Exod. 6. c. * Act. 7. c. Heb. 11. d. Bible, Cov., 1535. And there wente forth a man of the house of Leui, and toke a doughter of Leui. *And the wife conceaued and bare a sonne. And whan she sawe y' it was a proper childe, she hyd him thre monethes. And whan she coude hyde him no longer, she toke an Arke of redes, and dawbed it ouer with slyme and pitch, and layed the childe therin, and set it amonge the redes by the waters brynke. But his sister stode a farre of, to wete what wolde come of him. LEVITICUS. THE SECOND CHAPTER. Pent. Tynd., 1530. Yf any soule will offer a meat offrynge vnto the Lorde, his offerynge shalbe fine floure, and he shall poure thereto oyle ad put frankencens theron and shall bringe it vnto Aarons sonnes the preastes. And one of them shall take thereout his handfull of the floure, and of the oyle with all the frankencēs, ād burne it for a memoriall apō the altar: an offryng of a swete sauoure vnto the Lord. And the rēnaunt of the meat offerynge shalbe Aarons ad his sonnes, as a thinge most holye of the sacrifices of the Lorde. Leui. 6. b. and 9. c. Nu. 15. a. Leui. 10. d. A Bible, Cov., 1535. Whan a soule wyll offre a meat offerynge vnto the LORDE, then shal it be of fyne floure, and he shal poure oyle vpon it, and put frankencense theron, so brynge it vnto Aarons sonnes the prestes. Then shal one of them take his handefull of the same floure, and oyle with all the frankēcense, and burne it for a remembraunce vpon the altare. This is an offeringe of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE. *As for y remnaunt of the meat offerynge, it shalbe Aarons and his sonnes. This shalbe y' most holy of the offerynges of the LORDE. NUMERI. THE SECOND CHAPTER. Pent. Tynd., 1530. And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayenge: The childern of Israel shall pitch: euery man by his owne standert with the armes of their fathers houses, a waye from the presence of the tabernacle of witnesse. Bible, Cov., 1535. A And ye Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron, sayde : tokens, DEUTERONOMIUM. THE SECOND CHAPTER. Pent. Tynd., 1530. Then we turned and toke oure iurney in to the wildernesse, euen the waye to the red see as the Lord cōmaunded me. And we compassed the mountayns of Seir a lōge tyme. The the Lorde spake vnto me saienge: Ye haue cōpassed this mountayns lōge ynough, turne you northwarde. And warne the people sayenge : Bible, Cov., 1535. A Then turned we vs, and toke oure iourney to the wildernesse, euen the waye to the reed see (as the LORDE sayde vnto me) and compassed mount Seir a longe season. And ye LORDE saide vnto me: Ye haue cōpassed this mountayne lōge ynough, turne you Northwarde, and commaūde the people, and saye : No. VIII. PARALLEL PASSAGES From the first printed translations of the New Testament, taken from the second chapters of the Gospels according to St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, and St. John. THE GOSPELL OF ST. MATHEW. Test. Tynd., 1526. When Jesus was borne in Bethleem a toune of Jury, in the tyme of king Herode. Beholde, there cam wyse men from the est to Jerusalem saynge where is he that is borne kynge of the Jues? we have sene his starre in the est, and are come to worship hym. Herode the kynge, after he hadd herde thys, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with hym, and he sent for all the chefe prestes and scribes off the people, and demaunded off them where Christ shulde be borne. They sayde vnto hym: in Bethleem a toune of Jury. For thus it is written be the prophet: And thou Bethleem in the londe of Jury, shalt not be the leest as perteyninge to the princes of iuda. For out of the shal come a captaine, whych shall govern my people israhel. Miche. v. Joā. vij. f. Test. Tynd., 1534. Emperour, Antw. A When Jesus was borne at Bethleem in Jury, in the tyme of Herode the kynge. Beholde, there came wyse mē from the eest to Jerusalem saynge: Where is he y' is borne kynge of y Jues? We have sene his starre in yo eest, Į are come to worship him. When Herode ye kynge had herde thys, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with hym, and he gathered all ye chefe Prestes and Scribes of the people, and axed of them where Christ shulde be borne. And they sayde vnto hym at Bethlee in Jury. For thus it is written by the Prophet. And thou Bethleem in the londe of Jury, art not the leest concernynge the Princes of Juda. For out of the shall come the captayne, that shall govern my people Israhel. Mich. 5. a. Johan. 7. d. Mich. 5. a. Joh. 7. d. Bible, Cov., 1535. A When Jesus was borne at Bethleē in Jury, in the tyme of Herode the kynge, Beholde, there came wyse men from the east to Jerusalē, saynge: Where is the new borne kynge of the Jues? We haue sene his starre in the east, and are come to worship him. A When Herode ye kynge had herde thys, he was troubled, all Jerusalē with hym, and he gathered all the hye Prestes and Scribes of y people, axed of them, where Christ shulde be borne. And they sayde vnto hym: at Bethleem in Jury. For thus it is written by the Prophet: And thou Bethleem in the londe of Jury, are not the leest amonge the Princes of Juda. For out of yo shall come vnto me the captayne, that shall gouerne my people Israel. Test. Lat. and Eng. Cov., 1538. Nicholson. Whan Jesus therfore was borne in Bethlee of Jewry in the dayes of Herode the kynge. Beholde, ther came wyse men from the east to Jerusalem, sayenge: Where is he that is borne kynge of the Jewes? For we haue sene hys starre in the east, are come to worshippe hym. But Herode the kynge hearyng, was vexed, al Jerusalem wyth him. And he gatherynge together all the princes of the prestes scrybes of the people enquired of the, where Christ shulde be borne. And they sayd vnto hym: In Bethleem of Jewrye, for so is it wrytten by the prophete. *And thou Bethleem in the lande of Jewry art not the least amonge the princes of Jewry: *For out of y' shal ther come forth a captayn, whych shal gouerne my people Jsrael. Test. Lat. and Engl., Cov., 1538. Paris. Whan Jesus therfore was borne in Bethleem of Jewry in the dayes of Herode the kynge, Beholde, ther cam wyse men from the east to Jerusalē, sayenge: where is he that is borne kynge of the Jewes? For we haue sene hys starre in the east, and are come to worshippe hym. But herode the kynge hearing it, was vexed, all Jerusalem wyth him. And he gatheryd together all the princes of the prestesscrybes of the people, enquired of them, where Mich. v. a. Christe shulde be borne. And they sayd vnto hym: In bethlee of Jewrye, for so is it wrytten by the prophete: *And thou Bethleem in the lande of Jewry art not the least amonge the princes of Jewry. *For out of the shal ther come forth a captayn, whych shal gouerne my people Israel. Test. Lat. and Engl., Hollyb. 1538. Nicholson. This is the same as the foregoing by Nicholson, with differences in the orthography. Bible, Matthews, 1537. This is the same throughout as in the Testament of Tyndal of 1534, with the exception of some slight difference in the spelling, and one or two notes in the margin. We therefore do not give any extracts from it. THE GOSPELL OF S. MARKE. Test. Tynd., 1526. After a feawe dayes he entred into Capernaum againe, and it was noysed that he was in a housse : and anon many gaddered togedder, in so moche that nowe there was no roume to receave them; no, nott in places aboute the dore. And he preached vnto them. And there cam vnto hym that brought wone sicke off the palsey, borne off fower men: and be cause they coulde not com nye vnto hym for preace: They opened the rofe of the housse where he was. And when they had broken yt open, they lett doune the beed where in the sicke of the palsey ley, When Jesus sawe their fayth, he sayde to the sicke of the palsey, sonne thy synnes are forgeven the. Mat. iv. a. A Test. Tynd., 1534. Emperour, Antw. After a feawe dayes, he entred into Capernaum agayne, it was noysed that he was in a housse. And anone many gadered to geder, in so moche that now there was no roume to receave them: no, not so moche as a bout the dore. And he preached the worde vnto them. And there Palseye. came vnto him that brought one sicke of the palsie, borne of fower men. And because they coulde not come nye |