1And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: 4Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. 5And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. 6But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, 7And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. 8For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. 9And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. 10And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. 11Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. 12And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. 13And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. 14And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. 15And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. 16And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. 17And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. 18And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. 19Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. 20And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel. 21And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. 22And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 23And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. 24And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him. 25And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, 26And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 28For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. 29And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. 30And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? 31And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 32And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 33But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. 35While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? 36As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. 37And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. 38And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 39And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 40And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. 41And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. 42And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. 43And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Isus iscjeljuje opsjednutog čovjeka
(Mt 8:28-34; Lk 8:26-37)
1Doploviše na drugu obalu jezera, u geraski5:1 U nekim rukopisima gadarski ili gergezenski kraj. Vidjeti: Matej 8:28 i Luka 8:26. kraj. 2Tek što je Isus izišao iz lađice, istrćao je pred njega s groblja neki čovjek opsjednut nečistim duhom. 3Stanovao je u grobnicama, a nitko ga više nije mogao svezati, čak ni lancem. 4Često su ga okivali u lance, ali on bi uvijek rastrgao lance i smrskao okove u komadiće. Nitko ga nije mogao ukrotiti. 5Danju i noću bez prestanka je lutao grobljima i gorom vrišteći i udarajući sebe kamenjem.
6Ugledavši Isusa izdaleka, pritrči mu i padne ničice pred njim. 7Zavrišti i prodorno vikne: “Što hoćeš od mene, Isuse, Sine najuzvišenijeg Boga? Zaklinjem te Bogom, ne muči me!” 8Isus mu, naime, bijaše zapovjedio: “Izlazi iz toga čovjeka, nečisti duše!”
9Zatim ga upita: “Kako se zoveš?”
“Zovem se Legija”, odgovori on, “jer nas je mnogo u ovom čovjeku.” 10Preklinjao ga je da ih ne potjera iz onoga kraja. 11A ondje je na obronku paslo veliko krdo svinja. 12“Pošalji nas onim svinjama da uđemo u njih”, zamole ga nečisti duhovi. 13On im to dopusti. Nečisti duhovi iziđu i uđu u svinje, na što cijelo krdo od kojih dvije tisuće svinja jurne niz strmi obronak i utopi se u jezeru.
14Svinjari pobjegnu u obližnje gradove i sela i razglase putem novost, pa ljudi pođu vidjeti što se dogodilo. 15Dođu Isusu i ugledaju čovjeka koji bijaše opsjednut cijelom legijom kako sjedi obučen i pri zdravoj pameti te se uplaše. 16A kad su očevici ispričali što se dogodilo s opsjednutim i sa svinjama, 17ljudi počnu zaklinjati Isusa da ode iz njihova kraja.
18On se vrati u lađu, a čovjek koji je bio opsjednut zamoli ga da mu dopusti poći s njime. 19Ali mu Isus to nije dopustio. “Idi kući svojima”, reče mu on, “i ispričaj im koliko ti je milosrđe Bog iskazao.” 20Čovjek se zaputi u Dekapolis5:20 Deset gradova. toga kraja govoreći ljudima o svemu što mu je Isus učinio. I svi su se divili.
Isus iscjeljuje zbog velike vjere ljudi
(Mt 9:18-26; Lk 8:40-56)
21Kad je Isus doplovio na drugu stranu jezera, okupi se oko njega na obali silno mnoštvo. On je stajao uz more. 22Pristupi mu jedan od nadstojnika mjesne sinagoge, imenom Jair, te padne pred njim ničice 23preklinjući ga da mu iscijeli kćerkicu. “Na samrti je”, reče on. “Molim te, dođi i položi na nju ruke da ozdravi i da živi.”
24Isus pođe s njim, ali se oko njega natisnulo mnoštvo. 25Među ljudima bila je žena koja je bolovala od krvarenja već dvanaest godina. 26Mnogo je pretrpjela od brojnih liječnika i potrošila je na njih sve što je imala, ali nije ozdravila. Stanje joj se, naprotiv, pogoršalo. 27Slušala je o Isusu pa mu se približi straga kroz mnoštvo i dotakne njegov ogrtač. 28Mislila je: “Dodirnem li samo njegovu odjeću, ozdravit ću!” 29I zaista, krv joj smjesta prestane teći i ona na svojemu tijelu osjeti da je ozdravila.
30Isus je odmah osjetio da je iz njega izišla sila pa se okrenu prema mnoštvu i upita: “Tko mi je dotaknuo odjeću?”
31Učenici mu rekoše: “Toliko se mnoštvo tiska oko tebe, a ti pitaš tko te je dotaknuo!”
32Ali Isus je pogledom tražio onu koja je to učinila. 33A žena, uplašena i dršćući jer je znala što joj se dogodilo, priđe mu i padne pred njim ničice te mu sve po istini ispriča. 34On joj reče: “Kćeri, tvoja te vjera iscijelila. Pođi u miru i budi iscijeljena od svoje bolesti!”
35Dok je Isus još to govorio, stigli su iz Jairova doma s viješću. “Kći ti je umrla. Nema smisla da dalje mučiš Učitelja.”
36Ali Isus se nije obazirao na to što su rekli, već se obrati Jairu: “Ne boj se! Samo vjeruj!” 37Isus ne dopusti nikome da ga prati osim Petru, Jakovu i Ivanu. 38Kad su stigli do kuće nadstojnika sinagoge, Isus vidje da ljudi viču, plaču i nariču u sav glas. 39On uđe i reče im: “Što toliko naričete i plačete? Dijete nije umrlo, nego samo spava!” 40Mnoštvo ga počne ismijavati, ali on ih sve potjera van.
Povede samo djetetova oca i majku te trojicu svojih učenika, pa uđe u prostoriju u kojoj je ležala djevojčica. 41Uhvati ju za ruku i reče joj: “Talita kum!” (što znači: “Ustani, djevojčice!”). 42Djevojčica je imala dvanaest godina. Ona smjesta ustane i počne hodati. Roditelji ostanu zapanjeni. 43Isus im zapovjedi da nikome ne govore što se dogodilo i reče im da joj daju jesti.
