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1 At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;
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4 At that time reports about Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach came to the oznayim (ears) of Herod the Tetrarch.
2 And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.
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And he said to his servants, This one is Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva. He has had his Techiyah (Resurrection) from HaMesim (the Dead) and for this reason the moftim (wonders) are working in him.
3 For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
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For Herod had Yochanan arrested and bound him and threw him into the beit hasohar (prison), on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
4 Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.
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For Yochanan kept on saying to him, It is asur for you to have her.
5 And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.
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And [although] Herod was desiring to kill Yochanan, he feared the crowd, because they considered Yochanan a Navi.
6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.
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Now at the yom huledet celebration of Herod, it came about that the daughter of Herodias danced before them and Herod was pleased.
7 So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.
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Herod, therefore, with a shevuah, promised to give to her whatever she might ask.
8 And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.
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So she, prompted by her mother, said, Give to me here upon a serving tray the rosh (head) Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva.
9 And the king was sad; but because of his oaths and because of his guests, he gave the order for it to be given to her;
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And, although grieving, the king commanded [it] to be given, on account of the shevuot (oaths) and the fellow muzmanim (guests)
10 And he sent and had John's head cut off in the prison.
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And he sent and had Yochanan beheaded in the beit hasohar.
11 And his head was put on a plate and given to the girl; and she took it to her mother.
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And the rosh Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva was brought upon a serving tray, and it was presented to the girl and she presented it to her mother.
12 And his disciples came, and took up his body and put it in the earth; and they went and gave Jesus news of what had taken place.
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And Yochanan’s talmidim approached and carried away the niftar (deceased person) and buried him. Then they went and reported [it] to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.
13 Now when it came to the ears of Jesus, he went away from there in a boat, to a waste place by himself: and the people hearing of it, went after him on foot from the towns.
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And when he heard [this], he withdrew from there in a sirah (boat) to a desolate place by himself. And when the multitudes heard [this], they followed Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach by land from the shtetlach.
14 And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.
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And having gone out, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw a great multitude, and Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach felt rachmei shomayim (heavenly compassion) for them and brought refuah (healing) to their cholim.
15 And when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, This place is waste land, and the time is now past; send the people away so that they may go into the towns and get themselves food.
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Now when erev (evening) came, Moshiach’s talmidim came to him, saying, This place is desolate and the time is late. Dismiss the multitude, so that, having gone into the shtetlach, they may buy for themselves okhel (food).
16 But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.
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But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, They have no need to go away. You yourselves give them something to eat.
17 And they say to him, We have here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.
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But Moshiach’s talmidim say to him, We do not have here anything except five loaves and of dagim (fish), only two.
18 And he said, Give them to me.
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But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Bring them here to me.
19 And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.
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And having commanded the multitudes to recline on the grass [as at tish] and having taken the five loaves and the two dagim, and having looked up to Shomayim, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said a bracha over the okhel, and having offered the betziat halechem (the breaking of the bread), Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach gave the lechem to the talmidim, and Moshiach’s talmidim served the lechem to the multitudes
20 And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.
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And everyone ate and they were satisfied, and they took away shirayim (Rebbe’s remainders, leftovers), shneym asar (twelve) baskets full.
21 And those who had food were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.
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And the ones eating were about chamesh elafim (five thousand) men, apart from the nashim and yeladim.
22 And straight away he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, till he had sent the people away.
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And immediately Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach compelled the talmidim to board a sirah (boat) and to go on ahead of him to the other side until he might send away the multitudes.
23 And after he had sent the people away, he went up into the mountain by himself for prayer: and when evening was come, he was there by himself.
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And having sent away the multitudes, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach went up to the mountain by himself to daven. Now when erev had come, he was alone there.
24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and was troubled by the waves: for the wind was against them.
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Now the sirah (boat), being tossed by the waves (for the wind was against them), was by this time many stadia distant from the land.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.
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Now in the fourth watch of the night (between three o’oclock and six o’clock in the morning), Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach came to them, walking on the lake.
26 And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear.
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But Moshiach’s talmidim, having seen him walking on the lake, were terribly shaken, saying, It is a ruach refaim (an apparition)! From pachad they cried out.
27 But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.
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And immediately Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach spoke to them, saying, Chazak! Ani Hu. (I am he, SHEMOT 3:14) Do not be afraid.
28 And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water.
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And Kefa said in reply to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Adoni, if it is really you, command me to come to you al pnei hamayim (on the surface of the waters).
29 And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.
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And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Boh! (Come!) And having gone down from the sirah (boat), Kefa walked al pnei hamayim (on the surface of the waters) and came toward him.
30 But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.
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And seeing the strong wind, Kefa was afraid, and having begun to sink, Kefa cried out, saying, Azreini! Adoni, hoshieini! (Help! L-rd, save me!)
31 And straight away Jesus put out his hand and took a grip of him, and said to him, O man of little faith, why were you in doubt?
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And immediately Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, having stretched out (his) hand, took hold of Kefa and says to him, One of little emunah, why did you doubt?
32 And when they had got into the boat, the wind went down.
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And as they were going up into the sirah (boat), the wind became still.
33 And those who were in the boat gave him worship, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.
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And the ones in the sirah (boat) fell down before Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, saying, Beemes (Actually) you are the Ben HaElohim!
34 And when they had gone across, they came to land at Gennesaret.
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And having crossed over, they came onto the land at Gennesaret.
35 And when the men of that place had news of him, they sent into all the country round about, and took to him all who were ill,
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And having recognized him, the men of that place sent into all the surrounding region around, and they brought to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach all the cholim,
36 With the request that they might only put their hands on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.
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and they were appealing to him that they might touch even the Moshiach’s tzitzit on his garment, and all who did, received Moshiach’s refuah (healing). [YESHAYAH 53:5]
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