Corinthios I 8
1 De iis autem, quae idolis immolantur, scimus quia omnes scientiam habemus. Scientia inflat, charitas vero aedificat.
But of these thingis that ben sacrified to ydols, we witen, for alle we han kunnyng. But kunnyng blowith, charite edefieth.
2 Si quis autem se existimat scire aliquid, nondum cognovit quemadmodum oporteat eum scire.
But if ony man gessith, that he kan ony thing, he hath not yit knowe hou it bihoueth hym to kunne.
3 Si quis autem diligit Deum, hic cognitus est ab eo.
And if ony man loueth God, this is knowun of hym.
4 De escis autem, quae idolis immolantur, scimus quia nihil est idolum in mundo, et quod nullus est Deus, nisi unus.
But of metis that ben offrid to idols, we witen, that an idol is no thing in the world, and that ther is no God but oon.
5 Nam etsi sunt qui dicantur dii sive in caelo, sive in terra (siquidem sunt dii multi, et domini multi):
For thouy ther ben summe that ben seid goddis, ethir in heuene, ether in erthe, as ther ben many goddis, and many lordis;
6 nobis tamen unus est Deus, Pater, ex quo omnia, et nos in illum: et unus Dominus Iesus Christus, per quem omnia, et nos per ipsum.
netheles to vs is o God, the fadir, of whom ben alle thingis, and we in hym; and o Lord Jhesu Crist, bi whom ben alle thingis, and we bi hym.
7 Sed non in omnibus est scientia. Quidam autem cum conscientia usque nunc idoli, quasi idolothytum manducant: et conscientia ipsorum cum sit infirma, polluitur.
But not in alle men is kunnyng. For summen with conscience of ydol til now eten as thing offrid to idolis; and her conscience is defoulid, for it is sijk.
8 Esca autem nos non commendat Deo. Neque enim si manducaverimus, abundabimus: neque si non manducaverimus, deficiemus.
Mete comendith vs not to God; for nether we schulen faile, if we eten not, nether if we eten, we schulen haue plente.
9 Videte autem ne forte haec licentia vestra offendiculum fiat infirmis.
But se ye, lest perauenture this your leeue be maad hurtyng to sijke men.
10 Si enim quis viderit eum, qui habet scientiam, in idolo recumbentem: nonne conscientia eius, cum sit infirma, aedificabitur ad manducandum idolothyta?
For if ony man schal se hym, that hath kunnyng, etynge in a place where idols ben worschipid, whethir his conscience, sithen it is sijke, schal not be edified to ete thingis offrid to idols?
11 Et peribit infirmus in tua conscientia frater, propter quem Christus mortuus est?
And the sijk brothir, for whom Crist diede, schal perische in thi kunnyng.
12 Sic autem peccantes in fratres, et percutientes conscientiam eorum infirmam, in Christum peccatis.
For thus ye synnyng ayens britheren, and smytynge her sijk conscience synnen ayens Crist.
