The Parable of the Sower
1After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, 2and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; 3Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.
4While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. 6Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. 8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.”
When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
9His disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that,
“ ‘though seeing, they may not see;
though hearing, they may not understand.’8:10 Isaiah 6:9
11“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. 12Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. 14The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. 15But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
A Lamp on a Stand
16“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. 17For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. 18Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.”
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
19Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. 20Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”
Jesus Calms the Storm
22One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. 23As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
24The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”
He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. 25“Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples.
In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”
Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man
26They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes,8:26 Some manuscripts Gadarenes; other manuscripts Gergesenes; also in verse 37 which is across the lake from Galilee. 27When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs. 28When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!” 29For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.
30Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
“Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.
32A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission. 33When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
34When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, 35and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 36Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured. 37Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.
38The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39“Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.
Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman
40Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. 41Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house 42because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying.
As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. 43And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years,8:43 Many manuscripts years, and she had spent all she had on doctors but no one could heal her. 44She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
45“Who touched me?” Jesus asked.
When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”
46But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”
47Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. 48Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
49While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he said. “Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”
50Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
51When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother. 52Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”
53They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 54But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!” 55Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. 56Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
Misalin mai shuka
1Bayan wannan sai Yesu ya zazzaga gari da ƙauye, yana wa’azin bisharar mulkin Allah. Sha Biyun nan kuwa suna tare da shi, 2da kuma waɗansu mata waɗanda aka warkar da su daga cututtukansu, da kuma mugayen ruhohi. Cikinsu akwai Maryamu (wadda ake kira Magdalin) wadda aljanu bakwai suka fito daga cikinta. 3Da Yowanna matar Kuza, manajan iyalin Hiridus; da Suzana; da waɗansu mata da yawa. Waɗannan mata suna taimaka musu cikin hidima, daga cikin abin da suke da shi na zaman gari.
(Mattiyu 13.1-9; Markus 4.1-9)
4Yayinda taron mai girma na taruwa, mutane kuma daga garuruwa dabam-dabam suna zuwa wurin Yesu, sai ya ba da wannan misali ya ce, 5“Wani manomi ya fita domin ya shuka irinsa. Da yana watsa irin, sai waɗansu suka fāɗi a kan hanya, aka tattaka su, tsuntsayen sararin sama kuma suka cinye su. 6Waɗansu suka fāɗi a kan dutse, da suka tsira sai suka yanƙwane don babu ruwa a wurin. 7Waɗansu kuma suka fāɗi a cikin ƙaya. Da suka yi girma tare, sai ƙayan suka shaƙe su. 8Waɗansu kuma har yanzu, suka fāɗi a ƙasa mai kyau, suka yi girma, suka ba da amfani riɓi ɗari-ɗari, fiye da abin da aka shuka.”
Da faɗin haka sai ya ce, “Duk mai kunnen ji, yă ji.”
(Mattiyu 13.10-17; Markus 4.10-12)
9Almajiransa suka tambaye shi ma’anar wannan misali. 10Sai ya ce, “Ku ne aka ba sanin asirin mulkin Allah, amma ga sauran mutane kam, ina magana da misalai, saboda,
“ ‘ko da yake suna kallo, ba za su gani ba,
ko da yake suna ji, ba za su gane ba.’
(Mattiyu 13.18-23; Markus 4.13-20)
11“Ga ma’anar misalin, irin, shi ne maganar Allah. 12Waɗanda suka fāɗi a kan hanya su ne mutanen da suka ji, amma Iblis, yakan zo ya ɗauke maganar daga zuciyarsu, don kada su gaskata, su sami ceto. 13Na kan dutse kuwa, su ne da jin maganar, sukan karɓa da murna, amma ba su da saiwa. Sukan gaskata na ɗan lokaci, amma lokacin gwaji, sai su ja da baya. 14Irin da suka fāɗi a cikin ƙaya kuwa, su ne mutanen da suka ji, amma a kwana a tashi, tunanin kayan duniya, da neman arziki, da son jin daɗi, sukan hana su ba da ’ya’ya. 15Amma irin da suka fāɗi a ƙasa mai kyau kuwa, su ne mutane masu kyakkyawar zuciya, mai kyau, da suka ji, suka riƙe, suka kuma jimre har suka ba da ’ya’ya.”
Fitila a kan wurin ajiye fitila
(Markus 4.21-25)
16“Ba mai ƙuna fitila sa’an nan ya ɓoye ta a cikin tulu, ko kuma ya sa ta a ƙarƙashin gado ba. A maimakon haka, yakan sa ta a kan wurin ajiye fitila, saboda mutane masu shigowa su ga haske. 17Ba abin da yake ɓoye da ba za a fallasa ba. Kuma ba abin da yake rufe, da ba za a sani ba, ko a fitar da shi a fili ba. 18Saboda haka, ku yi tunani da kyau yadda kuke saurara. Duk wanda yake da shi, za a ƙara masa, duk wanda ba shi da shi kuma, abin da yake tsammani yana da shi ma, za a karɓe daga gare shi.”
Mahaifiyar Yesu da ’yan’uwansa
(Mattiyu 12.46-50; Markus 3.31-35)
19Sai uwar Yesu da ’yan’uwansa suka zo, domin su gan shi, amma ba su iya zuwa kusa da shi ba, saboda taron. 20Sai wani ya faɗa masa cewa, “Ga uwarka da ’yan’uwanka suna tsaye a waje suna so su gan ka.”
21Ya amsa ya ce, “Mahaifiyata da ’yan’uwana, su ne waɗanda suke jin maganar Allah, suna kuma aikata ta.”
Yesu ya kwantar da ruwa da iska
(Mattiyu 8.23-27; Markus 4.35-41)
22Wata rana Yesu ya ce wa almajiransa, “Mu haye zuwa wancan gefen tafkin.” Sai suka shiga jirgin ruwa suka fara tafiya. 23Da suna cikin tafiya, sai barci ya kwashe shi. Sai wata babban iska ta taso kan tafkin, har ruwa ya fara shiga cikin jirgin. Suka shiga babban hatsari.
24Almajiran suka je suka tashe shi daga barci, suka ce, “Ubangiji, Ubangiji, za mu nutse!”
Ya tashi ya kwaɓe iskar da kuma haukar ruwan. Sai ruwan da iskar suka natsu. Kome ya yi tsit. 25Sai ya tambayi almajiransa, “Ina bangaskiyarku?”
A cikin tsoro da mamaki, suka ce wa junansu, “Wane ne wannan? Yana ba da umarni ga iska da ruwa ma, kuma suna biyayya da shi?”
Warkar da mai aljanu
(Mattiyu 8.28-34; Markus 5.1-20)
26Suka shiga jirgin ruwa zuwa yankin Gerasenawa da yake a hayin tafkin, daga wajen Galili. 27Da Yesu ya sauka daga jirgin, sai ga wani mutum mai aljanu daga garin. Mutumin ya daɗe bai sa tufafi ba, kuma ba ya zama a gida. Yana zama a cikin kaburbura. 28Da ya ga Yesu, sai mutumin ya ɗaga murya da ƙarfi, ya fāɗi a gabansa, yana ihu cewa, “Ina ruwanka da ni, Yesu, Ɗan Allah Mafi Ɗaukaka? Ina roƙonka, kada ka ba ni wahala!” 29Gama Yesu ya riga ya umarci mugun ruhun ya fita daga mutumin. Sau da yawa mugun ruhun ya sha kamunsa. Ko da yake akan daure shi hannu da ƙafa, da sarƙa, a kuma yi gadinsa, amma yakan tsinke sarƙoƙinsa, aljanun kuma su kore shi zuwa wuraren kaɗaici, inda ba kowa.
30Yesu ya tambaye shi, “Mene ne sunanka?”
Sai ya amsa, “Tuli,”8.30 Lejiyon yana nufin Tuli. gama aljanu masu ɗumbun yawa ne suna cikinsa. 31Suka yi ta roƙonsa kada yă umarce su su shiga ramin Abis.
32A wurin kuwa, akwai babban garken aladu da suke kiwo a gefen tudu. Aljanun suka roƙi Yesu ya bar su, su shiga cikin aladun, ya kuwa yardar musu. 33Da aljanun suka fita daga cikin mutumin, sai suka shiga cikin aladun. Garken kuma ya gangara daga kan tudun zuwa cikin tafkin, kuma suka nutse.
34Da masu kiwon aladun suka ga abin da ya faru, sai suka ruga da gudu zuwa garin da kewaye suka kai labari. 35Mutanen kuma suka fito don su ga abin da ya faru. Da suka iso wurin Yesu, sai suka tarar da mutumin da aljanun suka fita daga cikinsa, yana zaune kusa da Yesu sanye da tufafi, kuma cikin hankalinsa, sai tsoro ya kama su. 36Waɗanda suka ga abin da faru, suka gaya wa mutanen yadda aka warkar da mai aljanun. 37Sai dukan mutanen yankin Gerasenawa suka roƙi Yesu ya bar su, don sun tsorata sosai. Sai Yesu ya shiga jirgin ruwa ya tafi.
38Mutumin da aka fitar da aljanun daga cikinsa, ya roƙi Yesu don yă tafi tare da shi, amma Yesu ya sallame shi ya ce, 39“Koma gida, ka shaida babban alherin da Allah ya yi maka.” Sai mutumin ya tafi yana faɗin abin da Yesu ya yi masa a duk garin.
Yarinya da ta mutu da mace marar lafiya
(Mattiyu 9.18-26; Markus 5.21-43)
40Da Yesu ya koma, taron suka marabce shi, don dā ma duk suna jiransa. 41Sai wani mutum mai suna Yayirus, wani mai mulkin majami’a, ya zo ya fāɗi a gaban Yesu, yana roƙonsa ya zo gidansa, 42domin diyarsa ɗaya tak, wadda ta kai shekara goma sha biyu, tana bakin mutuwa. Da Yesu yake kan hanyarsa, taron mutane masu yawa suka yi ta matsa shi a kowane gefe. 43A wurin kuwa, akwai wata mace wadda tana da ciwon zubar da jini, har na shekara goma sha biyu, amma babu wanda ya iya warkar da ita. 44Sai ta zo ta bayansa, ta taɓa bakin rigarsa. Nan da nan, zubar da jininta ya tsaya.
45Yesu ya yi tambaya, “Wa ya taɓa ni?”
Bayan kowa ya yi musu, sai Bitrus ya ce, “Ubangiji, ai, mutane da yawa suna matsinka ta kowane gefe.”
46Amma Yesu ya ce, “Wani ya taɓa ni, na san cewa iko ya fita daga wurina.”
47Sai macen, da ta ga ba halin ɓoyewa, sai ta fita, jikinta na rawa, ta fāɗi a gabansa. A gaban dukan mutanen, ta faɗi dalilin da ya sa ta taɓa shi, da yadda ta warke nan take. 48Sai Yesu ya ce mata, “Diyata, bangaskiyarki ta warkar da ke. Ki sauka lafiya.”
49Yayinda Yesu na cikin magana har yanzu, sai ga wani daga gidan Yayirus, mai mulkin majami’ar ya ce, “Kada ka ƙara damun malam, diyarka ta rasu.”
50Da Yesu ya ji wannan, sai ya ce wa Yayirus, “Kada ka ji tsoro, ka gaskata, za a kuma warkar da ita.”
51Da ya iso gidan Yayirus, sai ya hana kowa yă bi shi cikin ɗakin, sai dai Bitrus, da Yohanna, da Yaƙub, da kuma mahaifin da mahaifiyar. 52Ana cikin haka, dukan mutanen kuma sai kuka da makoki suke ta yi, domin yarinyar. Sai Yesu ya ce, “Ka daina yin kuka, ba tă mutu ba, tana barci ne.”
53Sai suka yi masa dariya, da yake sun san cewa, ta mutu. 54Amma Yesu ya kama ta a hannu ya ce, “Diyata, tashi.” 55Ruhunta ya dawo, kuma ta tashi, nan take. Yesu ya ce musu, su ba ta wani abu tă ci. 56Iyayenta suka yi mamaki, amma ya ba su umarni kada su faɗa wa kowa abin da ya faru.
