BS 112.65 1852 New Testament : or The book of the hoh of our Lord and our God, Jesus the Mess iranslalion from ihe Syriac Peshito versio d^, i/^cCcCLks^^^ Cy4LY CiLiCU^ L^C- CJL-<^O^^^^^y^ Lc^c- w^w._^ / S' . f ^'ri_^ :\ i . 'h S ■■- ? y^ J J i • .,» THE NEW TESTAMENT: TRANSLATED VBOU THE SYRIAC PESHITO VERSION. f « /^ ,*^> • •''••HI? ■#sfe.. ' — -^ — ^ — J m- B^rr hrM H, .tUl.rcj, /.„./.' h, J S JmuJyi K K Y,. J a\aM ¥. ^ MiriRBO^C! Ik\ , ^ JTAl.M cTB. / • KKSSr)l: OK lOi'f'T.K S I A .* T I I'A Chc^-^y^ (/CeyjA_je.cyc/-.,,^_^.yC'^^ <^ ^yy-C^-t^^ /f(>.y>.M.^^ ^Cry-i^r^. ^-^^^i^V, /(/*J^/, Entered, according to Act of Congiess, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-one, By JAMES M U R D O C K, D. D., In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut. BTBREOTyPKD BT BILUN & BROTHERS, 10 KORTH WILLIAM-STREBT. H. T. M'GOWN, PRINTKR, AKK-BTaXST. PREFACE To extend his own long cherished but scanty knowledge of the Syriac language, the writer commenced reading the Peshito Syriac New Testa- ment in January, 1845, and at every step he found increasing delight. The artless simplicity, directness, and transparency of the style, — the propriety and beauty of the conceptions of Christ and his followers, as expressed in a Shcmitish dialect very nearly identical with their vernacular tongue, — the pleasing thought that the words were, probably, in great part, the very terms which the Saviour and his Apostles actually uttered in their discourses and conversations, — and especially the full comprehension which the Syriac translator seemed to have of the force and meaning of the inspired original, served to chain attention and hold the mind spell-bound to the book. Such exquisite pleasure the writer longed to have others share with him ; but as few persons, even among the clergy, have cither leisure or facilities for acquiring the Syriac language, he soon came to the conclusion, that he could do nothing better than first read the book care- fully through, and then give a literal and exact translation of it. Accord- ingly he furnished himself with several of the best editions of the book, and the best Syriac Lexicons and Grammars, and commenced his transla- tion early in August, 1845, and completed it on the IGth of June, 1846. This is briefly the history of the work here presented to the public. vi PREFACE. The Syriac text followed in the first part of this translation, was that of the beautiful edition printed by the British and Foreign Bible Society, London, 1816, 4to., which was prepared for the press, as far as the Acts of the Apostles, by the late Rev. Claudius Buchanan, D.D., Author of "Christian Kt'searches," "Star in the East," «SiC., and the remainder by the Rev. Samuel Lee, D.D., Professor of Arabic in the University of Cambridge, England. The latter part of the translation was made from the second edition of the same Bible Society, London, 1826, 4to. ; but the text of Leusden and Schaafs edition, Leyden, 1717, was everywhere consulted, and much use was made of their Latin translation of it. The pocket edition of Gutbir, Hamburgh, 1664, 12mo., Avas also generally con- sulted. The Lexicons constantly used throughout, were the Lexicon Syriacum Concordantiale in Nov. Testamcntum of Charles Schaaf, Leyden, 1717, 4to. ; the Lexicon Syriacum of Edmund Castell, revised and enlarged by J. D. Michaelis, Gottingen, 1788, 4to. ; and the small Lex- icon Syriacum in Nov. Testamentum of Giles Gutbir, bound up with his Syriac New Testament. The Grammars relied upon were, the elaborate Grammaticte Syriacae Libri iii. of Andr. Theoph. Hoffmann, Philos. et Theol. Doctor, Halle, 1827, 4to. ; and the Elementarlehre der syrischen Spracho, by Prof. Fred. Uhlcmann, Berlin, 1829, 8vo. In this translation, the Books of the New Testament are divided into Paragra[)hs, according to the sense ; just as in Campbell's translation of the l-^jur Gospels, and in the Greek Testaments of Bengel, Griesbach, Knapp, and others. The common divisions into Chapters and Verses are noted in the margin, and the Verses are also put in parentheses in the middle of the lines. For the benefit of those who have some knowledge of the Syriac language, the more important words are frequently placed in the side margin, with references to the corresponding words in the transla- tion. Deviations of the Syriac text from the Greek, and also the suscep- tibilities of the Syriac words, or phrases, of a different rendering from that PREFACE. VU in the text, are likewise indicated in the side margin. The foot margin is reserved for occasional comments and critical observations. The principles adopted in this translation, were : (1) To translate, as literally as possible, in consistence with idiomatic and perspicuous English. (2) To use Saxon phraseology in preference to Latin, as better accord- ing with the spirit of the Peshito original. (3) To adopt the obsolescent and solemn style of the English Bible, e. g. thou spcakest, he speaketh^ ye speak, instead of you speak, he speaks, &;c., as more seemly for this holy Book. (4) To write the proper names of persons and places, which are men- tioned in the Old Testament, as they are written in our English Old Testament ; and those which occur only in the New Testament, as they are written in our English New Testament. This is the rule adopted by Dr. Campbell in his translation of the Four Gospels. Yet X*^ i a V) (Meshihha) has been translated Messiah, and not Christ ; and ^QiiCL* (Shemun) has been translated Simon, and not Peter. (5) In general, to avoid using technical theological terms, when good substitutes could be found, in order to call away attention from the word to the thin^ : thus |-»«kjlX.» (an Apostle) is rendered Legate ; and P « K- V> (^Saviour) is rendered Vivijier, as being more literal, for the verb |-i-K» (especially in the Cbnjug. Aphel, »i-»w»l) properly signiiies to make alive, to vivify; and its derivatives ^ ■'« »a and (1 i h*lD properly signify life, and life-giver, or vivifler. These are the usual terms of the Syriac version, denoting that salvation which Christ bestows on fallen men, who are represented as " dead in trespasses and sin." The terms |.O0^2 {liberator, deliverer) and (j_D5GLa {deliverance) are indeed sometimes used of this salvation, but less frequently. — Yet there is one family of Syriac technicals, which have been rendered by the English technicals for the same ideas, to the neglect of their primary meaning. They are y^ns> VUl PREFACE. (properly, intransitive, to stand tip, to stand firm,) which is translated, to he baptized: — ^V>v] (literally, transitive, to cause another to stand, to establish), translated, to baptize .— Ij.V^SV) (an estahUsher, one who makes others to stand), translated, a baptizer : — and ]Aj5QiniiD (a standing up), translated, baptisin. (6) To translate idiomatic phrases not fully naturalized in the English language, by equivalent English phrases, and not to transfer them in their foreign coltume. Thus, ^.j-Q-ikO] (a feeder on detraction), an epithet of Satan, is translated a calumniator: — 1'^*^,\\0 {lord of enmity) is translated an enemy: — JAa£:i *C)5 {jnajor-dom^is) is rendered, a s^eioarc?: — jZoAxD Ao5 {inastershiji of the house) is rendered steioardship : — 1^1^ ,*~^rr,^n {accepting faces) is rendered, having respect of persons, or partiality : — f^io ■» «^m i {assumers of faces) is rendered hypocrites : — ]_».j05 « n<^^0 {letting out breath), apologizing, or defending one''s self: and ]_»j05 L-r.^iJiD {holding the breath), being patient, or long suffering : — l^ltf ^^J {living aivay from roofs, roaming infields) are lunatics. So also many compounds of ;^, a son, and of A.^^, a house or home, are para- phrased ; e. g. son of his city, rendered, his felloio-citizeii : — son of my yoke, rendered, my yoke-fellow, or colleague: — son of forty years, rendered, forty years old: — son of their /raJe, rendered, one of their occupation: — «on. 0/ a wa;i., rendered, a man: — sons of men, rendered men; &c. And house of tlie prisoners, translated, a prison : — house {home) of the dead, translated, a grave, or sepulchre: — hoitse of gatherings, translated, a garner, or store-house: — house of the publicans, translated, a custom house : — house {home) of olives, translated, an olive yard: — house {home) of the eyes, translated, the forehead ; &c. When the translator had finished his work, he supposed that ho had produced the only English translation of the New Testament ever made from the Peshito ; but after about three months, the London press issued a book, entitled, " A Literal Translation of the Four Gospels from the PREFACE. IX Peshito, by J. W. Etheridge;" and announced, as in preparation, by the same author, "The Apostolical Acts and Epistles, from the Peshito." The Gospels of Mr. Etheridge were speedily procured; but, on comparing them with this version, the plan and aims of Mr. Etheridge were found to be so diverse from his own, that the translator had no hesitation in going forward with his work. Accordingly, he continued to revise and correct it ; and, for the sake of improving it, as he found opportunity, he pursued the study of the Syriac language and literature, for more than four years. The result he now presents to the Christian public, hoping it may prove both interesting and useful to all such as are anxious to perfect themselves in the knowledge of the holy Scriptures of the New Testament. JAMES MURDOCK. New-Haven, July 28, 1851. The Holy Gospel, the Announcement of Matthew the Legate. I. The book of the nativity^ of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac: Isaac begat Jacob: Jacob 3 begat Judah and his brothers: (3) Judah begat Pharez and Zara of Taniar: Pharez begat Hezron: 4 Hezron begat Kam: (4) Ram begat Aminadab: iViiiinadab begat Nahshon : Nahslion begat Sal- 5 mon : (5) Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab : Boaz 6 begat Obed of Ruth : Obed begat Jesse : (6) Jesse begat David the king : David begat Solomon of 7 the wife of Uriah : (7) Solomon begat Rehoboam : 8 Rehoboam begat Abia : Abia begat Asa : (8) Asa begat Jelioshaphat : Jehoshaphat begat Joram : 9 Joram begat Uzziah: (9) Uzziah begat Jotham: 10 Jotham begat Ahaz : Ahaz begat Ilezekiah : (10) Ilezckiah begat Manasseh : Manasseh begat Amon : 11 Anion begat Josiah: (11) Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brothers, in the captivity of Babylon. ^ ^ Sy. 12 (12) And after the captivity of Babylon, Jeconiah 13 begat Salathiel : Salathiel begat Zerubbabel : (13) Zerubbabel begat Abiud: Abiud begat Eliakim; 14 Eliakim begat Azor : (14) Azor begat Zadok : 15 Zadok begat Achim: Achim begat Eliud: (15) Eliud begat Eleazar : Eleazar begat Matthan 16 Matthan begat Jacob : (16) Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus 17 who is called the Messiah, <= (17) All the genera- tions, therefore, are, from Abraham to David fourteen generations, and from David to the cap- tivity of Babylon fourteen generations, and from the captivity of Babylon to the Messiah fourteen generations. 1 MATTHEW, II. And the birth of Jesus the Messiah was thus. 18 AVhilc his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they liad cohabited, slie was found to be «Sv Voibb ^^''^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^y ^^^"^ ^^'^^•>' ^V'^^''^^- (^^) ^^^^ Joseph 19 ' . jher husband" was a righteous-i man, and unwilhng to expose her: and he thought of putting her away privately. (20) And while he contemplated 20 these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said to hhii : Joseph, son of I David, fear not to take Mary thy wife; for that {wliich is conceived in her, is from the Holy Spirit: (21) and she will bear a son; and thou shalt call 21 • Sy. [thus it is written in the prophet: (6) Thou also, 6 I Bethlehem of Judasa, art not the little among the j kings of Judaea, for a king shall come from thee or,bcsh.:j'lurd\who shall rulc'' my people Israel. (7) Then Herod Sy. »£Djo5cn ' Sy. "/■ privately called the Magi, and learned from them at what time the star appeared to them. (8) And he sent tlicm to Bethlehem, and said to them. Go, searcli diligently for the child; and when ye have found him, come and tell me, that I also may go and worship him. (9) And they, when they had heard from the king, went forward: and lo, the MATTHEW, II. star they had seen in the east went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was. 10 (10) And when they saw the star, they rejoiced 11 much, with great joy. (11) And they entered the house ; and they saw the child, with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him: and they opened their treasures, and presented to 12 him gifts, gold, and myrrh, and frankincense. (12) And it was shown them in a dream, that they should not return to Herod. And by another way, they returned to their country. 13 And when they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said to him. Arise, take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt ; and be thou there, until I tell thee : for 14 Herod will seek for the child, to destroy it. (14) Then Joseph arose, took the child and his mother, 15 b}' night, and lied to Egypt. (15) And he was there, until the death of Herod ; that so might be fulfilled that which Avas spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, From Egypt have I called my 16 son. (16) Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deluded by the Magi, was very angry. And he sent and slew all the children in Bethlehem, and in all its confines, from a child of two years and under, according to the time that he had 17 carefully learned from the Magi. (17) Then was that fullilled, which was spoken by Jeremiah the 18 prophet, saying : (18) A voice was heard in Eama, weeping and great lamentation; Rachel bemoaning her children, and unwilling to be comforted, be- 19 cause they are no more. (19) But when king Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appeared 20 in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, (20) and said to him : Arise, take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel ; for they are dead who 21 sought the life of the child. (21) And Joseph arose, and took the child and his mother, and 22 went to the land of Israel. (22) But when he heard that Archelaus was king in Judaea, instead of his father Herod, he feared to go thither. And it was revealed to him in a dream, that he should 23 go into the land of Galilee.*' (23) And he came and dwelt in a city that is called Nazareth :^ that so might be fulfilled that which was said by the prophet, that he should be called a Nazarene.s • Sy. ]]^ f Sy. 25^ e Sy. ]-»'^J» an adjective from tlie pre- ceding. MATTHEW, III. Sy. ,_1_K.Q-J Sy. "^JjiOLlD • Sy. ] ^ .; g^ ^ Sy. ]JLdo?1 • 1. e. so common life teaclies us. ' or, makcih. So also tlic other verbs. f i. c. fire suffer- ed to burn on and consume what is in it. ^ Sy. 1Z.Qj"[r) And in those days came Johna the Bapti- III. zcv.^ And he proclaimed in the desert of Judaea, (2) and said: Repent; the kingdom of heaven hath 2 approached. (3) For this is he of whom it was said, 3 by Isaiah the prophet : The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make smooth his paths. (4) And as to this John, 4 his raiment was of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin was npon his loins ; and his food was locusts and wild honey. (5) Then went out to him 5 Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan. {(]) And they were baptized 6 by him in the river Jordan, while they confessed their sins. (7) But when he saw many of the 7 Pharisees'^ and of the Sadducees,,jO;^ '' or, Sy. the sons of Sy. ^ or, it. or, j)leasure. f or, might. « Sy. y)\s\ 10 MATTHEW, VI. •> or, light. ' or, simple. >■ Sy. lords. ' Sy. ]ioV>Vr> "or, and. " or, superior to. ' or, the tcild lilies. P Sy. cZoi/iei. Sy. IkiloL Sy. ]<^Vv of men to fast Verily I say to you, they have gotten their reward. (17) But, when thou fastest, 17 wash thou thy face, and anoint thy head : (18) that 18 thou mayest not be seen by men as a faster, but by thy Fatlicr who is in secret : and thy Father who seeth in secret, will recompense thee. Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, 19 where moth and rust spoil, and where thieves dig through and steal. (20) But Jay up for yourselves 20 treasures in heaven, where no moth and no rust can spoil, and no thieves dig through nor steal. (21) For where your treasure is, there will your 21 heart also be. The lamp'i of the body is the eye. If therefore 22 thy eye shall be sound,' thy whole body will be luminous. (23) But if thy eye shall be diseased, 23 thy whole body will be dark. If then the light that is in thee be darkness, how great will be thy darkness ! No man can serve two masters:'^ for either he 24 will hate the one and love the other, or he will honor the one and neglect the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. • (25) Therefore I say to 25 you: Be not anxious about your life, what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink ; nor about your body, how ye shall clothe yourselves. Is not the life more important than food, and the body than raiment? (26) Look at the birds of heaven ; which 26 sow not, and reap not, and gather not into store- houses, iiut"! your Father who is in heaven feedeth them. Are not ye more important" than they? (27^ And who of you that shall be anxious, can add 27 to his stature a cubit? (28) And about raiment, 28 why are ye anxious? Consider the lilies of the desert, o in what manner they grow. They toil not ; and they spin not. (29) Yet I say to you, that 29 not even Solomon in all his glory, was arrayed? like one of thein. (30) And if God so clothe the 30 grass of the Held, which exists to-day, and to- morrow falls into the oven, will he not much more [clothe] you, ye small in faith? (31) Therefore 31 be not anxious; nor say. What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewith be clothed? (32J For, all these things the people of the world^ 32 seek after. And your Father, who is in heaven, knoweth that all these things are needful to you. 33 (33) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness : and all these things shall be 34 added to you. (34) Therefore be not anxious about the morrow : for the morrow hath its own anxieties. Sufficient for the day, is its own evil. YIT. Judge not, that ye be not judged. (2) For with 2 the judgment that ye judge, ye shall be judged; and by the measure that ye measure, shall it be 3 measured to you. (3) And why observest thou the straw in thy brother's eye, and regardest not 4 the beam that is in thine own eye ? (4) Or how canst thou say to thy brother. Allow me to .pluck the straw from thy eye ; and lo ! a beam is in thy 5 own eye. (5) Thou hypocrite ; pluck first the beam from thy own eye ; and then thou wilt see clearly, to pluck the straw out of thy brother's eye. 6 Give not a holy thing to dogs: and cast not your ])earls before swine ; lest they tread them under their feet, and turn and lacerate you. 7 Ask, and it shall be given to you: seek, and ye shall find : knock, and it shall be opened to you. 8 (8) For, every one that asketh, receiveth : and he that seekcth, findeth : and to him that knocketh, 9 it shall be opened. (9) For what man is there among you, of whom if his son ask bread, will he 10 reach him a stone? (10) Or if he ask of him a 11 fish, will he reach him a serpent? (11) If ye then, wlio are evil, know how to give good gifts to 3'our children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? 12 Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you ; so also do ye to them : for this is the law^ 13 and the prophets. (13) Enter ye in by the strait gate; for wide is the gate and broad the way which leadcth to destruction ;b and many are they 14 that walk in it. (14) How small the gate and straitened the way that leadeth to life, and few they who find it ! 15 Beware of false prophets; who come to you in the garb of sheep, but internally they are rapacious 16 wolves. (16) And from their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes ; 17 or figs from thistles? (17) So every good tree Sy. "jrOQlQj, from the Gr. Sy. ]j^1 12 MATTHEW, VIII. <=■ Sy. fallelh. "* or, pleasure. e Sy. i";u ' Sy. |Xjl^ K or, streams, rivers. • U »y. Lk»o-» or, itie fall. ^ or, doctrine. • Sy. in Sy. place of graves. ^Sy. fell. > Sy. dkd. • Sy. the easy. motion arose in the sea, so that the vessel was covered by the waves. But Jesus was asleep: (25) and his disciples came to awake him, and said 25 to him : Our Lord, deliver us ; we are perishing ! (26) Jesus said to them. Why are ye afraid, ye 26 small in faith! Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the sea; and there was great tranquillity. (27) And the men were amazed; and they said, 27 What a man is this, to whom the winds and the sea arc obedient ! And when Jesus arrived at the farther shore, in 28 the country of the Gadarencs,? there met him two demoniacs,!' who came out from the sepulchres,' very furious, so that no one could pass that way. (29) And they cried out, and said: What have we 29 to do with thee ? Jesus, thou Son of God. Hast thou come hither before the time to torment us ? (30) And at a distance from them there was a herd 30 of many swine feeding. (31) And the demons 31 entreated of him, and said : If thou cast ns out, suffer us to go into the herd of swine. (32) And 32 Jesus said to them, Go ye. And immediately they came out, and entered into the swine; and that whole herd ran straight to a precipice, and plunged^ into the sea, and perished' in the waters. (33) 33 And the herdsmen fled, and entered the city, and related all that had occurred, and concerning the demoniacs. (34) And all the city came out to 34 meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they be- sought him to retire from their coasts. And he entered the ship, and passed over and IX. came to his own city. (2) And they brought to 2 him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus saw their faith, and said to the paralytic: Take cour- age, my son; thy sins are forgiven thee. (3) And 3 some of the Scribes said in their minds. This man blasphemeth. (4) But Jesus knew their thoughts : 4 and he said to them. Why do ye think evil [things] in your heart? (5) For, which is the easier, ^^ to 5 say. Thy sins arc forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk? (6) But that ye may know that the 6 Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins, he said to the paralytic: Arise, take up thy bed, and go to thy home. (7) And he arose and 7 went to his home. (8) And when the multitudes 8 L. MATTHEW, IX. 15 saw [it], they were struck with awe; and they praised God, who had given authority like this to men. 9 And as Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man sitting at the custom-house, whose name was Matthew.'' And he said to him, Follow me: and 10 he arose and followed him. (10) And as they were reclining in a house, many publicans and sinners came and reclined with Jesus and his dis- 11 ciples. (11) And when the Pharisees saw [it], they said to his disciples. Why doth your Eabbi<= 12 eat with jniblicans and sinners? (12) And as Jesus heard [it], he said to them : They who are in health have no need of a physician, but they 13 that are very sick. (13) Go and learn what that is : I require compassion, and not a sacrifice ! For I did not come to call the righteous, but the sinful. 14 Then came to him the disciples of John,'' and said: Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, 15 and thy disciples fast not? (15) Jesus said to them : Can the children^ of the nuptial chamber fast, so long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be 16 taken from them, and then they will fast. (16) No one inserteth a piece of new cloth on an old gar- ment; lest that which filleth up, tear from that 17 garment, and the rent become greater. (17) And they do not put new wine into old sacks ; lest the sacks burst, and the Avine run out, and the sacks perish. But they put new wine into new sacks; and they are both preserved. 18 And while he was thus discoursing with them, a certain ruler'' came, drew near, Avorshipped him, and said : My daughter is already dead, but come, 19 lay thy hand upon her, and she will live. (19) And Jesus rose up, and his disciples; and they 20 followed him. (20) And behold, a woman whose l)lood had flowed fourteen years, came up behind 21 him, and touched the extremity of his robe: (21) for she had said in her mind, If i but touch his 22 garment I shall be cured. (22) And Jesus turned himself, looked at her, and said to her: Take courage, my daughter; thy faith hath given thee life.ff And the woman was cured from that very 23 hour. (23^ And Jesus came to the house of the ruler: and he saw there pipers, and multitudes Sv. »^Z\k) Sy. ^no5 Sy. ^«l_KjQ_, or, guests. Sy. 'Uqjd;], Gr. app^cjv. f Sy. hath vivi- fied thee. 16 MATTHEW, X. Sy. Iq,,: » Sy. ' Sy. Vki\« ' Sy. making outcry. (24) And lie said to them : Eetire ; 24 for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And thej scoffed at him. (25) And when he had ejected 25 the throngs, he entered in, and took her by the hand, and the maid rose up. (26) And the fame 26 of this [thing] spread in all that land. And when Jesus had passed from there, two 27 blind men followed after him, and said: Have [mercy on us, Thou Son of David ! (28) And 28 when he had entered a house, those blind men ap- proached him, and Jesus said to them : Believe ye that I am able to do this ? They said to him. Yes, our Lord. (29) Then he touched their eyes, and 29 said : As yc have believed, so shall it be to you, (30) And forthwith their eyes were opened. And 30 Jesus charged them and said: See, that no man know [of it]. (31) But they went out and spread 31 the fame of it in all that land. And as Jesus went out, they brought to him a 32 dumb man in whom was a demon. ^ (33) And 33 when the demon had gone out, the dumb man conversed. And the multitudes admired, and said: Never was it so seen in Israel! (34) But 34 the Pharisees said : It is by the Prince of demons, he casteth out demons. And Jesus travelled over all the cities and the 35 villages: and he taught in their synagogues, and proclaimed the tidings of the kingdom, and healed all diseases and all pains. (36) And when Jesus 36 looked on the multitudes, he pitied them ; because they were wearied and dispersed, like sheep that have no shepherd. (37) And he said to his dis- 37 ciples, The harvest is great, and the laborers few. (38) Entreat, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest, 38 that he would send laborers into his harvest. And he called his twelve disciples^ [to him], X. and gave them authority over unclean spirits'' to cast them out, and to heal every pain and disease. (2) And the names of those twelve Legates<= are 2 these: The first of them,d Simon who is called Cephas, and Andrew his brother ; and James the son of Zebcdee, and John his brother; (3) and 3 Philip, and Bartholomew, and Thomas, and Mat- thew the publican; and James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was called Thaddeus; (4) and 4 MATTHEW, X. 17 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot,^ he who 5 betrayed him. (5) These twelve Jesus sent forth : and he commanded them and said : Go not in the way of the Gentiles •/ and enter not the cities of 6 the Samaritans. (6) But, go ye rather to the lost 7 sheep of the house of Israel. (7) And as ye go, proclaim and say: The kingdom of heaven hath 8 approached. (8) Ileal ye the sick; cleanse the leprous; [raise the dead;]? and cast out demons. 9 Freely ye have received ; freely give. (9) Provide 10 not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; (10) nor a wallet for the journey : neither two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff. For the laborer is worthy 11 of his food. (11) And into whatever city or town 3'e enter, inquire, who in it is worthy ; and there 12 stay until ye depart. (12) And when ye enter a 1,") house, salutc'i the household. (13) And if the liouse be worthy, your peace' will come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace will return 1-1 upon }-ourselves. (14) And whoever will not re- ceive you, nor hear your discourses, when ye de- part from that house or that town, shake ofi" the 15 dust from your feet. (15) Verily I say to you, tliat it will be comfortable for the land of Sodom and Gomori-ah in the day of judgment, rather than for that city. 1(> Behold, I send you forth as sheep among wolves, '^fherefore be ye sagacious as serpents, and guile- 17 less as doves. (17) And beware of men ; for they will deliver you over to the tribunals, and will 18 scourge you in their synagogues. (18) And they will bring you before governors'* and kings, on my account, for a testimony to them and to the 11) Gentiles. (19) And when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak ; for it 20 sliall be given you in that hour Avhat to say. (20) For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of your 21 Father speaking in you. (21) And brother shall deliver up his brother to death, and a father his son ; and children shall rise up against parents, 22 and cause them to die. (22) And ye shall be hated by every one, on account of my name. But he that shall endure to the end, shall have life. 23 (23) And when they persecute you in one^ city, flee to another : for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have completed all the cities of the house of 14q-.;j:ico ^ Sy. /.he yro- farw.. Omitted in most copies. I" Sy. ask after the peace of it ' i. e. your sa- lam, or sahi- tation. ]joVi..cni, Gr. ■JwspLovoj. Sy. this. 18 MATTHEW, X. or, members. Sy. ]jaT-yt Sy. ^1, Gr. dtftfapiov. ' Sy. to cast, or disssminalc. ' Sy. a sword. ' Sy. to divide. ' Sy. children (f his house. ' Sy.findr.l!i. Israel, till the Son of man sball come. (24) No 24 I disciple is better than his rabbi; nor a servant, [than his lord. (25) It is sufficient for the dis- 25 iciplc, that he be as his rabbi; and the servant, las his lord. If they call the lord of the house I Beelzebub, how much more the children"' of his jdimily? (2(3) Therefore be not afraid of them ; 26 I for there is nothing covered up, that shall not be lexpo.sed; nor concealed, that shall not become I known. (27) Whatever I saj to you in the dark, 27 [that spcuk ye in the light; and what ye have ; heard in your ears, proclaim ye on the housetops. i (28) And be not afraid of them that kill the body, 28 ■ but cannot kill the soul ; but be afraid rather of ' Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell." [ (29) Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing ?» 29 I Yet one of them doth not fall to the ground with- out your Father. (30) As for you, even the hairs 80 of your head are all numbered. (31) Therefore be 31 not afraid : ye are more important than many ■sparrows. (32) Wherefore, whoever shall confess 82 'me beforo men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. (33) But whoever shall 88 deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven. ; Think not that I have come to sowp quietness 84 on the earth: I have not come to sow quietness, ibut conflict.'" (35) For I have come to set^ a man 35 .against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother- I in-law. (36) And a man's foes will be the mem- SQ jbers of his household.^ (37) lie that loveth father 37 or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, j is not worthy of me : (38) and he that doth not 38 bear his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. (39) lie that preserveth^ his life, shall lose 39 it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall preserve it. ' (40) He that entertainetfi you, enter- 40 taineth me: and he that entertaineth me, cnter- taineth him that sent me. (41) He that entertain- 41 eth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall re- ceive a proi)het's reward : and he that entertaineth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward. (42) And 42 whoever shall give one of these little ones to drink MATTHEW, XI. 19 9 a cup of cold [water] only, in the name of a dis- ciple, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his Xl.reward. (XL) And when Jesus had ended the instructions"- to his twelve disciples, he went from there, to teach and to proclaim in their cities. 2 Now when John, in the house of prisoners, heard of the works of Messiah, he sent by the hand 3 of his disciples, (3) and said to him : Art thou he 4 that Cometh, or are we to expect another? (4) Jesus answered, and said to them : Go, teU John the 5 things that ye hear and see : (5) the blind see, and the kime walk, and the leprous arc cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead rise up, and the needy 6 hear good tidings : (6) and happy is he, who shall 7 not be stumbled at me. (7) And Avhen they were gone, Jesus began to say to the multitudes, con- cerning John : What went ye into the wilderness 8 to see? A reed that waved in the wind?'' (8) And if not ; what went ye out to see ? A man clothed in delicate robes? Lo, they that are clothed in delicate [robes], are in the dwelling^ of kings. (9) And if not ; what went ye out to see ? A prophet ? Yes, say I to you, and more than a 10 prophet. (10) For this is he of whom it is writ- ten : Behold, I send my messenger'^ before thy face, that he may prepare the way before thee. 11 (11) Yerily I say to you. Among those born of women, there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptizer: yet the small one in the kingdom 12 of heaven, is greater than he. (12) And from the days of John the Baptizer, until now, the kingdom of heaven is assailed by force, and the violent seize it. (13) For all the prophets and the law prophesied, until the time of John. (14) And, if ye are willing, receive ye, that this is he who was to come. (15) He that hath ears to hear, let him hear! But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like to children, that sit in the market-place 17 and call to their associates, (17) and say : We nave sung to you, and ye did not dance : we have wailed to you, and ye did not lament. (18) For John came, not eating and not drinking; and they said, He hath a demon. ^ (19) The Son of man came, eating and drinking; and they say: Behold, a 13 14 15 16 18 19 Sy. commands, or, precepts. Sy. *|^o5 Sy. house. Sy. UL^^lliD ' Sy. 1zL5o1, tlic Pentalevxli. Sy. lo..? 20 MATTHEW, XII. SyAa Sy. place of seeds. gluttonous man, and a wine drinker, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified bj her works. Then began Jesus to reproach the cities, in 20 which his many deeds of power were wrought, yet they repented not. (21) And he said: Woe to 21 thee, Chorazin ! Woe to thee, Bethsaida I For if the deeds of power done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, doubtless, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes. (22) But I 22 say to you. It will be comfortable for Tyre and Sidon, in tlie day of judgment, rather than for you. (23) And thou, Capernaum, which hast been 23 lifted up to heaven, shalt be brought down to the graves Foi if those deeds of power which were done ill thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have stood to this day. (24) But I say to thee, 24 It will be comfortable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, rather than for thee. At that time Jesus answered and said : I praise 25 thee, 0 my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that tliou hast hid these things from the wise and know- ing, and hast revealed them to little children. (26) 26 Yes, my Father ; for so it seemed good before thee. (27) Every thing is given up by my Father to me. 27 And no one knoweth the Son, except the Father. Also, no one knoweth the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal [him]. (28) Come unto me, all ye wearied and heavily 28 burdened, and I will ease you. (29) Take my 29 yoke upon you; and learn from me, that I am gentle and subdued in my heart : and ye will find rest for your souls ; (30) for my yoke is pleasant, 30 and my burden is light. At that time Jesus, on the sabbath, walked XII. in tlie tillage grounds:* and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the cars and to eat. (2) And when the Pharisees saw them, they said 2 to him : See ; thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath. (3) But he 3 .said to them. Have ye not read what David did when lie was hungry, and they that were with him? (4) Uow he went to the house of God, and 4 ate the bread of the Lord's table ; which it was not lawful for him to cat, nor for them that were MATTHEW, XII. 21 6 9 10 11 with him, but solely for the priests ? (5") Or have ye not read in the law,'' how that in tne temple the priests profane the sabbath, and are without fault? (G) But I say to you, that a greater than the temple is here. (7) And if ye had known what that is, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; ye would not have criminated them Avho are with- out fault. (8) For the Son of man, is lord of the sabbath. And Jesus went from there, and came to their s3'nag-oguc. (10) And a man was there, whose hand was withered. And they questioned him, and said. Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath ? that they might defame him. (11) And he said to them, What man among you is there, who, if he have a sheep, and it fall into a pit on the day of the sabbath, doth not lay hold of it and lift it out? 12 (12) Now, how much better is a human being<= than a sheep ! Wherefore it is lawful to do what is good, on the sabbath. (13) Then said he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched out his hand ; and it was restored, and like the other.'' (14) And the Pharisees went out and held a consultation against him, that they might destro}' him. But Jesus knew [it] ; and he retired from there. And great multitudes followed him : and he cured them all. (16) And he charged them not to make him known: (17) that what was spoken by the 18 prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, saying: (18) Be- hold my servant, in whom I have complacency ; my beloved, in whom my soul delighteth. I will put my spirit upon him ; and he shall proclaim judgment to the Gentiles. (19) He shall not con- tend, nor be clamorous, nor shall any one hear his voice in the market-place.*' (20) The crushed reed he will not break ; and the flickering lamp he will not extinguish ; until he bring judgment^ to be vietorious.5.' (21) And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. Then they brought to him a demoniac that was dumb and blind; and he healed him, so that the dumb and blind man both talked and saw. (23) And all the multitude were amazed, and said : Is not this the son of David? (21) But when the Pharisees heard [it], they said : This man doth not 1 o 11 15 16 17 19 20 21 99 21 Sy."|A^5olo, in the Penta- teuch. Sy. a son of man. ^ Sy. ilsfdlow. • or, public street. ' i. e. law, or justice. e Sy. to a vic- tory. 22 MATTHEW, XII. '• Sy. Ka'dcreLh to scailsr. Sy. IliAi. or, useless. ' Sy. li g^Vn -Sy.UI • Sy. ^CU cast out demons, except by Beelzebub the prince of (lemons. (25) And Jesus knew their thoughts, 25 and said to them: Every kingdom that is divided against itself, will become desolate; and every house or city which is divided against itself, will not stand. (26) Now if Satan cast out Satan, he 26 is divided against himself; how then doth his king- dom stand? (27) And if I by Beelzebub cast out 27 demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Wherefore they will be your judges. (28) But if 28 I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, the king- dom of God hath come near to you. (29) Or how 29 can one enter the house of a strong man^and plun- der his goods, unless he first bind the strong man ? and then ho may plunder his house. (30) He that 30 is not with me, is against me ; and he that gather- eth not with me actually scattereth.'^ (31) There- 31 fore I say to you, that all sins and contumelies shall be forgiven to men ; but the contumely which is against the Spirit, shall not be forgiven to men. (32) And whoever .shall speak a word against the 32 Son of man, it will be forgiven him : but whoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him ; — -not in this world,' and not in the world to come. (33) Either make the tree good, 33 and its fruits good ; or make the tree bad, and its fruits bad: for a tree is known by its fruits. (34) 34 OlYspring of vipers, how can ye who are evil, speak good things ? For out of the fullnesses of the heart the mouth speaketh. (35) A good man out of good 35 treasures bringeth forth good things, and a bad man out of bad treasures bringeth forth bad things. (36) For I say to you. That for every idlci^ word 36 that men shall speak, they shall give account of it in the day of judgment. (37) For by thy words 37 thou shalt be justified; and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Then answered some of the Scribes and of the 38 Pharisees, and said to him : Teacher,i we wish to scL! from thee a sign."' (39) But he replied and 39 said to them : A wicked and adulterous generation demandcth a sign : but a sign will not be given to it, urdess it be the sign of Jonahf* the prophet. (40) For as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three 40 days and three nights ; so will the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three MATTHEW, XIII. 23 the end of that So will it be to 41 nights. (41) The people of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment against this generation, and will condemn it : for they repented at the preaching of Jonah ; and lo, a greater than Jonah is here. 42 (42) The queen of the south^ will stand u[) in the judgment against this generation, and will con- demn it : for she came from the extreniitiesP of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and lo, a 43 superior to Solomon is here, (43) And when an unclean spirit goeth out of a man, it wandereth in places where is no water, and seeketh comfort and 44 liudeth [it] not. (44) Then it saith : I will return to my house, from which I came out. And it Cometh, and findeth it vacated, and swept clean, 45 and set in order. (45) So it goeth and taketh with it seven other spirits, worse than itself, and they enter and dwell in it; and man is worse than his beginning, this evil generation. 40 And while he was discoursing to the multitudes, his mother and his brothers came and stood with- 47 out, and sought to speak with him. (47) And a person said to him: Lo, thy mother and thy brothers stand without, and seek to speak with 48 thee. (48) But he replied, and said to him that informed laim: Who is my mother? and who are 49 my brothers? (49) And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said: Behold my 50 mother, and behold my brothers ! (50) For every one that doetli the good pleasure of my Father who is in heaven, that person is my brother, and my sister, and my mother. XIII. And on that day Jesus went out of the house, 2 and sat by the side of the sea. (2) And great multitudes assembled around him; so that he embarked and seated himself in a ship, and all the 3 multitude stood on the shore of the sea. (3) And he discoursed with them much, by similitudes.* And he said. Behold, a sower went forth to sow. 4 (4) And as he sowed, some [seed] fell upon the side of a path : and a bird came and devoured it. 5 (5) And other [seed] fell upon a rock, so that it had not much soil : and it sprung up forthwith, 6 because there was no de])th of earth. (6) But when the sun was up it wilted. And, because it * or, parables. Sy. lZ]J^£o 1 4' 24 MATTHEW, XIII. or, parables. or, he turned ; or, turn them- selves. ' Sy. temporary. lacked root, it dried up. (7) And other [seed] fell 7 among thorns : and the thorns shot up, and choked it. (8) And other [seed] fell on good ground ; and 8 bore fruits, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold. (9) He that hath ears to 9 hear, let him hear. And his disciples came and said to him, Why 10 discoursest thou to them in similitudes ?'' (11) And 11 he answered, and said to them .* Because, to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given, (12) For to 12 him that hath, shall be given; and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, even Avhat he hath shall be taken from him. (13) For this cause I 13 discourse to them in similitudes, because they see and do not see, and they hear and do not hear, nor understand. (14) And in them is falfilled the 14 prophecy of Isaiah, who said ; By hearing ye shall near, and shall not understand ; and by seeing yc see, and shall not know : (15) For the heart of this 15 people hath grown fat, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and should hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should turn;<= and I should heal them. (16) But happy are your eyes, for they 16 see ; and your ears, for they hear. (1?) For verily 17 I say to you. That many prophets and righteous [men] longed to see what ye see, and did )iot see [it] ; and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear [it]. (18) But hear ye the similitude of the seed. 18 (19) Every one that heareth the word of the king- 19 doin, and understandeth it not, the evil one cometh and snatcheth away the seed sowed in his heart: this is what was sowed by the side of the path. (20) And that which was sowed on the rock, is he 20 that heareth the word, and at once I'eceiveth it with joy. (21) Yet hath he no root in him, but is 21 of short duration ;'^ and when there is trouble or persecution on account of the word, he soon stum- bleth. (22) And that which was sowed among 22 thorns, is he that heareth the word ; and care for this world<^ and the deceptiveness of riches, choke I the word; and he is without fruits. (23) But that 23 which was sowed on good ground, is he that I heareth my word, and understandeth, and beareth MATTHEW, XIII. 25 fruits, and yieldeth, some a hundredfold, some six- tjfold, and some thirtyfold. 24 Another simiHtudc he proposed*" to them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is hke to a man who 25 sowed good seed in his field. (25) And while people were asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares 26 among the wheat, and went away. (26) And Avhen the plant shot up and bore fruits, then ap- 27 pcared also the tares, (27) And the servants of the householders caoie, and said to him. Our lord, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field ? From 28 whence arc the tares in it. (28) And he said to them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said to him. Is it thy pleasure that we go and 29 gather them out? (29) And he said to them, [No,] lest, while ye gather out the tares, ye also 30 eradicate the wheat with them. (30) Let them both grow together until the harvest ; and at the time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, Gather out first the tares, and bind them in bundles to be burned; but the wheat gather ye into my granary. 31 (31) Another similitude proposed he to them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is like to a kernel of mustard seed, which a man took and 32 sowed in his field. (32) And this is the least of all seeds ; but when it is grown, it is greater than all the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that a bird of heaven may come and nestle in its branches 33 (33) Another similitude spake he to them. The kingdom of heaven is like the leaven, which a woman took and buried in three measures^ of meal, 34 until the whole fermented. (34) All these things Jesus discoursed to the multitude in similitudes;' and without similitudes he did not discourse with 35 them. (35) That so might be fulfilled that which wiis spoken by the prophet, who said : I will open my mouth in similitudes ; I will utter'^ things con- cealed from before the foundation of the world. 36 Then Jesus sent away the multitudes, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, and said : Explain to us the similitude of the tares 37 and the field. (37) And he answered, and said to them : He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of 38 God. (38) And the field is the world.' And the good seed are the children of the kingdom ; but the tares arc the children of the wicked One. Sy. allego- rized. 5 Sy. lord of the house. Sy. ^JTO or, parables. Sy. eructate. Sy. ]V^Ns 26 MATTHEW, XIII. ■Sy. Vl4^ Sy. consume malion. Sy ]^nVv p or, good. ' Sy. Sy. Gr. ysvog. Sy. consum- malion. » or, f arables. Sy. 39 40 41 44 (39) The enemy tliut sowed them, is Satan.^ The harvest is the end" of the world :" and the reapers are the angels. (40) As therefore the tares arc gathered and burned in the fire ; so will it be in the end of the world. (41) The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling blocks, and all the doers of evil ; (42) and will cast them 42 into a furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. (43) The-n will the righteous 43 shine as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. (44) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure that is hid in a field ; Avliich when a man findeth, he con- cealeth it, and, from his joy, he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. (45) Again, 45 the kingdom of heaven is like a merchantman, who sought after ricliP pearls :■" (46) and when he found 46 one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it. (47) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a sweep net, which was cast into the sea, and collected [fishes] of every kind.^ (48) And when it was full, they drew it to the shores of the sea ; and they sat down and culled over : and the good they put into vessels, and the bad they cast away. (49) So will it be in the end^ of the world. The angels will go forth, and will sever the wicked from among the just; (50) and will cast them into a furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Jesus said to them: Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes, our Lord. (52) He said to them : Therefore every Scribe who 52 is instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a man who is master of a house, who bringeth forth from his treasures things new and old. (53) And it was so, that when Jesus had ended these simili- tudeSjV he departed thence. And he entered into his own city. And he taught them in their synagogues, in such manner that they wondered, and said: Whence hath he this wisdom and [these] works of power ? (55) Is 55 not this man the carpenter's son?w Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joses and Simon and Judas? (56) And all his 56 sisters, are they not with us ? Whence then hath 47 48 49 50 51 53 54 MATTHEW, XIV. 27 67 this man all these things? (57) And they were stumbled at him. But Jesus said to them : There is no prophet who is little, except in his own city 68 and in his own house. (58) And he did not per- form there many works of power, because of their unbelief. XIV. And at that time Herod the Tetrarch heard 2 the fame of Jesus: (2) and he said to his ser- vants: This is John the Baptizer: he is risen from the grave :'^ therefore works of power are 3 wrought by him. (3) Now this Herod had seized John, and bound him and cast him into prison ;•> on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother 4 Philip. (-1) For John had said to him : It is not 6 lawful for her to be thy wife. (5) And he had wished to kill him ; but he was afraid of the peo- ple, seeing that they regarded*^ him as a prophet. 6 (6) But when Herod's birthday festival^ occurred, the daughter of Herodias danced befcrre the guests; 7 and she pleased Herod. (7) Therefore he swore to her by an oath, that he would give her whatsoever 8 she might ask. (8) And she, as she had been in- structed by her mother, said : Give me here in a 9 dishe the head of John the Baptizer. (9) And it troubled the king: nevertheless, on account of the oath, and the guests, he commanded that it 10 should be given her. (10) And he sent and cut 11 off the head of John in the prison. (11) And the head was brought in a dish and given to the girl ; 12 and she brought it to her mother. (12) And his disciples came and bore away the corpse, and buried [it] ; and they went and informed Jesus, 13 (13) And Jesus, when he had heard [it], retired alone, in a ship, to a desert place. And when the multitudes heard [of it], they folloAved him by dry land from the cities. 14 And when Jesus disembarked, he saw great multitudes ; and he had compassion on them, and 15 healed their sick, (15) And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said to him : This is a desert place, and the time is gone ; send away the throngs of people, that they may go to the 16 villages, and buy themselves food. (16) But he said to them : It is not necessary for them to go ; 17 give ye them to eat. (17) And they said to him: Sy. house of the dead. Sy. house of prisoners. Sy. Md. Sy. house of his nativity. > Sy. ]^i »g^ Gr. rfiva^-axog 28 MATTHEW, XIV. ' or, Jillad. « Sy. aside from. »" Gr. Peter. Sy. fPfM A 23 24 25 26 We have nothing here but five cakes and two fishes. (18) Jesus said to tliem : Bring them here 18 to nie. (19) And he commanded the multitudes 19 to rechnc on the ground: and he took the five cakes and two fishes, and he looked towards heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave to his disciples; and the disciples placed before the mul- titudes. (20) And they all ate, and were satisfied :f 20 and they took up the brokeh remains, twelve full baskets. (21) And the men who had eaten were 21 five thousand, besides? the women and children. And immediately he constrained his disciples to 22 embark in a ship, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent away the multitudes. (23) And when he had sent the multitudes away, he ascended a mountain alone to pray. And Avhen it was dark, he was there alone. (24) And the ship Avas dis- tant from land many furlongs : meanwhile it was much tossed by the waves ; for the wind was ad- verse to it. (25) And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came up to them, walking upon the waters. (26) And his disciples saw him as he walk- ed upon the waters, and they were perturbated: and they said. What we see is a spectre : and they cried out through fear. (27) But Jesus immediately 27 spoke to them, and said: Have courage: it is I; be not afraid. (28) Cephas^ replied, and said to him : My 28 Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the waters. (29) And Jesus said to him. Come. And Cephas descended from the ship, and walked upon the waters to go to Jesus. (30) But when he saw the wind to be violent, he was afraid, and began to sink. And he raised his voice, and said : My Lord, rescue me. (31) And immediately our Lord 31 reached forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him: 0 small in faith, why didst thou distrust! (32) And as they entered the ship, the wind sub- 32 sided. (33) And they that were in the ship, came 33 and worshipped him, and said : Truly thou art the Son of God ! (34) And they rowed on, and came 34 to the land of Gcnnesaret.' (35) And the men of 35 that place knew him : and they sent to all the vil- lages around them ; and they brought to him all that were very sick; (36) and they entreated of 36 him, that they might touch at least the extremity of his garment. And they Avho touched, were healed. 29 0 MATTHEW, XV. 29 XV. Then came to Jesus Pharisees and Scribes that 2 were from Jerusalem, and said : (2) Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, »■ and wash not their hands when they eat bread ? 3 (3) Jesus replied and said to them : Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, on ac- 4 count of your tradition ? (4) For God hath said : Uonor thy father, and thy mother; and he that revilcth his father or his mother, shall bo put to 5 deaths (5) But ye say : AVhosoever shall say to a father or to a mother, Be that my offering, by which ye get profit from me : then'^ he must not 6 honor*^ his father or his mother. (G) And [thus] ye make void the word of God, for the sake of 7 your tradition. (7) Yc hypocrites, well did the 8 prophet Isaiah prophesy of you, and say : (8) This people honoreth mo with the lips, but their heart 9 is far from me. (9) And in vain they pay me liomage, while they teach doctrines that are the 10 ])recepts of men. (10) And he called the multi- tudes, and said to them, Hear and uiiderstand. 11 (11) Not that which cntereth the mouth, defileth a man ; but that which procccdcth from the mouth, 12 that defileth a man. (12) Then came his disciples, and said to him : Knowest thou, that the Pharisees 13 were offended when they heard that speech ? (13) And he replied, and said to them : Every plant, "^ which my Father who is in heaven hath not planted, 14 shall be eradicated. (14) Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if a blind man leadeth one blind, they will both fall into the ditch. 15 (15) And Simon Cephas^ answered and said to him: My Lord, explain to us this similitudes 16 (16) And he said to them: Are ye also, up to this 17 time, without understanding? (17) Know ye not, that whatever entereth the mouth, passeth into the belly, and from there is ejected by purgation? 18 (18) But that which proceedeth from the mouth, cometli from the heart : and that is what defileth 19 a man. (19) For, from the heart proceed evil thoughts, adultery, murder, whoredom, theft, false 20 testimony, reviling. (20) These are the things that defile a man. But if a man cat while his hands are unwashed, he is not defiled. 21 And Jesus departed from there, and went to 22 the confines of Tyre and Sidon. (22) And lo, a sy-l « a > n '' Sy. to die shall die. " Sy. and. •' 1. e. bij kind offices. or, planting. f Gr. Peter. 5 or, parable. ^ 30 MATTHEW, XV. " Sy. i Sy. ]yl» Sy. breads. Cir. tf'ffupi'iJ.-f. O woman, great is And her woman, a Canaanitess^ from those confines, came forth, calling out and saying : Compassionate me, mj Lord, thou son of David: my daughter is grievously distressed by a demon.' (23) But he answered her not a Avord. And his disciples came and requested of him, and said : Send her away, for she crieth after us. (24) But he answered and said to them : I am not sent, except to the sheep that have strayed from the house of Israel. (25) And she came, and worshipped him, and said: Help me, my Lord. (26) Jesus said to her: It is not proper, to take the bread of the children and throw it to the dogs. (27) And she said: Even so, 27 my Lord ; yet the dogs eat of the fragments that fall from the tables of their masters, and live. (28) Then Jesus said to her thy faith : be it to thee, as thou desirest. daughter Avas cured from that hour. And Jesus departed from there, and came to the 29 side of the sea of Galilee: and he ascended a mountain, and sat there. (30) And great multi- tudes came to him ; and with them were the lame, and the blind, and the dumb, and the maimed, and many others : and they laid them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them, (31) So that the mul- titudes were amazed, when they saw the dumb speaking, and the maimed made whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they praised the God of Israel. (32) Then Jesus called his disciples, and said to them: I pity this multi- tude ; for lo, these three days they have continued with me, and they have nothing to eat : and I am unwilling to send them away fasting, lest they faint by the way. (33) His disciples say to him : Whence can we get bread in the wilderness, to satisfy all this multitude? (34) Jesus said to them. How many loaves have ye ? They said to him, Seven, and a few little fishes. (35) And he commanded the multitudes to recline on the ground. (36) And he took the seven loaves^ and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples ; and the disciples gave to the mul- titudes. (37) And they all ate, and were satisfied. And they took up the remains of fragments, seven full baskets.i (38) And they that had eaten were 38 four thousand men, besides women and children. 23 24 25 26 28 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 MATTHEW, XVI. 51 39 (39) And when he had sent away the multitudes, he took ship, and came to the coasts of Magdala."' XVL 6 11 12 13 Sy. the heaven Sy. jj^:^ And Pharisees and Sadducces came near, tempt- ing him, and asking him to show them a sign from heaven. (2) But he answered, and said to them : When it is evening ye say, It will be fair weather ; for the heavens"- are red, (8) And in the morning ye say, There will be a storm to-day; for the heavens are sadly red. Ye hypocrites, ye are intelligent to discover the aspect of the heavens, but the signs of this time ye have no skill to dis- cern. (-1) A wicked and adulterous generation asketh for a sign ; but no sign shall be given it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them, and departed. And when his disciples had come to the farther shore,'' they had forgotten to take bread with them. (6) And he said to them: Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sad- 7 dueees. (7) And they reasoned among themselves, and said, | it was] because they had taken no bread. 8 (8) But Jesus knew [it] and said to them : O ye small in faith ! why reason ye among yourselves 9 because ye have taken no bread? (9) Have ye not yet understood ? Do ye not remember the live loaves and the five thousand, and the many bask- 10 etsc ye took up ? (10) Nor the seven loaves and the four thousand, and the many baskets'^ ye took up? (11) IIow is it that ye do not understand that it was not concerning bread that I spoke to you ; but that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducces? (12) Then understood they, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine'^ of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. And when Jesus came into the region of Cso- sarea Philippi, he questioned his disciples, and said : What do men say concerning me, that I the 14 Son of man, am? (14) And they said: Some say that [thou art] John the Baptizer; but others, Elijah ; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the proph- 15 ets. (15) He said to them: But, who do ye 16 yourselves say that I am? (16) Simon Cephas^ r Gr. Simon Pe- answered and said : Thou art the Messiah, the Son 17 of the living God. (17) Jesus answered, and said| Sy. o •^ Sy. Sy. "r£^] T 1.21 1.QL* ter. 32 MATTHEW, XVII. s Sy. \£i]D ; i. c. a rock. " Sy. aZjA ' Sy. ^aa-», ^Ae grave. ' Sy. l,:iiD, Gr. xX;i^a^. ' Sy. I .» « » o ""Sy. - Gr. Peter. • Sy. ■^l^CD p Sy. y.^r=>=i 36 MATTHEW, XIX. V Sy. ]'',±^y, about 15^ cents each. * Sy. house of prisoners. or, evil, haJ. or, words. liim to be sold, him and liis wife and liis children, and all that he possessed, and payment to be made. (26) And that servant fell down and wor- 26 shipped him, and said: My lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee the whole. (27) And 27 his lord had compassion on that servant, and set him free, and forgave him his debt. (28) Then 28 that servant went out, and found one of his fellow- servants who owed him a hunUred denarii. y And he laid hold of him and choked him, and said to him: Pay me what thou owest me. (29) And 29 that fellow-servant fell at his feet and entreated him, and said : Have patience with me, and I will pay thee the whole, (30) But he would not, but 30 went and cast him into prison, ^ until he should pay him what he owed him. (31) And when 31 their fellow-servants saw what was done, it grieved them much ; and they came and made known to their lord all that had occurred. (32) Then his 32 lord called him, and said to him : Thou vile^ ser- vant ! Lo, I forgave thee that whole debt, because thou entreatedst of me: (33) oughtest not thou 33 also to -have compassion on thy fellow-servant, as I had compassion on thee ? (3-1) And his lord 34: was angry, and delivered him over to the torturers, until he should pay all he owed him. (35) So 35 will my Father who is in heaven do to 3^ou, unless ye from your heart forgive each his brother his offence. And when Jesus had ended these dis- XIX. courses, -"^ he removed from Galilee, and came to the confines of Judoea on the other side of Jordan. (2) And great multitudes followed after him, and 2 he healed them there. (3) And Pharisees came 3 to him, and tempted him and said: Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for every cause ? (4) And he answered and said to them : Have ye 4 not read, that he who made [them] at the begin- ning, made them a male and a female? (5) And 5 he said : For this reason, a man shall leave his fiither and his mother, and adhere to his wife ; and they two shall be one flesh. (6) Wherefore 6 they were not two, but one flesh. What there- fore God hath united, let not man sunder. (7) 7 They say to him : Why then did Moses command ^ MATTHEW, XIX. 37 11 12 to give a bill'' of divorce, and to put her away? 8 (8) lie said to them : Moses, on account of the hardness of your heart, permitted you to divorce your wives : but from the beginning it was not so. 9 (9) And I say to you, That whoever Icaveth his wife not being an adulteress, and taketh'^ another, committeth adultery. And whoever taketh her 10 that is divorced, committeth adultery. (10) His disciples say to him: If such is the case between man and wife, it is not expedient to take a wife. (11) But he said to them: Not every one is ca- pable of that thing,'' but he only to whom it is given. (12) For there are some eunuchs, born so from their mother's womb ; and there are some eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men ; and there arc some eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that can be contented let him be contented. Then they brought children^ to him, that he might lay his hand upon them and pray. And 14 his disciples rebuked them. (14) But Jesus said to them : Allow children to come to me, and for- bid them not ; for of those that are like them is the kingdom of heaven. (15) And he laid his hand upon them, and departed from there. And one came, drew near, and said to him : Good Teacher, f what good thing must I do, that eternal life may be mine? (17) And he said to him : Why callest thou me good ? There is none good, except one, [namely,] God. But if thou wouldst enter into life,? keep the commandments.^ 18 (18) He said to him. Which ? And Jesus said to him: Thou shalt not kill ; and thou shalt not com- mit adultery ; and thou shalt not steal ; and thou shalt not bear false testimony ; (19) and honor thy father and thy mother; and thou* shalt love thy neighbor as thyself (20) The young man saith to him : All these have I kept from wiy childhood. What do I lack? (21) Jesus saith to him: If tliou dcsirest to be perfect, > go, sell thy property, and give to the poor; and there shall be'' for thee a treasure in heaven ; and come thou after me (22) And the 3'oung man heard that speech,' and he went away in sadness; for he had much proper- ty, (28) And Jesus said to his disciples : Verily I say to you, It is difficult for a rich man to enter 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 or, writing. or, marrieth. •^ or, word. Sy.UX^ f Sy. e Sy. \x^ " Sy. ]j^a£) • Sy. lrJLin.v5^ ^ or, thmi shalt have. ' or, word. 38 MATTHEW, XX. Sy. can live. • dr. Pe\'-r. • or, slid! be to us? f Sy. ' or, rule. •Sy. , • Sy. ];JL^J, about 15} cents. * About 9 A. M. « Noon, and 3 V. tA. <• About 5 r. M. ' Sy. 24 25 26 29 80 into the kingdom of heaven. (24) And again, I say to you: It is easier for a camel to enter the aperture of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. (25) And when the disci- ples heard [it], they wondered greatly, and said: I Who then can attain to life !•" (20) Jesus looked on them, and said to them: With men this is not 'practicable, but with God every thing is practi- cable. (27) Then answered Cephas," and said to 27 him : Lo, we have forsaken every thing, and come after thee: what therefore shall we receive ?« (28) 28 Jesus said to them : Verily I say to you, that, as for you who have followed me, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory in the new world,P ye also shall sit on twelve seats, and .shall judge"" the twelve tribes of Israel. (29) And every man that relinquisheth houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or wife or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.^ (30) f>ut there are many first who shall be last, and last [who shall be] iirst. (XX.) For the kingdom XX. of heaven is like a man, the lord of a house, who went out, at dawn of day, to hire laborers for his vineyard. (2) And he contracted with the labor- 2 ei's for a denarius* a day : and sent them into his vineyard, (3) And he went out at the third hour, '^ 3 and saw others standing idle in the market-place: (4) and he said to them, Go ye also into ray vine- yard, and what is right I will give you ; (5) and they went. And again he went out at the sixth and ninth hours, •= and did the same. (6) And about the eleventh hour,^ he went out and found others who were standing and idle ; and he said to them: Why stand ye all the day, and are idle? (7) They say to him. Because no one hath hired us. lie saith to them: Go ye also into the vine- yard ; and wkit is right ye shall receive. (8) And when it was evening, the lord of the vineyard said to his steward :<> Call the laborers, and give them their wages; and commence with the last, and proceed to the first. (9) And those of the eleventh hour came, and received each a denarius. (10) And when the first came, they supposed they should receive more ; but they also received each a denarius. (11) And when they received [it], 9 10 11 12 13 IG 17 18 19 20 21 they murmured against, the lord of the house, (12) and siiid : These hast have labored but one hour, and thou hast made them equal with us who have borne the burden of the day ''^nd the heat of it. (13) But he answered, and said to one of thom: My friend, I do thee no injustice: was it not for a denarius that thou didst contract with me? 14 (14) Take what belongeth to thee, and go : for I 15 am disposed to give to this last, as to thee. (15) Is it not lawful for me, to do what I please with what belongeth to me ; or is thy eye evil,^ be- cause I am good?fe' (16) Thus the last shall be first, and tlic first last : for the called are many, but the chosen are few. And Jesus wai5 about to go up to Jerusalem : and he toolc his twelve disciples aside, on the way, and said to them : (18) Behold, we are going to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests'^ and to the Scribes, and they will condemn him to death. (19) And they will de liver him over to the Gentiles:' and they will mock him, and will scourge him, and will crucify him ; and the third day, he will arise. (20) Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children, she and her sons; and she worshipped him, and asked something from him. (21) And he said to her, What dcsirest thou? She said to him: Say, that these my two sons shall sit, the one on thy right hand and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom. 22 (22) Jesus answered and said : Ye know not what ye ask for. Can ye drink of the cup, of which I am to drink? or be baptized^ with the baptism,! that I am baptized with ? They say to him : We can. (28) He saith to them : Ye will [indeed] drink of my cup, and will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with : but that ye should sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, except to those for whom it is prepared by my Father. (24) And when the ten heard [it], they were angry against the two brothers. (25) And Jesus called them, and said to them: Ye know that the princes"> of the nations are their lords, and their great men" exercise authority over them. 26 (26) Not so Bhall it be among you. But whoever among you desireth to be great, let him be to 27 you, a ministcrerro (27) and whoever among you i. e. envious. p i. e. generous. O'J 24 2o 'Sy. Sy. "i^nVisN ^ Sy. ^yimJL 'Sy. Sy. 'Sy. 40 MATTHEW, XXL Sy. ]^^ Sy. ]jj25a£5 • Sy. gave voice. •Sy. ^ or, near to. ' Sy. a multi- tude of throngs. ^ Sy. 1 \ \ %6\ " i. 0. 'places, or the heavens. desireth to be first, let him be your servant:? (28) even as the Son of man came, not to be 28 .served, but to serve ; and to give his life a ransom'' for many. And as Jesus passed out of Jerieho, a great 29 multitude followed him. (80) And lo, two blind 80 men were sitting by the way side. And when they heard that Jesus was passing, they called out,8 and said : Have compassion on us, my Lord, thou son of David! (31) And the multitudes rebuked 31 them, that they might be silent. But they raised their voice the more, and said: Our Lord, have compassion on us, thou son of David. (32) And 32 Jesus stopped, and called them, and said: What wish ye, that I should do for you? (33) They 33 said to him: Our Lord, that our eyes may be opened. (34) And he had compassion on them, 34 and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes were opened, and they followed him. And as he approached Jerusalem, and came XXI. to Bcthpliagc,^ by the side^ of the mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples ; (2) and said 2 to them : Go into this village which is over against you, and directly ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with her. Untie and bring [them] to me. (3) And if any man say ought to you, tell him, 3 That they arc needed by our Lord : and at once he will send them hither. (4) Now this whole occur- 4 rence was, that so might be fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet, saying: (5) Tell ye 5 the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy king cometh to thee, meek, and riding on an ass, and on a colt the foal of an ass. (6) And the disciples went, and did 6 as Jesus commanded them. (7) And they brought 7 the ass and the colt. And they placed their gar- ments on the colt, and set Jesus upon it. (8) And 8 a very groat throng^ strewed their clothes in the path ; and others cut branches from the trees, and cast them in the path. (9) And the multitudes 9 that went before him, and that followed after him, shouted and said: Hosanna'* to the son of David : Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Oosanna in the highest.^ (10) And as he entered 10 Jerusalem, the whole city was in commotion; and they said, Who is this? (11) And the multitudes 11 MATTHEW, XXI. 41 said, This is Jesus the prophet, who is from Naza- 12 reth of Galilee. (12) And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and expelled all them that bought and sold in the temple, and overset the counters of the money-brokers, and the seats of them that 13 sold doves. (13) And he said to them : It is writ- ten, my house shall be called the house of prayer; 14 but ye have made it a den of robbers. (14) And there came to him in the temple the blind and the 15 lame ; and he healed them. (15) And when the chief priests and Pharisees saw the wonderful things which he performed, and the children shouting in the temple and saying, Ilosanna to the son of David, their indignation was excited. 16 (16) And they said to him: Ilearest thou what these are saying? Jesus said to them: Yes. Have ye never read, Out of the mouth of children 17 and infants thou hast acquired praise? (17) And he left them, and retired out of the city to 13ethany,f 18 and lodged there. (18) And in the morning, when 19 he returned to the city, he was hungry. (19) And he saw a fig-tree by the way, and came to it and found nothing on it, except leaves only. And he said to it: There shall no more be fruit on thee for ever.s And immediately the fig-tree withered. 20 (20) And the disciples saw [it], and admired, and said: How suddenly hath the fig-tree withered! 21 (21) Jesus replied and said to them : Verily I say to you, That if there be faith in you, and ye shall not doubt, ye may not only do this thing of the fig-tree, but also if ye shall say to this mountain, be thou lifted up, and fall into the sea, it will be so. 22 (22) And whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, and 23 shall believe, ye shall receive. (23) And when Jesus came to the temple, the chief priests and the Elders'' of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said to him: By what authority docst thou these things? And who gave thee this 24 authority? (24) Jesus replied and said to them : I also will ask you one question,' and if 3'e will tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do 25 these things. (25) The baptismi^ of John, from whence was it? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves,' and said : If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, 26 Why did ye not believe in him? (26) And if we Sy. Sy. y^\s\ Sy.la"!! n O ' or, word. ;sy. |ZU?nV)SV) ' or, with them' selves. 42 MATTHEW, XXI. Sy. 12.qj]d or, parable. Sy. badhj, bad- should say, From men ; we are afraid of the multi- tude, for they all hold John as a prophet. (27) 27 And they answered, and said to him : We do not know. Jesus said to them : Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. (28) But 28 how appeareth it to you? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first and said to him, ]\Iy son, go, labor to-day in the vineyard. (29) And he answered and said, I am not willing. 29 But afterwards he repented and went. (30) And 30 he came to the other, and said the same to him. And he answered and said : I [go], my lord ; but did not go. (31) Which of these two performed 31 the pleasure of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus said to them : Verily I say to you, That publicans and harlots go before you into the kingdom of God. (32) For John came to jow in 32 the way of righteousness,"' and ye believed him not; but the publicans and harlots believed him: and ye, afler ye had seen [it], did not even then I repent and believe in him. (33) Hear ye another 33 similitude." A certain man, the lord of a house, planted a vineyard, and inclosed it with a hedge, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower in it, and leased it to cultivators, and removed to a distance. (34) And when the time for the fruits 34 arrived, he sent his servants to the cultivators, that they might remit to him of the fruits of the vineyard. (35) And the cultivators laid hold of 35 his servants, and beat one, and stoned another, and one they slew. (36) And again he sent 36 other servants, more numerous than the first ; and they did the like to them. (37) And at last he sent 37 to them his son : for he said, Perhaps they will respect my son. (38) But the cultivators, when 38 they saw the son, said among themselves : This is the heir: Come; let us kill him, and retain his inheritance. (39) And they laid hold of him, 39 thrust him out of the vineyard, and slew him. (40) When the lord of the" vineyard, therefore, 40 sjiall come ; what will he do to those cultivators ? (41) They say to him: He will utterly^ destroy 41 them ; and will lease the vineyard to other culti- vators, who will render him the fruits in their seasons. (42) Jesus said to them : Have ye never 42 read in the scripture, The stone which the"^ builders MATTHEW, XXII. 43 45 46 rejected, hath become the head of the corner : this is from the Lord; and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43 (43) Therefore I say to you, That the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given 44 to a people that will yield fruits. p (44) And who- ever shall fall upon this stone, will be fractured; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will crush him to atoms ? •■ (45) And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his similitudes, ^ they under- stood that he spoke in reference to them. (46) And they sought to apprehend him, but were afraid of the multitude, because they accounted him as a prophet. XXII. And Jesus answered again by similitudes, ^^ 2 and said : (2) The kingdom of heaven is like to a ro3al person, who made a feasf^ for his son. 3 (3) And he sent his servants to call those that had been invited, to the feast : and they would not 4 con^e. (4) And again he sent other servants, and said : Tell those invited, Behold, my entertainment is prepared, my oxen and my fatlings are slain, and every thing is prepared ; come ye to the feast. 5 (5) But they showed contempt, and went away, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise; 6 (6) and the rest seized his servants, and abused 7 them, and slew them. (7) And Avhen the king heard [of it], he was angry ; and he sent his military forces, •= and destroyed those murderers, and burned 8 their city. (8) Then said he to his servants. The feast is prepared, but they who were invited Avere 9 unworthy. (0) Go ye therefore to the termina- tions of the streets ; and as many as ye find, bid to the feast. (10) And those servants went out into the streets, and collected all they found, both bad and good ; and the place of feasting^ was filled with guests. (11^ And the king went in to see tlie guests : and lie saw there a man who was not elad in the festal garments. (12) And he said to him : My friend, how camest thou here without the festal robes? But he was silent. (13) Then said the king to the servitors : Bind his hands and his feet, and cast him into the outcr^ darkness : there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (14) For the called are many, and the chosen are few. Then went the Pharisees and took counsel, how| 10 11 12 13 14 15 P Sy. ' or, scalier him in particles. ' or, parables. ' or, parables. ' or, marriage- feasl. or, Ms armies. ^ Sy. AxCi or, outside. u MATTHEW, XXII. ' Sy. IZO^LoiIi e Sy. A^f^J ''Sy.])g^\V> ' Sy. k Sy. ]T^Vn 16 ' Sy. ' or, might, abilitij. •Sy. " Sy. Iroaloj, Gr. \'ip.og. P Sy. jl g^ Vo they might ensnare him in discourse/ (16) And they sent to him their disciples, with domestics of Ilerod,!? and said to him : Teacher, ^ Ave know that thou art veracious, and teachest the way of God with truth, regardless of man, for thou hast no respect of persons. (17) Tell us, therefore, how doth it ap[)ear to thee : is it lawfid to pay capita- tion money to Caesar, or not ? (18) But Jesus knew 18 their wickedness, and said: 'Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? (19) Show me a denarius of the capitation money. And they brought to him a denarius. (20) And Jesus said to them : Whose is this image and inscription? (21) They say, Ciesar's. He saith to them: Give then Caesar's things to Cajsar, and God's things to God. (22) 22 And when they heard [it] they were surprised : and they left him, and went away. The same day came Sadducees, and said to him : There is no life of the dead.i And they questioned him, (24) and said to him: Teacher ;k Moses com- manded us, tliat if a man should die childless, his brother must take his wife and raise up seed to his brother. (25) Now there were with us seven brothers. The first took a wife, and deceased ; and, as he had no children, he left his wife to his bro- ther. (26) In like manner also the second, and the third, and up to the whole seven, (27) And after them all, the woman also herself died. (28) 28 In the resurrection,! therefore, to which of those seven will she be the wife ? For they all had taken her? (29) Jesus answered, and said to them: Ye do err, from not knowing the scriptures, nor the power "> of God. (30) For in the resurrection of the dead, they do not take wives, nor are wives given to husbands; but they arc as the angels of God in heaven. (31) But as to the resurrection of the dead, 31 have ye not read what was spoken to you by God, who said: (32) I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob ? Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living. (33) And when the multitude heard [it] they were astonished at his doctrine." ! And when the Pharisees heard that he had put 34 jthe Sadducees to silence, they assembled together; j(35) and one of them, who was expert in the law," 35 ,to tempt him, inquired: (36) Tcacher,P which is the 36 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 32 33 MATTHEW, XXIII. 45 37 great command in the ]aw ?■■ (37) Jesus said to him : Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might,^ and 38 Avith all thy mind.t (38) This is the great and first 39 connnand. (39) And the second, which is like it, 40 is, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. (-iO) On these two commands hang the law^' and the 41 prophets. (41) And while the Pharisees were 42 assembled, Jesus questioned them, (42) and said: What say ye respecting the Messiah? Whose son is he? They say to him; The son of David. 43 (43) He saith to them : How then doth David, by 44 the Spirit, call him Lord ? for he said : (44) The Lord said to my Lord, vSeat thyself at my right hand, until I place thy enemies under thy feet. 45 (45) If David then call him Lord, how is he his 46 son? (46) And no one was able to give him an answer? And from that day, no one dared to question him. XXIIL Then Jesus conversed with the multitude 2 and with his disciples, (2) and said to them : The Scribes and Pharisees sit in the seat of Moses. 3 (3) Whatever therefore they tell you to observe, that observe and do. But according to their deeds, 4 ])ractise ye not: for they say, and do not. (4) They tie up heavy burdens, and lay [them] on men's shoulders ; but will not themselves touch 5 them with their finger. (5) And all their works they do, to be seen of men : for they make their j)hylacteriesa broad, and extend the fringes^ of 6 their garments. (6) And they love the highest couches at suppers, «= and the highest seats in the 7 synagogues, (7) and* the greeting in the market places, and to be addressed by men with l-labbi. Sy ^!^ ■^ cn^TD Sy. a debtor. Sy. a debtor. Sy. IcdoLQJ Sy. ]jQj ?1 ^.1 guise of protracting your prayers. Therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation. (14) Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites : for ye hold the kingdom of heaven closed before men ; for ye enter not yourselves, and those that would enter ye suffer not to enter. (15) Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: lor ye traverse sea and land to make one proselyte ;^ ^nd when he is gain- ed, ye make him a child of hell' twofold more than yourselves. (16) Woe to you, ye blind guides: for ye say. Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold that is in the temple, he is holden.^ (17) Ye fools, and blind : for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? (18) And, who- ever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing: but whoever shall swear by the oblation upon it, he is holden.' (19) Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the oblation, or the altar that sanctifieth the oblation ? (20) He therefore who sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all that is upon it. (21) And he who sweareth by the temple, sweareth 21 by it, and by him that dwelleth in it. (22) And 22 he who sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth on it. (23) Woe to 3^ou, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites : for ye tithe mint, and anise, and cummin, and omit the graver [matters] of the law,"i judgment, and merc}^, and fidelity: these ought ye to do, and those not -to omit. (2-4) Ye blind guides, who strain out gnats, and swallow down camels. (25) Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye cleanse the outside of th^ cup and the dish, while within they are full of rapine and wicked- ness. (26) Ye blind Pharisees, cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that their outside may be clean also. (27) Woe to you. Scribes and Phari- 27 sees, hypocrites: for ye are like whitcd sepulchres, which appear comely without, but are within full of bones of the dead and all impurity. (28) So ye 28 also, outwardly, appear to men as righteous;" but within, ye are full of iniquity and h3-pocrisy. (29) 29 Woe to you. Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites : for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and ye adorn the scpulclires of the righteous ; (30) and ye say: 30 If wc had been in tlie days of our fothers, we 14 15 16 17 18 is 19 20 23 24 25 26 MATTHEW, XXIV. 47 would not have been participators with them in I 31 the blood of the prophets. (31) Wherefore yej are witnesses, against yourselves, that ye are the 32 children of them that killed the prophets. (32)! And as for you, fdl ye up the measure of your! 33 llithers. (33) Ye serpents, ye race of vipers: how! 34 can ye escape the condemnation of hell?'' (34)!° %• . Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and H^^T^ ^l_ij \Vise men, and scribes; some of whom ye will killj and crucify, and some of them j'c Avill scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute them from 35 city to city : (35) so that on 3'-ou ma}* come all the blood of the ri[rhteous, which hath been shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel untoi the blood of Zachariah,P son of Barachiah, whom p Sy. 'SQ ye slew between the temple and the altar. (36) j^ Ij^^I? Ycrily I say to 3'ou, that all these things will 37 com.e upon this generation. (37) 0 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who killcst the prophets, and stonest them that arc sent to thee : how often would I liave gathered thy children, as a hen gathereth her 3'oung under her wings, and ye would not. 38 (38) Behold, your house is left to you desolate! 39 (3'J) For I say to you, That ye shall not see me lienceforth, until ye shall say : Blessed is he that cometh in tlie name of the Lord. XXIV. And Jesus jjasscd out of the temple to go away : and his disciples came to him, showing him 2 the structure^ of the temple. (2) And he said to them: See ye not all these? Yeril}^ I say to you, There will not be left here a stone upon a 3 stone, that is not demolished. (3) And as Jesus sat on the mount of Olives, his disciples came, and said between themselves and him : Tell us when these things are to be ; and what will be the sio;n of thy coming,'' and of the consummation of the Avorld." (4) Jesus answered and said to them Take heed, that no one deceive you. (5) For many will come in my name, and will say, I am the Messiah: and they will deceive many. (6) And ye are to hear of conflicts, and the rumor of battles. See that ye be not disquieted : for all these things must come; but the consummation is not yet. (7) For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom ; and there will be U^r^ Sy. CTI D m Sy. j^A-.Z]iD Sy. ]^n\s. 48 MATTHEW, XXIV. ' Sy. ]Vo\s ' Sy. ]Vn\r} « e Sy. >0\\ »'Sy.")oC7l]jLj^ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places. (8) But all these are only the commence- ment of sorrows. (9) And thej will deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you : and ye will be hated by all nations, on account of my name. (10) Then many will be stumbled : and they will hate one another, and will betray one another. (11) And many false prophets will rise up ; and they will deceive many. (12) A'nd on account of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many will de- cline. (18) But he that shall persevere to the end, will have life.erceivc Sy. )i£)a^ Sy. iloD or, mcsler. ♦ Sy. oJLO 50 MATTHEW, XXV. Sy. likened to. or, potver. or, others of that servant will come in a claj lie will not ex- pect, and in an hour he knoweth not, (51) and will 51 cut him asunder, and will assign him his portion with the hypocrites ; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 9 Then may the kingdom of heaven be XXY shadowed'^ forth by ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet ^he bridegroom and bride, (2) And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. (3) And the foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them, (-i) But the wise took oil in vessels, with their lamps, (5) And while tlie bridegroom delayed, they all became sleepy and fell asleep. (G) And at midnight there was an outcry : Behold, the bridegroom corneth ; go ye out to meet him. (7) Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. (8) And the foolish said to the wise : Give us of your oil ; for, behold, our lamps have gone out. (9) The wise answered and said: [We must refuse,] lest there should not be enough for us and for joxl; but go ye to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. (lO) And while they went to buy, the bridegroom 10 came; and they that Avere ready, went with him into the house of the nuptials, and the door was shut. (11) And at length came also the other virgins, and said: Our lord, our lord, open to us, (12) But he answered, and said to them: Yerily 1 say to you, I know you not. (13) Watch, there- 13 fore, seeing ye know not the day nor the hour. (14) For, as a man that took a journey, called his l-l servants and delivered to them his property: (15) to one he gave five talents; to another, two; 15 and to another, one : to each, according to his ability :i' and he immediately departed. (16) Then 16 he that received five talents, went and traded with them, and gained five more." (17) And likewise 17 the one of two [talents], by trading gained two more. (18) But he that received one, went and 18 digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. (19) And after a long time, the lord of those ser- vants came, and received account from them. (20) And he who had received the five talents, came and brought five others ; and said, My lord, thou gavest mo i}vc talents ; behold, I have gained 11 12 19 20 ^ MATTIiEW, XXV. 61 22 S>?. 2J 21 by trading five more to them. (21) His lord said to him: Well done!*^ good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful with a little; I will set thee over much: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. (22) And he of the two talents came, and said : My lord, thou gavest me two talents ; be- hold, I have by trading gained two more to them. (23) Ilis lord said to him : Well done ! good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful with a little; I will set thee over much: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. (24) And he also that re- ceived the one talent, canic and said : My lord, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sowed, and gathering where 25 thou hast not scattered ; (25) and I was afraid, and I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Behold, 26 thou hast what is thine. (26) His lord answered, and said to him : Wicked and slothful servant ! Thou knewcst me, that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not scattered ! 27 (27) Thou oughtest to have cast my money into the exchange;'' and I might have come and de- 28 mandcd my property with its interest.^ (28) Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him 29 that hath ten talents. (29) For, to him that hath, shall be given, and he shall have more ; but from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be 30 taken away. (30) And cast ye the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness : there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 31 And when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all his holy angels with him, then will 32 he sit upon the throne of his glor}^. (32) And before him will be gathered all nations ; and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd 33 scvereth the sheep from the goats. (33) And he will place the sheep on his right hand, and the 31 goats on his left. (31) Then will the king say to those on his right hand : Come, ye blessed of my Father ; inherit the kingdom that was prepared for 35 3*ou from the foundation of the world.s (35) For I was hungry, and ye gave me food ; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye 36 took me home ; (36) I was naked, and ye clothed me ; I was sick, and ye visited me ; I was in 37 prison, •> and ye came to me. (37) Then will the i Sy. cul = Eu! « Sy. ]ycl:^ ' Sy. OlAiLliJ eSy. ]^n\s k or, hoiLse of prisoners. 52 MATTHEW, XXVl * Sy. i^b^i^j 'Sy.lnAXi*! ■= Sy. XZt-j "■Sy. "j^ljuO rigbteoiJS saj to him: Our Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or thu\sty, and gave theo drink"? (38) And when saw we thee a 38 stranger, and took thee home? or naked, and clothed thee? (39) And when saw we thee sick, 39 or in prison, and came to thee? (40) And the 40 king will answer, and say to them: Verily I say to you, That inasmuch as ye did so to one of these my litLle brothers, ye did so to me. (41) Then will 41 he say also to them on his left hand: Go from mc, ye accursed, into everlasting' fire, which was prq)ared for the Calumniator^ and his angels, (42 1 For I was hungry, and ye gave me no food ^ 42 an(l I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink-, (43) and I was a stranorer, and ye took me not 43 home ; and I was naked, and ye clothed me not ; and I was sick and in prison, and ye did not visit me, (44) Then will they also answer and say: 44 Our Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee? (45) Then Avill he an- 45 swcr, and say to them : Verily I say to you, That inasmuch as ye did not so to one of these little ones, yc did not so to me. (46) And these will go 46 into everlasting torment,^ and the righteous into everlasting life.™ And it came to pass, Avhen Jesns had con- XXVL eluded all these discourses, that he said to his dis- ciples: (2) Ye knov/- that after two days is the 2 passovcr ;^ and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. (3) Then assembled the chief priests 3 and the Scribes and the Elders of the people, at the hall of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.*' (4) And they lield a counsel against Jesus, that they 4 might take him by guile, and kill him. (5) But 5 they said : Not on the festival, lest there be a com- motion among the people. (6) And v/hen Jesus 6 was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, (7) there came to him a woman having a vase of 7 aromatic ointment very precious, and she poured it on the head of Jesus as he was reclining. (8) And 8 when his disciples saw [it] they were displeased, and said : Why is this waste ? "(9) For this [oint- 0 mcnt] might have been sold for much, and have been given tc the poor. (10) But Jesus knew 10 MATTHEW, XXVI. 53 {their dissatisfaction], and said to them: Why trouble ye the woman? She hath performed a 11 good deed towards me. (II) For the poor ye have at all times with you; but I am not with you 12 always. (12) And this her act, pouring the oint- ment on my body, she hath doPxC as it were for my 13 burial. (13) Verily I say to you, That wherever this my gospel*' shall be proclaimed, in all the world, <^ this thing that she hath done shall be told for a memorial of her. 14 Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, 15 went to tlie chief priests, (lo) and said to tliem: What will ye give me, if I will deliver him to you? And they promised him thirty pieces of silver. 16 (16) And from that time he sought opportunity to 17 betray him. (17) And on the tirst day of unleav- ened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, and said to him : Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee 18 to cat the passovcr? (18) And he said to them: Go ye into tlie city, to such<^ a man, and say to him : Our Rabbi saith. My time approaches : with thee will I keep the passovcr with my disciples. 19 (19) And his disciples did as Jesus directed them, 20 and made ready the passover. (20) And when it was evening, he reclined with his twelve disciples. 21 (21) And as they were eating, he said: Verily I say to you. That one of you will betray me. 22 (22) And it troubled them much. And they began each one of them to say to him; My Lord, 23 is it I? (23) And he answered and said: One that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, he will 2-1 betray me. (24) And the Son of man gocth, as it is written of him : but woe to that man, by whom the Son of man is bctra^'cd. It would have been better for that man, if he had not been born. 25 (25) Judas the betrayer answered and said: Rabbi, is it I? Jesus said to him: Thou hast said. 26 (26) And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake; and gave to his disciples, 27 and said: Take, eat; this is my body.f (27) And he took the cup, and offered thanks ; and gave [it] to them, saying: Take, drink of this all of you. 28 (28) 'I'liis is my blood of tiie new testament,? which, in behalf of many, is shed fi)r the remission of sins. 29 (29) But I say to you, that I will henceforth not drink of this product*" of the vine, until the day in JSy. Sy. Vg^ 'Sy. rSy. "Sy. 1.^ 54 MATTHEW, XXVI. or, sutmbled. ^ Gr. Peter. ' Sy. IjoO J Sy. 5;3ote. which I shall drink it with you new in the king- dom of God. And they sang praises, and went forth to the 80 mount of OUves. (81) Then said Jesus to them: 31 Ye will all bo otTended' in" me this night ; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and tlie sheep of his Hock will be dispersed. (32) But after I am 32 arisen, I will go before you into Galilee. (33) Ce- 33 phask replied, and said to hiirt: Though all men should be olfcnded in thee, I will never be oiiended in thee. (34) Jesus said to him: Verily I say to 3-1 thee. That this night, before the cock crow, thou wilt thrice deny me. (85) Cephas said to him : If 35 I were to die with thee, I would not deny thee: and so also said all the disciples. Then came Jesus Avith them to a place called 36 Gethsemaue :' and he said to his disciples. Sit ye here, while I go and pray. (37) And he took Ce- 37 phas and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be dejected and sorrowful. (38) And he said to 38 them: There is anguish in my soul,"^ even unto death. AYait for me here ; and watch with me« (39) And retiring a little, he fell on his face, and 39 prayed, and said : My Father, if it can be so, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I choose, but as thou. (-10) And he came to his disciples, and 40 found them asleep: and he said to Cephas: So! could ye not watch vrith me one hour? (41) Wake 41 ye, and pray, lest ye fiiU into temptation. The mind" is prepared, but the body is infirm. (42) Again he went away the second time, and prayed, and said : My Father, if it cannot be that this cup pass, except I drink it, thy will be done. (43) And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. (44J And he left themj and went again and prayed the third time, and used'^ the same language, (45) Then he came to his disciples, and said to them: Sleep on now, and take rest. Behold, the hour is come : and the Son of n:ian is betrayed into the hands of sinners. (46) Arise, let us go. Behold, he that betray eth 46 me hath come. (47) And while he Avas yet sj^eak- 47 ing, lo, Judas the betrayer, one of the twelve, arrived; and a great multitude with him, with swords and clubs, from the presence of the chief priests and elders of the people. (48) And Judas 48 42 43 44 45 the betrayer had given them a sign, saying: He it 49 is, whom I shall kiss: him seize ye. (49) And forthwith he ajiproachcd Jesus, and said: Hail,P oO Eabbi; and kissed him. (50) And Jesus said to liim: My friend, is it for this thou hast come? Then they came up, and laid their hands on Jesus, 51 and took him. (51) And lo, one of them with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off 52 his ear. (52) Then Jesus said to him: Heturn the sword to its place ; for all the}^ that take swords, 53 shall die by swords. (58) Supposes! thou that I cannot tisk of my Father, and he now assign me 54 more tlian twelve legions of angels? (54) But how then would the scriptures be fulfilled, that 55 thus it must be? (55) At that time Jesus said to the multitude: Have ye come out, as against a cut-throat, with swords and clubs, to take me? I daily sat with you, and taught in the temple, and 50 ye did not apprehend me. (56) And this occurred, that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled- Then the disciples all forsook him and fled. 57 And the}' who apprehended Jesus carried him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the Scribes and 5S Elders were assembled. (58) And Simon Cephas'' followed after him at a distance, unto the high priest's hall, and entered, and sat with the servants 59 within, that he might see the issue. (59) And the chief priests and the Elders and the whole assem- bly sought for witnesses against Jesus, that they 60 might put him to death; (60) and found them not. And many false witnesses came; and at last, two 61 came forward, (61) and said: This man said, I can destroy tlie temple of God, and in three days re- 62 build it, (62) And the high priest rose up and said to him: Hespondcst thou nothing? What do Qo these testify against thee? (63) And Jesus was silent And the high priest answered, and said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Messiali, the Son of •64 God. (64) Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said. And I say to you. That hereafter ye will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power,^ 65 and coming on the clouds of heaven. (65) Then the high priest rent his clothes, and said : Behold, he hath blasphemed! Why therefore should we Sy. i^oV^ ari> ' Gr. Peter. or, might 56 MATTHEW, XXVII. ' or, opimim. ' or, obnoxious. - Gt. Pea or, immediate- ly. Rv. Gr. *i^'£,a&va. Sy. flace cf offerings. 'Sy. seek for witnesses? Behold, ye have now heard hi.s blasphemy. (GG) What is your pleasure?' 66 They answered and said: lie is liable^ to death. (67^ Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him; 67 ana others smote him, (G8) and said to him: 68 Prophesy to us, thou Alessiah, who is it smote thee ? And Ceph.as^'*' was sitting without in the hall, 69 and a certain maid approachdd him, and said to him: Tliou also wast with Jesus the Nazarean. (70) But he denied [it] before them all, and said : 70 I know not what thou sayest. (71) And as he 71 went out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to them : This man was also there with Jesus the Nazarean. (72) And again he denied, 72 with oaths: I know not that man. (7o) And a 73 little after, those standing [there] came up and said to Cephas : Ccrtainl}^ thou too art one of them ; and thy speech maketh thee manifest. (74) Then 7-4 he began to imprecate, and to swear, I know not that man. And in that hour^ the cock crew. (75) And Cephas remembered the declaration of 75 Jesus, who said to him: Before tlie cock croweth, thou wilt three times deny me. And he went out, and wept bitterly. » And when it was morning, the chief priests XXVII. and the ciders of the people held a council against Jesus, how they might put him to death, (2) And 2 they bound him, and carried him and delivered him up to Pilate, the president. =^ Then Judas the betrayer, when he saw that Jesus 3 was condemned, repented. And he went and re- turned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders; (4) and said: I have sinned, by 4 betraying innocent blood. And they said: What is that to us? See to it thyself (5) And he cast 5 down the silver in the temple, and retiring, went and strangled himself (6) And the chief priests 6 t0(jk up the silver, and said: It is not lawful to put it into the treasury,'' because it is the price of blood. (7) And they took counsel, and bought 7 with it the potter s field, for a place to bury stran- gers. (8) Wherefore that field is called the field 8 of blood, c unto this day. (9) Then was fulfilled 9 that which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I MATTHEW, XXVII. 57 11 12 13 took the thirty [shekels] of silver, the price of the precious one, which they of the children of Israel 10 had stipulated; (10) and I gave tlicm for the pot- ter's lield, as the Lord directed me. And Jesus stood before the president. And the president asked him, and said to him : Art thou the king of the Jews? And Jesus said to him: Thou hast said. (12) And when the chief priests and elders accused him, he made no reply. (13) Then Pilate said to him: Ilearost thou not how 14 much they testify against thee ? (1-1) But he gave him no answer, not even one Avord: and therefore 15 Pi late wondered greatly. (15) And at each festi- val, the president was accustomed to release to the IG people one prisoner, such as they preferred. (16) And they had then in bonds a noted prisoner, called Bar Abas.'i (17) And when they were assembled, Pilate said to them: Whom will ye, that I release to you, Bar Abas, or Jesus Avho is called Messiah ? (IS) For Pilate knew that it Avas from ly enmity they had delivered him up. (19) And as the president Avas sitting on his tribunal,^ his Avife sent to him, and said : Have thou nothing to do Avith that just man ; for I have suffered much this day in a dream because of him. (20) But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the mul- titude, that they should demand Bar Abas, and destroy Jesus. (21) And the president ansAvered, and said to them : Which of the tAA^o, Avill ye, that I release to you ? And they said : Bar Abas. (22) Pilate said to them : And Avhat shall I do to Jesus Avho is called Messiah ? They all replied : Let him be crucified. (23) The president^said to them: But Avhat hath he done, that is evil ? And they cried out the more, and said : Let him be crucified. 2-i (24) And Pilate, Avhcn he saAV that it availed nothing, but rather that tumult Avas produced, took Avater, and Avashed his hands before the eyes of the multitude, and said: I am pure from the blood of this just man : sec ye to it. (25) And all the j^eoplc answered, and said : His blood be on us, and on our children ! (2G) Then released he to them Bar Abas ; and scourged Jesus Avith Avhi}is,ff and delivered him to be crucillcd. (27) Then the soldiers of the president took Jesus into the Prro- toriam ,'• and assembled the Avholc resimeut' against 17 18 20 21 22 9.q 25 20 27 J Gr. Sy. 1>OjD, Gr. /3j;jxa. ' i. c. Pilate. 5 Sy. V^^iHi, from Greek. i" Sy. . Sy. jig^m], Gr. tfcrfrpa. ^ 58 MATTHEW, XXVII. Sy. io!!.. Sy. ^t^ ■Sy.llfi.cal, Gr. "K'ftlrcn. " or, saved. * or, save. him. (28) And they stripped him, and put on 28 him a scarlet military cloak. (29) And they wove 29 a crown of thorns, and set it on his head, and [put] a reed in his hand, and they bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, and said : Hail,k thou king of the Jews. (30) And they spit 30 in his face, and took the reed, and smote him on his head. (31) And when they had mocked 31 him, they divested him of the cloak, and clothed him in his own garments, and led him out to be crucified. * And as they went out, they found a man of 32 Gyrene whose name was Simon; him they com- pelled to bear his cross. (33) And they came to 33 a place Avhich is called Golgotha, ^ which is inter- preted a skull. (3-1) And they gave him to drink 3i vinegar mixed with gall. And he tasted [it], and would not drink. (35) And when they had cruci- 35 fied him, they distributed his garments by lot.* (36) And they sat down, and watched him there. 36 (37) And they placed over his head the cause of 37 his death, in the writing: This is Jesus, the KING OF the" Jews. (38) And there were cruci- 38 fied with him two robbers, "» the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. — (39) And they 39 that passed by reviled him, and shook their heads, (40) and said: Destroyer of the temple, and 40 builder of it in three days, deliver thyself, if thou art the Son of God, and come down from the cross. (41) So also the chief priests mocked, with 41 the Scribes and Elders and Pharisees, (42) and 42 said: He gave life" to others, his own life he can- not preserve." If he is the king of Israel, let him now descend from the cross, and we will believe in him.f (43) lie trusted in God ; let him rescue 43 him now, if he hath pleasure in him : for he said, * In the editions of 1815 and 1826 is the following note: — « According to some of the Greek copies, there is added, thus : that so might be fulfilled iliat which was spoken hij the prophet David: They distributed my gar- ments among them, and upon my vesture they cast the lot.'^ This addition is not found in four of the most ancient editions of the Syriac New Testament, and it is put in the mrtrgiii of the more modern editions. It was doubtless a modern addition to the Syriac New Testament, borrowed from the Greek. — Translator. t In some editions : that we may see, and believe in him. MATTHEW, XXVIL 59 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 bo 56 57 58 59 60 I am the Son of God. (44) In like manner the maraudersP also, that were crucified with him, reproached him. — (45) And from the sixth hour there Avas darkness over all the land,"" until the ninth hour. (46) And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice and said : O God, O God ; why host thou forsaken me ? " (47) And some of them that stood there, when they heard [it], said: Hd calleth for Elijah.^ (48) And immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. (49) 13ut the rest said : Desist ; we will see if Elijah will come to reseue him. (50) Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.^ — (51) And instantly, the curtain^ of the door of the temple was torn asunder, from the top to the bottom ; and the earth shook ; and the rocks rived ; (52) and graves were opened ; and many bodies of saints who slept, arose, (53) and came forth ; and, after his resurrection, entered into the holy city, and appeared to many. (54) And the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that occurred, feared greatly, and said : Verily, this was the Son of God. (55) And many women were there, looking on from a distance ; the same who had followed Jesus from Galilee, and had ministered to him. (56) One of them was Mar}-- of Magdala, also Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children. (57) And when it was evening, there came a rich man of Ilamath,^ whose name was Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. (58) This man went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And Pilate directed the body to be given him. (59) And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a winding-sheet of clean linen ; (60) and. laid it in his new sepulchre,'^ that was excavated in a rock. And he rolled a great stone against the door of the sepulchre, and departed: (61) And there were present Mary of Magdala, Sy. l£DjL^ or, earth. Ilio. Sy. (TLk»05 Sy. face. Sy. ]6:^y ^Sy. 61 62 grave. — (62) And on the day that was next after and the other ^lary, who sat over a.2:ainst the Sy. ,aJ AaCL» 1<^\ ^1 ^1 ; 11, lU lembno shebdkihone i eo MATTHEW. XXVIII. Sy. eicnivg. «« Sy. said. Sy. U\\» the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate, (63) and said to him: 63 Oar Lord, we remember that this deceiver said, while he was alive. After three da3^s, I shall arise. (6i) Command, therefore, to guard the sepulchre, 64 until the third day; lest his disciples come and steal him away by night, and say to the people, that he hath i-isen from the dead; and the last delusion be worse than the first. (65) Pilate said 65 to them: Ye have soldiers: go and guard it, as ye know how. (66) And they went and set a 6Q guard to the sepulchre, and sealed the stone. And in the close^ of the sabbath, as the XXVIII. first [day] of the week began to dawn, came Mary of Magdala and the other Mary, to view the sepulchre. — (2) And lo, there was a great 2 earthquake : for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat upon it. (3) And his 3 aspect was like the lightning; and his raiment white like snow : (4) and from fear of him 4 the keei)ers were astounded, and became as dead men. — (5) And the angel answered, and said to 5 the women : Be not ye afraid, for I know that ye seek Jesus who was crucified. (6) He is not 6 here ; for he is risen, as he predicted. ^ Come ye, see the place where our Lord was laid. (7) 7 And [then] go quickly, tell his disciples, that he is risen from the dead ; and lo, he precedeth you to Galilee; there will ye see him. Behold, I have told you. — (8) And they went quickly from the 8 sepulchre, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. (9) And lo, Jesus met them, and 9 said to them: llail,^ ye. And they came and clasped his feet, and worshipped him. (10) Then 10 Jesus said to them : Be not afraid ; but go, tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there they will see me. And while they were going, some of the guards 11 came into the city, and told the chief priests all that had occurred. (12) And they assembled with 12 the Elders, and held a council ; and they gave no little money to the guards, (13) and said to 13 ihem: Say ye, that his disciples came and stole him away by night, while we were asleep. (14) 14 MARK, I. 61 And if this should be reported before the Presi- dent, we will pacify liim, and cause you not to 15 be troubled. (15) And they, having received the money, did as they were instructed. And this storyJ is current among the Jews to this day. 16 And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed forthem< 17 (17) And when they beheld him, they worshipped 18 him: but some doubted, (18) And Jesus came near, and discoursed with them, and said to them ; All authority is given to me, in heaven and on earth. And as my Father sent me, so also I send 19 you. (19) Go ye, therefore, and instruct" all na- tions; and baptize them in the name of the Father, 20 and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. (20) And teach^ them to observe all that I have commanded you. And, behold, 1 am with you alwa3^s,8: unto the consummation of the world.'' Amen. Comple.lion of the Ilohj Gospeb as published by Matthew; and v-hicli he published in IlebTiw^ in the Idiid of the Pales- tincaiis. Sy. lAl^: sayinr = Sy. O^L K Sy. all days, • Sy. * Sy. ^li^^-k The Holy Gospel, the Annunciation of Mark the Evangelist. I. The beginning of the gospel'^ of Jesus the 2 Messiah, the Son of God. — (2) As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, 1 send my messenger 3 before tliy face, who shall prepare thy way. (8) The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare yc the way of the Lord; make smooth 4 bis paths. (4) John baptized in the wilderness, and proclaimed the baptism'' of repentance for the 5 remission of sins. (5) And there went out to him all the region^ of Judaea, and all the peoi)le'i of Jerusalem ; and he baptized them in the river 6 Jordan, while they confessed their sins. (6) And Sy. '• Sy. <= Sy. 5as, Cr. x^P«' => Sy. children. 62 MARK, I. sy. U-^si Sy-U >njCD t-i Py. -^c>i ' or, tenchinr;' this John was clad in raiment of camels' hair; and was girded with a cincture of skin about his loins; and his food Avas locusts and wild honey. (7) And he proclaimed, and said: Behold, after 7 me Cometh one more powerful than I, of whom I am not worthy to stoop and untie the liistcnings of his shoes. (8) I have baptized you with v.-ater ; 8 but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. And it occurred, in those 'days, that Jesus came 9 from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized in Jordan by John. (10) And immediately on his 10 coming from the water, he saw the heavens cleft, and the Spirit descending like a dove upon him. (11) And there was a voice from the heavens: 11 Thou art my beloved Son^ in whom I delight. — (12) And directly the Spirit carried him into the 12 wilderness: (13) and he was there in the wilder- 13 ness forty days, being tempted by Satan.*^ And he Vr^as with the Avild beasts ; and angels minis- tered to him. After John was delivered up, Jesus came into 14 Galilee, and proclaimed the tidings^" of the king- dom of God, (15) and said: The time is com- 15 pleted, and the kingdom of God is near. Eepent yC) and believe the tidings, — (16) And as he 16 walked near the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. (17) And Jesus said to 17 them : Come after me, and I will make you fishers of mcHi (18) And immediately they left their nets, and went after him. (19) And as he passed on a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee,? and John his brother, who also were in a ship, and mending their nets, (20) And he called them: and immediately they left Zebedee their lather in the ship) with the hired servants, and went after him. And when they entered Capernaum, ^ he im- mediately taught on the sabbath in their syna- gogues. (22) And they were astonished at his doctrine ;' for he taught tlicra, as having authority, and not as their "Scribes. — (23) And in their 23 synagogue was a man, in whom was an unclean spirit ; and he cried out, (24) and said : What have wc to do with thee ? Jesus thou Nazarean. Plast thou come to destroy us ? I know thee, who 18 19 20 21 22 21 MARK, L 63 25 thou art, the Holy One of God. (25) And Jcsua rebuked him, and said : Shut thy mouth, and 26 come out of him. (26) And the unclean spirit threw him down, and cried with a loud voice, and 27 came out of him. (27) And they were all amazed, and inquired one of another, and said: What is this'/ What new doctrine is this? For with authority he- commandcth the unclean spirits, and 28 they obey him.. (28) And inmicdiatcly his fame 29 spread^ into all the land of Galilee.— (29) And he retired from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. (30) And Simon's mother-indaw was lying sick with a fever: and they told him about her. (ol) And he came, and took her hand, and raised her up ; and immediately the fever left her, and sl>e ministered to them. — (32) And in the evening, at the setting of the sun, they brought to him all them that Were diseased, and demoniacs, (33) And all the city was collected at the door. (3-i) And he healed many who labored under divers diseases, and cast out many demons ;• and he suftered not the demons to speak, because they knew him. And in the morning, he rose much before others, and retired to a solitary place, and there prayed. {Sij) And Simon and his associates"^ sought for him. (37) And when they found him, they said to him: Every body" is seeking for thee. (38) And he said to them : Go into the adjacent villages and towns; for there also I will preach because therefore have I come. (89) And he preached in all their synagogues, in all Galilee, and cast out demons. And a leper came to him, and fell at his feet, and entreated him, and said to him : If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. (41) And Jesus had compassion on him, and stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said : I will ; be thou clean. 42 (42) And in that hour, his leprosy departed from 43 him, and he became clean. (43) And he charged 44 him, and sent him away, (44) and he said to him : See that thou tell no person ; but gOj show thyself to the priests, and offer an oblation on account of thy purification, lus Moses commanded, for a tcsti- 45 mony to them. (45) And he, as he went out, SO 31 52 33 34 6d 36 37 38 40 41 Sy. went. Sy. ]al3 ■" or, those with him. " or, everT/ one. i 64 MARK, IL Sy.lAlv£j Sy. spake. Sy. C^Lw0^r2 Sy. r'icse ^ Sy. i.'tc e?/cx. Sy. iSi ^q\ 2 began to proclaim [it] much, and to divulge the matter;" so that Jesus could not openly go into the city, but was without, in desert places; and they came to him from every quarter. And Jesus again entered into Capernaum, after II, some days. And when they heard that he was in the house, (2) many were assembled, so that [the house] could not contain th«m, not even before the door. And he held^ discourse v/ith them. (3) And they came to him, and brought to him a paralytic, borne between four persons. (1) And as they could not come near him on account of the crowd, they ascended to the roof, and removed the covering of the place where Jesus was, and let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. (5) And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic: My son, thy sins arc forgiven thee. (6) And there were some Scribes and Pharisees thero^ who sat and reasoned in their hearts: (7) Who is this speaking blasphem-y? Who can forgive sins, except God only ? (8) And Jesus knew, in his spirit,"^ that they thus reasoned in themselves ; and he said to tlsem t Why reason ye thus*= in your heart? (9) Which is the easier, to say to a paralytic. Thy sins are for- given thee ? or to say, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk? (10) But that ye may know that the Son 10 of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, — he said to the paralytic, (11) I say to thee. Arise, take 11 thy bed, and go to thy house. (12) And he arose 12 in that hour, took up his bed, and departed in presence'' of them all : so that they were all amazed, and praised God, saying : Wc never saw the like. And he went again to the sea ; and all the multi^ tude came to him, and he taught them,. (14) And as he passed along he saw Levi the son of Alphe* use sitting among the publicans. And he said to him: Come after me. And he arose and went after him. — (15) And it was so, that as he reclined 15 in his [Levi's] house, many publicans and sinners reclined with Jesus and with his disciples : for they v/ere many, and they followed Jiim. (IG) And when the Scribes and Pharisees saw that he ate with publicans and with sinners, they said to his disciples: AVhy doth he eat and drink with pub- licans and sinners? (17) When Jesus heard [it], 17 9 13 14 16 MARK, III. 65 he said to them : The healthy need not a physician, but those hiboring under disease: I came, not to 18 call the rij^^hteous, but sinners. — (18) And the dis- ciples of John and of the Pharisees were fasters; and they came and said to him : Why are the dis- ciples of John and of the Pharisees fasters, and thy 19 disciples fast not? (19) Jesus said to them: Can the guests'' of the nuptial chamber fast so long as the ^ Sy. cliiUreru 20 bridegrooua is with them ? No. (20) But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken from 21 them, and then they will fast, in that day. (21) No one takcth a patch of new cloth and seweth it upon an old ganucnt, lest the supplemental new should take from the old, and the rent become the greater, 22 (22) And no one putteth new wine into old sacks, lest the wine burst the sacks, and the sacks be spoiled, and the wine spilled; but they put new 1o wine into new sacks. — (23) And it was so, that as Jesus on a sabbath walked in the tillage grounds,! 21 his disciples walked and plucked the ears. (24) And{ the Pharisees said to him: See, how on the sabbath, i 25 they do that which is not lawful ? (25) Jesus said to them: Have ye never read what David did, when he had neecl and was hungry, he and his at- ^ „ . , 2G tendants?? (26) How he entered the house of God, I ,/' ^^^'"^ wlien Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Lord's table, which it was not lawful for any] but priests to cat, and gave [it] also to those with 27 him"/ (27) And he said to them: The sabbath was made on man's account, and not man for the! 28 sake of the sabbath. (28) Therefore also the Son| of man is lord of the sabbath. I III. And again Jesus entered into a synagogue. And there was a man there, whose hand was withered. 2 (2) And they watched him, that if he should heal 3 on the sabbath, they might accuse him. (3) And he said to the man of the withered hand : Stand up 4 in the midst. (4) And he said also to them : Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to give life to a person,'^ or to destroy? But they 5 were silent. (5) And he looked on them with in- dignation, being grieved with the hardness of their heart. And he said to the man : Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched forth, and his hand was 6 restored. (G) And the Pharisees went out, that Sy. "U.2SJ 66 Sy, rebuked. 'Sy. OTJocn ^ '' or, parables. 9 13 14 MARK, III. very hour, with the domestics of Herod, and held a consultation against him, how they might destroy him. And Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea. And many people joined him from Gralilee, and from Judaea, (8) and from Jerusalem, and from Idumtca, and from beyond Jordan, and from Tyre, and from Sidon: — great multitudes, when they heard all that he did, came t® him. (9^ And he told his disciples to bring him a ship, on account of the multitude, lest they should crowd upon him. (10) For he had healed many, so that they rushed 10 upon him, in order to touch him. (11) And they 11 who were afflicted with unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down and cried out, and said : Thou art the Son of God. (12) And he charged'' them 12 much, not to make him known. And he ascended a mountain, and called whom he pleased ; and they came to him. (11) And he chose twelve to be with him, whom ho would send out to preach, (15) and who would have power to 15 heal the sick, and to cast out demons. (16) And to 16 Simon he gave the name of Cephas.'' (17) And to 17 James the son of Zebedee and to John the brother of James, he gave the name of Boanerges, '^ that is. Sons of thunder. (18) And [he chose also] An- drew, and Philip, and Bartholomew,'' and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus,*" and Thaddous,s_ and Simon the Canaanite, (19) And Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. And they came to the house : (20) and the mul- 20 titude assembled again, so that they could not eat bread. (21) And his kinsmen^ heard, and went out to take him ; for they said : He is out of his reason.* (22) And those Scribes that had come down from Jerusalem, said : Beelzebub is in him ; and by the prince of demons he expelleth demons. (23) And Jesus called them, and said to them, by 23 similitudes:'' How can Satan cast out Satan? (21) For if a kingdom be divided against itself, 24 tiiat kingdom cannot stand. (25) And if a house 25 be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. (26) And if Satan rise up against himself and be 26 divided, he cannot stand, but' is at an end. (27) No 27 one can enter the house of a strong man, and plun- der h\3 goods, unless he first bindlhe strong man ; 18 19 21 22 28 and then he may rob his house. (28) Verily I say to you : All sins, and the blasphemies that men 29 may utter,' may be forgiven them: (29) but who- ever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit, to him for ever'" there is no forgiveness ; but he is ob- 30 noxious" to eternal** judgment. (30) Because they 31 had said: An unclean spirit is in him. — (31) And his mother and his brothersP came, and, standing 32 without, sent to call him to them. (32) And the multitude Avere sitting around him, and they said to him : Lo, thy mother and thy brothers, without, 33 call for thee. (33) lie replied, and said to them : Who is my mother? and who are my brothers? 3-1: (34r) And he looked upon those who sat by him, and said : Behold my mother ! and, behold my 35 brothers ! (35) For whoever shall do the jllcasure of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and my mother. IV. And again he began to teach by the side of the sea. And great multitudes were assembled about him ; so that he embarked and sat in a ship on the sea, and all the multitude stood on the land b}^ the 2 side of the sea. (2) And he taught thcni much by similitudes.^ And in his teaching, he said: 3 (3) Hear ye : Behold a sower went forth to sow. 4 (4) And as he sowed, some [seed] fell on the side of the path ; and a bird came, and devoured it. 0 (5) And other [seed] fell on a rock, so that it had not much earth ; and it soon shot up, because it had G no depth of earth. (6) But when the sun was up, it wilted ; and because it had no root, it dried up. 7 (7) And other [seed] fell among thorns. And the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no 8 fruits. (8) And other [seed] fell on good ground, and came up, and grew, and yielded fruits ; some 9 thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred. (9) And he said : "Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 — (10) And when they were by themselves, those Avith him, together with the twelve, asked him 11 [concerning] this similitude.'' (11) And Jesus said to them : To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them 12 without, all is in similitudes: (12^ that when they see, they may sec and not see, ana when they hear, they may hear and not understand; lest they ' Sy. -Sy "Gy. o Sy. pSy. blaspheme, debtor. or, ^arables. ^ or, parable. 68 MARK, IV. Sy. doth come. * Sy.faL " or, parable. should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them, (lo) And he said to them: Do ye not 13 understand this similitude? And how will ye understand all similitudes? (14) The sower that 14 sowed, sowed the word. (15) And those by the 15 side of the path, are they in whom the word is sown ; and as soon as they have heard [it], Satan Cometh, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. (16) And those sown on the rock, 16 are they who, when they hear the word, immedi- ately with joy receive it. (17) And they have no 17 root in them, but are temporary ; and when there is affliction or persecution on account of the word, they are quickly stumbled. (18) And those sown 18 among thorns, arc they that hear the word, (19) 11) and the cares of thirf world, and the dcceitfulness of riches, and the residue of other lusts enter in, and choke the word, and it is without fruits. (20) 20 And those sown on good ground are they that hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruits, by thirties, and by sixties, and by hundreds. — (2i) 21 And he said to them : Is a lamp brought" to be placed under a bushel, or under a bed? Is it not to be placed on a light-stand? (22) For there is 22 nothing hid, which will not be exposed ; and nothing concealed, which will not be made mani- fest. (28) If any one have ears to hear, let him 23 hear. — (24) And he said to them : Take heed what 24 ye hear : with what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you : and there shall more be given to you who hear. (25) For to him that hath, Avill 25 more be given ; and Irom him that hath not, even what he hath, will be taken from him.— (26) And 26 he said : So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground, (27) and should 27 sleep and rise, by night and by day, and the seed should grow and shoot up, he knoVcth not how. (28) For the earth bringeth forth the fruit; first 28 the plant, and subsequently the car, and at last the complete wheat in the ear. (29) And when the 29 fruit is ripe,*! immediately comcth the sickle, be- cause the harvest hath arrived. — (30) And he said: 80 To what shall we liken the kingdom of God ? and with what similitude^ shall we compare it? (31) 81 It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the earth, is the least of all seeds sown 84 35 40 41 MARK, V. 32 on the cartli ; (32) and wlicn it is sown it spring- cth up, and bccomcth greater than all herbs, and producetli great branches, so that birds can lodge 33 under its shadow. — (33) And by many such similitudes, — similitudes such as they could hear, — Jesus discoursed Avith the people. (34) And without similitudes he did not converse with them: but to his disciples, between himself and them, he explained every thing. And he said'^to them, the same day at evening: Let us pass over to the other side. (36) And they sent away the multitudes : and they conducted him in the ship as he was. And there were also 37 Avith him other little ships. (37) And there was a great tempest and wind : and the waves beat upon 38 the ship, and it was near being filled. (38) And Jesus was asleep on a pillow in the hinder part of the vship. And they came and awoke him, and said to him : Our Rabbi, carest thou not, that we 39 perish? (39) And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Cease; be still. And tiie wind ceased, and there was a great calm. (40^ And he said to them : AVhy were ye so fearful c and why have ye not faith? (41) And they feared with great fear: and they said, one to another: Who is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him ! V, And he came to the other side of the sea, to the 2 country of the Gadarenes.'^ (2) And as he went out of the ship, there met him from the place of sepul- 3 chres a man in whom was an unclean spirit.^ (3) And he dwelt in the place of sepulchres ; and no 4 one could confine him with chains: (4) because, as often as he had been confined with fetters and chains, he 'had broken the chains and burst the 5 fetters : and no one could subdue him. (5) And continually, by night and by day, he was in the ])lacc of sepulchres, and cried and wounded himself G with .stones. (G) And when he saw Jesus at a 7 distance, he ran and worshipped him; (7) and cried with a loud voice, and said : What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the High God ? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. 8 (8) For he had said to him: Come out of the man, 9 thou unclean spirit. (9) And he demanded of him: 69 "Sy. '|Anr-(^'UjO> V 70 « Sy. vC^^ ^ or, the land. ' Sy. "jjjj ' Sy. f Sy. he of ike demons. ^ Sy. the ten cities. ' Sy. ■= Sy. w^5]q_» ' or, multitude. MARK, V. What is thy name? And he replied to him : Our name is Legion ;<= for we are many. (10) And he besought him much, that he would not send him out of the country.'^ (11) And there was there by the mountain, a great herd of swine grazing, (12) And the demons^ besought him, and said: Send 12 las upon those swine, that we may enter them. I (18) And he permitted them. And those unclean [spirits*' went out, and entered , the swine : and the I herd, of about two thousand, ran to a precipice, land fell into the sea, and were strangled in the waters. (1-i) And they who tended them, fled and told [it] in the city and in the villages: aiKl they came out to see what had occurred. (15) And they came to Jesus, and saw him in whom the i demons had been, — liim in whom had been the legion, — clothed, and sober, and sitting; and they were afraid, (16) And those who had seen [it] told thorn how it occurred to him Avho had the demon.s, and also concerning the swine. (17) And I they began to request him, that he would go from [their border. (18) And as he ascended the ship, 18 the late demoniacs requested that he might con- tinue with hira. (19) And he suffered him not, but said to him : Go home to thy people, and tell them what the Lord hath done for thee, and hath compassionated thee, (20) And he went, and began to publish in Decapolis,^ what Jesus had done for him. And they were all amazed. And when Jesus had passed by ship to the other side, great multitudes again assembled about him as he was on the shore of the sea. (22) And one of the rulers' of the synagogue, whose name was Jairus,^ came, and, on seeing him, fell at his feet, (23) and besought him much, and 23 said to him: My daughter is very sick ; but come and lay thy hand on her, and she will be cured, and will live. (24) And Jesus went Avith him; and a great company! attended him, and pressed upon him.— (25) And a woman who had had a 25 deflexion of blood twelve years, (26) and who had 26 suffered much from many physicians, and had ex- pended all she possessed, and was not profited, but was even the more afflicted ; (27) when she heard of Jesus, came behind him in the press of the crowd, and touched his garment, (28) For she 10 11 13 1-4 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 24 27 28 A*- MARK, VI. 71 said : If I but touch his garment, I shall live, 29 (29) And immediately the fountain of her blood dried up; and she felt in her body that she was oO healed of her plague. (30) And Jesus at once kucw in himself, that virtue had issued from him : and he turned to the throng, and said: Who 31 touched my clothes? (31) And his disciples said to him : Thou secst the throngs that press upon thee ; and sayest thou, Who touched me ? (32) And he looked around, to see who had done this. (33) And the Avoman, fearing and trembling, for she knew what had taken place in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all tlie truth. (34) And he said to her : My daughter, thy faith hath made thee live: go in peace; and be thou healed of th\' plague. — (So) And while he was speaking, some domestics of the ruler of the synagogue canu>, and said : Thy daughter is dead : why therefore troublest thou the teacher ?«" (3(3) But Jesus heard the word they spoke, and said to the ruler of the synagogue: Fear not; only 37 believe. (37) And he suffered no one to go with him, excej)t ISinion Cephas," and James, and John 38 the brother of James. (38) And they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue ; and he saw, that they were in a tumult, and weeping, and howling. (39) And he entered in and said to them: Why are ye in a tumult, and weep? The maid is not dead, but is asleep. (40) And they laughed at him. But Jesus put them all out. And he took the maid's father, and her mother, and those that accompanied him, and entered into where the maid lay. (41) And he took the maid's hand, and said to her: Maiden, arise." (42) And immediately the maid arose, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. (43) And he enjoined it upon them much, that no one should know of it. And he directed, that they should give her to eat. Of) 34 60 3G 39 40 41 42 43 VI. And Jesus departed from there and came to his 2 own city, and his disciples attended him. (2) And when the sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard [him] were astonished, and said : Whence hath he Sy ]i as\\n Gr. Peler. 72 MARK, VI. Sy. IXjLkj or, in his house. or, small coins. Sy.|]: Sy.U^ Sy. house nf prisoners. i. e. to wife. 6 9 10 11 obtained these things? And, what wisdom is this, which is given to him! and that such mighty works'^ are done by his hands I (3) Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and of Joses and of Judas and of Simon ? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were stumbled in him. (4) And Jesus said to them: There is no prophet who is little, except in his own city, and among 4iis kindred, and at homc.^ (5) And he could not there do even one mighty work, except that he laid his hand on a few sick, and healed them. (6) And he wondered at the defect of their faith. And he travelled about the villages and taught. And he called his twelve, and began to send them forth, two and two; and he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out. (8) And he commanded them to take nothing for I the journe}', except a stall" only; neither a wallet, nor bread, nor brass^ in their purses ; (9) but to be shod with sandals, and not put o-n two coats. 1(10) And he said to them: Into whatever house ye enter, there abide till ye leave the place. (11) And whoever will not receive you, nor hear you, when ye go out from that place shake off the dust that is under your feet, for a testimony to them. Verily I say to you. There will be comfort for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, rather than for that city. (12) And they went out and proclaimed, that [men] should repent. (13) And they cast out many demons, and many 13 of the sick they anointed with oil, and healed them. And Ilerod the king heard of Jesus, — for his 14 name had become known to him, — and he said: John tlie Baptizer hath risen from the dead : and therefore it is, mighty deeds'^ are done by him. (15) Others said: Ue is Elijah :" and others: He is a prophet, like one of the prophets. (16) But when Ilerod heard [of him], he said : He is that John whose head I struck ofl^ he is risen from the dead. (17) For Ilerod had sent and seized John, and bound him in })rison,f on account of Herodias, his brother Pliilij)'s wife, whom he had taken.s (18) For John had said to Ilerod: It is not lawful for thee to take thy brother^s wife, (19) And Herodias herself was an enemy to him, and wished 12 15 16 17 18 19 MARK, VI. 73 20 to kill him, but was not able. (20) For Ilerod was afraid of John, because lie kuew hiiri to be a just and holy man: and he observed him, and gave ear to liim in many things and did [the 21 things], and he heard him with satisfaction. (21) And tlicre was a noted day, when Ilerod made a supper, in the house of his nativity, for his nobles and the ehiliarchs and the chiefs of Galilee. 22 (22) Anil the daughter of llerodias came in, and danced ; and she pleased Ilerod and those reclining with him. And the king said to the maid: Ask of ine what tliou pleasest, and I will give it thee. 23 (23) And he swore to her : Whatever thou shalt ask, I will give thee, even to the half of my king- 2-1 dom. (24) And she went out, and snid to her mother: What shall I ask of him? She said to 25 her : The head of John the Bapti/.cr. (25) And she soon entered with eagerness to the king, and said: I desire that thou, this hour, give me in a 26 dish the head of John the Baptizer. (26) And it pained the king greatly ; yet, on account of the oath, and on account of the guests, he would not 27 denyi> her: (27) and the king sent inimcdiatcl}^ an executioner,' and commanded [him] to bring the liead of John. And he went, and struck oil the 28 head of John in the prison ; (28) and brought it on a dish, and gave it to the maid ; and the maid 29 gave it to her mother. (29) And his disciples heard [of it] ; and they came and took up the corpse, and laid it in a sepulchre.'^ 30 And the legates' assembled before Jesus, and told him all they had done, and all they had 31 taught. (31) And he said to them: Come, Ictus go into a desert by ourselves, and rest a little. For there were many going and comiiig, and they 32 had not opportunity even to eat bread, (32) And they went by ship to a desert place by themselves. S3 (33) But many saw them, as they de])arted, and knew them ; and from all the cities, they ran 34 thither by land before him. (34) And Jesus dis- embarked and saw great multitudes: and he com- passionated them, because the}' were like sheep having no shepherd. And he began to teach them 35 many things. (35) And when tlie time was advanced,"' his disciples came to him, and said to him: This is a desert place, and the time is ad- '' Sy. defraud. 'Sy. = Gr. ^ or, flacc of burial. ' Sy. U>'»N» Gr. dirorfoXoi. "Sy. greaL 74 MARK, VI. Sy. ICDJ'O^ Sy. ^,1^? P Sy. ^i1 'iaOQ Sy. Sy. torturing. » Sy. f/iicL ' Sy. ;.EQJ. ^5. vanced. into the and may buy notliinj? to cat. (36J Dismiss fielcls'i around them, that they may go us and into the villages, themselves bread ; for they have (37) And he said to them : Give 36 37 38 39 40 41 ye them to eat. They say to him : Shall we go and buy bread of the value of two hundred denarii," and give them to eat? (38) And he said to them : Go, see how many loaves ye have here. And when they had seen, they say to him : Five loaves and two lishes. (39) And he bid them make the people reeline on the grass by companies, (40) And they reclined, by companies of a hundred, and of fifty. (41) And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looked towards heaven, and blessed and brake the bread, and gave to his disciples to set before them : and they divided [alsoj the two fishes among them all. (42) And 42 they all ate, and were satisfied. (43) And they 43 took up twelve baskets? full of the fragments and of the fishes. (44) And they who had eaten 44 bread were iive thousand men. (45) And he im- 45 mediately constrained his disciples to take ship, and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida,"" Avhile he dismissed the multitudes. — (46) And 46 when ho had dismissed them, he went to a moun- tain to pray. (47) And when evening came, the 47 ship was in the middle of the sea, and he alone on the land. (48) And he saw them straining^ them- 48 selves in rowing ; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them walking on the waters; and he was disposed to pass by them. (49) And they saw 49 him walking on the waters, and they supposed that the appearance was a spectre : and they cried out. (50) For they all saw him, and were afraid. 50 And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them: Take courage; it is I ; fear not. (51) And 51 he entered into the ship to them; and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed, and astonished among themselves. (52) For they did 62 not learn by the bread ; because their heart was stupid.t— (53) And when they had passed to the 53 other shore, they came to the land of Gennesaret.v (54) And when they went out of the ship, imraedi- 54 ately the men of the place knew him. (55) And 55 they ran through all that region, and began to MARK, VII. 75 bring forth them that Avcrc sick, bearing them on 56 beds to where thcj heard he was. {56) And wherever he entered into villages or cities, the sick were laid in the streets : and they besought him, that they might touch but the extremity of his raiment. And all they that touched him, were liealed. VII. And tliere gathered about him Pharisees and 2 Scribes, who had' come from Jerusalem. (2) And they saw some of his disciples eating bread, with 3 their hands unwashed; and they censured it. (3) For all the Jews and the Pharisees, unless they carefully wash their hands, do not eat; because 4 they hold fast the tradition of the Elders. (4) And [coming] from the market-place, except they bap- tize, =^ they do not eat. And there arc many other things which they have received to observe, [such as] the baptisms'-* of cups, and of pots, and of 5 brazen vessels, and of couches. (o) And the Scribes and Pharisees asked him : AVny walk not thy discijiles according to the tradition of the Elders, but eat bread with their hands unwashed? 0 (0) And ho said to them : Well did Isaiah the prophet prophecy concerning you, ye hypocrites; as it is written: This people honoreth mc with its 7 lips, but their heart is very far from me. (7) And in vain do they give me reverence, while teaching 8 as doctrines the precepts of men. (8) For yc have forsaken the commantlment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men, the baptisms of cups, and of 9 pots, and many things like these. (9) lie said [also] to them : Full well do ye spurn the precept 10 of God, that ye may establish your tradition! (10) For Moses said: Honor thy father and thy mother; and whoever shall revile his father or his mother, 11 shall surely die.<^ (11) But ye say : If a man say to his father or to his mother. Be it my oblation, 12 whatever thou mayest gain from me: (12) then ye sutfor him not to do any thing for his father or his 13 mother. (13) And ye reject the word of God, on account of the tradition which ye hand down. 14 And many things like these, ye do. — (14) And Jesus called all the multitude, and said to them: 15 Hear, all yc; and understand. (15) There is nothing without a man which, by entering him, can » Sy. ^_,,,Vr)\ •> Sy. or, dying die. ^ OT,jjarabk. or, iL Sy. Sy. word. •• Sy. the ten cit- Sy. ^>jAs2.1 polluts liim. But that which cometh out of him, that it is that polluteth a man. (16) Whoever 16 hath ears to hear, let liim hear.— (17) xind when 17 Jesus had entered the house, apart from the multi- tude, his disciples asked him about this similitude.*! (18) And he said to them: Are ye likewise so 18 uudiseerning? Do ya not know, that whatever from without entereth into a man, cannot defile liim? (19) For it doth not enter into his heart, 19 but into his belly, and is thrown into the diges- tive process, which carries off all that is eaten. (20) But that which proceedeth from a man, that 20 delileth a man. (21) For from within, from the 21 heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adultery, whoredom, (22) theft, murder, avarice, malice, 22 deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, reviling, haugh- tiness, folly. (23) All these evil things come from 23 within, and delile a man. Thence Jesus arose, and went to the border of 24 Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house, and wished no man to know him;*^ but he could not be concealed. (25) For immediately a woman, 25 whose daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him; and she came, and fell before his feet, (26) 26 (the woman was a Gentile from Phenicia of Syria),*" and besought him, that he would expel the demon from her daughter, (27) Jesus said 27 to her: Permit the children first to be satisfied; for it is not becoming, to take the children's bread and cast it to dogs. (28) And she replied, 28 and said to him : Yes, my Lord : and yet the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs. (29) Jesus said to her : Go thou ; because of this 29 speech, >i the demon hath departed from thy daughter. (30) And she went to her house, and 30 found her daughter lying on a bed, and the demon gone from her. Again Jesus departed from the border of Tj^re 31 and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee, to the border of Dccapolis.'» (32) And they brought to 32 him a deaf and stammering man, and besought him to lay his hand on him."" (33) And he led him 33 aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and spit, and touched his tongue, (34) and looked towards heaven, and sighed, and 34 said to him: Be opened.' (35) And immediately 35 MARK, VIII. ]iis cars were opened, and the bond of his tongue 36 was loosed, and he spake plainly. (3(5) And he charged them to tell no man of it : and the more he charged them, the more they proclaimed 37 it. (37) And they admired exceedingly, and said: He doeth every thing excellently: he maketh the deaf to hear, and the speechless to talk. VIII. And in those days, when the multitude was great, and had nothing to eat, he called his dis- 2 ciplcs, and said to them : (2) I compassionate this multitude; for, lo, three days have they continued 3 with me, and tlicy have nothing to eat. (3) And if I send them to their homes fasting, they will faint by the way: for some of them have come 4 from a great distance. (4) His disciples say to him : Whence can one, here in the desert, satisfy o all these vv'ith bread? (5) And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? They say to him, 6 Seven. (G) And he directed the multitudes to recline on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and blessed, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set forth ; and they set before the 7 multitudes. (7) And there were a few fishes; and them he also blessed, and ordered them set 8 foilh. (8) And they ate, and were satisfied : and they took up seven baskets of the remaining 9 fragments. (9) And the men who had eaten, were about lour thousand: and he sent them away. 10 And immediately he entered a ship, with his disciples, and came to the place Dalmanutha,*^ 11 (11) And the Pharisees came out, and began to dis[)ute with him; and, to tempt him, they dc- 12 manded of him a sign from heaven. (12) And he sighed with his breath, ^ and said : Why doth this generation seek after a sign ? Verily I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation. 13 (13) And he left them, and embarked in the 1-1 sliiji ; and they passed to the other shore. — (14) And they had forgotten to take bread with them, and had but a .single cakc- in the ship with 15 them. (15) And he charged them, and .said to them : Take heed, and beware of the leaven of 16 the Phari.secs, and of the leaven of Herod. (16) And they reasoned one with another, and said : 77 Sv. I' Sy. spirit. • ^y- 1 V^^i 78 MARK, VIII. 1 r^ Ax^ • Gr. Peter. ' Sy. the word. f Gr. Pelcr. ^ Gr. Peter. * Sy. Ij^IO It is, because we Lave no bread. (17) And Jesus 17 knew [it], and said to them : Why reason ye, because ye have no bread ? Do ye still not know, nor understand? How long will your heart be hard? (18) and je have eyes, but see not? 18 and have ears, but hear not, nor reflect? (19) 19 When I broke the five loaves to five thousand, how manv baskets full of the fragments took ye up? They say to him: Twelve. (20) He sai'th 20 to them : And when the seven to four thousand, how many baskets full of the fragments took ye up? They say: Seven. (21) He saith to them: 21 Why is it that, to this time, ye do not consider ? And he came to Bethsaida 'A and they brought 22 to him a blind man, and besought him to touch him. (23) And he took the blind man by the 23 hand, and led him out of the village, and spit on his eyes, and laid on his hand: and asked him, what he saw. (24) And he gazed, and said: I 24 see men like trees which walk. (25) Again he 25 laid his hand on his eyes, and he was recovered, and saw every thing plainly. (26) And he sent 26 him to his house, and said to him : Neither enter into the village, nor tell any person in the village. And Jesus and his disciples went to the villages 27 of Csesarca Philippi. And he asked his disciples by the way, and said to them: Who, do men say of me, that I am ? (28) And they said to him : 28 That [thou art] John the Baptizer; and others: That [thou art] Elijah; and others: That [thou art] one of the prophets. (29) Jesus said to them: 29 And who, do ye yourselves say of me, that I am? Simone replied, and said to him: Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God. (30) And he 30 charged them, that they should say [this] of him to no person.— (31) And he began to teach them, 31 that the Son of man was about to suffer much, and be rejected by the Elders and by the chief priests jand by the Scribes, and be killed, and rise on the I third day. (32) And he spoke out the thingf dis- 32 jtinctly. And Cephas? took him, and began to rebuke him. (33) But he turned, and looked 38 upon his disciples, and rebuked Simon, '> and said : Get thee behind me, Satan :' for thou dost not consider what is of God, but what is of men. — MARK, IX. 70 «S4 (34) And Jesus called the multitude, together with his disci})les, and said to them : Whoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his 35 cross, and come after me. (35) For, whoever will preserve his life,'' shall lose it ; and whoever will lose his life on my account, and on account of my 36 tidings,! shall preserve it. (36) For, what will a man be profited, if he gain the whole world,™ and 37 lose his life?" (37) Or what will a man give in 38 exchange for his life? (38) For, whoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words," in this sinful and adulterous generation, of him also will the Son of man be ashamed, Avhen he cometh in the IX.glory of his Father, with his holy angels. — [IX.] And he said to them : Verily I say to you. There are some standing here, who will not taste of death, until they shall see the kingdom of God to be coming with power, 2 And after six days, Jesus took Cephas^^ and James and John, and led them to a high moun- tain, apart ; and was transformed before them,*' 3 (3) And his raiment shone, and was very Avhite, like snow, so as men on earth can never whiten. 4 (4) And there appeared to them Moses and 5 Elijah, in conversation \Vith Jesus. (5) And Cephas'"- said to him: Rabbi, it is delightful for us to be here. And let us make three booths ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 6 (6) But he did not know what he said, for they 7 were in trepidation. (7) And there was a cloud, and it overshadowed them. And a voice issued from the cloud, which said ; This is my beloved 8 Son. Hear yc him. (8) And suddenly, when the disciples looked up, they saw no one with them, 9 except Jesus only. — (9) And as they descended the mountain, he commanded them to tell no man what they had seen, till after the Son of man 10 should be risen from the dead. (10) And they kept that saying in their mind •,^ and inquired, AVhat doth this saying mean: " When he shall be 11 risen from the dead !" (11) And they asked him, and said : Why then do the Scribes say, that 12 pjlijah must first come? (12) lie said to them: Elijah [truly] first cometh, to prepare all things: ami, as it is written of tlie Son of man, he will ^ Sy. CTLa-^XJ ' Sy. ^Li'^m "• Sy. |^n\s ■■ Sy. C7La_2LJ " or, teachings. Gr. PetS-. ' Sy. their eyes. Gr, Peter. or, among themselves. 'Sy. ]l n\V) Sy. "im-L^ Gr. fivog. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 suffer much, and be rejected. (13) But I say to 13 3^ou: That Elijah hath come; and they have done to him all that they desired, as it was written of him. And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude with them, and the Scribes dis- puting with them. (15) And immediately the multitude saw him, and were surprised : and they ran and saluted him. (16) 'And he asked the Scribes : What were ye disputing with them ? (17) And one of the multitude replied, and said : Teacher, e I have brought to thee my son, who hath a spirit that will not speak. (18) And wherever he scizeth him, he shakcth and teareth him : and he gnasheth his teeth, and pineth away. And I spoke to thy disciples, to cast him out ; and they, could not. (19) Jesus answered, and said to them : 0 incredulous generation! How long shall I be with you ? how long bear with you ? Bring him to me. (20) And they brought him to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately he shook him ; and he fell upon the ground, and wallowed and foamed. (21) And Jesus asked his father, how long a time he had been thus. He said to him : Lo, from his childhood. (22) And many times it 22 hath thrown him into the fire, and into the water, to destroy him. But, if thou canst do any thing, aid me and have compassion on me. (23) Jesus 23 said to him : If thou canst believe; every thing can be-, to him that believeth. (24) And immediately 24 the father of the child cried out, while he wept and said : I believe ; aid thou the defect of my faith. (25) And when Jesus saw that the people were running and collecting around him, he rebuked the unclean spirit, and said to him : Thou deaf and unspeaking spirit, I command thee, come out of him ; and no more enter him. (26) And the demon cried out greatly, and bruisea him, and came out. And he was as a dead person ; so that many would say, he is dead. (27) And Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up. — (28) And when Jesus entered the house, his disciples asked him privately: Why could not we cast him out? (29) He saith to them: This kind<" can come out, jby nothing but fasting and prayer, 1 And when he departed from there, they passed SO 25 26 27 28 29 MARK, IX. 81 through Galilee : and he desired that no one might 31 know him. (31) For he taught his disciples, and said to them: The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him ; and when he is killed, on the third day, he will rise. 32 (32) But they did not understand that speeeh;& and they were afraid to ask him. 33 And they came to Capernaum. And when they entered the house, he asked them : What disputed 3-1 ye among yourselves by the way ? (34) And ithey were silent ; for by the way they had con- tended with one another, which should be the 35 great among them. (35) And Jesus sat down, and called the twelve, and said to them : Whoever would be first, let him be last of all, and servitor 36 to all. (36) And he took a child, and set him in the midst, and took him in his arm? ane' said to 37 them: (37) Whoever rcceiveth one in my name, like this child, he receiveth me ; and he that receiveth me, receiveth not me [only], but him 38 that sent me. — (38) John said to him : Rabbi, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we 39 forbad him, because he adhereth not to us. (39) Jesus said to them : Forbid him not ; for there is no one who doeth mighty works'^ in my name, 40 that can readily speak evil of me. (40) Whoever 41 therefore is not against you, is for you. (41) For whoever shall give you to drink a cup of water only, on the ground that ye are Messiah's [follow- ers], verily I say to you, he will not lose his 42 reward. (42) And whoever shall cause one of thcvse little ones that believe in me to stumble, it Avere better for him, if a millstone were put to his 43 neck, and he cast into the sea. (43) And if thy hand make thee offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than, having two 44 hands, to go into hell;' (44) where their Avorm 45 dieth not, and their fire is not extinguished. (45) And if thy foot make thee offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lamed, than, having 46 two feet, to lall into hell ; (46) where their worm 47 dieth not, and their fire is not extinguished. (47) And if thy eye make thee offend, pluck it out : it is better for thee to enter with one eye into the kingdom o 48 the hell of K or, word. Sy.|3L Sy.]jai.^ Sy. f God, than, having two eyes, to fall i'^^o h. J^ h(Tu fire ;'' (48) where their worm dieth not, [ ' • ^^^ 82 MARK, X. •Sy.UX^ Ifi^- " Sy. ]i g^Vn 'Sy. and their fire is not extinguished. (49) For every 49 thing will be salted with fire ; and every sacrifice will be salted with salt. (50) Salt is a good thing : 50 but if the salt become insipid, Avith what will it be salted? Let there be salt in you: and be ye in peace, one with another. And he arose from there, and came to the border X. of Judasa, on the other sido the Jordan. And great multitudes came to him there ; and again he instructed them, as he was accustomed. — (2) And 2 the Pharisees came to him, and, tempting him, inquired if it were lawful for a man to divorce his wife. (3) He said to them : What did Moses 3 command you ? (4) They said : Moses permitted 4 us to write a bill of divorce, and send [her] away. (5) Jesus answered and said to them : On account 5 of the hardness of your heart, Moses wrote you this precept. (6) But, from the beginning, Grod 6 made them a male and a female. (7) Therefore 7 shall a man leave his father and his mother, and adhere to his wife : (8) and they two shall be one 8 flesh. Wherefore they are not two, but one flesh. (9) What therefore God hath conjoined, let not 9 man separate. (10) And in the house, the disci- 10 pies asked him again of this matter. (11) And he 11 said to them : AVhoever shall divorce his wife, and take another, committeth adultery. (12) And if a 12 woman shall leave her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery. And they brought little children'^ to him, that 13 he might touch them. But his disciples rebuked those who brought them. (14) And when Jesus 14 saw it, he was displeased ; and he said to them. Suffer little children to come to me, and forbid them not ; for of those like them is the kingdom of God. (15) Yerily I say to you. That whoever 15 doth not receive the kingdom of God, like a little child, shall not enter it. (16) And he took them 16 in his arms, and laid his hand on them and blessed them. And as he walked in the Avay, one ran and fell 17 upon his knees, and asked him, and said : Good Teacher, h what must I do, to inherit eternal life?c (18) Jesus saith to him: Why callest thou 18 me good? There is none good, but one, God. 19 (19) Thou knowest the commandments ; thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not give false testimony, thou shalt not defraud ; honor thy father and thy 20 mother. (20) And he answered, and said to him : Teacher, all these have I kept from my childhood. 21 (21) And Jesus looked on him, and loved him, and. said to him : One thing thou lackest. Go, sell all that thou possessest, and give to the poor, and there will be a treasure for thee in heaven ; and 22 take thy cross, and come after me. (22) And he was made sad by that speech,'^ and went away 23 sorrowing : for ho possessed great riches. (23) And Jesus looked upon his disciples, and said to them : How hard for those who possess wealth, to 2 1 enter into the kingdom of God I (24) And the disciples wondered at the remark. ^ And Jesus replied again, and said to them : My children, how hard it is, for those who trust in riches, to 25 enter into the kingdom of God. (25) It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle, than for a 26 rich man to enter the kingdom of God, (26) And they wondered the more, and said among them- 27 selves : Who can obtain life 1 (27) And Jesus looked on them again, and said to them: With men, this is not possible, but with God [it is] ; for 28 with God all things are possible. — (28) And Cephas^ began to say : Lo, we have left every 29 thing, and have cleaved to thee. (29) Jesus answered and said : Verily I say to you. There is no man that leaveth houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or wife or children, for my 80 sake, and for the sake of my tidings, (30) Avho will not receive a hundredfold, here in the present time, — houses, and brothers and sisters, and mothers and children, and lands, with persecution ; and in 81 the world to come eternal life. (31) But many are first, who will be last ; and last, [who will be] first. 82 And as they were in the way, going up to Jerusa- lem, Jesus Avent before them : and they were amazed, and walked after him with trembling And he took his twelve, and began to tell them 33 what was to befall him. (33) Behold, we arc going to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests and the Scribes ; ''or, word. ''or, word. ' Gr. Peter. 84 MARK, X. Sy.ll g^Vo "• Sy. \jy_,j ' Sy. Sy. ..m^ and they will condemn him to die, and will deliver him over to the Gentiles. (34) And they will 34 mock him, and will scourge him, and will spit in his face, and will kill him ; and on the third day he will arise. — (35) And James and John, the sons 35 of Zebeclce, came to him, and said to him : Teacher, & we desire that thou wouldst do for us all that we ask. (36) lie saith to them : What would ye, that 36 I should do for you? (37)' They say to him: 37 Grant to us, that one may sit on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy glory. (38) But 38 he said to them : Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup, of which I drink ? and to be baptized with the baptism, that I am baptized with? (39) They say to him: We are able. 39 Jesus saith to them : The cup that I drink, ye will drink, and the baptism that I am baptized with, ye will be baptized with : (40) But tliat ye should 40 sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, except to those for whom it is prepared. (41) And when the ten heard [it], they began to 41 murmur against James and John. (42) And Jesus 42 called them, and said to them : Ye know, that they who are accounted chiefs^ of the nations, are their lords ; and their great men have authority' over them. (43) But it shall not be so among 43 you : but he that would be great among you, must be a servitor to you. (44) And he of you that 44 would be first, must be servant to every one. (45) And also the Son of man came, not to be 45 served, but to serve ; and to give his life a ran- som for many. And they came to Jericho. And as Jesus went 46 out of Jericho, he and his disciples and a great multitude ; Timeus,^ the son of Timeus, a blind man, was sitting by the side of the way, and beg- ging. (47) And he heard that it was Jesus the 47 Nazarcan ; and he began to cry out, and to say : Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. (48) 48 And many rebuked him, that he might be silent. But he cried out the more, and said : Thou Son of Da\dd, have mercy on me. (49) And Jesus stood, 49 and directed him to be called. And they called the blind man, and said to him : Take courage : arise, he callcth thee. (50) And the blind man 50 cast off his garment, and arose, and went to Jesus. MARK, XI. 61 (51) Jesus said to liim : What wilt tliou, that I do for thee ? And the bUnd man said to him : Kabbi, 52 that I may have sight. (52) And Jesus said to him : Go ; thy faith hath procured thee life. And immediately his sight was restored; and he fol- lowed after him. XI. And as they approached Jerusalem, near by Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, 2 he sent two of his disciples, (2) and said to them : Go ye to the village that is over tigainst us, and as soon as ye enter it, ye will find a colt tied, on which no person hath ridden : loose [him], and 3 bring him hither. (3) And, if any one say to you, Why do ye this ? Say ye to him : Because our Lord hath need of him. And immediately he will 4 send him hither. (4) And they went, and they found the colt tied, by the door, without in the 5 street. And as they were loosing [him], (5) some of those standing there, said to them : What do G 3'e, untying the colt ? (6) And they said to them, as Jesus had commanded them ; and they per- 7 mitted them. (7) And they brought the colt to JesLis, and cast their garments upon him, and set 8 Jesus upon him. (8) And many spread their gar- ments in the way ; and others cut branches from 9 the trees, and strewed them in the way. (9) And those preceding him, and those following him, shouted and said : Ilosanna : Blessed is he that 10 Cometh in the name of the Lord. (10) And blessed is the advancing kingdom of our father 11 David. Ilosanna in the highest [heavens]. (11) And Jesus entered Jerusalem and the temple, and surveyed every thing. And when evening arrived, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. 12 And the following day, as he left Bethany, he 13 Avas hungry : (13) and he saw a fig-trcc at a dis- tance, on which were leaves, and he came to it, if he could find somewhat on it. And Avhcn he had come, he found on it only leaves; for the 11 time of figs had not arrived. (14) And he said to it: IIcMiceforth and for ever, let no man eat fruit from thee : and the disciples heard it. And 15 they came to Jerusalem. (15) And Jesus entered the temple of God : and he began to cast out those 85 Sy. (71 I-qIk » Gr. Peter. Sy. word. who bouglit and sold in the temple ; and he over- turned the counters of the money-brokers, and the seats of them that sold doves. (16) And he 16 suffered no one to carry goods through the temple. (17) And he taught them, and said: Is it not 17 written, My house shall be called the house of prayer for all nations? But ye have made it a den of robbers. (18) And the chief priests and 18 the Scribes heard [him], and they sought how they might destroy him ; for they were afraid of him, because all the people admired his doctrine. ^^ — (10) And when it was evening, they went out from 19 the city. (20) And in the morning, as they passed 20 by, they saw tlie fig-tree dried up, as it were, from its root. (21) And Simon'' remembered, and said to 21 him : Kabbi ; behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst, is dried up. (22) And Jesus replied, and 22 said to them : Have fliith in God. (23) Verily I 23 say to you, That whoever shall say to this moun- tain, Be thou removed, and fall into the sea ; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he said will occur, to him will be the thing he spoke. (21) Therefore I say to you. That 24 whatsoever ye shall pray and ask for, believe that it will be, and it will be to you. (25) And when 25 ye stand up to pray, forgive what ye have against any one ; that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive your offences. (26) For if ye forgive 26 not, your Father also who is in heaven will not forgive you your offences. And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he 27 was walking in the temple, the chief priests and Scribes and Elders came to him, (28) and said to 28 him : By what authority doest thou these things ? And who gave thee the authority to do these things ? (29) And Jesus said to them : I also will 29 ask you one thing,c that ye may tell me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. (30) 30 The baptism of John, whence was it ? from heaven, or from men ? Tell me. (31) And they reasoned 31 with themselves, and said: If we should say to him. From heaven ; he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him ? (32) But if we should 32 say. From men ; there is fear from the people ; for they have all held John to be truly a prophet. (33) And they answered, and said to Jesus : We 33 MARK, XII. 87 do not know. He said to them : Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these tilings. XIL And he began to discourse with them in simili- tudes."^ A certain man planted a vineyard, and inclosed it with a hedge, and dug in it a wine vat, and built a tower in it, and put it into the hands 2 of liusbandiucn, and removed to a distance. (2) And at the proper time, he sent his servant to the husbandmen, to receive of the fruits of the vine- 3 yard. (8) And they beat him, and sent him away tt empty, (-i) And again he sent to them another servant; and him also they stoned, and wounded, 5 and sent him away under indignities. (5) And again he scut another ; and him they killed. And he sent many other servants, some of whom they 6 beat, and some they killed. (6^ At last, having an only and dear son, he sent him to them ; for he 7 said, rerha{)s they will respect my son. (7) But those husbandmen said among themselves : This is the heir ; come, let us kill lam, and the inheritance 8 will be ours. (8) And they took him, and slew 9 [him], and east [him] out of the vineyard. (9) What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He Avill come and destroy those husbandmen, and 10 transfer the vineyard to others. (10) And have ye not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, hath become the head of the 11 corner: (11) From the Lord, was this; and it is 12 wonderful in our eyes? — (12) And they sought to apprehend him, but were afraid of the people ; for they knew that he spoke this similitude against them. And they left him, and went away. 13 And they sent to him some of the Scribes and of the household of Herod, to ensnare him in dis- 14 course. (14) And these came, and asked him: Teacher;'' we know that thou art veracious, and hast no fear of man ; for thou regardest not the face of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give capitation money to Ca?sar; or 15 not ? Shall we give, or not give ? (15) And he knew their \vile, and said to them : Why tempt ye 16 me ? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it. (16) And they brought [one] to him. And he said to them : W hose is this image and inscription ? They 17 said to him: Caesar's. (17) Jesus said to them: * or, parables. Sy.'jj.SlliD 88 MARK, XII. Sv.ll ^\So raise up seed to his seven brothei*s : and died, and left no seed, her, and died, and he third in like manner, her, and left no seed. What is Cesar's, give to CiBsar ; and what is God's, [give] to God. And they wondered at him. — (18) 18 Then came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection ; and they asked him, and said : (19) Teacher ;<= Moses wrote to us, that if a man's 19 brother die, and leave a widow, but leave no children, his brother shall take his widow, and brother. (20) There were 20 the first took a wife, and (21) And the second took 21 also left no seed : and the (22) And the seven took 22 Last of all, the woman also died. (23) In the resurrection, therefore, of which 23 of them will she be the wife ? For all the seven took her. (24) Jesus said to them : Is it not on 24 this account that ye err, because ye understand not the scriptures, nor the power of God ? (25) For 25 when they rise from the dead, they do not take wives, nor are Avives given to husbands ; but they are as the angels that are in heaven. (26) But 26 concerning the dead, that they rise, have ye not read in a book of Moses, how God said to him from the bush : I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ? (27) He is not 27 the God of the dead, but of the living. Ye, there- fore, do err greatly. — (28) And one of the Scribes 28 came, and heard them as they discussed, and he saw that he gave them an excellent answer; and he asked him. Which is the first of all the com- mandments? (29) Jesus said to him: The first 29 of all the commandrnents [is] : Hear, O Israel ; the Lord our God is one Lord : (30) and thou shalt 30 love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all tliy might. This is the first commandment. (31) And the second, which is like it, [is] : Thou 31 shalt love thy neighbor, as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these. (32) The 32 Scribe said to him : Excellently! Rabbi; thou hast spoken the truth ; for he is one [God], and there is no other beside him. (33) And for a man to love 33 him, with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the soul, and with all the might ; and to love his neighbor, as himself; is better than all holocausts and sacrifices. (34) And Jesus per- 34 MARK, XIII. 89 ceived that he replied wisely; and he answered, and said to him : Thou art not far from the king- dom of God. — And no one dared again to question him. 35 And as Jesus was teaching in the temple, he answered and said : How can the Scribes say, that 3G Mcssiali is the son of David? (36) For David himself suith, by the Holy Spirit : The Lord said to my Lord ; Seat thyself on my right hand, until I place thy enemies as a footstool beneath thy feet. 37 (37) David therefore calleth him " My Lord ;'" and how is he his son ? And all the multitude heard 38 him with pleasure. (38) And he said to them in his teaching •.'^ l>eware of the Scribes, who choose to Avalk in long robes, and love the salutation in 39 tiie streets, (3'J) and the chief seats in the syna- •iO gogues, and the chief couches at feasts. (40) They devour the houses of widows, under pretence that they prolong their prayers. These shall receive a 41 greater condemnation. — (41) And as Jesus sat over against the treasury-room, he saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. And 42 many rich ones cast in much. (42) And a poor widow came, and cast in two mites, which are a 43 brass farthing.^ (43) And Jesus called his disci- ples, and said to them : Verily I say to you. That this poor Avidow hath cast into the treasury more 44 than all they that cast in. (44) For they all cast in of that which abounded to them, but she, of her poverty, hath crust in all that she possessed, the whole of her property. XIIL And as Jesus retired from the temple, one of his disciples said to him: Teacher ;=i behold; see 2 these stones, and these structures ! (2) And Jesus said to him: Admirest thou these groat structures? There will not be left here one stone upon another, 3 not demolished. (3) And as Jesus was sitting on the mount of Olives, over against the temple, Ce- phasi' and James and John and Andrew asked him, 4 privately: (4^ Tell us, when will these things be? and what [wdl be] the sign that these things ap- 5 proach their consummation? (5) And Jesus be- gan to say to them : Beware, that no one mislead 6 you : (0) for many will come in my name, and will say : 1 am he. And they will mislead many. ' Sy. Sy. "jjoki* Sy. "ji g^Vo ^ Gr. Peter. 90 • OT, gospel. MARK, XIII. (7) But when ye shall hear of battles, and the 7 rumor of battles, be not afraid ; for this must be ; but the end is not yet. (8) For nation will rise 8 against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be earthquakes in several places, and there will be famines and insurrections. These are the beginning of sorrows. — (9) And take heed to your- 9 selves ; for they will deliver you up to the tribunals ; and ye Avill be beaten in the ^synagogues, and ye will stand before kings and governors, on my ac- count, for a testimony to them. (10) And my 10 tidings^ must first be proclaimed among all the nations. (11) And when they shall lead you to 11 deliver you up, be not solicitous beforehand what ye shall say, neither premeditate ; but, that which shall be given you in that hour, speak ye ; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. (12) And 12 brother will deliver up his brother to death, and the fither his son ; and children will rise up against their parents, and will kill them. (13) And ye 13 will be hated of every man, on account of my name. But whoever shall persevere to the end, shall live. — (14) And when ye see the profane 14 sign of desolation, which was mentioned by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not; — (let him that readeth, understand;) then let those that are in Judoea, flee to the mountain : (15) and let him 15 that is on the roof, not come down and enter [it], to take any thing from his house: (16) and let him 16 that is in the field, not return back to take his clothing. (17) But, woe to those with child, and to 17 those who nurse children, in those days ! (18) And 18 pray ye, that your flight be not in winter. (19) For 19 in those days will be affliction, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation that God made until now, and shall not be. (20) And, unless 20 God sliould shorten those days, no flesh would live. But, on account of the elect whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened those days. — (21) Then, if any 21 one shall say to you: Lo, here is Messiah, or lo, there ; give not credence. (22) For false Messiahs 22 will arise, and lying prophets ; and they will give signs and wonders ; and will deceive, if possible, even the elect. (23) But take ye heed. Lo, I 23 have told you the whole beforehand. — (24) And in 24 those days, after that a-ffliction, the sun will be MARK, XIV. 91 27 darkened ; and the moon will not give her light ; 25 (25) and the stars will fall from heaven ; and the 26 powers of heaven will be shaken. (20) And then will they see the Son of man coming in the clouds, witli great power and glory. (27) And then will he send forth his angels, and will assemble his elect from the four winds, from the extremity of earth 28 to the extremity of heaven. — (28) And, from the lig-troe, learn yc a simile. 'i When its twigs are tender, and its leaves bud forth, ye know that 29 summer approacheth. (29) So also, when yc shall sec these occurrences, know yc, that it is near, at 30 the door. (30) Verily I say to you. That this generation^ shall not pass away, until all these 31 things oecur. (31) Heaven and earth will pass 82 away, but my words will not pass away. — (32) But of that day and that hour, knowcth no man ; nor the angels of heaven ; neither the Son, but the Father. (33) Take heed, watch, and pray ; for ye know not when the time is, (34) For it is as a man, who took a journey, and left his home ; and he gave authority to his servants, and to each his service ; and he commanded the porter to be watchful. (35) Watch ye, therefore ; for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh; at even- ing, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning: (36) lest he come suddenly, and find 87 you sleeping, (37) And what I say to you, I say to you all : Be ye watchful. 35 86 XIV, And after two days, was the passover of un- leavened cakes. And the chief priests and the Scribes sought how they might take him by strata- 2 gem, and kill him. (2) But they said: Not on the festival, lest there be commotion among the 3 people. — (3) And when he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he reclined, a woman came having an alabaster box of precious ointment of spikenard, of great price; and she opened and 4 poured upon the head of Jesus. (4) And there were certain of the disciples, who were dissatisfied among themselves, and said : Why was this waste 5 of the ointment? (5) For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and been given to the poor. And they were indignant at 6 her. (6) But Jesus said : Let her alone ; why or, allegory. Sy. ]I^; 92 MARK, XIV. " Sy. ^L'^£D ^ Sy. ]^n\ S trouble ye her? She liath done an excellent act to'wards me. (7) For the poor ye have always 7 with yovi ; and when ye please, ye can do them kind offices : but I am not always with you, (8) What was in her power, she hath done; and 8 by anticipation, hath perfumed my bod}^, as if for burial. (9) Verily I say to you,'^ That wherever 9 this my gospel^ shall be proclaimed, in all the world, i* this also which she hath done shall be told, in memory of her. — (10) And Judas Iscariot, one 10 of the twelve, went to the chief priests, in order to betray Jesus to them. (11) And Avhen they heard 11 [him], they rejoiced; and they promised to give him money. And he sought for opj^ortunity to betray him. And on the first day of unleavened cakes, on 12 which the Jews slay the passover, his disciples said to him : Where wilt thou that we go, and prepare for thee to eat the passover? (13) And 13 he sent two of his disciples, and said to them : Go 3'e to the city, and behold, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water. Go ye after him, (14) and where he entereth in, say ye to the lord of 14 the house : Our Rabbi saith, Where is the place of refreshment, in Avhich I may eat the passover with my disciples? (15) And lo, he will show you a 15 large upper room, furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. (16) And his disciples went, 16 and entered the city, and found as he had told them : and they made ready the passover. (17) And 17 when it was ev^ening, he came with his twelve. (18) And as they reclined and ate, Jesus said: 18 Verily I say to you. That one of you that eateth with me, will betray me. (19) And they began 19 to be distressed. And they said to him, one by one, Is it I? (20) And he said to them: It is 20 one of the twelve that dippeth with me in the dish. (21) And the Son of man goeth, as it is 21 written of him : but woe to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed. Better would it have been for that man, if he had not been born. — (22) And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, 22 and blessed, and brake, and gave to them, and said to them : Take ; this is my body. (23) And he 23 took the cup, and gave thanks, and blessed, and gave to them. And they all drank of it. (24) And 24 MARK, XIV. 93 26 27 28 29 30 31 he said to them: This is my blood of the new testament,'^ which is shed in behalf of many. 25 (25) Verily I say to you, That I will not drink again of the product of the vine, until the day in Avhicli I shall drink it anew in the kingdom of God. And they sang praise, and went out to the mount of Olives. (27) And Jesus said to them: All of you will this night be stumbled in me : for it is written, "I will smite the shepherd, and his sheep will be scattered." (28) And when I am risen, I will precede yon into Galilee. (29) And CophasJ said to him : Though they all should be stumbled, yet I will not be. (30) Jesus said to him : Verily I say to thee, That this day, on this night, before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt thrice deny me. (31) And he said, in addition : If I were to die with thee, I will not deny thee, my Lord. And like him, spake all the disciples. 32 — (32) And they came to the place called Geth- scmane;^ and he said to his disciples, Sit ye here, 33 while I pray. (33) And he took with him Cephas and James and John, and began to be gloomy and distressed. (3-i) And he said to them: My soul hath anguish, even to death. Wait for me here, and be Avatchful. (35) And he advanced a little, and fell upon the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. (3G) And he said : Father, my Fatlier, thou canst do all things. Let this cup pass from me. Yet not my pleasure, but thine. (37) And he came and found them sleeping. And he said to Cephas: Sleepest thou, Simon? Couldst thou not watch with me one hour ? (38) Watch and pra}^, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit^ is willing and 39 ready, but the bodyff is weak. (39) And he went again and prayed, speaking the same language. 40 (-10) And returning he came again and found them sleo})ing, for their eyes were heavy. And they 41 knew not what to say to him. (41) And he came the third time, and said to them : Sleep on now, and take rest. The end is near ; the hour is come ; and lo, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands 42 of sinners. (42) Arise yc ; let us go. Lo, he that 43 betrayeth me is at hand. (43) And while he was yet speaking, Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, 34 6iJ 56 38 Sy. loA-? <• Gr. Peter. Sy. ^^iOCDj^ Sy. VwOJ Sy. 1^^^ 94 MARK, XIV. »> Sy-I^Tian Gr. Peter. 4A Sy. ^O^ ]J = nol equal. 48 49 ' or, his xhir/., arrived, and mucli people, with swords and clubs, from before the chief priests and Scribes and Elders. (44) And the traitor who betrayed [him], had given them a sign, and said: He whom I shall kiss is the man. Seize promptly, and lead him away. (45) And immediately he came up, and said to 45 him: Rabbi, Rabbi; and kissed him. (46) And 46 they laid hands on him and took him. (47) And 47 one of them that stood by, 'drcAV a SAVord, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. (48) And Jesus answered and said to them : Have ye come out against me, as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to apprehend me ? (49) I was daily with you, while I taught in the temple, and ye seized me not. But this occurs, that the scriptures may be fulfilled. (50) Then his disciples 50 left him and fled. (51) And a young man fol- 51 lowed after him, who was clad with a linen cloth on [his] naked [body] : and they laid hold of him. (52) And he left the linen cloth, and fled naked. 52 And they led away Jesus to Caiaphas'' the high 53 priest. And with him were assembled all the chief priests and the Scribes and the Elders. (54) And Simon' followed after him, at a distance, 54 into the hall of the high priest; and ho sat with the servants, and warmed himself by the fire. (55) And the chief priests and all the assembly 55 sought for testimony against Jesus, to put him to death: but they found it not. (56) For while 56 many testified against him, their testimonies were inadequate. k (57) And some false witnesses stood 57 up against him, and said : (58) We have heard him 58 say: I will destroy this temple, which is made with hands ; and in three days I will build another, not made with hands. (59) Nor even thus were their testimonies adequate. (60) And the high priest arose in the midst, and interrogated Jesus, and said: Rcturnest thou no answer? What do these testify against thee? (61) And Jesus was silent, and made no reply. And again the chief priest interrogated him, and said: Art thou the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed ? (62) And Jesus said to him : I am. And ye will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and he will come on the clouds of heaven. (63) And the high priest rent his tunic,i and said : What need 59 60 61 62 63 64 of witnesses have we, any more? (64^ Behold, from his own mouth ye have heard blasphemy. How doth it appear to you ? And they all deci- 65 ded, that he deserved to die. (65) And some be- gan to spit in his foce, and to buffet him, saying: Prophesy tliou. And the servants smote him on 66 the cheeks. — (66) And as Simon'" was below in the •» Gr. Peter. 67 court, a maid of the high priest came, (67) and saw him warming himself; and she looked upon him, and said to him: And thou too wast with Jesus 68 the Nazarean. (68) But he denied, and said: I know not what thou saycst. And he went out 69 into the porch ; and the cock crew. (69) And the maid saw him again, and she began to say to those standing b}^, This man also is one of them. 70 (70) And he again denied [it]. And a little after, those standing there said again to Cephas: Surely, thou art one of them ; for thou art likewise a 71 Galilean, and thy speech answers to it. (71) And he began to imprecate, and swore : I know not 72 that man, of whom ye speak. (72) And immedi- ately the cock crew the second time. And Simon remembered the declaration of Jesus, who said to him : Before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt thrice deny me. And he began to weep. XV. And forthwith, in the morning, the chief priests with the Elders and the Scribes, and the whole Sanhedrim, a held a consultation. And they bound Jesus, and led him away, and delivered him over 2 to Pilate the president.'' (2) And Pilate asked him : Art thou the king of the Jews ? He replied 3 and said to him : Thou hast said, (3) And the 4 chief priests accused him of many things. (4) And Pilate again questioned him, and said to him: Makest thou no reply ? See how much they 5 testify against thee! (5) But Jesus gave no 6 answer ; so that Pilate wondered. (6) And it was his custom, at each festival, to release to them one 7 prisoner, whom they might desire. (7) And there was one named Bar Abas,<= who was confined with the movers of sedition, who had committed murder 8 in the insurrection. (8) And the people clamored, and began to demand, that he should do to them as 9 he was accustomed. (9) And Pilate answered, and said : Will ye, that I release to you the king of the Sy.H ^O Sy. Sy. ',jl21££>1 Gr. (ffeTpa. Sy. Sy. •^t\ ' L e. 9 A. M. 12 13 14 Jews? (10) For Pilate knew that the chief priests, 10 from envy, had delivered him up. (11) But the 11 chief priests farther persuaded the multitudes, that Bar Abas should be released to them. (12) And Pilate said to them : AVhat will ye, therefore, that I do to him whom ye call king of the Jews? (13) And they again cried out: Crucify him. (14) And Pilate said to them : But what evil hath he done ? And they cried ou^ the more : Crucify him. (15) And Pilate was willing to gratify the 15 wishes of the multitudes ; and he released to them Bar Abas ; and, having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to them to be crucified. — (16) And the soldiers 16 led him into the hall which was the Prietorium ;«^ and they called together the whole regiment ;e (17) and they clothed him in purple, and braided a 17 crown of thorns and put upon him ; (18) and began 18 to salute him with, " Hail, king of the Jews !" (19) And they smote him on the head with a reed, 19 and spit in his face, and bowed upon their knees and Avorshipped him. (20) And having mocked him, tbcy divested him of the purple, and clothed him in his own garments, and led him forth to crucify him. And they compelled a passer-by, Simon the Cyrenian,^ the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was coming from the fields, to bear his cross. (22) And they brought him to Golgotha, g the place which is interpreted a Skull. (23) And they .^ave him to drink wine in which myrrh was mixed; and he would not receive it. (24) And Avhen they had crucified him, they divided his garments ; and cast the lot upon them, what each should take. (25) And it was the .third hour^ when they crucified him. (26) And the cause of his death was written in the inscription : This IS THE KING OF THE Jews. (27) And they cru- cified with him two robbers, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. (28) And the scripture was fulfilled which saith: He was ac- counted among the wicked. (29) And they also 29 that passed by, reviled him; and, nodding their heads, they said: Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and bulkiest it in three days, (30) rescue 30 thyself, and come doAvn from the cross. (31) And 31 so also the chief priests, jeering one with another, 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MARK, XVI. 97 and the Scribes, said: lie gave life to others, his 32 own life he cannot save. (32) Let Messiah, the king of the Jews, now descend from the cross, that we may see [it] and believe in him. And those also who were crucified with him, derided him. — 33 (33) And when the sixth hour' was come, there was darkness over all the land until the ninth 34 hour.k (34) And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said : II, II, leraono shebak- thone ;i that is : My God, my God ; why hast 35 thou forsaken me ? (35) And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said : He calleth 36 for Elijah. (36) And one ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, and tied it on a reed, to oiFer him drink. And they said: Desist; let us see if 37 Elijah will come to take him down. — (37) And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and expired.™ 38 (38) And the curtain of the door of the temple was 39 rent, from the top to the bottom. (39) And when the centurion, who was standing near him, saw that he so cried and expired, he said : Verily, this 40 was the Son of God. — (40) And there were women looking on, from a distance, Mary Magdalena, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, 41 and Salome ; (41) who, when he was in Galilee adhered to him, and ministered to him ; and many other Avomen, who had come up with him to Jerusalem. 42 And, as it vv^as the eve of preparation, which 43 precedcth the sabbath, (43) Joseph of Ramath, an honorable counsellor," who also himself waited for the kingdom of God, came, and assuming courage, went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. 44 (44) And Pilate wondered that he should be already dead. And he called the centurion, and 45 inquired if he had been any time dead. (45) And when he learned it, he gave his body to Joseph. 46 (46) And Joseph bought iine linen, and took it down, and wrapped it in the linen, and deposited it in a sej)ulchre that was hewed in a rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the sepulchre. 47 (47) And Mary Magdalena and Mary [the mother] of Joses saw where he was laid. XVI. And Avhen the sabbath had passed, Mary Magdalena, and ^Nlary [the mother] of James, and ' or, noon. ^ or, 3 P. M, ' Sy. "■ Sy. V^V«0 -Sy. Gr. 98 MARK, XVL Sy. or, gospsl. Sy. |jL>j sy. ^L^ Salome, bouglit aromatics, that tliey might come and anoint him. (2) And in the morning of the 2 first day of the week, they came to the sepulchre as the sun arose. (3) And they said among them- 3 selves : Who will roll back for us the stone from the door of the sepulchre ? (4) And they looked, 4 and saw that the stone was rolled away; for it was very great. (5) And entering the sepulchre, 5 they saw a youth sitting on the right hand, and clothed in a white robe : and they were in pertur- bation. (6) But he said to them : Be not affright- 6 ed. Ye are seeking Jesus the Nazarean, who was crucified. He is risen ; he is not here. Behold, the place where he was laid. (7) But go, tell his 7 disciples and Cephas : Lo, he precedeth you into Galilee ; there will ye see him, as he said to you. (8) And when they heard, they fled and left the 8 sepulchre ; for astonishment and trembling had seized them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were in fear. — (9) And in the morning 9 of the first day of the week, he arose ; and he appeared first to Mary Magdalena, from whom he had cast out seven demons. (10) And she went 10 and told them that had been with him, while they were mourning and weeping. (11) And they, 11 when they heard [the women] say that he was alive, and that he had appeared to them, — did not believe them. (12) After this he appeared, under 12 another aspect, =i to two of them as they walked and went into the country. (13) And these went 13 and told the rest ; but they would not believe them. (14) And at last, he appeared to the eleven 14 as they reclined at table ; and he reproved the slenderness of their faith, and the hardness of their heart; because they believed not those who had seen him actually risen. (15) And he said to 15 them : Go ye into all the world, and proclaim my tidings'* in the whole creation. (16) He that 16 j believeth, and is baptized, livethc ; but he that [belicvcth not, is condemned. .»^3 '' Sy. words. ' Sy. l.iD\ ^ Sy. « Sy. "Usl Sy. ^1 ■ Sy. many in their days. Sy. acted priesL 100 LUKE, 1 Sy. ^, 1.„K>Q-« Sy. in her days. Sy. ' Sy. nodded to nod. the incense. And he went into the temple of the Lord, (10) and the whole multitude of the people 10 were praying without, at the time of incense. (11) And the angel of the Lord appeared to 11 Zacliariab, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. (12) And when Zachariah saw him, 12 he was agitated, and fear fell upon him. (13) And 13 the angel said to him : Fear not, Zachariah ; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth will bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.' (14) And thou wilt have joy and gladness: and 14 many will rejoice at his birth. (15) For he will be 15 great before the Lord ; and he will not drink wine nor sti'ong drink, and will be fdlcd with the Iloly Spirit even from his mother's womb. (16) And 16 many of the children of Israel will he convert to the Lord their God. (17) And he will go before 17 him, in the spirit and power of Elijah the prophet, and will turn the heart of the fathers unto thft children, and them that are disobedient to the knowledge of the righteous, and will prepare a perfect people for the Lord. (18) And Zachariah 18 said to the angel : How shall I know this ? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in life.'' (19) The 19 angel answered, and said to him: I am Gabriel,^ who stand before God ; and I am sent to converse with thee, and to tell thee these things. (20) Hence- 20 forth tliou Avilt be dumb, and unable to speak, un- til the day when these things take place: because thou belie vedst not my words, which v/ill be ful- filled in their time. — (21) And the people were 21 standing and waiting for Zachariah; and they wondered at his tarrying so long iu the temple. (22) And when Zachariah came forth, he could 22 not speak with them : and they u/jderstood that he hud seen a vision in the temple : and he made many signs'" to them, and remained speechless. (23) And Avhen the days of his ministration were 23 accomplished, he came to his house. — (24) And it 24 was alter those days, that Elisabeth his wife con- ceived. And she secluded herself five months; and she said: (25) These things hath the Lord 25 done for me, in the days when he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men. And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was 26 sent by God into Galilee, to a city named Naza- LUKE, I. 101 27 rctli," (27) to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, » of the house of David; and the 28 virgin's name was Mary.P (28) And the angel entered the house, and said to her : Peace to thee, thou full of grace ! The Lord is with thee : and 29 blessed art thou among women. (29) And when she saw [him], she Avas agitated by his speech; and she pondered, what this salutation could mean. 30 (30) And the angel said to her : Fear not, Mary ; 31 for thou hast found favor with God. (31) For lo, thou wilt conceive in thy womb, and wilt bear a 32 son, and wilt call his name Jesus.'' (32) He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most Uigh, and the Lord God will give him the throne 33 of his father David. (33) And he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his reign there 3-1 will be no end. (34) And Mary said to the angel: How can this be, as I have not known a man? 35 (35) The angel replied, and said to her : The Holy Spirit will come, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee ; therefore he that is born of thee is holy, and will be called the Son of God 36 (36) And lo, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, even she too hath conceived a son in her old age ; and this is the sixth month with her who is called bar- 87 ren. (37) Because nothing is difficult for God. 38 (38) Mary said: Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me, according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. 39 And Mary arose in those days, and went hastily to the mountain [district], to a city of Judaia; 40 (40) and entered the house of Zachariah, and 41 saluted Elisabeth. (41) And it was so, that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and she was filled with the 42 Holy Spirit. (42) And she cried out with a loud void", and said to Mary: Blessed art thou among | women ; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 (43) And whence is this to me, that the mother 44 of my Lord should come to me ? (44) For lo, as the voice of thy salutation fell upon my ears, with 45 great joy the child leaped in my womb. (45) And hapjiy is she that believed; for there will be a fulliliment of those things that were told her by 46 the Lord. — (46) And Mary said : My soul doth 47 magnify the Lord : (47) and my spirit rejoiceth in Sy. ^e^rctn , Sy. iO_.;iD Sy. ^Oju. 102 LUKE, I. Sy. Sy. give. Sy. cliildren of her kindred. or, was. God the authors of my hfe. (48) For he hath 48 looked upon the humble condition of his hand- maid ; and lo, henceforth all generations will ascribe* blessedness to me. (49) And He that is mighty" 49 hath done for me great things; and holy is his name. (50) And his mercy is on them that fear 50 him, for generations and posterities. (51) He hath 51 wrought victory witli his arm ; and hath scattered the proud in the imagination of'their heart, (52) He 52 hath cast down the mighty from their thrones, and hath exalted the lowly. (53) The hungry hath he 53 satisfied with good things, and the rich hath he sent away empty. (54) He hath aided Israel his 54 servant, and remembered his mercy, (55) (as he 55 spoke with the fathers,) with Abraham and his seed, for ever. — (56) xind Mary remained with 56 Elisabeth about three months, and returned to her home. And Elisabeth's time of bringing forth arrived ; 57 and she bore a son. (58) And her neighbors and 58 relatives^ heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. (59) And 69 it occurred, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they called him by the name of his father, Zachariah. (60) Anri his 60 mother answered and said: Not so; but John, shall he be called. (61) And they said to her: 61 There is no one among thy kindred called by that name. (62) And they made signs to his father, how 62 he v/ould have him named. (63) And he asked for 63 a tablet, and wrote, and said: John is his name. And every one was surprised. (64) And imme- 64 diately his mouth was opened, and. his tongue; and he spoke, and praised God. (65) And fear 65 camew upon all their neighbors ; and these things were talked of in all the mountain [district] of Judica. (QQ) And all who heard, pondered them 66 in their heart, and said : What will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.— (67) And 67 Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, and said: (68) Blessed be the Lord 68 God of Israel, who hath visited his people, and wrought redemption for them: (69) And hath 69 raised up a horn of redemption for us, in the house of David his servant: (70) as he spake by the 70 mouth of his holy prophets, who were of old, LUKE, II. 103 71 (71) that he would redeem us from our enemies, 72 anci from the hand of all that hate us. (72) And he hath exercised his mercy to our fathers, and 78 hath remembered his holy covenants,'^ (73) and the oath that he sware to Abraham our father, that 74 he would grant to us, (74) to be redeemed from the hand of our enemies; and that we should wor- 75 ship before him, Avithout fear, (75) all our days, in 76 rectitude and uprightness, (76) And thou, child, wilt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou wilt go before the face of the Lord, to pre- 77 pare his way, (77) that he may give the knowledge of lifey to his people, and forgiveness of their sins, 78 (78) through the compassion of the mercy of our (jod; whereby the day-spring from on high Avill 79 visit us, (79) to give light to them that sit in dark- ness, and in the shadow of death; and to guide 80 our feet into the way of peace. — (80) And the child grew, and Avas strengthened in spirit.^' And he Avas ia the wilderness, until the day of his manifestation to Israel. 11. And in those days it occurred, that a decree Aveut forth from Augustus Csesar, that all the 2 people of his dominion should be enrolled. (2) And this enrollment Avas first made under the 3 presidency:^ of Quirinus in Syria. (3) And every 4 one Avcnt to his oAvn city to be enrolled. (4) And Joseph also Avent up from Nazareth of Galilee to Judiea, to the city of David which is called Bethle- hem, because he Avas of the house and lineage of 5 David, (5) Avith Mary his espoused, then pregnant, 6 to be enrolled. (6) And it Avas Avhile they Avere there, that the days for her to bring forth Avere 7 completed. (7) And she brought forth her first born son, and Avrapped him in bandages, and laid him in the stall; for they had no place Avhere they could lodge. 8 And there were shepherds in that region, Avho abode there and kept Avatch of their flocks by 9 night. (9) And lo, the angel of God came to them, and the glory of the Lord shone upon them : and 10 they feared with great fear. (10) And the angel said to them : Fear not ; for, behold I announce to you great joy, Avhich Avill be to all the Avorld.^ 11 (11) For there is bom to you this day a deliverer," ' Sy. Sy."Ul. or, mind. •^Sy. »CDQlJ_i5cLDJ Sy. lifl^l. Sy. Iiso^a 104 LUKE, II. ■' Sy. ]^n\i Sy. word. Sy. word. Sy. words. Sy. gioe. Sy. ^\^n» 12 15 18 19 21 who is the Lord Messiah, in the city of David, (12) And this is the sign for you : Ye will find the babe wrapped in bandages, and placed in a stall. (13) And instantly there were seen with 13 the angel, the many hosts of heaven, praising God, and saying: (14) Glory to God in the highest 14 [heavens], and on earth peacci and good hope for men. — (15) And it was so, that when the angels had gone from them into heav*en, the shepherds con- ferred with one another, and said : Let us go down to Bethlehem, and see this thing^^ which hath occurred, as the Lord hath made known to us. (16) And they came hastily, and found Mary and 16 Joseph, and the babe laid in the stall. (17) And 17 when they saw, they made known the information^ which was given to them concerning the child. (18) And all that heard, wondered at the things that were told them by the shepherds. (19) And Mary laid up all these things, s: and pondered them in her heart. (20) And the shepherds returned, 20 glorifying and praising God for all that they had seen and heard, as it was told them. And when the eight days for the circumcision of the child were completed, his name was called Jesus ; as he was named by the angel, before he was conceived in the womb. And when the days of their purification were 22 completed, according to the law of Moses, they carried him to Jerusalem, to present him before the Lord : (23) (as it is written in the law of the Lord, that every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord:) (24) and to offer^ a sacrifice, according as it is written in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons. (25) And there was a certain man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon.' This man was upright and just, and was waiting for the con- solation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon hina. (26) And it had been told him by the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death, until he should see the Messiah of the Lord. (27) This man came, by the Spirit, into the temple; and Avhen his parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him as is commanded in the law, (28) he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and said: (29) My Lord, now release thou thy servant in peace, as 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 LUKE, II. 105 30 tbou hast said : (30) for lo, my eyes have seen thy 31 mercy, (31) which thou hast prepared in the pres- 32 ence of all nations, (32) a light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and a glory for thy people Israel. — 33 (33) And Joscj)!! and his mother were astonished at those things which were spoken concerning him. 3-1 (34) And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother : Behold, this [child] is set forth for the fall and for the rising of many in Israel, and 35 for a standard'' of contention; (35) (and also a dart will pierce thy own soul); that the thoughts of the 36 hearts of many may be disclosed.— (36) And llan- na,i a prophetess, the daughter of Phanucl, of the tribe of Asher,— she also was aged in days, and, from her maidenhood, had lived seven years with 37 her husband, (37) and was a widow of about eighty and fcjur years, and departed not from the temple, but worshipped by day and by night, with 38 fasting and i)rayer; — (38) and she too stood up, in that hour, and gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to every one that waited for the redemption 39 of Jerusalem. — (39) And Avhen they had accom- plished all things, according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their city Nazareth. 40 (40) And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit,'" and was filled with wisdom ; and the grace of God was upon him. 41 And his people went up to Jerusalem every 42 year, at the feast of the passover. (42) And when he was twelve years old, they went up to the feast, 43 as they were accustomed. (43) And when the days were completed, they returned : but the child Jesus remained at Jerusalem, and Joseph and his 44 mother knew not [of it] ; (44) for they supposed he was with his companions." And when they had travelled a day's journey, they sought him among their people, and [inquired] of every one that 45 knew them. (45) And they did not find him. And tliey returned again to Jerusalem, searching for 46 him. (46) And after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers," and listening to them, and asking them questions. 47 (47) And all they that heard him, were astonished 48 at his wisdom and his answers. (48) And when they saw him they were amazed.. And his mother said to him : My son, why hast thou done so to us? Sy. U^ ■" or, mind. Sy. sons of the company. Sy ]i ^\\n 106 •Sv. '' Sy. ■JJOO^ Sy. 'Sy. B Sy. ]^ » n " Sy. ]Aq^uZ ' Sy. words. ' Sy. Ul», Gr. TO (fwrrjptov. LUKE, Ilf. For lo. I and thy father have been seeking for thee with great anxiety. (49) He said to them : 49 Why did ye seek me ? Do ye not know, that it behoovcth me to be in ni}'- Father's house? (50) But 50 they did not comprehend the word that he spoke to them. (51) And he went down with them, and 51 came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. And his mother laid up all these things in her heart. (52) And Jesus increased in stature, and in wisdom, 52 and in s;race, before God and men. And in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius III, Cicsar, in the presidency''- of Pontius Pilate in Juda3a, while Herod was Tetrarchi* in Galilee, and Philip his brother Tetrarch in Itursea*^ and in the region of Trachonitis,'^ and Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilene,*' (2) in the high priesthood of Annas^ and 2 of Caiaphas ;s the word of God was -upon John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness. (3) And he S came into all the region about the Jordan, pro- claiming the baptism of repentance^ for the for- giveness of sins. (4) As it is written in the book 4 of the discourses' of Isaiah the prophet, who said : The voice of one crying in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the Lord ; and make straight paths in the plain for our God. (5) All valleys shall be t filled up, and all mountains and hills be lowered; and the hillock shall be levelled down, and the rough place become smooth. (6) And all flesh i shall see the life'^ which is of God. — (7) And he 7 said to the multitudes, who came to him to be baptized: Ye progeny of vipers, who hath in- structed you to flee from the future wrath ? (8) Bring forth, therefore, fruits comporting with re- pentance. And begin not to say in yourselves: We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God can, from these stones, raise up sons' to Abraham. (9) And lo, the ax is put to the 9 root of trees. Every tree therefore that beareth not good fruits, is hewed down, and falleth into the firc.~(10) And the multitudes asked him, and 10 said: What, then, shall we do? (11) He answered, 11 and said to them : Whoever hath two tunics, let him give [one] to him that hath none; and who- ever hath food, let him do the same. (12) And 12 publicans also came to be baptized. And they said 8 LUKE, III. 107 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 99 23 21 25 26 27 28 29 80 to him: Teacher, • what shall we do? (13) And he said to them: Exact no more than ye are re- quired to exact. (14) And those serving in war inquired of him, and said : And what shall we do ? He said to them: Be insolent to no one, and oppress no one, and let your pay satisfy you. — (15) And while the j^eople were thinking of John, and all pondered in their heart, whether he were the Messiah ; (16) John answered and said to them : Behold, I baptize you with water ; but after me cometh one mightier than I, the strings of whose shoes I am not worthy to untie ; he will baptize'" you with the Holy Spirit and with lire. (17) He holdeth his winnowing shovel in his hand, and he will make clean his threshing door ; and the wheat he gathereth into his garners, and the chaff lie will burn with iire not extinguished. (18) And many other things also, he taught and ])roclaimed to the people. — (19) But Ilerod the Tetrarch, because he was reproved by John, on account of Ilerodias the wife of his brother Philip, and on account of all the evil things he had done, (20) added this also to them all, that" he shut up John in prison. And it occurred, when all the people were bap tized, that Jesus also was baptized. And as he prayed, the heavens were opened ; (22) and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in the bodily likeness of a dove : and there was a voice from heaven, which said : Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I have delight. And Jesus was about thirty years old. And he Avas accounted the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, (24) the son of ^fatthat, the son of Levi, the son of ^[clchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, (25) the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, (26) the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Shimei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, (27) the son of Joanna, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zorubbabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri, (28) the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, (29) the .son of Joses, the .son of Eliczer, the son of Joram, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, (30) the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son ' Sy ]it7>\vo Sy. " Sy. and. 108 Sy. Sy. iaCL^A^ Sy. |j4cQ Sy. ]a51 LUKE, IV. of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, (31) the sou of Melcah, the son of Hainan, the son 31 of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, (32) the son of Jesse, the son of Obcd, the son of 32 Boaz, the sou of Sahnou, the son of Nahshon, (33) the son of Ammiuadab, the sou of Ram, the 33 son of Hezron, the son of PJiarez, the son of Judah, (34) the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of 34 Abraham, the son of Terah^ the son of Nahor, (35) the sou of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of 35 Peleg, the sou of Eber, the son of Salah, (36) the 36 son of Caiuau, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the sou of Noah, the sou of Lamech, (37) 37 the sou of Methuselah, the sou of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Meliakdcel, the son of Cainan, (38) the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the sou of 38 Adam, the sou of God, And Jesus, being full of the Holy Spirit, re- IV. turned from the Jordan. And the Spirit led him into the wilderness, (2) forty days, to be tempted 2 by the Calumniator. ^^ And during those da3"s, he ate nothing; and when he had completed them, he was at last hungry. (3) And the Calumniator 3 said to him : If thou art the Son of God, command this stone to become bread. (4) Jesus replied, and 4 said to him : It is written. Not by bread only, doth man live; but by every thing^* of God. (5) And Satan*^ conducted him to a high mountain, 5 and showed him all the kingdoms of the land,*^ in a little time. (6) And the Calumniator said to 6 him: To thee will I give all this dominion, and the glory of it, which is committed to me, and to whom I please, I give it: (7) if therefore thou 7 wilt worship before me, the whole shall be thine. (8) But Jesus replied, and said to him : It is written, 8 Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. (9) And he brought him 9 to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him : If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down hence: (10) for it is written, 10 lie will give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: (11) and in their arms will they sustain thee, 11 lest thou strike thy foot against a stone. (12) And 12 Jesus replied and said to him: It is said. Thou 1 shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. — (13) And when 13 LUKE, IV. 109 the Calumniator had finished all his temptations, he departed from him for a time. 14 And Jesus returned, in the power<= of the Spirit, to Galilee ; and fame concerning him spread in all 15 the region around them. (15) And he taught in their synagogues, and was lauded by every one. — 16 (16) And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up : and he went, as he was accustomed, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and rose 17 up to read. (17) And there was delivered to him the book of Isaiah the prophet. And Jesus opened the book, and found the place where it is written : IS (18) The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; and there- fore he hath anointed me to proclaim tidings to the poor ; and hath sent me to heal the contrite in heart, and to proclaim release to the captives, and sight to the blind ; and to send away the contrite 19 with forgiveness [of their sins] ; (19) and to pro- 20 claim the acceptable year of the Lord. (20) And he rolled up the book, and gave it to the servitor,^ and went and sat down. And the eyes of all in 21 the synagogue were gazing upon him. (21) And he bei2:an to say to them : This day, is this scrip- 22 ture which ye have heard, fulfilled. (22) And all bare him witness, and admired the gracious words which proceeded from his mouth ; and they said: Is 23 not this the son of Joseph ? (23) Jesus said to them : Perhaps, ye will speak to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: and whatever Ave have heard of thy doing in Capernaum, do thou here also in thy city. 21 (24) And he said to them: Verily I say to you. There is no prophet who is acceptable in his own 25 city. (25) And I tell you the truth, that there were many widows in the house of Israel, in the days of Elijah the prophet, when the heavens were closed up three years and six months, and there 2G was a great famine in all the land: (20) but to no one of them was Elijah sent, except to Sareptae 27 of Sidon, unto a widow woman. (27) And there were many leprous in the house of Israel, in the days of Elisha the prophet ; but none of them was 28 cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian.^ — (28) And when they hoard these things, those in the syna- 29 gogue were all filled wTth wrath. (29) And they rose u]), and thrust him out of the city, and brought him to the top of the hill on which the Sy-]3. .L».0 Sv. Sy. ASf Sy. U^'l 110 ' or, doctrine. ' Sy. IjU • Sy. 'i].fc_»^iD Sy. great. LUKE, V. city was built, that they might cast him down from the rock. (30) But he passed through the midst 80 of them, and went away. And he went down to Capernaum, a city of 81 Galilee; and taught them on sabbath days. (32) 82 And they were astonished at his teaching, » for his word was authoritative. ^ (33) And there was in 83 the synagogue a man, in whom was an unclean demon:' and he cried out, with a loud voice, (34) and said : Let me alone : What have I to do 31 with thee, Jesus, thou Nazarean?™ Hast thou come to destroy us ? I know thee, who thou art, the Holy One of God. (35) And Jesus rebuked 35 him, and said : Shut thy mouth ; and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst, and came out of him, having not harmed him at all. (36) And wonder seized every one ; dQ and they talked together, and said : What a word is this! For, with authority and efiiciency," he com- mandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. (37) And his fame went out into all the surround- 87 ing region. And when Jesus went out of the synagogue, he 38 entered the house of Simon. And the mother-in- law of Simon was afflicted with a severe^ fever: and they besought him in her behalf (89) And 89 he stood over her, and rebuked the fever ; and it left her. And immediately she arose and min- istered to them. — (10) And when the sun was set, 40 all those that had sick persons, afflicted Avith divers diseases, brought them to him; and he laid his hand on every one of them, and healed them. (41) And demons went out of many, crying out 41 and saying : Thou art the Messiah, the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and suffered them not to say, that they knew him to be Messiah. — (42) And 42 at the dawn of da}', he went out and retired to a desert place. And the multitudes sought him, and went out to him, and held him fast, that he might not retire from them. (43) And Jesus sard 43 to them : It behooveth me to announce the king- dom of God to other cities also ; for therefore was I sent. (44) And he preached in the synagogues 44 of Galilee. And it occurred, that a multitude gathered about Y. LUKE, V. Ill him, to hear the word of God. And he was stand- 2 iug by the side of the sea of Gennesaret, (2) and he saw two ships standing near the sea, and the fishermen were gone out of them, and were Avash- 3 ing their nets. (3) And one of them belonged to Simon Cephas:"^ and Jesus entered and sat in it. And he told them to draw off a little from the sliore, into the sea: and he seated himself, and taught 4 the multitude from the ship.- — (4) And when he ceased from s})eaking, he said to Simon : Launch out into the deep, and cast your net for a draught. 5 (5) Simon answered, and said to him : Rabbi,!' all the night we have toiled, and have caught nothing: G but, at thy bidding,^ I will cast the net. (6) And when they had done so, they inclosed very many 7 fishes, so that the net was rent. (7) And they made signs to their associates, in the other ship, to come and help them. And when they came, they filled both the ships, so that they were near to 8 sinking. (8) And when Simon Cephas saw [it], he fell before the feet of Jesus, and said to him : I beseech thee, my Lord, that thou leave me, for I 9 am a sinful man. (9) For astonishment had seized him, and all that were with him, at the draught of 10 fishes whieh they had caught: (10) and in like manner also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. But Jesus said: Fear thou not; henceforth thou shalt catch men 11 unto life.J (11) And they brought the vessels to the land : and they left all and followed him. 12 And when Jesus was in one of the cities, a man came all full of leprosy, and seeing Jesus, he fell upon his face, and besought him, and said to him : My Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. 13 (13) And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched liim, and said to him : I will [it] ; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy went from him. 14 (14) And he charged him : Speak to no one ; but go and show thyself to the priests, and offer the obla- tion for thy purification, as Moses hath commanded, 15 for a testimony to them. — (15) And his fame spread abroad still more: and much people assembled to hear him, and to be cured of their diseases. 16 (16) And he retired into a desert, and prayed. 17 And it occurred, on one of the days when Jesus was teachiuGf, that Pharisees and Doctors of the » Gr. Simon. Sy. uJDJ or, xDord. Sy. "(IIA '# 112 « Sy. ..g^^V) jnnnVni ' Sy. ]l.t^ Sy. la 'X I. ■• Sy. Icn^V) • Sy. ocA Sy. sons. LUKE, V. lawe were sitting by, who bad come from all the villages of Galilee and of Judcea, and Jerusalem : and the power*" of the Lord was present to heal them. (18) And some persons brought a para- 18 lytic man, on a couch, and sought to bring him in, and to place him before him. (19) And when 19 they could not thus introduce him, because of the multitude of the people, they ascended to the roof, and let him down Avith the cquch, from the cover- ing, into the midst, before Jesus. (20) And when 20 Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. (21) And the 21 Scribes and Pharisees began to reason, and to say : Who is this that speaketh blasphemy ?s Who can forgive sins, but God only ? (22) And Jesus knew 22 their thoughts, and said to them : What think ye in your heart ? (23) Which is the easier, to say, 23 Thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say, Arise and walk ? (24) But that ye may know, that the Son 24 of man is competent to forgive sins on the earth, — he said to the paralytic : I say to thee. Arise, take up thy couch, and go to thy home. (25) And in- 25 stantly, he rose up before their eyes, and took up his couch, and went home, glorifying God. (26) 26 And astonishment seized every one; and they praised God ; and they were filled with awe, and said : We have seen wonders to-day. And after these things, Jesus went out and saw 27 a publican, h named Levi,' sitting among the publi- cans; and he said to him: Come after mc. (28) 28 And he left every thing, and arose, and went after him. (29) And Levi made a great entertainment 29 for him at his house ; and there was a numerous company of publicans and others who reclined with them. (30) And the Scribes and Pharisees mur- 30 mured, and said to his disciples : Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners ? (31/ And 31 Jesus answered and said to them : A physician is not sought after for the well, but for those very sick. (32) I came not to call the righteous, but 32 sinners, to repentance. And they said to him : Why do the disciples of 33 John fast often, and pray, and also [those] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? (34) And 34 he said to them : Ye cannot make the guests^ of the nuptial chamber fast, while the bridegroom is LUKE, VI. 113 ou witli them. (35) But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken up from them, nnd then will they flist, in those days. (36) And he spoke a similitude' to them : No one teareth a patch from a new garment, and putteth it to an old garment ; lest he tear the new, and the patch from the new cease to make the old [garment] whole. (37) And no one putteth new wine into old sacks ; otherwise, the new wine will burst the sacks, and the wine will run out, and the sacks be ruined. (38) But tlicy put new wine into new sacks, and both are preserved. (39) And no one drinketli old wine, and immediately callcth for new; for he saith. The old is the delicious. Vnd on a sabbath it occurred, as Jesus walked among the tilled grounds, that his disciples plucked 2 ears, and rubbed them in their hands and ate. (2) And some of the Pharisees said to them : Why do 3'e that, which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath ? 3 (3) Jesus replied, and said to them: Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, he and 4 those with him ? (4) How he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the bread of the Lord's table, and gave [it] to those that were with him; which it was not lawful, except for the 5 priests only, to eat? (5) And he said to them: The Son of man is lord of the sabbath. C) And on another sabbath, he entered a synagogue and taught. And a man was there, whose right 7 liand Avas withered. (7) And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath ; that they might be able to accuse 8 him. (8) And as he knew their thoughts, he said to the man with a withered hand : Rise and come into the midst of the congregation. And when he 9 came and stood [there], (9) Jesus said to them : I ask )'ou. What is it lawful to do on the sabbath ? that which is good ? or that which is evil ? to save 10 life ? or to destroy [it] ? (10) And he looked upon them all ; and [then] said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched out his hand, and it 11 was restored like the other. "^ (11) And they were filled with envy ; and they conferred one with another, what they should do to Jesus. 12 And in those days, Jesus retired to a mountain or, parable. Sy. ils fellow 114 or, Apostles. <^ Gr. Usrpog. a Sy. f Sy. %Sy. i" or, wo7-cI. ' Sy. IJ.B.Kj LUKE, VI. to pray ; and lie passed the night there, in prayer to God. (13) And when the day dawned, he called 13 his disciples, and selected from them twelve, whom he named Legates i^* (1-1) Simon whom he named 14 Cephas, c and Andrew his brother, and James, and JohD, and Philip, and Bartholomew, (15) and 15 Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Al- pheus,** and Simon who was called Zelotes,^ (16) 16 and Judas the son of James, f' and Judas Iscariot,? who became a traitor.— (17) And Jesus descended 17 with them, and stood in the plain; and a great company of his disciples, and a multitude of assem- bled people, from all Judaea, and from Jerusalem, and from the sea-shore of Tyre and Sidon ; who came to hear his discourse,i^ and to be healed of their diseases; (18) and they who were afflicted by 18 unclean spirits : and they were healed. (19) And 19 the whole multitude sought to touch him ; for there went a virtue' out of him and healed them all. And he lifted his eyes upon his disciples, and 20 said : Blessed are ye poor ; for the kingdom of God is yours. (21) Blessed are ye that hunger now ; 21 for ye will be satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now ; for ye will laugh. (22) Blessed are ye, 22 when men shall hate you, and repel you, and re- vile you, and cast out your names as base, for the Son of man's sake. (23) Eejoice in that day and 23 exult, for your reward is great in heaven ; for so did their fethers to the prophets. (24) But, woe to 24 you that are rich ; for ye have received your con- solation. (25) Woo to you that are full ; for ye 25 will hunger. Woe to you that laugh now ; for ye will weep and mourn. (26) Woe to you, when 26 men shall speak your praise ; for so did their fa- thers to the false prophets, — (27) And to you who 27 hear, I say : Love your enemies ; and do favors to them that hate you ; (28) and bless them that curse 28 vou ; and pray for them that drag you with vio- lence. (29) To him that smiteth thee on thy 29 cheek, olfer the other: and from him that taketh away thy cloak, keep not back thy tunic. (30) To 30 every one that asketh of thee, give thou : and from him that taketh thy property, demand it not. (31) And as ye would that men should do to you, so 31 do ye also to them. (32) For, if ye love them that 32 LUKE, VI. 115 love yoii, what goodness is it in you ? For even 83 sinners love those that love them. (33) And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what good- ness is it in you ? For even sinners do the same. 34 (3-i) And if yc lend to one from whom ye expect recompense, what goodness is it in you? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive adequate 35 recompense. (35) But love je your enemies, and do them good; and lend ye, and disappoint the ho])cs of no one : and great will be your reward, and ye will be children of the Highest ; for he is 36 kind to the evil, and to the unthankful. (36) Be ye therefore merciful, as also your Father is merci- ' 37 ful. (37) Judge not, and ye will not be judged : condemn not, and yc will not be condemned : re- 38 lease, and 3'e Avill be released. (38) Give 3'e, and it will be given to j^ou ; in good measure, })rcssed down, and running over, will they cast into your lap. For, with what measure ye measure, it will 39 be measured to you. — (39) And he spake a simili- tude'^ to them: Can a blind man lead a blind? 40 AVill not both fall into the ditch?— (40) No disci- ple is better than his teacher;' for whoever is per- 41 feet, will be like his teacher. — (41) And wliy observest thou the straw that is in thy brother's eye, but regardest not the beam that is in thy own 42 eye ? (42) Or how canst thou say to th}'- brother. My brotlier, allow me to pluck the straw from thy eye ; when, lo, the beam that is in thy own eye, thou regardest nbt. Hypocrite ! first cast the beam out thy eye, and then thy vision will be clear to 43 pluck the straw from thy brother's eye. (43) There is no good tree, that beareth bad fruits ; nor a bad 44 tree, that beareth good fruits. (44) For every tree is known by its fruits. Do men gather figs from thorn-bushes? So, neither do they pluck grapes 45 from brambles. (45) A good man, from the good treasure that is in his heart, bringcth out good things: and a bad man, from the bad treasure that is in his heart, bringeth out bad things. For, from 46 the abundance of the heart, the lips speak. (4(5) And wh}' call ye me, ^[y Lord, my Lord ; while ye do 47 not that which I command you ? (47) P]very one that cometh to me, and hcareth my words, and doeth them, I will show to whom he is like: 48 (48) lie is like a man that built a house ; and he .if" or, pm iblc. Sy. Rahhi. 116 LUKE, VII. Sy. \,a. * «» n ' or, a si/na- gogue. Sy. hand. Sy. dug and went deep, and laid the foundations on a rock : and when a flood occurred, the flood rushed upon that liouse, and could not move it, for its foundation rested on a rock. (49) But he that 49 heareth and doeth not, is like a man that built his house upon the earth, without a foundation ; and when the torrent rushed upon it, it fell immediatelj, and the ruin of that house was great. And when he had finished all these discourses VII. in the audience of the people, Jesus entered into Capernaum. (2) And the servant of a cen- 2 turion, v/ho was dear to him, was very sick, and near to death. (3) And he heard of Jesus, and 3 sent the Elders^ of the Jcavs to him, and requested of him that he would come and save the life of his servant. (4) And when they came to Jesus, they 4 entreated him earnestly, and said: He is worthy that thou shouldst do this for him ; (5) for he loveth 5 our nation, and hath also built us a house of assembly.*^ (G) And Jesus went with them. And 6 when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent his friends to him, and said to him : M}^ Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof: (7) therefore I 7 deemed myself not worthy to approach thee myself; but speak the word only, and my young man will be healed. (8) For I also am a man 8 subjected to authority ; and I have soldiers under my command ;c and I say to this one. Go; and he goeth : and to another. Come ; and he cometh : and to my servant. Do this ; and he doeth [it.] (9) And when Jesus heard these things, he admired 9 him ; and he turned, and said to the throng that followed him: I say to you, I have not found faith like this even in Israel. (10) And they that were 10 sent, returned to the house ; and they found the servant that had been sick, now well. And the following day, he went to a city called 11 Nain ;J and liis disciples [were] with him, and a great multitude. (12) And as he approached the 12 gate of the city, he saw a procession bearing a dead man, the only sone of his mother, and she a widow ; and a great company of the people^ of the city were with her. (13) And Jesus looked upon her, 13 and had compassion on her ; and he said to her, LUKK, VII. u"; 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 14 TVeep not. (14) And he went, and touched the bier ; and they that bore him stood still. And he said : Young man, I say to thee, Arise. (15) And the dead man sat up, and began to speak : and he delivered him to his mother. (16) And awe seized all the people ; and they glorilicd God, and said: A great prophet bath arisen among us, and God hath visited his people. (17) And that sayings resj^ccting him went out through all Judtea and all the surrounding region. And the disciples of John told him all these things. (19) And John called two of his disciples, and scut them to Jesus, and said : Art thou he that cometh, or shall we look for another? (20) And the}' came to Jesus, and said to him: John the Baptizcr hath sent us to thee, and saith : Art thou he that cometh, or shall we look for another? (21) And in that hour he healed many persons of their diseases, and of plagues, and of unclean spirits, and gave sight to many blind persons. (22) And Jesus replied, and said to them : Go ye, and tell John all that ye have seen and heard ; that the blind see, and the lame walk, and the leprous are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead arise, and to the poor good news is 23 proclaimed:'' (23) and blessed is he that is not 24 stumbled in me.— (24) And when John's disciples were gone, Jesus began to say to the multitude, concerning John : What went ye into the wilder- 25 ness to see ? — a reed agitated by the wind? (25) Or if not ; what went ye out to see ?— a man clad in soft raiment ? Lo, they that use splendid garments 26 and luxuries, are in kings' palaces.' (26) Or if not; what went ye out to see? — a prophet? Yea, 27 say I to you ; and more than a prophet. (27) [For] this is he, of whom it is written : Behold I send my messenger'' before thy face, to prei)are 28 thy way before thee. (28) I say to you, that no prophet, among those born of women, was greater than John the Baptizer : and yet the little one in 29 the kingdom of God, is greater than he, (29) And all the people that heard liim, justified God, as they 30 had been baj)tized with John's baptism. (30) But the Pharisees and Scribes rejected the good pleasure of God, against themselves; as they were not 31 baptized by him. (31) To what, therefore, shall I e or, word. -Sy. or, houses. Sy. aSi]l^ 118 LUKE, VII. • Sy. l.^^ compare this generation ? and to what are they lilvc ? (32) They are hkc children, that sit in the 32 market-place, and call to their fellows and say : We have piped to you, and ye did not dance ; we have howk'd to you, and ye did not weep. (33) For John the Baptizer came, not eating bread, 33 and not drinking wine ; and ye say : He hath a demon. (3-1) The Son of man came, eating and 3-1 drinking ; and ye say : Behold, a gluttonous man, and a wine drinker, and one fond of publicans and sinners. (35) But wisdom^ is justified by all her 35 children. And one of the Pharisees canre, and asked him 30 to eat with him. And he entered the house of the Pharisee, and reclined. (37) And there was a 37 woman in the city, who was a sinner; and when she learned that he reclined in the Pharisee's house, she took an alabaster box of perfume, (38) and stood behind him, at his feet, and wept ; 38 and she began to bathe his feet with her tears, and to wipe them with the hair of her head ; and she kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the per- fume. (39) And when the Pharisee that invited 39 him, saw it, he thought within himself, and said : If this man v^ere a prophet, he would know who she is, and what is her reputation ; for the woman that toucheth him, is a sinner. (40) And Jesus 40 answered, and said to him : Simon, I have some- thing to say to thee. lie said to him: Say it, Kabbi. Jesus said to him : (41) There were two 41 debtors to a (pertain creditor ; the one owed him five liundrcd denarii, and the other fifty denarii. (42) And as they had not the means of pa}^, he 42 released them both. Which of them, therefore, will love him most? (43) Simon replied, and 43 said : I suppose he to whom most was released. Jesus said to him: Thou hast judged correctly. (44) And he turned to the woman, and said to 44 Simon : Seest thou this woman ? I entered thy house, and thou gavest [me] no water for my feet ; but slie hath bathed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. (45) Thou gavest 45 me no kiss ; but this woman, since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. (46) Thou didst 46 nut anoint my head with perfume ; but she hath anointed my ieet with perfumed ointment. (47) I 47 LUKE, VIII.^ 119 4 6 therefore say to thee : Ilcr many sins are forgiven her, for she loveth much. But he, to whom little 48 is forgiven, loveth little. (48) And he said to the 49 woman: Thy sins are forgiven thee. (49) And they that were reclining, began to say in them- selves: Who is this, that even forgiveth sins? 50 (50) And Jesus said to the woman : Thy faith hath given thee life. Go, in peace. VIII. And after these things Jesus travelled about the cities and the villages, and proclaimed and announced the kingdom of God. And with him 2 were his twelve [disciples,] (2) and those women who were healed of inlirmities and of unclean spirits, A[ary called Magdalona,'! out of whom went 3 seven demons, (3) and Joauna'i the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna,*' and many others, Avho ministered to them of their property. And when a great multitude was assembled, and people came to him from all the cities, he said, in similitudes :'J (5) A sower went out to sow his seed : and as he sowed, some fell by the side of the path, and was trodden upon, and a bird devoured it. (6) And other fell upon a rock, and sprung up forthwith ; but, as it lacked moisture, it dried up. (7) And other fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up with it, and choked it. (8) And other fell on good and fair ground, and sprung up, and bore fruits, a hundred for one. llaving said these things, he cried: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And his disciples asked him: what meaneth this similitude ? (10) And he said to them : To you it is given, to know the mysteries*^ of the kingdom of God ; but to others, it is spoken in allegories -J that, while seeing, they may not see, and while hearing, may not understand. (11) But this id the similitude: The seed is the word of GotL (12) And those by the side of the path, are they that hear the word, and the enemys cometli and taketh the word out of their heart, that they may not believe and live. (13) And those upon the rock, are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy : but they have no root in them, and their faith is temporary, and in time of 14 temptation'' they arc stumbled. (14) And that 9 10 11 12 13 Sy. Sy. ,_K»Q-. Sy. ^Q-» ' or, parables Sy. 1Z]J.2irD :Sy. •> or, trial. 120 LUKE, VIII. or, lusif. Sy. ' S\ U^ •^ wliicli fell among thorns, are those who hear the word, but are choked by cares, and by riches, and by worldly desires,' and bear no fruits. (15) And 15 that on good ground, are those who, with a humble and good heart, hear the word, and retain it, and Avith patience bring forth fruits. — (16) No 16 one lighteth a lamp, and covereth it with a vessel, or placeth it under a bed, but setteth it upon a light-stand, that all who come in, may see the light of it. (17) For there is nothing covered, that shall 17 not be uncovered; nor concealed, that shall not be known and become manifest. (18) Take heed 18 how ye hear : for to him that hath, shall l)e given; and from him that hath not, shall be taken even what he thinketh he hath. — (19) And his mother 19 and his brothers came to him, and they could not speak with him, because of the multitude. (20) 20 And they say to him : Thy mother and thy brothers stand without, and wish to see thee. (21) And he answered and said: My mother and 21 my brothers, are they who liear the word of God, and do it. And on a certain day Jesus embarked and sat 22 in a ship, he and his disciples. And he said to them; Let us pass over to the other side of the sea. (23) And while they were rowing, Jesus fell 23 asleep. And there was a tempest of wind on the sea ; and the ship was near to sinking. (24) And 24 they came and awaked him, and said to him: Our Kabbi, our liabbi,^ we are perishing ! And he arose, and rebuked the winds and the agita- tions of the Avater; and they ceased, and there was a calm. (25) And he said to them : Where 25 is your faith ? And they being in awe, wondered, and said one to another : Who is this, that com- mandcth even the winds, and the waves, and the sea ; and they obey him ? And they rowed on, and came to the country of 26 the Gadarenes,! which heth over against Galilee. (27) And when he went out upon the land, there 27 met him a man of the city, in whom had been a demon for a long time ; and he wore no clothing, and did not reside in a house, but among the tombs. (28) And when he saw Jesus, he cried 28 out, and fell down before him, and said, with a loud voice : What have we to do with thee? Jesus, thou 4 LUKE, VIII. 121 Son of the exalted God. I entreat of thee, torment 29 me not. (29) For Jesus bad commanded tlic unclean spirit, to come out of the man : for, of a long time he had been held captive bv him; and he had been bound with chains, and held in fetters ; but he had burst the bonds, and had been 80 driven by the demon into the desert. (oO) And Jesus demanded of him : What is thy name ? And he said to him: Legion:'" because many 31 demons had entered into him. (31) And they besought him, not to command them to depart 32 into the abyss." (32) And there was a herd of many swine grazing on the mountain. And they besought him, that he Avould permit them to enter 33 the swine. And he permitted tliom. (33) And the demons went out of the man, and entered the swine ; and the whole herd ran to a precipice," and plunged into the sea, and were strangled. 34 (34) And when the herdmen saw what had occurred, they fled, and told [it] in the cities and 35 the villages. (35) And the men went out to see what was done. And they came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the demons had gone, now clothed, and modest, and sitting at the 3G feet of Jesus ; and they were awed. (3(3) And they that saw [it], related to them in what manner 37 the demoniac was cured. (37) And the whole throngp of the Gadarenes requested him, that lie would depart from them: for great fear had sei/A'd them. And Jesus embarked in a ship, and 38 retired from among them. (38) And the man, from whom the demons had gone out, requested that he might remain with him. But Jesus dis 39 missed him, and said to him : (39) Return to thy home, and relate what God hatli done for thee And he went awa}", and proclaimed through all the city what Jesus had done for him. 40 And when Jesus returned, a great multitude received him; for all were looking for him. 41 (41) And a man, whose name was Jairus,"" a chief of the synagogue,' fell down at the feet of Jesus, 42 and besought him to enter his liouse; (42) for lie had an only' daughter, about twelve years old, and she was near dying. And as Jesus went with him, a great multitude pressed upon him. — 43 (43) And a certain woman, whose blood liad Sy. ^a«_^ Sy. llDCOlZ or, clijf. p or, multitude. Sy. ,.j51q_i Sy. w.e_i9 Sv. Gr. • Sy. y Sy. •Sy, Peter. ^' eyes. Sy. Sy flowed twelve years, and who had expended all her property among ph3'siciaus, and could not be cured by any one, (44) came up behind him, and 44 touched the border of his garment; and imme- diately the flow of her blood stopped. (45) And 45 Jesus said: Who touched me? And when all denied, Simon Cephas^ and those with him said to him: Our Kabbi,^ crowds press upon thee; and say est thou, Who touched me? (46) And 46 he said : Some one touched me ; for I perceive, that energy-^ hath gone out from me. (47) And 47 the woman, when she saw that she had not escaped his notice, came trembling, and fell down and wor- shipped him. And in the presencey of all the people, she declared for what cause she had touched him, and that she was instantly healed. (48) And 48 Jesus said to her: Take courage, my daughter: Thy faith hath given thee life: Go in peace. — (49) And while he was speaking, one came 49 from the house of the chief of the synagogue, ^ ^^-^~^ *^' j and said to him : Thy daughter is dead ; trouble ]i g^Vvnlnot the teacher.^ (50) And Jesus heard [it], and 50 said to the father of the maid: Fear not; believe only, and she will live. (51) And Jesus came 51 to the house ; and he suffered none to go in with him, except Simon, and James, and John, and the father and mother of the maid. (52) And all 52 were weeping and wailing over her. And Jesus said : Weep not ; for she is not dead, but sleepeth. (53) And they derided him, knowing that she was 53 dead. (54) And he put every one out, and took 54 her by the hand, and called, and said: Maid, arise.'' (55) And her spirif- returned, and she instantly 55 arose. And he directed them to give her food. (56) And her jnirents were astonished: and he 56 charged them to tell no one what had occurred. And Jesus called his twelve, and gave them IX. power and authority over all demons and diseases, to heal [them], (2) And he sent them forth, to pro- 2 claim the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. (3) And he said to them: Take nothing for the 3 journey, neither a staff^ nor a wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two tunics. (4) And 4 into whatever house ye enter, there stay, and thence depart. (5) And against them that receive 6 1AA2. LUKE, IX. 123 6 0 10 11 12 jou not, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet against them, for a testi- mony. (0) And the Legates^ went forth, and trav- elled about the villages and cities, and preached and healed everywhere. And Ilcrod the Tetrarch licard of all the things done b}' him, and he Avas disturbed; because some said, that .John had arisen from the dead. (8) But others said, that Elijah hath appeared ; and others, that a prophet from among the ancient prophets hath ai'isen. (9) And Ilerod said: The head of .lolni, 1 have cut off; but who is this, of whom I ln'ar these things? And he was desirous to see him. And when the Legates^ returned, they narrated to Jesus all the}-' had done. And he took them aside, to the desert part of Bethsaida. (11) And when tlic multitude knew [it], they followed him : and he received them, and conversed with them respecting the kingdom of God : and such as had need of healing, he healed. (12) And when the da}" began to decline, his disciples came near, and Siud to him : Send away the multitude, that they may go to the villages around us and to the towns, to lodge in them, and to procure themselves 13 food,* for we are in a desert place. (13) Jesus said to them : Give ye them to eat. And they say : We have no more than five loaves and two fishes ; unless we go and buy food for all this people: (14) for they were about five thousand men. Jesus said to them : Make them recline by companies, fifty persons in a company. (15) And the disci- j)les elid so, and made them all recline. (16) And Jesus took the five loaves and two fishes, and looked towards heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before the multi- tudes, (17) And they all ate, and were satisfied : and they took up the fragments of remains, twelve baskets.^ And as he was praying in private with his dis- ciples, he asked them, and said : Who, do the mul- 19 titudes say of me, that I am? (19) They answer and say to him: John the Baptizer; others, Elijah; and others, a j)rophet, one of the ancient prophets arisen. (20) lie said to them: But who, do ye say, that I am ? Simon answered, and said : The 14 15 16 17 18 20 » or, Apostles. ^ or. Apostles. Sy. .1 .c^nr^ 124 LUKE, IX. Sy. or, every one. Sv. OT-A-SU e Sy. cn.ft.,eiJ i" or, words. Sy. Sy. /to// /;ecn. Messiali