John 7
1 Aftir these thingis Jhesus walkide in to Galilee, for he wolde not walke in to Judee, for the Jewis souyten to sle hym.
AFTER these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
2 And ther was neiy a feeste dai of the Jewis, Senofegia.
Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand.
3 And hise britheren seiden to hym, Passe fro hennus, and go in to Judee, that also thi disciplis seen thi werkis that thou doist;
His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
4 for no man doith ony thing in hiddlis, and hym silf sekith to be opyn. If thou doist these thingis, schewe thi silf to the world.
For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
5 For nether hise britheren bileueden in hym.
For neither did his brethren believe in him.
6 Therfor Jhesus seith to hem, My tyme cam not yit, but youre tyme is euermore redi.
Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
7 The world may not hate you, sothely it hatith me; for Y bere witnessyng therof, that the werkis of it ben yuele.
The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
8 Go ye vp to this feeste dai, but Y schal not go vp to this feeste dai, for my tyme is not yit fulfillid.
Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.
9 Whanne he hadde seid these thingis, he dwelte in Galilee.
When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.
10 And aftir that hise britheren weren gon vp, thanne he yede vp to the feeste dai, not opynli, but as in priuyte.
But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
11 Therfor the Jewis souyten hym in the feeste dai, and seiden, Where is he?
Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
12 And myche grutchyng was of hym among the puple. For summe seiden, That he is good; and othere seiden, Nai, but he disceyueth the puple;
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
13 netheles no man spak opynli of hym, for drede of the Jewis.
Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
14 But whanne the myddil feeste dai cam, Jhesus wente vp in to the temple, and tauyte.
Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
15 And the Jewis wondriden, and seiden, Hou can this man lettris, sithen he hath not lerned?
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
16 Jhesus answerde to hem, and seide, My doctryne is not myn, but his that sente me.
Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
17 If ony man wole do his wille, he schal knowe of the techyng, whethir it be of God, or Y speke of my silf.
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
18 He that spekith of hym silf, sekith his owne glorie; but he that sekith the glorie of hym that sente hym, is sothefast, and vnriytwisnesse is not in hym.
He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
19 Whether Moises yaf not to you a lawe, and noon of you doith the lawe?
Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
20 What seken ye to sle me? And the puple answerde, and seide, Thou hast a deuel; who sekith to sle thee?
The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
21 Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem, Y haue don o werk, and alle ye wondren.
Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.
22 Therfor Moises yaf to you circumcisioun; not for it is of Moyses, but of the fadris; and in the sabat ye circumciden a man.
Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers; ) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
23 If a man take circumcicioun in the sabat, that the lawe of Moises be not brokun, han ye indignacioun to me, for Y made al a man hool in the sabat?
If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
24 Nile ye deme aftir the face, but deme ye a riytful doom.
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
25 Therfor summe of Jerusalem seiden, Whethir this is not he, whom the Jewis seken to sle?
Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
26 and lo! he spekith opynli, and thei seien no thing to hym. Whether the princes knewen verili, that this is Crist?
But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
27 But we knowun this man, of whennus he is; but whanne Crist schal come, no man woot of whennus he is.
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
28 Therfor Jhesus criede in the temple `techynge, and seide, Ye knowen me, and `ye knowen of whennus Y am; and Y cam not of my silf, but he is trewe that sente me, whom ye knowen not.
Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
29 Y knowe hym, and if Y seie that Y knowe hym not, Y schal be lijk to you, a liere; but Y knowe hym, for of hym Y am, and he sente me.
But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.
30 Therfor thei souyten to take hym, and no man sette on hym hoondis, for his our cam not yit.
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
31 And many of the puple bileueden in hym, and seiden, Whanne Crist schal come, whether he schal do mo tokenes, than tho that this doith?
And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
32 Farisees herden the puple musinge of hym these thingis; and the princis and Farisees senten mynystris, to take hym.
The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
33 Therfor Jhesus seide to hem, Yit a litil tyme Y am with you, and Y go to the fadir, that sente me.
Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
34 Ye schulen seke me, and ye schulen not fynde; and where Y am, ye may not come.
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
35 Therfor the Jewis seiden to hem silf, Whidur schal this gon, for we schulen not fynde hym? whether he wole go in to the scateryng of hethene men, and wole teche the hethene?
Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
36 What is this word, which he seide, Ye schulen seke me, and ye schulen not fynde; and where Y am, ye moun not come?
What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
37 But in the laste dai of the greet feeste, Jhesus stood, and criede, and seide, If ony man thirstith, come he to me, and drynke.
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38 He that bileueth in me, as the scripture seith, Floodis of quyk watir schulen flowe fro his wombe.
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
39 But he seide this thing of the Spirit, whom men that bileueden in hym schulden take; for the Spirit was not yit youun, for Jhesus was not yit glorified.
(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
40 Therfor of that cumpanye, whanne thei hadden herd these wordis of hym, thei seiden, This is verili a prophete.
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
41 Othere seiden, This is Crist. `But summe seiden, Whether Crist cometh fro Galilee?
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
42 Whether the scripture seith not, that of the seed of Dauid, and of the castel of Bethleem, where Dauid was, Crist cometh?
Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
43 Therfor discencioun was maad among the puple for hym.
So there was a division among the people because of him.
44 For summe of hem wolden haue take hym, but no man sette hondis on hym.
And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
45 Therfor the mynystris camen to bischopis and Farisees, and thei seiden to hem, Whi brouyten ye not hym?
Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
46 The mynystris answeriden, Neuere man spak so, as this man spekith.
The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
47 Therfor the Farisees answeriden to hem, Whether ye ben disseyued also?
Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?
48 whether ony of the pryncis or of the Farisees bileueden in hym?
Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
49 But this puple, that knowith not the lawe, ben cursid.
But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
50 Nychodeme seith to hem, he that cam to hym bi nyyt, that was oon of hem, Whethir oure lawe demith a man,
Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them, )
51 but it haue first herde of hym, and knowe what he doith?
Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
52 Thei answeriden, and seiden to hym, Whether thou art a man of Galilee also? Seke thou scripturis, and se thou, that a prophete risith not of Galilee.
They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
53 And thei turneden ayen, ech in to his hous.
And every man went unto his own house.
