Mark 2
1 And when he came into Capernaum again after some days, the news went about that he was in the house.
And again he entered into Capharnaum after some days.
2 And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.
And it was heard that he was in the house, and many came together, so that there was no room; no, not even at the door; and he spoke to them the word.
3 And four men came to him with one on a bed who had no power of moving.
And they came to him, bringing one sick of the palsy, who was carried by four.
4 And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.
And when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was; and opening it, they let down the bed wherein the man sick of the palsy lay.
5 And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.
And when Jesus had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.
6 But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts,
And there were some of the scribes sitting there, and thinking in their hearts:
7 Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?
Why doth this man speak thus? he blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins, but God only?
8 And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?
Which Jesus presently knowing in his spirit, that they so thought within themselves, saith to them: Why think you these things in your hearts?
9 Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?
Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy bed, and walk?
10 But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man, )
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, )
11 I say to you, Get up, take up your bed, and go to your house.
I say to thee: Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.
12 And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.
And immediately he arose; and taking up his bed, went his way in the sight of all; so that all wondered and glorified God, saying: We never saw the like.
13 And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.
And he went forth again to the sea side; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
14 And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.
And when he was passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith to him: Follow me. And rising up, he followed him.
15 And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.
And it came to pass, that as he sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat down together with Jesus and his disciples. For they were many, who also followed him.
16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?
And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disiples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
17 And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.
Jesus hearing this, saith to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.
18 And John's disciples and the Pharisees were taking no food: and they came and said to him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees go without food, but your disciples do not?
And the disiples of John and the Pharisees used to fast; and they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast?
19 And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food.
And Jesus saith to them: Can the children of the marriage fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
20 But the days will come when the husband 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; and then they shall fast in those days.
21 No man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat: or the new, by pulling away from the old, makes a worse hole.
No man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an old garment: otherwise the new piecing taketh away from the old, and there is made a greater rent.
22 And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins: or the skins will be burst by the wine, and the wine and the skins will be wasted: but new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: otherwise the wine will burst the bottles, and both the wine will be spilled, and the bottles will be lost. But new wine must be put into new bottles.
23 And it came about that on the Sabbath day he was going through the grain-fields; and while they were walking, his disciples took the heads of grain.
And it came to pass again, as the Lord walked through the corn fields on the sabbath, that his disciples began to go forward, and to pluck the ears of corn.
24 And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?
And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25 And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?
And he said to them: Have you never read what David did when he had need, and was hungry himself, and they that were with him?
26 How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?
How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him?
27 And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;
And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.
28 So that the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.
Therefore the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.
