Luke 5
1 On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
And it occurred, that a multitude gathered about him, to hear the word of God. And he was standing by the side of the sea of Gennesaret,
2 He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
and he saw two ships standing near the sea, and the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3 Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
And one of them belonged to Simon Cephas: and Jesus entered and sat in it. And he told them to draw off a little from the shore, into the sea: and he seated himself, and taught the multitude from the ship.
4 When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
And when he ceased from speaking, he said to Simon: Launch out into the deep, and cast your net for a draught.
5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
Simon answered, and said to him: Rabbi, all the night we have toiled, and have caught nothing: but, at thy bidding, I will cast the net.
6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
And when they had done so, they inclosed very many fishes, so that the net was rent.
7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
And they made signs to their associates, in the other ship, to come and help them. And when they came, they filled both the ships, so that they were near to sinking.
8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
And when Simon Cephas saw it, he fell before the feet of Jesus, and said to him: I beseech thee, my Lord, that thou leave me, for I am a sinful man.
9 For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
For astonishment had seized him, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had caught:
10 and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
and in like manner also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. But Jesus said: Fear thou not; henceforth thou shalt catch men unto life.
11 And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
And they brought the vessels to the land: and they left all and followed him.
12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
And when Jesus was in one of the cities, a man came all full of leprosy and seeing Jesus, he fell upon his face, and besought him, and said to him: My Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.
13 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, and said to him: I will it; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy went from him.
14 “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
And he charged him: Speak to no one; but go and show thyself to the priests, and offer the oblation for thy purification, as Moses hath commanded, for a testimony to them.
15 But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
And his fame spread abroad still more: and much people assembled to hear him, and to be cured of their diseases.
16 Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
And he retired into a desert, and prayed.
17 One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
And it occurred, on one of the days when Jesus was teaching, that Pharisees and Doctors of the law were sitting by, who had come from all the villages of Galilee and of Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18 Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
And some persons brought a paralytic man, on a couch, and sought to bring him in, and to place him before him.
19 but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
And when they could not thus introduce him, because of the multitude of the people, they ascended to the roof, and let him down with the couch, from the covering, into the midst, before Jesus.
20 When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
And the Scribes and Pharisees began to reason, and to say: Who is this that speaketh blasphemy? Who can forgive sins, but God only?
22 Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: What think ye in your heart?
23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
Which is the easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say, Arise and walk?
24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
But that ye may know, that the Son of man is competent to forgive sins on the earth, he said to the paralytic: I say to thee, Arise, take up thy couch, and go to thy home.
25 And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
And instantly, he rose up before their eyes, and took up his couch, and went home, glorifying God.
26 Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
And astonishment seized every one; and they Praised God; and they were filled with awe, and said: We have seen wonders today.
27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
And after these things, Jesus went out and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting among the publicans; and he said to him: Come after me.
28 and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
And he left every thing, and arose, and went after him.
29 Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
And Levi made a great entertainment for him at his house; and there was a numerous company of publicans and others who reclined with them.
30 But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
And the Scribes and Pharisees murmured, and said to his disciples: Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
31 Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
And Jesus answered and said to them: A physician is not sought after for the well, but for those very sick.
32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
33 Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often, and pray, and also those of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
34 Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
And he said to them: Ye cannot make the guests of the nuptial chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them.
35 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken up from them, and then will they fast, in those days.
36 He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
And he spoke a similitude to them: No one teareth a patch from a new garment, and putteth it to an old garment; lest he tear the new, and the patch from the new cease to make the old garment whole.
37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.
And no one putteth new wine into old sacks; otherwise, the new wine will burst the sacks, and the wine will run out, and the sacks be ruined.
38 Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.
But they put new wine into new sacks, and both are preserved.
39 And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”
And no one drinketh old wine, and immediately calleth for new; for he saith, The old is the delicious.
