Ephesians 1
1 Poul, the apostle of Jhesu Crist, bi the wille of God, to alle seyntis that ben at Effesie, and to the feithful men in Jhesu Crist,
To Christ’s people at Ephesus who are faithful to him, from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God.
2 grace be to you and pees of God, oure fader, and oure Lord Jhesu Crist.
May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.
3 Blessid be God and the fadir of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, that hath blessid vs in al spiritual blessing in heuenli thingis in Crist,
Blessed is the God and Father of Jesus Christ, our Lord, who has blessed us on high with every spiritual blessing, in Christ.
4 as he hath chosun vs in hym silf bifor the makyng of the world, that we weren hooli, and with out wem in his siyt, in charite.
For he chose us in our union with Christ before the creation of the universe, so that we might be holy and blameless in his sight, living in the spirit of love.
5 Which hath bifor ordeyned vs in to adopcioun of sones bi Jhesu Crist in to hym, bi the purpos of his wille,
From the first he destined us, in his goodwill towards us, to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ,
6 in to the heriyng of the glorie of his grace;
and so to enhance that glorious manifestation of his loving kindness which he gave us in the one he loves;
7 in which he hath glorified vs in his dereworthe sone. In whom we han redempcioun bi his blood, foryyuenesse of synnes, aftir the ritchessis of his grace,
for in him, and through the shedding of his blood, we have found redemption in the pardon of our offenses.
8 that aboundide greetli in vs in al wisdom and prudence,
All this accords with the loving kindness which God lavished on us, accompanied by countless gifts of wisdom and discernment,
9 to make knowun to vs the sacrament of his wille, bi the good plesaunce of hym; the which sacrament he purposide in
when he made known to us his hidden purpose. And it also accords with the goodwill which God purposed to exhibit in Christ,
10 hym in the dispensacioun of plente of tymes to enstore alle thingis in Crist, whiche ben in heuenes, and whiche ben in erthe, in hym.
in view of that divine order which was to mark the completion of the ages, when he should make everything, both in heaven and on earth, center in him.
11 In whom we ben clepid bi sort, bifor ordeyned bi the purpos of hym that worchith alle thingis bi the counsel of his wille;
In him, I say, for by our union with him we became God’s heritage, having from the first been destined for this in the intention of him who, in all that happens, is carrying out his own fixed purpose;
12 that we be in to the heriyng of his glorie, we that han hopid bifor in Crist.
that we should enhance his glory – we who have been the first to rest our hopes on the Christ.
13 In whom also ye weren clepid, whanne ye herden the word of treuthe, the gospel of youre heelthe, in whom ye bileuynge ben merkid with the Hooli Goost of biheest, which is the ernes of oure eritage,
And you, too, by your union with him, after you had heard the message of the truth, the good news of your salvation – you believed in him and were sealed as his by receiving the holy Spirit, which he had promised.
14 in to the redempcioun of purchasyng, in to heriyng of his glorie.
And the Spirit is a pledge of our future heritage, foreshadowing the full redemption of God’s own people – to enhance his glory.
15 Therfor and Y herynge youre feith, that is in Crist Jhesu, and the loue in to alle seyntis,
And therefore I, ever since I heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which prevails among you, and of your confidence in all Christ’s people,
16 ceesse not to do thankyngis for you, makynge mynde of you in my preieris;
have never omitted to thank God on your behalf, whenever I make mention of you in my prayers.
17 that God of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, the fadir of glorie, yyue to you the spirit of wisdom and of reuelacioun, in to the knowyng of hym;
My prayer is that the God of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all-glorious Father, may inspire you with wisdom and true insight through a fuller knowledge of himself;
18 and the iyen of youre herte liytned, that ye wite, which is the hope of his clepyng, and whiche ben the richessis of the glorie of his eritage in seyntis;
that your minds may be so enlightened that you may realize the hope given by God’s call, the wealth of the glory of his heritage among Christ’s people,
19 and whych is the excellent greetnesse of his vertu in to vs that han bileuyd, bi the worchyng of the myyt of his vertu,
and the transcendent greatness of the power which he is able to exercise in dealing with us who believe in him.
20 which he wrouyte in Crist, reisynge hym fro deth, and settynge him on his riyt half in heuenli thingis,
The same mighty power was exerted on the Christ, when he raised the Christ from the dead and ‘caused him to sit at his right hand’ on high, exalting him above all angels and archangels of every rank,
21 aboue ech principat, and potestat, and vertu, and domynacioun, and aboue ech name that is named, not oneli in this world, but also in the world to comynge; (aiōn g165)
and above every name that can be named, whether in the present age, or in the age to come. (aiōn g165)
22 and made alle thingis suget vndur hise feet, and yaf hym to be heed ouer al the chirche,
And God placed all things under Christ’s feet, and gave him to the church as its supreme head;
23 that is the bodi of hym, and the plente of hym, which is alle thingis in alle thingis fulfillid.
for the church is Christ’s body, and is filled by him who fills all things everywhere with his presence.
