JESUS SENT MANY EVIL SPIRITS FROM A CRAZY PERSON (5:1-20)

3He was going about naked, he used to make his camp inside the caves, close to dead ones. The spirit used to make him very angry. Before this people used to try in vain to tie his hands and feet with chains. The spirit would make him extra strong, that man would break the chains.

5He was going around in caves and hills in the day and in the night. In his madness he was calling out and cutting himself with stones.

6This poor man as soon as he saw Jesus from a long way off ran to meet him, he knelt in front of him.

8Jesus said to the spirit, “Leave the man! Go away!”

7The man called to him loudly, “Leave me, Jesus! I know you. Your father is above, he is truly Boss for above and for everywhere. You are his own child. What do you want, will you kill me? I beg you, do not send me to the big fire to burn! In that way the spirit talked to Jesus.

9Jesus asked the man, “What is your name?” He said to him, “My name is 'Many'. We are many spirits.”

10They were asking him, “Do not send us from this country.”

11On that rise there were pigs, many of them, 2,000, they were eating green grass.

12The spirits begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs. How about it? Can we go into them?”

13He said to them, “Yes, you can go to the pigs.” Right then they left that man, they all went to the pigs, the spirits went into them. Right then all the pigs ran down from the hill, they went straight into the water, they died in the water.

14The people who looked after the pigs scattered, they ran away afraid. They told many from the town and country. After that many came to see.

15When they came to Jesus they saw that man who used to be crazy there. He was sitting near Jesus, he had clothes on, he was without evil spirits, not crazy, he was well. After seeing him they became afraid.

16There were others who were standing there. Earlier they saw the pigs go into the water. They told those as soon as they came, “This Jesus sent the spirits from the man to the pigs. After that they ran down from the hill, they went into the waterhole, the water drowned all the pigs, they are completely dead.”

17After that the local inhabitants told Jesus, “Go. Leave our country.”

18Then Jesus climbed in the dinghy. The man who had become well asked Jesus, “Can I come with you?”

19He replied, “No. Return to your people. Tell them God was sorry for you, he truly made you well.”

21Then Jesus returned westwards to the other side of the waterhole.

20In response to his word that man after he returned was going around in that country, in the east, in the 10 towns. He went to all people. He was telling them, “God made it very good for me. Jesus sent the spirits from me. He healed me.” They all were pleased, they were wondering about Jesus.

JESUS HEALED A WOMAN WHO HAD BEEN SICK A LONG TIME, THEN HE MADE ALIVE A GIRL WHO HAD DIED (5:21-43)

21Many people gathered with Jesus at the edge of the waterhole.

22A man came, his name was Jairus. He was boss for the meeting house in his town. As soon as he saw Jesus he kneeled down in front of him.

23He begged him, “My young daughter is very sick, she might die. Come to my camp, touch her with your hand. After that she will not die, she will truly stay alive.”

24Jesus went with him, many were following those two. The people were squashing each other.

25This woman also followed him. That woman had been sick a long time, 12 years. She truly kept losing blood (lit. 'blood kept crawling for her'), it was a big sickness.

26She used to go to various doctors. They did not heal her. Hers was a big sickness. After that she had no money, still she was staying sick.

27She heard, “Jesus heals sick people.” After she heard she said to herself, “I will touch just his clothes. After I touch him I will truly become well, I will be without sickness.” She did that. Partway along she came close to him, from behind she touched his clothes.

29Right then her blood stopped flowing, that woman knew she was well, she was happy.

30Right then Jesus knew about that, he said to himself, “Someone touched me, that person has become healthy.” He stopped, he turned round. He asked them, “Who touched my clothes.”

31His men said to him, Why did you say that? Many people have been squashing you. Why did you ask, 'Who touched me.'?”

32He was ignoring them, still he was looking around.

33That woman knew about herself, she was truly healthy, without sickness. She was trembling with fear, she came to Jesus. She kneeled down in front of his feet, she truly told him a straight word.

34Jesus talked kindly to her, “You believed in me for good. Therefore now you are well. Go without fear, you will stay well. From now on you will not again get this sickness.

35While he was talking to the woman some others came from Jairus's house. They said to Jairus, “Your daughter is dead. Leave the teacher alone. Don't annoy him.

36Jesus heard their words. He said to Jairus, “Don't be afraid, don't get upset. Still believe in me.”

37Many people were following Jairus and Jesus. Jesus told them, “Stay here.” Then Jesus picked just three of his men, Peter and James and James's younger brother, John. They went, Jesus and Jairus also, to the camp of Jairus.

38They went to the front of the house, they stopped. There at the house they saw many people. They were all crying with one another for the young girl.

39When Jesus entered he told them, “Don't cry. That young girl is only sleeping. She is not dead.”

40They mocked him. They did not believe his word. After that he told them, “Go outside.” Then he told just the mother and father of the child and Peter and James and John, “Let us go to the child.” They went to that dead child.

41He held her hand, he said to her, Child, stand up!”

42Right then in response to Jesus's word her spirit returned to her. The child stood up, she walked around, she took a few steps. (She was just about an adolescent girl, twelve years old.) When they saw it they were pleased, they were saying to each other, “Yes we have never seen a thing like this. He made her alive from death.”

43He told the girl's father and mother sternly, “Do not tell them I made this child alive.” Then he said to them, “Give the child some food.”