Mark 12
1 He began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went on a journey.
And Jhesus bigan to speke to hem in parablis. A man plauntide a vynyerd, and sette an hegge aboute it, and dalf a lake, and bildide a toure, and hiryde it to tilieris, and wente forth in pilgrimage.
2 When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
And he sente to the erthe tilieris in tyme a seruaunt, to resseyue of the erthe tilieris of the fruyt of the vynyerd.
3 They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.
And thei token hym, and beeten, and leften hym voide.
4 Again, he sent another servant to them; and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.
And eftsoone he sente to hem anothir seruaunt, and thei woundiden hym in the heed, and turmentiden hym.
5 And he sent another; and they killed him; and many others, beating some, and killing some.
And eftsoone he sente another, and thei slowen hym, and othir mo, betynge summe, and sleynge othere.
6 He had one left, a beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
But yit he hadde a moost derworth sone, and he sente hym last to hem, and seide, Perauenture thei schulen drede my sone.
7 But those farmers said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
But the erthetilieris seiden togidere, This is the eire; come ye, sle we hym, and the eritage schal be ourun.
8 They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
And thei tokun hym, and killiden, and castiden out without the vynyerd.
9 What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
Thanne what schal the lord of the vynyerd do? He schal come, and lese the tilieris, and yyue the vynyerd to othere.
10 Haven't you even read this Scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner.
Whether ye han not red this scripture, The stoon which the bilderis han disspisid, this is maad in to the heed of the corner?
11 This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes'?"
This thing is doon of the Lord, and is wondirful in oure iyen.
12 They tried to seize him, but they feared the crowd; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.
And thei souyten to holde hym, and thei dredden the puple; for thei knewen that to hem he seide this parable; and thei leften hym,
13 They sent some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.
and thei wenten awei. And thei senten to hym summe of the Farisees and Erodians, to take hym in word.
14 When they had come, they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and do not defer to anyone; for you are not partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
Whiche camen, and seien to hym, Maistir, we witen that thou art sothfast, and reckist not of ony man; for nethir thou biholdist in to the face of man, but thou techist the weie of God in treuthe. Is it leeueful that tribute be youun to the emperoure, or we schulen not yyue?
15 Should we pay, or should we not pay?" But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it."
Which witynge her pryuei falsnesse, seide to hem, What tempten ye me? brynge ye to me a peny, that Y se.
16 They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
And thei brouyten to hym. And he seide to hem, Whos is this ymage, and the writyng? Thei seien to him, The emperouris.
17 And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were utterly amazed at him.
And Jhesus answeride and seide to hem, Thanne yelde ye to the emperour tho thingis that ben of the emperours; and to God tho thingis that ben of God.
18 There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,
And thei wondriden of hym. And Saduces, that seien that ther is no ressurreccioun, camen to hym, and axeden hym,
19 "Teacher, Moses wrote to us, 'If a man's brother dies, and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take the wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.'
and seiden, Maister, Moyses wroot to vs, that if the brother of a man were deed, and lefte his wijf, and haue no sones, his brother take his wijf, and reise vp seed to his brother.
20 There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
Thanne seuene britheren ther weren; and the firste took a wijf, and diede, and lefte no seed.
21 The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;
And the secounde took hir, and he diede, and nether this lefte seed.
22 and the seven left no children. Last of all the woman also died.
And the thridde also. And in lijk manere the seuene token hir, and leften not seed. And the womman the laste of alle `is deed.
23 In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife."
Thanne in the resurreccioun, whanne thei schulen rise ayen, whos wijf of these schal sche be? for seuene hadden hir to wijf.
24 Jesus said to them, "Is not this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God?
And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Whether ye erren not therfor, that ye knowe not scripturis, nethir the vertu of God?
25 For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
For whanne thei schulen rise ayen fro deeth, nether thei schulen wedde, nethir schulen be weddid, but thei schulen be as aungels of God in heuenes.
26 But about the dead, that they are raised; have you not read in the book of Moses, about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
And of deed men, that thei risen ayen, han ye not red in the book of Moises, on the buysch, hou God spak to hym, and seide, Y am God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob?
27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken."
He is not God of deed men, but of lyuynge men; therfor ye erren myche.
28 And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Seeing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the greatest of all?"
And oon of the scribis, that hadde herde hem dispuytynge togidir, cam nyy, and saiy that Jhesus had wel answeride hem, and axide hym, which was the firste maundement of alle.
29 Jesus answered, "The first is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
And Jhesus answeride to him, that the firste maundement of alle is, Here thou, Israel, thi Lord God is o God;
30 And you are to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.'
and thou schalt loue thi Lord God of al thin herte, and of al thi soule, and of al thi mynde, and of al thi myyt.
31 The second is this, 'You are to love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
This is the firste maundement. And the secounde is lijk to this, Thou schalt loue thi neiybore as thi silf. Ther is noon other maundement gretter than these.
32 The scribe said to him, "Truly, Teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,
And the scribe seide to hym, Maister, in treuthe thou hast wel seid; for o God is, and ther is noon other, outakun hym;
33 and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."
that he be loued of al the herte, and of al the mynde, and of al the vndurstondynge, and of al the soule, and of al strengthe, and to loue the neiybore as hym silf, is gretter than alle brent offryngis and sacrifices.
34 When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one dared ask him any question after that.
And Jhesus seynge that he hadde answerid wiseli, seide to hym, Thou art not fer fro the kyngdom of God.
35 Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
And thanne no man durste axe hym no more ony thing. And Jhesus answeride and seide, techynge in the temple, Hou seien scribis, that Crist is the sone of Dauid?
36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet."'
For Dauid hym silf seide in the Hooli Goost, the Lord seide to my lord, Sitte on my riythalf, til Y putte thin enemyes the stool of thi feet.
37 David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?" The common people heard him gladly.
Thanne Dauid hym silf clepith him lord, hou thanne is he his sone? And myche puple gladli herde hym.
38 In his teaching he said to them, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,
And he seide to hem in his techyng, Be ye war of scribis, that wolen wandre in stolis,
39 and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:
and be salutid in chepyng, and sitte in synagogis in the firste chaieris, and the firste sittyng placis in soperis;
40 those who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."
whiche deuouren the housis of widewis vndur colour of long preier; thei schulen take the longer doom.
41 And he sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the crowd cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
And Jhesus sittynge ayens the tresorie, bihelde hou the puple castide monei in to the tresorie; and many riche men castiden many thingis.
42 A poor widow came, and she cast in two lepta, which equal a kodrantes.
But whanne a pore widewe was comun, sche keste two mynutis, that is, a ferthing.
43 He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,
And he clepide togidere hise disciplis, and seide to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, that this pore widewe keste more thanne alle, that kesten in to the tresorie.
44 for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on."
For alle kesten of that thing that thei hadden plente of; but this of her pouert keste alle thingis that sche hadde, al hir lyuelode.
