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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.

A Demon-Possessed Man Healed(A)

Then (B)they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the [a]Gadarenes. And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an (C)unclean spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind [b]him, not even with chains, because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.

When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him. And he cried out with a loud voice and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I (D)implore[c] You by God that You do not torment me.”

For He said to him, (E)“Come out of the man, unclean spirit!” Then He asked him, “What is your name?”

And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” 10 Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country.

11 Now a large herd of (F)swine was feeding there near the mountains. 12 So all the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the swine, that we may enter them.” 13 And [d]at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea.

14 So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened. 15 Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been (G)demon-possessed and had the legion, (H)sitting and (I)clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. 16 And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine. 17 Then (J)they began to plead with Him to depart from their region.

18 And when He got into the boat, (K)he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him. 19 However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.” 20 And he departed and began to (L)proclaim in [e]Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all (M)marveled.

A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed(N)

21 (O)Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. 22 (P)And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet 23 and begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and (Q)lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.” 24 So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.

25 Now a certain woman (R)had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and (S)touched His garment. 28 For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”

29 Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the [f]affliction. 30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that (T)power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?”

31 But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’

32 And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. 33 But the woman, (U)fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. 34 And He said to her, “Daughter, (V)your faith has made you well. (W)Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”

35 (X)While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”

36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only (Y)believe.” 37 And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. 38 Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw [g]a tumult and those who (Z)wept and wailed loudly. 39 When He came in, He said to them, “Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but (AA)sleeping.”

40 And they ridiculed Him. (AB)But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. 41 Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, “Talitha, cumi,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” 42 Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were (AC)overcome with great amazement. 43 But (AD)He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 5:1 NU Gerasenes
  2. Mark 5:3 NU adds anymore
  3. Mark 5:7 adjure
  4. Mark 5:13 NU He gave
  5. Mark 5:20 Lit. Ten Cities
  6. Mark 5:29 suffering
  7. Mark 5:38 an uproar

Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon

(A)They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.[a] And when Jesus[b] had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. (B)He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones. And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and (C)fell down before him. And (D)crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, (E)Son of (F)the Most High God? (G)I adjure you by God, do not torment me.” For he was saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is (H)Legion, for we are many.” 10 And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country. 11 Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, 12 and they begged him, saying, “Send us to the pigs; let us enter them.” 13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea.

14 The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. 15 And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed[c] man, the one who had had (I)the legion, sitting there, (J)clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 16 And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs. 17 And (K)they began to beg Jesus[d] to depart from their region. 18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. 19 And he did not permit him but said to him, “Go home to your friends and (L)tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 And he went away and began to proclaim in (M)the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.

Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus's Daughter

21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 (N)Then came one of (O)the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23 and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and (P)lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” 24 And he went with him.

And a great crowd followed him and (Q)thronged about him. 25 And there was a woman (R)who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” 29 (S)And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her (T)disease. 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that (U)power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” 31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’ 32 And he looked around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34 And he said to her, “Daughter, (V)your faith has made you well; (W)go in peace, and be healed of your (X)disease.”

35 While he was still speaking, there came from (Y)the ruler's house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why (Z)trouble (AA)the Teacher any further?” 36 But overhearing[e] what they said, Jesus said to (AB)the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” 37 And he allowed no one to follow him except (AC)Peter and James and (AD)John the brother of James. 38 They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus[f] saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 And when he had entered, he said to them, (AE)“Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but (AF)sleeping.” 40 And they laughed at him. But he (AG)put them all outside and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was. 41 (AH)Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, (AI)arise.” 42 And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. 43 And (AJ)he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 5:1 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; some Gadarenes
  2. Mark 5:2 Greek he; also verse 9
  3. Mark 5:15 Greek daimonizomai (demonized); also verses 16, 18; elsewhere rendered oppressed by demons
  4. Mark 5:17 Greek him
  5. Mark 5:36 Or ignoring; some manuscripts hearing
  6. Mark 5:38 Greek he

Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Man

So they arrived at the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gerasenes.[a] When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil[b] spirit came out from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain. Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him. Day and night he wandered among the burial caves and in the hills, howling and cutting himself with sharp stones.

When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him. With a shriek, he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In the name of God, I beg you, don’t torture me!” For Jesus had already said to the spirit, “Come out of the man, you evil spirit.”

Then Jesus demanded, “What is your name?”

And he replied, “My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man.” 10 Then the evil spirits begged him again and again not to send them to some distant place.

11 There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby. 12 “Send us into those pigs,” the spirits begged. “Let us enter them.”

13 So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of about 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.

14 The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened. 15 A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. 16 Then those who had seen what happened told the others about the demon-possessed man and the pigs. 17 And the crowd began pleading with Jesus to go away and leave them alone.

18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. 19 But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.” 20 So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns[c] of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them.

Jesus Heals in Response to Faith

21 Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. 22 Then a leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet, 23 pleading fervently with him. “My little daughter is dying,” he said. “Please come and lay your hands on her; heal her so she can live.”

24 Jesus went with him, and all the people followed, crowding around him. 25 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding. 26 She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse. 27 She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe. 28 For she thought to herself, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition.

30 Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from him, so he turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my robe?”

31 His disciples said to him, “Look at this crowd pressing around you. How can you ask, ‘Who touched me?’”

32 But he kept on looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the frightened woman, trembling at the realization of what had happened to her, came and fell to her knees in front of him and told him what she had done. 34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.”

35 While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.”

36 But Jesus overheard[d] them and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.”

37 Then Jesus stopped the crowd and wouldn’t let anyone go with him except Peter, James, and John (the brother of James). 38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing. 39 He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.”

40 The crowd laughed at him. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl’s father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying. 41 Holding her hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means “Little girl, get up!” 42 And the girl, who was twelve years old, immediately stood up and walked around! They were overwhelmed and totally amazed. 43 Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone what had happened, and then he told them to give her something to eat.

Footnotes

  1. 5:1 Other manuscripts read Gadarenes; still others read Gergesenes. See Matt 8:28; Luke 8:26.
  2. 5:2 Greek unclean; also in 5:8, 13.
  3. 5:20 Greek Decapolis.
  4. 5:36 Or ignored.