Mark, 5

1. They reached the territory of the Gerasenes on the other side of the lake,

1. They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Ger'asenes.

2. and when he disembarked, a man with an unclean spirit at once came out from the tombs towards him.

2. And when he had come out of the boat, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

3. The man lived in the tombs and no one could secure him any more, even with a chain,

3. who lived among the tombs; and no one could bind him any more, even with a chain;

4. because he had often been secured with fetters and chains but had snapped the chains and broken the fetters, and no one had the strength to control him.

4. for he had often been bound with fetters and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the fetters he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him.

5. All night and all day, among the tombs and in the mountains, he would howl and gash himself with stones.

5. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out, and bruising himself with stones.

6. Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and fell at his feet

6. And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped him;

7. and shouted at the top of his voice, 'What do you want with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? In God's name do not torture me!'

7. and crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me."

8. For Jesus had been saying to him, 'Come out of the man, unclean spirit.'

8. For he had said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"

9. Then he asked, 'What is your name?' He answered, 'My name is Legion, for there are many of us.'

9. And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Legion; for we are many."

10. And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the district.

10. And he begged him eagerly not to send them out of the country.

11. Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding,

11. Now a great herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside;

12. and the unclean spirits begged him, 'Send us to the pigs, let us go into them.'

12. and they begged him, "Send us to the swine, let us enter them."

13. So he gave them leave. With that, the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand pigs charged down the cliff into the lake, and there they were drowned.

13. So he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea.

14. The men looking after them ran off and told their story in the city and in the country round about; and the people came to see what had really happened.

14. The herdsmen fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened.

15. They came to Jesus and saw the demoniac sitting there -- the man who had had the legion in him -- properly dressed and in his full senses, and they were afraid.

15. And they came to Jesus, and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had had the legion; and they were afraid.

16. And those who had witnessed it reported what had happened to the demoniac and what had become of the pigs.

16. And those who had seen it told what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine.

17. Then they began to implore Jesus to leave their neighbourhood.

17. And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their neighborhood.

18. As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed begged to be allowed to stay with him.

18. And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him.

19. Jesus would not let him but said to him, 'Go home to your people and tell them all that the Lord in his mercy has done for you.'

19. But he refused, and said to him, "Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."

20. So the man went off and proceeded to proclaim in the Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

20. And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decap'olis how much Jesus had done for him; and all men marveled.

21. When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered round him and he stayed by the lake.

21. And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him; and he was beside the sea.

22. Then the president of the synagogue came up, named Jairus, and seeing him, fell at his feet

22. Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Ja'irus by name; and seeing him, he fell at his feet,

23. and begged him earnestly, saying, 'My little daughter is desperately sick. Do come and lay your hands on her that she may be saved and may live.'

23. and besought him, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live."

24. Jesus went with him and a large crowd followed him; they were pressing all round him.

24. And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him.

25. Now there was a woman who had suffered from a haemorrhage for twelve years;

25. And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years,

26. after long and painful treatment under various doctors, she had spent all she had without being any the better for it; in fact, she was getting worse.

26. and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.

27. She had heard about Jesus, and she came up through the crowd and touched his cloak from behind, thinking,

27. She had heard the reports about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment.

28. 'If I can just touch his clothes, I shall be saved.'

28. For she said, "If I touch even his garments, I shall be made well."

29. And at once the source of the bleeding dried up, and she felt in herself that she was cured of her complaint.

29. And immediately the hemorrhage ceased; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.

30. And at once aware of the power that had gone out from him, Jesus turned round in the crowd and said, 'Who touched my clothes?'

30. And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, immediately turned about in the crowd, and said, "Who touched my garments?"

31. His disciples said to him, 'You see how the crowd is pressing round you; how can you ask, "Who touched me?" '

31. And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, `Who touched me?'"

32. But he continued to look all round to see who had done it.

32. And he looked around to see who had done it.

33. Then the woman came forward, frightened and trembling because she knew what had happened to her, and she fell at his feet and told him the whole truth.

33. But the woman, knowing what had been done to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.

34. 'My daughter,' he said, 'your faith has restored you to health; go in peace and be free of your complaint.'

34. And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease."

35. While he was still speaking some people arrived from the house of the president of the synagogue to say, 'Your daughter is dead; why put the Master to any further trouble?'

35. While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler's house some who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?"

36. But Jesus overheard what they said and he said to the president of the synagogue, 'Do not be afraid; only have faith.'

36. But ignoring what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe."

37. And he allowed no one to go with him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.

37. And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.

38. So they came to the house of the president of the synagogue, and Jesus noticed all the commotion, with people weeping and wailing unrestrainedly.

38. When they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, he saw a tumult, and people weeping and wailing loudly.

39. He went in and said to them, 'Why all this commotion and crying? The child is not dead, but asleep.'

39. And when he had entered, he said to them, "Why do you make a tumult and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping."

40. But they ridiculed him. So he turned them all out and, taking with him the child's father and mother and his own companions, he went into the place where the child lay.

40. And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside, and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was.

41. And taking the child by the hand he said to her, 'Talitha kum!' which means, 'Little girl, I tell you to get up.'

41. Taking her by the hand he said to her, "Tal'itha cu'mi"; which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise."

42. The little girl got up at once and began to walk about, for she was twelve years old. At once they were overcome with astonishment,

42. And immediately the girl got up and walked (she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement.

43. and he gave them strict orders not to let anyone know about it, and told them to give her something to eat.

43. And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.