Mark 4
1 And again he began to teach by the shore of the lake; and there was gathered to him a very great multitude, so that he went into a boat, and sat down in it upon the lake; and all the multitude was by the lake on the land.
And eft Jhesus bigan to teche at the see; and myche puple was gaderid to hym, so that he wente in to a boot, and sat in the see, and al the puple was aboute the see on the loond.
2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,
And he tauyte hem in parablis many thingis. And he seide to hem in his techyng,
3 Hearken: Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
Here ye. Lo! a man sowynge goith out to sowe.
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed some seeds fell by the way-side; and the birds came and devoured them.
And the while he sowith, summe seed felde aboute the weie, and briddis of heuene camen, and eeten it.
5 And others fell on rocky ground, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.
Othere felde doun on stony places, where it had not myche erthe; and anoon it spronge vp, for it had not depnesse of erthe.
6 But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
And whanne the sunne roos vp, it welewide for heete, and it driede vp, for it hadde no roote.
7 And others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them, and they yielded no fruit.
And othere felde doun in to thornes, and thornes sprongen vp, and strangliden it, and it yaf not fruyt.
8 And others fell on good ground, and shooting up and growing yielded fruit; and bore as much as thirty, and sixty, and a hundred fold.
And other felde doun in to good loond, and yaf fruyt, springynge vp, and wexynge; and oon brouyte thretti foold, and oon sixti fold, and oon an hundrid fold.
9 And he said, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And he seide, He that hath eeris of heryng, here he.
10 And when he was in private, they who were about him, with the twelve, asked him about the parables.
And whanne he was bi hym silf, tho twelue that weren with hym axiden hym to expowne the parable.
11 And he said to them, To you hath been given the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them, who are without, all things are done in parables; t
And he seide to hem, To you it is youun to knowe the priuete of the kyngdom of God. But to hem that ben with outforth, alle thingis be maad in parablis, that thei seynge se,
12 hat seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest they should turn, and be forgiven.
and se not, and thei herynge here and vnderstonde not; lest sum tyme thei be conuertid, and synnes be foryouun to hem.
13 And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all the parables?
And he seide to hem, Knowe not ye this parable? and hou ye schulen knowe alle parablis?
14 The sower soweth the word.
He that sowith, sowith a word.
15 And these are they by the wayside, those where the word is sown, and when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in them.
But these it ben that ben aboute the weie, where the word is sowun; and whanne thei han herd, anoon cometh Satanas, and takith awei the word that is sowun in her hertis.
16 And these in like manner are they that are sown on the rocky places, those, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy,
And in lijk maner ben these that ben sowun on stony placis, whiche whanne thei han herd the word, anoon thei taken it with ioye;
17 and have no root in themselves, but endure only for a time; then, when affliction or persecution ariseth on account of the word, they immediately fall away.
and thei han not roote in hem silf, but thei ben lastynge a litil tyme; aftirward whanne tribulacioun risith, and persecucioun for the word, anoon thei ben sclaundrid.
18 And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they who hear the word,
And ther ben othir that ben sowun in thornes; these it ben that heren the word,
19 but the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
and disese of the world, and disseit of ritchessis, and othir charge of coueytise entrith, and stranglith the word, and it is maad with out fruyt. (aiōn g165)
20 And these are they who are sown on the good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it; and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundred fold.
And these it ben that ben sowun on good lond, whiche heren the word, and taken, and maken fruyt, oon thritti fold, oon sixti fold, and oon an hundrid fold.
21 And he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be set on the lamp-stand?
And he seide to hem, Wher a lanterne cometh, that it be put vndur a buschel, or vndur a bed? nay, but that it be put on a candilstike?
22 For there is nothing secret, unless to be made known; nor was any thing hidden, but that it should come to light.
Ther is no thing hid, that schal not be maad opyn; nethir ony thing is pryuey, that schal not come in to opyn.
23 If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
If ony man haue eeris of heryng, here he.
24 And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.
And he seide to hem, Se ye what ye heren. In what mesure ye meten, it schal be metun to you ayen, and be cast to you.
25 For he that hath, to him will be given; and he that hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.
For it schal be youun to hym that hath, and it schal be takun awei fro him that hath not, also that that he hath.
26 And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,
And he seide, So the kingdom of God is, as if a man caste seede in to the erthe,
27 and sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs and grows up, he knows not how.
and he sleepe, and it rise up niyt and dai, and brynge forth seede, and wexe faste, while he woot not.
28 For the earth brings forth fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
For the erthe makith fruyt, first the gras, aftirward the ere, and aftir ful fruyt in the ere.
29 But when the fruit puts itself forth, immediately he sends out the sickle, because the harvest is come.
And whanne of it silf it hath brouyt forth fruyt, anoon he sendith a sikil, for repyng tyme is come.
30 And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or under what comparison shall we set it forth?
And he seide, To what thing schulen we likne the kyngdom of God? or to what parable schulen we comparisoun it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth;
As a corne of seneuei, which whanne it is sowun in the erthe, is lesse than alle seedis that ben in the erthe;
32 and when it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air can lodge under its shade.
and whanne it is sprongun up, it waxith in to a tre, and is maad gretter than alle erbis; and it makith grete braunchis, so that briddis of heuene moun dwelle vndur the schadewe therof.
33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.
And in many suche parablis he spak to hem the word, as thei myyten here;
34 But without a parable he did not speak to them; but in private he explained all things to his own disciples.
and he spak not to hem with out parable. But he expownede to hise disciplis alle thingis bi hemsilf.
35 And on the same day, when the evening was come, he saith to them, Let us pass over to the other side.
And he seide to hem in that dai, whanne euenyng was come, Passe we ayenward.
36 And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat; and there were also other boats with him.
And thei leften the puple, and token hym, so that he was in a boot; and othere bootys weren with hym.
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves heat into the boat, so that it was already filling.
And a greet storm of wynde was maad, and keste wawis in to the boot, so that the boot was ful.
38 And he was in the stern, asleep on the pillow; and they awake him, and say to him, Teacher, carest thou not that we are perishing?
And he was in the hyndir part of the boot, and slepte on a pilewe. And thei reisen hym, and seien to hym, Maistir, perteyneth it not to thee, that we perischen?
39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the waves, Peace! be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
And he roos vp, and manasside the wynde, and seide to the see, Be stille, wexe doumbe. And the wynde ceesside, and greet pesiblenesse was maad.
40 And he said to them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have not faith?
And he seide to hem, What dreden ye? `Ye han no feith yit?
41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the waves obey him?
And thei dredden with greet drede, and seiden `ech to other, Who, gessist thou, is this? for the wynde and the see obeschen to hym.
