1 WYC And thei camen ouer the see in to the cuntree of Gerasenes. BSB BSB: On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.
2 WYC And aftir that he was goon out of the boot, anoon a man in an vncleene spirit ran out of birielis to hym. BSB BSB: As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
3 WYC Which man hadde an hous in biriels, and nether with cheynes now myyte ony man bynde hym. BSB BSB: This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.
4 WYC For ofte tymes he was boundun in stockis and chaynes, and he hadde broke the chaynes, and hadde broke the stockis to smale gobetis, and no man myyte make hym tame. BSB BSB: Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
5 WYC And euermore, nyyt and dai, in birielis and in hillis, he was criynge and betynge hym silf with stoonus. BSB BSB: Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
6 WYC And he siy Jhesus afer, and ran, and worschipide hym. BSB BSB: When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.
7 WYC And he criede with greet voice, and seide, What to me and to thee, thou Jhesu, the sone of the hiyest God? Y coniure thee bi God, that thou turmente me not. BSB BSB: And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
8 WYC And Jhesus seide to hym, Thou vnclene spirit, go out fro the man. BSB BSB: For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”
9 WYC And Jhesus axide hym, What is thi name? And he seith to hym, A legioun is my name; for we ben many. BSB BSB: “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
10 WYC And he preiede Jhesu myche, that he schulde not putte hym out of the cuntrei. BSB BSB: And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.
11 WYC And there was there aboute the hille a greet flok of swyn lesewynge. BSB BSB: There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
12 WYC And the spiritis preieden Jhesu, and seiden, Sende vs into the swyn, that we entre in to hem. BSB BSB: So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
13 WYC And anoon Jhesus grauntide to hem. And the vnclene spiritis yeden out, and entriden in to the swyn, and with a greet birre the flocke was cast doun in to the see, a twei thousynde, and thei weren dreynt in the see. BSB BSB: He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
14 WYC And thei that kepten hem, fledden, and tolden in to the citee, and in to the feeldis; and thei wenten out, to se what was don. BSB BSB: Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
15 WYC And thei camen to Jhesu, and sayn hym that hadde be trauelid of the feend, syttynge clothid, and of hool mynde; and thei dredden. BSB BSB: When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
16 WYC And thei that saien, hou it was don to hym that hadde a feend, and of the swyne, telden to hem. BSB BSB: Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.
17 WYC And thei bigunnen to preie hym, that he schulde go a wei fro her coostis. BSB BSB: And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
18 WYC And whanne he yede up in to a boot, he that was trauelid of the deuel, bigan to preie hym, that he schulde be with hym. BSB BSB: As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.
19 WYC But Jhesus resseyuede hym not, but seide to hym, Go thou in to thin hous to thine, and telle to hem, hou grete thingis the Lord hath don to thee, and hadde merci of thee. BSB BSB: But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”
20 WYC And he wente forth, and bigan to preche in Decapoli, hou grete thingis Jhesus hadde don to hym; and alle men wondriden. BSB BSB: So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.
21 WYC And whanne Jhesus hadde gon vp in to the boot eftsoone ouer the see, myche puple cam togidere to him, and was aboute the see. BSB BSB: When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
22 WYC And oon of the princis of synagogis, bi name Jayrus, cam, and siy hym, and felde doun at hise feet, BSB BSB: A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
23 WYC and preyede hym myche, and seide, My douyter is nyy deed; come thou, putte thin hoond on her, that sche be saaf, and lyue. BSB BSB: and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
24 WYC And he wente forth with hym, and myche puple suede hym, and thruste hym. BSB BSB: So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
25 WYC And a womman hadde ben in the blodi fluxe twelue yeer, BSB BSB: And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.
26 WYC and hadde resseyued many thingis of ful many lechis, and hadde spendid al hir good, and was nothing amendid, but was rather the wors, whanne sche hadde herd of Jhesu, BSB BSB: She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
28 WYC For sche seide, That if Y touche yhe his cloth, Y schal be saaf. BSB BSB: For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”
29 WYC And anoon the welle of hir blood was dried vp, and sche felide in bodi that sche was heelid of the siknesse. BSB BSB: Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
30 WYC And anoon Jhesus knewe in hym silf the vertu that was goon out of hym, and turnede to the puple, and seide, Who touchide my clothis? BSB BSB: At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
31 WYC And hise disciplis seiden to hym, Thou seest the puple thristynge thee, and seist, Who touchide me? BSB BSB: His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
32 WYC And Jhesus lokide aboute to se hir that hadde don this thing. BSB BSB: But He kept looking around to see who had done this.
33 WYC And the womman dredde, and quakide, witynge that it was doon in hir, and cam, and felde doun bifor hym, and seide to hym al the treuthe. BSB BSB: Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.
34 WYC And Jhesus seide to hyr, Douytir, thi feith hath maad thee saaf; go in pees, and he thou hool of thi sijknesse. BSB BSB: “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
35 WYC Yit while he spak, messangeris camen to the prince of the synagoge, and seien, Thi douytir is deed; what traueilist thou the maistir ferther? BSB BSB: While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
36 WYC But whanne the word was herd that was seid, Jhesus seide to the prince of the synagoge, Nyle thou drede, oonli bileue thou. BSB BSB: But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”
37 WYC And he took no man to sue hym, but Petir, and James, and Joon, the brother of James. BSB BSB: And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
38 WYC And thei camen in to the hous of the prince of the synagoge. And he saie noyse, and men wepynge and weilynge myche. BSB BSB: When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
39 WYC And he yede ynne, and seide to hem, What ben ye troublid, and wepen? The damesel is not deed, but slepith. BSB BSB: He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
40 WYC And thei scorneden hym. But whanne alle weren put out, he takith the fadir and the modir of the damesel, and hem that weren with hym, and thei entren, where the damysel laye. BSB BSB: And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
41 WYC And he helde the hoond of the damesel, and seide to hir, Tabita, cumy, that is to seie, Damysel, Y seie to thee, arise. BSB BSB: Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!” 42 WYC And anoon the damysel roos, and walkide; and sche was of twelue yeer. And thei weren abaischid with a greet stonying. And he comaundide to hem greetli, that no man schulde wite it. BSB BSB: Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded.
43 WYC And he comaundide to yyue hir mete. BSB BSB: Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.