1 WYC He seide also to hise disciplis, Ther was a riche man, that hadde a baili; and this was defamed to him, as he hadde wastid his goodis. BSB BSB: Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
2 WYC And he clepide hym, and seide to hym, What here Y this thing of thee? yelde reckynyng of thi baili, for thou miyte not now be baili. BSB BSB: So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
3 WYC And the baili seide with ynne him silf, What schal Y do, for my lord takith awei fro me the baili? delfe mai Y not, I schame to begge. BSB BSB: The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
4 WYC Y woot what Y schal do, that whanne Y am remeued fro the baili, thei resseyue me in to her hous. BSB BSB: I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
5 WYC Therfor whanne alle the dettours of his lord weren clepid togider, he seide to the firste, Hou myche owist thou to my lord? BSB BSB: And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
6 WYC And he seide, An hundrid barelis of oyle. And he seide to hym, Take thi caucioun, and sitte soone, and write fifti. BSB BSB: ‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
7 WYC Aftirward he seide to another, And hou myche owist thou? Which answerde, An hundrid coris of whete. And he seide to hym, Take thi lettris, and write foure scoore. BSB BSB: Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
8 WYC And the lord preiside the baili of wickydnesse, for he hadde do prudentli; for the sones of this world ben more prudent in her generacioun than the sones of liyt. BSB BSB: The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
9 WYC And Y seie to you, make ye to you freendis of the ritchesse of wickidnesse, that whanne ye schulen fayle, thei resseyue you in to euerlastynge tabernaclis. BSB BSB: I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
10 WYC He that is trewe in the leeste thing, is trewe also in the more; and he that is wickid in a litil thing, is wickid also in the more. BSB BSB: Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
11 WYC Therfor if ye weren not trewe in the wickid thing of ritchesse, who schal bitake to you that that is verry? BSB BSB: So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
12 WYC And if ye weren not trewe in othere mennus thing, who schal yyue to you that that is youre? BSB BSB: And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
13 WYC No seruaunt may serue to twei lordis; for ether he schal hate `the toon, and loue the tothir; ethir he schal drawe to `the toon, and schal dispise the tothir. Ye moun not serue to God and to ritchesse. BSB BSB: No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
14 WYC But the Farisees, that weren coueytous, herden alle these thingis, and thei scorneden hym. BSB BSB: The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
15 WYC And he seide to hem, Ye it ben, that iustifien you bifor men; but God hath knowun youre hertis, for that that is hiy to men, is abhomynacioun bifor God. BSB BSB: So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
16 WYC The lawe and prophetis til to Joon; fro that tyme the rewme of God is euangelisid, and ech man doith violence in to it. BSB BSB: The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
17 WYC Forsothe it is liyter heuene and erthe to passe, than that o titil falle fro the lawe. BSB BSB: But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
18 WYC Euery man that forsakith his wijf, and weddith an other, doith letcherie; and he that weddith the wijf forsakun of the hosebonde, doith auowtrie. BSB BSB: Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
19 WYC There was a riche man, and was clothid in purpur, and whit silk, and eete euery dai schynyngli. BSB BSB: Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
20 WYC And there was a begger, Lazarus bi name, that lai at his yate ful of bilis, BSB BSB: And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
21 WYC and coueitide to be fulfillid of the crummes, that fellen doun fro the riche mannus boord, and no man yaf to hym; but houndis camen, and lickiden hise bilis. BSB BSB: and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 WYC And it was don, that the begger diede, and was borun of aungels in to Abrahams bosum. BSB BSB: One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
23 WYC And the riche man was deed also, and was biried in helle. And he reiside hise iyen, whanne he was in turmentis, and say Abraham afer, and Lazarus in his bosum. BSB BSB: In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
24 WYC And he criede, and seide, Fadir Abraham, haue merci on me, and sende Lazarus, that he dippe the ende of his fyngur in watir, to kele my tunge; for Y am turmentid in this flawme. BSB BSB: So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
25 WYC And Abraham seide to hym, Sone, haue mynde, for thou hast resseyued good thingis in thi lijf, and Lazarus also yuel thingis; but he is now coumfortid, and thou art turmentid. BSB BSB: But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
26 WYC And in alle these thingis a greet derk place is stablischid betwixe vs and you; that thei that wolen fro hennus passe to you, moun not, nethir fro thennus passe ouer hidur. BSB BSB: And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
27 WYC And he seide, Thanne Y preie thee, fadir, that thou sende hym in to the hous of my fadir. BSB BSB: ‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,
28 WYC For Y haue fyue britheren, that he witnesse to hem, lest also thei come in to this place of turmentis. BSB BSB: for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
29 WYC And Abraham seide to him, Thei han Moyses and the prophetis; here thei hem. BSB BSB: But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’
30 WYC And he seide, Nay, fadir Abraham, but if ony of deed men go to hem, thei schulen do penaunce. BSB BSB: ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’