< Luke 8 >

1 Shortly afterward, Jesus went on a journey through the towns and villages, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. With him went the Twelve,
Και μετά ταύτα διήρχετο αυτός πάσαν πόλιν και κώμην, κηρύττων και ευαγγελιζόμενος την βασιλείαν του Θεού, και οι δώδεκα ήσαν μετ' αυτού,
2 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),
και γυναίκες τινές, αίτινες ήσαν τεθεραπευμέναι από πνευμάτων πονηρών και ασθενειών, Μαρία η καλουμένη Μαγδαληνή, εκ της οποίας είχον εκβή επτά δαιμόνια,
3 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.
και Ιωάννα η γυνή του Χουζά, επιτρόπου του Ηρώδου, και Σουσάννα και άλλαι πολλαί, αίτινες διηκόνουν αυτόν από των υπαρχόντων αυτών.
4 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,
Επειδή δε συνέτρεχεν όχλος πολύς και ήρχοντο προς αυτόν από πάσης πόλεως, είπε διά παραβολής·
5 “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.
Εξήλθεν ο σπείρων, διά να σπείρη τον σπόρον αυτού. Και ενώ έσπειρεν, άλλο μεν έπεσε παρά την οδόν και κατεπατήθη, και τα πετεινά του ουρανού κατέφαγον αυτό·
6 Other seed fell on rock, and, as soon as it began to grow, because it had no moisture, it withered away.
άλλο δε έπεσεν επί την πέτραν και αναφυέν εξηράνθη, διότι δεν είχεν ικμάδα·
7 Other seed fell in the middle of brambles, but the brambles grew up with it and choked it entirely.
και άλλο έπεσεν εις το μέσον των ακανθών, και συμφυτρώσασαι αι άκανθαι απέπνιξαν αυτό·
8 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.”
και άλλο έπεσεν επί την γην την αγαθήν, και αναφυέν έκαμε καρπόν εκατονταπλασίονα. Ταύτα λέγων, εφώναζεν· Ο έχων ώτα διά να ακούη, ας ακούη.
9 His disciples asked Jesus the meaning of this parable.
Ηρώτων δε αυτόν οι μαθηταί αυτού, λέγοντες· Τι σημαίνει η παραβολή αύτη;
10 “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.
Ο δε είπεν· Εις εσάς εδόθη να γνωρίσητε τα μυστήρια της βασιλείας του Θεού, εις δε τους λοιπούς διά παραβολών, διά να μη βλέπωσιν ενώ βλέπουσι και να μη καταλαμβάνωσιν ενώ ακούουσιν.
11 This is the parable – The seed is God’s message.
Αύτη δε είναι η παραβολή· Ο σπόρος είναι ο λόγος του Θεού·
12 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.
οι δε σπειρόμενοι παρά την οδόν είναι οι ακούοντες, έπειτα έρχεται ο διάβολος και αφαιρεί τον λόγον από της καρδίας αυτών, διά να μη πιστεύσωσι και σωθώσιν.
13 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.
Οι δε επί της πέτρας είναι εκείνοι οίτινες, όταν ακούσωσι, μετά χαράς δέχονται τον λόγον, και ούτοι ρίζαν δεν έχουσιν, οίτινες προς καιρόν πιστεύουσι και εν καιρώ πειρασμού αποστατούσι.
14 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.
Το δε πεσόν εις τας ακάνθας, ούτοι είναι εκείνοι οίτινες ήκουσαν, και υπό μεριμνών και πλούτου και ηδονών του βίου υπάγουσι και συμπνίγονται και δεν τελεσφορούσι.
15 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.
Το δε εις την καλήν γην, ούτοι είναι εκείνοι, οίτινες ακούσαντες τον λόγον, κρατούσιν εν καρδία καλή και αγαθή και καρποφορούσιν εν υπομονή.
16 “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.
Ουδείς δε λύχνον ανάψας, σκεπάζει αυτόν με σκεύος και θέτει υποκάτω κλίνης, αλλά θέτει επί του λυχνοστάτου, διά να βλέπωσι το φως οι εισερχόμενοι.
17 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.
Διότι δεν υπάρχει κρυπτόν, το οποίον δεν θέλει γείνει φανερόν; ουδέ απόκρυφον, το οποίον δεν θέλει γείνει γνωστόν και ελθεί εις το φανερόν.
18 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.”
Προσέχετε λοιπόν πως ακούετε· διότι όστις έχει, θέλει δοθή εις αυτόν, και όστις δεν έχει, και εκείνο το οποίον νομίζει ότι έχει θέλει αφαιρεθή απ' αυτού.
19 Presently Jesus’ mother and brothers came where he was, but they were not able to join him because of the crowd.
Ήλθον δε προς αυτόν η μήτηρ και οι αδελφοί αυτού και δεν ηδύναντο διά τον όχλον να πλησιάσωσιν αυτόν.
20 So word was brought to him – ‘Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.’
Και απηγγέλθη προς αυτόν υπό τινών λεγόντων· Η μήτηρ σου και οι αδελφοί σου ίστανται έξω θέλοντες να σε ίδωσιν.
21 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.”
Ο δε αποκριθείς είπε προς αυτούς· Μήτηρ μου και αδελφοί μου είναι ούτοι, οι ακούοντες τον λόγον του Θεού και πράττοντες αυτόν.
22 One day about that time, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, “Let us go across the lake.”
Και εν μιά των ημερών εισήλθεν εις πλοίον αυτός και οι μαθηταί αυτού, και είπε προς αυτούς· Ας διέλθωμεν εις το πέραν της λίμνης· και εσηκώθησαν.
23 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.
Ενώ δε έπλεον, απεκοιμήθη. Και κατέβη ανεμοστρόβιλος εις την λίμνην, και εγεμίζετο το πλοίον και εκινδύνευον.
24 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.
Προσελθόντες δε εξύπνησαν αυτόν, λέγοντες· Επιστάτα, Επιστάτα, χανόμεθα. Ο δε σηκωθείς επετίμησε τον άνεμον και την ταραχήν του ύδατος, και έπαυσαν, και έγεινε γαλήνη.
25 “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?”
Είπε δε προς αυτούς, που είναι η πίστις σας; Και φοβηθέντες εθαύμασαν, λέγοντες προς αλλήλους· Τις λοιπόν είναι ούτος, ότι και τους ανέμους προστάζει και το ύδωρ, και υπακούουσιν εις αυτόν;
26 They reached the region of the Gerasenes, which is on the opposite side to Galilee,
Και κατέπλευσαν εις την χώραν των Γαδαρηνών, ήτις είναι αντιπέραν της Γαλιλαίας.
27 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.
Και καθώς εξήλθεν επί την γην, υπήντησεν αυτόν άνθρωπός τις εκ της πόλεως, όστις είχε δαιμόνια από χρόνων πολλών, και ιμάτιον δεν ενεδύετο και εν οικία δεν έμενεν, αλλ' εν τοις μνήμασιν.
28 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.”
Ιδών δε τον Ιησούν, ανέκραξε και προσέπεσεν εις αυτόν και μετά φωνής μεγάλης είπε· Τι είναι μεταξύ εμού και σου, Ιησού, Υιέ του Θεού του Υψίστου; δέομαί σου, μη με βασανίσης.
29 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.
Διότι προσέταξεν εις το πνεύμα το ακάθαρτον να εξέλθη από του ανθρώπου. Επειδή προ πολλών χρόνων είχε συναρπάσει αυτόν, και εδεσμεύετο με αλύσεις και εφυλάττετο με ποδόδεσμα και διασπών τα δεσμά, εφέρετο υπό του δαίμονος εις τας ερήμους.
30 “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he answered (for many demons had taken possession of him);
Και ηρώτησεν αυτόν ο Ιησούς, λέγων· Τι είναι το όνομά σου; Ο δε είπε· Λεγεών· διότι δαιμόνια πολλά εισήλθον εις αυτόν·
31 and the demons begged Jesus not to order them away into the bottomless pit. (Abyssos g12)
και παρεκάλουν αυτόν να μη προστάξη αυτά να απέλθωσιν εις την άβυσσον. (Abyssos g12)
32 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.
Ήτο δε εκεί αγέλη χοίρων πολλών βοσκομένων εν τω όρει· και παρεκάλουν αυτόν να επιτρέψη εις αυτά να εισέλθωσιν εις εκείνους· και επέτρεψεν εις αυτά.
33 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.
Εξελθόντα δε τα δαιμόνια από του ανθρώπου, εισήλθον εις τους χοίρους, και ώρμησεν η αγέλη κατά του κρημνού εις την λίμνην και απεπνίγη.
34 When the men who tended them saw what had happened, they ran away, and carried the news to the town, and to the country around.
Ιδόντες δε οι βοσκοί το γενόμενον έφυγον, και απελθόντες απήγγειλαν εις την πόλιν και εις τους αγρούς.
35 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.
Και εξήλθον διά να ίδωσι το γεγονός, και ήλθον προς τον Ιησούν και εύρον τον άνθρωπον, εκ του οποίου είχον εξέλθει τα δαιμόνια, καθήμενον παρά τους πόδας του Ιησού, ενδεδυμένον και σωφρονούντα· και εφοβήθησαν.
36 Those who had seen it told them how the possessed man had been delivered.
Διηγήθησαν δε προς αυτούς και οι ιδόντες πως εσώθη ο δαιμονιζόμενος.
37 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.
Και άπαν το πλήθος της περιχώρου των Γαδαρηνών παρεκάλεσαν αυτόν να αναχωρήση απ' αυτών, διότι κατείχοντο υπό μεγάλου φόβου, αυτός δε εμβάς εις το πλοίον υπέστρεψεν.
38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged Jesus to let him be with him; but Jesus sent him away.
Ο δε άνθρωπος, εκ του οποίου είχον εξέλθει τα δαιμόνια, παρεκάλει αυτόν να ήναι μετ' αυτού· ο Ιησούς όμως απέλυσεν αυτόν, λέγων.
39 “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.
Επίστρεψον εις τον οίκόν σου και διηγού όσα έκαμεν εις σε ο Θεός· και ανεχώρησε κηρύττων καθ' όλην την πόλιν όσα έκαμεν εις αυτόν ο Ιησούς.
40 On his return, Jesus was welcomed by the people; for everyone was looking out for him.
Ότε δε υπέστρεψεν ο Ιησούς, υπεδέχθη αυτόν ο όχλος· διότι πάντες ήσαν περιμένοντες αυτόν.
41 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,
Και ιδού, ήλθεν άνθρωπος ονομαζόμενος Ιάειρος, όστις ήτο άρχων της συναγωγής και πεσών εις τους πόδας του Ιησού, παρεκάλει αυτόν να εισέλθη εις τον οίκον αυτού,
42 because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus was going, the people were pressing closely around him.
διότι είχε θυγατέρα μονογενή ως ετών δώδεκα, και αύτη απέθνησκεν. Ενώ δε επορεύετο, οι όχλοι συνέθλιβον αυτόν.
43 And a woman, who had suffered from hemorrhage for twelve years, and whom no one could cure,
Και γυνή τις έχουσα ρύσιν αίματος δώδεκα έτη, ήτις δαπανήσασα εις ιατρούς όλον τον βίον αυτής δεν ηδυνήθη να θεραπευθή υπ' ουδενός,
44 came up behind and touched the tassel of his cloak. Instantly the hemorrhage ceased.
πλησιάσασα όπισθεν ήγγισε το άκρον του ιματίου αυτού, και παρευθύς εστάθη η ρύσις του αίματος αυτής.
45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked; and, while everyone was denying having done so, Peter exclaimed, “Why, Sir, the people are crowding around you and pressing against you!”
Και είπεν ο Ιησούς· Τις μου ήγγισε; και ενώ ηρνούντο πάντες, είπεν ο Πέτρος και οι μετ' αυτού· Επιστάτα, οι όχλοι σε συμπιέζουσι και σε συνθλίβουσι, και λέγεις· Τις μου ήγγισεν;
46 “Somebody touched me,” said Jesus, “for I felt that power had gone out from me.”
Ο δε Ιησούς είπε· Μου ήγγισέ τις· διότι εγώ ενόησα ότι εξήλθε δύναμις απ' εμού.
47 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.
Ιδούσα δε η γυνή ότι δεν εκρύφθη, ήλθε τρέμουσα και προσπεσούσα εις αυτόν, απήγγειλε προς αυτόν ενώπιον παντός του λαού διά ποίαν αιτίαν ήγγισεν αυτόν, και ότι παρευθύς ιατρεύθη.
48 “Daughter,” he said, “your faith has delivered you. Go, and peace be with you.”
Ο δε είπε προς αυτήν· Θάρρει, θύγατερ, η πίστις σου σε έσωσεν· ύπαγε εις ειρήνην.
49 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.”
Ενώ δε ελάλει έτι, έρχεταί τις παρά του αρχισυναγώγου, λέγων προς αυτόν ότι απέθανεν η θυγάτηρ σου· μη ενόχλει τον Διδάσκαλον.
50 But Jesus, hearing this, spoke to the leader, “Do not be afraid; only have faith, and she will yet be delivered.”
Ο δε Ιησούς ακούσας απεκρίθη προς αυτόν, λέγων· Μη φοβού· μόνον πίστευε, και θέλει σωθή.
51 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.
Και ότε εισήλθεν εις την οικίαν, δεν αφήκεν ουδένα να εισέλθη ειμή τον Πέτρον και Ιάκωβον και Ιωάννην και τον πατέρα της κόρης και την μητέρα.
52 And everyone was weeping and mourning for her. “Do not weep,” Jesus said, “she is not dead; she is asleep.”
Έκλαιον δε πάντες και εθρήνουν αυτήν. Ο δε είπε· Μη κλαίετε· δεν απέθανεν, αλλά κοιμάται.
53 They began to laugh at him, for they knew that she was dead.
Και κατεγέλων αυτόν, εξεύροντες ότι απέθανεν.
54 But, taking her by the hand, Jesus said in a loud voice, “Child, rise!”
Αλλ' αυτός εκβαλών έξω πάντας και πιάσας την χείρα αυτής, εφώναξε λέγων· Κοράσιον, σηκώθητι.
55 The child’s spirit returned to her, and she instantly stood up; and Jesus ordered them to give her something to eat.
Και υπέστρεψε το πνεύμα αυτής, και ανέστη παρευθύς, και προσέταξε να δοθή εις αυτήν να φάγη.
56 Her parents were amazed, but Jesus impressed on them that they were not to tell anyone what had happened.
Και εξεπλάγησαν οι γονείς αυτής. Ο δε παρήγγειλεν εις αυτούς να μη είπωσιν εις μηδένα το γεγονός.

< Luke 8 >