Mark 2
New Matthew Bible
Jesus heals the paralytic, calls Levi, the customs officer, eats with open sinners, and defends his disciples.
2 After a few days he entered into Capernaum again, and it was rumoured that he was in a house. 2 And soon many gathered together, insomuch that now there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door. And he preached the word to them. 3 And there came to him people bringing a paralytic, borne by four men. 4 And because they could not come near to him, for the press of people, they uncovered the roof of the house where he was. And when they had broken it open, they let down the bed that the paralytic lay in. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, Son, your sins are forgiven you.
6 And certain of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts, 7 How does this fellow so blaspheme? Who can forgive sins, but God only? 8 And immediately, when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so questioned in themselves, he said to them, Why do you think such things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier to say to the paralytic: Your sins are forgiven you, or to say, Arise, take up your bed and walk? 10 But so that you may know that the Son of man has power in earth to forgive sins– He spoke to the paralytic: 11 I say to you, arise, and take up your bed, and go your way into your own house. 12 And at once he arose, took up the bed, and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, We have never seen anything like this!
13 And he went again to the sea side. And all the people gathered to him, and he taught them. 14 And as Jesus was passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom and said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
15 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at food in Levi’s house, that many publicans and sinners sat at food also with Jesus and his disciples. For there were many who followed him. 16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said to his disciples, How is it that he eats and drinks with publicans and sinners? 17 When Jesus heard that, he said to them, The whole have no need of the physician, but the sick do. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to fast, and so they came and said to him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast? 19 And Jesus said to them, Can the children of a wedding fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast, in those days. 21 Also, no one sows a piece of new cloth onto an old garment, because then the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is worse. 22 Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins, for if he does, the new wine bursts the skins, and the wine runs out and the vessels are marred. But new wine must be poured into new vessels.
23 And it chanced that he was walking through the grain fields in the Sabbath days, and his disciples, as they went their way, began to pluck the ears of grain. 24 And the Pharisees said to him, Look, why are they doing on the Sabbath days that which is not lawful?
25 And he said to them, Have you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry, both he and those who were with him? 26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest and did eat the hallowed loaves, which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests only, and gave also to those who were with him?
27 And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. 28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day.
Makko 2
Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya
Yesu Awonya Omulwadde w’Olukonvuba
2 Awo bwe waayitawo ennaku nnyingi Yesu n’akomawo mu kibuga Kaperunawumu, ne kiwulirwa nti ali ka. 2 (A)Abantu bangi ne bakuŋŋaana, ne wataba kafo wayinzika kuyisibwa kigere ku mulyango; n’ababuulira Enjiri. 3 (B)Omulwadde eyali akoozimbye ne bamuleeta eri Yesu ng’asituliddwa abasajja bana. 4 Naye bwe balemwa okuyingiza omulwadde eyali akoozimbye olw’ekibiina ekinene ne baseluukulula ku kasolya ne bassa omulwadde ng’ali ku katanda ke. 5 (C)Yesu bwe yalaba okukkiriza kwabwe, n’agamba omulwadde eyali akoozimbye nti, “Mwana wange ebibi byo bikusonyiyiddwa.” 6 Naye abamu ku bannyonnyozi b’amateeka abaali batudde awo nga balowooza ku bintu bino mu mitima gyabwe ne boogera nti, 7 (D)“Ono ayinza atya okwogera bw’atyo? Avvodde! Ani ayinza okusonyiwa ebibi okuggyako Katonda?” 8 Amangwago Yesu n’amanya mu mutima gwe bye baali boogerako bokka ne bokka n’ababuuza nti, “Lwaki mwebuuzaganya ebintu bino mu mitima gyammwe? 9 Ekyangu kye kiruwa, okugamba akoozimbye nti ebibi byo bikusonyiyiddwa oba nti yimirira ositule akatanda ko otambule? 10 (E)Naye mmwe okusobola okutegeera ng’Omwana w’Omuntu alina obuyinza okusonyiwa ebibi ku nsi;” n’agamba eyali akoozimbye nti, 11 “Yimirira ositule akatanda ko oddeyo ewuwo.” 12 (F)Awo omusajja n’asituka, amangwago n’asitula akatanda ke n’afuluma nga bonna balaba. Bonna ne bawuniikirira era ne bagulumiza Katonda, nga bagamba nti, “Kino tetukirabangako.”
Yesu Ayita Leevi
13 (G)Awo Yesu n’addayo nate ku lubalama lw’ennyanja ekibiina ky’abantu ne bajja gy’ali, n’abayigiriza. 14 (H)Awo bwe yali ng’atambula n’alaba Leevi mutabani wa Alufaayo ng’atudde we yasoloolezanga omusolo, n’amugamba nti, “Ngoberera.” Awo Leevi n’asituka n’amugoberera. 15 Awo Yesu bwe yali mu nnyumba ya Leevi nga bali ku mmere, ng’ali wamu n’abawooza, n’abalina ebibi, n’abayigirizwa be, ng’abantu bangi bamugoberedde, 16 (I)abannyonnyozi b’amateeka n’Abafalisaayo ne baalaba Yesu ng’alya n’abalina ebibi n’abawooza, ne bagamba abayigirizwa be nti, “Lwaki alya n’abawooza n’abalina ebibi?” 17 (J)Yesu bwe yakiwulira n’abagamba nti, “Abalamu tebeetaaga musawo, wabula abalwadde! Sajja kuyita batuukirivu wabula abalina ebibi.”
Yesu Bamubuuza ku by’Okusiiba
18 (K)Abayigirizwa ba Yokaana n’ab’Abafalisaayo baali basiiba. Abantu ne bajja eri Yesu ne bamubuuza nti, “Lwaki abayigirizwa ba Yokaana n’abayigirizwa b’Abafalisaayo basiiba, naye abayigirizwa bo ne batasiiba?” 19 Awo Yesu n’abaddamu nti, “Ddala ddala abali n’awasiza omugole bayinza batya okusiiba, ng’awasizza omugole ali nabo? 20 (L)Naye ekiseera kirituuka awasizza omugole bw’alibaggibwako; okuva olwo ne balyoka basiiba. 21 Teri muntu atunga kiwero kiggya mu lugoye olukadde kubanga ekiwero ekiggya kiyuza olugoye olukadde, n’ekituli ne kyeyongera okugaziwa. 22 Teri muntu ateeka mwenge musu mu nsawo z’amaliba nkadde kubanga omwenge omusu gwabya ensawo enkadde, omwenge ne guyiika, n’ensawo ne ziyulika. Naye omwenge omusu baguteeka mu nsawo mpya.”
Yesu ye Mukama wa Ssabbiiti
23 (M)Awo mu biro ebyo Yesu yali ayita mu nnimiro y’emmere ey’empeke ku Ssabbiiti, abayigirizwa be ne batandika okunoga ku birimba by’emmere ey’empeke. 24 (N)Abafalisaayo ne bagamba Yesu nti, “Lwaki abayigirizwa bo bakola ekitakkirizibwa ku Ssabbiiti.” 25 Yesu n’abaddamu nti, “Temusomanga ku Dawudi kye yakola bwe yalina okwetaaga n’enjala ng’emuluma, ye ne be yali nabo, 26 (O)bwe yayingira mu nnyumba ya Katonda mu biro bya Abiyasaali kabona omukulu, n’alya emigaati egy’okulaga n’awaako n’abo be yali nabo, egitakkirizibwa kuliibwako bantu balala okuggyako bakabona.” 27 (P)N’abagamba nti, “Ssabbiiti yateekebwawo lwa muntu, so si omuntu ku lwa Ssabbiiti. 28 (Q)Noolwekyo Omwana w’Omuntu ye Mukama wa Ssabbiiti.”
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.
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