1 WYC And Jhesus `goynge yn, walkide thorou Jericho. BSB BSB: Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
2 WYC And lo! a man, Sache bi name, and this was a prince of pupplicans, and he was riche. BSB BSB: And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
3 WYC And he souyte to se Jhesu, who he was, and he myyte not, for the puple, for he was litil in stature. BSB BSB: He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
4 WYC And he ran bifore, and stiyede in to a sicomoure tree, to se hym; for he was to passe fro thennus. BSB BSB: So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
5 WYC 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. BSB BSB: When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
6 WYC And he hiyynge cam doun, and ioiynge resseyuede hym. BSB BSB: So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
7 WYC And whanne alle men sayn, thei grutchiden seiynge, For he hadde turned to a synful man. BSB BSB: And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
8 WYC 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. BSB BSB: But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
9 WYC Jhesus seith to hym, For to dai heelthe is maad to this hous, for that he is Abrahams sone; BSB BSB: Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
10 WYC for mannus sone cam to seke, and make saaf that thing that perischide. BSB BSB: For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
11 WYC 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. BSB BSB: While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
12 WYC Therfor he seide, A worthi man wente in to a fer cuntre, to take to hym a kyngdom, and to turne ayen. BSB BSB: So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
13 WYC And whanne hise ten seruauntis weren clepid, he yaf to hem ten besauntis; and seide to hem, Chaffare ye, til Y come. BSB BSB: Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
14 WYC But hise citeseyns hatiden hym, and senten a messanger aftir hym, and seiden, We wolen not, that he regne on vs. BSB BSB: But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
15 WYC 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. BSB BSB: When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
16 WYC And the firste cam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hath wonne ten besauntis. BSB BSB: The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
17 WYC 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. BSB BSB: His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
18 WYC And the tother cam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hath maad fyue besauntis. BSB BSB: The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
19 WYC And to this he seide, And be thou on fyue citees. BSB BSB: And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
20 WYC And the thridde cam, and seide, Lord, lo! thi besaunt, that Y hadde, put vp in a sudarie. BSB BSB: Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
21 WYC 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. BSB BSB: For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
22 WYC 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? BSB BSB: His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
23 WYC and whi hast thou not youun my money to the bord, and Y comynge schulde haue axid it with vsuris? BSB BSB: Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
24 WYC And he seide to men stondynge nyy, Take ye awei fro hym the besaunt, and yyue ye to hym that hath ten beyauntis: BSB BSB: Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
25 WYC And thei seiden to hym, Lord, he hath ten besauntis. BSB BSB: ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
26 WYC 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. BSB BSB: He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
27 WYC Netheles brynge ye hidur tho myn enemyes, that wolden not that Y regnede on hem, and sle ye bifor me. BSB BSB: And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
28 WYC And whanne these thingis weren seid, he wente bifore, and yede vp to Jerusalem. BSB BSB: After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
29 WYC 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, BSB BSB: As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
30 WYC 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. BSB BSB: saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
31 WYC And if ony man axe you, whi ye vntien, thus ye schulen seie to hym, For the Lord desirith his werk. BSB BSB: If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 WYC And thei that weren sent, wenten forth, and fonden as he seide to hem, a colt stondynge. BSB BSB: So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.
33 WYC And whanne thei vntieden the colt, the lordis of hym seiden to hem, What vntien ye the colt? BSB BSB: As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 WYC And thei seiden, For the Lord hath nede to hym. BSB BSB: “The Lord needs it,” they answered.
35 WYC And thei ledden hym to Jhesu; and thei castynge her clothis on the colt, setten Jhesu on hym. BSB BSB: Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
36 WYC And whanne he wente, thei strowiden her clothis in the weie. BSB BSB: As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.
37 WYC 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, BSB BSB: And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
38 WYC and seiden, Blessid be the king, that cometh in the name of the Lord; pees in heuene, and glorie in hiye thingis. BSB BSB: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
39 WYC And sum of the Farisees of the puple seiden to hym, Maister, blame thi disciplis. BSB BSB: But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
40 WYC And he seide to hem, Y seie to you, for if these ben stille, stoonus schulen crye. BSB BSB: “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
41 WYC And whanne he neiyede, `he seiy the citee, BSB BSB: As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
42 WYC 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. BSB BSB: and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
43 WYC 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, BSB BSB: For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
44 WYC 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. BSB BSB: They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
45 WYC And he entride in to the temple, and bigan to caste out men sellynge ther inne and biynge, BSB BSB: Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
46 WYC and seide to hem, It is writun, That myn hous is an hous of preyer, but ye han maad it a den of theues. BSB BSB: He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
47 WYC 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; BSB BSB: Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
48 WYC and thei founden not, what thei schulden do to hym, for al the puple was ocupied, and herde hym. BSB BSB: Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.