Mark 5
1 And they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes.
On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.
2 And immediately on his going out of the ship there met him out of the tombs a man possessed by an unclean spirit,
As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
3 who had his dwelling in the tombs; and no one was able to bind him, not even with chains;
This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.
4 because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn asunder by him, and the fetters were shattered; and no one was able to subdue him.
Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
5 And continually night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying and cutting himself with stones.
Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
6 But seeing Jesus from afar off, he ran and did him homage,
When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.
7 and crying with a loud voice he says, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not.
And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
8 For he said to him, Come forth, unclean spirit, out of the man.
For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”
9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he says to him, Legion is my name, because we are many.
“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.
11 Now there was there just at the mountain a great herd of swine feeding;
There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
12 and they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine that we may enter into them.
So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
13 And Jesus [immediately] allowed them. And the unclean spirits going out entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep slope, into the sea (about two thousand), and were choked in the sea.
He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
14 And those that were feeding them fled and reported it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had taken place.
Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
15 And they come to Jesus, and they see the possessed of demons sitting [and] clothed and sensible, [him] that had had the legion: and they were afraid.
When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
16 And they that had seen [it] related to them how it had happened to the [man] possessed by demons, and concerning the swine.
Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.
17 And they began to beg him to depart from their coasts.
And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
18 And as he went on board ship, the man that had been possessed by demons besought him that he might be with him.
As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.
19 And he suffered him not, but says to him, Go to thine home to thine own people, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for thee, and has had mercy on thee.
But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”
20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him; and all wondered.
So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.
21 And Jesus having passed over in the ship again to the other side, a great crowd gathered to him; and he was by the sea.
When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
22 And [behold] there comes one of the rulers of the synagogue, by name Jairus, and seeing him, falls down at his feet;
A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
23 and he besought him much, saying, My little daughter is at extremity; [I pray] that thou shouldest come and lay thy hands upon her so that she may be healed, and may live.
and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
24 And he went with him, and a large crowd followed him and pressed on him.
So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
25 And a certain woman who had had a flux of blood twelve years,
And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.
26 and had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent everything she had and had found no advantage from it, but had rather got worse,
She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
27 having heard concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind and touched his clothes;
When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
28 for she said, If I shall touch but his clothes I shall be healed.
For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”
29 And immediately her fountain of blood was dried up, and she knew in her body that she was cured from the scourge.
Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
30 And immediately Jesus, knowing in himself the power that had gone out of him, turning round in the crowd said, Who has touched my clothes?
At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
31 And his disciples said to him, Thou seest the crowd pressing on thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
32 And he looked round about to see her who had done this.
But He kept looking around to see who had done this.
33 But the woman, frightened and trembling, knowing what had taken place in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.
34 And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith has healed thee; go in peace, and be well of thy scourge.
“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
35 While he was yet speaking, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's [house], saying, Thy daughter has died, why troublest thou the teacher any further?
While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
36 But Jesus [immediately], having heard the word spoken, says to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not; only believe.
But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”
37 And he suffered no one to accompany him save Peter and James, and John the brother of James.
And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
38 And he comes to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and sees the tumult, and people weeping and wailing greatly.
When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
39 And entering in he says to them, Why do ye make a tumult and weep? the child has not died, but sleeps.
He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
40 And they derided him. But he, having put [them] all out, takes with [him] the father of the child, and the mother, and those that were with him, and enters in where the child was lying.
And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
41 And having laid hold of the hand of the child, he says to her, Talitha koumi, which is, interpreted, Damsel, I say to thee, Arise.
Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
42 And immediately the damsel arose and walked, for she was twelve years old. And they were astonished with great astonishment.
Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around. She was twelve years old, and at once they were utterly astounded.
43 And he charged them much that no one should know this; and he desired that [something] should be given her to eat.
Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.
