1 WYC And it was don, whanne he hadde entrid in to the hous of a prince of Farisees, in the sabat, to ete breed, thei aspieden hym. BSB BSB: One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
2 WYC And lo! a man sijk in the dropesie was bifor hym. BSB BSB: Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.
3 WYC And Jhesus answerynge spak to the wise men of lawe, and to the Farisees, and seide, Whethir it is leeueful to heele in the sabat? BSB BSB: So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
4 WYC And thei helden pees. And Jhesus took, and heelide hym, and let hym go. BSB BSB: But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
5 WYC And he answeride to hem, and seide, Whos asse or oxe of you schal falle in to a pit, and `he schal not anoon drawe hym out in the dai of the sabat? BSB BSB: And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
6 WYC And thei myyten not answere to hym to these thingis. BSB BSB: And they were unable to answer these questions.
7 WYC He seide also a parable to men bodun to a feeste, and biheld hou thei chesen the first sittyng placis, and seide to hem, BSB BSB: When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
8 WYC Whanne thou art bodun to bridalis, sitte not `at the mete in the firste place; lest perauenture a worthier than thou be bodun of hym, BSB BSB: “When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
9 WYC and lest he come that clepide thee and hym, and seie to thee, Yyue place to this, and thanne thou schalt bigynne with schame to holde the lowest place. BSB BSB: Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
10 WYC But whanne thou art bedun to a feste, go, and sitte doun in the laste place, that whanne he cometh, that bad thee to the feeste, he seie to thee, Freend, come hiyer. Thanne worschip schal be to thee, bifor men that sitten at the mete. BSB BSB: But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.
11 WYC For ech that enhaunsith hym, schal be lowid; and he that meketh hym, schal be hiyed. BSB BSB: For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 WYC And he seide to hym, that hadde bodun hym to the feeste, Whanne thou makist a mete, or a soper, nyle thou clepe thi freendis, nether thi britheren, nethir cosyns, nethir neiyboris, ne riche men; lest perauenture thei bidde thee ayen to the feeste, and it be yolde ayen to thee. BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
13 WYC But whanne thou makist a feeste, clepe pore men, BSB BSB: But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
14 WYC feble, crokid, and blynde, and thou schalt be blessid; for thei han not wherof to yelde thee, for it schal be yoldun to thee in the risyng ayen of iust men. BSB BSB: and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
15 WYC And whanne oon of hem that saten togider at the mete hadde herd these thingis, he seide to hym, Blessid is he, that schal ete breed in the rewme of God. BSB BSB: When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
16 WYC And he seide to hym, A man made a greet soper, and clepide many. BSB BSB: But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
17 WYC And he sent his seruaunt in the our of soper, to seie to men that weren bodun to the feeste, that thei schulden come, for now alle thingis ben redi. BSB BSB: When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18 WYC And alle bigunnen togidir to excusen hem. The firste seide, Y haue bouyt a toun, and Y haue nede to go out, and se it; Y preye thee, haue me excusid. BSB BSB: But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
19 WYC And the tother seide, Y haue bouyt fyue yockis of oxun, and Y go to preue hem; Y preye thee, haue me excusid. BSB BSB: Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 WYC And an othir seide, Y haue weddid a wijf; and therfor Y may not come. BSB BSB: Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’
21 WYC And the seruaunt turnede ayen, and tolde these thingis to his lord. Thanne the hosebonde man was wrooth, and seide to his seruaunt, Go out swithe in to the grete stretis and smal stretis of the citee, and brynge ynne hidir pore men, and feble, blynde, and crokid. BSB BSB: The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
22 WYC And the seruaunt seide, Lord, it is don, as thou hast comaundid, and yit there is a void place. BSB BSB: ‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
23 WYC And the lord seide to the seruaunt, Go out in to weies and heggis, and constreine men to entre, that myn hous be fulfillid. BSB BSB: So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
24 WYC For Y seie to you, that noon of tho men that ben clepid, schal taaste my soper. BSB BSB: For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”
27 WYC And he that berith not his cross, and cometh aftir me, may not be my disciple. BSB BSB: And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
28 WYC For who of you willynge to bilde a toure, whether he `first sitte not, and countith the spensis that ben nedeful, if he haue to perfourme? BSB BSB: Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
29 WYC Lest aftir that he hath set the foundement, and mowe not perfourme, alle that seen, bigynnen to scorne hym, and seie, For this man bigan to bilde, BSB BSB: Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
30 WYC and myyte not make an ende. BSB BSB: saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
31 WYC Or what kyng that wole go to do a bataile ayens anothir kyng, whether he sittith not first, and bithenkith, if he may with ten thousynde go ayens hym that cometh ayens hym with twenti thousynde? BSB BSB: Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
32 WYC Ellis yit while he is afer, he sendynge a messanger, preieth tho thingis that ben of pees. BSB BSB: And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
33 WYC So therfor ech of you, that forsakith not alle thingis that he hath, may not be my disciple. BSB BSB: In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
34 WYC Salt is good; but if salt vanysche, in what thing schal it be sauerid? BSB BSB: Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
35 WYC Nethir in erthe, nethir in donghille it is profitable, but it schal be cast out. He that hath eeris of herynge, here he. BSB BSB: It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”