Mark 2
1 [Jesus and his disciples] returned to Capernaum [town]. A few days later, because it was {people} heard that Jesus was in [his] house,
૧થોડા દિવસો પછી, ઈસુ ફરી કપરનાહૂમમાં ગયા, ત્યારે એવી વાત ફેલાઈ કે ‘તેઓ ઘરમાં છે.’”
2 many people gathered there. As a result, [after the people filled the house], there was no longer space to stand [in the house or outside] around the doorway. Jesus preached [God’s] message to them.
૨તેથી એટલા બધા લોકો એકઠા થયા કે, દરવાજા પાસે પણ જગ્યા નહોતી; ઈસુ તેઓને ઉપદેશ આપતા હતા.
3 Some people came to the house bringing to Jesus a man who was paralyzed. He was carried by four men {Four men carried [him]} [on a sleeping pad].
૩ત્યારે ચાર માણસોએ ઊંચકેલા એક લકવાગ્રસ્ત માણસને તેઓ તેમની પાસે લાવ્યા.
4 They were not able to bring the man to Jesus because there was a crowd there. So they [went up the steps to the flat roof and] removed [some of] the tiles [above] where Jesus was. Then, after they made a [big] hole in the roof, they lowered [by ropes] the sleeping pad on which the paralyzed man lay. They lowered [it through the hole, down in front of Jesus].
૪ભીડને કારણે તેઓ તેમની નજદીક તેને લાવી ન શક્યા, ત્યારે જ્યાં તે હતા ત્યાં તેમના ઉપર છાપરામાં બકોરું પાડ્યું અને ખાટલા પર તે લકવાગ્રસ્ત માણસને નીચે ઉતાર્યો.
5 After Jesus perceived that the men believed [that he could heal this man], he said to the paralyzed man, “My friend, [I] forgive your sins!”
૫ઈસુ તેઓનો વિશ્વાસ જોઈને લકવાગ્રસ્તને કહે છે કે, ‘દીકરા, તારાં પાપ માફ થયાં છે.’”
6 There were some men who taught [the Jewish] laws sitting there. They started thinking like this:
૬પણ કેટલાક શાસ્ત્રીઓ જેઓ ત્યાં બેઠા હતા, તેઓ પોતાના મનમાં વિચારતા હતા કે,
7 “(Who does this man think he is, talking like that/This man shouldn’t talk like that!) [RHQ]? (He is insulting God!/Does he think he is God?) [RHQ] (No person can forgive sins!/Who can forgive sins?) [RHQ] Only God can forgive sins!”
૭‘આ માણસ આવી રીતે કેમ બોલે છે? એ તો દુર્ભાષણ કરે છે. એક, એટલે ઈશ્વર, તેમના વગર કોણ પાપોની માફી આપી શકે?’”
8 Jesus sensed that they were deliberating like that within themselves. So he said to them, “(You should not question within yourselves [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]!/Why do you question [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]?) [RHQ]
૮તેઓ પોતાના મનમાં એમ વિચારે છે, એ ઈસુએ પોતાના આત્મામાં જાણીને તેઓને કહ્યું કે, ‘તમે તમારાં હૃદયોમાં એવા વિચાર કેમ કરો છો?
9 It is [not risky] [RHQ] for someone to tell the man who is paralyzed, ‘Your sins are forgiven {[I] forgive your sins},’ [because no one can prove that it has happened]. But no one would say to him, ‘Get up, pick up your stretcher, and then walk away’, [unless he really had the power to heal him, because people can easily see whether it happens or not].
૯આ બેમાંથી વધારે સહેલું કયું છે, એટલે લકવાગ્રસ્તને એ કહેવું, કે તારાં પાપ તને માફ થયાં છે, અથવા એ કહેવું કે, ઊઠ અને તારો ખાટલો ઊંચકીને ચાલ?’”
10 So I [will do something] in order that you may know that [God] has authorized me, the one who came from heaven, to forgive sins on earth [as well as to heal people].” Then he said to the paralyzed man,
૧૦પણ માણસના દીકરાને પૃથ્વી પર પાપ માફ કરવાનો અધિકાર છે, એમ તમે જાણો માટે, લકવાગ્રસ્તને ઈસુ કહે છે
11 “To you I say, ‘Get up! Pick up your sleeping pad! And then go home!’”
૧૧‘હું તને કહું છું કે ઊઠ, તારો ખાટલો ઊંચકીને તારે ઘરે ચાલ્યો જા.’”
12 The man stood up immediately! He picked up the sleeping pad, and then he went away, while all the people [there] were watching. They were all amazed, and they praised God and said, “We have never before seen anything like [what happened] just now!”
૧૨તે ઊઠ્યો અને તરત ખાટલો ઊંચકીને ચાલ્યો ગયો; બધા તેને જોઈ રહ્યા. આથી લોકોએ આશ્ચર્ય પામીને તથા ઈશ્વરને મહિમા આપીને કહ્યું કે, ‘અમે કદી આવું જોયું નથી.’”
13 Jesus left [Capernaum town again and walked with his disciples] alongside [Galilee] lake. A large crowd came to him. Then he taught them.
૧૩ફરી ઈસુ સમુદ્રને કિનારે ગયા; બધા લોકો તેમની પાસે આવ્યા; અને તેમણે તેઓને બોધ કર્યો.
14 As he walked on further, he saw a man named Levi, whose other name was Matthew, and whose father’s name was Alpheus. He was sitting in his office where he collected taxes [for the Roman government]. Jesus said to him, “Come with me [and become my disciple]!” So he got up and went with Jesus.
૧૪રસ્તે જતા તેમણે અલ્ફીના દીકરા લેવીને કર ઉઘરાવવાની ચોકી પર બેઠેલો જોયો; અને તેઓ તેને કહે છે કે, ‘મારી પાછળ આવ;’ તે ઊઠીને તેમની પાછળ ગયો.
15 [Later], Jesus was eating a meal in Levi’s house. Many men who collected taxes and [other] people who were [considered to be] sinning regularly were eating with Jesus and his disciples. [This was not surprising], for there were many people like this who were going [everywhere] with Jesus.
૧૫એમ થયું કે ઈસુ લેવીના ઘરમાં જમવા બેઠા અને ઘણાં દાણીઓ તથા પાપીઓ ઈસુની અને તેમના શિષ્યોની સાથે બેઠા હતા, કેમ કે તેઓ ઘણાં હતા જે તેમની પાછળ ચાલ્યા હતા.
16 The [men who taught the Jewish] laws [who were there] and who were members of the Pharisee [sect] saw that Jesus was eating with men who collected taxes and [others who were considered] {[whom they considered]} [to be] sinners. So they said to his disciples, “(It is disgusting that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners!/Why is it that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners?)” [RHQ]
૧૬શાસ્ત્રીઓએ તથા ફરોશીઓએ ઈસુને દાણીઓ તથા પાપીઓની સાથે જમતા જોઈને તેમના શિષ્યોને પૂછ્યું કે, ‘તે શા માટે દાણીઓની તથા પાપીઓની સાથે ખાય છે?’”
17 After Jesus heard [what they were saying], he said to the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, “People who [consider that they] are well do not seek a doctor. On the contrary, it is those who are sick [who seek a doctor] [MET]!” [This he said to indicate that it was those who knew that they had sinned who were coming to him in order that he might help them spiritually]. And he said, “I did not come to invite people [who think that] [IRO] they are righteous [to come to me and turn from their sinful behavior]. On the contrary, I came [from heaven to invite] people who [know that they] are sinners, [in order that they might turn from their sins and come to me].”
૧૭ઈસુ તે સાંભળીને તેઓને કહે છે કે, ‘જેઓ તંદુરસ્ત છે તેઓને વૈદની જરૂર નથી; પણ જેઓ બીમાર છે, તેઓને છે. ન્યાયીઓને નહિ, પણ પાપીઓને બોલાવવા હું આવ્યો છું.’”
18 The disciples of John [the Baptizer] and some men who belonged to the Pharisee [sect] used to abstain from food [to show that they wanted to please God]. One day, some people came [to Jesus] and asked him [critically], “The disciples of John and the Pharisees (fast/abstain from food) [from time to time], but your disciples do not. [We think they should abstain from food also. What do you say about that] [RHQ]?”
૧૮યોહાનના તથા ફરોશીઓના શિષ્યો ઉપવાસ કરતાં હતા; અને તેઓ આવીને તેમને કહે છે કે, ‘યોહાનના તથા ફરોશીઓના શિષ્યો ઉપવાસ કરે છે, પણ તમારા શિષ્યો ઉપવાસ કરતા નથી, એનું કારણ શું?’”
19 [Jesus wanted them to understand that it was not appropriate for his disciples to show sorrow by abstaining from food while he was still with them]. So he said to them, “When a man is marrying a woman, his friends will certainly not abstain from food while he is still with them, will they [RHQ]? No. During the time that he is with them, they will not abstain from food [because they are happy together].
૧૯ઈસુએ તેઓને કહ્યું કે, ‘વરરાજા જાનૈયાની સાથે હોય, ત્યાં સુધી શું તેઓ ઉપવાસ કરી શકે? વરરાજા તેઓની સાથે છે તેટલાં વખત સુધી તેઓ ઉપવાસ કરી શકતા નથી.
20 But some day, he will be taken away {his [enemies] will take him away} from them. Then, in those days, they will abstain from food, [because they will be sad].”
૨૦પણ એવા દિવસો આવશે કે જયારે વરરાજા તેઓની પાસેથી લઈ લેવાશે, ત્યારે તે દિવસે તેઓ ઉપવાસ કરશે.’”
21 [Jesus wanted to show that those who desire to live in accordance with his new message should not try to continue to obey the old religious traditions like fasting. So he also said to them], “People do not sew a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment [in order to mend a hole]. If they did that, [when they washed the garment, the patch would shrink] and the new [piece of cloth] would tear off more of the old cloth. As a result, the hole would become bigger!
૨૧નવા વસ્ત્રનું થીંગડું જૂના વસ્ત્રને કોઈ મારતું નથી; જો મારે તો નવું થીંગડું જૂનાને સાંધવાને બદલે ખેંચી કાઢે છે અને તે વસ્ત્ર વધારે ફાટી જાય છે.
22 [Similarly], people do not put newly [squeezed] grape juice into old skin bags [to store it]. If they did that, that juice will burst the skin bags [because they would not stretch when the wine ferments and expands]. As a result both the wine and the skin bags would be ruined! On the contrary, people must put new wine into new skin bags!” [MET]
૨૨નવો દ્રાક્ષારસ જૂની મશકોમાં કોઈ ભરતું નથી; જો ભરે તો નવો દ્રાક્ષારસ મશકોને ફાડી નાખે છે અને દ્રાક્ષારસ તથા મશકો એ બન્નેનો નાશ થાય છે; પણ નવો દ્રાક્ષારસ નવી મશકોમાં ભરવામાં આવે છે.
23 On one (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) Jesus was walking through some grain fields with his disciples. As they were walking along [through the grain fields], the disciples were plucking some of the heads of grain. [They rubbed them in their hands to remove the chaff, and were eating the grain. The laws of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
૨૩એમ થયું કે વિશ્રામવારે ઈસુ અનાજના ખેતરોમાં થઈને જતા હતા; અને તેમના શિષ્યો ચાલતાં ચાલતાં કણસલાં તોડવા લાગ્યા.
24 [Some of] the Pharisees [saw them doing what they considered to be work. So they] said to him, “Look! (They should not be doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid!/Why are they doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid?) [RHQ]”
૨૪ફરોશીઓએ તેમને કહ્યું કે, ‘જુઓ, વિશ્રામવારે જે ઉચિત નથી તે તેઓ કેમ કરે છે?’”
25 [Jesus wanted to show them that the record in the Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. So he said to them, “[It is written in the Scriptures] what [our revered ancestor, King] David, did when he needed food, and both he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, but ([you do not think about what it implies./why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
૨૫તેમણે તેઓને કહ્યું કે, ‘દાઉદને જરૂર હતી અને તે તથા તેના સાથીઓ ભૂખ્યા થયા હતા, ત્યારે તેણે શું કર્યું, એ તમે કદી વાંચ્યું નથી?
26 During the time Abiathar was high priest, David entered the big tent [where people worshipped] God [and asked for some bread. The high priest gave him some] of the loaves of bread. That bread was the bread he had presented to God. It was permitted in one of Moses’ laws that only the priests could eat that bread! But David ate some of it. Then he also gave some of it to the men who were with him. [But God did not consider that was wrong!]”
૨૬એટલે કે અબ્યાથાર પ્રમુખ યાજક હતો, ત્યારે ઈશ્વરના ઘરમાં જઈને, અર્પેલી રોટલીઓ જે માત્ર યાજકો સિવાય કોઈને ખાવાની છૂટ ન હતી તે તેણે ખાધી, અને તેના સાથીઓને પણ આપી.’”
27 Jesus said to them further, “[God] established (the day of rest/the Sabbath day) [to help] people! He did not create people to [obey rules about] (the Sabbath/the day of rest)!
૨૭તેમણે તેઓને કહ્યું કે, ‘વિશ્રામવાર માણસને અર્થે થયો, માણસ વિશ્રામવારને અર્થે નહિ;
28 And [think about this]: I am the one who came from heaven. So I have the authority [to determine what is right for my disciples to do] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day)!”
૨૮માટે માણસનો દીકરો વિશ્રામવારનો પણ પ્રભુ છે.’”
