1 And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
2 And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.
3 He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;
4 Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet.
5 And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.
6 And when he saw Jesus from far off, he went quickly to him and gave him worship;
7 And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.
8 For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.
9 And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.
10 And he made strong prayers to him not to send them away out of the country.
11 Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food.
12 And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them.
13 And he let them do it. And the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they came to their death in the sea.
14 And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place.
15 And they came to Jesus, and saw the man in whom had been the evil spirits seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, and they were full of fear.
16 And those who had seen it gave them an account of what had been done to him who had the evil spirits, and of the fate of the pigs.
17 And they made a request to him to go out of their country.
18 And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him.
19 And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.
20 And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder.
21 And when Jesus had gone over again in the boat to the other side, a great number of people came to him: and he was by the sea.
22 And one of the rulers of the Synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and seeing him, went down at his feet,
23 And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.
24 And he went with him; and a great number of people went after him, and came round him.
25 And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years,
26 And had undergone much at the hands of a number of medical men, and had given all she had, and was no better, but even worse,
27 When she had news of the things which Jesus did, went among the people coming after him, and put her hand on his robe.
28 For she said, If I may only put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.
29 And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well.
30 And straight away Jesus was conscious that power had gone out of him; and, turning to the people, he said, Who was touching my robe?
31 And his disciples said to him, You see the people round you on every side, and you say, Who was touching me?
32 And on his looking round to see her who had done this thing,
33 The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.
34 And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.
35 And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master?
36 But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.
37 And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.
38 And they came to the house of the ruler of the Synagogue; and he saw people running this way and that, and weeping and crying loudly.
39 And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping.
40 And they were laughing at him. But he, having sent them all out, took the father of the child and her mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was.
41 And taking her by the hand, he said to her, Talitha cumi, which is, My child, I say to you, Get up.
42 And the young girl got up straight away, and was walking about; she being twelve years old. And they were overcome with wonder.
43 And he gave them special orders that they were not to say anything of this; and he said that some food was to be given to her.
1 Chegados ao outro lado do lago, na terra dos gadarenos, um homem dominado pelo demónio veio a correr dum cemitério, justamente quando Jesus saía do barco.
3 Este homem morava entre os túmulos e a sua força era tal que, quando o prendiam com algemas e correntes, como lhe fizeram muitas vezes, partia as algemas dos pulsos e despedaçava as correntes, conseguindo escapar-se sem que ninguém tivesse força bastante para o dominar.
5 Todo o dia, e pela noite dentro, errava entre os túmulos e pelos montes desertos, dando gritos e ferindo-se nas arestas das pedras.
6 O homem tinha visto Jesus quando vinha ainda longe e, correndo ao seu encontro, deitou-se por terra na sua frente. Jesus falou ao demónio que existia dentre dele e disse: Sai, espírito mau. Este deu um grito terrível e clamou: Que vais fazer comigo, Jesus, Filho do Deus altíssimo? Peço-te por Deus que não me atormentes!
9 Como te chamas?, perguntou Jesus.Exército, porque somos muitos dentro deste homem.-
10 Então os demónios pediram com insistência que não os expulsasse para qualquer terra distante.
11 Ora, sucedia que, no monte acima do lago, andava uma grande vara de porcos por ali a pastar.
12 Manda-nos para aqueles porcos, rogaram os demónios.
13 Jesus concordou. Então, os espíritos maus saíram do homem e entraram nos animais. A vara inteira de dois mil porcos lançou-se pela encosta íngreme do monte e caiu lá em baixo no lago, onde se afogou.
14 Os porqueiros fugiram para as vilas e campos próximos, espalhando a notícia enquanto corriam. Toda a gente saiu para ver com os seus próprios olhos.
15 Depressa se reuniu uma grande multidão onde Jesus estava, mas, assim que viram o homem ali sentado, completamente vestido e perfeitamente são, ficaram com medo
16 Aqueles que tinham assistido ao que tinha acontecido contavam aos outros, e a multidão começou a teimar com Jesus para que se fosse embora e os deixasse.
18 Assim, voltou para o barco, e o homem que tinha andado possuído dos demónios pediu a Jesus que o deixasse acompanhá-los. Mas Jesus não quis: Volta para a tua família e conta-lhe as maravilhas que Deus te fez, e como foi tão bondoso para ti.
20 O homem partiu então para percorrer as dez cidades naquela região, e contava a toda a gente as grandes coisas que Jesus lhe tinha feito, e todos ficavam pasmados a ouvi-lo.
21 Quando Jesus atravessou de barco para a outra margem do lago, enorme multidão juntou-se à sua volta na praia.
22 O dirigente da sinagoga daquele lugar, cujo nome era Jairo, veio e lançou-se por terra diante dele, suplicando-lhe que lhe curasse a filha, uma criancinha ainda. Está às portas da morte, dizia desesperado. Rogo-te que venhas pôr as mãos sobre ela e a faças viver.
24 Jesus foi com ele, acompanhado de muito povo.
25 Entre aquela massa de povo encontrava-se uma mulher que sofria, havia doze anos, de uma perda de sangue
26 Durante todo esse tempo padecera bastante às mãos de muitos médicos, e tinha gasto tanto com eles que ficara pobre, sem ver quaisquer melhoras; antes piorara
27 Ouvira falar tanto nos espantosos milagres feitos por Jesus que, seguindo atrás dele no meio da multidão, lhe tocou na roupa,
28 pensando consigo própria: Se ao menos lhe tocar nas vestes, ficarei curada
29 E, de facto, logo que tocou nele, o sangue parou de correr e ela percebeu que estava outra vez sã .
30 Mas Jesus sentiu que saíra de si poder curativo e, por isso, olhando para trás, perguntou: Quem foi que me tocou na roupa?
31 Os discípulos disseram-lhe: Com toda esta gente à tua volta, ainda perguntas quem te tocou?
32 Ele continuou a olhar em torno para encontrar quem fizera aquilo. Então a mulher, amedrontada com o que lhe havia acontecido, veio, caiu-lhe aos pés e declarou o que tinha feito. Jesus disse-lhe: Filha, a tua fé curou-te; vai em paz, estás livre do teu mal.
35 Ainda Jesus falava com ela, quando chegaram mensageiros da casa de Jairo com a notícia de que era tarde demais - a filha tinha morrido, e já não valia a pena Jesus ir lá.
36 Jesus contudo, não fez caso do que diziam e falou assim a Jairo: Não tenhas medo, confia em mim.
37 Jesus fez a multidão parar e não deixou ninguém acompanhá-lo a não ser Pedro, Tiago e João
38 Quando chegaram, viu tudo em grande confusão, ouvindo-se choro e lamentações
39 Ele, no entanto, dirigiu-se assim aos que ali estavam: Para que é todo este choro e alvoroço? A criança não está morta, apenas dorme.
40 E riram-se de troça, mas Jesus mandou todos saírem e, acompanhado do pai, da mãe da criança, e dos três discípulos, entrou no quarto onde ela estava deitada.
41 Segurando-lhe na mão, disse:ÿMenina, levanta-te!
42 E a menina, que tinha doze anos de idade, logo saltou e começou a andar. Os pais ficaram pasmados. l
43 Jesus recomendou-lhes muito que não contassem aquilo a ninguém, e mandou-lhes que dessem de comer à filha.