Matthew 9

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 He got back in the boat, crossed the water and came to his home town.	1 And entering into a boat, he passed over the water and came into his own city.
2 And suddenly some people brought him a paralytic stretched out on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesussaid to the paralytic, 'Take comfort, my child, your sins are forgiven.'	2 And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee.
3 And now some scribes said to themselves, 'This man is being blasphemous.'	3 And behold some of the scribes said within themselves: He blasphemeth.
4 Knowing what was in their minds Jesus said, 'Why do you have such wicked thoughts in your hearts?	4 And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: Why do you think evil in your hearts?
5 Now, which of these is easier: to say, "Your sins are forgiven," or to say, "Get up and walk"?	5 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee: or to say, Arise, and walk?
6 But to prove to you that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins,' -- then he said to theparalytic-'get up, pick up your bed and go off home.'	6 But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the man sick of palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.
7 And the man got up and went home.	7 And he arose, and went into his house.
8 A feeling of awe came over the crowd when they saw this, and they praised God for having given suchauthority to human beings.	8 And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave such power to men.
9 As Jesus was walking on from there he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and he saidto him, 'Fol ow me.' And he got up and followed him.	9 And when Jesus passed on from hence, he saw a man sitting in the custom house, named Matthew; and he saith to him: Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.
10 Now while he was at table in the house it happened that a number of tax col ectors and sinners cameto sit at the table with Jesus and his disciples.	10 And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, 'Why does your master eat with tax col ectorsand sinners?'	11 And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?
12 When he heard this he replied, 'It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick.	12 But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill.
13 Go and learn the meaning of the words: Mercy is what pleases me, not sacrifice. And indeed I came tocal not the upright, but sinners.'	13 Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners.
14 Then John's disciples came to him and said, 'Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but yourdisciples do not?'	14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples do not fast?
15 Jesus replied, 'Surely the bridegroom's attendants cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is stil withthem? But the time will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they wil fast.	15 And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.
16 No one puts a piece of unshrunken cloth onto an old cloak, because the patch pul s away from thecloak and the tear gets worse.	16 And nobody putteth a piece of raw cloth unto an old garment. For it taketh away the fullness thereof from the garment, and there is made a greater rent.
17 Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the skins burst, the wine runs out, and theskins are lost. No; they put new wine in fresh skins and both are preserved.'	17 Neither do they put new wine into old bottles. Otherwise the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish. But new wine they put into new bottles: and both are preserved.
18 While he was speaking to them, suddenly one of the officials came up, who bowed low in front of himand said, 'My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and her life will be saved.'	18 And he was speaking these things unto them, behold a certain ruler came up, and adored him, saying: Lord, my daughter is even now dead; but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
19 Jesus rose and, with his disciples, fol owed him.	19 And Jesus rising up followed him, with his disciples.
20 Then suddenly from behind him came a woman, who had been suffering from a haemorrhage fortwelve years, and she touched the fringe of his cloak,	20 And behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.
21 for she was thinking, 'If only I can touch his cloak I shall be saved.'	21 For she said within herself: If I shall touch only his garment, I shall be healed.
22 Jesus turned round and saw her; and he said to her, 'Courage, my daughter, your faith has saved you.'And from that moment the woman was saved.	22 But Jesus turning and seeing her, said: Be of good heart, daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
23 When Jesus reached the official's house and saw the flute-players, with the crowd making acommotion, he said,	23 And when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a rout,
24 'Get out of here; the little girl is not dead; she is asleep.' And they ridiculed him.	24 He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
25 But when the people had been turned out he went inside and took her by the hand; and she stood up.	25 And when the multitude was put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand. And the maid arose.
26 And the news of this spread al round the countryside.	26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that country.
27 As Jesus went on his way two blind men fol owed him shouting, 'Take pity on us, son of David.'	27 And as Jesus passed from thence, there followed him two blind men crying out and saying, Have mercy on us, O Son of David.
28 And when Jesus reached the house the blind men came up to him and he said to them, 'Do youbelieve I can do this?' They said, 'Lord, we do.'	28 And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus saith to them, Do you believe, that I can do this unto you? They say to him, Yea, Lord.
29 Then he touched their eyes saying, 'According to your faith, let it be done to you.'	29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it done unto you.
30 And their sight returned. Then Jesus sternly warned them, 'Take care that no one learns about this.'	30 And their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know this.
31 But when they had gone away, they talked about him al over the countryside.	31 But they going out, spread his fame abroad in all that country.
32 They had only just left when suddenly a man was brought to him, a dumb demoniac.	32 And when they were gone out, behold they brought him a dumb man, possessed with a devil.
33 And when the devil was driven out, the dumb man spoke and the people were amazed and said,'Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.'	33 And after the devil was cast out, the dumb man spoke, and the multitudes wondered, saying, Never was the like seen in Israel.
34 But the Pharisees said, 'It is through the prince of devils that he drives out devils.'	34 But the Pharisees said, By the prince of devils he casteth out devils.
35 Jesus made a tour through al the towns and vil ages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming thegood news of the kingdom and curing al kinds of disease and al kinds of il ness.	35 And Jesus went about all the cities, and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease, and every infirmity.
36 And when he saw the crowds he felt sorry for them because they were harassed and dejected, likesheep without a shepherd.	36 And seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them: because they were distressed, and lying like sheep that have no shepherd.
37 Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of theharvest to send out labourers to his harvest.'	37 Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few.
	38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest.