1 They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2 When he had come out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him out of the tombs. 3 He lived in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains, 4 because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him. 5 Always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. 6 When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him, 7 and crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, don’t torment me." 8 For he said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"

9 He asked him, "What is your name?"

He said to him, "My name is Legion, for we are many." 10 He begged him much that he would not send them away out of the country. 11 Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding. 12 All the demons begged him, saying, "Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them."

13 At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea. 14 Those who fed the pigs fled, and told it in the city and in the country.

The people came to see what it was that had happened. 15 They came to Jesus, and saw him who had been possessed by demons sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, even him who had the legion; and they were afraid. 16 Those who saw it declared to them what happened to him who was possessed by demons, and about the pigs. 17 They began to beg him to depart from their region.

18 As he was entering into the boat, he who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him. 19 He didn’t allow him, but said to him, "Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you and how he had mercy on you."

20 He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marveled.

21 When Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him; and he was by the sea. 22 Behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came; and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23 and begged him much, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Please come and lay your hands on her, that she may be made healthy, and live."

24 He went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they pressed upon him on all sides. 25 A certain woman who had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things by many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse, 27 having heard the things concerning Jesus, came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothes. 28 For she said, "If I just touch his clothes, I will be made well." 29 Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

30 Immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

31 His disciples said to him, "You see the multitude pressing against you, and you say, ‘Who touched me?’"

32 He looked around to see her who had done this thing. 33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease."

35 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler’s house, saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?"

36 But Jesus, when he heard the message spoken, immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Don’t be afraid, only believe." 37 He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. 38 He came to the synagogue ruler’s house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing. 39 When he had entered in, he said to them, "Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep."

40 They ridiculed him. But he, having put them all out, took the father of the child, her mother, and those who were with him, and went in where the child was lying. 41 Taking the child by the hand, he said to her, "Talitha cumi!" which means, being interpreted, "Girl, I tell you, get up!" 42 Immediately the girl rose up and walked, for she was twelve years old. They were amazed with great amazement. 43 He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and commanded that something should be given to her to eat.

1 En hulle het aan die oorkant van die see gekom in die land van die Gadar,ners.

2 En toe Hy uit die skuit gaan, kom daar dadelik uit die grafte Hom tegemoet 'n man met 'n onreine gees,

3 wat sy verblyf in die grafte gehad het. En niemand kon selfs met kettings hom bind nie;

4 want hy was dikwels met voetboeie en kettings gebind, en die kettings is deur hom uitmekaar geruk en die voetboeie stukkend gebreek; en niemand was in staat om hom te tem nie.

5 En altyd, nag en dag, het hy aangehou om te skreeu op die berge en in die grafte en homself met klippe stukkend te slaan.

6 En toe hy Jesus van ver af sien, hardloop hy en val voor Hom neer

7 en skreeu met 'n groot stem en sê: Wat het ek met U te doen, Jesus, Seun van die allerhoogste God? Ek besweer U by God om my nie te pynig nie.

8 Want Hy het vir hom gesê: Onreine gees, gaan uit die man uit!

9 En Hy vra hom: Wat is jou naam? En hy antwoord en sê: Legio is my naam, want ons is baie.

10 Toe smeek hy Hom dringend om hulle nie uit die land weg te stuur nie.

11 En d r teen die berge het 'n groot trop varke gewei,

12 en al die duiwels het Hom gesmeek en gesê: Stuur ons in die varke, sodat ons in hulle kan vaar.

13 En Jesus het hulle dit dadelik toegelaat; en die onreine geeste het uitgegaan en in die varke gevaar, en die trop -- daar was omtrent twee duisend -- het van die krans af in die see gestorm en in die see verdrink.

14 En die wagters van die varke het gevlug en dit in die stad en in die buitewyke vertel; en hulle het uitgekom om te sien wat daar gebeur het.

15 Toe kom hulle by Jesus en sien die besetene sit, gekleed en by sy verstand -- die een wat die legioen gehad het. En hulle was bevrees.

16 Die wat dit gesien het, vertel toe aan hulle hoe dit met die besetene gegaan het, en ook van die varke.

17 En hulle het Hom begin smeek om weg te gaan uit hulle gebied.

18 En toe Hy in die skuit klim, het die man wat van die duiwels besete gewees het, Hom gesmeek om by Hom te kan bly.

19 Maar Jesus het hom dit nie toegelaat nie, maar vir hom gesê: Gaan na jou huis na jou mense toe, en vertel hulle watter groot dinge die Here aan jou gedoen het, en dat Hy jou barmhartig was.

20 En hy het weggegaan en in Dek polis begin verkondig watter groot dinge Jesus aan hom gedoen het, en almal was verwonderd.

21 En toe Jesus weer in die skuit oorgevaar het na die ander kant, het 'n groot menigte by Hom vergader. En Hy was by die see.

22 En daar kom een van die owerstes van die sinagoge met die naam van Ja‹rus; en toe hy Hom sien, val hy aan sy voete neer

23 en smeek Hom dringend en sê: My dogtertjie is op haar uiterste; kom lê haar die hande op, sodat sy gesond kan word, en sy sal lewe.

24 En Hy het saam met hom gegaan. En 'n groot menigte het Hom gevolg en Hom verdring.

25 En 'n sekere vrou wat twaalf jaar lank bloedvloeiing gehad het

26 en veel onder baie geneeshere gely en al haar besittings uitgegee het sonder om enige baat te vind, maar eerder erger geword het,

27 het van Jesus gehoor en onder die skare van agter gekom en sy kleed aangeraak;

28 want sy het gesê: As ek maar sy klere kan aanraak, sal ek gesond word.

29 En dadelik het die fontein van haar bloed opgedroog, en sy het aan haar liggaam bemerk dat sy van haar kwaal genees was.

30 En dadelik toe Jesus in Homself die krag gewaarword wat van Hom uitgegaan het, draai Hy Hom om onder die skare en sê: Wie het my klere aangeraak?

31 En sy dissipels antwoord Hom: U sien dat die skare U verdring, en U sê: Wie het My aangeraak?

32 Toe kyk Hy rond om haar te sien wat dit gedoen het.

33 Die vrou, wat gevrees en gebeef het omdat sy wis wat met haar gebeur het, kom toe en val voor Hom neer en vertel Hom die hele waarheid.

34 En Hy sê vir haar: Dogter, jou geloof het jou gered. Gaan in vrede en wees van jou kwaal genees.

35 Terwyl Hy nog spreek, kom daar mense van die owerste van die sinagoge se huis en sê: U dogter is dood. Waarom val u die Meester nog lastig?

36 Maar dadelik, toe Jesus die woord hoor wat gespreek is, sê Hy vir die owerste van die sinagoge: Moenie vrees nie; glo net.

37 En Hy het niemand toegelaat om saam met Hom te gaan nie, behalwe Petrus en Jakobus en Johannes, die broer van Jakobus.

38 En Hy kom in die huis van die owerste van die sinagoge en sien 'n rumoer: mense wat baie ween en huil.

39 En toe Hy binnegaan, sê Hy vir hulle: Waarom gaan julle so te kere en ween julle? Die kind is nie dood nie, maar slaap.

40 En hulle het Hom uitgelag. Maar Hy het almal uitgedryf en die vader van die kind saamgeneem en die moeder en die wat by Hom was, en ingegaan waar die kind lê.

41 Toe gryp Hy die hand van die kind en sê vir haar: Tal¡ta, koemi! wat, as dit vertaal word, beteken: Dogtertjie, Ek sê vir jou, staan op!

42 En die dogtertjie het dadelik opgestaan en begin rondloop, want sy was twaalf jaar oud. En hulle was uitermate verbaas.

43 En Hy het hulle met nadruk beveel dat niemand dit moes weet nie, en gesê dat daar vir haar iets te ete gegee moes word.