1 T hey came to the other side of the sea to the region of the Gerasenes.

They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

2 A nd as soon as He got out of the boat, there met Him out of the tombs a man of an unclean spirit.

When he had come out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him out of the tombs.

3 T his man continually lived among the tombs, and no one could subdue him any more, even with a chain;

He lived in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains,

4 F or he had been bound often with shackles for the feet and handcuffs, but the handcuffs of chains he wrenched apart, and the shackles he rubbed and ground together and broke in pieces; and no one had strength enough to restrain or tame him.

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 N ight and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always shrieking and screaming and beating and bruising and cutting himself with stones.

Always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.

6 A nd when from a distance he saw Jesus, he ran and fell on his knees before Him in homage,

When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him,

7 A nd crying out with a loud voice, he said, What have You to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I solemnly implore you by God, do not begin to torment me!

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 F or Jesus was commanding, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!

For he said to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”

9 A nd He asked him, What is your name? He replied, My name is Legion, for we are many.

He asked him, “What is your name?” He said to him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”

10 A nd he kept begging Him urgently not to send them away out of that region.

He begged him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

11 N ow a great herd of hogs was grazing there on the hillside.

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

12 A nd the demons begged Him, saying, Send us to the hogs, that we may go into them!

All the demons begged him, saying, “Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them.”

13 S o He gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered into the hogs; and the herd, numbering about 2, 000, rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and were drowned in the sea.

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 T he hog feeders ran away, and told in the town and in the country. And came to see what it was that had taken place.

Those who fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the country. The people came to see what it was that had happened.

15 A nd they came to Jesus and looked intently and searchingly at the man who had been a demoniac, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, who had had the legion; and they were seized with alarm and struck with fear.

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 A nd those who had seen it related in full what had happened to the man possessed by demons and to the hogs.

Those who saw it declared to them what happened to him who was possessed by demons, and about the pigs.

17 A nd they began to beg to leave their neighborhood.

They began to beg him to depart from their region.

18 A nd when He had stepped into the boat, the man who had been controlled by the unclean spirits kept begging Him that he might be with Him.

As he was entering into the boat, he who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him.

19 B ut Jesus refused to permit him, but said to him, Go home to your own and bring back word to them of how much the Lord has done for you, and had sympathy for you and mercy on you.

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 A nd he departed and began to publicly proclaim in Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and all the people were astonished and marveled.

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

21 A nd when Jesus had recrossed in the boat to the other side, a great throng gathered about Him, and He was at the lakeshore.

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 T hen one of the rulers of the synagogue came up, Jairus by name; and seeing Him, he prostrated himself at His feet

Behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came; and seeing him, he fell at his feet,

23 A nd begged Him earnestly, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, so that she may be healed and live.

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 A nd Jesus went with him; and a great crowd kept following Him and pressed Him from all sides.

He went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they pressed upon him on all sides.

25 A nd there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years,

A certain woman, who had an issue of blood for twelve years,

26 A nd who had endured much suffering under many physicians and had spent all that she had, and was no better but instead grew worse.

and had suffered many things by many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse,

27 S he had heard the reports concerning Jesus, and she came up behind Him in the throng and touched His garment,

having heard the things concerning Jesus, came up behind him in the crowd, and touched his clothes.

28 F or she kept saying, If I only touch His garments, I shall be restored to health.

For she said, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be made well.”

29 A nd immediately her flow of blood was dried up at the source, and '> suddenly] she felt in her body that she was healed of her '> distressing] ailment.

Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

30 A nd Jesus, recognizing in Himself that the power proceeding from Him had gone forth, turned around immediately in the crowd and said, Who touched My clothes?

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 A nd the disciples kept saying to Him, You see the crowd pressing hard around You from all sides, and You ask, Who touched Me?

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

32 S till He kept looking around to see her who had done it.

He looked around to see her who had done this thing.

33 B ut the woman, knowing what had been done for her, though alarmed and frightened and trembling, fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.

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 A nd He said to her, Daughter, your faith (your trust and confidence in Me, springing from faith in God) has restored you to health. Go in (into) peace and be continually healed and freed from your '> distressing bodily] disease.

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

35 W hile He was still speaking, there came some from the ruler’s house, who said, Your daughter has died. Why bother and distress the Teacher any further?

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 O verhearing but ignoring what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, Do not be seized with alarm and struck with fear; only keep on believing.

But Jesus, when he heard the message spoken, immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Don’t be afraid, only believe.”

37 A nd He permitted no one to accompany Him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.

He allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

38 W hen they arrived at the house of the ruler of the synagogue, He looked at tumult and the people weeping and wailing loudly.

He came to the synagogue ruler’s house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing.

39 A nd when He had gone in, He said to them, Why do you make an uproar and weep? The little girl is not dead but is sleeping.

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 A nd they laughed and jeered at Him. But He put them all out, and, taking the child’s father and mother and those who were with Him, He went in where the little girl was lying.

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 G ripping her by the hand, He said to her, Talitha cumi—which translated is, Little girl, I say to you, arise '> from the sleep of death]!

Taking the child by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha cumi!” which means, being interpreted, “Girl, I tell you, get up!”

42 A nd instantly the girl got up and started walking around—for she was twelve years old. And they were utterly astonished and overcome with amazement.

Immediately the girl rose up and walked, for she was twelve years old. They were amazed with great amazement.

43 A nd He strictly commanded and warned them that no one should know this, and He '> expressly] told them to give her to eat.

He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and commanded that something should be given to her to eat.