Luke 5
1 Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;
Now it happened that, when the crowds pressed toward him, so that they might hear the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Genesaret.
2 And he saw two boats by the edge of the water, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
And he saw two boats standing beside the lake. But the fishermen had climbed down, and they were washing their nets.
3 And he got into one of the boats, the property of Simon, and made a request to him to go a little way out from the land. And being seated he gave the people teaching from the boat.
And so, climbing into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, he asked him to draw back a little from the land. And sitting down, he taught the crowds from the boat.
4 And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.
Then, when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, “Lead us into deep water, and release your nets for a catch.”
5 And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.
And in response, Simon said to him: “Teacher, working throughout the night, we caught nothing. But on your word, I will release the net.”
6 And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;
And when they had done this, they enclosed such a copious multitude of fish that their net was rupturing.
7 And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down.
And they signaled to their associates, who were in the other boat, so that they would come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were nearly submerged.
8 But Simon, when he saw it, went down at the knees of Jesus and said, Go away from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner.
But when Simon Peter had seen this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”
9 For he was full of wonder and so were all those who were with him, at the number of fish which they had taken;
For astonishment had enveloped him, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish that they had taken.
10 And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.
Now the same was true of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were associates of Simon. And Jesus said to Simon: “Do not be afraid. From now on, you will be catching men.”
11 And when they had got their boats to the land, they gave up everything and went after him.
And having led their boats to land, leaving behind everything, they followed him.
12 And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
And it happened that, while he was in a certain city, behold, there was a man full of leprosy who, upon seeing Jesus and falling to his face, petitioned him, saying: “Lord, if you are willing, you are able to cleanse me.”
13 And he put out his hand to him and said, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away his disease went from him.
And extending his hand, he touched him, saying: “I am willing. Be cleansed.” And at once, the leprosy departed from him.
14 And he gave him orders: Say nothing to any man, but let the priest see you and give an offering so that you may be made clean, as the law of Moses says, and for a witness to them.
And he instructed him that he should tell no one, “But go, show yourself to the priest, and make the offering for your cleansing, just as Moses has commanded, as a testimony for them.”
15 But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.
Yet word of him traveled around all the more. And great crowds came together, so that they might listen and be cured by him from their infirmities.
16 But he went away by himself to a waste place for prayer.
And he withdrew into the desert and prayed.
17 And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.
And it happened, on a certain day, that he again sat down, teaching. And there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting nearby, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present, to heal them.
18 And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put him before Jesus.
And behold, some men were carrying in the bed of a man who was paralyzed. And they sought a way to bring him in, and to place him before him.
19 And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.
And not finding a way by which they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they climbed up to the roof, and they let him down through the roof tiles with his bed, into their midst, in front of Jesus.
20 And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.
And when he saw his faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
21 And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?
And the scribes and Pharisees began to think, saying: “Who is this, who is speaking blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins, except God alone?”
22 But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
But when Jesus realized their thoughts, responding, he said to them: “What are you thinking in your hearts?
23 Which is the simpler: to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?
Which is easier to say: ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk?’
24 But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill, ) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house.
But so that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” he said to the paralytic, “I say to you to: Rise up, take up your bed, and go into your house.”
25 And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.
And at once, rising up in their sight, he took up the bed on which he was lying, and he went away to his own house, magnifying God.
26 And wonder overcame them all, and they gave glory to God; and they were full of fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.
And astonishment took hold of everyone, and they were magnifying God. And they were filled with fear, saying: “For we have seen miracles today.”
27 And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.
And after these things, he went out, and he saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the customs office. And he said to him, “Follow me.”
28 And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.
And leaving behind everything, rising up, he followed him.
29 And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.
And Levi made a great feast for him in his own house. And there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others, who were sitting at table with them.
30 And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?
But the Pharisees and scribes were murmuring, saying to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
31 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.
And responding, Jesus said to them: “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who have maladies.
32 I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.
I have not come to call the just, but sinners to repentance.”
33 And they said to him, The disciples of John frequently go without food, and make prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees; but your disciples take food and drink.
But they said to him, “Why do the disciples of John fast frequently, and make supplications, and those of the Pharisees act similarly, while yours eat and drink?”
34 And Jesus said, Are you able to make the friends of the newly-married man go without food when he is with them?
And he said to them: “How can you cause the sons of the groom to fast, while the groom is still with them?
35 But the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.
But the days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast, in those days.”
36 And he said to them, in a story, No man takes a bit of cloth from a new coat and puts it on to an old coat, for so the new coat would be damaged and the bit from the new would not go well with the old.
Then he also made a comparison for them: “For no one sews a patch from a new garment onto an old garment. Otherwise, he both disrupts the new one, and the patch from the new one does not join together with the old one.
37 And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins, for fear that the skins will be burst by the new wine, and the wine be let out, and the skins come to destruction.
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine ruptures the wineskins, and it will be poured out, and the wineskins will be lost.
38 But new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.
Instead, the new wine is put into new wineskins, and both are preserved.
39 And no man, having had old wine, has any desire for new, for he says, The old is better.
And no one who is drinking the old, soon wishes for the new. For he says, ‘The old is better.’”
