< Matthew 3 >

1 And in those days John the Immerser comes, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,
In those dayes Ihon the Baptyst came and preached in the wildernes of Iury
2 and saying, “Convert, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near,”
saynge; Repet the kyngdome of heue is at honde.
3 for this is he having been spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, Make His paths straight.”
This is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Esay which sayeth: The voyce of a cryer in wyldernes prepare the Lordes waye and make hys pathes strayght.
4 And this John had his clothing of camel’s hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.
This Iho had hys garmet of camels heer and a gerdell of a skynne aboute his loynes. Hys meate was locustes and wylde hony.
5 Then were going forth to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan,
The went oute to hym Ierusalem and all Iury and all ye regio roude aboute Iorda
6 and they were immersed in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.
and were baptised of him in Iorda cofessynge their synnes.
7 And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his immersion, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?
When he sawe many of ye Pharises and of ye Saduces come to hys baptim he sayde vnto the: O generacio of vipers who hath taught you to fle fro the vengeauce to come?
8 Bear, therefore, fruits worthy of conversion,
Brynge forth therfore the frutes belongynge to repentauce.
9 and do not think to say in yourselves, We have a father—Abraham, for I say to you that God is able to raise children to Abraham out of these stones,
And se that ye ons thynke not to saye in your selues we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you that God is able of these stones to rayse vp chyldern vnto Abraha.
10 and now also, the axe is laid to the root of the trees, therefore, every tree not bearing good fruit is cut down, and is cast into fire.
Euenowe is ye axe put vnto ye rote of ye trees: soo that every tree which bringeth not forthe goode frute is hewe doune and cast into ye fyre.
11 I indeed immerse you in water for conversion, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to carry the sandals, He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
I baptise you in water in toke of repentauce: but he ye cometh after me is myghtier then I whose shues I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with ye holy gost and with fyre:
12 whose fan [is] in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His floor, and will gather His wheat into the storehouse, but He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
which hath also his fan in his hod and will pourge his floure and gadre ye wheet into his garner and will burne ye chaffe with vnquecheable fyre
13 Then Jesus comes from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be immersed by him,
Then cam Iesus from Galile to Iordan vnto Ihon to be baptised of hym.
14 but John was forbidding Him, saying, “I have need to be immersed by You—and You come to me?”
But Ihon forbade hym saynge: I ought to be baptysed of the: and comest thou to me?
15 But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit [it] now, for thus it is fitting to us to fulfill all righteousness,” then he permits Him.
Iesus answered and sayd to hym: Let it be so now. For thus it becommeth vs to fulfyll all rightwesnes. Then he suffred hym.
16 And having been immersed, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on Him,
And Iesus assone as he was baptised came strayght out of ye water. And lo heue was ope over hym: and Ihon sawe the spirite of God descende lyke a doue and lyght vpon hym.
17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted.”
And lo there came a voyce from heven sayng: Thys ys that my beloved sonne in whom is my delyte.

< Matthew 3 >