The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And the sone seide to hym, Fadir, Y haue synned in to heuene, and bifor thee; and now Y am not worthi to be clepid thi sone.

And the fadir seide to hise seruauntis, Swithe brynge ye forth the firste stoole, and clothe ye hym, and yyue ye a ryng in his hoond,

and schoon on hise feet; and brynge ye a fat calf, and sle ye, and ete we, and make we feeste.

For this my sone was deed, and hath lyued ayen; he perischid, and is foundun. And alle men bigunnen to ete.

But his eldere sone was in the feeld; and whanne he cam, and neiyede to the hous, he herde a symfonye and a croude.

And he clepide oon of the seruauntis, and axide, what these thingis weren.

And he seide to hym, Thi brother is comun, and thi fadir slewe a fat calf, for he resseyuede hym saaf.

And he was wrooth, and wolde not come in. Therfor his fadir wente out, and bigan to preye hym.

And he answerde to his fadir, and seide, Lo! so many yeeris Y serue thee, and Y neuer brak thi comaundement; and thou neuer yaf to me a kidde, that Y with my freendis schulde haue ete.

But aftir that this thi sone, that hath deuourid his substaunce with horis, cam, thou hast slayn to hym a fat calf.

And he seide to hym, Sone, thou art euer more with me, and alle my thingis ben thine.

But it bihofte for to make feeste, and to haue ioye; for this thi brother was deed, and lyuede ayen; he perischide, and is foundun.

He seide also to hise disciplis, Ther was a riche man, that hadde a baili; and this was defamed to him, as he hadde wastid his goodis.

And he clepide hym, and seide to hym, What here Y this thing of thee? yelde reckynyng of thi baili, for thou miyte not now be baili.

And the baili seide with ynne him silf, What schal Y do, for my lord takith awei fro me the baili? delfe mai Y not, I schame to begge.

Y woot what Y schal do, that whanne Y am remeued fro the baili, thei resseyue me in to her hous.

Therfor whanne alle the dettours of his lord weren clepid togider, he seide to the firste, Hou myche owist thou to my lord?

And he seide, An hundrid barelis of oyle. And he seide to hym, Take thi caucioun, and sitte soone, and write fifti.

Aftirward he seide to another, And hou myche owist thou? Which answerde, An hundrid coris of whete. And he seide to hym, Take thi lettris, and write foure scoore.

And the lord preiside the baili of wickydnesse, for he hadde do prudentli; for the sones of this world ben more prudent in her generacioun than the sones of liyt.

And Y seie to you, make ye to you freendis of the ritchesse of wickidnesse, that whanne ye schulen fayle, thei resseyue you in to euerlastynge tabernaclis.

He that is trewe in the leeste thing, is trewe also in the more; and he that is wickid in a litil thing, is wickid also in the more.

Therfor if ye weren not trewe in the wickid thing of ritchesse, who schal bitake to you that that is verry?

And if ye weren not trewe in othere mennus thing, who schal yyue to you that that is youre?

No seruaunt may serue to twei lordis; for ether he schal hate `the toon, and loue the tothir; ethir he schal drawe to `the toon, and schal dispise the tothir. Ye moun not serue to God and to ritchesse.

But the Farisees, that weren coueytous, herden alle these thingis, and thei scorneden hym.

And he seide to hem, Ye it ben, that iustifien you bifor men; but God hath knowun youre hertis, for that that is hiy to men, is abhomynacioun bifor God.

The lawe and prophetis til to Joon; fro that tyme the rewme of God is euangelisid, and ech man doith violence in to it.

Forsothe it is liyter heuene and erthe to passe, than that o titil falle fro the lawe.

Euery man that forsakith his wijf, and weddith an other, doith letcherie; and he that weddith the wijf forsakun of the hosebonde, doith auowtrie.

There was a riche man, and was clothid in purpur, and whit silk, and eete euery dai schynyngli.

And there was a begger, Lazarus bi name, that lai at his yate ful of bilis,

and coueitide to be fulfillid of the crummes, that fellen doun fro the riche mannus boord, and no man yaf to hym; but houndis camen, and lickiden hise bilis.

And it was don, that the begger diede, and was borun of aungels in to Abrahams bosum.

And the riche man was deed also, and was biried in helle. And he reiside hise iyen, whanne he was in turmentis, and say Abraham afer, and Lazarus in his bosum.

And he criede, and seide, Fadir Abraham, haue merci on me, and sende Lazarus, that he dippe the ende of his fyngur in watir, to kele my tunge; for Y am turmentid in this flawme.

And Abraham seide to hym, Sone, haue mynde, for thou hast resseyued good thingis in thi lijf, and Lazarus also yuel thingis; but he is now coumfortid, and thou art turmentid.

And in alle these thingis a greet derk place is stablischid betwixe vs and you; that thei that wolen fro hennus passe to you, moun not, nethir fro thennus passe ouer hidur.

And he seide, Thanne Y preie thee, fadir, that thou sende hym in to the hous of my fadir.

For Y haue fyue britheren, that he witnesse to hem, lest also thei come in to this place of turmentis.

And Abraham seide to him, Thei han Moyses and the prophetis; here thei hem.

And he seide, Nay, fadir Abraham, but if ony of deed men go to hem, thei schulen do penaunce.

And he seide to hym, If thei heren not Moises and prophetis, nethir if ony of deed men rise ayen, thei schulen bileue to hym.

And Jhesu seide to hise disciplis, It is impossible that sclaundris come not; but wo to that man, bi whom thei comen.

It is more profitable to him, if a mylne stoon be put aboute his necke, and he be cast in to the see, than that he sclaundre oon of these litle.

Take ye hede you silf; if thi brothir hath synned ayens thee, blame hym; and if he do penaunce, foryyue hym.

And if seuene sithis in the dai he do synne ayens thee, and seuene sithis in the dai he be conuertid to thee, and seie, It forthenkith me, foryyue thou hym.

And the apostlis seiden to the Lord, Encrese to vs feith.

And the Lord seide, If ye han feith as the corn of seneuei, ye schulen seie to this more tre, Be thou drawun vp bi the rote, and be ouerplauntid in to the see, and it schal obeie to you.

But who of you hath a seruaunt erynge, or lesewynge oxis, which seith to hym, whanne he turneth ayen fro the feeld, Anoon go, and sitte to mete;

and seith not to hym, Make redi, that Y soupe, and girde thee, and serue me, while Y ete and drynke, and aftir this thou schalt ete and drynke;

whether he hath grace to that seruaunt, for he dide that that he comaundide hym?

Nay, Y gesse. So ye, whanne ye han don alle thingis that ben comaundid to you, seie ye, We ben vnprofitable seruauntis, we han do that that we ouyten to do.

And it was do, the while Jhesus wente in to Jerusalem, he passide thorou the myddis of Samarie, and Galilee.

And whanne he entride in to a castel, ten leprouse men camen ayens hym, whiche stoden afer,

and reiseden her voys, and seiden, Jhesu, comaundoure, haue merci on vs.

And as he say hem, he seide, Go ye, `schewe ye you to the prestis. And it was don, the while thei wenten, thei weren clensid.

And oon of hem, as he saiy that he was clensid, wente ayen, magnifiynge God with grete vois.

And he fel doun on the face bifore hise feet, and dide thankyngis; and this was a Samaritan.

And Jhesus answerde, and seide, Whether ten ben not clensid, and where ben the nyne?

There is noon foundun, that turnede ayen, and yaf glorie to God, but this alien.

And he seide to hym, Rise vp, go thou; for thi feith hath maad thee saaf.

And he was axid of Farisees, whanne the rewme of God cometh. And he answerde to hem, and seide, The rewme of God cometh not with aspiyng,

nether thei schulen seie, Lo! here, or lo there; for lo! the rewme of God is with ynne you.

And he seide to hise disciplis, Daies schulen come, whanne ye schulen desire to se o dai of mannus sone, and ye schulen not se.

And thei schulen seie to you, Lo! here, and lo there. Nyle ye go, nether sue ye;

for as leyt schynynge from vndur heuene schyneth in to tho thingis that ben vndur heuene, so schal mannus sone be in his dai.

But first it bihoueth hym to suffre many thingis, and to be repreued of this generacioun.

And as it was doon in the daies of Noe, so it schal be in the daies of mannys sone.

Thei eeten and drunkun, weddiden wyues, and weren youun to weddyngis, til in to the dai in the whych Noe entride in to the schip; and the greet flood cam, and loste alle.

Also as it was don in the daies of Loth, thei eeten and drunkun, bouyten and seelden, plauntiden and bildiden; but the dai that Loth wente out of Sodome,

the Lord reynede fier and brymstoon fro heuene, and loste alle.

Lijk this thing it schal be, in what dai mannys sone schal be schewid.

In that our he that is in the roof, and his vessels in the hous, come he not doun to take hem awei; and he that schal be in the feeld, also turne not ayen bihynde.

Be ye myndeful of the wijf of Loth.

Who euer seketh to make his lijf saaf, schal leese it; and who euer leesith it, schal quykene it.

But Y seie to you, in that nyyt twei schulen be in o bed, oon schal be takun, and the tothir forsakun;

twei wymmen schulen be gryndynge togidir, `the toon schal be takun, and `the tother forsakun; twei in a feeld, `the toon schal be takun, and `the tother left.

Thei answeren, and seien to hym, Where, Lord?

Which seide to hym, Where euer the bodi schal be, thidur schulen be gaderid togidere also the eglis.

And he seide to hem also a parable, that it bihoueth to preye euer more, and not faile;

and seide, There was a iuge in a citee, that dredde not God, nether schamede of men.

And a widowe was in that citee, and sche cam to hym, and seide, Venge me of myn aduersarie;

and he wolde not longe tyme. But aftir these thingis he seide with ynne hym silf, Thouy Y drede not God, and schame not of man,

netheles for this widewe is heuy to me, Y schal venge hir; lest at the laste sche comynge condempne me.

And the Lord seide, Here ye, what the domesman of wickidnesse seith;

and whether God schal not do veniaunce of hise chosun, criynge to hym dai and nyyt, and schal haue pacience in hem?

Sotheli Y seie to you, for soone he schal do veniaunce of hem. Netheles gessist thou, that mannus sone comynge schal fynde feith in erthe?

And he seide also to sum men, that tristiden in hem silf, as thei weren riytful, and dispiseden othere, this parable,

seiynge, Twei men wenten vp in to the temple to preye; the toon a Farisee, and the tother a pupplican.

And the Farisee stood, and preiede bi hym silf these thingis, and seide, God, Y do thankyngis to thee, for Y am not as other men, raueinouris, vniust, auoutreris, as also this pupplican;

Y faste twies in the woke, Y yyue tithis of alle thingis that Y haue in possessioun.

And the pupplican stood afer, and wolde nether reise hise iyen to heuene, but smoot his brest, and seide, God be merciful to me, synnere.

Treuli Y seie to you, this yede doun in to his hous, and was iustified fro the other. For ech that enhaunsith hym, schal be maad low, and he that mekith hym, schal be enhaunsid.

And thei brouyten to hym yonge children, that he schulde touche hem; and whanne the disciplis saien this thing, thei blameden hem.

But Jhesus clepide togider hem, and seide, Suffre ye children to come to me, and nyle ye forbede hem, for of siche is the kyngdom of heuenes.

Treuli Y seie to you, who euer schal not take the kyngdom of God as a child, he schal not entre in to it.

And a prince axide hym, and seide, Goode maister, in what thing doynge schal Y weilde euerlastynge lijf?

And Jhesus seide to hym, What seist thou me good? No man is good, but God aloone.

Thou knowist the comaundementis, Thou schalt not sle, Thou schalt not do letcherie, Thou schalt not do theft, Thou schalt not seie fals witnessyng, Worschipe thi fadir and thi modir.