Romans 14
1 But take ye a sijk man in bileue, not in demyngis of thouytis.
Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
2 For another man leueth, that he mai ete alle thingis; but he that is sijk, ete wortis.
For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
3 He that etith, dispise not hym that etith not; and he that etith not, deme not hym that etith. For God hath take him to hym.
The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.
4 Who art thou, that demest anothris seruaunt? To his lord he stondith, or fallith fro hym. But he schal stonde; for the Lord is myyti to make hym parfit.
Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5 For whi oon demeth a day bitwixe a dai, another demeth ech dai.
One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
6 Ech man encrees in his wit. He that vnderstondith the dai, vnderstondith to the Lord. And he that etith, etith to the Lord, for he doith thankyngis to God. And he that etith not, etith not to the Lord, and doith thankyngis to God.
He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
7 For no man of vs lyueth to hymsilf, and no man dieth to hymself.
For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.
8 For whether we lyuen, we lyuen to the Lord; and whethir we dien, we dien to the Lord. Therfor whethir we lyuen or dien, we ben of the Lord.
If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
9 For whi for this thing Crist was deed, and roos ayen, that he be Lord bothe of quyke and of deed men.
For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
10 But what demest thou thi brothir? or whi dispisist thou thi brothir? for alle we schulen stonde bifore the trone of Crist.
Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
11 For it is writun, Y lyue, seith the Lord, for to me ech kne schal be bowid, and ech tunge schal knouleche to God.
It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
12 Therfor ech of vs schal yelde resoun to God for hym silf.
So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
13 Therfor `no more deme we ech other; but more deme ye this thing, that ye putte not hirtyng, or sclaundre, to a brothir.
Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
14 I woot and triste in the Lord Jhesu, that no thing is vnclene bi hym, no but to him that demeth ony thing to be vnclene, to him it is vnclene.
I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
15 And if thi brother be maad sori in conscience for mete, now thou walkist not aftir charite. Nyle thou thorouy thi mete lese hym, for whom Crist diede.
If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
16 Therfor be not oure good thing blasfemed.
Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
17 For whi the rewme of God is not mete and drynk, but riytwisnesse and pees and ioye in the Hooli Goost.
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18 And he that in this thing serueth Crist, plesith God, and is proued to men.
For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
19 Therfor sue we tho thingis that ben of pees, and kepe we togidere `tho thingis that ben of edificacioun.
So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
20 Nyle thou for mete distrie the werk of God. For alle thingis ben clene, but it is yuel to the man that etith bi offendyng.
Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
21 It is good to not ete fleisch, and to not drynke wyn, nethir in what thing thi brother offendith, or is sclaundrid, or is maad sijk.
It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
22 Thou hast feith anentis thi silf, haue thou bifore God. Blessid is he that demeth not hym silf in that thing that he preueth.
Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
23 For he that demeth, is dampned, if he etith; for it is not of feith. And al thing that is not of feith, is synne.
But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
