Matthew 12
1 In that tyme Jhesus wente bi cornes in the sabot day; and hise disciplis hungriden, and bigunnen to plucke the eris of corn, and to ete.
At that time, Yeshua went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
2 And Fariseis, seynge, seiden to hym, Lo! thi disciplis don that thing that is not leueful to hem to do in sabatis.
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, “Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”
3 And he seide to hem, Whether ye han not red, what Dauid dide, whanne he hungride, and thei that weren with hym?
But he said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:
4 hou he entride in to the hous of God, and eet looues of proposicioun, whiche looues it was not leueful to hym to ete, nether to hem that weren with hym, but to prestis aloone?
how he entered into God’s house and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
5 Or whether ye han not red in the lawe, that in sabotis prestis in the temple defoulen the sabotis, and thei ben with oute blame?
Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?
6 And Y seie to you, that here is a gretter than the temple.
But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.
7 And if ye wisten, what it is, Y wole merci, and not sacrifice, ye schulden neuer haue condempned innocentis.
But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.
8 For mannus Sone is lord, yhe, of the sabat.
For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
9 And whanne he passide fro thennus, he cam in to the synagoge of hem.
He departed from there and went into their synagogue.
10 And lo! a man that hadde a drye hoond. And thei axiden hym, and seiden, Whether it be leueful to hele in the sabot? that thei schulden acuse hym.
And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” so that they might accuse him.
11 And he seide to hem, What man of you schal be, that hath o scheep, and if it falle in to a diche in the sabotis, whether he shal not holde, and lifte it vp?
He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won’t he grab on to it and lift it out?
12 How myche more is a man better than a scheep? Therfor it is leueful to do good in the sabatis.
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.”
13 Thanne he seide to the man, Stretche forth thin hoond. And he strauyte forth; and it was restorid to heelthe as the tothir.
Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other.
14 And the Farisees wenten out, and maden a counsel ayens hym, hou thei schulden distrie hym.
But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.
15 And Jhesus knewe it, and wente awei fro thennus; and many sueden hym, and he helide hem alle.
Yeshua, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,
16 And he comaundide to hem, that thei schulden not make hym knowun;
and commanded them that they should not make him known,
17 that that thing were fulfillid, that was seid by Isaie, the prophete, seiynge, Lo!
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
18 my child, whom Y haue chosun, my derling, in whom it hath wel plesid to my soule; Y shal put my spirit on him, and he shal telle dom to hethen men.
“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He shal not stryue, ne crye, nethir ony man shal here his voice in stretis.
He will not strive, nor shout, neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 A brisid rehed he shal not breke, and he schal not quenche smokynge flax, til he caste out doom to victorie;
He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.
21 and hethene men schulen hope in his name.
In his name, the nations will hope.”
22 Thanne a man blynde and doumbe, that hadde a feend, was brouyt to hym; and he helide hym, so that he spak, and say.
Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him; and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
23 And al the puple wondride, and seide, Whether this be the sone of Dauid?
All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”
24 But the Farisees herden, and seiden, He this casteth not out feendis, but in Belsabub, prince of feendis.
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This man does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”
25 And Jhesus, witynge her thouytis, seide to hem, Eche kingdom departid ayens it silf, schal be desolatid, and eche cite, or hous, departid ayens it self, schal not stonde.
Knowing their thoughts, Yeshua said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
26 And if Satanas castith out Satanas, he is departid ayens him silf; therfor hou schal his kingdom stonde?
If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
27 And if Y in Belsabub caste out deuelis, in `whom youre sones casten out? Therfor thei schulen be youre domes men.
If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
28 But if Y in the Spirit of God caste out feendis, thanne the kyngdom of God is comen in to you.
But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come upon you.
29 Ethir hou may ony man entre in to the hous of a stronge man, and take awey hise vesselis, but `he first bynde the stronge man, and thanne he schal spuyle his hous?
Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.
30 He that is not with me, is ayens me; and he that gaderith not togidere with me, scaterith abrood.
“He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.
31 Therfor I seie to you, al synne and blasfemye shal be foryouun to men, but `the spirit of blasfemye shal not be foryouun.
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
32 And who euere seith a word ayens mannus sone, it shal be foryouun to him; but who that seieth a word ayens the Hooli Goost, it shal not be foryouun to hym, nether in this world, ne in `the tothir. (aiōn g165)
Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age, or in that which is to come. (aiōn g165)
33 Ethir make ye the tree good, and his fruyt good; ether make ye the tree yuel and his fruyt yuel; for a tree is knowun of the fruyt.
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
34 Ye generacioun of eddris, hou moun ye speke goode thingis, whanne ye ben yuele? For the mouth spekith of plente of the herte.
You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
35 A good man bryngith forth good thingis of good tresoure, and an yuel man bringith forth yuel thingis of yuel tresoure.
The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
36 And Y seie to you, that of euery idel word, that men speken, thei schulen yelde resoun therof in the dai of doom;
I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
37 for of thi wordis thou schalt be iustified, and of thi wordis thou shalt be dampned.
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
38 Thanne summe of the scribis and Farisees answeriden to hym, and seiden, Mayster, we wolen se a tokne of thee.
Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, “Rabbi, we want to see a sign from you.”
39 Which answeride, and seide to hem, An yuel kynrede and a spouse brekere sekith a tokene, and a tokene shal not be youun to it, but the tokene of Jonas, the prophete.
But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
40 For as Jonas was in the wombe of a whal thre daies and thre nyytis, so mannus sone shal be in the herte of the erthe thre daies and thre nyytis.
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 Men of Nynyue schulen rise in doom with this generacioun, and schulen condempne it; for thei diden penaunce in the prechyng of Jonas, and lo! here a gretter than Jonas.
The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for they repented at the proclaiming of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.
42 The queene of the south shal rise in doom with this generacioun, and schal condempne it; for she cam fro the eendis of the erthe to here the wisdom of Salomon, and lo! here a gretter than Salomon.
The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.
43 Whanne an vnclene spirit goith out fro a man, he goith bi drie places, `and sekith rest, and fyndith not.
“When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest, and doesn’t find it.
44 Thanne he seith, Y shal turne ayen in to myn hous, fro whannys Y wente out. And he cometh, and fyndith it voide, and clensid with besyms, and maad faire.
Then he says, ‘I will return into my house from which I came;’ and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
45 Thanne he goith, and takith with him seuene othere spiritis worse than hym silf; and thei entren, and dwellen there. And the laste thingis of that man ben maad worse than the formere. So it shal be to this worste generacioun.
Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation.”
46 Yit whil he spak to the puple, lo! his modir and his bretheren stoden withouteforth, sekynge to speke to hym.
While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
47 And a man seide to hym, Lo! thi modir and thi britheren stonden withouteforth, sekynge thee.
One said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you.”
48 He answeride to the man, that spak to hym, and seide, Who is my modir? and who ben my britheren?
But he answered him who spoke to him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
49 And he helde forth his hoond in to hise disciplis, and seide, Lo! my modir and my bretheren;
He stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
50 for who euer doith the wille of my fadir that is in heuenes, he is my brothir, and sistir, and modir.
For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
