Mark 1
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ;
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, Son of God.
2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;”
As it is written in Isaiah the Prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before thee, who shall prepare thy way:"
3 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!”
"The voice of one proclaiming in the wilderness, Prepare a way for the Lord, make for him a straight passage:"
4 John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
thus came John immersing in the wilderness, and publishing the immersion of reformation for the remission of sins.
5 And there went out to him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
And all the country of Judea, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, resorted to him, and were immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a leathern girdle about his loins, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
Now John's clothing was of camel's hair, tied around his waist with a leather girdle: and he lived upon locusts and wild honey.
7 And he preached, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.
And he proclaimed, saying, One mightier than I comes after me, whose shoe-latchet I am unworthy to stoop down and untie.
8 I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
I, indeed, have immersed you in water; but he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.
9 And it came to pass that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
At that time Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee to the Jordan, and was immersed by John.
10 And immediately on coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit descending as a dove upon him.
As soon as he arose out of the water, he saw the sky part asunder, and the Spirit descend upon him like a dove.
11 And there was a voice from the heavens, “Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased.”
And a voice from heaven, which said, Thou art my Son, the beloved, in whom I delight.
12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.
Immediately after this, the spirit conveyed him into the wilderness;
13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.
and he continued in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan; and was among the wild beasts; and the heavenly messengers ministered to him.
14 But after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the glad tidings of God,
But after John's imprisonment, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good tidings of the Reign of God.
15 [[saying, ]] The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the glad tidings.
The time, he said, is accomplished, the Reign of God approaches; reform, and believe the good tidings.
16 And as he was passing along by the lake of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon dragging a net in the lake; for they were fishers.
Then walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a drag net into the sea, for they were fishers.
17 And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will cause you to become fishers of men.
Jesus said to them, Come with me, and I will cause you to be fishers of men.
18 And immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
19 And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets;
Passing on a little, and seeing James, son of Zebedee, with John his brother, who were mending their nets in a bark,
20 and immediately he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, they went after him.
he immediately called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the bark with the hired servants, they accompanied him.
21 And they enter Capernaum; and immediately on the sabbath he was teaching in the synagogue.
And they went to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he repaired directly to the synagogue, and instructed the people,
22 And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
who were filled with admiration at his manner of teaching; for he taught as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
Now there was in their synagogue a man possessed with an unclean spirit, who cried out,
24 saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us; we know who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Ah! Jesus of Nazareth, what hast thou to do with us? Art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.
25 And Jesus rebuked him, [[saying, ]] Be silent, and come out of him.
Jesus rebuking him, said, Be silent, and come out of him.
26 And the unclean spirit convulsing him, and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.
Then the unclean spirit threw him into convulsions; and, raising loud cried, came out of him:
27 And they were all amazed, so that they questioned each other, saying, What is this? New teaching with authority; even the unclean spirits doth he command, and they obey him!
at which they were all so amazed, that they asked one another, What does this mean? For he commands with authority even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.
28 And immediately his fame spread abroad everywhere through the whole surrounding country of Galilee.
And thenceforth his fame spread through all the region of Galilee.
29 And having come out of the synagogue, they immediately entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
As soon as they were come out of the synagogue, they went with James and John into the house of Simon and Andrew,
30 And Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and they immediately speak to him about her.
where Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, of which they immediately acquainted Jesus.
31 And he went to her, and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she waited on them.
And he came, and taking her by the hand, raised her; instantly the fever left her, and she entertained them.
32 And in the evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed by demons;
In the evening, after sunset, they brought to him all the sick, and the demoniacs;
33 and the whole city was assembled at the door.
the whole city being assembled at the door.
34 And he healed many that were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.
And he healed many persons affected with various diseases, and expelled many demons, whom he permitted not to speak, because they knew him.
35 And rising early, long before day, he went out, and withdrew into a desert place, and there prayed.
On the morrow, having risen before dawn, he went out, and retired to a solitary place, and prayed there.
36 And Simon and those with him went in search of him,
And Simon and his company went in quest of him,
37 and found him. And they say to him, All people are in search of thee.
and having found him, said to him, Every person seeks you.
38 And he saith to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighboring towns, that I may preach there also; for, for this I came forth.
Jesus said, Let us go to the neighboring boroughs, to make proclamation there also: for I came out with this design.
39 And he went, preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out the demons.
Accordingly he proclaimed in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and expelled demons.
40 And there cometh a leper to him beseeching him, and kneeling down, saying to him, If thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.
And a leper came to him, and on his knees entreated him, saying, If you will, you can cleanse me.
41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith, I will; be thou cleansed.
Jesus had compassion, and stretching out his hand and touching him, said, I will, be you clean.
42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.
This he had no sooner uttered, than the leprosy departed from the man, and he was cleansed.
43 And sternly charging him, he immediately sent him away,
Then Jesus strictly charging him, and dismissing him,
44 saying to him, See that thou say nothing to any one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
said, See you tell nothing of this to any man; but go, show yourself to the priest; and offer for your cleansing the things prescribed by Moses, that it may be notified to the people.
45 But he went away, and began to publish it constantly, and to spread the matter abroad, so that Jesus could no more enter a city openly, but was without in desert places; and they came to him from every quarter.
But the man, as soon as he was gone, began to blaze this story, talking openly everywhere, insomuch that Jesus could no longer publicly appear in the city; but remained without in solitary places, whither the people resorted to him from all parts.
