Mark 4
1 And again he began to teach by the side of the sea. And great multitudes were assembled about him; so that he embarked and sat in a ship on the sea, and all the multitude stood on the land by the side of the sea.
And again he began to teach by the seaside. And a large crowd was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. And the whole crowd was on the land by the sea.
2 And he taught them much by similitudes. And in his teaching, he said:
And then he taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
3 Hear ye: Behold a sower went forth to sow.
"Listen. Look, the sower who went out to sow.
4 And as he sowed, some seed fell on the side of the path; and a bird came, and devoured it.
And it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 And other seed fell on a rock, so that it had not much earth; and it soon shot up, because it had no depth of earth.
And others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
6 But when the sun was up, it wilted; and because it had no root, it dried up.
And when the sun came up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 And other seed fell among thorns. And the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruits.
And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 And other seed fell on good ground, and came up, and grew, and yielded fruits; some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.
And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth thirty times, and sixty times, and one hundred times."
9 And he said: Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
10 And when they were by themselves, those with him, together with the twelve, asked him concerning this similitude.
And when he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 And Jesus said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them without, all is in similitudes:
And he said to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
12 that when they see, they may see and not see, and when they hear, they may hear and not understand; lest they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them.
that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn and be forgiven.'"
13 And he said to them: Do ye not understand this similitude? And how will ye understand all similitudes?
And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all of the parables?
14 The sower that sowed, sowed the word.
The farmer sows the word.
15 And those by the side of the path, are they in whom the word is sown; and as soon as they have heard it, Satan cometh, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
And these are the ones by the road where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
16 And those sown on the rock, are they who, when they hear the word, immediately with joy receive it.
And these in a similar way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
17 And they have no root in them, but are temporary; and when there is affliction or persecution on account of the word, they are quickly stumbled.
And they have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. Then, when oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
18 And those sown among thorns, are they that hear the word,
And others are those who are sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
19 and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the residue of other lusts enter in and choke the word, and it is without fruits. (aiōn g165)
and the cares of the age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 And those sown on good ground are they that hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruits, by thirties, and by sixties, and by hundreds.
And those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."
21 And he said to them: Is a lamp brought to be placed under a bushel, or under a bed? Is it not to be placed on a light-stand?
And he said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not put on a stand?
22 For there is nothing hid, which will not be exposed; and nothing concealed, which will not be made manifest.
For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.
23 If any one have ears to hear, let him hear.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 And he said to them: Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you: and there shall more be given to you who hear.
And he said to them, "Consider carefully what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you.
25 For to him that hath, will more be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath, will be taken from him.
For whoever has, more will be given, and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him."
26 And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
And he said, "The Kingdom of God is like someone who scatters seed on the earth,
27 and should sleep and rise, by night and by day, and the seed should grow an shoot up, he knoweth not how.
and he sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs up and grows; he doesn't know how.
28 For the earth bringeth forth the fruit; first the plant, and subsequently the ear, and at last the complete wheat in the ear.
The earth bears fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 And when the fruit is ripe, immediately cometh the sickle, because the harvest hath arrived.
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."
30 And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? and with what similitude shall we compare it?
And he said, "To what will we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we use for it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the earth, is the least of all seeds sown on the earth;
It's like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the soil, though it is less than all the seeds that are upon the soil,
32 and when it is sown it springeth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and produceth great branches, so that birds can lodge under its shadow.
And when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the garden plants, and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."
33 And by many such similitudes, similitudes such as they could hear, Jesus discoursed with the people.
And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 And without similitudes he did not converse with them: but to his disciples, between himself and them, he explained every thing.
And he did not speak to them without a parable; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
35 And he said to them, the same day at evening: Let us pass over to the other side.
And on that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."
36 And they sent away the multitudes: and they conducted him in the ship as he was. And there were also with him other little ships.
And leaving the crowd, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
37 And there was a great tempest and wind: and the waves beat upon the ship, and it was near being filled.
And a big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
38 And Jesus was asleep on a pillow in the hinder part of the ship. And they came and awoke him, and said to him: Our Rabbi, carest thou not, that we perish?
And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are dying?"
39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Cease; be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace. Be still." And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said to them: Why were ye so fearful? and why have ye not faith?
And he said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
41 And they feared with great fear: and they said, one to another: Who is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
And they were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
