Mark 5

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The Demons and the Pigs

¹On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.^a

¹And they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.

²As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.

²And on His having gone out of the boat, immediately out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit met Him,

³This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.

³who had his dwelling in the tombs. And no longer was anyone able to bind him, not even with a chain,

⁴Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.

⁴because he often had been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn in two by him, and the shackles had been shattered. And no one had strength to subdue him.

⁵Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.

⁵And constantly all night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.

⁶When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.

⁶And having seen Jesus from afar, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.

⁷And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”

⁷And having cried out in a loud voice, he says, “What is it to me and to You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure You by God, do not torment me!”

⁸For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”

⁸For He was saying to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!”

⁹“What is your name?” Jesus asked.

“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”

⁹And He was asking him, “What is your name?” And he says to Him, “Legion is my name, because we are many.”

¹⁰And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.

¹⁰And he implored Him much that He might not send them out of the region.

¹¹There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.

¹¹Now there was near the mountain a great herd of pigs feeding.

¹²So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”

¹²And they implored Him, saying, “Send us into the pigs, so that we may enter into them.”

¹³He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.^a

¹³And He allowed them. And the unclean spirits, having gone out, entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea—about two thousand—and they were drowned in the sea.

¹⁴Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.

¹⁴And those feeding them fled and reported it to the city and to the fields. And they went to see what it is that has happened.

¹⁵When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

¹⁵And they come to Jesus, and they see the man possessed by demons sitting, clothed and sound-minded—the one having had the legion—and they were afraid.

¹⁶Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.

¹⁶And those having seen it related to them how it happened to the one possessed by demons, and about the pigs.

¹⁷And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.

¹⁷And they began to implore Him to go away from their borders.

¹⁸As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.

¹⁸And on His having entered into the boat, the one having been possessed by demons was imploring Him that he might be with Him.

¹⁹But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”

¹⁹And He did not permit him, but He says to him, “Go to your house, to your own, and report to them how much the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.”

²⁰So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis^a how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

²⁰And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus did for him. And all were marveling.

The Healing Touch of Jesus

²¹When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.

²¹And on Jesus having crossed over in the boat again to the other side, a great crowd was gathered to Him, and He was beside the sea.

²²A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet

²²And one of the synagogue rulers comes, named Jairus, and having seen Him, he falls at His feet,

²³and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”

²³and he implores Him much, saying, “My little daughter is holding at the end, so that, having come, You might lay the hands on her, so that she might be saved, and she might live.”

²⁴So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.

²⁴And He went away with him. And a great crowd was following Him, and they were pressing in on Him.

²⁵And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.

²⁵And a woman, being with a flow of blood twelve years,

²⁶She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.

²⁶and having suffered much under many physicians, and having spent all of hers and having benefited in no way, but rather to the worse having come,

²⁷When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.

²⁷having heard about Jesus, having come in the crowd behind, she touched His garment.

²⁸For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”

²⁸For she was saying, “If I shall touch even His garments, I will be saved.”

²⁹Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

²⁹And immediately her flow of blood was dried up, and she knew in the body that she was healed from the affliction.

³⁰At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”

³⁰And immediately Jesus, having known in Himself the power having gone out of Him, having turned in the crowd, said, “Who touched My garments?”

³¹His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”

³¹And His disciples were saying to Him, “You see the crowd pressing in on You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”

³²But He kept looking around to see who had done this.

³²And He was looking around to see the one having done this.

³³Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.

³³And the woman, having been afraid and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him, and told Him all the truth.

³⁴“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”

³⁴And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace and be sound from your affliction.”

³⁵While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”

³⁵In His still speaking, they come from the synagogue ruler, saying, “Your daughter died; why do you still trouble the Teacher?”

³⁶But Jesus overheard^a their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”

³⁶But Jesus, having heard the word spoken, says to the synagogue ruler, “Do not fear; only believe.”

³⁷And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

³⁷And He did not allow anyone to follow with Him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.

³⁸When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.

³⁸And they come to the house of the synagogue ruler, and He sees a commotion, and much weeping and wailing.

³⁹He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”

³⁹And having entered, He says to them, “Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child did not die, but sleeps.”

⁴⁰And they laughed at Him.

After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.

⁴⁰And they were laughing at Him. And He, having put all outside, takes along the father and the mother of the child, and those with Him, and He enters in where the child was.

⁴¹Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”

⁴¹And having taken the hand of the child, He says to her, “Talitha, koum!” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise!”

⁴²Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded.

⁴²And immediately the girl arose and began walking, for she was of twelve years. And immediately they were amazed with great amazement.

⁴³Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.

⁴³And He instructed them much that no one should know this; and He said to be given to her to eat.