1 WYC And whanne Jhesus cam nyy to Jerusalem, and cam to Bethfage, at the mount of Olyuete, thanne sente he his twei disciplis, and seide to hem, BSB BSB: As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
2 WYC Go ye in to the castel that is ayens you, and anoon ye schulen fynde an asse tied, and a colt with hir; vntien ye, and brynge to me. BSB BSB: saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
3 WYC And if ony man seie to you ony thing, seie ye, that the Lord hath nede to hem; and anoon he schal leeue hem. BSB BSB: If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
4 WYC Al this was doon, that that thing schulde be fulfillid, that was seid bi the prophete, seiynge, Seie ye to the douyter of Syon, Lo! BSB BSB: This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
5 WYC thi kyng cometh to thee, meke, sittynge on an asse, and a fole of an asse vnder yok. BSB BSB: “Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
6 WYC And the disciplis yeden, and diden as Jhesus comaundide hem. BSB BSB: So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
7 WYC And thei brouyten an asse, and the fole, and leiden her clothis on hem, and maden hym sitte aboue. BSB BSB: They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
8 WYC And ful myche puple strewiden her clothis in the weie; othere kittiden braunchis of trees, and strewiden in the weie. BSB BSB: A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9 WYC And the puple that wente bifore, and that sueden, crieden, and seiden, Osanna to the sone of Dauid; blessid is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Osanna in hiy thingis. BSB BSB: The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
10 WYC And whanne he was entrid in to Jerusalem, al the citee was stirid, and seide, Who is this? BSB BSB: When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
11 WYC But the puple seide, This is Jhesus, the prophete, of Nazareth of Galilee. BSB BSB: The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
12 WYC And Jhesus entride in to the temple of God, and castide out of the temple alle that bouyten and solden; and he turnede vpsedoun the bordis of chaungeris, and the chayeris of men that solden culueris. BSB BSB: Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
13 WYC And he seith to hem, It is writun, Myn hous schal be clepid an hous of preier; but ye han maad it a denne of theues. BSB BSB: And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
14 WYC And blynde and crokid camen to hym in the temple, and he heelide hem. BSB BSB: The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
15 WYC But the princis of prestis and scribis, seynge the merueilouse thingis that he dide, and children criynge in the temple, and seiynge, Osanna to the sone of Dauid, hadden indignacioun, BSB BSB: But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
16 WYC and seiden to hym, Herist thou what these seien? And Jhesus seide to hem, Yhe; whether ye han neuer redde, That of the mouth of yonge children, and of soukynge childryn, thou hast maad perfit heriyng? BSB BSB: “Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
17 WYC And whanne he hadde left hem, he wente forth out of the citee, in to Bethanye; and there he dwelte, and tauyte hem of the kyngdom of God. BSB BSB: Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
19 WYC And he saye a fige tree bisidis the weie, and cam to it, and foond no thing ther ynne but leeues oneli. And he seide to it, Neuer fruyt come forth of thee, in to with outen eende, And anoon the fige tre was dried vp. BSB BSB: Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
20 WYC And disciplis `sawen, and wondriden, seiynge, Hou anoon it driede. BSB BSB: When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
21 WYC And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, if ye haue feith, and douten not, not oonli ye schulen do of the fige tree, but also if ye seyn to this hil, Take, and caste thee in to the see, it schal be don so. BSB BSB: “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
22 WYC And alle thingis what euere ye bileuynge schulen axe in preyer, ye schulen take. BSB BSB: If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
23 WYC And whanne he cam in to the temple, the princis of prestis and elder men of the puple camen to hym that tauyte, and seiden, In what power doist thou these thingis? and who yaf thee this power? BSB BSB: When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
24 WYC Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, And Y schal axe you o word, the which if ye tellen me, Y schal seie to you, in what power Y do these thingis. BSB BSB: “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
25 WYC Of whennys was the baptym of Joon; of heuene, or of men? And thei thouyten with ynne hem silf, BSB BSB: What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
26 WYC seiynge, If we seien of heuene, he schal seie to vs, Whi thanne bileuen ye not to hym? If we seien of men, we dreden the puple, for alle hadden Joon as a prophete. BSB BSB: But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
27 WYC And thei answeriden to Jhesu, and seiden, We witen not. And he seide to hem, Nether Y seie to you, in what power Y do these thingis. BSB BSB: So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
28 WYC But what semeth to you? A man hadde twey sones; and he cam to the firste, and seide, Sone, go worche this dai in my vyneyerd. BSB BSB: But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
29 WYC And he answeride, and seide, Y nyle; but afterward he forthouyte, and wente forth. BSB BSB: ‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.
30 WYC But he cam to `the tother, and seide on lijk maner. And he answeride, and seide, Lord, Y go; and he wente not. BSB BSB: Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.
31 WYC Who of the tweyne dide the fadris wille? Thei seien to hym, The firste. Jhesus seith to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, for pupplicans and hooris schulen go bifor you `in to the kyngdom of God. BSB BSB: Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
32 WYC For Joon cam to you in the weie of riytwisnesse, and ye bileueden not to him; but pupplicans and hooris bileueden to hym. But ye sayn, and hadden no forthenkyng aftir, that ye bileueden to hym. BSB BSB: For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
33 WYC Here ye another parable. There was an hosebonde man, that plauntide a vynyerd, and heggide it aboute, and dalfe a presour ther ynne, and bildide a tour, and hiride it to erthe tilieris, and wente fer in pilgrimage. BSB BSB: Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
34 WYC But whanne the tyme of fruytis neiyede, he sente his seruauntis to the erthe tilieris, to take fruytis of it. BSB BSB: When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
35 WYC And the erthetilieris token his seruauntis, and beeten `the toon, thei slowen another, and thei stonyden another. BSB BSB: But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
36 WYC Eftsoone he sente othere seruauntis, mo than the firste, and in lijk maner thei diden to hem. BSB BSB: Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
37 WYC And at the laste he sente his sone to hem, and seide, Thei schulen drede my sone. BSB BSB: Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38 WYC But the erthe tilieris, seynge the sone, seiden with ynne hem silf, This is the eire; come ye, sle we hym, and we schulen haue his eritage. BSB BSB: But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
39 WYC And thei token, and castiden hym out of the vynyerd, and slowen hym. BSB BSB: So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 WYC Therfor whanne the lord of the vyneyerd schal come, what schal he do to thilke erthe tilieris? BSB BSB: Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
41 WYC Thei seien to hym, He schal leese yuele the yuele men, and he schal sette to hire his vyneyerd to othere erthetilieris, whyche schulen yelde to hym fruyt in her tymes. BSB BSB: “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
42 WYC Jhesus seith to hem, Redden ye neuer in scripturis, The stoon which bilderis repreueden, this is maad in to the heed of the corner? Of the Lord this thing is don, and it is merueilous bifor oure iyen. BSB BSB: Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 WYC Therfor Y seie to you, that the kyngdom of God schal be takun fro you, and shal be youun to a folc doynge fruytis of it. BSB BSB: Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
44 WYC And he that schal falle on this stoon, schal be brokun; but on whom it schal falle, it schal al tobrise hym. BSB BSB: He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
45 WYC And whanne the princes of prestis and Farisees hadden herd hise parablis, thei knewen that he seide of hem. BSB BSB: When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
46 WYC And thei souyten to holde hym, but thei dredden the puple, for thei hadden hym as a prophete. BSB BSB: Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.