Mark 9
Hawai‘i Pidgin
9 An Jesus tell um, “Dass right! An I like tell you dis too: Some peopo standing hea no goin mahke befo dey see God da King come wit power.”
Jesus Look Diffren On Top Da Mountain
2 Afta six days, Jesus wen take Peter, James, an John wit him up on top one big mountain wea neva have nobody. Den, da same time dey stay looking at him, Jesus wen start fo look diffren in front dem.
3 His clotheses wen come shiny white -- mo white den anybody in da world can wash um. 4 An you know wat? Right den an dea Elijah an Moses from long time ago wen come outa no wea, an dey stay talking wit Jesus. 5 Den Peter tell Jesus, “You know wat, Boss? Good we stay ova hea! If you like, I make shacks ova hea, one fo you, one fo Moses, one fo Elijah.” 6 He neva know wat fo say, cuz dey was real scared.
7 Den had one cloud go ova dem, an one voice from inside da cloud say, “Dis my boy. I get plenny love an aloha fo him. Eh, listen to him!” 8 Right den an dea dey look up, but dey see ony Jesus.
9 Afta dat Jesus guys stay going down da mountain, an Jesus tell um, “No tell nobody wat you guys wen see. I da Guy Dass Fo Real. I goin mahke, an I goin come back alive afta I mahke. Den you guys can tell peopo wat you guys wen see.”
10 So dey neva tell nobody, but dey aksing each odda wat he mean wen he say, “I goin mahke, den I goin come back alive.” 11 Dey aks him, “Eh, da teacha guys who teach da Rules from God, how come dey say Elijah gotta come back first befo Godʼs Spesho Guy goin show up?”
12 Jesus say, “Dass right. Elijah gotta come back first an make everyting ready fo Godʼs Spesho Guy. So how come da Bible say dat da Guy Dass Fo Real gotta suffa plenny, an da peopo goin make him like he notting? 13 But I telling you guys, Elijah wen come awready, an da peopo wen make him any kine, jalike da Bible say bout him.”
Jesus Throw Out Da Bad Kine Spirit From One Boy
14 Jesus an his three guys come by his odda guys, an dey see plenny peopo dea. Some teacha guys who teach Godʼs Rules stay make argue wit Jesus guys. 15 Right den an dea da peopo wen spock Jesus, an dea jaws wen drop. Dey wen run by him. Dey stay good inside cuz he wen come. 16 He tell um, “Eh, wat you guys stay make argue bout?”
17 One guy say, “Teacha, I wen bring my boy to you. He get one spirit dat no let um talk. 18 Everytime da spirit grab da boy, he throw um to da groun. Den da foam come out his mout, an he grind his teet, an come stiff jalike one board. I wen bring him ova hea by da guys you stay teaching fo dem make da spirit let go da boy, but dey no can.”
19 Jesus say, “You guys! Nowdays nobody stay trus God! How long moa, I gotta be wit you guys an put up wit you guys? Bring da boy ova hea!”
20 So dey bring um. Wen da spirit spock Jesus, right den an dea he make da boy start fo shake plenny, an he fall down on top da groun, an roll all ova, an da foam come outa his mout. 21 Jesus aks da fadda, “How long he make lidat?”
He say, “From small kid time. 22 Plenny times da spirit go throw da boy inside da fire o da water fo try kill him. If you can do someting, try pity us! Try help us!”
23 Jesus say, “Wat you mean, ‘if can’? Jus gotta trus, den all kine stuff can do.”
24 Right away da fadda say, “Eh, I trus! Try help me fo trus mo betta!”
25 Den plenny peopo wen come running. Jesus spock um, an he scold da bad kine spirit. He say, “Eh, you bad spirit, you! You no let da boy talk o hear notting. I tell you, beat it! Let go him an no come back eva!”
26 Den da spirit wen yell an throw da boy all ova da place, den he let um go. Da boy wen look jalike he mahke. Plenny peopo say, “Auwe! He mahke!” 27 But Jesus wen take da boyʼs hand, an pull um up. An da boy wen stand on his own two feet.
28 Wen Jesus go inside da house, an ony have Jesus an his guys dea, dey aks um, “How come we no can throw um out?”
29 He say, “If you no pray, you no can make dat kine spirit let go nobody.”
Jesus Say One Mo Time He Gotta Mahke An Come Back Alive
30 Jesus dem wen go way from dat place an go thru Galilee. Jesus no like nobody know wea he stay, 31 cuz he teaching his guys stuff. He tell um, “I da Guy Dass Fo Real. Da peopo goin set me up, an take me. Dey goin kill me, an on day numba three I goin come back alive.” 32 But da guys no undastan wat he wen say, an dey scared fo aks him wat dat mean.
Who Da Numba One Guy?
33 Den dey wen go Capernaum. Wen dey inside da house, Jesus aks um, “Eh, wat you guys stay make argue bout on da road?”
34 But da guys, dey neva like say notting, cuz dey stay make argue bout who da numba one guy. 35 Jesus sit down an call da twelve guys. He say, “You know, whoeva like be first, he gotta be last, an he gotta help da odda guys.” 36 Den he take one small kid an put um in front dem. He put his arms aroun da kid an say, 37 “Whoeva take in one kid an make him jalike ohana cuz da kid my guy, he take me in an make me jalike ohana too. An dat mean he take in da One who wen send me too, an make him jalike ohana too.”
Da Guy Dat Not Agains Us, He Fo Us
38 John wen say, “Eh, teacha! We wen spock one guy throwing out da bad kine spirits. He tell da spirits, ‘I get Jesus power fo make you guys let go da peopo!’ We wen tell um fo no do dat, cuz he no come from us guys.”
39 Jesus wen tell um, “No try make um stop, cuz anybody who do da kine awesome stuff an say, ‘I get Jesus power fo do um,’ he no goin talk stink bout me right afta dat! 40 Cuz whoeva not agains us, dat guy fo us. 41 Dass right! An I like tell you guys dis too: Anybody give you guys water fo drink cuz you my guys an I da Christ guy dat God wen send, garans God goin have plenny good kine stuff bumbye in da sky fo dem cuz dey wen do dat.”
Somebody Make Um Do Bad kine Stuff
42 “Dese small kids hea, dey trus me! Somebody make um pau trus me an do bad kine stuff, mo betta take one big stone from da mill, an tie um aroun da guyʼs neck, den throw him inside da ocean fo drown!
49 “Da priest guys wen burn da sacrifice an sprinkle um wit salt fo make um come clean fo God. Same ting, everybody goin suffa so dey can come clean inside. 50 Da salt good stuff. But if da salt no mo taste, how you goin make um work like salt again? You guys gotta be fo real, jalike da salt! No fight no moa, an try stay good wit each odda.”
Mark 9
New Century Version
9 Then Jesus said to the people, “I tell you the truth, some people standing here will see the kingdom of God come with power before they die.”
Jesus Talks with Moses and Elijah
2 Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John up on a high mountain by themselves. While they watched, Jesus’ appearance was changed. 3 His clothes became shining white, whiter than any person could make them. 4 Then Elijah and Moses[a] appeared to them, talking with Jesus.
5 Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 Peter did not know what to say, because he and the others were so frightened.
7 Then a cloud came and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”
8 Suddenly Peter, James, and John looked around, but they saw only Jesus there alone with them.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone about what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
10 So the followers obeyed Jesus, but they discussed what he meant about rising from the dead.
11 Then they asked Jesus, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
12 Jesus answered, “They are right to say that Elijah must come first and make everything the way it should be. But why does the Scripture say that the Son of Man will suffer much and that people will treat him as if he were nothing? 13 I tell you that Elijah has already come. And people did to him whatever they wanted to do, just as the Scriptures said it would happen.”
Jesus Heals a Sick Boy
14 When Jesus, Peter, James, and John came back to the other followers, they saw a great crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15 But as soon as the crowd saw Jesus, the people were surprised and ran to welcome him.
16 Jesus asked, “What are you arguing about?”
17 A man answered, “Teacher, I brought my son to you. He has an evil spirit in him that stops him from talking. 18 When the spirit attacks him, it throws him on the ground. Then my son foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes very stiff. I asked your followers to force the evil spirit out, but they couldn’t.”
19 Jesus answered, “You people have no faith. How long must I stay with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”
20 So the followers brought him to Jesus. As soon as the evil spirit saw Jesus, it made the boy lose control of himself, and he fell down and rolled on the ground, foaming at the mouth.
21 Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been happening?”
The father answered, “Since he was very young. 22 The spirit often throws him into a fire or into water to kill him. If you can do anything for him, please have pity on us and help us.”
23 Jesus said to the father, “You said, ‘If you can!’ All things are possible for the one who believes.”
24 Immediately the father cried out, “I do believe! Help me to believe more!”
25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he ordered the evil spirit, saying, “You spirit that makes people unable to hear or speak, I command you to come out of this boy and never enter him again!”
26 The evil spirit screamed and caused the boy to fall on the ground again. Then the spirit came out. The boy looked as if he were dead, and many people said, “He is dead!” 27 But Jesus took hold of the boy’s hand and helped him to stand up.
28 When Jesus went into the house, his followers began asking him privately, “Why couldn’t we force that evil spirit out?”
29 Jesus answered, “That kind of spirit can only be forced out by prayer.”[b]
Jesus Talks About His Death
30 Then Jesus and his followers left that place and went through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know where he was, 31 because he was teaching his followers. He said to them, “The Son of Man will be handed over to people, and they will kill him. After three days, he will rise from the dead.” 32 But the followers did not understand what Jesus meant, and they were afraid to ask him.
Who Is the Greatest?
33 Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. When they went into a house there, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” 34 But the followers did not answer, because their argument on the road was about which one of them was the greatest.
35 Jesus sat down and called the twelve apostles to him. He said, “Whoever wants to be the most important must be last of all and servant of all.”
36 Then Jesus took a small child and had him stand among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said, 37 “Whoever accepts a child like this in my name accepts me. And whoever accepts me accepts the One who sent me.”
Anyone Not Against Us Is for Us
38 Then John said, “Teacher, we saw someone using your name to force demons out of a person. We told him to stop, because he does not belong to our group.”
39 But Jesus said, “Don’t stop him, because anyone who uses my name to do powerful things will not easily say evil things about me. 40 Whoever is not against us is with us. 41 I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a drink of water because you belong to the Christ will truly get his reward.
42 “If one of these little children believes in me, and someone causes that child to sin, it would be better for that person to have a large stone tied around his neck and be drowned in the sea. 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to lose part of your body and live forever than to have two hands and go to hell, where the fire never goes out. [ 44 In hell the worm does not die; the fire is never put out.][c] 45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to lose part of your body and to live forever than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. [ 46 In hell the worm does not die; the fire is never put out.][d] 47 If your eye causes you to sin, take it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell. 48 In hell the worm does not die; the fire is never put out. 49 Every person will be salted with fire.
50 “Salt is good, but if the salt loses its salty taste, you cannot make it salty again. So, be full of salt, and have peace with each other.”
Footnotes
- 9:4 Elijah and Moses Two of the most important Jewish leaders in the past. God had given Moses the Law, and Elijah was an important prophet.
- 9:29 prayer Some Greek copies continue, “and fasting.”
- 9:44 In . . . out. Some Greek copies do not contain the bracketed text.
- 9:46 In . . . out. Some Greek copies do not contain the bracketed text.
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