¹At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

¹त्यस समयमा हेरोदले, गालिलका शासकबाट येशूको बारेमा खबर सुनेका थिए।

²and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

²हेरोदले आफ्ना नोकहरूलाई भने, “यो मानिस साँच्चै बप्तिस्मा दिने यूहन्ना हुन्। उनी मृत्युबाट बौरी उठेछ। यसैले यत्रो आश्चर्यकर्महरू गर्न सक्छ।’

³For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

³यसअघि हेरोदले युहन्नालाई कैद गरेका थिए। हेरोदले यूहन्नालाई सांग्लोले बाँधेर कैदमा हालेका थिए हेरोदियासको कारणले। हेरोदियास, हेरोदको दाज्यू फिलिपकी पत्नी थिइन्।

⁴For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁴यसो भनेका थिए, “तपाईं हेरोदले बुहारीलाई पत्नि बनाएर राख्नु ठीक हुदैन् यसकारण यूहन्नालाई पक्रेको थिए।”

⁵When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁵तर मानिसहरूदेखि उसलाई डर थियो। मानिसहरूले यूहन्नालाई एकजना अगमवक्ता भनी विश्वास गरेका थिए।

⁶But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

⁶हेरोदको जन्म दिनमा, हेरोदियासकी छोरीले हेरोद र तिनका अतिथिहरूका निम्ति नाचेर देखाई। हेरोद खूबै खुशी भए।

⁷Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁷अनि उसले चाहेकी कुनै पनि चीज दिने वजन हेरोदले दिए।

⁸She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”

⁸के चाहिँ माग्नु पर्ने हो हेरोदियसले आफ्नी छोरीलाई सोधी। यसर्थ उसले हेरोदसंग माँगी, “कृपया बप्तिस्मा दिने यूहन्नाको टाउको मलाई एउटा थालमा दिनुहोस्।”

⁹The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

⁹राजा हेरोद खूबै दुखी भए। तर छोरीले जे चाहन्छे त्यो उसलाई दिने शपथ उनले लिएका थिए। अनि हेरोदसँगै खाने मेचमा बसेका मानिसहरूले पनि यो (शपथ) सुनेका थिए। उसले आफ्नी छोरीले चाहेको कुरा ल्याउने आदेश दिए।

¹⁰and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹⁰यसर्थ उनले केही मानिसहरूलाई पठाए अनि तिनीहरूले कैदमा परेका यूहन्नाको टाउको काट्न लगाए।

¹¹His head was brought on a platter, and given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

¹¹तिनीहरूले यूहन्नाको टाउको एउटा थालमा ल्याए र त्यस केटीलाई दिए। उसले यूहन्नाको टाउको आफ्नी आमा हेरोदियास कहाँ लगे।

¹²His disciples came, and took the body, and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.

¹²यूहन्नाका चेलाहरू आए र तिनको देह लगेर गाडे। अनि तिनीहरू येशूकहाँ गए र भएका घटनाहरूको वर्णन गरे।

¹³Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹³जब येशूले युहन्नामाथि भएका घटनाहरू सुन्नुभयो, उहाँ एउटा नाउमा चढेर निर्जन ठाउँमा जानूभयो। जब मानिसहरूले येशू गइसक्नु भएको कुरा थाहा पाए। तिनीहरूले आफ्नो शहर छाडेर जमीनको बाटो भएर येशूलाई पछ्याए।

¹⁴Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

¹⁴जब येशू नाउबाट उत्रनुभयो, त्यहाँ उहाँले मानिसहरूको भीड देख्नुभयो। उहाँ तिनीहरूप्रति अत्यन्त टीठाउनु भयो, अनि तिनीहरूमा विरामी परेकाहरूलाई निको पार्नु भयो।

¹⁵When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

¹⁵त्यसै अपरान्ह चेलाहरू येशू कहाँ पुगेर भन्नलागे, “यहाँ कुनै मानिस बस्दैनन्। अनि अब धेरे ढिलो भयो, तिनीहरूलाई पठाईदिनुहोस जसमा कि तिनीहरू आफै गएर आफ्ना निम्ति खानेकुरा किन्न सकून्।”

¹⁶But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁶येशूले भन्नुभयो, “मानिसहरू यहाँबाट नजाउन बरू तिमीहरू आफैले तिनीहरूलाई केही खानेकुराको प्रबन्ध गरिदेऊ।”

¹⁷They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁷चेलाहरूले भने, ‘तर हामीहरूसित जम्मा पाँचवटा रोटी र दुइवटा माछा मात्र छन्।”

¹⁸He said, “Bring them here to me.”

¹⁸येशूले भन्नुभयो, “ती रोटी र माछाहरू यहाँ ल्याऊ।”

¹⁹He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

¹⁹त्यसपछि येशूले सबै मानिसहरूलाई घाँसमा पंक्ति मिलाएर बस्न लगाउनु भयो। उहाँले पाँचवटा रोटी र दुइवटा माछा लिनुभयो। उहाँले आकाशतर्फ हेरेर परमेश्वरलाई धन्यवाद दिनुभयो। त्यसपछि उहाँले रोटीहरू टुक्रा पारेर चेलाहरूलाई ती रोटी दिनुभयो, अनि चेलाहरूले चाँही रोटी मानिसहरू माझ बाडिदिए।

²⁰They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

²⁰सबैले खाए र सन्तुष्ट भए। सबै मानिसहरूले खाना खाइसके, पछि चेलाहरूले उब्रिएका टुक्राहरू बटुलेर बाह्रवटा टोकरीहरूमा भरे

²¹Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

²¹त्यहाँ स्त्रीहरू र केटाकेटीहरू बाहेक प्राय पाँच हजार मानिसहरू थिए।

²²Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

²²तब येशूले चेलाहरूलाई डुङ्गामा चढेर झीलको अर्कोतर्फ जान लगाउनु भयो। उहाँले आफू पछि आउने कुरा भन्नुभयो। मानिसहरूलाई घर पठाउनका निम्ति येशू त्यहाँ बस्नुभयो।

²³After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

²³मानिहरूलाई बिदा गरिसकेपछि, येशू एक्लै प्रार्थना गर्नलाई डाँडामा चढनुभयो। अबेर सम्म उहाँ एक्लै त्यहाँ बस्नुभयो।

²⁴But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

²⁴यसबेलासम्म डुङ्गा धेरै टाढा पुगिसकेको थियो। हावा विपरित दिशाबाट चलेको कारणले छालहरूले गर्दा डुङ्गालाई कठीन परिरहेथ्यो।

²⁵In the fourth watch of the night, The night was equally divided into four watches, so the fourth watch is approximately 3:00 A. M. to sunrise. Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. see Job 9:8

²⁵बिहानको पहिलो प्रहारीतिर, येशूका चेलाहरू डुङ्गामा नै थिए। येशू पानीमाथि हिडँदै तिनीहरू भएतिर जानुभयो।

²⁶When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.

²⁶उहाँलाई पानीमा हिड्दै गरेको देखेर चेलाहरू डराउन लागेका थिए। “यो भूत हो।” तिनीहरू डरले चिच्याए।

²⁷But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying “Cheer up! It is I! or, I AM! Don’t be afraid.”

²⁷तर येशूले तत्कालै भन्नुभयो, ‘साहसी होऊ यो म हुँ। डराउनु पर्दैन्।”

²⁸Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.”

²⁸पत्रुसले भने, “प्रभु, यदि वास्तवमा तपाईं नै हुनुहुन्छ भने, मलाई पानीमाथि हिडेर तपाईंकहाँ आउन भन्नुहोस्।’

²⁹He said, “Come!” Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

²⁹येशूले भन्नुभयो, “आऊ पत्रुस।” त्यसपछि पत्रुसले डुङ्गा छोडे र पानिमाथि हिंडदै येशू भएकहाँ गए।

³⁰But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”

³⁰पानीमाथि हिंडदा पत्रुसले तेज बतास र छालहरू आएको देखे। अनि भयभीत भए। उनी भयभीत भए र पानीमा डुब्नलागे। उनी चिच्याए, “प्रभु, मलाई बचाउनुहोस्।”

³¹Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

³¹त्यसपछि येशूले पत्रुसको हात समात्नु भयो। उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “ए अल्पविश्वासी तिमीले किन शंका गर्छौ?”

³²When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.

³²जब पत्रुस र येशू दुवै डुङ्गामा चढे आँधी पनि थामियो।

³³Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”

³³डुङ्गामा भएका चेलाहरूले येशूलाई आराधना गर्दै भन्न लागे, “साँच्चै तपाईं परमेश्वरका पुत्र हुनुहुन्छ।”

³⁴When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

³⁴त्यसपछि उहाँहरू झील तरेर गनेसरेतको किनारमा पुग्नुभयो।

³⁵When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all who were sick,

³⁵त्यस ठाउँका मानिसहरूले येशूलाई देखे। उहाँ वास्तवमा को हुनहुन्छ भनेर तिनीहरूले जान्न पाए। तिनीहरूले त्यस क्षेत्र वरिपरिका सबै मानिसहरूलाई येशू त्यहाँ आउनु भएको छ भनेर खबर फैल्याए। धेरै रोगीहरूलाई येशूकहाँ पुर्याए।

³⁶and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe or, tassel of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.

³⁶[This verse may not be a part of this translation]