The Message Bible MSG
The Latin Vulgate VUL
1 They arrived on the other side of the sea in the country of the Gerasenes.
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et venerunt trans fretum maris in regionem Gerasenorum
2 As Jesus got out of the boat, a madman from the cemetery came up to him.
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et exeunti ei de navi statim occurrit ei de monumentis homo in spiritu inmundo
3 He lived there among the tombs and graves. No one could restrain him - he couldn't be chained, couldn't be tied down.
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qui domicilium habebat in monumentis et neque catenis iam quisquam eum poterat ligare
4 He had been tied up many times with chains and ropes, but he broke the chains, snapped the ropes. No one was strong enough to tame him.
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quoniam saepe conpedibus et catenis vinctus disrupisset catenas et conpedes comminuisset et nemo poterat eum domare
5 Night and day he roamed through the graves and the hills, screaming out and slashing himself with sharp stones.
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et semper nocte ac die in monumentis et in montibus erat clamans et concidens se lapidibus
6 When he saw Jesus a long way off, he ran and bowed in worship before him -
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videns autem Iesum a longe cucurrit et adoravit eum
7 then bellowed in protest, "What business do you have, Jesus, Son of the High God, messing with me? I swear to God, don't give me a hard time!"
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et clamans voce magna dicit quid mihi et tibi Iesu Fili Dei summi adiuro te per Deum ne me torqueas
8 (Jesus had just commanded the tormenting evil spirit, "Out! Get out of the man!")
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dicebat enim illi exi spiritus inmunde ab homine
9 Jesus asked him, "Tell me your name."
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et interrogabat eum quod tibi nomen est et dicit ei Legio nomen mihi est quia multi sumus
10 Then he desperately begged Jesus not to banish them from the country.
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et deprecabatur eum multum ne se expelleret extra regionem
11 A large herd of pigs was browsing and rooting on a nearby hill.
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erat autem ibi circa montem grex porcorum magnus pascens
12 The demons begged him, "Send us to the pigs so we can live in them."
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et deprecabantur eum spiritus dicentes mitte nos in porcos ut in eos introeamus
13 Jesus gave the order. But it was even worse for the pigs than for the man. Crazed, they stampeded over a cliff into the sea and drowned.
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et concessit eis statim Iesus et exeuntes spiritus inmundi introierunt in porcos et magno impetu grex praecipitatus est in mare ad duo milia et suffocati sunt in mare
14 Those tending the pigs, scared to death, bolted and told their story in town and country. Everyone wanted to see what had happened.
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qui autem pascebant eos fugerunt et nuntiaverunt in civitatem et in agros et egressi sunt videre quid esset facti
15 They came up to Jesus and saw the madman sitting there wearing decent clothes and making sense, no longer a walking madhouse of a man.
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et veniunt ad Iesum et vident illum qui a daemonio vexabatur sedentem vestitum et sanae mentis et timuerunt
16 Those who had seen it told the others what had happened to the demon-possessed man and the pigs.
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et narraverunt illis qui viderant qualiter factum esset ei qui daemonium habuerat et de porcis
17 At first they were in awe - and then they were upset, upset over the drowned pigs. They demanded that Jesus leave and not come back.
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et rogare eum coeperunt ut discederet de finibus eorum
18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the demon-delivered man begged to go along,
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cumque ascenderet navem coepit illum deprecari qui daemonio vexatus fuerat ut esset cum illo
19 but he wouldn't let him. Jesus said, "Go home to your own people. Tell them your story - what the Master did, how he had mercy on you."
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et non admisit eum sed ait illi vade in domum tuam ad tuos et adnuntia illis quanta tibi Dominus fecerit et misertus sit tui
20 The man went back and began to preach in the Ten Towns area about what Jesus had done for him. He was the talk of the town.
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et abiit et coepit praedicare in Decapoli quanta sibi fecisset Iesus et omnes mirabantur
21 After Jesus crossed over by boat, a large crowd met him at the seaside.
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et cum transcendisset Iesus in navi rursus trans fretum convenit turba multa ad illum et erat circa mare
22 One of the meeting-place leaders named Jairus came. When he saw Jesus, he fell to his knees,
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et venit quidam de archisynagogis nomine Iairus et videns eum procidit ad pedes eius
23 beside himself as he begged, "My dear daughter is at death's door. Come and lay hands on her so she will get well and live."
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et deprecabatur eum multum dicens quoniam filia mea in extremis est veni inpone manus super eam ut salva sit et vivat
24 Jesus went with him, the whole crowd tagging along, pushing and jostling him.
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et abiit cum illo et sequebatur eum turba multa et conprimebant illum
25 A woman who had suffered a condition of hemorrhaging for twelve years -
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et mulier quae erat in profluvio sanguinis annis duodecim
26 a long succession of physicians had treated her, and treated her badly, taking all her money and leaving her worse off than before -
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et fuerat multa perpessa a conpluribus medicis et erogaverat omnia sua nec quicquam profecerat sed magis deterius habebat
27 had heard about Jesus. She slipped in from behind and touched his robe.
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cum audisset de Iesu venit in turba retro et tetigit vestimentum eius
28 She was thinking to herself, "If I can put a finger on his robe, I can get well."
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dicebat enim quia si vel vestimentum eius tetigero salva ero
29 The moment she did it, the flow of blood dried up. She could feel the change and knew her plague was over and done with.
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et confestim siccatus est fons sanguinis eius et sensit corpore quod sanata esset a plaga
30 At the same moment, Jesus felt energy discharging from him. He turned around to the crowd and asked, "Who touched my robe?"
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et statim Iesus cognoscens in semet ipso virtutem quae exierat de eo conversus ad turbam aiebat quis tetigit vestimenta mea
31 His disciples said, "What are you talking about? With this crowd pushing and jostling you, you're asking, 'Who touched me?' Dozens have touched you!"
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et dicebant ei discipuli sui vides turbam conprimentem te et dicis quis me tetigit
32 But he went on asking, looking around to see who had done it.
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et circumspiciebat videre eam quae hoc fecerat
33 The woman, knowing what had happened, knowing she was the one, stepped up in fear and trembling, knelt before him, and gave him the whole story.
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mulier autem timens et tremens sciens quod factum esset in se venit et procidit ante eum et dixit ei omnem veritatem
34 Jesus said to her, "Daughter, you took a risk of faith, and now you're healed and whole. Live well, live blessed! Be healed of your plague."
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ille autem dixit ei filia fides tua te salvam fecit vade in pace et esto sana a plaga tua
35 While he was still talking, some people came from the leader's house and told him, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?"
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adhuc eo loquente veniunt ab archisynagogo dicentes quia filia tua mortua est quid ultra vexas magistrum
36 Jesus overheard what they were talking about and said to the leader, "Don't listen to them; just trust me."
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Iesus autem verbo quod dicebatur audito ait archisynagogo noli timere tantummodo crede
37 He permitted no one to go in with him except Peter, James, and John.
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et non admisit quemquam sequi se nisi Petrum et Iacobum et Iohannem fratrem Iacobi
38 They entered the leader's house and pushed their way through the gossips looking for a story and neighbors bringing in casseroles.
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et veniunt in domum archisynagogi et videt tumultum et flentes et heiulantes multum
39 Jesus was abrupt: "Why all this busybody grief and gossip? This child isn't dead; she's sleeping."
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et ingressus ait eis quid turbamini et ploratis puella non est mortua sed dormit
40 Provoked to sarcasm, they told him he didn't know what he was talking about.
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et inridebant eum ipse vero eiectis omnibus adsumit patrem et matrem puellae et qui secum erant et ingreditur ubi erat puella iacens
41 He clasped the girl's hand and said, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, get up."
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et tenens manum puellae ait illi talitha cumi quod est interpretatum puella tibi dico surge
42 At that, she was up and walking around! This girl was twelve years of age. They, of course, were all beside themselves with joy.
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et confestim surrexit puella et ambulabat erat autem annorum duodecim et obstipuerunt stupore maximo
43 He gave them strict orders that no one was to know what had taken place in that room. Then he said, "Give her something to eat."
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et praecepit illis vehementer ut nemo id sciret et dixit dari illi manducare
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