< Mark 5 >

1 They came to the other side of the sea – the region of the Gerasenes;
And they came to the other side of the lake, into the country of the Gerasenes.
2 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,
And when he had come out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
3 and who made his home in the tombs. No one had ever been able to secure him, even with a chain;
who had his dwelling in the tombs; and not even with a chain could any one bind him any longer;
4 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.
because he had often been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been snapped asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces; and no one could master him;
5 Night and day alike, he was continually shrieking in the tombs and among the hills, and cutting himself with stones.
and continually, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself, with stones.
6 Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed to the ground before him,
And seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and bowed down before him,
7 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!”
and cried out with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, do not torment me.
8 For Jesus had said, “Come out from the man, you foul spirit.”
For he was saying to him, Unclean spirit, come out from the man.
9 And he asked him, “What is your name?” “My name,” he said, “is Legion, for there are many of us;”
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith to him, Legion is my name; for we are many.
10 and he begged Jesus again and again not to send them away out of that country.
And he besought him much not to send them out of the country.
11 There was a large herd of pigs close by, feeding on the hillside;
Now there was there, by the mountain, a great herd of swine feeding.
12 and the spirits begged Jesus, “Send us into the pigs so that we can take possession of them.”
And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 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.
And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits coming out, entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, about two thousand, and were drowned in the lake.
14 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.
And they that fed them fled, and told the news in the city and in the country. And they came to see what had been done.
15 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.
And they come to Jesus, and see him who had been possessed by demons, sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, —him who had had the legion; and they were afraid.
16 Then those who had seen it related to them all that had happened to the possessed man, as well as about the pigs;
And they who saw it told them how it befell him that was possessed by the demons, and concerning the swine.
17 so they began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders.
18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the possessed man begged him to let him stay with him.
And when he was going on board the boat, he that had been possessed by the demons besought him that be might be with him.
19 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.”
And he did not permit him, but said to him, Go to thy house to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and that he hath had compassion on thee.
20 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.
And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him; and all wondered.
21 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.
And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the ether side, a great multitude gathered about him; and he was by the lake.
22 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,
And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he fell at his feet,
23 saying, “My little daughter is at death’s door. Please come and place your hands on her so that she may recover and live.”
and besought him much, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death; I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved and live.
24 So Jesus went with him. A great number of people followed Jesus, and kept pressing around him.
And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and pressed upon him.
25 Meanwhile a woman who for twelve years had suffered from hemorrhage,
And a woman, who had had an issue of blood twelve years,
26 and undergone much at the hands of many doctors, (spending all she had without obtaining any relief, but, on the contrary, growing worse),
and had undergone much at the hands of many physicians, and spent all that she had, and was not at all benefited, but rather grew worse,
27 heard about Jesus, came behind in the crowd, and touched his cloak.
having heard about Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.
28 “If I can only touch his clothes,” she said, “I will get well!”
For she said, If I touch even his garments, I shall be made well.
29 At once her bleeding stopped, and she felt in herself that she was cured of her affliction.
And immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she perceived in her body that she was cured of her plague.
30 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?”
And Jesus immediately perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, turned round in the crowed, and said, Who touched my garments?
31 “You see the people pressing around you,” exclaimed his disciples, “and yet you say ‘Who touched me?’”
And his disciples said to him, Thou seest the multitude pressing on thee, and dost thou say, Who touched me?
32 But Jesus looked about to see who had done it.
And he looked round to see her who had done this.
33 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.
But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
34 “Daughter,” he said, “your faith has delivered you. Go, and peace be with you; be free from your affliction.”
And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace, and be recovered from thy plague.
35 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?”
While he was yet speaking, there came from the house I of the ruler of the synagogue some who said, Thy daughter is dead; why dost thou trouble the Teacher any further?
36 But Jesus, overhearing what they were saying, said to the synagogue leader, “Do not be afraid; only have faith.”
And Jesus, overhearing those words, saith to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not; only believe.
37 And he allowed no one to accompany him, except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
And he suffered no one to follow him except Peter and James, and John the brother of James.
38 Presently they reached the leader’s house, where Jesus saw a scene of confusion – people weeping and wailing incessantly.
And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he seeth a tumult, and people weeping and wailing greatly.
39 “Why this confusion and weeping?” he said on entering. “The little child is not dead; she is asleep.”
And going in, he saith to them, Why do ye make this confusion and weeping? The child is not dead, but is sleeping.
40 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.
And they laughed him to scorn. But putting them all out, he taketh the father of the child, and the mother, and those who were with him, and entereth where the child was.
41 Taking her hand, Jesus said to her, “Talitha, koum!” – which means ‘little girl, I am speaking to you – Rise!’
And taking hold of the hand of the child, he saith to her, Talitha, kum; which is, when interpreted, Damsel, I say to thee, arise!
42 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;
And immediately the damsel arose and walked; for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were greatly astonished.
43 but Jesus repeatedly cautioned them not to let anyone know of it, and told them to give her something to eat.
And he charged them strictly that no one should know it, and bade that something should be given her to eat.

< Mark 5 >