Isaiah 3
1 For lo! the lordli gouernour, the Lord of oostis, schal take awei fro Jerusalem and fro Juda a myyti man, and strong, and al the strengthe of breed, and al the strengthe of watir;
For behold the sovereign the Lord of hosts shall take away from Jerusalem, and from Juda the valiant and the strong, the whole strength of bread, and the whole strength of water.
2 a strong man, and a man a werriour, and a domesman, and a profete, and a false dyuynour in auteris, and an elde man,
The strong man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the cunning man, and the ancient.
3 a prince ouer fifti men, and a worschipful man in cheer, and a counselour, and a wijs man of principal crafti men, and a prudent man of mystik, ethir goostli, speche.
The captain over fifty, and the honourable in countenance, and the counsellor, and the architect, and the skillful in eloquent speech.
4 And Y schal yyue children the princes of hem, and men of wymmens condiciouns schulen be lordis of hem.
And I will give children to be their princes, and the effeminate shall rule over them.
5 And the puple schal falle doun, a man to a man, ech man to his neiybore; a child schal make noyse ayens an eld man, and an vnnoble man ayens a noble man.
And the people shall rush one upon another, and every man against his neighbour: the child shall make it tumult against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
6 For a man schal take his brother, the meneal of his fadir, and schal seie, A clooth is to thee, be thou oure prince; forsothe this fallyng be vndur thin hond.
For a man shall take hold or his brother, one of the house of his father, saying: Thou hast a garment, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand.
7 And he schal answere in that dai, and seie, Y am no leche, and nether breed, nether cloth is in myn hous; nyle ye make me prince of the puple.
In that day he shall answer, saying: I am no healer, and in my house there is no bread, nor clothing: make me not ruler of the people.
8 For whi Jerusalem felle doun, and Juda felle doun togidere; for the tunge of hem, and the fyndingis of hem weren ayens the Lord, for to terre to wraththe the iyen of his mageste.
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Juda is fallen: because their tongue, and their devices are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his majesty.
9 The knowyng of her cheer schal answere to hem; and thei prechiden her synne, as Sodom dide, and hidden not. Wo to the soule of hem, for whi yuels ben yoldun to hem.
The shew of their countenance hath answered them: and they have proclaimed abroad their sin as Sodom, and they have not hid it: woe to their souls, for evils are rendered to them.
10 Seie ye to the iust man, that it schal be to hym wel; for he schal ete the fruyt of hise fyndyngis.
Say to the just man that it is well, for he shall eat the fruit of his doings.
11 Wo to the wickid man in to yuel; for whi the yeldyng of hise hondis schal be maad to hym.
Woe to the wicked unto evil: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
12 The wrongful axeris of my puple robbiden it, and wymmen weren lordis therof. Mi puple, thei that seien thee blessid, disseyuen thee, and distrien the weie of thi steppis.
As for my people, their oppressors have stripped them, and women have ruled over them. O my people, they that call thee blessed, the same deceive thee, and destroy the way of thy steps.
13 The Lord stondith for to deme, and `the Lord stondith for to deme puplis;
The Lord standeth up to judge, and he standeth to judge the people.
14 the Lord schal come to doom, with the eldere men of his puple, and with hise princes; for ye han wastid my vyner, and the raueyn of a pore man is in youre hous.
The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and its princes: for you have devoured the vineyard, and the spoil of the poor is in your house.
15 Whi al to-breken ye my puple, and grynden togidere the faces of pore men? seith the Lord God of oostis.
Why do you consume my people, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord the God of hosts.
16 And the Lord God seide, For that that the douytris of Syon weren reisid, and yeden with a necke stretchid forth, and yeden bi signes of iyen, and flappiden with hondis, and yeden, and with her feet yeden in wel araied goyng,
And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Sion are haughty, and have walked with stretched out necks, and wanton glances of their eyes, and made a noise as they walked with their feet and moved in a set pace:
17 the Lord schal make ballyd the nol of the douytris of Sion, and the Lord schal make nakid the heer of hem.
The Lord will make bald the crown of the head of the daughters of Sion, and the Lord will discover their hair.
18 In that dai the Lord schal take awei the ournement of schoon, and goldun litle bellis lijk the moone,
In that day the Lord will take away the ornaments of shoes, and little moons,
19 and ribans, and brochis, and ournementis of armes nyy the schuldris, and mytris, ether chapelettis,
And chains and necklaces, and bracelets, and bonnets,
20 and coombis, and ournementis of armes niy the hondis, and goldun ourenementis lijk laumpreis, and litil vessels of oynementis,
And bodkins, and ornaments of the legs, and tablets, and sweet balls, and earrings,
21 and eere ryngis, and ryngis, and preciouse stoonys hangynge in the forheed,
And rings, and jewels hanging on the forehead,
22 and chaungynge clothis, and mentils, and schetis, ether smockis, and needlis,
And changes of apparel, and short cloaks, and fine linen, and crisping pins,
23 and myrouris, and smal lynun clothis aboute the schuldris, and kercheues, and roketis.
And looking-glasses, and lawns, and headbands, and fine veils.
24 And stynk shal be for swete odour, and a corde for the girdil; ballidnesse schal be for crispe heer, and an heire for a brest girdil.
And instead of a sweet smell there shall be stench, and instead of a girdle, a cord, and instead of curled hair, baldness, and instead of a stomacher, haircloth.
25 Also thi faireste men schulen falle bi swerd, and thi stronge men schulen falle in batel.
Thy fairest men also shall fall by the sword, and thy valiant ones in battle.
26 And the yatis therof schulen weile, and morene; and it schal sitte desolat in erthe.
And her gates shall lament and mourn, and she shall sit desolate on the ground.
