Mark 5
Common English Bible
Jesus frees a demon-possessed man
5 Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the lake, to the region of the Gerasenes. 2 As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out of the tombs. 3 This man lived among the tombs, and no one was ever strong enough to restrain him, even with a chain. 4 He had been secured many times with leg irons and chains, but he broke the chains and smashed the leg irons. No one was tough enough to control him. 5 Night and day in the tombs and the hills, he would howl and cut himself with stones. 6 When he saw Jesus from far away, he ran and knelt before him, 7 shouting, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won’t torture me!”
8 He said this because Jesus had already commanded him, “Unclean spirit, come out of the man!”
9 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
He responded, “Legion is my name, because we are many.” 10 They pleaded with Jesus not to send them out of that region.
11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the hillside. 12 “Send us into the pigs!” they begged. “Let us go into the pigs!” 13 Jesus gave them permission, so the unclean spirits left the man and went into the pigs. Then the herd of about two thousand pigs rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned.
14 Those who tended the pigs ran away and told the story in the city and in the countryside. People came to see what had happened. 15 They came to Jesus and saw the man who used to be demon-possessed. They saw the very man who had been filled with many demons sitting there fully dressed and completely sane, and they were filled with awe. 16 Those who had actually seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man told the others about the pigs. 17 Then they pleaded with Jesus to leave their region.
18 While he was climbing into the boat, the one who had been demon-possessed pleaded with Jesus to let him come along as one of his disciples. 19 But Jesus wouldn’t allow it. “Go home to your own people,” Jesus said, “and tell them what the Lord has done for you and how he has shown you mercy.” 20 The man went away and began to proclaim in the Ten Cities all that Jesus had done for him, and everyone was amazed.
Jesus heals two people
21 Jesus crossed the lake again, and on the other side a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. 22 Jairus, one of the synagogue leaders, came forward. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet 23 and pleaded with him, “My daughter is about to die. Please, come and place your hands on her so that she can be healed and live.” 24 So Jesus went with him.
A swarm of people were following Jesus, crowding in on him. 25 A woman was there who had been bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a lot under the care of many doctors, and had spent everything she had without getting any better. In fact, she had gotten worse. 27 Because she had heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothes. 28 She was thinking, If I can just touch his clothes, I’ll be healed. 29 Her bleeding stopped immediately, and she sensed in her body that her illness had been healed.
30 At that very moment, Jesus recognized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?”
31 His disciples said to him, “Don’t you see the crowd pressing against you? Yet you ask, ‘Who touched me?’” 32 But Jesus looked around carefully to see who had done it.
33 The woman, full of fear and trembling, came forward. Knowing what had happened to her, she fell down in front of Jesus and told him the whole truth. 34 He responded, “Daughter, your faith has healed you; go in peace, healed from your disease.”
35 While Jesus was still speaking with her, messengers came from the synagogue leader’s house, saying to Jairus, “Your daughter has died. Why bother the teacher any longer?”
36 But Jesus overheard their report and said to the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid; just keep trusting.” 37 He didn’t allow anyone to follow him except Peter, James, and John, James’ brother. 38 They came to the synagogue leader’s house, and he saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39 He went in and said to them, “What’s all this commotion and crying about? The child isn’t dead. She’s only sleeping.” 40 They laughed at him, but he threw them all out. Then, taking the child’s parents and his disciples with him, he went to the room where the child was. 41 Taking her hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Young woman, get up.” 42 Suddenly the young woman got up and began to walk around. She was 12 years old. They were shocked! 43 He gave them strict orders that no one should know what had happened. Then he told them to give her something to eat.
Mark 5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 5
The Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac. 1 [a](A)They came to the other side of the sea, to the territory of the Gerasenes. 2 When he got out of the boat, at once a man[b] from the tombs who had an unclean spirit met him. 3 The man had been dwelling among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any longer, even with a chain. 4 In fact, he had frequently been bound with shackles and chains, but the chains had been pulled apart by him and the shackles smashed, and no one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the hillsides he was always crying out and bruising himself with stones. 6 Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and prostrated himself before him, 7 crying out in a loud voice, “What have you to do with me,[c] Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me!” 8 (He had been saying to him, “Unclean spirit, come out of the man!”) 9 [d]He asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “Legion is my name. There are many of us.”(B) 10 And he pleaded earnestly with him not to drive them away from that territory.
11 Now a large herd of swine[e] was feeding there on the hillside. 12 And they pleaded with him, “Send us into the swine. Let us enter them.” 13 And he let them, and the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine. The herd of about two thousand rushed down a steep bank into the sea, where they were drowned. 14 The swineherds ran away and reported the incident in the town and throughout the countryside. And people came out to see what had happened. 15 As they approached Jesus, they caught sight of the man who had been possessed by Legion, sitting there clothed and in his right mind. And they were seized with fear. 16 Those who witnessed the incident explained to them what had happened to the possessed man and to the swine. 17 Then they began to beg him to leave their district. 18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed pleaded to remain with him. 19 But he would not permit him but told him instead, “Go home[f] to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for you.” 20 Then the man went off and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and all were amazed.
Jairus’s Daughter and the Woman with a Hemorrhage.[g] 21 When Jesus had crossed again [in the boat] to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea.(C) 22 One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward.(D) Seeing him he fell at his feet 23 and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, “My daughter is at the point of death. Please, come lay your hands on her[h] that she may get well and live.” 24 He went off with him, and a large crowd followed him and pressed upon him.
25 There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years. 26 She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet she was not helped but only grew worse. 27 She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak. 28 [i]She said, “If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.” 29 Immediately her flow of blood dried up. She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction. 30 Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who has touched my clothes?” 31 But his disciples said to him, “You see how the crowd is pressing upon you, and yet you ask, ‘Who touched me?’” 32 And he looked around to see who had done it. 33 The woman, realizing what had happened to her, approached in fear and trembling. She fell down before Jesus and told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.”(E)
35 [j]While he was still speaking, people from the synagogue official’s house arrived and said, “Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any longer?” 36 Disregarding the message that was reported, Jesus said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” 37 He did not allow anyone to accompany him inside except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. 38 When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official, he caught sight of a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 [k](F)So he went in and said to them, “Why this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40 And they ridiculed him. Then he put them all out. He took along the child’s father and mother and those who were with him and entered the room where the child was. 41 [l]He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise!” 42 The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around. [At that] they were utterly astounded. 43 He gave strict orders that no one should know this and said that she should be given something to eat.
Footnotes
- 5:1 The territory of the Gerasenes: the reference is to pagan territory; cf. Is 65:1. Another reading is “Gadarenes”; see note on Mt 8:28.
- 5:2–6 The man was an outcast from society, dominated by unclean spirits (Mk 5:8, 13), living among the tombs. The prostration before Jesus (Mk 5:6) indicates Jesus’ power over evil spirits.
- 5:7 What have you to do with me?: cf. Mk 1:24 and see note on Jn 2:4.
- 5:9 Legion is my name: the demons were numerous and the condition of the possessed man was extremely serious; cf. Mt 12:45.
- 5:11 Herd of swine: see note on Mt 8:30.
- 5:19 Go home: Jesus did not accept the man’s request to remain with him as a disciple (Mk 5:18), yet invited him to announce to his own people what the Lord had done for him, i.e., proclaim the gospel message to his pagan family; cf. Mk 1:14, 39; 3:14; 13:10.
- 5:21–43 The story of the raising to life of Jairus’s daughter is divided into two parts: Mk 5:21–24; 5:35–43. Between these two separated parts the account of the cure of the hemorrhage victim (Mk 5:25–34) is interposed. This technique of intercalating or sandwiching one story within another occurs several times in Mk 3:19b–21; 3:22–30 3:31–35; 6:6b–13; 6:14–29; 6:30; 11:12–14; 11:15–19; 11:20–25; 14:53; 14:54; 14:55–65; 14:66–73.
- 5:23 Lay your hands on her: this act for the purpose of healing is frequent in Mk 6:5; 7:32–35; 8:23–25; 16:18 and is also found in Mt 9:18; Lk 4:40; 13:13; Acts 9:17; 28:8.
- 5:28 Both in the case of Jairus and his daughter (Mk 5:23) and in the case of the hemorrhage victim, the inner conviction that physical contact (Mk 5:30) accompanied by faith in Jesus’ saving power could effect a cure was rewarded.
- 5:35 The faith of Jairus was put to a twofold test: (1) that his daughter might be cured and, now that she had died, (2) that she might be restored to life. His faith contrasts with the lack of faith of the crowd.
- 5:39 Not dead but asleep: the New Testament often refers to death as sleep (Mt 27:52; Jn 11:11; 1 Cor 15:6; 1 Thes 4:13–15); see note on Mt 9:24.
- 5:41 Arise: the Greek verb egeirein is the verb generally used to express resurrection from death (Mk 6:14, 16; Mt 11:5; Lk 7:14) and Jesus’ own resurrection (Mk 16:6; Mt 28:6; Lk 24:6).
Marcu 5
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Vindecarea unui îndrăcit
5 Au(A) ajuns pe celălalt ţărm al mării, în ţinutul gadarenilor. 2 Când a ieşit Isus din corabie, L-a întâmpinat îndată un om care ieşea din morminte, stăpânit de un duh necurat. 3 Omul acesta îşi avea locuinţa în morminte şi nimeni nu mai putea să-l ţină legat, nici chiar cu un lanţ. 4 Căci de multe ori fusese legat cu picioarele în obezi şi cu cătuşe la mâini, dar rupsese cătuşele şi sfărâmase obezile, şi nimeni nu-l putea domoli. 5 Totdeauna, zi şi noapte, stătea în morminte şi pe munţi, ţipând şi tăindu-se cu pietre. 6 Când a văzut pe Isus de departe, a alergat, I s-a închinat 7 şi a strigat cu glas tare: „Ce am eu a face cu Tine, Isuse, Fiul Dumnezeului Celui Preaînalt? Te jur în Numele lui Dumnezeu să nu mă chinuieşti!” 8 Căci Isus îi zicea: „Duh necurat, ieşi din omul acesta!” 9 „Care-ţi este numele?” l-a întrebat Isus. „Numele meu este Legiune, a răspuns el, pentru că suntem mulţi.” 10 Şi Îl ruga stăruitor să nu-i trimită afară din ţinutul acela. 11 Acolo, lângă munte, era o turmă mare de porci, care păşteau. 12 Şi dracii L-au rugat şi au zis: „Trimite-ne în porcii aceia, ca să intrăm în ei”. 13 Isus le-a dat voie. Şi duhurile necurate au ieşit şi au intrat în porci; şi turma s-a repezit de pe râpă în mare. Erau aproape două mii şi s-au înecat în mare. 14 Porcarii au fugit şi au dat de ştire în cetate şi prin satele vecine. Oamenii au ieşit să vadă ce s-a întâmplat. 15 Au venit la Isus, şi iată pe cel ce fusese îndrăcit şi avusese legiunea de draci şezând jos îmbrăcat şi întreg la minte; şi s-au înspăimântat. 16 Cei ce văzuseră cele întâmplate, le-au povestit tot ce se petrecuse cu cel îndrăcit şi cu porcii. 17 Atunci au(B) început să roage pe Isus să plece din ţinutul lor. 18 Pe când Se suia El în corabie, omul(C) care fusese îndrăcit Îl ruga să-l lase să rămână cu El. 19 Isus nu i-a dat voie, ci i-a zis: „Du-te acasă la ai tăi şi povesteşte-le tot ce ţi-a făcut Domnul şi cum a avut milă de tine”. 20 El a plecat şi a început să vestească prin Decapole tot ce-i făcuse Isus. Şi toţi se minunau.
Învierea fiicei lui Iair şi vindecarea unei femei bolnave de doisprezece ani
21 După(D) ce a trecut Isus iarăşi de cealaltă parte cu corabia, s-a adunat mult norod în jurul Lui. El stătea lângă mare. 22 Atunci(E) a venit unul din fruntaşii sinagogii, numit Iair. Cum L-a văzut, fruntaşul s-a aruncat la picioarele Lui 23 şi I-a făcut următoarea rugăminte stăruitoare: „Fetiţa mea trage să moară; rogu-Te, vino de-Ţi pune mâinile peste ea, ca să se facă sănătoasă şi să trăiască”. 24 Isus a plecat împreună cu el. Şi după El mergea mult norod şi-L îmbulzea. 25 Şi era o femeie care de doisprezece ani avea(F) o scurgere de sânge. 26 Ea suferise mult de la mulţi doctori, cheltuise tot ce avea şi nu simţise nicio uşurare, ba încă îi era mai rău. 27 A auzit vorbindu-se despre Isus, a venit pe dinapoi prin mulţime şi s-a atins de haina Lui. 28 Căci îşi zicea ea: „Dacă aş putea doar să mă ating de haina Lui, mă voi tămădui”. 29 Şi îndată, a secat izvorul sângelui ei. Şi a simţit în tot trupul ei că s-a tămăduit de boală. 30 Isus a cunoscut îndată că o putere(G) ieşise din El şi, întorcându-Se spre mulţime, a zis: „Cine s-a atins de hainele Mele?” 31 Ucenicii I-au zis: „Vezi că mulţimea Te îmbulzeşte şi mai zici: ‘Cine s-a atins de Mine’?” 32 El se uita de jur împrejur să vadă pe cea care făcuse lucrul acesta. 33 Femeia, înfricoşată şi tremurând, căci ştia ce se petrecuse în ea, a venit de s-a aruncat la picioarele Lui şi I-a spus tot adevărul. 34 Dar Isus i-a zis: „Fiică, credinţa(H) ta te-a mântuit; du-te în pace şi fii tămăduită de boala ta”. 35 Pe când vorbea El încă(I), iată că vin nişte oameni de la fruntaşul sinagogii, care-i spun: „Fiica ta a murit, pentru ce mai superi pe Învăţătorul?” 36 Dar Isus, fără să ţină seamă de cuvintele acestea, a zis fruntaşului sinagogii: „Nu te teme, crede numai!” 37 Şi n-a îngăduit nimănui să-L însoţească, afară de Petru, Iacov şi Ioan, fratele lui Iacov. 38 Au ajuns la casa fruntaşului sinagogii. Acolo, Isus a văzut o zarvă şi pe unii care plângeau şi se tânguiau mult. 39 A intrat înăuntru şi le-a zis: „Pentru ce faceţi atâta zarvă şi pentru ce plângeţi? Copila n-a murit, ci doarme(J).” 40 Ei îşi băteau joc de El. Atunci(K), după ce i-a scos afară pe toţi, a luat cu El pe tatăl copilei, pe mama ei şi pe cei ce-L însoţiseră şi a intrat acolo unde zăcea copila. 41 A apucat-o de mână şi i-a zis: „Talita cumi”, care, tălmăcit, înseamnă: „Fetiţo, scoală-te, îţi zic!” 42 Îndată, fetiţa s-a sculat şi a început să umble, căci era de doisprezece ani. Ei au rămas încremeniţi. 43 Isus le-a(L) poruncit cu tărie să nu ştie nimeni lucrul acesta şi a zis să dea de mâncare fetiţei.
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