1 WYC And eft Jhesus bigan to teche at the see; and myche puple was gaderid to hym, so that he wente in to a boot, and sat in the see, and al the puple was aboute the see on the loond. BSB BSB: Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
2 WYC And he tauyte hem in parablis many thingis. And he seide to hem in his techyng, BSB BSB: And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
3 WYC Here ye. Lo! a man sowynge goith out to sowe. BSB BSB: “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4 WYC And the while he sowith, summe seed felde aboute the weie, and briddis of heuene camen, and eeten it. BSB BSB: And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 WYC Othere felde doun on stony places, where it had not myche erthe; and anoon it spronge vp, for it had not depnesse of erthe. BSB BSB: Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
6 WYC And whanne the sunne roos vp, it welewide for heete, and it driede vp, for it hadde no roote. BSB BSB: But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7 WYC And othere felde doun in to thornes, and thornes sprongen vp, and strangliden it, and it yaf not fruyt. BSB BSB: Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.
8 WYC And other felde doun in to good loond, and yaf fruyt, springynge vp, and wexynge; and oon brouyte thretti foold, and oon sixti fold, and oon an hundrid fold. BSB BSB: Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
9 WYC And he seide, He that hath eeris of heryng, here he. BSB BSB: Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10 WYC And whanne he was bi hym silf, tho twelue that weren with hym axiden hym to expowne the parable. BSB BSB: As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
11 WYC And he seide to hem, To you it is youun to knowe the priuete of the kyngdom of God. But to hem that ben with outforth, alle thingis be maad in parablis, that thei seynge se, BSB BSB: He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
12 WYC and se not, and thei herynge here and vnderstonde not; lest sum tyme thei be conuertid, and synnes be foryouun to hem. BSB BSB: so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
13 WYC And he seide to hem, Knowe not ye this parable? and hou ye schulen knowe alle parablis? BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
14 WYC He that sowith, sowith a word. BSB BSB: The farmer sows the word.
15 WYC But these it ben that ben aboute the weie, where the word is sowun; and whanne thei han herd, anoon cometh Satanas, and takith awei the word that is sowun in her hertis. BSB BSB: Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
16 WYC And in lijk maner ben these that ben sowun on stony placis, whiche whanne thei han herd the word, anoon thei taken it with ioye; BSB BSB: Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
17 WYC and thei han not roote in hem silf, but thei ben lastynge a litil tyme; aftirward whanne tribulacioun risith, and persecucioun for the word, anoon thei ben sclaundrid. BSB BSB: But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
18 WYC And ther ben othir that ben sowun in thornes; these it ben that heren the word, BSB BSB: Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
19 WYC and disese of the world, and disseit of ritchessis, and othir charge of coueytise entrith, and stranglith the word, and it is maad with out fruyt. BSB BSB: but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
20 WYC And these it ben that ben sowun on good lond, whiche heren the word, and taken, and maken fruyt, oon thritti fold, oon sixti fold, and oon an hundrid fold. BSB BSB: Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”
21 WYC And he seide to hem, Wher a lanterne cometh, that it be put vndur a buschel, or vndur a bed? nay, but that it be put on a candilstike? BSB BSB: Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
22 WYC Ther is no thing hid, that schal not be maad opyn; nethir ony thing is pryuey, that schal not come in to opyn. BSB BSB: For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.
23 WYC If ony man haue eeris of heryng, here he. BSB BSB: If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 WYC And he seide to hem, Se ye what ye heren. In what mesure ye meten, it schal be metun to you ayen, and be cast to you. BSB BSB: He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
25 WYC For it schal be youun to hym that hath, and it schal be takun awei fro him that hath not, also that that he hath. BSB BSB: For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
26 WYC And he seide, So the kingdom of God is, as if a man caste seede in to the erthe, BSB BSB: Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
27 WYC and he sleepe, and it rise up niyt and dai, and brynge forth seede, and wexe faste, while he woot not. BSB BSB: Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
28 WYC For the erthe makith fruyt, first the gras, aftirward the ere, and aftir ful fruyt in the ere. BSB BSB: All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
29 WYC And whanne of it silf it hath brouyt forth fruyt, anoon he sendith a sikil, for repyng tyme is come. BSB BSB: And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 WYC And he seide, To what thing schulen we likne the kyngdom of God? or to what parable schulen we comparisoun it? BSB BSB: Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
31 WYC As a corne of seneuei, which whanne it is sowun in the erthe, is lesse than alle seedis that ben in the erthe; BSB BSB: It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
32 WYC and whanne it is sprongun up, it waxith in to a tre, and is maad gretter than alle erbis; and it makith grete braunchis, so that briddis of heuene moun dwelle vndur the schadewe therof. BSB BSB: But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
33 WYC And in many suche parablis he spak to hem the word, as thei myyten here; BSB BSB: With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
34 WYC and he spak not to hem with out parable. But he expownede to hise disciplis alle thingis bi hemsilf. BSB BSB: He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
35 WYC And he seide to hem in that dai, whanne euenyng was come, Passe we ayenward. BSB BSB: When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”
37 WYC And a greet storm of wynde was maad, and keste wawis in to the boot, so that the boot was ful. BSB BSB: Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
38 WYC And he was in the hyndir part of the boot, and slepte on a pilewe. And thei reisen hym, and seien to hym, Maistir, perteyneth it not to thee, that we perischen? BSB BSB: But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
39 WYC And he roos vp, and manasside the wynde, and seide to the see, Be stille, wexe doumbe. And the wynde ceesside, and greet pesiblenesse was maad. BSB BSB: Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
40 WYC And he seide to hem, What dreden ye? `Ye han no feith yit? And thei dredden with greet drede, and seiden `ech to other, Who, gessist thou, is this? for the wynde and the see obeschen to hym. BSB BSB: “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”