MARKUS 1
1 Hier begin die Goeie Nuus aangaande Jesus Christus, die Seun van God.2 In die boek van die profeet Jesaja staan geskryf:
"Kyk, Ek stuur my boodskapper
voor jou uit.
Hy sal die pad vir jou
regmaak.
3 Hy is 'n stem wat uitroep
in die woestyn:
'Kry die Here se pad gereed.
Maak vir Hom 'n hoofweg.'"
4 Hierdie boodskapper was Johannes die Doper. Hy het in die woestyn opgetree en gepreek dat die mense hulle moes laat doop as teken dat hulle tot inkeer gekom het en so vergifnis van sonde ontvang het.
5 Skares mense van Jerusalem en van oor die hele Judea het na Johannes toe gekom, en nadat hulle hulle sondes bely het, het hy hulle in die Jordaanrivier gedoop.
6 Johannes se klere was van kameelhaar en hy het 'n leerbelt om sy middel gedra. Hy het van sprinkane en veldheuning gelewe.7 Hy het aangekondig: "Daar kom Iemand ná my wat belangriker is as ek - soveel belangriker dat ek nie eers werd is om soos 'n slaaf te buk en sy sandale los te maak nie.
8 Ek het julle met water gedoop, maar Hy sal julle met die Heilige Gees doop."
Jesus word deur Johannes gedoop
9 Ongeveer daardie tyd het Jesus van Nasaret in Galilea af gekom en is Hy deur Johannes in die Jordaanrivier gedoop.10 Dadelik toe Jesus uit die water opstaan, sien Hy hoe die hemel oopgaan en die Heilige Gees soos 'n duif na Hom toe afkom.
11 En 'n stem uit die hemel het gesê: "Jy is my geliefde Seun. Jy is 'n kind so na my hart."
Jesus word deur Satan versoek
12 Dadelik hierna het die Heilige Gees Jesus na die woestyn laat gaan.
13 Hy was daar vir 40 dae terwyl Hy deur Satan versoek is. Hy was daar saam met die wilde diere, en engele het Hom versorg.
Jesus maak vissers sy eerste dissipels
14 Later, nadat Johannes gearresteer is, het Jesus na Galilea toe gegaan om God se Goeie Nuus aan te kondig.
15 Hy het gesê: "Die tyd het aangebreek. God se koningsheerskappy gaan nou enige oomblik begin! Kom tot inkeer en glo die Goeie Nuus!"
16 Op 'n dag terwyl Jesus langs die See van Galilea loop, sien Hy hoe Simon en sy broer Andreas hulle visnette in die see uitgooi, want hulle was vissers van beroep.17 Jesus het na hulle geroep: "Kom, word my dissipels, en Ek sal julle vissers van mense maak!"
18 En hulle het dadelik hulle nette gelos en saam met Hom gegaan.
19 'n Entjie verder langs die strand het Jesus die twee seuns van Sebedeus, Jakobus en Johannes, in 'n skuit gesien terwyl hulle besig was om hulle nette heel te maak.
20 Hy het hulle ook geroep, en dadelik het hulle hulle pa en sy werksmense net so gelos en saam met Jesus gegaan.
Jesus genees iemand met 'n onrein gees
21 Jesus en sy dissipels het in Kapernaum aangekom. Op die Sabbatdag het Hy dadelik na die sinagoge toe gegaan en Hy was besig om daar onderrig te gee.
22 Hulle was verbaas oor sy onderrig, want Hy het onderrig gegee soos iemand met ware gesag - heeltemal anders as die skrifkenners.
23 Skielik was daar in hulle sinagoge 'n man met 'n onrein gees wat begin uitroep:24 "Los ons uit, Jesus van Nasaret! Het jy gekom om ons te vernietig? Ek ken jou - jy is die Heilige van God!"
25 Maar Jesus het hom bestraf en beveel: "Bly stil, en gaan uit hom uit!"
26 Daarop het die onrein gees hom stuiptrekkings laat kry, hard geskreeu en uit hom uitgegaan.
27 Hulle was almal verstom en het mekaar opgewonde begin uitvra: "Wat gaan hier aan? Watter nuwe soort lering is dit hierdie? Dit het soveel gesag! Selfs onrein geeste luister na sy opdragte!"
28 Die nuus oor wat Jesus gedoen het, het dadelik deur die hele omgewing van Galilea versprei.
Jesus maak Petrus se skoonma en baie ander siekes gesond
29 Nadat Jesus en sy dissipels uit die sinagoge gekom het, het hulle dadelik na die huis van Simon en Andreas gegaan. Jakobus en Johannes was ook by hulle.30 Simon se skoonma was siek in die bed vanweë 'n hoë koors. Hulle het dadelik vir Jesus van haar vertel.
31 Hy het toe na haar bed toe gegaan, haar hand gevat en haar opgehelp. Die koors was weg en sy het vir hulle 'n ete voorberei.
32 Teen sononder daardie aand is baie siekes en mense wat onder die mag van bose geeste was, na Hom gebring.33 Die hele Kapernaum het by die deur saamgedrom om alles te sien.
34 Jesus het baie siekes met allerlei kwale gesond gemaak en baie duiwels uit die mense gedryf, maar omdat hulle geweet het wie Hy is, het Hy hulle die swye opgelê.
Jesus preek deur die hele Galilea
35 Nog voor dagbreek die volgende oggend het Jesus opgestaan en alleen op 'n stil plek gaan bid.36 Later het Simon en die ander mense by hom agter Jesus aan gegaan
37 en toe hulle Hom kry, sê hulle vir Hom: "Almal vra na U."
38 Jesus het egter geantwoord: "Ons moet ook nog verder gaan na die omliggende dorpe sodat Ek ook daar kan preek. Dit is immers waarvoor Ek gekom het."
39 So het Hy dan deur die hele Galilea in hulle sinagoges gepreek en bose geeste uitgedryf.
Jesus maak 'n melaatse man gesond
40 'n Man met 'n ernstige velsiekte het na Hom toe gekom, voor Hom gekniel en Hom gesmeek met die woorde: "As U wil, kan U my gesond maak."41 Jesus het hom innig jammer gekry, sy hand uitgesteek en hom aangeraak met die woorde: "Ek wil dit vir jou doen. Word gesond!"42 Net daar het die ernstige velsiekte verdwyn - die man was gesond.43 Jesus het hom toe dadelik weggestuur nadat Hy hom ernstig aangespreek het met die woorde:
44 "Sorg dat jy met niemand langs die pad praat nie. Gaan reguit na die priester. Laat hy jou ondersoek. En bring die offer wat die wet van Moses vereis vir ernstige velsiektes wat genees is. So sal almal 'n duidelike bewys hê van jou genesing."
45 Maar die man het weggegaan en die nuus van wat met hom gebeur het, oral versprei. Gevolglik het soveel mense Jesus begin omring dat dit vir Hom onmoontlik geword het om openlik in enige dorp in te gaan. Hy moes buite in afgeleë plekke bly. Tog het mense steeds van oral na Hom toe gekom.
MARK 1
The Preaching of //John the Baptist
(Matthew 3.1-12; Luke 3.1-18; John 1.19-28)
1 This is the good news about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.t
2 t It began just as God had said in the book written by Isaiah the prophet,
“I am sending my messenger
to get the way ready
for you.
3 t In the desert
someone is shouting,
‘Get the road ready
for the Lord!
Make a straight path
for him.’ ”
4 So John the Baptist showed up in the desert and told everyone, “Turn back to God and be baptized! Then your sins will be forgiven.”
5 From all Judea and Jerusalem crowds of people went to John. They told how sorry they were for their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.
6 t John wore clothes made of camel's hair. He had a leather strap around his waist and ate grasshoppers and wild honey.
7 John also told the people, “Someone more powerful is going to come. And I am not good enough even to stoop down and untie his sandals.t
8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit!”The Baptism of Jesus
(Matthew 3.13-17; Luke 3.21,22)
9 About that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River. 10 As soon as Jesus came out of the water, he saw the sky open and the Holy Spirit coming down to him like a dove.
11 t A voice from heaven said, “You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you.”Jesus and Satan
(Matthew 4.1-11; Luke 4.1-13)
12 At once God's Spirit made Jesus go into the desert.
13 He stayed there for 40 days while Satan tested him. Jesus was with the wild animals, but angels took care of him.Jesus Begins His Work
(Matthew 4.12-17; Luke 4.14,15)
14 After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and told the good news that comes from God.t
15 t He said, “The time has come! God's kingdom will soon be here.t Turn back to God and believe the good news!”Jesus Chooses //Four Fishermen
(Matthew 4.18-22; Luke 5.1-11)
16 As Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were fishermen and were casting their nets into the lake. 17 Jesus said to them, “Follow me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish.”
18 Right then the two brothers dropped their nets and went with him.
19 Jesus walked on and soon saw James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
20 At once Jesus asked them to come with him. They left their father in the boat with the hired workers and went with him.A Man with an Evil Spirit
(Luke 4.31-37)
21 Jesus and his disciples went to the town of Capernaum. Then on the next Sabbath he went into the synagogue and started teaching. 22 t Everyone was amazed at his teaching. He taught with authority, and not like the teachers of the Law of Moses. 23 Suddenly a man with an evil spiritt in him entered the synagogue and yelled,
24 “Jesus from Nazareth, what do you want with us? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are! You are God's Holy One.”
25 Jesus told the evil spirit, “Be quiet and come out of the man!”
26 The spirit shook him. Then it gave a loud shout and left.
27 Everyone was completely surprised and kept saying to each other, “What is this? It must be some new kind of powerful teaching! Even the evil spirits obey him.”
28 News about Jesus quickly spread all over Galilee.Jesus Heals Many People
(Matthew 8.14-17; Luke 4.38-41)
29 As soon as Jesus left the synagogue with James and John, they went home with Simon and Andrew. 30 When they got there, Jesus was told that Simon's mother-in-law was sick in bed with fever.
31 Jesus went to her. He took hold of her hand and helped her up. The fever left her, and she served them a meal.
32 That evening after sunset, t all who were sick or had demons in them were brought to Jesus. 33 In fact, the whole town gathered around the door of the house.
34 Jesus healed all kinds of terrible diseases and forced out a lot of demons. But the demons knew who he was, and he did not let them speak.
35 Very early the next morning before daylight, Jesus got up and went to a place where he could be alone and pray. 36 Simon and the others started looking for him.
37 And when they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you!”
38 Jesus replied, “We must go to the nearby towns, so that I can tell the good news to those people. This is why I have come.”
39 t Then Jesus went to their synagogues everywhere in Galilee, where he preached and forced out demons.Jesus Heals a Man
(Matthew 8.1-4; Luke 5.12-16)
40 A man with leprosyt came to Jesus and knelt down.t He begged, “You have the power to make me well, if only you wanted to.”
41 Jesus felt sorry fort the man. So he put his hand on him and said, “I want to! Now you are well.”
42 At once the man's leprosy disappeared, and he was well.
43 After Jesus strictly warned the man, he sent him on his way.
44 t He said, “Don't tell anyone about this. Just go and show the priest that you are well. Then take a gift to the temple as Moses commanded, and everyone will know that you have been healed.”t
45 The man talked about it so much and told so many people, that Jesus could no longer go openly into a town. He had to stay away from the towns, but people still came to him from everywhere.