Gospel of Mar Marqos: - Chapter 2

1And again Yeshua entered into K'far Nakhum after a few days when they heard that he was in the house. 2So many gathered there that the house was unable to hold them, not even in front of the door. He was speaking the word among them. 3And they came to him and brought to him a paralytic while bearing him between four men. 4And when they were unable to approach him due to the crowds, they climbed up to the roof and lifted the cover of the roof where Yeshua was and lowered his mat down. 5When Yeshua saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Beni, you are forgiven your sins." 6At that time some of the sofrim and Perushim who were sitting and thinking within their hearts that this man had spoken blasphemy. 7They were asking among themselves, "Who is able to forgive sins except for Elohim*." 8But Yeshua knew in his spirit concerning the things they were thinking within their hearts and he said to them, 9"Why is it that you think these things within your heart?* Which is easier to say to the paralytic, 'You are forgiven your sins', or 'Get up and take your mat and walk'?" 10"But so that you might know that it is in accordance with Torah for the son of man on earth to forgive sins." 11He said to the paralytic, "I say to you, rise up and take your mat and go to your house." 12And he arose and straightway took his mat and departed in the sight of everyone. And everyone who saw was amazed and they gave glory to Alaha while saying, "We have never seen anything like this before."

13And Yeshua went out again to the sea and all the multitude were coming to him and he was teaching them. 14And when he was passing by he saw Khalfi bar Levi who was sitting by the door of the custom house*. And he said to him, "Come, follow me." And he arose and he went and began following him.

15And it occurred that when he sat down at the house, there were many tax collectors and sinners who were sitting with Yeshua and his talmidim. For there were many who were following him. 16And the sofrim and Perushim, when they saw that he was eating together with tax collectors and sinners, they said among themselves, "What kind of disciples sit and eat and drink among sinners?" 17But Yeshua heard them and he said, "Do the healthy need a physician? No, only those who have illnesses. I have not come to call the righteous, rather the sinners."

18Now it was the custom of the talmidim of Yokhanan and the Perushim to fast. And they came and said, "Why do the talmidim of Yokhanan and the Perushim observe the fast and your talmidim do not observe the fast?" 19And Yeshua said to them, "The guests of the wedding feast are unable to fast so long as the bridegroom is with them." 20"But days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then, in those last days, they will fast." 21"A wise man will not sew a new patch and sew it to an old garment, because as the old garment becomes weak, the new patch will tear the garment and the hole will become larger." 22Neither does a wise man put new wine into old wine-skins because the wine will burst the wine-skins, and the wine-skins become destroyed and the wine is poured out. Rather, they put new wine into new wine-skins."

23And it occurred that when Yeshua went through the fields on Shabbat, his talmidim were walking and plucking the grain. 24And the Perushim said to him, "What are they doing on Shabbat? This is something that is not in accordance with Torah." 25And Yeshua said to them, "Have you not ever read how David, when he was in need, when he hungered along with those who were with him, 26how he entered into the House of Alaha while Eviathar was the Kohen ha'Gadol, and he took and ate from the bread of the table of Mar-Yah which was not in accordance with Torah to eat except for the Kaheinim? For he even gave (some of the bread) to those who were with him." 27And he said to them, "Shabbat was created for man; man was not made for Shabbat." 28"Thus, the Son of Man is also Lord of Shabbat."

NOTES:

7 "Elohim", here the text uses the Hebrew term for "God" instead of the Aramaic "Alaha"

9 "...within your heart", Targum: "stir up these things from within you"

14 "by the door of the custom house", others: Eastern Aramaic "in the custom house"; other Targum: "in the custom house by the door"