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] lord LORD Hosts to turn aside: remove from Jerusalem and from Judah support and support all support food: bread and all support 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,

mighty man and man battle to judge and prophet and to divine and old: elder

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.

ruler fifty and to lift: kindness face: kindness and to advise and wise craftily and to understand charm

4 And Y schal yyue children the princes of hem, and men of wymmens condiciouns schulen be lordis of hem.

and to give: make youth ruler their and caprice to rule in/on/with 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 to oppress [the] people man: anyone in/on/with man and man: anyone in/on/with neighbor his to be assertive [the] youth in/on/with old: elder and [the] to dishonor in/on/with to honor: honour

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 to capture man: anyone in/on/with brother: male-sibling his house: household father his mantle to/for you chief to be to/for us and [the] ruins [the] this underneath: owning hand: owner your

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.

to lift: loud in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to/for to say not to be to saddle/tie and in/on/with house: home my nothing food: bread and nothing mantle not to set: make me chief 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 to stumble Jerusalem and Judah to fall: fall for tongue their and deed their to(wards) LORD to/for to rebel eye: appearance glory his

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.

look face their to answer in/on/with them and sin their like/as Sodom to tell not to hide woe! to/for soul: myself their for to wean to/for them distress: evil

10 Seie ye to the iust man, that it schal be to hym wel; for he schal ete the fruyt of hise fyndyngis.

to say righteous for be pleasing for fruit deed their to eat

11 Wo to the wickid man in to yuel; for whi the yeldyng of hise hondis schal be maad to hym.

woe! to/for wicked be evil for recompense hand his to make: do to/for 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.

people my to oppress him to mock and woman to rule in/on/with him people my to bless you to go astray and way: conduct way your to swallow up

13 The Lord stondith for to deme, and `the Lord stondith for to deme puplis;

to stand to/for to contend LORD and to stand: stand to/for to judge 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.

LORD in/on/with justice: judgement to come (in): come with old: elder people his and ruler his and you(m. p.) to burn: destroy [the] vineyard violence [the] afflicted in/on/with house: home your

15 Whi al to-breken ye my puple, and grynden togidere the faces of pore men? seith the Lord God of oostis.

(what? to/for you *Q(K)*) to crush people my and face afflicted to grind utterance Lord YHWH/God 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 to say LORD because for to exult daughter Zion and to go: walk (to stretch *Q(k)*) throat and to ogle eye to go: walk and to mince to go: went and in/on/with foot their to tinkle

17 the Lord schal make ballyd the nol of the douytris of Sion, and the Lord schal make nakid the heer of hem.

and to scar Lord crown daughter Zion and LORD hinge their to uncover

18 In that dai the Lord schal take awei the ournement of schoon, and goldun litle bellis lijk the moone,

in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to turn aside: remove Lord [obj] beauty [the] anklet and [the] headband and [the] crescent

19 and ribans, and brochis, and ournementis of armes nyy the schuldris, and mytris, ether chapelettis,

[the] pendant and [the] bracelet and [the] veil

20 and coombis, and ournementis of armes niy the hondis, and goldun ourenementis lijk laumpreis, and litil vessels of oynementis,

[the] headdress and [the] bracelette and [the] sash and house: home [the] soul: life and [the] charm

21 and eere ryngis, and ryngis, and preciouse stoonys hangynge in the forheed,

[the] ring and ring [the] face: nose

22 and chaungynge clothis, and mentils, and schetis, ether smockis, and needlis,

[the] robe and [the] overtunic and [the] cloak and [the] purse

23 and myrouris, and smal lynun clothis aboute the schuldris, and kercheues, and roketis.

and [the] tablet and [the] linen and [the] turban and [the] veil

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 to be underneath: instead spice decay to be and underneath: instead belt rope and underneath: instead deed: work hairstyle bald spot and underneath: instead robe girding sackcloth branding underneath: instead beauty

25 Also thi faireste men schulen falle bi swerd, and thi stronge men schulen falle in batel.

man your in/on/with sword to fall: fall and might your in/on/with battle

26 And the yatis therof schulen weile, and morene; and it schal sitte desolat in erthe.

and to lament and to mourn entrance her and to clear to/for land: soil to dwell