Colossians 4

1 Masters, do what is right and fair by your slaves, for you know that you also have a Master — in Heaven.

Lordis, yyue ye to seruauntis that that is iust and euene, witinge that also ye han a Lord in heuene.

2 Devote yourselves to prayer. Give your whole mind to it, and also offer thanksgiving;

Be ye bisi in preier, and wake in it, in doynge of thankyngis;

3 and at the same time pray for us, that God may give us an opening for our Message, so that we may speak of the truths hidden in the Christ — the truths for which I am in chains!

and preie ech for othere, and for vs, that God opene to vs the dore of word, to speke the misterie of Crist;

4 Then I shall make them known, as I ought to do.

for which also Y am boundun, that Y schewe it, so as it bihoueth me to speke.

5 Show tact in your behaviour to the outside world, making the most of every opportunity.

Walke ye in wisdom to hem that ben with outen forth, ayenbiynge tyme.

6 Let your conversation always be kindly, and seasoned, as it were, with salt; that you may know in each case what answer you ought to give.

Youre word be sauered in salt eueremore in grace; that ye wite, hou it bihoueth you to answere to ech man.

7 Our dear Brother, Tychicus, will tell you all about me. He is a faithful minister, and a fellow-servant in the Master’s cause.

Titicus, most dere brother, and feithful mynyster, and my felowe in the Lord, schal make alle thingis knowun to you, that ben aboute me.

8 I send him to you expressly that you may learn our circumstances, and that he may give you encouragement.

Whom Y sente to you to this same thing, that he knowe what thingis ben aboute you, and coumforte youre hertis, with Onesyme,

9 With him will be Onesimus, our dear faithful Brother, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you all that is going on here.

most dere and feithful brother, which is of you; whiche schulen make alle thingis that ben doon here, knowun to you.

10 My fellow-prisoner, Aristarchus, sends you his greeting, and Barnabas’s cousin, Mark, sends his. (You have received directions about him. If he comes to you, make him welcome.)

Aristark, prisoner with me, gretith you wel, and Mark, the cosyn of Barnabas, of whom ye han take maundementis; if he come to you, resseyue ye hym;

11 Joshua, who is called Justus, also sends his greeting. These are the only converts from Judaism who have worked with me for the kingdom of God; I have found them a great comfort.

and Jhesus, that is seid Just; whiche ben of circumcisioun; thei aloone ben myn helperis in the kingdom of God, that weren to me in solace.

12 Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, sends you his greeting. He is a servant of Christ Jesus, and is always most earnest in your behalf in his prayers, praying that you may stand firm, with a matured faith and with a sure conviction of all that is in accordance with God’s will.

Epafras, that is of you, the seruaunt of Jhesu Crist, gretith you wel; euere bisi for you in preyeris, that ye stonde perfit and ful in al the wille of God.

13 I can bear testimony to the deep interest he takes in you, as well as in the Brethren at Laodicea and at Hierapolis.

And Y bere witnessyng to hym, that he hath myche trauel for you, and for hem that ben at Loadice, and that ben at Ierapolim.

14 Luke, our dear doctor, sends you his greeting, and Demas sends his.

Luk, the leche most dere, and Demas, greten you wel.

15 Give my greeting to the Brethren at Laodicea, and to Nymphe, and to the Church that meets at her house.

Grete ye wel the britheren that ben at Loadice, and the womman Nynfam, and the chirche that is in hir hous.

16 And when this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read before the Church at Laodicea, and that you yourselves read the letter which will be forwarded from there.

And whanne this pistle is red among you, do ye, that it be red in the chirche of Loadicensis; and rede ye that pistle that is of Loadicensis.

17 Give this message to Archippus — ‘Take care to discharge to the best of your ability the office to which you were appointed in the Master’s Cause.’

And seie ye to Archippus, Se the mynysterie, that thou hast takun in the Lord, that thou fille it.

18 I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting. Remember these chains of mine. God’s blessing be with you.

My salutacioun, bi the hoond of Poul. Be ye myndeful of my boondis. The grace of the Lord Jhesu Crist be with you. Amen.