1 And he entered again into Capernaum after {several} days, and it was reported that he was at {the} house;2 and straightway many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door; and he spoke the word to them.3 And there come to him {men} bringing a paralytic, borne by four;4 and, not being able to get near to him on account of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having dug {it} up they let down the couch on which the paralytic lay.5 But Jesus, seeing their faith, says to the paralytic, Child, thy sins are forgiven {thee}.6 But certain of the scribes were there sitting, and reasoning in their hearts,7 Why does this {man} thus speak? he blasphemes. Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?8 And straightway Jesus, knowing in his spirit that they are reasoning thus within themselves, said to them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, {Thy} sins are forgiven {thee}; or to say, Arise, and take up thy couch and walk?10 But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, he says to the paralytic,11 To thee I say, Arise, take up thy couch and go to thine house.12 And he rose up straightway, and, having taken up his couch, went out before {them} all, so that all were amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it thus.13 And he went out again by the sea, and all the crowd came to him, and he taught them.14 And passing by, he saw Levi the {son} of Alphaeus sitting at the tax-office, and says to him, Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.15 And it came to pass as he lay at table in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners lay at table with Jesus and his disciples; for they were many, and they followed him.16 And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing him eating with sinners and tax-gatherers, said to his disciples, Why {is it} that he eats and drinks with tax-gatherers and sinners?17 And Jesus having heard {it} says to them, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those who are ill. I have not come to call righteous {men}, but sinners.18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and {the disciples} of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?19 And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bride-chamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.20 But days will come when the bridegroom shall have been taken away from them, and then shall they fast in that day.21 No one sews a patch of new cloth on an old garment: otherwise its new filling-up takes from the old {stuff}, and there is a worse rent.22 And no one puts new wine into old skins; otherwise the wine bursts the skins, and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but new wine is to be put into new skins.23 And it came to pass that he went on the sabbath through the cornfields; and his disciples began to walk on, plucking the ears.24 And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath what is not lawful?25 And *he* said to them, Have ye never read what David did when he had need and hungered, *he* and those with him,26 how he entered into the house of God, in {the section of} Abiathar {the} high priest, and ate the shew-bread, which it is not lawful unless for the priests to eat, and gave even to those that were with him?27 And he said to them, The sabbath was made on account of man, not man on account of the sabbath;28 so that the Son of man is lord of the sabbath also.
1 En n 'n paar dae het Hy weer in Kap,rnaÂm gekom, en die mense het gehoor dat Hy in die huis was.2 En dadelik het baie saamgekom, sodat daar selfs by die deur nie meer plek was nie; en Hy was besig om aan hulle die woord te verkondig.3 En daar kom mense na Hom met 'n verlamde man wat deur vier gedra word.4 En toe hulle vanweë die skare nie naby Hom kon kom nie, maak hulle die dak oop waar Hy was, en nadat hulle dit oopgebreek het, het hulle die bed waar die verlamde op lê, laat afsak.5 En toe Jesus hulle geloof sien, sê Hy vir die verlamde: Seun, jou sondes is jou vergewe!6 En sommige van die skrifgeleerdes het daar gesit en in hulle harte geredeneer:7 Waarom praat hierdie man so godslasterlik? Wie kan sondes vergewe behalwe Een, naamlik God?8 En Jesus het dadelik in sy gees geweet dat hulle by hulleself so redeneer, en Hy sê vir hulle: Wat redeneer julle oor hierdie dinge in jul harte?9 Wat is makliker, om vir die verlamde te sê: Die sondes is jou vergewe! of om te sê: Staan op en neem jou bed op en loop?10 Maar dat julle kan weet dat die Seun van die mens mag het om op die aarde sondes te vergewe -- sê Hy vir die verlamde man:11 Ek sê vir jou: Staan op, neem jou bed op en gaan na jou huis toe.12 En dadelik staan hy op en neem sy bed op en gaan voor die oë van almal uit, sodat almal verbaas was en God verheerlik en sê: So iets het ons nog nooit gesien nie!13 En Hy het weer uitgegaan langs die see, en die hele skare het na Hom gekom, en Hy het hulle geleer.14 En toe Hy verbygaan, sien Hy Levi, die seun van Alf,Âs, by die tolhuis sit en sê vir hom: Volg My. En hy het opgestaan en Hom gevolg.15 En terwyl Hy in sy huis aan tafel was, kom daar baie tollenaars en sondaars saam met Jesus en sy dissipels aan tafel; want daar was baie, en hulle het Hom gevolg.16 En toe die skrifgeleerdes en die Fariseërs Hom saam met die tollenaars en sondaars sien eet, sê hulle vir sy dissipels: Wat is dit dat Hy saam met die tollenaars en sondaars eet en drink?17 En toe Jesus dit hoor, sê Hy vir hulle: Die wat gesond is, het die geneesheer nie nodig nie, maar die wat ongesteld is. Ek het nie gekom om regverdiges te roep nie, maar sondaars tot bekering.18 En die dissipels van Johannes en die van die Fariseërs was besig om te vas. Toe kom hulle en sê vir Hom: Waarom vas die dissipels van Johannes en die van die Fariseërs, maar u dissipels vas nie?19 En Jesus sê vir hulle: Kan die bruilofsgaste dan vas terwyl die bruidegom by hulle is? So lank as hulle die bruidegom by hulle het, kan hulle nie vas nie.20 Maar daar sal dae kom wanneer die bruidegom van hulle weggeneem word, en dan sal hulle vas, in daardie dae.21 En niemand werk 'n nuwe stuk lap op 'n ou kleed nie; anders skeur sy nuwe aangelapte stuk van die oue af, en daar kom 'n erger skeur.22 En niemand gooi nuwe wyn in ou leersakke nie; anders sal die nuwe wyn die sakke laat bars, en die wyn loop uit en die sakke vergaan. Maar nuwe wyn moet in nuwe sakke gegooi word.23 En terwyl Hy op die sabbat deur die gesaaides loop, het sy dissipels al gaande are begin pluk.24 Toe sê die Fariseërs vir Hom: Kyk, waarom doen hulle op die sabbat wat nie geoorloof is nie?25 En Hy sê vir hulle: Het julle nooit gelees wat Dawid gedoen het nie -- toe hy in die nood was, en hy en die wat by hom was, honger gehad het --26 hoe hy in die huis van God gegaan het in die tyd van Abjatar, die hoëpriester, en die toonbrode geëet het wat vir niemand behalwe die priesters geoorloof is om te eet nie; en ook aan die wat saam met hom was, gegee het?27 En Hy sê vir hulle: Die sabbat is gemaak vir die mens, nie die mens vir die sabbat nie.28 Daarom is die Seun van die mens Here ook van die sabbat.