Luke 19
1 And Jhesus `goynge yn, walkide thorou Jericho.
Now when Iesus entred and passed through Iericho,
2 And lo! a man, Sache bi name, and this was a prince of pupplicans, and he was riche.
Beholde, there was a man named Zaccheus, which was the chiefe receiuer of the tribute, and he was riche.
3 And he souyte to se Jhesu, who he was, and he myyte not, for the puple, for he was litil in stature.
And he sought to see Iesus, who hee should be, and coulde not for the preasse, because he was of a lowe stature.
4 And he ran bifore, and stiyede in to a sicomoure tree, to se hym; for he was to passe fro thennus.
Wherefore he ranne before, and climed vp into a wilde figge tree, that he might see him: for he should come that way.
5 And Jhesus biheld vp, whanne he cam to the place, and saiy hym, and seide to hym, Sache, haste thee, and come doun, for to dai Y mot dwelle in thin hous.
And when Iesus came to the place, he looked vp, and saw him, and said vnto him, Zaccheus, come downe at once: for to day I must abide at thine house.
6 And he hiyynge cam doun, and ioiynge resseyuede hym.
Then he came downe hastily, and receiued him ioyfully.
7 And whanne alle men sayn, thei grutchiden seiynge, For he hadde turned to a synful man.
And when all they sawe it, they murmured, saying, that hee was gone in to lodge with a sinfull man.
8 But Sache stood, and seide to the Lord, Lo! Lord, Y yyue the half of my good to pore men; and if Y haue ony thing defraudid ony man, Y yelde foure so myche.
And Zaccheus stood forth, and said vnto the Lord, Beholde, Lord, the halfe of my goods I giue to the poore: and if I haue taken from any man by forged cauillation, I restore him foure folde.
9 Jhesus seith to hym, For to dai heelthe is maad to this hous, for that he is Abrahams sone;
Then Iesus said to him, This day is saluation come vnto this house, forasmuch as hee is also become the sonne of Abraham.
10 for mannus sone cam to seke, and make saaf that thing that perischide.
For the Sonne of man is come to seeke, and to saue that which was lost.
11 Whanne thei herden these thingis, he addide, and seide a parable, for that he was nyy Jerusalem, `and for thei gessiden, that anoon the kyngdom of God schulde be schewid.
And whiles they heard these thinges, hee continued and spake a parable, because hee was neere to Hierusalem, and because also they thought that the kingdom of God should shortly appeare.
12 Therfor he seide, A worthi man wente in to a fer cuntre, to take to hym a kyngdom, and to turne ayen.
He saide therefore, A certaine noble man went into a farre countrey, to receiue for himselfe a kingdome, and so to come againe.
13 And whanne hise ten seruauntis weren clepid, he yaf to hem ten besauntis; and seide to hem, Chaffare ye, til Y come.
And he called his ten seruants, and deliuered them ten pieces of money, and sayd vnto them, Occupie till I come.
14 But hise citeseyns hatiden hym, and senten a messanger aftir hym, and seiden, We wolen not, that he regne on vs.
Nowe his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not haue this man to reigne ouer vs.
15 And it was don, that he turnede ayen, whan he hadde take the kyngdom; and he comaundide hise seruauntis to be clepid, to whiche he hadde yyue monei, to wite, hou myche ech hadde wonne bi chaffaryng.
And it came to passe, when hee was come againe, and had receiued his kingdome, that he commanded the seruants to be called to him, to whome he gaue his money, that he might knowe what euery man had gained.
16 And the firste cam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hath wonne ten besauntis.
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased ten pieces.
17 He seide to hym, Wel be, thou good seruaunt; for in litil thing thou hast be trewe, thou schalt be hauynge power on ten citees.
And he sayd vnto him, Well, good seruant: because thou hast bene faithfull in a very litle thing, take thou authoritie ouer ten cities.
18 And the tother cam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hath maad fyue besauntis.
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased fiue pieces.
19 And to this he seide, And be thou on fyue citees.
And to the same he sayd, Be thou also ruler ouer fiue cities.
20 And the thridde cam, and seide, Lord, lo! thi besaunt, that Y hadde, put vp in a sudarie.
So the other came, and sayd, Lord, beholde thy piece, which I haue laide vp in a napkin:
21 For Y dredde thee, for thou art `a sterne man; thou takist awey that that thou settidist not, and thou repist that that thou hast not sowun.
For I feared thee, because thou art a straight man: thou takest vp, that thou layedst not downe, and reapest that thou diddest not sowe.
22 He seith to hym, Wickid seruaunt, of thi mouth Y deme thee. Wistist thou, that Y am `a sterne man, takynge awei that thing that Y settide not, and repyng ethat thing that Y sewe not?
Then he sayde vnto him, Of thine owne mouth will I iudge thee, O euill seruant. Thou knewest that I am a straight man, taking vp that I layd not downe, and reaping that I did not sowe.
23 and whi hast thou not youun my money to the bord, and Y comynge schulde haue axid it with vsuris?
Wherefore then gauest not thou my money into the banke, that at my coming I might haue required it with vantage?
24 And he seide to men stondynge nyy, Take ye awei fro hym the besaunt, and yyue ye to hym that hath ten beyauntis:
And he sayd to them that stoode by, Take from him that piece, and giue it him that hath ten pieces.
25 And thei seiden to hym, Lord, he hath ten besauntis.
(And they sayd vnto him, Lord, hee hath ten pieces.)
26 And Y seie to you, to ech man that hath, it schal be youun, and he schal encreese; but fro him that hath not, also that thing that he hath, schal be takun of hym.
For I say vnto you, that vnto all them that haue, it shalbe giuen: and from him that hath not, euen that he hath, shalbe taken from him.
27 Netheles brynge ye hidur tho myn enemyes, that wolden not that Y regnede on hem, and sle ye bifor me.
Moreouer, those mine enemies, which would not that I should reigne ouer them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
28 And whanne these thingis weren seid, he wente bifore, and yede vp to Jerusalem.
And when he had thus spoken, he went forth before, ascending vp to Hierusalem.
29 And it was don, whanne Jhesus cam nyy to Bethfage and Betanye, at the mount, that is clepid of Olyuete, he sente hise twei disciplis, and seide,
And it came to passe, when hee was come neere to Bethphage, and Bethania, besides the mount which is called the mount of Oliues, he sent two of his disciples,
30 Go ye in to the castel, that is ayens you; in to which as ye entren, ye schulen fynde a colt of an asse tied, on which neuer man sat; vntye ye hym, and brynge ye to me.
Saying, Goe ye to the towne which is before you, wherein, assoone as ye are come, ye shall finde a colte tied, whereon neuer man sate: loose him, and bring him hither.
31 And if ony man axe you, whi ye vntien, thus ye schulen seie to hym, For the Lord desirith his werk.
And if any man aske you, why ye loose him, thus shall ye say vnto him, Because the Lord hath neede of him.
32 And thei that weren sent, wenten forth, and fonden as he seide to hem, a colt stondynge.
So they that were sent, went their way, and found it as he had sayd vnto them.
33 And whanne thei vntieden the colt, the lordis of hym seiden to hem, What vntien ye the colt?
And as they were loosing the colte, the owners thereof sayd vnto them, Why loose ye the colte?
34 And thei seiden, For the Lord hath nede to hym.
And they sayd, The Lord hath neede of him.
35 And thei ledden hym to Jhesu; and thei castynge her clothis on the colt, setten Jhesu on hym.
So they brought him to Iesus, and they cast their garments on the colte, and set Iesus thereon.
36 And whanne he wente, thei strowiden her clothis in the weie.
And as he went, they spred their clothes in the way.
37 And whanne he cam nyy to the comyng doun of the mount of Olyuete, al the puple that cam doun bygunnen to ioye, and to herie God with greet vois on alle the vertues, that thei hadden sayn,
And when he was nowe come neere to the going downe of the mount of Oliues, the whole multitude of the disciples began to reioyce, and to prayse God with a loude voyce, for all the great workes that they had seene,
38 and seiden, Blessid be the king, that cometh in the name of the Lord; pees in heuene, and glorie in hiye thingis.
Saying, Blessed be the King that commeth in the Name of the Lord: peace in heauen, and glory in the highest places.
39 And sum of the Farisees of the puple seiden to hym, Maister, blame thi disciplis.
Then some of the Pharises of the companie sayd vnto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he seide to hem, Y seie to you, for if these ben stille, stoonus schulen crye.
But he answered, and sayd vnto them, I tell you, that if these should holde their peace, the stones would crie.
41 And whanne he neiyede, `he seiy the citee,
And when he was come neere, he behelde the Citie, and wept for it,
42 and wepte on it, and seide, For if thou haddist knowun, thou schuldist wepe also; for in this dai the thingis ben in pees to thee, but now thei ben hid fro thin iyen.
Saying, O if thou haddest euen knowen at the least in this thy day those things, which belong vnto thy peace! but nowe are they hid from thine eyes.
43 But daies schulen come in thee, and thin enemyes schulen enuyroun thee with a pale, and thei schulen go aboute thee, and make thee streit on alle sidis,
For the dayes shall come vpon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compasse thee round, and keepe thee in on euery side,
44 and caste thee doun to the erthe, and thi sones that ben in thee; and thei schulen not leeue in thee a stoon on a stoon, for thou hast not knowun the tyme of thi visitacioun.
And shall make thee euen with ye ground, and thy children which are in thee, and they shall not leaue in thee a stone vpon a stone, because thou knewest not that season of thy visitation.
45 And he entride in to the temple, and bigan to caste out men sellynge ther inne and biynge,
He went also into the Temple, and began to cast out them that solde therein, and them that bought,
46 and seide to hem, It is writun, That myn hous is an hous of preyer, but ye han maad it a den of theues.
Saying vnto them, It is written, Mine house is the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.
47 And he was techynge euerydai in the temple. And the princis of prestis, and the scribis, and the princis of the puple souyten to lese hym;
And he taught dayly in the Temple. And the hie Priests and the Scribes, and the chiefe of the people sought to destroy him.
48 and thei founden not, what thei schulden do to hym, for al the puple was ocupied, and herde hym.
But they could not finde what they might doe to him: for all the people hanged vpon him when they heard him.
