1 T hey came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

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

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

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

3 H e lived in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, 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 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.

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 lways, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was 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 bowed down to him,

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

7 a nd 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.”

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, you unclean spirit!”

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

9 H e asked him, “What is your name?” He said to him, “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 H e begged him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

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

11 N ow on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding.

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

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

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

13 A t 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.

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 T hose 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.

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 hey 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.

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

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

17 T hey began to beg him to depart from their region.

And they began to beg to leave their neighborhood.

18 A s he was entering into the boat, he who had been possessed by demons 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 e 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.”

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

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 W hen 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.

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 B ehold, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came; and seeing 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 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.”

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

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

25 A certain woman, who had an issue 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 by many physicians, and 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 h aving heard the things concerning Jesus, came up behind him in the crowd, and touched his clothes.

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 I just touch his clothes, I will be made well.”

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

29 I mmediately the flow of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her 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 I mmediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd, and asked, “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 H is disciples said to him, “You see the multitude pressing against 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 H e 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 been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the 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 H e said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease.”

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, people came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?”

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 B ut Jesus, when he heard the message spoken, immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Don’t 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 H e allowed 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 H e came to the synagogue ruler’s house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing.

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 had entered in, he said to them, “Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep.”

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 T hey 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.

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

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 rose up and walked, for she was twelve years old. They were amazed 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 H e strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and commanded that something should be given to 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.