Mark 5
1 And they came over to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
They came to the other side of the sea – the region of the Gerasenes;
2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
and, as soon as Jesus had got out of the boat, he met a man coming out of the tombs, who was under the power of a foul spirit,
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
and who made his home in the tombs. No one had ever been able to secure him, even with a chain;
4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
for, though he had many times been left secured with fetters and chains, he had snapped the chains and broken the fetters to pieces, and no one could master him.
5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Night and day alike, he was continually shrieking in the tombs and among the hills, and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed to the ground before him,
7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the most high God? I adjure you by God, that you torment me not.
shrieking out in a loud voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? For God’s sake do not torment me!”
8 For he said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.
For Jesus had said, “Come out from the man, you foul spirit.”
9 And he asked him, What is your name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
And he asked him, “What is your name?” “My name,” he said, “is Legion, for there are many of us;”
10 And he sought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
and he begged Jesus again and again not to send them away out of that country.
11 Now there was there near to the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
There was a large herd of pigs close by, feeding on the hillside;
12 And all the devils sought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
and the spirits begged Jesus, “Send us into the pigs so that we can take possession of them.”
13 And immediately Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand; ) and were choked in the sea.
Jesus gave them leave. They came out, and entered into the pigs; and the herd – about two thousand in number – rushed down the steep slope into the sea and were drowned in the sea.
14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
Then the men who tended them ran away, and carried the news to the town, and to the country around; and the people went to see what had happened.
15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
When they came to Jesus, they found the possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind – the man who had had the ‘Legion’ in him – and they were awe-struck.
16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
Then those who had seen it related to them all that had happened to the possessed man, as well as about the pigs;
17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
so they began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
As Jesus was getting into the boat, the possessed man begged him to let him stay with him.
19 However, Jesus suffered him not, but says to him, Go home to your friends, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for you, and has had compassion on you.
But Jesus refused. “Go back to your home, to your own people,” he said, “and tell them of all that the Lord has done for you, and how he took pity on you.”
20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
So the man went, and began to proclaim in the district of the Ten Towns all that Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.
21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship to the other side, much people gathered to him: and he was near to the sea.
By the time Jesus had recrossed in the boat to the opposite shore, a great number of people had gathered to meet him, and were standing by the sea.
22 And, behold, there comes one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
One of the leaders of the synagogue, whose name was Jairus, came and, as soon as he saw Jesus, threw himself at his feet and begged him repeatedly,
23 And sought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lies at the point of death: I pray you, come and lay your hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
saying, “My little daughter is at death’s door. Please come and place your hands on her so that she may recover and live.”
24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
So Jesus went with him. A great number of people followed Jesus, and kept pressing around him.
25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
Meanwhile a woman who for twelve years had suffered from hemorrhage,
26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
and undergone much at the hands of many doctors, (spending all she had without obtaining any relief, but, on the contrary, growing worse),
27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
heard about Jesus, came behind in the crowd, and touched his cloak.
28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
“If I can only touch his clothes,” she said, “I will get well!”
29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
At once her bleeding stopped, and she felt in herself that she was cured of her affliction.
30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
Jesus at once became aware of the power that had gone out from him, and, turning around in the crowd, he said, “Who touched my clothes?”
31 And his disciples said to him, You see the multitude thronging you, and say you, Who touched me?
“You see the people pressing around you,” exclaimed his disciples, “and yet you say ‘Who touched me?’”
32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
But Jesus looked about to see who had done it.
33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
Then the woman, in fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and threw herself down before him, and told him the whole truth.
34 And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you whole; go in peace, and be whole of your plague.
“Daughter,” he said, “your faith has delivered you. Go, and peace be with you; be free from your affliction.”
35 While he yet spoke, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Your daughter is dead: why trouble you the Master any further?
Before he had finished speaking, some people from the house of the synagogue leader came and said, “Your daughter is dead! Why should you trouble the teacher further?”
36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he says to the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
But Jesus, overhearing what they were saying, said to the synagogue leader, “Do not be afraid; only have faith.”
37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
And he allowed no one 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 them that wept and wailed greatly.
Presently they reached the leader’s house, where Jesus saw a scene of confusion – people weeping and wailing incessantly.
39 And when he was come in, he says to them, Why make you this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleeps.
“Why this confusion and weeping?” he said on entering. “The little child is not dead; she is asleep.”
40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he takes the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and enters in where the damsel was lying.
They began to laugh at him; but he sent them all out, and then, with the child’s father and mother and his companions, went into the room where she was lying.
41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said to her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say to you, arise.
Taking her hand, Jesus said to her, “Talitha, koum!” – which means ‘little girl, I am speaking to you – Rise!’
42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
The little girl stood up at once, and began to walk about; for she was twelve years old. And, as soon as they saw it, they were overwhelmed with amazement;
43 And he charged them straightly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
but Jesus repeatedly cautioned them not to let anyone know of it, and told them to give her something to eat.
