Evangelium secundum Marcum, 4

1. Et iterum coepit docere ad ma re. Et congregatur ad eum tur ba plurima, ita ut in navem ascendens sederet in mari, et omnis turba circa mare super terram erant.

1. Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.

2. Et docebat eos in parabolis multa et dicebat illis in doctrina sua:

2. And he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:

3. “Audite. Ecce exiit seminans ad seminandum.

3. "Listen! A sower went out to sow.

4. Et factum est, dum seminat, aliud cecidit circa viam, et venerunt volucres et comederunt illud.

4. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5. Aliud cecidit super petrosa, ubi non habebat terram multam, et statim exortum est, quoniam non habebat altitudinem terrae;

5. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil;

6. et quando exortus est sol, exaestuavit et, eo quod non haberet radicem, exaruit.

6. and when the sun rose it was scorched, and since it had no root it withered away.

7. Et aliud cecidit in spinas, et ascenderunt spinae et suffocaverunt illud, et fructum non dedit.

7. Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.

8. Et alia ceciderunt in terram bonam et dabant fructum: ascendebant et crescebant et afferebant unum triginta et unum sexaginta et unum centum”.

8. And other seeds fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold."

9. Et dicebat: “Qui habet aures audiendi, audiat”.

9. And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

10. Et cum esset singularis, interrogaverunt eum hi, qui circa eum erant cum Duodecim, parabolas.

10. And when he was alone, those who were about him with the twelve asked him concerning the parables.

11. Et dicebat eis: “Vobis datum est mysterium regni Dei; illis autem, qui foris sunt, in parabolis omnia fiunt,

11. And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables;

12. ut videntes videant et non videant, et audientes audiant et non intellegant, ne quando convertantur, et dimittatur eis”.

12. so that they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven."

13. Et ait illis: “Nescitis parabolam hanc, et quomodo omnes parabolas cognoscetis?

13. And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

14. Qui seminat, verbum seminat.

14. The sower sows the word.

15. Hi autem sunt, qui circa viam, ubi seminatur verbum: et cum audierint, confestim venit Satanas et aufert verbum, quod seminatum est in eos.

15. And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown; when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which is sown in them.

16. Et hi sunt, qui super petrosa seminantur: qui cum audierint verbum, statim cum gaudio accipiunt illud

16. And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;

17. et non habent radicem in se, sed temporales sunt; deinde orta tribulatione vel persecutione propter verbum, confestim scandalizantur.

17. and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.

18. Et alii sunt, qui in spinis seminantur: hi sunt, qui verbum audierunt,

18. And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the word,

19. et aerumnae saeculi et deceptio divitiarum et circa reliqua concupiscentiae introeuntes suffocant verbum, et sine fructu efficitur.

19. but the cares of the world, and the delight in riches, and the desire for other things, enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.

20. Et hi sunt, qui super terram bonam seminati sunt: qui audiunt verbum et suscipiunt et fructificant unum triginta et unum sexaginta et unum centum”.

20. But those that were sown upon the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold."

21. Et dicebat illis: “Numquid venit lucerna, ut sub modio ponatur aut sub lecto? Nonne ut super candelabrum ponatur?

21. And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not on a stand?

22. Non enim est aliquid absconditum, nisi ut manifestetur, nec factum est occultum, nisi ut in palam veniat.

22. For there is nothing hid, except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret, except to come to light.

23. Si quis habet aures audiendi, audiat”.

23. If any man has ears to hear, let him hear."

24. Et dicebat illis: “Videte quid audiatis. In qua mensura mensi fueritis, remetietur vobis et adicietur vobis.

24. And he said to them, "Take heed what you hear; the measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you.

25. Qui enim habet, dabitur illi; et, qui non habet, etiam quod habet, auferetur ab illo”.

25. For to him who has will more be given; and from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away."

26. Et dicebat: “Sic est regnum Dei, quemadmodum si homo iaciat sementem in terram

26. And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed upon the ground,

27. et dormiat et exsurgat nocte ac die, et semen germinet et increscat, dum nescit ille.

27. and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he knows not how.

28. Ultro terra fructificat primum herbam, deinde spicam, deinde plenum frumentum in spica.

28. The earth produces of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

29. Et cum se produxerit fructus, statim mittit falcem, quoniam adest messis”.

29. But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."

30. Et dicebat: “Quomodo assimilabimus regnum Dei aut in qua parabola ponemus illud?

30. And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?

31. Sicut granum sinapis, quod cum seminatum fuerit in terra, minus est omnibus seminibus, quae sunt in terra;

31. It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth;

32. et cum seminatum fuerit, ascendit et fit maius omnibus holeribus et facit ramos magnos, ita ut possint sub umbra eius aves caeli habitare”.

32. yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade."

33. Et talibus multis parabolis loquebatur eis verbum, prout poterant audire;

33. With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it;

34. sine parabola autem non loquebatur eis. Seorsum autem discipulis suis disserebat omnia.

34. he did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

35. Et ait illis illa die, cum sero esset factum: “Transeamus contra”.

35. On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side."

36. Et dimittentes turbam, assumunt eum, ut erat in navi; et aliae naves erant cum illo.

36. And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him.

37. Et exoritur procella magna venti, et fluctus se mittebant in navem, ita ut iam impleretur navis.

37. And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.

38. Et erat ipse in puppi supra cervical dormiens; et excitant eum et dicunt ei: “Magister, non ad te pertinet quia perimus?”.

38. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care if we perish?"

39. Et exsurgens comminatus est vento et dixit mari: “Tace, obmutesce!”. Et cessavit ventus, et facta est tranquillitas magna.

39. And he awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

40. Et ait illis: “Quid timidi estis? Necdum habetis fidem?”.

40. He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?"

41. Et timuerunt magno timore et dicebant ad alterutrum: “Quis putas est iste, quia et ventus et mare oboediunt ei?”.

41. And they were filled with awe, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey him?"