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;
And it came to pass, that when the multitudes pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Genesareth,
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 saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and 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 going into one of the ships that was Simon’s, he desired him to draw back a little from the land. And sitting he taught the multitudes out of the ship.
4 And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.
Now when he had ceased to speak, he said to Simon: Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
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 Simon answering said to him: Master, we have labored all the night, and have taken nothing: but at thy word I will let down 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 a very great multitude of fishes, and their net broke.
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 beckoned to their partners that were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they were almost sinking.
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.
Which when Simon Peter saw, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying: Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
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 he was wholly astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which 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.
And so were also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners. And Jesus saith to Simon: Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
11 And when they had got their boats to the land, they gave up everything and went after him.
And having brought their ships to land, leaving all things, 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 came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy, who seeing Jesus, and falling on his face, besought him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
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 stretching forth his hand, he touched him, saying: I will. Be thou cleansed. And immediately 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 charged him that he should tell no man, but, Go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing according as Moses commanded, for a testimony to 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.
But the fame of him went abroad the more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
16 But he went away by himself to a waste place for prayer.
And he retired 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 came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was 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, men brought in a bed a man, who had the palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay 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 when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up upon the roof, and let him down through the tiles with his bed into the midst before Jesus.
20 And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.
Whose faith when he saw, he said: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
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 speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22 But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
And when Jesus knew their thoughts, answering, he said to them: What is it you think 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, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise 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 that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy, ) I say to thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy 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 immediately rising up before them, he took up the bed on which he lay; and he went away to his own house, glorifying 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 all were astonished; and they glorified God. And they were filled with fear, saying: We have seen wonderful things 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 forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and he said to him: Follow me.
28 And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.
And leaving all things, he rose up and 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 him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans, and of others, that were 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 murmured, saying to his disciples: Why do you eat and drink with publicans 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 Jesus answering, said to them: They that are whole, need not the physician: but they that are sick.
32 I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.
I came not to call the just, but sinners to penance.
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.
And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but thine 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?
To whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast, whilst the bridegroom is 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 bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then shall they 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.
And he spoke also a similitude to them: That no man putteth a piece from a new garment upon an old garment; otherwise he both rendeth the new, and the piece taken from the new agreeth not with the old.
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 man putteth new wine into old bottle: otherwise the new wine will break the bottles, and it will be spilled, and the bottles will be lost.
38 But new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.
But new wine must be put into new bottles; 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 man drinking old, hath presently a mind to new: for he saith, The old is better.
