Κατα Λουκαν 8
1 και εγενετο εν τω καθεξησ και αυτοσ διωδευεν κατα πολιν και κωμην κηρυσσων και ευαγγελιζομενοσ την βασιλειαν του θεου και οι δωδεκα συν αυτω
Shortly after this He visited town after town, and village after village, proclaiming His Message and telling the Good News of the Kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
2 και γυναικεσ τινεσ αι ησαν τεθεραπευμεναι απο πνευματων πονηρων και ασθενειων μαρια η καλουμενη μαγδαληνη αφ ησ δαιμονια επτα εξεληλυθει
and certain women whom He had delivered from evil spirits and various diseases--Mary of Magdala, out of whom seven demons had come,
3 και ιωαννα γυνη χουζα επιτροπου ηρωδου και σουσαννα και ετεραι πολλαι αιτινεσ διηκονουν αυτοισ απο των υπαρχοντων αυταισ
and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many other women, all of whom contributed to the support of Jesus and His Apostles.
4 συνιοντοσ δε οχλου πολλου και των κατα πολιν επιπορευομενων προσ αυτον ειπεν δια παραβολησ
And when a great crowd was assembling, and was receiving additions from one town after another, He spoke a parable to them.
5 εξηλθεν ο σπειρων του σπειραι τον σπορον αυτου και εν τω σπειρειν αυτον ο μεν επεσεν παρα την οδον και κατεπατηθη και τα πετεινα του ουρανου κατεφαγεν αυτο
"The sower," He said, "goes out to sow his seed; and as he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and is trodden upon, or the birds of the air come and peck it up.
6 και ετερον επεσεν επι την πετραν και φυεν εξηρανθη δια το μη εχειν ικμαδα
Another part drops upon the rock, and after growing up it withers away for want of moisture.
7 και ετερον επεσεν εν μεσω των ακανθων και συμφυεισαι αι ακανθαι απεπνιξαν αυτο
Another part falls among the thorns, and the thorns grow up with it and stifle it.
8 και ετερον επεσεν εισ την γην την αγαθην και φυεν εποιησεν καρπον εκατονταπλασιονα ταυτα λεγων εφωνει ο εχων ωτα ακουειν ακουετω
But some of the seed falls into good ground, and grows up and yields a return of a hundred for one." While thus speaking, He cried aloud and said, "Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!"
9 επηρωτων δε αυτον οι μαθηται αυτου λεγοντεσ τισ ειη η παραβολη αυτη
The disciples proceeded to ask Him what this parable meant.
10 ο δε ειπεν υμιν δεδοται γνωναι τα μυστηρια τησ βασιλειασ του θεου τοισ δε λοιποισ εν παραβολαισ ινα βλεποντεσ μη βλεπωσιν και ακουοντεσ μη συνιωσιν
"To you," He replied, "it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God; but all others are taught by parables, in order that they may see and yet not see, and may hear and yet not understand.
11 εστιν δε αυτη η παραβολη ο σποροσ εστιν ο λογοσ του θεου
The meaning of the parable is as follows. The seed is God's Message.
12 οι δε παρα την οδον εισιν οι ακουοντεσ ειτα ερχεται ο διαβολοσ και αιρει τον λογον απο τησ καρδιασ αυτων ινα μη πιστευσαντεσ σωθωσιν
Those by the way-side are those who have heard, and then the Devil comes and carries away the Message from their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
13 οι δε επι τησ πετρασ οι οταν ακουσωσιν μετα χαρασ δεχονται τον λογον και ουτοι ριζαν ουκ εχουσιν οι προσ καιρον πιστευουσιν και εν καιρω πειρασμου αφιστανται
Those on the rock are the people who on hearing the Message receive it joyfully; but they have no root: for a time they believe, but when trial comes they fall away.
14 το δε εισ τασ ακανθασ πεσον ουτοι εισιν οι ακουσαντεσ και υπο μεριμνων και πλουτου και ηδονων του βιου πορευομενοι συμπνιγονται και ου τελεσφορουσιν
That which fell among the thorns means those who have heard, but as they go on their way, the Message is stifled by the anxieties, wealth and gaieties of time, and they yield nothing in perfection.
15 το δε εν τη καλη γη ουτοι εισιν οιτινεσ εν καρδια καλη και αγαθη ακουσαντεσ τον λογον κατεχουσιν και καρποφορουσιν εν υπομονη
But as for that in the good ground, it means those who, having listened to the Message with open minds and in a right spirit, hold it fast, and patiently yield a return.
16 ουδεισ δε λυχνον αψασ καλυπτει αυτον σκευει η υποκατω κλινησ τιθησιν αλλ επι λυχνιασ επιτιθησιν ινα οι εισπορευομενοι βλεπωσιν το φωσ
"When any one lights a lamp, he does not cover it with a vessel or hide it under a couch; he puts it on a lampstand, that people who enter the room may see the light.
17 ου γαρ εστιν κρυπτον ο ου φανερον γενησεται ουδε αποκρυφον ο ου γνωσθησεται και εισ φανερον ελθη
There is nothing hidden, which shall not be openly seen; nor anything secret, which shall not be known and come into the light of day.
18 βλεπετε ουν πωσ ακουετε οσ γαρ εαν εχη δοθησεται αυτω και οσ εαν μη εχη και ο δοκει εχειν αρθησεται απ αυτου
Be careful, therefore, how you hear; for whoever has anything, to him more shall be given, and whoever has nothing, even that which he thinks he has shall be taken away from him."
19 παρεγενοντο δε προσ αυτον η μητηρ και οι αδελφοι αυτου και ουκ ηδυναντο συντυχειν αυτω δια τον οχλον
Then came to Him His mother and His brothers, but could not get near Him for the crowd.
20 και απηγγελη αυτω λεγοντων η μητηρ σου και οι αδελφοι σου εστηκασιν εξω ιδειν σε θελοντεσ
But He was told, "Your mother and brothers are standing on the edge of the crowd, and want to see you."
21 ο δε αποκριθεισ ειπεν προσ αυτουσ μητηρ μου και αδελφοι μου ουτοι εισιν οι τον λογον του θεου ακουοντεσ και ποιουντεσ αυτον
"My mother and my brothers," He replied, "are these who hear God's Message and obey it."
22 και εγενετο εν μια των ημερων και αυτοσ ενεβη εισ πλοιον και οι μαθηται αυτου και ειπεν προσ αυτουσ διελθωμεν εισ το περαν τησ λιμνησ και ανηχθησαν
One day He went on board a boat--both He and his disciples; and He said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the Lake." So they set sail.
23 πλεοντων δε αυτων αφυπνωσεν και κατεβη λαιλαψ ανεμου εισ την λιμνην και συνεπληρουντο και εκινδυνευον
During the passage He fell asleep, and there came down a squall of wind on the Lake, so that the boat began to fill and they were in deadly peril.
24 προσελθοντεσ δε διηγειραν αυτον λεγοντεσ επιστατα επιστατα απολλυμεθα ο δε εγερθεισ επετιμησεν τω ανεμω και τω κλυδωνι του υδατοσ και επαυσαντο και εγενετο γαληνη
So they came and woke Him, crying, "Rabbi, Rabbi, we are drowning." Then He roused Himself and rebuked the wind and the surging of the water, and they ceased and there was a calm.
25 ειπεν δε αυτοισ που εστιν η πιστισ υμων φοβηθεντεσ δε εθαυμασαν λεγοντεσ προσ αλληλουσ τισ αρα ουτοσ εστιν οτι και τοισ ανεμοισ επιτασσει και τω υδατι και υπακουουσιν αυτω
"Where is your faith?" He asked them. But they were filled with terror and amazement, and said to one another, "Who then is this? for He gives orders both to wind and waves, and they obey Him."
26 και κατεπλευσαν εισ την χωραν των γαδαρηνων ητισ εστιν αντιπεραν τησ γαλιλαιασ
Then they put in to shore in the country of the Gerasenes, which lies opposite to Galilee.
27 εξελθοντι δε αυτω επι την γην υπηντησεν αυτω ανηρ τισ εκ τησ πολεωσ οσ ειχεν δαιμονια εκ χρονων ικανων και ιματιον ουκ ενεδιδυσκετο και εν οικια ουκ εμενεν αλλ εν τοισ μνημασιν
Here, on landing, He was met by one of the townsmen who was possessed by demons--for a long time he had not put on any garment, nor did he live in a house, but in the tombs.
28 ιδων δε τον ιησουν και ανακραξασ προσεπεσεν αυτω και φωνη μεγαλη ειπεν τι εμοι και σοι ιησου υιε του θεου του υψιστου δεομαι σου μη με βασανισησ
When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, and said in a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of God Most High? Do not torture me, I beseech you."
29 παρηγγειλεν γαρ τω πνευματι τω ακαθαρτω εξελθειν απο του ανθρωπου πολλοισ γαρ χρονοισ συνηρπακει αυτον και εδεσμειτο αλυσεσιν και πεδαισ φυλασσομενοσ και διαρρησσων τα δεσμα ηλαυνετο υπο του δαιμονοσ εισ τασ ερημουσ
For already He had been commanding the foul spirit to come out of the man. For many a time it had seized and held him, and they had repeatedly put him in chains and fetters and kept guard over him, but he used to break the chains to pieces, and, impelled by the demon, to escape into the Desert.
30 επηρωτησεν δε αυτον ο ιησουσ λεγων τι σοι εστιν ονομα ο δε ειπεν λεγεων οτι δαιμονια πολλα εισηλθεν εισ αυτον
"What is your name?" Jesus asked him. "Legion," he replied--because a great number of demons had entered into him;
and they besought Him not to command them to be gone into the Bottomless Pit. (Abyssos g12)
32 ην δε εκει αγελη χοιρων ικανων βοσκομενων εν τω ορει και παρεκαλουν αυτον ινα επιτρεψη αυτοισ εισ εκεινουσ εισελθειν και επετρεψεν αυτοισ
Now there was a great herd of swine there feeding on the hill-side; and the demons begged Him to give them leave to go into them, and He gave them leave.
33 εξελθοντα δε τα δαιμονια απο του ανθρωπου εισηλθον εισ τουσ χοιρουσ και ωρμησεν η αγελη κατα του κρημνου εισ την λιμνην και απεπνιγη
The demons came out of the man and left him, and entered into the swine; and the herd rushed violently over the cliff into the Lake and were drowned.
34 ιδοντεσ δε οι βοσκοντεσ το γεγενημενον εφυγον και απηγγειλαν εισ την πολιν και εισ τουσ αγρουσ
The swineherds, seeing what had happened, fled and reported it both in town and country;
35 εξηλθον δε ιδειν το γεγονοσ και ηλθον προσ τον ιησουν και ευρον καθημενον τον ανθρωπον αφ ου τα δαιμονια εξεληλυθει ιματισμενον και σωφρονουντα παρα τουσ ποδασ του ιησου και εφοβηθησαν
whereupon the people came out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and they found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were terrified.
36 απηγγειλαν δε αυτοισ και οι ιδοντεσ πωσ εσωθη ο δαιμονισθεισ
And those who had seen it told them how the demoniac was cured.
37 και ηρωτησαν αυτον απαν το πληθοσ τησ περιχωρου των γαδαρηνων απελθειν απ αυτων οτι φοβω μεγαλω συνειχοντο αυτοσ δε εμβασ εισ το πλοιον υπεστρεψεν
Then the whole population of the Gerasenes and of the adjacent districts begged Him to depart from them; for their terror was great. So He went on board and returned.
38 εδεετο δε αυτου ο ανηρ αφ ου εξεληλυθει τα δαιμονια ειναι συν αυτω απελυσεν δε αυτον ο ιησουσ λεγων
But the man from whom the demons had gone out earnestly asked permission to go with Him; but He sent him away.
39 υποστρεφε εισ τον οικον σου και διηγου οσα εποιησεν σοι ο θεοσ και απηλθεν καθ ολην την πολιν κηρυσσων οσα εποιησεν αυτω ο ιησουσ
"Return home," He said, "and tell there all that God has done for you." So he went and published through the whole town all that Jesus had done for him.
40 εγενετο δε εν τω υποστρεψαι τον ιησουν απεδεξατο αυτον ο οχλοσ ησαν γαρ παντεσ προσδοκωντεσ αυτον
Now when Jesus was returning, the people gave Him a warm welcome; for they had all been looking out for Him.
41 και ιδου ηλθεν ανηρ ω ονομα ιαειροσ και αυτοσ αρχων τησ συναγωγησ υπηρχεν και πεσων παρα τουσ ποδασ του ιησου παρεκαλει αυτον εισελθειν εισ τον οικον αυτου
Just then there came a man named Jair, a Warden of the Synagogue, who threw himself at the feet of Jesus, and entreated Him to come to his house;
42 οτι θυγατηρ μονογενησ ην αυτω ωσ ετων δωδεκα και αυτη απεθνησκεν εν δε τω υπαγειν αυτον οι οχλοι συνεπνιγον αυτον
for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as He went, the dense throng crowded on Him.
43 και γυνη ουσα εν ρυσει αιματοσ απο ετων δωδεκα ητισ ιατροισ προσαναλωσασα ολον τον βιον ουκ ισχυσεν υπ ουδενοσ θεραπευθηναι
And a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with haemorrhage--and had spent on doctors all she had, but none of them had been able to cure her--
44 προσελθουσα οπισθεν ηψατο του κρασπεδου του ιματιου αυτου και παραχρημα εστη η ρυσισ του αιματοσ αυτησ
came close behind Him and touched the tassel of His robe; and instantly her flow of blood stopped.
45 και ειπεν ο ιησουσ τισ ο αψαμενοσ μου αρνουμενων δε παντων ειπεν ο πετροσ και οι μετ αυτου επιστατα οι οχλοι συνεχουσιν σε και αποθλιβουσιν και λεγεισ τισ ο αψαμενοσ μου
"Who is it touched me?" Jesus asked. And when all denied having done so, Peter and the rest said, "Rabbi, the crowds are hemming you in and pressing on you."
46 ο δε ιησουσ ειπεν ηψατο μου τισ εγω γαρ εγνων δυναμιν εξελθουσαν απ εμου
"Some one has touched me," Jesus replied, "for I feel that power has gone out from me."
47 ιδουσα δε η γυνη οτι ουκ ελαθεν τρεμουσα ηλθεν και προσπεσουσα αυτω δι ην αιτιαν ηψατο αυτου απηγγειλεν αυτω ενωπιον παντοσ του λαου και ωσ ιαθη παραχρημα
Then the woman, perceiving that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and throwing herself down at His feet she stated before all the people the reason why she had touched Him and how she was instantly cured.
48 ο δε ειπεν αυτη θαρσει θυγατερ η πιστισ σου σεσωκεν σε πορευου εισ ειρηνην
"Daughter," said He, "your faith has cured you; go, and be at peace."
49 ετι αυτου λαλουντοσ ερχεται τισ παρα του αρχισυναγωγου λεγων αυτω οτι τεθνηκεν η θυγατηρ σου μη σκυλλε τον διδασκαλον
While He was still speaking, some one came to the Warden of the Synagogue from his house and said, "Your daughter is dead; trouble the Rabbi no further."
50 ο δε ιησουσ ακουσασ απεκριθη αυτω λεγων μη φοβου μονον πιστευε και σωθησεται
Jesus heard the words and said to him, "Have no fear. Only believe, and she shall be restored to life."
51 ελθων δε εισ την οικιαν ουκ αφηκεν εισελθειν ουδενα ει μη πετρον και ιωαννην και ιακωβον και τον πατερα τησ παιδοσ και την μητερα
So He came to the house, but allowed no one to go in with Him but Peter and John and James and the girl's father and mother.
52 εκλαιον δε παντεσ και εκοπτοντο αυτην ο δε ειπεν μη κλαιετε ουκ απεθανεν αλλα καθευδει
The people were all weeping aloud and beating their breasts for her; but He said, "Leave off wailing; for she is not dead, but asleep."
53 και κατεγελων αυτου ειδοτεσ οτι απεθανεν
And they jeered at Him, knowing that she was dead.
54 αυτοσ δε εκβαλων εξω παντασ και κρατησασ τησ χειροσ αυτησ εφωνησεν λεγων η παισ εγειρου
He, however, took her by the hand and called aloud, "Child, awake!"
55 και επεστρεψεν το πνευμα αυτησ και ανεστη παραχρημα και διεταξεν αυτη δοθηναι φαγειν
And her spirit returned, and instantly she stood up; and He directed them to give her some food.
56 και εξεστησαν οι γονεισ αυτησ ο δε παρηγγειλεν αυτοισ μηδενι ειπειν το γεγονοσ
Her parents were astounded; but He forbad them to mention the matter to any one.
