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.
Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
2 And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching—
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
3 Hearken! Lo! the sower went forth to sow;
“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and the birds came, and devoured it;
As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds 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;
Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
6 and, when the sun arose, it was scorched, —and, by reason of its not having root, it was dried up;
When the sun had risen, 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;
Others fell amongst the 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,
Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”
9 And he was saying—He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!
He said, “Whoever has 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;
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
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
He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all 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 perhaps they should turn again, 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?
He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
14 The sower, soweth the word;
The farmer sows 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;
The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
16 And these are likewise they upon the rocky places sown, —who, as soon as they hear the word, straightway, with joy receive it,
These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
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;
They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
18 And others are they who among thorns are sown, —these are they who hear the word,
Others are those who are sown amongst the thorns. These are those who have heard 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 age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes 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.
Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”
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?
He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a 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 hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.
23 If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man has 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;
He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will 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 whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
26 And he was saying—Thus, is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,
He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
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 up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.
28 of itself, the earth beareth fruit, —first, a blade, afterwards, an ear, after that, full corn in the ear;
For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain 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 ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 And he was saying—How shall we liken the kingdom of God, or, in what parable, shall we put it?
He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate 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’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are 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.
yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky 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;
With many such parables he spoke the word to 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.
Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
35 And he saith unto them, on that day, when evening came, Let us cross over unto the other side;
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go 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.
Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.
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.
A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already 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?
He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”
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.
He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them—Why, are ye, fearful? Not yet, have ye faith?
He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you 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?
They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
