1 De kom til den andre siden av sjøen, til landet Gerasenerne.

And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.

2 Og da han gikk ut av båten, kom det straks en mann med en uren ånd mot ham fra gravene.

And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.

3 Han bodde i gravene, og ingen kunne binde ham, ikke engang med lenker.

He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;

4 For han hadde ofte blitt bundet med lenker og fotjern, men han hadde revet lenkene fra hverandre og knust fotjernene, og ingen var sterk nok til å temme ham.

Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet.

5 Natt og dag ropte han stadig i gravene og på fjellene og skar seg selv med steiner.

And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.

6 Og da han så Jesus langt borte, løp han mot ham og falt ned for ham.

And when he saw Jesus from far off, he went quickly to him and gave him worship;

7 Og han ropte med høy stemme: Hva har jeg med deg å gjøre, Jesus, den høyestes Guds Sønn? Jeg ber deg ved Gud, ikke plagemeg.

And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

8 For Jesus hadde sagt til ham: Kom ut av mannen, du urene ånd.

For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

9 Og Jesus spurte ham: Hva er ditt navn? Og han svarte: Mittnavn er Legion, for vi er mange.

And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.

10 Og han ba Jesus innstendig om ikke å sende dem bort fra landet.

And he made strong prayers to him not to send them away out of the country.

11 Nå gikk det en stor flokk med griser og beitet der på fjellet.

Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food.

12 Og de ba ham: Send oss inn i grisene, så vi kan gå inn i dem.

And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them.

13 Og han tillot dem det. De urene åndene gikk ut og gikk inn i grisene; og flokken styrtet seg ned den bratte skråningen ut i sjøen, rundt to tusen av dem, og de druknet.

And he let them do it. And the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they came to their death in the sea.

14 De som gjette dem, løp sin vei og fortalte det i byen og på landet. Folk kom for å se hva som hadde skjedd.

And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place.

15 Og de kom til Jesus, og så mannen som hadde vært besatt av onde ånder sitte der, påkledd og ved sans og samling, og de ble grepet av frykt.

And they came to Jesus, and saw the man in whom had been the evil spirits seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, and they were full of fear.

16 De som hadde sett det, fortalte dem hva som hadde hendt med den besatte, og om grisene.

And those who had seen it gave them an account of what had been done to him who had the evil spirits, and of the fate of the pigs.

17 Og de ba ham gå bort fra landet deres.

And they made a request to him to go out of their country.

18 Da han gikk ombord i båten, ba mannen som hadde hatt de onde åndene, om å få være med ham.

And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him.

19 Men Jesus tillot det ikke, og sa til ham: Gå hjem til dine, og fortell dem alt det store Herren har gjort for deg, og hvordan han har forbarmet seg over deg.

And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.

20 Han gikk av sted og begynte å fortelle alle i Dekapolis alt det store Jesus hadde gjort for ham, og alle undret seg.

And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder.

21 Da Jesus igjen hadde krysset over med båten til den andre siden, samlet det seg en stor folkemengde rundt ham, og han var ved sjøen.

And when Jesus had gone over again in the boat to the other side, a great number of people came to him: and he was by the sea.

22 En av synagogens forstandere ved navn Jairus kom, og da han så ham, falt han ned for hans føtter.

And one of the rulers of the Synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and seeing him, went down at his feet,

23 Og han ba innstendig: Min lille datter ligger for døden. Jeg ber deg komme og legge hendene på henne, så hun kan bli frisk og leve.

And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.

24 Så gikk Jesus med ham, og en stor folkemengde fulgte etter og trengte seg om ham.

And he went with him; and a great number of people went after him, and came round him.

25 En kvinne som hadde hatt blødninger i tolv år,

And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years,

26 og hadde lidd mye under mange leger, og brukt opp alt hun eide uten at det hadde hjulpet, men det snarere hadde blitt verre,

And had undergone much at the hands of a number of medical men, and had given all she had, and was no better, but even worse,

27 hørte om Jesus og kom bakfra i folkemengden og rørte ved hans kappe.

When she had news of the things which Jesus did, went among the people coming after him, and put her hand on his robe.

28 For hun sa: Om jeg bare får røre ved hans kappe, så blir jeg frisk.

For she said, If I may only put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.

29 Og straks stanset hennes blødning, og hun kjente i kroppen at hun var helbredet fra sin plage.

And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well.

30 Straks kjente Jesus at en kraft hadde gått ut fra ham, og han vendte seg rundt i folkemengden og sa: Hvem rørte ved mitt tøy?

And straight away Jesus was conscious that power had gone out of him; and, turning to the people, he said, Who was touching my robe?

31 Hans disipler sa til ham: Du ser folkemengden som presser på deg, og du spør: Hvem rørte ved meg?

And his disciples said to him, You see the people round you on every side, and you say, Who was touching me?

32 Men han så seg rundt for å se henne som hadde gjort dette.

And on his looking round to see her who had done this thing,

33 Kvinnen, som nå visste hva som hadde skjedd med henne, kom skjelvende og kastet seg ned for ham og fortalte hele sannheten.

The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.

34 Da sa han til henne: Datter, din tro har frelst deg. Gå i fred og vær helbredet fra din plage.

And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.

35 Mens han ennå talte, kom noen fra synagogeforstanderens hus og sa: Din datter er død. Hvorfor bryr du Mesteren lenger?

And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master?

36 Men Jesus overhørte ordene og sa til synagogeforstanderen: Frykt ikke, bare tro.

But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.

37 Og han lot ingen følge med bortsett fra Peter og Jakob og Johannes, Jakobs bror.

And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

38 Da de kom til huset til synagogeforstanderen, så han uro og gråtende og ropende mennesker.

And they came to the house of the ruler of the Synagogue; and he saw people running this way and that, and weeping and crying loudly.

39 Da han hadde kommet inn, sa han til dem: Hvorfor gråter dere og lager støy? Barnet er ikke dødt, men sover.

And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping.

40 De lo av ham, men han sendte dem alle ut, tok med barnets far og mor og dem som var med ham, og gikk inn der barnet lå.

And they were laughing at him. But he, having sent them all out, took the father of the child and her mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was.

41 Og han tok hennes hånd og sa: Talita kumi, som betyr: Jente, jeg sier deg, stå opp.

And taking her by the hand, he said to her, Talitha cumi, which is, My child, I say to you, Get up.

42 Jenten reiste seg straks opp og begynte å gå omkring; hun var tolv år gammel. Og de var aldeles ute av seg av undring.

And the young girl got up straight away, and was walking about; she being twelve years old. And they were overcome with wonder.

43 Og han påla dem sterkt at ingen måtte få vite dette, og ba om at hun skulle få mat.

And he gave them special orders that they were not to say anything of this; and he said that some food was to be given to her.