Matthew 20
1 FOR the kingdom of heaven is like a man, the master of a family, who went out at break of day, to hire labourers into his vineyard.
The kyngdom of heuenes is lijc to an housbonde man, that wente out first bi the morewe, to hire werk men in to his vyneyerd.
2 And when he had agreed with the labourers at a denarius a day, he sent them into the vineyard.
And whanne the couenaunt was maad with werk men, of a peny for the dai, he sente hem in to his vyneyerd.
3 And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place unemployed.
And he yede out aboute the thridde our, and say othere stondynge idel in the chepyng.
4 And he said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is equitable, I will give it you. So they went.
And he seide to hem, Go ye also in to myn vynyerd, and that that schal be riytful, Y schal yyue to you.
5 Again going out, about the sixth and ninth hour, he did after the same manner.
And thei wenten forth. Eftsoones he wente out aboute the sixte our, and the nynthe, and dide in lijk maner.
6 But about the eleventh hour, going out, he found others standing unemployed, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
But aboute the elleuenthe our he wente out, and foond other stondynge; and he seide to hem, What stonden ye idel here al dai?
7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatever is equitable, ye shall receive.
Thei seien to him, For no man hath hirid vs. He seith to hem, Go ye also in to my vyneyerd.
8 Now when the evening came, the master of the vineyard said to his overseer, Call the labourers, and give them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.
And whanne euenyng was comun, the lord of the vyneyerd seith to his procuratoure, Clepe the werk men, and yelde to hem her hire, and bigynne thou at the laste til to the firste.
9 And when they came, who began about the eleventh hour, they received each a denarius.
And so whanne thei weren comun, that camen aboute the elleuenthe our, also thei token eueryche of hem a peny.
10 But when the first came, they expected that they should receive more; and they also received every man a denarius.
But the firste camen, and demeden, that thei schulden take more, but thei token ech oon bi hem silf a peny;
11 But when they received it, they murmured against the master of the family:
and in the takyng grutchiden ayens the hosebonde man, and seiden,
12 saying, These last have wrought only a single hour, and thou hast put them on an equality with us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
These laste wrouyten oon our, and thou hast maad hem euen to vs, that han born the charge of the dai, and heete?
13 But he answering, said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no injustice; did I not agree with thee for a denarius?
And he answeride to oon of hem, and seide, Freend, Y do thee noon wrong; whether thou hast not acordid with me for a peny?
14 Take then thine own, and begone: I chuse to give to this last even as to thee.
Take thou that that is thin, and go; for Y wole yyue to this laste man, as to thee.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Whether it is not leueful to me to do that that Y wole? Whether thin iye is wickid, for Y am good?
16 Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called, but the elect are few.
So the laste schulen be the firste, and the firste the laste; `for many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun.
17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took his twelve disciples aside on the road, and said to them;
And Jhesus wente vp to Jerusalem, and took hise twelue disciplis in priuetee, and seide to hem, Lo!
18 Lo! we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
we goon vp to Jerusalem, and mannus sone schal be bitakun to princis of prestis, and scribis; and thei schulen condempne him to deeth.
19 and shall deliver him to the Gentiles, to insult, and to scourge, and to crucify: and the third day he shall rise again.
And thei schulen bitake hym to hethene men, for to be scorned, and scourgid, and crucified; and the thridde day he schal rise ayen to lijf.
20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children, with her sons, paying him obeisance, and petitioning a favour of him.
Thanne the modir of the sones of Zebedee cam to hym with hir sones, onourynge, and axynge sum thing of hym.
21 Then he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith unto him, Tell me that these my two sons shall sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left, in thy kingdom.
And he seide to hir, What wolt thou? She seith to hym, Seie that thes tweyne my sones sitte, oon at thi riythalf, and oon at thi lefthalf, in thi kyngdom.
22 Then Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink of the cup that I am going to drink, and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptised? They say unto him, We are able.
Jhesus answeride, and seide, Ye witen not what ye axen. Moun ye drynke the cuppe which Y schal drynke? Thei seien to hym, We moun.
23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and with the baptism with which I am baptised, shall ye be baptised; but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, it is not in my power to bestow, but on those, for whom it was prepared by my Father.
He seith to hem, Ye schulen drinke my cuppe; but to sitte at my riythalf or lefthalf, it is not myn to yyue to you; but to whiche it is maad redi of my fadir.
24 And the twelve, on hearing this, were filled with indignation against the two brethren.
And the ten herynge, hadden indignacioun of the twei britheren.
25 But Jesus, calling them to him, said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority among them.
But Jhesus clepide hem to hym, and seide, Ye witen, that princis of hethene men ben lordis of hem, and thei that ben gretter, vsen power on hem.
26 But thus shall it not be with you. But whosoever will be a great man among you, let him be your servant;
It schal not be so among you; but who euer wole be maad gretter among you, be he youre mynystre;
27 and whosoever will be first, let him be your slave.
and who euer among you wole be the firste, he schal be youre seruaunt.
28 Even as the Son of man came not to be waited upon, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
As mannus sone cam not to be seruyd, but to serue, and to yyue his lijf redempcioun for manye.
29 And as they were going out of Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
And whanne thei yeden out of Jerico, miche puple suede him.
30 And, behold, two blind men sat by the road side, who hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, son of David!
And lo! twei blynde men saten bisydis the weie, and herden that Jhesus passide; and thei crieden, and seiden, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs.
31 And the multitude checked them, that they should be silent; but they cried out the more, Have mercy on us, Lord, son of David.
And the puple blamede hem, that thei schulden be stille; and thei crieden the more, and seiden, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs.
32 And Jesus standing called them, and said, What desire ye, that I should do for you?
And Jhesus stood, and clepide hem, and seide, What wolen ye, that Y do to you?
33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
Thei seien to him, Lord, that oure iyen be opened.
34 Then Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes recovered sight, and they followed him.
And Jhesus hadde merci on hem, and touchide her iyen; and anoon thei sayen, and sueden him.
