Gospel of Mar Marqos: - Chapter 5

1 And he came to the other side of the sea, to Eretz Gadriim*. 2 And as he got out of the boat, a man came up to him from the tombs a man whom had an unclean spirit in him. 3 And he was dwelling among the tombs; and no man was able to detain him with chains, 4 because whenever he was bound with chains and shackles, he would break the chains and shackles, and no man was able to control him. 5 And constantly, throughout the day and night, as he was among the tombs, and cried out and wounded himself with stones. 6 And when he saw Yeshua in the distance, he ran and worshipped him; 7 and cried out with a loud voice, and said: What have I to do with you, Yeshua, Son of Alaha, the Most High? I beg you by Alaha, that you do not torment me. 8 For he said to him: Come out of the man, unclean spirit. 9 And he asked him: What is your name? And he said to him: Legion is our name; because we are many. 10 And he begged him very much that he would not send him out of the country. 11 Now, there was a large herd of swine grazing close to a mountain. 12 And the demons begged him saying: Send us upon those swine, that we may attack* them. 13 And he allowed them to do so. And those unclean spirits went out, and attacked the swine, and the herd ran to a cliff, and fell into the sea, about two thousand, and were drowned in the waters.

14 Those tending to them fled and spoke about it in the city and in the villages; and they came out to see what had happened. 15 And they came to Yeshua, and saw the one in whom the demons had possessed, clothed, and somber, and sitting, the one in whom the legion was in; and they were afraid. 16 And those who had seen all of this told them how it occurred to the one who had the demons, and also as to the swine. 17 And they begged that he leave from their border. 18 And as he went into the boat, the one who had been possessed of demons requested that he might remain with him. 19 But he did not allow him, but said to him instead: Go to your house, to your people, and tell them what Mar-Yah has done for you, and how he had mercy on you. 20 And he departed from there, and began to tell others in ten cities*, what Yeshua had done for him. And all of them were amazed.

21 And when Yeshua had crossed over in a boat to the other side, again great multitudes gathered around him while he was on the shore of the sea. 22 And a certain man came, one of the chiefs of the assembly* whose name was Yoarash, and when he saw him, fell at his feet, 23 and begging him very much, said to him: My daughter is very sick; come and lay your hand on her, and she will be made whole and live. 24 And Yeshua went with him; and a great multitude was following him, and they were pressing against him. 25 And a woman who had been suffering from a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much from many physicians, and had spent everything she had, and was no better off, but was afflicted worse than ever; 27 when she heard of Yeshua, she came up behind him in the crowd, and touched his garment. 28 For she said: If I only touch his garment, I shall live. 29 And immediately the flow of her blood ceased; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her illness. 30 And immediately Yeshua knew in himself that power had gone out of him: and he turned and said to the crowd: Who touched my garments? 31 And his disciples said to him: You see the crowds pressing against you; and you say, Who touched me? 32 But he was looking to see who had done this. 33 And the woman being full of fear and trembling, for she knew what had taken place within her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34 And he said to her: My daughter, your faith has made you live: go in peace; and be healed of your illness. 35 And while he was speaking, some from the house of the chief of the assembly came, and said: Your daughter is dead; why do you persist in troubling the teacher? 36 But Yeshua, hearing the words they were saying, said to the chief of the assembly: Do not fear; only believe. 37 And he did not allow anyone to go with him, except Shimon Kepha, and Yaaqov, and Yokhanan the brother of Yaaqov. 38 And they came to the house of the chief of the assembly; and saw that they were distressed, and weeping, and wailing. 39 He entered and said to them: Why are all of you in distress, and weeping? The child is not dead, but is sleeping. 40 And they began laughing at him. But Yeshua sent all of them out. And he took the girls father, and her mother, and those that were with him, and entered where the girl lay. 41 And he took the girl's hand, and said to her: Little* girl, rise up. 42 And immediately the girl rose up and was walking; for she was twelve years old*. And they were overcome with amazement. 43 And he strongly told them to make this known to no one. And he said that they should give her something to eat.

NOTES:

1, Eretz Gadriim, or Land of the Gadarenes; land can also be region or area

12, attack, or enter

20, ten cities, or Decapolis

41, little, or young

41, for she was twelve years old, Aram. literally says: for she was a daughter of twelve years