Mark 12
1 And Jhesus bigan to speke to hem in parablis. A man plauntide a vynyerd, and sette an hegge aboute it, and dalf a lake, and bildide a toure, and hiryde it to tilieris, and wente forth in pilgrimage.
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
2 And he sente to the erthe tilieris in tyme a seruaunt, to resseyue of the erthe tilieris of the fruyt of the vynyerd.
At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 And thei token hym, and beeten, and leften hym voide.
But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4 And eftsoone he sente to hem anothir seruaunt, and thei woundiden hym in the heed, and turmentiden hym.
Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.
5 And eftsoone he sente another, and thei slowen hym, and othir mo, betynge summe, and sleynge othere.
He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.
6 But yit he hadde a moost derworth sone, and he sente hym last to hem, and seide, Perauenture thei schulen drede my sone.
Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
7 But the erthetilieris seiden togidere, This is the eire; come ye, sle we hym, and the eritage schal be ourun.
But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 And thei tokun hym, and killiden, and castiden out without the vynyerd.
So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 Thanne what schal the lord of the vynyerd do? He schal come, and lese the tilieris, and yyue the vynyerd to othere.
What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.
10 Whether ye han not red this scripture, The stoon which the bilderis han disspisid, this is maad in to the heed of the corner?
Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
11 This thing is doon of the Lord, and is wondirful in oure iyen.
This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12 And thei souyten to holde hym, and thei dredden the puple; for thei knewen that to hem he seide this parable; and thei leften hym,
At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
13 and thei wenten awei. And thei senten to hym summe of the Farisees and Erodians, to take hym in word.
Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.
14 Whiche camen, and seien to hym, Maistir, we witen that thou art sothfast, and reckist not of ony man; for nethir thou biholdist in to the face of man, but thou techist the weie of God in treuthe. Is it leeueful that tribute be youun to the emperoure, or we schulen not yyue?
“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
15 Which witynge her pryuei falsnesse, seide to hem, What tempten ye me? brynge ye to me a peny, that Y se.
But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
16 And thei brouyten to hym. And he seide to hem, Whos is this ymage, and the writyng? Thei seien to him, The emperouris.
So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
17 And Jhesus answeride and seide to hem, Thanne yelde ye to the emperour tho thingis that ben of the emperours; and to God tho thingis that ben of God.
Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.
18 And thei wondriden of hym. And Saduces, that seien that ther is no ressurreccioun, camen to hym, and axeden hym,
Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
19 and seiden, Maister, Moyses wroot to vs, that if the brother of a man were deed, and lefte his wijf, and haue no sones, his brother take his wijf, and reise vp seed to his brother.
“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
20 Thanne seuene britheren ther weren; and the firste took a wijf, and diede, and lefte no seed.
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
21 And the secounde took hir, and he diede, and nether this lefte seed.
Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.
22 And the thridde also. And in lijk manere the seuene token hir, and leften not seed. And the womman the laste of alle `is deed.
In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.
23 Thanne in the resurreccioun, whanne thei schulen rise ayen, whos wijf of these schal sche be? for seuene hadden hir to wijf.
In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
24 And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Whether ye erren not therfor, that ye knowe not scripturis, nethir the vertu of God?
Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
25 For whanne thei schulen rise ayen fro deeth, nether thei schulen wedde, nethir schulen be weddid, but thei schulen be as aungels of God in heuenes.
When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
26 And of deed men, that thei risen ayen, han ye not red in the book of Moises, on the buysch, hou God spak to hym, and seide, Y am God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob?
But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
27 He is not God of deed men, but of lyuynge men; therfor ye erren myche.
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
28 And oon of the scribis, that hadde herde hem dispuytynge togidir, cam nyy, and saiy that Jhesus had wel answeride hem, and axide hym, which was the firste maundement of alle.
Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
29 And Jhesus answeride to him, that the firste maundement of alle is, Here thou, Israel, thi Lord God is o God;
Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
30 and thou schalt loue thi Lord God of al thin herte, and of al thi soule, and of al thi mynde, and of al thi myyt.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
31 This is the firste maundement. And the secounde is lijk to this, Thou schalt loue thi neiybore as thi silf. Ther is noon other maundement gretter than these.
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
32 And the scribe seide to hym, Maister, in treuthe thou hast wel seid; for o God is, and ther is noon other, outakun hym;
“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
33 that he be loued of al the herte, and of al the mynde, and of al the vndurstondynge, and of al the soule, and of al strengthe, and to loue the neiybore as hym silf, is gretter than alle brent offryngis and sacrifices.
and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 And Jhesus seynge that he hadde answerid wiseli, seide to hym, Thou art not fer fro the kyngdom of God.
When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.
35 And thanne no man durste axe hym no more ony thing. And Jhesus answeride and seide, techynge in the temple, Hou seien scribis, that Crist is the sone of Dauid?
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
36 For Dauid hym silf seide in the Hooli Goost, the Lord seide to my lord, Sitte on my riythalf, til Y putte thin enemyes the stool of thi feet.
Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
37 Thanne Dauid hym silf clepith him lord, hou thanne is he his sone? And myche puple gladli herde hym.
David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
38 And he seide to hem in his techyng, Be ye war of scribis, that wolen wandre in stolis,
In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
39 and be salutid in chepyng, and sitte in synagogis in the firste chaieris, and the firste sittyng placis in soperis;
and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
40 whiche deuouren the housis of widewis vndur colour of long preier; thei schulen take the longer doom.
They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
41 And Jhesus sittynge ayens the tresorie, bihelde hou the puple castide monei in to the tresorie; and many riche men castiden many thingis.
As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
42 But whanne a pore widewe was comun, sche keste two mynutis, that is, a ferthing.
Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
43 And he clepide togidere hise disciplis, and seide to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, that this pore widewe keste more thanne alle, that kesten in to the tresorie.
Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
44 For alle kesten of that thing that thei hadden plente of; but this of her pouert keste alle thingis that sche hadde, al hir lyuelode.
For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
