治好被鬼附身的人

他們來到湖對岸的格拉森地區。 耶穌剛下船,就遇見一個被污鬼附身的人從墳場迎面而來。 那人以墳場為家,從來沒有人能把他捆住,就算用鐵鏈也鎖不住他。 儘管有人多次用鐵鏈和腳鐐鎖住他,但他掙斷了鐵鏈,砸碎了腳鐐。沒有人能制伏他。 他晝夜在墳場和山野間大喊大叫,又用石頭砍自己。

他遠遠看見耶穌,就跑過去跪下來拜祂,喊著說: 「至高上帝的兒子耶穌啊,我和你有什麼關係?看在上帝的份上,求你不要折磨我!」 原來,耶穌已經對他身上的鬼說:「污鬼,從這人身上出來!」

耶穌問:「你叫什麼名字?」

他說:「我的名字叫『群』,因為我們是一大群。」

10 接著污鬼再三哀求耶穌,不要把牠們逐出那個地區。 11 當時有一大群豬在附近山坡上覓食。 12 污鬼就哀求耶穌說:「讓我們到豬群裡去,附在牠們身上吧!」

13 耶穌允許了,污鬼就離開那人,進入豬群。那群豬就一路奔下陡坡,衝進湖裡淹死了,約有兩千頭。

14 放豬的人都嚇跑了。他們把這消息傳遍了城裡鄉間,於是人人都跑來看個究竟。 15 他們到了耶穌那裡,看見那一度被群鬼附身的人神智清醒、衣著整齊地坐在那裡,都很害怕。 16 目睹這件事的人向他們講述整個經過。 17 他們請耶穌離開他們的地方。

18 耶穌上了船準備離開的時候,那被鬼附過的人懇求耶穌讓他隨行。 19 耶穌沒有答應,只對他說:「回去見你的家人,將主為你所做的事和祂憐憫你的經過告訴他們吧!」

20 這人就回到低加坡里一帶宣揚耶穌為他所行的奇事,大家都很驚奇。

耶穌醫治有信心的人

21 耶穌再坐船回到對岸,立刻有一大群人在岸邊圍著祂。 22 人群中有一位會堂的主管名叫雅魯,他一見到耶穌便俯伏在祂腳前, 23 懇求說:「我小女兒快要死了,求你去把手按在她身上,醫治她,救她一命。」

24 耶穌和他同去,一大群人跟著祂,擁擠著祂。

25 有一個婦人患血漏病已經十二年, 26 經過許多醫生的診治,受盡痛苦,耗盡錢財,病情仍沒有好轉,反而更加嚴重。 27 她聽見耶穌的事,就夾在人群中擠到耶穌背後摸祂的衣服, 28 心想:「只要摸到祂的衣服,我就痊癒了!」

29 她的血漏立刻停止了,她感到自己痊癒了。 30 耶穌馬上知道有能力從自己身上發出,便在人群中轉過身來問:「誰摸了我的衣服?」

31 門徒對祂說:「你看,這麼多人在你周圍擠來擠去,你怎麼問誰摸你呢?」

32 耶穌環視四周,要找出摸祂的人。 33 那婦人害怕得發抖,她知道在自己身上發生了什麼事,於是上前俯伏在耶穌面前,將實情說了出來。

34 耶穌說:「女兒,你的信心救了你。安心地回去吧!你的病好了。」

35 耶穌還在說話的時候,有人從雅魯家中趕來,對雅魯說:「你的女兒已經死了,何必麻煩老師呢?」

36 耶穌聽了,便對雅魯說:「不要怕,只要信。」 37 於是,祂帶著彼得、雅各和雅各的弟弟約翰去雅魯家,不准其他人跟著。 38 他們到了那裡,只見在場的人嚎啕大哭,場面混亂。 39 耶穌進去問道:「你們為什麼大哭大嚷呢?這孩子並沒有死,只是睡著了。」

40 這些人聽了,都譏笑祂。耶穌讓他們全部出去,然後帶著孩子的父母和三個門徒進了房間。 41 祂拉著孩子的手說:「大利大,古米!」意思是:「小女孩,我吩咐你起來!」

42 小女孩應聲而起,並且可以走動,那時她十二歲。在場的人都驚奇不已。 43 耶穌鄭重叮囑他們不要把這事張揚出去,又吩咐他們給女孩東西吃。

耶稣让一个人摆脱邪灵

耶稣和门徒们渡过湖,来到格拉森人居住的地区。 耶稣一下船,就有一个被邪灵附体的人从坟地里来见他。 这个人住在坟地里,没人能捆住他,连锁链也捆不住他。 他曾屡次被人用镣铐锁住手脚,但是他挣断了锁链,砸开了脚镣。谁也制服不了他。 他昼夜在坟地和山野中嚎叫,用石头砸自己的身体。

他远远地看见了耶稣,就飞奔过来,跪倒在耶稣面前, 当耶稣正说:“你这个邪灵,离开那人,”时,那人大声喊叫道∶“至高无上的上帝之子,耶稣,您要怎样处置我?我求您以上帝的名字发誓,不要惩罚我!”

耶稣问他∶“你叫什么名字?”

那人回答说∶“我的名字叫军团 [a],因为有很多邪灵附在我体内。” 10 在他体内的邪灵们一遍又一遍地乞求耶稣不要把他们驱逐出这个地区。

11 这时候,有一大群猪正在山坡上吃食。 12 邪灵们乞求耶稣道∶“把我们派到猪群里去吧,这样我们就可以钻到它们身上。” 13 耶稣准许了他们,邪灵们离开那个人,钻到猪身上去了。于是,猪群狂奔下山崖,掉进湖里淹死了,那群猪大约有两千多头。

14 养猪的人跑了,他们把这事告诉了城镇和乡村的人们。人们都出来,想看看究竟发生了什么事。 15 他们来到耶稣那里,看到那个曾被许多邪灵附体的人正坐在那里。他已经穿上了衣服,神智已恢复了正常,他们都很害怕。 16 一些目击者把这个被鬼附身的人所遇到的事和关于猪群的事告诉给其它人, 17 人们都央求耶稣离开此地。

18 耶稣上船要离开时,那个曾被鬼附体的人央求着要与他一同走。 19 但是耶稣没有应许,对他说∶“回去和你的家人及朋友们在一起吧!告诉他们主为你做的一切和主对你所施的怜悯。”

20 于是,那个人走了。他在低加波利 [b]向人们讲述主为他做的大事,人们都为此感到惊讶。

耶稣救活已死的女孩,还治好了病妇

21 耶稣上船渡回到湖对岸,又有很多人聚集在那里。耶稣站在湖边。 22 有个名叫睚鲁的犹太会堂管事来到那里,他一见到耶稣,就跪在他的脚边, 23 再三地恳求他说∶“我的小女儿快要死了。求你来把手按在她身上,让她痊愈,复活过来。”

24 耶稣就跟他去了。一大群人跟着他,簇拥在他周围。

25 人群中有个患血漏十二年的女子, 26 她看过不少医生,受了不少罪,为治病花光了所有的钱。可是病情不但没有好转,反而更加恶化了。 27 她听说耶稣的事迹,就挤进人群,来到耶稣身后,摸了一下耶稣的长袍。 28 她想∶“我只要摸一下他的衣服,我的病就会好了。” 29 果然她的血漏止住了,她感觉到自己体内的病治好了。 30 耶稣立刻感觉到有能量从他身上散发了。他停下脚步,转身问道∶“谁摸了我?”

31 耶稣的门徒对他说∶“许多人都在拥挤着你,但你却问‘谁摸了我?’”

32 但是,耶稣仍旧在人群中搜寻摸了他衣服的人。 33 那个吓得发抖的女子明白发生在自己身上的事,便战战兢兢地走上前俯伏在耶稣面前,就把事情经过一五一十地告诉了耶稣。 34 耶稣对她说∶“亲爱的女子,你的信仰治愈了你。平平安安地走吧,你不会再遭罪了。”

35 正当耶稣说话时,一些男人从会堂管事睚鲁家里赶来报信,他们说∶“你女儿已经死了,何必还麻烦老师呢?”

36 耶稣无意听到这话,就对管事说∶“不要害怕,尽管相信就是了。”

37 耶稣只让彼得、雅各和雅各的兄弟约翰跟着他。 38 他们来到会堂管事的家里,看见里面乱轰轰的,人们正在嚎啕大哭。 39 耶稣走进去,对他们说∶“你们为什么又叫又哭?这孩子没有死,她只是睡着了。” 40 但是人们却嘲笑耶稣。耶稣让其他人出去,只带着孩子的父母和他的三个门徒来到孩子的房间。 41 他握住孩子的手,对她说∶“大利大,古米!”(意思是“小姑娘,我要你站起来!”) 42 女孩马上站起来,下床四处走起来,(她当时十二岁。)人们顿时惊得目瞪口呆。 43 耶稣严厉地命令她父母,不让他们把此事告给人们, 然后,耶稣吩咐他们拿些东西给女孩吃。

Footnotes

  1. 馬 可 福 音 5:9 军团: 意为很多,每一罗马军团约有5千人。
  2. 馬 可 福 音 5:20 低加波利: 也叫十城,在加利利湖东岸,曾有十个主要城镇。

Jesus Cures a Demon-Possessed Man(A)

They arrived in the territory of the Gerasenes on the other side of the Sea of Galilee. As Jesus stepped out of the boat, a man came out of the tombs and met him. The man was controlled by an evil spirit and lived among the tombs. No one could restrain him any longer, not even with a chain. He had often been chained hand and foot. However, he snapped the chains off his hands and broke the chains from his feet. No one could control him. Night and day he was among the tombs and on the mountainsides screaming and cutting himself with stones.

The man saw Jesus at a distance. So he ran ⌞to Jesus⌟, bowed down in front of him, and shouted, “Why are you bothering me now, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won’t torture me.” He shouted this because Jesus said, “You evil spirit, come out of the man.”

Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”

He told Jesus, “My name is Legion [Six Thousand], because there are many of us.” 10 He begged Jesus not to send them out of the territory.

11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on a mountainside nearby. 12 The demons begged him, “Send us into the pigs! Let us enter them!”

13 Jesus let them do this. The evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea and drowned.

14 Those who took care of the pigs ran away. In the city and countryside they reported everything that had happened. So the people came to see what had happened. 15 They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. The man was sitting there dressed and in his right mind. The people were frightened. 16 Those who saw this told what had happened to the demon-possessed man and the pigs. 17 Then the people began to beg Jesus to leave their territory.

18 As Jesus stepped into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged him, “Let me stay with you.” 19 But Jesus would not allow it. Instead, he told the man, “Go home to your family, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been to you.”

20 So the man left. He began to tell how much Jesus had done for him in the Ten Cities.[a] Everyone was amazed.

Jairus’ Daughter and a Woman with Chronic Bleeding(B)

21 Jesus again crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee in a boat. A large crowd gathered around him by the seashore.

22 A synagogue leader named Jairus also arrived. When he saw Jesus, he quickly bowed down in front of him. 23 He begged Jesus, “My little daughter is dying. Come, lay your hands on her so that she may get well and live.”

24 Jesus went with the man. A huge crowd followed Jesus and pressed him on every side.

25 In the crowd was a woman who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years. 26 Although she had been under the care of many doctors and had spent all her money, she had not been helped at all. Actually, she had become worse. 27 Since she had heard about Jesus, she came from behind in the crowd and touched his clothes. 28 She said, “If I can just touch his clothes, I’ll get well.” 29 Her bleeding stopped immediately. She felt cured from her illness.

30 At that moment Jesus felt power had gone out of him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”

31 His disciples said to him, “How can you ask, ‘Who touched me,’ when you see the crowd pressing you on all sides?”

32 But he kept looking around to see the woman who had done this. 33 The woman trembled with fear. She knew what had happened to her. So she quickly bowed in front of him and told him the whole truth.

34 Jesus told her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace! Be cured from your illness.”

35 While Jesus was still speaking to her, some people came from the synagogue leader’s home. They told the synagogue leader, “Your daughter has died. Why bother the teacher anymore?”

36 When Jesus overheard what they said, he told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid! Just believe.”

37 Jesus allowed no one to go with him except Peter and the two brothers James and John. 38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a noisy crowd there. People were crying and sobbing loudly. 39 When he came into the house, he asked them, “Why are you making so much noise and crying? The child isn’t dead. She’s just sleeping.”

40 They laughed at him. So he made all of them go outside. Then he took the child’s father, mother, and his three disciples and went to the child. 41 Jesus took the child’s hand and said to her, “Talitha, koum!” which means, “Little girl, I’m telling you to get up!”

42 The girl got up at once and started to walk. (She was twelve years old.) They were astonished.

43 Jesus ordered them not to let anyone know about this. He also told them to give the little girl something to eat.

Footnotes

  1. 5:20 A federation of ten Greek city states east and west of the Jordan River.