Colossians 1

1 Poul, apostle of `Crist Jhesu, bi the wille of God,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

2 and Tymothe, brother, to hem that ben at Colose, hooli and feithful britheren in Crist Jhesu,

To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

3 grace and pees to you of God oure fadir and of the Lord Jhesu Crist. We don thankyngis to God, and to the fader of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, euermore preiynge for you, herynge youre feith in Crist Jhesu,

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

4 and the loue that ye han to alle hooli men,

because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—

5 for the hope that is kept to you in heuenes. Which ye herden in the word of treuthe of the gospel,

the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

6 that cam to you, as also it is in al the world, and makith fruyt, and wexith, as in you, fro that dai in which ye herden and knewen the grace of God in treuthe.

that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.

7 As ye lerneden of Epafras, oure felawe most dereworthe, which is a trewe mynystre of Jhesu Crist for you;

You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

8 which also schewide to vs youre louyng in spirit.

and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.

9 Therfor we fro the dai in which we herden, ceessen not to preye for you, and to axe, that ye be fillid with the knowing of his wille in al wisdom and goostli vndurstondyng;

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

10 that ye walke worthili to God plesynge bi alle thingis, and make fruyt in al good werk, and wexe in the science of God,

so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

11 and ben coumfortid in al vertu bi the miyt of his clerenesse, in al pacience and long abiding with ioye,

being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully

12 that ye do thankyngis to God and to the fadir, which made you worthi in to the part of eritage of hooli men in liyt.

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

13 Which delyueride vs fro the power of derknessis, and translatide in to the kyngdom of the sone of his louyng,

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

14 in whom we han ayenbiyng and remyssioun of synnes.

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

15 Which is the ymage of God vnuysible, the first bigetun of ech creature.

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

16 For in hym alle thingis ben maad, in heuenes and in erthe, visible and vnuysible, ether trones, ether dominaciouns, ether princehodes, ethir poweris, alle thingis ben maad of nouyt bi hym, and in hym,

For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

17 and he is bifor alle, and alle thingis ben in hym.

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

18 And he is heed of the bodi of the chirche; which is the bigynnyng and the firste bigetun of deede men, that he holde the firste dignyte in alle thingis.

And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

19 For in hym it pleside al plente to inhabite,

For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

20 and bi hym alle thingis to be recounselid in to hym, and made pees bi the blood of his cros, tho thingis that ben in erthis, ether that ben in heuenes.

and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

21 And whanne ye weren sumtyme aliened, and enemyes bi wit in yuele werkis,

Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

22 now he hath recounselid you in the bodi of his fleisch bi deth, to haue you hooli, and vnwemmyd, and with out repreef bifor hym.

But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—

23 If netheles ye dwellen in the feith, foundid, and stable, and vnmouable fro the hope of the gospel that ye han herd, which is prechid in al creature that is vndur heuene. Of which Y Poul am maad mynystre,

if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

24 and now Y haue ioye in passioun for you, and Y fille tho thingis that failen of the passiouns of Crist in my fleisch, for his bodi, that is the chirche.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

25 Of which Y Poul am maad mynystre bi the dispensacioun of God, that is youun to me in you, that Y fille the word of God,

I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

26 the priuyte, that was hid fro worldis and generaciouns. But now it is schewid to his seyntis, (aiōn g165)

the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. (aiōn g165)

27 to whiche God wold make knowun the richessis of the glorie of this sacrament in hethene men, which is Crist in you, the hope of glorie.

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

28 Whom we schewen, repreuynge ech man, and techinge `ech man in al wisdom, that we offre ech man perfit in Crist Jhesu.

We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

29 In which thing also Y trauele in stryuynge bi the worching of hym, that he worchith in me in vertu.

To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.