Κατα Ματθαιον 8
1 καταβαντι δε αυτω απο του ορουσ ηκολουθησαν αυτω οχλοι πολλοι
When Jesus went down from the hillside, large crowds followed him.
2 και ιδου λεπροσ ελθων προσεκυνει αυτω λεγων κυριε εαν θελησ δυνασαι με καθαρισαι
[After he left the crowds], a man who had [the skin disease called] leprosy unexpectedly came and knelt before him. He said [to Jesus], “Lord/Sir, [please heal me, because I know] you are able to heal me if you are willing to.”
3 και εκτεινασ την χειρα ηψατο αυτου ο ιησουσ λεγων θελω καθαρισθητι και ευθεωσ εκαθαρισθη αυτου η λεπρα
Then Jesus, [disregarding the religious law that forbade people to come close to lepers], stretched out his hand and touched the man. He said [to him], “I am willing to [heal you], and I heal you [now]!” Immediately the man was healed from his leprosy {he was no longer a leper}.
4 και λεγει αυτω ο ιησουσ ορα μηδενι ειπησ αλλα υπαγε σεαυτον δειξον τω ιερει και προσενεγκε το δωρον ο προσεταξεν μωσησ εισ μαρτυριον αυτοισ
Then Jesus said to him, “Go and show yourself to a [nearby] priest [so that he can examine you and verify that you no longer have leprosy]. [Then], after he tells [the local people], they will know [that you no longer have leprosy], [and you will be able to associate with them again]. Make sure that [now] you do not report [about my healing you] to anyone [other than the priest]. Then go [to the Temple in Jerusalem and give the priest] the offering that Moses commanded [that people who have been healed from leprosy should offer] as a sacrifice to God.”
5 εισελθοντι δε αυτω εισ καπερναουμ προσηλθεν αυτω εκατονταρχοσ παρακαλων αυτον
When Jesus went to Capernaum [city], a [Roman] officer who commanded 100 soldiers came to him. He begged Jesus [to help him].
6 και λεγων κυριε ο παισ μου βεβληται εν τη οικια παραλυτικοσ δεινωσ βασανιζομενοσ
He said [to him], “Sir, my servant is lying [in bed] at home and is paralyzed, and he has severe pain.”
7 και λεγει αυτω ο ιησουσ εγω ελθων θεραπευσω αυτον
Jesus said [to him], “I will go [to your house] and heal him.”
8 και αποκριθεισ ο εκατονταρχοσ εφη κυριε ουκ ειμι ικανοσ ινα μου υπο την στεγην εισελθησ αλλα μονον ειπε λογω και ιαθησεται ο παισ μου
But the officer said [to him], “Lord/Sir, [do not bother to go. I am a non-Jew], so I am not worthy for you, [a Jew], to come into my house [MTY] [and associate with me]. Instead, [just] command [that] my servant [be healed], and he will be healed.
9 και γαρ εγω ανθρωποσ ειμι υπο εξουσιαν εχων υπ εμαυτον στρατιωτασ και λεγω τουτω πορευθητι και πορευεται και αλλω ερχου και ερχεται και τω δουλω μου ποιησον τουτο και ποιει
I [believe this] because, as for me, I am a man under the authority of others, and I also have soldiers under my authority. When I say to one of them ‘Go!’ he goes. When I say to another ‘Come!’ he comes. When I say to my slave, ‘Do this!’ he does it. [And I believe that you speak with a similar kind of authority].”
10 ακουσασ δε ο ιησουσ εθαυμασεν και ειπεν τοισ ακολουθουσιν αμην λεγω υμιν ουδε εν τω ισραηλ τοσαυτην πιστιν ευρον
When Jesus heard this, he marveled. He said to the crowd that was walking with him, “Listen to this: I have never before found anyone who has as firm a faith [in me as this non-Jewish man has]. Not even in Israel, [where I would expect people to believe in me], have I found anyone who has the kind of faith in me that he has!
11 λεγω δε υμιν οτι πολλοι απο ανατολων και δυσμων ηξουσιν και ανακλιθησονται μετα αβρααμ και ισαακ και ιακωβ εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων
I tell you truly that many [other non-Jewish people] who [will believe in me like this Roman officer] will come from [distant countries, including] those [far] to the east and far to the west [SYN], and they will sit down to eat with [MTY] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in heaven, where God rules.
12 οι δε υιοι τησ βασιλειασ εκβληθησονται εισ το σκοτοσ το εξωτερον εκει εσται ο κλαυθμοσ και ο βρυγμοσ των οδοντων
But [the Jews] [IDM] [who should have allowed] God to rule over them will be sent to [hell, where there is] total darkness. And as a result, they will weep [because of their suffering] and will grind their teeth [because they will have severe pain] [MTY].” (questioned)
13 και ειπεν ο ιησουσ τω εκατονταρχη υπαγε και ωσ επιστευσασ γενηθητω σοι και ιαθη ο παισ αυτου εν τη ωρα εκεινη
Then Jesus said to the officer, “Go [home]. What you believed [would happen], [that I would heal your servant from a distance], will happen.” [Then the officer went home and found out that] his servant became well at the exact time [that Jesus told him that he would heal him].
14 και ελθων ο ιησουσ εισ την οικιαν πετρου ειδεν την πενθεραν αυτου βεβλημενην και πυρεσσουσαν
When Jesus [and some of his disciples] went to the home of Peter, Jesus saw Peter’s mother-in-law. She was lying on a bed because she had a fever.
15 και ηψατο τησ χειροσ αυτησ και αφηκεν αυτην ο πυρετοσ και ηγερθη και διηκονει αυτω
He touched her hand, and as a result, [immediately] she no longer had a fever [PRS]. Then she got up and served them [some food].
16 οψιασ δε γενομενησ προσηνεγκαν αυτω δαιμονιζομενουσ πολλουσ και εξεβαλεν τα πνευματα λογω και παντασ τουσ κακωσ εχοντασ εθεραπευσεν
That evening [when] ([the Sabbath/the Jewish rest day]) [ended and restrictions about traveling ended], many people who were controlled by demons {whom demons controlled} [and people who were sick] [MTY] [were] brought to Jesus. He caused the demons to leave just by speaking to them, and he healed all the people who were sick.
17 οπωσ πληρωθη το ρηθεν δια ησαιου του προφητου λεγοντοσ αυτοσ τασ ασθενειασ ημων ελαβεν και τασ νοσουσ εβαστασεν
By doing this he fulfilled the words that had been said by the prophet Isaiah {that the prophet Isaiah had said} [about the Messiah]: “He healed people who had sicknesses and he cured them of their diseases.” [DOU]
18 ιδων δε ο ιησουσ πολλουσ οχλουσ περι αυτον εκελευσεν απελθειν εισ το περαν
Jesus saw the crowd around him, but [he needed to rest]. So he told [his disciples to take him by boat] to the other side [of the lake].
19 και προσελθων εισ γραμματευσ ειπεν αυτω διδασκαλε ακολουθησω σοι οπου εαν απερχη
[As they were walking toward the boat], a man who taught the [Jewish] laws came to him and said, “Teacher, I will go with you wherever you go.”
20 και λεγει αυτω ο ιησουσ αι αλωπεκεσ φωλεουσ εχουσιν και τα πετεινα του ουρανου κατασκηνωσεισ ο δε υιοσ του ανθρωπου ουκ εχει που την κεφαλην κλινη
[In order that the man might know what he could expect if he went with him], Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes [in the ground in which to live], and birds have nests, but [even though I] am the one who came from heaven, I do not have a home where I can sleep [MTY].”
21 ετεροσ δε των μαθητων αυτου ειπεν αυτω κυριε επιτρεψον μοι πρωτον απελθειν και θαψαι τον πατερα μου
Another man who was one of Jesus’ disciples said to him, “Sir/Lord, permit me first to go [home. After] my father [dies I will] bury him, [and then I will come with you].”
22 ο δε ιησουσ ειπεν αυτω ακολουθει μοι και αφεσ τουσ νεκρουσ θαψαι τουσ εαυτων νεκρουσ
But Jesus said to him, “Come with me [now]. [God considers that people who do not have eternal life are] dead [MET]. Let those people [do the work of] burying people who die.”
23 και εμβαντι αυτω εισ το πλοιον ηκολουθησαν αυτω οι μαθηται αυτου
Then Jesus got into the boat. The disciples also got [in, and] they [started sailing close to the shoreline around Lake Galilee].
24 και ιδου σεισμοσ μεγασ εγενετο εν τη θαλασση ωστε το πλοιον καλυπτεσθαι υπο των κυματων αυτοσ δε εκαθευδεν
Suddenly strong winds blew on the lake, and very high waves were splashing into the boat and filling it. But Jesus was sleeping.
25 και προσελθοντεσ οι μαθηται ηγειραν αυτον λεγοντεσ κυριε σωσον ημασ απολλυμεθα
They went and woke him up, and said [to him], “Sir/Lord, rescue [us!] We are about to drown!”
26 και λεγει αυτοισ τι δειλοι εστε ολιγοπιστοι τοτε εγερθεισ επετιμησεν τοισ ανεμοισ και τη θαλασση και εγενετο γαληνη μεγαλη
He said [to them], “(You should not be terrified!/Why are you terrified?) [RHQ] I [am disappointed that in spite of all you have seen me do], (you do not believe very much [that I can rescue you./] you not believe [that I can rescue you]?) [RHQ]” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and told the waves to calm down. And [the wind stopped blowing and the lake] became calm.
27 οι δε ανθρωποι εθαυμασαν λεγοντεσ ποταποσ εστιν ουτοσ οτι και οι ανεμοι και η θαλασσα υπακουουσιν αυτω
[As a result], they were amazed, and they said [to one another], “This man is certainly an [extraordinary] person [RHQ]! [All things are under his control!] Even the winds and the waves obey him [PRS]!”
28 και ελθοντι αυτω εισ το περαν εισ την χωραν των γεργεσηνων υπηντησαν αυτω δυο δαιμονιζομενοι εκ των μνημειων εξερχομενοι χαλεποι λιαν ωστε μη ισχυειν τινα παρελθειν δια τησ οδου εκεινησ
When they came to the [east] side [of the lake], they arrived in the region where the Gadarenes [lived]. [Jesus got out of the boat and began walking on the road. Then] two men who were controlled by demons {whom demons controlled} came out of the burial caves [where they were living]. Because they were extremely violent [and attacked people], no one dared to travel on the road [near where they were living].
29 και ιδου εκραξαν λεγοντεσ τι ημιν και σοι ιησου υιε του θεου ηλθεσ ωδε προ καιρου βασανισαι ημασ
Suddenly they shouted [to Jesus], “You are the Son of God! [Because] you have nothing in common with us [IDM, RHQ], [leave us alone] Have you come here [RHQ] to torture us before the time [MTY] [God has appointed to punish us]?”
30 ην δε μακραν απ αυτων αγελη χοιρων πολλων βοσκομενη
There was a large herd of pigs not far away, digging for food with their noses.
31 οι δε δαιμονεσ παρεκαλουν αυτον λεγοντεσ ει εκβαλλεισ ημασ επιτρεψον ημιν απελθειν εισ την αγελην των χοιρων
So the demons begged Jesus, saying, “You are going to cast us out of the men, so send us into the herd of pigs!”
32 και ειπεν αυτοισ υπαγετε οι δε εξελθοντεσ απηλθον εισ την αγελην των χοιρων και ιδου ωρμησεν πασα η αγελη των χοιρων κατα του κρημνου εισ την θαλασσαν και απεθανον εν τοισ υδασιν
Jesus said [to them], “[If that is what you want], go!” So the demons left [the men] and entered the pigs. Suddenly the whole herd [of pigs] rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
33 οι δε βοσκοντεσ εφυγον και απελθοντεσ εισ την πολιν απηγγειλαν παντα και τα των δαιμονιζομενων
The men who were tending the pigs [became afraid and] ran into the town and reported everything [that had happened], including what had happened to the two men who had been controlled by demons {whom demons had controlled}.
34 και ιδου πασα η πολισ εξηλθεν εισ συναντησιν τω ιησου και ιδοντεσ αυτον παρεκαλεσαν οπωσ μεταβη απο των οριων αυτων
Then [it seemed as if] all [the people] [HYP] [who lived in] that town [MTY] went to meet Jesus. When they saw him [and the two men who had been controlled by the demons], they begged Jesus to leave their region [because they thought that he would destroy more things than just the pigs] (OR, [because they realized he must be very powerful]).
