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.

¹Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.

²Και εδιδασκεν αυτους δια παραβολων πολλα, και ελεγε προς αυτους εν τη διδαχη αυτου·

²He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,

³Ακουετε· ιδου, εξηλθεν ο σπειρων δια να σπειρη.

³ “Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,

⁴Και ενω εσπειρεν, αλλο μεν επεσε παρα την οδον, και ηλθον τα πετεινα του ουρανου και κατεφαγον αυτο.

⁴ and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds TR adds “of the air” came and devoured it.

⁵Αλλο δε επεσεν επι το πετρωδες, οπου δεν ειχε γην πολλην, και ευθυς ανεφυη, διοτι δεν ειχε βαθος γης,

⁵ Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.

⁶και οτε ανετειλεν ο ηλιος εκαυματισθη, και επειδη δεν ειχε ριζαν εξηρανθη.

⁶ When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

⁷Και αλλο επεσεν εις τας ακανθας, και ανεβησαν αι ακανθαι και συνεπνιξαν αυτο, και καρπον δεν εδωκε·

⁷ Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

⁸και αλλο επεσεν εις την γην την καλην και εδιδε καρπον αναβαινοντα και αυξανοντα, και εδωκεν εν τριακοντα και εν εξηκοντα και εν εκατον.

⁸ Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some brought forth thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

⁹Και ελεγε προς αυτους· Ο εχων ωτα δια να ακουη, ας ακουη.

⁹He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

¹⁰Οτε δε εμεινε καταμονας, ηρωτησαν αυτον οι περι αυτον μετα των δωδεκα περι της παραβολης.

¹⁰When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

¹¹Και ελεγε προς αυτους· Εις εσας εδοθη να γνωρισητε το μυστηριον της βασιλειας του Θεου· εις εκεινους δε τους εξω δια παραβολων τα παντα γινονται,

¹¹He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

¹²δια να βλεπωσι βλεποντες και να μη ιδωσι, και να ακουωσιν ακουοντες και να μη νοησωσι, μηποτε επιστρεψωσι και συγχωρηθωσιν εις αυτους τα αμαρτηματα.

¹² that ‘seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’” Isaiah 6:9-10

¹³Και λεγει προς αυτους· Δεν εξευρετε την παραβολην ταυτην, και πως θελετε γνωρισει πασας τας παραβολας;

¹³He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

¹⁴Ο σπειρων τον λογον σπειρει.

¹⁴ The farmer sows the word.

¹⁵Οι 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 The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

¹⁶Και ομοιως οι επι τα πετρωδη σπειρομενοι ειναι ουτοι, οιτινες οταν ακουσωσι τον λογον, ευθυς μετα χαρας δεχονται αυτον,

¹⁶ These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

¹⁷δεν εχουσιν ομως ριζαν εν εαυτοις, αλλ' ειναι προσκαιροι· επειτα οταν γεινη θλιψις η διωγμος δια τον λογον, ευθυς σκανδαλιζονται.

¹⁷ They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

¹⁸Και οι εις τας ακανθας σπειρομενοι ειναι ουτοι, οιτινες ακουουσι τον λογον,

¹⁸ Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

¹⁹και αι μεριμναι του αιωνος τουτου και η απατη του πλουτου και αι επιθυμιαι των αλλων πραγματων εισερχομεναι συμπνιγουσι τον λογον, και γινεται ακαρπος.

¹⁹ and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰Και 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 Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”

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;

²¹He said to them, “Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket literally, a modion, a dry measuring basket containing about a peck (about 9 litres) or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

²²διοτι 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 hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

²³Οστις εχει ωτα δια να ακουη, ας ακουη.

²³ If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

²⁴Και ελεγε προς αυτους· Προσεχετε τι ακουετε. Με οποιον μετρον μετρειτε, θελει μετρηθη εις εσας, και θελει γεινει προσθηκη εις εσας τους ακουοντας.

²⁴He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.

²⁵Διοτι οστις εχει, θελει δοθη εις αυτον· και οστις δεν εχει, και εκεινο το οποιον εχει θελει αφαιρεθη απ' αυτου.

²⁵ For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶Και ελεγεν· Ουτως ειναι η βασιλεια του Θεου, ως εαν ανθρωπος ριψη τον σπορον επι της γης,

²⁶He said, “The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

²⁷και 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 spring up and grow, he doesn’t know how.

²⁸Διοτι αφ' εαυτης η γη καρποφορει, πρωτον χορτον, επειτα ασταχυον, επειτα πληρη σιτον εν τω ασταχυω.

²⁸ For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹Οταν δε ωριμαση ο καρπος, ευθυς αποστελλει το δρεπανον, διοτι ηλθεν ο θερισμος.

²⁹ But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

³⁰Ετι ελεγε· Με τι να ομοιωσωμεν την βασιλειαν του Θεου; η με ποιαν παραβολην να παραβαλωμεν αυτην;

³⁰He said, “How will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

³¹Ειναι ομοια με κοκκον σιναπεως, οστις, οταν σπαρη επι της γης, ειναι μικροτερος παντων των σπερματων των επι της γης·

³¹ It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

³²αφου 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, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”

³³Και δια τοιουτων πολλων παραβολων ελαλει προς αυτους τον λογον, καθως ηδυναντο να ακουωσι,

³³With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

³⁴χωρις δε παραβολης δεν ελαλει προς αυτους· κατ ιδιαν ομως εξηγει παντα εις τους μαθητας αυτου.

³⁴Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; 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.

³⁵On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”

³⁶Και αφησαντες τον οχλον, παραλαμβανουσιν αυτον ως ητο εν τω πλοιω και αλλα δε πλοιαρια ησαν μετ' αυτου.

³⁶Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.

³⁷Και γινεται μεγας ανεμοστροβιλος και τα κυματα εισεβαλλον εις το πλοιον, ωστε αυτο ηδη εγεμιζετο.

³⁷A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

³⁸Και αυτος ητο επι της πρυμνης κοιμωμενος επι το προσκεφαλαιον· και εξυπνουσιν αυτον και λεγουσι προς αυτον· Διδασκαλε, δεν σε μελει οτι χανομεθα;

³⁸He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”

³⁹Και σηκωθεις επετιμησε τον ανεμον και ειπε προς την θαλασσαν· Σιωπα, ησυχασον. Και επαυσεν ο ανεμος, και εγεινε γαληνη μεγαλη.

³⁹He awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

⁴⁰Και ειπε προς αυτους· Δια τι εισθε ουτω δειλοι; πως δεν εχετε πιστιν;

⁴⁰He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”

⁴¹Και εφοβηθησαν φοβον μεγαν και ελεγον προς αλληλους· Τις λοιπον ειναι ουτος, οτι και ο ανεμος και η θαλασσα υπακουουσιν εις αυτον;

⁴¹They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”