Mareko 6
1 Mme ka bofefo morago ga moo a tloga mo kgaolong eo a boela le barutwa ba gagwe ba ya Nasaretha, motse wa ga gabo.
Jesus left and went home to Nazareth with his disciples.
2 Mme ka Sabata se se latelang a ya kwa Tempeleng go ya go ruta, mme batho ba gakgamalela botlhale jwa gagwe le dikgakgamatso tsa gagwe ka ntlha ya gore e ne e le motho fela yo o tshwanang le bone. Mme ba bua ba tenegile ba re, “Ga a botoka go na le rona. Ke mmetli fela, morwa Marea, mogoloa Jakobe le Josefe, Judase le Simone. Le bokgaitsadie re agile nabo.”
On Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many of those who were listening were surprised. “Where does he get these ideas?” they asked. “What's this wisdom he's been given? Where does he get the power to do miracles?
Isn't this the carpenter, Mary's son—the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Don't his sisters live here among us?” They were offended and rejected him.
4 Hong Jesu a ba raya a re, “Moporofiti o tlotlwa gongwe le gongwe fela fa e se mo ga gabo le mo losikeng lwa gagwe le mo go ba ntlo ya gagwe.”
“A prophet is treated with respect except in his home town, among his relatives, and within his own family,” Jesus told them.
5 Mme ka ntlha ya go tlhoka go dumela ga bone a se ka a kgona go dira dikgakgamatso tse di tona mo go bone, fa e se fela go baya diatla mo baboboding ba se kae, a ba fodisa.
The result was that Jesus could not do any miracles there, except to heal a few sick people.
6 Mme a gakgamalela go tlhoka tumelo ga bone. Hong a tswa a tsamaya mo metseng, a ruta.
He was amazed at their lack of trust. Jesus traveled around the villages, teaching as he went.
7 A bitsa barutwa ba gagwe ba ba lesome le bobedi a ba roma ka bobedi le bobedi, a ba neetse nonofo ya go kgoromeletsa ntle mewa e e maswe.
He called together the twelve disciples, and began sending them out two by two, giving them authority over evil spirits.
8 A ba raya a re, ba se ka ba tsaya sepe fa e se dithobane tse ba tsamayang ka tsone (diikokotlelo) le fa e le dijo, le fa e le kgetsana le fa e le madi, le fa e le ditlhako kgotsa diaparo tse dingwe.
He told them not to take anything with them except a walking stick—no bread, no bag, and no money in their belts.
They could wear sandals, but they were not to take an extra shirt.
10 A ba raya a re, “Fa lo tsena mo motsing nnang mo lwapeng lo le longwe, se suteng fa lo leng teng go tsena ntlo le ntlwana fa lo sa ntse lo le mo motsing oo.
“When you're invited into a home, stay there until you leave,” he told them.
11 Fa e le gore ba motse ga ba lo amogele kgotsa ga ba lo reetse itlhotlhoreng lorole mo dinaung tsa lona lo tsamaye; ke sesupo sa gore lo tlogeletse motse oo tshekiso.”
“If you're not welcomed and not listened to, then shake the dust from your feet as you leave as a sign you have given up on them.”
12 Barutwa ba tsamaya, ba bolelela mongwe le mongwe yo ba kopanang nae gore a sokologe mo dibeng.
So they went around telling people to repent.
13 Mme ba kgoromeletsa ntle mewa e e maswe e le mentsi ba fodisa babobodi ba le bantsi ba ba tlotsa ka lookwane.
They drove out many demons, and healed many who were sick by anointing them with oil.
14 Mme ka bofefo Kgosi Herode a utlwa kaga Jesu, gonne dikgakgamatso tsa gagwe di ne di buiwa gongwe le gongwe. Kgosi e ne e akanya gore Jesu ke Johane wa Mokolobetsi a boetse mo botshelong. Hong batho ba ne ba re, “Ga go gakgamatse fa a ka dira dikgakgamatso tse di kalo.”
King Herod got to hear about Jesus since he had become well-known. Some said, “This is John the Baptist risen from the dead. That's why he has such miraculous powers.”
15 Mme ba bangwe ba ne ba gopola gore Jesu ke Elija Moporofiti wa bogologolo o ka ne a boetse gape mo botshelong; ba bangwe ba gopola gore ke moporofiti yo mosha yo o tshwanang le bangwe ba ba tona ba bogologolo.
Others said, “It's Elijah.” Still others said, “He's a prophet, like one of the prophets of the past.”
16 Herode a re, “Nnyaa, ke Johane, monna yo ke mo kgaotseng tlhogo. O tsogile mo baswing.”
But when Herod heard about it, he said, “It's John, the one I beheaded! He's come back from the dead!”
17 Gonne Herode o ne a rometse masole go tshwara Johane go mo isa kgolegelong ka ntlha ya gore o ne a tswelela a ntse a re, ke phoso fa kgosi e nyala Herodiase, mogatsa Filipo monnawe kgosi.
For Herod had given orders to arrest and imprison John because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom Herod had married.
John had been saying to Herod, “It's against the law to marry your brother's wife.”
19 Herodiase o ne a batla gore Johane a bolawe a ipusulosetse, le fa go ntse jalo, kwa ntle ga tumalano ya ga Herode, Herodiase a palelwa.
So Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted him killed. But she wasn't able to arrange it
20 Herode o ne a tlotla Johane, a itse fa e le motho yo o molemo a bile a le boitshepo, foo a mmaya ka fa tlase ga tshireletso ya gagwe. Herode o ne a tshwenyega nako tsotlhe fa a bua le Johane, le fa go ntse jalo o ne a rata go mo reetsa.
because Herod knew John was a holy man who did what was right. Herod protected John and though what John said was very disturbing to him, he was still happy to hear what he had to say.
21 Mme ya re la bofelo lobaka lwa ga Herodiase la tla. Ya re letsatsi la botsalo jwa ga Herode, Herode a direla bagolwane ba bogosi jwa gagwe mokete le bagolwane ba sesole, le baeteledipele ba baagedi ba motse wa Galalea.
Herodias had her opportunity on Herod's birthday. He gave a banquet for the nobles, military officers, and important leaders of Galilee.
22 Hong ngwana wa mosetsana wa ga Herodiase a tla a bina fa pele ga bone ka botswerere a ba itumedisa fela botlhe. Kgosi ya mo raya ya re, “Nkopa sengwe se o se ratang,” “Le fa e le bontlha jwa bogosi jwa me, mme ke tla bo go naya!”
Herodias' daughter came in and danced for them. Herod and those eating with him were delighted at her performance, so he told the girl,
“Ask me for whatever you like, and I'll give it to you.” He confirmed his promise with an oath, “I'll give you up to half my kingdom.”
24 Mme a tsamaya a ya go itsise mmaagwe, yo o neng a mo raya a re, “Lopa tlhogo ya ga Johone wa Mokolobetsi!”
She went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?” “The head of John the Baptist,” she replied.
25 Hong a boela kwa morago kwa kgosing a ya go e bolelela, a re, “Ke batla tlhogo ya ga Johane wa Mokolobetsi e le mo mogopong.”
The girl hurried back in and said to the king, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a plate.”
26 Mme kgosi ya hutsahala thata, ya tlhajwa ke ditlhong go roba maikano a yone fa pele ga baeng ba yone.
The king was very upset, but because of the oaths he'd made in front of his guests, he didn't want to refuse her.
27 Hong a roma mongwe wa batlhokomedi ba gagwe kwa kgolegelong go ya go kgaola tlhogo ya ga Johane le go e lere kwa go ene. Mme lesole la ya go bolaya Johane mo kgolegelong,
So he immediately sent an executioner to bring him John's head. After beheading him in the prison,
28 a tla ka tlhogo ya ga Johane e le mo mogopong, a e naya mosetsana, mosetsana ene a ya go e naya mmaagwe.
the executioner brought John's head on a plate and gave it to the girl, and the young girl handed it to her mother.
29 Erile barutwa ba ga Johane ba utlwa se se diragetseng, ba tla ba tsaya mmele wa gagwe ba ya go o boloka mo lebitleng.
When John's disciples heard what had happened they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
30 Mme baaposetoloi ba boela kwa go Jesu ba tswa loetong lwa bone ba mmolelela gotlhe mo ba go dirileng le mo ba go buileng le batho ba ba neng ba ba etela.
The apostles returned and gathered around Jesus. They told him all they had done and what they had taught.
31 Hong Jesu a ba raya a re, “A re tsweng mo bontsing jwa batho ka lobakanyana re yeng go itapolosa.” Gonne go ne go na le batho ba le bantsi ba ba tlang le ba ba tsamayang ba sena nako le ya go ja tota.
“Come with me, just yourselves. We'll go to a quiet place, and rest for a while,” Jesus told them, because there was so much coming and going that they didn't even have time to eat.
32 Mme ba tsamaya ka mokoro ba ya fa lefelong le le tuuletseng.
So they went by boat to a quiet place to be alone.
33 Mme batho ba le bantsi ba ba bona ba tsamaya mme ba tabogela kwa pele ba le mo lotshitshing ba ba kgatlhantsha fa ba tswa mo mokorong.
But people saw them leaving and recognized them. So people from all the surrounding towns ran ahead and got there before them.
34 Fela jaaka gale, bontsi jwa batho jwa bo bo le teng fa a tswa mo mokorong; mme a ba tlhomogela pelo ka ntlha ya gore ba ne ba tshwana le dinku tse di senang modisa a ba ruta dilo di le dintsi tse ba tshwanetseng go di itse.
When Jesus got off the boat he saw a huge crowd, and he felt pity for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them about many things.
35 Mme morago ga tshokologo ya letsatsi barutwa ba gagwe ba tla kwa go ene ba re, “Bolelela batho gore ba tsamaye ba ye kwa metsing e e gaufi le masimo ba ye go itshenkela dijo, gonne ga go na sepe se se ka jewang mo thoteng e, gape go nna bosigo.”
It was getting late in the day and Jesus' disciples came to him. They told him, “We're miles from anywhere, and it's really late.
You should tell the people to go and buy themselves something to eat in the villages and countryside nearby.”
37 Hong Jesu a re, “Ba fepeng.” Mme ba botsa ba re, “Ka eng? Go tlaa lopa madi a le mantsi go reka dijo tsa bontsi jo bo kana!”
But Jesus replied, “You give them something to eat.” “What? We'd need more than six month's pay to buy bread to feed all these people,” the disciples replied.
38 Mme a ba botsa a re, “Re na le dijo di le kana kang? Tsamayang lo yeng go bona.” Mme ba tla gape go tla go mmolelela gore go na le dinkgwe di le tlhano le ditlhapi di le pedi.
“Well, how much bread do you have?” Jesus asked. “Go and see.” They went and checked, and told him, “Five loaves, and a couple of fish.”
39 Hong Jesu a bolelela bontsi jwa batho gore ba nne fa fatshe, mme ka bonako ba kgaoganngwa ka ditlhopha tsa masome a matlhano kgotsa lekgolo mme botlhe ba bo ba ntse mo bojannyeng jo botala.
Jesus told everyone to sit down in groups on the green grass.
They sat in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41 Hong a tsaya dinkgwe tse tlhano le ditlhapi tse pedi a leba kwa legodimong, a lebogela dijo tseo. A ngathoganya dinkgwe go nna dikapetlana, a neela barutwa ba gagwe bontlha bongwe jwa dinkgwe le ditlhapi go di fa batho.
Then he took the five loaves and the two fish. Looking up to heaven he blessed the food and broke the bread into pieces. Then he handed the bread to the disciples to give to the people, and he divided the fish up between all of them.
42 Mme batho baa ja botlhe ba kgora!
Everyone ate until they were full.
43 Go ne go le banna ba ka nna dikete di le tlhano ka nako ya dijo, morago ga moo ditlatlana di le lesome le bobedi tsa tlala masalela a a neng a selwa fa fatshe mo bojannyeng!
Then they collected up the leftovers of the bread and fish—twelve basketfuls.
A total of five thousand men plus their families ate the food.
45 Mme ka bonako morago ga moo Jesu a laola barutwa ba gagwe gore ba boele mo mokorong ba kgabaganye lecha ba ye Bethesaida, kwa o neng a tlaa kopana le bone teng morago. Fa Ene a ne a sa ntse a saletse go sadisa batho sentle gore ba boele gae.
Immediately after this Jesus instructed his disciples to get back into the boat. They were to go on ahead to Bethsaida on the other side of the lake while he sent the people on their way.
46 Morago ga moo a tsamaya a ya kwa dithabeng go rapela.
Once he'd said goodbye to them he went up into the hills to pray.
47 Mme ya re bosigo, fa barutwa ba gagwe ba le mo mokorong mo gare ga lecha, ene a bo a le nosi ka kwa ntle ga lecha.
Late that evening the boat was in the middle of the lake while Jesus was alone, still on land.
48 Mme a bona fa ba le mo matshwenyegong a magolo, ba hudua ka bothata le go kgaratlha kgatlhanong le phefo e e tsubutlang le makhubu a lewatle. Erile e ka ne e le nako ya boraro mo mosong a tsamaela kwa go bone mo godimo ga metsi. Mme ya re ekete o a ba feta,
He could see them being buffeted about as they rowed hard because the wind was blowing against them. In the early morning hours Jesus came to them, walking on the water. He would have passed them,
49 ba bona sengwe se tsamaya tsamaya fa thoko ga bone ba goa ka letshogo, ba gopola fa e le sepoko,
but when they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They screamed out
50 gonne ba ne ba mmona botlhe. Mme a bua le bone a re, “Go siame, se boifeng! Ke nna.”
because they could all see him and were absolutely terrified. Jesus told them right away: “Don't worry, it's me. Don't be afraid!”
51 Hong a palama mo mokorong, phefo ya didimala! Ba nna fela foo ba gakgametse.
He went over to them and climbed into the boat, and the wind died down. They were totally shocked,
52 Gonne ba ne ba ise ba lemoge gore ke mang le fa e le morago ga kgakgamatso ya maabane maitsiboa! Gonne ba ne ba sa batle go dumela.
for they hadn't understood the meaning of the feeding miracle due to their stubborn, hard-hearted attitude.
53 Mme ya re ba fitlha kwa Geneseretha ka fa ntlheng e nngwe ya lecha ba bohelela mokoro,
After crossing the Sea they arrived at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
54 ba fologa. Mme batho ba ba neng ba eme mo tikologong eo ba mo lemoga fela ka nako eo,
As they climbed out, the people immediately recognized Jesus.
55 mme ba taboga le tikologo yotlhe ba anamisa dikgang kaga kgorogo ya gagwe, ba simolola go rwalela balwetse kwa go ene ka mapara le ka meseme.
They ran everywhere around the whole area to bring in all the sick on their mats to where they'd heard Jesus was.
56 Gongwe le gongwe mo a neng a tsamaya teng, mo metsaneng le mo metseng e megolo, le kwa ntle kwa masimo, ba baya balwetse mo dipatlelong tsa marekelo le mo ditseleng ba mo rapela gore a ba letle ba ame makantsa a diaparo tsa gagwe; mme botlhe ba ba mo amileng ba fodisiwa.
Wherever he went, in the villages, in the towns, or in the countryside, they put the sick in the marketplaces and begged Jesus to let the sick touch just the edge of his clothes. Everyone who touched him was healed.
