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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · translation · orthodox reading
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Luke 8:22-56
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22
⸂Ἐγένετο δὲ⸃ ἐν μιᾷ τῶν ἡμερῶν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐνέβη εἰς πλοῖον καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Διέλθωμεν εἰς τὸ πέραν τῆς λίμνης, καὶ ἀνήχθησαν.
Salì su una barca con i discepoli e disse: «Passiamo all'altra riva del lago».
It happened on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples and said to them: «Let us cross to the other side of the lakeⓘ», and they put out.
23
πλεόντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἀφύπνωσεν. καὶ κατέβη λαῖλαψ ἀνέμου εἰς τὴν λίμνην, καὶ συνεπληροῦντο καὶ ἐκινδύνευον.
Mentre navigavano, egli si addormentò. Una tempesta di vento si abbatté sul lago, imbarcavano acqua ed erano in pericolo.
As they sailed, he fell asleepⓘ. And a squall of wind came down on the lakeⓘ, and they were filling with water and were in danger.
24
προσελθόντες δὲ διήγειραν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· Ἐπιστάτα ἐπιστάτα, ἀπολλύμεθα· ὁ δὲ ⸀διεγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησεν τῷ ἀνέμῳ καὶ τῷ κλύδωνι τοῦ ὕδατος, καὶ ἐπαύσαντο, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη.
Lo svegliarono dicendo: «Maestro, maestro, siamo perduti!». Ed egli, destatosi, minacciò il vento e i flutti: si calmarono e ci fu bonaccia.
Coming to him, they woke him saying: «Master, master, we are perishingⓘ!». He, having awoken, rebuked the wind and the surging of the waterⓘ, and they ceased, and there was a calmⓘ.
25
εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς· ⸀Ποῦ ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν; φοβηθέντες δὲ ἐθαύμασαν, λέγοντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους· Τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν ὅτι καὶ τοῖς ἀνέμοις ἐπιτάσσει καὶ τῷ ὕδατι, καὶ ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ;
Allora disse: «Dov'è la vostra fede?». Impauriti e stupiti dicevano: «Chi è dunque costui, che comanda ai venti e all'acqua, e gli obbediscono?».
And he said to them: «Where is your faithⓘ?». Frightened, they marveled, saying to one another: «Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey himⓘ?».
26
Καὶ κατέπλευσαν εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν ⸀Γερασηνῶν, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἀντιπέρα τῆς Γαλιλαίας.
Approdarono nella regione dei Gerasèni, di fronte alla Galilea.
And they put in at the region of the Gerasenesⓘ, which is opposite Galilee.
27
ἐξελθόντι δὲ αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ⸀ὑπήντησεν ἀνήρ τις ἐκ τῆς πόλεως ⸀ἔχων δαιμόνια· ⸂καὶ χρόνῳ ἱκανῷ οὐκ ἐνεδύσατο ἱμάτιον⸃, καὶ ἐν οἰκίᾳ οὐκ ἔμενεν ἀλλ’ ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν.
Era appena sceso a terra, quando un uomo della città, posseduto dai demòni, gli venne incontro; da molto tempo non portava vestiti, né abitava in casa, ma tra le tombe.
When he had gone ashore, there met him a man of the city possessed by demonsⓘ; for a long time he had worn no garment and lived not in a house but among the tombs, a place of corpse impurity (tumat met)ⓘ.
28
ἰδὼν δὲ τὸν ⸀Ἰησοῦν ἀνακράξας προσέπεσεν αὐτῷ καὶ φωνῇ μεγάλῃ εἶπεν· Τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, Ἰησοῦ υἱὲ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου; δέομαί σου, μή με βασανίσῃς·
Vedendo Gesù, gridò, gli si gettò ai piedi e disse a gran voce: «Che vuoi da me, Gesù, Figlio del Dio altissimo? Ti prego, non tormentarmi!».
Seeing Jesus, crying out he fell at his feet and with a loud voice said: «What is there between me and you, Jesus Son of the Most High Godⓘ? I beg you, do not torment me!».
30
ἐπηρώτησεν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ ⸀Ἰησοῦς· Τί σοι ⸂ὄνομά ἐστιν⸃; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Λεγιών, ὅτι ⸂εἰσῆλθεν δαιμόνια πολλὰ⸃ εἰς αὐτόν.
Gesù gli domandò: «Qual è il tuo nome?». Rispose: «Legione», perché molti demòni erano entrati in lui.
Jesus asked him: «What is your name?». He said: «Legionⓘ», because many demons had entered into him.
32
Ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ ἀγέλη χοίρων ἱκανῶν ⸀βοσκομένη ἐν τῷ ὄρει· καὶ ⸀παρεκάλεσαν αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιτρέψῃ αὐτοῖς εἰς ἐκείνους εἰσελθεῖν· καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν αὐτοῖς.
Lì vicino c'era un branco di porci; lo pregarono di permettere loro di entrare nei porci. E lo permise.
There was there a herd of swine, unclean animalsⓘ, numerous, feeding on the mountain; and they begged him to permit them to enter into those; and he permitted them.
33
ἐξελθόντα δὲ τὰ δαιμόνια ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰσῆλθον εἰς τοὺς χοίρους, καὶ ὥρμησεν ἡ ἀγέλη κατὰ τοῦ κρημνοῦ εἰς τὴν λίμνην καὶ ἀπεπνίγη.
I demòni entrarono nei porci e il branco si precipitò nel lago e annegò.
The demons, coming out of the man, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the cliff into the lakeⓘ and drowned.
35
ἐξῆλθον δὲ ἰδεῖν τὸ γεγονὸς καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν, καὶ εὗρον καθήμενον τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἀφ’ οὗ τὰ δαιμόνια ⸀ἐξῆλθεν ἱματισμένον καὶ σωφρονοῦντα παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν.
Trovarono l'uomo guarito, seduto ai piedi di Gesù, vestito e sano di mente; ed ebbero paura.
They went out to see and found the man sitting, clothed and sound of mindⓘ at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid.
37
καὶ ⸀ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν ⸀Γερασηνῶν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπ’ αὐτῶν, ὅτι φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο· αὐτὸς δὲ ἐμβὰς ⸀εἰς πλοῖον ὑπέστρεψεν.
La gente dei Gerasèni lo pregò di andarsene, perché avevano molta paura.
The whole multitude of the region of the Gerasenes begged him to depart, because they were seized with great fear; and he, having got into the boat, returned.
39
Ὑπόστρεφε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου, καὶ διηγοῦ ὅσα ⸂σοι ἐποίησεν⸃ ὁ θεός. καὶ ἀπῆλθεν καθ’ ὅλην τὴν πόλιν κηρύσσων ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς.
«Torna a casa tua e racconta quello che Dio ha fatto per te».
«Return to your house and recount how much God has done for youⓘ». And he went away proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
41
καὶ ἰδοὺ ἦλθεν ἀνὴρ ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰάϊρος, καὶ ⸀οὗτος ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς ὑπῆρχεν, καὶ πεσὼν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας ⸀τοῦ Ἰησοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ,
Venne un uomo di nome Giàiro, capo della sinagoga; gettatosi ai piedi di Gesù, lo pregò di andare a casa sua,
And behold there came a man named Jairusⓘ, who was head of the synagogue (rosh ha-keneset)ⓘ, and falling at the feet of Jesus he begged him to enter his house,
42
ὅτι θυγάτηρ μονογενὴς ἦν αὐτῷ ὡς ἐτῶν δώδεκα καὶ αὐτὴ ἀπέθνῃσκεν. Ἐν δὲ τῷ ὑπάγειν αὐτὸν οἱ ὄχλοι συνέπνιγον αὐτόν.
perché aveva una figlia unica, di circa dodici anni, che stava morendo.
because he had an only daughter about twelve years old who was dying. As he went, the crowds pressed in on him.
43
καὶ γυνὴ οὖσα ἐν ῥύσει αἵματος ἀπὸ ἐτῶν δώδεκα, ἥτις ⸂ἰατροῖς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον⸃ οὐκ ἴσχυσεν ⸀ἀπ’ οὐδενὸς θεραπευθῆναι,
Una donna che aveva perdite di sangue da dodici anni,
And a woman in a flow of blood (zavah, distinct from the niddah)ⓘ for twelve years, who having spent all her livelihood on physiciansⓘ, could be healed by no one,
44
προσελθοῦσα ὄπισθεν ἥψατο τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ, καὶ παραχρῆμα ἔστη ἡ ῥύσις τοῦ αἵματος αὐτῆς.
gli si avvicinò da dietro e toccò il lembo del suo mantello, e subito il flusso di sangue si arrestò.
having approached from behind touched the fringe of the mitzvot (tzitzit of the tallit)ⓘ, and immediately the flow of her blood ceased, restoring to her ritual purity (taharah).
45
καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Τίς ὁ ἁψάμενός μου; ἀρνουμένων δὲ πάντων εἶπεν ὁ ⸀Πέτρος· Ἐπιστάτα, οἱ ὄχλοι συνέχουσίν σε καὶ ⸀ἀποθλίβουσιν.
«Chi mi ha toccato?».
And Jesus said: «Who touched me?». When all denied it, Peter said: «Master, the crowds press and crush in on you».
48
ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· ⸀Θυγάτηρ, ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε· πορεύου εἰς εἰρήνην.
«Figlia, la tua fede ti ha salvata; va' in pace!».
He said to her: «Daughterⓘ, your faith (emunah) has saved youⓘ; go in peace».
49
Ἔτι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ἔρχεταί τις παρὰ τοῦ ἀρχισυναγώγου ⸀λέγων ὅτι Τέθνηκεν ἡ θυγάτηρ σου, ⸀μηκέτι σκύλλε τὸν διδάσκαλον.
Venne uno a dire: «Tua figlia è morta, non disturbare più il maestro».
While he was still speaking, there comes one from the house of the head of the synagogue (archisynágōgos)ⓘ saying: «Your daughter is dead, do not trouble the master (rav)ⓘ any further».
50
ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀκούσας ἀπεκρίθη ⸀αὐτῷ· Μὴ φοβοῦ, μόνον ⸀πίστευσον, καὶ σωθήσεται.
«Non temere, soltanto abbi fede e sarà salvata».
But Jesus, having heard, answered him: «Do not fear, only believeⓘ, and she will be saved».
52
ἔκλαιον δὲ πάντες καὶ ἐκόπτοντο αὐτήν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Μὴ κλαίετε, ⸂οὐ γὰρ⸃ ἀπέθανεν ἀλλὰ καθεύδει.
«Non piangete: non è morta, ma dorme».
All were weeping and beating themselves for her in the funeral lament (qinah/hesped, the mourning rites). But he said: «Do not weep, she is not dead but sleepsⓘ».
54
αὐτὸς ⸀δὲ κρατήσας τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῆς ἐφώνησεν λέγων· Ἡ παῖς, ⸀ἔγειρε.
Egli le prese la mano e disse: «Fanciulla, àlzati!».
But he, having taken the hand of the dead girl (tumat met)ⓘ, cried out saying: «Child, ariseⓘ!».
55
καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀνέστη παραχρῆμα, καὶ διέταξεν αὐτῇ δοθῆναι φαγεῖν.
La sua vita ritornò ed ella si alzò all'istante.
And her spirit returnedⓘ, and she arose at once; and he ordered that something be given her to eat.