Marcos 5
1 Y llegaron al otro lado del mar, a la tierra de Gerasa.
Jesus and his disciples arrived on the [east] side of Lake [Galilee. They landed near] where the Gerasene [people lived].
2 Y cuando él había salido de la barca, inmediatamente vino del cementerio un hombre con un espíritu inmundo.
There was a man in that region whom evil spirits controlled.
3 Estaba viviendo entre las tumbas, y nadie podía retenerlo, no, ni 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 Porque frecuentemente había sido atado con cadenas y cadenas de hierro, y las cadenas habían sido cortadas y las cadenas quebradas por él; y ningún hombre era lo suficientemente fuerte como para controlarlo.
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 Y todo el tiempo, de día y de noche, en el cementerio y en las montañas, él gritaba y se cortaba con piedras.
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 Y cuando vio a Jesús desde lejos, fue rápidamente hacia él y le dio culto;
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 clamando a gran voz, dijo: ¿Qué tengo que ver contigo, Jesús, Hijo del Dios Altísimo? En el nombre de Dios, no seas cruel conmigo.
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 Porque Jesús le había dicho: Sal de este hombre, espíritu inmundo.
9 Y Jesús dijo: ¿Cuál es tu nombre? Y él respondió: Mi nombre es Legión, porque somos muchos.
[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 Y le rogó una y otra vez que no lo echara fuera de ahí.
Then the evil spirits fervently kept begging Jesus that he not send them out of the region.
11 Ahora, en la ladera de la montaña, había una gran manada de cerdos obteniendo su comida.
[At the same time], a large herd of pigs was (grazing/rooting for food) nearby on the hillside.
12 Y le dijeron: Envíanos a los cerdos, para que podamos entrar 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 él los dejó hacerlo. Y los espíritus inmundos salieron y entraron en los cerdos; y la manada se precipitó por una pendiente pronunciada hacia el mar, como dos mil de ellos; y llegaron a su muerte en el mar.
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 Y sus cuidadores salieron corriendo y dieron cuenta de ello en la ciudad y en el campo. Y la gente vino a ver lo que había sucedido.
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 Y vinieron a Jesús, y vieron al hombre en quien habían estado los espíritus malignos sentados, vestidos y con pleno uso de sus sentidos, y estaban llenos de temor.
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 Y los que lo habían visto les contaron lo que le habían hecho a él los espíritus malignos y el destino de los cerdos.
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 Y le pidieron que saliera de su pueblo.
Then the people pleaded with Jesus to leave their region.
18 Y cuando subía al bote, el hombre en quien habían estado los espíritus malignos tenía un gran deseo de venir 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 Y no lo dejó venir con él, sino que le dijo: Vete a tu casa, a tus amigos, y dales nuevas de las grandes cosas que el Señor ha hecho por ti, y de cómo tuvo misericordia de ti.
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 Y él siguió su camino, y publicó en el pueblo de Decápolis qué grandes cosas había hecho Jesús por él; y todos los hombres estaban maravillados.
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 Y pasando Jesús otra vez en la barca al otro lado, vino a él gran número de personas, y él estaba junto al mar.
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 Y vino uno de los príncipes de la sinagoga, llamado Jairo, y viéndolo, se arrodillo 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 hizo fuertes rogativas, diciendo: Mi pequeña hija está cerca de la muerte: es mi oración que tú vengas y pongas tus manos sobre ella, para que ella pueda estar sana y tener vida.
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 Y él fue con él; y mucha gente lo empujaba y lo siguió, y se le acercó.
So Jesus [and the disciples] went with him. A large crowd followed [Jesus] and [many] pushed close to him.
25 Y una mujer, que había tenido un flujo de sangre durante doce años,
There was a woman [in the crowd] who had vaginal bleeding [EUP] [every day] for twelve years.
26 Y había sufrido mucho a manos de un número de médicos, y había dado todo lo que tenía, y no había mejorado, pero estaba aún peor,
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 Cuando ella tenía noticias de las cosas que Jesús hizo, fue entre las personas que lo seguían, y puso su mano en su manto.
After she heard that Jesus [healed people], she came [to where he was and pushed] in the crowd [close] behind Jesus.
28 Porque ella dijo: Si yo solo pongo mi mano en 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 Y enseguida se secó el sangrado, y sintió en su cuerpo que su enfermedad había desaparecido y que estaba sana.
At once her bleeding stopped. At the same time, she sensed that she had been cured of {that [he] had cured} her illness.
30 Y de inmediato Jesús fue consciente de que el poder había salido de él; y, dirigiéndose a la gente, dijo: ¿Quién estaba tocando mi túnica?
Jesus [also] immediately sensed that his power had healed someone. So he turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
31 Y sus discípulos le dijeron: Tú ves a la gente que te rodea por todas partes, y dices: ¿Quién me estaba tocando?
[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 Y al mirar en derredor para ver a la que había hecho esto,
But Jesus kept looking around in order to see the one who had done it.
33 La mujer, temblando de miedo, consciente de lo que le habían hecho, vino y, cayendo sobre su rostro delante de él, le dio una verdadera versión de todo.
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 Y él le dijo: Hija, tu fe te ha sanado; vete en paz y libre para siempre de tu enfermedad.
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 Y mientras él aún hablaba, vinieron del jefe de la casa de la sinagoga, diciendo: Tu hija está muerta: ¿por qué sigues inquietando 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, sin prestar atención a sus palabras, dijo al jefe de la sinagoga: No temas, solo ten fe.
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 Y no dejó que nadie viniera con él, sino Pedro, Jacobo y Juan, el hermano de Jacobo.
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 Y vinieron a la casa del principal de la sinagoga; y vio gente corriendo de aquí para allá, y llorando en voz alta.
39 Y cuando él entró, les dijo: ¿Por qué estáis haciendo tanto ruido y llorando? El niño no está muerto, sino 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 Y se estaban riendo de él. Pero él, después de haberlos enviado afuera a todos, tomó al padre de la niña y a su madre y a los que estaban con él, y entró donde estaba la niña.
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 Y tomándola de la mano, le dijo: Talitha cumi, que es, hija Mía, te digo, 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 Y la joven se levantó enseguida, y estaba caminando; ella tenía doce años. Y ellos estaban extremadamente maravillados por el milagro.
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 Y les dio órdenes especiales de que no dijeran nada de esto; y él dijo que le daría algo de comida.
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}.
