A Man with Evil Spirits
(Matthew 8.28-34Luke 8.26-39)1 Jesus and his disciples crossed Lake Galilee and came to shore near the town of Gerasa. 2 When he was getting out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit quickly ran to him 3 from the graveyard where he had been living. No one was able to tie the man up anymore, not even with a chain. 4 He had often been put in chains and leg irons, but he broke the chains and smashed the leg irons. No one could control him. 5 Night and day he was in the graveyard or on the hills, yelling and cutting himself with stones.
6 When the man saw Jesus in the distance, he ran up to him and knelt down. 7 He shouted, “Jesus, Son of God in heaven, what do you want with me? Promise me in God's name that you won't torture me!” 8 The man said this because Jesus had already told the evil spirit to come out of him.
9 Jesus asked, “What is your name?”
The man answered, “My name is Lots, because I have ‘lots’ of evil spirits.” 10 He then begged Jesus not to send them away.
11 Over on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. 12 So the evil spirits begged Jesus, “Send us into those pigs! Let us go into them.” 13 Jesus let them go, and they went out of the man and into the pigs. The whole herd of about 2,000 pigs rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
14 The men taking care of the pigs ran to the town and the farms to spread the news. Then the people came out to see what had happened. 15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had once been full of demons. He was sitting there with his clothes on and in his right mind, and they were terrified.
16 Everyone who had seen what had happened told about the man and the pigs. 17 Then the people started begging Jesus to leave their part of the country.
18 When Jesus was getting into the boat, the man begged to go with him. 19 But Jesus would not let him. Instead, he said, “Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how good he has been to you.”
20 The man went away into the region near the ten cities known as Decapolis and began telling everyone how much Jesus had done for him. Everyone who heard what had happened was amazed.
A Dying Girl and a Sick Woman
(Matthew 9.18-26Luke 8.40-56)21 Once again Jesus got into the boat and crossed Lake Galilee. Then as he stood on the shore, a large crowd gathered around him. 22 The person in charge of the synagogue was also there. His name was Jairus, and when he saw Jesus, he went over to him. He knelt at Jesus' feet 23 and started begging him for help. He said, “My little daughter is about to die! Please come and touch her, so she will get well and live.” 24 Jesus went with Jairus. Many people followed along and kept crowding around.
25 In the crowd was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had gone to many doctors, and they had not done anything except cause her a lot of pain. She had paid them all the money she had. But instead of getting better, she only got worse.
27 The woman had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him in the crowd and barely touched his clothes. 28 She had said to herself, “If I can just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 As soon as she touched them, her bleeding stopped, and she knew she was healed.
30 At that moment Jesus felt power go out from him. He turned to the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
31 His disciples said to him, “Look at all these people crowding around you! How can you ask who touched you?” 32 But Jesus turned to see who had touched him.
33 The woman knew what had happened to her. So she came trembling with fear and knelt down in front of Jesus. Then she told him the whole story.
34 Jesus said to the woman, “You are now well because of your faith. May God give you peace! You are healed, and you will no longer be in pain.”
35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from Jairus' home and said, “Your daughter has died! Why bother the teacher anymore?”
36 Jesus heard what they said, and he said to Jairus, “Don't worry. Just have faith!”
37 Jesus did not let anyone go with him except Peter and the two brothers, James and John. 38 They went home with Jairus and saw the people crying and making a lot of noise. 39 Then Jesus went inside and said to them, “Why are you crying and carrying on like this? The child isn't dead. She is just asleep.” 40 But the people laughed at him.
After Jesus had sent them all out of the house, he took the girl's father and mother and his three disciples and went to where she was. 41-42 He took the twelve-year-old girl by the hand and said, “Talitha, koum!” which means, “Little girl, get up!” The girl got right up and started walking around.
Everyone was greatly surprised. 43 But Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened. Then he said, “Give her something to eat.”
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Ļaunō gora apsāstais.
1 Tad ūtrajā krostā jī aizgōja uz Gerazenu zemi. 2 Kai tik Jys izkōpe nu laivas, tyuleņ nu kopim pīgōja pi Jō klōtu vīns cylvāks, kas beja naškeista gora apsāsts. 3 Jys pīmōjōja kopūs. 4 Nikas navarēja Jō savaļdeit, pat ar kēdem. Lai gon jau daudz reižu jys beja ar pynaklim un kēdem sasīts, tūmār, vysod jys pōrrōve kēdes un sarausteja pynaklus. Nikas navarēja jō savaļdeit. 5 Vīnmār, dīn un nakt jys klaigōja pa kopim un pa koļnim un dauzeja sevi ar akminim.
6 Īraudzejis nu tōlīnes Jezu, jys pīskrēja klōt, un, pakritis pret Jū, 7 klīdze lelā bolsā: Kaida maņ ar Tevi daļa, Jezus, Vysaugstōkō Dīva Dāls? Es Tevi zvārynoju Dīva dēļ, nažņaudz manis! 8 Bet Jys tam tūtīs saceja: Tu, naškeistais gors, ej ōrā nu tō cylvāka! 9 Un vaicōja: Kai tev vōrds? Tys atbiļdēja: Legions ir maņ vōrds, myusu tadei ir daudzi. 10 Un jys ļūti lyudze, lai jō nadzan ōra nu tō apvyda.
11 Tur kolnā ganejōs lels cyuku bors. 12 Naškeistī gori lyudze, lai jim atļaun saīt cyukōs. Un Jys jim atļōve. 13 Tad izīdami naškeistī gori sagōja cyukōs. Tūlaik cyuku bors, ap divejom tyukstūšom, svīdēs par krostu un nūsleika jyurā.
14 Goni aizbāga un aizgōjuši izsludynōja tū pa mīstu un pa sadžom. Ļaudis sagōja nūtykuma apsavārtu. 15 Atgōjuši pi Jezus, jī iraudzeja sēžūt tū valna apsāstū, par kuru beja vaļdejis legions, tārptu drēbēs un pylnā prōtā, un ļūti nūsabeida. 16 Ocu līcinīki jim pastōsteja tū, kas beja nūticis ar valna apsāstū un ar cyukom. 17 Tad jī lyudze, lai Jys ītu prūjom nu jūs apgobola.
18 Jam laivā kōpūt, lyudze tys, kas beja valna apsāsts, lai atļaun jam īt leidza. 19 Jys naatļōve, bet jam saceja: Ej uz sovom mōjom pi sovejim un pastōsti jim, cik lelu lītu tev izdarejis ir un kai par tevi apsažālōjis ir Kungs. 20 Un jys, aizgōjis Dekapolī, sōce stōsteit tū, kū Jezus jam izdareja; un visi breinōjōs.
Jaira meita.
21 Tikkū Jezus beja pōrsacēlis laivā uz ūtru krostu, otkon sasapuļceja pi Jō daudz ļaužu. Jys apstōja jyurmolā.
22 Tad pīgōja vīns synagogas prīkšnīks, Jairs vōrdā, un, pamanejis Jezu, pakryta pi Jō kōjom un 23 ļūti lyudze: Muna meitine ir nōvei tyvu. Ej, uzlic uz jōs sovas rūkas, lai jei palyktu vasala un dzeiva. 24 Jys laidēs ar jū īt. Daudz ļaužu gōja Jam pakaļ un mīdzēs Jam klōtu.
25 Storp jim beja sīvīte, kura jau divpadsmit godu slymōja ar ašņa tecēšonu. 26 Jei beja daudz cītuse un vysu, kū vīn jei beja turējuse, beja iztērējuse ōrstim, bet nikō nabeja leidzējis; turpretim, jai palyka slikšōk. 27 Izdzērduse par Jezus, jei storp ļaudim pīgōja Jam aizmugurē un pīsadyure pi Jō drēbem. 28 Jei saceja poša sevī: Jo tik pīsaskaršu kaut pi Jō drēbem, es palikšu vasala. 29 Un tyuleņ pōrstōja ašņa tecēšona, un jei sajuta sevī, ka jei ir palykuse vasala. 30 Ari Jezus pats sevī nūgida, ka spāks nu Jō izgōja, un tyuleņ atsagrīzis vaicōja nu ļaudim: Kas ir pīsaskōris pi munom drēbem. 31 Bet Jō mōcekli atbiļdēja: Tu tadei redzi, kai ļaudis mīdzās pi Tevis, tūmār vaicoj: Kas pi Manis pīsaskōre? 32 Bet Jys skatejōs apleik, lai īraudzeitu tū, kas tū beja izdarejis. 33 Tad tei sīvīte ļūti nūsabeida un treisādama pīgōja klōtu, jo zynōja, kas jai beja nūticis. Jej, pakrytuse pret Jū, izzyna Jam vysu taisneibu. 34 Uz tū Jys atbiļdēja: Meit, tova ticeiba izglōbe tevi! Ej mīrā, un esi vasala nu sovas slimeibas!
35 Jam vēļ runojūt, pīgōja synagogas vērsinīka cylvāki un saceja: Tova meita jau nūmyra; kōpēc ta apgryutynōt vēļ Mōceitōju? 36 Bet Jezus, tū izdzērdis, tyuleņ saceja synagogas vērsinīkam: Nasabeist, esi ticeigs. 37 Un Jys naatļōve citim nivīnam leidza īt, kai vīn Pīteram, Jākubam un Jākuba brōļam Jōņam. 38 Ejūt synagogas vērsinīka mōjā, Jys izdzērda tur raudūšūs un ļūti vaimaņojūšūs trūksni. 39 Īgōjis īškā, Jys tim saceja: Kō jyus te trūkšņojit un raužat? Meitine tadei nav nūmyruse, bet gon guļ. 40 Tad jī Jū izsmēja. Bet Jys, izsyutejis vysus ōrā, pajēme leidza ar sevi bārna tāvu un mōti un sovus leidzgōjējus un īgōja tur, kur bārns beja paguļdeits. 41 Tad, sajēmis meitinei aiz rūkas, saceja: Talita kumi, tys ir: Meitiņ, Es tev pīsoku — Celīs augšā. 42 Meitine tyuleņ pīsacāluse sōce staigōt. Jei beja divpadsmit godu vaca. Visi beja ļūti pōrsteigti. 43 Un Jys tim stipri pīsaceja, ka nikas tō naizzynōtu. Tad lyka jai dūt ēst.
