Mark 4
1 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.
And he began again to teach by the sea-side: and great assemblies were gathered to him; so that, ascending, he sat in a bark on the sea, and the whole multitude stood on the land, by the edge of the water.
2 He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
And he instructed them by many parables, and said in his teaching,
3 “Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.
Listen: Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4 As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
and as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the fowl came and devoured it.
5 Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
And other fell upon the rock, so that it had not much earth; and it soon came up, because it had not depth of earth:
6 When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
but when the sun arose, it became hot; and inasmuch as it had no root, it dried up.
7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
And other fell in a place of thorns; and the thorns sprang up, and choked it, and it gave no fruits.
8 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.”
But other fell upon good ground; and it came up, and grew, and gave fruits, some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.
9 He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
And he said, Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
And when he was alone, they who were with him along with his twelve inquired of him that parable.
11 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,
And Jeshu said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of Aloha; but to those without every thing is in parables:
12 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.’”
that while seeing they may see, and not see; and while hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them.
13 He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
And he said to them, Do you not know this parable? how will you know all parables?
14 The farmer sows the word.
The sower who sowed, the word sowed.
15 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.
These which were by the way-side, these are they in whom the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately cometh Satana, and taketh up the word which was sowed in their heart.
16 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.
And these who upon the rock are sowed, these are they who, when they have heard the word, at once with joy receive it:
17 They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
but they have no root in themselves, but are (only) for a time; and when there is affliction or persecution on account of the word, they are soon offended.
18 Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
And these who in the place of thorns are sown, these are they who hear the word;
19 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)
and the care of this world, and the deceptiveness of wealth, and the remainder of other lusts, entering, choke the word, and it is without fruits. (aiōn g165)
20 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.”
And these who in good ground are sowed, these are they who hear the word, and receive, and give fruits, thirty, and sixty, and a hundred.
21 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?
And he said to them, A lamp never cometh to be put under a measure, or under a bed: is it not set upon a candlestick?
22 For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.
For nothing is hid which shall not be revealed; nor is there any thing in secret which is not to be manifested.
23 If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.
24 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.
AND he said to them, Consider what you hear. With that measure which you mete, you shall have measured to you; and there shall be, added to you those which you hear.
25 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.”
For whosoever hath, unto him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken from him.
26 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as a man who shall cast seed into the earth;
27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.
and shall sleep, and rise up by night and day, and the seed shall increase, and become long, while he knoweth not,
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
For the earth yieldeth him fruit; and first is there the plant, and after it the ear, but lastly the completed corn in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
But when the fruit is mature, immediately cometh the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30 He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
And he said, To what may we compare the kingdom of Aloha? and with what comparison shall we compare it?
31 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,
It is like a grain of mustard, which, when sown in the earth, is smaller than all seeds which are in the earth:
32 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.”
and when it is sown, it springeth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and maketh great branches; so that in its shadow the fowl can dwell.
33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
In parables such as these spake Jeshu with them, in parables such as they could hear.
34 Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
And without parable did he not speak with them: but to his disciples, between him and them, he explained all.
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”
AND he said to them that day, in the evening, Let us pass to the opposite shore.
36 Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.
And they sent away the assembles, and took him into the vessel; and other vessels were with him.
37 A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
And there was a great commotion and wind, and the waves fell upon the vessel, which was nigh being filled.
38 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?”
But Jeshu upon a pillow slept in the after-part of the vessel, and they came and raised him, saying to him, Raban, hast thou no care that we are perishing?
39 He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
And he arose, and restrained the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be silent. And the wind ceased, and there was a great stillness.
40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
And he said to them, Why feared ye? how is it ye have no faith?
41 They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
And they feared with great fear, and said among themselves, Who is this, to whom the winds and the sea are obedient?
