Mark · Chapter 9

[ edit] And he ſeide to hem, Treuly I ſeie to ȝou, for þer ben ſumme of men ſtondinge here, þe whiche ſchulen not taſte deeþ, til þei ſen þe rewme of God comynge in vertu. And aftir ſixe dayes Jheſus took Petre, and James, and John, and lediþ hem by hem ſelue aloone in to an hiȝ hil; and he is transfigurid byfore hem. And his cloþis ben maad ſchynynge and white ful moche as ſnow, and which maner cloþis a fullere, or walkere of cloþ, may not make white on erþe. And Helye wiþ Moyſes apperide to hem, and þei weren ſpekynge wiþ Jheſu. And Petre anſweringe ſeiþ to Jheſu, Maiſtir, it is good vs for to be here; make we here þre tabernaclis, oon to þee, oon to Moyſes, and oon to Helye.

Soþli he wiſte not what he ſchulde ſeie; forſoþe þei weren agaſt by drede. And þer is maad a cloude ſchadewinge hem; and a voys cam of þe cloude, ſeyinge, Þis is my mooſte deereworþe ſone, heere ȝe him. And anon þei biholdinge aboute, ſyȝe no more any man, no but Jheſus oonly wiþ hem. And hem comynge down fro þe hil, he comaundide hem, þat þei ſchulde not telle to any man þo þingis þat þei hadde ſeyn, no but whanne mannis ſone haþ riſun fro deede ſpiritis. And þei heelden þe word at hem ſilf, ſekynge what ſchulde be, whanne he haþ riſun fro deede. And þei axiden him, ſeyinge, What þerfore ſeyn Phariſees and ſcribis, for it bihoueþ Helye for to come firſt.

Þe which anſweringe ſeiþ to hem, Whanne Helye ſchal come firſt, he ſchal reſtore alle þingis; and hou it is writun in to mannis ſone, þat he ſuffre many þingis, and be deſpiſid. But I ſeie to ȝou, for and Helye is comun, and þei diden to him what euere þingis þei wolden, as it is writun of him. And he comynge to his diſciplis, ſyȝ a greet cumpany aboute hem, and ſcribis axynge wiþ hem. And anon al þe cumpanye ſeynge Jheſu, was aſtoneyed, and þei dreden; and þei rennynge to, greeten him. And he axide hem, What ſeken ȝe among ȝou?

And oon of þe cumpany anſweringe ſeide, Maiſtir, I haue brouȝt to þee my ſone hauynge an vnclene ſpirit; þe which wher euere he ſchal take hym, hirtiþ him, and he froþiþ, or vomeþ, and betiþ to gidere wiþ teeþ, and wexiþ drye. And I ſeide to þi diſciplis, þat þei ſchulden caſte hym out, and þei myȝten not. Þe which anſweringe to hem ſeide, A! þou ſchrewid generacioun and out of bileue, hou longe ſchal I be at ȝou, hou longe ſchal I ſuffre ȝou? Brynge ȝe hym to me. And þei brouȝten hym to. And whanne he hadde ſeyn him, anon þe ſpirit troublide him; and he caſt doun in to þe erþe, was walewid froþinge. And he axide his fadir, Hou moche of tyme it is, ſiþen þis þing fel to him?

And he ſeiþ, Fro childhod; and ofte he haþ ſent him and in to fier and in to watir, þat he ſchulde leeſe him; but and if þou maiſt ony þing, help vs, hauynge mercy on vs. Soþli Jheſus ſeiþ to him, If þou maiſt bileue, alle þingis ben poſſible to a man bileuynge. And anon þe fadir of þe child criynge wiþ teeris ſeide, Lord, I bileue; help þou myn vnbileuefulneſſe. And whanne Jheſus hadde ſeyn þe company of peple rennynge to gidere, he manaſide to þe vnclene ſpirit, ſeyinge to him, Þou deef and doumb ſpirit, I comaund þee, go out fro him, and entre not more in to him. And he criynge, and moche to-breidynge him, wente out fro him; and he is maad as deed, ſo þat manye ſeiden, þat he was deed.

Forſoþ Jheſus holdynge his hond, lifte vp him; and he roos. And whanne he hadde entrid in to an hous, his diſciplis axiden him priuely, Whi myȝten not we caſte hym out? And he ſeyde to hem, Þis kynde in no þing may go out, no but in preier and faſtinge. And þei gon fro þennis, wenten forþ in to Galile; and he wolde no man wite. He tauȝte his diſciplis, and ſeide to hem, For mannus ſone ſchal be bitrayed in to þe hondis of men, and þei ſchulen ſle him, and he ſlayn, on þe þridde day ſchal riſe aȝen. And þei knewen not þe word, and dredden for to axe him. And þei camen to Cafarnaum. Which whenne he was in þe hous, axide hem, What tretiden ȝe in þe weie?

And þei weren ſtille; ſoþli þei diſputiden among hem in þe weie, who of hem ſchulde be more. And he ſittinge clepide þe twelue, and ſeiþ to hem, If any man wole be þe firſt among ȝou, he ſchal be þe laſte, and mynyſtre of alle. And he takinge a childe, ordeynede him in þe myddil of hem; whom whanne he hadde byclippid, he ſeiþ to hem, Who euere ſchal receyue oon of ſuche children in my name, he receyueþ me; and who euere receyueþ me, he receyueþ not me aloone, but him þat ſente me. John anſweride to him, ſeyinge, Maiſtir, we ſyȝen ſum oon for to caſte out fendis in þi name, þe which ſueþ not vs, and we han forbedun him.

Soþli Jheſus ſeiþ to him, Nyle ȝe forbede him; þer is no man þat doþ vertu in my name, and may ſoone ſpeke yuele of me. Forſoþe he þat is not aȝens vs, is for vs. Soþli who euere ſchal ȝyue drynke to ȝou a cuppe of cold watir in my name, for ȝe ben of Criſt, treuly I ſeie to ȝou, he ſchal not leeſe his mede. And who euere ſchal ſclaundre oon of þes litle bileuynge in me, it is good to him þat a mylne ſtoon of aſſis were don aboute his necke, and were ſent in to þe ſee.

And if þin hond ſclaundre þee, kitt it awey; it is good to þee feble to entre in to lyf, þan hauynge twey hondis go in to helle, in to fier þat neuere ſchal be quenchid, where þe worm of hem deieþ not, and þe fier is not quenchid. And if þi foot ſclaundre þee, kitt it of; it is good to þee for to entre crokid in to euerlaſting lyf, þan hauynge twey feet to be ſent in to helle of fier, þat neuer ſchal be quenchid, where þe worm of hem deieþ not, and þe fier is not quenchid. Þat if þin yȝe ſclaundre þee, caſt it out; it is good to þee for to entre gogil yȝed in to rewme of God, þan hauynge twey yȝen for to be ſent in to helle of fier, where þe worm of hem deieþ not, and þe fier is not quenchid.

Forſoþ euery man ſchal be ſaltid, or maad ſauori, wiþ fier, and euery ſlayn ſacrifice ſchal be ſauorid wiþ ſalt. Salt is good þing; þat if ſalt be vnſauori, in what þing ſchulen ȝe make it ſauori? Haue ȝe ſalt in ȝou, and haue ȝe pees among ȝou.