< Matthew 8 >

1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
And when he had come down from the mountain, many multitudes followed him.
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And behold, a leper came and did him homage, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying: I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
And Jesus said to him: See that you tell no one. But go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
And when he entered Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
and saying: Lord, my servant lies in my house, palsied, fearfully afflicted.
7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
And Jesus said to him: I will go and cure him.
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
And the centurion answering, said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but say in a word only, and my servant shall be restored to health.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this [man], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.
10 When Jesus heard [it], he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
And when Jesus heard it, he was filled with admiration, and said to those who followed him: Verily I say to you, not even in Israel have I found so great faith.
11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
I also say to you, That many shall come from the east and the west, and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness that is without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as you have believed, so be it to you. And his servant was restored to health in that hour.
14 And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.
And when Jesus had come into Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying, and ill of a fever.
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose and ministered to him.
16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with [his] word, and healed all that were sick:
When the evening had come, they brought to him many that were possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and cured all that were sick;
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare [our] sicknesses.
that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
But when Jesus saw many multitudes about him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.
19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
And a certain scribe came and said to him: Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.
20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.
And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.
23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
And when he had entered the ship, his disciples followed him.
24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
And behold, there was a great tempest in the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves: but he was asleep.
25 And his disciples came to [him], and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying: Lord, save us; we perish.
26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
And he said to them: Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea: and there was a great calm.
27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
But the men were astonished, and said: What man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
And when he had come to the opposite side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two men, coming out of the tombs, possessed with demons, very fierce, so that no one could pass that way.
29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
And behold, they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus, Son of God? Hast thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
Now there was, at a distance from them, a herd of many swine, feeding.
31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
And the demons besought him, saying: If thou cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.
32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
And he said to them: Go. And when they had come out, they went away into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of swine rushed down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
And those who fed them fled, and went into the city, and told every thing, and what had happened to those who had been possessed with the demons.
34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart out of their coasts.
And, behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they besought him to depart out of their borders.

< Matthew 8 >