Matthew 14
1 In that tyme Eroude tetrarke, prynce of the fourthe part, herde the fame of Jhesu;
At that time Herod the Tetrarche heard of the fame of Iesus,
2 and seide to hise children, This is Joon Baptist, he is rysun fro deeth, and therfor vertues worchen in hym.
And sayde vnto his seruaunts, This is that Iohn Baptist, hee is risen againe from the deade, and therefore great woorkes are wrought by him.
3 For Heroude hadde holde Joon, and bounde hym, and puttide hym `in to prisoun for Herodias, the wijf of his brothir.
For Herod had taken Iohn, and bounde him, and put him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife.
4 For Joon seide to him, It is not leueful to thee to haue hir.
For Iohn saide vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue her.
5 And he willynge to sle hym, dredde the puple; for thei hadden hym as a prophete.
And when hee woulde haue put him to death, hee feared the multitude, because they counted him as a Prophet.
6 But in the dai of Heroudis birthe, the douytir of Herodias daunside in the myddil, and pleside Heroude.
But when Herods birth day was kept, the daughter of Herodias daunced before them, and pleased Herod.
7 Wherfor with an ooth he bihiyte to yyue to hir, what euere thing she hadde axid of hym.
Wherefore he promised with an othe, that he would giue her whatsoeuer she would aske.
8 And she bifor warned of hir modir, seide, Yif thou to me here the heed of Joon Baptist in a disch.
And shee being before instructed of her mother, sayde, Giue mee here Iohn Baptists head in a platter.
9 And the kyng was sorewful, but for the ooth, and for hem that saten to gidere at the mete, he comaundide to be youun.
And the King was sorie: neuerthelesse because of the othe, and them that sate with him at the table, he commanded it to be giuen her,
10 And he sente, and bihedide Joon in the prisoun.
And sent, and beheaded Iohn in the prison.
11 And his heed was brouyt in a dische, and it was youun to the damysel, and she bar it to hir modir.
And his head was brought in a platter, and giuen to the maide, and shee brought it vnto her mother.
12 And hise disciplis camen, and token his bodi, and birieden it; and thei camen, and tolden to Jhesu.
And his disciples came, and tooke vp the bodie, and buried it, and went, and tolde Iesus.
13 And whanne Jhesus hadde herd this thing, he wente fro thennus in a boot, in to desert place bisides. And whanne the puple hadde herd, thei folewiden hym on her feet fro citees.
And when Iesus heard it, hee departed thence by shippe into a desert place apart. And when the multitude had heard it, they followed him on foote out of the cities.
14 And Jhesus yede out, and sai a greet puple, and hadde reuthe on hem, and heelide the sike men of hem.
And Iesus went foorth and sawe a great multitude, and was mooued with compassion toward them, and he healed their sicke.
15 But whanne the euentid was com, hise disciplis camen to him, and seiden, The place is desert, and the tyme is now passid; lat the puple go in to townes, to bye hem mete.
And when euen was come, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desart place, and the time is alreadie past: let the multitude depart, that they may goe into the townes, and bye them vitailes.
16 Jhesus seide to hem, Thei han not nede to go; yyue ye hem sumwhat to ete.
But Iesus saide to them, They haue no neede to goe away: giue yee them to eate.
17 Thei answeriden, We han not heere, but fyue looues and twei fischis.
Then saide they vnto him, Wee haue here but fiue loaues, and two fishes.
18 And he seide to hem, Brynge ye hem hidur to me.
And he saide, Bring them hither to me.
19 And whanne he hadde comaundid the puple to sitte to meete on the heye, he took fyue looues and twei fischis, and he bihelde in to heuene, and blesside, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis; and the disciplis yauen to the puple.
And hee commanded the multitude to sit downe on the grasse, and tooke the fiue loaues and the two fishes, and looked vp to heauen and blessed, and brake, and gaue the loaues to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
20 And alle eten, and weren fulfillid. And thei tooken the relifs of brokun gobetis, twelue cofynes ful.
And they did all eate, and were sufficed, and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, twelue baskets full.
21 And the noumbre of men that eten was fyue thousynde of men, outakun wymmen and lytle children.
And they that had eaten, were about fiue thousande men, beside women and litle children.
22 And anoon Jhesus compellide the disciplis to go vp in to a boot, and go bifor hym ouer the see, while he lefte the puple.
And straightway Iesus compelled his disciples to enter into a shippe, and to goe ouer before him, while he sent the multitude away.
23 And whanne the puple was left, he stiede aloone in to an hil for to preie. But whanne the euenyng was come, he was there aloone.
And assoone as hee had sent the multitude away, he went vp into a moutaine alone to pray: and when the euening was come, hee was there alone.
24 And the boot in the myddel of the see was schoggid with wawis, for the wynd was contrarie to hem.
And the shippe was nowe in the middes of the sea, and was tossed with waues: for it was a contrarie winde.
25 But in the fourthe wakyng of the niyt, he cam to hem walkynge aboue the see.
And in the fourth watch of the night, Iesus went vnto them, walking on the sea.
26 And thei, seynge hym walking on the see, weren disturblid, and seiden, That it is a fantum; and for drede thei crieden.
And when his disciples sawe him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit, and cried out for feare.
27 And anoon Jhesus spac to hem, and seide, Haue ye trust, Y am; nyle ye drede.
But straight way Iesus spake vnto them, saying, Be of good comfort, It is I: be not afraide.
28 And Petre answeride, and seide, Lord, if thou art, comaunde me to come to thee on the watris.
Then Peter answered him, and saide, Master, if it be thou, bid me come vnto thee on the water.
29 And he seide, Come thou. And Petre yede doun fro the boot, and walkide on the watris to come to Jhesu.
And he saide, Come. And when Peter was come downe out of the shippe, he walked on the water, to goe to Iesus.
30 But he siy the wynd strong, and was aferde; and whanne he bigan to drenche, he criede, and seide, Lord, make me saaf.
But when he sawe a mightie winde, he was afraide: and as he began to sinke, he cried, saying, Master, saue me.
31 And anoon Jhesus helde forth his hoond, and took Petre, and seide to hym, Thou of litil feith, whi hast thou doutid?
So immediatly Iesus stretched foorth his hande, and caught him, and saide to him, O thou of litle faith, wherefore diddest thou doubt?
32 And whanne he hadde stied in to the boot, the wynd ceessid.
And assoone as they were come into the ship, the winde ceased.
33 And thei, that weren in the boot, camen, and worschipiden hym, and seiden, Verili, thou art Goddis sone.
Then they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, saying, Of a trueth thou art the Sonne of God.
34 And whanne thei hadden passid ouer the see, thei camen in to the loond of Genesar.
And when they were come ouer, they came into the land of Gennezaret.
35 And whanne men of that place hadden knowe hym, thei senten in to al that cuntre; and thei brouyten to hym alle that hadden siknesse.
And when the men of that place knewe him, they sent out into all that countrey rounde about, and brought vnto him all that were sicke,
36 And thei preieden hym, that thei schulden touche the hemme of his clothing; and who euere touchiden weren maad saaf.
And besought him, that they might touch the hemme of his garment onely: and as many as touched it, were made whole.
