Four Thousand Men Fed

In those days, (A)when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned His disciples and *said to them, (B)I feel compassion for the [a]people because they have remained with Me for three days already and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” And His disciples replied to Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough [b]bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” And He *directed the [c]people to recline on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve, and they served them to the [d]people. They also had a few small fish; and (C)after He had blessed them, He told the disciples to serve these as well. And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large (D)baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. About four thousand [e]men were there; and He dismissed them. 10 And immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and came to the region of (E)Dalmanutha.

11 (F)And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, (G)demanding from Him a [f]sign from heaven, [g]to test Him. 12 (H)Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation demand a [h]sign? Truly I say to you, [i](I)no [j]sign will be given to this generation!” 13 And leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

14 And the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them. 15 And He was giving orders to them, saying, (J)Watch out! Beware of the [k]leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of (K)Herod.” 16 And they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? (L)Do you not yet comprehend or understand? Do you still have your heart [l]hardened? 18 (M)Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember, 19 when I broke (N)the five loaves for the five thousand, how many (O)baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They *said to Him, “Twelve.” 20 “When I broke (P)the seven for the four thousand, how many large (Q)baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.” 21 And He was saying to them, (R)Do you not yet understand?”

22 And they *came to (S)Bethsaida. And some people *brought a man who was blind to [m]Jesus and *begged Him to (T)touch him. 23 Taking the man who was blind by the hand, He (U)brought him out of the village; and after (V)spitting in his eyes and (W)laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he [n]looked up and said, “I see people, for I see them like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter (X)the village.”

Peter’s Confession of Christ

27 (Y)Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of (Z)Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 (AA)They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He continued questioning them: “But who do you say that I am?” (AB)Peter answered and *said to Him, “You are the [o]Christ.” 30 And (AC)He [p]warned them to tell no one about Him.

31 (AD)And He began to teach them that (AE)the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise from the dead. 32 And He was stating the matter (AF)plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and *said, “Get behind Me, (AG)Satan; for you are not setting your mind on [q]God’s purposes, but on man’s.”

34 And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, (AH)take up his cross, and follow Me. 35 For (AI)whoever wants to save his [r]life will lose it, but whoever loses his [s]life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? 37 For what could a person give in exchange for his soul? 38 For (AJ)whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, (AK)the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He (AL)comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:2 Lit crowd
  2. Mark 8:4 Lit loaves
  3. Mark 8:6 Lit crowd
  4. Mark 8:6 Lit crowd
  5. Mark 8:9 I.e., 4,000 men plus women and children, cf. Matt 15:38
  6. Mark 8:11 I.e., confirming miracle
  7. Mark 8:11 Lit testing Him
  8. Mark 8:12 I.e., confirming miracle
  9. Mark 8:12 Lit if a sign shall be given, a very strong refusal
  10. Mark 8:12 I.e., confirming miracle
  11. Mark 8:15 I.e., fermented dough
  12. Mark 8:17 Or dull, insensible
  13. Mark 8:22 Lit Him
  14. Mark 8:24 Or gained sight
  15. Mark 8:29 I.e., Messiah
  16. Mark 8:30 Or strictly admonished
  17. Mark 8:33 Lit the things of God
  18. Mark 8:35 Or soul
  19. Mark 8:35 Or soul

給四千人吃飽的神蹟(A)

那些日子,又有一大群人聚集,他們沒有甚麼東西吃。耶穌叫門徒來,對他們說: “我憐憫這一群人,因為他們和我在一起已經有三天,沒有甚麼吃的了。 如果我叫他們散開,餓著肚子回家去,他們會在路上暈倒,因為有人是從很遠的地方來的。” 門徒回答:“在這曠野地方,從哪裡能找食物叫這些人吃飽呢?” 他問他們:“你們有多少餅?”他們說:“七個。” 耶穌吩咐群眾坐在地上;拿起那七個餅,祝謝了,擘開遞給門徒,叫他們擺開;門徒就擺在眾人面前, 他們還有幾條小魚,耶穌祝了福,就吩咐把這些也擺開。 眾人都吃了,並吃飽了。他們把剩下的零碎收拾起來,裝滿了七個大籃子。 當時人數約有四千。耶穌解散了群眾, 10 就立刻和門徒上了船,來到大瑪努他地區。

求耶穌顯神蹟(B)

11 法利賽人出來,跟耶穌辯論;他們想試探他,求他顯個從天上來的神蹟。 12 耶穌靈裡深深地歎息,說:“這世代為甚麼總是尋求神蹟?我實在告訴你們,決不會有神蹟顯給這個世代的!” 13 於是他離開他們,又上船往對岸去了。

提防法利賽人和希律的酵(C)

14 門徒忘了帶餅,船上除了一個餅,身邊沒有別的了。 15 耶穌囑咐他們說:“你們要小心,提防法利賽人的酵和希律的酵!” 16 門徒彼此議論說:“這是因為我們沒有餅吧?” 17 耶穌知道了,就說:“為甚麼議論沒有餅這件事呢?你們還不知道,還不明白嗎?你們的心還是這麼遲鈍嗎? 18 你們有眼不能看,有耳不能聽嗎?你們不記得嗎? 19 我擘開那五個餅給五千人吃,你們收拾的零碎裝滿了幾個籃子呢?”他們說:“十二個。” 20 “那七個餅分給四千人吃,你們收拾的零碎裝滿了幾個大籃子呢?”他們說:“七個。” 21 耶穌說:“你們還不明白嗎?”

治好伯賽大瞎眼的人

22 後來他們到了伯賽大,有人帶了一個瞎眼的人到他跟前,求耶穌摸他。 23 耶穌拉著他的手,領他到村外,吐唾沫在他的眼睛上,又用雙手按在他的身上,問他:“你看見甚麼沒有?” 24 他往上一看,說:“我看見人了!看見他們好像樹走來走去。” 25 於是耶穌再按手在他的眼睛上,他定睛一看,就復原了,樣樣都看得清楚了。 26 耶穌叫他回家去,說:“連這村子你也不要進去。”

彼得承認耶穌是基督(D)

27 耶穌和門徒出去,要到該撒利亞.腓立比附近的村莊。在路上他問門徒說:“人說我是誰?” 28 他們回答:“有人說是施洗的約翰;有人說是以利亞;還有人說是先知裡的一位。” 29 他又問他們說:“那麼你們呢?你們說我是誰?”彼得回答:“你就是基督。” 30 耶穌鄭重地囑咐他們,不要把他的事告訴人。

耶穌預言受難及復活(E)

31 於是他教導他們,人子必須受許多苦,被長老、祭司長和經學家棄絕、殺害,三天後復活。 32 耶穌坦白地說了這話,彼得就把他拉到一邊,責怪他。 33 耶穌轉過身來,望著門徒,斥責彼得說:“撒但,退到我後面去!因為你不思念 神的事,只思念人的事。” 34 於是把眾人和門徒都叫過來,對他們說:“如果有人願意跟從我,就應當捨己,背起他的十字架來跟從我。 35 凡是想救自己生命的,必喪掉生命;但為我和福音犧牲生命的,必救了生命。 36 人就是賺得全世界,卻賠上自己的生命,有甚麼好處呢? 37 人還能用甚麼換回自己的生命呢? 38 在淫亂罪惡的世代,凡把我和我的道當作可恥的,人子在他父的榮耀裡,和聖天使一起降臨的時候,也必把他當作可恥的。”

Avec sept pains et des poissons(A)

En ces jours-là, une grande foule s’était de nouveau rassemblée autour de Jésus et elle n’avait rien à manger. Jésus appela donc ses disciples et leur dit : J’ai pitié de cette foule : cela fait trois jours que ces gens sont avec moi et ils n’ont rien à manger. Si je les renvoie chez eux à jeun, les forces vont leur manquer en chemin, car certains d’entre eux sont venus de loin.

Ses disciples lui répondirent : Où pourra-t-on trouver dans cet endroit désert assez de pain pour les nourrir ?

– Combien avez-vous de pains ? leur demanda-t-il.

– Sept, répondirent-ils.

Alors il invita tout le monde à s’asseoir par terre. Il prit les sept pains et, après avoir remercié Dieu, il les partagea et les donna à ses disciples pour qu’ils les distribuent à la foule. Ce qu’ils firent. Ils avaient aussi quelques petits poissons. Jésus prononça la prière de bénédiction pour les poissons et dit à ses disciples de les distribuer également. Tout le monde mangea à satiété. On ramassa sept corbeilles des morceaux qui restaient. Il y avait là environ quatre mille hommes. Ensuite Jésus les congédia.

10 Aussitôt après, il monta dans le bateau avec ses disciples et se rendit dans la région de Dalmanoutha[a].

Jésus et les chefs religieux juifs(B)

11 Des pharisiens arrivèrent et engagèrent une discussion avec lui. Ils lui demandaient de leur faire voir un signe miraculeux qui viendrait du ciel : ils lui tendaient un piège.

12 Jésus poussa un profond soupir et dit : Pourquoi les gens de notre temps réclament-ils un signe miraculeux ? Vraiment, je vous l’assure : il ne leur en sera accordé aucun !

13 Il les quitta, remonta dans le bateau et partit pour l’autre rive.

(Mt 16.5-12)

14 Les disciples avaient oublié d’emporter du pain ; ils n’en avaient qu’un seul avec eux dans le bateau.

15 Or, Jésus leur recommanda : Faites bien attention : gardez-vous du levain des pharisiens et de celui d’Hérode !

16 Les disciples discutaient entre eux : Il dit cela parce que nous n’avons pas de pain !

17 Jésus, sachant ce qui se passait, leur dit : Vous discutez parce que vous n’avez pas de pain. Pourquoi ? Ne comprenez-vous pas encore et ne saisissez-vous pas ? Votre intelligence est-elle aveuglée ? 18 Avez-vous des yeux pour ne pas voir, des oreilles pour ne pas entendre[b]? Ne vous souvenez-vous pas : 19 quand j’ai partagé les cinq pains entre les cinq mille hommes, combien de paniers pleins de morceaux avez-vous emportés ?

– Douze, répondirent-ils.

20 – Et quand j’ai partagé les sept pains entre les quatre mille hommes, combien de corbeilles pleines de morceaux avez-vous emportées ?

– Sept, dirent-ils.

21 Alors il ajouta : Vous ne comprenez toujours pas ?

La guérison d’un aveugle

22 Ils arrivèrent à Bethsaïda. On amena un aveugle à Jésus et on le supplia de le toucher.

23 Jésus prit l’aveugle par la main et le conduisit hors du village, puis il lui mouilla les yeux avec sa salive, lui imposa les mains et lui demanda : Est-ce que tu vois quelque chose ?

24 L’aveugle regarda et répondit : J’aperçois des hommes, mais je les vois comme des arbres qui marchent.

25 Jésus posa de nouveau ses mains sur les yeux de l’aveugle. Alors celui-ci vit clair ; il était guéri et voyait tout distinctement.

26 Jésus le renvoya chez lui en lui disant : Ne rentre pas dans le village !

Jésus et ses disciples

Qui est vraiment Jésus ?(C)

27 Jésus s’en alla, accompagné de ses disciples, et se rendit dans les villages autour de Césarée de Philippe[c]. En chemin, il interrogea ses disciples : Que disent les gens à mon sujet ? Qui suis-je d’après eux ?

28 Ils lui répondirent : Pour les uns, tu es Jean-Baptiste ; pour d’autres, Elie ; pour d’autres encore, l’un des prophètes.

29 Alors il leur demanda : Et vous, qui dites-vous que je suis ?

Pierre lui répondit : Tu es le Messie.

30 Il leur ordonna de ne le dire à personne.

31 Et il commença à leur enseigner que le Fils de l’homme devait beaucoup souffrir, être rejeté par les responsables du peuple, les chefs des prêtres et les spécialistes de la Loi ; il devait être mis à mort et ressusciter trois jours après. 32 Il leur dit tout cela très clairement.

Alors Pierre le prit à part et se mit à lui faire des reproches.

33 Mais Jésus se retourna, regarda ses disciples et reprit Pierre sévèrement : Arrière, « Satan » ! Eloigne-toi de moi ! Car tes pensées ne sont pas celles de Dieu ; ce sont des pensées tout humaines.

Comment suivre Jésus(D)

34 Là-dessus, Jésus appela la foule ainsi que ses disciples et leur dit : Si quelqu’un veut me suivre, qu’il renonce à lui-même, qu’il se charge de sa croix et qu’il me suive. 35 En effet, celui qui est préoccupé de sauver sa vie la perdra ; mais celui qui perdra sa vie à cause de moi et de l’Evangile, la sauvera. 36 Si un homme parvenait à posséder le monde entier, à quoi cela lui servirait-il, s’il perd sa vie ? 37 Et que peut-on donner pour racheter sa vie ? 38 Si quelqu’un a honte de moi et de mes paroles au milieu des hommes de ce temps, qui sont infidèles à Dieu et qui transgressent sa Loi, le Fils de l’homme, à son tour, aura honte de lui quand il viendra dans la gloire de son Père avec les saints anges.

Footnotes

  1. 8.10 A l’ouest du lac de Galilée.
  2. 8.18 Jr 5.21.
  3. 8.27 Ville proche des sources du Jourdain, nommée d’après son fondateur Philippe Hérode.

In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.

And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.

14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

28 And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.

34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.