de du eart sai ! sa skatts Jjeins, jjanei habaida, galagida ina in fanin.

Ohta mis auk J)uk, unte manna hardus is ; nimis })atei ni lagides, yah st'ij) man ; du nimst dset du ne settest, and du ripst dget dii ne seowe. sneijjis jjatei ni saisost.

22 Da cwsej) he to him, Of dinum

Yah qaj) du imma, Us mun|)a niu})e ic de deme, la lyj^ra j)eowa.

Dii I'C'inamma stoya })uk, unselya skalk, yah wistest, dset ic eom stl}) man, daet ic nime dset ic ne sette, and ripe dset lata.

Wisseis, }iatei ik manna hardus im, ni mauds jjatei ni lagida, yah sneijjands [latei ni saiso 1 ic ne seow?

23 And liWT ne scaldest du min feoh 23 Yah duwhe ni atlagides |iata silubr mein du skattyam, yah qimands mi)j wukra galausidedyau jjata? to h're, and donne ic come, ic hit witodlice mid gestreone onfenge ?

24 Da cwrejj he to dam de him abutan stodon, Nima|) dset pund fram him, and 24 Yah du ]>aira faurastandandam qajj, Nimi}j af imma jjana skatt, yah syllaj; dam de hsef]) tyn pund. gibi}) |)amma j)OS taihun dailos habandin.

25 Da cwsedon hig to him, Hlaford, he hsef [> tyn piind.

25 Yah qe)jun du imma, Frauya, habai}) taihun dailos.

Qi)ja allis izwis, jjatei wharyammeh habandane gibada ; ij) af jjamma unhabandin, yah jsatei habaijj, afnimada af imma.

S6}?lice ic secge eow, daet aelcum hsebbendum bi}) geseald ; fram dam de nsefj), ge doet daet he hsef]), him by]) afyrred.

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5af to hem ten besauntis.

And he seide delivered them ten pounde.

Sayinge vnto them, By and sell, till I come. to hem, Marchaundise 56, til I come.

But his citesens hated hym, and sent messengers after hym, saynge. We will not have this man to raigne over vs.

14 Forsoth his citeseyns hatiden him, and sente a messager aftii' him, seyinge, We nyle, that he regne on vs.

15 And it cam to passe, when he was come agayne, and had receaved his kyngdom, he commaunded his servauntes to be called to hym, to whom he gave his money, to witt, what every man had done.

16 Then cam the fyrst, sayinge, Lorde, thy pounde hath encreased ten pounde.

15 And it was don, that the rewme takun, he turnede a5en ; and he comaundide his seruauntis to be clepid, to wliiche he 5af money, that he schulde wite, hou moche ech hadde wunne by chafFaring.

\6 Forsoth the firste cam, seyinge, Lord, thi besaunt hath wunne ten besauntis.

17 And he sayde vnto hym, Well, goode servaunte ; be cause thou wast faithfull 17 He seide to him, Wei be, thou goode seruaunt ; for in litil thing thou hast be trewe, thou schalt haue power on ten citees. in a very lytell thynge, take thou auctorite over ten cities.

18 And the other cam, sayinge, Lorde, thy pounde hath encreased fyve pounde.

18 And another cam, seyinge.

Lord, thi besaunt hath maad fyue besauntis.

And he seide to this. And be thou on fyue citees.

19 And to the same he sayde, And be thou alsoo rueler over fyve cities.

20 And the thirde cam, and sayde, Lorde, beholde ! here thy pounde, which 20 And the thridde cam, seyinge, Lord, lo ! thi besaunt, which I hadde, kept in a sudarie.''"

I have, kepte in a napkyn.

For I feared the, be cause thou arte 21 Forsoth I dredde thee, for thou art an austerne man ; thou takist awey this a strayte man; thou takest vp that thou laydest nott doune, and repest that thou thing which thou settist not, and thou repist this thing which thou hast not diddest nott sowe. sowe.

22 And he sayde vnto hym, Of thyne awne mougthe iudge I the, thou evyll 2 2 He seith to him, Weyward seruaunt, of thi mouth I deme thee.

AVistist thou, sei'vaunt.

Knewest thou, that I am a that I am an hausterne man, takinge strayte man, takynge vppe that I layde not doune, and repinge that I did not sowe 1 a wey this thing which I settide not, and repinge this thing which I haue not eowe 1 23 Wherfore then gavest not thou my money into the banke, and then at my commyng shulde I have I'equired myne awne with vauntage 1 23 And whi hast thou not 50uun my money to the boord, and I comynge schulde haue receyued it sothli with vsuris ?

24 And he sayde, to them that stode 24 And he seide to hem that stooden by. Take fi-om hym that pounde, aud geve it hym that hathe ten pouude. ny5. Take 5e awey fro him the besaunt, and 3yue je to him that hath ten besauntis.

25 And they sayd to hym, Lorde, he hath ten pounde.

25 And thei seiden to him. Lord, he hath ten besauntis.

26 I saye vnto you, that vnto all them

Sothli I seie to 50U, for to ech hauynge it schal be 50uun, and he schal that have it shalbe geven ; and from hyme that hath not, even that he hath, be plenteuous ; but fro him that hath not, also this thing that he hath, schal shalbe taken awaye. be takun of him.

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Deah hwaedere da mine fynd, de noldon dset ic ofer hig ricsode, laeda}>

A))]iiin swe|)auli fiyamls nicinans yainaus, })aici ni wildedua mik J)iudanon hider, and ofsleaj? hig beforan me. ufar sis, briggi)> her^^ yah usqimi]) faura mis.

28 And dysum gecwedenum, he ferde 28 Yah qi})aiids })ata, iddya fram, usto Hierusalem.^ cacfsjauds in lairusaulwma.

29 Yah war]', h\\>e newha was Be))-

Dit he genealsehte Bethfage and Bethania, to dam munte, de is gencmned sfageiii yah Bejjaniyin, af fairgunya, jjatei

Oliueti, he sende his twegen cnihtas, haitada Alewyo, insandida twans siponye seinaize, 30 And cwsejj, Farajj on dset castel, de ongen inc ys ; on dam gyt gemetaj? assan folan getiged, on dam nan man gyt ne sset; untiga]? hyne, and Isedajj to me.

30 Qijjands, Gaggats in |jo wi|)rawair|5on haim ; 'in |)izaiei inngaggandans higitats fulan asilaus gabundanana, ana ])ammei ni ainshun aiw manne sat ; andbindaudans ina, attiuhi}).

31 And gif inc hwa acsajj, hvn gyt hine untigajj, secgajj him, Drihten hajf[)

Yah yabai whas "inqis fraihnai, duwhe andbindij?, swa qijiaits du i'mma, patei Frauya J'is gairuei|?. his neode.

32 Da ferdon da de asendc wseron, and fiindon swa he him ssede, done

GaleiJ'andans j^an Jjai insandidans, bigetun swaswe qa]j du im folan standan.

33 Da hig hine untigdon, dil cwsedon da hlafordas, Hwi untige ge done folan ?

33 Andbindandam J^an "im, qejmn Jjai frauyans |)is du ini, Duwhe andbindats ])ana fulan 1

1)) eis qej)un, Frauyin j^aurfts |ns 34 Da cwsedon hig, Fordam de Drihten hsefj) his neode. i'st.

35 Da Iseddon hig hyne to dam Heelende ; and hyra reaf wurpon ofer done 35 Yah attauhun jjana fulan lesua ; yah uswairpandans wastyos seinos, ana folan, and done H*lend on-ufan setton. fiana fulan ussatidedun lesu.

36 And da he fcr, hi strehtou under hine hyra reaf on dam wege.

Gaggandin J^an imma, ufstrawidedun wastyora seinaini ana wiga.

37 And da he geuealcehte to Oliuctes muntes nyder-stige, da ongunnon calle da maenigeo geblissian, and mid mycelre

Bi)>e );an 'is newha was yu);an at ibdalyin ]>\a fairgunyis Alewabagme, dugunnun alakyo managei siponye faginondans hazyan Gujj stibnai mikilai in stefne God heredon be eallum dam mihtum, de hig gesawon, allaizo, })Oze sewhun, mahte, 38 And cwsedon, Gcbletsod sy se cyning, de com on Drihtncs naman ; syb sy on hcofenum, and wuldor on hcahnessum.

Qi))andans, piul'ida sa qimanda ))iu(1ans in namin Frauyins ; gawairj^i in himina, yah wul))us in hauhistyam, 39 Da cwsedon sume of dam Fariseum 39 Yah sumai Fareisaie us |)izai managein qe)>un du imma, Laisai-i, sak jjaim siponyam |)einaim. to him, Lareow, cid dinum Icorningcnihtum.

40 Da cwse)j he to liim, Ic eow secge, dcah das suwion, sttinas clypia]).'''

40 Yah andhafyands qajj du im, Qi)ja izwis, ))atei yabai ]jai slawand, staiuos hropyand.

41 And da he gcncalselite, and geseah da ceastre, he weop ofer hig, 41 Yah sunsei newha was, gasaiwhands \>o baurg, gaigrot bi \>o, 42 Qi[)ands, patei 1^ wissedeis, yah \>u, in })amma daga })cinamma, \>o du ga42 And cwrejj, Eala gif du wistcst, and witodlice on dysum dinum dscge, de de

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TYNDALE, 1526.

27 Netbeles brynge 56 hidir tho myne enemyes, that nolde me to regne on hem, and sle je bifore me.

27 Morover thoose myne enemys, which wolde not that I shulde raigne over them, brynge bidder, and slee them before me.

28 And thes tliingis seyd, he wente 28 And when he hadd thous spoken, he pi'oceded forthe before them, and went vppe to Jerusalem. bifore, sti5ynge to Jerusalem.

29 And it was don, whanne he cam ny5 to Bethfage and Betanye, at the mount, which is clepid of Olyuete, he 29 And it fortuned, when he was come noye to Bethfage and Bethany, besydes mounte Olivete, he sent two of his dissente his twej/e disciplis, ciples,

Seyinge, Go je in to the castel, which is a5ens 50U ; in to which 5e entrynge schulen fynde a colt of a she

Sayinge, Goo ye into the tonne, which is over against you ; in the which as Sonne as ye are come ye shall fynde a coolte tyed, wher on yett never man sate ; loose hym, and brynge hym asse, on which non of men euere saat vnbynde je him, and brynge je to me. bidder.

31 And if ony man schal axe, whi je vnbynden, thus 5e schulen seye to him.

For the Lord desyrith his work.

'And if eny man axe you, why that ye loose hym, thus saye vnto hym, The Lorde bathe nede of hym.

They that wer sent, went their waye, and founde even as he had sayde vnto them, ....

Forsothe thei that weren sent, wenten forth, and founden as he seyde to hem, a colt stondinge.

33 And as they were aloosynge the 33 Sothli hem vntyynge the colt, the loi-dis of him seyde to hem, What vntyen coolte, the owners sayde vnto them.

Why loose ye the coolte 1 je the colt 1 34 And they sayde.

For the Lorde hath nede of hym.

34 And thei seiden, For the Lord hath him nedful.

35 And they brought hym to Jesus and they cast their rayment on the 35 And thei ledden him to Jhesu ; and thei, castinge her clothis on the colt, puttedyn Jhesu on him. coolte, and sett Jesus theron.

As he went, they spredde their

Forsothe him goynge, thei vndir strewiden her clothis in the weye. cloothes in the waye.

When he was come wheare he 37 And whanne now he cam ny^ to shulde goo doune from the mounte Olithe comynge doun of the hil of Olyuete, alle the cumpanyes of men comynge doun bigunnen ioyinge to herie God vete, the whole multitude of his disciples began to reioyce and to lawde God with a loude voyce for all the miracles, with greet vols on alle the vertues, whiche thei sy3en, that they had sene, 38 Sayinge, Blessed be the kynge, that commeth in the name off the Lorde ; peace in heven, and glory in the hyest.

Seyinge, Blessid is the kyng, that Cometh in the name of the Lord ; pees in heuene, and glorie in hi3 thingis.

39 And some off the Pharises off the company sayde vnto him.

Master, rebuke thy disciples.

39 And summe of the Pharisees of the cumpanyes seyden to him, Maister, blame thi disciplis.

40 He answered and sayde vnto them, 40 To whiche he seide, I seye to 50U, I tell you, yff these holde their peace, for if thes schulen be stille, stoones the stones will crye. schulen crye.

41 And when he was come neare, he 41 And whanne he neijede, he seynge behelde the citie, and wept on hit, the citee, wepte on it,

Sayinge, Yff thou haddest knowen 42 Seyinge, For if thou haddist knowe, and thou, and sotheli in this thi day, thoose thynges, whych belonge vnto thy Dd

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to sybbe synd ; nu big synd fram dinum eagum behydde.

\vair})ya })einarama ; 'i]> nu gafulgiu ist faura augam J)einaim.

43 Fordam de da dagas to de cumaf), and dine fynd de betrymia)), and behab-

patei qimaucl dagos ana |)us, yali bigrabaud fiyands jjeinai grabai ))uk, yah bistandaud ))uk, yah biwaibyaud ba]; de, and genyrwa}) de seghwanon ; j)uk allapro 44 And to eor})an afylla]) de, and dine beam de on de synd ; and hig ne Isefa}) on de stan ofer stane, fordam de dii ne oncneowe da tide dinre geneosunge.

44 Yah airl'ai j)uk ga'ibnyand, yah barna jjeina in ]>ns ; yah ni letand in ])us stain ana staina, in ])izei ni ufkun))es l^ata mel niuhseinais j^einaizos.

45 Da ongan he of dam temple ut45 Yah galeipands in alh, dugann uswairpan ]>ans frabugyandans in izai yah drifan da syllendan and da bicgendan, bugyandans, 46 And him to cwpef>. Hit ys awriten, Dset min bus ys gcbed-hus, ge hit worhton to scea})ena scrajfe.

46 Qijjands du im, Gamelij? ist, patei gards meins gards bido ist, ij) yus ina gatawidedujj du filegrya |)iube.

47 Yah was laisyands daga whammeh 47 And he waes da?ghwamlice on dam temple Iserende.

S6j)lice dara sacerda in ])izai alh.

I\> Jjai aulnnistans gudealdras, and da b5ceras, and dses folccs ealdor-men smeadon hu hig bine forddn mihton ; 48 And hig ne fundon hw£et hi him to yans, yah bokaryos sokidedun ina usqistyan, yah })ai frumistans manageins ; 48 Yah ni bigetun wha gatawidedeina, manage! auk alakyo hahaida, du hausyan gylte dydon, s6|)lice eall folc wses abysgod, de be him gehyrde secgan.

Chap. XX. i Da wres anum da'gc gewordcn, da he da^t folc on dam temple Chap. XX. i Yah war)) in sumamma dage yainaize, at laisyandin imma laerde, and him bodude, da comon diera sacerda ealdras and da boceras ; ]io raanagein in alh, yah wailamcryandin, atsto)mn }<ai gudyans yah bokaryos nii]> jjaini sinistam ; 2 Yah qe))un du imma, qij^andans, 2 And to him cwsedon, Sege us, on hwylcum anwalde wyrcst du das jjing, odde hw£et ys se de disne anweald sealde 1 Qi)) unsis, in whamma waldufnye j^ata tauyis, aijjjjau whas ist saei gaf })us ))ata waldufui 1 3 Da cwsej) he him to andsware, And 3 Andhafyands |'an qa]5 du ira, Fraihna ic acsige eow an word ; andswaria]) me. izwis yah ik ainis waurdis ; yah qij'i]' mis.

4 Wjcs lohannes fullnht of hcofone, hwaeder de of mannum 1 4 Daupeins lohannis uzuh lamina was, ]jau uzuh mannam

5 Da ])ohton hig bctwcox him, and cwsedon, Gyf we secgaj), Divt he sy of heofone, he cwyj) to us, Hwi ne gelyfde ge him ?

l\) cis l^ahtedun mij) sis misso, qijiandans, patei yabai qij'am. Us hiniiiia, qij^ij) a])J)an, Duwhe ni galaubidedu|) imma ?

i\) yabai qi|)am, Us mannam, alia so managei stainam af\vairpij> unsis ; triggwaba galaubyand auk allai, lohannen praufetu wisan.

6 Gyf we secga]), Da^t he sy of mannum, eall folc us lu\?nj>; hi wiston geare, duet lohannes wa^s witega.

Yah andhofun, ei ni wissedeina 7 Da andswaredon liig, dajt hig nyston, hwauon he wees.

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which is to pees to thee ; but now thei ben hid fro thin y5en. peace, even att thys daye ; but powe are they hidde from thyne eyes.

43 For daies schulen come into thee, and thin enemyes schulen enuyroune thee with pale, and schulen enuyroune 43 For the dayes shall come apon the, and thyne enemys shall compas the about wyth a banke, and shall besege the rounde aboute, and kepe the in on every syde thee, and thei schulen make thee streyt on alle sydis ; 44 And thei schulen caste thee doun 44 And make the even wyth the grounde, wyth thy chyldren whych are to erthe, and thi sones that ben in thee; and thei schulen not leeue in thee a stoon on a stoon, for thou hast not knowe the tyme of thi visitacioun. in the ; and they shall nott leve in the one stone apon another, because thou knewest nott the tyme off thy visitacion.

45 And he gon in to the temple, bigan 45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that solde therin and them that bought, to caste out men selliuge ther ynne and biggynge, 46 Sayinge vnto them, Hyt is written, My housse is the housse off prayer, 46 Seyinge to hem, It is writun, For myn hous is an hous of preier, forsothe 56 han maad it a den of theuys. butfr ye have made it a den off theves.

47 And he taught dayly in the temple.

The hye prestes, and the scrybes, and 47 And he was techinge euery day in the temple.

Forsoth the princes of the chefe off the people went about to destroye hym ; prestis, and scribls, and the princis of the peple sou3ten to leese him 48 And thei founden not what thei schulden do to him, for al the peple was al ocupyed, heeringe him.

48 Butt coulde nott fynde what to do, for all the people stacke by hym, and save him audience.

Chap. XX. i And yt fortuned in one off those dayes, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the Chap. XX, i And it was don in oon of dayes, him techinge the peple in the temple, and prechinge the gospel, the princis of prestis and the scribis camen to gidere with the eldi'e men ; 2 And seiden, seyinge to him, Seye gospell, the hye prestes and the scrybes cam vnto hym wyth the seniours ; 2 And spake vnto hym, sayinge.

Tell vs, by what auctorite thou doest these to vs, in what power thou dost this thynges, other who is he that gave the thing, ether who 5af to thee this power? thys auctorite 1 3 He answered and sayde vnto them,

Forsothe Jhesu answeringe seide to hem. And I schal axe 50U a word answere 5e to me, I also will axe you a question ; and answer me, 4 Was the baptem of Jhon from heven, 4 Was the baptym of Joon of heuene, or of men ] ether of men ?

5 They thought wyth in them selves, 5 And thei thou5ten with ynne hem sayinge, Yff we shall saye. From heven, he will saye. Why then beleved ye hym not? selue, seyinge, For if we schulen seye, Of heuene, he schal seye, Whi therfore bileuen •^e not to him 1 6 But and yff we shall saye. Of men, 6 Forsoth if we schulen seye, Of men, all the people will stone vs ; for they all the comyn peple schal stoone vs ; for thei ben certeyn, that John is a suerly beleved, that Jhon was a prophett. prophete.

7 And they answered, that they coulde 7 And thei answeriden, that thei witen nott tell, whence it was, not, of whennis it was.

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8 Da cwse)) se Hgelcnd him to, Ne ic eow ne secge, on hwylcum anwalde ic das |)ing wyrce.

8 Yah lesus qa}? im, Ni ik izwis qijja, in wbamma ^Yaklufnye |'ata tauya.

9 He ongan da dis bigspel to dam 9 Dugann }>an du managein qij^an Jjo gayukon.

Manna ussatida weinagard, yah auafalh ina waurstwyam ; yah aflaij) folce cwedan.

Sum man plantode him win-geard, and hine gesette mid tilium ; and he wses him feor manegum tidum. yera ganoha.

TO Da on tide, he sende hys J)eow to dam tilium, dajt hig him sealdon of 10 Yah in mela, insandida du Jiaim aurtyam skalk, ei akranis ]ns weinad;K?s wiu-geardes wtestme ; da swungon hig done, and idelne hine foz'leton. gardis gebeina inima ; ij) ))ai aurtyans usbliggwandans ina, insandidedun h^usana.

Da sende he oderne })eow ; da beoton hig done, and mid teonum gewsec-

Yah anaaiauk sandyan anjmrana skalk ; 'i]> eis yah yainana bliggwandans, yah unsweraudans, insandidedun lausana. ende, hine forleton idehae.

12 Da sende he ])riddan, da wurpon hig ut done gewuudodue.

12 Yah anaaiauk sandyan ])ridyan, ij? eis yah J)ana gawondondans, uswaurpun.

13 Da cwse]) dses win-geardes hlaford, Hwajt do ic ] Ic asende minne Icofan sunu ; wenunga hine hig forwandiaj), donne hig hine geseoj).

13 Qajj })an sa frauya J)is weinagardis, Wha tauyau

Sandya sunu meinana |jana liuban ; aufto ])ana gasaiwhandans, aistand.

Da hine da tilian gesawon, hig

Gasaiwhandans j^an ina ])ai aui-tyans, Jjalitedun mi}) sis misso, qijjandans, Sa ist sa arbinumya, afslaham ina, ei uns wairjjai j^ata arbi.

15 Yah uswairpandans ina ut us ))amma wcinagarda, usqemun.

Wha nu tauyai im frauya ])is weinagardis 1 })ohton betweox hini, and cwsedon, Her ys se p-fe -weard, cumaj), uton hine ofslean, dset seo Eeht ure sy.

15 And hig hine of dam whi-gearde awurpon, ofslegene.

Hwset de\> dses wingeardes hlaford 1 i6 He cym)), and forspilj) da tilian, and syl)) done win-geard odrum.

Hig cwsedon, da hig dis gehyrdon, Da^t ne geweorde.

Qimi}), yah usqisteij) aurtyam J^aim, yah gibij) \>ana weinagard an))ai-aim.

Gahausyandans, qejjun jan, Nis-siyai.

17 Da beheold he hig, and cwa?)), Hwoet

i)^ is insaiwhands du im, qajj, A|)]ian wha ist ))ata gamelido, Stains })ammei uskusun timryans, sah war)) du haubida waihstins 1 is dfet awriten is, Done stan de da wyrhtan awurpon, des is geworden on dtere hyrnan heafod 1 18 Whazuh saei driusij) ana ))ana stain, gakrotuda ; iJ) ana |)anei driusij), diswin])-

-^'Ic de fylj) ofer done stan, hy\> forbryt ; ofer done de he fylj), he tocwyst. eij) ina.

Yah sokidedun ]>a\ bokaryos, yah auhumistans gudyans, uslagyan ana ina lianduns in j)izai wheilai, yah ohtedun 19 Da sohton dfcra sacerda ealdras, and da bocei'as, hyra handa on dasre tide on hine wurpan, and hig adredon him dset folc ; s6))lice hi ongeton da^t he dis bigspell to him cwjeJ).

I'O maiiagcin ; frojjun auk ])atei du im }'0 gayukon qaj).

20 Yah aflei))andans insandidedun fer20 Da sendon hig mid searwum, da de

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8 And Jhesu seicle to hem, Neither I 8 And Jesus sayde vnto them, Nether seie to 50U, in what powei'

I do thes tell I you, by what auctorite I do these thynges. thingis.

9 Then began he to put forthe to the people this similitude. A certayne man planted a vyneyarde, and lett it forthe to formers ; and went hym silfe into a straunge countre for a greate season.

9 Forsothe he bigan to seye to the comyn peple this parable.

Sum man plantide a vyner, and settide it to ferme to tilieris ; and he was in pilgrymage many tymes.

10 And in the tyme of gedrynge of 10 And when the time cam, he sent a servaunt to his tennauntes, that they shulde geve hym of the frutes of the vyneyarde ; the tennauntes bett hym, and sent hym awaye empty. grapis, he sente a seruaunt to the tilieris, that thai schulden 5yue to him of the fruyt of the vyner ; whiche leften him, betun, voyde.

11 And he addide to sende another seruaunt ; forsothe also thei betinge

And he ceased nott therby but sent yett another sei'vaunt ; and they bett hym, and foule entreated hym alsoo, and sent hym awaye empty. this, and ponyschynge with dispisingis, leften voyde.

And he addide to sende the thridde, whiche also woundinge him, castiden I 2 "Morover he sent the thyrde alsoo, and hym they wounded, and cast hym out. out.

13 Then sayde the lorde off the vyneyarde. What shall I do ?

I wyll sende my deare sonne ; hym per adventure they wyll reverence, when they se hym.

Sothli the lord of the vyner seide, What schal I do ?

I schal sende my dereworthe sone ; perauenture whanne thei schulen se him, thei schulen be aschamyd.

Whom whanne the tilieris hadden 14 When the fermers sawe hym, they thought in them selves, sayinge. This is the heyre, come, lett vs kyll hym, that the enherytaunce maye be oures, seyn, thei thou3ten with ynne hem selue, seyinge.

This is the eyr, sle we him, that the eritage be maad oure.

And they cast hym out of the vyneyarde, and kylled hym.

Nawe what 15 And thei killiden him, cast out of the vyner.

What therfore schal the lord of the vyner do to hem 1 shall the lorde off the vyneyarde do vnto them?

16 He wyll come, and destroye those fermers, and will lett out his vyneyarde 16 He schal come, and lese these tilieris, and he schal jyue the vyner to to other.

When they herde that, they othere.

Which thing herd, thei seiden sayde, God forbid. to him, Fer be it, 17 He behelde them, and sayd. What meaneth thys then that is written. The, stone that the bylders refused, is made the heed corner stone 1 17 Forsothe he biholdinge hem, seide.

What tlierfore is this thing that is writun. The stoon whom men bildinge reproueden, this is maad in to the heed of the corner 1 18 Whosoever stomble at that stone, 18 Ech that schal falle on that stoon, schal be brysid ; forsothe on whom it shalbe brused ; but on whomsoever it schal falle, it schal breke him in to faul, it wyll alto breake hym. smale parties.

And the hye prestes, and the scrybes, the same howre went about to laye hondes on him, but they feared the peo-

And the princes of prestis, and the scribis, sou3ten to sette hondis on him in that our, and thei dredden the peple ; forsothe thei knewen that to hem he ple ; for they perceaved that he had spoken this similitude agaynst them.

20 And they watched him and sent seide this lyknesse.

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hi rihtwise leton, djet hig hine gescyldegodon, and dtet hig hine geseaklon dam eakh'on to dome, and to fes deiuan anwalde to fordemanne. yans, j^ans us Hutein taiknyandans sik garaihtans wisan, ei gafaifalieina is vaurtlei, yah atgebeina iua reikya, yah Avakliifnya kindinis.

21 Da acsodon hig hine, and cwsedon, Lareow, we witon, dset dii rihte sprycst and Iserst ; and for nanum men ne wandast, ac Godes weg on sojjfsestnesse

Yah fiehun ina, qi})andans, Laisari, witum, jiatei raibtaba rodeis, yah hiiseis ; yali ui andsaiwhis andwairjji, ak bi suuyai wig Gujjs laiseis.

Iserst.

Is hit riht dset man dam Casere 22 Skiildu 1st unsis Kaisara gild glban, gafol sylle, de ua 1 Jjau nil! 1

23 Da cwsejj he to him, da he hyra 23 Bisaiwhands jjan ize unselein, lesus qa)) du im, Wha mik fraisij) 1 facen onget, Hwi fandige ge min'?

24 Y'wajj me anne penig ; hwses anlic-

Ataugei)? mis skatt ; whis liabai}) manleikan yah ufarmeli 1 Audhafyandans ))an qe})un, Kaisai'is. nesse hsei\> he and ofer-gewrit

Da cwsedon hig, Dees Caseres.

25 Da cw8e|) he to him, A'gyfajj dam Casere da ]>'mg de da?s Caseres syud, and Godc, da }>ing de Godes synd.

1\> is qaJHih du 'ira, us uu gibijj J)0 Kaisai'is Kaisara, yah Jjo GuJjs, Gu]ja.

26 Da ne mihton hig his word befon 26 Yah ni mahtedun gafahan is waurdc beforan dam folce ; da siiwedoa hig, wundrigcnde be his andsware.''' in and\vaiv))ya manageius ; yali siklalcikyandans andawaurde is^ gaj)ahaidedun.

27 Da genealsehton sume of Saduceum, da setsacaj) dses serystes, and acsodon

Duatgaggandans \>an sumai Saddukaie, })aiei qij^and usstass ni wisan, frehun "ina, 28 Qi))andans, Laisari, Moses gamelida hine, 28 And cwsedon, Lareow, Moyses us wrat, gif hwtes brodor by)) dead and wif uns, yabai whis brojjar gadau]jnai aigands qen, yah sa unbarnahs gadaujmai, hajbbe, and se by]) butau bearnum, d;vt his brodor nime his wif, and hys brodor ei nimai bro|)ar is J)0 qen, yah urraisyai fraiw bro])r seinamina.

Seed awecce.

29 Seofon gebrodru wseron.

And se forma nam wif, and wa3S dead, butan beanie 29 Sibun nu broj^ryus wesun.

Yah sa fruniista nimands qen, gadaujjnoda, unbarnahs ; 30 Yah nam anjjar ])0 qen, yah sa gaswalt unbarnahs ;

Yah jjridya nam ]>o samaleiko ; samaleiko J)an yah ]jai sibun, yah ni 30 Da nam oder hig, and wa^s dead butan bearne ; 31 Da nam se ))ridda hig; and swa ealle seofone, and niin saed ne lalfdon, and wseron deade bilil)un barne, yah gasvvultun ;

Da eah-a ytemcst wjies da;t wif

Spedista allaize gadaujjnoda yah so qens. dead.

33 On dam seiyste, hwylces hyra wif 33 In }>izai usstassai nu, wharyis |)izc wairjji]) qens 1 })ai auk sibun aihtedun jio du qcnai. bij) da)t 1 34 Da cwa?)) se Hselend to him, Dysse worukle beam wifiaj), and bco)) to giftum

34 Yah andhafyands qa}) du im lesus, pai sunyus ])is aiwis liugand, yah liuganda ;

^\> J^aiei wair])ai sind yainis aiwis geseakle 35 Da de synd dtere worukle wyrde,

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whiche feyneden hem selue iuste, that forth spies, whych shulde fayne them selves perfecte, to take hym in hys wordes, and to delyvre hym vnto the power, and auctorite off the presydent. thei schulden take him ia word, and bitake him to the prince, and to the power of the iustise.

2 1 And thei axiden him, seyinge,

And they axed hym, sayinge, Master, we knowe, that thou sayest and teachest ryght ; nether considerest thou eny mannes degre, but teachest the waye of God truely.

Maistir, we witen, that thou seist and techist ri5tly ; and thou takist not persoone of man, but thou techist in treuth the wey of God.

22 Ys it laufuU for vs to geve Cesar 2 2 Is it leefful to vs to 5yue ti'ibute to Cesar, ether nay ? tribute, or noo 1 23 He perceaved their craftynes, and sayde vnto them, Why tempt ye me 1 23 Fovsothe he biholdinge the disseyt of hem, seide to hem. What tempte je mel

Schewe

to me a peny ; whos yraage and writynge aboue hath it 1 Thei auswei'inge seiden to him, Cesaris.

24 Shewe me a peny ; whoose ymage and superscrijicion hath it 1 They answered and sayd, Cesars.

25 And he seide to hem, Therfore jelde 2 5,And he sayde vnto them, Geve then vnto Cesar that which belongeth vnto

to Cesar tho thingis that ben of Cesar, and tho thingis that ben of God, to God.

Cesar, and to God, that whych pertayneth to God.

26 And thei my5ten not reproue his word bifore the pore peple ; and thei wondringe in his answere, helden pees.

26 And they coulde nott reprove his sayinge before the people ; and they marvayled at his answer, and helde their peace.

27 Summe of the Sadducees, that denyen a3en rysinge to be, nei3eden, and axiden him, 27 Then cam to hym certayne off the Saduces, which denye that there is eny resurreccion, and they axed hym, 28 Sayinge, Mastei', Moses wrote vnto

Seyinge, Maistir, Moyses wi'ot to vs, if the brother of ony man hauynge wyf deiede, and he was with oute fre vs, if eny mannes brother dye havinge a wyfe, and the same dye wyth out issue, that then hys brother shulde take his children, that his brother take his wyf, and reyse seed to his brother. wyfe, and rayse vp seede vnto hys brother.

29 There were seven brethren.

And

Therfore seuene britheren weren.

The firste took a wyf, and is deed, with outen sones the fyrst toke awyfe, and died, with out children 30 And the seconde toke the wyfe, and he dyed chyldlesse ; 30 And the brother suwinge took hir, and he is deed with oute sone '

And the thyrde toke her ; and in

And the thridde took hir ; also and lyke wyse the resydue off the seven, and alle seuene, and leften no seed, but ben deede leeft noo chyldren be hynde them, and dyed 32 Last of all the woman dyed also.

32 And the womman the laste of alle is deed.

ISTowe at the resurreccion, whose wyfe of them shall she be 1 for vij had 33 Therfore in the risynge a3ein, whos wyf of hem schal sche be? forsothe seuene hadden hir wyf. her to wyfe.

34 And Jhesu seide to hem, Sones of 34 Jesus answered and sayd vnto them, The chyldren off this worlde mary wyves, and are maryed this Avorld wedden, and ben jouun to weddingis 35 But they which shalbe worthy of

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and serystes of deaj^um, ne giftia]) hi, ne wif ne lseda)j, niutan, yah usstassais us dauj^aim, ni liugantl, ui liuganda, 36 Ne ofer dset sweltan ne magon; hig synd s6})lice englum gelice, and hig synd Godes beam, donne hig synd seryst36 Nih allis gaswiltan ]janasei})S magun ; "ibnans aggilum auk sind, yah suuyus sind GuJ)S, usstassais sunyus wises beam. andans.

37 Fordam de sojjlice deade arisa)), and Moyses set-ywde wid senna beigbeam, swa he cwsejj, Drihten Abrahames

Ajjjjan J^atei urreisand dau])ans, yah IMoses banwida ana aiwhatundyai, swe qi})i}>, Sawh Frauyan Gu|> Abrahamis, yah Gu]> Isakis, yah GuJ? lakobis.

God, and Isaaces God, and lacobes God.

38 Nys God deadra, ac lybbendra 38 A)))jan Gu)) nist daujiaize, ak qiwaize; ealle hig him lybbaj). allai auk irama liband.

39 Da andswaredon him sume d?era bocera and cweedon, Lareow, wel dii 3 9 Andhafyandans ])an sumai ))ize bokarye qejjuu, Laisari, waila qast. cwsede.

40 And hig hine leng ne dorston ?enig

Ni))-})an );anasei);s gadaurstedun fraihnan ina ni waihtais.

]>ing acsian.

Qaj) ))au du im, Whaiwa qij^and,

Da, cwfe)) he to him, Hwi secga)> Christu sunu Daweidis wisan, hig, dset Crist sy Dauides sunu, 42 And Dauid cwyj) on dam Sealme, Drihten ssede to miuum drihtne, Site on mine swidran healfe, 42 Yah silba Daweid q}]>\\> in bokom Psalmo, Qajj Frauya du frauyin meinamma, Sit af taihswon meinai, 43 Od dset ic asette dine ffnd to fotsceamele dinra f5ta.

Unte ik galagya fiyands J)einans fotubaurd fotiwe Jjcinaize.

Daweid ina frauyan haiti]?, yah whaiwa sunus imraa 1st 1 44 Dauid hine clypa]> drihten, and humeta ys he hys sunu 1

45 Da ssede he hys leorniug-cnihtum, callum folce gehyrendum, 45 At gahausyandein jjan allai managein, qajj du siponyam seinaim,

Atsaiwhi)? faura bokaryam, |)aim wilyandam gaggan in wheitaim ....

Wai'nia]? wid da boceras, da de wylla}; on gegyrlum gan, and lufial? gretinga on streete, and da yldstan setl on gesamnungum, and da forman hleonunga on gebeorscypum

4 7 Da forswelgajj wuduwena hus, hiwigende lang gebed ; da onfojj maran genyderunge.

Chap. XXL i Da he hine bcseah, he geseh da welegan heora lac seudan on done sceoppan 2 Da gescah he sume carme wudewan bringan twcgen feor|)lingas.

3 Da cwsejj he, Sojj ic cow secge, dset dcos earme wudewe ealra msest brohte.

Sojjes ealle das brohton Gode I;Tc, of hyra mycelan wclan ; deos wudewe

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TYNDALE, 1526.

that world, and rysing a3en fro deede men, neither ben weddid, nether wedden wyues, that worlde, and of the resurreccion from deeth, nether mary wyves, nether are maryed, 36 Nether schulen mowe deye more ; forsoth thei ben euene with aungels, and ben the sones of God, sithen thei ben the sones of rysinge ajen.

36 Nor yet can dye eny moare ; for they are equall vnto the angels, and are the sonnes of God, in as moche as they arc the chyldren off the resurreccion.

37 Forsothe for deede men rysen a5en, 37 And that the deed shall ryse agayne, even Moses signified besydes the busshe, when he sayde, The Lorde God of Abraham, and the God off Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

38 For he is not the God off the deed, but off them whych live ; for all live in hym. also Moyses schewide bysyde the boysche, as he seith, The Lord God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.

38 Forsoth God is not of deede men, but of lyuynge men ; forsoth alle men lyuen to hym.

39 Sothli summe of the scribis answeringe seide, Maistir, thou hast well seide.

39 Certayne off the Pharises answered, and sayd, Master, thou hast wele sayde.

40 And thei durste no more axe him ony thing.

40 And after that durst they not axe hym eny question at all.

Forsoth he seide to hem, How seyn men, that Crist is the sone of Dauith,

Then sayd he vnto them, Howe saye they, that Christ ys Davides sonne, 42 And David hym silfe sayth in the boke off the Psalmes, The Lorde sayde vnto my lorde, Sytt on my ryght honde, 42 And Dauith him silf seith in the book of Salmes, The Lord seide to my lord, Sitte thou on my ri5t half, 43 Til I putte thin enemyes a stool of 43 Tyll I make thyne enemys thy fote thi feet. stole.

44 David then called hym lorde, howe ys he also hys sonne 1 44 Therfore Dauith clepith him lord, and how is he his sone 1 45 Then in the audience off all the

Sothli al the peple heeringe, he seyde to his disciplis, people, he sayde vnto his disciples, 46 Beware off the scrybes, whych de46 Be 3e war of scribis, that wolen go syre to goo in longe clothynge, and love gretynges in the marketes, and the hyest in stoolis, and louen salutaciouns in the cheping, and the firste chayris in synaseates in the sinagoges, and chefe roumes gogis, and the firste sitting places in at feastes ; 47 Which devoure widdowes houses, and praye longe vnder a coloure ; the same shall receave greater damnacion. feestis ;

Whiche deuouren the housis of widowis, feynynge long preier ; thes schulen take more dampnacioun.

Chap. XXI. i As he behelde he sawe the ryche men, howe they cast in Chap. XXI. i Forsothe he biholdinge sy3 tho riche men, whiche senten her 3iftis in to the tresorie ; 2 Forsothe he sy3 also sum litel pore widowe sendynge tweie litle moneys.^ their offeringes into the tresury ; 2 He sawe also a certayne povre widdowe which cast in thydre two mytes.

3 And he said, Of a traeth I saye vnto 3 And he seyde, Treuli I seye to 50U, you, this povre widdowe hath putt in moare then they all. for this pore widowe sente more than alle men.

For they all have of their super4 Forwhi alle thes senten in to 5iftis fluyte, added vnto the offerynge off God j of God, of the thing plenteuously to

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke brohte of dam de heo hiefde, ealle hyre audlyfeue.

5 And da cw0e]> he, to dam de SBedon be dam temple, dctt hit wgere gegleiiged mid godum stanum and godum gifum,

Das }>ing de ge geseo|>, da dagas cuma}), on dam ne bij) stan Isefcd ofer Stan, de ne beo toworpen.

7 Da acsodon hig hine, La bebeodend, hwsenne beo)) das ))ing ? and hwylce tacna beoj), donne das j^ing geweorda]) ?

8 Da cwsej) he, WavniaJ), dast ge ne syn beswicene ; mauige cuma)) on minum naman, and cwedajj, Ic hit eom, and tid genealsec)) j ne fare ge seiter him.

9 Ne beo ge bregede, donne ge geseo)) gefeoht and t-n^-rsednessa ; das ))ing gebyrigeaj) seryst, ac nys donne gyt ende.

10 Da cwfBJ) he to him, peod arist ongean ))eode, and rice ongean rice ; Ti And beo)7 mycele eor))an styi'unga geond stowa, and cwealmas, and hunger, and egsan of heofene, and mycele tacnu beo)).

Ac toforan eallum dissum hig nima)) eow, and ehta)), and [sylla)>]''' eow on gesamnunga and on hyrdnyssa, and Iseda}) eow to cyningum and to demum, for minum naman 13 Dys eow gebjTa)) on gewitnesse.

14 Ne scyle ge on eowrum heoi'tum fure-smeagean, hu ge andswarion ; 15 Tc sylle eow mu)) and wisdom, dam ne magon ealle cower widcrwinnan widstandan, and widcwcdan.

16 Ge beo)) gesealdc fram magum, and gebi'odrum, and cudum, and freondum, and hig eow to deajje geswenca)) 17 And ge beoj? eallum on hatunga for minum naman.

18 And ne forwyrjj an loco of eowrum heafde

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hem ; forsothe this widowe of this thing that fayleth to hir, sente al hir lyfloode, that she hadde. but she of her penury, hath cast in all the substaunce, that she hadde.

5 And sum men seyinge of the temple, that it was ourned with goode stooues and 5yftis, he seyde, 5 As some spake of the temple, howe it was garnesshed with goodly stones and iewels, he sayde, 0' The dayes wyll come, when off these thynges which ye se, shall nott be lefte stone apon stone, that shall nott be throwen doune.

Thes thingis that

seen, dayes schulen come, in which a stoon schal not.be left on a stoon, which schal not be distroyed.

7 And they axed hym, sayinge, Master, when shall these thynges be 1 and what signes will there be, when suche thynges

7 Sothli thei axiden him, seyinge, Comaundour, whanne schulen thes thingis be

and what tokene, Avhanne thei schulen bigynne to be don 1 shall come to passe 1 8 And he sayd, Take hede, that ye be not deceaved ; for many will come in_my name, saying of them selves, I am he, and the tyme draweth neare folowe ye nott them therfore.

8 Which seide, Se 56, that ^e be not disceyued ; forsothe manye schulen come in my name, seyinge, For I am, and the tyrae schal nei3e j therfore nyle 30 go aftir hem.

9 But whanne 30 schulen heere batels and dissenciouns with ynne, nyle 30 be aferd ; it bihoueth first thes thingis to be don, but not 3it a noon the ende.

9 Butt when ye heare of warre and dissencion, be not afrayd ; for these thynges must fyrst come, butt the ende foloweth not by and by.

10 Thanne he seide to hem. Folk schal 10 Then sayd he vnto them, Nacion ryse a3ens folk, and rewme a3ens rewme; shall ryse agaynst nacion, and kyngdom agaynst kingdom

And grete mouyngis of erthe schulen be by places, and pestilensis, and hun-

And greate erthquakes shalbe in all quarters, and honger, and jjestilence, and fearfull thinges, and greate signes gris, and dredis fro heuene, and grete tokenes schulen be. shall there be from heven.

But bifore alle thes thingis thei schulen sette hir hondis on 30U, and schulen pursuwe, bitakinge in to synagogis and kepingis,''' di'awynge to kingis and iustisis, for my name ; 13 Forsothe it schal bifalle to 30U in

But before all these they shall laye their hondes on you, and persecute you, delyverynge you vppe to the synagoges and into preson, aud bryuge you before kynges and rulers, for my names sake ; 13 And this shall chaunche you ffor a to wittiessing. testimoniall.

14 Therfore putte

in 3oure hertis, not to thenke bifore, how 3e schulen answere

Lett it sticke therfore faste in youre hertes, nott once to stody before, whatt ye shall answere for youre selves ; 15 For I will geve you a mouth and wysdom, were agaynste all youre adversarys shall not be able to speake, nor 15 For I schal 3yue to 30U mouth and wysdom, to whiche alle 3oure aduersaries schulen not mowe a3enstonde, and a3enseye, resist.

Ye and ye shalbe betrayed of youre

Sothli

schulen be bytrayed of fadir, and modir, and britheren, and fathers, and mothers, and of youre brecosyns, and frendis, and by deeth thei schulen turmente summe of 30U ; thren, and kynsmen, and lovers, and some of you shall they put to deeth ;

And hated shall ye be off all men

And 3e schulen be hatid of alle men for my names sake. for my name.

18 And an heer of 3oure heed schal not perische

Yet there shall not one heer of youre heeddes pcrisse

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke 19 On eowrum ge]>ylde ge gehealda)) eowre sawla.

20+Donne ge geseoj) Hierusalem mid here betrymede, witaj), dset hyre toworpennes genealcEcJ).

21 Donne fleojj on muntas, da de on ludea synd ; and nydcr ne astigaj), da de on hyre middele synd ; and into byre ne magon, da de dser-ute synd.

22 Fordam de dis synd wrace dagas, dset ealle Jjing syn gefyllede, de awritene synd.

23 Sojjlice wa eacnigendum wife, and fedendum on dam dagum ; donne bij) mycel ofj^riccednes ofei* eorj^an, and yrre disum folce.

24 And big fealla]) on sweordes ecge, and beojj hseftlingas on ealle jjeoda Hierusalem bij? fram Jjeodum fortreden, od maegjja tida synd gefyllede.

25 And beoj) tacnu on sunnan, and on m5nan, and on steorrum ; and on eorJ>an l)eoda forj^riccednes, for gedrefednesse S3es sweges and yda 26 Bifigendum mannum for ege and anbide de eallum ymbe-hwyrfte to-becumajj ; donne bco]) heofones myhta astyrede.

27 And donne big geseojj mannes sunu on lyfte cumende, mid mycelum anwalde and msegen-jjrymme.

28 Donne das J)ing agynna]?, beseof), and eowre beafdu upahebba]), fordam de eower alysednes genealsec]?.

29 Da ssede he him sum bigspel, Behealdaf) done fic-beam, and ealle trcowa, 30 Donne hig wiestm bringa]), ge witon daet sumor ys gehende ; 31 And donne gc das })ing geseoJ>, wita)>, dset Godes rice is gehende.

So})lice ic cow secge, dset dcos

TYNDALE, 1526.

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With youre pacience possesse youre

lu joure pacience je schulen welde 5oure soulis.

20 Forsoth whanne

scliulen se Jerusalem enuyrowned of au oost of hatel, thanne wite 56, that the desolacioun therof schal nei5e. soules.

20 And when ye se Jerusalem beseged with an hoste, then vnderstonde, that the desolacion of the same is nye.

21 Thanne thei that ben in Judee, flee 21 Then lett them which are in lewry, flye to the mountaynes ; and let them which are in the myddes off hit, departe oute ; and lett not them that are in other countreis, enter there in. in to hillis ; and thei that hen in the myddel of it, go asvey ; and thei that hen in the cuntreis, entre not in to it.

22 For thes ben the dayes of veniaunce, that alle thingis that ben writun, be 22 For these be the dayes of vengeaunce, to fulfill all that are written. fiUid.

23 Forsothe wo to hem, that ben with 23 Butt wo be to them, that be with childe, and norischen in tho dayes ; for a greet tribulacioun schal be on erthe, and wraththe to this peple. chylde, and to them that geve sucke in those dayes ; for there shalbe greate trouble in the londe, and wrathe over all this people.

24 And they shall fal on the edge of 24 And thei schulen falle in the mouth of swerd, and thei schulen be ledd caytif the swearde, and they shalbe leed capin to alle folkis ; and Jerusalem schal be defoulid of hethen men, til the tymes of naciouns be fiUid. tiue in to all nacions ; and Jerusalem shalbe trooden vnder fote off the gentyls, vntyll the tyme of the gentyls be fulfilled.

25 And tokenes schulen be in the sunne, and moone, and sterris ; and in the erthe schal he ouerleying of folkis, 25 And there shalbe signes in the sunne, and in the mone, and in the starres ; and in the erth the people for confusioun of sown of the see and wawis shalbe in soche perplexite, that they shall not tell which waye to turne them selves, the see and the waves shall roore

; 26 And mennes hertes shall fayle them 26 Men waxinge drye for drede and abidinge that schulen come on al the for feare and for lokynge after thoose thinges which shall come on the erth Avorld ; forwhi vertues of heuene schulen be mouyd. for the powers of heven shall move.

27 And then shall they se the Sonne of man come in a clowde, with power and 27 And thanne thei schulen se mannis sone comynge in a cloude, with gi-eet power and raaieste.

Sothli thes thingis bigynnynge to be don, biholde 56, and reyse 56 30ure greate glory.

28 When these thynges begyn to come to passe, then loke vppe, and lifte vppe youre heddes, for youre redemcion drawheedis, for joure a3en bying nei3ith. ith neye.

29 And he shewed them a similitude, Beholde the fygge tree, and all other 29 And he seide fo hem a licnesse, Se je the iige tree, and alle trees, trees, 30 When they shute forth their buddes, 30 Whanne thei bringen forth of hem ye se and knowe of youre awne selves fruyt now, 3e witen for somer is ni3 ; that sommer is then neye att bond ;

Soo lyke wyse ye, when ye se these thynges come to passe, vnderstonde, that 31 So also, whanne 3e schulen se thes thingis to be don, wite 3e, for the kyngdom of God is ny3. the kyngdom of God is neye.

32 Verely I sale vnto you, this genera32 Treuli I seie to 30U, for this genera-

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke cneores ne gewit, serdam de ealle d^'s jjing geweordon.

33 Heofen and eorj^e gewita)>, soj^licc mine word ne gewita^.'''

34 Warnia]) eow, de-lses eower lieortan gehefegode syn on ofer-fylle, and on drvnicennesse, and dises lifes carum, and on eow se fserlica daeg becume ; 35 Swa swa grin he becym)) on ealle, da de sittaj) ofer eoi'Jsan ansyne.

36 Waciajj on telcere tide, and bidda]>, dajt ge weorde syn da?t ge das towerdau ]jing forfleon, and staudan beforan mannes suna.

S6))lice he W£es on da?g on dam temple Iserende, and on niht he code and wunode on dam munte, de ys geeweden Oliueti.

38 And call folc on morgen com to him, to dam temple, da^t hi hine gehyrdon.

Chap.

XXII.

'''i Da soj^lice geneaIsehte freols-dfeg azimorum, se is gecwcdcn eastre.

2 And dara sacerda ealdras and da boccras smeadon, hu hig hinc forspildon, so})lice hig ondredon him dset folc.

3 Da eode Satanas on ludam, se wses odre naman Scarioth, an of dam twelfum.

4 Da ferde he, and sprjec mid dara sacerda ealdor-mannum, and dugude ealdrura, hu he hine him gesealdc.

5 And hig fagenodon, and him weddedon feoh to syllanne.

6 And he behet, and he 65hte hii he eadelicost hine, be-ftiftan dtere menego, gesealde.

7 Da com se dcTg azimorum, on dam hi woldon hyi-a eastron geA\yrcan.

8 And he sonde Petnim and lohannem, and cwa"]? to him, Fai-a)? and gearwiaj) us, dait Ave ure eastron gewyrcon.

9 Da cwEedon hig, Hwar wylt dii, dset we gearwion 1

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TYNDALE, 1526.

cioun schal not passe, til alle tliingis be don. cion shall not passe, tyll all be fulfilled.

33 Heven and erth shall passe, but my wordes shall not passe.

33 Heuene and ertlie scliulen passe, but my woi'dis schulen not passe.

Take hede to youre selves, lest youre hertes be overcome with surfettynge, and dronkennes, and cares of this worlde, and that that daye come on you vnwares ; 35 For as a snare shall hit come on all them, that sit on the face of the erthe.

34 Foi'sothe take ^e heede to 30U silf, lest per auenture 50ure herti'S be greuyd with glotenye, and druukenesse, and bisynessis of this lyf, and thilke day come sudeyn on 50U 35 For as a snare it schal come on alle men, that sitten on the face of al erthe.

36 And so wake je, preiynge in ech tyme, that 5e be worthi to fle alle thes 36 Watche therfore continually, and praye, that ye maye scape all this that shal come, and that ye maye stonde before the sonne of man. thingis that schulen come, and to stonde bifor.e maunis sone.

37 In the daye tyme taught he in the temple, and at nyght he went out, and had abydynge in the mount Olivete.

37 Forsoth in dayes he was techinge in the temple, but he goynge out dwellide in ny5tis in the hil, which is clepid of Olyuete.

38 And all the people cam in the mornynge to hym, into the temple, for to heare hym.

38 And al the peple roos erly, to come to him in the temple, fpr to heere him.

Chap. XXII. i The feaste off swete breed drue nye, whych is called ester.

Chap. XXII. i Forsothe the haliday of therf looues, which Is seid paske, nei5ede.

2 And the hye prestes and scrybes sought, howe to kyll Jesus, but they feared the people.

2 And the princes of prestis and the scribis sou5ten, hou thei schulden slee Jhesu, but thei dredden the peple.

3 Then entred Satan into Judas, whose syr name was Iscariot, which was of the nombre off the twelve.

3 Sothli Sathanas entride in to Judas, that was clepid Scarioth, oon of the twelue.

4 And he went his waye, and commened with the hye prestes, and officers, how he wolde betraye hym vnto them.

4 And he wente, and spak with the princes of prestis, and with the magestratis, "how he schulde bitraye him to hem.

5 And they were glad, and promysed 5 And thei ioyeden, and maden couenaunt to 5yue money to him. to geve hym money.

6 And he consented, and sought opor6 And he bihijte, and he sou5te couentunite, to betraye hym vnto them, when the people were awaye. ablete, that he schulde bitraye him, with oute the cumpanyes.

7 Then cam that daye of swete breed, when off necessite, the ester lambe muste be offered.

7 Sothly the day of therf looues cam, in which it was nede, that pask''' be slayn.

8 And he sent Peter and Jhon, seiynge, Goo and prepai-e vs the ester lambe, 8 And he sente Petre and John, seyinge, 3e goynge make redy pask to vs, that we maye eate. that we ete.

9 They sayde to hym, Where wilt thou, 9 And thei seiden. Where wolt thou, that we prepare 1 that we make redy ?

41G

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke 10 And he cwve]> to him, Nu ! donne ge on da ceastre ga}), eow agen yrn)j an man mid wajter-buce ; filigea)> him on dset hus, de he in-gse}).

And secgajj dam hus-hlaforde, U're lareow de secgj', Hwar ys cuniena hus, dar ic mine eastron wyrce mid miuum leorning-cnihtuni 1 12 And he eow betsecjj mycele hcalle gediefte, gegearwia]? dara.

13 Da ferdon hig, and gemetton swa he him ssede, and hig gegearwodon eastrun.

14 And da tima wa^s, he soet, and his twelf apostolas mid him.

15 And he ssede him, Of gewilnunge ic gewihiode etan mid eow das eastron, ser ic forj)-fare

Ic eow secge, dset ic heonon-forj) ne ete, ser hit sy on Godes rice gefylled.

_ 1 7 And onfeng calice, and jiancas dyde, and cwsef), Onfojj, and (\x\&\> betwux cow

S6])lice ic eow secge, daet ic ne drince of dises win-geardes cynne, jcr Godes rice cume.

19 And he onfeng hlafe, and jmncode, and him sealde, and c\vie)>, Dis is min hchama, se is for eow geseakl ; dojj dis on min gemynd, 20 And swa eac done calic, syddan he ge-eten lisefde, and cwaj}), Des calic is niwe gecydncs on minum blode, se bi|> for eow agoten.

21 Dcah hwfedere, her is da;s laewan hand mid me on mysan.

22 And Avitodlicc manncs sunu gsej', fcfter dam de him fore-stilitod wivs deah hwa^dere wa dam men, de he j)urh gcscald bi|).

23 And hi agunnon betwux liim smeagan, hwylc of him dajt to donne wsere.

24 And

fliton bet^vux him, hwylc hyra waere yldest.

XXII. 10-24.] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

TYNDALE, ir,2 6.

I o And he seide to hem, Lo !

50U entringe in to the citee, sum man beringe a vessel with watir schal come a5ens 30U ; sue 3e him in to the hous, in to which he entrith.

10 And he sayde vnto them, Beholde as ye enter into the cite, there shall a man mete you bearynge a pitcher off water; hym folowe into the same housse, that he entreth in.

II And 5e schulen seye to the hosebonde man of the hous, The maistir seith to thee, Where is the herborgerie, Avhere I schal ete pask with my disciplis 1

And ye shall saye vnto the goode man off the housse, The master sayeth, Where is the gest chamber, where I shall eate myne ester lambe wyth my dissciples 1

And he schal schewe to 50U a greet souping place strewid, and there make 3e redy.

12 And he shall shewe you a greate parloure paved, there make redy.

Sothli thei goynge founden as he seide to hem, and there thei maden redy the paske.

13 They went and founde as he had sayde vnto them, and made redy the ester lambe.

14 And whanne the our was maad, he sat to the mete, and twelue apostlis with him.

14 And when the houre cam, he sate doune, and the twelve apostles with hym.

15 And he seide to hem, With desyr I haue desyrid to ete with 30U this pask, bifore that I sufFre ; 16 Forsothe I seie to 50U, for fro this tyme I shal not ete it, til it be fillid in the rewme of God.

15 And he sayde vnto them, I have inwardly desyred to eate this ester lambe with you, before that Y suffre ; 16 For I saye vnto you, hence forthe I will nott eate of it eny moore, vntill itt be fulfilled in the kyngdom of God.

And the cuppe takun, he dide thankingis, and seide. Take 3e, and departe 3e among 30U ;

Forsothe I seie to 30U, I schal not drynke of the generacioun of this vyne, 17 And he toke the cuppe, and gave thankes, and sayde, Keceave this, and devyde itt amonge you ; 18 For I saye vnto you, I will not drynke of the frute of the vyne, vntill the kyngdom of God be come. til the rewme of God come.

19 And the breed takun, he dide thankingis, and brak, and 3af to hem, seyinge, This is my body, which schal be 30uun for 50U ; do 3e this thing in to my commemoi'acioun.

And he toke breed, and gave thankes, and brake itt, and gave it vnto them, sayinge, Thys is my body, which is geven for you ; thys do in the remembraunce of me.

20 Also and the chalys, aftir that he hadde soupid, se^nnge, This cuppe is the neXve testament in my blood, which schal be sched for 30U.

Lykewyse alsoo when they had supped, he toke the cuppe, sayinge. This is the cuppe, the newe testamentt in my bloud, which shall for you be shedde.

Netheles lo I the bond of a man bitrayinge me is with me in the bord.

21 Yet beholde ! the honde off hym that betrayeth me is with me on the table.

22 And sothli mannis sone goth, vp that it is determynd ; netheles wo to that man, bi whom he schal be bitrayed.

22 And the sonne of man goeth, as hit is appoynted ; but wo be to that man, by whom he is betrayed.

23 And thei bigynnen to seche among hem silf, who it was of hem, that was to doynge this thing.

23 And they began to enquyre amonge them selves, which off them it shulde be, that shulde do that.

24 And stryf was maad among hem, which of hem schulde be seyn to be 24 And there was a stryfe amonge them, which of them shulde seme greatest.

E e

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke 25 Da ssede he him, Cyningas wealda}) hyra ))eo(la, and da de anweald ofcr \ng habba]) syiid fi-cmfulle genemned, 26 Ac nc beo ge na swa ; ac gewurde he swa swa gingra, se de yklra ys betwux cow, and se de fore-stseppend ys, beo he swylce he \>en sy.

27 Hwseder ys yldra, de se de jjena]', de se de sit 1 witodlice se de sit.

Ic eom on eowrum midlene, swa swa se de pena]>.

28 Ge syud, de mid me fmrh-wunedon on minum geswincum ; 29 And ic eow dihte, swa min fseder nie rice dihte, 30 Dset ge eton and drincon ofer mine mysan on minum rice, and ge sitton ofer J)rym-setl, demende twelf msegl'a IsraheL 31 Da cw0e]j Drihten Simon, Simon, nu !

Satanas gyrnde, dset he eow hridrode swa swa hwsete ; 32 Ic gebaed for de, doet dm geleafa ne geteorige ; and du fet sumum cyrre gewend, getryme dine gebrodru.

33 Da cwse]) he, Drihten, ic eom gearu to farenne mid do, ge on cwertern ge on dea]).

34 Da, cwajj) he, Ic secge de, Petriis, ne crsewj) se hana to-dseg, ser du me set-ssecst.

Dti cwse)) he to him. Da ic eow sende butan seode, and codde, and gescy, wses eow senig \>'ing wana 1 Da cwsedou hig, Nan j'ing.

36 Da cwx]> he, Ac mi se de haefp seod, ^- gelice nimc codd ; and se de ntefjj, sylle his tunccau, and bycge him sweord.

37 S5])Uce ic eow secge, d.-ot gyt sccal beon gefylled doet be me a^vriten is. And dffit he mid unrihtwisum geteald wa^s "witodUcc da ))ing dc be me synd habbajj ende.

38 And hig cwsedon, Drihten, her synd twa sAveord.

And he c\vse\>, Dset is genoh.

39 And seftcr gewunan, he ut-eode on da-nc munt Oliuarum, da^t is Elc-berg-

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25 And be sayde vnto them.

The kynges of the gentyls raigne over them, and they that beare rule over them are called gracious lordes,

Forsotli be scide to hem, Kyngis of liethen n3^n ben lordis^ of hem, and thei that han j)ower on hem ben clepid goode 3yueris, 26 But 56 not so ; but he that is the more in 30U, be maad as the jongere, and he that is bifore goer, as a seruaunt.

26 But ye shall nott be soo ; but he that is greatest amonge you, shalbe as the yongest, and he that is chefe, shalbe as minister.

27 Forwhi who is the more, he that

For whether is greater, he that restith, other he that mynistrith 1 wher not he that restith 1 Forsoth I am in the mjddis of 50U, as he that mynistrith. sitteth at meate, or be that serveth ? is not he that sitteth at meate 1 And I am amonge you, as be that ministreth.

28 Ye are, which have bidden with me

Sothli

it ben, that han dwelt with me in my temptaciouns ; 29 And I dispose to 50U, as my fadir in my temptacions ; 29 And I apoynt vnto you a kyngdom, as my father bath apoynted to me, hatli disposed to me, a rewme, 30 That 56 ete and drynke on my bord 30 That ye maye eate and drynke at my table in my kyngdome, and sit on in my rewme, and sitte on trones, demynge twelue kynredis of Israeh seates, and iudge the twelve tribes of Israeli.

And the Lorde sayde, Simon, Simon, beholde !

Satan bath desired you, to

Forsothe the Lord seide to Symount, S}Tnount, lo !

Sathanas hath axid 30U, sifte you as it were wheate ;

Butt I have prayed for the, that thy fayth fayle nott ; and when thou that he schulde ridele as whete

But I haue preied for thee, that thi feitli fayle not ; and thou conuertid sum tyme, conferme thi britheren. arte converted, strengthen tby brethren.

33 Which seide to him.

Lord, I am 33 And be sayd vnto hym, Lorde, I am redy to goo with the, in to preson and to deth. redi to go with thee, and in to prisoun and in to deeth.

34 And he sayde, I tell the, Peter, the cocke shall nott crowe this daye, till thou have thryse denyed that thou knewest me.

34 And he seide, I seie to thee, Peter, the koc schal not crowe to day, til thou thries forsake to knowe me.

35 And be sayde vnto them. When I 35 And he seide to hem, Whanne I sent you with out wallett, and scrippe, and shoues, lacked ye eny thynge 1 And they sayd. No thynge. sente 30U with oute sachel, and scrip, and schoon, wher ony thing failide to 30U 1 And thei seiden, No thing.

36 And he sayde to them, But nowe be that hath a wallet, let him take itt and lykewyse his scrippe ; and he thatt hath noo swearde, let hym sell his coote, and bye won.

36 Therfore he seide to hem, But now be that hath a sachel, take also and a scrippe ; and be that hath not, selle his coote, and bye a swerd.

37 I saye vnto you, that yet that which 37 Sothli I seie to 30U, for jit it biboueth this thing that is writun to be is written must be performed in me, Even with the wicked was he nombred ; for those thynges which are written of me have an ende. fulfiUid in me. And he is demyd with wickide men ; forsothe tho thingis that ben of me han an ende.

38 And they sayd, Lorde, beholde 38 And thei seiden. Lord, lo ! tweye .' here are two sweardes.

And he sayde vnto them. It is ynough. swerdis here.

And he seyde to hem. It is ynowj.

39 And be cam out, and went as be was wonte to mounte Olivete ; and big E e 2 39 And be gon out, wente l)i custom in to the hil of Olyues ; sothli and the

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke ena ; aud his leoruing-ciiihtas Lim filigdon.

40 And da he com to daere st5we, he ssede him, Gebidda|>, daet ge on costnunge ne gan.

41 And he wses fram him aloccn, swa mycel swa is anes staues wyrp ; and gebigedum cneowum, he hine gehned,

And cw£e}', Fieder, gif ctu wylt, iifyr dysne calic fram me ; deah hwsedcre ne geweorde miu wiUa, ac din.

43 Da set-ywde him Godes engel of heofene, aiid hine gestvangode.

44 And he wjbs on gewinne, and hine hinge gebsed ; and his swat wfes swylce blcdes dropan on eor})an yrncnde.

45 And dii he of gebede aras, and com to his leorning-cnihtum, he hig fiinde slsepende for uurotnesse.

46 And he ssede him, Hwi slape ge

A'risa]), and bidda);, daet ge on costnunge ne gan.

Him da da gyt sprccendum, da com dajt wered, and him to-foran code an of dam twelfum, se wa^s genemned ludas ; and he gencalselite dam Hselcnde, da3t he hine cyste.

48 Da cwoe]) se Haclend, ludas, mannes sunu dii mid cosse sylst ] 49 Da gesawon da de him abutan waeron, dajt dser towerd wa^s, and cwsedon, Drihtcn, slea we mid sweorde 1

50 Da sloh hyra an dara sacerda ealdi-es ]>eo\v, and his s^vydre earc of-acerf.

51 Da andswarode se Halend, Lsetajj dus.

And da he a't-hran his eare, he hit gehselde.

52 Da cwae]j se Hselend to dam eaklormannum, and to dam witum, and does tem])lcs cakh'um, Ge fcrdon swa swa to iuuun scca))an mid sweoi-dum and mid sahhun, diet ge me gcfcngon 1 53 Da ic wajs da-glnvamhce on temple mid eow, ne a])enedon ge eower handa on me ; ac dis is eower tid, and Jjystra anwcald.

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disciplis sueden him. disciples folowed hym.

40 And whanne he cam to the place, he seyde to hem, Preie 30, lest

eiitre in to temptacioun.

40 And when he cam to the place, he sayde to them, Praye, lest ye fell into temptacion.

41 And he was takun awey fro hem, as myche as is a stoones cast ; and the knees put, he preide, 41 And he gate hym silfe from them, about a stones cast ; and kneled doune, and prayed,

Seyinge, Fadir, if thou wolt, turn ouer this cuppe fro me ; netheles not my wille be don, but thin.

42 Sayinge, Father, if thou wilt, withdrawe this cuppe from me ; neverthelesse nott my wyll, butt thyne be fulfilled.

43 Forsoth an aungel apperide to him fro heuene, cumfortinge him.

44 And he maad in agonye,^ preiede lengere; and his swoot was maad as dropis of blood rennynge doun in to the erthe.

43 And there apered an angell vnto hym fi-om heven, confortynge hym.

44 And he was in agony, and prayed somwhat longer; and hys sweate was lyke droppes of bloud tricklynge doune to the grounde.

45 And whanne he hadde rise fro preier, and hadde come to his disciplis, he fond hem slepinge for heuynesse.

45 And he rose vppe from prayer, and cam to his disciples, and founde them slepynge for sorowe.

46 And he seide to hem, What slepen 46 And he sayde vnto them. Why slepe ye?

Ryse, and praye, lest ye fall into temptacion.

56 1 Ryse 5e, and preie je, that ^e entre not in to temptacioun.

5it him spekinge, lo ! a cumpany, and he that was clepid Judas, oon of the twelue, wente bifore hem ; and he neijede to Jhesu, that he schulde kisse him.

47 Why11 he yet spake, beholde ! there cam a company, and he that was called Judas, one off the twelve, went before them

and preased neye vnto Jesus, to kysse h3rm.

Sothli Jhesu seide to him, Judas, bitrayest thou mannis sone with a coss 1

Jesus sayd vnto hym, Judas, betrayest thou the sonne off man with a kysse 1

Forsoth thei that weren aboute hym, seynge the thing that was to comynge, seiden to him, Lord, wher Ave smyten by swerd ?

49 When they which were about hym sawe what wolde folow, they sayde vnto hym, Lorde, shall we smyte with a swearde ?

50 And oon of hem smoot the seruaunt of the prince of the prestis, and kittide of his litel ri5t eere.

50 And one off them smote a servaunt off hym, which was the chefe preste of all, and smote off his righte care.

Forsothe Jhesu answeringe seyde, Suffre

til hidur.

And whanne he hadde touchid his litil eere, he heelide him.

Jesus answered and sayde, Soffre ye thus farre forthe.

And he touched his eare, and healed hym.

52 Forsothe Jhesu seide to hem, that camen to him, the princes of prestis, and magestratis, and eldere men. As to a theef 50 han gon out with swerdis and staues 1 52 Jesus sayde vnto the hye prestes, and rulers off the temple, and the senyours, which were come to hym, Be ye come outt as vnto a thefe with sweardes and staves 1 53 Whanne I was eche day yviih 50U in the temple, 3e strei5ten not out the hondis into me ; but this is joure our, and the power of derknessis.

53 When I was dayly with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth hondes agaynst me ; butt this • is even youre very houre, and the power off darknes.

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke 54 Da namon hig hine, and IsccUlon to dsera sacerda ealdres huse ; and Petrus fyligde feorran.

And Petrus wees naid him on middan dam cafer-tune, dar hig ait dam fyre sseton.

56 Da liine geseali sum \nnen fet leolite sittendne, and hine behcold, da cwa?j) heo, And des wses mid him.

57 Da set-soc he, and cwsejj, Eala wif, ne can ic hine.

58 And da ymbe lytel hine geseah oder, and cwfej^, Du eart of him.

Da cwse]j Petrus, Eala ! mann, ic ne eom.

59 And da sefter lytlum fece swylce anre tide, sum oder sedde, and cwa^]', S6j)lice des wa^s mid him ; witodlicc he is Galileisc.

60 Da cwsej) Petrus, Eala man, nat ic hwaet du segst.

And da hig da^t sprsecon, samnunga sc hana creow.

Da Drihten bewende hine, and beseah to Petre ; da gemunde Petrus Drihtnes wordes, de he cwajjj, Dait dil min £et-S£ECst jn-iwa to-dseg, ser se hana crawe.

62 Da eode Petrus ut, and biterlice weop.

63 And da de done Hseleud heoldon, hine bysmredon and beoton.

64 And ofer-wrugon his ansyne, and jjurcson his nebb, and acsodon hine, A'rsed, hwylc is se de de sl5h 1 65 And manega odre Jjing hig him to cwsedon dysigendc.

66 And da da dceg wses, da togaedere comou da?s folces yldran, and dara sacerda ealdor-mcnn, and boccras, and laeddon hine to hyra gemote, and cweedon, 67 Scgc us, gif du sy Crist.

Da cwa?|> he, Deah ic eow sccge, gc mc ne gelyfa|>; 68 Deah ic eow acsigc, ge ne andswariajj mc, ne ne forlaeta}).

69 Heonon-forj) bij) mannes sunu sittcnde on Godcs moegnes swydran hcalfe.

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Then toke they hym, and ledde hym and brought hym to the bye prestes housse ; and Peter folowed a ftirre off.

55 When they had kyndled a fyre in the myddes of the palys, and were sett doune to gedder, Peter alsoo sate doune a monge them.

Sotlili thei takinge him, ledden to the hous of the prince of prestis ; Petre forsothe suede him a fer.

55 Sothli a fyer kyndlid in the myddel greet hous, and hem sittinge aboute, Peter was in the myddel of hem.

56 Whom whanne sum handmayde hadde seyn sittinge at the lijt, and hadde biholde him, she seide, And this was with him. f^6 And won off the wenches as he sate beholde him by the light, and sett goode eyesight on hym, and sayde. This same was also with hym.

And he denyede him, sciynge, Womman, I knowe him not.

58 And aftir a litil a nothir man seynge him, seide. And thou ei't of hem.

Petre forsothe seide, A ! man, I am not.

57 Then he denyed hym, sayinge. Woman, I knowe hym nott.

58 And after a lytell whyle another sawe hym, and sayde. Thou arte alsoo off them.

And Peter sayd, Man, I am nott.

59 And a space maad as of oon our, 59 And aboute the space off an houre sothli anothir afFermyde, seyinge, Treuli and this was with him j forvvhi and he after, another affirmed, sayinge, Verely even this felowe was with hym ; for he is of Galilee. is off Galile.

Peter sayde, Man, I woote nott what thou sayest.

And immediatly 60 And Petre seide, Man, I wot not what thou seist.

And a non 5it him spekinge, a cok crew.

61 And the Lord turned ajen, biheeld Petre ; and Petre hadde mynde of the word of Jhesu, as he hadde seid. For whill he yett spake, the cocke crewe.

61 And the Lorde tourned backe, and loked apon Peter ; and Peter remembred the wordes off the Lorde, howe he sayde vnto hym, Before the cocke crowe, thou shalt denye me thryse.

62 And Peter went out, and wepte bifore that the koc crew, thries thou schalt denye me.

62 And Petre gon forth, wepte bitturly. bitterly.

63 And the men that heelden him, scornyden him betinge, 64 And thei veyliden +him, and smyten 6^ And the men that stode about Jesus, mocked hym and smoote hym.

64 And blyndfolded hym, and smoote his face, and axed hym, sayinge, Arede, who it is that smoote the ? his face, and axiden him, seyinge, Prophesie thou, who is he that smoot thee.

65 And many other thynges despyt-

Also thei blasphemynge seiden raanye othere thingis ajens him.

66 And as the day was maad, the fully sayde they agaynst hym.

66 And as sone as it was daye, the seniours off the people, and the hy eldere men of the peple, and the princes prestes, and scrybes cam togedder, and of prestis, and the scribis camen to ledde hym into their counsell, sayinge, gidere, and ledden him in to her counceil, seyinge,

67 If thou art Crist, seie to vs.

And ha seide to hem.

If I schal seye to 30U,

Arte thou very Christ 1 tell vs.

And he sayde vnto them, If I shall tell you, ye woU not beleve ; 68 And if alsoo I axe you, ye will nott answere me, nether lett me goo. je schulen not bileue to me

Sothli and if I shal axe, 50 schulen not answere to me, nether

schulen leue.

6g Here after shall the sonne of man 69 Forsoth aftir this tyme mannis sone sit on the right honde of the power of God. schal be sittinge on the ri3thalf of the vertu of God.

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke 70 Da cwcEilon hig ealle, Eavt du Godes sunu 1 Da cwse)) he, Ge secga]) daet ic eom.

And hig cwsedon, Hwi gyi'ne we gyt gewitnesse 1 sylfe we gehyrdon of his mujje.

Chap. XXIII. i Da aras call hyra msenigeo, and leeddon hine to Pilate.

And agunuon hyne wregan, and cwEedon, Disne we gemetton forhwyrfende ure jjeode, and foi-beodende dait man dam Casere gafol ne sealde, and seg)j dset he sig Crist cyning.

3 Da acsode Pilatus hine, Eart du ludea cining?

Da andswarode he, Dii hit segst.

4 Da cw8e)> Pilatus to dam ealdrum, and dam werede, Ne finde ic nanne intingan on dysum men.

5 Da hlyddon hig, and cwsedon, He astyi'ajj dis folc, Iserende ))urh ealle ludeam, agynnende of Galilea od hydcr.

Da Pilatus gehyrde Galileam, he acsode, hwaeder he wsere Galileisc man.

7 And da he gecneow dset he wscs of Herodes anwalde, he hine agen-sende to Herode ; he wses on dam dagum on Hierusalem.

8 S6})lice Herodes fagnode, da he done Hselend geseah ; mycelre tide he wilnode hine gcseon, fordani de he gehyrde mycel be him, and he hopode daet he gesawe sum tacen de fram him gewurde.

9 Da acsode he hine manegum wordum, and he naht ne andswarode.

Da, stodon dara sacerda ealdras. hine an-rsedlice wregcixle.

Da oferho^ode Herodes hine mid his hirede, and bysmrode hine gescrydne hwitum reafc, and hine agen-sende to Pilate.

And on dam d.Tge Avurdon Herodes

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70 Then sayde they all, Ai-te thou then the Sonne of God?

He sayd, Ye saye that I am.

Therfore alle seiden, Thevfore ert thou the sone of GocU Which seide, 3e seyn for I am.

71 And thei seiden, What jit desyren ^e witnessing 1 foi-soth we vs selue han herd of his mouth.

Then sayde they. What nede we eny further witnes 1 we oure selves have herde off his awne mouthe.

Chap. XXIII. i And al the mulChap.

XXIII. i And the whole multitude of them arose, and ledde hym vnto Pilate. titude I'isinge of hem, ledden him to Pilat.

2 And they began to accuse hym, say2 Forsoth thei bigunnen to accuse him, deyinge. We han founden this man turnynge Aq:)sodoun oure folk, and forbedinge inge. We have founde this felowe pervertynge the people, and forbiddynge tributis to be jouun to Cesar, and seyinge him silf to be Crist king. to paye tribute to Cesar, and sayeth that he is Christ, a kynge.

3 And Pilate apposed him, saynge, Arte thou the kynge of the levves 1 He answered him and sayde, Thou sayest.

Forsothe Pilat axide him, seyinge, Ert thou kyng of Jewis

And he answeringe seide. Thou seist.

4 Then sayde Pilate to the hye prestes, and to the people, I fynde noo faute in 4 Forsothe Pilat seide to the princes of prestis, and to tlie cumpanyes of peple, I fynde no thing of cause in this man. this man.

5 And thei woxen strengere, seyinge.

He moueth to gidere the peple, techinge thorw al Judee, bigynuynge fro Galilee 5 And they were the mooi"e fearce, sayinge. He mooveth the people, teachynge thoroout all le^viy, and began at Galile even to this place. til hidur.

6 Wlien Pilate herde mencion off Ga6 Pilat forsoth heeringe Galilee axide, lile, he axed whether the man were off if he were a man of Galilee.

Galile.

7 And as sone as he knewe that he was of Herodes iurisdiccion, he sent hym to Herode ; which was at that tyme in Jerusalem alsoo.

7 And as he knew that he was of the power of Eroude, he sente him ajen to Eroude ; which and he was at Jerusalem in tho dayes.

8 When Herode sawe Jesus, he was merveliously gladde ; for he was desyrous to se hym off a longe season, be cause he had hearde many thynges 8 Forsothe, him seyn, Eroude ioyede ful myche ; for he was coueitinge of moche tjTiie to se him, for he herde many thingis of hym, and hopide to se sum myi-acle to be don of him. of hym, and trousted to have sene some myracle done by hym.

9 Then questenned he with hym of many thynges ; but he answered hym 9 Sothli he axide him in manye wordis and, he no thing answeride to him. not won worde.

10 The hye prestes and scrybes stode 10 Forsothe the princes of prestis and forthe, and accused hym straitly. the scrybis stooden, stedfastli accusinge him.

And Herod with his men off waiTe despysed hym, and mocked hym and

Sothli Eroude with his oost dispiside him, and scornyde him clothid with a whit cloth, and sente ajen to Pilate. arayed hym in whyte, and sent hym agayne to Pilate.

12 And the same daye Pilate and

And Eroude and Pilate weren maad

GOTHIC, 360,

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[St. Luke and Pilatus gefrynd ; sol'lice hig wseron 0er geffnd him bctweonan.

13 Da cwfe}) Pilatus to dara sacerda caldrum and dugude ealdruni and to dam folcc, 14 Ge brohton me disne man, swylce lie dis folc for-hwyrfde, and nu ! befurau eow acsiende ic nanne intingan fintlan ne mceg on disum men, of dam dc ge bine wregaj) 15 Ne furdon Herodes, ic hine sende agen to him, and him naht dses-lices dea})e gedon wses.

Ic hine gebetne forlsete.

Niede he sceolde him forgyfau senne to hyrti fi-eols-da^ge.

18 Da hrymde call dset folc a;tgsedere, and cwsej), Nim disne, and forgif us BaiTabban ;

Sc wtes for sumere t\vy-i'aedncsse and man-slybte on cwerteru asend.

20 Eft spaec Pilatus to him, and wolde forlsetan done Hajlend.

Da hrymdon hig, and cwaedon, Ahojj hine, ahojj hine.

22 Da cwsejj he to him |)riddan side, Hwset dyde des yfeles 1 Ne gemette ic ufin I'ing yfeles on dissum men da^t he sig dcajies scyldig ; ic hine Jjreage, and for-lsete.

23 And hig astodon and mycelre stefne bcpdon, da't he wsere ahangcn ; and hyra stefna swidredon.

25 And he forgef him done, de wa^s for man-slyhte and sumere sace on cwertcrne, done hi bsedon ; and done Hselcnd he scalde to hyra willan.

26 And da hig hine Iscddon, hi gefengon sumne Cyreniscne Simoncm, se com of dam tunc, and da rode him on setton dffit he hi bsere ajftcr dam Hselende.

27 Him fylide mycel wered folces, and wifa da hine heofon, and wcopon.

TYNDALE, 1526.

XXIII. I3-27-] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

Herod wer made frendes togcdder ; for before they were at variaunce. frenclis in thilkc day ; forwhi biforeto tliei weren enemyes to gidere.

Sothli the princes of prestis and

Pilate called to gedder the hye prestes and rulers and the people, the magesti'atis of the peple clepid to gidere, 14 And sayde vnto them, Ye have brought this man vnto me, as won that perverted the people, and loo !

I examined hym before you, and founde noo faute in this man off those thinges, where of ye accuse hym ; 15 No nor yett Herode, for I sent you to him, and lo ! noo thynge worthy of deeth is done to him.

I will therfore chasten hym, and

Pilat seide to hem, 3e han ofFrid to me this man, as tm-nynge awey the peple, and lo !

I axynge byfore 50U fynde no cause in this man of thes thiugis, in whiche je accusen him 15 But nethir Eroude, for I a5ein sente 50U to him, and lo ! no thing worthi of deeth is don to him.

Therfore I schal delyuere him amended. lett hym loosse.

For off necessite he must have lett

Forsothe he hadde nede to deliuere to hem oon by the feeste day. ojie loosse vnto them at that feast.

18 And all the people cryed at once, saynge, Awaye with him, and delivre 18 Sothli al the cumpanye criede, seiynge, Do him a wey, and deliuere Barabas to vs ; 19 Which was sent in to prison for sum dissencioun maad in the citee, and to vs Barrabas 19 Which for insm'reccion made in the cite, and morther, was cast into for mansleyng. preson.

20 Forsoth eft Pilat spak to hem, wil20 Pilate spake agayne to them, willynge to lett Jesus losse.

21 And they cryed, sayinge, Crucify hym, crucify hym.

22 He sayde vnto them the thyrde tyme, What harme hath he done 1 I fynde noo cause off deeth in hym ; I linge to delyuere Jhesu.

And thei vndircryeden, seyinge, Crucifie, ci'ucifie him.

22 Sothli the thridde tyme he seide to hem, Sothli what of yuel hath he don 1 I fynde no cause of deeth in him ; therwill therfore chasten hym, and lett hym goo losse. fore I schal chastise hym, and I schal delyuere.

23 And they cryed with loude voyce, and requyi'ed that he myght be cruci23 And thei contynueden axinge with greete voices, that he schulde be crucified

; and the voyces of hem woxen fyed; and the cryinge off the hye prestes prevayled. stronge.

24 And Pilate gave sentence that it shulde be as they requyi'ed.

24 And Pilat demyde her axinge to be don.

25 And lett losse vnto them hym, that

Sothli he deliuerede to hem him, for insurreccion and morther was cast that for mansleynge and dissencioun was sent in to prisoun, whom thei into preson, whom they desyred ; and delyvered Jesus to do with hym what they wolde. axiden ; sothli he bitook Jhesu to her wille.

26 And as they ledde hym awaye, they caught won, Simon of Sirene, commynge 26 And whanne thei ledden him, thei took sum man, Symount of Sirenen, comynge fro the touu, and thei puttiden out of the felde, and on hym layde they to him a cross to here aftir Jhesu. the crosse to beare it after Jesus.

27 There folowed hym a greate company of people, and of wemen, which wemen bewayled, and lamented hym.

27 Sothli ther suede him moche cumpanye of peple, and of wymmen that weileden, and bymoornyden him.

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke 28 Da cwpe]) se Hselend bewend, Eala dohtra Hierusalem, nelle ge ofcr me wepan, ac wepajj ofer eow sylfe, and ofer eowre beam.

29 Fordam da dagas cuma|>, on dam big eweda}?, Eadige synd da untymcndan, and innodas de ne cendon, and da breost de ne sicton.

30 Donne agynna)) big cwedan to dam muntum, Fealla]? ofer us, and to beorgum, Ofer-wreo]j us.

31 Fordam gif big on grenum treowe das Jjing d5]j, bwset do]) big on dam drlgum ?

And mid him wseron gelsedde twegen odre manfulle, doet big wseron ofslegene.

33 And syddan big comon on da stovve, de is gcnemned Caluarie, daet is, Heafodpannan st5w, dar big bine bengon, and anne sceajjau on bis swidran bealfe, and oderne on bis wynstran.

34 Da cwjeJ) se Hselend, Feeder, forgif liim, fordam big nyton bAva^t big do]).

S6})lice big dseldon bys reaf, and wurpon blotu.

35 And dajt folc stod ge-anbidicnde and da ealdras bine tseldon mid bim, and cwccdon, O'dre be gebselde ; gcbsele be bine sylfue, gif be sig Godes gecorena.

36 And da cempan bine bysmredon, and bim eced brobton, 37 And dus cwsedon, Gif du si ludea cyning, gedo de babie.

38 Da W0es bis ofer-gcwrit ofer bine awriten Greciscum stafum, .

. and Ebreiscum, DIS IS lUDEA CINING.

39 A'n of dam secajjum do mid bim bangode, bine gremede, and cwre)?, Gif du Crist eart, gehsel de sylfne and unc.

40 Da andswarode se oder, and bine jjrcade, and cwa3j>, Ne du God nc ondraetst, diet du cart on da-re ylcan genyderuuge 1 41 And wyt witodlice be uncer serdivdum onf5]) ; s6|)lice des naht yfelcs ne dyde.

TYNDALE, 1526.

XXIII. 28-41.] WYCLIFFE,i389.

Sotlili Jhesu turayd to hem seide, Dou5tns of Jerusalem, uyle 56 wepe on me, but Avepe je on 50U silf, and on 5om'e sones.

For lo ! daj'es scbulen come, in whiche it sclial be seid, Blessid be bareyn wymmen, and wombis that han not 28 Jesus turned backe vnto them and sayde, Doughters of Jerusalem, wepe not for me, but wepe for youre selves, and for youre children.

29 For marke ! the dayes will come, when men shall saye, Happy are the baren, and the wombes that never bare, and the pappes which never gave sucke. gendrid, and the teetis whiche han not 5ouun souke.

30 Thanne thei schulen bigynne to seye to monteyns, Falle je douu on vs, and to litle hillis, Hile 50 vs.

30 Then shall they begyn to saye to the mountaynes, Fall on vs, and to the hilles, Cover vs.

31 For yf they do this to a grene tree, what shalbe done to the drye 1

For if thei don thes thingis in a grene tree, what schal be don in a drye?

32 There were two evyll doers ledde with hym to be slayne.

Sothli and othere tweye wickide men weren led with him, that thei schulde be slayn.

33 And aftir that thei camen in to a 33 And when they wer come to the jilace, which is called Calvary, there they crucifyed hym, and the evyll doars, one on the right honde, and the other on the lefte honde. place, which is clej^id of Caluarie, there thei crucifieden him, and the theues, oon on the ri3thalf, and the tother on the left half.

34 Then sayde Jesus, Father, forgeve them, for they woot not what they do.

And they parted his rayment, and cast 34 Forsothe Jhesu seide, Fadir, forjyue to hem, for thei witen not what thei don.

Forsothe thei departinge his clothis, senten lottis. loottes.

35 And the peple stood abydinge ; and the princes scornyden him with hem, seyinge, Othere men he made saf make he him silf saf, if he is Crist, the chosun of God.

36 Forsoth and kny5tis nei3ynge scoi'nyden him, and offriden vynegre to him, 35 And the people stode and belielde ; and the rulers mocked hym with them, saying, He holpe other men ; lett hym helpe hym silfe, yf he be Christ, the chosen of God.

36 The soudiers alsoo mocked hym, and cam and gave hym veneger, 37 And sayde, Yf thou be that kynge 37 Seyinge, If thou ert kyng of Jewis, make thee saf off the lewes, save thy silfe.

38 His superscripcion was written over him in Greke, Latin, and Ebrue letters, This is the kynge off the lewes.

38 Sothli and the wrytinge aboue was Avritun on him with lettris of Greek, of Latyn, and of Ebrew, This is the kyng of Jewis.

39 The one off the malefactours which hanged, rayled on hym, sayinge, Yf thou be Christ, save thy silfe and vs.

Forsoth oon of tho theues that hangiden, blasphemyde him, seyinge. If thou ert Crist, make thi silf saf and vs.

40 The other answered, and rebuked hym, sayinge. Nether fearest thou God, because thou arte in the same damna40 Sothli the tothir answeringe,blamyde him, seyinge, Nethir thou di-edist God, that thou art in the same dampnacioun 1 cion 1 41 We are righteously punnesshed, for we receave accordynge to oure dedes ; butt this man hath done noo thynge amysse.

41 And treuly we iustly, for we han receyued worthi thingis to dedis ; sothli this hath don no yuel.

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke 42 And he cwsejj to dam ITselende, Drihtcn, gemun du me, doiine dii cymst on din rice.

43 Dtl cwppj) se Hselencl to him, .... to-tla?g du bist mid me on paradiso.

44 Da wses nean seo syxte tid, and jiystro wseron ofer ealle eorjian od da nigoj^an tide.

45 And sunne w.ts aj^ystrod, and daes temj^les wah-ryft wearj) tosliten on middan.

Da cwa^Jj se Hselend, clypiende myceh-e stefuc, Fajdcr, ic bebeodc minne giist on dine handa.

And dus cwedende, he foi-))-ferde.

47 Da se hundred-man geseah drct dar geworden wa^s, he God wuldrode, and c\vte]>, Sojjlice des man wses rihtwis.

48 And eall wered de a^t disse wfefersynne wseron, and gesilwon da ))ing de gewurdon, waeron . agen geweude, and liyra breost beoton.

49 Dii stodon callc hys ciidan fcorran, and da wif de him fyligdou fVam Galilca, das |)ing gcsconde.

50 And d i an man, on naman loscp, se wses gerefa, god wer and rihtwis,

(Des ne ge])W£ierodc hyra gcj'cahte and hyra dsedum ;) fram Arimathia, ludea ceastre ; se sylfa ge-anbidode Godes rice.

52 Des genealsehte to Pilate, and bsed dses Hselendes Hchaman.

53 And nyder-alede hyne, and on scytan befeokl, and lede hine on aheawene byrgene, on da^rc ntes da gyt nseuig aled.

54 And da waes se dveg parasceue, dset is gegearwunge, and saeter-daeg onlyhte.

55 Da wif de him fyligdon, de comon mid him of (laHlea, liig gesawou da byi'gene, and hu his Ifcliama aled waes.

56 And hig cyrdon, and gearwedon wyrt-gemang, and sealfa ; and on sa;terdxg hig gestildon, ajfter bebode.

TYNDALE, 1526.

XXIII. 42-56.] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

42 And lie sekle to Jliesu, Lord, haue mynde on me, whanne thou schalt come 42 And he sayde vnto Jesus, Lorde, remember me, when thou commest into thy kyngdom. in to thi kingdom.

43 And Jhesu seyde to him, Treuli I 43 And Jeaus sayde vnto hym, Verely I saye vnto the, to daye shalt thou be with me in paradise. seie to thee, this day thou schalt be with me in paradys.

44 And it was about the sixt houre, and there cam a darcknes over all the londe vntyll the nynth houre.

44 Sothly it was almost the sixte oui", and derknessis weren maad in al erthe til to the nynthe our.

45 And the sonne was dai'ckened, and the vayle of the temj^le rent even thorow the myddes.

45 And the sunne was maad derk, and the veyl of the temple was kitt the myddel.

46 And Jesus cryed with a greate voyce, and sayd.

Father, into thy hondes I commende my spi'ete.

And when he thus had sayd, he gave vp the goost.

46 And Jhesu cryinge with greet voys, seide, Fadir, in to thi hondis I bitake my spirit.

And he seyinge thes thiugis, sente out the spirit.^ 47 When the centui'ion sawe what had happened, he glorified God, sayinge, Of a surtie this man was perfecte.

47 Forsothe centurio seynge the thing that was don, glorifiede God, seyinge, Verily this man was iust.

48 And all the people that cam to gedder to that sight, beholdynge the 48 And al the cumpany of hem that weren there to gidere at this spectacle, and sy^en tho thingis that weren don, smytinge her brestis turneden a3eyn. thinges which were done, smoote their brestes, and returned home.

49 Forsoth al his knowen stooden a fer, and wymmen that sueden him fro Gali49 All hys acquayntaunce stode a farre of, and the wemen which folowed hym from Gallic, beholdynge these thynges. lee, seynge thes thingis.

50 And beholde ! there was a man, named Josei)h, a senatour, which was 50 And lo ! a man, Joseph bi name, that was a decurioun,''' a good man and a goode man and a iuste, iust, of Ai'amathie, a citee of Judee, , 51 He consentide not to the counceil and dedis of hem ; which and he abood

(He did nott consent to their counsell and dede ;) which was of Aramathia, a cite off the lewes ; which same alsoo wayted for the kyngdom off God. the kingdom of God.

52 He went vnto Pylate, and begged 52 He cam nyj to Pilat, and axide the body of Jhesu, the boddy of Jesus, 53 And toke it doune and wrapped 53 And wlappide it don doun in a lynnen cloth, and puttide him in a it in a lynnen clooth, and layed it in an heawen toumbe, wherin was never man before layed. graue hewun, in which not 3it ony man was put.

54 And that daye was the saboth even, and the saboth drue on.

54 And the day was the makinge redy of pask, and the saboth bygan to schyne.

Sothli the wymmen suynge, that camen with him fro Galilee, sy^en the

The wemen that folowed after, whych cam with hym from Galile, behelde the sepulcre, and howe hys body was layed. gi-aue, and hou his body was put.

56 And returned, and prepared swete 56 And thei turnynge a^en, maden odoures, and oyntmentes ; and the saredy swete spices, and oynementis ; and' both daye they rested, accordynge to sothli in the saboth thei restiden, vp the comaundement. the commaundement.

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke Chap. XXIV. i On anum reste-tl.iege s\\'yde Eer on dseg-red big comon to dxre byrgene, and bteron mid bim da wyrtgemang, de bi 2:e2:earwedon

2 And big gemetton done stan awyltne of dsere byrgene.

3 And da bi in to dsere byrgene eodon, big ne gemetton na dses Hselendes licbaman.

4 And da wres geworden, da liig on mode afaerede wseron be dissum, da stodon twegen weras wid big on bwitum reafe.

5 And da big adredon, and bj'ra andwlitan on eor})an hyldon, big cwsedon to bim, Hwi sece ge lybbeudnc mid deadum ?

6 Nis be bcr, ac be aras.

Ge])enca}>, bu lie spajc wid eow, da gyt da be w;.es on Galilea, 7 And cwas]), Dset mannes sunu h\\> geseald on bunda synfuh-a manna, and beon abangen, and dy jjriddan dsege arisan.

8 And big gemundon bis worda.

9 And big gcwcndon fram dsere byrgene, and cyddon call dis dam endlufenuni, and eallum odrum.

10 Sojjlice wa}s Maria Magdalene, and lobanna, and Maria lacobi, and odre de mid bim Wccron, da ssedon das })ing dam apostolum.

And d;is word wscron gejjubte beforan bim swa wofFung, and big ne gelyfdon bim.

12 Da aras Petrus, and arn to dsere byrgene ; and alutende, be geseah da lin-wseda sylfe iilede.

And be ferde, wundrigende dues dar geworden wajs.'''

13 And da ferdon twegen of bim on dait castel, dait wsss on ftece syxtig furlanga fram Hierusalem, on naman Emaus.

I 4 And big spsccon bim bctweonan be eallum dam de dar gewordcne wscron.

15 And da big spelledon, and mid bim smeadon, se Hseleud gencalsebte and ferde mid bim.

S6)>lice byra eagan wseron forbjefde, dcet big hine ne gecneowon.

TYNDALE, 1526.

XXIV. i-i6.] WYCLIFFE,i389.

Chap. XXIV. i Forsothe in oon of the woke ful erly thei cameu to tlie Chap. XXIV. i On the morowe after the saboth erly in the mornynge they cam vnto the toumbe, and brought the odoures whych they had prepared, and other wemen wyth them. graue, bryugynge swete spicis, whiclie thei haddeii niaad redy, ....

2 And thei fouuden the stoone turned a way fro the graue.

2 And they founde the stone rouled awaye from the sejiulcre.

3 And thei gon yn, founden not the body of Jhesu.

3 And went in, and founde nott the body off the Lorde Jesu.

4 And it was don, while thei weren astoneyed in thou5t of this thing, loo twey men stooden bisydis hem in cloth schynynge.

4 And it happened, as they were amased ther at, loo ! two men stode by them in shynynge vestures.

5 As they were a fraide, and bowed doune their faces to the erth, they sayd to them. Why seke ye the livynge amon^e the deed 1

Sothli whenne thei dredden, and bowiden her semelant in to erthe, thei seideu to hem, What seke je the lyuynge with deede men 1 6 He is not here, but he hath rise.

Haue 5e mynde, how he spak to 50U, wlianue 5it he was in Galilee, 6 He is nott here, but is rysen.

Kemember, howe he spake vnto you, when he was yett with you in Galile,

Sayinge, That the Sonne off man must be delivered into the hondes off synfuU men, and be crucified, and the thyrde daye ryse agayne.

7 Seyinge, For it bihoueth mannis sone be bitakun in to hondis of synful men, and to be crucified, and the thridde day to ryse a5en.

8 And they remembred his wordes.

8 And thei bithoujten on his wordis.

9 And thei gon a5en fro the graue, 9 And returned from the sepulcre, and tolde all these thynges vnto the eleven, and to all other. telden alle thes thingis to the enleuene, and to alle othere.

Hytt was Mary Magdalen, and Joanna, and Mary Jacoby, and other that were with them, whych tolde these thynges vnto the apostles.

I o Forsothe Mary Mawdeleyn was, and Joone, and Marye of James, and othere wymmen that weren with hem, that seiden thes thingis to apostlis.

I I And thes wordis weren seyn bifore hem as madnesse,'^ and thei bileueden

And their wordes semed vnto them fayned thynges, nether beleved they them. not to hem.

12 Then aroose Peter, and ran vnto the sepulcre ; and stouped in, and sawe the lynnen cloothes layde by them sylfe.

And departed, wondrynge in hym sylfe 12 Forsothe Petre rysinge, ran to the graue ; and he bowynge doun, sy5 the lynnen clothis put alooue.

And he wente, wondrynge with him silf this att thatt whych hadd happened. thing that was don.

And beholde ! two of them went

And lo ! tweyne of hem wenten in that same daye to a toune, whych was from Jerusalem about thre scoore forthat day to a castel, that was fro Jerusalem in space of sixty furlongis, by name Emaws. longes, called Emaus.

14 And they talked togedder of all thinges which had happened.

14 And thei spaken to gidere of alle thes thingis that hadden falle.

15 And it chaunsed, as they commened togedder, and reasoned, that Jesus hym 15 And it was don, while thei talkiden, and sou3ten with hem silf, and Jhesu him silf nei3ynge, wente with hem. silfe drue neare, and weut with them.

16 But their eyes were holden, that they coulde nott knowe hym.

\6 Sothli her y3en weren holdun, lest thei knewen him.

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke 17 And he cw3e)j to liim, Hwaet synd da spseca, de gyt recceaj) inc betweonan gangende, and synd unrote 1 18 Da andswarode him an, dses nama waes Cleofas, and cwsejj, Eart du ana forwreceu on Hierusalem, and nystest du da jjing, de on hyre gewordene synd on dysum dagum 1 19 He ssede da, Hwset synd da ]>ing1 And hig ssedon, Be dam Nazareniscan Haelende, se wses wer and witega, mihtig on spsece and on weorce beforan Gode and eallum folce 20 And hu hine sealdon da heah-sacerdas and lire ealdras on deajjes genyderunge, and ahengon hine.

We hopedon, dset he to alysenne wsere Israhel.

And nu is se j^ridda dseg to-dseg, dset dys wses geworden.

2 2 And eac sume wif of urum us bregdon, da wseron ser leohte set dsere byi'gene; 23 And na his lichaman gemetton, hig comon, and ssedon, dset hig gesawon engla gesihj)e, da secgaj>, hine lybban.

24 And da ferdon sume of urum to dsere bergene, and swa gemetton swa da wif SBedon, hine hig ne gesawon.

25 Da cwse]) se Hselend to him, Eala ! dysegan, and on heortan Isete to gelyfenne eallum dam de witegan spsecon,

26 Hu ne gebyrede Criste das ))ing |>olian, and swa on his wuldor gan 1 27 And .... he rehte him of Moyse and of eallum haligum gewritum, de be him awritcne wseron.

28 And hig genealsehton dam castele, de hig to ferdon.

And he dyde swylce he fyr faran wolde.

29 And hig nyddon hine, and cwsedon, Wuna mid unc, fordam de hit aefenlaec)?, and so dseg wses ahyld.

And he in-eode dset he mid him wunode.

And da he mid him sset, he I

XXIV. 17-30.] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

TYNDALE, 1526.

And be seide to hem, Whiclie ben 17 And he sayde vnto them, What maner of communicacions are these, that ye have one to another as ye walke, and are sadde ? tbes wordis, tbat

speken to gidere goynge, and 56 ben sorwful ?

18 And oon answeringe, to wbom the name was Cleofas, seide to him, Thou aloone ert a pilgrym of Jerusalem, and hast thou not knowe, what thingis ben don in it in thes dayes 1 18 And the one off them, named Cleophas, answered and sayd vnto hym, Arte thou only a straunger in Jerusalem, and haste nott knowen the thinges, which have chaunsed therin in these dayes ?

To whom he sayd. What thynges ?

And they sayd vnto hym. Of Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet, myghty in dede and worde befoi-e God and all the people

To which he seide, Whiche 1 And thei seyden to him, Of Jhesu of Nazareth, that was a man prophete, my5ti in work and word bifore God and al the peple 20 And hou the hi5este prestis and cure princes bitoken him in to dampnacioun of deeth, and crucifieden him.

20 And howe the hye prestes and oure ruelers delivered hym to be condempned to deeth, and have crucified hym.

2i We trusted, that it shulde have bene he that shulde have delivered 21 Forsoth we hopiden, for he schulde a5en bye Israel. And now in alle thingis the thridde day is to day, that thes Israhell.

And as touchynge all these thynges to daye is even the thyrd daye, that they were done. thingis ben don.

But and sum wymmen of oure maden vs a ferd, whiche bifore the li5t weren at the graue ; 23 And his b6di not foundun, thei camen, seyinge, that thei sy3en a si5t of 22 Ye and certayne wemen alsoo of oure company made vs astonyed, whych cam erly vnto the sepulcre 23 And founde nott his boddy, and cam, sayinge, that they had sene visions off angels, which sayde, that he was aungels, whiche seyn, that he lyueth. alive.

24 And sum men of oure wenten to the graue, and thei founden so as the wymmen seiden, but thei founden not him.

24 And certayne of them which were with vs went their waye to the sepulcre, and founde ytt even soo as the wemen had sayde, but hym they sawe nott.

25 And he seyde to hem, A ! foolis, and slowe of herte for to bileue in alle 25 And he sayde vnto them, ! foles, and slowe of herte to beleve all that the prophetes have spoken. thingis whiche the prophetis ban spoke.

26 Where it bihofte not Crist to sufFre 26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these thinges, and to enter into his glory 1 thes thingis, and so for to entre in to his glorie 1 27 And he began at Moses and at all the prophetes, and interpreted vnto them in all scriptures, which were written of him.

27 And he bigynnynge at Moyses and alle prophetis, expownede to hem in alle scripturis, whiche weren of him.

28 And they di'ue neye vnto the toune, which they went to.

And he made as though he wolde have gone further.

28 And thei camen ny5 to the castel, whidur thei wenten.

And he made cuntenaunce him to go ferthere.

29 And [they] constrayned hym, say29 And thei constreyneden him, seyinge, Abyde Avith vs, for it draweth tawardes nyght, and the daye is farre inge, Dwel with vs, for it drawith to ny5t, and the day is now bowid doun.

And he entride with hem passed.

And he went in to tary with them.

30 And it cam to passe, as he sate att 30 And it was don, while he restide F f 2

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke onfeng lil'if, and liine Lletsode, and brtec, and him riehte.

Da wurdon hyra cagan ge-openode, and hig gecneowon hiue ; and he gewat fram him.

32 And hig cwBedon him betwynan, Na^s uncer heorte byrnende, da he on wege wid unc spsec, and unc halige gewritu ontynde 1 33 And hig arison on dtere ylcan tide, and wendon to Hierusalem, and gemetton endlufan gegaderode, and da de mid him wseron, 34 And cwEcdon, Dfet Drihten s6])lice arils, and Simone set-ywde.

35 And hig rehton da ))ing da de on wege gewordene wseron, and hu hig bine oncneowon on hlafes brice."''

Soj^lice da hig dis spraecon, se 11 eel end stod on hyra midlene, and ssede him, Sib sy eovv ; ic hit eom, ne ondrsede ge cow.

37 Da wseron hig gedrefede and afsercde, and hig wendon da;t hig gast gesawon.

38 And he s?ede him, Hwi synd ge gedrefede, and ge))ancas on eowre hcortau ustigaj) 1 39 Geseo|> mine handa and mine fet, dajt ic sylf hit eom.

Grapiaj), and geseo)) ; dcet gast n£ef|> flsesc, and ban, swa ge gcseojj me habban.

40 And da he dis szede, he set-eowde him fet and handa.

Da cwa^]) he to him, da hig da gyt ne gelyfdon, and for gefcan wundredou, Hajbbe ge her senig jjing to etanne ?

42 And higbrohton him dsel gebrseddes fisccs, and bco-bread.

43 And da he ait beforan him, he nam da lafa, and him scalde.

44 And cwa'f) to him, Dis synd da word de ic spasc to cow, da ic wtes da gyt mid cow ; fordam de hit is ncod dtetbcon callc jjinggefyllcde, de awritcne synd on Moyscs se, and on witegum, and on seabnum, be mc.

45 Da ontynde he him andgyt, dset hig ongeton halige gewritu.

46 And he cwtejj to him, Dset dus is

TYNDALE, 1526.

XXIV. 31-46.]

WYCLIFFE, 13S9.

meate wyth them, he toke breed, and with hem, he took bred, and blesside, and brae, and dresside to hem. blessed yt, and brake ytt, and gave it vnto them.

And the y5en of hem weren opened, and thei knewen him ; and he vanysch31 And their eyes were openned, and they kuewe hym ; and he vannisshed out of their syght. ide fro her y5cn.

32 And thei seideu to gidere, Wher cure herte was not brennynge in vs, while he spac in the weye, and openyde 32 And they sayde bitwene tliem selves.

Did not oure hertes burne wyth in vs, whyll he talked with vs by the waye, and openned to vs the scriptures 1 scripturis to vs 1 33 And thei risinge in the same our, wenten a5en in to Jerusalem, and thei founden enleue gederid to gidere, and hem that weren with hem, 33 And they roose vp the same houre, and returned agayne to Jerusalem, and they founde the eleven gaddered to gedder, and them that were Avyth them, 34 Sayinge, The Lorde is risen in dede, and hath apered to Simon.

34 Seyinge, For the Lord roos verily, and aperide to Symount.

35 And they tolde what was done in 35 And thei telden what thingis weren don in the weye, and hou thei knewen him in brekynge of breed. the waye, and howe they knewe hym by the breakynge off breed.

36 As they thus spake, Jesus hym silfe

Forsothe while thei spaken thes stode in the myddes of them, and sayde vnto them, Peace be Avith you thingis, Jhesus stood in the myddel of hem, and seide to hem, Pees to 30U j I am, nyle 5e drede.

37 And they were abasshed and afrayde, 37 Sothli thei troublid and agast, gessiden hem to se a spix'it. supposinge that they had sene a sprete.

38 And he sayde vnto them. Why are 38 And he seide to hem. What ben ^e ye troubled, and why do thoughtes aryse troublid, and thou3tis sty3en vp in to in youre hertes 1 30ure hertis 1

Beholde my hondes and my fete, 39 Se 36 myn hondis and my feet, for for it ys even I my sylfe.

Handle me, and se ; for spretes have nott flesshe, and bones, as ye se me have.

I my silf am.

Feele 3e, and se 36 ; for a spirit hath not fleisch, and boonys, as 36 seen me for to haue.

40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hondes and his fete.

40 And whanne he hadde seyd this thin2f, he schewide hondis and feet to hem.

41 And whyll they yett beleved nott

Forsoth 3it hem not bileuynge, and wondringe for ioye, he seyde, Han

ony thing here that schal be etun 1 for ioye, and wondred, he sayde vnto them. Have ye here eny meate 1 42 And they gave hym a pece of a 42 And thei offriden to him a part of brouled fisshe, and of an hony combe. a fysch roostid, and a coomb of hony.

43 And he toke it, and ate it before them 43 And whanne he hadde etun bifore hem, he takynge the relyfs, 3af to hem.

4*4 And he sayde vnto them. These are 44 And he seyde to hem, Thes ben the the wordes which I spake vnto you, wordis whiche I spak to 30U, whanne I was 3it with 30U ; for it is nede that whill I was yett with you ; that all must be fulfilled, which were written of me in the lawe of Moses, and in the alle thingis be fillid, whiche ben writun in the lawe of Moyses, and in prophetis, and in salmes, of me. prophetes, and in the psalmes.

45 Then openned he their wyttes, that 45 Thanne he openyd witt to hem, that they myght vnderstond the scriptures. thei schulde vndirstonde scripturis.

46 And sayde vnto them. Thus ys yt 46 And he seyde to hem, For thus it

GOTHIC, 360.

ANGLO-SAXON, 995.

[St. Luke awrlten, and dus gebyrede Criste J^olian, and dy J^riddan diege of deajje arisan

And beon bodod on his naman dsed-b5te and synna forgyfcnesse on ealle )>eoda, agynnendum fram Hierusalem.

48 Sojjlice ge synd j^inga gewitan.

49 And ic sende on eow mines fa;der behat ; sitte ge on ceastre, od ge syn ufene gescrydde.

50 S6j)lice be gelaedde big ut on Bctbaniam, and be bletsode big, bis bandum up-abafenum.

And bit wses geworden, da be bletsode big, be ferde fram bim, and wses fered on beofen.

5 2 And big gebiddcnde big gcbwurfon on Hierusalem mid mycelum gefcan ; 53 And big WEeron symle on dam temple, God bei-igendc, and byne eac bletsicrendc.

Amen.

TYNDALE, 1526.

XXIV. 47-53-] WYCLIFFE, 1389.

written, and thus it behoved Christ to is writun, and thus it bihofte Crist to suffre, and to ryse ajen fro deed men in sufFre, and to ryse agayne from deeth the thyrde daye the thridde day ; 47 And that repentaunce and remission of synnes shulde be preached in his name amonge all nacions, and the begynnynge must be at Jerusalem, 47 And penaunce and remyssioun of synnes to be prechid in his name to alle folkis, men bigynnynge at Jerusalem.

48 And ye are witnesses of these thynges.

48 Forsothe je ben witnessis of thes thingis.

49 And I sende the biheeste of my 49 And beholde, I wyll sende the promes of my father apon you ; butt tary ye in the cite of Jerusalen, vntill ye be sndewed with power from an hye. fadir in to 50U ; sothli sitte 5e in the citee, til that 56 be clothid with vertu fi'o an hij.

50 And he ledde them out into Bethany, and lifte vp hys hondes, and blest them.

50 Forsoth he ledde hem forth in to Bethanye, and, his hondis reysid, he blesside hem.

51 And it cam to passe, as he blessed 51 And it was don, while he blesside hem, he departide fro hem, and was borun in to heuene. theca, he departed from them, and was caryed vp in to heven.

52 And they worshipped hym and returned to Jerusalem with greate ioye ; 53 And were continually in the temple, praysynge and laudinge God.

52 And thei worshippinge wente a3en in to -Jerusalem with greet ioye 53 And weren euere in the temple, heryinge and blessinge God.

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