Matthew 20
1 For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for 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 having agreed with the laborers for a denary a day, he sent them into his 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 idle in the market-place;
And he yede out aboute the thridde our, and say othere stondynge idel in the chepyng.
4 and said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatever is right, I will give you. And 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 the ninth hour, he did likewise.
And thei wenten forth. Eftsoones he wente out aboute the sixte our, and the nynthe, and dide in lijk maner.
6 And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing, and saith to 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 to him, Because no one hath hired us. He saith to them, Go ye also into the vineyard.
Thei seien to him, For no man hath hirid vs. He seith to hem, Go ye also in to my vyneyerd.
8 And when evening came, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their pay, beginning with the last, and going on 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 they who were hired about the eleventh hour came, and received each a denary.
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 supposed that they should receive more; and they too received each a denary.
But the firste camen, and demeden, that thei schulden take more, but thei token ech oon bi hem silf a peny;
11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the householder,
and in the takyng grutchiden ayens the hosebonde man, and seiden,
12 saying, These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to 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 wrong; didst not thou agree with me for a denary?
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 thy due, and go. But I will 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 Am I not free 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 the last will be first, and the first, last. And as
So the laste schulen be the firste, and the firste the laste; `for many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun.
17 Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve apart, and on the way 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 delivered up to the chief priests and scribes; and they will 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 will deliver him up to the gentiles to mock, and scourge, and crucify; and on the third day he will 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 the sons of Zebedee with her sons, falling down before him, and asking a certain thing of him.
Thanne the modir of the sones of Zebedee cam to hym with hir sones, onourynge, and axynge sum thing of hym.
21 And he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on 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 But Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which I am to drink? They say to him, We can.
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 He saith to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it hath been 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 when the ten heard this, they were much displeased with the two brothers.
And the ten herynge, hadden indignacioun of the twei britheren.
25 But Jesus called them to him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great men exercise a strict authority over 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 Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desireth to become great among you, will be your minister;
It schal not be so among you; but who euer wole be maad gretter among you, be he youre mynystre;
27 and whoever desireth to be first among you, will be your servant;
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 served, 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 lo! two blind men, who were sitting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have pity on us, 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 sharply bade them be silent. But they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have pity on us, 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 stopped, and called them, and said, What would ye have me do for you?
And Jhesus stood, and clepide hem, and seide, What wolen ye, that Y do to you?
33 They say to him, Lord, to open our eyes.
Thei seien to him, Lord, that oure iyen be opened.
34 Then Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and they immediately received sight, and followed him.
And Jhesus hadde merci on hem, and touchide her iyen; and anoon thei sayen, and sueden him.
