Open English Translation MARK Chapter 5

5 So they got safely to the region of Gerasenes on the other side of the lake. 2 As Yeshua climbed out of the boat, a demon-possessed man came out of the tombs to meet him. 3 He lived in those tombs, and no one could tie him up, not even with chains, 4 because he had often been tied up in the past with shackles and chains but had always pulled the chains apart and smashed the shackles, and no one was able to subdue him. 5 All through the day and night, whether in the tombs or up in the hills, he was yelling out and hurting himself with stones.

6 So when he had seen Yeshua in the distance, he ran and as a sign of honour fell to the ground in front of him. 7 Then he called out very loudly, “What will happen between us, Yeshua, the son of the highest God? I beg you in God’s name not to torment me.” 8 Because Yeshua had already started saying, “Come out of the man you ungodly spirit!”

9 Yeshua asked, “What’s your name?”

The man answered, “My name is ‘Thousands’ because there’s many of us,” 10 and he begged Yeshua not to send them out of the country.

11 It just so happened that there was a large herd of pigs being fed on the hill nearby 12 and they begged Yeshua again saying, “Send us to the pigs so that we can enter them.” 13 Yeshua agreed to that, so the ungodly spirits came out of the man, went into the pigs, and the entire herd of some two thousand pigs rushed down the steep bank into the sea and were drowned.

14 The ones who had been feeding them rushed off and spread the news around in the city and the surrounding area. So the people hurried out to see what had happened. 15 When they arrived where Yeshua was, they saw the man who had been demon-possessed fully-clothed and sitting there in full control of his senses. They knew it was the man called ‘Thousands’ and they became frightened. 16 Those who had seen it all happen described it all to the people—what had happened both to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs.

17 So then the people began asking Yeshua to go away from their region.

18 As Yeshua was climbing back into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed wanted to go with him.

19 But Yeshua wouldn’t let him and told him to head back home to his own people, and explain to them what the Master had done for him and how he had been merciful to him.

20 So he went away and shared with the people of the Ten Cities region what Yeshua had done for him, and they were all amazed.

21 When Yeshua had crossed in the boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd of people came out to the lake edge to see him. 22 A religious leader named Jairus came out, and when he found Yeshua he fell down at his feet 23 and pleaded, “My young daughter is critical and just hanging on for you to come and touch her so that she can be healed and live.”

24 So Yeshua went off with Jairus. The large crowd followed also and many were getting pressed against Yeshua.

25 Then a woman came who had been losing blood for twelve years 26 and who had endured much under various doctors despite spending everything she had. After all that, she’d ended up even worse, 27 but when she heard about what Yeshua had been doing, she worked her way through the crowd to the back of Yeshua and touched his clothes, 28 because she had told herself, “If I could even just touch his clothes, I would be healed.”

29 And immediately the bleeding stopped and she knew that she had been healed. 30 Immediately also, Yeshua knew that power had gone out of him, and he turned back towards the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?”

31 But his followers said, “You can see all the people that were pressing on you so why would you ask who touched you?”

32 But Yeshua was still looking around to see who had done it. 33 And the woman, scared and shaking because of what was happening, came and fell down in front of Yeshua and told him the whole story. 34 Yeshua said, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and full health.”

35 While he was still speaking, messengers came from Jairus’ house to tell him, “Your daughter has died. Why bother the teacher any more?”

36 But Yeshua overheard them telling this to the leader and told him, “Don’t be afraid—keep believing.” 37 And Yeshua didn’t allow anyone to accompany him other than Peter, and Yacob and his brother, Yohan. 38 As they approached Jairus’ house, Yeshua saw a big commotion with lots of crying and yelling going on. 39 As he entered, he said, “Why are you all crying in distress? The child hasn’t died—she’s just sleeping!”

40 But they just ridiculed Yeshua. So he sent them all outside, just taking the father and mother of the child, along with three with him. He went in where the girl was 41 and taking her hand, he said, “Young woman, I tell you: get up!” 42 Immediately she got up and walked around. And everyone marvelled at the amazing thing that had happened. (She was twelve years old.) 43 Yeshua repeatedly told them to keep this to themselves, and added that they should give her something to eat.