Marcos 4
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
Ang Paanggid Parte sa Manugsab-og(A)
4 Nagpanudlo liwat si Jesus sa higad sang dagat. Madamo gid nga mga tawo ang nagtilipon sa iya palibot. Gani nagsakay siya sa sakayan nga nagapundo kag nagpungko siya didto. Kag ang mga tawo nagpabilin sa higad sang dagat. 2 Madamo nga mga butang ang iya gintudlo sa ila paagi sa mga paanggid. 3 Siling niya, “Magpamati kamo! May isa ka mangunguma nga nagsab-og sang binhi. 4 Sa iya pagsab-og, ang iban nagtupa sa higad sang dalan, kag gintuka ini sang mga pispis. 5 Ang iban nagtupa sa kabatuhan. Hapaw lang ang duta sini, gani madali nga nagtubo ang binhi tungod kay manabaw ang duta. 6 Pero nalayong ini sang nainitan sang adlaw, kag tungod nga diutay lang ang gamot, nalaya. 7 Ang iban nga mga binhi nagtupa kag nagtubo sa duta nga may mga tunukon nga hilamon, pero pagdabong sang mga hilamon nalumos ang tanom, gani wala nakapamunga. 8 Ang iban pa gid nga mga binhi nagtupa sa maayo nga duta, kag nagtubo ini kag nagpamunga. Ang iban hustuhan lang ang bunga, ang iban madamo, kag ang iban madamo gid.”[a] 9 Siling pa ni Jesus sa ila, “Kamo nga nagapamati, dapat intiendihon gid ninyo ining inyo nabatian.”
Ang Katuyuan sang mga Paanggid(B)
10 Pagpalauli sang mga tawo, ang dose ka apostoles kag ang iban pa gid nga nagaupod kay Jesus nagpamangkot sa iya kon ano ang kahulugan sang sadto nga paanggid. 11 Nagsiling si Jesus sa ila, “Ang mga tinago nga kamatuoran parte sa paghari sang Dios ginasugid sa inyo nga maintiendihan ninyo, pero sa iban, ang tanan nga butang parte sa paghari sang Dios ginasugid sa ila paagi sa mga paanggid, 12 agod matuman ang ginasiling sang Kasulatan nga,
‘Sige lang ang ila tulok, pero indi sila makakita.
Sige lang ang ila pamati, pero indi sila makaintiendi.
Kay kon makaintiendi sila, magahinulsol sila kag patawaron sila sang Dios.’ ”[b]
Ginsaysay ni Jesus ang Paanggid Parte sa Manugsab-og(C)
13 Nagpamangkot dayon si Jesus sa ila, “Kon indi kamo makaintiendi sadto nga paanggid, paano ninyo maintiendihan ang iban ko pa nga mga paanggid? 14 Ang kahulugan sang akon paanggid amo ini: ang ginsab-og sang mangunguma amo ang pulong sang Dios. 15 Ang higad sang dalan nga gintup-an sang binhi amo ang mga tawo nga sang pagkabati nila sang pulong sang Dios, nag-abot man dayon si Satanas kag gin-agaw niya ang pulong sa ila tagipusuon. 16 Ang kabatuhan nga gintup-an sang binhi amo ang mga tawo nga sang pagkabati nila sang pulong sang Dios, ginbaton nila dayon ini nga may kalipay, 17 pero indi hugot sa ila tagipusuon. Gani wala magdugay ang ila pagtuo. Pag-abot sang pag-antos ukon paghingabot tungod sa ila nga pagbaton sa pulong sang Dios, nagbiya sila gilayon sa ila pagtuo. 18 Ang duta nga may mga tunukon nga hilamon nga gintup-an sang binhi amo ang mga tawo nga nakabati sang pulong sang Dios. 19 Ugaling tungod sa mga palaligban sa pangabuhi kag paghimulat nga makamanggad, kag tungod sa sobra nga handom sang iban nga mga butang, nalipatan nila ang pulong sang Dios nga ila nabatian kag wala ini namunga sa ila kabuhi. 20 Pero ang maayo nga duta nga gintup-an sang binhi amo ang mga tawo nga nagpamati sang pulong sang Dios kag ginbaton nila sa ila tagipusuon kag napuslan gid nila. Ang iban hustuhan lang ang ila napuslan sa ila nabatian, ang iban madamo, kag ang iban madamo gid.”[c]
Ang Paanggid Parte sa Suga(D)
21 Nagpadayon pa gid sa paghambal si Jesus sa ila, “Kon ang tawo magsindi sang suga, wala niya ginatakluban sang sulukban ukon ginabutang sa idalom sang katre, kundi ginabutang niya sa tulungtungan. 22 Amo man ina nga wala sing tinago nga indi magguwa sa ulihi, kag wala sing sekreto nga indi mabuyagyag.[d] 23 Kamo nga nagapamati, dapat intiendihon gid ninyo ining inyo nabatian.” 24 Nagsiling pa gid siya, “Pamatii ninyo ako sing maayo! Magahatag ang Dios sa inyo sing pag-intiendi suno sa inyo pagpamati, kag iya pa gani ini dugangan. 25 Kay ang tawo nga nagatuman sang iya nabatian nga kamatuoran pagahatagan pa gid sang pag-intiendi. Pero ang tawo nga wala nagatuman sa kamatuoran, bisan ang diutay nga iya naintiendihan kuhaon pa sa iya.”
Ang Paanggid Parte sa Binhi nga Nagtubo
26 Siling pa gid ni Jesus, “Ang paghari sang Dios mapaanggid sa sini nga estorya: May isa ka tawo nga nagsab-og sang binhi sa iya uma. 27 Samtang nagapadayon siya sa iya obra kada adlaw kag samtang nagatulog siya kada gab-i, ang mga binhi nga iya ginsab-og nagatubo bisan wala niya mahibalui kon paano. 28 Ang duta mismo amo ang nagapatubo kag nagapabunga sang mga tanom: nahauna ang dahon, dason ang uhay, kag sa ulihi ang matinggas nga bunga. 29 Kag kon luto na, ginaani sang tag-iya kay alanihon na.”
Ang Paanggid Parte sa Binhi sang Mustasa(E)
30 Nagpamangkot si Jesus sa ila, “Sa ano ta mapaanggid ang paghari sang Dios? Ano nga paanggid ang aton gamiton agod nga mapaathag ini? 31 Ang paghari sang Dios pareho sa binhi sang mustasa.[e] Pinakagamay ini sa tanan nga binhi, 32 pero kon matanom na, nagatubo kag nagalabaw pa sa tanan nga ulutanon nga bisan ang mga pispis sarang makapugad sa iya mahandong nga mga sanga.”
33 Madamo pa gid nga mga paanggid nga pareho sini ang gin-gamit ni Jesus sa iya pagpanudlo sa mga tawo, suno lang sa ila maintiendihan. 34 Wala siya sing may ginhambal sa mga tawo nga indi paagi sa paanggid, pero ginapaathag niya ini tanan sa iya mga sumulunod kon silahanon na lang.
Ginpauntat ni Jesus ang Bagyo(F)
35 Sang sirom na sadto nga adlaw, nagsiling si Jesus sa iya mga sumulunod, “Dali, matabok kita.” 36 Gani ginbayaan sang iya mga sumulunod ang madamo nga mga tawo nga nagatilipon, kag naglarga sila kaupod ni Jesus nga didto na sa sakayan. May mga sakayan man didto nga nagdungan sa ila. 37 Kag sang nagapanakayon sila, hinali lang nga nagmadlos ang hangin. Sige ang basya sang dalagko nga mga balod, kag daw sa mapuno na ang sakayan. 38 Pero si Jesus didto sa ulin[f] sang sakayan nga nagakatulog nga may ulunan. Ginpukaw nila siya. Siling nila, “Manunudlo, wala ka bala nagakabalaka nga malunod na kita?” 39 Gani nagbangon siya kag ginsabdong niya ang hangin kag ang balod. Siling niya, “Untat!” Kag nag-untat ang hangin kag naglinaw ang dagat. 40 Siling dayon ni Jesus sa ila, “Ngaa bala nahadlok kamo? Ano, wala pa gid bala kamo sing pagtuo sa akon?” 41 Dako gid ang ila katingala sa iya. Kag nagpinamangkutanay sila, “Sin-o gid ayhan ini nga bisan ang hangin kag ang mga balod nagatuman sa iya?”
Footnotes
- 4:8 Ang iban hustuhan… madamo gid: sa literal, Ang iban 30, ang iban 60, ang iban 100 ka pilo.
- 4:12 Isa. 6:9, 10.
- 4:20 Ang iban hustuhan… madamo gid: sa literal, Ang iban 30, ang iban 60, ang iban 100 ka pilo.
- 4:22 Ang tinago ukon sekreto nga ginamitlang diri posible amo ang parte sa paghari sang Dios ukon sa Maayong Balita nga kinahanglan nga ipahayag.
- 4:31 mustasa: ini isa ka klase sang mustasa nga dako gid.
- 4:38 ulin: sa iban nga Bisaya, buli.
Mark 4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 4
The Parable of the Sower. 1 [a]On another occasion(A) he began to teach by the sea.[b] A very large crowd gathered around him so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land.(B) 2 And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them, 3 [c]“Hear this! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep. 6 And when the sun rose, it was scorched and it withered for lack of roots. 7 Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it and it produced no grain. 8 And some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit. It came up and grew and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.” 9 He added, “Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear.”
The Purpose of the Parables. 10 And when he was alone, those present along with the Twelve questioned him about the parables. 11 [d]He answered them, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been granted to you. But to those outside everything comes in parables, 12 so that
‘they may look and see but not perceive,
and hear and listen but not understand,
in order that they may not be converted and be forgiven.’”(C)
13 [e]Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable?(D) Then how will you understand any of the parables? 14 The sower sows the word. 15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear, Satan comes at once and takes away the word sown in them. 16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground who, when they hear the word, receive it at once with joy. 17 But they have no root; they last only for a time. Then when tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Those sown among thorns are another sort. They are the people who hear the word, 19 but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit. 20 But those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”
Parable of the Lamp. 21 (E)He said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand?(F) 22 For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; nothing is secret except to come to light.(G) 23 Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear.” 24 He also told them, “Take care what you hear. The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you, and still more will be given to you.(H) 25 To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”(I)
Seed Grows of Itself. 26 He said, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God;[f] it is as if a man were to scatter seed(J) on the land 27 and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. 28 Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest has come.”
The Mustard Seed. 30 (K)He said, “To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? 31 It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. 32 [g]But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.” 33 With many such parables(L) he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it. 34 Without parables he did not speak to them, but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.
The Calming of a Storm at Sea. 35 [h]On that day, as evening drew on, he said to them, “Let us cross to the other side.”(M) 36 Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up. 38 Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39 He woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Quiet! Be still!”[i] The wind ceased and there was great calm. 40 Then he asked them, “Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?” 41 [j](N)They were filled with great awe and said to one another, “Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?”
Footnotes
- 4:1–34 In parables (Mk 4:2): see note on Mt 13:3. The use of parables is typical of Jesus’ enigmatic method of teaching the crowds (Mk 4:2–9, 12) as compared with the interpretation of the parables he gives to his disciples (Mk 4:10–25, 33–34) to each group according to its capacity to understand (Mk 4:9–11). The key feature of the parable at hand is the sowing of the seed (Mk 4:3), representing the breakthrough of the kingdom of God into the world. The various types of soil refer to the diversity of response accorded the word of God (Mk 4:4–7). The climax of the parable is the harvest of thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold, indicating the consummation of the kingdom (Mk 4:8). Thus both the present and the future action of God, from the initiation to the fulfillment of the kingdom, is presented through this and other parables (Mk 4:26–29, 30–32).
- 4:1 By the sea: the shore of the Sea of Galilee or a boat near the shore (Mk 2:13; 3:7–8) is the place where Mark depicts Jesus teaching the crowds. By contrast the mountain is the scene of Jesus at prayer (Mk 6:46) or in the process of forming his disciples (Mk 3:13; 9:2).
- 4:3–8 See note on Mt 13:3–8.
- 4:11–12 These verses are to be viewed against their background in Mk 3:6, 22 concerning the unbelief and opposition Jesus encountered in his ministry. It is against this background that the distinction in Jesus’ method becomes clear of presenting the kingdom to the disbelieving crowd in one manner and to the disciples in another. To the former it is presented in parables and the truth remains hidden; for the latter the parable is interpreted and the mystery is partially revealed because of their faith; see notes on Mt 13:11 and Mt 13:13.
- 4:13–20 See note on Mt 13:18–23.
- 4:26–29 Only Mark records the parable of the seed’s growth. Sower and harvester are the same. The emphasis is on the power of the seed to grow of itself without human intervention (Mk 4:27). Mysteriously it produces blade and ear and full grain (Mk 4:28). Thus the kingdom of God initiated by Jesus in proclaiming the word develops quietly yet powerfully until it is fully established by him at the final judgment (Mk 4:29); cf. Rev 14:15.
- 4:32 The universality of the kingdom of God is indicated here; cf. Ez 17:23; 31:6; Dn 4:17–19.
- 4:35–5:43 After the chapter on parables, Mark narrates four miracle stories: Mk 4:35–41; 5:1–20; and two joined together in Mk 5:21–43. See also notes on Mt 8:23–34 and 9:8–26.
- 4:39 Quiet! Be still!: as in the case of silencing a demon (Mk 1:25), Jesus rebukes the wind and subdues the turbulence of the sea by a mere word; see note on Mt 8:26.
- 4:41 Jesus is here depicted as exercising power over wind and sea. In the Christian community this event was seen as a sign of Jesus’ saving presence amid persecutions that threatened its existence.
Mark 4
New International Version
The Parable of the Sower(A)(B)
4 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake.(C) The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables,(D) and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.(E) 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”(F)
9 Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”(G)
10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God(H) has been given to you. But to those on the outside(I) everything is said in parables 12 so that,
“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’[a]”(J)
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word.(K) 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan(L) comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth(M) and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”
A Lamp on a Stand
21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?(N) 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.(O) 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.”(P)
24 “Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more.(Q) 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”(R)
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.(S) A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”(T)
The Parable of the Mustard Seed(U)
30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like,(V) or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”
33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.(W) 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.(X) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.
Jesus Calms the Storm(Y)
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat.(Z) There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”(AA)
41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Footnotes
- Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10
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