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1 et factum est deinceps et ipse iter faciebat per civitatem et castellum praedicans et evangelizans regnum Dei et duodecim cum illo
Soon after this Jesus went around the towns and villages announcing the good news of God's kingdom. The twelve disciples went with him,
2 et mulieres aliquae quae erant curatae ab spiritibus malignis et infirmitatibus Maria quae vocatur Magdalene de qua daemonia septem exierant
along with a number of women who had been healed from evil spirits and sickness: Mary called Magdalene from whom he had cast out seven demons;
3 et Iohanna uxor Chuza procuratoris Herodis et Susanna et aliae multae quae ministrabant eis de facultatibus suis
Joanna, the wife of Herod's manager Chuza; Susanna; and many more who provided support from their personal resources.
4 cum autem turba plurima conveniret et de civitatibus properarent ad eum dixit per similitudinem
Once when a large crowd of people gathered, coming from many towns to see him, Jesus spoke to them, using a story as an illustration.
5 exiit qui seminat seminare semen suum et dum seminat aliud cecidit secus viam et conculcatum est et volucres caeli comederunt illud
“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he scattered the seed, some fell on the road where people trampled on it and birds ate it up.
6 et aliud cecidit supra petram et natum aruit quia non habebat humorem
Some fell on stony ground, and once the seeds had sprouted they withered for lack of moisture.
7 et aliud cecidit inter spinas et simul exortae spinae suffocaverunt illud
Some seeds fell among thorns and as they both grew the thorns choked the plants.
8 et aliud cecidit in terram bonam et ortum fecit fructum centuplum haec dicens clamabat qui habet aures audiendi audiat
Some seeds fell on good earth and after they grew they produced a harvest one hundred times more than what had been sown.” After he told them this, he called out, “If you have ears, then listen!”
9 interrogabant autem eum discipuli eius quae esset haec parabola
But his disciples asked him, “What does this illustration mean?”
10 quibus ipse dixit vobis datum est nosse mysterium regni Dei ceteris autem in parabolis ut videntes non videant et audientes non intellegant
Jesus replied, “You've been given insights into the mysteries of God's kingdom, but the rest are given illustrations, so that, ‘Even though they see, they don't really see; and even though they hear, they don't really understand.’
11 est autem haec parabola semen est verbum Dei
This is the meaning of the illustration: The seed is God's word.
12 qui autem secus viam sunt qui audiunt deinde venit diabolus et tollit verbum de corde eorum ne credentes salvi fiant
The seeds that fall on the road are those who hear the message, but then the devil comes and steals away the truth from their minds so they won't trust in God and be saved.
13 nam qui supra petram qui cum audierint cum gaudio suscipiunt verbum et hii radices non habent qui ad tempus credunt et in tempore temptationis recedunt
The seeds that fall on the stony ground are those who hear and welcome the message with joy but don't have any roots. They trust for a while but when difficult times come they give up.
14 quod autem in spinis cecidit hii sunt qui audierunt et a sollicitudinibus et divitiis et voluptatibus vitae euntes suffocantur et non referunt fructum
The seeds that fall among thorns are those who hear the message but it's choked out by life's distractions—worries, wealth, pleasure—so they don't produce anything.
15 quod autem in bonam terram hii sunt qui in corde bono et optimo audientes verbum retinent et fructum adferunt in patientia
The seeds sown on good earth are those who are honest and do what is right. They hear the message of truth, hold on to it, and through their perseverance produce a good harvest.
16 nemo autem lucernam accendens operit eam vaso aut subtus lectum ponit sed supra candelabrum ponit ut intrantes videant lumen
You don't light a lamp and then cover it with a bucket, or hide it under a bed. No, you put it on a stand, so that anyone who comes in can see the light.
17 non enim est occultum quod non manifestetur nec absconditum quod non cognoscatur et in palam veniat
For there's nothing hidden that won't be revealed; there's nothing secret that won't become known and obvious.
18 videte ergo quomodo auditis qui enim habet dabitur illi et quicumque non habet etiam quod putat se habere auferetur ab illo
So pay attention how you ‘hear.’ To those who have received, more will be given; from those who don't receive, even what they think they have will be taken away!”
19 venerunt autem ad illum mater et fratres eius et non poterant adire ad eum prae turba
Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived, but they couldn't get through the crowd to see him.
20 et nuntiatum est illi mater tua et fratres tui stant foris volentes te videre
Jesus was told, “Your mother and your brothers are outside. They want to see you.”
21 qui respondens dixit ad eos mater mea et fratres mei hii sunt qui verbum Dei audiunt et faciunt
“My mother and my brothers are those who hear God's word, and do what it says,” Jesus replied.
22 factum est autem in una dierum et ipse ascendit in naviculam et discipuli eius et ait ad illos transfretemus trans stagnum et ascenderunt
One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let's cross over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set off.
23 navigantibus autem illis obdormiit et descendit procella venti in stagnum et conplebantur et periclitabantur
As they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep, and a storm came down on the lake. The boat began filling with water and they were in danger of sinking.
24 accedentes autem suscitaverunt eum dicentes praeceptor perimus at ille surgens increpavit ventum et tempestatem aquae et cessavit et facta est tranquillitas
They went over to Jesus and woke him up. “Master, master, we're going to drown!” they said. Jesus woke up and commanded the wind and the rough waves to stop. They stopped, and all was calm.
25 dixit autem illis ubi est fides vestra qui timentes mirati sunt dicentes ad invicem quis putas hic est quia et ventis imperat et mari et oboediunt ei
“Where is your trust?” he asked them. Terrified and amazed, they said to each other, “So who is this? He gives commands to the winds and the water, and they obey him!”
26 enavigaverunt autem ad regionem Gerasenorum quae est contra Galilaeam
They sailed across to the Gerasene region that lies opposite Galilee.
27 et cum egressus esset ad terram occurrit illi vir quidam qui habebat daemonium iam temporibus multis et vestimento non induebatur neque in domo manebat sed in monumentis
When Jesus stepped out of the boat onto the shore, a demon-possessed man from the town came to meet him. For a long time he hadn't worn any clothes or lived in a house. He lived in the tombs.
28 is ut vidit Iesum procidit ante illum et exclamans voce magna dixit quid mihi et tibi est Iesu Fili Dei altissimi obsecro te ne me torqueas
When he saw Jesus he screamed, fell down at Jesus' feet, and asked in a loud voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please don't torture me, I beg you!”
29 praecipiebat enim spiritui inmundo ut exiret ab homine multis enim temporibus arripiebat illum et vinciebatur catenis et conpedibus custoditus et ruptis vinculis agebatur a daemonio in deserta
For Jesus had already commanded the evil spirit to leave the man. It had often seized him, and despite being tied down with chains and shackles, and placed under guard, he would break the chains apart and would be driven by the demon into the desert areas.
30 interrogavit autem illum Iesus dicens quod tibi nomen est at ille dixit Legio quia intraverunt daemonia multa in eum
“What is your name?” Jesus asked him. “Legion,” he replied, for many demons had entered him.
They begged Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss. (Abyssos g12)
32 erat autem ibi grex porcorum multorum pascentium in monte et rogabant eum ut permitteret eos in illos ingredi et permisit illos
There was a large herd of pigs feeding on the nearby hillside, and the demons begged him to be allowed to go into the pigs. Jesus gave them permission,
33 exierunt ergo daemonia ab homine et intraverunt in porcos et impetu abiit grex per praeceps in stagnum et suffocatus est
so the demons left the man and entered the pigs. The herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned.
34 quod ut viderunt factum qui pascebant fugerunt et nuntiaverunt in civitatem et in villas
When the pig-keepers saw what had happened they ran off and spread the news through the town and the countryside.
35 exierunt autem videre quod factum est et venerunt ad Iesum et invenerunt hominem sedentem a quo daemonia exierant vestitum ac sana mente ad pedes eius et timuerunt
The people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus they found the man freed from the demons. He was sitting there at Jesus' feet, wearing clothes and in his right mind; and they became scared.
36 nuntiaverunt autem illis et qui viderant quomodo sanus factus esset a Legione
Those who had seen what happened explained how the demon-possessed man had been healed.
37 et rogaverunt illum omnis multitudo regionis Gerasenorum ut discederet ab ipsis quia timore magno tenebantur ipse autem ascendens navem reversus est
Then all the people from the Gerasene region asked Jesus to leave because they were overwhelmed by fear. So he got into the boat and went back.
38 et rogabat illum vir a quo daemonia exierant ut cum eo esset dimisit autem eum Iesus dicens
The man who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away.
39 redi domum tuam et narra quanta tibi fecit Deus et abiit per universam civitatem praedicans quanta illi fecisset Iesus
“Go back home, and tell people all that God has done for you,” Jesus told him. So he went away, telling the whole town all that Jesus had done for him.
40 factum est autem cum redisset Iesus excepit illum turba erant enim omnes expectantes eum
A crowd of people was there to welcome Jesus when he returned, all eagerly expecting him.
41 et ecce venit vir cui nomen Iairus et ipse princeps synagogae erat et cecidit ad pedes Iesu rogans eum ut intraret in domum eius
One was a man called Jairus, a synagogue leader, who came and fell at Jesus' feet. He pleaded with Jesus to come to his home
42 quia filia unica erat illi fere annorum duodecim et haec moriebatur et contigit dum iret a turbis conprimebatur
because his only daughter was dying. She was about twelve years old. While Jesus was on his way there, people were crowding around him.
43 et mulier quaedam erat in fluxu sanguinis ab annis duodecim quae in medicos erogaverat omnem substantiam suam nec ab ullo potuit curari
In the crowd was a woman who had suffered with bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all she had on doctors, but none of them had been able to help her.
44 accessit retro et tetigit fimbriam vestimenti eius et confestim stetit fluxus sanguinis eius
She approached Jesus from behind and touched the hem of his cloak. Immediately the bleeding stopped.
45 et ait Iesus quis est qui me tetigit negantibus autem omnibus dixit Petrus et qui cum illo erant praeceptor turbae te conprimunt et adfligunt et dicis quis me tetigit
“Who touched me?” Jesus asked. Everybody around denied doing so. “But Master,” said Peter, “there are people crowding around you, and they keep pushing up against you.”
46 et dixit Iesus tetigit me aliquis nam ego novi virtutem de me exisse
“Someone touched me,” Jesus replied. “I know because power went out from me.”
47 videns autem mulier quia non latuit tremens venit et procidit ante pedes illius et ob quam causam tetigerit eum indicavit coram omni populo et quemadmodum confestim sanata sit
When the woman realized she couldn't go unnoticed, she came forward, trembling, and fell down before him. Right in front of everybody she explained the reason why she had touched Jesus, and that she'd been cured immediately.
48 at ipse dixit illi filia fides tua te salvam fecit vade in pace
Jesus said to her, “Daughter, your trust has healed you, go in peace.”
49 adhuc illo loquente venit a principe synagogae dicens ei quia mortua est filia tua noli vexare illum
While he was still speaking, someone came from the home of the synagogue leader to tell him, “Your daughter's dead. You don't need to bother the Teacher any longer.”
50 Iesus autem audito hoc verbo respondit patri puellae noli timere crede tantum et salva erit
But when he heard this, Jesus told Jairus, “Don't be afraid. If you trust, she will be healed.”
51 et cum venisset domum non permisit intrare secum quemquam nisi Petrum et Iohannem et Iacobum et patrem et matrem puellae
When Jesus arrived at the house he didn't allow anyone else to go in except Peter, John, and James, and the girl's father and mother.
52 flebant autem omnes et plangebant illam at ille dixit nolite flere non est mortua sed dormit
All the people there were crying and mourning for her. “Don't cry,” Jesus told them. “She's not dead, she's just sleeping.”
53 et deridebant eum scientes quia mortua esset
They laughed at him, because they knew that she was dead.
54 ipse autem tenens manum eius clamavit dicens puella surge
But Jesus took her by the hand, and said in a loud voice, “My child, get up!”
55 et reversus est spiritus eius et surrexit continuo et iussit illi dari manducare
She came back to life, and she got up at once. Jesus told them to give her something to eat.
56 et stupuerunt parentes eius quibus praecepit ne alicui dicerent quod factum erat
Her parents were astonished at what had happened, but Jesus instructed them not to tell anyone about it.
