Mark 4
1 And, again, began he to be teaching by the sea; and there come together unto him a very great multitude, so that, he, into a boat, entering, was sitting upon the sea, —and, all the multitude, were, near the sea upon the land.
And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
2 And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching—
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
3 Hearken! Lo! the sower went forth to sow;
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and the birds came, and devoured it;
And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
5 And, some, fell on the rocky places, [even] where it had not much earth, —and, straightway, it sprang forth, by reason of its not having depth of earth;
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
6 and, when the sun arose, it was scorched, —and, by reason of its not having root, it was dried up;
But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 And, some, fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and, fruit, it yielded not;
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 And, other, fell into the good ground, and was yielding fruit, coming up and growing, —and was bearing, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold,
And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
9 And he was saying—He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!
And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And when he was alone they who were about him with the twelve questioned him as to the parables;
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
11 and he was saying unto them—To you, the sacred secret hath been given of the kingdom of God, whereas, to them who are outside, in parables are all things coming to pass, —that
And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of YHWH: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
12 They may surely look and yet not see, and surely hear and yet not understand, lest once they should return and it be forgiven them.
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
13 And he saith unto them—Know ye not this parable? How then will ye get to know all the parables?
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
14 The sower, soweth the word;
The sower soweth the word.
15 And these are they beside the pathway where the word is sown, —and, as soon as they hear, straightway, cometh Satan, and snatcheth away the word which hath been sown into them;
And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
16 And these are likewise they upon the rocky places sown, —who, as soon as they hear the word, straightway, with joy receive it,
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
17 and have no root in themselves, but, only for a season are, —afterwards, when there ariseth tribulation or persecution by reason of the word, straightway, they find cause of stumbling;
And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
18 And others are they who among thorns are sown, —these are they who hear the word,
And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
19 and, the anxieties of the age, and the deceit of wealth, and the covetings about the remaining things, entering in, choke up the word, and, unfruitful, it becometh; (aiōn g165)
And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 And those yonder are they who on the good ground are sown, —who, indeed, hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit—thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
21 And he was saying unto them—Doth the lamp come that under the measure it should be put, or under the couch? Is it not that upon the lampstand it may be put?
And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
22 For it is not hidden, save that it may be made visible; neither did it get hidden away, but that it might come into a place where it could be seen.
For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
23 If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
24 And he was saying unto them—Be taking heed what ye are hearing: —with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you, and added unto you;
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25 For, he that hath, it shall be given, unto him, and, he that hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken from him.
For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
26 And he was saying—Thus, is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,
And he said, So is the kingdom of YHWH, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
27 and be sleeping and rising, night and day, —and the seed be sprouting, and lengthening itself, —how, he, knoweth not:
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28 of itself, the earth beareth fruit, —first, a blade, afterwards, an ear, after that, full corn in the ear;
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
29 but, as soon as the fruit yieldeth itself up, straightway, he sendeth forth the sickle, because standing by is the harvest.—
But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30 And he was saying—How shall we liken the kingdom of God, or, in what parable, shall we put it?
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of YHWH? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
31 As a grain of mustard seed, —which, whensoever it may be sown upon the earth, is less than all the seeds that are upon the earth;
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
32 and, as soon as it is sown, springeth up, and becometh greater than all garden plants, and produceth large branches, so that, under the shade thereof, the birds of heaven can find shelter.
But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
33 And, with many such parables as these, was he speaking unto them the word, —according as they were able to hear;
And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
34 but, without a parable, was he not speaking unto them, —privately, however, unto his own disciples, was he explaining all things.
But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
35 And he saith unto them, on that day, when evening came, Let us cross over unto the other side;
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
36 and, dismissing the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat, and, other boats, were with him.
And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
37 And there ariseth a great tempest of wind, —and, the waves, were dashing over into the boat, so that, already being filled, was the boat.
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
38 And he was in the stern, on the cushion, sleeping. And they arouse him, and say unto him, Teacher! carest thou not that we perish?
And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Rabbi, carest thou not that we perish?
39 And, roused up, he rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea—Hush! be still! and the wind lulled, and it became a great calm.
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them—Why, are ye, fearful? Not yet, have ye faith?
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
41 And they were caused to fear a great fear, and were saying one to another—Who then is, this, that, both the wind and the sea, give ear unto him?
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
