< Matthew 4 >

1 Thanne Jhesus was led of a spirit in to desert, to be temptid of the feend.
Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit, 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, He afterward hungered.
3 And the tempter cam nyy, and seide to hym, If thou art Goddis sone, seie that thes stoones be maad looues.
And the tempter having come to Him, said; If thou art the Son of God, speak in order 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.
And He responding said; It has been written, A man shall not live upon bread alone, but upon every word coming forth 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 stood 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 says to Him; If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it has been written, That He will give His angels charge concerning thee, and upon their hand they will bear thee, lest thou mayest 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 has been written, Thou shalt not tempt 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 into an exceedingly high mountain, and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of the same,
9 and seide to hym, Alle these `Y schal yyue to thee, if thou falle doun and worschipe me.
and said to Him; All these things will I give unto thee,
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.
If having fallen down thou mayest worship me: then Jesus says to him, Get behind me, Satan; for it has been written; Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.
11 Thanne the feend lafte hym; and lo! aungels camen nyy, and serueden to hym.
Then the devil leaveth Him; and behold, the angels came to Him and continued to minister unto Him.
12 But whanne Jhesus hadde herd that Joon was takun, he wente in to Galilee.
And Jesus having heard that John was cast into prison, 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, having come into Capernaum, by the seaside, in the borders of Zabulon and Naphtali, He dwelt there;
14 that it shulde be fulfillid, that was seid by Ysaie, the profete, seiynge,
in order that the word having been spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,
15 The lond of Sabulon and the lond of Neptalym, the weie of the see ouer Jordan, of Galilee of hethen men,
Thou land Zabulon and land 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 sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in the valley and shadow of death, light sprang up.
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; for the kingdom of the heavens draweth nigh.
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 He walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting their net into the sea; for they were fishers.
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, Follow after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And anoon thei leften the nettis, and sueden hym.
And immediately, having left their 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 going forth from thence, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship 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 immediately having left the ship 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 was going round all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every malady 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 Him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and the demonized, and the lunatics, and the paralytics; 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 followed Him from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan.

< Matthew 4 >