The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Thanne the kyngdoom of heuenes schal be lijk to ten virgyns, whiche token her laumpis, and wenten out ayens the hosebonde and the wijf;

and fyue of hem weren foolis, and fyue prudent.

But the fyue foolis token her laumpis, and token not oile with hem;

but the prudent token oile in her vessels with the laumpis.

And whilis the hosebonde tariede, alle thei nappiden and slepten.

But at mydnyyt a cryy was maad, Lo! the spouse cometh, go ye oute to mete with him.

Thanne alle tho virgyns risen vp, and araieden her laumpis.

And the foolis seiden to the wise, Yyue ye to vs of youre oile, for oure laumpis ben quenchid.

The prudent answeriden, and seiden, Lest perauenture it suffice not to vs and to you, go ye rather to men that sellen, and bie to you.

And while thei wenten for to bie, the spouse cam; and tho that weren redi, entreden with him to the weddyngis; and the yate was schit.

And at the last the othere virgyns camen, and seiden, Lord, lord, opene to vs.

And he answeride, and seide, Treuli Y seie to you, Y knowe you not.

Therfor wake ye, for ye witen not the dai ne the our.

For as a man that goith in pilgrimage, clepide hise seruauntis, and bitook to hem hise goodis;

and to oon he yaf fyue talentis, and to another tweyne, and to another oon, to ech after his owne vertu; and wente forth anoon.

And he that hadde fyue besauntis, wente forth, and wrouyte in hem, and wan othere fyue.

Also and he that hadde takun tweyne, wan othere tweyne.

But he that hadde takun oon, yede forth, and dalf in to the erthe, and hidde the money of his lord.

But after long tyme, the lord of tho seruauntis cam, and rekenede with hem.

And he that hadde takun fyue besauntis, cam, and brouyte othere fyue, and seide, Lord, thou bytokist to me fyue besauntis, loo! Y haue getun aboue fyue othere.

His lord seide to hym, Wel be thou, good seruaunt and feithful; for on fewe thingis thou hast be trewe, Y schal ordeyne thee on manye thingis; entre thou in to the ioye of thi lord.

And he that hadde takun twey talentis, cam, and seide, Lord, thou bitokist to me twey besauntis; loo!

Y haue wonnen ouer othir tweyne. His lord seide to him, Wel be thou, good seruaunt and trewe; for on fewe thingis thou hast be trewe, Y schal ordeyne thee on many thingis; entre thou in to the ioie of thi lord.

But he that hadde takun o besaunt, cam, and seide, Lord, Y woot that thou art an hard man; thou repist where thou hast not sowe, and thou gederist togidere where thou hast not spred abrood;

and Y dredynge wente, and hidde thi besaunt in the erthe; lo! thou hast that that is thin.

His lord answeride, and seide to hym, Yuel seruaunt and slowe, wistist thou that Y repe where Y sewe not, and gadir to gidere where Y spredde not abrood?

Therfor it bihofte thee to bitake my money to chaungeris, that whanne Y cam, Y schulde resseyue that that is myn with vsuris.

Therfor take awei fro hym the besaunt, and yyue ye to hym that hath ten besauntis.

For to euery man that hath me schal yyue, and he schal encreese; but fro hym that hath not, also that that hym semeth to haue, schal be taken awey fro him.

And caste ye out the vnprofitable seruaunt in to vtmer derknessis; ther schal be wepyng, and gryntyng of teeth.

Whanne mannus sone schal come in his maieste, and alle hise aungels with hym, thanne he schal sitte on the sege of his maieste;

and alle folkis schulen be gaderid bifor hym,

and he schal departe hem atwynne, as a scheeperde departith scheep from kidis; and he schal sette the scheep on his riythalf, and the kidis on the lefthalf.

Thanne the kyng schal seie to hem, that schulen be on his riythalf, Come ye, the blessid of my fadir, take ye in possessioun the kyngdoom maad redi to you fro the makyng of the world.

For Y hungride, and ye yauen me to ete; Y thristide, and ye yauen me to drynke; Y was herboreles, and ye herboriden me;

nakid, and ye hiliden me; sijk, and ye visitiden me; Y was in prisoun, and ye camen to me.

Thanne iust men schulen answere to hym, and seie, Lord, whanne siyen we thee hungry, and we fedden thee; thristi, and we yauen to thee drynk?

and whanne sayn we thee herborles, and we herboreden thee; or nakid, and we hiliden thee?

or whanne sayn we thee sijk, or in prisoun, and we camen to thee?

And the kyng answerynge schal seie to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, as longe as ye diden to oon of these my leeste britheren, ye diden to me.

Thanne the kyng schal seie also to hem, that schulen be on his lefthalf, Departe fro me, ye cursid, in to euerlastynge fijr, that is maad redi to the deuel and hise aungels.

For Y hungride, and ye yauen not me to ete; Y thristide, and ye yauen not me to drynke;

Y was herborles, and ye herberden not me; nakid, and ye keuerden not me; sijk, and in prisoun, and ye visitiden not me.

Thanne and thei schulen answere to hym, and schulen seie, Lord, whanne sayn we thee hungrynge, or thristynge, or herboreles, or nakid, or sijk, or in prisoun, and we serueden not to thee?

Thanne he schal answere to hem, and seie, Treuli Y seie to you, `hou longe ye diden not to oon of these leeste, nether ye diden to me.

And these schulen goo in to euerlastynge turment; but the iust men schulen go in to euerlastynge lijf.

And it was doon, whanne Jhesus hadde endid alle these wordis, he seide to hise disciplis,

Ye witen, that aftir twei daies pask schal be maad, and mannus sone schal be bitakun to be crucified.

Than the princes of prestis and the elder men of the puple were gaderid in to the halle of the prince of prestis, that was seid Cayfas,

and maden a counsel to holde Jhesu with gile, and sle him;

but thei seiden, Not in the haliday, lest perauenture noyse were maad in the puple.

And whanne Jhesus was in Betanye, in the hous of Symount leprous,

a womman that hadde a box of alabastre of precious oynement, cam to hym, and schedde out on the heed of hym restynge.

And disciplis seynge hadden dedeyn, and seiden, Wherto this loss? for it myyte be seld for myche,

and be youun to pore men.

But Jhesus knewe, and seide to hem, What ben ye heuy to this womman? for sche hath wrouyt in me a good werk.

For ye schulen euere haue pore men with you, but ye schulen not algatis haue me.

This womman sendynge this oynement in to my bodi, dide to birie me.

Treuli Y seie to you, where euer this gospel schal be prechid in al the world, it schal be seid, that sche dide this, in mynde of hym.

Thanne oon of the twelue, that was clepid Judas Scarioth, wente forth to the princis of prestis,

and seide to hem, What wolen ye yyue to me, and Y schal bitake hym to you? And thei ordeyneden to hym thretti pans of siluer.

And fro that tyme he souyte oportunyte, to bitraye hym.

And in the firste dai of therf looues the disciplis camen to Jhesu, and seiden, Where wolt thou we make redi to thee, to ete paske?

Jhesus seide, Go ye into the citee to `sum man, and seie to hym, The maistir seith, My tyme is nyy; at thee Y make paske with my disciplis.

And the disciplis diden, as Jhesus comaundide to hem; and thei maden the paske redi.

And whanne euentid was come, he sat to mete with hise twelue disciplis.

And he seide to hem, as thei eten, Treuli Y seie to you, that oon of you schal bitraye me.

And thei ful sori bigunnen ech bi hym silf to seie, Lord, whether `Y am?

And he answeride, and seide, He that puttith with me his hoond in the plater, schal bitraye me.

Forsothe mannus sone goith, as it is writun of hym; but wo to that man, bi whom mannus sone schal be bitrayed; it were good to hym, if that man hadde not be borun.

But Judas that bitraiede hym, answeride, seiynge, Maister, whether `Y am? Jhesus seide to hym, Thou hast seid.

And while thei soupeden, Jhesus took breed, and blesside, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis, and seide, Take ye, and ete; this is my body.

And he took the cuppe, and dide thankyngis, and yaf to hem,

and seide, Drynke ye alle herof; this is my blood of the newe testament, which schal be sched for many, in to remissioun of synnes.

And Y seie to you, Y schal not drynke fro this tyme, of this fruyt of the vyne, in to that dai whanne Y schal drynke it newe with you, in the kyngdom of my fadir.

And whanne the ympne was seid, thei wenten out in to the mount of Olyuete.

Thanne Jhesus seide to hem, Alle ye schulen suffre sclaundre in me, in this niyt; for it is writun, Y schal smyte the scheeperde, and the scheep of the flok schulen be scaterid.

But aftir that Y schal rise ayen, Y schal go bifore you in to Galilee.

Petre answeride, and seide to hym, Thouy alle schulen be sclaundrid in thee, Y schal neuer be sclaundrid.

Jhesus seide to him, Treuli Y seie to thee, for in this nyyt bifor the cok crowe, thries thou schalt denye me.

Peter seide to him, Yhe, thouy it bihoue that Y die with thee, Y schal not denye thee. Also alle the disciplis seiden.

Thanne Jhesus cam with hem in to a toun, that is seid Jessamanye. And he seide to his disciplis, Sitte ye here, the while Y go thider, and preye.

And whanne he hadde take Peter, and twei sones of Zebedee, he bigan to be heuy and sori.

Thanne he seide to hem, My soule is soreuful to the deeth; abide ye here, and wake ye with me.

And he yede forth a litil, and felde doun on his face, preiynge, and seiynge, My fader, if it is possible, passe this cuppe fro me; netheles not as Y wole, but as thou wolt.

And he cam to his disciplis, and foond hem slepynge. And he seide to Petir, So, whethir ye myyten not oon our wake with me?

Wake ye, and preye ye, that ye entre not in to temptacioun; for the spirit is redi, but the fleisch is sijk.

Eft the secounde tyme he wente, and preyede, seiynge, My fadir, if this cuppe may not passe, but Y drynke hym, thi wille be doon.

And eftsoone he cam, and foond hem slepynge; for her iyen weren heuyed.

And he lefte hem, and wente eftsoone, and preiede the thridde tyme, and seide the same word.

Thanne he cam to his disciplis, and seide to hem, Slepe ye now, and reste ye; loo! the our hath neiyed, and mannus sone schal be takun in to the hondis of synneris;

rise ye, go we; loo! he that schal take me, is nyy.

Yit the while he spak, lo! Judas, oon of the twelue, cam, and with hym a greet cumpeny, with swerdis and battis, sent fro the princis of prestis, and fro the eldre men of the puple.

And he that bitraiede hym, yaf to hem a tokene, and seide, Whom euer Y schal kisse, he it is; holde ye hym.

And anoon he cam to Jhesu, and seid, Haile, maister;

and he kisside hym. And Jhesus seide to hym, Freend, wherto art thou comun? Thanne thei camen niy, and leiden hoondis on Jhesu, and helden hym.

And lo! oon of hem that weren with Jhesu, streiyte out his hoond, and drouy out his swerd; and he smoot the seruaunt of the prince of prestis, and kitte of his ere.

Thanne Jhesus seide to hym, Turne thi swerd in to his place; for alle that taken swerd, schulen perische bi swerd.

Whether gessist thou, that Y may not preie my fadir, and he schal yyue to me now mo than twelue legiouns of aungels?

Hou thanne schulen the scriptures be fulfilled? for so it bihoueth to be doon.