1 Timothy 6
1 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God, and his teaching, be not reviled.
What euere seruauntis ben vndur yok, deme thei her lordis worthi al onour, lest the name of the Lord and the doctryn be blasfemyd.
2 And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren: but rather let them serve them, because they who partake of the benefit of their service, are believers and beloved brethren. These things enforce in your teaching and exhortation.
And thei that han feithful lordis, dispise hem not, for thei ben britheren; but more serue thei, for thei ben feithful and louyd, whiche ben parceneris of benefice. Teche thou these thingis, and moneste thou these thingis.
3 If any one teaches other things, and does not assent to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the teaching which is according to godliness,
If ony man techith othere wise, and acordith not to the hoolsum wordis of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, and to that teching that is bi pitee,
4 he is mad with conceit, knowing nothing, but has a morbid fondness for questions and contentions about words, out of which come envy, strife, railing, evil suspicions,
he is proud, and kan no thing, but langwischith aboute questiouns and stryuyng of wordis, of the whiche ben brouyt forth enuyes, stryues, blasfemyes, yuele suspiciouns, fiytingis of men,
5 and wranglings, on the part of men who are corrupt in mind, and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a source of gain. From such withdraw yourself.
that ben corrupt in soule, and that ben pryued fro treuthe, that demen wynnyng to be pitee.
6 But godliness, with a contented disposition, is great gain.
But a greet wynnyng is pitee, with sufficience.
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain that we can carry nothing out.
For we brouyten in no thing in to this world, and no doute, that we moun not bere `awey ony thing.
8 And having food and raiment, with these let us be content.
But we hauynge foodis, and with what thingus we schulen be hilid, be we paied with these thingis.
9 But those who will be rich fail into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful desires, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
For thei that wolen be maad riche, fallen in to temptacioun, and `in to snare of the deuel, and in to many vnprofitable desiris and noyous, whiche drenchen men in to deth and perdicioun.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil; through the desire of which, some have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
For the rote of alle yuelis is coueytise, which summen coueitinge erriden fro the feith, and bisettiden hem with many sorewis.
11 But do you, O man of God, shun these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, patience, meekness.
But, thou, man of God, fle these thingis; but sue thou riytwisnesse, pite, feith, charite, pacience, myldenesse.
12 Fight the good fight of the faith; lay hold on eternal life, to which you have been called, and for which you confessed the good confession before many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)
Stryue thou a good strijf of feith, catche euerlastinge lijf, in to which thou art clepid, and hast knoulechid a good knouleching bifor many witnessis. (aiōnios g166)
13 I charge you, in the sight of God, who makes all things alive, and before Christ Jesus, who, before Pontius Pilate, confessed a good confession,
I comaunde to thee bifor God, that quikeneth alle thingis, and bifor Crist Jhesu, that yeldide a witnessing vnder Pilat of Pounce, a good confessioun,
14 that you keep this commandment, so that you may be spotless and blameless till the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that thou kepe the comaundement with out wem, with out repreef, in to the comyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist;
15 which, in his own times, he will show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
whom the blessid and aloone miyti king of kyngis and Lord of lordis schal schewe in his tymes.
16 who alone has immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no man has seen, nor can see, to whom be honor and power eternal. Amen. (aiōnios g166)
Which aloone hath vndeedlynesse, and dwellith in liyt, to which no man may come; whom no man say, nether may se; to whom glorie, and honour, and empire be with out ende. Amen. (aiōnios g166)
17 Charge those who are rich in this age, that they be not proud, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us all things richly for our enjoyment, (aiōn g165)
Comaunde thou to the riche men of this world, that thei vndurstonde not hiyli, nether that thei hope in vncerteynte of richessis, but in the lyuynge God, that yyueth to vs alle thingis plenteuously to vse; (aiōn g165)
18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, liberal,
to do wel, to be maad riche in good werkis, liytli to yyue, to comyne,
19 treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
to tresoure to hem silf a good foundement in to tyme to comynge, that thei catche euerlastinge lijf.
20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to your charge, avoiding those profane and empty babblings, and disputations about knowledge falsely so called;
Thou Tymothe, kepe the thing bitakun to thee, eschewynge cursid noueltees of voicis, and opynyouns of fals name of kunnyng;
21 by making a profession of this knowledge, some have erred as it respects the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.
which summen bihetinge, aboute the feith fellen doun. The grace of God be with thee. Amen.
