Leviticus 25
1 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen in monte Sinai dicens
And the Lord spak to Moises in the hil of Synai,
2 loquere filiis Israhel et dices ad eos quando ingressi fueritis terram quam ego dabo vobis sabbatizet sabbatum Domini
and seide, Speke thou to the sones of Israel, and thou schalt seye to hem, Whanne ye han entrid in to the lond which Y schal yyue to you, `the erthe kepe the sabat of the Lord;
3 sex annis seres agrum tuum et sex annis putabis vineam tuam colligesque fructus eius
sixe yeeris thou schalt sowe thi feeld, and sixe yeeris thou schalt kitte thi vyner, and thou schalt gadere the fruytis ther of;
4 septimo autem anno sabbatum erit terrae requietionis Domini agrum non seres et vineam non putabis
forsothe in the seuenthe yeer schal be sabat of the erthe of the restyng of the Lord;
5 quae sponte gignit humus non metes et uvas primitiarum tuarum non colliges quasi vindemiam annus enim requietionis terrae est
thou schalt not sowe the feeld, and thou schalt not kitte the vyner, thou schalt not repe tho thingis whiche the erthe bryngith forth `bi fre wille, and thou schalt not gadere the grapis of thi firste fruytis, as vyndage; for it is the yeer of restyng of the lond; but tho schulen be to you in to mete,
6 sed erunt vobis in cibum tibi et servo tuo ancillae et mercennario tuo et advenae qui peregrinantur apud te
to thee, and to thi seruaunt, to thin handmaide, and to thin hirid man, and to the comelyng which is a pilgrym at thee; alle thingis that `comen forth,
7 iumentis tuis et pecoribus omnia quae nascuntur praebebunt cibum
schulen yyue mete to thi werk beestis and smale beestis.
8 numerabis quoque tibi septem ebdomades annorum id est septem septies quae simul faciunt annos quadraginta novem
Also thou schalt noumbre to thee seuene woukis of yeeris, that is, seuene sithes seuene, whiche togidere maken nyn and fourti yeer;
9 et clanges bucina mense septimo decima die mensis propitiationis tempore in universa terra vestra
and thou schalt sowne with a clarioun in the seuenthe monethe, in the tenthe dai of the monethe, in the tyme of propiciacioun, `that is, merci, in al youre lond.
10 sanctificabisque annum quinquagesimum et vocabis remissionem cunctis habitatoribus terrae tuae ipse est enim iobeleus revertetur homo ad possessionem suam et unusquisque rediet ad familiam pristinam
And thou schalt halewe the fiftithe yeer, and thou schalt clepe remissioun to alle the dwellers of thi lond; for thilke yeer is iubilee; a man schal turne ayen to hys possessioun, and ech man schal go ayen to the firste meynee,
11 quia iobeleus est et quinquagesimus annus non seretis neque metetis sponte in agro nascentia et primitias vindemiae non colligetis
for it is iubilee, and the fiftithe yeer. Ye schulen not sowe, nether ye schulen repe thingis, that comen forth freli in the feeld, and ye schulen not gadere the firste fruytis of vyndage, for the halewyng of iubilee;
12 ob sanctificationem iobelei sed statim ablata comedetis
but anoon ye schulen ete thingis takun awey;
13 anno iobelei redient omnes ad possessiones suas
in the yeer of iubilee alle men go ayen to her possessiouns.
14 quando vendes quippiam civi tuo vel emes ab eo ne contristes fratrem tuum sed iuxta numerum annorum iobelei emes ab eo
Whanne thou schalt sille ony thing to thi citeseyn, ether schalt bie of hym, make thou not sory thi brother, but bi the noumbre of `yeeris of iubile thou schalt bie of him,
15 et iuxta supputationem frugum vendet tibi
and bi the rekenyng of fruytis he schal sille to thee.
16 quanto plus anni remanserint post iobeleum tanto crescet et pretium et quanto minus temporis numeraveris tanto minoris et emptio constabit tempus enim frugum vendet tibi
Bi as myche as mo yeeris dwellen after the iubilee, by so myche also the prijs schal encreesse, and bi as myche as thou noumbrist lesse of tyme, bi so myche and the biyng schal cost lesse; for he schal sille to thee the time of fruytis.
17 nolite adfligere contribules vestros sed timeat unusquisque Deum suum quia ego Dominus Deus vester
Nyle ye turment men of youre lynagis, but ech man drede his God; for Y am youre Lord God.
18 facite praecepta mea et iudicia custodite et implete ea ut habitare possitis in terra absque ullo pavore
Do ye my comaundementis, and kepe ye my domes, and fille ye tho, that ye moun dwelle in his lond without ony drede,
19 et gignat vobis humus fructus suos quibus vescamini usque ad saturitatem nullius impetum formidantes
and that the erthe brynge forth hise fruytis to you, whiche ye schulen ete `til to fulnesse, and drede not the assailyng of ony man.
20 quod si dixeritis quid comedemus anno septimo si non seruerimus neque collegerimus fruges nostras
That if ye seien, what schulen we ete in the seuenthe yeer, if we sowen not, nether gaderen oure fruytis?
21 dabo benedictionem meam vobis anno sexto et faciet fructus trium annorum
Y schal yyue my blessyng to you in the sixte yeer, and it schal make fruytis of three yeer;
22 seretisque anno octavo et comedetis veteres fruges usque ad nonum annum donec nova nascantur edetis vetera
and ye schulen sowe in the eiyte yeer, and ye schulen ete elde fruytis `til to the nynthe yeer; til newe thingis comen forth ye schulen ete the elde thingis.
23 terra quoque non veniet in perpetuum quia mea est et vos advenae et coloni mei estis
Also the lond schal not be seeld `in to with outen ende, for it is myn, and ye ben my comelyngis and tenauntis;
24 unde cuncta regio possessionis vestrae sub redemptionis condicione vendetur
wherfor al the cuntre of youre possessioun schal be seeld vndur the condicioun of ayenbiyng.
25 si adtenuatus frater tuus vendiderit possessiunculam suam et voluerit propinquus eius potest redimere quod ille vendiderat
If thi brother is maad pore, and sillith his litil possessioun, and his nyy kynesman wole, he may ayenbie that that he seelde;
26 sin autem non habuerit proximum et ipse pretium ad redimendum potuerit invenire
sotheli if he hath no nyy kynesman, and he may fynde prijs to ayenbie,
27 conputabuntur fructus ex eo tempore quo vendidit et quod reliquum est reddet emptori sicque recipiet possessionem suam
the fruytis schulen be rekynyd fro that tyme in which he seelde, and he schal yelde `that that is residue to the biere, and he schal resseyue so his possessioun.
28 quod si non invenerit manus eius ut reddat pretium habebit emptor quod emerat usque ad annum iobeleum in ipso enim omnis venditio redit ad dominum et ad possessorem pristinum
That if his hond fynde not, that he yelde the prijs, the biere schal haue that that he bouyte, `til to the yeer of iubilee; for in that yeer ech sillyng schal go ayen to the lord, and to the firste weldere.
29 qui vendiderit domum intra urbis muros habebit licentiam redimendi donec unus impleatur annus
He that sillith his hows, with ynne the wallis of a citee, schal haue licence to ayenbie til o yeer be fillid;
30 si non redemerit et anni circulus fuerit evolutus emptor possidebit eam et posteri eius in perpetuum et redimi non poterit etiam in iobeleo
if he ayenbieth not, and the sercle of the yeer is passid, the biere schal welde it, and his eiris `in to with outen ende, and it schal not mow be ayenbouyt, ye, in the iubilee.
31 sin autem in villa fuerit domus quae muros non habet agrorum iure vendetur si ante redempta non fuerit in iobeleo revertetur ad dominum
Forsothe if the hows is in a town `that hath not wallis, it schal be seeld bi the lawe of feeldis; sotheli if it is not ayenbouyt in the iubilee, it schal turne ayen to `his lord.
32 aedes Levitarum quae in urbibus sunt semper possunt redimi
The howsis of dekenes, that ben in citees, moun euer be ayenbouyt; if tho ben not ayenbouyt,
33 si redemptae non fuerint in iobeleo revertentur ad dominos quia domus urbium leviticarum pro possessionibus sunt inter filios Israhel
tho schulen turne ayen in the iubilee `to the lordis; for the `howsis of the citees of dekenes ben for possessiouns among the sones of Israel;
34 suburbana autem eorum non venient quia possessio sempiterna est
forsothe the suburbabis of hem schulen not be seeld, for it is euerlastynge possessioun.
35 si adtenuatus fuerit frater tuus et infirmus manu et susceperis eum quasi advenam et peregrinum et vixerit tecum
If thi brother is maad pore, and feble in power, and thou resseyuest hym as a comelyng and pilgrym, and he lyueth with thee,
36 ne accipias usuras ab eo nec amplius quam dedisti time Deum tuum ut vivere possit frater tuus apud te
take thou not vsuris of hym, nether more than thou hast youe; drede thou thi God, that thi brothir mai lyue anentis thee.
37 pecuniam tuam non dabis ei ad usuram et frugum superabundantiam non exiges
Thou schalt not yyue to hym thi money to vsure, and thou schalt not axe ouer `aboundaunce, ether encrees ouer of fruytis;
38 ego Dominus Deus vester qui eduxi vos de terra Aegypti ut darem vobis terram Chanaan et essem vester Deus
Y am youre Lord God, that ladde you out of the lond of Egipt, that Y schulde yyue to you the lond of Canaan, and that Y schulde be youre God.
39 si paupertate conpulsus vendiderit se tibi frater tuus non eum opprimes servitute famulorum
If thi brother compellid bi pouert sillith hym silf to thee, thou schalt not oppresse hym bi seruage of seruauntis,
40 sed quasi mercennarius et colonus erit usque ad annum iobeleum operabitur apud te
but he schal be as an hirid man and tenaunt; `til to the yeer of iubilee he schal worche at thee,
41 et postea egredietur cum liberis suis et revertetur ad cognationem et ad possessionem patrum suorum
and aftirward he schal go out with his fre children, and he schal turne ayen to the kynrede, and to `the possessioun of his fadris.
42 mei enim servi sunt et ego eduxi eos de terra Aegypti non venient condicione servorum
For thei ben my seruauntis, and Y ledde hem out of the lond of Egipt; thei schulen not be seeld bi the condicioun of seruauntis;
43 ne adfligas eum per potentiam sed metuito Deum tuum
turmente thou not hem bi thi power, but drede thou thi Lord.
44 servus et ancilla sint vobis de nationibus quae in circuitu vestro sunt
A seruaunt and handmaide be to you of naciouns that ben in youre cumpas,
45 et de advenis qui peregrinantur apud vos vel qui ex his nati fuerint in terra vestra hos habebitis famulos
and of comelyngis that ben pilgrimys at you, ether thei that ben borun of hem in youre lond; ye schulen haue these seruauntis,
46 et hereditario iure transmittetis ad posteros ac possidebitis in aeternum fratres autem vestros filios Israhel ne opprimatis per potentiam
and bi riyt of eritage ye schulen `sende ouer to aftir comeris, and ye schulen welde with outen ende; sothely oppresse ye not bi power youre britheren, the sones of Israel.
47 si invaluerit apud vos manus advenae atque peregrini et adtenuatus frater tuus vendiderit se ei aut cuiquam de stirpe eius
If the hond of a comelyng and of a pilgrim wexith strong at you, and thi brother is maad pore, and sillith hym silf to hym,
48 post venditionem potest redimi qui voluerit ex fratribus suis redimet eum
ether to ony of his kyn, he may be ayenbouyt aftir the sillyng; he that wole of hise britheren, ayenbie hym; bothe `the brother of fadir,
49 et patruus et patruelis et consanguineus et adfinis sin autem et ipse potuerit redimet se
and the sone of `the fadris brother, and kynesman, and alye. Ellis if also he schal mow, he schal ayenbie hym silf,
50 supputatis dumtaxat annis a tempore venditionis suae usque ad annum iobeleum et pecunia qua venditus fuerat iuxta annorum numerum et rationem mercennarii supputata
while the yeeris ben rykenid oneli fro the tyme of his sillyng `til in to the yeer of iubylee; and while the money, for which he was seeld, is rikenyd bi the noumbre of yeeris, and while the hire of an hirid man is rikenyd.
51 si plures fuerint anni qui remanent usque ad iobeleum secundum hos reddet et pretium
If mo yeeris ben that dwellen `til to the iubilee, bi these yeeris he schal yelde also the prijs; if fewe yeeris ben,
52 si pauci ponet rationem cum eo iuxta annorum numerum et reddet emptori quod reliquum est annorum
he schal sette rikenyng with hym bi the noumbre of yeeris;
53 quibus ante servivit mercedibus inputatis non adfliget eum violenter in conspectu tuo
and he schal yeelde to the biere that that is residue of yeeris, while tho yeeris, bi whiche he seruyde bifore, ben rikenyd for hiris; he schal not turmente `that Ebreu violentli in thi siyt.
54 quod si per haec redimi non potuerit anno iobeleo egredietur cum liberis suis
That if he may not be ayenbouyt bi this, he schal go out with his free children in the `yeer of iubilee; for the sones of Israel ben myn seruauntis,
55 mei sunt enim servi filii Israhel quos eduxi de terra Aegypti
whiche Y ledde out of the lond of Egipt.
