Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man
1They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.5:1 Some manuscripts Gadarenes; other manuscripts Gergesenes 2When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. 4For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
6When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. 7He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!” 8For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
9Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” 10And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
11A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” 13He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
14Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. 15When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 16Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well. 17Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.
18As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis5:20 That is, the Ten Cities how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman
21When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” 24So Jesus went with him.
A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.
30At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
31“You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”
32But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
35While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?”
36Overhearing5:36 Or Ignoring what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. 38When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40But they laughed at him.
After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). 42Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
Yesu Sa Ɔbarima Bi A Ɔwɔ Ahonhommɔne Yare
1Yesu ne nʼasuafo no twaa ɔtare no koduu Gerasefo asase so. 2Ɔresi afi ɔkorow no mu no, ɔbarima bi a ahonhommɔne wɔ ne mu de mmirika fi amusiei behyiaa no. 3Na saa ɔbarima yi te abonna mu a obiara ntumi mfa nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn nkyekyere no bio. 4Ɔyɛ obi a na ne ho yɛ den yiye nti, sɛ wɔde nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn gu ne nsa mpo a, otumi bubu mu a obiara ntumi nkɔ nʼanim. 5Anadwo ne awia nyinaa na ɔnenam amusiei hɔ mmepɔw no mu a, ɔde abo a ano yɛ nam twitwa ne ho.
6Ɔbarima yi huu Yesu wɔ akyirikyiri no, otuu mmirika, bebuu no nkotodwe. 7Ɔteɛteɛɛ mu se, “Yesu, Ɔsorosoro Nyankopɔn no Ba, dɛn na wowɔ ne me yɛ? Onyankopɔn din mu, nyɛ me ayayade biara!” 8Yesu teɛɛ honhommɔne a ɛwɔ ɔbarima no mu no se, “Honhommɔne, fi ne mu kɔ!”
9Yesu bisaa no se, “Wɔfrɛ wo dɛn?”
Obuaa Yesu se, “Me din de ‘Dɔm’ efisɛ yɛdɔɔso.” 10Afei ɔsrɛɛ Yesu anibere so sɛ ɔmmpam wɔn nnkɔ akyirikyiri.
11Saa bere no na mprakokuw bi redidi wɔ bepɔw no nkyɛn baabi a ɛbɛn po no. 12Enti ahonhommɔne no srɛɛ Yesu se, “Tu yɛn na yɛnkɔhyɛ mprako no mu.” 13Yesu maa wɔn ho kwan ma wɔkɔhyɛɛ mprako no mu. Mprakokuw bɛyɛ mpenu no de ahoɔhare sian bepɔw no koguu po no mu ma ɛfaa wɔn.
14Mprakohwɛfo no guan baa nkurow a ɛbɛn hɔ no mu bɛkaa nea wɔahu no kyerɛɛ wɔn. Wɔn a wɔtee no kɔhwɛɛ nea asi no. 15Nnipakuw no duu faako a Yesu wɔ no wohuu ɔbarima a na honhommɔne ahyɛ no ma no sɛ ɔte hɔ dinn a nʼadwene mu atew no. Eyi maa wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn. 16Wɔn a wohuu asɛm a asi no ka kyerɛɛ afoforo. 17Afei nnipakuw no fii ase srɛɛ Yesu se, omfi wɔn man mu nkɔ!
18Yesu reforo ɔkorow akɔtena mu no, ɔbarima a na honhommɔne wɔ ne mu no srɛɛ Yesu sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔne no kɔ. 19Nanso Yesu kae se, “Dabi, na kɔ na kɔka anwonwade a Onyankopɔn ayɛ ama wo yi ne nʼahummɔbɔ ho asɛm kyerɛ wʼabusuafo.” 20Enti ɔbarima no fi hɔ kɔɔ Dekapoli, “Nkurow Du” no a ɛwɔ saa ɔmantam no mu no mu kɔkaa anwonwade a Yesu ayɛ ama no no kyerɛɛ obiara. Wɔtee asɛm no wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn.
Ɔbea Bi Ayaresa Ne Abeawa Bi Nyan
21Yesu de ɔkorow no twa baa po no fa baabi no, nnipakuw betwaa ne ho hyiaa wɔ mpoano hɔ. 22Asafopanyin a na wɔfrɛ no Yairo baa hɔ na ohuu Yesu no obuu nkotodwe, 23srɛɛ no se ɔnsa ne babea yare mma no. Ofi ahoyeraw mu ka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, “Abofra no rewu, enti mesrɛ wo sɛ, fa wo nsa bɛka no na onya nkwa.” 24Yesu ne no kɔe a nnipakuw no di wɔn akyi.
25Na ɔbea bi a watu mogya mfe dumien ka nnipakuw no ho. 26Ɔde ne yare no akyin ayaresafo bebree so, atua sika bebree ama wayɛ ohiani, nanso na ne ho ntɔ no ara. 27Na wate anwonwade a Yesu ayɛ no nyinaa, na ɛno nti ɔde ne ho fraa nnipakuw no, de ne nsa besoo Yesu atade mu no. 28Ɔdwenee ho kae se, “Sɛ mitumi nya ne ho kwan, de me nsa so nʼatade mu kɛkɛ a, me ho bɛtɔ me.” 29Ampa ara, so a osoo nʼatade no mu pɛ na mogya no twa maa ne ho tɔɔ no.
30Amono mu hɔ ara, Yesu tee nka sɛ tumi bi afi ne mu. Ɔdan ne ho kyerɛɛ nnipakuw no bisae se, “Hena na osoo mʼatade mu no?”
31Nʼasuafo no buae se, “Saa nnipakuw a obiara de ne ho twitwiw ne yɔnko yi na worebisa se, ‘Hena na ɔde ne nsa aka mʼatade?’ ”
32Nanso ɔpɛɛ sɛ ohu onipa ko a osoo nʼatade mu no. 33Bere a ɔbea no huu asɛm a asi no, ɔde ahopopo bebuu Yesu nkotodwe kaa nea ɔyɛe no kyerɛɛ no. 34Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ɔbabea, wo gyidi ama wo ho atɔ wo; fa asomdwoe kɔ; wo yare no agyae.”
Yairo Babea No Nyan
35Ogu so rekasa akyerɛ ɔbea no, abɔfo fi Yairo fi bɛkae se, “Wo babea no awu; adɛn na woda so haw kyerɛkyerɛfo no?”
36Yesu antie nea na wɔreka no koraa, na ɔka kyerɛɛ Yairo se, “Nsuro, gye di ara.”
37Afei, Yesu amma obiara anni nʼakyi ankɔ Yairo fi hɔ, gye Petro, Yakobo ne Yohane. 38Bere a Yesu duu hɔ no, ohuu sɛ hɔ nyinaa ayɛ manyamanya a nnipa retwa agyaadwo. 39Ɔkɔɔ ofi no mu ne wɔn a wɔwɔ hɔ no kɔkasae. Obisaa wɔn se, “Adɛn ne agyaadwotwa ne gyegyeegye yi? Abofra no nwui; nna na wada!” 40Wɔn a wɔwɔ hɔ no tee asɛm a Yesu kae no, wɔserew no.
Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ fie hɔ no se, wɔn nyinaa mfi adi. Ɔne abofra no agya ne ne na ne nʼasuafo baasa no kɔɔ nea abofra no da hɔ. 41Osoo abofra no nsa kae sɛ, “Talita, Kuum!” a ase ne sɛ “Abaawa, mise wo sɛ sɔre!” 42Amono mu hɔ ara, abeawa no sɔree, na ofii ase nantewee (na wadi mfe dumien). Asɛm a esii yi maa wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn yiye. 43Yesu bɔɔ wɔn ano ketee sɛ wɔnnka asɛm a asi no nkyerɛ obiara, na mmom, wɔmma abofra no aduan nni.
