Mark 6
1 And Jesus departed from there and came to his own city, and his disciples attended him.
On leaving that place, Jesus, followed by his disciples, went to his own part of the country.
2 And when the sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, and said: Whence hath he obtained these things? And, what wisdom is this, which is given to him! and that such mighty works are done by his hands!
When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the Synagogue; and the people, as they listened, were deeply impressed. “Where did he get this?” they said, “and what is this wisdom that has been given him? and these miracles which he is doing?
3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and of Joses and of Judas and of Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were stumbled in him.
Is not he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters, too, living here among us?” This proved a hindrance to their believing in him;
4 And Jesus said to them: There is no prophet who is little, except in his own city, and among his kindred, and at home.
on which Jesus said: “A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country, and among his own relations, and in his own home.”
5 And he could not there do even one mighty work, except that he laid his hand on a few sick, and healed them.
And he could not work any miracle there, beyond placing his hands upon a few infirm persons, and curing them;
6 And he wondered at the defect of their faith. And he travelled about the villages and taught.
and he wondered at the want of faith shown by the people. Jesus went round the villages, one after another, teaching.
7 And he called his twelve, and began to send them forth, two and two; and he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out.
He called the Twelve to him, and began to send them out as his Messengers, two and two, and gave them authority over foul spirits.
8 And he commanded them to take nothing for the journey, except a staff only; neither a wallet, nor bread, nor brass in their purses;
He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey — not even bread, or a bag, or pence in their purse;
9 but to be shod with sandals, and not put on two coats.
but they were to wear sandals, and not to put on a second coat.
10 And he said to them: Into whatever house ye enter, there abide till ye leave the place.
“Whenever you go to stay at a house,” he said, “remain there till you leave that place;
11 And whoever will not receive you, nor hear you, when ye go out from that place shake off the dust that is under your feet, for a testimony to them. Verily I say to you, There will be comfort for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment rather than for that city.
and if a place does not welcome you, or listen to you, as you go out of it shake off the dust that is on the soles of your feet, as a protest against them.”
12 And they went out and proclaimed, that men should repent.
So they set out, and proclaimed the need of repentance.
13 And they cast out many demons, and many of the sick they anointed with oil, and healed them.
They drove out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were infirm, and cured them.
14 And Herod the king heard of Jesus, for his name had become known to him, and he said: John the Baptizer hath risen from the dead: and therefore it is, mighty deeds are done by him.
Now King Herod heard of Jesus; for his name had become well known. People were saying — “John the Baptizer must have risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are active in him.”
15 Others said: He is Elijah: and others: He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.
Others again said — “He is Elijah,” and others — “He is a Prophet, like one of the great Prophets.”
16 But when Herod heard of him, he said: He is that John whose head I struck off: he is risen from the dead.
But when Herod heard of him, he said — “The man whom I beheaded — John — he must be risen!”
17 For Herod had sent and seized John and bound him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philips wife, whom he had taken.
For Herod himself had sent and arrested John, and put him in prison, in chains, to please Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because Herod had married her.
18 For John had said to Herod: It is not lawful for thee to take thy brother's wife.
For John had said to Herod — “You have no right to be living with your brother’s wife.”
19 And Herodias herself was an enemy to him, and wished to kill him, but was not able.
So Herodias was incensed against John, and wanted to put him to death, but was unable to do so,
20 For Herod was afraid of John, because he knew him to be a just and holy man: and he observed him, and gave ear to him in many things and did the things, and he heard him with satisfaction.
because Herod stood in fear of John, knowing him to be an upright and holy man, and protected him. He had listened to John, but still remained much perplexed, and yet he found pleasure in listening to him.
21 And there was a noted day, when Herod made a supper, in the house of his nativity, for his nobles and the chiliarchs and the chiefs of Galilee.
A suitable opportunity, however, occurred when Herod, on his birthday, gave a dinner to his high officials, and his generals, and the foremost men in Galilee.
22 And the daughter of Herodias came in, and danced; and she pleased Herod and those reclining with him. And the king said to the maid: Ask of me what thou pleasest, and I will give it thee.
And when his daughter — that is, the daughter of Herodias — came in and danced, she delighted Herod and those who were dining with him. “Ask me for whatever you like,” the King said to the girl, “and I will give it to you”;
23 And he swore to her: Whatever thou shalt ask, I will give thee, even to the half of my kingdom.
and he swore to her that he would give her whatever she asked him — up to half his kingdom.
24 And she went out, and said to her mother: What shall I ask of him? She said to her: The head of John the Baptizer.
The girl went out, and said to her mother “What must I ask for?” “The head of John the Baptizer,’ answered her mother.
25 And she soon entered with eagerness to the king, and said: I desire that thou, this hour, give me in a dish the head of John the Baptizer.
So she went in as quickly as possible to the King, and made her request. “I want you,” she said, “to give me at once, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.”
26 And it pained the king greatly; yet, on account of the oath, and on account of the guests, he would not deny her:
The King was much distressed; yet, on account of his oath and of the guests at his table, he did not like to refuse her.
27 and the king sent immediately an executioner, and commanded him to bring the head of John. And he went, and struck off the head of John in the prison;
He immediately dispatched one of his bodyguard, with orders to bring John’s head. The man went and beheaded John in the prison,
28 and brought it on a dish, and gave it to the maid; and the maid gave it to her mother.
and, bringing his head on a dish, gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
29 And his disciples heard of it; and they came and took up the corpse, and laid it in a Sepulchre.
When John’s disciples heard of it, they came and took his body away, and laid it in a tomb.
30 And the legates assembled before Jesus, and told him all they had done, and all they had taught.
When the Apostles came back to Jesus, they told him all that they had done and all that they had taught.
31 And he said to them: Come, let us go into a desert by ourselves, and rest a little. For there were many going and coming, and they had not opportunity even to eat bread.
“Come by yourselves privately to some lonely spot,” he said, “and rest for a while” — for there were so many people coming and going that they had not time even to eat.
32 And they went by ship to a desert place by themselves.
So they set off privately in their boat for a lonely spot.
33 But many saw them, as they departed, and knew them; and from all the cities, they ran thither by land before him.
And many people saw them going, and recognised them, and from all the towns they flocked together to the place on foot, and got there before them.
34 And Jesus disembarked and saw great multitudes: and he compassionated them, because they were like sheep having no shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
On getting out of the boat, Jesus saw a great crowd, and his heart was moved at the sight of them, because they were ‘like sheep without a shepherd’; and he began to teach them many things.
35 And when the time was advanced, his disciples came to him, and said to him: This is a desert place, and the time is advanced.
When it grew late, his disciples came up to him, and said: “This is a lonely spot, and it is already late.
36 Dismiss them, that they may go into the fields around us and into the villages, and may buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat.
Send the people away, so that they may go to the farms and villages around and buy themselves something to eat.”
37 And he said to them: Give ye them to eat. They say to him: Shall we go and buy bread of the value of two hundred denarii, and give them to eat?
But Jesus answered: “It is for you to give them something to eat.” “Are we to go and buy twenty pounds’ worth of bread,” they asked, “to give them to eat?”
38 And he said to them: Go, see how many loaves ye have here. And when they had seen, they say to him: Five loaves and two fishes.
“How many loaves have you?” he asked; “Go, and see.” When they had found out, they told him: “Five, and two fishes.”
39 And he bid them make the people recline on the grass by companies.
Jesus directed them to make all the people take their seats on the green grass, in parties;
40 And they reclined, by companies of a hundred, and of fifty.
and they sat down in groups — in hundreds, and in fifties.
41 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looked towards heaven, and blessed and brake the bread, and gave to his disciples to set before them: and they divided also the two fishes among them all.
Taking the five loaves and the two fishes, Jesus looked up to Heaven, and said the blessing; he broke the loaves into pieces, and gave them to his disciples for them to serve out to the people, and he divided the two fishes also among them all.
42 And they all ate, and were satisfied.
Every one had sufficient to eat;
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments and of the fishes.
and they picked up enough broken pieces to fill twelve baskets, as well as some of the fish.
44 And they who had eaten bread were five thousand men.
The men who ate the bread were five thousand in number.
45 And he immediately constrained his disciples to take ship, and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the multitudes.
Immediately afterwards Jesus made his disciples get into the boat, and cross over in advance, in the direction of Bethsaida, while he himself was dismissing the crowd.
46 And when he had dismissed them, he went to a mountain to pray.
After he had taken leave of the people, he went away up the hill to pray.
47 And when evening came, the ship was in the middle of the sea, and he alone on the land.
When evening fell, the boat was out in the middle of the Sea, and Jesus on the shore alone.
48 And he saw them straining themselves in rowing; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them walking on the waters; and he was disposed to pass by them.
Seeing them labouring at the oars — for the wind was against them — about three hours after midnight Jesus came towards them, walking on the water, intending to join them.
49 And they saw him walking on the waters, and they supposed that the appearance was a spectre: and they cried out.
But, when they saw him walking on the water, they thought it was a ghost, and cried out;
50 For they all saw him, and were afraid. And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them: Take courage; it is I; fear not.
for all of them saw him, and were terrified. But Jesus at once spoke to them. “Courage!” he said, “it is I; do not be afraid!”
51 And he entered into the ship to them; and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed, and astonished among themselves.
Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind dropped. The disciples were utterly amazed,
52 For they did not learn by the bread; because their heart was stupid.
for they had not understood about the loaves, their minds being slow to learn.
53 And when they had passed to the other shore, they came to the land of Gennesaret.
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret, and moored the boat.
54 And when they went out of the ship, immediately the men of the place knew him.
But they had no sooner left her than the people, recognising Jesus,
55 And they ran through all that region, and began to bring forth them that were sick, bearing them on beds to where they heard he was.
hurried over the whole country-side, and began to carry about upon mats those who were ill, wherever they heard he was.
56 And wherever he entered into villages or cities, the sick were laid in he streets: and they besought him, that they might touch but the extremity of his raiment. And all they that touched him, were healed.
So wherever he went — to villages, or towns, or farms — they would lay their sick in the market-places, begging him to let them touch only the tassel of his cloak; and all who touched were made well.
