1 WYC And Jhesus bigan to speke to hem in parablis. A man plauntide a vynyerd, and sette an hegge aboute it, and dalf a lake, and bildide a toure, and hiryde it to tilieris, and wente forth in pilgrimage. BSB BSB: Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
2 WYC And he sente to the erthe tilieris in tyme a seruaunt, to resseyue of the erthe tilieris of the fruyt of the vynyerd. BSB BSB: At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 WYC And thei token hym, and beeten, and leften hym voide. BSB BSB: But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4 WYC And eftsoone he sente to hem anothir seruaunt, and thei woundiden hym in the heed, and turmentiden hym. BSB BSB: Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.
5 WYC And eftsoone he sente another, and thei slowen hym, and othir mo, betynge summe, and sleynge othere. BSB BSB: He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.
6 WYC But yit he hadde a moost derworth sone, and he sente hym last to hem, and seide, Perauenture thei schulen drede my sone. BSB BSB: Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
7 WYC But the erthetilieris seiden togidere, This is the eire; come ye, sle we hym, and the eritage schal be ourun. BSB BSB: But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 WYC And thei tokun hym, and killiden, and castiden out without the vynyerd. BSB BSB: So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 WYC Thanne what schal the lord of the vynyerd do? He schal come, and lese the tilieris, and yyue the vynyerd to othere. BSB BSB: What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
10 WYC Whether ye han not red this scripture, The stoon which the bilderis han disspisid, this is maad in to the heed of the corner? BSB BSB: Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
11 WYC This thing is doon of the Lord, and is wondirful in oure iyen. BSB BSB: This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12 WYC And thei souyten to holde hym, and thei dredden the puple; for thei knewen that to hem he seide this parable; and thei leften hym, BSB BSB: At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
13 WYC and thei wenten awei. And thei senten to hym summe of the Farisees and Erodians, to take hym in word. BSB BSB: Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.
14 WYC Whiche camen, and seien to hym, Maistir, we witen that thou art sothfast, and reckist not of ony man; for nethir thou biholdist in to the face of man, but thou techist the weie of God in treuthe. Is it leeueful that tribute be youun to the emperoure, or we schulen not yyue? BSB BSB: “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
15 WYC Which witynge her pryuei falsnesse, seide to hem, What tempten ye me? brynge ye to me a peny, that Y se. BSB BSB: But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
16 WYC And thei brouyten to hym. And he seide to hem, Whos is this ymage, and the writyng? Thei seien to him, The emperouris. BSB BSB: So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
17 WYC And Jhesus answeride and seide to hem, Thanne yelde ye to the emperour tho thingis that ben of the emperours; and to God tho thingis that ben of God. BSB BSB: Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.
18 WYC And thei wondriden of hym. And Saduces, that seien that ther is no ressurreccioun, camen to hym, and axeden hym, BSB BSB: Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
19 WYC and seiden, Maister, Moyses wroot to vs, that if the brother of a man were deed, and lefte his wijf, and haue no sones, his brother take his wijf, and reise vp seed to his brother. BSB BSB: “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
20 WYC Thanne seuene britheren ther weren; and the firste took a wijf, and diede, and lefte no seed. BSB BSB: Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
21 WYC And the secounde took hir, and he diede, and nether this lefte seed. BSB BSB: Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.
22 WYC And the thridde also. And in lijk manere the seuene token hir, and leften not seed. And the womman the laste of alle `is deed. BSB BSB: In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.
23 WYC Thanne in the resurreccioun, whanne thei schulen rise ayen, whos wijf of these schal sche be? for seuene hadden hir to wijf. BSB BSB: In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
24 WYC And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Whether ye erren not therfor, that ye knowe not scripturis, nethir the vertu of God? BSB BSB: Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
25 WYC For whanne thei schulen rise ayen fro deeth, nether thei schulen wedde, nethir schulen be weddid, but thei schulen be as aungels of God in heuenes. BSB BSB: When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
26 WYC And of deed men, that thei risen ayen, han ye not red in the book of Moises, on the buysch, hou God spak to hym, and seide, Y am God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob? BSB BSB: But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 WYC He is not God of deed men, but of lyuynge men; therfor ye erren myche. BSB BSB: He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
30 WYC and thou schalt loue thi Lord God of al thin herte, and of al thi soule, and of al thi mynde, and of al thi myyt. BSB BSB: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
31 WYC This is the firste maundement. And the secounde is lijk to this, Thou schalt loue thi neiybore as thi silf. Ther is noon other maundement gretter than these. BSB BSB: The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
32 WYC And the scribe seide to hym, Maister, in treuthe thou hast wel seid; for o God is, and ther is noon other, outakun hym; BSB BSB: “Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
33 WYC that he be loued of al the herte, and of al the mynde, and of al the vndurstondynge, and of al the soule, and of al strengthe, and to loue the neiybore as hym silf, is gretter than alle brent offryngis and sacrifices. BSB BSB: and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 WYC And Jhesus seynge that he hadde answerid wiseli, seide to hym, Thou art not fer fro the kyngdom of God. BSB BSB: When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.
35 WYC And thanne no man durste axe hym no more ony thing. And Jhesus answeride and seide, techynge in the temple, Hou seien scribis, that Crist is the sone of Dauid? BSB BSB: While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
36 WYC For Dauid hym silf seide in the Hooli Goost, the Lord seide to my lord, Sitte on my riythalf, til Y putte thin enemyes the stool of thi feet. BSB BSB: Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
37 WYC Thanne Dauid hym silf clepith him lord, hou thanne is he his sone? And myche puple gladli herde hym. BSB BSB: David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
38 WYC And he seide to hem in his techyng, Be ye war of scribis, that wolen wandre in stolis, BSB BSB: In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
39 WYC and be salutid in chepyng, and sitte in synagogis in the firste chaieris, and the firste sittyng placis in soperis; BSB BSB: and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
40 WYC whiche deuouren the housis of widewis vndur colour of long preier; thei schulen take the longer doom. BSB BSB: They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
41 WYC And Jhesus sittynge ayens the tresorie, bihelde hou the puple castide monei in to the tresorie; and many riche men castiden many thingis. BSB BSB: As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
42 WYC But whanne a pore widewe was comun, sche keste two mynutis, that is, a ferthing. BSB BSB: Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
43 WYC And he clepide togidere hise disciplis, and seide to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, that this pore widewe keste more thanne alle, that kesten in to the tresorie. BSB BSB: Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
44 WYC For alle kesten of that thing that thei hadden plente of; but this of her pouert keste alle thingis that sche hadde, al hir lyuelode. BSB BSB: For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”