Mark 4
1 And again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a ship, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side.
And, again, began he to be teaching by the sea; and there come together unto him a very great multitude, so that, he, into a boat, entering, was sitting upon the sea, —and, all the multitude, were, near the sea upon the land.
2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine:
And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching—
3 Hear ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow.
Hearken! Lo! the sower went forth to sow;
4 And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.
And it came to pass, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and the birds came, and devoured it;
5 And other some fell upon stony ground, where it had not much earth; and it shot up immediately, because it had no depth of earth.
And, some, fell on the rocky places, [even] where it had not much earth, —and, straightway, it sprang forth, by reason of its not having depth of earth;
6 And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
and, when the sun arose, it was scorched, —and, by reason of its not having root, it was dried up;
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
And, some, fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and, fruit, it yielded not;
8 And some fell upon good ground; and brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased and yielded, one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.
And, other, fell into the good ground, and was yielding fruit, coming up and growing, —and was bearing, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold,
9 And he said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And he was saying—He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!
10 And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable.
And when he was alone they who were about him with the twelve questioned him as to the parables;
11 And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all things are done in parables:
and he was saying unto them—To you, the sacred secret hath been given of the kingdom of God, whereas, to them who are outside, in parables are all things coming to pass, —that
12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand: lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
They may surely look and yet not see, and surely hear and yet not understand, lest once they should return and it be forgiven them.
13 And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this parable? and how shall you know all parables?
And he saith unto them—Know ye not this parable? How then will ye get to know all the parables?
14 He that soweth, soweth the word.
The sower, soweth the word;
15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown, and as soon as they have heard, immediately Satan cometh and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
And these are they beside the pathway where the word is sown, —and, as soon as they hear, straightway, cometh Satan, and snatcheth away the word which hath been sown into them;
16 And these likewise are they that are sown on the stony ground: who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
And these are likewise they upon the rocky places sown, —who, as soon as they hear the word, straightway, with joy receive it,
17 And they have no root in themselves, but are only for a time: and then when tribulation and persecution ariseth for the word they are presently scandalized.
and have no root in themselves, but, only for a season are, —afterwards, when there ariseth tribulation or persecution by reason of the word, straightway, they find cause of stumbling;
18 And others there are who are sown among thorns: these are they that hear the word,
And others are they who among thorns are sown, —these are they who hear the word,
19 And the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts after other things entering in choke the word, and it is made fruitless. (aiōn g165)
and, the anxieties of the age, and the deceit of wealth, and the covetings about the remaining things, entering in, choke up the word, and, unfruitful, it becometh; (aiōn g165)
20 And these are they who are sown upon the good ground, who hear the word, and receive it, and yield fruit, the one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.
And those yonder are they who on the good ground are sown, —who, indeed, hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit—thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
21 And he said to them: Doth a candle come in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
And he was saying unto them—Doth the lamp come that under the measure it should be put, or under the couch? Is it not that upon the lampstand it may be put?
22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be made manifest: neither was it made secret, but that it may come abroad.
For it is not hidden, save that it may be made visible; neither did it get hidden away, but that it might come into a place where it could be seen.
23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
24 And he said to them: Take heed what you hear. In what measure you shall mete, it shall be measured to you again, and more shall be given to you.
And he was saying unto them—Be taking heed what ye are hearing: —with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you, and added unto you;
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken away from him.
For, he that hath, it shall be given, unto him, and, he that hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken from him.
26 And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth,
And he was saying—Thus, is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,
27 And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not.
and be sleeping and rising, night and day, —and the seed be sprouting, and lengthening itself, —how, he, knoweth not:
28 For the earth of itself bringeth forth fruit, first the blade, then the ear, afterwards the full corn in the ear.
of itself, the earth beareth fruit, —first, a blade, afterwards, an ear, after that, full corn in the ear;
29 And when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
but, as soon as the fruit yieldeth itself up, straightway, he sendeth forth the sickle, because standing by is the harvest.—
30 And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it?
And he was saying—How shall we liken the kingdom of God, or, in what parable, shall we put it?
31 It is as a grain of mustard seed: which when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth:
As a grain of mustard seed, —which, whensoever it may be sown upon the earth, is less than all the seeds that are upon the earth;
32 And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of the air may dwell under the shadow thereof.
and, as soon as it is sown, springeth up, and becometh greater than all garden plants, and produceth large branches, so that, under the shade thereof, the birds of heaven can find shelter.
33 And with many such parables, he spoke to them the word, according as they were able to hear.
And, with many such parables as these, was he speaking unto them the word, —according as they were able to hear;
34 And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he explained all things to his disciples.
but, without a parable, was he not speaking unto them, —privately, however, unto his own disciples, was he explaining all things.
35 And he saith to them that day, when evening was come: Let us pass over to the other side.
And he saith unto them, on that day, when evening came, Let us cross over unto the other side;
36 And sending away the multitude, they take him even as he was in the ship: and there were other ships with him.
and, dismissing the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat, and, other boats, were with him.
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that the ship was filled.
And there ariseth a great tempest of wind, —and, the waves, were dashing over into the boat, so that, already being filled, was the boat.
38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, sleeping upon a pillow; and they awake him, and say to him: Master, doth it not concern thee that we perish?
And he was in the stern, on the cushion, sleeping. And they arouse him, and say unto him, Teacher! carest thou not that we perish?
39 And rising up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Peace, be still. And the wind ceased: and there was made a great calm.
And, roused up, he rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea—Hush! be still! and the wind lulled, and it became a great calm.
40 And he said to them: Why are you fearful? have you not faith yet?
And he said unto them—Why, are ye, fearful? Not yet, have ye faith?
41 And they feared exceedingly: and they said one to another: Who is this (thinkest thou) that both wind and sea obey him?
And they were caused to fear a great fear, and were saying one to another—Who then is, this, that, both the wind and the sea, give ear unto him?
