Titum 3
1 Admone illos principibus, et potestatibus subditos esse, dicto obedire, ad omne opus bonum paratos esse:
Amoneste hem to be sugetis to prynces, and to poweris; to obeische to that that is seid, and to be redi to al good werk;
2 neminem blasphemare, non litigiosos esse, sed modestos, omnem ostendentes mansuetudinem ad omnes homines.
to blasfeme no man, to be not ful of chiding, but temperat, schewynge al myldenesse to alle men.
3 Eramus enim aliquando et nos insipientes, increduli, errantes, servientes desideriis, et voluptatibus variis, in malitia et invidia agentes, odibiles, odientes invicem.
For we weren sum tyme vnwise, vnbileueful, errynge, and seruynge to desiris, and to dyuerse lustis, doynge in malice and enuye, worthi to be hatid, hatinge ech othere.
4 Cum autem benignitas, et humanitas apparuit Salvatoris nostri Dei:
But whanne the benygnyte and the manhed of oure sauyour God aperide,
5 non ex operibus iustitiæ, quæ fecimus nos, sed secundum suam misericordiam salvos nos fecit per lavacrum regenerationis, et renovationis Spiritus Sancti,
not of werkis of riytwisnesse that we diden, but bi his merci he made vs saaf, bi waischyng of ayen bigetyng, and ayen newyng of the Hooli Goost,
6 quem effudit in nos abunde per Iesum Christum Salvatorem nostrum:
whom he schedde into vs plenteuousli bi Jhesu Crist, oure saueour,
that we iustified bi his grace, ben eiris by hope of euerlastinge lijf. (aiōnios g166)
8 Fidelis sermo est: et de his volo te confirmare: ut curent bonis operibus præesse qui credunt Deo. Hæc sunt bona, et utilia hominibus.
A trewe word is, and of these thingis Y wole that thou conferme othere, that thei that bileuen to God, be bisy to be aboue othere in good werkis. These thingis ben good, and profitable to men.
9 Stultas autem quæstiones, et genealogias, et contentiones, et pugnas legis devita. Sunt enim inutiles, et vanæ.
And eschewe thou foltische questiouns, and genologies, and stryues, and fiytyngis of the lawe; for tho ben vnprofitable and veyn.
10 Hæreticum hominem post unam, et secundam correptionem devita:
Eschewe thou a man eretik, aftir oon and the secound correccioun;
11 sciens quia subversus est, qui eiusmodi est, et delinquit, cum sit proprio iudicio condemnatus.
witinge that he that is siche a maner man is subuertid, and trespassith, and is dampned bi his owne dom.
12 Cum misero ad te Artemam, aut Tychicum, festina ad me venire Nicopolim: ibi enim statui hiemare.
Whanne Y sende to thee Arteman, or Titicus, hiy thou to `come to me to Nycopolis; for Y haue purposid to dwelle in wyntir there.
13 Zenam legisperitum, et Apollo solicite præmitte, ut nihil illis desit.
Bisili byfor sende Zenam, a wise man of lawe, and Apollo, that no thing faile to hem.
14 Discant autem et nostri bonis operibus præesse ad usus necessarios: ut non sint infructuosi.
Thei that ben of ouris, lerne to be gouernouris in good werkis, to necessarie vsis, that thei be not with out fruyt.
15 Salutant te qui mecum sunt omnes: saluta eos, qui nos amant in fide. Gratia Dei cum omnibus vobis. Amen.
Alle men that ben with me greeten thee wel. Grete thou wel hem, that louen vs in feith. The grace of God be with you alle. Amen.
