< Matthew 4 >

1 Thanne Jhesus was led of a spirit in to desert, to be temptid of the feend.
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 And whanne he hadde fastid fourti daies and fourti nyytis, aftirward he hungride.
And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward he was hungry.
3 And the tempter cam nyy, and seide to hym, If thou art Goddis sone, seie that thes stoones be maad looues.
And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.
4 Which answeride, and seide to hym, It is writun, Not oonli in breed luyeth man, but in ech word that cometh of Goddis mouth.
But having answered, he said, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God.
5 Thanne the feend took hym in to the hooli citee, and settide hym on the pynacle of the temple,
Then the devil takes him into the holy city, and stands him on the pinnacle of the temple.
6 and seide to hym, If thou art Goddis sone, sende thee adoun; for it is writun, That to hise aungels he comaundide of thee, and thei schulen take thee in hondis, lest perauenture thou hirte thi foot at a stoon.
And he says to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He will command his agents about thee, and, They will take thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Eftsoone Jhesus seide to hym, It is writun, Thou shalt not tempte thi Lord God.
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge the Lord thy God.
8 Eftsoone the feend took hym in to a ful hiy hil, and schewide to hym alle the rewmes of the world, and the ioye of hem;
Again, the devil takes him onto an exceedingly high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them.
9 and seide to hym, Alle these `Y schal yyue to thee, if thou falle doun and worschipe me.
And he says to him, All these things I give thee, if after falling down, thou will worship me.
10 Thanne Jhesus seide to hym, Goo, Sathanas; for it is writun, Thou schalt worschipe thi Lord God, and to hym aloone thou shalt serue.
Then Jesus says to him, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, Thou shall worship the Lord thy God, and him only thou shall serve.
11 Thanne the feend lafte hym; and lo! aungels camen nyy, and serueden to hym.
Then the devil leaves him, and behold, agents came and served him.
12 But whanne Jhesus hadde herd that Joon was takun, he wente in to Galilee.
Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee.
13 And he lefte the citee of Nazareth, and cam, and dwelte in the citee of Cafarnaum, biside the see, in the coostis of Zabulon and Neptalym,
And having left Nazareth behind, after coming, he dwelt in Capernaum by the sea in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 that it shulde be fulfillid, that was seid by Ysaie, the profete, seiynge,
so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,
15 The lond of Sabulon and the lond of Neptalym, the weie of the see ouer Jordan, of Galilee of hethen men,
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
16 the puple that walkide in derknessis saye greet liyt, and while men satten in the cuntre of shadewe of deth, liyt aroos to hem.
the people who dwell in darkness saw a great light, and to those who dwell in the region and shadow of death, light sprang up to them.
17 Fro that tyme Jhesus bigan to preche, and seie, Do ye penaunce, for the kyngdom of heuenes schal come niy.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens has approached.
18 And Jhesus walkide bisidis the see of Galilee, and saye twei britheren, Symount, that is clepid Petre, and Andrewe, his brothir, castynge nettis in to the see; for thei weren fischeris.
And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
19 And he seide to hem, Come ye aftir me, and Y shal make you to be maad fisscheris of men.
And he says to them, Come behind me, and I will make you fishermen of men.
20 And anoon thei leften the nettis, and sueden hym.
And straightaway having left the nets, they followed him.
21 And he yede forth fro that place, and saie tweyne othere britheren, James of Zebede, and Joon, his brother, in a schip with Zebede, her fadir, amendynge her nettis, and he clepide hem.
And having gone on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And he called them.
22 And anoon thei leften the nettis and the fadir, and sueden hym.
And straightaway having left the boat and their father, they followed him.
23 And Jhesus yede aboute al Galilee, techynge in the synagogis of hem, and prechynge the gospel of the kyngdom, and heelynge euery languor and eche sekenesse among the puple.
And Jesus went around all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
24 And his fame wente in to al Sirie; and thei brouyten to hym alle that weren at male ese, and that weren take with dyuerse languores and turmentis, and hem that hadden feendis, and lunatike men, and men in palesy, and he heelide hem.
And his fame went forth into all Syria. And they brought to him all those faring badly with various diseases, and gripped with pain, and being demon-possessed, and being lunatic, and paralyzed. And he healed them.
25 And ther sueden hym myche puple of Galile, and of Decapoli, and of Jerusalem, and of Judee, and of biyende Jordan.
And many multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan followed him.

< Matthew 4 >