MARKUS 1

Johannes die Doper.

(Mt. 3:1-12 en ooreenk. pl.)

1 DIE begin van die evangelie van Jesus Christus, die Seun van God.

2  tSoos geskrywe is in die Profete: tKyk, Ek stuur my boodskapper voor u aangesig, wat u pad voor U uit sal regmaak —

3  tdie stem van een wat roep in die woestyn: Berei die weg van die Here, maak sy paaie reguit!

4 Johannes het gekom en was besig om in die woestyn te doop en die doop van bekering tot vergifnis van sondes te verkondig.

5 En die hele Joodse land en die inwoners van Jerusalem het uitgegaan na hom toe, en almal is deur hom gedoop in die Jordaanrivier met belydenis van hulle sondes.

6 En Johannes was gekleed met kameelhare en ’n leergord om sy heupe, en hy het sprinkane en wilde heuning geëet.

7 En hy het gepreek en gesê: Hy wat sterker is as ek, kom ná my, en ek is nie waardig om neer te buk en sy skoenriem los te maak nie.

8 Ek het julle wel met water gedoop, maar Hy sal julle doop met die Heilige Gees.

Doop en versoeking van Jesus.

(Mt. 3:13-17; 4:1-11 en ooreenk. pl.)

9  tEN in daardie dae het Jesus van tNásaret in Galiléa gekom en is deur Johannes in die Jordaan gedoop.

10 En dadelik toe Hy opklim uit die water, sien Hy die hemele skeur en die Gees soos ’n duif op Hom neerdaal.

11 En daar het ’n stem uit die hemele gekom: U is my geliefde Seun in wie Ek ’n welbehae het.

12 En dadelik het die tGees Hom uitgedryf in die woestyn.

13 En Hy was daar in die woestyn veertig dae lank, terwyl Hy deur die Satan versoek is; en Hy was saam met die wilde diere, en die engele het Hom gedien.

Roeping van die eerste dissipels.

(Mt. 4:12-25 en ooreenk. pl.)

14  tEN nadat Johannes oorgelewer was, het Jesus in Galiléa gekom en tdie evangelie van die koninkryk van God verkondig

15 en gesê: tDie tyd is vervul en tdie koninkryk van God het naby gekom; bekeer julle en glo die evangelie.

16 En tterwyl Hy langs die see van Galiléa loop, sien Hy Simon en Andréas, sy broer, besig om ’n net in die see uit te gooi; want hulle was vissers.

17 En Jesus sê vir hulle: Kom agter My aan, en Ek sal maak dat julle vissers van mense word.

18 En dadelik het hulle hul nette laat staan en Hom gevolg.

19 En toe Hy daarvandaan ’n bietjie verder gaan, sien Hy Jakobus, die seun van Sebedéüs, en Johannes, sy broer, wat besig was om die nette in die skuit heel te maak.

20 En dadelik het Hy hulle geroep, en hulle het hul vader Sebedéüs met die gehuurde mense in die skuit laat staan en Hom gevolg.

Genesing van ’n besetene in Kapérnaüm.

(Lk. 4:31-37.)

21  tEN hulle het in Kapérnaüm gekom, en dadelik op die sabbat het Hy in die sinagoge ingegaan en begin leer.

22 En thulle was verslae oor sy leer, want Hy het hulle geleer soos een wat gesag het en nie soos die skrifgeleerdes nie.

23 En daar was in hulle sinagoge ’n man met ’n onreine gees; en hy het uitgeskreeu

24 en gesê: Hou op! tWat het ons met U te doen, Jesus, Nasaréner? Het U gekom om ons te verdelg? Ek ken U, wie U is: die Heilige van God!

25 En Jesus het hom bestraf en gesê: Bly stil en gaan uit hom uit!

26 En die onreine gees het hom tstuiptrekkings laat kry en met ’n groot stem geskreeu en uit hom uitgegaan.

27 En almal was verbaas, sodat hulle onder mekaar vra en sê: Wat is dit? Watter nuwe leer is dit, dat Hy met gesag ook aan die onreine geeste bevel gee en hulle Hom gehoorsaam is?

28 En die gerug aangaande Hom is dadelik versprei in die hele omtrek van Galiléa.

Genesing van die skoonmoeder van Petrus en ander siekes.

(Mt. 8:14-17 en ooreenk. pl.)

29  tEN dadelik toe hulle tuit die sinagoge uitgegaan het, kom hulle saam met Jakobus en Johannes in die huis van Simon en Andréas.

30 En die skoonmoeder van Simon het siek gelê aan die koors; en dadelik het hulle Hom van haar gesê.

31 Daarop gaan Hy na haar, neem haar hand en rig haar op, en dadelik het die koors haar verlaat, en sy het hulle bedien.

32 En toe dit aand geword het ten die son onder was, het hulle na Hom gebring almal wat ongesteld en van duiwels besete was.

33 En die hele stad het by die deur saamgekom.

34 En tbaie wat aan allerhande siektes gely het, het Hy gesond gemaak en baie duiwels uitgedryf en tdie duiwels nie toegelaat om te praat nie, omdat hulle Hom geken het.

35  tEn vroeg in die môre, nog diep in die nag, het Hy opgestaan en uitgegaan en tna ’n eensame plek vertrek en daar gebid.

36 En Simon en die wat by hom was, het Hom gevolg.

37 En toe hulle Hom vind, sê hulle vir Hom: Almal soek U.

38 En Hy sê vir hulle: Laat ons na die naburige dorpe gaan, sodat Ek ook daar kan preek; want tdaarvoor het Ek uitgegaan.

39 En tHy het die hele Galiléa deur in hulle sinagoges gepreek en die duiwels uitgedryf.

Genesing van ’n melaatse.

(Mt. 8:1-4 en ooreenk. pl.)

40  tEN daar kom ’n melaatse na Hom toe wat Hom smeek en voor Hom op die knieë val en vir Hom sê: As U wil, kan U my reinig.

41 En Jesus het vir hom innig jammer gevoel en die hand uitgesteek en hom aangeraak en vir hom gesê: Ek wil, word gereinig!

42 En toe Hy dit sê, het die melaatsheid hom dadelik verlaat, en hy is gereinig.

43 En nadat Hy hom ernstig aangespreek het, stuur Hy hom dadelik weg

44 en sê vir hom: Pas op dat jy aan niemand iets vertel nie, maar gaan vertoon jou aan die priester en offer vir jou reiniging wat Moses voorgeskryf het, tot ’n getuienis vir hulle.
45  tMaar hy het uitgegaan en begin om baie dinge rond te vertel en die saak rugbaar te maak, sodat Hy tnie meer openlik in ’n stad kon ingaan nie; maar Hy was buite in verlate plekke, ten hulle het van alle kante na Hom gekom.

Mark 1

1  THE BEGINNING [of the facts] of the good news (the Gospel) of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2  Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will make ready Your way--3  A voice of one crying in the wilderness [shouting in the desert], Prepare the way of the Lord, make His beaten tracks straight (level and passable)! 4  John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness (desert), preaching a baptism [obligating] repentance (a change of one’s mind for the better, heartily amending one’s ways, with abhorrence of his past sins) in order to obtain forgiveness of and release from sins.5  And there kept going out to him [continuously] all the country of Judea and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, as they were confessing their sins.6  And John wore clothing woven of camel’s hair and had a leather girdle around his loins and ate locusts and wild honey.7  And he preached, saying, After me comes He Who is stronger (more powerful and more valiant) than I, the strap of Whose sandals I am not worthy or fit to stoop down and unloose.8  I have baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.9  In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.10  And when He came up out of the water, at once he [John] saw the heavens torn open and the [Holy] Spirit like a dove coming down [to enter] into Him. 11  And there came a voice out from within heaven, You are My Beloved Son; in You I am well pleased. 12  Immediately the [Holy] Spirit [from within] drove Him out into the wilderness (desert),13  And He stayed in the wilderness (desert) forty days, being tempted [all the while] by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered to Him [continually].14  Now after John was arrested and put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God,15  And saying, The [appointed period of] time is fulfilled (completed), and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent (have a change of mind which issues in regret for past sins and in change of conduct for the better) and believe (trust in, rely on, and adhere to) the good news (the Gospel).16  And passing along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon [Peter] and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net [to and fro] in the sea, for they were fishermen.17  And Jesus said to them, Come after Me and be My disciples, and I will make you to become fishers of men.18  And at once they left their nets and [yielding up all claim to them] followed [with] Him [joining Him as disciples and siding with His party].19  He went on a little farther and saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in [their] boat putting their nets in order.20  And immediately He called out to them, and [abandoning all mutual claims] they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went off after Him [to be His disciples, side with His party, and follow Him].21  And they entered into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He went into the synagogue and began to teach.22  And they were completely astonished at His teaching, for He was teaching as One Who possessed authority, and not as the scribes.23  Just at that time there was in their synagogue a man [who was in the power] of an unclean spirit; and now [immediately] he raised a deep and terrible cry from the depths of his throat, saying,24  What have You to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are--the Holy One of God!25  And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hush up (be muzzled, gagged), and come out of him!26  And the unclean spirit, throwing the man into convulsions and screeching with a loud voice, came out of him.27  And they were all so amazed and almost terrified that they kept questioning and demanding one of another, saying, What is this? What new (fresh) teaching! With authority He gives orders even to the unclean spirits and they obey Him!28  And immediately rumors concerning Him spread [everywhere] throughout all the region surrounding Galilee.29  And at once He left the synagogue and went into the house of Simon [Peter] and Andrew, accompanied by James and John.30  Now Simon’s mother-in-law had for some time been lying sick with a fever, and at once they told Him about her.31  And He went up to her and took her by the hand and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she began to wait on them.32  Now when it was evening, after the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those under the power of demons,33  Until the whole town was gathered together about the door.34  And He cured many who were afflicted with various diseases; and He drove out many demons, but would not allow the demons to talk because they knew Him [intuitively].35  And in the morning, long before daylight, He got up and went out to a deserted place, and there He prayed.36  And Simon [Peter] and those who were with him followed Him [pursuing Him eagerly and hunting Him out],37  And they found Him and said to Him, Everybody is looking for You.38  And He said to them, Let us be going on into the neighboring country towns, that I may preach there also; for that is why I came out.39  [So] He went throughout the whole of Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.40  And a leper came to Him, begging Him on his knees and saying to Him, If You are willing, You are able to make me clean.41  And being moved with pity and sympathy, Jesus reached out His hand and touched him, and said to him, I am willing; be made clean!42  And at once the leprosy [completely] left him and he was made clean [by being healed].43  And Jesus charged him sternly (sharply and threateningly, and with earnest admonition) and [acting with deep feeling thrust him forth and] sent him away at once,44  And said to him, See that you tell nothing [of this] to anyone; but begone, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your purification what Moses commanded, as a proof (an evidence and witness) to the people [that you are really healed]. 45  But he went out and began to talk so freely about it and blaze abroad the news [spreading it everywhere] that [Jesus] could no longer openly go into a town but was outside in [lonely] desert places. But the people kept on coming to Him from all sides and every quarter.