Luca 8
1 Ed avvenne in appresso che egli andava attorno di città in città e di villaggio in villaggio, predicando ed annunziando la buona novella del regno di Dio;
And it happened afterwards that he was making a journey through the cities and towns, preaching and evangelizing the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,
2 e con lui erano i dodici e certe donne che erano state guarite da spiriti maligni e da infermità: Maria, detta Maddalena, dalla quale erano usciti sette demoni,
along with certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had departed,
3 e Giovanna, moglie di Cuza, amministratore d’Erode, e Susanna ed altre molte che assistevano Gesù ed i suoi coi loro beni.
and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many other women, who were ministering to him from their resources.
4 Or come si raunava gran folla e la gente d’ogni città accorreva a lui, egli disse in parabola:
Then, when a very numerous crowd was gathering together and hurrying from the cities to him, he spoke using a comparison:
5 Il seminatore uscì a seminar la sua semenza; e mentre seminava, una parte del seme cadde lungo la strada, e fu calpestato e gli uccelli del cielo lo mangiarono.
“The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell beside the way; and it was trampled and the birds of the air devoured it.
6 Ed un’altra cadde sulla roccia; e come fu nato seccò perché non avea umore.
And some fell upon rock; and having sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
7 Ed un’altra cadde in mezzo alle spine; e le spine, nate insieme col seme, lo soffocarono.
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns, rising up with it, suffocated it.
8 Ed un’altra parte cadde nella buona terra; e nata che fu, fruttò il cento per uno. Dicendo queste cose, esclamava: Chi ha orecchi da udire, oda.
And some fell upon good soil; and having sprung up, it produced fruit one hundredfold.” As he said these things, he cried out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
9 E i suoi discepoli gli domandarono che volesse dir questa parabola.
Then his disciples questioned him as to what this parable might mean.
10 Ed egli disse: A voi è dato di conoscere i misteri del regno di Dio; ma agli altri se ne parla in parabole, affinché vedendo non veggano, e udendo non intendano.
And he said to them: “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to the rest, it is in parables, so that: seeing, they may not perceive, and hearing, they may not understand.
11 Or questo è il senso della parabola: Il seme è la parola di Dio.
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
12 Quelli lungo la strada son coloro che hanno udito; ma poi viene il diavolo e porta via la Parola dal cuor loro, affinché non credano e non siano salvati.
And those beside the way are those who hear it, but then the devil comes and takes the word from their heart, lest by believing it they may be saved.
13 E quelli sulla roccia son coloro i quali, quando hanno udito la Parola, la ricevono con allegrezza; ma costoro non hanno radice, credono per un tempo, e quando viene la prova, si traggono indietro.
Now those upon rock are those who, when they hear it, accept the word with joy, but these have no roots. So they believe for a time, but in a time of testing, they fall away.
14 E quel ch’è caduto fra le spine, son coloro che hanno udito, ma se ne vanno e restan soffocati dalle cure e dalle ricchezze e dai piaceri della vita, e non arrivano a maturità.
And those which fell among thorns are those who have heard it, but as they go along, they are suffocated by the concerns and riches and pleasures of this life, and so they do not yield fruit.
15 E quel ch’è in buona terra, son coloro i quali, dopo aver udita la Parola, la ritengono in un cuore onesto e buono, e portan frutto con perseveranza.
But those which were on good soil are those who, upon hearing the word with a good and noble heart, retain it, and they bring forth fruit in patience.
16 Or niuno, accesa una lampada, la copre con un vaso, o la mette sotto il letto; anzi la mette sul candeliere, acciocché chi entra vegga la luce.
Now no one, lighting a candle, covers it with a container, or sets it under a bed. Instead, he places it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.
17 Poiché non v’è nulla di nascosto che non abbia a diventar manifesto, né di segreto che non abbia a sapersi ed a farsi palese.
For there is nothing secret, which will not be made clear, nor is there anything hidden, which will not be known and be brought into plain sight.
18 Badate dunque come ascoltate: perché a chi ha sarà dato; ma a chi non ha, anche quel che pensa d’avere gli sarà tolto.
Therefore, take care how you listen. For whoever has, it will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
19 Or sua madre e i suoi fratelli vennero a lui; e non poteano avvicinarglisi a motivo della folla.
Then his mother and brothers came to him; but they were not able to go to him because of the crowd.
20 E gli fu riferito: Tua madre e i tuoi fratelli son là fuori, che ti voglion vedere.
And it was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21 Ma egli, rispondendo, disse loro: Mia madre e miei fratelli son quelli che ascoltano la parola di Dio e la mettono in pratica.
And in response, he said to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
22 Or avvenne, in un di quei giorni, ch’egli entrò in una barca co’ suoi discepoli, e disse loro: Passiamo all’altra riva del lago. E presero il largo.
Now it happened, on a certain day, that he climbed into a little boat with his disciples. And he said to them, “Let us make a crossing over the lake.” And they embarked.
23 E mentre navigavano, egli si addormentò; e calò sul lago un turbine di vento, talché la barca s’empiva d’acqua, ed essi pericolavano.
And as they were sailing, he slept. And a windstorm descended over the lake. And they were taking on water and were in danger.
24 E accostatisi, lo svegliarono, dicendo: Maestro, Maestro, noi periamo! Ma egli, destatosi, sgridò il vento e i flutti che s’acquetarono, e si fe’ bonaccia.
Then, drawing near, they awakened him, saying, “Teacher, we are perishing.” But as he rose up, he rebuked the wind and the raging water, and they ceased. And a tranquility occurred.
25 Poi disse loro: Dov’è la fede vostra? Ma essi, impauriti e maravigliati, diceano l’uno all’altro: Chi è mai costui che comanda anche ai venti ed all’acqua e gli ubbidiscono?
Then he said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they, being afraid, were amazed, saying to one another, “Who do you think this is, so that he commands both wind and sea, and they obey him?”
26 E navigarono verso il paese dei Geraseni che è dirimpetto alla Galilea.
And they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
27 E quando egli fu smontato a terra, gli si fece incontro un uomo della città, il quale era posseduto da demoni, e da lungo tempo non indossava vestito, e non abitava casa ma stava ne’ sepolcri.
And when he had gone out to the land, a certain man met him, who had now had a demon for a long time. And he did not wear clothes, nor did he stay in a house, but among the sepulchers.
28 Or quando ebbe veduto Gesù, dato un gran grido, gli si prostrò dinanzi, e disse con gran voce: Che v’è fra me e te, o Gesù, Figliuolo dell’Iddio altissimo? Ti prego, non mi tormentare.
And when he saw Jesus, he fell down before him. And crying out in a loud voice, he said: “What is there between me and you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me.”
29 Poiché Gesù comandava allo spirito immondo d’uscir da quell’uomo; molte volte infatti esso se n’era impadronito; e benché lo si fosse legato con catene e custodito in ceppi, avea spezzato i legami, ed era portato via dal demonio ne’ deserti.
For he was ordering the unclean spirit to depart from the man. For on many occasions, it would seize him, and he was bound with chains and held by fetters. But breaking the chains, he was driven by the demon into deserted places.
30 E Gesù gli domandò: Qual è il tuo nome? Ed egli rispose: Legione; perché molti demoni erano entrati in lui.
Then Jesus questioned him, saying, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered into him.
And they petitioned him not to order them to go into the abyss. (Abyssos g12)
32 Or c’era quivi un branco numeroso di porci che pascolava pel monte; e que’ demoni lo pregarono di permetter loro d’entrare in quelli. Ed egli lo permise loro.
And in that place, there was a herd of many swine, pasturing on the mountain. And they petitioned him to permit them to enter into them. And he permitted them.
33 E i demoni, usciti da quell’uomo, entrarono ne’ porci; e quel branco si avventò a precipizio giù nel lago ed affogò.
Therefore, the demons departed from the man, and they entered into the swine. And the herd rushed violently down a precipice into the lake, and they were drowned.
34 E quando quelli che li pasturavano videro ciò ch’era avvenuto, se ne fuggirono e portaron la notizia in città e per la campagna.
And when those who were pasturing them had seen this, they fled and reported it in the city and the villages.
35 E la gente uscì fuori a veder l’accaduto; e venuta a Gesù, trovò l’uomo, dal quale erano usciti i demoni, che sedeva a’ piedi di Gesù, vestito ed in buon senno; e s’impaurirono.
Then they went out to see what was happening, and they came to Jesus. And they found the man, from whom the demons had departed, sitting at his feet, clothed as well as in a sane mind, and they were afraid.
36 E quelli che aveano veduto, raccontarono loro come l’indemoniato era stato liberato.
Then those who had seen this also reported to them how he had been healed from the legion.
37 E l’intera popolazione della circostante regione de’ Geraseni pregò Gesù che se n’andasse da loro; perch’eran presi da grande spavento. Ed egli, montato nella barca, se ne tornò indietro.
And the entire multitude from the region of the Gerasenes pleaded with him to depart from them. For they were seized by a great fear. Then, climbing into the boat, he went back again.
38 E l’uomo dal quale erano usciti i demoni, lo pregava di poter stare con lui, ma Gesù lo licenziò, dicendo:
And the man from whom the demons had departed pleaded with him, so that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,
39 Torna a casa tua, e racconta le grandi cose che Iddio ha fatte per te. Ed egli se ne andò per tutta la città, proclamando quanto grandi cose Gesù avea fatte per lui.
“Return to your house and explain to them what great things God has done for you.” And he traveled through the entire city, preaching about the great things that Jesus had done for him.
40 Al suo ritorno, Gesù fu accolto dalla folla, perché tutti lo stavano aspettando.
Now it happened that, when Jesus had returned, the crowd received him. For they were all waiting for him.
41 Ed ecco venire un uomo, chiamato Iairo, che era capo della sinagoga; e gittatosi ai piedi di Gesù, lo pregava d’entrare in casa sua,
And behold, a man came, whose name was Jairus, and he was a leader of the synagogue. And he fell down at the feet of Jesus, asking him to enter into his house.
42 perché avea una figlia unica di circa dodici anni, e quella stava per morire. Or mentre Gesù v’andava, la moltitudine l’affollava.
For he had an only daughter, nearly twelve years old, and she was dying. And it happened that, as he was going there, he was hemmed in by the crowd.
43 E una donna che avea un flusso di sangue da dodici anni ed avea spesa ne’ medici tutta la sua sostanza senza poter esser guarita da alcuno,
And there was a certain woman, with a flow of blood for twelve years, who had paid out all her substance on physicians, and she was unable to be cured by any of them.
44 accostatasi per di dietro, gli toccò il lembo della veste; e in quell’istante il suo flusso ristagnò.
She approached him from behind, and she touched the hem of his garment. And at once the flow of her blood stopped.
45 E Gesù domandò: Chi m’ha toccato? E siccome tutti negavano, Pietro e quelli ch’eran con lui, risposero: Maestro, le turbe ti stringono e t’affollano.
And Jesus said, “Who is it that touched me?” But as everyone was denying it, Peter, and those who were with him, said: “Teacher, the crowd hems you in and presses upon you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’”
46 Ma Gesù replicò: Qualcuno m’ha toccato, perché ho sentito che una virtù è uscita da me.
And Jesus said: “Someone has touched me. For I know that power has gone out from me.”
47 E la donna, vedendo che non era rimasta inosservata, venne tutta tremante, e gittatasi a’ suoi piedi, dichiarò, in presenza di tutto il popolo, per qual motivo l’avea toccato e com’era stata guarita in un istante.
Then the woman, upon seeing that she was not hidden, came forward, trembling, and she fell down before his feet. And she declared before all the people the reason that she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed.
48 Ma egli le disse: Figliuola, la tua fede t’ha salvata; vattene in pace.
But he said to her: “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
49 Mentr’egli parlava ancora, venne uno da casa del capo della sinagoga, a dirgli: La tua figliuola è morta; non incomodar più oltre il Maestro.
While he was still speaking, someone came to the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him: “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble him.”
50 Ma Gesù, udito ciò, rispose a Iairo: Non temere; solo abbi fede, ed ella sarà salva.
Then Jesus, upon hearing this word, replied to the father of the girl: “Do not be afraid. Only believe, and she will be saved.”
51 Ed arrivato alla casa, non permise ad alcuno d’entrarvi con lui, salvo che a Pietro, a Giovanni, a Giacomo e al padre e alla madre della fanciulla.
And when he had arrived at the house, he would not permit anyone to enter with him, except Peter and James and John, and the father and mother of the girl.
52 Or tutti piangevano e facean cordoglio per lei. Ma egli disse: Non piangete; ella non è morta, ma dorme.
Now all were weeping and mourning for her. But he said: “Do not weep. The girl is not dead, but only sleeping.”
53 E si ridevano di lui, sapendo ch’era morta.
And they derided him, knowing that she had died.
54 Ma egli, presala per la mano, disse ad alta voce: Fanciulla, lèvati!
But he, taking her by the hand, cried out, saying, “Little girl, arise.”
55 E lo spirito di lei tornò; ella s’alzò subito, ed egli comandò che le si desse da mangiare.
And her spirit returned, and she immediately rose up. And he ordered them to give her something to eat.
56 E i gentori di lei sbigottirono: ma egli ordinò loro di non dire ad alcuno quel che era accenuto.
And her parents were stupefied. And he instructed them not to tell anyone what had happened.
