Κατα Ματθαιον 14
1 εν εκεινω τω καιρω ηκουσεν ηρωδησ ο τετραρχησ την ακοην ιησου
During that time Herod [Antipas], the ruler, heard reports about Jesus [performing miracles].
2 και ειπεν τοισ παισιν αυτου ουτοσ εστιν ιωαννησ ο βαπτιστησ αυτοσ ηγερθη απο των νεκρων και δια τουτο αι δυναμεισ ενεργουσιν εν αυτω
He said to his servants: “That must be John the Baptizer. He must have risen from the dead, and that is why he has power to perform miracles.”
3 ο γαρ ηρωδησ κρατησασ τον ιωαννην εδησεν αυτον και εθετο εν φυλακη δια ηρωδιαδα την γυναικα φιλιππου του αδελφου αυτου
The reason [Herod thought that was this: Herod had married] Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, [while Philip was still living. So] John had been saying to him, “[What] you [did by] marrying [your brother’s wife while your brother is still alive is against God’s] law!” Then, to [please] Herodias, Herod [told his soldiers] to arrest John. They bound him with chains and put him in prison.
4 ελεγεν γαρ αυτω ο ιωαννησ ουκ εξεστιν σοι εχειν αυτην
5 και θελων αυτον αποκτειναι εφοβηθη τον οχλον οτι ωσ προφητην αυτον ειχον
Herod wanted to have John executed, but he was afraid that the people [who had accepted what John taught would riot if he did that], because they believed that John was a prophet.
6 γενεσιων δε αγομενων του ηρωδου ωρχησατο η θυγατηρ τησ ηρωδιαδοσ εν τω μεσω και ηρεσεν τω ηρωδη
But when Herod [gave a party to celebrate] his birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced for [his guests]. This pleased Herod.
7 οθεν μεθ ορκου ωμολογησεν αυτη δουναι ο εαν αιτησηται
So he promised to give her whatever she asked, and he asked God to punish him if he did not do what he had promised.
8 η δε προβιβασθεισα υπο τησ μητροσ αυτησ δοσ μοι φησιν ωδε επι πινακι την κεφαλην ιωαννου του βαπτιστου
[So Herodias’ daughter went and asked her mother what to ask for]. Her mother told her to ask for John the Baptizer’s head. [So] her daughter [went back and] said [to Herod]: “[Cut off] the head of John the Baptizer and [please] bring it here on a platter [so that my mother can know for sure that he is dead!]”
9 και ελυπηθη ο βασιλευσ δια δε τουσ ορκουσ και τουσ συνανακειμενουσ εκελευσεν δοθηναι
The king was distressed because he now knew he should not have made that promise to her. [But] because he had made an oath [in front of] his guests [when he made that promise], and [he did not want] them [to think that he would not do what he had promised], he commanded that [the girl] be given [what she requested].
10 και πεμψασ απεκεφαλισεν τον ιωαννην εν τη φυλακη
He sent [the executioner to go to] the prison and to cut off John’s head.
11 και ηνεχθη η κεφαλη αυτου επι πινακι και εδοθη τω κορασιω και ηνεγκεν τη μητρι αυτησ
[The executioner did that, and] put John’s head on a platter and gave it to the girl. Then the girl took it to her mother.
12 και προσελθοντεσ οι μαθηται αυτου ηραν το σωμα και εθαψαν αυτο και ελθοντεσ απηγγειλαν τω ιησου
John’s disciples then went [to the prison], took John’s body and buried it, and they reported to Jesus [what had happened].
13 και ακουσασ ο ιησουσ ανεχωρησεν εκειθεν εν πλοιω εισ ερημον τοπον κατ ιδιαν και ακουσαντεσ οι οχλοι ηκολουθησαν αυτω πεζη απο των πολεων
After Jesus heard that, he took [just us disciples] with him and we went by boat [on Galilee Lake to an uninhabited place]. Matthew 14:13-21 After the crowds heard [that we had gone to an uninhabited place], they [left their towns and] followed Jesus, walking along the shore.
14 και εξελθων ο ιησουσ ειδεν πολυν οχλον και εσπλαγχνισθη επ αυτοισ και εθεραπευσεν τουσ αρρωστουσ αυτων
When Jesus came [to the shore], he saw a large crowd of people [who had gathered there, waiting for him]. He felt sorry for them, and he healed those [among them who were] sick.
15 οψιασ δε γενομενησ προσηλθον αυτω οι μαθηται αυτου λεγοντεσ ερημοσ εστιν ο τοποσ και η ωρα ηδη παρηλθεν απολυσον τουσ οχλουσ ινα απελθοντεσ εισ τασ κωμασ αγορασωσιν εαυτοισ βρωματα
When it was [nearly] evening, we disciples came to him and said, “This is a place where nobody lives, and it is very late. Dismiss the crowds so that they can go into the [nearby] towns. [Have them do that so that they can] buy food for themselves.”
16 ο δε ιησουσ ειπεν αυτοισ ου χρειαν εχουσιν απελθειν δοτε αυτοισ υμεισ φαγειν
But Jesus said to us, “They do not need to leave [to get food. Instead], you [yourselves] give them something to eat!”
17 οι δε λεγουσιν αυτω ουκ εχομεν ωδε ει μη πεντε αρτουσ και δυο ιχθυασ
We said to him, “But we have only five loaves of bread and two [cooked] fish here!”
18 ο δε ειπεν φερετε μοι αυτουσ ωδε
He said [to us], “Bring them to me!”
19 και κελευσασ τουσ οχλουσ ανακλιθηναι επι τουσ χορτουσ λαβων τουσ πεντε αρτουσ και τουσ δυο ιχθυασ αναβλεψασ εισ τον ουρανον ευλογησεν και κλασασ εδωκεν τοισ μαθηταισ τουσ αρτουσ οι δε μαθηται τοισ οχλοισ
He told the people [who had gathered there] to sit on the grass. Then he took the five flat loaves and the two fish. He looked up toward heaven, thanked [God for them], and broke [them into pieces]. Then he gave them to us disciples, and we distributed them to the crowd.
20 και εφαγον παντεσ και εχορτασθησαν και ηραν το περισσευον των κλασματων δωδεκα κοφινουσ πληρεισ
All [the people in the crowd] ate until they had enough to eat. Then we [disciples] gathered the pieces that were left over, [and we] filled twelve baskets with them.
21 οι δε εσθιοντεσ ησαν ανδρεσ ωσει πεντακισχιλιοι χωρισ γυναικων και παιδιων
Those who ate were about 5,000 men. [We did] not [count the] women and children!
22 και ευθεωσ ηναγκασεν ο ιησουσ τουσ μαθητασ εμβηναι εισ το πλοιον και προαγειν αυτον εισ το περαν εωσ ου απολυση τουσ οχλουσ
Right after that happened, Jesus told us disciples to get in the boat and to go ahead of him further around [the lake] while he dismissed the crowds.
23 και απολυσασ τουσ οχλουσ ανεβη εισ το οροσ κατ ιδιαν προσευξασθαι οψιασ δε γενομενησ μονοσ ην εκει
After he dismissed them, he went up into the hills to pray by himself. When it was evening, he was [still] there alone.
24 το δε πλοιον ηδη μεσον τησ θαλασσησ ην βασανιζομενον υπο των κυματων ην γαρ εναντιοσ ο ανεμοσ
[By this time] we were already many hundred meters from the shore. The boat was being severely tossed around by the waves {The waves were severely tossing the boat} because the wind was [blowing] against [it].
25 τεταρτη δε φυλακη τησ νυκτοσ απηλθεν προσ αυτουσ ο ιησουσ περιπατων επι τησ θαλασσησ
[Then Jesus came down from the hills to the lake]. Some time between three and six o’clock in the morning he walked on the water toward our [boat].
26 και ιδοντεσ αυτον οι μαθηται επι την θαλασσαν περιπατουντα εταραχθησαν λεγοντεσ οτι φαντασμα εστιν και απο του φοβου εκραξαν
When we disciples saw someone walking on the water, we thought that [we must be seeing] a ghost. We were terrified, and we screamed out because we were afraid.
27 ευθεωσ δε ελαλησεν αυτοισ ο ιησουσ λεγων θαρσειτε εγω ειμι μη φοβεισθε
Immediately Jesus said to us, “Cheer up! It is I. Do not be afraid!”
28 αποκριθεισ δε αυτω ο πετροσ ειπεν κυριε ει συ ει κελευσον με προσ σε ελθειν επι τα υδατα
Peter said to him, “Lord, if it is you, tell me to walk on the water to you!”
29 ο δε ειπεν ελθε και καταβασ απο του πλοιου ο πετροσ περιεπατησεν επι τα υδατα ελθειν προσ τον ιησουν
Then Jesus said, “Come!” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.
30 βλεπων δε τον ανεμον ισχυρον εφοβηθη και αρξαμενοσ καταποντιζεσθαι εκραξεν λεγων κυριε σωσον με
But when Peter looked at the [tossing waves which] the strong wind [caused], he became afraid. He began to sink, and cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 ευθεωσ δε ο ιησουσ εκτεινασ την χειρα επελαβετο αυτου και λεγει αυτω ολιγοπιστε εισ τι εδιστασασ
Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and grabbed him. He said to Peter, “You only trust a little bit [in my power] (Why did you doubt [that I could keep you from sinking]?/You should not have doubted [that I could keep you from sinking]!) [RHQ]”
32 και εμβαντων αυτων εισ το πλοιον εκοπασεν ο ανεμοσ
Then Jesus and Peter got in the boat, and the wind [immediately] stopped blowing.
33 οι δε εν τω πλοιω ελθοντεσ προσεκυνησαν αυτω λεγοντεσ αληθωσ θεου υιοσ ει
All [of us disciples] who were in the boat worshipped Jesus and said, “Truly you are the (Son of/man two is also) God!”
34 και διαπερασαντεσ ηλθον εισ την γην γεννησαρετ
When we had gone further around [the lake in the boat], we came ashore at Gennesaret [town].
35 και επιγνοντεσ αυτον οι ανδρεσ του τοπου εκεινου απεστειλαν εισ ολην την περιχωρον εκεινην και προσηνεγκαν αυτω παντασ τουσ κακωσ εχοντασ
The men of that area recognized Jesus. So they sent [people to inform those who lived] in that whole surrounding region [MTY] [that Jesus was in their area]. [So the people] brought to Jesus all the sick people [who lived in that region].
36 και παρεκαλουν αυτον ινα μονον αψωνται του κρασπεδου του ιματιου αυτου και οσοι ηψαντο διεσωθησαν
[The sick people] kept begging him to allow them to touch [him or] just to touch the edge of his robe [so that they would be healed]. And all who touched [him or his robe] were healed {he healed all who touched [him or his clothing]}.
