Matthew 3
1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
In tho daies Joon Baptist cam, and prechide in the desert of Judee,
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
and seide, Do ye penaunce, for the kyngdom of heuenes shal neiye.
3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
For this is he, of whom it is seid bi Ysaie, the prophete, seyinge, A vois of a crier in desert, Make ye redi the weies of the Lord; make ye riyt the pathis of hym.
4 And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
And this Joon hadde clothing of camels heeris, and a girdil of skynne aboute hise leendis; and his mete was honysoukis, and hony of the wode.
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
Thanne Jerusalem wente out to hym, and al Judee, and al the cuntre aboute Jordan;
6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
and thei weren waischun of hym in Jordan, `and knowlechiden her synnes.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
But he siy manye of the Farysees and of Saduceis comynge to his baptym, and seide to hem, Generaciouns of eddris, who shewide to you to fle fro the wraththe that is to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
Therfor do ye worthi fruyte of penaunce,
9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [our] father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
and nyle ye seie with ynne you, We han Abraham to fadir; for Y seie to you, that God is myyti to reise vp of these stoones the sones of Abraham.
10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
And now the ax is put to the roote of the tree; therfore euery tree that makith not good fruyt, shal be kit doun, and shal be cast in to the fier.
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and [with] fire:
Y waische you in water, in to penaunce; but he that shal come after me is strongere than Y, whos schoon Y am not worthi to bere; he shal baptise you in the Hooli Goost and fier.
12 Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Whos wynewing cloth is in his hoond, and he shal fulli clense his corn flore, and shal gadere his whete in to his berne; but the chaffe he shal brenne with fier that mai not be quenchid.
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Thanne Jhesus cam fro Galilee in to Jordan to Joon, to be baptised of hym.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
And Joon forbede him, and seide, Y owe to be baptisid of thee, and thou comest to me?
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [ it to be so] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
But Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Suffre nowe, for thus it fallith to vs to fulfille al riytfulnesse.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Thanne Joon suffride hym. And whanne Jhesus was baptisid, anoon he wente up fro the watir; and lo! heuenes weren openyd to hym, and he saie the Spirit of God comynge doun as a dowue, and comynge on hym; and loo!
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
a vois fro heuenes, seiynge, This is my louyd sone, in which Y haue plesid to me.
