< Matthew 8 >

1 And when he came down from the mountain, there followed him large multitudes.
And upon his coming down from the mountain, many multitudes followed him.
2 And lo! a leper, coming near, began to bow down to him saying, —Lord! if thou be willing, thou canst cleanse me.
And behold, a leper who came, worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou will, thou can cleanse me.
3 And, stretching forth the hand, he touched him, saying, —I am willing, be cleansed! And, straightway, cleansed was his leprosy.
And having reached out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, I will, be thou cleansed. And straightaway his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith unto him, Mind! tell, no one, —but withdraw, thyself, shew to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses directed, for a witness unto them.
And Jesus says to him, See thou speak to no man, but go, show thyself to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.
5 And, when he entered into Capernaum, there came near unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
And upon his entering into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, beseeching him,
6 and saying, Lord! my servant, is laid prostrate in the house, a paralytic, fearfully tortured.
and saying, Lord, my boy has been laid down in the house, paralyzed, extremely tormented.
7 He saith unto him, I, will come and cure him.
And Jesus says to him, after coming I will heal him.
8 But the centurion, answering, said, Lord! I am of no consideration, that, under my roof, thou shouldest enter, —but, only say with a word, and healed shall be my servant.
And having answered, the centurion said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou should come under my roof, but only speak the word, and my boy will be healed.
9 For, I also, am a man [set] under authority, having under myself, soldiers, —and I say to this one, Go! and he goeth, and to another, Come! and he cometh, and, to my servant, Do this! and he doeth it.
For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under myself. And I say to this man, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it.
10 Now Jesus, hearing, marveled, and said to them that followed, —Verily, I say unto you, With no one in Israel, such faith as this, have I found.
And when Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.
11 But I say unto you, Many from east and west, will have come, and shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens;
And I say to you, that many will come from east and west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens,
12 Whereas, the sons of the kingdom, shall be cast forth into the darkness outside, —There, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Withdraw! and, as thou hast believed, be it done for thee. And healed was the servant in that hour.
And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thou. And as thou have believed, be it done to thee. And his boy was healed in that hour.
14 And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law laid prostrate and in a fever,
And when Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law, having been laid down, and feverish.
15 and he touched her hand, and the fever left her, —and she arose, and began ministering unto him.
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she was raised up, and served him.
16 But, when, evening, came, they brought unto him many demonized, —and he cast out the spirits with a word, and, all who were sick, he cured:
And having become evening, they brought to him many being demon possessed. And he cast out the spirits by word, and healed all those faring badly,
17 that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, —Himself, our weaknesses, took, and, diseases, bare.
so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.
18 Now Jesus, seeing a multitude about him, gave orders to depart unto the other side.
Now when Jesus saw many multitudes around him, he commanded to depart to the other side.
19 And a certain scribe, coming near, said unto him, —Teacher; I will follow thee, whithersoever Thou goest.
And a certain scholar having come, he said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou may go.
20 And Jesus saith unto him: The foxes, have, dens, and, the birds of the heavens, nests, —but, the Son of Man, hath not where, his head he may recline.
And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky, nests, but the Son of man has nowhere he may lay his head.
21 And, another of the disciples, saith unto him, —Lord! suffer me, first, to depart, and bury my father.
And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.
22 But, Jesus, saith unto him, —Be following me, and leave, the dead, to bury, their own dead.
But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
23 And, when he, entered, into a boat, his disciples followed him.
And upon his entering into the boat, his disciples followed him.
24 And lo! a great squall, arose in the sea, so that, the boat, was being covered, by the waves, —but, he, was sleeping.
And behold, a great tempest developed in the sea, so as for the boat to be covered by the waves, but he was sleeping.
25 And, coming near, they aroused him, saying, Master! save, we perish!
And the disciples having approached, they awoke him, saying, Save us, Lord, we are perishing.
26 And he saith unto them, Why, are ye, fearful, little of faith? Then, aroused, he rebuked the winds and the sea, —and it became a great calm.
And he says to them, Why are ye cowardly, O ye of little faith? Then after rising, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there became a great calm.
27 But, the men, marveled, saying, Whence is this one, —that, both the winds and the sea, unto him, give ear?
But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
28 And, when he, came, unto the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him, two men demonized, out of the tombs, coming forth, —fierce exceedingly, so that no one could pass that way;
And upon his coming to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two men being demon possessed met him, coming out of the sepulchers, exceedingly fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.
29 and lo! they cried aloud, saying, What have we in common with thee, O Son of God? Hast thou come hither, before the right time, to torment us?
And behold, they cried out, saying, What is with us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? Did thou come here before the time to torment us?
30 Now there was, far from them, a herd of many swine, feeding;
Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.
31 and, the demons, began to beseech him, saying, If thou dost cast us out, send us away, into the herd of swine.
And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.
32 And he said unto them, Withdraw! So, they, going out, departed into the swine, —and lo! all the herd rushed down the cliff, into the sea, and died in the waters.
And he said to them, Go. And having come out, they went into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of the swine stampeded down the slope into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 And, they who were feeding them, fled, —and, departing into the city, reported all things, and what concerned them who had been demonized.
And those who tended them fled, and having gone into the city, they told everything, also the things of the men being demon possessed.
34 And lo! all the city, came out to meet Jesus, —and, seeing him, they besought that he would pass on from their bounds.
And behold, the whole city came out to a meeting with Jesus. And having seen him, they besought him that he would depart from their regions.

< Matthew 8 >