Matthew 22
1 And Jhesus answeride, and spak eftsoone in parablis to hem,
Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying,
2 and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is maad lijk to a kyng that made weddyngis to his sone.
"The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,
3 And he sente hise seruauntis for to clepe men that weren bode to the weddyngis, and thei wolden not come.
and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.
4 Eftsoone he sente othere seruauntis, and seide, Seie ye to the men that ben bode to the feeste, Lo! Y haue maad redi my meete, my bolis and my volatilis ben slayn, and alle thingis ben redy; come ye to the weddyngis.
Again he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Look, I have made ready my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast."'
5 But thei dispisiden, and wenten forth, oon in to his toun, anothir to his marchaundise.
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise,
6 But othere helden his seruauntis, and turmentiden hem, and slowen.
and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.
7 But the kyng, whanne he hadde herd, was wroth; and he sente hise oostis, and he distruyede tho manquelleris, and brente her citee.
The king was enraged, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
8 Thanne he seide to hise seruauntis, The weddyngis ben redi, but thei that weren clepid to the feeste, weren not worthi.
"Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren't worthy.
9 Therfor go ye to the endis of weies, and whom euere ye fynden, clepe ye to the weddyngis.
Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.'
10 And hise seruauntis yeden out in to weies, and gadriden togider alle that thei founden, good and yuele; and the bridale was fulfillid with men sittynge at the mete.
And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was filled with those reclining.
11 And the kyng entride, to se men sittynge at the mete; and he siye there a man not clothid with bride cloth.
But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who did not have on wedding clothing,
12 And he seide to hym, Freend, hou entridist thou hidir with out bride clothis? And he was doumbe.
and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?' He was speechless.
13 Thanne the kyng bad hise mynystris, Bynde hym bothe hondis and feet, and sende ye him in to vtmer derknessis; there schal be wepyng and grentyng of teeth.
Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.'
14 For many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun.
For many are called, but few chosen."
15 Thanne Farisees yeden awei, and token a counsel to take Jhesu in word.
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.
16 And thei senden to hym her disciplis, with Erodians, and seien, Maister, we witen, that thou art sothefast, and thou techist in treuthe the weie of God, and thou chargist not of ony man, for thou biholdist not the persoone of men.
They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you are not partial to anyone.
17 Therfor seie to vs, what it seemeth to thee. Is it leueful that tribute be youun to the emperoure, ether nay?
Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
18 And whanne Jhesus hadde knowe the wickidnesse of hem, he seide, Ypocritis, what tempten ye me?
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
19 Schewe ye to me the prynte of the money. And thei brouyten to hym a peny.
Show me the tax money." They brought to him a denarius.
20 And Jhesus seide to hem, Whos is this ymage, and the writyng aboue?
He asked them, "Whose is this image and inscription?"
21 Thei seien to hym, The emperouris. Thanne he seide to hem, Therfor yelde ye to the emperoure tho thingis that ben the emperouris, and to God tho thingis that ben of God.
They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
22 And thei herden, and wondriden; and thei leften hym, and wenten awey.
When they heard it, they were astonished, and left him, and went away.
23 In that dai Saduceis, that seien there is no risyng ayen to lijf, camen to hym, and axiden him,
On that day Sadducees came to him, the ones saying that there is no resurrection. And they asked him,
24 and seiden, Mayster, Moises seide, if ony man is deed, not hauynge a sone, that his brother wedde his wijf, and reise seed to his brothir.
saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother is to marry his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.'
25 And seuen britheren weren at vs; and the firste weddide a wijf, and is deed. And he hadde no seed, and lefte his wijf to his brother;
Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.
26 also the secounde, and the thridde, til to the seuenthe.
In like manner the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
27 But the laste of alle, the woman is deed.
After them all, the woman died.
28 Also in the risyng ayen to lijf, whos wijf of the seuene schal sche be? for alle hadden hir.
In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her."
29 Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Ye erren, `and ye knowen not scripturis, ne the vertu of God.
But Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 For in the rysyng ayen to lijf, nether thei schulen wedde, nethir schulen be weddid; but thei ben as the aungels of God in heuene.
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels in heaven.
31 And of the risyng ayen of deed men, `han ye not red, that is seid of the Lord, that seith to you,
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
32 Y am God of Abraham, and God of Ysaac, and God of Jacob? he is not God of deede men, but of lyuynge men.
'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."
33 And the puple herynge, wondriden in his techynge.
When the crowds heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
34 And Fariseis herden that he hadde put silence to Saduceis, and camen togidere.
But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
35 And oon of hem, a techere of the lawe, axide Jhesu, and temptide him,
One of them, a Law scholar, asked him a question, testing him.
36 Maistir, which is a greet maundement in the lawe?
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"
37 Jhesus seide to him, Thou schalt loue thi Lord God, of al thin herte, and in al thi soule, and in al thi mynde.
He said to him, "'You are to love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
38 This is the firste and the moste maundement.
This is the great and first commandment.
39 And the secounde is lijk to this; Thou schalt loue thi neiyebore as thi silf.
A second likewise is this, 'You are to love your neighbor as yourself.'
40 In these twey maundementis hangith al the lawe and the profetis.
The whole Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."
41 And whanne the Farisees weren gederid togidere, Jhesus axide hem,
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
42 and seide, What semeth to you of Crist, whos sone is he? Thei seien to hym, Of Dauid.
saying, "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "Of David."
43 He seith to hem, Hou thanne Dauid in spirit clepith hym Lord,
He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
44 and seith, The Lord seide to my Lord, Sitte on my riythalf, til Y putte thin enemyes a stool of thi feet?
'The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet'?
45 Thanne if Dauid clepith hym Lord, hou is he his sone?
"If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?"
46 And no man miyte answere a word to hym, nethir ony man was hardi fro that day, to axe hym more.
No one was able to answer him a word, neither did anyone dare ask him any more questions from that day forth.
