1 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,2 and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.4 And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable:5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it.6 And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.8 And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”9 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,10 he said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.16 “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.17 For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.18 Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”
Mark 4
1 İsa bir gün yine göl kıyısında vaaz etmeye başladı. Etrafında büyük bir kalabalık toplanınca İsa tekneye bindi. Kıyıdan azıcık uzaklaşıp teknede oturdu. Halk kıyıda kaldı.2 Onlara misallerle pek çok şey vazetti. Vaazlarının birinde şu misali verdi:3 “Dinleyin! Çiftçinin biri tohum ekmeye çıkmış.4 Serptiği tohumlardan kimileri kenardaki patikaya düşmüş; kuşlara yem olmuş.5 Tohumların kimisi toprağı az, taşlık yere düşmüş. Toprak derin olmadığından tohumlar çabucak filiz vermiş.6 Fakat güneş tepeye çıkınca filizler kavrulmuş; kökleri cılız olduğundan kuruyup ölmüş.7 Kimi tohumlar dikenlerin arasına düşmüş. Dikenler büyüyünce filizleri boğmuş. Böylece bu tohumlar da ürün vermemiş.8 Tohumların kimiyse iyi toprağa düşmüş. Büyüyüp filizlenmiş; otuz, altmış, hatta yüz kat ürün vermiş.”9 İsa şunu ekledi: “Kulağı olan işitsin!”10 Daha sonra İsa’nın on iki havarisi ve peşinden gelenler İsa’ya bu misallerin anlamını sordular.11 İsa onlara, “Allah’ın Hükümranlığı’yla ilgili sır size açıklandı. Fakat başkalarına her şey misallerle anlatılır” dedi.12 “Öyle ki, “Bakıp duracaklar, fakat göremeyecekler, duyacaklar, fakat anlamayacaklar. Neticede kötü yollarından dönmeyecekler, ve affedilmeyecekler.”13 Sonra İsa onlara, “Bu misali anlamıyor musunuz? O zaman diğer misalleri nasıl anlayacaksınız?14 Çiftçinin ektiği şey Allah’ın kelâmıdır.15 Kimileri kelâmın ekildiği tarlanın kenarındaki patikaya düşen tohum gibidir. Kelâmı duyduklarında Şeytan hemen gelir, kalplerine ekilen kelâmı söküp atar.16 Bazı kişiler taşlık yerlere düşen tohum gibidir. Bunlar kelâmı duyunca hemen sevinçle kabul ederler.17 Ne var ki, kelâmın hayatlarında köklenmesine izin vermezler. Bu yüzden de uzun süre dayanamazlar. Kabul ettikleri kelâmdan dolayı sıkıntı ve eziyet baş gösterince, çabucak imandan dönerler.18 Kimileri dikenlerin arasına düşen tohumlar gibidir. Bunlar kelâmı duyarlar,19 ancak hayatın kaygıları, zenginliğin cazibesi ve diğer hevesler içlerindeki kelâmı boğar; ürün vermezler.20 Kimileriyse iyi toprağa düşen tohumlar gibidir. Bunlar kelâmı duyup kabul ederler, bol ürün verirler. Bazısı otuz, bazısı altmış, hatta yüz kat ürün verir.”21 Bundan sonra İsa onlara şunu söyledi: “Kandili alıp tahıl ölçeğinin ya da yatağın altına koyar mısınız? Elbette ki hayır, kandilliğe koyarsınız.22 Çünkü saklı olan her şey bilinecek, her sır açığa çıkacaktır.23 Kulağı olan işitsin!”24 Sonra şunu ekledi: “Duyduklarınızı iyi düşünün. Hangi ölçekle verirseniz, aynı ölçekle alacaksınız. Hatta size daha fazlası verilecektir.25 Çünkü kimde varsa ona daha çok verilecek; fakat kimde yoksa, elindeki de alınacak.”
Matthew 13
1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach.3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow.4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil,6 but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away.7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.9 He who has ears, let him hear.”10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “‘You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.15 For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.17 For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.18 “Hear then the parable of the sower:19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”
