Marcos 5
1 Entonces llegaron al otro lado del lago, a la región de los Gadarenos.
Jesus and his disciples arrived on the [east] side of Lake [Galilee. They landed near] where the Gerasene [people lived].
2 Cuando Jesús bajó de la barca, un hombre con un espíritu maligno salió del cementerio a su encuentro.
There was a man in that region whom evil spirits controlled.
3 Este hombre vivía entre las tumbas, y ya era imposible hacerle más ataduras, incluso con una cadena.
[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 A menudo había sido atado con cadenas y grilletes, pero fácilmente rompía las cadenas y hacía pedazos los grilletes. Nadie tenía la fuerza suficiente para dominarlo.
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 Siempre estaba gritando, día y noche, entre las tumbas y en las colinas cercanas, cortándose con piedras filosas.
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 Al ver a Jesús desde la distancia, corrió y se arrodilló frente a él.
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 Y con voz alta gritó: “¿Qué tienes que ver conmigo, Jesús, hijo del Dios Todopoderoso? ¡Jura por Dios que no me torturarás!”
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 Pues Jesús ya le había dicho al espíritu maligno que saliera del hombre.
9 Entonces Jesús le preguntó: “¿Cuál es tu nombre?” “Mi nombre es Legión, ¡porque somos muchos!” le respondió.
[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 Además le imploraba a Jesús repetidas veces que no los enviara lejos.
Then the evil spirits fervently kept begging Jesus that he not send them out of the region.
11 Un gran rebaño de cerdos se alimentaba en la ladera que estaba cerca.
[At the same time], a large herd of pigs was (grazing/rooting for food) nearby on the hillside.
12 Entonces los espíritus malignos le imploraron: “Envíanos a los cerdos para que entremos en ellos”.
So the evil spirits pleaded with Jesus, “Allow us to go to the pigs in order that we might enter them!”
13 Y Jesús permitió que lo hicieran. Entonces los espíritus malignos salieron de aquél hombre y se fueron hacia el lugar donde estaban los cerdos. Y todo el rebaño, cerca de dos mil cerdos, salió corriendo cuesta abajo por un precipicio hacia el mar y se ahogaron.
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 Los hombres que cuidaban el rebaño de cerdos salieron corriendo, y difundieron la noticia por toda la ciudad y en el pueblo. La gente vino a ver lo que había pasado.
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 Cuando encontraron a Jesús, vieron al hombre endemoniado sentado allí, vestido, y en su sano juicio—y se asustaron.
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 Los que habían visto lo que había ocurrido con el hombre poseído por el demonio y con los cerdos lo contaron a los demás.
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 Comenzaron a suplicarle a Jesús que se fuera de su región.
Then the people pleaded with Jesus to leave their region.
18 Cuando Jesús subió a la barca, el hombre que había estado poseído por el demonio le rogó que lo dejara ir con él.
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 Pero Jesús no aceptó, y le dijo: “Ve a tu casa, a tu propio pueblo, y cuéntales todo lo que el Señor ha hecho por ti y cuán misericordioso ha sido contigo”.
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 Así que el hombre siguió su propio camino y comenzó a contarle a la gente de las Diez Ciudades todo lo que Jesús había hecho por él, y todos estaban asombrados.
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 Jesús regresó nuevamente en la barca al otro lado del lago donde había una gran multitud reunida a su alrededor en la orilla.
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 Un líder, llamado Jairo, de una de las sinagogas vino donde él estaba. Cuando vio a Jesús, cayó a sus pies
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 y le suplicó diciendo: “Mi hijita está a punto de morir. Por favor, ven y coloca tus manos sobre ella para que sea sanada y 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 Entonces Jesús fue con él. Todos lo seguían, al tiempo que lo empujaban y se arrimaban sobre él.
So Jesus [and the disciples] went with him. A large crowd followed [Jesus] and [many] pushed close to him.
25 Allí había una mujer que había estado enferma por causa de un sangrado durante doce años.
There was a woman [in the crowd] who had vaginal bleeding [EUP] [every day] for twelve years.
26 Había sufrido mucho bajo el cuidado de muchos médicos, y había gastado todo lo que tenía. Pero nada había sido útil; de hecho, había empeorado.
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 Ella había escuchado sobre Jesús, así que se levantó para ir tras él, en medio de la multitud y tocó su manto.
After she heard that Jesus [healed people], she came [to where he was and pushed] in the crowd [close] behind Jesus.
28 Pues ella pensaba dentro de sí: “Si tan solo logro tocar su manto, seré sanada”.
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 El sangrado se detuvo de inmediato, y ella sintió que su cuerpo quedó sano de su enfermedad.
At once her bleeding stopped. At the same time, she sensed that she had been cured of {that [he] had cured} her illness.
30 Jesús, al percibir que de él había salido poder, se dio la vuelta en medio de la multitud y preguntó, “¿quién tocó mi manto?”
Jesus [also] immediately sensed that his power had healed someone. So he turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
31 “Mira la multitud que te empuja. ¿Qué quieres decir con eso de ‘quién me tocó?’” respondieron los discípulos.
[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 Pero Jesús seguía mirando la multitud a su alrededor para ver quién lo había hecho.
But Jesus kept looking around in order to see the one who had done it.
33 Entonces la mujer, al comprender lo que le había sucedido, vino y se postró delante de él, y le dijo toda la verdad.
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 “Hija mía, tu fe en mí te ha sanado. Vete en paz. Has sido completamente sanada de tu enfermedad”, le dijo Jesús.
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 Mientras aún hablaba, algunas personas vinieron de la casa del líder de la sinagoga. “Tu hija murió”, le dijeron. “Ya no necesitas molestar más al 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 Pero Jesús no prestó atención a lo que ellos dijeron. Entonces le dijo al líder de la Sinagoga: “No temas, confía en mí”.
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 Él no dejó que ninguno fuera con él, excepto Pedro, Santiago, y Juan, que era el hermano de Santiago.
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 Cuando llegaron a la casa del líder de la sinagoga, Jesús vio toda la conmoción de las personas que lloraban y gemían.
39 Jesús entró y les preguntó: “¿Por qué están haciendo tanto alboroto con tanto llanto? La niña no está muerta, ella solamente está durmiendo”.
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 Entonces todos se rieron de él con menosprecio. Jesús mandó a todos salir. Entonces entró a la habitación donde estabala niña, llevando consigo al padre y a la madre de la niña y a tres discípulos.
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 Luego sostuvo la mano de la niña y dijo: “Talitha koum”, que quiere decir: “Pequeña niña, ¡levántate!”
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 La niña, que tenía doce años, se levantó de inmediato y comenzó a caminar. Todos estaban completamente asombrados de lo que había ocurrido.
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 Entonces él les dio orden estricta de no contárselo a nadie, y les dijo que le dieran algo de comer a la niña.
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}.
