Mark 4
1 And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to him, so as for him, after entering into the boat, to sit on the sea, and all the multitude was by the sea on the land.
And he began agayne to teache by the seesyde. And there gadered to gedder vnto him moche people so greatly yt he entred into a ship and sate in the see and all the people was by the seeside on the shoore.
2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,
And he taught them many thynges in similitudes and sayde vnto them in his doctrine:
3 Listen. Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.
Herken to. Beholde There wet out a sower to sowe.
4 And it came to pass during the sowing, some fell by the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
And it fortuned as he sowed that some fell by the waye syde and the fowles of the ayre came and devoured it vp.
5 And others fell on the rocky ground where it had not much soil. And straightaway it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
Some fell on stony grounde where it had not moche erth: and by and by sprange vp because it had not deepth of erth:
6 And when the sun was risen it was scorched, and because it had no root it dried out.
but as sone as the sunne was vp it caught heet and because it had not rotynge wyddred awaye.
7 And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it gave no fruit.
And some fell amonge the thornes and the thornes grewe vp and choked it so that it gave no frute.
8 And others fell into the good ground and gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and brought forth, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.
And some fell vpon good grounde and dyd yelde frute that sproge and grewe and brought forthe: some thirty folde some sixtie folde and some an hundred folde.
9 And he said, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
And he sayde vnto them: he that hath eares to heare let him heare.
10 And when he became alone, those around him, with the twelve, asked him the parable.
And when he was alone they yt were aboute him with ye. xii. axed him of ye similitude.
11 And he said to them, To you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those outside, all things occur in parables.
And he sayde vnto the. To you it is geve to knowe the mistery of the kyngdome of God. But vnto them that are wt out shall all thinges be done in similitudes:
12 So that seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand, lest they should turn, and the sins would be forgiven them.
yt when they se they shall se and not discerne: and when they heare they shall heare and not vnderstonde: leste at any tyme they shulde tourne and their synnes shuld be forgeve the.
13 And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? And how will ye understand all the parables?
And he sayde vnto the: Perceave ye not this similitude? how then shulde ye vnderstonde all other similitudes?
14 The man who sows sows the word.
The sower soweth ye worde.
15 And these are those by the path where the word is sown. And whenever they may hear, straightaway Satan comes, and takes away the word that has been sown in their hearts.
And they that are by the wayes syde where the worde is sowen are they to whom assone as they have herde it Satha cometh immediatly and takith awaye the worde that was sowe in their hertes.
16 And these in like manner are those being sown upon the rocky places, who, whenever they may hear the word, straightaway receive it with joy.
And likewise they that are sowen on the stonye groude are they: which when they have harde the worde at once receave it wt gladnes
17 And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution develops because of the word, straightaway they are caused to stumble.
yet have no rotes in them selves and so endure but a tyme: and anone as trouble and persecucion aryseth for ye wordes sake they fall immediatly.
18 And these are those being sown in the thorns, who hear the word,
And they that are sowe amoge the thornes are soche as heare ye worde:
19 and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of wealth, and the cravings about other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
and ye care of this worlde and ye disseytfulnes of ryches and the lustes of other thinges entre in and choocke ye worde and it is made vnfrutfull. (aiōn g165)
20 And these are those that were sown upon the good ground, who hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.
And those that weare sowe in good grounde are they that heare the worde and receave it and bringe forth frute some thirty folde some sixty folde some an hundred folde.
21 And he said to them, Does the lamp come so that it might be put under the bushel or under the bed? Is it not so that it might be put on the lampstand?
And he sayde vnto them: is ye candle lighted to be put vnder a busshell or vnder ye table and not rather to be put on a cadelstick?
22 For there is not anything hid, except that it may be revealed, nor become secret, but that it may come to be visible.
For there is nothinge so prevy that shall not be opened: nether so secreet but that it shall come abroade.
23 If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.
Yf eny man have eares to heare let him heare.
24 And he said to them, Watch what ye hear. By what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you, and to those who hear, it will be added to you.
And he sayde vnto them: take hede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete with the same shall it be measured vnto you agayne. And vnto you that heare shall more be geve.
25 For whoever has, to him it will be given. And he who has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.
For vnto him yt hath shall it be geven: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.
26 And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
And he sayde: so is the kyngdome of God even as yf a man shuld sowe seed in ye groude
27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should sprout and lengthen, he knows not how.
and shulde slepe and ryse vp night and daye: and the seede shuld springe and growe vp he not ware.
28 For the earth bears fruit spontaneously, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
For ye erth bringeth forthe frute of her silfe: fyrst the blade then the eares after that full corne in the eares.
29 But when the fruit yields, straightaway he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest has come.
And as sone as the frute is brought forth anone he throusteth in ye sykell because the hervest is come.
30 And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or by what parable shall we compare it?
And he sayde: where vnto shall we lyke the kyngdome of God? or with what copareson shall we copare it?
31 It is like a grain of the mustard plant, which, when it is sown in the ground, is smaller than all the seeds upon the ground.
It is lyke a grayne of mustard seed which when it is sowe in the erth is the leest of all seedes that be in the erth:
32 Yet when it is sown, it goes up and becomes greater than all the plants, and it makes great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under the shade of it.
but after that it is sowen it groweth vp and is greatest of all yerbes: and bereth greate brauches so that ye fowles of the ayre maye dwell vnder the shadowe of it.
33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
And with many soche similitudes he preached the worde vnto the after as they myght heare it.
34 And he did not speak to them apart from a parable, but privately he explained all things to his disciples.
And with out similitude spake he no thinge vnto them. But when they were aparte he expounded all thinges to his disciples.
35 And on that day, having become evening, he says to them, Let us pass through to the other side.
And the same daye when even was come he sayde vnto them: let vs passe over vnto the other syde.
36 And having sent the multitude away, they bring him along as he was in the boat. And other small boats were also with him.
And they lefte the people and toke him even as he was in the shyp. And ther were also with him other shippes.
37 And a great storm of wind develops, and the waves were thrown into the boat, so as for it now to be filling.
And ther arose a great storme of wynde and dasshed ye waves into the ship so that it was full.
38 And he himself was in the stern sleeping on the cushion. And they awake him, and say to him, Teacher, does it not concern thee that we perish?
And he was in the sterne a slepe on a pelowe. And they awoke him and sayde to him: Master carest thou not yt we perisshe?
39 And having awaken, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Be quiet! Silence! And the wind ceased, and it became a great calm.
And he rose vp and rebuked the wynde and sayde vnto the see: peace and be still. And the winde alayed and ther folowed a greate calme.
40 And he said to them, Why are ye cowardly this way? How have ye no faith?
And he sayde vnto them: why are ye so fearfull? How is it that ye have no fayth?
41 And they feared a great fear, and said to each other, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea also obey him?
And they feared excedingly and sayde one to another: what felowe is this? For booth winde and see obey him.
