Mark 4
1 Again, he was teaching by the sea side, when so great a multitude gathered about him, that he was obliged to go aboard a bark, and sit there, while all the people remained on shore.
And he began agayne to teache by the seesyde. And there gadered to gedder vnto him moche people so greatly yt he entred into a ship and sate in the see and all the people was by the seeside on the shoore.
2 Then he taught them many things by parables.
And he taught them many thynges in similitudes and sayde vnto them in his doctrine:
3 In teaching, he said to them, Attend, behold the sower went out to sow.
Herken to. Beholde There wet out a sower to sowe.
4 And as he sowed, part of the seed fell by the way-side, and the birds came and picked it up.
And it fortuned as he sowed that some fell by the waye syde and the fowles of the ayre came and devoured it vp.
5 Part fell upon rocky ground, where it had little mold. This sprang sooner, because there was no depth of soil.
Some fell on stony grounde where it had not moche erth: and by and by sprange vp because it had not deepth of erth:
6 But after the sun had beaten upon it, it was scorched, and having no root, it withered away.
but as sone as the sunne was vp it caught heet and because it had not rotynge wyddred awaye.
7 Part fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and stifled it, so that it yielded nothing.
And some fell amonge the thornes and the thornes grewe vp and choked it so that it gave no frute.
8 Part fell into good ground, and sprang up, and became so fruitful, that some grains produced thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.
And some fell vpon good grounde and dyd yelde frute that sproge and grewe and brought forthe: some thirty folde some sixtie folde and some an hundred folde.
9 He added. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.
And he sayde vnto them: he that hath eares to heare let him heare.
10 When he was in private, those who were about him with the twelve, asked him the meaning of the parable.
And when he was alone they yt were aboute him with ye. xii. axed him of ye similitude.
11 He said to them, It is your privilege to know the secrets of the Reign of God, but to those without everything is vailed in parables;
And he sayde vnto the. To you it is geve to knowe the mistery of the kyngdome of God. But vnto them that are wt out shall all thinges be done in similitudes:
12 that they may not perceive what they look at, or understand what they hear; lest they should be reclaimed, and obtain the forgiveness of their sins.
yt when they se they shall se and not discerne: and when they heare they shall heare and not vnderstonde: leste at any tyme they shulde tourne and their synnes shuld be forgeve the.
13 He said also to them, Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
And he sayde vnto the: Perceave ye not this similitude? how then shulde ye vnderstonde all other similitudes?
14 The sower is he who disperses the word.
The sower soweth ye worde.
15 The wayside on which some of the grain fell, denotes those who have no sooner heard the word, than Satan comes, and takes away that which was sown in their hearts.
And they that are by the wayes syde where the worde is sowen are they to whom assone as they have herde it Satha cometh immediatly and takith awaye the worde that was sowe in their hertes.
16 The rocky ground denotes those, who, hearing the word, receive it first with pleasure;
And likewise they that are sowen on the stonye groude are they: which when they have harde the worde at once receave it wt gladnes
17 yet not having it rooted in their minds, retain it but a while; for when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they instantly relapse.
yet have no rotes in them selves and so endure but a tyme: and anone as trouble and persecucion aryseth for ye wordes sake they fall immediatly.
18 The ground overrun with thorns, denotes those hearers
And they that are sowe amoge the thornes are soche as heare ye worde:
19 in whom worldly cares, and delusive riches, and the inordinate desire of other things, stifle the word, and render it unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
and ye care of this worlde and ye disseytfulnes of ryches and the lustes of other thinges entre in and choocke ye worde and it is made vnfrutfull. (aiōn g165)
20 The good soil on which some grains yielded thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred, denotes those who hear the word, and retain it, and produce the fruits thereof.
And those that weare sowe in good grounde are they that heare the worde and receave it and bringe forth frute some thirty folde some sixty folde some an hundred folde.
21 He said further, Is a lamp brought to be put under a vessel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a stand?
And he sayde vnto them: is ye candle lighted to be put vnder a busshell or vnder ye table and not rather to be put on a cadelstick?
22 For there is no secret, that is not discovered; nor has anything been concealed, which is not to be divulged.
For there is nothinge so prevy that shall not be opened: nether so secreet but that it shall come abroade.
23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Yf eny man have eares to heare let him heare.
24 He said, moreover, Consider what you hear: with the measure with which you give, you shall receive.
And he sayde vnto them: take hede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete with the same shall it be measured vnto you agayne. And vnto you that heare shall more be geve.
25 For to him who has, more shall be given; but from him who has not, even that which he has shall be taken.
For vnto him yt hath shall it be geven: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.
26 He said also, The kingdom of God is like seed, which a man sowed in his field.
And he sayde: so is the kyngdome of God even as yf a man shuld sowe seed in ye groude
27 While he slept by night, and waked by day, the seed shot up, and grew without his minding it.
and shulde slepe and ryse vp night and daye: and the seede shuld springe and growe vp he not ware.
28 For the earth produces of itself first the blade, then the ear; afterward the full corn.
For ye erth bringeth forthe frute of her silfe: fyrst the blade then the eares after that full corne in the eares.
29 But as soon as the grain was ripe, he applied the sickle, because it was time to reap it.
And as sone as the frute is brought forth anone he throusteth in ye sykell because the hervest is come.
30 He said also, To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or by what similitude shall we represent it?
And he sayde: where vnto shall we lyke the kyngdome of God? or with what copareson shall we copare it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is the smallest of all the seeds that are there.
It is lyke a grayne of mustard seed which when it is sowe in the erth is the leest of all seedes that be in the erth:
32 But after it is sown, it springs up, and becomes greater than any herb, and shoots out branches so large, that under their shades, the birds of the air may find shelter.
but after that it is sowen it groweth vp and is greatest of all yerbes: and bereth greate brauches so that ye fowles of the ayre maye dwell vnder the shadowe of it.
33 And in many such similitudes, he conveyed instruction to the people, as he found them disposed to hear:
And with many soche similitudes he preached the worde vnto the after as they myght heare it.
34 and without a similitude he told them nothing; but he solved all to his disciples in private.
And with out similitude spake he no thinge vnto them. But when they were aparte he expounded all thinges to his disciples.
35 That day, in the evening, he said to them, Let us pass to the other side.
And the same daye when even was come he sayde vnto them: let vs passe over vnto the other syde.
36 And they, leaving the people, but having him in the bark, set sail in company with other small barks.
And they lefte the people and toke him even as he was in the shyp. And ther were also with him other shippes.
37 Then there arose a great storm of wind which drove the billows into the bark, which was now full.
And ther arose a great storme of wynde and dasshed ye waves into the ship so that it was full.
38 Jesus being in the stern, asleep on a pillow, they awake him, saying, Rabbi, do you not care that we perish?
And he was in the sterne a slepe on a pelowe. And they awoke him and sayde to him: Master carest thou not yt we perisshe?
39 And he arose, and commanded the wind, saying to the sea, Peace! be still! Immediately the wind ceased, and great calm ensued.
And he rose vp and rebuked the wynde and sayde vnto the see: peace and be still. And the winde alayed and ther folowed a greate calme.
40 And he said to them, Why are you so timorous? How is it that you have no faith?
And he sayde vnto them: why are ye so fearfull? How is it that ye have no fayth?
41 And they were exceedingly terrified, and said one to another, Who is this, whom even the wind and the sea obey?
And they feared excedingly and sayde one to another: what felowe is this? For booth winde and see obey him.
