Matthew 3
1 In tho daies Joon Baptist cam, and prechide in the desert of Judee,
In those days, John the Baptiser came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
2 and seide, Do ye penaunce, for the kyngdom of heuenes shal neiye.
“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”
3 For this is he, of whom it is seid bi Ysaie, the prophete, seyinge, A vois of a crier in desert, Make ye redi the weies of the Lord; make ye riyt the pathis of hym.
For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”
4 And this Joon hadde clothing of camels heeris, and a girdil of skynne aboute hise leendis; and his mete was honysoukis, and hony of the wode.
Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Thanne Jerusalem wente out to hym, and al Judee, and al the cuntre aboute Jordan;
Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.
6 and thei weren waischun of hym in Jordan, `and knowlechiden her synnes.
They were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But he siy manye of the Farysees and of Saduceis comynge to his baptym, and seide to hem, Generaciouns of eddris, who shewide to you to fle fro the wraththe that is to come?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Therfor do ye worthi fruyte of penaunce,
Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
9 and nyle ye seie with ynne you, We han Abraham to fadir; for Y seie to you, that God is myyti to reise vp of these stoones the sones of Abraham.
Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
10 And now the ax is put to the roote of the tree; therfore euery tree that makith not good fruyt, shal be kit doun, and shal be cast in to the fier.
Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
11 Y waische you in water, in to penaunce; but he that shal come after me is strongere than Y, whos schoon Y am not worthi to bere; he shal baptise you in the Hooli Goost and fier.
“I indeed baptise you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptise you in the Holy Spirit.
12 Whos wynewing cloth is in his hoond, and he shal fulli clense his corn flore, and shal gadere his whete in to his berne; but the chaffe he shal brenne with fier that mai not be quenchid.
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”
13 Thanne Jhesus cam fro Galilee in to Jordan to Joon, to be baptised of hym.
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised by him.
14 And Joon forbede him, and seide, Y owe to be baptisid of thee, and thou comest to me?
But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptised by you, and you come to me?”
15 But Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Suffre nowe, for thus it fallith to vs to fulfille al riytfulnesse.
But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfil all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
16 Thanne Joon suffride hym. And whanne Jhesus was baptisid, anoon he wente up fro the watir; and lo! heuenes weren openyd to hym, and he saie the Spirit of God comynge doun as a dowue, and comynge on hym; and loo!
Jesus, when he was baptised, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
17 a vois fro heuenes, seiynge, This is my louyd sone, in which Y haue plesid to me.
Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
