Matthew 9
1 And, entering into a boat, he crossed over, and came into his own city.
And having gone into the boat, He passed over, and came to His own city,
2 And lo! they were bringing unto him a paralytic, on a couch, laid prostrate; and Jesus, seeing, their faith, said to the paralytic, —Take courage! child, forgiven are thy sins.
and behold, they were bringing to Him a paralytic, laid on a bed, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, “Take courage, child, your sins have been forgiven.”
3 And lo! certain of the scribes, said within themselves, —This man, speaketh profanely!
And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, “This One speaks evil.”
4 And Jesus, knowing, their inward thoughts, said, —To what end are ye cherishing evil thoughts within your hearts?
And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, “Why think evil in your hearts?
5 For which is easier—To say, Forgiven are thy sins, —or to say, Rise and be walking!
For which is easier? To say, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise and walk?
6 But, that ye may know, that the Son of Man hath, authority, upon the earth, to be forgiving sins, then, saith he to the paralytic, —Rise! take up thy couch, and withdraw unto thy house.
But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on the earth to forgive sins—(then He says to the paralytic)—Having risen, take up your bed, and go to your house.”
7 And, rising, he departed unto his house.
And he, having risen, went to his house,
8 Now the multitudes, seeing, were struck with fear, and glorified the God who had given authority, such as this, unto men.
and the multitudes having seen, wondered, and glorified God, who gave such power to men.
9 And Jesus, passing aside from thence, saw a man presiding over the tax-office, called, Matthew, and saith unto him, —Be following me. And, arising, he followed him.
And Jesus passing on from there saw a man sitting at the tax office named Matthew, and says to him, “Follow Me,” and he, having risen, followed Him.
10 And it came to pass, as he was reclining in the house, that lo! many tax-collectors and sinners, came, and were reclining together with Jesus and his disciples.
And it came to pass, He reclining in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, were dining with Jesus and His disciples,
11 And, the Pharisees, observing it, began to say unto his disciples, —Wherefore, with tax-collectors and sinners, doth your Teacher eat?
and the Pharisees having seen, said to His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?”
12 And, he, hearing it, said, —No need have the strong, of a physician, but they who are sick.
And Jesus having heard, said to them, “They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;
13 But go ye, and learn what this meaneth, —Mercy, I desire, and not, sacrifice; For I came, not to call the righteous, but sinners.
but having gone, learn what [this] is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice; for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners.”
14 Then come near unto him the disciples of John, saying, —Wherefore do, we, and the Pharisees, fast, whereas, thy disciples, fast not?
Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, and Your disciples do not fast?”
15 And Jesus said unto them, —Can, the sons of the bridechamber, mourn, so long as, the bridegroom, is, with them? But days will come, when the bridegroom, shall be taken from them, and, then, will they fast.
And Jesus said to them, “Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they will fast.
16 Howbeit, no one, layeth on a patch of unshrunk cloth, upon an old garment, —for the shrinking of it teareth away from the garment, and, a worse rent, is made.
And no one puts a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment, for its filling up takes from the garment, and a worse split is made.
17 Neither pour they new wine into old skins: otherwise at least, the skins are burst, and, the wine, runneth out, and, the skins, are spoiled, —but they pour new wine into unused skins, and, both, are together preserved.
Nor do they put new wine into old skins, and if not—the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are destroyed, but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.”
18 While, these things, he was speaking unto them, lo! a [certain] ruler, came, and began bowing down to him, saying, —My daughter, just now died! But come, and lay thy hand upon, her, and she shall live.
While He is speaking these things to them, behold, a ruler having come, was prostrating to Him, saying that “My daughter just now died, but having come, lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”
19 And Jesus, arising, was following him, also his disciples.
And Jesus having risen, followed him, also His disciples,
20 And lo! a woman, having a flow of blood twelve years, coming near behind, touched the fringe of his mantle.
and behold, a woman having a flow of blood [for] twelve years, having come to Him behind, touched the fringe of His garments,
21 For she kept saying within herself, —If only I touch his mantle, I shall be made well!
for she said within herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I will be saved.”
22 And, Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, —Take courage! daughter, Thy faith, hath made thee well. And the woman was made well, from that hour.
And Jesus having turned, and having seen her, said, “Take courage, daughter, your faith has saved you,” and the woman was saved from that hour.
23 And, Jesus, coming, into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players and the multitude in confusion, was saying:
And Jesus having come into the house of the ruler, and having seen the pipers and the multitude making tumult,
24 Give place! for the maiden died not, but is sleeping. And they began to deride him.
He says to them, “Withdraw, for the girl did not die, but sleeps,” and they were deriding Him;
25 But, when the multitude had been put forth, he went in, and grasped her hand, —and the maiden arose.
but when the multitude was put forth, having gone in, He took hold of her hand, and the girl arose,
26 And forth went this report, into the whole of that land.
and the fame of this went forth to all the land.
27 And, as Jesus, was passing aside from thence, there followed him, two blind men, crying aloud and saying, —Have mercy on us, O Son of David!
And Jesus passing on from there, two blind men followed Him, calling and saying, “Deal kindly with us, Son of David!”
28 And, when he entered the house, the blind men came unto him, —and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye, that I can, do this? They say unto him, Yea, Lord!
And He having come into the house, the blind men came to Him, and Jesus says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it done unto you.
Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you,”
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus, sternly charged them, saying, Mind! let no one know!
and their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, “See, let no one know”;
31 They, however, going forth, made him known throughout the whole of that land.
but they, having gone forth, spread His fame in all that land.
32 And, as, they, were going forth, lo! there was brought to him, a dumb man, demonized.
And as they are coming forth, behold, they brought to Him a man mute, a demoniac,
33 And, the demon being cast out, the dumb man spoke; and the multitudes marvelled, saying, —Never, was it seen thus, in Israel.
and the demon having been cast out, the mute spoke, and the multitude wondered, saying that “It was never so seen in Israel,”
34 [But, the Pharisees, beg to say, In the ruler of the demons, is he casting out the demons.]
but the Pharisees said, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out the demons.”
35 And Jesus was going round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the glad-message of the kingdom, —and curing every disease, and every infirmity.
And Jesus was going up and down all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
36 But, seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion concerning them, because they were torn and thrown down, like sheep hating no shepherd.
And having seen the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, that they were faint and cast aside, as sheep not having a shepherd;
37 Then, saith he unto his disciples, The harvest, indeed, is great, but, the labourers, few;
then He says to His disciples, “The harvest indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few;
38 Beg ye, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest, —That he would thrust forth labourers, into his harvest.
therefore implore the Lord of the harvest that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.”
