施洗者約翰之死

14 分封王希律聽見耶穌的名聲, 就對臣僕說:「這個人是施洗者約翰!他從死裡復活了,所以能夠行這些神蹟。」

原來希律為他兄弟腓力的妻子希羅底的緣故,拘捕了約翰,把他捆綁起來關在監裡。 因為約翰曾多次對他說:「你娶這個婦人是不對的。」 他想殺掉約翰,但怕觸怒百姓,因為他們都認為約翰是先知。

在希律的生日那天,希羅底的女兒出來在眾人面前跳舞。希律非常高興, 就起誓答應她無論要什麼都可以。 她受了母親的指使,說:「請把施洗者約翰的頭放在盤子裡送給我。」 希律感到為難,但既然在眾賓客面前起了誓,只好下令給她。 10 他派人到監裡砍了約翰的頭, 11 放在盤子裡送給她,她轉送給她母親。 12 約翰的門徒把屍體領回安葬後,就去告訴耶穌。

13 耶穌聽見這個消息,就獨自坐船退到一處偏僻的地方。眾人得知後,就從各城步行來跟隨祂。

耶穌使五千人吃飽

14 耶穌上了岸,看見一大群人,心裡憐憫他們,就治好了他們當中的病人。 15 黃昏時,門徒過來對耶穌說:「這裡是荒郊野外,天又晚了,請遣散眾人,好讓他們到村莊去自己買些吃的。」

16 耶穌回答說:「他們不用離開,你們給他們吃的吧。」

17 門徒答道:「我們這裡只有五個餅和兩條魚。」

18 耶穌說:「拿來給我。」

19 於是,祂叫眾人坐在草地上,然後拿起那五個餅和兩條魚,舉目望著天祝謝後,就掰開餅遞給門徒,讓他們分給眾人。 20 大家都吃飽了,把剩下的零碎收拾起來,竟裝滿了十二個籃子。 21 當時吃飯的,除了婦女和小孩,約有五千男人。

耶穌在水上行走

22 隨後,耶穌催門徒上船,叫他們先渡到湖對岸,祂則遣散眾人。 23 待眾人都離開了,祂就獨自上山去禱告,在那裡一直待到晚上。

24 那時,門徒的船離岸已遠,遇到逆風,船身被波浪撞擊得搖擺不定。 25 天將破曉的時候,耶穌從水面上向門徒走去。 26 門徒看見有人在湖面上走,都嚇壞了,說:「是幽靈!」他們害怕得又喊又叫。

27 耶穌立刻對他們說:「放心吧!是我,不要怕。」

28 彼得說:「主啊!如果真的是你,就叫我從水面上走到你那裡。」

29 耶穌說:「好,你來吧!」

於是,彼得就從船上下去,走在湖面上,要去耶穌那裡。 30 他看到風浪很大,就害怕起來,身體開始往下沉,便大喊:「主啊,救我!」

31 耶穌馬上伸手拉住他,說:「你信心太小了!為什麼懷疑呢?」

32 他們上了船,風浪就平靜了。 33 船上的人都敬拜祂,說:「你真是上帝的兒子。」

34 他們渡到湖對岸,來到革尼撒勒。 35 當地的人認出是耶穌,就派人去把附近所有的病人都帶到祂面前, 36 求耶穌讓他們摸一摸祂衣裳的穗邊,所有摸過的病人都好了。

John the Baptist Beheaded(A)

14 At that time Herod(B) the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,(C) and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist;(D) he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison(E) because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,(F) for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”(G) Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.(H)

On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted 10 and had John beheaded(I) in the prison. 11 His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12 John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it.(J) Then they went and told Jesus.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(K)(L)

13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them(M) and healed their sick.(N)

15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

16 Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

17 “We have here only five loaves(O) of bread and two fish,” they answered.

18 “Bring them here to me,” he said. 19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.(P) Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Jesus Walks on the Water(Q)(R)

22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.(S) Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,”(T) they said, and cried out in fear.

27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage!(U) It is I. Don’t be afraid.”(V)

28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

29 “Come,” he said.

Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,”(W) he said, “why did you doubt?”

32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”(X)

34 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him 36 and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak,(Y) and all who touched it were healed.

14 At that time reports about Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach came to the oznayim (ears) of Herod the Tetrarch.

And he said to his servants, This one is Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva. He has had his Techiyah (Resurrection) from HaMesim (the Dead) and for this reason the moftim (wonders) are working in him.

For Herod had Yochanan arrested and bound him and threw him into the beit hasohar (prison), on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

For Yochanan kept on saying to him, It is asur for you to have her.

And [although] Herod was desiring to kill Yochanan, he feared the crowd, because they considered Yochanan a Navi.

Now at the yom huledet celebration of Herod, it came about that the daughter of Herodias danced before them and Herod was pleased.

Herod, therefore, with a shevuah, promised to give to her whatever she might ask.

So she, prompted by her mother, said, Give to me here upon a serving tray the rosh (head) Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva.

And, although grieving, the king commanded [it] to be given, on account of the shevuot (oaths) and the fellow muzmanim (guests)

10 And he sent and had Yochanan beheaded in the beit hasohar.

11 And the rosh Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva was brought upon a serving tray, and it was presented to the girl and she presented it to her mother.

12 And Yochanan’s talmidim approached and carried away the niftar (deceased person) and buried him. Then they went and reported [it] to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

13 And when he heard [this], he withdrew from there in a sirah (boat) to a desolate place by himself. And when the multitudes heard [this], they followed Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach by land from the shtetlach.

14 And having gone out, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw a great multitude, and Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach felt rachmei shomayim (heavenly compassion) for them and brought refuah (healing) to their cholim.

15 Now when erev (evening) came, Moshiach’s talmidim came to him, saying, This place is desolate and the time is late. Dismiss the multitude, so that, having gone into the shtetlach, they may buy for themselves okhel (food).

16 But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, They have no need to go away. You yourselves give them something to eat.

17 But Moshiach’s talmidim say to him, We do not have here anything except five loaves and of dagim (fish), only two.

18 But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Bring them here to me.

19 And having commanded the multitudes to recline on the grass [as at tish] and having taken the five loaves and the two dagim, and having looked up to Shomayim, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said a bracha over the okhel, and having offered the betziat halechem (the breaking of the bread), Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach gave the lechem to the talmidim, and Moshiach’s talmidim served the lechem to the multitudes

20 And everyone ate and they were satisfied, and they took away shirayim (Rebbe’s remainders, leftovers), shneym asar (twelve) baskets full.

21 And the ones eating were about chamesh elafim (five thousand) men, apart from the nashim and yeladim.

22 And immediately Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach compelled the talmidim to board a sirah (boat) and to go on ahead of him to the other side until he might send away the multitudes.

23 And having sent away the multitudes, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach went up to the mountain by himself to daven. Now when erev had come, he was alone there.

24 Now the sirah (boat), being tossed by the waves (for the wind was against them), was by this time many stadia distant from the land.

25 Now in the fourth watch of the night (between three o’oclock and six o’clock in the morning), Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach came to them, walking on the lake.

26 But Moshiach’s talmidim, having seen him walking on the lake, were terribly shaken, saying, It is a ruach refaim (an apparition)! From pachad they cried out.

27 And immediately Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach spoke to them, saying, Chazak! Ani Hu. (I am he, SHEMOT 3:14) Do not be afraid.

28 And Kefa said in reply to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Adoni, if it is really you, command me to come to you al pnei hamayim (on the surface of the waters).

29 And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Boh! (Come!) And having gone down from the sirah (boat), Kefa walked al pnei hamayim (on the surface of the waters) and came toward him.

30 And seeing the strong wind, Kefa was afraid, and having begun to sink, Kefa cried out, saying, Azreini! Adoni, hoshieini! (Help! L-rd, save me!)

31 And immediately Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, having stretched out (his) hand, took hold of Kefa and says to him, One of little emunah, why did you doubt?

32 And as they were going up into the sirah (boat), the wind became still.

33 And the ones in the sirah (boat) fell down before Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, saying, Beemes (Actually) you are the Ben HaElohim!

34 And having crossed over, they came onto the land at Gennesaret.

35 And having recognized him, the men of that place sent into all the surrounding region around, and they brought to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach all the cholim,

36 and they were appealing to him that they might touch even the Moshiach’s tzitzit on his garment, and all who did, received Moshiach’s refuah (healing). [YESHAYAH 53:5]

Посичането на Йоан Кръстител

14 (A)В онова време четвъртовластникът Ирод чу слуха, който се носеше за Исус;

и каза на слугите си: Този е Йоан Кръстител – той е възкръснал от мъртвите и затова тези сили действат чрез него.

(B)Защото Ирод беше хванал Йоан и го беше вързал и хвърлил в тъмница заради Иродиада, жената на брат си Филип;

(C)понеже Йоан му казваше: Не ти е позволено да я имаш.

(D)И искаше да го убие, но се боеше от народа, защото го смятаха за пророк.

А когато Ирод имаше рожден ден, дъщерята на Иродиада танцува сред събраните и угоди на Ирод.

Затова той с клетва обеща да даде, каквото и да му поиска.

А тя, подучена от майка си, каза: Дай ми тук на блюдо главата на Йоан Кръстител.

Царят се наскърби; но заради клетвата си и заради седящите с него заповяда да се даде.

10 И изпрати да обезглавят Йоан в тъмницата.

11 И донесоха главата му на блюдо и я дадоха на девойката, а тя я занесе на майка си.

12 А учениците му, като дойдоха, взеха тялото и го погребаха; и отидоха и казаха на Исус.

Чудото с нахранването на пет хиляди души

13 (E)И Исус, като чу това, се оттегли оттам с ладия на уединено място настрана; а народът, като разбра, отиде след Него пеша от градовете.

14 (F)И Той, като излезе, видя голямо множество, смили се над тях и изцели болните им.

15 (G)А като се свечери, учениците дойдоха при Него и казаха: Мястото е уединено и времето вече напредна; разпусни народа да отиде по селата да си купи храна.

16 А Исус им каза: Няма нужда да ходят; дайте им вие да ядат.

17 А те Му отговориха: Имаме тук само пет хляба и две риби.

18 А Той им каза: Донесете ги тук при Мене.

19 (H)Тогава, като заповяда на народа да насяда на тревата, взе петте хляба и двете риби, погледна към небето и благослови; и като разчупи хлябовете, даде ги на учениците, а учениците – на народа.

20 И всички ядоха и се наситиха; и вдигнаха останалите къшеи – дванадесет пълни коша.

21 А онези, които ядоха, бяха около пет хиляди мъже освен жените и децата.

Исус Христос ходи по водата

22 И начаса Исус накара учениците да влязат в лодката и да отидат преди Него на отсрещната страна, докато разпусне народа.

23 (I)И като разпусна народа, изкачи се на хълма да се помоли насаме. И като се свечери, Той беше там сам.

24 А лодката беше вече насред езерото, блъскана от вълните, защото вятърът беше насрещен.

25 А в четвъртата стража на нощта Той дойде при тях, като вървеше по езерото.

26 (J)И учениците, като Го видяха, че ходи по езерото, се смутиха и мислеха, че е призрак, и от страх извикаха.

27 А Исус веднага им проговори: Дерзайте! Аз съм; не бойте се!

28 И Петър Му отговори: Господи, ако си Ти, кажи ми да дойда при Тебе по водата.

29 А Той каза: Ела! И Петър слезе от лодката и вървеше по водата, за да иде при Исус.

30 Но като видя силния вятър, уплаши се и като потъваше, извика: Господи, избави ме!

31 И Исус веднага протегна ръка, хвана го и му каза: Маловерецо, защо се усъмни?

32 И като влязоха в лодката, вятърът утихна.

33 (K)А онези, които бяха в лодката, Му се поклониха и казаха: Наистина, Ти си Божий Син.

34 (L)И като преминаха езерото, дойдоха в Генисаретската земя.

35 И когато местните мъже Го познаха, разпратиха по цялата онази околност и доведоха при Него всички болни;

36 (M)и Го молеха да се допрат само до полата на дрехата Му; и колкото се допряха, се изцелиха.