< 1 Timothy 5 >

1 Blame thou not an eldere man, but biseche as a fadir, yonge men as britheren; elde wymmen as modris,
elder: old not to rebuke but to plead/comfort as/when father new as/when brother
2 yonge wymmen as sistris, in al chastite.
elder: old as/when mother new as/when sister in/on/among all purity
3 Honoure thou widewis, that ben very widewis.
widow to honor the/this/who really widow
4 But if ony widewe hath children of sones, lerne sche first to gouerne her hous, and quyte to fadir and modir; for this thing is acceptid bifor God.
if then one widow child or descendant to have/be to learn first the/this/who one's own/private house: household to show piety and repayment to pay the/this/who parent/ancestor this/he/she/it for to be (good and *K*) pleasing before the/this/who God
5 And sche that is a widewe verili, and desolate, hope in to God, and be bisy in bisechingis and preieris niyt and dai.
the/this/who then really widow and to leave alone to hope/expect upon/to/against (the/this/who *ko*) God and to remain/persist the/this/who petition and the/this/who prayer night and day
6 For sche that is lyuynge in delicis, is deed.
the/this/who then to indulge to live to die/be dead
7 And comaunde thou this thing, that thei be withouten repreef.
and this/he/she/it to order in order that/to irreproachable to be
8 For if ony man hath not cure of his owne, and most of hise household men, he hath denyed the feith, and is worse than an vnfeithful man.
if then one the/this/who one's own/private and especially (the/this/who *k*) of one’s household no (to care for *N(k)O*) the/this/who faith to deny and to be unbelieving worse than
9 A widewe be chosun not lesse than sixti yeer, that was wijf of oon hosebonde,
widow to enrol not lesser year sixty to be one man: husband woman: wife
10 and hath witnessing in good werkis, if sche nurschede children, if sche resseyuede pore men to herbore, if sche hath waischun the feet of hooli men, if sche mynystride to men that suffriden tribulacioun, if sche folewide al good werk.
in/on/among work good to testify if to raise children if to show hospitality if holy: saint foot to wash if to press on to help if all work good to follow after
11 But eschewe thou yongere widewis; for whanne thei han do letcherie, thei wolen be weddid in Crist,
new then widow to refuse/excuse when(-ever) for to desire the/this/who Christ to marry to will/desire
12 hauynge dampnacioun, for thei han maad voide the firste feith.
to have/be judgment that/since: since the/this/who first: previous faith to reject
13 Also thei idil lernen to go aboute housis, not oneli ydel, but ful of wordis and curiouse, spekynge thingis that bihoueth not.
together then and idle to learn to go around the/this/who home no alone then idle but and gossipy and meddlesome/magic to speak the/this/who not be necessary
14 Therfor Y wole, that yongere widewis be weddid, and bringe forth children, and ben hosewyues, to yyue noon occasioun to the aduersarie, bi cause of cursid thing.
to plan therefore/then new to marry to have children to manage a house nothing opportunity to give the/this/who be an opponent reviling because of
15 For now summe ben turned abak aftir Sathanas.
already for one to turn/wander away after the/this/who Satan
16 If ony feithful man hath widewis, mynystre he to hem, that the chirche be not greuyd, that it suffice to hem that ben very widewis.
if one (faithful or *K*) faithful to have/be widow (to help *NK(o)*) it/s/he and not to burden the/this/who assembly in order that/to the/this/who really widow to help
17 The prestis that ben wel gouernoures, be thei had worthi to double onour; moost thei that trauelen in word and teching.
the/this/who well to set before elder: Elder double honor to deem worthy especially the/this/who to labor in/on/among word and teaching
18 For scripture seith, Thou schalt not bridil the mouth of the oxe threischinge, and, A werk man is worthi his hire.
to say for the/this/who a writing ox to thresh no to muzzle and worthy the/this/who worker the/this/who wage it/s/he
19 Nyle thou resseyue accusyng ayens a preest, but vndur tweyne or thre witnessis.
according to elder: Elder accusation not to welcome outside/except if: not not upon/to/against two or Three witness
20 But reproue thou men that synnen bifor alle men, that also othere haue drede.
the/this/who (then *o*) to sin before all to rebuke in order that/to and the/this/who remaining fear to have/be
21 Y preie bifor God, and Jhesu Crist, and hise chosun aungelis, that thou kepe these thingis with oute preiudice, and do no thing in bowynge `in to the othere side.
to testify solemnly before the/this/who God and (lord: God *K*) Christ Jesus and the/this/who select angel in order that/to this/he/she/it to keep/guard: observe without prejudice nothing to do/make: do according to partiality
22 Put thou hondis to no man, nether anoon comyne thou with othere mennus synnes. Kepe thi silf chast.
hand soon nothing to put/lay on nor to participate sin another’s you pure to keep: protect
23 Nyle thou yit drinke watir, but vse a litil wyn, for thi stomac, and `for thin ofte fallynge infirmytees.
never again to drink water but wine little/few to use through/because of the/this/who stomach (you *K*) and the/this/who often you weakness: ill
24 Sum mennus synnes ben opyn, bifor goynge to dom; but of summen thei comen aftir.
one a human the/this/who sin obvious to be to go/bring before toward judgment one then and to follow after
25 And also goode dedis ben opyn, and tho that han hem in othere maner, moun not be hid.
likewise and the/this/who work the/this/who good obvious (to be *k*) and the/this/who otherwise to have/be to hide no (be able *N(k)O*)

< 1 Timothy 5 >