मार्क 4
1 १ पुन्हा येशू सरोवराच्या किनाऱ्यावर शिक्षण देऊ लागला, तेव्हा त्याच्याजवळ फार मोठा समुदाय जमला, म्हणून तो सरोवरातील एका तारवात जाऊन बसला आणि सर्व लोक सरोवरकिनारी जमिनीवर होते.
Jesus again began to teach by the sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering round him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water’s edge.
Then he taught them many truths in parables; and in the course of his teaching he said to them:
‘Listen! The sower went out to sow;
and presently, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path; and the birds came, and ate it up.
Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, because the soil wasn’t deep, sprang up at once;
but, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, because their roots were not deep enough, withered away.
7 ७ काही बी काटेरी झुडपांमध्ये पडले व काटेरी झुडपांनीच वाढून त्याची वाढ खुंटवली, म्हणून त्यास काही पीक आले नाही.
Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return.
8 ८ काही बी चांगल्या जमिनीत पडले ते उगवले, मोठे झाले व त्यास पीक आले; आणि त्याचे तीसपट, साठपट, शंभरपट असे उत्पन्न आले.”
Some fell into good soil, and, shooting up and growing, yielded a return, amounting to thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.’
And Jesus said, ‘Let anyone who has ears to hear with hear.’
Afterwards, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables;
11 ११ तो त्यांना म्हणाला, “देवाच्या राज्याचे रहस्यदान तुम्हास दिले आहे, परंतु बाहेरच्यांना सर्वकाही दाखल्यांनी सांगण्यात येते.
and he said, ‘To you the hidden truth of the kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables so that –
12 १२ यासाठी की त्यांनी पाहत असता पाहावे परंतु त्यांना दिसू नये, आणि ऐकत असता त्यांनी ऐकावे, पण समजू नये. नाही तर कदाचित त्यांची माने फिरतील आणि देव त्यांना क्षमा करील.”
“Though they have eyes, they may see without perceiving; and though they have ears, they may hear without understanding; otherwise some day they might turn and be forgiven.”’
‘You do not know the meaning of this parable?’ he went on, ‘Then how will you understand all the other parables?
The sower sows the message.
15 १५ वाटेवर वचन पेरले जाते तेथील लोक हे आहेत की, त्यांनी ऐकल्याबरोबर सैतान येऊन त्यांच्यातले पेरलेले वचन हिरावून घेतो.
The people meant by the seed that falls along the path are these – where the message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the message that has been sown in them.
So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the message, at once accept it joyfully;
17 १७ तथापि त्यांच्यामध्ये मूळ नसल्याकारणाने ते थोडा काळच टिकाव धरतात; मग वचनामुळे संकट आले किंवा छळ झाला म्हणजे ते लगेच अडखळतात.
but, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises because of the message, they fall away at once.
Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the message,
19 १९ परंतु संसाराची चिंता, संपत्तीचा मोह व इतर गोष्टींचा लोभ ही त्यांच्यामध्ये शिरून वचनाची वाढ खुंटवतात आणि ते निष्फळ होते. (aiōn g165)
but the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the message, so that it gives no return. (aiōn g165)
20 २० चांगल्या जमिनीत पेरलेले हे आहेत की, ते वचन ऐकून त्याचा स्वीकार करतात मग कोणी तीसपट, कोणी साठपट, कोणी शंभरपट असे पीक देतात.”
But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.’
21 २१ आणखी येशू त्यास म्हणाला, “दिवा मापाखाली किंवा पलंगाखाली ठेवण्यासाठी आणतात काय? दिवठणीवर ठेवावा म्हणून आणतात ना?
Jesus said to them, ‘Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under the couch, instead of being put on the lamp-stand?
There is nothing hidden that will not come to light and nothing is concealed that will not be brought into the open.
Let all who have ears to hear with hear.
24 २४ तो त्यास म्हणाला, “तुम्ही जे काही ऐकता त्याविषयी सावध राहा, ज्या मापाने तुम्ही मापून द्याल त्याच मापाने तुम्हास मापून देण्यात येईल.
‘Take care what you listen to,’ said Jesus. ‘The standard you use will be used for you, and more will be added for you.
25 २५ कारण ज्याच्याजवळ आहे त्यास आणखी दिले जाईल व ज्या कोणाजवळ नाही त्याच्यापासून जे आहे तेही काढून घेतले जाईल.”
For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.’
Jesus also said, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like – like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,
and then sleeps by night and rises by day, while the seed is shooting up and growing – he knows not how.
The ground bears the crop of itself – first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear;
but, as soon as the crop is ready, immediately he puts in the sickle because harvest has come.’
30 ३० आणखी तो म्हणाला, “आपण देवाच्या राज्याची तुलना कशासोबत करू शकतो किंवा कोणत्या दाखल्यात ते मांडावे?
Jesus also said, ‘To what can we liken the kingdom of God?
31 ३१ ते मोहरीच्या दाण्यासारखे आहे. जो जमिनीत पेरतेवेळी पृथ्वीवरील सर्व दाण्यात सर्वात लहान असला तरी,
By what can we illustrate it? Perhaps by the growth of a mustard seed. This seed, when sown in the ground, though it is smaller than all other seeds,
32 ३२ तो पेरल्यावर उगवून सर्व झाडांत मोठा होतो. त्यास मोठ्या फांद्या येतात आणि आकाशातील पाखरे त्याच्यावर घरटी बांधू शकतात.”
yet, when sown, shoots up, and becomes larger than any other herb, and puts out great branches, so that even the wild birds can roost in its shelter.’
With many such parables Jesus used to speak to the people of his message, as far as they were able to receive it;
34 ३४ आणि दाखल्यावाचून तो त्यांच्याबरोबर बोलत नसे. परंतु एकांती तो आपल्या शिष्यांना सर्वकाही समजावून सांगत असे.
and to them he never used to speak except in parables; but in private to his own disciples he explained everything.
In the evening of the same day, Jesus said to them, ‘Let us go across.’
36 ३६ मग त्यांनी लोकसमुदायाला सोडले आणि तो तारवात होता तसेच ते त्यास घेऊन गेले. त्यांच्याबरोबर इतरही दुसरे तारू होते.
So, leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them, just as he was, in the boat; and there were other boats with him.
A violent squall came on, and the waves kept dashing into the boat, so that the boat was actually filling.
38 ३८ परंतु येशू मागच्या बाजूस वरामावर उशास घेऊन झोपी गेला होता. ते त्यास जागे करून म्हणाले, “गुरुजी, आपण बुडत आहोत तरी आपणास काळजी वाटत नाही काय?”
Jesus was in the stern asleep on the cushion; and the disciples roused him and cried, ‘Teacher! Is it nothing to you that we are lost?’
39 ३९ मग तो उठला आणि त्याने वाऱ्याला धमकावले आणि समुद्राला म्हणाला, “शांत हो! स्तब्ध राहा.” मग वारा थांबला व तेथे मोठी शांतता पसरली.
Jesus rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Hush! Be still!’ Then the wind dropped, and a great calm followed.
‘Why are you so timid?’ he exclaimed. ‘Have you no faith yet?’
41 ४१ परंतु ते अतिशय घाबरले आणि एकमेकास म्हणाले, “हा आहे तरी कोण, वारा आणि समुद्रदेखील याचे ऐकतात.” असा हा आहे तरी कोण?
But they were struck with great awe, and said to one another, ‘Who can this be that even the wind and the sea obey him?’
