Mark 2
1 And again he entered Capernaum, after some days; and they heard that he was in the house.
A few days later Jesus went to Capernaum again, and the people heard that he was at home.
2 And immediately many came together, so that the house could contain them no longer, nor could the space about the door. And he preached the word to them.
Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door, and he was speaking the word to them.
3 And they came to him, bringing a paralytic, who was carried by four men.
Then some people came to him, bringing a paralytic carried by four men.
4 And not being able to come near him, on account of the multitude, they took off the roof where he was, and having broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.
Since they were not able to come near Jesus because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. After digging through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying.
5 And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic: Son, your sins are forgiven you.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, yoʋr sins are forgiven yoʋ.”
6 But some of the scribes were sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts:
Now some of the scribes were sitting there and questioning in their hearts:
7 Why does this man thus speak impiously? Who can forgive sins but God only?
“Why does this man speak such blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8 And Jesus, immediately perceiving in his spirit that they thus reasoned within themselves, said to them: Why are you reasoning thus in your hearts?
Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that they were discussing these questions among themselves, so he said to them, “Why are you questioning these things in your hearts?
9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, take up your bed and walk?
Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Yoʋr sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up yoʋr mat, and walk’?
10 But that you may know that the Son of man on earth has authority to forgive sins, (he said to the paralytic, )
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic—
11 I say to you, Arise, take up your bed and go to your house.
“I say to yoʋ, rise, pick up yoʋr mat, and go to yoʋr house.”
12 And he arose forthwith, and took up his bed, and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying: We have never seen it thus.
So the man immediately rose, picked up his mat, and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and began glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
13 And he went out again by the sea: and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
Once again Jesus went out by the sea. The entire crowd came to him, and he taught them.
14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
As he was walking along, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow me,” so Levi rose and followed him.
15 And it came to pass, as Jesus reclined at table in his house, that many publicans and sinners reclined with him and his disciples; for there were many, and they followed him.
Later, as Jesus was reclining at the table in Levi's house, many tax collectors and sinners reclined with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.
16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eating with publicans and sinners, they said to his disciples: Why is it that he eats and drinks with publicans and sinners?
When the scribes and the Pharisees saw Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, “Why is he eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?”
17 And when Jesus heard it, he said to them: Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners.
When Jesus heard this, he said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a physician, but the sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees were in the habit of fasting; and they came, and said to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples fast not?
Now the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees were fasting. So some people came and said to Jesus, “Why is it that the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but yoʋr disciples do not fast?”
19 And Jesus said to them: Can the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can not fast.
Jesus said to them, “Can the bridegroom's attendants fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.
20 But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they will fast in those days.
But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.
21 No one sews a patch of new cloth on an old garment; if so, the new piece which fills it up, takes from the old, and a worse rent is made.
“No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the garment's new patch would pull away from the old cloth, and a worse tear would be made.
22 And no one puts new wine into old bottles; if so, the new wine bursts the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles are destroyed. But new wine must be put into new bottles.
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins; the wine would be spilled, and the wineskins would be ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”
23 And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath-day through the fields of grain: and his disciples began, as they went, to pull the ears of grain.
On the Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to make their way, plucking heads of grain.
24 And the Pharisees said to him: See, why are they doing on the sabbath-day what is not lawful?
So the Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why are they doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”
25 And he said to them: Did you never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he and those who were with him?
He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry, he and those who were with him,
26 How he entered the house of God in the days of Abiathar the chief priest, and ate the loaves of the presence, which, it is not lawful, except for the priests, to eat, and gave to those also who were with him?
how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except for the priests, and how he also gave it to those who were with him?”
27 And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.
Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
28 Therefore, the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
