1 Timothy 4
1 But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
But the spirit seith opynli, that in the laste tymes summen schulen departe fro the feith, yyuynge tent to spiritis of errour, and to techingis of deuelis; that speken leesing in ipocrisie,
2 through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron,
and haue her conscience corrupt,
3 forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
forbedinge to be weddid, to absteyne fro metis, whiche God made to take with doyng of thankingis, to feithful men, and hem that han knowe the treuthe.
4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
For ech creature of God is good, and no thing is to be cast awei, which is takun with doyng of thankyngis;
5 For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.
for it is halewid bi the word of God, and bi preyer.
6 If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have followed.
Thou puttynge forth these thingis to britheren, schalt be a good mynystre of Crist Jhesu; nurschid with wordis of feith and of good doctryne, which thou hast gete.
7 But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
But eschewe thou vncouenable fablis, and elde wymmenus fablis; haunte thi silf to pitee.
8 For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.
For bodili exercitation is profitable to litle thing; but pitee is profitable to alle thingis, that hath a biheest of lijf that now is, and that is to come.
9 This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance.
A trewe word, and worthi al acceptacioun.
10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
And in this thing we trauelen, and ben cursid, for we hopen in lyuyng God, that is sauyour of alle men, moost of feithful men.
11 Command and teach these things.
Comaunde thou this thing, and teche.
12 Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
No man dispise thi yongthe, but be thou ensaumple of feithful men in word, in lyuyng, in charite, in feith, in chastite.
13 Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
Tyl Y come, take tent to redyng, to exortacioun and teching.
14 Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
Nyle thou litil charge the grace which is in thee, that is youun to thee bi profecie, with putting on of the hondis of preesthod.
15 Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.
Thenke thou these thingis, in these be thou, that thi profiting be schewid to alle men.
16 Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
Take tent to thi silf and to doctryn; be bisi in hem. For thou doynge these thingis, schalt `make bothe thi silf saaf, and hem that heren thee.
