Mark 1
1 The beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ.
Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus Christ, Son of God;
2 It is said in the Prophet Isaiah — ‘Behold! I send my Messenger before thy face; he shall prepare thy way.
as it is written in [Isaiah] the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.
3 The voice of one crying aloud in the Wilderness: “Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”’
Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of [the] Lord, make his paths straight.
4 And in fulfilment of this, John the Baptizer appeared in the Wilderness, proclaiming a baptism upon repentance, for the forgiveness of sins.
There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching [the] baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
5 The whole of Judea, as well as all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, went out to him; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6 John was clad in clothing of camels’ hair, with a belt of leather round his waist, and lived on locusts and wild honey;
And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.
7 and he proclaimed — “There is coming after me one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to stoop down and unfasten his sandals.
And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose.
8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
I indeed have baptised you with water, but he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit.
9 Now about that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
And it came to pass in those days [that] Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised by John at the Jordan.
10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent apart, and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him,
And straightway going up from the water, he saw the heavens parting asunder, and the Spirit, as a dove, descending upon him.
11 and from the heavens came a voice — “Thou art my Son, the Beloved; in thee I delight.”
And there came a voice out of the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.
12 Immediately afterwards the Spirit drove Jesus out into the Wilderness;
And immediately the Spirit drives him out into the wilderness.
13 and he was there in the Wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and among the wild beasts, while the angels ministered to him.
And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.
14 After John had been committed to prison, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the Good News of God —
But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom of God,
15 “The time has come, and the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the Good News.”
and saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn nigh; repent and believe in the glad tidings.
16 As Jesus was going along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net in the Sea, for they were fishermen.
And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, [Simon's] brother, casting out a net in the sea, for they were fishers.
17 “Come and follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will set you to fish for men.”
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of men;
18 They left their nets at once, and followed him.
and straightway leaving their trawl-nets they followed him.
19 Going on a little further, he saw James, Zebediah’s son, and his brother John, who also were in their boat mending the nets.
And going on thence a little, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, and these [were] in the ship repairing the trawl-nets;
20 Jesus at once called them, and they left their father Zebediah in the boat with the crew, and went after him.
and straightway he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, they went away after him.
21 And they walked into Capernaum. On the next Sabbath Jesus went into the Synagogue and began to teach.
And they go into Capernaum. And straightway on the sabbath he entered into the synagogue and taught.
22 The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught them like one who had authority, and not like the Teachers of the Law.
And they were astonished at his doctrine, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
23 Now there was in their Synagogue at the time a man under the power of a foul spirit, who called out:
And there was in their synagogue a man [possessed] by an unclean spirit, and he cried out
24 “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are — the Holy One of God!”
saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God.
25 But Jesus rebuked the spirit: “Be silent! Come out from him.”
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him.
26 The foul spirit threw the man into a fit, and with a loud cry came out from him.
And the unclean spirit, having torn him, and uttered a cry with a loud voice, came out of him.
27 And they were all so amazed that they kept asking: “What is this? Strange teaching indeed! He gives his commands with authority even to the foul spirits, and they obey him!”
And all were amazed, so that they questioned together among themselves, saying, What is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.
28 And the fame of Jesus spread at once in all directions, through the whole neighbourhood of Galilee.
And his fame went out straightway into the whole region of Galilee around.
29 As soon as they had come out from the Synagogue, they went, with James and John, into the house of Simon and Andrew.
And straightway going out of the synagogue, they came with James and John into the house of Simon and Andrew.
30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying ill with fever, and they at once told Jesus about her.
And the mother-in-law of Simon lay in a fever. And straightway they speak to him about her.
31 Jesus went up to her and, grasping her hand, raised her up; the fever left her, and she began to wait upon them.
And he went up to [her] and raised her up, having taken her by the hand, and straightway the fever left her, and she served them.
32 In the evening, after sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who were ill or possessed by demons;
But evening being come, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were suffering, and those possessed by demons;
33 and the whole city was gathered round the door.
and the whole city was gathered together at the door.
34 Jesus cured many who were ill with various diseases, and drove out many demons, and would not permit them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.
And he healed many suffering from various diseases; and he cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak because they knew him.
35 In the morning, long before daylight, Jesus rose and went out, and, going to a lonely spot, there began to pray.
And rising in the morning long before day, he went out and went away into a desert place, and there prayed.
36 But Simon and his companions hastened after him;
And Simon and those with him went after him:
37 and, when they found him, they exclaimed: “Every one is looking for you!”
and having found him, they say to him, All seek thee.
38 But Jesus said to them: “Let us go somewhere else, into the country towns near, that I may make my proclamation in them also; for that was why I came.”
And he says to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighbouring country towns, that I may preach there also, for for this purpose am I come forth.
39 And he went about making his proclamation in their Synagogues all through Galilee, and driving out the demons.
And he was preaching in their synagogues in the whole of Galilee, and casting out demons.
40 One day a leper came to Jesus and, falling on his knees, begged him for help. “If only you are willing,” he said, “you are able to make me clean.”
And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.
41 Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying as he did so: “I am willing; become clean.”
But Jesus, moved with compassion, having stretched out his hand, touched him, and says to him, I will, be thou cleansed.
42 Instantly the leprosy left the man, and he became clean;
And as he spoke straightway the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.
43 and then Jesus, after sternly warning him, immediately sent him away, and said to him:
And having sharply charged him, he straightway sent him away,
44 “Be careful not to say anything to any one; but go and show yourself to the Priest, and make the offerings for your cleansing directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure.”
and says to him, See thou say nothing to any one, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.
45 The man, however, went away, and began to speak about it publicly, and to spread the story so widely, that Jesus could no longer go openly into a town, but stayed outside in lonely places; and people came to him from every direction.
But he, having gone forth, began to proclaim [it] much, and to spread the matter abroad, so that he could no longer enter openly into the city, but was without in desert places, and they came to him from every side.
