Marcum 11
1 Et cum appropinquarent Ierosolymæ, et Bethaniæ ad Montem Olivarum, mittit duos ex discipulis suis,
When they had almost reached Jerusalem, as far as Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent on two of his disciples.
2 et ait illis: Ite in castellum, quod contra vos est, et statim introeuntes illuc, invenietis pullum ligatum, super quem nemo adhuc hominum sedit: solvite illum, et adducite.
‘Go to the village facing you,’ he said, ‘and, as soon as you get there, you will find a foal tethered, which no one has ever ridden; untie it, and bring it.
3 Et si quis vobis dixerit: Quid facitis? Dicite, quia Domino necessarius est: et continuo illum dimittet huc.
And, if anyone says to you “Why are you doing that?”, say “The Master wants it, and will be sure to send it back here at once.”’
4 Et abeuntes invenerunt pullum ligatum ante ianuam foris in bivio: et solvunt eum.
The two disciples went, and, finding a foal tethered outside a door in the street, they untied it.
5 Et quidam de illic stantibus dicebant illis: Quid facitis solventes pullum?
Some of the bystanders said to them, ‘What are you doing, untying the foal?’
6 Qui dixerunt eis sicut præceperat illis Iesus, et dimiserunt eis.
And the two disciples answered as Jesus had told them; and they allowed them to go.
7 Et duxerunt pullum ad Iesum: et imponunt illi vestimenta sua, et sedit super eum.
Then they brought the foal to Jesus, and, when they had laid their cloaks on it, he seated himself on it.
8 Multi autem vestimenta sua straverunt in via: alii autem frondes cædebant de arboribus, et sternebant in via.
Many of the people spread their cloaks on the road, while some strewed boughs which they had cut from the fields;
9 Et qui præibant, et qui sequebantur clamabant, dicentes: Hosanna: Benedictus, qui venit in nomine Domini:
and those who led the way, as well as those who followed, kept shouting, ‘God save him! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 benedictum quod venit regnum patris nostri David: Hosanna in excelsis.
Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! God save him from on high!’
11 Et introivit Ierosolymam in templum: et circumspectis omnibus, cum iam vespera esset hora, exiit in Bethaniam cum duodecim.
Jesus entered Jerusalem, and went into the Temple Courts; and, after looking round at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
12 Et alia die cum exirent a Bethania, esuriit.
The next day, after they had left Bethany, Jesus became hungry;
13 Cumque vidisset a longe ficum habentem folia, venit si quid forte inveniret in ea. Et cum venisset ad eam, nihil invenit præter folia: non enim erat tempus ficorum.
and, noticing a fig tree at a distance in leaf, he went to it to see if by any chance he could find something on it; but, on coming up to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
14 Et respondens dixit ei: Iam non amplius in æternum ex te fructum quisquam manducet. Et audiebant discipuli eius. (aiōn g165)
So, addressing the tree, he exclaimed, ‘May no one ever again eat of your fruit!’ And his disciples heard what he said. (aiōn g165)
15 Et veniunt in Ierosolymam. Et cum introisset in templum, cœpit eiicere vendentes, et ementes in templo: et mensas numulariorum, et cathedras vendentium columbas evertit.
They came to Jerusalem. Jesus went into the Temple Courts, and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers, and the seats of the pigeon-dealers,
16 Et non sinebat ut quisquam transferret vas per templum:
and would not allow anyone to carry anything across the Temple Courts.
17 et docebat, dicens eis: Nonne scriptum est: Quia domus mea, domus orationis vocabitur omnibus gentibus? Vos autem fecistis eam speluncam latronum.
Then he began to teach. ‘Does not scripture say,’ he asked, ‘“My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations”? But you have made it a den of robbers.’
18 Quo audito principes sacerdotum, et scribæ quærebant quomodo eum perderent: timebant enim eum, quoniam universa turba admirabatur super doctrina eius.
Now the chief priests and the teachers of the Law heard this and began to look for some way of putting Jesus to death; for they were afraid of him, since all the people were greatly impressed by his teaching.
19 Et cum vespera facta esset, egrediebatur de civitate.
As soon as evening fell, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.
20 Et cum mane transirent, viderunt ficum aridam factam a radicibus.
As they passed by early in the morning, they noticed that the fig tree was withered up from the roots.
21 Et recordatus Petrus, dixit ei: Rabbi, ecce ficus, cui maledixisti, aruit.
Then Peter recalled what had occurred. ‘Look, Rabbi,’ he exclaimed, ‘the fig tree which you doomed is withered up!’
22 Et respondens Iesus ait illis: Habete fidem Dei.
‘Have faith in God!’ replied Jesus.
23 Amen dico vobis, quia quicumque dixerit huic monti: Tollere, et mittere in mare, et non hæsitaverit in corde suo, sed crediderit, quia quodcumque dixerit, fiat, fiet ei.
‘I tell you that if anyone should say to this hill “Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!”, without ever a doubt in his mind, but in the faith that what he says will be done, he would find that it would be.
24 Propterea dico vobis, omnia quæcumque orantes petitis, credite quia accipietis, et evenient vobis.
And therefore I say to you “Have faith that whatever you ask for in prayer is already granted you, and you will find that it will be.”
25 Et cum stabitis ad orandum, dimittite si quis habetis adversus aliquem: ut et Pater vester, qui in cælis est, dimittat vobis peccata vestra.
‘And, whenever you stand up to pray, forgive any grievance that you have against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven also may forgive you your offences.’
26 Quod si vos non dimiseritis: nec Pater vester, qui in cælis est, dimittet vobis peccata vestra.
27 Et veniunt rursus Ierosolymam. Et cum ambularet in templo, accedunt ad eum summi sacerdotes, et scribæ, et seniores:
They came to Jerusalem again. While Jesus was walking about in the Temple Courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the Law, and the elders came up to him.
28 et dicunt ei: In qua potestate hæc facis? et quis dedit tibi hanc potestatem ut ista facias?
‘What authority have you to do these things?’ they said. ‘Who gave you the authority to do them?’
29 Iesus autem respondens, ait illis: Interrogabo vos et ego unum verbum, et respondete mihi: et dicam vobis in qua potestate hæc faciam.
‘I will put one question to you,’ said Jesus. ‘Answer me that, and then I will tell you what authority I have to act as I do.
30 Baptismus Ioannis, de cælo erat, an ex hominibus? Respondete mihi.
It is about John’s baptism. Was it of divine or human origin? Answer me that.’
31 At illi cogitabant secum, dicentes: Si dixerimus, De cælo, dicet, Quare ergo non credidistis ei?
They began arguing together. ‘If we say “divine,” he will say “Why then didn’t you believe him?”
32 Si dixerimus, Ex hominibus, timemus populum. Omnes enim habebant Ioannem quia vere propheta esset.
Yet can we say “human”?’ They were afraid of the people, for everyone regarded John as undoubtedly a prophet.
33 Et respondentes dicunt Iesu: Nescimus. Et respondens Iesus ait illis: Neque ego dico vobis in qua potestate hæc faciam.
So their answer to Jesus was – ‘We do not know.’ ‘Then I,’ replied Jesus, ‘refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things.’
