মার্ক 2
1 কয়েকদিন পরে তিনি কফরনাহূমে ফিরে এলে এই খবর চারদিকে ছড়িয়ে পড়ল য়ে তিনি বাড়ি ফিরে এসেছেন৷
2 এর ফলে এত লোক জড় হল য়ে সেখানে তিল ধারণেরও জায়গা রইল না, এমনকি দরজার বাইরেও এতটুকু জায়গা রইল না৷ তিনি তাদের কাছে ঈশ্বরের বাক্য প্রচার করতে লাগলেন৷
3 সেই সময় চারজন লোক খাটে করে এক পঙ্গুকে তাঁর কাছে নিয়ে এল৷
4 তারা সেই পঙ্গু লোকটিকে যীশুর কাছে নিয়ে য়েতে পারল না, তাই যীশু য়েখানে ছিলেন সেখানকার ছাদের কিছু টালি খুলে ফাঁকা করে, ঠিক তাঁর সামনে খাটিযা সমেত সেই পঙ্গু লোকটিকে নামিয়ে দিল৷
5 তাদের বিশ্বাস দেখে যীশু সেই পঙ্গু লোকটিকে বললেন, ‘বাছা, তোমার সব পাপের ক্ষমা হল৷’
6 সেখানে কিছু ব্যবস্থার শিক্ষক বসে ছিলেন, তাঁরা মনে মনে ভাবতে লাগলেন,
7 ‘এ লোকটি এমন কথা বলছে কেন? এ য়ে ঈশ্বর নিন্দা করছে; ঈশ্বর ছাড়া আর কে পাপ ক্ষমা করতে পারেন?’
8 যীশু নিজের আত্মায় ব্যবস্থার শিক্ষকদের মনের কথা জানতে পেরে তখনই তাদের বললেন, ‘তোমরা এসব কথা ভাবছ কেন?
9 কোনটা বলা সহজ, ‘তোমার পাপ ক্ষমা করা হল’ অথবা ওঠ, তোমার খাটিযা নিয়ে চলে যাও?’
10 কিন্তু পৃথিবীতে পাপ ক্ষমা করার ক্ষমতা য়ে মানবপুত্রের আছে এটা আমি তোমাদের প্রমাণ করে দেব৷’ তাই তিনি সেই পঙ্গু লোকটিকে বললেন,
11 ‘আমি তোমায় বলছি ওঠ! তোমার খাটিযাটি তুলে নিয়ে তোমার ঘরে চলে যাও৷’
12 সে উঠে দাঁড়াল এবং সঙ্গে সঙ্গে তার খাটিযাটি তুলে নিয়ে সকলের সামনে দিয়ে হেঁটে বেরিয়ে গেল৷ এতে সকলে আশ্চর্য হয়ে ঈশ্বরের প্রশংসা করে বলল, ‘এর আগে আমরা এমন কখনও দেখিনি৷’
13 এরপর তিনি আবার হ্রদের ধারে ফিরে গেলে, সমস্ত লোক তাঁর কাছে এল, আর তিনি তাদের শিক্ষা দিতে লাগলেন৷
14 পরে তিনি পথে য়েতে য়েতে দেখলেন, এক কর আদায়কারী, আলফেয়ের ছেলে লেবি কর আদায়ের ঘরে বসে আছেন৷ তিনি তাকে বললেন, ‘এস, আমার সাথে চল৷’ তা শুনে লেবি উঠে পড়লেন এবং যীশুর সঙ্গে গেলেন৷
15 পরে তিনি লেবির বাড়িতে এসে খেতে বসলেন, আর অনেক কর আদায়কারী এবং মন্দ লোক যীশুর ও তাঁর শিষ্যদের সঙ্গে খেতে বসল, কারণ তাদের মধ্যে অনেকেই তাঁর অনুগামী ছিল৷
16 কিন্তু ফরীশী দলের ব্যবস্থার শিক্ষকরা যীশুকে কর আদায়কারী ও মন্দ লোকদের সঙ্গে খেতে দেখে তাঁর শিষ্যদের বললেন, ‘যীশু কর আদায়কারী ও মন্দ লোকদের সঙ্গে খেতে বসেন কেন?’
17 এই কথা শুনে যীশু তাদের বললেন, ‘সুস্থ লোকের চিকিত্সকের প্রযোজন নেই, কিন্তু রোগীদের জন্যই চিকিত্সকের প্রযোজন৷ আমি ধার্মিকদের নয়, কিন্তু পাপীদের ডাকতে এসেছি৷’
18 সেই সময় য়োহনেরশিষ্যরা এবং ফরীশীরা উপোস করছিলেন৷ তাই কিছু লোক যীশুর কাছে এসে তাঁকে বলল, ‘য়োহনের এবং ফরীশীদের শিষ্যরা উপোস করে; কিন্তু আপনার শিষ্যরা উপোস করে না কেন?’
19 যীশু তাদের বললেন, ‘বর সঙ্গে থাকতে কি বিয়ে বাড়ির অতিথিরা উপোস করতে পারে? য়েহেতু বর তাদের সঙ্গে আছে তাই তারা উপোস করে না৷
20 কিন্তু এমন সময় আসবে যখন বরকে তাদের কাছ থেকে নিয়ে যাওযা হবে; আর সেই দিন তারা উপোস করবে৷
21 ‘পুরানো কাপড়ে কেউ নতুন কাপড়ের টুকরো দিয়ে তালি দেয় না; তালি দিলে সেই নতুন কাপড়টি পুরানো কাপড় থেকে ছিঁড়ে বেরিয়ে আসে আর ছেঁড়া জায়গাটি আরো বড় হয়ে যায়৷
22 পুরানো চামড়ার থলিতে কেউ নতুন দ্রাক্ষারস ঢালে না, ঢাললে থলি ফেটে যায়, তাতে দ্রাক্ষারস এবং চামড়ার থলি দুটোই নষ্ট হয়ে যায়৷ নতুন দ্রাক্ষারসের জন্য নতুন থলিরই প্রযোজন৷’
23 কোন এক বিশ্রামবারে যীশু শস্য ক্ষেত্রের মধ্য দিয়ে যাচ্ছিলেন; আর তাঁর শিষ্যেরা য়েতে য়েতে শস্যের শীষ ছিঁড়ে ছিঁড়ে খাচ্ছিলেন৷
24 এতে ফরীশীরা তাঁকে বলল, ‘দেখ, বিশ্রামবারে তোমার শিষ্যেরা এমন কাজ কেন করছে, যা করা উচিত নয়?’
25 তিনি তাদের বললেন, ‘দাযূদ ও তাঁর সঙ্গীরা খাবারের অভাবে ক্ষুধার্ত হয়ে কি করেছিলেন তোমরা কি পড় নি?
26 অবিযাথর যখন প্রধান যাজক ছিলেন সেই সময় দাযূদ কেমন করে ঈশ্বরের গৃহে গিয়ে য়ে রুটি যাজক ছাড়া অন্য আর কারো খাওযা বিধি-সম্মত ছিল না, তা নিজে খেয়েছিলেন ও তাঁর সঙ্গীদের খাইয়েছিলেন?’
27 যীশু তাদের আরো বললেন, ‘মানুষের জন্যই বিশ্রামবারের সৃষ্টি হয়েছে, কিন্তু বিশ্রামবারের জন্য মানুষ সৃষ্ট হয়নি৷
28 তাই মানবপুত্রবিশ্রামবারেরও প্রভু৷’
1 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
2 And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.
3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
4 And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
6 And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
8 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
9 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be your head?
10 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh.
12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.
14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
15 And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
16 But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;
17 Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
18 Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
19 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.
20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
21 And the Lord God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
22 And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.
23 So now the Lord God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?
24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the Lord our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
25 And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?
27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
28 Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,
31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands.
33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot go back.
36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.
37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.
38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,
40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.