Lucas 8
1 E aconteceu depois disso, que [Jesus] andava de cidade em cidade, e de aldeia em aldeia, pregando e anunciando o evangelho do reino de Deus; e com ele os doze,
Shortly afterwards, Jesus went on a journey through the towns and villages, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. With him went the Twelve,
2 e algumas mulheres que haviam sido curadas de espíritos malignos e de enfermidades: Maria, chamada Madalena, da qual saíram sete demônios;
as well as some women who had been cured of wicked spirits and of infirmities. They were Mary, known as Mary of Magdala (from whom seven demons had been expelled),
3 e Joana, a mulher de Cuza, mordomo de Herodes; e Susana, e muitas outras, que os serviam com seus bens.
and Joanna (the wife of Herod’s steward, Chuza), and Susannah, and many others – all of whom provided for Jesus and his apostles out of their own resources.
4 E quando se ajuntou uma multidão, e vindo a ele de todas as cidades, disse por parábola:
Once, when a great crowd was collecting, and, when the people of town after town were flocking to Jesus, he spoke to them in the form of a parable,
5 Saiu um semeador a semear sua semente; e quando semeava, caiu uma [parte] junto ao caminho, e foi pisada, e as aves do céu a comeram.
‘The sower went out to sow his seed; and, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path and was trodden on; and the wild birds ate it up.
6 E outra [parte] caiu sobre a pedra; e nascida, secou-se, porque não tinha umidade.
Other seed fell on rock, and, as soon as it began to grow, because it had no moisture, it withered away.
7 E outra [parte] caiu entre espinhos, e nascendo com ela, os espinhos a sufocaram.
Other seed fell in the middle of brambles, but the brambles grew up with it and choked it entirely.
8 E outra [parte] caiu em boa terra, e nascida, produziu fruto a cem por um. Depois que disse coisas, exclamava: Quem tem ouvidos para ouvir, ouça.
Other seed fell into rich soil, and grew, and gave a hundredfold return.’ After saying this, Jesus cried aloud, ‘Let those who have ears to hear with hear.’
9 E os seus discípulos lhe perguntaram: Que parábola é esta?
His disciples asked Jesus the meaning of this parable.
10 Ele disse: A vós é dado conhecer os mistérios do reino de Deus; mas aos outros por parábolas, para que vendo, não vejam; e ouvindo, não entendam.
‘To you,’ he said, ‘the knowledge of the hidden truths of the kingdom of God has been imparted, but to others in parables only, so that though they have eyes they may not see, and though they have ears, they may not understand.
11 Esta é, pois, a parábola: a semente é a palavra de Deus.
This is the parable – The seed is God’s message.
12 Os que estão junto ao caminho são os que ouviram; depois vem o diabo, e tira-lhes do coração a palavra, para que não creiam nem se salvem.
By the seed which fell along the path are meant those who hear the message; but then comes the devil and carries away the message from their minds, to prevent their believing it and being saved.
13 E os que estão sobre a pedra são os que, quando ouvem, recebem a palavra com alegria, mas esses não têm raiz, pois creem por algum tempo, mas no tempo da tentação se desviam.
By the seed which fell on the rock are meant those who, as soon as they hear the message, welcome it joyfully; but they have no root, and believe it only for a time, and, when the time of temptation comes, they draw back.
14 E o que caiu entre espinhos são os que ouviram, e indo, sufocam-se com as preocupações, e riquezas, e prazeres da vida, e não produzem bom fruto.
By that which fell among the brambles are meant those who hear the message, but who, as they go on their way, are completely choked by this world’s cares and wealth and pleasures, and bring nothing to perfection.
15 E o que caiu em boa terra, estes são os que, ouvindo a palavra, conservam-na num coração honesto e bom, e dão fruto que permanece.
But by that in the good ground are meant those who, having heard the message, keep it in the good, rich soil of their hearts, and patiently yield a return.
16 E ninguém, quando acende uma lâmpada, cobre-a com algum vaso, ou a põe debaixo da cama; em vez disso põe na luminária, para que os que entram vejam a luz.
‘No one sets light to a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or puts it underneath a couch, but they put it on a lamp-stand, so that anyone who comes in may see the light.
17 Porque não há coisa oculta que não venha a se manifestar; nem coisa escondida que não venha a ser conhecida, e chegada à luz.
Nothing is hidden which will not be brought into the light of day, not ever kept hidden which will not some day become known and come into the light of day.
18 Portanto, prestai atenção a como ouvis; pois àquele que tiver lhe será dado; e àquele que não tiver, até o que lhe parece ter, dele será tirado.
Take care, then, how you listen. For, to all those who have, more will be given; while, from all those who have nothing, even what they seem to have will be taken away.’
19 E vieram a ele sua mãe e seus irmãos, mas não conseguiam chegar a ele por causa da multidão.
Presently Jesus’ mother and brothers came where he was, but they were not able to join him because of the crowd.
20 E foi-lhe anunciado, dizendo: “Tua mãe e teus irmãos estão fora, e querem te ver”.
So word was brought to him – “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21 Porém, ele lhes respondeu: “Minha mãe e meus irmãos são aqueles que ouvem a palavra de Deus e a praticam”.
His reply, spoken to them all, was, ‘My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God’s teaching and do what it says.’
22 E aconteceu, num daqueles dias, que [Jesus] entrou em um barco com seus discípulos, e disse-lhes: “Passemos para o outro lado do lago”. E partiram.
One day about that time, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, ‘Let us go across the lake.’
23 E enquanto navegavam, [Jesus] adormeceu; então desceu uma tempestade de vento no lago, e enchiam-se [de água], e estavam em perigo.
So they put off. While they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A squall swept down on the lake, and their boat was filling and they were in danger.
24 Então se aproximaram dele e o despertaram, dizendo: “Mestre, Mestre, estamos perecendo!” E ele se levantou, repreendeu o vento e as ondas da água; e pararam, e fez-se bonança.
So the disciples came and roused him. ‘Sir, Sir,’ they cried, ‘we are lost!’ Jesus rose and rebuked the wind and the rushing waves, and they fell, and a calm followed.
25 E disse-lhes: “Onde está a vossa fé?” Mas eles, temendo, admiravam-se, e diziam uns aos outros: “Quem é este, que manda até aos ventos, e à água, e lhe obedecem?”
‘Where is your faith?’ he exclaimed. But in great awe and amazement they said to one another, ‘Who can this be, who commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey him?’
26 E navegaram para a terra dos gerasenos, que é do lado oposto à Galileia.
They reached the region of the Gerasenes, which is on the opposite side to Galilee,
27 E quando ele desceu à terra, veio da cidade ao seu encontro um homem, que tinha demônios, e que havia muito tempo que não andava vestido, nem habitava em casa nenhuma, mas sim, nos sepulcros.
and, on getting ashore, Jesus met a man, who had demons in him, coming out of the town. For a long time this man had worn no clothing, and he had not lived in a house, but in the tombs.
28 Ele viu Jesus, então exclamou, prostrou-se diante dele, e disse com grande voz: “O que eu tenho contigo, Jesus, Filho do Deus Altíssimo? Rogo-te que não me atormentes.”
Catching sight of Jesus, he shrieked out and threw himself down before him, and in a loud voice exclaimed, ‘What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torment me.’
29 Porque ele estava mandando ao espírito imundo que saísse daquele homem; pois muitas vezes apoderava-se dele. E o mantinham preso com cadeias e grilhões; porém ele quebrava o que lhe prendia, e era conduzido pelo demônio aos desertos.
For Jesus was commanding the foul spirit to come out of the man. On many occasions it had seized him, and, even when secured with chains and fetters, and watched, he would break through anything that bound him, and be driven by the demon into the wilds.
30 E Jesus lhe perguntou: “Qual é teu nome?” E ele disse: “Legião” (porque muitos demônios tinham entrado nele).
‘What is your name?’ Jesus asked. ‘Legion,’ he answered (for many demons had taken possession of him);
and the demons begged Jesus not to order them away into the bottomless pit. (Abyssos g12)
32 E havia ali uma manada de muitos porcos, que pastavam no monte; e rogaram-lhe que lhes concedesse entrar neles; e ele lhes concedeu.
There was a herd of many pigs close by feeding on the hill-side; and the demons begged Jesus to give them leave to enter into them. Jesus gave them leave.
33 Os demônios saíram daquele homem e entraram nos porcos; e a manada se lançou de um precipício no lago e se afogou.
They came out from the man and took possession of the pigs; and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and were drowned.
34 Quando os que cuidavam [dos porcos] viram o que havia acontecido, fugiram; então foram anunciar na cidade e nos campos.
When the men who tended them saw what had happened, they ran away, and carried the news to the town, and to the country round.
35 E saíram para ver o acontecido, e vieram até Jesus; e acharam ao homem de quem os demônios tinham saído, vestido e em pleno juízo, sentado aos pés de Jesus; e temeram.
The people went out to see what had happened, and, when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at Jesus’ feet; and they were awe-struck.
36 E os que tinham visto contaram-lhes também como aquele endemoninhado havia sido liberto.
Those who had seen it told them how the possessed man had been delivered.
37 E toda o povo da terra dos gadarenos ao redor lhe rogou que se retirasse deles; porque foram tomados por grande temor. Então ele entrou no barco e voltou.
Then all the people in the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, for they were terrified. Jesus got into a boat and returned.
38 E aquele homem, de quem os demônios tinham saído, rogou-lhe para que lhe permitisse estar com ele; mas Jesus o despediu, dizendo:
The man from whom the demons had gone out begged Jesus to let him be with him; but Jesus sent him away.
39 “Volta para tua casa, e conta como foram grandes as coisas que Deus te fez”. Ele se foi, e pregou por toda a cidade, como foram grandes as coisas que Jesus lhe tinha feito.
‘Go back to your home,’ he said, ‘and relate the story of all that God has done for you.’ So the man went through the whole town and proclaimed, as he went, all that Jesus had done for him.
40 E aconteceu que, quando Jesus voltou, a multidão o recebeu; porque todos o estavam esperando.
On his return, Jesus was welcomed by the people; for everyone was looking out for him.
41 E eis que chegou um homem, cujo nome era Jairo, e era chefe da sinagoga. Então ele se prostrou aos pés de Jesus e rogou-lhe que entrasse em sua casa;
And a man named Jairus, who was a synagogue leader, came to Jesus, and threw himself at Jesus’ feet, with entreaties that he would come to his house,
42 porque tinha uma filha única, com doze anos de idade, que estava a ponto de morrer. E enquanto ele ia, as multidões o apertavam.
because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus was going, the people were pressing closely round him.
43 E uma mulher que tinha um fluxo de sangue, havia doze anos, e já tinha gastado todos os seus pertences com médicos, e não pôde ser curada por nenhum.
And a woman, who had suffered from haemorrhage for twelve years, and whom no one could cure,
44 Ela se aproximou [de Jesus] por detrás, e tocou a borda de sua roupa; e logo o fluxo de seu sangue parou.
came up behind and touched the tassel of his cloak. Instantly the haemorrhage ceased.
45 E Jesus disse: “Quem me tocou?” Enquanto todos negavam, disse Pedro: Mestre, as multidões te apertam e empurram!
‘Who touched me?’ Jesus asked; and, while everyone was denying having done so, Peter exclaimed, ‘Why, Sir, the people are crowding round you and pressing against you!’
46 Jesus disse: “Alguém me tocou, pois sei que poder saiu de mim”.
‘Somebody touched me,’ said Jesus, ‘for I felt that power had gone out from me.’
47 Então a mulher, vendo que não podia se esconder, veio tremendo, prostrou-se diante dele, e declarou-lhe diante de todo o povo a causa por que o havia tocado, e como logo havia sarado.
Then the woman, when she saw that she was discovered, came forward trembling, and threw herself down before him; and, in the presence of all the people, she told him her reason for touching him, and that she had been cured instantly.
48 E ele lhe disse: Filha, a tua fé te sarou; vai em paz”.
‘Daughter,’ he said, ‘your faith has delivered you. Go, and peace be with you.’
49 Estando ele ainda falando, veio um da [casa] do chefe da sinagoga, que lhe disse: “Tua filha já está morta, não incomodes o Mestre.”
Before he had finished speaking, someone came from the house of the synagogue leader and said, ‘Your daughter is dead! Do not trouble the teacher further.’
50 Porém quando Jesus o ouviu, respondeu-lhe: “Não temas; crê somente, e ela será curada”.
But Jesus, hearing this, spoke to the leader, ‘Do not be afraid; only have faith, and she will yet be delivered.’
51 E quando entrou na casa, a ninguém deixou entrar, a não ser a Pedro, Tiago, João, e ao pai e à mãe da menina.
When he reached the house, he did not allow anyone to go in with him, except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother.
52 E todos choravam e lamentavam por ela; mas ele disse: “Não choreis; ela não está morta, mas dorme”.
And everyone was weeping and mourning for her. ‘Do not weep,’ Jesus said, ‘she is not dead; she is asleep.’
53 E riam dele, porque sabiam que estava morta.
They began to laugh at him, for they knew that she was dead.
54 Porém ele, depois de expulsá-los todos, segurou a mão dela e clamou: “Levanta-te, menina”.
But, taking her by the hand, Jesus said in a loud voice, ‘Child, rise!’
55 Então seu espírito voltou, e ela logo se levantou; e [Jesus] mandou que dessem de comer a ela.
The child’s spirit returned to her, and she instantly stood up; and Jesus ordered them to give her something to eat.
56 E seus pais ficaram maravilhados, mas ele lhes mandou que a ninguém dissessem o que havia acontecido.
Her parents were amazed, but Jesus impressed on them that they were not to tell anyone what had happened.
