1 T hen they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes.

They came to the other side of the sea to the region of the Gerasenes.

2 A nd when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

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

3 w ho had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains,

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

4 b ecause he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him.

For 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.

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

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

6 W hen he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him.

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

7 A nd he cried out with a loud voice and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me.”

And 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!

8 F or He said to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!”

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

9 T hen He asked him, “What is your name?” And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion; for we are many.”

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

10 A lso he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country.

And he kept begging Him urgently not to send them away out of that region.

11 N ow a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains.

Now a great herd of hogs was grazing there on the hillside.

12 S o all the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the swine, that we may enter them.”

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

13 A nd at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea.

So 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.

14 S o those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened.

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

15 T hen they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

And 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.

16 A nd those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine.

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

17 T hen they began to plead with Him to depart from their region.

And they began to beg to leave their neighborhood.

18 A nd when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him.

And 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.

19 H owever, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.”

But 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.

20 A nd he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled. A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed

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

21 N ow when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea.

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

22 A nd behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet

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

23 a nd begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.”

And 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.

24 S o Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.

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

25 N ow a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years,

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

26 a nd had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse.

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

27 W hen she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.

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

28 F or she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”

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

29 I mmediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.

And 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.

30 A nd Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?”

And 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?

31 B ut His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”

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

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

Still He kept looking around to see her who had done it.

33 B ut the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.

But 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.

34 A nd He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”

And 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.

35 W hile He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”

While 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?

36 A s soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe.”

Overhearing 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.

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

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

38 T hen He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly.

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

39 W hen He came in, He said to them, “Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping.”

And 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.

40 A nd they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying.

And 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.

41 T hen He took the child by the hand, and said to her, “Talitha, cumi,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.”

Gripping 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]!

42 I mmediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement.

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

43 B ut He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat.

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