Luke · Chapter 10

[ edit] Forſoþe aftir þes þingis þe Lord Jheſu ordeynede and oþere ſeuenty and tweyne, and ſente hem by tweyne and tweyne bifore his face in to euery citee and place, whidir he was to comynge. And he ſeide to hem, Soþli myche ripe corn is, but fewe workmen; þerfore preie ȝe þe lord of þe ripe corn, þat he ſende workmen in to his rype corn. Go ȝe, lo! I ſende ȝou as lambren a mong wolues. Nyle ȝe bere a ſachel, neþer ſcrip, neþer ſchoon, and greete ȝe no man by þe weye. And in to what euere hous ȝe ſchulen entre, firſt ſeye ȝe, Pees to þis hous. And if a ſone of pees ſchal be þere, ȝoure pees ſchal reſte on him; if non, it ſchal turne aȝen to ȝou.

Forſoþe dwelle ȝe in þe ſame hous, etynge and drynkinge þo þingis þat ben at hem; forſoþe a workman is worþi his hyre. Nyle ȝe paſſe fro hous in to hous. And in to what euere citee ȝe ſchulen entre, and þei ſchulen receyue ȝou, ete ȝe þo þingis þat ben put to ȝou; and heele ȝe þe ſyke men þat ben þer ynne. And ſeye ȝe to hem, Þe kyngdom of God ſchal neiȝe in to ȝou. In to what euer citee ȝe ſchulen entre, and þei ſchulen not receyue ȝou, ȝe goynge out in to þe ſtreetis þereof, ſeie, Alſo we wypen of in to ȝou þe poudere þat cleuyde to vs of ȝoure citee; neþelees wite ȝe þis þing, for þe rewme of God ſchal come nyȝ.

Forſoþ I ſeie to ȝou, for to Sodom it ſchal be eſyere, oþer laſſe peyne, þan to þat citee in þilke day. Woo to þee, Coroſaym; woo to þee, Beþſayda; for if in Tyre and Sydon þe vertues hadden ben don, whiche ben don in þee, ſum tyme þei ſittinge in heer and aiſche, ſchulden haue don penaunce. Neþeles to Tyre and Sydon it ſchal be eſyer in þe dom þan to ȝou. And þou, Cafarnaum, ert enhaunſid til to heuene; þou ſchalt be drenchid til in to helle. He þat heeriþ ȝou, heeriþ me; and he þat diſpiſiþ ȝou, diſpiſiþ me; forſoþe he þat diſpiſiþ me, diſpiſiþ him þat ſente me. Forſoþ two and ſeuenty diſciplis turnedyn aȝein wiþ ioye, ſeyinge, Lord, alſo fendis ben ſujet to vs in þi name.

And he ſeiþ to hem, I ſyȝ Saþanas fallinge doun fro heuene, as leit. And loo! I haue ȝouun to ȝou power of defoulinge, oþir tredinge, on ſerpents, and ſcorpiouns, and on al þe vertu of þe enemy, and no þing ſchal anoye ȝou. Neþeles nyle ȝe haue ioye in þis þing, for fendis ben ſujet to ȝou; but ioye ȝee, þat ȝoure names ben writun in heuenes. In þilke our he gladide in þe Hooly Gooſt, and ſeide, I knowleche to þee, fadir, Lord of heuene and erþe, which haſt hid þes þingis fro wyſe men and prudent, and haſt ſchewid hem to litle. Ȝhe, fadir, for ſo it pleſide bifore þee.

Alle þingis ben ȝouun to me of my fadir, and no man woot, who is þe ſone, no but þe fadir; and who is þe fadir, no but þe ſone, and to whom þe ſone wolde ſchewe. And he turned to his diſciplis, ſeide, Bleſſid ben þe yȝen, whiche ſeen þo þingis þat ȝe ſeen. Soþli I ſeie to ȝou, for many prophetis and kyngis wolden ſe þo þingis, whiche ȝe ſeen, and þei ſyȝen not; and heere þo þingis, þat ȝe heere, and þei herden not. And lo! a wyſe man of þe lawe roos, temptinge him, and ſeyinge, Maiſtir, what þing doynge ſchal I welde euerlaſtinge lyf? And he ſeide to him, What is writun in þe lawe? hou rediſt þou?

He anſweringe ſeide, Þou ſchalt loue þe Lord þi God of al þyn herte, and of al þi ſoule, or lyf, and of alle þi myȝtis, and of al þi mynde; and þi neiȝebore as þi ſilf. Jheſu ſeide to him, Þou haſt anſwerid riȝtly; do þou þis þing, and þou ſchalt lyue. Forſoþe he willinge to iuſtifye him ſilf, ſeide to Jheſu, And who is my neiȝebore? Soþli Jheſu biholdinge, ſeide, Sum man cam doun fro Jeruſalem in to Jerico, and felde among þeuues, whiche alſo robbiden him, and, woundis putt in, wenten awey, þe man lefte half quyk. Forſoþe it byfel, þat ſum preſt cam doun in þe ſame weye, and, him ſeyn, paſſide forþ. Alſo forſoþ and a dekene, whanne he was biſydis þe place, and ſyȝ him, paſſide forþ.

Forſoþ ſum man Samaritan, makynge iourney, cam biſydis þe weye; and he ſeynge him, was ſtirid by mercy. And he comynge nyȝ, bond to gidere his woundis, heeldynge yn oyle and wyn. And he puttinge on his hors, ledde in to a ſtable, and dide þe cure of him. And anoþer day he brouȝte forþ twey pens, and ȝaf to þe kepere of þe ſtable, and ſeide, Haue þou þe cure of him; and what euere þing þou ſchalt ȝyue ouer, I ſchal ȝelde to þee, whanne I ſchal come aȝen. Who of þes þre ſemeþ to þee to haue be neiȝebore to him, þat felde a mong þe þeues? And he ſeide, He þat dide mercy on him. And Jheſu ſeiþ to him, Go þou, and do þou in lyk manere.

Forſoþ it was don, while þei wenten, and he entride in to ſum caſtel; and ſum womman, Marþa bi name, receyuede him in to hir hous. And to þis Marþa was a ſiſter, Marie bi name, which alſo ſittinge by ſydis þe feet of þe Lord, herde þe word of him. Forſoþe Marþa biſyede aboute moche ſeruyce. Which ſtood, and ſeide, Lord, is it not of charge to þee, þat my ſiſtir lefte me aloone, for to mynyſtre? þerfore ſeye to hir, þat ſhe helpe me. And þe Lord anſweringe ſeide to hir, Marþa, Marþa, þou ert byſi, and art troublid anentis ful manye þingis; forſoþ o þing is neceſſarie. Marie haþ choſe þe beſte part, which ſchal not be take a wey fro hir.