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1 anantaraM sa tatsthAnAt prasthAya svapradEzamAgataH ziSyAzca tatpazcAd gatAH|
Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.
2 atha vizrAmavArE sati sa bhajanagRhE upadESTumArabdhavAn tatO'nEkE lOkAstatkathAM zrutvA vismitya jagaduH, asya manujasya IdRzI AzcaryyakriyA kasmAj jAtA? tathA svakarAbhyAm itthamadbhutaM karmma karttAm Etasmai kathaM jnjAnaM dattam?
When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
3 kimayaM mariyamaH putrastajnjA nO? kimayaM yAkUb-yOsi-yihudA-zimOnAM bhrAtA nO? asya bhaginyaH kimihAsmAbhiH saha nO? itthaM tE tadarthE pratyUhaM gatAH|
Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
4 tadA yIzustEbhyO'kathayat svadEzaM svakuTumbAn svaparijanAMzca vinA kutrApi bhaviSyadvAdI asatkRtO na bhavati|
Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
5 aparanjca tESAmapratyayAt sa vismitaH kiyatAM rOgiNAM vapuHSu hastam arpayitvA kEvalaM tESAmArOgyakaraNAd anyat kimapi citrakAryyaM karttAM na zaktaH|
So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.
6 atha sa caturdikstha grAmAn bhramitvA upadiSTavAn
And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
7 dvAdazaziSyAn AhUya amEdhyabhUtAn vazIkarttAM zaktiM dattvA tESAM dvau dvau janO prESitavAn|
Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
8 punarityAdizad yUyam EkaikAM yaSTiM vinA vastrasaMpuTaH pUpaH kaTibandhE tAmrakhaNPanjca ESAM kimapi mA grahlIta,
He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
9 mArgayAtrAyai pAdESUpAnahau dattvA dvE uttarIyE mA paridhadvvaM|
and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.
10 aparamapyuktaM tEna yUyaM yasyAM puryyAM yasya nivEzanaM pravEkSyatha tAM purIM yAvanna tyakSyatha tAvat tannivEzanE sthAsyatha|
And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
11 tatra yadi kEpi yuSmAkamAtithyaM na vidadhati yuSmAkaM kathAzca na zRNvanti tarhi tatsthAnAt prasthAnasamayE tESAM viruddhaM sAkSyaM dAtuM svapAdAnAsphAlya rajaH sampAtayata; ahaM yuSmAn yathArthaM vacmi vicAradinE tannagarasyAvasthAtaH sidOmAmOrayO rnagarayOravasthA sahyatarA bhaviSyati|
If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
12 atha tE gatvA lOkAnAM manaHparAvarttanIH kathA pracAritavantaH|
So they set out and preached that the people should repent.
13 EvamanEkAn bhUtAMzca tyAjitavantastathA tailEna marddayitvA bahUn janAnarOgAnakArSuH|
They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.
14 itthaM tasya sukhyAtizcaturdizO vyAptA tadA hErOd rAjA tannizamya kathitavAn, yOhan majjakaH zmazAnAd utthita atOhEtOstEna sarvvA EtA adbhutakriyAH prakAzantE|
Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
15 anyE'kathayan ayam EliyaH, kEpi kathitavanta ESa bhaviSyadvAdI yadvA bhaviSyadvAdinAM sadRza EkOyam|
Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
16 kintu hErOd ityAkarNya bhASitavAn yasyAhaM zirazchinnavAn sa Eva yOhanayaM sa zmazAnAdudatiSThat|
But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
17 pUrvvaM svabhrAtuH philipasya patnyA udvAhaM kRtavantaM hErOdaM yOhanavAdIt svabhAtRvadhU rna vivAhyA|
For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
18 ataH kAraNAt hErOd lOkaM prahitya yOhanaM dhRtvA bandhanAlayE baddhavAn|
For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
19 hErOdiyA tasmai yOhanE prakupya taM hantum aicchat kintu na zaktA,
So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
20 yasmAd hErOd taM dhArmmikaM satpuruSanjca jnjAtvA sammanya rakSitavAn; tatkathAM zrutvA tadanusArENa bahUni karmmANi kRtavAn hRSTamanAstadupadEzaM zrutavAMzca|
because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
21 kintu hErOd yadA svajanmadinE pradhAnalOkEbhyaH sEnAnIbhyazca gAlIlpradEzIyazrESThalOkEbhyazca rAtrau bhOjyamEkaM kRtavAn
On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
22 tasmin zubhadinE hErOdiyAyAH kanyA samEtya tESAM samakSaM saMnRtya hErOdastEna sahOpaviSTAnAnjca tOSamajIjanat tatA nRpaH kanyAmAha sma mattO yad yAcasE tadEva tubhyaM dAsyE|
When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
23 zapathaM kRtvAkathayat cEd rAjyArddhamapi yAcasE tadapi tubhyaM dAsyE|
And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
24 tataH sA bahi rgatvA svamAtaraM papraccha kimahaM yAciSyE? tadA sAkathayat yOhanO majjakasya ziraH|
Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
25 atha tUrNaM bhUpasamIpam Etya yAcamAnAvadat kSaNEsmin yOhanO majjakasya ziraH pAtrE nidhAya dEhi, Etad yAcE'haM|
At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
26 tasmAt bhUpO'tiduHkhitaH, tathApi svazapathasya sahabhOjinAnjcAnurOdhAt tadanaggIkarttuM na zaktaH|
The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
27 tatkSaNaM rAjA ghAtakaM prESya tasya zira AnEtumAdiSTavAn|
So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
28 tataH sa kArAgAraM gatvA tacchirazchitvA pAtrE nidhAyAnIya tasyai kanyAyai dattavAn kanyA ca svamAtrE dadau|
The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
29 ananataraM yOhanaH ziSyAstadvArttAM prApyAgatya tasya kuNapaM zmazAnE'sthApayan|
When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
30 atha prESitA yIzOH sannidhau militA yad yac cakruH zikSayAmAsuzca tatsarvvavArttAstasmai kathitavantaH|
Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.
31 sa tAnuvAca yUyaM vijanasthAnaM gatvA vizrAmyata yatastatsannidhau bahulOkAnAM samAgamAt tE bhOktuM nAvakAzaM prAptAH|
And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
32 tatastE nAvA vijanasthAnaM guptaM gagmuH|
So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.
33 tatO lOkanivahastESAM sthAnAntarayAnaM dadarza, anEkE taM paricitya nAnApurEbhyaH padairvrajitvA javEna taiSAmagrE yIzOH samIpa upatasthuH|
But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
34 tadA yIzu rnAvO bahirgatya lOkAraNyAnIM dRSTvA tESu karuNAM kRtavAn yatastE'rakSakamESA ivAsan tadA sa tAna nAnAprasaggAn upadiSTavAn|
When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
35 atha divAntE sati ziSyA Etya yIzumUcirE, idaM vijanasthAnaM dinanjcAvasannaM|
By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.
36 lOkAnAM kimapi khAdyaM nAsti, atazcaturdikSu grAmAn gantuM bhOjyadravyANi krEtunjca bhavAn tAn visRjatu|
Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
37 tadA sa tAnuvAca yUyamEva tAn bhOjayata; tatastE jagadu rvayaM gatvA dvizatasaMkhyakai rmudrApAdaiH pUpAn krItvA kiM tAn bhOjayiSyAmaH?
But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
38 tadA sa tAn pRSThavAn yuSmAkaM sannidhau kati pUpA AsatE? gatvA pazyata; tatastE dRSTvA tamavadan panjca pUpA dvau matsyau ca santi|
“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
39 tadA sa lOkAn zaspOpari paMktibhirupavEzayitum AdiSTavAn,
Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
40 tatastE zataM zataM janAH panjcAzat panjcAzajjanAzca paMktibhi rbhuvi samupavivizuH|
So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41 atha sa tAn panjcapUpAn matsyadvayanjca dhRtvA svargaM pazyan IzvaraguNAn anvakIrttayat tAn pUpAn bhaMktvA lOkEbhyaH parivESayituM ziSyEbhyO dattavAn dvA matsyau ca vibhajya sarvvEbhyO dattavAn|
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
42 tataH sarvvE bhuktvAtRpyan|
They all ate and were satisfied,
43 anantaraM ziSyA avaziSTaiH pUpai rmatsyaizca pUrNAn dvadaza PallakAn jagRhuH|
and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
44 tE bhOktAraH prAyaH panjca sahasrANi puruSA Asan|
And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
45 atha sa lOkAn visRjannEva nAvamArOPhuM svasmAdagrE pArE baitsaidApuraM yAtunjca zSyin vAPhamAdiSTavAn|
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
46 tadA sa sarvvAn visRjya prArthayituM parvvataM gataH|
After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
47 tataH sandhyAyAM satyAM nauH sindhumadhya upasthitA kintu sa EkAkI sthalE sthitaH|
When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
48 atha sammukhavAtavahanAt ziSyA nAvaM vAhayitvA parizrAntA iti jnjAtvA sa nizAcaturthayAmE sindhUpari padbhyAM vrajan tESAM samIpamEtya tESAmagrE yAtum udyataH|
He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
49 kintu ziSyAH sindhUpari taM vrajantaM dRSTvA bhUtamanumAya ruruvuH,
but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
50 yataH sarvvE taM dRSTvA vyAkulitAH| ataEva yIzustatkSaNaM taiH sahAlapya kathitavAn, susthirA bhUta, ayamahaM mA bhaiSTa|
for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
51 atha naukAmAruhya tasmin tESAM sannidhiM gatE vAtO nivRttaH; tasmAttE manaHsu vismitA AzcaryyaM mEnirE|
Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
52 yatastE manasAM kAThinyAt tat pUpIyam AzcaryyaM karmma na viviktavantaH|
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
53 atha tE pAraM gatvA ginESaratpradEzamEtya taTa upasthitAH|
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
54 tESu naukAtO bahirgatESu tatpradEzIyA lOkAstaM paricitya
As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus
55 caturdikSu dhAvantO yatra yatra rOgiNO narA Asan tAn sarvvAna khaTvOpari nidhAya yatra kutracit tadvArttAM prApuH tat sthAnam AnEtum ArEbhirE|
and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
56 tathA yatra yatra grAmE yatra yatra purE yatra yatra pallyAnjca tEna pravEzaH kRtastadvartmamadhyE lOkAH pIPitAn sthApayitvA tasya cElagranthimAtraM spraSTum tESAmarthE tadanujnjAM prArthayantaH yAvantO lOkAH paspRzustAvanta Eva gadAnmuktAH|
And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
