Luke · Chapter 22

[ edit] Forſoþe þe haliday of þerf looues, which is ſeid paſke, neiȝede. And þe princes of preſtis and þe ſcribis ſouȝten, hou þei ſchulden ſlee Jheſu, but þei dredden þe peple. Soþli Saþanas entride in to Judas, þat was clepid Scarioþ, oon of þe twelue. And he wente, and ſpak wiþ þe princes of preſtis, and wiþ þe mageſtratis, how he ſchulde bitraye him to hem. And þei ioyeden, and maden couenaunt to ȝyue money to him. And he bihiȝte, and he ſouȝte couenablete, þat he ſchulde bitraye him, wiþ oute þe cumpanyes. Soþly þe day of þerf looues cam, in which it was nede, þat paſk, þat is, ſacrifice of paſk, be ſlayn. And he ſente Petre and John, ſeyinge, Ȝe goynge make redy paſk to vs, þat we ete.

And þei ſeiden, Where wolt þou, þat we make redy? And he ſeide to hem, Lo! ȝou entringe in to þe citee, ſum man beringe a veſſel wiþ watir ſchal come aȝens ȝou; ſue ȝe him in to þe hous, in to which he entriþ. And ȝe ſchulen ſeye to þe hoſebonde man of þe hous, Þe maiſtir ſeiþ to þee, Where is þe herborgerie, where I ſchal ete paſk wiþ my diſciplis? And he ſchal ſchewe to ȝou a greet ſouping place ſtrewid, and þere make ȝe redy. Soþli þei goynge founden as he ſeide to hem, and þere þei maden redy þe paſke. And whanne þe our was maad, he ſat to þe mete, and twelue apoſtlis wiþ him.

And he ſeide to hem, Wiþ deſyr I haue deſyrid to ete wiþ ȝou þis paſk, bifore þat I ſuffre; forſoþe I ſeie to ȝou, for fro þis tyme I ſhal not ete it, til it be fillid in þe rewme of God. And þe cuppe takun, he dide þankingis, and ſeide, Take ȝe, and departe ȝe among ȝou; forſoþe I ſeie to ȝou, I ſchal not drynke of þe generacioun of þis vyne, til þe rewme of God come. And þe breed takun, he dide þankingis, and brak, and ȝaf to hem, ſeyinge, Þis is my body, which ſchal be ȝouun for ȝou; do ȝe þis þing in to my commemoracioun. Alſo and þe chalys, aftir þat he hadde ſoupid, ſeyinge, Þis cuppe is þe newe teſtament in my blood, which ſchal be ſched for ȝou.

Neþeles lo! þe hond of a man bitrayinge me is wiþ me in þe bord. And ſoþli mannis ſone goþ, vp þat it is determynd; neþeles wo to þat man, bi whom he ſchal be bitrayed. And þei bigynnen to ſeche among hem ſilf, who it was of hem, þat was to doynge þis þing. And ſtryf was maad among hem, which of hem ſchulde be ſeyn to be more. Forſoþ he ſeide to hem, Kyngis of heþen men ben lordis, or lordſchipen, of hem, and þei þat han power on hem ben clepid goode ȝyueris, but ȝe not ſo; but he þat is þe more in ȝou, be maad as þe ȝongere, and he þat is bifore goer, as a ſeruaunt. Forwhi who is þe more, he þat reſtiþ, oþer he þat myniſtriþ? wher not he þat reſtiþ?

Forſoþ I am in þe myddis of ȝou, as he þat myniſtriþ. Soþli ȝe it ben, þat han dwelt wiþ me in my temptaciouns; and I diſpoſe to ȝou, as my fadir haþ diſpoſed to me, a rewme, þat ȝe ete and drynke on my bord in my rewme, and ſitte on trones, demynge twelue kynredis of Iſrael. Forſoþe þe Lord ſeide to Symount, Symount, lo! Saþanas haþ axid ȝou, þat he ſchulde ridele as whete; but I haue preied for þee, þat þi feiþ fayle not; and þou conuertid ſum tyme, conferme þi briþeren. Which ſeide to him, Lord, I am redi to go wiþ þee, and in to priſoun and in to deeþ. And he ſeide, I ſeie to þee, Peter, þe koc ſchal not crowe to day, til þou þries forſake to knowe me.

And he ſeide to hem, Whanne I ſente ȝou wiþ oute ſachel, and ſcrip, and ſchoon, wher ony þing failide to ȝou? And þei ſeiden, No þing. Þerfore he ſeide to hem, But now he þat haþ a ſachel, take alſo and a ſcrippe; and he þat haþ not, ſelle his coote, and bye a ſwerd. Soþli I ſeie to ȝou, for ȝit it bihoueþ þis þing þat is writun to be fulfillid in me, And he is demyd wiþ wickide men; forſoþe þo þingis þat ben of me han an ende. And þei ſeiden, Lord, lo! tweye ſwerdis here. And he ſeyde to hem, It is ynowȝ. And he gon out, wente bi cuſtom in to þe hil of Olyues; ſoþli and þe diſciplis ſueden him. And whanne he cam to þe place, he ſeyde to hem, Preie ȝe, leſt ȝe entre in to temptacioun.

And he was takun awey fro hem, as myche as is a ſtoones caſt; and þe knees put, he preide, ſeyinge, Fadir, if þou wolt, turn ouer þis cuppe fro me; neþeles not my wille be don, but þin. Forſoþ an aungel apperide to him fro heuene, cumfortinge him. And he maad in agonye, eþer angwiſche, preiede lengere; and his ſwoot was maad as dropis of blood rennynge doun in to þe erþe. And whanne he hadde riſe fro preier, and hadde come to his diſciplis, he fond hem ſlepinge for heuyneſſe. And he ſeide to hem, What ſlepen ȝe?

Ryſe ȝe, and preie ȝe, þat ȝe entre not in to temptacioun. Ȝit him ſpekinge, lo! a cumpany, and he þat was clepid Judas, oon of þe twelue, wente bifore hem; and he neiȝede to Jheſu, þat he ſchulde kiſſe him. Soþli Jheſu ſeide to him, Judas, bitrayeſt þou mannis ſone wiþ a coſſ? Forſoþ þei þat weren aboute hym, ſeynge þe þing þat was to comynge, ſeiden to him, Lord, wher we ſmyten by ſwerd? And oon of hem ſmoot þe ſeruaunt of þe prince of þe preſtis, and kittide of his litel riȝt eere. Forſoþe Jheſu anſweringe ſeyde, Suffre ȝe til hidur. And whanne he hadde touchid his litil eere, he heelide him.

Forſoþe Jheſu ſeide to hem, þat camen to him, þe princes of preſtis, and mageſtratis, and eldere men, As to a þeef ȝe han gon out wiþ ſwerdis and ſtaues? Whanne I was eche day wiþ ȝou in þe temple, ȝe ſtreiȝten not out þe hondis into me; but þis is ȝoure our, and þe power of derkneſſis. Soþli þei takinge him, ledden to þe hous of þe prince of preſtis; Petre forſoþe ſuede him a fer. Soþli a fyer kyndlid in þe myddel greet hous, and hem ſittinge aboute, Petre was in þe myddel of hem. Whom whanne ſum handmayde hadde ſeyn ſittinge at þe liȝt, and hadde biholde him, ſhe ſeide, And þis was wiþ him. And he denyede him, ſeiynge, Womman, I knowe him not.

And aftir a litil a noþir man ſeynge him, ſeide, And þou ert of hem. Petre forſoþe ſeide, A! man, I am not. And a ſpace maad as of oon our, ſoþli anoþir affermyde, ſeyinge, Treuli and þis was wiþ him; forwhi and he is of Galilee. And Petre ſeide, Man, I wot not what þou ſeiſt. And a non ȝit him ſpekinge, a cok crew. And þe Lord turned aȝen, biheeld Petre; and Petre hadde mynde of þe word of Jheſu, as he hadde ſeid, For bifore þat þe koc crew, þries þou ſchalt denye me. And Petre gon forþ, wepte bitturly. And þe men þat heelden him, ſcornyden him betinge. And þei veyliden him, or hidden, and ſmyten his face, and axiden him, ſeyinge, Propheſie þou, who is he þat ſmoot þee.

Alſo þei blaſphemynge ſeiden manye oþere þingis aȝens him. And as þe day was maad, þe eldere men of þe peple, and þe princes of preſtis, and þe ſcribis camen to gidere, and ledden him in to her counceil, ſeyinge, If þou art Criſt, ſeie to vs. And he ſeide to hem, If I ſchal ſeye to ȝou, ȝe ſchulen not bileue to me; ſoþli and if I ſhal axe, ȝe ſchulen not anſwere to me, neþer ȝe ſchulen leue. Forſoþ aftir þis tyme mannis ſone ſchal be ſittinge on þe riȝþalf of þe vertu of God. Þerfore alle ſeiden, Þerfore ert þou þe ſone of God? Which ſeide, Ȝe ſeyn for I am. And þei ſeiden, What ȝit deſyren we witneſſing? forſoþ we vs ſelue han herd of his mouþ.