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 again he began to teach by the side of the sea. And great multitudes were assembled about him; so that he embarked and sat in a ship on the sea, and all the multitude stood on the land by the side of the sea.
2 And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching—
And he taught them much by similitudes. And in his teaching, he said:
3 Hearken! Lo! the sower went forth to sow;
Hear ye: Behold a sower went forth 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 as he sowed, some seed fell on the side of the path; and a bird came, and devoured it.
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 other seed fell on a rock, so that it had not much earth; and it soon shot 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 wilted; and because it had no root, it dried up.
7 And, some, fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and, fruit, it yielded not;
And other seed fell among thorns. And the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruits.
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 seed fell on good ground, and came up, and grew, and yielded fruits; some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.
9 And he was saying—He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!
And he said: Whoever 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 they were by themselves, those with him, together with the twelve, asked him concerning this similitude.
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 Jesus said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them without, all is in similitudes:
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 when they see, they may see and not see, and when they hear, they may hear and not understand; lest they should be converted, and their sins 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 to them: Do ye not understand this similitude? And how will ye understand all similitudes?
14 The sower, soweth the word;
The sower that sowed, sowed 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 those by the side of the path, are they in whom the word is sown; and as soon as they have heard it, Satan cometh, 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 those sown on the rock, are they who, when they hear the word, immediately with joy receive it.
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 they have no root in them, but are temporary; and when there is affliction or persecution on account of the word, they are quickly stumbled.
18 And others are they who among thorns are sown, —these are they who hear the word,
And those sown among thorns, are they that 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 residue of other lusts enter in and choke the word, and it is without fruits. (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 those sown on good ground are they that hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruits, by thirties, and by sixties, and by hundreds.
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 to them: Is a lamp brought to be placed under a bushel, or under a bed? Is it not to be placed on a light-stand?
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 will not be exposed; and nothing concealed, which will not be made manifest.
23 If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
If any one 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 to them: Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you: and there shall more be given to you who hear.
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 to him that hath, will more be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath, will be taken from him.
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 God, 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, by night and by day, and the seed should grow an shoot 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 the fruit; first the plant, and subsequently the ear, and at last the complete wheat 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.—
And when the fruit is ripe, immediately cometh the sickle, because the harvest hath arrived.
30 And he was saying—How shall we liken the kingdom of God, or, in what parable, shall we put it?
And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? and with what similitude 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 the least of all seeds sown on 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.
and when it is sown it springeth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and produceth great branches, so that birds can lodge under its shadow.
33 And, with many such parables as these, was he speaking unto them the word, —according as they were able to hear;
And by many such similitudes, similitudes such as they could hear, Jesus discoursed with the people.
34 but, without a parable, was he not speaking unto them, —privately, however, unto his own disciples, was he explaining all things.
And without similitudes he did not converse with them: but to his disciples, between himself and them, he explained every thing.
35 And he saith unto them, on that day, when evening came, Let us cross over unto the other side;
And he said to them, the same day at evening: Let us pass over to 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 they sent away the multitudes: and they conducted him in the ship as he was. 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 was a great tempest and wind: and the waves beat upon the ship, and it was near being filled.
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 Jesus was asleep on a pillow in the hinder part of the ship. And they came and awoke him, and said to him: Our 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 to the sea: Cease; 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 to them: Why were ye so fearful? and why have ye not 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 with great fear: and they said, one to another: Who is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
