Acts 16
1 And he cam in to Derben and Listram. And lo! a disciple was there, bi name Timothe, the sone of a Jewesse cristen, and of the fadir hethen.
He came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek.
2 And britheren that weren in Listris and Iconye, yeldiden good witnessing to hym.
The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.
3 And Poul wolde that this man schulde go forth with him, and he took, and circumsidide hym, for Jewis that weren in the places. For alle wisten, that his fadir was hethen.
Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4 Whanne thei passiden bi citees, thei bitoken to hem to kepe the techingis, that weren demyd of apostlis and eldre men, that weren at Jerusalem.
As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
5 And the chirches weren confermed in feith, and encreseden in noumbre eche dai.
So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 And thei passiden Frigie, and the cuntre of Galathi, and weren forbedun of the Hooli Goost to speke the word of God in Asie.
When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
7 And whanne thei camen in to Mysie, thei assaieden to go in to Bithynye, and the spirit of Jhesu suffride not hem.
When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.
8 But whanne thei hadden passid bi Mysie, thei camen doun to Troade;
Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
9 and a visioun `bi nyyt was schewid to Poul. But a man of Macedonye that stoode, preiede hym, and seide, Go thou in to Macedonye, and helpe vs.
A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”
10 And as he hadde sei the visioun, anoon we souyten to go forth in to Macedonye, and weren maad certeyn, that God hadde clepid vs to preche to hem.
When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.
11 And we yeden bi schip fro Troade, and camen to Samatrachia with streiyt cours; and the dai suynge to Neapolis;
Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
12 and fro thennus to Filippis, that is the firste part of Macedonye, the citee colonye. And we weren in this citee summe daies, and spaken togidere.
and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.
13 And in the dai of sabotis we wenten forth with out the yate bisidis the flood, where preier semyde to be; and we saten, and spaken to wymmen that camen togidere.
On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
14 And a womman, Lidda bi name, a purpuresse of the cite of Tiatirens, worschipinge God, herde; whos herte the Lord openyde to yyue tente to these thingis, that weren seid of Poul.
A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshipped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.
15 And whanne sche was baptisid and hir hous, sche preyede, and seide, If ye han demyd that Y am feithful to the Lord, entre ye in to myn hous, and dwelle.
When she and her household were baptised, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.
16 And sche constreynede vs. And it was don, whanne we yeden to preier, that a damysel that hadde a spirit of diuynacioun, mette vs, which yaf greet wynnyng to her lordis in dyuynynge.
As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.
17 This suede Poul and vs, and criede, and seide, These men ben seruauntis of the hiy God, that tellen to you the weie of helthe.
Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”
18 And this sche dide in many daies. And Poul sorewide, and turnede, and seide to the spirit, Y comaunde thee in the name of Jhesu Crist, that thou go out of hir.
She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.
19 And he wente out in the same our. And the lordis of hir siyen, that the hope of her wynnyng wente awei, and thei token Poul and Silas, and ledden in to the `dom place, to the princis.
But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
20 And thei brouyten hem to the magistratis, and seiden, These men disturblen oure citee,
When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city
21 for thei ben Jewis, and schewen a custom, which it is not leueful to vs to resseyue, nether do, sithen we ben Romayns.
and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”
22 And the puple `and magistratis runnen ayens hem, and when thei hadden to-rente the cootis of hem, thei comaundiden hem to be betun with yerdis.
The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.
23 And whanne thei hadden youun to hem many woundis, thei senten hem into prisoun, and comaundiden to the kepere, that he schulde kepe hem diligentli.
When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
24 And whanne he hadde take siche a precept, he putte hem into the ynnere prisoun, and streynede the feet of hem in a tre.
Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
25 And at mydniyt Poul and Silas worschipide, and heriden God; and thei that weren in kepyng herden hem.
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
26 And sudenli a greet erthe mouyng was maad, so that the foundementis of the prisoun weren moued. And anoon alle the doris weren openyd, and the boondis of alle weren lousid.
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.
27 And the kepere of the prisoun was awakid, and siy the yatis `of the prisoun openyd, and with a swerd drawun out he wolde haue slawe hym silf, and gesside that the men that weren boundun, hadden fled.
The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Poul criede with a greet vois, and seide, Do thou noon harm to thi silf, for alle we ben here.
But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
29 And he axide liyt, and entride, and tremblide, and felle doun to Poul and to Silas at her feet.
He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
30 And he brouyte hem with out forth, and seide, Lordis, what bihoueth me to do, that Y be maad saaf?
brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 And thei seiden, Bileue thou in the Lord Jhesu, and thou schalt be saaf, and thin hous.
They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
32 And thei spaken to hym the word of the Lord, with alle that weren in his hous.
They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
33 And he took hem in the ilke our of the niyt, and waschide her woundis. And he was baptisid, and al his hous anoon.
He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptised, he and all his household.
34 And whanne he hadde led hem in to his hous, he settide to hem a boord. And he was glad with al his hous, and bileuede to God.
He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.
35 And whanne dai was come, the magistratis senten catchepollis, and seiden, Delyuere thou tho men.
But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”
36 And the kepere of the prisoun telde these wordis to Poul, That the magistratis han sent, that ye be delyuered; now therfor go ye out, and go ye in pees.
The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”
37 And Poul seide to hem, Thei senten vs men of Rome in to prisoun, that weren betun openli and vndampned, and now priueli thei bringen vs out; not so, but come thei hem silf, and delyuere vs out.
But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
38 And the catchepollis telden these wordis to the magistratis; and thei dredden, for thei herden that thei weren Romayns.
The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
39 And thei camen, and bisechiden hem, and thei brouyten hem out, and preieden, that thei schulden go out of the citee.
and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
40 And thei yeden out of the prisoun, and entriden to Lidie. And whanne thei siyen britheren, thei coumfortiden hem, and yeden forth.
They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.
