Mark 4
1 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.
Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
2 And he taught them many thynges in similitudes and sayde vnto them in his doctrine:
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
3 Herken to. Beholde There wet out a sower to sowe.
“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.
4 And it fortuned as he sowed that some fell by the waye syde and the fowles of the ayre came and devoured it vp.
As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 Some fell on stony grounde where it had not moche erth: and by and by sprange vp because it had not deepth of erth:
Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
6 but as sone as the sunne was vp it caught heet and because it had not rotynge wyddred awaye.
When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 And some fell amonge the thornes and the thornes grewe vp and choked it so that it gave no frute.
Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 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.
Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”
9 And he sayde vnto them: he that hath eares to heare let him heare.
He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10 And when he was alone they yt were aboute him with ye. xii. axed him of ye similitude.
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 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:
He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
12 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.
that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”
13 And he sayde vnto the: Perceave ye not this similitude? how then shulde ye vnderstonde all other similitudes?
He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
14 The sower soweth ye worde.
The farmer sows the word.
15 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.
The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
16 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
These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
17 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.
They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
18 And they that are sowe amoge the thornes are soche as heare ye worde:
Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
19 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)
and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 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.
Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”
21 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?
He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?
22 For there is nothinge so prevy that shall not be opened: nether so secreet but that it shall come abroade.
For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.
23 Yf eny man have eares to heare let him heare.
If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 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.
He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.
25 For vnto him yt hath shall it be geven: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.
For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
26 And he sayde: so is the kyngdome of God even as yf a man shuld sowe seed in ye groude
He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
27 and shulde slepe and ryse vp night and daye: and the seede shuld springe and growe vp he not ware.
and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.
28 For ye erth bringeth forthe frute of her silfe: fyrst the blade then the eares after that full corne in the eares.
For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 And as sone as the frute is brought forth anone he throusteth in ye sykell because the hervest is come.
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 And he sayde: where vnto shall we lyke the kyngdome of God? or with what copareson shall we copare it?
He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
31 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:
It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
32 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.
yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”
33 And with many soche similitudes he preached the worde vnto the after as they myght heare it.
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 And with out similitude spake he no thinge vnto them. But when they were aparte he expounded all thinges to his disciples.
Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
35 And the same daye when even was come he sayde vnto them: let vs passe over vnto the other syde.
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”
36 And they lefte the people and toke him even as he was in the shyp. And ther were also with him other shippes.
Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.
37 And ther arose a great storme of wynde and dasshed ye waves into the ship so that it was full.
A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
38 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?
He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”
39 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.
He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
40 And he sayde vnto them: why are ye so fearfull? How is it that ye have no fayth?
He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
41 And they feared excedingly and sayde one to another: what felowe is this? For booth winde and see obey him.
They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
