Evanðelje po Marku 4

Prispodoba o sijaču

1 Isus opet počne poučavati na obali jezera. K njemu nagrne toliko ljudi da je ušao u lađicu na jezeru, sjeo u nju i odande propovijedao, a sve je mnoštvo ostalo na obali.

2 Zatim stane poučavati ljude brojnim prispodobama. Evo jedne od njih:
3 "Slušajte! Neki je ratar sijao sjeme.4 Dok ga je sijao po polju, nešto sjemena padne na stazu. Dođu ptice i pozobaju ga.5 Dio sjemena padne na kamenito tlo, gdje je zemlja bila plitka. Ono odmah nikne jer je zemlja bila plitka,6 ali ubrzo i usahne pod jakim suncem i osuši se jer se korijenje u plitkoj zemlji nije razvilo.7 Dio sjemena padne među trnje koje naraste i uguši ga, tako da nije donijelo roda.8 Ali dio sjemena padne i u plodnu zemlju i donese trideseterostruk, šezdeseterostruk, a neka čak i stostruk urod.

9 Slušajte, kad već imate uši!"
10 Kad je Isus poslije ostao sam s Dvanaestoricom i s drugima koji su ga slijedili, upitaju ga o značenju te prispodobe.11 On im odgovori: "Vama je dopušteno razumjeti tajnu o Božjemu kraljevstvu. A ostalima, koji su vani, govorim u prispodobama.

12 Kao što piše u Svetome pismu:
Slušat će moje riječi,
ali ih neće razumjeti;
gledat će moja djela,
ali neće dokučiti njihova značenja.
Neće se odvratiti od svojih grijeha
niti će im biti oprošteno.13 Ali ako ne možete razumjeti tu jednostavnu priču, kako ćete uopće razumjeti prispodobe?14 Sijač o kojemu sam govorio svatko je onaj tko u ljudska srca sije Božju riječ.15 Sjeme na tvrdu tlu jesu oni koji čuju Riječ, ali odmah dođe Sotona i odnese tu Riječ u njih posijanu.16 Kamenito tlo srca su onih koji čuju Riječ i radosno ju prihvate,17 ali nemaju dubokog korijena. Dođu li nevolje ili progonstvo zbog Riječi, odmah podlegnu.18 Trnovito tlo srca su ljudi koji čuju Riječ i prihvate ju,19 ali tjeskobne brige ovoga svijeta, varavo bogatstvo i požuda za svime ostalime ubrzo uguše sjeme i ono ostane bez roda.

20 Dobro tlo srce je čovjeka koji sluša Riječ, razumije ju i donosi rod - trideseterostruko, šezdeseterostruko ili čak stostruko veći od posijanoga."

Prispodoba o svjetiljci

21 Zatim ih upita: "Kada upalite svjetiljku, stavljate li ju pod košaru ili pod postelju da prigušite svjetlost? Nipošto! Stavljate ju na vidljivo mjesto.22 Sve ono što je sada skriveno i što je u potaji učinjeno, jednom će izići na vidjelo.23 Slušajte, kad već imate uši!24 I nastojte svakako pozorno slušati. Kad budete tako činili, bolje ćete razumjeti što vam govorim.

25 Ljudima koji žive po Božjoj mudrosti", reče im, "Bog će dati još više mudrosti. A koji ne postupaju prema njegovoj mudrosti, izgubit će ubrzo i ono malo od nje što imaju."

Sjeme koje samo raste

26 Isus nastavi: "Božje je kraljevstvo poput ovoga: ratar baci sjeme na zemlju,27 a zatim ode dalje za svojim poslom. Lijegao je noću i ustajao danju, a sjeme je niknulo i izraslo a da on to nije ni znao.28 Zemlja sama od sebe donese rod: najprije izraste stabljika, zatim klas, pa se popuni zrelim zrnima.

29 Čim zrno sazre, dođe ratar i požanje ga srpom."

Prispodoba o gorušičinom sjemenu

30 Isus upita: "Kako da vam još opišem Božje kraljevstvo? S čime da ga usporedim?31 Ono je poput sitna gorušičina zrna, najmanjega od svakog sjemena koje se sije u zemlju.

32 Ali kad se posije, izraste veće od svake biljke u povrtnjaku, s velikim granama u kojih se sjenu mogu skloniti ptice nebeske.
33 Isus je govorio takve prispodobe da pouči narod Riječi onoliko koliko su mogli shvatiti.

34 Javno je poučavao samo u prispodobama, a nasamo je svojim učenicima sve tumačio.

Isus smiruje oluju

35 Kad se spustila večer, Isus reče učenicima: "Prijeđimo na drugu stranu jezera."36 Oni otpustiše narod i povezoše ga u lađici iz koje je propovijedao. Za njima se otisnu i druge lađice.

37 Odjednom se podiže silna oluja. Visoki valovi počnu se prelijevati u lađicu tako da se gotovo posve napunila vodom.
38 Isus je spavao na krmi s glavom na jastuku. U panici su ga probudili vičući: "Učitelju! Zar ti uopće ne mariš što ćemo izginuti?"39 Isus se probudi, zaprijeti vjetru te reče moru: "Utišaj se! Umukni!" Vjetar prestane i nastane velika tišina.

40 On upita učenike: "Što ste se toliko prestrašili? Zar još nemate vjere?"
41 Oni su bili silno prestrašeni. Pitali su jedan drugoga: "Pa tko je on da mu se i vjetar i more pokoravaju?"

Mark 4

The Parable of the Sower

1 Again he began to teach by the lake. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there whilet the whole crowd was on the shore by the lake.2 He taught them many things in parables,s and in his teaching said to them:3 “Listen! A sower went out to sow.s4 And as he sowed, some seedt fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.5 Other seed fell on rocky grounds where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.t6 When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root,t it withered.7 Other seed fell among the thorns,s and they grew up and choked it,s and it did not produce grain.8 Butt other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times.”

9 And he said, “Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!”t

The Purpose of Parables

10 When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

11 He said to them, “The secretts of the kingdom of God has been givent to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

12 so that although they look they may look but not see,
and although they hear they may hear but not understand,
so they may not repent and be forgiven.”s
13 He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? Thent how will you understand any parable?14 The sower sows the word.15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satans comes and snatches the words that was sown in them.16 These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.17 Butt they have no root in themselves and do not endure.t Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.18 Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,19 butt worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth,t and the desire for other things come in and choke the word,s and it produces nothing.

20 Butt these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred.”

The Parable of the Lamp

21 He also said to them, “A lamps isn’t brought to be put under a baskett or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?22 For nothing is hidden except to be revealed,t and nothing concealed except to be brought to light.23 If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!”t24 And he said to them, “Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive,t and more will be added to you.

25 For whoever has will be given more, butt whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”s

The Parable of the Growing Seed

26 He also said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.27 He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.28 By itself the soil produces a crop, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

29 And when the grain is ripe, he sends in the sicklet because the harvest has come.”s

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

30 He also asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?31 It is like a mustard seeds that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground –

32 when it is sown, it grows up,t becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birdst can nest in its shade.”s

The Use of Parables

33 Sot with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

34 He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.

Stilling of a Storm

35 On that day, when evening came, Jesust said to his disciples, “Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”t36 Sot after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat,ts and other boats were with him.37 Nowt a great windstormts developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.38 Butt he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to die?”39 Sot he got up and rebukedt the wind, and said to the sea,s “Be quiet! Calm down!” Thent the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.40 And he said to them, “Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?”

41 They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, “Who then is this?s Even the wind and sea obey him!”s