2 WYC Therfore whanne thou doist almes, nyle thou trumpe tofore thee, as ypocritis doon in synagogis and stretis, that thei be worschipid of men; sotheli Y seie to you, they han resseyued her meede. BSB BSB: So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
3 WYC But whanne thou doist almes, knowe not thi left hond what thi riyt hond doith, that thin almes be in hidils, BSB BSB: But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4 WYC and thi fadir that seeth in hiddils, schal quyte thee. BSB BSB: so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
5 WYC And whanne ye preyen, ye schulen not be as ipocritis, that louen to preye stondynge in synagogis and corneris of stretis, to be seyn of men; treuli Y seie to you, thei han resseyued her meede. BSB BSB: And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
6 WYC But whanne thou schalt preye, entre in to thi couche, and whanne the dore is schet, preye thi fadir in hidils, and thi fadir that seeth in hidils, schal yelde to thee. BSB BSB: But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
7 WYC But in preiyng nyle yee speke myche, as hethene men doon, for thei gessen that thei ben herd in her myche speche. BSB BSB: And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
8 WYC Therfor nyle ye be maad lich to hem, for your fadir woot what is nede to you, bifore that ye axen hym. BSB BSB: Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
9 WYC And thus ye schulen preye, Oure fadir that art in heuenes, halewid be thi name; BSB BSB: So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
10 WYC thi kyngdoom come to; be thi wille don `in erthe as in heuene; BSB BSB: Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
11 WYC yyue to vs this dai oure `breed ouer othir substaunce; BSB BSB: Give us this day our daily bread.
12 WYC and foryyue to vs oure dettis, as we foryyuen to oure dettouris; and lede vs not in to temptacioun, BSB BSB: And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 WYC but delyuere vs fro yuel. BSB BSB: And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
14 WYC Amen. For if ye foryyuen to men her synnes, youre heuenli fadir schal foryyue to you youre trespassis. BSB BSB: For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 WYC Sotheli if ye foryyuen not to men, nether youre fadir schal foryyue to you youre synnes. BSB BSB: But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
16 WYC But whanne ye fasten, nyle ye be maad as ypocritis sorewful, for thei defacen hem silf, to seme fastyng to men; treuli Y seie to you, they han resseyued her meede. BSB BSB: When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
17 WYC But whanne thou fastist, anoynte thin heed, and waische thi face, BSB BSB: But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
18 WYC that thou be not seen fastynge to men, but to thi fadir that is in hidlis, and thi fadir that seeth in priuey, shal yelde to thee. BSB BSB: so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
19 WYC Nile ye tresoure to you tresouris in erthe, where ruste and mouyte destrieth, and where theues deluen out and stelen; BSB BSB: Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 WYC but gadere to you tresouris in heuene, where nether ruste ne mouyte distrieth, and where theues deluen not out, ne stelen. BSB BSB: But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21 WYC For where thi tresoure is, there also thin herte is. BSB BSB: For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 WYC The lanterne of thi bodi is thin iye; if thin iye be symple, al thi bodi shal be liytful; BSB BSB: The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.
23 WYC but if thin iye be weiward, al thi bodi shal be derk. If thanne the liyt that is in thee be derknessis, how grete schulen thilk derknessis be? BSB BSB: But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 WYC No man may serue tweyn lordis, for ethir he schal hate `the toon, and loue the tother; ethir he shal susteyne `the toon, and dispise the tothir. Ye moun not serue God and richessis. BSB BSB: No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
25 WYC Therfor I seie to you, that ye be not bisi to youre lijf, what ye schulen ete; nether to youre bodi, with what ye schulen be clothid. Whether lijf is not more than meete, and the bodie more than cloth? BSB BSB: Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
27 WYC But who of you thenkynge mai putte to his stature o cubit? BSB BSB: Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28 WYC And of clothing what ben ye bisye? Biholde ye the lilies of the feeld, how thei wexen. Thei trauelen not, nether spynnen; BSB BSB: And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
29 WYC and Y seie to you, Salomon in al his glorie was not keuered as oon of these. BSB BSB: Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
30 WYC And if God clothith thus the hei of the feeld, that to day is, and to morewe is cast in to an ouen, hou myche more you of litel feith? BSB BSB: If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
32 WYC For hethene men seken alle these thingis; and youre fadir woot, that ye han nede to alle these thingis. BSB BSB: For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
33 WYC Therfor seke ye first the kyngdom of God, and his riytfulnesse, and alle these thingis shulen be cast to you. BSB BSB: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
34 WYC Therfor nyle ye be bisy in to the morew, for the morew shal be bisi to `hym silf; for it suffisith to the dai his owen malice. BSB BSB: Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.