Mark 5–6

Chapter 5

And they came over the strait of the sea, into the country of the Gerasens.

²And as he went out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the monuments a man with an unclean spirit,

³Who had his dwelling in the tombs, and no man now could bind him, not even with chains.

⁴For having been often bound with fetters and chains, he had burst the chains, and broken the fetters in pieces, and no one could tame him.

⁵And he was always day and night in the monuments and in the mountains, crying and cutting himself with stones.

⁶And seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and adored him.

⁷And crying with a loud voice, he said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus the Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God that thou torment me not.

⁸For he said unto him: Go out of the man, thou unclean spirit.

⁹And he asked him: What is thy name? And he saith to him: My name is Legion, for we are many.

¹⁰And he besought him much, that he would not drive him away out of the country.

¹¹And there was there near the mountain a great herd of swine, feeding.

¹²And the spirits besought him, saying: Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

¹³And Jesus immediately gave them leave. And the unclean spirits going out, entered into the swine: and the herd with great violence was carried headlong into the sea, being about two thousand, were stifled in the sea.

¹⁴And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the fields. And they went out to see what was done:

¹⁵And they came to Jesus, and they see him that was troubled with the devil, sitting, clothed, and well in his wits, and they were afraid.

¹⁶And they that had seen it, told them, in what manner he had been dealt with who had the devil; and concerning the swine.

¹⁷And they began to pray him that he would depart from their coasts.

¹⁸And when he went up into the ship, he that had been troubled with the devil, began to beseech him that he might be with him.

¹⁹And he admitted him not, but saith him: Go into thy house to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had mercy on thee.

²⁰And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men wondered.

²¹And when Jesus had passed again in the ship over the strait, a great multitude assembled together unto him, and he was nigh unto the sea.

²²And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue named Jairus: and seeing him, falleth down at his feet.

²³And he besought him much, saying: My daughter is at the point of death, come, lay thy hand upon her, that she may be safe, and may live.

²⁴And he went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.

²⁵And a woman who was under an issue of blood twelve years,

²⁶And had suffered many things from many physicians; and had spent all that she had, and was nothing the better, but rather worse,

²⁷When she had heard of Jesus, came in the crowd behind him, and touched his garment.

²⁸For she said: If I shall touch but his garment, I shall be whole.

²⁹And forthwith the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the evil.

³⁰And immediately Jesus knowing in himself the virtue that had proceeded from him, turning to the multitude, said: Who hath touched my garments?

³¹And his disciples said to him: Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou who hath touched me?

³²And he looked about to see her who had done this.

³³But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

³⁴And he said to her: Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole: go in peace, and be thou whole of thy disease.

³⁵While he was yet speaking, some come from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying: Thy daughter is dead: why dost thou trouble the master any further?

³⁶But Jesus having heard the word that was spoken, saith to the ruler of the synagogue: Fear not, only believe.

³⁷And he admitted not any man to follow him, but Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

³⁸And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he seeth a tumult, and people weeping and wailing much.

³⁹And going in, he saith to them: Why make you this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

⁴⁰And they laughed him to scorn. But he having put them all out, taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

⁴¹And taking the damsel by the hand, he saith to her: Talitha cumi, which is, being interpreted: Damsel (I say to thee) arise.

⁴²And immediately the damsel rose up, and walked: and she was twelve years old: and they were astonished with a great astonishment.

⁴³And he charged them strictly that no man should know it: and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

Chapter 6

And going out from thence, he went into his own country; and his disciples followed him.

²And when the Sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were in admiration at his doctrine, saying: How came this man by all these things? and what wisdom is this that is given to him, and such mighty works as are wrought by his hands?

³Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joseph, and Jude, and Simon? are not also his sisters here with us? And they were scandalized in regard of him.

⁴And Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and in his own house, and among his own kindred.

⁵And he could not do any miracles there, only that he cured a few that were sick, laying his hands upon them.

⁶And he wondered because of their unbelief, and he went through the villages round about teaching.

⁷And he called the twelve; and began to send them two and two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.

⁸And he commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, but a staff only; no scrip, no bread, nor money in their purse,

⁹But to be shod with sandals, and that they should not put on two coats.

¹⁰And he said to them: Wheresoever you shall enter into an house, there abide till you depart from that place.

¹¹And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you; going forth from thence, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony to them.

¹²And going forth they preached men should do penance:

¹³And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

¹⁴And king Herod heard, (for his name was made manifest,) and he said: John the Baptist is risen again from dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him.

¹⁵And others said: It is Elias. But others said: It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.

¹⁶Which Herod hearing, said: John whom I beheaded, he is risen again from the dead.

¹⁷For Herod himself had sent and apprehended John, and bound him prison for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

¹⁸For John said to Herod: It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

¹⁹Now Herodias laid snares for him: and was desirous to put him to death and could not.

²⁰For Herod feared John, knowing him to be a just and holy man: and kept him, and when he heard him, did many things: and he heard him willingly.

²¹And when a convenient day was come, Herod made a supper for his birthday, for the princes, and tribunes, and chief men of Galilee.

²²And when the daughter of the same Herodias had come in, and had danced, and pleased Herod, and them that were at table with him, the king said to the damsel: Ask of me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

²³And he swore to her: Whatsoever thou shalt ask I will give thee, though it be the half of my kingdom.

²⁴Who when she was gone out, said to her mother, What shall I ask? But her mother said: The head of John the Baptist.

²⁵And when she was come in immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying: I will that forthwith thou give me in a dish, the head of John the Baptist.

²⁶And the king was struck sad. Yet because of his oath, and because of them that were with him at table, he would not displease her:

²⁷But sending an executioner, he commanded that his head should be brought in a dish.

²⁸And he beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a dish: and gave to the damsel, and the damsel gave it her mother.

²⁹Which his disciples hearing came, and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰And the apostles coming together unto Jesus, related to him all things that they had done and taught.

³¹And he said to them: Come apart into a desert place, and rest a little. For there were many coming and going: and they had not so much as time to eat.

³²And going up into a ship, they went into a desert place apart.

³³And they saw them going away, and many knew: and they ran flocking thither on foot from all the cities, and were there before them.

³⁴And Jesus going out saw a great multitude: and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past:

³⁶Send them away, that going into the next villages and towns, they may buy themselves meat to eat.

³⁷And he answering said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said to him: Let us go and buy bread for two hundred pence, and we will give them to eat.

³⁸And he saith to them: How many loaves have you? go and see. And when they knew, they say: Five, and two fishes.

³⁹And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹And when he had taken the five loaves, and the two fishes: looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave to his disciples to set before them: and the two fishes he divided among them all.

⁴²And they all did eat, and had…