Luke 8 (VUL) · Opened

1Et factum est deinceps, et ipse iter faciebat per civitates, et castella prædicans, et evangelizans regnum Dei: et duodecim cum illo,Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

2et mulieres aliquæ, quæ erant curatæ a spiritibus malignis et infirmatibus: Maria, quæ vocatur Magdalene, de qua septem dæmonia exierant,as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

3et Joanna uxor Chusæ procuratoris Herodis, et Susanna, et aliæ multæ, quæ ministrabant ei de facultatibus suis.Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

4Cum autem turba plurima convenirent, et de civitatibus properarent ad eum, dixit per similitudinem:While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:

5Exiit qui seminat, seminare semen suum. Et dum seminat, aliud cecidit secus viam, et conculcatum est, et volucres cæli comederunt illud.“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

6Et aliud cecidit supra petram: et natum aruit, quia non habebat humorem.Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.

7Et aliud cecidit inter spinas, et simul exortæ spinæ suffocaverunt illud.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.

8Et aliud cecidit in terram bonam: et ortum fecit fructum centuplum. Hæc dicens clamabat: Qui habet aures audiendi, audiat.Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

9Interrogabant autem eum discipuli ejus, quæ esset hæc parabola.Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

10Quibus ipse dixit: Vobis datum est nosse mysterium regni Dei, ceteris autem in parabolis: ut videntes non videant, et audientes non intelligant.He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries 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.’

11Est autem hæc parabola: Semen est verbum Dei.Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

12Qui autem secus viam, hi sunt qui audiunt: deinde venit diabolus, et tollit verbum de corde eorum, ne credentes salvi fiant.The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

13Nam qui supra petram, qui cum audierint, cum gaudio suscipiunt verbum: et hi radices non habent: qui ad tempus credunt, et in tempore tentationis recedunt.The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

14Quod autem in spinas cecidit: hi sunt qui audierunt, et a sollicitudinibus, et divitiis, et voluptatibus vitæ euntes, suffocantur, et non referunt fructum.The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

15Quod autem in bonam terram: hi sunt qui in corde bono et optimo audientes verbum retinent, et fructum afferunt in patientia.But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

16Nemo autem lucernam accendens, operit eam vase, aut subtus lectum ponit: sed supra candelabrum ponit, ut intrantes videant lumen.No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

17Non est enim occultum, quod non manifestetur: nec absconditum, quod non cognoscatur, et in palam veniat.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

18Videte ergo quomodo audiatis? Qui enim habet, dabitur illi: et quicumque non habet, etiam quod putat se habere, auferetur ab illo.Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

19Venerunt autem ad illum mater et fratres ejus, et non poterant adire eum præ turba.Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.

20Et nuntiatum est illi: Mater tua et fratres tui stant foris, volentes te videre.He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”

21Qui respondens, dixit ad eos: Mater mea et fratres mei hi sunt, qui verbum Dei audiunt et faciunt.But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”

22Factum est autem in una dierum: et ipse ascendit in naviculam, et discipuli ejus, et ait ad illos: Transfretemus trans stagnum. Et ascenderunt.One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.

23Et navigantibus illis, obdormivit, et descendit procella venti in stagnum, et complebantur, et periclitabantur.As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

24Accedentes autem suscitaverunt eum, dicentes: Præceptor, perimus. At ille surgens, increpavit ventum, et tempestatem aquæ, et cessavit: et facta est tranquillitas.The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.

25Dixit autem illis: Ubi est fides vestra? Qui timentes, mirati sunt ad invicem, dicentes: Quis putas hic est, quia et ventis, et mari imperat, et obediunt ei?“Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”

26Et navigaverunt ad regionem Gerasenorum, quæ est contra Galilæam.Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.

27Et cum egressus esset ad terram, occurrit illi vir quidam, qui habebat dæmonium jam temporibus multis, et vestimento non induebatur, neque in domo manebat, sed in monumentis.When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.

28Is, ut vidit Jesum, procidit ante illum: et exclamans voce magna, dixit: Quid mihi et tibi est, Jesu Fili Dei Altissimi? obsecro te, ne me torqueas.When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

29Præcipiebat enim spiritui immundo ut exiret ab homine. Multis enim temporibus arripiebat illum, et vinciebatur catenis, et compedibus custoditus. Et ruptis vinculis agebatur a dæmonio in deserta.For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.

30Interrogavit autem illum Jesus, dicens: Quod tibi nomen est? At ille dixit: Legio: quia intraverant dæmonia multa in eum.“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

31Et rogabant illum ne imperaret illis ut in abyssum irent.And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.

32Erat autem ibi grex porcorum multorum pascentium in monte: et rogabant eum, ut permitteret eis in illos ingredi. Et permisit illis.There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

33Exierunt ergo dæmonia ab homine, et intraverunt in porcos: et impetu abiit grex per præceps in stagnum, et suffocatus est.Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

34Quod ut viderunt factum qui pascebant, fugerunt, et nuntiaverunt in civitatem et in villas.When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.

35Exierunt autem videre quod factum est, et venerunt ad Jesum, et invenerunt hominem sedentem, a quo dæmonia exierant, vestitum ac sana mente, ad pedes ejus, et timuerunt.So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

36Nuntiaverunt autem illis et qui viderant, quomodo sanus factus esset a legione:Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.

37et rogaverunt illum omnis multitudo regionis Gerasenorum ut discederet ab ipsis: quia magno timore tenebantur. Ipse autem ascendens navim, reversus est.Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

38Et rogabat illum vir, a quo dæmonia exierant, ut cum eo esset. Dimisit autem eum Jesus, dicens:The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,

39Redi in domum tuam, et narra quanta tibi fecit Deus. Et abiit per universam civitatem, prædicans quanta illi fecisset Jesus.“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

40Factum est autem cum rediisset Jesus, excepit illum turba: erunt enim omnes exspectantes eum.When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.

41Et ecce venit vir, cui nomen Jairus, et ipse princeps synagogæ erat: et cecidit ad pedes Jesu, rogans eum ut intraret in domum ejus,Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,

42quia unica filia erat ei fere annorum duodecim, et hæc moriebatur. Et contigit, dum iret, a turba comprimebatur.because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,

43Et mulier quædam erat in fluxu sanguinis ab annis duodecim, quæ in medicos erogaverat omnem substantiam suam, nec ab ullo potuit curari:including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.

44accessit retro, et tetigit fimbriam vestimenti ejus: et confestim stetit fluxus sanguinis ejus.She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.

45Et ait Jesus: Quis est, qui me tetigit? Negantibus autem omnibus, dixit Petrus, et qui cum illo erant: Præceptor, turbæ te comprimunt, et affligunt, et dicis: Quis me tetigit?“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”

46Et dicit Jesus: Tetigit me aliquis: nam ego novi virtutem de me exiisse.But Jesus declared, “Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me.”

47Videns autem mulier, quia non latuit, tremens venit, et procidit ante pedes ejus: et ob quam causam tetigerit eum, indicavit coram omni populo: et quemadmodum confestim sanata sit.Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.

48At ipse dixit ei: Filia, fides tua salvam te fecit: vade in pace.“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

49Adhuc illo loquente, venit quidam ad principem synagogæ, dicens ei: Quia mortua est filia tua, noli vexare illum.While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”

50Jesus autem, audito hoc verbo, respondit patri puellæ: Noli timere, crede tantum, et salva erit.But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

51Et cum venisset domum, non permisit intrare secum quemquam, nisi Petrum, et Jacobum, et Joannem, et patrem, et matrem puellæ.When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.

52Flebant autem omnes, et plangebant illam. At ille dixit: Nolite flere: non est mortua puella, sed dormit.Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”

53Et deridebant eum, scientes quod mortua esset.And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.

54Ipse autem tenens manum ejus clamavit, dicens: Puella, surge.But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”

55Et reversus est spiritus ejus, et surrexit continuo. Et jussit illi dari manducare.Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.

56Et stupuerunt parentes ejus, quibus præcepit ne alicui dicerent quod factum erat.Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

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