彼得前書 4
1 基督既然在肉身上受了苦難，你們就應該具備同樣的見識，深信凡在肉身上受苦的，便與罪惡斷絕了關係；
Therfor for Crist suffride in fleisch, be ye also armed bi the same thenkynge; for he that suffride in fleisch ceesside fro synnes,
2 今後不再順從人性的情慾，而只隨從天主的意願，在肉身內度其餘的時日。
that that is left now in fleisch lyue not now to the desiris of men, but to the wille of God.
3 過去的時候，你們實行外教人的慾望，生活在放蕩、情慾、酗酒、宴樂、狂飲和違法的偶像崇拜中，這已經夠了！
For the time that is passid is ynow to the wille of hethene men to be endid, whiche walkiden in letcheries, and lustis, in myche drinking of wyn, in vnmesurable etyngis, and drynkyngis, and vnleueful worschiping of mawmetis.
4 由於你們不再同他們狂奔於淫蕩的洪流中，他們便引以為怪，遂誹謗你們；
In whiche now thei ben astonyed, in which thing thei wondren, for ye rennen not togidere `in to the same confusioun of letcherie, and blasfemen.
5 但他們要向那已準備審判生死者的主交賬。
And thei schulen yyue resoun to hym, that is redi to deme the quyke and the deed.
6 也正是為此，給死者宣講了這福音：他們雖然肉身方面如同人一樣受了懲罰，可是神魂方面卻同天主一起生活。
For whi for this thing it is prechid also to deed men, that thei be demed bi men in fleisch, and that thei lyue bi God in spirit.
7 萬事的結局以臨近了，所以你們應該慎重，應該醒寤祈禱。
For the ende of alle thingis schal neiye. Therfor be ye prudent, and wake ye in preyeris;
8 最重要的是：你們應該彼此熱切相愛，因為愛德遮蓋許多罪過；
bifore alle thingis haue ye charite ech to other in you silf algatis lastynge; for charite couerith the multitude of synnes.
9 要彼此款待，而不出怨言。
Holde ye hospitalite togidere with out grutching;
10 各人應依照自己所領受的神恩，彼此服事，善做天主各種恩寵的管理員。
ech man as he hath resseyued grace, mynystringe it in to ech othere, as good dispenderis of the manyfold grace of God.
If ony man spekith, speke he as the wordis of God; if ony man mynystrith, as of the vertu which God mynystrith; that God be onourid in alle thingis bi Jhesu Crist oure Lord, to whom is glorie and lordschip in to worldis `of worldis. (aiōn g165)
12 親愛的，你們不要因為在你們中，有試探你們的烈火而驚異，好像遭遇了一件新奇的事；
Amen. Moost dere brytheren, nyle ye go in pilgrymage in feruour, that is maad to you to temptacioun, as if ony newe thing bifalle to you;
13 反而要喜歡，因為分受了基督的苦難，這樣好使你們在他光榮顯現的時候，也能歡喜踴躍。
but comyne ye with the passiouns of Crist, and haue ye ioye, that also ye be glad, and haue ioye in the reuelacioun of his glorie.
14 如果你們為了基督的名字，受人辱罵，便 是有福的，因為光榮的神，即天主的神，就安息在你們身上。
If ye ben dispisid for the name of Crist, ye schulen be blessid; for that that is of the onour, and of the glorie, and of the vertu of God, and the spirit that is his, schal reste on you.
15 惟願你們中誰也不要因做兇手，或強盜，或壞人，或做煽亂的人而受苦。
But no man of you suffre as a mansleere, ethir a theef, ether cursere, ethir a disirere of othere mennus goodis;
16 但若因為是基督徒而受苦，就不該以此為恥，反要為這名稱光榮天主，
but if as a cristen man, schame he not, but glorifie he God in this name.
17 因為時候已經到了，審判必從天主的家開始；如果先從我們開始，那些不信從天主福音者的結局，又將怎樣呢？
For tyme is, that doom bigynne at Goddis hous; and if it bigynne first at vs, what ende schal be of hem, that bileuen not to the gospel?
18 『如果義人還難以得救，那麼惡人和罪人，要有什麼結果呢？』
And if a iust man vnnethe schal be sauid, where schulen the vnfeithful man and the synnere appere?
19 故此，凡照天主旨意受苦的人，也要把自己的靈魂託付給忠信的造物主，專務行善。
Therfor and thei that suffren bi the wille of God, bitaken her soulis in good dedis to the feithful makere of nouyt.
