mārkaḥ 4
1 anantaraṁ sa samudrataṭē punarupadēṣṭuṁ prārēbhē, tatastatra bahujanānāṁ samāgamāt sa sāgarōpari naukāmāruhya samupaviṣṭaḥ; sarvvē lōkāḥ samudrakūlē tasthuḥ|
And again he began to teach by the seaside. And a large crowd was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. And the whole crowd was on the land by the sea.
2 tadā sa dr̥ṣṭāntakathābhi rbahūpadiṣṭavān upadiśaṁśca kathitavān,
And then he taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
3 avadhānaṁ kuruta, ēkō bījavaptā bījāni vaptuṁ gataḥ;
"Listen. Look, the sower who went out to sow.
4 vapanakālē kiyanti bījāni mārgapāśvē patitāni, tata ākāśīyapakṣiṇa ētya tāni cakhāduḥ|
And it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 kiyanti bījāni svalpamr̥ttikāvatpāṣāṇabhūmau patitāni tāni mr̥dōlpatvāt śīghramaṅkuritāni;
And others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
6 kintūditē sūryyē dagdhāni tathā mūlānō nādhōgatatvāt śuṣkāṇi ca|
And when the sun came up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 kiyanti bījāni kaṇṭakivanamadhyē patitāni tataḥ kaṇṭakāni saṁvr̥dvya tāni jagrasustāni na ca phalitāni|
And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 tathā kiyanti bījānyuttamabhūmau patitāni tāni saṁvr̥dvya phalānyutpāditāni kiyanti bījāni triṁśadguṇāni kiyanti ṣaṣṭiguṇāni kiyanti śataguṇāni phalāni phalitavanti|
And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth thirty times, and sixty times, and one hundred times."
9 atha sa tānavadat yasya śrōtuṁ karṇau staḥ sa śr̥ṇōtu|
And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
10 tadanantaraṁ nirjanasamayē tatsaṅginō dvādaśaśiṣyāśca taṁ taddr̥ṣṭāntavākyasyārthaṁ papracchuḥ|
And when he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 tadā sa tānuditavān īśvararājyasya nigūḍhavākyaṁ bōddhuṁ yuṣmākamadhikārō'sti;
And he said to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
12 kintu yē vahirbhūtāḥ "tē paśyantaḥ paśyanti kintu na jānanti, śr̥ṇvantaḥ śr̥ṇvanti kintu na budhyantē, cēttai rmanaḥsu kadāpi parivarttitēṣu tēṣāṁ pāpānyamōcayiṣyanta," atōhētōstān prati dr̥ṣṭāntairēva tāni mayā kathitāni|
that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn and be forgiven.'"
13 atha sa kathitavān yūyaṁ kimētad dr̥ṣṭāntavākyaṁ na budhyadhvē? tarhi kathaṁ sarvvān dr̥ṣṭāntāna bhōtsyadhvē?
And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all of the parables?
14 bījavaptā vākyarūpāṇi bījāni vapati;
The farmer sows the word.
15 tatra yē yē lōkā vākyaṁ śr̥ṇvanti, kintu śrutamātrāt śaitān śīghramāgatya tēṣāṁ manaḥsūptāni tāni vākyarūpāṇi bījānyapanayati taēva uptabījamārgapārśvēsvarūpāḥ|
And these are the ones by the road where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
16 yē janā vākyaṁ śrutvā sahasā paramānandēna gr̥hlanti, kintu hr̥di sthairyyābhāvāt kiñcit kālamātraṁ tiṣṭhanti tatpaścāt tadvākyahētōḥ
And these in a similar way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
17 kutracit klēśē upadravē vā samupasthitē tadaiva vighnaṁ prāpnuvanti taēva uptabījapāṣāṇabhūmisvarūpāḥ|
And they have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. Then, when oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
18 yē janāḥ kathāṁ śr̥ṇvanti kintu sāṁsārikī cintā dhanabhrānti rviṣayalōbhaśca ētē sarvvē upasthāya tāṁ kathāṁ grasanti tataḥ mā viphalā bhavati (aiōn g165)
And others are those who are sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
19 taēva uptabījasakaṇṭakabhūmisvarūpāḥ|
and the cares of the age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 yē janā vākyaṁ śrutvā gr̥hlanti tēṣāṁ kasya vā triṁśadguṇāni kasya vā ṣaṣṭiguṇāni kasya vā śataguṇāni phalāni bhavanti taēva uptabījōrvvarabhūmisvarūpāḥ|
And those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."
21 tadā sō'paramapi kathitavān kōpi janō dīpādhāraṁ parityajya drōṇasyādhaḥ khaṭvāyā adhē vā sthāpayituṁ dīpamānayati kiṁ?
And he said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not put on a stand?
22 atōhētō ryanna prakāśayiṣyatē tādr̥g lukkāyitaṁ kimapi vastu nāsti; yad vyaktaṁ na bhaviṣyati tādr̥śaṁ guptaṁ kimapi vastu nāsti|
For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.
23 yasya śrōtuṁ karṇau staḥ sa śr̥ṇōtu|
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 aparamapi kathitavān yūyaṁ yad yad vākyaṁ śr̥ṇutha tatra sāvadhānā bhavata, yatō yūyaṁ yēna parimāṇēna parimātha tēnaiva parimāṇēna yuṣmadarthamapi parimāsyatē; śrōtārō yūyaṁ yuṣmabhyamadhikaṁ dāsyatē|
And he said to them, "Consider carefully what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you.
25 yasyāśrayē varddhatē tasmai aparamapi dāsyatē, kintu yasyāśrayē na varddhatē tasya yat kiñcidasti tadapi tasmān nēṣyatē|
For whoever has, more will be given, and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him."
26 anantaraṁ sa kathitavān ēkō lōkaḥ kṣētrē bījānyuptvā
And he said, "The Kingdom of God is like someone who scatters seed on the earth,
27 jāgaraṇanidrābhyāṁ divāniśaṁ gamayati, parantu tadvījaṁ tasyājñātarūpēṇāṅkurayati varddhatē ca;
and he sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs up and grows; he doesn't know how.
28 yatōhētōḥ prathamataḥ patrāṇi tataḥ paraṁ kaṇiśāni tatpaścāt kaṇiśapūrṇāni śasyāni bhūmiḥ svayamutpādayati;
The earth bears fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 kintu phalēṣu pakkēṣu śasyacchēdanakālaṁ jñātvā sa tatkṣaṇaṁ śasyāni chinatti, anēna tulyamīśvararājyaṁ|
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."
30 punaḥ sō'kathayad īśvararājyaṁ kēna samaṁ? kēna vastunā saha vā tadupamāsyāmi?
And he said, "To what will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we use for it?
31 tat sarṣapaikēna tulyaṁ yatō mr̥di vapanakālē sarṣapabījaṁ sarvvapr̥thivīsthabījāt kṣudraṁ
It's like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the soil, though it is less than all the seeds that are upon the soil,
32 kintu vapanāt param aṅkurayitvā sarvvaśākād br̥had bhavati, tasya br̥hatyaḥ śākhāśca jāyantē tatastacchāyāṁ pakṣiṇa āśrayantē|
And when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the garden plants, and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."
33 itthaṁ tēṣāṁ bōdhānurūpaṁ sō'nēkadr̥ṣṭāntaistānupadiṣṭavān,
And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 dr̥ṣṭāntaṁ vinā kāmapi kathāṁ tēbhyō na kathitavān paścān nirjanē sa śiṣyān sarvvadr̥ṣṭāntārthaṁ bōdhitavān|
And he did not speak to them without a parable; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
35 taddinasya sandhyāyāṁ sa tēbhyō'kathayad āgacchata vayaṁ pāraṁ yāma|
And on that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."
36 tadā tē lōkān visr̥jya tamavilambaṁ gr̥hītvā naukayā pratasthirē; aparā api nāvastayā saha sthitāḥ|
And leaving the crowd, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
37 tataḥ paraṁ mahājhañbhśagamāt nau rdōlāyamānā taraṅgēṇa jalaiḥ pūrṇābhavacca|
And a big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
38 tadā sa naukācaścādbhāgē upadhānē śirō nidhāya nidrita āsīt tatastē taṁ jāgarayitvā jagaduḥ, hē prabhō, asmākaṁ prāṇā yānti kimatra bhavataścintā nāsti?
And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are dying?"
39 tadā sa utthāya vāyuṁ tarjitavān samudrañcōktavān śāntaḥ susthiraśca bhava; tatō vāyau nivr̥ttē'bdhirnistaraṅgōbhūt|
And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace. Be still." And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 tadā sa tānuvāca yūyaṁ kuta ētādr̥kśaṅkākulā bhavata? kiṁ vō viśvāsō nāsti?
And he said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
41 tasmāttē'tīvabhītāḥ parasparaṁ vaktumārēbhirē, ahō vāyuḥ sindhuścāsya nidēśagrāhiṇau kīdr̥gayaṁ manujaḥ|
And they were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
