2 Thessalonians 3

1 For the rest, brethren, be praying for us, —that, the word of the Lord, may be running, and gaining glory, according as [it did] even with you;

Britheren, fro hennus forward preye ye for vs, that the word of God renne, and be clarified, as it is anentis you;

2 And that we may be rescued from the presuming and wicked men; for, not all, hold the faith.

and that we be delyuered fro noyous and yuele men; for feith is not of alle men.

3 Faithful, is the Lord, —who will confirm you, and guard you from the wicked one:

But the Lord is trewe, that schal conferme you, and schal kepe fro yuel.

4 We are persuaded, however, in the Lord, as touching you, —that, what things we give in charge, Ye [both] are doing and will do; —

And, britheren, we trusten of you in the Lord, for what euere thingis we comaunden to you, bothe ye don and schulen do.

5 But may, the Lord, guide your hearts into the love of God, and into the endurance of the Christ.

And the Lord dresse youre hertis, in the charite of God, and in the pacience of Crist.

6 Howbeit, we charge you, brethren, —that, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, ye be withdrawing yourselves from every brother—who, in a disorderly way, doth walk, and not according to the instruction which ye received from us.

But, britheren, we denouncen to you in the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, that ye withdrawe you from ech brother that wandrith out of ordre, and not aftir the techyng, that thei resseyueden of vs.

7 For, ye yourselves, know, how needful it is to be imitating us, in that we were not disorderly among you,

For `ye silf witen, hou it bihoueth to sue vs. For we weren not vnpesible among you,

8 Nor, as a free-gift, did eat, bread, from anyone, but, with toil and hardship, night and day, working, —that we might not burden any of you; —

nethir with outen oure owne trauel we eeten breed of ony man, but in trauel and werynesse worchiden niyt and dai, that we greuyden noon of you.

9 Not because we have not authority, but that, ourselves, as an ensample, we might hold forth unto you, —to the end ye might he imitating us.

Not as we hadden not power, but that we schulden yyue vs silf ensaumple to you to sue vs.

10 For, even when we were with you, this, were we giving in charge unto you, —that, if any will not work, neither let him eat!

For also whanne we weren among you, we denounsiden this thing to you, that if ony man wole not worche, nethir ete he.

11 We hear, in fact, of some who are walking among you in a disorderly way, at nothing, working, yet too busily working!

For we han herd that summe among you goon in reste, and no thing worchen, but don curiousli.

12 Now, such as these, we charge and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, —that, with quietness, working, their own bread, they be eating.

But we denouncen to hem that ben suche men, and bisechen in the Lord Jhesu Crist, that thei worchen with silence, and ete her owne breed.

13 But, ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing; —

But nyle ye, britheren, faile wel doynge.

14 And, if anyone be not giving ear unto our word through means of this letter, on this one, set a mark—not to be mixing yourselves up with him, —that he may be reproved;

That if ony man obeie not to oure word bi epistle, marke ye him, and comyne ye not with hym, that he be schamed;

15 And, not as an enemy, be esteeming him, but be admonishing him, as a brother.

and nyle ye gesse hym as an enemye, but repreue ye hym as a brother. And God hym silf of pees yyue to you euerlastinge pees in al place.

16 But may, the Lord of peace himself, give you peace, always, in every way. The Lord, be with you all.

The Lord be with `you alle.

17 The salutation of Paul—with my own hand, which is a sign in every letter: thus, I write.

My salutacioun bi the hoond of Poul; which signe in ech epistle Y write thus.

18 The favour of our Lord Jesus Christ, be with you all.

The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with `alle you. Amen.