1 Peter 3
1 Also wymmen be thei suget to her hosebondis; that if ony man bileue not to the word, bi the conuersacioun of wymmen thei be wonnun with out word.
Similiter et mulieres subditae sint viris suis: ut et si qui non credunt verbo, per mulierem conversationem sine verbo lucrifiant,
2 And biholde ye in drede youre hooli conuersacioun.
considerantes in timore castam conversationem vestram.
3 Of whiche `ther be not with outforth curious ournyng of heer, ether doyng aboute of gold, ethir ournyng of clothing;
Quarum non sit extrinsecus capillatura, aut circumdatio auri, aut indumenti vestimentorumve cultus:
4 but thilke that is the hid man of herte, in vncorrupcioun, and of mylde spirit, which is riche in the siyt of God.
sed qui absconditus est cordis homo, in incorruptibilitate quieti, et modesti spiritus, qui est in conspectu Dei locuples.
5 For so sumtyme hooli wymmen hopinge in God ourneden hem silf, and weren suget to her owne hosebondis.
Sic enim aliquando et sanctae mulieres, sperantes in Deo, ornabant se, subiectae propriis viris.
6 As Sara obeied to Abraham, and clepide hym lord; of whom ye ben douytris wel doynge, and not dredynge ony perturbacioun.
Sicut Sara obediebat Abrahae, dominum eum vocans: cuius estis filiae benefacientes, et non pertimentes ullam perturbationem.
7 Also men dwelle togidre, and bi kunnyng yyue ye onoure to the wommanus freeltee, as to the more feble, and as to euen eiris of grace and of lijf, that youre preieris be not lettid.
Viri similiter cohabitantes secundum scientiam, quasi infirmiori vasculo muliebri impartientes honorem, tamquam et coheredibus gratiae vitae: ut non impediantur orationes vestrae.
8 And in feith alle of oon wille in preier be ye eche suffringe with othere, loueris of britherhod, merciful, mylde, meke;
In fide autem omnes unanimes, compatientes, fraternitatis amatores, misericordes, modesti, humiles:
9 not yeldinge yuel for yuel, nether cursing for cursing, but ayenward blessinge; for in this thing ye ben clepid, that ye welde blessinge bi eritage.
non reddentes malum pro malo, nec maledictum pro maledicto, sed econtrario benedicentes: quia in hoc vocati estis, ut benedictionem hereditate possideatis.
10 For he that wole loue lijf, and se goode daies, constreyne his tunge from yuel, and hise lippis, that thei speke not gile.
Qui enim vult vitam diligere, et dies videre bonos, coerceat linguam suam a malo, et labia eius ne loquantur dolum.
11 And bowe he from yuel, and do good; seke he pees, and perfitli sue it.
Declinet a malo, et faciat bonum: inquirat pacem, et sequatur eam:
12 For the iyen of the Lord ben on iust men, and hise eris on the preieris of hem; but the cheer of the Lord is on men that don yuels.
Quia oculi Domini super iustos, et aures eius in preces eorum: Vultus autem Domini super facientes mala.
13 And who is it that schal anoye you, if ye ben sueris and louyeris of goodnesse?
Et quis est qui vobis noceat, si boni aemulatores fueritis?
14 But also if ye suffren ony thing for riytwisnesse, ye ben blessid; but drede ye not the drede of hem, that ye be not disturblid.
Sed et si quid patimini propter iustitiam, beati. Timorem autem eorum ne timueritis, et non conturbemini.
15 But halewe ye the Lord Crist in youre hertis, and euermore be ye redi to satisfaccioun to ech man axynge you resoun of that feith and hope that is in you,
Dominum autem Christum sanctificate in cordibus vestris, parati semper ad satisfactionem omni poscenti vos rationem de ea, quae in vobis est, fide et spe.
16 but with myldenesse and drede, hauynge good conscience; that in that thing that thei bacbiten of you, thei ben confoundid, whiche chalengen falsly youre good conuersacioun in Crist.
sed cum modestia, et timore, conscientiam habentes bonam: ut in eo, quod detrahunt de vobis, confundantur, qui calumniantur vestram bonam in Christo conversationem.
17 For it is betere that ye do wel, and suffre, if the wille of God wole, than doynge yuele.
Melius est enim ut benefacientes (si voluntas Dei velit) pati, quam malefacientes.
18 For also Crist onys diede for oure synnes, he iust for vniust, that he schulde offre to God vs, maad deed in fleisch, but maad quik in spirit.
quia et Christus semel pro peccatis nostris mortuus est, iustus pro iniustis, ut nos offerret Deo, mortificatos quidem carne, vivificatos autem spiritu.
19 For which thing he cam in spirit, and also to hem that weren closid togidre in prisoun prechide;
In quo et his, qui in carcere erant, spiritibus veniens praedicavit:
20 whiche weren sum tyme vnbileueful, whanne thei abididen the pacience of God in the daies of Noe, whanne the schip was maad, in which a few, that is to seie, eiyte soulis weren maad saaf bi water.
qui increduli fuerant aliquando, quando expectabant Dei patientiam in diebus Noe, cum fabricaretur arca: in qua pauci, id est octo animae salvae factae sunt per aquam.
21 And so baptym of lijk forme makith vs saaf; not the puttyng awei of the filthis of fleisch, but the axyng of a good conscience in God, bi the ayenrysyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, that is in the riyt half of God,
Quod et vos nunc similis formae salvos fecit baptisma: non carnis depositio sordium, sed conscientiae bonae interrogatio in Deum per resurrectionem Iesu Christi,
22 and swolewith deth, that we schulden be made eiris of euerlastinge lijf. He yede in to heuene, and aungelis, and powers, and vertues, ben maad sugetis to hym.
qui est in dextera Dei, deglutiens mortem ut vitae aeternae heredes efficeremur: profectus in caelum subiectis sibi angelis, et potestatibus, et virtutibus.
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
