Marco 5
1 Intanto giunsero all'altra riva del mare, nella regione dei Gerasèni.
Jesus and his disciples arrived on the [east] side of Lake [Galilee. They landed near] where the Gerasene [people lived].
2 Come scese dalla barca, gli venne incontro dai sepolcri un uomo posseduto da uno spirito immondo.
There was a man in that region whom evil spirits controlled.
3 Egli aveva la sua dimora nei sepolcri e nessuno più riusciva a tenerlo legato neanche con catene,
[Because that man was violent and people were afraid of him], they had tied him up many times. [As he grew more violent], no one was able to tie him up any longer, not even with chains,
4 perché più volte era stato legato con ceppi e catene, ma aveva sempre spezzato le catene e infranto i ceppi, e nessuno più riusciva a domarlo.
because the chains would be broken by him {he would break the chains} whenever he was bound {they bound him} with them. The iron shackles would also be smashed by him {He would also smash the iron shackles} whenever they were fastened {they fastened them} [on his feet].
5 Continuamente, notte e giorno, tra i sepolcri e sui monti, gridava e si percuoteva con pietre.
He lived in one of the caves [where they bury dead people]. During both night and day he would scream among the caves and in the hills. He would also cut himself with [sharp] stones. [That day] he came out of the caves.
6 Visto Gesù da lontano, accorse, gli si gettò ai piedi,
As Jesus [and his disciples got] out of the boat, that man saw Jesus from a distance. He immediately ran to Jesus, and then he knelt before him.
7 e urlando a gran voce disse: «Che hai tu in comune con me, Gesù, Figlio del Dio altissimo? Ti scongiuro, in nome di Dio, non tormentarmi!».
Jesus said to the evil spirit, “You evil spirit, come out of this man!” [But the demon did not leave quickly]. It shouted very loudly, “Jesus, I [know that you are the] (Son of/man who is also) God, so (we have nothing in common./what do we have in common?) [IDM, RHQ] [So leave me alone] I ask you to promise, knowing God is listening, that you will not torture me [now]!”
8 Gli diceva infatti: «Esci, spirito immondo, da quest'uomo!».
9 E gli domandò: «Come ti chiami?». «Mi chiamo Legione, gli rispose, perché siamo in molti».
[So, in order to expel the demon more easily], Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Crowd/Mob because there are many of us [evil spirits in this man].”
10 E prese a scongiurarlo con insistenza perché non lo cacciasse fuori da quella regione.
Then the evil spirits fervently kept begging Jesus that he not send them out of the region.
11 Ora c'era là, sul monte, un numeroso branco di porci al pascolo.
[At the same time], a large herd of pigs was (grazing/rooting for food) nearby on the hillside.
12 E gli spiriti lo scongiurarono: «Mandaci da quei porci, perché entriamo in essi».
So the evil spirits pleaded with Jesus, “Allow us to go to the pigs in order that we might enter them!”
13 Glielo permise. E gli spiriti immondi uscirono ed entrarono nei porci e il branco si precipitò dal burrone nel mare; erano circa duemila e affogarono uno dopo l'altro nel mare.
He permitted them [to do that]. So the evil spirits left the man and entered the pigs. The herd, [which numbered] about 2,000, rushed down the cliff into the lake, and drowned in the lake.
14 I mandriani allora fuggirono, portarono la notizia in città e nella campagna e la gente si mosse a vedere che cosa fosse accaduto.
The men who had been tending the pigs ran and reported in the town and the countryside [what had happened. Many people] went to see what had happened.
15 Giunti che furono da Gesù, videro l'indemoniato seduto, vestito e sano di mente, lui che era stato posseduto dalla Legione, ed ebbero paura.
They came to [the place where] Jesus [was]. Then they saw the man whom evil spirits had [previously] controlled. He was sitting there with clothes on and mentally sound. [As a result], they became afraid [because they thought that Jesus might destroy more of their property]. (OR, [they realized that Jesus must be very powerful].)
16 Quelli che avevano visto tutto, spiegarono loro che cosa era accaduto all'indemoniato e il fatto dei porci.
The people who had seen what had happened described what had happened to the man whom the evil spirits [previously] controlled. They also described [what had happened to] the pigs.
17 Ed essi si misero a pregarlo di andarsene dal loro territorio.
Then the people pleaded with Jesus to leave their region.
18 Mentre risaliva nella barca, colui che era stato indemoniato lo pregava di permettergli di stare con lui.
As Jesus got in the boat [in order to leave], the man whom the evil spirits [previously] controlled begged Jesus, “[Please let me] go with you!”
19 Non glielo permise, ma gli disse: «Và nella tua casa, dai tuoi, annunzia loro ciò che il Signore ti ha fatto e la misericordia che ti ha usato».
But Jesus did not let him [go with him]. On the contrary, he said to him, “Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord [God] has done for you, and tell them how [God] was kind to you.”
20 Egli se ne andò e si mise a proclamare per la Decàpoli ciò che Gesù gli aveva fatto, e tutti ne erano meravigliati.
So the man left [and traveled around] the Ten Towns [district]. He told people how much Jesus had done for him. All the people [who heard what the man said] were amazed.
21 Essendo passato di nuovo Gesù all'altra riva, gli si radunò attorno molta folla, ed egli stava lungo il mare.
Jesus [and his disciples] went in a boat back around Lake [Galilee] to where they were before. When they arrived at the shore of the lake, a large crowd gathered around Jesus.
22 Si recò da lui uno dei capi della sinagoga, di nome Giàiro, il quale, vedutolo, gli si gettò ai piedi
One of the men who presided over a (synagogue/Jewish meeting place), whose name was Jairus, came there. When he saw Jesus, he prostrated himself at his feet.
23 e lo pregava con insistenza: «La mia figlioletta è agli estremi; vieni a imporle le mani perché sia guarita e viva».
Then he pleaded with Jesus earnestly, “My twelve-year old daughter is [sick and] nearly dead! [Please] come [to my house] and place your hands on her in order that she will be healed {to heal her}, so that she will not die!”
24 Gesù andò con lui. Molta folla lo seguiva e gli si stringeva intorno.
So Jesus [and the disciples] went with him. A large crowd followed [Jesus] and [many] pushed close to him.
25 Or una donna, che da dodici anni era affetta da emorragia
There was a woman [in the crowd] who had vaginal bleeding [EUP] [every day] for twelve years.
26 e aveva molto sofferto per opera di molti medici, spendendo tutti i suoi averi senza nessun vantaggio, anzi peggiorando,
She had suffered much while many doctors [treated her]. But although she had spent all [her money] to pay the doctors, she had not been helped {they had not helped her}. Instead, she had become worse [EUP].
27 udito parlare di Gesù, venne tra la folla, alle sue spalle, e gli toccò il mantello. Diceva infatti:
After she heard that Jesus [healed people], she came [to where he was and pushed] in the crowd [close] behind Jesus.
28 «Se riuscirò anche solo a toccare il suo mantello, sarò guarita».
She did that because she was thinking, “If I [touch him or] even if I touch his clothes, I will be healed {his power will heal me}.” So she touched Jesus’ clothes.
29 E subito le si fermò il flusso di sangue, e sentì nel suo corpo che era stata guarita da quel male.
At once her bleeding stopped. At the same time, she sensed that she had been cured of {that [he] had cured} her illness.
30 Ma subito Gesù, avvertita la potenza che era uscita da lui, si voltò alla folla dicendo: «Chi mi ha toccato il mantello?».
Jesus [also] immediately sensed that his power had healed someone. So he turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
31 I discepoli gli dissero: «Tu vedi la folla che ti si stringe attorno e dici: Chi mi ha toccato?».
[One of] his disciples replied, “You can see that many people are crowding close to you! [Probably many people touched you]! So (why do you ask ‘Who touched me?’[/We are surprised] that you ask ‘Who touched me?’ [RHQ])”
32 Egli intanto guardava intorno, per vedere colei che aveva fatto questo.
But Jesus kept looking around in order to see the one who had done it.
33 E la donna impaurita e tremante, sapendo ciò che le era accaduto, venne, gli si gettò davanti e gli disse tutta la verità.
The woman was very afraid and trembling. [She thought that Jesus might be angry because she had violated the law that women who had such a] sickness [should not touch other people. But] she knew [that Jesus had healed her]. So she prostrated herself before him. Then she told him truthfully [about what she had done].
34 Gesù rispose: «Figlia, la tua fede ti ha salvata. Và in pace e sii guarita dal tuo male».
He said to her, “(Ma’am/Young lady), because you have believed [that I could heal you], I have healed you. You may go home with peace [in your heart/inner being], [because I promise that] you will not be sick [this way any more].”
35 Mentre ancora parlava, dalla casa del capo della sinagoga vennero a dirgli: «Tua figlia è morta. Perché disturbi ancora il Maestro?».
While Jesus was still speaking [to that woman], some people arrived who had come from Jairus’ house. They said [to Jairus], “Your daughter has [now] died. So (it is useless that you bother the teacher any longer [by urging him to go to your house]!/why do you bother the teacher any longer [by urging him to go to your house]?) [RHQ]”
36 Ma Gesù, udito quanto dicevano, disse al capo della sinagoga: «Non temere, continua solo ad aver fede!».
But when Jesus heard what these men said, he said to Jairus, “Do not think that the situation is hopeless! Just keep believing [that she will live]!”
37 E non permise a nessuno di seguirlo fuorchè a Pietro, Giacomo e Giovanni, fratello di Giacomo.
Then he allowed only [his three closest disciples], Peter, James, and John, to go with him [to Jairus’ house]. He did not allow any other people to go with him. After they arrived near the house, Jesus saw that the people there were in turmoil. They were weeping and wailing [DOU] loudly.
38 Giunsero alla casa del capo della sinagoga ed egli vide trambusto e gente che piangeva e urlava.
39 Entrato, disse loro: «Perché fate tanto strepito e piangete? La bambina non è morta, ma dorme».
He entered the house and then he said to them, knowing that [he was going to cause her to live again], “(Do not make such a disturbance!/Why are you making such a disturbance?) [RHQ] Stop crying, for the child is not dead! On the contrary, she is [only] sleeping [HYP, EUP]!”
40 Ed essi lo deridevano. Ma egli, cacciati tutti fuori, prese con sé il padre e la madre della fanciulla e quelli che erano con lui, ed entrò dove era la bambina.
The people laughed at him, [because they knew that she was dead]. But he sent all the other people outside the house. Then he took the child’s father and mother and the [three disciples] who were with him. He went into [the room] where the child was [lying].
41 Presa la mano della bambina, le disse: «Talità kum», che significa: «Fanciulla, io ti dico, alzati!».
He took hold of the child’s hand and said to her [in her own language], “Talitha, Koum!” That means, “Little girl, get up!”
42 Subito la fanciulla si alzò e si mise a camminare; aveva dodici anni. Essi furono presi da grande stupore.
At once the girl got up and walked around. ([It was not surprising that she could walk], because she was twelve years old.) [When this happened, all who were present] were very astonished.
43 Gesù raccomandò loro con insistenza che nessuno venisse a saperlo e ordinò di darle da mangiare.
Jesus ordered them strictly, “Do not tell anyone about [what I have done]!” Afterwards he told them that something to eat should be brought to the girl {that they should bring the girl something to eat}.
