Matthew 12
1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the grain-fields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of grain, and to eat.
In that tyme Jhesus wente bi cornes in the sabot day; and hise disciplis hungriden, and bigunnen to plucke the eris of corn, and to ete.
2 But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Lo! thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
And Fariseis, seynge, seiden to hym, Lo! thi disciplis don that thing that is not leueful to hem to do in sabatis.
3 But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he and those who were with him were hungry?
And he seide to hem, Whether ye han not red, what Dauid dide, whanne he hungride, and thei that weren with hym?
4 how he went into the house of God, and they ate the show-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but for the priests alone?
hou he entride in to the hous of God, and eet looues of proposicioun, whiche looues it was not leueful to hym to ete, nether to hem that weren with hym, but to prestis aloone?
5 Or have ye not read in the Law, that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
Or whether ye han not red in the lawe, that in sabotis prestis in the temple defoulen the sabotis, and thei ben with oute blame?
6 But I say to you, that something greater than the temple is here.
And Y seie to you, that here is a gretter than the temple.
7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, “I desire mercy and not sacrifice,” ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
And if ye wisten, what it is, Y wole merci, and not sacrifice, ye schulden neuer haue condempned innocentis.
8 For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
For mannus Sone is lord, yhe, of the sabat.
9 And departing thence, he went into their synagogue.
And whanne he passide fro thennus, he cam in to the synagoge of hem.
10 And, lo! there was a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.
And lo! a man that hadde a drye hoond. And thei axiden hym, and seiden, Whether it be leueful to hele in the sabot? that thei schulden acuse hym.
11 And he said to them, Who of you that owneth one sheep, if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it, and lift it out?
And he seide to hem, What man of you schal be, that hath o scheep, and if it falle in to a diche in the sabotis, whether he shal not holde, and lifte it vp?
12 Of how much more worth now is a man than a sheep! So then it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.
How myche more is a man better than a scheep? Therfor it is leueful to do good in the sabatis.
13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored sound as the other.
Thanne he seide to the man, Stretche forth thin hoond. And he strauyte forth; and it was restorid to heelthe as the tothir.
14 Then the Pharisees went out, and consulted together against him, how they might destroy him.
And the Farisees wenten out, and maden a counsel ayens hym, hou thei schulden distrie hym.
15 But Jesus, knowing it, withdrew from thence; and many followed him; and he healed them all,
And Jhesus knewe it, and wente awei fro thennus; and many sueden hym, and he helide hem alle.
16 and strictly charged them not to make him known;
And he comaundide to hem, that thei schulden not make hym knowun;
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
that that thing were fulfillid, that was seid by Isaie, the prophete, seiynge, Lo!
18 “Behold my servant, whom I chose; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare judgment to the nations.
my child, whom Y haue chosun, my derling, in whom it hath wel plesid to my soule; Y shal put my spirit on him, and he shal telle dom to hethen men.
19 He will not strive, nor cry aloud, nor will any one hear his voice in the streets.
He shal not stryue, ne crye, nethir ony man shal here his voice in stretis.
20 A bruised reed he will not break, and smoking flax he will not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
A brisid rehed he shal not breke, and he schal not quenche smokynge flax, til he caste out doom to victorie;
21 And in his name will nations hope.”
and hethene men schulen hope in his name.
22 Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw.
Thanne a man blynde and doumbe, that hadde a feend, was brouyt to hym; and he helide hym, so that he spak, and say.
23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this the son of David?
And al the puple wondride, and seide, Whether this be the sone of Dauid?
24 But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This man doth not cast out the demons, except through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.
But the Farisees herden, and seiden, He this casteth not out feendis, but in Belsabub, prince of feendis.
25 And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
And Jhesus, witynge her thouytis, seide to hem, Eche kingdom departid ayens it silf, schal be desolatid, and eche cite, or hous, departid ayens it self, schal not stonde.
26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?
And if Satanas castith out Satanas, he is departid ayens him silf; therfor hou schal his kingdom stonde?
27 And if I cast out the demons through Beelzebul, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore shall they be judges of you.
And if Y in Belsabub caste out deuelis, in `whom youre sones casten out? Therfor thei schulen be youre domes men.
28 But if I cast out the demons through the Spirit of God, then hath the kingdom of God already come to you.
But if Y in the Spirit of God caste out feendis, thanne the kyngdom of God is comen in to you.
29 Or how can one enter into a strong man's house, and seize upon his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then plunder his house?
Ethir hou may ony man entre in to the hous of a stronge man, and take awey hise vesselis, but `he first bynde the stronge man, and thanne he schal spuyle his hous?
30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
He that is not with me, is ayens me; and he that gaderith not togidere with me, scaterith abrood.
31 Therefore I say to you, All manner of sin and evil-speaking will be forgiven to men; but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
Therfor I seie to you, al synne and blasfemye shal be foryouun to men, but `the spirit of blasfemye shal not be foryouun.
32 And whoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this world, or in the world to come. (aiōn g165)
And who euere seith a word ayens mannus sone, it shal be foryouun to him; but who that seieth a word ayens the Hooli Goost, it shal not be foryouun to hym, nether in this world, ne in `the tothir. (aiōn g165)
33 Either say that the tree is good, and its fruit good; or say that the tree is bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers!
Ethir make ye the tree good, and his fruyt good; ether make ye the tree yuel and his fruyt yuel; for a tree is knowun of the fruyt.
34 How can ye, evil as ye are, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Ye generacioun of eddris, hou moun ye speke goode thingis, whanne ye ben yuele? For the mouth spekith of plente of the herte.
35 The good man, from his good treasure, bringeth out good things; and the evil man, from his evil treasure, bringeth out evil things.
A good man bryngith forth good thingis of good tresoure, and an yuel man bringith forth yuel thingis of yuel tresoure.
36 And I say to you, that for every idle word that men shall speak, they will give account in the day of judgment.
And Y seie to you, that of euery idel word, that men speken, thei schulen yelde resoun therof in the dai of doom;
37 For by thy words thou wilt be justified, and by thy words thou wilt be condemned.
for of thi wordis thou schalt be iustified, and of thi wordis thou shalt be dampned.
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we wish to see a sign from thee.
Thanne summe of the scribis and Farisees answeriden to hym, and seiden, Mayster, we wolen se a tokne of thee.
39 But he answered and said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation is seeking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
Which answeride, and seide to hem, An yuel kynrede and a spouse brekere sekith a tokene, and a tokene shal not be youun to it, but the tokene of Jonas, the prophete.
40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
For as Jonas was in the wombe of a whal thre daies and thre nyytis, so mannus sone shal be in the herte of the erthe thre daies and thre nyytis.
41 The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, lo! something more than Jonah is here.
Men of Nynyue schulen rise in doom with this generacioun, and schulen condempne it; for thei diden penaunce in the prechyng of Jonas, and lo! here a gretter than Jonas.
42 The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! something more than Solomon is here.
The queene of the south shal rise in doom with this generacioun, and schal condempne it; for she cam fro the eendis of the erthe to here the wisdom of Salomon, and lo! here a gretter than Salomon.
43 But when the unclean spirit is gone out from a man, it goeth through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.
Whanne an vnclene spirit goith out fro a man, he goith bi drie places, `and sekith rest, and fyndith not.
44 Then it saith, I will return to my house whence I came out. And on coming, it findeth it empty, and swept, and put in order.
Thanne he seith, Y shal turne ayen in to myn hous, fro whannys Y wente out. And he cometh, and fyndith it voide, and clensid with besyms, and maad faire.
45 Then it goeth and taketh with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they enter in, and dwell there; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. So will it be also with this wicked generation.
Thanne he goith, and takith with him seuene othere spiritis worse than hym silf; and thei entren, and dwellen there. And the laste thingis of that man ben maad worse than the formere. So it shal be to this worste generacioun.
46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo! his mother and his brothers were standing without, seeking to speak with him.
Yit whil he spak to the puple, lo! his modir and his bretheren stoden withouteforth, sekynge to speke to hym.
47 And one said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brothers are standing without, seeking to speak with thee.
And a man seide to hym, Lo! thi modir and thi britheren stonden withouteforth, sekynge thee.
48 But he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?
He answeride to the man, that spak to hym, and seide, Who is my modir? and who ben my britheren?
49 And stretching forth his hand toward his disciples, be said, Behold, my mother and my brothers!
And he helde forth his hoond in to hise disciplis, and seide, Lo! my modir and my bretheren;
50 For whoever doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
for who euer doith the wille of my fadir that is in heuenes, he is my brothir, and sistir, and modir.
