Mark 4
1 Jesus again began to teach by the Sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering round him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the Sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water’s edge.
And again he began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land,
2 Then he taught them many truths in parables; and in the course of his teaching he said to them:
and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching:
3 “Listen! The sower went out to sow;
'Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;
4 and presently, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path; and the birds came, and ate it up.
and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;
5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once;
and other fell upon the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of not having depth of earth,
6 but, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away.
and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of not having root it did wither;
7 Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return.
and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not;
8 Some fell into good soil, and, shooting up and growing, yielded a return, amounting to thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.”
and other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it bare, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'
9 And Jesus said: “Let any one who has ears to hear with hear.”
And he said to them, 'He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.'
10 Afterwards, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables;
And when he was alone, those about him, with the twelve, did ask him of the simile,
11 and he said: “To you the hidden truth of the Kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables, that —
and he said to them, 'To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;
12 ‘Though they have eyes, they may see without perceiving; and though they have ears, they may hear without understanding; lest some day they should turn and be forgiven.’
that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.'
13 “You do not know the meaning of this parable!” he went on; “Then how will you understand all the other parables?
And he saith to them, 'Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?
14 The sower sows the Message.
He who is sowing doth sow the word;
15 The People meant by the seed that falls along the path are these — where the Message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the Message that has been sown in them.
and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts.
16 So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully;
'And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,
17 but, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, they fall away at once.
and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled.
18 Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the Message,
'And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,
19 but the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return. (aiōn g165)
and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the Message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.”
'And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who do hear the word, and receive, and do bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'
21 And Jesus said to them: “Is a lamp brought to be put under the corn-measure or under the couch, instead of being put on the lamp-stand?
And he said to them, 'Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch — not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?
22 Nothing is hidden unless it is some day to come to light, nor was anything ever kept hidden but that it should some day come into the light of day.
for there is not anything hid that may not be manifested, nor was anything kept hid but that it may come to light.
23 Let all who have ears to hear with hear.
If any hath ears to hear — let him hear.'
24 Take care what you listen to,” said Jesus. “The measure you mete will be meted out to you, and more will be added for you.
And he said to them, 'Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added;
25 For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.”
for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'
26 Jesus also said: “This is what the Kingdom of God is like — like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,
And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,
27 and then sleeps by night and rises by day, while the seed is shooting up and growing — he knows not how.
and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how;
28 The ground bears the crop of itself — first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear;
for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;
29 but, as soon as the crop is ready, immediately he ‘puts in the sickle because harvest has come’.”
and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he doth send forth the sickle, because the harvest hath come.'
30 Jesus also said: “To what can we liken the Kingdom of God?
And he said, 'To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?
31 By what can we illustrate it? Perhaps by the growth of a mustard-seed. This seed, when sown in the ground, though it is smaller than all other seeds,
As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;
32 yet, when sown, shoots up, and becomes larger than any other herb, and puts out great branches, so that even ‘the wild birds can roost in its shelter.’”
and whenever it may be sown, it cometh up, and doth become greater than any of the herbs, and doth make great branches, so that under its shade the fowls of the heaven are able to rest.'
33 With many such parables Jesus used to speak to the people of his Message, as far as they were able to receive it;
And with many such similes he was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,
34 and to them he never used to speak except in parables; but in private to his own disciples he explained everything.
and without a simile he was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to his disciples he was expounding all.
35 In the evening of the same day, Jesus said to them: “Let us go across.”
And he saith to them on that day, evening having come, 'We may pass over to the other side;'
36 So, leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them, just as he was, in the boat; and there were other boats with him.
and having let away the multitude, they take him up as he was in the boat, and other little boats also were with him.
37 A violent squall came on, and the waves kept dashing into the boat, so that the boat was actually filling.
And there cometh a great storm of wind, and the waves were beating on the boat, so that it is now being filled,
38 Jesus was in the stern asleep upon the cushion; and the disciples roused him and cried: “Teacher! is it nothing to you that we are lost?”
and he himself was upon the stern, upon the pillow sleeping, and they wake him up, and say to him, 'Teacher, art thou not caring that we perish?'
39 Jesus rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: “Hush! Be still!” Then the wind dropped, and a great calm followed.
And having waked up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace, be stilled;' and the wind did lull, and there was a great calm:
40 “Why are you so timid?” he exclaimed. “Have you no faith yet?”
and he said to them, 'Why are ye so fearful? how have ye not faith?'
41 But they were struck with great awe, and said to one another: “Who can this be that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
and they feared a great fear, and said one to another, 'Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'
