Galatians 5

1 Stonde ye therfor, and nyl ye eftsoones be holdun in the yok of seruage.

Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty with which the Messiah hath made us free; and be not subjected again to the yoke of bondage.

2 Lo! Y Poul seie to you, that if ye ben circumcidid, Crist schal no thing profite to you.

Behold, I Paul say to you, That if ye become circumcised, the Messiah is of no advantage to you.

3 And Y witnesse eftsoones to ech man that circumcidith hym silf, that he is dettour of al the lawe to be don.

And again, I testify to every one who becometh circumcised, that he is bound to fulfill the whole law.

4 And ye ben voidid awei fro Crist, and ye that be iustified in the lawe, ye han fallen awei fro grace.

Ye have renounced the Messiah, ye who seek justification by the law: and ye have apostatized from grace.

5 For we thoruy the spirit of bileue abiden the hope of riytfulnesse.

For we, through the Spirit, which is from faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

6 For in Jhesu Crist nether circumcisioun is ony thing worth, nether prepucie, but the bileue that worchith bi charite.

For, in the Messiah Jesus, circumcision is nothing, neither is uncircumcision, but the faith that is perfected by love.

7 Ye runnen wel; who lettide you that ye obeyede not to treuthe?

Ye did run well: who hath interrupted you, that ye acquiesce not in the truth?

8 Consente ye to no man; for this counsel ys not of hym that hath clepid you.

The bias of your mind is not from him who called you.

9 A litil souredowy apeirith al the gobet.

A little leaven leaveneth the whole mass.

10 I trust on you in oure Lord, that ye schulden vndurstonde noon other thing. And who that disturblith you, schal bere dom, who euere he be.

I confide in you through our Lord, that ye will entertain no other thoughts. And he that disquieteth you, shall bear his judgment, whoever he may be.

11 And, britheren, if Y preche yit circumcisioun, what suffre Y yit persecucioun? thanne the sclaundre of the crosse is auoidid.

And I, my brethren, if I still preached circumcision, why should I suffer persecution? Hath the offensiveness of the cross ceased?

12 Y wolde that thei weren cut awei, that disturblen you.

But I would, that they who disquiet you, were actually cut off.

13 For, britheren, ye ben clepid in to fredom; oneli yyue ye not fredom in to occasioun of fleisch, but bi charite of spirit serue ye togidere.

And ye, my brethren, have been called into liberty: only let not your liberty be an occasion to the flesh; but, by love, be ye servants to each other.

14 For euery lawe is fulfillid in o word, Thou schalt loue thi neiybore as thi silf.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one sentence; in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

15 And if ye bite, and ete ech othere, se ye, lest ye be wastid ech fro othere.

But if ye bite and devour one another, beware, lest ye be consumed one by another.

16 And Y seie you in Crist, walke ye in spirit, and ye schulen not performe the desiris of the fleisch.

And I say: Walk ye in the Spirit; and never follow the cravings of the flesh.

17 For the fleisch coueitith ayens the spirit, and the spirit ayen the fleisch; for these ben aduersaries togidere, that ye don not alle thingis that ye wolen.

For the flesh craveth that which is repugnant to the Spirit; and the Spirit craveth that which is repugnant to the flesh: and the two are the opposites of each other, so that ye do not that which ye desire.

18 That if ye be led bi spirit, ye ben not vnder the lawe.

But if ye are guided by the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

19 And werkis of the fleisch ben opyn, whiche ben fornicacioun, vnclennes, vnchastite, letcherie, seruice of false goddis,

For the works of the flesh are known, which are whoredom, impurity, lasciviousness,

20 witchecraftis, enmytees, striuyngis, indignaciouns, wraththis, chidingis, discenciouns, sectis, enuyes,

idol-worship, magic, malice, contention, rivalry, wrath, strife, divisions, discords,

21 manslauytris, dronkennessis, vnmesurable etyngis, and thingis lijk to these, whiche Y seie to you, as Y haue told to you `to fore, for thei that doon suche thingis, schulen not haue the kyngdom of God.

envy, murder, drunkenness, revelling, and all the like things. And they who perpetrate these things, as I have before told you, and also now tell you, do not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 But the fruyt of the spirit is charite, ioye, pees, pacience, long abidyng,

But the fruits of the Spirit are, love, joy, peace, long suffering, suavity, kindness, fidelity, modesty, patience.

23 benygnyte, goodnesse, myldenesse, feith, temperaunce, contynence, chastite; ayen suche thingis is no lawe.

Against these there standeth no law.

24 And they that ben of Crist, han crucified her fleisch with vices and coueytyngis.

And they who are of the Messiah, have crucified their flesh, with all its passions and its cravings.

25 If we lyuen bi spirit, walke we bi spirit;

Let us therefore live in the Spirit; and let us press on after the Spirit.

26 be we not made coueytouse of veyn glorie, stirynge ech othere to wraththe, or hauynge enuye ech to othere.

And let us not be vain-glorious, despising one another, and envying one another.