Mark 4
1 And, again, began he to be teaching by the sea; and there come together unto him a very great multitude, so that, he, into a boat, entering, was sitting upon the sea, —and, all the multitude, were, near the sea upon the land.
And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to him, so as for him, after entering into the boat, to sit on the sea, and all the multitude was by the sea on the land.
2 And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching—
And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,
3 Hearken! Lo! the sower went forth to sow;
Listen. Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and the birds came, and devoured it;
And it came to pass during the sowing, some fell by the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 And, some, fell on the rocky places, [even] where it had not much earth, —and, straightway, it sprang forth, by reason of its not having depth of earth;
And others fell on the rocky ground where it had not much soil. And straightaway it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
6 and, when the sun arose, it was scorched, —and, by reason of its not having root, it was dried up;
And when the sun was risen it was scorched, and because it had no root it dried out.
7 And, some, fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and, fruit, it yielded not;
And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it gave no fruit.
8 And, other, fell into the good ground, and was yielding fruit, coming up and growing, —and was bearing, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold,
And others fell into the good ground and gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and brought forth, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.
9 And he was saying—He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!
And he said, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And when he was alone they who were about him with the twelve questioned him as to the parables;
And when he became alone, those around him, with the twelve, asked him the parable.
11 and he was saying unto them—To you, the sacred secret hath been given of the kingdom of God, whereas, to them who are outside, in parables are all things coming to pass, —that
And he said to them, To you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those outside, all things occur in parables.
12 They may surely look and yet not see, and surely hear and yet not understand, lest once they should return and it be forgiven them.
So that seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand, lest they should turn, and the sins would be forgiven them.
13 And he saith unto them—Know ye not this parable? How then will ye get to know all the parables?
And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? And how will ye understand all the parables?
14 The sower, soweth the word;
The man who sows sows the word.
15 And these are they beside the pathway where the word is sown, —and, as soon as they hear, straightway, cometh Satan, and snatcheth away the word which hath been sown into them;
And these are those by the path where the word is sown. And whenever they may hear, straightaway Satan comes, and takes away the word that has been sown in their hearts.
16 And these are likewise they upon the rocky places sown, —who, as soon as they hear the word, straightway, with joy receive it,
And these in like manner are those being sown upon the rocky places, who, whenever they may hear the word, straightaway receive it with joy.
17 and have no root in themselves, but, only for a season are, —afterwards, when there ariseth tribulation or persecution by reason of the word, straightway, they find cause of stumbling;
And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution develops because of the word, straightaway they are caused to stumble.
18 And others are they who among thorns are sown, —these are they who hear the word,
And these are those being sown in the thorns, who hear the word,
19 and, the anxieties of the age, and the deceit of wealth, and the covetings about the remaining things, entering in, choke up the word, and, unfruitful, it becometh; (aiōn g165)
and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of wealth, and the cravings about other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 And those yonder are they who on the good ground are sown, —who, indeed, hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit—thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
And these are those that were sown upon the good ground, who hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.
21 And he was saying unto them—Doth the lamp come that under the measure it should be put, or under the couch? Is it not that upon the lampstand it may be put?
And he said to them, Does the lamp come so that it might be put under the bushel or under the bed? Is it not so that it might be put on the lampstand?
22 For it is not hidden, save that it may be made visible; neither did it get hidden away, but that it might come into a place where it could be seen.
For there is not anything hid, except that it may be revealed, nor become secret, but that it may come to be visible.
23 If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.
24 And he was saying unto them—Be taking heed what ye are hearing: —with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you, and added unto you;
And he said to them, Watch what ye hear. By what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you, and to those who hear, it will be added to you.
25 For, he that hath, it shall be given, unto him, and, he that hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken from him.
For whoever has, to him it will be given. And he who has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.
26 And he was saying—Thus, is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
27 and be sleeping and rising, night and day, —and the seed be sprouting, and lengthening itself, —how, he, knoweth not:
and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should sprout and lengthen, he knows not how.
28 of itself, the earth beareth fruit, —first, a blade, afterwards, an ear, after that, full corn in the ear;
For the earth bears fruit spontaneously, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 but, as soon as the fruit yieldeth itself up, straightway, he sendeth forth the sickle, because standing by is the harvest.—
But when the fruit yields, straightaway he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest has come.
30 And he was saying—How shall we liken the kingdom of God, or, in what parable, shall we put it?
And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or by what parable shall we compare it?
31 As a grain of mustard seed, —which, whensoever it may be sown upon the earth, is less than all the seeds that are upon the earth;
It is like a grain of the mustard plant, which, when it is sown in the ground, is smaller than all the seeds upon the ground.
32 and, as soon as it is sown, springeth up, and becometh greater than all garden plants, and produceth large branches, so that, under the shade thereof, the birds of heaven can find shelter.
Yet when it is sown, it goes up and becomes greater than all the plants, and it makes great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under the shade of it.
33 And, with many such parables as these, was he speaking unto them the word, —according as they were able to hear;
And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 but, without a parable, was he not speaking unto them, —privately, however, unto his own disciples, was he explaining all things.
And he did not speak to them apart from a parable, but privately he explained all things to his disciples.
35 And he saith unto them, on that day, when evening came, Let us cross over unto the other side;
And on that day, having become evening, he says to them, Let us pass through to the other side.
36 and, dismissing the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat, and, other boats, were with him.
And having sent the multitude away, they bring him along as he was in the boat. And other small boats were also with him.
37 And there ariseth a great tempest of wind, —and, the waves, were dashing over into the boat, so that, already being filled, was the boat.
And a great storm of wind develops, and the waves were thrown into the boat, so as for it now to be filling.
38 And he was in the stern, on the cushion, sleeping. And they arouse him, and say unto him, Teacher! carest thou not that we perish?
And he himself was in the stern sleeping on the cushion. And they awake him, and say to him, Teacher, does it not concern thee that we perish?
39 And, roused up, he rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea—Hush! be still! and the wind lulled, and it became a great calm.
And having awaken, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Be quiet! Silence! And the wind ceased, and it became a great calm.
40 And he said unto them—Why, are ye, fearful? Not yet, have ye faith?
And he said to them, Why are ye cowardly this way? How have ye no faith?
41 And they were caused to fear a great fear, and were saying one to another—Who then is, this, that, both the wind and the sea, give ear unto him?
And they feared a great fear, and said to each other, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea also obey him?
