Matthew 9
1 And, entering into a boat, he crossed over, and came into his own city.
And entering into a boat, he passed over the water and came into his own city.
2 And lo! they were bringing unto him a paralytic, on a couch, laid prostrate; and Jesus, seeing, their faith, said to the paralytic, —Take courage! child, forgiven are thy sins.
And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee.
3 And lo! certain of the scribes, said within themselves, —This man, speaketh profanely!
And behold some of the scribes said within themselves: He blasphemeth.
4 And Jesus, knowing, their inward thoughts, said, —To what end are ye cherishing evil thoughts within your hearts?
And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: Why do you think evil in your hearts?
5 For which is easier—To say, Forgiven are thy sins, —or to say, Rise and be walking!
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee: or to say, Arise, and walk?
6 But, that ye may know, that the Son of Man hath, authority, upon the earth, to be forgiving sins, then, saith he to the paralytic, —Rise! take up thy couch, and withdraw unto thy house.
But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the man sick of palsy, ) Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.
7 And, rising, he departed unto his house.
And he arose, and went into his house.
8 Now the multitudes, seeing, were struck with fear, and glorified the God who had given authority, such as this, unto men.
And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave such power to men.
9 And Jesus, passing aside from thence, saw a man presiding over the tax-office, called, Matthew, and saith unto him, —Be following me. And, arising, he followed him.
And when Jesus passed on from hence, he saw a man sitting in the custom house, named Matthew; and he saith to him: Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.
10 And it came to pass, as he was reclining in the house, that lo! many tax-collectors and sinners, came, and were reclining together with Jesus and his disciples.
And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
11 And, the Pharisees, observing it, began to say unto his disciples, —Wherefore, with tax-collectors and sinners, doth your Teacher eat?
And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?
12 And, he, hearing it, said, —No need have the strong, of a physician, but they who are sick.
But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill.
13 But go ye, and learn what this meaneth, —Mercy, I desire, and not, sacrifice; For I came, not to call the righteous, but sinners.
Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners.
14 Then come near unto him the disciples of John, saying, —Wherefore do, we, and the Pharisees, fast, whereas, thy disciples, fast not?
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples do not fast?
15 And Jesus said unto them, —Can, the sons of the bridechamber, mourn, so long as, the bridegroom, is, with them? But days will come, when the bridegroom, shall be taken from them, and, then, will they fast.
And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.
16 Howbeit, no one, layeth on a patch of unshrunk cloth, upon an old garment, —for the shrinking of it teareth away from the garment, and, a worse rent, is made.
And nobody putteth a piece of raw cloth unto an old garment. For it taketh away the fullness thereof from the garment, and there is made a greater rent.
17 Neither pour they new wine into old skins: otherwise at least, the skins are burst, and, the wine, runneth out, and, the skins, are spoiled, —but they pour new wine into unused skins, and, both, are together preserved.
Neither do they put new wine into old bottles. Otherwise the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish. But new wine they put into new bottles: and both are preserved.
18 While, these things, he was speaking unto them, lo! a [certain] ruler, came, and began bowing down to him, saying, —My daughter, just now died! But come, and lay thy hand upon, her, and she shall live.
And he was speaking these things unto them, behold a certain ruler came up, and adored him, saying: Lord, my daughter is even now dead; but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
19 And Jesus, arising, was following him, also his disciples.
And Jesus rising up followed him, with his disciples.
20 And lo! a woman, having a flow of blood twelve years, coming near behind, touched the fringe of his mantle.
And behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.
21 For she kept saying within herself, —If only I touch his mantle, I shall be made well!
For she said within herself: If I shall touch only his garment, I shall be healed.
22 And, Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, —Take courage! daughter, Thy faith, hath made thee well. And the woman was made well, from that hour.
But Jesus turning and seeing her, said: Be of good heart, daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
23 And, Jesus, coming, into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players and the multitude in confusion, was saying:
And when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a rout,
24 Give place! for the maiden died not, but is sleeping. And they began to deride him.
He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
25 But, when the multitude had been put forth, he went in, and grasped her hand, —and the maiden arose.
And when the multitude was put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand. And the maid arose.
26 And forth went this report, into the whole of that land.
And the fame hereof went abroad into all that country.
27 And, as Jesus, was passing aside from thence, there followed him, two blind men, crying aloud and saying, —Have mercy on us, O Son of David!
And as Jesus passed from thence, there followed him two blind men crying out and saying, Have mercy on us, O Son of David.
28 And, when he entered the house, the blind men came unto him, —and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye, that I can, do this? They say unto him, Yea, Lord!
And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus saith to them, Do you believe, that I can do this unto you? They say to him, Yea, Lord.
29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it done unto you.
Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it done unto you.
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus, sternly charged them, saying, Mind! let no one know!
And their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know this.
31 They, however, going forth, made him known throughout the whole of that land.
But they going out, spread his fame abroad in all that country.
32 And, as, they, were going forth, lo! there was brought to him, a dumb man, demonized.
And when they were gone out, behold they brought him a dumb man, possessed with a devil.
33 And, the demon being cast out, the dumb man spoke; and the multitudes marvelled, saying, —Never, was it seen thus, in Israel.
And after the devil was cast out, the dumb man spoke, and the multitudes wondered, saying, Never was the like seen in Israel.
34 [But, the Pharisees, beg to say, In the ruler of the demons, is he casting out the demons.]
But the Pharisees said, By the prince of devils he casteth out devils.
35 And Jesus was going round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the glad-message of the kingdom, —and curing every disease, and every infirmity.
And Jesus went about all the cities, and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease, and every infirmity.
36 But, seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion concerning them, because they were torn and thrown down, like sheep hating no shepherd.
And seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them: because they were distressed, and lying like sheep that have no shepherd.
37 Then, saith he unto his disciples, The harvest, indeed, is great, but, the labourers, few;
Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few.
38 Beg ye, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest, —That he would thrust forth labourers, into his harvest.
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest.
