Isaiæ 50
1 Haec dicit Dominus: Quis est hic liber repudii matris vestrae, quo dimisi eam? aut quis est creditor meus, cui vendidi vos? ecce in iniquitatibus vestris venditi estis, et in sceleribus vestris dimisi matrem vestram.
The Lord seith these thingis, What is this book of forsakyng of youre modir, bi which Y lefte her? ether who is he, to whom Y owe, to whom Y seeld you? For lo! ye ben seeld for youre wickidnessis, and for youre grete trespassis Y lefte youre modir.
2 Quia veni, et non erat vir: vocavi, et non erat qui audiret. numquid abbreviata et parvula facta est manus mea, ut non possim redimere? aut non est in me virtus ad liberandum? Ecce in increpatione mea desertum faciam mare, ponam flumina in siccum: computrescent pisces sine aqua, et morientur in siti.
For Y cam, and no man was; Y clepide, and noon was that herde. Whether myn hond is abreggid, and maad litil, that Y mai not ayenbie? ether vertu is not in me for to delyuere? Lo! in my blamyng Y schal make the see forsakun, `ether desert, Y schal sette floodis in the drie place; fischis without watir schulen wexe rotun, and schulen dye for thirst.
3 Induam caelos tenebris, et saccum ponam operimentum eorum.
Y schal clothe heuenes with derknessis, and Y schal sette a sak the hilyng of tho.
4 Dominus dedit mihi linguam eruditam, ut sciam sustentare eum, qui lassus est verbo: erigit mane, mane erigit mihi aurem, ut audiam quasi magistrum.
The Lord yaf to me a lerned tunge, that Y kunne susteyne hym bi word that failide; erli the fadir reisith, erli he reisith an eere to me, that Y here as a maister.
5 Dominus Deus aperuit mihi aurem, ego autem non contradico: retrorsum non abii.
The Lord God openede an eere to me; forsothe Y ayenseie not, Y yede not abak.
6 Corpus meum dedi percutientibus, et genas meas vellentibus: faciem meam non averti ab increpantibus, et conspuentibus in me.
I yaf my bodi to smyteris, and my chekis to pulleris; Y turnede not a wei my face fro men blamynge, and spetynge on me.
7 Dominus Deus auxiliator meus, ideo non sum confusus: ideo posui faciem meam ut petram durissimam, et scio quoniam non confundar.
The Lord God is myn helpere, and therfor Y am not schent; therfor Y haue set my face as a stoon maad hard, and Y woot that Y schal not be schent.
8 Iuxta est qui iustificat me, quis contradicet mihi? stemus simul, quis est adversarius meus? accedat ad me.
He is niy, that iustifieth me; who ayenseith me? stonde we togidere. Who is myn aduersarie? neiye he to me.
9 Ecce Dominus Deus auxiliator meus: quis est qui condemnet me? Ecce omnes quasi vestimentum conterentur, tinea comedet eos.
Lo! the Lord God is myn helpere; who therfor is he that condempneth me? Lo! alle schulen be defoulid as a cloth, and a mouyte schal ete hem.
10 Quis ex vobis timens Dominum, audiens vocem servi sui? qui ambulavit in tenebris, et non est lumen ei, speret in nomine Domini, et innitatur super Deum suum.
Who of you dredith the Lord, and herith the vois of his seruaunt? Who yede in dercnessis and liyt is not to hym, hope he in the name of the Lord, and triste he on his God.
11 Ecce vos omnes accendentes ignem accincti flammis, ambulate in lumine ignis vestri, et in flammis, quas succendistis: de manu mea factum est hoc vobis, in doloribus dormietis.
Lo! alle ye kyndlynge fier, and gird with flawmes, go in the liyt of youre fier, and in the flawmes whiche ye han kyndlid to you. This is maad of myn hond to you, ye schulen slepe in sorewis.
