Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man(A)(B)

They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.[a] When Jesus got out of the boat,(C) a man with an impure spirit(D) came from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me,(E) Jesus, Son of the Most High God?(F) In God’s name don’t torture me!” For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”

Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”

“My name is Legion,”(G) he replied, “for we are many.” 10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.

11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” 13 He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

14 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. 15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion(H) of demons,(I) sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 16 Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well. 17 Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.

18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them(J) how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis[b](K) how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman(L)

21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake,(M) a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake.(N) 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders,(O) named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on(P) her so that she will be healed and live.” 24 So Jesus went with him.

A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding(Q) for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes,(R) I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.(S)

30 At once Jesus realized that power(T) had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”

31 “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’

32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you.(U) Go in peace(V) and be freed from your suffering.”

35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader.(W) “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?”

36 Overhearing[c] what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”

37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James.(X) 38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader,(Y) Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.”(Z) 40 But they laughed at him.

After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her by the hand(AA) and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”).(AB) 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43 He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this,(AC) and told them to give her something to eat.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 5:1 Some manuscripts Gadarenes; other manuscripts Gergesenes
  2. Mark 5:20 That is, the Ten Cities
  3. Mark 5:36 Or Ignoring

Jesus setter en mann fri fra onde ånder

De kom over til den andre siden av sjøen, til området rundt Gerasenerlandet[a]. Da Jesus steg ut av båten, løp en mann mot ham. Han holdt til blant de døde i gravhulene og var besatt av en ond Ånd. Mannen var så vill at det ikke var mulig å binde ham på noen måte. Flere ganger hadde det blitt forsøkt å binde ham på hender og føtter. Hver gang hadde han slitt lenker og fotjern i stykker. Ingen var sterke nok til å rå med ham. Dag og natt holdt han til blant gravene eller virret omkring oppe i fjellene og skrek og kuttet seg selv med skarpe steiner.

Mannen hadde allerede fått øye på Jesus da han var langt borte og kom nå stormende til og falt ned for ham. ”Gå bort fra meg Jesus, du den høyeste Guds sønn! For Guds skyld, du må ikke pine meg!” skrek han av all kraft. Grunnen til utropet var at Jesus like før hadde sagt: ”Far ut av mannen, du onde Ånd.”

Jesus spurte ham: ”Hva heter du?” Mannen svarte: ”Jeg heter legion[b], for vi er mange.” 10 Gang på gang ba de onde åndene at Jesus ikke måtte jage dem bort fra området.

11 Samtidig som dette skjedde, gikk en stor flokk griser og rotet i jorda etter røtter på fjellskrenten nær sjøen. 12 De onde åndene tigget og ba: ”Send oss av sted til grisene, så kan vi fare inn i dem”, 13 Det lot Jesus dem få lov til. Da for de onde åndene ut av mannen og inn i grisene. Hele flokken på omkring 2 000 griser, styrtet utfor den bratte skråningen og druknet i sjøen.

14 Røkterne som passet på grisene, sprang til den nærmeste byen og stedene rundt den og fortalte alt sammen. Folket gikk av sted for å finne ut hva som hadde skjedd. 15-16 Da de kom fram til Jesus, fikk de se mannen som hadde hatt de onde åndene i seg sitte der, påkledd og fullt normal. Skrekkslagne hørte de på mens øyenvitnene fortalte om hvordan den besatte mannen hadde blitt satt fri, og hva som hadde skjedd med grisene. 17 Da ba folket om at Jesus måtte forlate området deres.

18 Mens Jesus steg i båten, spurte mannen som hadde vært besatt, om at han kunne få å bli med. 19 Men Jesus ville ikke ta ham med. ”Gå heller hjem til din familie og dine venner”, sa han, ”og fortell for alle hvilket stort mirakel Herren har gjort med deg. La dem få vite hvordan han hadde medfølelse med deg og kom deg til hjelp.”

20 Da gikk mannen av sted og fortalte i hele Dekapolis[c] om miraklet som Jesus hadde gjort med ham. Alle ble helt forundret da de hørte fortellingen hans.

Jesus helbreder en kvinne med blødninger og vekker opp en død jente

21 Da Jesus hadde dratt tilbake til andre siden av sjøen, samlet mye folk seg rundt ham. Mens han var der på stranden, 22 kom lederen for synagogen[d] til ham. Han het Jairus. Så fort han fikk øye på Jesus, kastet han seg fortvilt ned for føttene hans 23 og sa: ”Den lille jenta mi holder på å dø. Jeg ber deg, kom og legg hendene på henne, slik at hun blir frisk igjen.” 24 Straks ble Jesus med ham, og mye folk fulgte med og presset på fra alle kanter.

25 I folkemassen var en kvinne som i tolv års tid hadde lidd av blødninger. 26 Hun hadde store plager og var blitt behandlet av mange leger. Til tross for at hun hadde brukt opp alt hun eide på legebesøk og medisiner for å bli frisk, hadde hun ikke blitt bedre. Heller til det verre. 27 Nå hadde hun hørt om alle de merkelige miraklene som Jesus gjorde. Derfor presset hun seg fram i folkemassen bak Jesus og rørte ved kappen hans. 28 For hun tenkte at dersom hun bare fikk røre ved klærne hans, så ville hun bli frisk. 29 Og så snart hun rørte ved ham, stanset blødningene, og hun kjente at hun var fri fra lidelsen sin.

30 Jesus merket i det samme at det gikk ut en kraft fra ham. Han vendte seg rundt og spurte: ”Hvem rørte ved klærne mine?”

31 Disiplene sa til ham: ”Folk trenger deg jo fra alle kanter, selvfølgelig må noen ha rørt ved deg!” 32 Men Jesus så seg omkring for å få greie på hvem som hadde gjort det.

33 Kvinnen ble forskrekket,[e] etter som hun visste hva som hadde skjedd med henne. Hun kom skjelvende fram og falt ned for Jesus og fortalte hvordan alt hadde gått til. 34 Da sa Jesus til henne: ”Min datter, troen din har hjulpet deg. Gå i fred. Du er satt fri fra lidelsen din.”

35 Mens Jesus fortsatt snakket med kvinnen, kom noen med beskjed fra hjemmet til Jairus og meldte til faren: ”Jenten din er død. Det har ingen hensikt at du bryr Mesteren lenger.” 36 Men Jesus tok ikke notis av ordene deres, men sa til Jairus: ”Ikke vær redd! Fortsett bare å tro.” 37 Lenger framme lot han bare Peter, Jakob og Johannes følge med helt fram.

38 Da de kom fram til Jairus sitt hjem, så Jesus at huset var fullt av mennesker som høylytt gråt og klaget. 39 Han gikk inn til dem og sa: ”Hvorfor gråter dere og er så opprørte? Jenten er ikke død, hun sover bare!” 40 Da begynte de å hånle mot ham, men ha jaget alle sammen ut og tok med seg faren og moren til jenta, sammen med de tre disiplene, og gikk inn i rommet der jenta lå. 41 Så tok han jenta i hånden og sa til henne: ”Talita kumi![f]” Ordene betyr: Lille jente, jeg sier deg: Reis deg opp! 42 Jenten, som var tolv år gammel, reiste seg straks opp og begynte å gå omkring. Foreldrene gned seg i øynene av forskrekkelse. 43 Jesus forbød dem å fortelle til noen om det som hadde skjedd. Etterpå ba han at de måtte gi jenta noe å spise.

Footnotes

  1. 5:1 Andre håndskrifter: Gedara eller Gergesa. Se Matteus sin fortelling om Jesus 8:28. Området der folket ikke var jøder.
  2. 5:9 Legion var en romersk arméavdelning på 6 000 mann.
  3. 5:20 ”Området for de ti byene”, eller ”Dekapolis” som det het på gresk, var et byfellesskap mellom ti byer, som alle bortsett fra en, lå øst for elven Jordan.
  4. 5:22 Forstandere for jødene sine bygg for gudstjenester.
  5. 5:33 I følge den jødiske loven var en kvinne med blødninger uverdig til å komme fram for Gud, og alle som rørte ved henne eller hennes klær, ble uverdige. De må etterpå gå av sted for å gjennomgå spesielle seremonier og bli renset. Se Tredje Mosebok 15:19-30.
  6. 5:41 ”Talita kumi” er arameisk, et av de språkene som ble snakket i Israel på denne tiden, og sannsynligvis morsmålet for Jesus og disiplene hans. Kanskje kunne de i tillegg også hebraisk og gresk.

Demons Driven Out by Jesus

They(A) came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.[a] As soon as he got out of the boat, a man with an unclean(B) spirit(C) came out of the tombs(D) and met him. He lived in the tombs,(E) and no one was able to restrain him any more – not even with a chain(F) –  because he often had been bound with shackles and chains, but had torn the chains apart and smashed(G) the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue(H) him. Night(I) and day among the tombs(J) and on the mountains,(K) he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones.

When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before him. And he cried out with a loud voice, ‘What do you have to do with me, Jesus, Son(L) of the Most High God?(M) I beg you before God, don’t torment(N) me! ’ For he had told him, ‘Come out of the man, you unclean(O) spirit! ’(P)

‘What is your name? ’ he asked him.

‘My name is Legion,’(Q) he answered him, ‘because we are many.’ 10 And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the region.

11 A large herd of pigs(R) was there, feeding(S) on the hillside. 12 The demons[b] begged him, ‘Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.’ 13 So he gave them permission, and the unclean(T) spirits(U) came out and entered the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there.

14 The men who tended them ran off(V) and reported it in the town and the countryside, and people went to see what had happened. 15 They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed,(W)(X) sitting there, dressed and in his right mind;(Y) and they were afraid.(Z) 16 Those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed(AA) man and told them about the pigs. 17 Then they began to beg him to leave their region.

18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged him earnestly that he might remain with him. 19 Jesus did not let him but told him, ‘Go home to your own people, and report to them how much the Lord(AB) has done(AC) for you and how he has had mercy on you.’ 20 So he went out and began to proclaim(AD) in the Decapolis(AE) how much Jesus had done for him, and they were all amazed.(AF)

A Girl Restored and a Woman Healed

21 When(AG) Jesus had crossed over again by boat[c] to the other side, a large crowd(AH) gathered around him while he was by the sea. 22 One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus,(AI) came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet(AJ) 23 and begged him earnestly, ‘My little daughter is dying. Come and lay your hands on(AK) her so that she can get well[d](AL) and live.’ 24 So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd was following and pressing against him.

25 Now a woman suffering from bleeding(AM) for twelve years 26 had endured(AN) much under many doctors.(AO) She had spent everything she had and was not helped at all. On the contrary, she became worse. 27 Having heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched(AP) his clothing.(AQ) 28 For she said, ‘If I just touch his clothes, I’ll be made well.’(AR) 29 Instantly her flow of blood ceased, and she sensed in her body that she was healed(AS) of her affliction.

30 Immediately Jesus realised that power(AT) had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd(AU) and said, ‘Who touched my clothes? ’(AV)

31 His disciples said to him, ‘You see the crowd pressing against you, and yet you say, “Who touched me? ” ’

32 But he was looking round to see who had done this. 33 The woman, with fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down(AW) before him, and told him the whole truth.(AX) 34 ‘Daughter,’ he said to her, ‘your faith(AY) has saved you.(AZ) Go in peace and be healed(BA) from your affliction.’(BB)

35 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, ‘Your daughter is dead. Why bother the teacher(BC) any more? ’

36 When Jesus overheard[e] what was said, he told the synagogue leader, ‘Don’t be afraid.(BD) Only believe.’ 37 He did not let anyone accompany him except Peter,(BE) James,(BF) and John,(BG) James’s brother. 38 They came to the leader’s house, and he saw a commotion – people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 He went in and said to them, ‘Why are you making a commotion and weeping?(BH) The child(BI) is not dead but asleep.’(BJ) 40 They laughed at him, but he put them all outside. He took the child’s father,(BK) mother, and those who were with him, and entered the place where the child was. 41 Then he took the child(BL) by the hand and said to her, ‘Talitha koum’[f] (which is translated, ‘Little girl, I say to you, get up’(BM)). 42 Immediately the girl got up(BN) and began to walk.(BO) (She was twelve years old.) At this they were utterly astounded.(BP) 43 Then he gave them strict orders that no one should know about this(BQ) and told them to give her something to eat.

Footnotes

  1. 5:1 Some mss read Gadarenes; other mss read Gergesenes
  2. 5:12 Other mss read All the demons
  3. 5:21 Other mss omit by boat
  4. 5:23 Or she might be saved
  5. 5:36 Or ignored
  6. 5:41 An Aramaic expression