El endemoniado gadareno

(A)Y llegaron al otro lado del mar, a la tierra de los gadarenos[a]. Y cuando Él salió de la barca(B), enseguida vino a su encuentro, de entre los sepulcros, un hombre con un espíritu inmundo(C), que tenía su morada entre los sepulcros; y nadie podía ya atarlo ni aun con cadenas; porque muchas veces había sido atado con grillos y cadenas, pero él había roto las cadenas y destrozado los grillos, y nadie era tan fuerte como para dominarlo. Y siempre, noche y día, andaba entre los sepulcros y en los montes dando gritos e hiriéndose con piedras. Cuando vio a Jesús de lejos, corrió y se postró delante de Él; y gritando a gran voz, dijo*: ¿Qué tengo yo que ver contigo[b], Jesús, Hijo del Dios(D) Altísimo(E)? Te imploro por Dios que no me atormentes(F). Porque Jesús le decía: Sal del hombre, espíritu inmundo. Y le preguntó: ¿Cómo te llamas? Y él le dijo*: Me llamo Legión(G), porque somos muchos. 10 Entonces le rogaba con insistencia que no los enviara fuera de la tierra. 11 Y había allí una gran piara de cerdos paciendo junto al monte. 12 Y los demonios le rogaron, diciendo: Envíanos a los cerdos para que entremos en ellos. 13 Y Él les dio permiso. Y saliendo los espíritus inmundos, entraron en los cerdos; y la piara, unos dos mil, se precipitó por un despeñadero al mar, y en el mar se ahogaron[c]. 14 Y los que cuidaban los cerdos[d] huyeron y lo contaron en la ciudad y por los campos. Y la gente vino a ver qué era lo que había sucedido. 15 Y vinieron* a Jesús, y vieron* al que había estado endemoniado(H), sentado, vestido(I) y en su cabal juicio, el mismo que había tenido la legión(J); y tuvieron miedo(K). 16 Y los que lo habían visto les describieron cómo le había sucedido esto al endemoniado(L), y lo de los cerdos. 17 Y comenzaron a rogarle que se fuera de su comarca(M). 18 (N)Al entrar Él en la barca, el que había estado endemoniado(O) le rogaba que lo dejara acompañarle[e]. 19 Pero Jesús no se lo permitió, sino que le dijo*: Vete a tu casa, a los tuyos, y cuéntales cuán grandes cosas[f] el Señor ha hecho por ti, y cómo tuvo misericordia de ti(P). 20 Y él se fue, y empezó a proclamar en Decápolis(Q) cuán grandes cosas[g] Jesús había hecho por él; y todos se quedaban maravillados.

Jairo ruega por su hija

21 Cuando Jesús pasó otra vez(R) en la barca(S) al otro lado, se reunió una gran multitud alrededor de Él; así que Él se quedó[h] junto al mar(T). 22 (U)Y vino uno de los oficiales[i] de la sinagoga(V), llamado Jairo, y al verle se postró* a sus pies. 23 Y le rogaba* con insistencia, diciendo: Mi hijita está al borde de la muerte; te ruego que vengas y pongas las manos sobre ella(W) para que sane[j] y viva. 24 Jesús fue con él; y una gran multitud le seguía y le oprimía.

Jesús sana a una mujer

25 Y una mujer que había tenido flujo de sangre por doce años, 26 y había sufrido mucho a manos de muchos médicos, y había gastado todo lo que tenía sin provecho alguno, sino que al contrario, había empeorado; 27 cuando oyó hablar de Jesús, se llegó a Él por detrás entre la multitud y tocó su manto. 28 Porque decía[k]: Si tan solo toco sus ropas, sanaré[l]. 29 Al instante la fuente de su sangre se secó, y sintió en su cuerpo que estaba curada de su aflicción(X). 30 Y enseguida Jesús, dándose cuenta de que había salido poder de Él(Y), volviéndose entre la gente, dijo: ¿Quién ha tocado mi ropa? 31 Y sus discípulos le dijeron: Ves que la multitud te oprime, y dices: «¿Quién me ha tocado?». 32 Pero Él miraba a su alrededor para ver a la mujer que le había tocado[m]. 33 Entonces la mujer, temerosa y temblando, dándose cuenta de lo que le había sucedido, vino y se postró delante de Él y le dijo toda la verdad. 34 Y Jesús le dijo: Hija, tu fe te ha sanado[n](Z); vete en paz(AA) y queda sana de tu aflicción(AB).

Jesús resucita a la hija de Jairo

35 Mientras estaba todavía hablando, vinieron* de casa del oficial de la sinagoga(AC), diciendo: Tu hija ha muerto, ¿para qué molestas aún al Maestro? 36 Pero Jesús, oyendo lo que se hablaba, dijo* al oficial de la sinagoga(AD): No temas, cree solamente[o](AE). 37 Y no permitió que nadie fuera con Él sino solo Pedro, Jacobo[p] y Juan, el hermano de Jacobo[q](AF). 38 Fueron* a la casa del oficial de la sinagoga(AG), y Jesús vio* el alboroto, y a los que lloraban y se lamentaban mucho. 39 Y entrando les dijo*: ¿Por qué hacéis alboroto y lloráis? La niña no ha muerto, sino que está dormida. 40 Y se burlaban de Él. Pero Él, echando fuera a todos, tomó* consigo al padre y a la madre de la niña, y a los que estaban con Él, y entró* donde estaba la niña. 41 Y tomando a la niña por la mano, le dijo*: Talita cum (que traducido significa: Niña, a ti te digo, ¡levántate(AH)!). 42 Al instante la niña se levantó y comenzó a caminar, pues tenía doce años. Y al momento se quedaron completamente atónitos. 43 Entonces les dio órdenes estrictas de que nadie se enterara de esto(AI); y dijo que le dieran de comer a la niña[r].

Footnotes

  1. Marcos 5:1 Otros mss. dicen: guerasenos, o, guerguesenos
  2. Marcos 5:7 Lit., ¿Qué a mí y a ti
  3. Marcos 5:13 Lit., se ahogaban
  4. Marcos 5:14 Lit., Y los que los cuidaban
  5. Marcos 5:18 Lit., para que estuviera con Él
  6. Marcos 5:19 O, todo lo que
  7. Marcos 5:20 O, todo lo que
  8. Marcos 5:21 Lit., estaba
  9. Marcos 5:22 O, principales, y así en el resto del cap.
  10. Marcos 5:23 Lit., se salve
  11. Marcos 5:28 O, pensaba
  12. Marcos 5:28 Lit., seré salva
  13. Marcos 5:32 Lit., había hecho esto
  14. Marcos 5:34 Lit., salvado
  15. Marcos 5:36 O, sigue creyendo
  16. Marcos 5:37 O, Santiago
  17. Marcos 5:37 O, Santiago
  18. Marcos 5:43 Lit., ella

治好格拉森污靈附身的人(A)

他們渡到海的對岸,到格拉森[a]的地區。 耶穌一下船,就有一個污靈附身的人從墳墓迎着他走來。 那人常住在墳墓裏,沒有人能捆住他,就是用鐵鏈也不能; 因為人屢次用腳鐐和鐵鏈捆鎖他,鐵鏈被他掙斷,腳鐐也被他弄碎了,總沒有人能制伏他。 他晝夜常在墳墓裏和山中喊叫,又用石頭打自己。 他遠遠看見耶穌,就跑過來拜他, 大聲呼叫說:「至高 神的兒子耶穌,你為甚麼干擾我?我指着 神懇求你,不要叫我受苦!」 這是因耶穌曾吩咐他說:「污靈啊,從這人身上出來!」 耶穌問他:「你叫甚麼名字?」他說:「我名叫,因為我們數目眾多。」 10 他就再三求耶穌不要叫他們離開那地方。

11 在山坡那裏,有一大羣豬正在吃食; 12 污靈就央求耶穌,說:「求你打發我們進入豬羣,好附着牠們。」 13 耶穌准了他們,污靈就出來,進入豬裏,那羣豬就闖下山崖,投進海裏,淹死了。豬的數目約有二千。 14 放豬的逃跑了,去告訴城裏和鄉下的人。眾人就來,要看發生了甚麼事。 15 他們來到耶穌那裏,看見那被鬼附的人,就是曾被羣鬼所附的,坐着,穿着衣服,神智清醒,他們就害怕。 16 看見這事的人把被鬼附的人所遇見的,和那羣豬的事,都告訴了眾人, 17 眾人就央求耶穌離開他們的地區。 18 耶穌上船的時候,那曾被鬼附的人懇求要和耶穌在一起。 19 耶穌不許,卻對他說:「你回家去,到你的親友那裏,將主為你所做多麼大的事和他怎樣憐憫你,都告訴他們。」 20 那人就走了,開始在低加坡里傳揚耶穌為他做了多麼大的事,眾人就都驚訝。

葉魯的女兒和經血不止的女人(B)

21 耶穌又坐船[b]渡到對岸,有一大羣人聚集到他身邊;他正在海邊。 22 有一個會堂主管,名叫葉魯,也來了,一見到耶穌,就俯伏在他腳前, 23 再三求他,說:「我的小女兒快要死了,求你去為她按手,使她痊癒,可以活下去。」 24 耶穌就和他同去。

有一大羣人跟隨他,擁擠着他。 25 有一個女人,患了經血不止的病有十二年, 26 在好多醫生手裏受了許多苦,又花盡了她所有的,一點也不見好,反而更重了。 27 她聽見耶穌的事,就夾在眾人中間,從後面來摸耶穌的衣裳, 28 因她想:「我只摸到他的衣裳,就會痊癒。」 29 於是她的流血立刻止住,她覺得身上的疾病好了。 30 耶穌頓時心裏覺得有能力從自己身上出去,就在眾人中間轉過來,說:「誰摸我的衣裳?」 31 門徒對他說:「你看眾人擁擠着你,還說『誰摸我』呢?」 32 耶穌周圍觀看,要見做這事的女人。 33 那女人知道在自己身上所成的事,就恐懼戰兢,來俯伏在耶穌跟前,將實情全告訴他。 34 耶穌對她說:「女兒,你的信救了你,平安地回去吧!你的疾病痊癒了。」

35 耶穌還在說話的時候,有人從會堂主管的家裏來,說:「你的女兒死了,何必還勞駕老師呢?」 36 耶穌不理會他們所說的話,就對會堂主管說:「不要怕,只要信!」 37 於是他帶着彼得雅各雅各的弟弟約翰同去,不許別人跟着他。 38 他們來到會堂主管的家裏,耶穌看到一片吵鬧,並有人大聲哭泣哀號, 39 就進到裏面,對他們說:「為甚麼大吵大哭呢?孩子不是死了,是睡着了。」 40 他們就嘲笑耶穌。耶穌把他們都趕出去,帶着孩子的父母和跟隨的人進了孩子所在的地方, 41 就拉着孩子的手,對她說:「大利大,古米!」翻出來就是說:「女孩,我吩咐你,起來!」 42 那女孩子立刻起來走動—她已經十二歲了;他們就非常驚奇。 43 耶穌切切地囑咐他們,不要讓人知道這事,又吩咐給她東西吃。

Footnotes

  1. 5.1 有古卷是「加大拉人」;另有古卷是「格各森人」。
  2. 5.21 有古卷沒有「坐船」。

Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man(A)(B)

They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.[a] When Jesus got out of the boat,(C) a man with an impure spirit(D) came from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me,(E) Jesus, Son of the Most High God?(F) In God’s name don’t torture me!” For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”

Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”

“My name is Legion,”(G) he replied, “for we are many.” 10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.

11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” 13 He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

14 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. 15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion(H) of demons,(I) sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 16 Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well. 17 Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.

18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them(J) how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis[b](K) how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman(L)

21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake,(M) a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake.(N) 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders,(O) named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on(P) her so that she will be healed and live.” 24 So Jesus went with him.

A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding(Q) for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes,(R) I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.(S)

30 At once Jesus realized that power(T) had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”

31 “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’

32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you.(U) Go in peace(V) and be freed from your suffering.”

35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader.(W) “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?”

36 Overhearing[c] what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”

37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James.(X) 38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader,(Y) Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.”(Z) 40 But they laughed at him.

After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her by the hand(AA) and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”).(AB) 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43 He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this,(AC) and told them to give her something to eat.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 5:1 Some manuscripts Gadarenes; other manuscripts Gergesenes
  2. Mark 5:20 That is, the Ten Cities
  3. Mark 5:36 Or Ignoring

A Man with Evil Spirits

(Matthew 8.28-34; Luke 8.26-39)

Jesus and his disciples crossed Lake Galilee and came to shore near the town of Gerasa.[a] When he was getting out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit quickly ran to him from the graveyard[b] where he had been living. No one was able to tie the man up anymore, not even with a chain. He had often been put in chains and leg irons, but he broke the chains and smashed the leg irons. No one could control him. Night and day he was in the graveyard or on the hills, yelling and cutting himself with stones.

When the man saw Jesus in the distance, he ran up to him and knelt down. He shouted, “Jesus, Son of God in heaven, what do you want with me? Promise me in God's name that you won't torture me!” The man said this because Jesus had already told the evil spirit to come out of him.

Jesus asked, “What is your name?”

The man answered, “My name is Lots, because I have ‘lots’ of evil spirits.” 10 He then begged Jesus not to send them away.

11 Over on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. 12 So the evil spirits begged Jesus, “Send us into those pigs! Let us go into them.” 13 Jesus let them go, and they went out of the man and into the pigs. The whole herd of about 2,000 pigs rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

14 The men taking care of the pigs ran to the town and the farms to spread the news. Then the people came out to see what had happened. 15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had once been full of demons. He was sitting there with his clothes on and in his right mind, and they were terrified.

16 Everyone who had seen what had happened told about the man and the pigs. 17 Then the people started begging Jesus to leave their part of the country.

18 When Jesus was getting into the boat, the man begged to go with him. 19 But Jesus would not let him. Instead, he said, “Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how good he has been to you.”

20 The man went away into the region near the ten cities known as Decapolis[c] and began telling everyone how much Jesus had done for him. Everyone who heard what had happened was amazed.

A Dying Girl and a Sick Woman

(Matthew 9.18-26; Luke 8.40-56)

21 Once again Jesus got into the boat and crossed Lake Galilee.[d] Then as he stood on the shore, a large crowd gathered around him. 22 The person in charge of the synagogue was also there. His name was Jairus, and when he saw Jesus, he went over to him. He knelt at Jesus' feet 23 and started begging him for help. He said, “My little daughter is about to die! Please come and touch her, so she will get well and live.” 24 Jesus went with Jairus. Many people followed along and kept crowding around.

25 In the crowd was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years. 26 (A) She had gone to many doctors, and they had not done anything except cause her a lot of pain. She had paid them all the money she had. But instead of getting better, she only got worse.

27 The woman had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him in the crowd and barely touched his clothes. 28 She had said to herself, “If I can just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 As soon as she touched them, her bleeding stopped, and she knew she was healed.

30 At that moment Jesus felt power go out from him. He turned to the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”

31 His disciples said to him, “Look at all these people crowding around you! How can you ask who touched you?” 32 But Jesus turned to see who had touched him.

33 The woman knew what had happened to her. So she came trembling with fear and knelt down in front of Jesus. Then she told him the whole story.

34 Jesus said to the woman, “You are now well because of your faith. May God give you peace! You are healed, and you will no longer be in pain.”

35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from Jairus' home and said, “Your daughter has died! Why bother the teacher anymore?”

36 Jesus heard[e] what they said, and he said to Jairus, “Don't worry. Just have faith!”

37 Jesus did not let anyone go with him except Peter and the two brothers, James and John. 38 They went home with Jairus and saw the people crying and making a lot of noise.[f] 39 Then Jesus went inside and said to them, “Why are you crying and carrying on like this? The child isn't dead. She is just asleep.” 40 But the people laughed at him.

After Jesus had sent them all out of the house, he took the girl's father and mother and his three disciples and went to where she was. 41-42 He took the twelve-year-old girl by the hand and said, “Talitha, koum!”[g] which means, “Little girl, get up!” The girl got right up and started walking around.

Everyone was greatly surprised. 43 But Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened. Then he said, “Give her something to eat.”

Footnotes

  1. 5.1 Gerasa: Some manuscripts have “Gadara,” and others have “Gergesa.”
  2. 5.3 graveyard: It was thought that demons and evil spirits lived in graveyards.
  3. 5.20 the ten cities known as Decapolis: A group of ten cities east of Samaria and Galilee, where the people followed the Greek way of life.
  4. 5.21 crossed Lake Galilee: To the west side.
  5. 5.36 heard: Or “ignored.”
  6. 5.38 crying and making a lot of noise: The Jewish people often hired mourners for funerals.
  7. 5.41,42 Talitha, koum: These words are in Aramaic, a language spoken in Palestine during the time of Jesus.