1 WYC And Jhesus ful of the Hooli Goost turnede ayen fro Jordan, and was led bi the spirit into desert fourti daies, BSB BSB: Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 WYC and was temptid of the deuel, and eet nothing in tho daies; and whanne tho daies weren endid, he hungride. BSB BSB: where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
3 WYC And the deuel seide to him, If thou art Goddis sone, seie to this stoon, that it be maad breed. BSB BSB: The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4 WYC And Jhesus answeride to hym, It is writun, That a man lyueth not in breed aloone, but in euery word of God. BSB BSB: But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
5 WYC And the deuel ladde hym in to an hiy hil, and schewide to hym alle the rewmes of the world in a moment of tyme; BSB BSB: Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
6 WYC and seide to hym, Y schal yyue to thee al this power, and the glorie of hem, for to me thei ben youun, and to whom Y wole, Y yyue hem; BSB BSB: “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
7 WYC therfor if thou falle doun, and worschipe bifore me, alle thingis schulen be thine. BSB BSB: So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
8 WYC And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, It is writun, Thou schalt worschipe thi Lord God, and to hym aloone thou schalt serue. BSB BSB: But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
9 WYC And he ledde hym in to Jerusalem, and sette hym on the pynacle of the temple, and seide to hym, If thou art Goddis sone, sende thi silf fro hennes doun; BSB BSB: Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.
10 WYC for it is writun, For he hath comaundide to hise aungels of thee, that thei kepe thee in alle thi weies, BSB BSB: For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully,
11 WYC and that thei schulen take thee in hondis, lest perauenture thou hirte thi foote at a stoon. BSB BSB: and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
12 WYC And Jhesus answeride, and seide to him, It is seid, Thou schalt not tempte thi Lord God. BSB BSB: But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13 WYC And whanne euery temptacioun was endid, the feend wente a wei fro hym for a tyme. BSB BSB: When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
14 WYC And Jhesus turnede ayen in the vertu of the spirit in to Galilee, and the fame wente forth of hym thorou al the cuntre. BSB BSB: Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
15 WYC And he tauyte in the synagogis of hem, and was magnyfied of alle men. BSB BSB: He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
17 WYC And the book of Ysaye, the prophete, was takun to hym; and as he turnede the book, he foond a place, where it was wrytun, BSB BSB: the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
18 WYC The Spirit of the Lord on me, for which thing he anoyntide me; he sente me to preche to pore men, to hele contrite men in herte, BSB BSB: “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
19 WYC and to preche remyssioun to prisoneris, and siyt to blynde men, and to delyuere brokun men in to remissioun; to preche the yeer of the Lord plesaunt, and the dai of yeldyng ayen. BSB BSB: to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
20 WYC And whanne he hadde closid the book, he yaf ayen to the mynystre, and sat; and the iyen of alle men in the synagoge were biholdynge in to hym. BSB BSB: Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,
21 WYC And he bigan to seie to hem, For in this dai this scripture is fulfillid in youre eeris. BSB BSB: and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 WYC And alle men yauen witnessyng to hym, and wondriden in the wordis of grace, that camen forth of his mouth. And thei seiden, Whether this is not the sone of Joseph? BSB BSB: All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
23 WYC And he seide to hem, Sotheli ye schulen seie to me this liknesse, Leeche, heele thi silf. The Farisees seiden to Jhesu, Hou grete thingis han we herd don in Cafarnaum, do thou also here in thi cuntre. BSB BSB: Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
24 WYC And he seide, Treuli Y seie to you, that no profete is resseyued in his owne cuntre. BSB BSB: Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
25 WYC In treuthe Y seie to you, that many widowis weren in the daies of Elie, the prophete, in Israel, whanne heuene was closid thre yeer and sixe monethis, whanne greet hungur was maad in al the erthe; BSB BSB: But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
26 WYC and to noon of hem was Elye sent, but in to Sarepta of Sydon, to a widowe. BSB BSB: Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.
27 WYC And many meseles weren in Israel, vndur Helisee, the prophete, and noon of hem was clensid, but Naaman of Sirye. BSB BSB: And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
28 WYC And alle in the synagoge herynge these thingis, weren fillid with wraththe. BSB BSB: On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.
29 WYC And thei risen vp, and drouen hym out with out the citee, and ledden hym to the cop of the hil on which her citee was bildid, to caste hym doun. BSB BSB: They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
30 WYC But Jhesus passide, and wente thorou the myddil of hem; and cam doun in to Cafarnaum, BSB BSB: But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
31 WYC a citee of Galilee, and there he tauyte hem in sabotis. BSB BSB: Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
32 WYC And thei weren astonyed in his techyng, for his word was in power. BSB BSB: They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
33 WYC And in her synagoge was a man hauynge an vnclene feend, and he criede with greet vois, BSB BSB: In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,
34 WYC and seide, Suffre, what to vs and to thee, Jhesu of Nazareth? art thou comun to leese vs? Y knowe, that thou art the hooli of God. BSB BSB: “Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
35 WYC And Jhesus blamede hym, and seide, Wexe doumbe, and go out fro hym. And whanne the feend hadde cast hym forth in to the myddil, he wente a wei fro hym, and he noyede hym no thing. BSB BSB: But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
36 WYC And drede was maad in alle men, and thei spaken togider, and seiden, What is this word, for in power and vertu he comaundith to vnclene spiritis, and thei gon out? BSB BSB: All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
37 WYC And the fame was pupplischid of him in to ech place of the cuntre. BSB BSB: And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.
38 WYC And Jhesus roos vp fro the synagoge, and entride in to the hous of Symount; and the modir of Symountis wijf was holdun with grete fyueris, and thei preieden hym for hir. BSB BSB: After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
39 WYC And Jhesus stood ouer hir, and comaundide to the feuer, and it lefte hir; and anoon sche roos vp, and seruede hem. BSB BSB: and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
40 WYC And whanne the sunne wente doun, alle that hadden sijke men with dyuerse langours, ledden hem to hym; and he sette his hoondis on ech bi `hem silf, and heelide hem. BSB BSB: At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.
41 WYC And feendis wenten out fro manye, and crieden, and seiden, For thou art the sone of God. And he blamede, and suffride hem not to speke, for thei wisten hym, that he was Crist. BSB BSB: Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
42 WYC And whanne the dai was come, he yede out, and wente in to a desert place; and the puple souyten hym, and thei camen to hym, and thei helden hym, that he schulde not go a wei fro hem. BSB BSB: At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.
43 WYC To whiche he seide, For also to othere citees it bihoueth me to preche the kyngdom of God, for therfor Y am sent. BSB BSB: But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
44 WYC And he prechide in the synagogis of Galilee. BSB BSB: And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.