| 1 Και παλιν ηρχισε να διδασκη πλησιον της θαλασσης? και συνηχθη προς αυτον οχλος πολυς, ωστε εισελθων εις το πλοιον εκαθητο εις την θαλασσαν? και πας ο οχλος ητο επι της γης πλησιον της θαλασσης. | 1 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. |
| 2 Και εδιδασκεν αυτους δια παραβολων πολλα, και ελεγε προς αυτους εν τη διδαχη αυτου? | 2 And he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: |
| 3 Ακουετε? ιδου, εξηλθεν ο σπειρων δια να σπειρη. | 3 "Listen! A sower went out to sow. |
| 4 Και ενω εσπειρεν, αλλο μεν επεσε παρα την οδον, και ηλθον τα πετεινα του ουρανου και κατεφαγον αυτο. | 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. |
| 5 Αλλο δε επεσεν επι το πετρωδες, οπου δεν ειχε γην πολλην, και ευθυς ανεφυη, διοτι δεν ειχε βαθος γης, | 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil; |
| 6 και οτε ανετειλεν ο ηλιος εκαυματισθη, και επειδη δεν ειχε ριζαν εξηρανθη. | 6 and when the sun rose it was scorched, and since it had no root it withered away. |
| 7 Και αλλο επεσεν εις τας ακανθας, και ανεβησαν αι ακανθαι και συνεπνιξαν αυτο, και καρπον δεν εδωκε? | 7 Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. |
| 8 και αλλο επεσεν εις την γην την καλην και εδιδε καρπον αναβαινοντα και αυξανοντα, και εδωκεν εν τριακοντα και εν εξηκοντα και εν εκατον. | 8 And other seeds fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold." |
| 9 Και ελεγε προς αυτους? Ο εχων ωτα δια να ακουη, ας ακουη. | 9 And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." |
| 10 Οτε δε εμεινε καταμονας, ηρωτησαν αυτον οι περι αυτον μετα των δωδεκα περι της παραβολης. | 10 And when he was alone, those who were about him with the twelve asked him concerning the parables. |
| 11 Και ελεγε προς αυτους? Εις εσας εδοθη να γνωρισητε το μυστηριον της βασιλειας του Θεου? εις εκεινους δε τους εξω δια παραβολων τα παντα γινονται, | 11 And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables; |
| 12 δια να βλεπωσι βλεποντες και να μη ιδωσι, και να ακουωσιν ακουοντες και να μη νοησωσι, μηποτε επιστρεψωσι και συγχωρηθωσιν εις αυτους τα αμαρτηματα. | 12 so that they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven." |
| 13 Και λεγει προς αυτους? Δεν εξευρετε την παραβολην ταυτην, και πως θελετε γνωρισει πασας τας παραβολας; | 13 And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? |
| 14 Ο σπειρων τον λογον σπειρει. | 14 The sower sows the word. |
| 15 Οι δε παρα την οδον ειναι ουτοι, εις τους οποιους σπειρεται ο λογος, και οταν ακουσωσιν, ευθυς ερχεται ο Σατανας, και αφαιρει τον λογον τον εσπαρμενον εν ταις καρδιαις αυτων. | 15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown; when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which is sown in them. |
| 16 Και ομοιως οι επι τα πετρωδη σπειρομενοι ειναι ουτοι, οιτινες οταν ακουσωσι τον λογον, ευθυς μετα χαρας δεχονται αυτον, | 16 And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy; |
| 17 δεν εχουσιν ομως ριζαν εν εαυτοις, αλλ' ειναι προσκαιροι? επειτα οταν γεινη θλιψις η διωγμος δια τον λογον, ευθυς σκανδαλιζονται. | 17 and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. |
| 18 Και οι εις τας ακανθας σπειρομενοι ειναι ουτοι, οιτινες ακουουσι τον λογον, | 18 And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the word, |
| 19 και αι μεριμναι του αιωνος τουτου και η απατη του πλουτου και αι επιθυμιαι των αλλων πραγματων εισερχομεναι συμπνιγουσι τον λογον, και γινεται ακαρπος. | 19 but the cares of the world, and the delight in riches, and the desire for other things, enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. |
| 20 Και οι εις την γην την καλην σπαρεντες ειναι ουτοι, οιτινες ακουουσι τον λογον και παραδεχονται και καρποφορουσιν εν τριακοντα και εν εξηκοντα και εν εκατον. | 20 But those that were sown upon the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold." |
| 21 Και ελεγε προς αυτους? Μηπως ο λυχνος ερχεται δια να τεθη υπο τον μοδιον η υπο την κλινην; ουχι δια να τεθη επι τον λυχνοστατην; | 21 And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not on a stand? |
| 22 διοτι δεν ειναι τι κρυπτον, το οποιον δεν θελει φανερωθη, ουδ' εγεινε τι αποκρυφον, το οποιον δεν θελει ελθει εις το φανερον. | 22 For there is nothing hid, except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret, except to come to light. |
| 23 Οστις εχει ωτα δια να ακουη, ας ακουη. | 23 If any man has ears to hear, let him hear." |
| 24 Και ελεγε προς αυτους? Προσεχετε τι ακουετε. Με οποιον μετρον μετρειτε, θελει μετρηθη εις εσας, και θελει γεινει προσθηκη εις εσας τους ακουοντας. | 24 And he said to them, "Take heed what you hear; the measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you. |
| 25 Διοτι οστις εχει, θελει δοθη εις αυτον? και οστις δεν εχει, και εκεινο το οποιον εχει θελει αφαιρεθη απ' αυτου. | 25 For to him who has will more be given; and from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away." |
| 26 Και ελεγεν? Ουτως ειναι η βασιλεια του Θεου, ως εαν ανθρωπος ριψη τον σπορον επι της γης, | 26 And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed upon the ground, |
| 27 και κοιμαται και σηκονηται νυκτα και ημεραν, και ο σπορος βλαστανη και αυξανη καθως αυτος δεν εξευρει. | 27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he knows not how. |
| 28 Διοτι αφ' εαυτης η γη καρποφορει, πρωτον χορτον, επειτα ασταχυον, επειτα πληρη σιτον εν τω ασταχυω. | 28 The earth produces of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. |
| 29 Οταν δε ωριμαση ο καρπος, ευθυς αποστελλει το δρεπανον, διοτι ηλθεν ο θερισμος. | 29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come." |
| 30 Ετι ελεγε? Με τι να ομοιωσωμεν την βασιλειαν του Θεου; η με ποιαν παραβολην να παραβαλωμεν αυτην; | 30 And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? |
| 31 Ειναι ομοια με κοκκον σιναπεως, οστις, οταν σπαρη επι της γης, ειναι μικροτερος παντων των σπερματων των επι της γης? | 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; |
| 32 αφου δε σπαρη, αναβαινει και γινεται μεγαλητερος παντων των λαχανων και καμνει κλαδους μεγαλους, ωστε υπο την σκιαν αυτου δυνανται τα πετεινα του ουρανου να κατασκηνωσι. | 32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade." |
| 33 Και δια τοιουτων πολλων παραβολων ελαλει προς αυτους τον λογον, καθως ηδυναντο να ακουωσι, | 33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; |
| 34 χωρις δε παραβολης δεν ελαλει προς αυτους? κατ ιδιαν ομως εξηγει παντα εις τους μαθητας αυτου. | 34 he did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything. |
| 35 Και λεγει προς αυτους εν εκεινη τη ημερα, οτε εγεινεν εσπερα? Ας διελθωμεν εις το περαν. | 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." |
| 36 Και αφησαντες τον οχλον, παραλαμβανουσιν αυτον ως ητο εν τω πλοιω και αλλα δε πλοιαρια ησαν μετ' αυτου. | 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. |
| 37 Και γινεται μεγας ανεμοστροβιλος και τα κυματα εισεβαλλον εις το πλοιον, ωστε αυτο ηδη εγεμιζετο. | 37 And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. |
| 38 Και αυτος ητο επι της πρυμνης κοιμωμενος επι το προσκεφαλαιον? και εξυπνουσιν αυτον και λεγουσι προς αυτον? Διδασκαλε, δεν σε μελει οτι χανομεθα; | 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care if we perish?" |
| 39 Και σηκωθεις επετιμησε τον ανεμον και ειπε προς την θαλασσαν? Σιωπα, ησυχασον. Και επαυσεν ο ανεμος, και εγεινε γαληνη μεγαλη. | 39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. |
| 40 Και ειπε προς αυτους? Δια τι εισθε ουτω δειλοι; πως δεν εχετε πιστιν; | 40 He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?" |
| 41 Και εφοβηθησαν φοβον μεγαν και ελεγον προς αλληλους? Τις λοιπον ειναι ουτος, οτι και ο ανεμος και η θαλασσα υπακουουσιν εις αυτον; | 41 And they were filled with awe, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey him?" |
