Κατα Λουκαν 5
1 εγενετο δε εν τω τον οχλον επικεισθαι αυτω του ακουειν τον λογον του θεου και αυτοσ ην εστωσ παρα την λιμνην γεννησαρετ
Once, when the people were pressing round Jesus as they listened to God’s Message, he happened to be standing by the shore of the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats close to the shore.
2 και ειδεν δυο πλοια εστωτα παρα την λιμνην οι δε αλιεισ αποβαντεσ απ αυτων απεπλυναν τα δικτυα
The fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets.
3 εμβασ δε εισ εν των πλοιων ο ην του σιμωνοσ ηρωτησεν αυτον απο τησ γησ επαναγαγειν ολιγον και καθισασ εδιδασκεν εκ του πλοιου τουσ οχλουσ
So, getting into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, Jesus asked him to push off a little way from the shore, and then sat down and taught the people from the boat.
4 ωσ δε επαυσατο λαλων ειπεν προσ τον σιμωνα επαναγαγε εισ το βαθοσ και χαλασατε τα δικτυα υμων εισ αγραν
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon: “Push off into deep water, and throw out your nets for a haul.”
5 και αποκριθεισ ο σιμων ειπεν αυτω επιστατα δι ολησ τησ νυκτοσ κοπιασαντεσ ουδεν ελαβομεν επι δε τω ρηματι σου χαλασω το δικτυον
“We have been hard at work all night, Sir,” answered Simon, “and have not caught anything, but, at your bidding, I will throw out the nets.”
6 και τουτο ποιησαντεσ συνεκλεισαν πληθοσ ιχθυων πολυ διερρηγνυτο δε το δικτυον αυτων
They did so, and enclosed such a great shoal of fish that their nets began to break.
7 και κατενευσαν τοισ μετοχοισ τοισ εν τω ετερω πλοιω του ελθοντασ συλλαβεσθαι αυτοισ και ηλθον και επλησαν αμφοτερα τα πλοια ωστε βυθιζεσθαι αυτα
So they signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; and they came and filled both the boats so full of fish that they were almost sinking.
8 ιδων δε σιμων πετροσ προσεπεσεν τοισ γονασιν ιησου λεγων εξελθε απ εμου οτι ανηρ αμαρτωλοσ ειμι κυριε
When Simon Peter saw this, he threw himself down at Jesus’ knees, exclaiming: “Master, leave me, for I am a sinful man!”
9 θαμβοσ γαρ περιεσχεν αυτον και παντασ τουσ συν αυτω επι τη αγρα των ιχθυων η συνελαβον
For he and all who were with him were lost in amazement at the haul of fish which they had made;
10 ομοιωσ δε και ιακωβον και ιωαννην υιουσ ζεβεδαιου οι ησαν κοινωνοι τω σιμωνι και ειπεν προσ τον σιμωνα ο ιησουσ μη φοβου απο του νυν ανθρωπουσ εση ζωγρων
and so, too, were James and John, Zebediah’s sons, who were Simon’s partners. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon; “from to-day you shall catch men.”
11 και καταγαγοντεσ τα πλοια επι την γην αφεντεσ απαντα ηκολουθησαν αυτω
And, when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything, and followed him.
12 και εγενετο εν τω ειναι αυτον εν μια των πολεων και ιδου ανηρ πληρησ λεπρασ και ιδων τον ιησουν πεσων επι προσωπον εδεηθη αυτου λεγων κυριε εαν θελησ δυνασαι με καθαρισαι
On one occasion Jesus was staying in a town, when he saw a man who was covered with leprosy. When the leper saw Jesus, he threw himself on his face and implored his help: “Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”
13 και εκτεινασ την χειρα ηψατο αυτου ειπων θελω καθαρισθητι και ευθεωσ η λεπρα απηλθεν απ αυτου
Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so: “I am willing; become clean.” Instantly the leprosy left the man;
14 και αυτοσ παρηγγειλεν αυτω μηδενι ειπειν αλλα απελθων δειξον σεαυτον τω ιερει και προσενεγκε περι του καθαρισμου σου καθωσ προσεταξεν μωσησ εισ μαρτυριον αυτοισ
and then Jesus impressed upon him that he was not to say a word to any one, “but,” he added, “set out and show yourself to the priest, and make the offerings for your cleansing, in the manner directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure.”
15 διηρχετο δε μαλλον ο λογοσ περι αυτου και συνηρχοντο οχλοι πολλοι ακουειν και θεραπευεσθαι υπ αυτου απο των ασθενειων αυτων
However, the story about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came together to listen to him, and to be cured of their illnesses;
16 αυτοσ δε ην υποχωρων εν ταισ ερημοισ και προσευχομενοσ
but Jesus used to withdraw to lonely places and pray.
17 και εγενετο εν μια των ημερων και αυτοσ ην διδασκων και ησαν καθημενοι φαρισαιοι και νομοδιδασκαλοι οι ησαν εληλυθοτεσ εκ πασησ κωμησ τησ γαλιλαιασ και ιουδαιασ και ιερουσαλημ και δυναμισ κυριου ην εισ το ιασθαι αυτουσ
On one of those days, when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and Doctors of the Law were sitting near by. (They had come from all the villages in Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was upon Jesus, so that he could work cures.)
18 και ιδου ανδρεσ φεροντεσ επι κλινησ ανθρωπον οσ ην παραλελυμενοσ και εζητουν αυτον εισενεγκειν και θειναι ενωπιον αυτου
And there some men brought on a bed a man who was paralysed. They tried to get him in and lay him before Jesus;
19 και μη ευροντεσ ποιασ εισενεγκωσιν αυτον δια τον οχλον αναβαντεσ επι το δωμα δια των κεραμων καθηκαν αυτον συν τω κλινιδιω εισ το μεσον εμπροσθεν του ιησου
but, finding no way of getting him in owing to the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him through the tiles, with his pallet, into the middle of the people and in front of Jesus.
20 και ιδων την πιστιν αυτων ειπεν αυτω ανθρωπε αφεωνται σοι αι αμαρτιαι σου
When he saw their faith, Jesus said: “Friend, your sins have been forgiven you.”
21 και ηρξαντο διαλογιζεσθαι οι γραμματεισ και οι φαρισαιοι λεγοντεσ τισ εστιν ουτοσ οσ λαλει βλασφημιασ τισ δυναται αφιεναι αμαρτιασ ει μη μονοσ ο θεοσ
The Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began debating about this. “Who is this man who speaks so blasphemously?” they asked. “Who can forgive sins except God?”
22 επιγνουσ δε ο ιησουσ τουσ διαλογισμουσ αυτων αποκριθεισ ειπεν προσ αυτουσ τι διαλογιζεσθε εν ταισ καρδιαισ υμων
When Jesus became aware of the way in which they were debating, he turned to them and exclaimed: “What are you debating with yourselves?
23 τι εστιν ευκοπωτερον ειπειν αφεωνται σοι αι αμαρτιαι σου η ειπειν εγειραι και περιπατει
Which is the easier? — to say ‘Your sins have been forgiven you’? or to say ‘Get up, and walk about’?
24 ινα δε ειδητε οτι εξουσιαν εχει ο υιοσ του ανθρωπου επι τησ γησ αφιεναι αμαρτιασ ειπεν τω παραλελυμενω σοι λεγω εγειραι και αρασ το κλινιδιον σου πορευου εισ τον οικον σου
But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins” — he spoke to the paralysed man — “To you I say, Get up, and take up your pallet, and go to your home.”
25 και παραχρημα αναστασ ενωπιον αυτων αρασ εφ ο κατεκειτο απηλθεν εισ τον οικον αυτου δοξαζων τον θεον
Instantly the man stood up before their eyes, took up what he had been lying on, and went to his home, praising God.
26 και εκστασισ ελαβεν απαντασ και εδοξαζον τον θεον και επλησθησαν φοβου λεγοντεσ οτι ειδομεν παραδοξα σημερον
The people, one and all, were lost in amazement, and praised God; and in great awe they said: “We have seen marvellous things to-day!”
27 και μετα ταυτα εξηλθεν και εθεασατο τελωνην ονοματι λευιν καθημενον επι το τελωνιον και ειπεν αυτω ακολουθει μοι
After this, Jesus went out; and he noticed a tax-gatherer, named Levi, sitting in the tax-office, and said to him: “Follow me.”
28 και καταλιπων απαντα αναστασ ηκολουθησεν αυτω
Levi left everything and got up and followed him.
29 και εποιησεν δοχην μεγαλην λευισ αυτω εν τη οικια αυτου και ην οχλοσ τελωνων πολυσ και αλλων οι ησαν μετ αυτων κατακειμενοι
And Levi gave a great entertainment at his house, in honour of Jesus; and a large number of tax-gatherers and others were at table with them.
30 και εγογγυζον οι γραμματεισ αυτων και οι φαρισαιοι προσ τουσ μαθητασ αυτου λεγοντεσ δια τι μετα των τελωνων και αμαρτωλων εσθιετε και πινετε
The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law belonging to their party complained of this to the disciples of Jesus.”
31 και αποκριθεισ ο ιησουσ ειπεν προσ αυτουσ ου χρειαν εχουσιν οι υγιαινοντεσ ιατρου αλλ οι κακωσ εχοντεσ
In answer Jesus said: “It is not those who are well that need a doctor, but those who are ill.
32 ουκ εληλυθα καλεσαι δικαιουσ αλλα αμαρτωλουσ εισ μετανοιαν
I have not come to call the religious, but the outcast, to repent.”
33 οι δε ειπον προσ αυτον δια τι οι μαθηται ιωαννου νηστευουσιν πυκνα και δεησεισ ποιουνται ομοιωσ και οι των φαρισαιων οι δε σοι εσθιουσιν και πινουσιν
“John’s disciples,” they said to Jesus, “Often fast and say prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, while yours are eating and drinking!”
34 ο δε ειπεν προσ αυτουσ μη δυνασθε τουσ υιουσ του νυμφωνοσ εν ω ο νυμφιοσ μετ αυτων εστιν ποιησαι νηστευειν
But Jesus answered them: “Can you make the bridegroom’s friends fast while the bridegroom is with them?
35 ελευσονται δε ημεραι και οταν απαρθη απ αυτων ο νυμφιοσ τοτε νηστευσουσιν εν εκειναισ ταισ ημεραισ
But the days will come — a time when the bridegroom will be parted from them; and they will fast then, when those days come.”
36 ελεγεν δε και παραβολην προσ αυτουσ οτι ουδεισ επιβλημα ιματιου καινου επιβαλλει επι ιματιον παλαιον ει δε μηγε και το καινον σχιζει και τω παλαιω ου συμφωνει το απο του καινου
Then, as an illustration, Jesus said to them: “No man ever tears a piece from a new garment and puts it upon an old one; for, if he does, he will not only tear the new garment, but the piece from the new one will not match the old.
37 και ουδεισ βαλλει οινον νεον εισ ασκουσ παλαιουσ ει δε μηγε ρηξει ο νεοσ οινοσ τουσ ασκουσ και αυτοσ εκχυθησεται και οι ασκοι απολουνται
And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins; for, if he does, the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine itself will run out, and the skins be lost.
38 αλλα οινον νεον εισ ασκουσ καινουσ βλητεον και αμφοτεροι συντηρουνται
But new wine must be put into fresh skins.
39 και ουδεισ πιων παλαιον ευθεωσ θελει νεον λεγει γαρ ο παλαιοσ χρηστοτεροσ εστιν
No man after drinking old wine wishes for new. ‘No,’ he says, ‘the old is excellent.’”
