Mark 5

¹And they went across the strait of the sea into the region of the Gerasenes.

²And as he was departing from the boat, he was immediately met, from among the tombs, by a man with an unclean spirit,

³who had his dwelling place with the tombs; neither had anyone been able to bind him, even with chains.

⁴For having been bound often with shackles and chains, he had broken the chains and smashed the shackles; and no one had been able to tame him.

⁵And he was always, day and night, among the tombs, or in the mountains, crying out and cutting himself with stones.

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

⁷And crying out with a loud voice, he said: “What am I to you, Jesus, the Son of the Most High God? I beseech you by God, that you not torment me.”

⁸For he said to him, “Depart from the man, you unclean spirit.”

⁹And he questioned him: “What is your name?” And he said to him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”

¹⁰And he entreated him greatly, so that he would not expel him from the region.

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

¹²And the spirits entreated him, saying: “Send us into the swine, so that we may enter into them.”

¹³And Jesus promptly gave them permission. And the unclean spirits, departing, entered into the swine. And the herd of about two thousand rushed down with great force into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea.

¹⁴Then those who pastured them fled, and they reported it in the city and in the countryside. And they all went out to see what was happening.

¹⁵And they came to Jesus. And they saw the man who had been troubled by the demon, sitting, clothed and with a sane mind, and they were afraid.

¹⁶And those who had seen it explained to them how he had dealt with the man who had the demon, and about the swine.

¹⁷And they began to petition him, so that he would withdraw from their borders.

¹⁸And as he was climbing into the boat, the man who had been troubled by the demons began to beg him, so that he might be with him.

¹⁹And he did not permit him, but he said to him, “Go to your own people, in your own house, and announce to them how great are the things that the Lord has done for you, and how he has taken pity on you.”

²⁰And he went away and began to preach in the Ten Cities, how great were the things that Jesus had done for him. And everyone wondered.

²¹And when Jesus had crossed in the boat, over the strait again, a great crowd came together before him. And he was near the sea.

²²And one of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus, approached. And seeing him, he fell prostrate at his feet.

²³And he beseeched him greatly, saying: “For my daughter is near the end. Come and lay your hand on her, so that she may be healthy and may live.”

²⁴And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him, and they pressed upon him.

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

²⁶And she had endured much from several physicians, and she had spent everything she owned with no benefit at all, but instead she became worse.

²⁷Then, when she had heard of Jesus, she approached through the crowd behind him, and she touched his garment.

²⁸For she said: “Because if I touch even his garment, I will be saved.”

²⁹And immediately, the source of her bleeding was dried up, and she sensed in her body that she had been healed from the wound.

³⁰And immediately Jesus, realizing within himself that power that had gone out from him, turning to the crowd, said, “Who touched my garments?”

³¹And his disciples said to him, “You see that the crowd presses around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’ ”

³²And he looked around to see the woman who had done this.

³³Yet truly, the woman, in fear and trembling, knowing what had happened within her, went and fell prostrate before him, and she told him the whole truth.

³⁴And he said to her: “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace, and be healed from your wound.”

³⁵While he was still speaking, they arrived from the ruler of the synagogue, saying: “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”

³⁶But Jesus, having heard the word that was spoken, said to the ruler of the synagogue: “Do not be afraid. You need only believe.”

³⁷And he would not permit anyone to follow him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

³⁸And they went to the house of the ruler of the synagogue. And he saw a tumult, and weeping, and much wailing.

³⁹And entering, he said to them: “Why are you disturbed and weeping? The girl is not dead, but is asleep.”

⁴⁰And they derided him. Yet truly, having put them all out, he took the father and mother of the girl, and those who were with him, and he entered to where the girl was lying.

⁴¹And taking the girl by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha koumi,” which means, “Little girl, (I say to you) arise.”

⁴²And immediately the young girl rose up and walked. Now she was twelve years old. And they were suddenly struck with a great astonishment.

⁴³And he instructed them sternly, so that no one would know about it. And he told them to give her something to eat.

Mark 5

¹And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

²And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

³Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

⁴Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.

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

⁶But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

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

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

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

¹⁰And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

¹¹Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

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

¹³And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

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

¹⁵And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

¹⁶And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.

¹⁷And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.

¹⁸And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

¹⁹Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

²⁰And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

²¹And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.

²²And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,

²³And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

²⁴And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.

²⁵And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

²⁶And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

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

²⁸For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

²⁹And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

³⁰And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

³¹And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

³²And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

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 unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

³⁵While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?

³⁶As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

³⁷And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

³⁸And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.

³⁹And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

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

⁴¹And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.

⁴²And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.

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