Matthew 6
1 Takith hede, that ye do not youre riytwisnesse bifor men, to be seyn of hem, ellis ye schulen haue no meede at youre fadir that is in heuenes.
Be careful not to do your charity before men in order to be seen by them, otherwise ye have no reward from your Father in the heavens.
2 Therfore whanne thou doist almes, nyle thou trumpe tofore thee, as ypocritis doon in synagogis and stretis, that thei be worschipid of men; sotheli Y seie to you, they han resseyued her meede.
When therefore thou do charity, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
3 But whanne thou doist almes, knowe not thi left hond what thi riyt hond doith, that thin almes be in hidils,
But when thou do charity, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does,
4 and thi fadir that seeth in hiddils, schal quyte thee.
so that thy charity may be in secret. And thy Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee in the open.
5 And whanne ye preyen, ye schulen not be as ipocritis, that louen to preye stondynge in synagogis and corneris of stretis, to be seyn of men; treuli Y seie to you, thei han resseyued her meede.
And when thou pray, thou shall not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray having stood in the synagogues and in the corners of the thoroughfares, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
6 But whanne thou schalt preye, entre in to thi couche, and whanne the dore is schet, preye thi fadir in hidils, and thi fadir that seeth in hidils, schal yelde to thee.
But thou, when thou pray, enter into thy private room, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee in the open.
7 But in preiyng nyle yee speke myche, as hethene men doon, for thei gessen that thei ben herd in her myche speche.
And while praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they will be heard by their much speaking.
8 Therfor nyle ye be maad lich to hem, for your fadir woot what is nede to you, bifore that ye axen hym.
Be not therefore like them, for your Father knows what things ye have need of before ye ask him.
9 And thus ye schulen preye, Oure fadir that art in heuenes, halewid be thi name;
Pray ye therefore this way: Our Father in the heavens, hallowed be thy name.
10 thi kyngdoom come to; be thi wille don `in erthe as in heuene;
May thy kingdom come. May thy will happen on the earth as also in heaven.
11 yyue to vs this dai oure `breed ouer othir substaunce;
Give us this day the bread sufficient for us.
12 and foryyue to vs oure dettis, as we foryyuen to oure dettouris;
And forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors.
13 and lede vs not in to temptacioun, but delyuere vs fro yuel. Amen.
And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.
14 For if ye foryyuen to men her synnes, youre heuenli fadir schal foryyue to you youre trespassis.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 Sotheli if ye foryyuen not to men, nether youre fadir schal foryyue to you youre synnes.
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16 But whanne ye fasten, nyle ye be maad as ypocritis sorewful, for thei defacen hem silf, to seme fastyng to men; treuli Y seie to you, they han resseyued her meede.
And when ye fast, become not like the gloomy looking hypocrites, for they make their faces unsightly, so that they may appear fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
17 But whanne thou fastist, anoynte thin heed, and waische thi face,
But when thou fast, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,
18 that thou be not seen fastynge to men, but to thi fadir that is in hidlis, and thi fadir that seeth in priuey, shal yelde to thee.
so that thou may not appear fasting to men, but to thy Father in secret. And thy Father, who sees in secret, will reward thee.
19 Nile ye tresoure to you tresouris in erthe, where ruste and mouyte destrieth, and where theues deluen out and stelen;
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,
20 but gadere to you tresouris in heuene, where nether ruste ne mouyte distrieth, and where theues deluen not out, ne stelen.
but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust deteriorates, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
21 For where thi tresoure is, there also thin herte is.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22 The lanterne of thi bodi is thin iye; if thin iye be symple, al thi bodi shal be liytful;
The light of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye is sound, thy whole body will be bright.
23 but if thin iye be weiward, al thi bodi shal be derk. If thanne the liyt that is in thee be derknessis, how grete schulen thilk derknessis be?
But if thine eye is bad, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 No man may serue tweyn lordis, for ethir he schal hate `the toon, and loue the tother; ethir he shal susteyne `the toon, and dispise the tothir. Ye moun not serue God and richessis.
No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or he will hold to one, and disparage the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 Therfor I seie to you, that ye be not bisi to youre lijf, what ye schulen ete; nether to youre bodi, with what ye schulen be clothid. Whether lijf is not more than meete, and the bodie more than cloth?
Because of this I say to you, be not anxious about your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, nor yet for your body, what ye may wear. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing?
26 Biholde ye the foulis of the eire, for thei sowen not, nethir repen, nethir gaderen in to bernes; and youre fadir of heuene fedith hem. Whether ye ben not more worthi than thei?
Look to the birds of the sky, because they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not more valuable then they?
27 But who of you thenkynge mai putte to his stature o cubit?
And which man of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his life span?
28 And of clothing what ben ye bisye? Biholde ye the lilies of the feeld, how thei wexen. Thei trauelen not, nether spynnen;
And why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin,
29 and Y seie to you, Salomon in al his glorie was not keuered as oon of these.
yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.
30 And if God clothith thus the hei of the feeld, that to day is, and to morewe is cast in to an ouen, hou myche more you of litel feith?
And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therfor nyle ye be bisi, seiynge, What schulen we ete? or, What schulen we drinke? or, With what thing schulen we be keuered?
Be not therefore anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we wear?
32 For hethene men seken alle these thingis; and youre fadir woot, that ye han nede to alle these thingis.
For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that ye need all these things.
33 Therfor seke ye first the kyngdom of God, and his riytfulnesse, and alle these thingis shulen be cast to you.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 Therfor nyle ye be bisy in to the morew, for the morew shal be bisi to `hym silf; for it suffisith to the dai his owen malice.
Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow will be anxious about things of itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil of it.
